After reading His Royal Highness Byron's letter, Prince Cyril can pass it by, because the latter is the real letter of apology.

Lin An mainly looks at the other party's style of acting, a certain Cheng dù Shang Byron's Royal Highness and Prince Cyril's style is indeed very similar, Prince Cyril has always been known for his proximity to the people and demeanor, and the letter to help his son apologize is indeed written elegantly and decently - of course, the tone is more routine, Lin An guesses that the text of this letter is probably not written by the prince himself, but by the prince's butler.

But of course, the prince can't be blamed for this. For any nobleman with a certain status and connections, many of the correspondence is handled by the confidant butler, not to mention that Lin An rejected Patrick's invitation to the Great Sword Saint, undoubtedly showing his desire not to develop a closer relationship, so it was expected that this letterhead and apology would become a routine.

Of course, Prince Byron and Prince Cyril should have known about the assassination incident, even if Lin An had instructed Rodier to do anything, it didn't happen, but judging from the reactions of these two people, her advice was obviously useless, although Lin An didn't expect it at the beginning, she just wanted to let her recover her spell-casting ability be known more slowly.

Lin An didn't know that Rodier was actually very wronged, he really wanted to hide his father, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to the hunting ground to get that excuse.

It's a pity that his guard couldn't hide it after waking up, and Prince Cyril turned around to check on his dead soldiers, and knew that what the guards said was true, and there was a traitor among his dead soldiers, and he was actually instructed to assassinate his heir and Lin An!

Rodier is Prince Cyril's son who often makes him angry, but no matter how he is, he is also his only heir, and of course this kind of thing must be thoroughly investigated, so yesterday's Patrick's invitation was also because of this matter, after all, Lin An was involved, and Prince Cyril was furious and thoroughly investigated the dead. You'll have to ask her about it, too.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lin An was very open in this assassination incident:

The rebellion was Prince Cyril's dead soldier, and the farce was started by Rodier, a guy who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and Lin An, a young genius mage, had just returned from the ice field, and he had no foundation in the imperial capital at all, and he had no contact with Rodier before, no matter how he looked at it, he was the most innocent person, no matter who the target of the people behind the scenes was, if there was no Rodier messing around, Lin An would not be involved.

So it is still Rodier who owes Lin An, not to mention according to the later results and Patrick's evaluation. Lin An probably saved the life of that ridiculous son who almost trapped himself!

Ordinary people don't know, but Prince Cyril knows that Lin An has a huge background behind him, and he originally wanted to take this opportunity to meet Lin An. Look at what kind of person this female mage who has been known to everyone in the imperial capital as soon as he enters the imperial capital, he didn't expect him to send Patrick to be rejected, and after thinking about it, Prince Cyril thought of Lin An's background experience and interpersonal relationships, and understood what Lin An meant:

She wants to keep her distance from the powerful people in the imperial capital.

As the first person under the emperor. Prince Cyril is also a figure on the spotlight, usually surrounded by flattery and flattery, but he has some good feelings about Lin An's actions.

But thinking of her background and her over-striking appearance, Prince Cyril sighed:

"The idea is good, but I'm afraid it won't be realized!"

He knew the reason why Lin An was called back from the front line, a growing future powerhouse. She already has a great reputation on the front line, and her background and potential are destined to be difficult for her to control in the future, so when there are important ministers in the cabinet who propose that Lin An must be withdrawn from the front line. None of them objected:

A future powerhouse who is not in control, although it is not enough to shake Merlin's foundation, her reputation at the bottom and her relationship with the top powerhouse have already shown some bad signs, and the "Hero Plan" turmoil is the earliest clues;

This kind of seemingly low-key but most difficult character to mess with is often tricky. Merlin can't sit idly by and watch the people below push a future powerhouse to the opposite side, nor can he let Lin An unscrupulously expand his influence. As a result, the army at the bottom was divided because of the contradictions between Lin An and the various legions.

After sighing, Prince Cyril followed Lin An's wishes and asked the butler to write a routine private letter along with the apology, implicitly hinting that since Lin An did not want the assassination to be widely known, then the investigation on his side would also be carried out in a low-key manner.

Prince Cyril's assurance was undoubtedly much more reliable than that of his son, so after Lin An read the apology letter, he went to inspect the pair of antique vases, which were from the ancient magic dynasty, and they were rare and in good condition, but they were indeed just a pair of ordinary antique vases, and there was nothing special except for their long history and artistic value.

The vase was valued at about seventy or eighty thousand gold rego by Hannibal, and if it appeared in a large auction, it could be sold for double the price, which was undoubtedly a treasure among the treasures, and Lin An, who had just obtained a fortune of nearly two million, was also slightly taken aback, and then walked around the vase twice and walked away with a thoughtful smile.

Walking out of the treasury where the vase was placed, Lin An said to John, "His Royal Highness is a person who understands and understands people. ”

John nodded, "This pair of vases is enough to repay the favor, and I am afraid that they are the prince's favorite treasure." ”

Like antiques worth more than 50,000 yuan, they are generally treasures that the nobles put in the treasure room and do not leak out, and they are used for family heirlooms.

But what pleased Lin An the most was not this, but the understanding and gentleness of the prince's change of attitude before and after, which showed that the other party was still kind to him, and with Prince Cyril's power in the imperial capital, this shows that the wind direction of the upper echelons of the imperial capital towards Lin An is still relatively positive.

Then the invitation of the elders of the Andre brothers and sisters, as well as the appointment letter of the Bencent family, may be seen as a sign of goodwill:

Needless to say, Lin An has been waiting for the invitation of the elders of the Secret Law Group for a long time, and the other party will definitely meet her, a rookie mage, no matter because of strong people such as Mourinho or her legendary background; The Bencente family, on the other hand, was supposed to negotiate the transfer of the mine.

Prince Cyril represents the royal family, Patrick represents the Sword Sacred Mountain, the Arcane Order represents Merlin's mage group, and the Benson family represents the upper echelons of the nobility.

It's not that Lin An is too suspicious and paranoid, but he walks on the crowded street with a gold ingot. Anyone has to be frightened, especially Lin An knows that what she is holding is not just a gold ingot, it is a diamond mine at all.

It's just that no one knows this secret now, and Merlin also shows the demeanor of a great country, for her, a growing future powerhouse, even if she is considered by outsiders to have no future, she still treats it normally, and does not take advantage of the situation to get close to the backer behind her. did not belittle the question, showed an attitude of rejection or even removal, and her arrival did not affect Merlin's current balance, which was the best result Lin An could think of. And now it seems that the situation is becoming more and more inclined to develop this outcome.

After looking at the vase, Lin An opened several other invitations, all of which were invitations to some salon parties.

Lin An then said to Hannibal's butler, "In the future, if there is a similar letter, you will give it to John, except for the necessary invitation." I don't usually attend the rest. ”

After Hannibal's butler nodded in understanding, Lin An said, "Prepare the carriage and go to the Marquis Bencent's palace." ”

The Benson family was very efficient, and the matter was completed just two or three days after the ceremony, which shows that the preparations made before and after were sufficient. Now that the other party has made an appointment, she doesn't want to be procrastinating.

……

In the palace of the Marquis of Bencent, two men are running horses in the horse farm in the palace.

The sound of horses' hooves shook the ground like raindrops. A dark horse gallops around the field.

The knight on the black horse kept his upper body close to the horse's back, let go of the reins and galloped, while the other red Stark thoroughbred lazily chirped softly on the outer track, trotting a few steps from time to time, and was not excited by the gallop of the black horse. The scream is soft and long, but there is a bit of kindness and encouragement for the dark horse.

At the edge of the racecourse was a man of about forty years old with a whip. A horsewhip inlaid with rubies in his hand, a white shirt and red breeches, and a waistcoat thrown into the hands of the maid behind him, a middle-aged man who looked like a butler was holding a wine jug and a plate for the man to raise his hand to drink.

The cup in the man's hand is also made of red agate, he seems to like red things very much, his natural bearing is very suppressive, the silver hair, green eyes and white skin complement the color of crimson, and he does not look noisy.

After the black horse ran a few laps, the sound of the horse's hooves finally eased, and the man drank the wine from the red agate cup, and said with a smile: "James, this kid's horsemanship has not been lost. ”

The black horse and the knight on the horse trotted in front of the man, the knight stomped down, and the young black horse ran to the red horse with his big head in triumph, and the red horse met him steadily, and the two horses licked each other's bodies by neck, and barked, like a mother and son.

The knight who jumped off the horse looked at the mother and son, and at the same time waved away the courtesy of the beautiful maid, and wiped it with the white towel on the plate, and the man on the side was put into the butler's hand by the agate cup when he saw this, and greeted him:

"How? It's a lot more comfortable to run a race, Hess is an excellent offspring of my Madame Red Snow and the Big Hegel of the Duke of Cyril's family, and he will definitely be more surprising than the Big Hegel when he grows up! ”

"I just started moving, but the horse is really good, and the strength of the limbs is very sufficient, but the training is a little less, and I haven't been able to cut off the excess movements, which is harder to say than the big Hegel."

After wiping his sweat, James ignored the beautiful maid beside him, and threw the towel into his attendant's hand.

When the man saw this, he gave the butler a look, and the butler understood, and in a short time the maid disappeared, and James ignored it, as if he had not noticed that a person had disappeared beside him.

The two thoroughbred horses had been fenced off by the well-trained horsemen, and the two watched and whispered.

The middle-aged man stared at James at the two horses and patted him on the shoulder:

"I heard that you live in the Arcane now, and Uncle Ron won't let you in?"

Seeing that James didn't answer, the middle-aged man was helpless, the two families were friends, although he didn't play with James like Rheinthal, but he was also James's brother, otherwise James would not have been so good-tempered, and if another person asked this question, he would have thrown his face a long time ago.

"It's your fault to say this, it's been ten years since you went to the ice field, and Uncle Ron is already in his sixties, if it weren't for you being tricked back by Rhine this time, would you really want Uncle Ron to die and not be able to see you, the eldest son?

Old men always have a good face, Uncle Ron didn't expel you from the family tree, you just keep your head down, Aunt Léa must want to see you! ”

The man was talking earnestly. Here's a report:

"Your Excellency, the Purple Rose Lady's Mansion has sent a reply, and her carriage is already on its way."

"So fast?" Brigadier Benson was a little surprised.

When he made an appointment with the women, it was often their fault that he was late, and he had expected that there would be time, at least enough for him to shower and change clothes, and it was just in time for dinner, and the kitchen of the Marquis's Court had already prepared a sumptuous meal.

"Leo, did you ask Lynn out?" James interjected, frowning.

"That's right, I didn't expect this beautiful woman who couldn't make an appointment to agree to my private invitation. Those little guys have been betting for so long, and they should be in our house, I really want to see what the boss's expression is! ”

Leonardo. Bencent was very pleased with his masculine charm, and instructed the butler to prepare carefully. Looking back and smiling, "I now regret asking you to be a companion, I didn't expect her to agree to the appointment so easily." ”

He explained, knowing that James didn't like it for others to decide his own business.

"Escort? I don't have a good relationship with her, Leo, you might as well find Fritz. James lazily hugged his chest.

However, it also raised two points of interest. When he met Lin An, who was neither friend nor foe, when he was not in a good mood, it was quite able to lift his spirits. What happened to him after meeting the imperial capital was a little unsmooth, so he didn't pay too much attention to the situation on Lin An's side, and now that he met Lin An, he got back the idea of observing her before.

As for the gambling of the young men, James also had some rumors.

"Fritz? Forget it. Adelaide followed him almost all day long, and even when she wasn't there, Fritz had her eyeliner by his side. I don't want to be resented by that little girl in Adelaide...... What's the matter, you don't agree with Master Lin? I thought you guys were a good match. ”

Leonardo. Bencent was more than a dozen years older than Fritz's wife, Mrs. Adelaide, and had also grown up watching this group of little ones, so she called her Little Girl, who became her father's middle name after she got married. But Leonardo and others are still used to calling her Adelaide in private.

Patriarch Bencent and James' father, Ron, were peers, with the former being slightly older. He has semi-retired for physical reasons, Leonardo. As the eldest son, Bencent has taken over most of the family affairs and connections, especially the relationships of several family friends.

This time, he wanted to take the opportunity to solve the problem between James and Fritz, but as soon as he opened his mouth, James noticed the clue and looked at him coldly, "Don't hit me with your ideas, that woman can't be manipulated casually." ”

Throwing off the words, James began to walk back.

"Alright! All right! Of course, this kind of thing can only be wishful thinking, I just think you are really suitable, you know, some marriages do not need to guarantee loyalty, it's a big deal that you can play your own games in the future...... Besides, I think you are both mages, so you should be able to talk about it...... You're almost forty, and you have no heirs......"

One step behind James, Leonardo. Benson chattered, and all the servants around him, except for the butler, were far behind from a distance, and could not hear their conversation clearly.

……

Horse-drawn carriages clattered onto the avenue, and various courtyards on both sides of the road were connected, and the holly sycamores planted on both sides of the road like a procession of guards cast green shade, and the beautiful and distinctive gardens in the courtyard could be faintly seen from the gaps in the gate fence that occasionally skimmed, like postcards with their own characteristics.

Lin An lifted the corner of the curtain to look at the scenery along the way, because of last night's harvest and the positive feedback from the letters from Prince Cyril, she was in a good mood, and there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

The advancing carriage suddenly stopped suddenly, the axle made a sizzling sound, Lin An leaned over, and was stabilized by John, who was hiding opposite, and Johnmu had already stood up, his feet were firmly nailed to the carriage, and the attack route extended by his body and the hand holding the sword cut off the space between Lin An and the direction of the door.

But before they could ask, the voice of the coachman in front of them soon sounded: "Miss, Lord Johann, there is a horse whose farrier on the left forefoot of a horse is broken!" ”

The coachman was incriminated again and again.

Lin An frowned slightly, and glanced at John, Johnmu opened the car door, and slowly stepped out of the carriage, the coachman had already gotten off the throne, half-kneeling in the position of the front hooves of a white horse pulling the cart, there was a damaged horseshoe next to him, and the white horse's left front hoof was unnaturally slightly bent, shaking his head and tail a little anxious.

John was familiar with the nature of horses, and at a glance he knew that it was indeed caused by the broken horseshoe, and that the coachman was also handy. In such a short time, the broken horseshoe was unloaded and the horse with an injured hoof was soothed.

John returned to the door of the carriage and asked Lin to come down, the horse was injured and restless, and the carriage was no longer suitable for further sitting.

Lin An also went to look at the front hooves of the white horse, the white horse had been pulling the cart for Lin An during this time, and the big eyes that had been calm and docile looked at Lin An with watery eyes, Lin An touched the forehead of the white horse with pity, and asked the coachman:

"Since the horseshoe is worn, why don't you change it in advance before going out?"

The driver repeatedly accused, "I was going to change last night." But there is no horseshoe in the house, and the villain thought that he should be able to last a day, but he didn't expect it to break so quickly! ”

This carriage was originally brought out of Miyagi. Lin An stayed overnight in the Earl's Mansion yesterday and didn't go back, and the things in the house were not complete, and it was not the coachman's fault, he couldn't enter the palace without Lin An's permission, and Hannibal's butler had been with Lin An last night. The coachman couldn't find someone to pay for the horseshoe, and it was not the driver's fault in general, but after all, it was delayed.

Lin An and John's glanced at each other, and John's shook his head, indicating that he didn't notice that there was a problem around him, and it wouldn't be a repeat of the last reward.

Lin An is in a good mood today. Look at the poor begging coachman, "Forget it, I can't say it's all your fault." The next time something like this happens, say it before you go out. ”

There is also a carriage in the Earl's Palace, but Lin An feels that he is still used to this one in the past two days, so he continues to use this carriage.

Lin An's carriage parked on the side of the road is quite eye-catching, but I don't know if it's luck. It just so happened that no one passed by during this time, and no one saw this scene. Lin An waited for a moment. The coachman told the white horse that he had injured his front hooves and was inconvenient to continue pulling the cart, and that it was still half a distance from Bencent's house, which was not a short one.

Just as he was hesitating, Lin An's good luck came to an end, and a carriage drove at the end of the road, the low-key and luxurious body was more spacious than Lin An's carriage, and the coat of arms on the outside of the carriage was the three lion emblems of the royal family.

The carriage with the three lion emblems drove past Lin An's carriage, but after a short distance, it stopped, slowly turned around, and stopped not far from Lin An's carriage under the surprised eyes of Lin An and John.

The coachman on the throne of the carriage stepped down. He was dressed in a tuxedo, with a bow tie close to the neckline, and a horsewhip wrapped with gold wire in his hand, and he wanted Lin An and the two to salute in an elegant and very aristocratic manner, and said in a slow and slightly arrogant tone:

"May I ask if the two are the Lady of the Purple Rose and the Baron John? The two of them seemed to be having some minor trouble, and my host asked them if they needed help. ”

Lin An looked at the carriage with the door closed, and since he recognized her, this attitude did not mean to sincerely want to help.

"May I ask who your master is?"

"Her Royal Highness Victoria, and her male companion, His Excellency Ludwig, are on their way to the Royal Opera House of Victoria, named after the princess." The coachman replied gracefully and decently.

After hearing this, Lin An immediately understood what the other party meant, his expression remained unchanged, and the smile on his face faded a little, "Thank you very much for your generous help, but I think we are not on the way, so I won't delay the time of the two of you." ”

"That's a shame." The coachman replied politely but without regret.

Then he turned back to his seat, and the coachman seemed to say something to the people in the carriage, and in a moment the carriage departed again, and no one in the carriage was seen from the beginning to the end.

Lin An watched the carriage leave expressionlessly, and his original good mood disappeared suddenly.

"An opera doesn't mean anything." John looked at Lin An's silent face and said loudly.

Lin An smiled faintly.

The white horse's hoof wound was not severe, Lin An originally wanted to take out a bottle of healing potion, but after being interrupted in the middle of the way, she thought about it, asked the coachman to free the two uninjured horses, and told him to drive the carriage back to the Earl's Palace, and then get on the horse and leave.

You can't gallop on the road, but by the time you rode to the Earl's Palace, the slight depression in Lin An's heart had dissipated, and the time was just right for the agreed time, and Commodore Benson and James were already in front of the gate of the main mansion to greet them.

(To be continued)

ps：

Thank you for the big reward from White Seeds, and the big pink ticket from Lei ** Lei! o(n_n)o~ Ludwig, who has been missing for a long time, finally appeared.,The next chapter is another cute thing to sell cute...... said that the daughter's emotional drama is really tangled, and it is still in the undercurrent at present, and the scene of the king against the king has not yet begun~ The character card that appears in this chapter: Leonardo. Bencent (I don't want to have a middle name, you look dizzy and I'm troublesome, but the name Leo is Leonardo's nickname, you should know) - the eldest son of the Benson family, heir to the title, Rheintel's elder brother, currently forty-three years old, likes red, has a merry and slightly flirtatious personality, and has silver hair and green eyes. Tiffany. Adelaide - Fritz's wife, thirty-two years old, the same age as Fritz, the eldest daughter of the Adelaide family, the two have a son and a daughter, the eldest son is thirteen years old, and the daughter is eight years old.