The royal banquet was not luxurious, but it was full of pomp and circumstance, and the etiquette was even more lengthy and cumbersome. For example, before the official feast, you have to enjoy the fruit while talking about some non-nutritious topics. At the instigation of Lyudmina, Nicol and the others recounted their shopping sprees. Zhang Xiaogang boasted about the topic that Nicholas III was most interested in, namely the method of brewing high-quality vodka. Chu Tianjiang originally wanted to remain silent, but Clara mentioned Joseph's childhood experience, which forced him to make up another story related to wolves, but Isaac was present, so the story was very plain, did not contain any meaning, and did not arouse everyone's interest.

While everyone was telling these interesting stories, the maid began to arrange the dishes, indicating that the feast was about to begin.

"It's so boring, I have to breathe!" When Clara said this, she deliberately glanced at Chu Tianjiang.

Chu Tianjiang wanted to pretend not to see it, but was pinched by Zhang Xiaogang on the back of the waist.

"Let me accompany the Duchess." Chu Tianjiang was very reluctant, but he knew that Clara must have something to tell him, otherwise he would not find a chance to slip away.

"That's fine, but don't wait too long, the luncheon is about to begin." Isaac's slightly ridiculous words immediately made the Tsar and Empress laugh. Although Zhang Xiaogang and Nichol didn't think it was funny, they all laughed together, otherwise it would make the Tsar and Empress feel embarrassed.

Clara's stride is small, but her pace is fast.

It was impossible for Chu Tianjiang to run to catch up with her, so he could only catch up with her at the fastest unfortunate speed.

When Chu Tianjiang was about to catch up, Clara suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "Do you know what you have done?" ”

"What did I do?" Chu Tianjiang also hurriedly retracted his steps, although he didn't hit Clara, he couldn't get closer to her.

"Say, what's the matter with Lyudmina?"

"How do I know what's going on?" Chu Tianjiang deliberately looked surprised. "As you said, I killed Matway and his men, but the little girl said she was a princess. I wanted to kill her, but I didn't know the princess, so I didn't dare mess around. ”

"You killed Matvey?"

"This ...... Strictly speaking, no. ”

"Really?"

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "By the time I arrived, Matvey was already dead, and his men were also dead, and they were all disfigured. ”

"In other words, you didn't do it?"

"Clara, do you think I need to lie about this?" Chu Tianjiang smiled bitterly and sighed, and said, "That's right, I did lie at first, saying that I killed Matvey, but I did it all for you." Now that you know that I didn't do it, ......"

Clara suddenly stood up and kissed Chu Tianjiang's lips.

Chu Tianjiang was secretly startled, and then hugged Clara tightly, and passionately performed kissing tricks. After a while, Clara's snort became rapid, and her body began to heat up.

"No...... No, you can't ...... here" Clara pushed Chu Tianjiang away. "In the evening, it came to my house. What started must not be told to Isaac. ”

"Which one?" Chu Tianjiang didn't let go, but hugged Clara tighter.

"What do you say?" Clara kissed Chu Tianjiang lightly on the lips again. "Alright, let's go back. Mark my words and don't tell Isaac. ”

Chu Tianjiang saluted back before letting go of Clara. He wanted to continue to tease, but the cumbersome tunic dress was really inconvenient to use.

Clara took Chu Tianjiang's arm, and the two returned to the restaurant side by side.

Along the way, Chu Tianjiang thought about Clara's words and found several problems.

First of all, Clara must have known that Matvey had taken Lyudmina, and her purpose must have been to hope that Chu Tianjiang would kill Lyudmina. Secondly, Zhang Xiaogang's manipulation, that is, disguising the scene as if it was being attacked by the Beast Legion, had been seen through by Isaac, but Isaac did not tell Clara, at least not too clearly, so that Clara mistakenly thought that Chu Tianjiang was a mutant. Thirdly, Isaac's relationship with Clara is not as good as it seems, Isaac has reservations about Clara, and Clara is also defensive.

Chu Tianjiang realized that he could not only use Clara, but also make good use of her.

The point is to find out her true relationship with Isaac.

Thinking of this, Chu Tianjiang couldn't help but sigh a little. If he had known that Lu Dao was in such trouble, he would have asked Melanie for advice on how to read other people's minds no matter what. Although he was able to communicate with Nicol and the others through his consciousness, and he could clearly see the thoughts of the three Andre brothers, Chu Tianjiang had no way to deal with others. Before, Chu Tianjiang had thought about it, his consciousness communication ability must be related to the energy body.

When the two returned, the feast had already begun.

Chu Tianjiang politely waited for Clara to sit down, and then went around to the other side of the long table and sat down between Zhang Xiaogang and Nichol, opposite Clara.

There are six seats on each side of the table, and the Tsar and Empress sit at opposite ends of the table. On the Tsar's left hand was Isaac, then Clara, Michelle, Isabella, Kelly, and Lyudmina, and on the Tsar's right was Zhang Xiaogang, then Chu Tianjiang, Nichol, Rachel, Chloe, and Maya.

"Mr. Joseph, we are talking about the princess." Isaac didn't look very happy. "At the beginning, Mr. Alexey had already made the situation more and more clear. You were on your way back to Moscow to visit an old friend and encounter an ambushed convoy. At that time, the attackers had already left, and you found the princess in the nearby woods. Who do you think attacked the princess's guard? ”

"This ...... I don't know, but those bandits are unusual. ”

"Really?"

Chu Tianjiang nodded with a serious face and said, "The traces left by the attacker are very similar to the claw prints of fierce beasts. I lived with wolves for several years and was exiled to Siberia, where I knew the beasts of the forest very well. It's just that those marks are obviously much larger than those of the beasts. ”

"You're saying it's a huge, mutated beast?" Nicholas III asked.

At this time, Nichol, Rachel and the others had already told Chu Tianjiang what he had said before returning through consciousness.

Chu Tianjiang thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is right, that beast is not only huge, but it must have mutated. Arriving at the scene, we found that when we were looking for the princess, the guards had opened fire in all directions, using a large number of bullets, but we did not find any traces of enemy blood at the scene, within a few hundred meters of the vicinity. Whether the enemy attacking the convoy was not hit by a bullet, or did not bleed after being shot, it shows that these enemies have mutated and are far superior to ordinary people. ”

"Prince of Smolensk." Nicholas III turned his attention to Isaac and adopted the official title. "Does the appearance of mutant beasts near Moscow mean that those monsters will appear in the Kremlin soon? This matter is not trivial, and it must be investigated immediately and thoroughly, the lair of the mutated beasts must be found, and all the mutated beasts must be destroyed, otherwise Moscow will not be at peace. ”

"Your Majesty's ......"

"Leave this matter to Joseph. He was the first to arrive, and saved the princess, and I believe he is capable of doing it. ”

"This ......"

"In order to facilitate the investigation, Joseph and Alexei are to be appointed as special ministers from time to time, and no one is to obstruct or obstruct them." From these words, it can be seen that Nicholas III rarely rose to prominence, and probably never gave a decree bypassing Isaac before.

Nicholas III had already spoken, and Isaac naturally did not object in front of everyone.

"Besides, the target of those beasts must be the princess, and maybe they will attack the princess." Nicholas III turned his gaze to Chu Tianjiang.

"This is easy to do, I will leave two of my men to protect the princess. Maya, Kelly! ”

Hearing Chu Tianjiang's greeting, Maya and Kelly immediately stood up, while one of the two was opposite Lyudmina and the other was beside Lyudmina.

Isaac's brow jumped a few times, realizing that these were things that had been planned and arranged a long time ago.

"Your Majesty!"

"Do they have what it takes to protect the princess?" Nicholas III looked at the two of them and looked a little puzzled, because in his eyes, Maya and Kelly were just two weak women.

"Dad, they're amazing, and I like them a lot." Lyudmina said it appropriately.

Nicholas III was not a fool, and he did not hesitate to know that Isaac would be opposed if he dragged it on. "Okay, let them stay in the palace and protect the princess at all times."

"Dad, I want them to move in right away." Lyudmina had a childish temper, but she was only a sixteen-year-old girl.

"This ......," Nicholas III turned his gaze to Chu Tianjiang. Joseph Aiqing, is this appropriate? ”

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Of course it's no problem, let them go back and pack some things later, and enter the palace to accompany the princess in the afternoon." ”

"It couldn't be better." Nicholas III laughed heartily.

It can be seen that Isaac is very unhappy, but it is not serious enough to directly confront Nicholas III.

Chu Tianjiang also knew very well that the official hat of "Minister of the Imperial Mission" worn by Nicholas III on his and Zhang Xiaogang's heads was actually not as good as bullshit. The reason is that this is an official position that does not even have a formal establishment, and Nicholas III has no power to appoint and dismiss officials. To put it bluntly, without the support of Isaac, all the words of Nicholas III were farts, and they did not even have the slightest practical meaning. It is precisely because of this that Isaac did not contradict Nicholas III and acquiesced in Nicholas III's appointment of Zhang Xiaogang and Chu Tianjiang.