Chapter Twenty-Three: Acknowledgment
That night, Levi came to Nicole for dinner in the name of thanks.
And as soon as she entered the restaurant, Nicole was surprised: "Oh oh oh!! It's so rich~"
With a table full of dishes and a well-decorated room, it was clear that Rivi's solemnity could be felt.
Levi sat in his seat and said with a smile, "Let's sit down first, these are all for you." "Levi's dinner was still just a sandwich in front of him and a vegetable soup.
Saying that, Levi gave Alice a look beside her, Alice nodded, and then consciously got up and pulled out the chair for Nicole.
It was the first time to receive such a grand treatment, but Nicole was a little flattered.
"Uh, thank you~"
Alice smiled kindly and said, "You're welcome." β
With that, Alice began to pour wine for the two of them.
In order not to make the atmosphere cold, at this time, Levi took the initiative to provoke the topic and said jokingly: "Oh, Princess Nicole also knows that she is polite today." β
Nicole replied disdainfully when she heard this: "Miss Ben has always been very polite!" It's just that I'm not polite to you! β
Levi laughed and didn't care, raised his glass and motioned to Nicole, "Come on." β
Ni raised her glass.
Levi smiled and said, "This cup to Princess Nicole, thank you from the bottom of my heart for saving your life, and for the rain." β
Levi was so solemn that Nicole was a little embarrassed.
"Yes, yes."
Levi smiled and pushed the wine glass and took the initiative to touch it with Nicole.
"Dingβ"
The dinner was very pleasant under Levi's deliberate push, and Levi drank a lot of wine, although Levi was already drunk by the end of the banquet, but it didn't matter that Rivi couldn't help but be happy.
This meal was enjoyed by both the guests and the host.
After dinner, Alice helped Levi, who was already a little drunk, to his room.
It happened to be on the way, so Nicole also helped Alice by the way.
Revie was very quiet when he was drunk, and he didn't speak, but squinted and kept walking with Alice's support.
And after walking to Levi's room, Nicole found out where Levi's room was.
With nothing to do, Nicole consulted Alice and went into Levi's room together.
Levi was also tired and drank a lot of wine and fell asleep as soon as he got into bed, and Nicole helped Alice get Levi to bed and began to look at Levi's room with great interest.
She was expecting to see what the Sun King's room would be like, but when he actually saw Rivi's room, he was disappointed.
Because there is no furniture in Levi's room except for the most basic decoration plus a large bed and two bedside tables next to the bed, the huge room seems very empty, but it is worth mentioning that there is something on Levi's bedside table, the one on the left of the two bedside tables is a short sword, and the one on the right is a pistol.
Nicole is a person who can't hide things, so her mood is naturally noticed by Alice, who has just settled Levi.
Alice smiled and whispered, "What, is it a surprise?" β
Nicole hesitated and nodded.
Alice smiled and said nothing else, then motioned for Nicole to leave.
At this time, Nicole realized that Levi didn't seem to have taken off his clothes yet, so she pointed to Levi, who had fallen asleep under the quilt, and whispered, "You haven't undressed him yet, have you?" Is it comfortable to sleep like this? β
Alice smiled and didn't say anything else, just waved for Nicole to go out first.
Nicole nodded and walked out the door first, while Alice extinguished all the candles for Levi and then pulled up the thick curtains to block the moonlight before slowly exiting the room.
The door slowly closed, and Levi's room was plunged into endless darkness and there was no light.
After gently closing the door, Alice smiled and said to Nicole, who was waiting on the side: "I'm sorry for waiting for your Highness, but Your Majesty's room must be kept dark when you sleep at night, so it's delayed." β
This piqued Nicole's interest, so she waved her hand to indicate that it was okay and then asked, "Why do you have to keep it dark?" Wouldn't it be dangerous if there were assassins? β
That's a good question.
Alice: "Do you see the sword and spear next to His Majesty's bedside?" β
Nicole nodded to indicate that she saw it.
Alice: "That's for this situation, and Your Majesty has a dagger hidden under his pillow." β
Nicole was a little silent when she heard this.
Seeing that Nicole didn't speak, Alice bent down slightly and motioned for Nicole to go with her, and then said as she walked, "I'll answer His Highness's question just now." β
"Huh?"
Nicole didn't react for a moment.
Alice: "Your Majesty never takes off her clothes when you sleep at night, which is your Majesty's habit since his accession to the throne. β
As for the reason, even if Alice didn't say it, Nicole could guess it, and this series of circumstances added up to Nicole had to come to a conclusion.
He's afraid. β
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Soaking in the huge pool, Nicole slowly closed her eyes.
What was he afraid of? β
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Lying on the bed in her room, Nicole had trouble falling asleep at the thought of this question, because Nicole could think of many answers to this question alone.
Nicole knew in her heart that since she could think of so many answers, Levi in the middle of the matter would only think more than she could think.
'Ouch-' Nicole's sympathy skyrocketed as the night boosted her.
Seeing Levi's unknown side for the first time made her feel a little uncomfortable, but she also saw Levi's tough side more clearly, although he was obviously scared, but he never showed it in the slightest.
'Truly, a mature and strong king. β
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After a night of silence, Nicole stayed in the palace again.
It's just that from the next day, every day there will be a bottle of delicate flowers in front of Nicole's dresser, which is specially picked by Levi and then packed according to the flowers that Nicole likes in his memory, and then sent by others, this is an expression of gratitude to Nicole, but it is just a small thing, so he doesn't plan to tell Nicole, and he told the three maids who took care of Nicole not to say it.
The next day, Levi invited Nicole to lunch, and then invited Nicole to visit the palace, after which Nicole never saw Rivi again throughout the afternoon.
Accompanied by the maids-in-waiting, Nicole began to tour the palace.
The palace is large and has many unique buildings, especially the four flower beds in the palace, each of which is full of exotic plants, which opened Nicole's eyes.
When she was about to come back to rest when she felt a little tired after a round in the company of the maid, she overheard the conversation of two patrol guards.
Guard A: "Senior, have you heard, Your Majesty just ordered that everyone who participated in yesterday's rebellion, including their families, want that!" β
Guard B: "Cut, what's so strange about this, since they dare to participate in the rebellion, they must be prepared to withstand His Majesty's wrath!" Also, as a senior, I warn you not to go out and spread the word, Your Majesty is the most annoying of this kind of thing! β
When the guard armor heard this, he immediately sweated down: "Yes! Be! Thank you for the reminder! To express my gratitude, I invited my seniors to drink at night! β
When Wei Yi heard this, he immediately laughed: "Not bad, not bad, sensible enough!" β
The two guards left happily, but Nicole, who heard the conversation, seemed less happy.
Seeing that there was no smile on Nicole's face, the three accompanying maids glanced at each other, and then the most senior one said with some concern: "Your Royal Highness, what's wrong?" β
Nicole glanced at her and immediately said anxiously, "Take me to see Levi!" β
'No! It can't be like this! Levi, how will you do this!! β
The maid was startled by Nicole, but immediately began to lead the way.
"Please, please follow me."
And then soon after, Levi, who was quietly reading a document in the study, suddenly!
"Bang!! Levy!!! β
Levi was taken aback! Even the cup on the table was accidentally knocked over, and the fruit inside instantly flowed to the table.
With anger in his heart, Levi slammed his feet and slapped the table to look at the visitor.
"Bang! Nicole!! "Even if it's Nicole this time, it's not easy to do it.
Forced by Rivi's coercion, Nicole, who was still full of momentum, was instantly coaxed, because this matter was indeed something she did wrong.
"Yes~"
However, Nicole admitted that the matter was not over.
Levi looked at Nicole angrily and said, "You are also a princess of a country!" Can you do things without being so reckless!! Get me out and knock again!! β
"Yes~ I'm sorry."
Nicole honestly went out and closed the door, then waited for a knock on the door.
"Gearβ"
Levi rubbed his brows, sighed as if deflated, sat down in his chair and said, "Come in." β
Looking at the fruit sprinkled on the table, Livi had no choice but to wipe the table with the handkerchief he carried.
Nicole on the side carefully pushed the door open, and then closed the door again.
After doing this, Nicole looked at Levi and said carefully, "Okay? β
Levi nodded without looking up.
Then Nicole took a deep breath and said in an anxious tone, "Levi! I heard you're going to kill those rebels!! β
Levi returned without looking up: "Yes." β
Nicole walked up to Levi without saying a word, propped up the table with her hands on the table, and said anxiously: "So many people are going to be killed?!" β
Levi looked up into Nicole's eyes, then tossed the handkerchief aside before replying with a nonchalant face, "Yes." β
Nicole was immediately anxious, how many people were arrested this time Nicole still heard about it, if she killed so many people at once, then the people outside didn't know what to say about Levi.
So she tried to stop it, but Levi saw the idea and preemptively said before she could speak, "I can guess what you think, but I'll tell you, it's impossible, those people don't hesitate to kill me." β
But ,,, wanted to say something, but she had to admit that Levi was telling the truth, and she couldn't refute it for a while.
However, this awkward situation did not last long, because Neil, who had been staying outside the door and hesitating whether to come in or not, felt that he should go in and break the awkward atmosphere.
"Blockβ"
Levi: "Come in." β
Neil entered the door and bowed.
"Your Majesty, the matter has been settled, and the bereavement pensions for the fallen soldiers this time have been distributed."
Levi nodded, then looked at Nicole and said in an indifferent tone, "Are you okay?" β
Nicole ignored Levi and said to Neil as if she had seen a savior: "Neil! You've come just in time! Come and convince Levi that it is true to kill so many people at once. β
Neil smiled bitterly and didn't dare to reply, he was afraid of this because he didn't come in outside, but he didn't expect to hide in the end.
Seeing this, Levi sighed in his heart and said to Nicole: "Okay, don't embarrass him, so be it, you give me a reason not to kill them." β
Things have taken a turn for the better, which makes Nicole happy for a while, but if you have to give each reason.
'Reason, reason! β
The brain was spinning fast, and she finally came up with a reason!
"Levi! You see, if you kill them, you will definitely leave a bad name, and if anyone rebels again, they will definitely deceive the people in such a name, it is a vicious circle! Levy!! β
Levi listened to this reason and stared carefully, looking like he was thinking on the surface, but in fact, Levi kept shaking his head in his heart.
'Loopholes for reasons. That's just a reason.
After thinking about it for a long time, Li Weiquan weighed a lot of things, and finally decided to nod and say, "It's a reason." In fact, Levi himself had such thoughts, but he was undecided, so he decided to punish him greatly.
Nicole immediately laughed when she heard this.
Although it can only be said to be a reason, Levi also weighed a lot, one is to continue to establish a good image for himself, and the other is because of what Nicole has done for him before, so now as long as Nicole says it, he basically will not object.
So Rivi agreed to Nicole.
But before Nicole could be pleased with Levi's continuation, "Don't be too happy, Neil, how is the situation with the rebels' questioning?" β
Neil immediately replied, "It's going well!" β
Levi nodded: "Okay, the middle and high-level leaders will all be beheaded, and the rest of the remnants of the party and their families will be enslaved for three generations, and they will all be sent to the frontier to work as coolies!" β
Neil: "Yes! Your Majesty! β
Neil actually didn't want to see Levi kill so many people at once, but he didn't dare to say this directly to Levi, now it's okay, although this punishment is a little crueler, but after all, his life is saved.
Levi nodded and looked at Nicole and smiled, "They should thank you?" β
Nicole nodded and said solemnly, "Yes!." Then he said with some embarrassment, "Thank you, Levi." She knew in her heart how serious rebellion was, and there was no reason to really impress an angry king, and the reason she gave Levi was very, very far-fetched, and Levi chose to let them go, so Ni probably thought of a reason that only Rivi had done it if she had saved him.
Levi smiled noncommittally at this, but then Levi thought of something and said to Nicole: "By the way, your country's mission will arrive almost tomorrow, and the news of our marriage has already spread, so we still have to get married." β
Nicole's face immediately turned a little red when she heard this.
"Whatever, whatever!"
Levi nodded his head as usual, and then stopped paying attention to her.
Nicole felt a little deflated when she saw that Levi was still looking normal.
'Such a big thing, how is he, how. β
Thinking about it like this, Nicole felt a little deflated again, and there was always a feeling that she was the only one who was serious.
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