Chapter 21: Temptation

Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Professor Pericles's matter had a good result, making everyone's conversation more familiar, and taking the opportunity Leo also seized the time to brush up on his good feelings with Elena, and casually brought a few jokes from the earth in his previous life, and made the girl keep covering her mouth and chuckling

Elena with crooked eyes smiling, folded her hands on her laps, happily listening to these unheard of interesting things, her eyes secretly looked at Leo from time to time, although she knew that the other party was deliberately flattering, but she did not have any disgust

In the dim light in the corner, Elena's slender figure was outlined by the tight-fitting dress with a graceful curve, probably a little hot, and a few drops of crystal sweat slowly flowed down the white neck, slowly flowing downward

Following the direction of the sweat beads, Leo subconsciously looked down, his full chest was about to come out under the wrap of the dress, and the diamond-shaped sapphire pendant was hidden in the deep ravine, exuding a charming halo, corresponding to the white skin that made people have an instinctive impulse

The throat squirmed and swallowed the saliva on the tip of his throat, Leo raised his head and tried not to look at such a tempting image, sat up straight and smiled at Elena

"Elena, you know, since this is the first time to visit the imperial capital, many scenic spots and great buildings are not available to visit because I don't have time, can I have the honor to invite you to take some time out to lead me around these?"

"Ahh The girl who had just listened to the joke and was a little distracted reacted, and she was a little embarrassed to stick out her tongue

"Of course, Leo, I'd love to be your tour guide, I'm still very familiar with everything in the imperial capital."

After thinking about it, Elena said a little shyly, "Hmm~ No matter when you have time, you can always ask the servant to come here and send me a letter......"

At the end of the sentence, the girl's voice was almost inaudible, except for fools, who could see at this time that Elena had a good impression of Leo, of course Leo was not a fool, and was about to say something while it was hot, but a light cough came from the side

"Damn" Leo, who was startled by the voice, turned his head, and was about to speak a little irritated, but saw Elena's grandfather, the Duke of Lancaster, standing a few steps away with a wine glass and a smile, and the Marquis of Peyton next to him, the expression on his face was also indescribably strange......

"Sorry...... Your Excellency the Duke, Your Excellency the Marquis" Rao is Leo is tempered with thick enough skin, and in this case it is also a little embarrassing, and the banquet host forgot to put it aside, and the granddaughter of the family in front of him was still seen

"Grandfather...... I just, just helped introduce Leo to Professor Pericles, and had a casual chat with Mistress Leo......"

Doting on his hand, he gently stroked Elena's hair, and the Duke joked with a smile

"Elena, my darling, did grandfather just say something or ask you something? Why are you in such a hurry, oh? Why is your face so red, is it that the fireplace is too hot? Haha"

"Grandfather !!" Elena, who was a little thin-skinned, turned a little red under the duke's teasing, grabbed the duke's sleeve and shook it vigorously

"Okay Elena, you leave for a while, Your Excellency Marquis and I have some things to talk to Leo about alone, but don't worry, we won't take up too much of Leo's time...... Huh"

Duke Xiang wrinkled her nose mischievously, and after Elena turned her head and glanced at Leo again, she picked up her skirt and turned away, but she couldn't help but feel a little strange about her grandfather's attitude, you must know that he had never had such a kind look towards the aristocratic youth who approached him in the past

"You've got a good granddaughter, old thing!" Peyton whispered in the duke's ear, but with undisguised jealousy in his tone......

The snow-white eyebrows were raised, and the Duke of Lancaster did not answer, but the expression on his face became more and more kind when he looked at Leo

As the master, the Duke first invited Leo and the Marquis to sit down again, and then looked at Professor Pericles, who was sitting quietly on the side, with some dissatisfaction, and frowned

"Pericles Setopia, I know your fame, Elena asked me to sponsor you, of course, in the end I refused, Lord Leo is a gentleman and a kind nobleman, I hope you can help him in the future, you can be worthy of the gold that Lord Leo paid for you, well, now please leave for a while, I have something to talk to your master!"

Nodding slightly at the professor who was looking at him, after seeing the professor leave, Leo took the initiative to fill the glasses of the two with wine, and put aside distractions for the time being, secretly thinking about the duke's possible conversation and purpose

The surroundings were quiet, and I have to say that the layout of the rest area in the Duke's banquet hall was very reasonable, and the corners also played a role in some sound insulation while blocking the peeps of those who were interested

Let the people present feel safe to talk about some intimate topics, or let some aristocratic men and women do some intimate actions......

The few of them first chatted a few words about the weather and life, and after the conversation began, they exchanged glances with the Marquis of Peyton, and the Duke of Lancaster looked at Leo

"Dear Leo, can I call you that?"

"Of course, Your Excellency the Duke, I am grateful for your support and help, and the food and wine at the banquet are very delicious!" Leo replied with a humble smile, referring to the information revealed by the Marquis of Peyton and the address given to him by the Duke when he introduced the guests

Putting down the wine glass, the Duke shook his head and said indifferently

"It's nothing, Leo, Peyton and I are just ...... Well, the legitimate use or the lawful exercise of the rights given to us by the Empire, you have to understand that the vast Empire will always have people of one kind or another who want to rein in and restrict the rights of those of us who are upright......"

"For example, our Imperial Majesty, I am afraid that he has long forgotten that it is the support of our nobles that has given him his current position, dear Leo, is this also the case in your hometown of Pande?"

Marquis Peyton continued, his voice low, but with a clear sense of dissatisfaction with the Emperor or the entire royal family

"This is also what confuses me," Leo said with a bewildered expression, "In my homeland, in any kingdom, every nobleman has the right to participate in politics given by God, and even the most tyrannical king does not dare to ignore this ......"

The marquis nodded in satisfaction and stopped talking, which is also the characteristic of aristocratic conversations, many things are pointed, so that both parties can understand each other's tendencies and opinions

Looking at Leo, who maintained an elegant and generous conversation in front of him, the Duke thought of Antonis, the successor of his family, and his body suddenly swelled with tiredness...... But fortunately, at least for now, his grandson has a very good relationship with Leo, and with Elena, he has temporarily put aside his worries about the future of the family

"Thank you for the gift, dear Leo, that armor really seems to have some kind of magic, even if I am so old, the moment I see it, there is a temptation to want to wear it, which makes me more interested in your hometown of Pande"

The duke's sincere compliment, then leaned forward slightly, and his calm face was also a little nervous, and continued to ask

"With all due respect, dear Leo, could you please satisfy an old man's curiosity, what do you think of the Crester family, who helped to build the empire in those years?"