Chapter 57: Saving the Scene
The time was almost up, Lin Chen and the others sat at the dinner table, and soon, the servants of the Marquis's Mansion put some delicacies on the table one after another, and at the same time, Lin Chen, the lady of the Marquis's Mansion, also saw that a graceful and luxurious lady was stopping Xia Lu with a worried face, and the mother and daughter whispered that they didn't know what they were talking about.
"This time Xia Lu was able to come back safely, thanks to Lin Chen, you", at the dinner table, Xia Lu's father Nas looked at Lin Chen and said, which also attracted everyone's attention, although Lin Chen's performance before made this marquis a little unhappy, but after all, Lin Chen saved Xia Lu.
"Where, Miss Xia Lu also saved me, I just returned the favor", hearing Nas's words, Lin Chen waved his hand and said flatly, getting the marquis's praise, Lin Chen still looked plain, and didn't seem to take the marquis's praise in his eyes.
"This guy has seen the world, but he doesn't know how to count etiquette......", he was praised by himself, Lin Chen still looked plain, without the slightest look of pride and joy, Nas's heart muttered secretly, but he was not pleased, for the nobles, Lin Chen is such a person who does not know how to count etiquette, no one will ever look at it.
"Come on, bring things up......", suddenly, Nas shouted, an attendant came over with a box, the attendant sent the box to Lin Chen, opened the box, it was full of golden gold coins, at a glance, there were hundreds of gold coins.
"What do you mean, Marquis?" Looking at the gold coins in front of him, Lin Chen's face sank a little.
Seeing that Lin Chen actually dared to put on a face in front of him, Nas also had a nameless fire in his heart, although he was in Yanjing, he didn't say that he was in power, but at least everyone had to give himself three points of face, and now a stinky boy actually dared to put on a face in front of him, which was no longer something that could be explained without knowing the etiquette.
"It's nothing, you saved the little girl, I will mean this", as a marquis, although he was unhappy with Lin Chen's reaction, he didn't show it, but his face was also a little cold.
"Father!" , Looking at the relationship between Nas and Lin Chen, I don't know how it got stiff, Xia Lu shouted urgently next to him, Lin Chen was invited by himself after all, if the relationship is stiff, won't he lose his face? Besides, if Lin Chen is invited back for the first time and it is unpleasant, will Lin Chen come again in the future? The idea of apprenticeship is even more ethereal.
Hearing Xia Lu's words, Nas's face sank, and he glanced at Xia Lu, and his stern eyes made Xia Lu aggrieved, and he was speechless for a while, on one side was his father, and on the other side was Lin Chen, who had helped him a lot.
Looking at Xia Lu and then at Nas, Lin Chen pushed the box in front of him, shook his head and said: "I won't accept these gold coins, I helped Xia Lu, I didn't think about bringing Entu at all, don't talk about gold coins anymore."
Angry, he actually took out some gold coins to thank himself, what the other party did was already an insult to Lin Chen, if it was someone else, Lin Chen would definitely walk away.
However, seeing Xia Lu's embarrassed look, Lin Chen had to take care of Xia Lu's face at least, so Lin Chen didn't have a seizure, at least this time he had to take care of his face, and it was a big deal if he didn't come in the future.
"Elder, don't dare to resign, haven't you heard of this sentence?" At this time, a male voice sounded at the door of the hall, and then a young and handsome man walked in, with a gentle smile on his face, and first made a noble salute to Nas, who was sitting at the head of the dining table, and said gracefully: "I have seen uncle."
"Haha! Rollage! You've come just in time! Sit down! Seeing this young man walking in, with a personable appearance, compared to Lin Chen with a flat face next to him, Nas said with a hearty smile.
The man who appeared was none other than the young man Xia Lu and Lin Chen met on the streets of Yanjing today.
"Thank you Uncle for giving me a seat", and replied elegantly, Rolag sat down next to Xia Lu's position, so that the marquis and his wife both smiled with satisfaction, only Xia Lu looked disgusted, but in front of his father, it was not easy to attack, so he could only endure it.
"This friend, you did something wrong", after sitting down, Rolag turned his head directly and looked at Lin Chen with a little complaint: "As the saying goes, the elder gives, don't dare to resign, since your uncle gave you the gold coins, you can accept it, otherwise, isn't this my uncle's face?" ”。
"En......", looking at Rolag's appearance, polite, Nas nodded with satisfaction, whether it is etiquette or reason, Rolag has done a very good job, worthy of being a person from a big family, it is different, while being satisfied with Rolag, Nas looked at Lin Chen's plain face, and the gap was compared.
Hearing that this Rolag deliberately made himself ugly, Lin Chen's face sank even more, if it was really given by the elders, Lin Chen naturally didn't dare to refuse, but can this marquis give him gold coins generalize? This is simply insulting himself and putting himself in a position where he is greedy for money to save Xia Lu.
"I said it, I don't want to ...... these gold coins", he still endured it, Lin Chen didn't have a seizure, and besides, the marquis's insult to himself, Lin Chen couldn't pick it out, otherwise, it would really make the relationship stiff.
"Hmph......", when Rolager said that refusal was to lose his face, Lin Chen actually refused, which made Nas finally can't help but snort coldly, expressing the displeasure in his heart, but it's not good to deal with a junior, so he just snorted coldly and didn't speak.
Seeing that the relationship between Lin Chen and Nas was stiff, a trace of joy flashed in Rolag's eyes, but he shook his head with a sigh on his face, and said, "I didn't expect this friend to look down on this gold coin, it seems that it is from a big family?" Can you tell me where you come from? ”。
first put Lin Chen at a height that looked down on these gold coins, and said that Lin Chen was from a big family, and then asked Lin Chen's origin again, which clearly wanted Lin Chen to be further embarrassed.
In the past, if someone dared to walk in with Xia Lu, Rolag would try his best to make the other party embarrassed in front of Nas, and Nas was easy to do this kind of thing.
"I'm not from a big family! I'm just a commoner! Seeing that everyone was staring at him, Lin Chen replied, but the anger in his heart became stronger and stronger.
If Marquis Nas simply looked at himself as unhappy, then this Rolag was deliberately making things difficult for himself, deliberately trying to make things difficult for himself, and deliberately targeting himself.
"It's just a commoner, but it makes me look away, I see that you don't look down on these gold coins, and you think you are the young master of which family......", smiled disdainfully, and Rolag shook his head and said.
"Humph!!" , A commoner, actually dared to look down on his gold coins, Nas's dissatisfaction was even heavier, and he continued to snort coldly in his mouth, commoners are just commoners, and they should grovel in front of the nobles, not to mention that they are the Marquis of Gundam, Nas felt that Lin Chen's behavior could be regarded as a collision with himself.
Seeing Lin Chen being squeezed by Rolager in a few words, making the relationship more and more stiff, Xia Lu's heart was anxious, and he wanted to open his mouth several times, but he didn't know what to say, Rolag's eloquence, like his talent as a pharmacist, was very famous in the empire.
"Friends have time, let's work hard to cultivate, your current strength is just a trainee swordsman, not even a junior professional title, as a civilian, if you want to get ahead, you can only cultivate hard, don't always think of some shortcuts, you should accept it when you see it", seeing that the time was almost up, Luo Lage pushed the box containing gold coins on the table in front of Lin Chen, and said with a scornful smile.
This is a heavy slap in the face, and the meaning of Rolag is obvious, you are a civilian, don't expect to climb up against Xia Lu's big tree, and if you see it, take the gold coins and get out.
"Bang !!" When did you suffer this humiliation? Lin Chen finally couldn't help but shoot the case, his face turned red, and seeing Lin Chen's appearance, Yates, who was also holding back a wave of anger next to him, was also secretly prepared, as long as he had a falling out, he would take action even if he was in Yanjing.
"Not bad! You better take the gold coins and go, Young Master Rolag is not only the son of the prime minister, but also a core member of the Pharmacists Guild, and he has reached the level of a high-level pharmacist at a young age", looking at Lin Chen's appearance that he was about to have a seizure, a squire next to him stepped forward and said, revealing Rolag's identity, wanting Lin Chen to retreat.
"Presumptuous! How can the Marquis's Mansion allow you to go wild!? Seeing that Lin Chen actually dared to slap the table in front of him, Nas finally found a chance to get angry, and said angrily, there are really few people who slap the table in front of him.
With the Marquis's angry words, several guards rushed in and were about to make a move......
"Wait!" Seeing that he was about to make a move, Rolag opened his mouth to let the guards stop, then picked up the box containing gold coins on the dining table, sent it to Lin Chen, and said: "No matter what, this friend is just Miss Xia Lu, it's just that what you did made my uncle angry, you better take these gold coins and leave, as a civilian, you should never have seen so many gold coins in your life, right?" ”。
"Bang ......", as he spoke, Rolag deliberately let go of his hand, the box fell to the ground, and hundreds of gold coins were scattered on the ground, and Rolag looked distressed again, and said: "I'm sorry, I didn't hold it steady just now, you can pick up these gold coins yourself, otherwise, you won't get anything......."
Looking at Lin Chen with a smile, Rolag waited for Lin Chen to bend down and pick up these gold coins, just a civilian, can he really resist the temptation of these gold coins? Rolag didn't believe it.
In his heart, the reason why Lin Chen refused the gold coin was just because he had greater ambitions, and he wanted to take advantage of Xia Lu's relationship to climb higher, and now that things were deadlocked, Lin Chen should pick up the gold coin and leave.
"Report to your Excellency! Commander Taylor of the Tempest Mercenary Regiment asks to see him", at this time, suddenly an attendant hurriedly ran in and reported.
"Commander Taylor? How did he get here? Hearing the report, Nas was slightly stunned, not understanding why the commander of the Wind Mercenary Group came, but after all, he was one of the four major mercenary groups, Nas nodded and asked people to invite Commander Taylor in.
"!!Shh At the headquarters of the Apothecary Guild, a man ran to Elder Mocha at a hurry, bowed his head and said respectfully: "Report to Elder, Lin Chen's relationship in the Marquis Mansion is stiff."
briefly told the Marquis Mansion what happened, which made Elder Mocha, who was refining the magic potion according to Lin Chen's instructions, stunned, and then overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Quickly call Luo Pa to the Marquis' Mansion, let him go and invite Lin Chen, this is an opportunity, he should choose to join the Apothecary Guild after being humiliated."
Speaking of this, Elder Mocha couldn't wait again, hurriedly put down the magic potion he was refining, and walked out quickly: "Forget it!" I'll go myself! Walk! ”。