Chapter Eighty-Seven: A Vase with an Empty Appearance
Although the engagement banquet should be arranged by the woman, due to someone's insistence, it was finally decided that the two sides should cooperate in arranging it, of course, this cooperation is only superficial, because considering various factors, the burden of this arrangement completely falls on Navis's head. Thankfully, Navis was familiar with similar things, so it only took three days to get everything ready.
Rockery fountains, green tree flower beds, and long mahogany tables covered with beige tablecloths are placed on the wide lawn, and on one side of the table are maids and attendants who come and go, pushing carts to neatly place plates of pastries and fruits on the table.
Because of Xiao Yueluo's proposal, everyone placed the venue of the engagement banquet in the inner courtyard of the palace, and this practice indirectly saved someone a lot of trouble, after all, it is not easy to find a venue that meets the requirements to hold the banquet in a short time.
"How? Satisfied, right? β
In Xiao Yueluo's bedroom, the girl stood by the window in a white dress, her blue-green eyes looked out of the window without blinking, and she subconsciously turned around after hearing the voice behind her.
"Not bad, indeed." The girl nodded, and then looked up and down at the man who suddenly appeared in her room: the open black dress was embroidered with silver-gold lace, inside was a white undershirt, and under the velvet trousers was a pair of black boots with a shiny light, coupled with her own blonde hair and golden eyes, the whole person gave her a different feeling than usual.
"Are you talking about the outside or me?"
"You...... Or both. Carrying her skirt over Ronald's side, Xiao Yueluo walked to the coffee table and poured two glasses of water, and then handed someone a glass.
"Thanks, but what about your two maids?" Ronald held the teacup in his hand and glanced at the room with some confusion, "Why didn't you see them on such an important day today?" β
"You don't know?"
Xiao Yueluo looked at Ronald in some surprise, and someone was slightly stunned after hearing this rhetorical question, and the next second she frowned in confusion, and then the gaze that looked at Xiao Yueluo seemed to say "I should know".
"It's not because of your precious butler." Seeing that Ronald didn't look like he was pretending, Xiao Yueluo was even a little speechless, and even her voice was with a hint of resentment, "If it weren't for him, how could I be here alone now." β
"Navis, you say?"
"yes." Xiao Yueluo nodded, and then walked to the window again with a teacup, "I don't know what he wants to do, but he just said 'borrow' to me and took Mengdie and them away." β
"So you just promised him?"
The corners of Ronald's mouth twitched, especially after seeing Xiao Yueluo nodding in acknowledgement.
"Otherwise, what else can I do, you must know that this banquet should have been arranged by me myself, and now I have pushed all the matter to Fox Butler, if I ask me for help from both people, I can't say anything."
"That's true...... "But he didn't believe that for this little thing, that guy still needed to use the princess's personal maid, and he should have other purposes.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! β
The timely sound of the knock on the door directly interrupted Ronald's next thoughts, and the person who appeared later made him frown directly.
"Why are you here?" Glancing at the two people in the room, Vance's voice was hostile.
"It's an engagement party today, and it's not surprising that Stephanie and I are fiancΓ©e, right?" Ronald glanced at Van Si lightly, as if he didn't have the intention of arguing with the person in front of him, "It's Marquis Carl, isn't it a little wrong for you to run to the princess's bedroom without even a single attendant?" β
"I ......"
Fan Si paused slightly, and at the same time, his gaze subconsciously drifted towards Xiao Yueluo, and Ronald, who had been paying attention to him, naturally saw this action: "Marquis Karl, isn't it rude to look at other people when talking to people?" β
Saying that, Ronald also took Xiao Yueluo who was standing aside in his arms with a quick hand, and all this was undoubtedly not a provocation for Fan Si in front of him, especially when he found that Xiao Yueluo had no signs of resistance, the light in his eyes sank and sank, and finally turned around and left the room without saying a word.
When Van Si walked for a while before Ronald let go of the person in his arms, although it was a little strange that Xiao Yueluo did not resist just now, but I have to say that this is just what he wanted, after all, if someone struggles, it will not get such a good effect, but then he found that the person next to him is a little ......
"Hey, you're back to your soul!"
"Ah, just ......" There was a momentary dullness in her eyes, and at the same time, the voice in her ears made Xiao Yueluo startled, and then subconsciously glanced around, "Huh? What about Vans and the others? Suddenly, there was no one missing, which made Xiao Yueluo a little puzzled, and then she could only turn her inquiring gaze to the only person in the know.
"Earl Karl just said he had something to go back to."
"Oh."
Xiao Yueluo nodded, subconsciously ignoring the inquiring gaze, but someone didn't seem to want to be ignored like this: "You just ...... Call me Ronald from now on. β
"Huh?" Xiao Yueluo was slightly stunned, obviously her mind hadn't turned around yet.
"I just heard you call Duke Karl's name, so you're going to call me Ronald in the future."
"That doesn't seem good, we're still ......"
"Nothing bad." Ronald waved his hand and directly interrupted what Xiao Yueluo was about to say, "You're going to get engaged soon, aren't you?" So even to make others believe more, you have to call me that. β
There was no doubt toughness in his voice, but the words that came out made Xiao Yueluo slightly stunned, and then even the eyes that looked at Ronald had a hint of strangeness: "So it's just for acting?" β
"Or what do you think? Or is it ...... Princess, are you really obsessed with me? β
Ronald hooked his lips, and then a hand directly hooked Xiao Yueluo's chin, but the next moment he was slapped by Xiao Yueluo: "Your Highness, it's not too early, you should be ready to receive guests now, as for the title you said, I think it's good to be like this, after all, we have only known each other for a short time, and the marriage contract is a political marriage, if you suddenly change the title, it may be more noticeable." β
"Really...... Well, you're right to say that. Seeing that Xiao Yueluo suddenly took two steps back, especially the flatness in her eyes made Ronald's chest faintly feel a little more inexplicably depressed, "Then let's do it for the time being, I'll go to Navis first to see if there is anything I need help with." β
With that, Ronald left the bedroom without looking back, and at the same time, the hurried footsteps fell in Xiao Yueluo's eyes, but there was a sense of desertion and escape. Of course, both of them knew that this was just an excuse, after all, the preparations for the banquet had already ended, and all that needed to be done now was to wait for the banquet to come.
"This feeling ......"
"Boom! Boom! Boom! β
Xiao Yueluo frowned and stroked her chest, and at this moment, there was another knock on the door of the bedroom, and then she heard Mengdie's voice coming from outside: "Master, I'm Mengdie, is it convenient to come in now?" β
"Yes."
With Xiao Yueluo's consent, the door of the bedroom was pushed open with a "creak", and then Mengdie took the lead, followed by several maids who were also dressed as maids, and one of them was holding a tray in his hand, on which there was a crown made of crystal in addition to clothes.
"Is it time?" Glancing at the few people standing side by side, Xiao Yueluo's gaze finally fell on Mengdie who walked in front of her, "What about Mengye?" Why didn't I stay with you? β
"Yes, host, most of the guests have already arrived, and it's just time to change your clothes." Mengdie picked up a piece of clothing on the tray while not forgetting to answer Xiao Yueluo's question, "As for Mengye, I was still helping Fox Butler until I left just now, and I don't know much about it now." Well, the one over there, bring that undershirt. β
The white undershirt and the pure white dress, after these were dressed, Xiao Yueluo was directly pushed to the dresser by Mengdie and sat down, the beautiful face of the girl was reflected in the mirror, and the long golden curly hair drooped naturally, and the appearance of sitting there quietly was even more invisible.
"The master really looks good no matter what he wears." Mengdie smiled and admired, and at the same time chose a necklace to tie around Xiao Yueluo's neck, and the exposed skin looked even more white under the background of this necklace.
"Really? I don't think so. β
"Master, this is your lack of confidence." Hand Mengdie held a pair of earrings and continued to help Xiao Yueluo dress up, while her face was obviously disapproving, "The charm of the master is obvious to everyone, if it is anything else, I don't dare to guarantee it, but in terms of appearance, the master of the entire Yeluo City is the best." β
Mengdie's words did not have any compliments in them, just looking at the appearance, Xiao Yueluo's body can be said to concentrate all the advantages of the previous Duke of Borgia and his wife, of course, it is only the appearance, but as for the talent or something, it is a little ...... Miserable.
But what if this is true? Everything on the outside is always just nothing, and without the corresponding ability, it is just a relatively beautiful vase. β
Xiao Yueluo said lightly, but her words made Mengdie slightly stunned, and then a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.