144 The Banquet (I) (This chapter is a 3,000 supplement, not a formal chapter)
Alfeld knew that the news of Lin Su's arrival in the palace was very early, after all, the latter was now the elf queen, and this time he came over with the idea of attending the banquet in a righteous and bright light, so it was reasonable to report to the palace, otherwise what would be the matter if he suddenly appeared coldly after a while...... Surprise?! Fart! That's called infiltration with unknown intent!
The queen pulled Jessica with a toothache on her face, and she had a bad feeling that it would not go well tonight, of course, with the Tobiro Empire's belief in the Elven King, she couldn't just tell the Elf Queen to get out...... So bear with it, and treat the other party as an ordinary diplomatic envoy! Anyway, it is impossible for the elf queen to rob the royal prince as her husband in public, right?!
The key to tonight's success lies with Alphaed! ……
Yafeld sat casually on the side with his elbows on his jaw, and did not shy away from watching the palace maid put on Lin Su's makeup, and the latter finally felt uncomfortable after enduring it for half an hour: "Something?!" ”
"Just wondering why you're here. Alfeld pondered for a long time and frowned: "Originally, I was very happy, but when I calmed down and thought about it, the birth of the queen mother didn't seem to be enough to alarm the elf queen, if you want to say that it was because you wanted to find a chance to come to see me......" With a wry smile, Alfeld paused before he said depressedly: "Although I really want to think so, but since I was a child, I think you have never had such a tender and lingering attribute......"
"Clever!" The makeup was almost done, Lin Shu spread out and played the retreating maid to let the latter come back in a while, turned to look at Alfeld and said, "I came here mainly because of Luther's invitation...... I don't know if you have received any information, in addition to the Queen's birthday, tonight is actually the dinner party where she plans to get you engaged to Princess Jessica?! ”
"......" Alfeld's hand slipped, and he hurriedly wiped the cold sweat and shook his head: "I haven't heard of it at all!" "! was almost yin by his own mother.
After thinking about it, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he asked, "Big brother invited you to come." Are you trying to mess things up?! ”
Emotionally speaking, Arfeld is also very willing to get out of the situation where he may be forced to get engaged tonight, not to mention whether he likes the other party or not, and his pride as a noble prince alone cannot allow him to accept such a scene of being manipulated.
But intellectually speaking, Prince Luther's quiet act of bringing Lin Su to the dinner party also made Alfeld very dissatisfied. From beginning to end, he is the most ignorant of the party, no matter whether the ending is good or not, at least he should have the right to know, right?! Instead of letting someone else decide what he should and shouldn't choose, as is the case now......
"I know you're going to be upset, so I didn't mean to talk to you in advance." Lin Shu had no choice but to spread his hands.
The more high-ranking or capable people are, the less they like the so-called surprise. Whether the unexpected happens, for better or worse, it at least represents a poor level of control over what is happening around them. For example, it would be okay if Luther was kind this time, but what if he did something in secret next time, Alfeid still didn't know?!
Taking a step back, even if he had always been kind, Luther was not an Arphath after all. How did he know if the so-called good deeds he had done were the things that Alphad had hoped for?!
The reason why Alfeld is not satisfied is because of this, he is also a prince, and he does not want others to take matters into their own hands. Even if there is a plan. At the very least, he must be the first batch of insiders...... "How can the eldest brother be so imprudent this time?!" ”
"Maybe I didn't take into account your mood, maybe I didn't have time to say it, maybe I was afraid that you would accidentally leak something in your words and deeds for the queen to notice, maybe ......" Lin Shu listed several maybes: "In short, there are many possibilities." Luther couldn't do everything, and sometimes a little negligence was possible. And you can't expect everything to revolve around your mind. Compared to the king's later years, Luther's decision is at least based on your emotional tendencies. ”
"You're right." Alfeld stood up and walked back and forth a few steps, then sighed, "So what are you going to do at night?!" Or what is the arrangement of the eldest brother? ”
"I didn't expect it, no."
"......" Alfeld choked, almost choking on his own saliva, "So you mean, you're here to witness my engagement to Jessica?!" ”
"It's up to you." Lin Shu scratched his hair: "Anyway, I'm just here to be a prop." You can mess around for whatever reason you want, and if you need my status as an elf queen as a guise or backstage, I'm willing to lend you my name. ”
Seeing that Alfeld still didn't seem to understand, Lin Shu simply took the initiative to give an example to help the other party develop the direction of thinking: "For example, you can say that you occasionally realized the Great Dao when you watched the heavenly phenomena at night, and you need to retreat and cultivate. So don't dare to delay the youth of the princess of the principality. Or maybe you dream of the arrival of the Elven King for a few nights in a row, and point out that you need to fast devout and pray for the blessing of the empire in xx years...... It doesn't matter what you are anyway. I can testify to you as the Elven Queen! Lin Shu was very righteous and patted his chest to promise.
"......" Alphayd was completely out of temper: "You...... This is even more divine than the Holy Haven of the Holy See! ”
The word "divine stick" was also learned from Lin Su, according to Arphaed's understanding. This is a profession that specializes in defrauding prestige in the name of the main god, of course, there are also people who defraud money, but the latter is too low-level to be on the table.
With a flash of thought, Alfeld quickly glanced at Lin Shu and asked, "...... What if I make up some other reason?! For example, if you have a marriage contract with someone under the witness of the Elf King......"
"Haha......" Lin Shu laughed dryly: "As long as you don't pull me into the list of slanderous protagonists, you can do the rest yourself!" ”
“……”
When they were young, they got along together for nearly two years, and it is impossible to say that Alfeld didn't understand Lin Su, although he didn't understand many things when he was a child, but the continuous aftertaste of the past ten years has already made Alfeyde, who is now an adult, want to understand what Lin Su said to him back then, and some of the things he taught him.
If you want to say that she has changed a lot in the past ten years, Lin Su's personality is still the same as ten years ago, and Yafeld already knows what kind of person the other party is.
Afraid of trouble, but also responsible. Unscrupulous, but also above board. She wants what she wants, and she explicitly refuses what she doesn't want, as if no one has ever been able to impose her will on her, even if she has to back down, she has to bite off the other party's flesh, which makes the people who calculate her distressed for a long time.
The more he got to know Lin Su, the more powerless he felt. The wanton nature of the other party was something he had been longing for but couldn't do, and it was precisely because of this that he understood more that everything he had was nothing in Lin Su's eyes. She believes that the only thing she cares about most is always herself, so she never needs to compromise with anyone or anything......
O selfish woman! Alfeld sighed, but why did he like it so much?!
After Alphayd left, it took a whole afternoon to finally get all the makeup, hairstyle, clothing, decorations, etc., and when Luther came to pick up Lin Su, it was almost time for dinner.
After standing a few steps and looking Lin Su up and down, Luther approached with satisfaction, bowed very gracefully, stretched out his palm, and looked up at Lin Shu slightly: "Your Majesty the Queen, do I have the honor to invite you to the dinner party?!" ”
Lin Shu ignored the hand stretched out in front of him, and after a long silence, he touched his chin thoughtfully: "I suddenly remembered that you didn't seem to mention the appearance fee for me?!" ”
“……”
On the queen's birthday on the xxth day of the xth month, it is advisable to marry and marry, elope, kill and set fire......
Lin Shu maintained a smirk on his face and lowered his voice and said to Luther beside him: "When does the queen plan to announce the engagement of Alfeid and Jessica?!" ”
Under the huge pressure and the sharp eye knife from Alfeld, Luther grabbed Lin Su's small waist and danced on the dance floor, secretly wiping the cold sweat and lowering his voice: "I don't know either...... You seem to be dying to see the engagement scene of Alphayd?! "His little brother is so pitiful, it doesn't matter if the person he likes doesn't like him, the key is that he has no conscience, he wants to see people make a fool of himself?!
"The point is that it's taken too long." Lin Su sighed: "Don't look for me next time it's such a boring banquet." If you really want me to go to the plot, it's troublesome to wait for the moment before the event is about to trigger, and then call someone. ”
"As an elven queen, you have to get used to these boring banquets sooner or later......" Luther took Lin Su around in a circle, turned his back to the direction of Alfeld, breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat again: "Then again, do you think I'm going to be easy?!" Alphayd had been watching this side all night, and if it weren't for the presence of my father and queen, he would have thrown white gloves at me......"
Losing white gloves meant applying for a duel, which was often accompanied by a gamble of fame among the nobility.
"If you don't like it, I'll remember to remind him to throw away his white underwear."
"......" is not ...... It's better to have white gloves......
Jessica has also been paying attention to the direction of Lin Su and Luther, seeing that the two have been whispering, Jessica pouted and raised a small fan to cover half of her face, leaned closer to the queen and asked in a low voice: "Aunt Limna, I think this elf queen may not like Alphayd?!" "In other words, are you worrying too much?! Judging by how hot people hook up with the little adulterer, maybe they can't look down on your son......
The corners of the queen's mouth twitched, relieved and a little dissatisfied with the difference in Lin Su's vision, obviously Alfeld was much better than Luther...... "I hope I'm too worried." But...... Jesica, you know, everything I do is to guarantee your happiness and that of Arfeld. (To be continued)