Seeing Sophia laughing and trembling, the flowing lace edge swayed with it, and the other "ambitious" noble children looked at Lucien with a little jealousy mixed with deep doubt, what secret did he say to make Her Royal Highness the princess smile so happily?

It is important to know that although Princess Sophia has a lively personality, she is a formal member of the royal family who has been taught good court etiquette, a model of true lady, and a symbol of elegance that noble girls such as Joceline try to imitate, and it is rare to have such a gaffe laugh.

Sophia, who realized that she was a little rude, raised her right hand, covered her mouth, and after calming down for a few seconds, she blinked her clear green eyes with a smile: "Borak, well, you are an interesting person, even more interesting than I used to think. ”

Sophia, who is not too old, is active in social situations at the same time as the day when Bollack is frustrated, in the face of the elegant, beautiful, and powerful princess, he only has a deep inferiority, never dares to take a step closer, even if he wants to rely on marriage to consolidate his position, but how can the noble princess be impressed by the failure of the goods that he is not even qualified to fight for the position of heir?

As a result, Sophia's impression of Borac is only gloomy and taciturn, with no hope of becoming the Duke of Plantagenet.

And Lucien pondered that Borak was provoked by Alten when his confidence was inflated "just became an official knight", and he would definitely make a certain counterattack, so it was normal, so he stood up and teased Sophia with a little trick.

Her Royal Highness Princess Xie praised her. Lucien made an exaggerated gentlemanly salute.

At this moment, the lips of the old woman behind Sophia, who looked to be in her sixties, suddenly moved slightly. If it weren't for Lucian's strong soul, he wouldn't have been able to detect it.

Sophia's already restrained smile opened faintly again, her hands grabbed the hem of her skirt, her white and slender neck stretched forward, and in front of everyone's eyes, she leaned into Lucian's ear, exhaling a warm and sweet breath: "You are much more interesting than these nobles who only know how to enjoy, only know how to be luxurious, only know how to fight, and don't know how to be humorous at all." Hopefully not assimilated by them. ”

Before it was still appreciated within the normal range. But the current state is a sudden ambiguity, and Lucien is originally a suspicious person, and his friendship with Natasha, John and others has also been in contact for a long time. We've been through a lot together. I gradually let go of my defense. Therefore, he was not dazzled by Princess Sophia's favor, and felt quite strange in his heart, why would he behave so enthusiastically at once?

Love at first sight doesn't mean that, right?

In simple terms. It's just that Borak, who has "a little humor", has no knightly strength, and doesn't know how to be elegant and artistic, is not qualified to be loved at first sight, and at most he has some good feelings.

There must be a reason behind the abnormality, what could it be? The old lady told Sophia about her knightly strength, so she wanted to intervene in the heir change of the Plantagenet family, so that the royal family would have a deeper control over the Plantagenet family?

Countless doubts surged in Lucien's heart, but on the surface, his face was slightly red, and he was quite excited, and while nodding heavily, he turned his head and whispered in Sophia's ear: "Your Royal Highness Princess, I will keep my own characteristics and will not let you down." ”

Lucian's attitude was so standard of sincerity and fear, flattered, but when he spoke, his breathing deliberately appeared heavy, so that the burning snort sprayed on Sophia's white and small earlobe, and then saw her tremble slightly, her neck and ears quickly dyed a layer of redness, and her brow furrowed and stretched suddenly.

"Well, whatever the reason, it won't be that I have a crush on Borak. Lucien judged coldly in his heart, he was a character who had acted with countless "actors" and "actresses" and "powerhouses", little girl, you are still too young and need to be tutored by the "professor" for a few more years.

No matter what Lucien thinks about this matter, there are already a few fierce eyes from the surrounding noble children, and more eyes are developing in an unfriendly direction, and the two of them are too ambiguous!

Sophia lowered the hem of her skirt and struggled for a long time to make her smile look "sincere": "It's nice to get to know you again, Borak." ”

After saying that, she looked at Denis at a speed that "Borak" didn't have time to answer: "I have something I want to ask you. ”

"Then let's go to the make-up room. Denis pinched the orchid finger and swayed to the other side of the hall, he also wanted to know what secret Borak had told to make Sophia, a seemingly kind and lively girl who was actually arrogant and conservative, suddenly so happy and enthusiastic.

His eyes narrowed slightly, "chasing" Sophia's swaying figure with a slight brisk pace, and Lucien suddenly felt a substantial burning on his cheeks.

Shifting his gaze, Lucien saw that the old woman in the long black dress was staring at him indifferently and coldly.

Evoking a smile, Lucien nodded "in greetings" and received a colder gaze.

After Princess Sophia left temporarily, the children of the nobles dispersed in circles, and Lucien's side suddenly became deserted.

Even if someone said a few words to him, it was a meaningless and perfunctory greeting, and the comparison of the bustling crowd around Alten, and their eager conversation and laughter, fully illustrated what is high spirited and what is frustrated.

Grabbing a glass of Borac's favorite golden rum, Lucien struggled to make himself look disdainful and lost.

"Borak, you've changed a lot during this time. As soon as he took a sip of wine, a soft female voice came from the side, it was the tall and plump Jocelyn with delicate features.

Lucien looked back at Alten, and saw that he was being surrounded by a group of noble children in the middle of the hall, talking and laughing, so he smiled and said: "When things are already in a desperate situation, you must know how to change, only change can bring new hope." I have nothing to lose, and no matter how bad I am, I will not be much worse. ”

Vague and a little resentful, Lucien was quite satisfied with the way he played this passage.

"If, I mean, if you were the way you were last year, then I wouldn't be ......," Jocelyn sighed, and before she finished speaking, she left with two glasses of red wine, her back slightly gloomy. Lovely.

Lucien shook the glass with the golden rum, looked at the golden liquid reflected in it, and sighed inwardly, "It's a pity that I'm not Borak." If it were him, after hearing these words, when he arrived in the underground palace, even if he had the strength, he might not be willing to hurt you. He didn't care whether Jocelyn was real or fake, anyway, when he got to the underground palace, he could do whatever he wanted.

Lucien was wandering around the banquet hall with his glass in hand, when he suddenly saw a blonde beauty in a black yarn evening gown walking across from him. Her eyes were blue and deep. There is a slight resemblance to Borak in silhouette.

"My dear cousin, I am relieved to see you regaining your strength. The beautiful woman raised her glass and touched Lucian.

Lucien smiled flatly, "Claire, I thought you would be relieved that you have one less opponent. ”

This is another strong contender for the heir. Claire Van Anjou. Borak's cousin. Formal knight.

Since the knightly rank has nothing to do with men and women, in most human countries, ladies. Female knights, in particular, have formal inheritance rights.

"No, if it weren't for you, I'd be targeted by Alten, I'm no match for him. Claire looked at Lucien with a light smile, tall and slender, very wonderful, "And he is too flamboyant, if he wins, it will not be good for all of us, although the empire does not have a winner-takes-all rule of Shahran, but I am afraid that he will make small moves, in comparison, I would rather you get the title of Earl of Goldeneye." ”

"What do you want to say?" said Lucian, smiling "everything is under control."

Claire's smile became charming: "How about we unite each other's forces and teach Alten a hard lesson in the underground palace to eliminate this biggest danger, and then rely on our strength?"

"Very gratifying. Lucien replied in Borak's tone, not mentioning what had happened after getting rid of Alten.

Seeing that Lucien didn't seem to care about the follow-up scramble, Claire's heart sank, did he really have an adventure?

On the surface, she was not timid at all, and when she raised her glass and left, her left hand stretched out, holding Lucian's left hand, her fingers gently scratched her palm, and her voice suddenly became hoarse and sexy: "No matter which of us wins in the end, it will not prevent us from having a beautiful night." ”

"Claire......" Lucien was a little stunned.

Claire smiled charmingly: "Don't be serious, Borack, you won't even spare your father's mistress, what is cousin? And it's not like we can't get married, as long as you can stimulate the blood of the sun." ”

The Sun bloodline is a special bloodline that requires as much purity as possible, so it is common for close relatives to marry and give birth to offspring, such as the Lafati family in the Duchy of Vaorit, and there is no shortage of similar situations in the Plantagenet family.

After leaving Lucien, the smile on Claire's face faded, and a sneer appeared on her lips.

Lucien looked at her back and shook his head with a smile, although he didn't know what she was thinking, he was definitely completely different from what they wanted.

After walking half a circle, and when he turned to the balcony, a blonde man suddenly came up and motioned for Lucien to go to the balcony to talk.

"Ralph, what's the matter?" asked Lucien helplessly. This is another candidate for succession, Ralph of House Plantagenet, a handsome man who has not yet been inspired.

Blowing the cold wind of the night, Ralph's face was gloomy and excited: "Borak, I want to cooperate with you to deal with Alten together." He is too strong, and we don't unite to see any hope of defeating him.

"That's good. Lucien remained "unfathomable" in his attitude.

"I know that your father is the youngest brother of His Excellency the Duke, and he must have left you a lot of transcendent items or potions, don't you look down on my cooperation?" Feeling Lucien's attitude, Ralph was a little sensitive and excited, "I have already stimulated the 'Sun' bloodline!"

"You sparked the Sun's bloodline?" Lucien was slightly surprised.

Ralph looked back at the hall, turned around and said solemnly: "This is my biggest hole card, and I told you to show my sincerity." ”

As he spoke, a rayray of sunlight erupted from his fingers, confirming that he was capable of performing magic.

"It's a pleasure to work with you, our biggest rival is Alten, and then we can talk about competing with each other. Lucien replied to Ralph in Claire's words.

"You're sober. I went in first, and I couldn't be spotted by Alten. Ralph took a few steps, then suddenly turned back and whispered, "Watch out for Claire, she seems to be involved with the royal family." ”

"Understood. Lucien replied solemnly.

As soon as Ralph left, Lucian's expression softened, he didn't seem to rely on the power of the bloodline when he cast his magic just now!

A Grand Knight or a mid-level mage may not be able to tell the difference, but as a high-level Arcanist, Mage, and member of the Arcane Review Committee, if Lucien can't distinguish the difference between psychic power and bloodline spells at such a close distance, then what awaits him will be the terrifying roar of the Storm Master.

"You're a man with secrets, Ralph. ”

Lucien smiled and shook his head, but he didn't care too much about these, no matter what means, plans, and conspiracies they had, and when they entered the underground palace, they were beating the children.

............

In the study of the Plantagenet family, the old duke, with slightly gray hair, was carefully reading the report in his hand.

"The Devil of Greed...... Greedy......" The old duke looked up with a smirk, looking at Frederick, who had previously protected Borak.

Frederick nodded seriously: "Your Excellency, I have peeked at the parchment and heard it with my own ears. ”

"Yes. In this test of the underground palace, you enter as a hidden protective force and don't let the scene get out of control. The old duke commanded solemnly.

"Yes, Your Excellency. Frederick replied respectfully.

When Frederick left, a black-robed man suddenly appeared in the shadows of the old duke's study: "Why did you send him in? Or did you change your mind and want Borak to get the inheritance?"

Hmph, the old duke sneered, his gaze fixed on the word "greed" in the document. (To be continued......)