The Prime Minister's Mansion villa, in a misty bathroom.

Hua Long, who was naked, closed his eyes and completely immersed his body in warm water, at this moment, all kinds of things at the state banquet appeared in his mind, and he thought about it seriously, trying not to let go of any detail.

The so-called state banquet refers to the banquet held by the royal family to entertain foreign guests and envoys, and the place of the event is also specific - the North Garden of the Imperial City.

The biggest feature of the state banquet that is different from the aristocratic banquet is that the state banquet only provides "food", while the aristocratic banquet is more abundant, such as dancing, chess and cards.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Cold Moon Empire entered the venue at the beginning of the state banquet, and after drinking a glass of wine with the ministers, he only smiled politely at Rufes, and left without even talking, which made Rufis feel a little surprised, but he had an inexplicable good feeling in his heart.

It's just that he hates his own sovereign, but has a good impression of the sovereign of the enemy country, isn't it worth ironic?

And the state banquet, which was not attended by His Majesty, was noticeably more lively in the atmosphere, and the nobles began to take turns to "besiege" the young marshal of the Fire Empire.

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"It's boring, isn't it?"

The charming and touching Becina walked in front of Hua Long with a wine glass, although there was a smile on her face, but the cold and arrogant, unapproachable feeling was still impressive.

"Aren't you the same?" Hua Long retorted in a gentle tone.

The two showed the same smile, perhaps it should be said that they were the same helplessness.

"Where's your wife?" she asked, standing in the corner of the banquet hall with Hua Long.

"Over there with the Prime Minister. Hua Long pointed to a group of nobles in the distance, "By the way, why didn't you see Hua Yun?"

However, seeing Betchyna's brows furrowed slightly, Hua Long immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing.

"He, the temporary meeting of the military department, can't come tonight. ”

"Yes. ”

“......”

The two did not speak again, but only watched the others "perform" with their wine glasses, and occasionally smiled politely at the nobles who "passed by".

After a long time!

"This dress is very flattering to you. ”

Hua Long actually wants to know about Beckina, of course, including the mysterious organization behind her, as for whether Hua Long likes Beckina, this question is difficult to answer, and for Beckina, the same is true. However, there should still be an ingredient of good feelings.

"Thank you. ”

Hua Long asked with concern, "By the way, your injury?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine, but you?"

Smiling stupidly, Hua Long said, "It's not in the way, I don't want to stop because of this injury." ”

“......”

Once again, the two fell silent amid the hustle and bustle of the banquet.

Should I tell him something? Bechina wanted to tell Hua Long what she knew, but ...... I can't do it myself, I really can't do it, the Temple of Light is the supreme existence, if something is revealed, not only will I be doomed, I'm afraid even Hualong will ......

"I'm going to my father's side. Betchina nodded to Hua Long and turned to leave, "They know everything you do, as long as you can tolerate, be careful yourself." It was supposed to be a warning, but when it came out of Beckina's mouth, it became more like a concern and an admonition.

"Are they?" Hua Long, who was under pressure, couldn't help frowning, of course he understood who the "they" in Tianxue's mouth meant!

......

The state feast continues, like the rotation of the earth, and does not change because someone comes or goes.

It was already past nine o'clock, and the nobles who had surrounded Rufis had almost gone, leaving only a few military officials to talk about it, and before the prime minister and the marshal had sent invitations to the young marshal, and the results were satisfactory to them.

"Are you tired?" asked Ruphes with concern as everyone dispersed, smiling and shaking her head, "It's just boring." ”

"Linda?"

"Huh?"

Rufhis wanted to say, 'The military purchase is over, are you willing to go back to the Flame Empire with me', but when it came to the critical moment to speak, the young marshal still lost his courage.

"What's wrong? Isn't it comfortable?"

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

Linda was indeed very beautiful tonight, and almost all the nobles noticed her, especially when she appeared next to Ruphes, and people's curiosity was at its peak.

"Who is the young lady next to the marshal?"

"It's his fiancée, right?"

"I've never heard of it, but it's really beautiful. ”

"I'm so envious. ”

It's strange to say, so many people have seen Linda, but Hua Long, who is standing in the corner, didn't see it, is it a trick of fate? Or is it providence?

"You...... Hello, Your Excellency Marshal. ”

Markham and Xuejie walked in front of the marshal and saluted solemnly, in the process, both of them looked nervous, especially Markham. Rufez's gentle smile dissipated the tension between the two, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

"Your Excellency, may I take the liberty of asking you a question?"

Markham is a straight soldier who always has no reservations about what is in his heart.

Nodding, Ruphes agreed.

"As a soldier, I would love to know how I can win all battles?"

"Why do you want to win every battle?"

“......”

Markham didn't know what to answer for a moment.

"If you are a soldier, you have to fight, and since you are fighting, you naturally want to win all battles!" Xue Jie stood up.

"There hasn't been a single victorious soldier on the mainland for thousands of years, so why are you asking me such a question?" Rufis didn't want to tell them the answer directly, because the answer had to be found on his own.

“......”

Markham and Xuejie hesitated on this issue.

"As a soldier, as long as you stick to the justice and faith in your heart, the victory or defeat of a war is not so important. ”

“......”

At this time, the attendant at the entrance of the hall suddenly shouted, and it was this shout that the entire state banquet hall was boiling.

"Heavenly Spirit Principality, Her Majesty Empress Erica Gredos—here!!"

......

The empress's sudden visit made many nobles secretly rejoice in surprise, because they had just decided to leave, and if the empress came later, it was likely that they would not have the opportunity to meet.

What will the most slashing woman in the legend be like?

Not only Hua Long, but even Rufis was quite interested.

In the sound of loud music, under the "care" of a team of blue-armored knights, Her Majesty the Empress of the Heavenly Spirit Principality appeared.

She was wearing a pure white male waist gown inlaid with sky blue lace, her hair was curled, and her cheeks were full of heroism and arrogance with a pair of delicate eyes.

The state banquet hall was very quiet, no one expressed any objection to the empress's dress, and even some people thought that such a dress was suitable for the empress, and even Xue Ya, who had always thought she was the most beautiful, was very interested in the empress's dress.

"I really didn't expect her to be so beautiful, it seems that she didn't come in vain today. ”

"That said, but I still think that Miss Bechina of the Empire is the most beautiful, followed by the one next to the marshal, and finally the empress. ”

This aristocratic view was partially shared, but there were also opposed.

"Nonsense, Miss Betkina is beautiful, but I think Empress Erica might be ...... if she wears a dress."

"Agreed!

"Hey, don't beat the Empress. The nobleman next to him kindly reminded.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't you know? This empress is so stingy, and if you become her husband, I guess she will starve to death on the streets, and perhaps more tragically, she will clean the whole palace for you, so that she will not have to pay for a servant. ”

“......”

The group of nobles who just said that Princess Erica was beautiful immediately fell silent, maybe in their opinion, finding someone ugly is not necessarily a good thing, compared with being able to marry a beautiful woman, or the freedom of life and squandering money is the constant king.

Whoever wants to marry her is called unlucky!

The banquet continued! Eat and drink, but the "central character" of the banquet has changed. The group of nobles who had surrounded Ruphes before had now all run in front of Empress Erica, and if it weren't for the Green Eagle Knight, I'm afraid these nobles would have been able to pounce directly on the Empress.

The green armor separated the empress from the nobles, leaving a small gap in the middle that could only pass through one person.

All eyes on it!

"Her Majesty has decided to hold a small banquet tomorrow at noon, with only four people in place, and two people in it. Dressed in a velvet coat, the heroic Mark announced loudly.

"With such a small number of places, how do you decide who can go?" one nobleman began to question.

"Those who are willing to attend the Empress's banquet tomorrow will line up here, and you will meet the Empress one by one, and if you are sincere enough, the Empress will hand you such a red invitation on the spot, and you can attend with this invitation. With that, Mark raised the post.

"Who is the one who is predestined?"

With the empress's approval, Mark announced loudly, "Commander Huayun of the Cold Moon Empire and Marshal Rufis of the Fire Empire. ”

Hearing his name, Rufis smiled, "Let's go back, Linda." ”

Hua Long, who was standing on the side, witnessed the whole process of the young marshal's exit, but he still didn't see Linda, and if the reason for this was investigated, it was probably because he focused his attention on Empress Erica.

Why is my younger brother the right person to be decided?

After a period of anticipation, the nobles made a lot of complaints, and it seemed that they could only impress this empress with their sincerity.

"What is sincerity?" a nobleman whispered to the people around him.

The nobleman next to him rubbed his fingers, "I just want money." ”

"And what if I give money and don't let me show up?"

"Then how do I know? ”

......

Erica spoke to every nobleman who came to send "sincerity" very cordially, and received the "sincerity" in her purse one by one.

Seeing that more than 30 nobles had left gloomily, none of the four invitations beside the empress was issued.

The nobles were a little worried, and it seemed that the empress's sincerity must be very great.

This is, it's the turn of the Prime Minister!

"A little heart, not respect. ”

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister is too polite, with your relationship with me, this please post naturally has you a piece. ”

The relationship that Erika is talking about refers to the silver transaction and the construction of the canal, if it weren't for Prime Minister Rongte working up and down the Cold Moon Empire, many things would be difficult to handle, so ......

Is it 100,000 gold coins? This old man is really rich.

Erica accepted the "sincerity" with a smile, and then asked Mark to hand over the invitation to the prime minister, at this moment, many nobles let out an envious exclamation, and Ron in the crowd wanted to vomit blood angrily.

I don't have a dime!

"Your Excellency, Marshal. Bechyna's father walked up and handed the marshal a cashier's note, "I know that you are tight, please ...... in the future."

The problem of money was solved, and the marshal was naturally happy with something, "It's easy to say." ”

Soon, Ron got his hands on a second post.

In the following time, many nobles stepped forward to offer their sincerity, but the result was ...... Towards the end of the state banquet, the chief chamberlain of the Imperial City came over, and after a few words of conversation with Empress Erica, Erica immediately gave him an invitation sticker, and was very polite.

"He took it for His Majesty, right?"

"Needless to say. ”

"So your majesty will be there tomorrow. ”

The eyes of the nobles lit up, you know, it is a very honorable thing to have dinner with the Empress, not to mention Marshal Rufhis, and even His Majesty the Emperor of the Cold Moon Empire, who will get this last invitation card?

The final onslaught began, and some nobles even offered 200,000 gold coins, but Erica seemed to have reservations, and was always reluctant to hand over the last one.

"Isn't this one predetermined?" muttered to someone.

......

End of the State Banquet.

"Husband, where did you just go?" Xue Ya met her husband at the door of the hall.

"It's weird, so walk around alone. ”

Hua Long, who has a lot of gold coins, does not want to attend Erica's banquet, because it is meaningless, and it will not have any effect on military purchases, but Hua Long already has a feasible way, that is, to use his other identity as the "God of War".

"Did you just see it, the empress of the Heavenly Spirit Principality, the very beautiful one?" Xue Ya rarely praised other girls.

"Alright, go home, I think you're tired too. ”

"Hmm!"

Then!

"You're Hua Long, aren't you?The eldest son of Count Aono's family, and the son-in-law of the Prime Minister?"

Although he didn't understand what was going on, Hua Long nodded politely.

"Why didn't you see Her Majesty the Empress just now? Don't you want to attend the Queen's banquet?"

Indeed, Erica's intention in leaving the last one was to give Hua Long a chance, although she hated people like Hua Long, but ...... Surprisingly, she still wanted to post the invitation to Hualong, of course, provided that Hualong could afford how much sincerity, but the result was ......

"I'm busy tomorrow, and even if I want to go, I'm afraid I won't have time. Hua Long's tone of refusal was very tactful.

“......”

After a short eye contact!

Sure enough, it's a very nasty guy! Mark didn't realize that the person who was beaten up by her and Erica that day was Hua Long.

"There's a sticker here, you can take it. Unable to help but say, Mark stuffed the invitation sticker into Hua Long's hand, "Don't get me wrong, it's just that no one wants it." ”

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