Xu Zheng, who returned to his position, had never had a big head like this, and cursed Bruce in his heart and cursed Rex again. These two, one of them had to invite themselves to this dinner party as if they were catching ducks on the shelves, and the other forced themselves to show the personal space formed by the Heavenly Dao technique. This is good, looking at the audience, even if he is the most popular, even the attention of the birthday star Lao Lacey is not as much as he gets. Not to mention the group of court magicians, Xu Zheng sat with his head hanging and his back to them, and he could feel the burning gaze they cast behind him, it was like a mang's back, so uncomfortable.

Damn Bruce, damn Damn Dead Old Man, the whole Samueus Royal people, summed up in two words: trouble!

At the moment, he didn't dare to make any more moves, so he just buried his head in the food that came up like running water. It's a pity that this small request was interrupted, and only a few bites were taken, and Maya and Sadie grabbed their left hand and their right hand, and they went through them to see where those things came from.

Xu Zheng sighed, stopped eating, fell backwards softly, leaned on Lulu's body, and let the little prince and the little princess curiously scratch and touch his palms. It's all reduced to this, and I can't change anything, so let it go......

The banquet continued, and various programs began to be staged. The little prince and the little princess finished studying Xu Zheng's palm, and they didn't have any clue, so they had to give up and turn their attention to the show that was being staged. Xu Zheng was depressed and really couldn't be interested in this. Just take a knife and fork, eat for a while, eat a bite by yourself, and feed Lulu. Something was going on outside, and I didn't notice it at all.

After a while, a girl's singing voice attracted Xu Zheng's attention, and he looked up.

There was a young girl standing in the field, dressed very differently from the nobles of the imperial capital, with a small earth moon crown on her head, it seemed that she should be a princess of a neighboring country or something. This girl is very beautiful, and she is singing loudly with her hands together on her chest. The voice is crisp and sweet, but he sings really well. The song she sang. Half narrative and half lyrical, the content is roughly about a dragon slaying hero who fights with a sword alone, travels through thousands of rivers and rivers, and looks for the legendary evil dragon. The story of the anti-violence and peace.

This princess is very skillful, both her voice and feelings are very measured, she sings to the tender place, her voice is tactful and tender, and she expresses a lonely hero who is resolute on the outside, but longs for feelings in her heart. When the song reaches the place of passion. The voice is sonorous and powerful. The image of a hero who sacrificed himself for the sake of the people is vividly reproduced in the song. Sing a song. The audience applauded thunderously, and even Xu Zheng couldn't help but applaud. It's really good to sing.

It's just that after singing, the princess laughed conceitedly, with a proud expression, bowing and bowing extremely contrived, and she looked extremely confident in her singing voice, and didn't care about everyone's reaction. Xu Zheng's good impression of her immediately decreased by a few points. After thinking about it, the nobles of the emperor and grandson should be like this, and it is unlikely that they will expect all the nobles to be as flashy and arrogant as Bruce and the others, so he smiled lightly, shook his head, and still ate his own while feeding Lulu.

At this time, the princess suddenly said something, and the knife in the little princess Maya's hand fell into the plate with a clatter, and her face quickly turned pale.

"What's wrong?" Xu Zheng hurriedly asked.

Turning her face to look at Maya, the blood on the little princess's face was rapidly fading, and she was breathing rapidly, clutching the only fork in her hand, and her eyes showed a look of fear and panic.

Xu Zheng was startled and asked again, "What's wrong?"

Sadie said hatefully, "The bullying is over! She wants Maya to go out and sing!"

Want Maya to go out and sing? This little princess's voice is damaged, how can she sing? Xu Zheng hurriedly looked at it, and the princess of the neighboring country was standing in the center of the field like a proud peacock, and said with a smile: "I wonder if the Mayan princess of Cheng'an Kingdom can accept my challenge and sing a song to everyone on the occasion of His Majesty Rex's birthday to celebrate His Majesty Rex and all the adults?" At this time, the princess was still covering her mouth and smiling, but her smile was already full of viciousness and cruelty.

"Why is she like this?" Xu Zheng already had a faint anger in his heart. Maya, the little princess, is cute and pitiful, when she first saw her, Xu Zheng liked this timid little girl, otherwise she wouldn't have ripped off the lantern and gave it to her immediately. In addition, when I learned that this little girl had been killed when she was young, her throat was damaged and left disabled, and she was even more painful and pitiful to what happened to her.

Xu Zheng asked in a deep voice, "Can't refuse?"

Sadie shook his head, looked at his sister distressedly, and said, "No, this kind of challenge between royals is equal." If one side proposes it, one side will have to fight, or simply admit defeat. ”

Xu Zheng said: "Then admitting defeat is, Maya's situation, how can you sing?"

Sadie smiled bitterly: "Members of the royal family, it's not so easy to be. Lose, lose not only the face of the individual, but also the face of the entire royal family, the face of the whole country. Moreover, it is even more shameful to give in without a fight. She just wanted to force Maya out and humiliate her in front of the nobles of Cheng'an Kingdom. ”

Xu Zheng said: "Doesn't she know about Maya's throat damage?"

Sadie smiled even more bitterly and said, "I know." I'm afraid there aren't many people who don't know about it. It is precisely because she knows it clearly that she has no fear. ”

Xu Zheng was even more angry in his heart: "Then she is clearly bullying Maya for not being able to sing?"

"Exactly. Sadie sighed. A young child can also let out such a helpless sigh, Xu Zheng couldn't help but feel sad when he looked at it.

In my ears, I heard the princess say: "Please invite Princess Maya of Cheng'an Kingdom again, won't you dare to accept my challenge from Qilian Kingdom, right?" Cover your mouth and smile: "I don't remember when the royal family of Cheng'an Kingdom became so timid and cowardly." Back then, my father and His Majesty Dane fought and lost, but they didn't give in without a fight!"

Tears welled up in Maya's eyes. But he couldn't let it flow, and only held the knife in his hand. Turning her head to look at her parents and brothers, the Samus family all looked at her with pity, and Queen Kara was already in tears. Rex

Silent, both Bruce and Forren were already clasping their hands, and their faces were so angry

Over there, the princess of Chilian sighed and said, "Just don't accept the challenge." I also know that a small country like Chilian cannot sit on an equal footing with Cheng'an, and may not be qualified to challenge Cheng'an. With that, he turned around and walked slowly to the sidelines. After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned back again. His voice turned cold and said, "It's just...... One generation is not as good as the next, and Cheng'an was not brilliant in the past! Now that it has been passed into the hands of children and grandchildren, the scenery of the past is no longer there. A dignified member of the royal family. Cowardly and incompetent, I don't even dare to accept a challenge, it's really not worth it for my father's defeat back then!" turned his head to look at Rex, bowed and said: "Your Majesty Rex, Your Majesty Dane, the world still vaguely remembers the outstanding demeanor of the two of you." But how long can people remember? Being a princess too. I have to say. The two Majesties are a merit. It's a pity that it can't be inherited and carried forward, but the children are a big disappointment. With all due respect, Cheng Anguo is like a veteran, he was majestic back then, but now he is old!"

Rexho stood up and shouted, "Shut up, Samuel family, it's not your turn yet." ”

Princess Chilian raised her head, smiled slightly, and said, "It's rude." Please forgive your sins. Could it be that His Majesty Rex is still going to be punished for my straightforwardness? Cheng Anguo, is that so unreasonable?"

Rex sat down slowly, looked at his granddaughter, and finally smiled helplessly and pitifully, and said, "I'm old." The general scriptures can also be concerned about family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs. Now that we put it together, I can only see family affairs in my eyes. No matter how important things are to me now, they can't compare to my children and grandchildren. I...... Admit defeat. You do sing very well, and you are very bold, and with a daughter like you, Emperor Will is proud enough. ”

Xu Zheng turned his head sharply and looked at Rex, the old man now turned into the old man at the fishing ground by the lake in the afternoon. Xu Zheng noticed even more that without the majesty of the royal family, Rex is no longer the former emperor, but just a grandfather, a grandfather who gives up his royal self-esteem and truly loves his granddaughter. At the same time, I also paid more attention to the fact that Rex's blonde hair was hidden with more carefully hidden white hair, and the wrinkles on his face were very deep. With such a face, looking at his granddaughter affectionately, she is no longer the former emperor of Cheng'an, just a grandfather, just a grandfather!

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But it was such a face, such a helpless expression after giving up the dignity of the royal family, but it deeply touched the string in the depths of Xu Zheng's heart! In an instant, the blood surged into his brain, and he only felt that if he had such a grandfather who was willing to give up the dignity of the royal family to love him, it would be worth doing for him!

The princess of Chilian was stunned, and she didn't expect that the words of admitting defeat would come from the mouth of the iron-clad old Rex, and she was stunned, and then smiled, and said, "What did you say? ”

Rex let out a long sigh: "You win, we admit defeat." ”

Princess Chilian took a deep breath, looked at Rex's drooping head with her head held high, and suddenly smiled like a spring flower, and said, "But that's it!

This salute is fully done, but everyone can see the pride and contempt in that figure. The nobles and members of the Samus royal family were silent, as if they had been slapped in the face, but they had to swallow their breath.

Xu Zheng looked anxious and angry, only felt cold hands and feet, but he didn't know what to do. He could see that the old man Rex liked him, and he liked him, and the funny old man fishing was cute for half the afternoon. Now seeing that he is willing to give up the royal family and protect his granddaughter with sincerity, there is even more wordless respect in his heart. What is grandpa? This is grandpa! And he is a good grandfather who is respected!

Bruce, who he also likes, is a prince with true feelings and a big brother who loves his younger siblings with all his heart. I can't forget the scene when he secretly brought his younger siblings to eat and drink in the fireflies. Although he is quite strict with his younger siblings, the kind of love that spreads out of his heart can be felt by the blind. At this time, seeing that his face turned blue with anger, his hands clenched into fists but he hung his head silently, Xu Zheng only felt a sour feeling in his heart.

Forlen, Sadie, he likes it too. Both of them are well protected, so one is sour, not like a prince, but like an ancient sour showman. Another naïve and clever, as a member of the royal family, has preserved the precious childlike innocence of the royal family.

Look at the little princess Maya, such a cute little girl, empathetic and gentle and friendly, weak and incapable of fighting back, but she was caught and disabled. How can it be embarrassing?

This Samuel family is a royal family on the outside, but it has strong family affection in their bones, which is enviable. Such a family is bullied by people? It really makes people hate and anger!

Xu Zheng sat steadily, angry and angry, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, and the animal pattern on the left forehead horn slowly appeared, and the color became thicker and thicker, almost turning into gold juice flowing down from the forehead. It's a pity that this provocation has escalated into a battle for the country's face, and there is no room for Xu Zheng to intervene, Xu Zheng can only watch, under the mixture of anger and anger, the breath of the Heavenly Dao Technique cannot be suppressed, and the two strands of black hair hanging down between the temples can't stop dancing.

Beside her, Maya was constantly wheezing, her small body was shaking, the airflow passed through the damaged throat, like pulling a broken bellows, her voice was indescribably hoarse and ugly, and there was a faint depression and dullness before the storm, which was thrilling.

Slowly, the wheezing sound was quiet, and Maya no longer had any blood on her face, but she slowly let go of her hand and grasped the dinner knife, and slowly raised her head, showing a resolute look on her face. Xu Zheng's sharp eyes saw that the little girl was holding the dinner knife too hard, and her palm had been cut, and the blood was seeping out, and she couldn't help but feel even more pain in her heart.

Feeling the little girl beside him slowly standing up, Xu Zheng was shocked and exclaimed, "Maya!"

Maya stood up tremblingly, staggered and slid down, and immediately stood up, with tears on her face, and slowly spoke, her voice hoarse and ugly, but there was a kind of firmness and royal majesty: "Please...... Wait! I'm up for the challenge!"