"Bang-"

A richly packaged bottle of red wine was placed on the table.

Corina, who was clutching the knife tightly because of the awkward atmosphere, subconsciously looked at the wine bottle, and easily recognized how precious it was.

It comes from the most famous Château Starry Sky in the heart of the Empire, and the golden veins on the bottle mark its vintage – the sweetest year for the grapes, the raw material of the red wine, and the label that will raise the price of the wine for the rest of the day.

Of course, as long as the wine produced by Starry Sky Winery will be there, although precious, but it is not particularly unusual for the nobles, but the bottle in front of you, in addition to the label that everyone has, it also has an extra crown mark.

This means that it is a royal product.

Not to the king of the Rhine, but to the emperor of the empire.

The moment she analyzed this information, Kelina's hand holding the dinner knife suddenly trembled a little.

She felt that the meal might not be so easy.

Taking a deep breath, Corina looked up at Miss Erin, who was smiling.

Not long ago, when a servant informed them that it was time for dinner, she brought them news.

Erin will also be at the table tonight.

When I heard this announcement, I was surprised, but I shouldn't be, after all, this is someone's house, why not have a meal at home?

It didn't happen before, but it was an accident!

Then, one cannot be surprised, one can only panic.

After all, if you just want to meet guests, why put such an expensive wine on the table so hard?

It's okay if you don't know the goods, but for those who know it, it's a bit like.

"See, such an expensive thing, I can take it to you casually."

- Although the above dialogue was made up by herself, Corina still felt that the other party wanted to give her a dismount.

"Ahem."

With two dry coughs, Corina looked up at Erin and asked stubbornly, "Miss Karan, what are you?"

"Just call me Erin." Erin squinted and smiled, "You are his friends, and naturally my friends, and if you call each other by their surnames, it is a little too angry." ”

"Also."

She tapped the mouth of the bottle with the knuckle of her index finger and asked, "Did you just want to say that you don't drink this, oops, but my hand is almost open, what should I do?" ”

“.”

Corina looked at the already amorous "woman" in front of her, with hypocritical distress on her face, and the corners of her forehead jumped slightly.

If she wasn't sure before, now she's almost certain that the meal wasn't that good.

She didn't say anything just now, but the other party finished her trick and asked her what to do.

What can I do?

"Then we'll . . . It's an honor to present it. Corina looked reverent, "You don't usually have a chance to taste such a precious wine." ”

"Huh?" Charlotte, who was sitting next to Corinna, reacted in hindsight and asked confusedly, "Is this wine very expensive?" ”

"It's not expensive." Erin interrupted her with a wave of her hand and said with a smile, "I've heard that the young lady of the Christine family pays special attention to etiquette, but since we are friends, there is no need to say more about these compliments." ”

She was sincere, not like she was lying.

“.”

Silently looking at the smile on Erin's face, for a moment Corina felt that the other party's smile seemed to be really sincere and simple.

Could it be that she is thinking too much?

Could it be that he has been too close to Lynn recently, which has caused his personality to become suspicious?

It's really. Then again, what about Lynn?

Looking around, Corina didn't find the figure she was familiar with.

"Are you looking for Lynn?" Erin chuckled as she poured the liquor into the delicate decanter jug, "He said he had something to do tonight, and he was going to go out for a while and come back later." ”

When this sentence appeared, the air was still quiet, but the atmosphere instantly became wrong.

Corina tightened her knife and fork again, and Charlotte's hand squeezed the hem of her dress.

They ran out with Lynn, so for them, Lynn was the undoubted backbone, but now that the backbone was gone, they were even left in front of "strangers" without saying hello to them, which really made them nervous.

It's like, usually when you come home and suddenly see a stranger, you will be confused but not panicked, because you know that this is your own home, and there are parents at home who can help you with possible difficulties at the moment, but at this time, the stranger suddenly tells you that your parents will not come back today, and I will take care of you

Whoever it is, no one will be at peace in their hearts, right?

"Huh."

Regarding the reaction of the two of them subconsciously, Erin did not feel offended, and her smile was still strong and enthusiastic.

It seems to be real enthusiasm, not fake enthusiasm.

For at the next table, she did not make any offensive remarks about the two guest ladies, nor did she use the nasty jokes that she had always loved so much to play with their young minds.

She plays the role of a master very well, especially in certain conversations.

"Wow, this is delicious."

"If you like it, if you like it, eat more and have another one."

"Ah, no, no."

"Don't be polite to me~"

The above dialogue is just a typical category, and there are many more, such as not forcing everyone to politely toast, but replacing Charlotte's cup with juice, or sharing the delicious food in front of her to Corinna, tasting her gentleness like a real aristocratic lady, and not finding fault with her from any angle.

At this time, even Charlotte, who was a little afraid of her in her heart, wondered if Erin had experienced something in these unseen times to become like this.

Dinner ended quickly, as it wasn't a dinner party, just a daily activity to fill your stomach, so it didn't have to last too long.

After dinner, Erin asked the two of them if they had any evening activities, or if there was any entertainment they wanted, and she could arrange them.

Corina and Charlotte both shook their heads at the same time.

Neither of them is a person who likes to do more things, and both have the same hobby than entertainment - reading.

It's just that what kind of book you read may be a little different.

For the rejection of the two young ladies, Erin just smiled, and did not continue to recommend, all as they pleased.

After dinner, the two of them went to her office in the living room, Erin, who seemed to have a job, went to her office first, while the other two were in one room.

After a full meal, Charlotte lazily lay down on the soft sofa in the room and stretched happily.

"Hmm~ It's so comfortable."

“.”

Compared to the little princess who let down her guard and enjoyed it wholeheartedly, Corina, who sat on the chair and calmed down, suddenly frowned.

"Your Highness, don't you think. Something is wrong with this young lady. ”

"Something is wrong?" Charlotte was slightly stunned, thought for a moment, and said, "There is indeed a little." ”

"At first I thought she was going to be serious about asking us where we came from, what we came here for, and so on. But now that I look at it, she knows it well. ”

Corina said solemnly, "Your Highness, don't be deceived by superficial illusions. ”

"But you just said that Erin is a very gentle and beautiful young lady."

"That's a compliment."

"Eh, didn't you say you shouldn't compliment each other?"

“.”

Corina's eyes have gradually changed to caring.

His Royal Highness is really just a child, and he doesn't have any heart at all.

In interpersonal interactions between nobles and even ordinary people, of course, the one who is being complimented can generously say no, but this does not mean that you really don't have to perform, otherwise the other party will definitely give you something.

Human beings, such hypocrisy.

Sighing, Corina said, "Your Highness, I feel that she seems to be a little too kind to us, haven't you noticed?" ”

"It's a little bit good, but," Charlotte said with some distress, "I haven't been to anyone's house, and I don't know what 'good' or 'bad' is." ”

“.”

"Don't worry too much, Corina."

Charlotte stretched out her hand and patted the girl's head, and said in a coaxing tone: "I don't feel that she has any bad intentions for us, otherwise I would definitely tell you, I, Charlotte, am not a fool, how can I let others bully us!" ”

"Don't think too much, come on," she said, pulling out a deck of playing cards from the coffee table, "let's play cards!" ”

Originally, she didn't know how to play cards, but Lynn was afraid that they would be bored, so he taught her some simple ways to play.

According to Lynn's description, this game is called "fighting the landlord".

This game is very simple, and Corina understands it at once, and then loses interest, but for Charlotte, who has never touched a poker card before, it is still relatively new, so she has been addicted to it.

You're a fool. Corina secretly slandered herself in her heart, but she couldn't think of the key point of the problem, sighed, and casually said "how do two people play", and then thought about it for herself.

Why exactly?

Puzzled, Corina came to the window and wanted to look up and ask the stars if you knew the answer.

However, the weather was not very good today, and the stars did not appear, but the man who did not appear at the dinner table appeared in the courtyard.

"I'm back."

By the door, Erin leaned against the door frame with her arms in her arms, and lazily greeted the returning Lynn.

"It's a little late."

Lynn said angrily: "Why is it late, don't you know in your heart?" ”

"I don't know."

"Don't know? If the person who stole the 'special information' hadn't stopped and waited for me every time when he was about to escape, and even gave me the so-called 'information' himself at the end, I might have believed it. ”

"Oops, oops, angry?" Erin smiled and said, "Don't be angry, I just can't think of a better reason to break you off than the guests who accompany us alone." ”

"You can't think of it. Wait a minute. Lynn reacted suddenly, "Alone, with the guests?" ”

"Our guests." Erin strained to fill in his missing subject, then said, "Of course, don't worry about what I did to them. ”

"I'm treating them very carefully."

The girl stretched out her hand and took Lynn into the manor, and on the way she told him in great detail all the things that had just happened at the dinner, without even any artistic additions.

At first, Lynn didn't believe that such a peaceful thing could be done by Irene, because in his opinion, her heart and eyes were more than holes in a sponge, and it was unlikely that she would have to eat a meal quietly and aimlessly, even if she ate alone, she would have to think of something in her head.

Now, she actually said that she took care of both "guests" very satisfied

"Why, don't you believe me?" Erin tilted her head slightly and asked, "Since you don't believe me, can you think of a reason why I should treat them like this?" ”

“.” Lynn meditated for a long time, but couldn't think of it.

"Huh." Covering her lips and chuckling, the girl whispered, "So if you can't think of it, why don't you believe it." ”

After a moment of silence, Lynn said, "Because. Although there is no reason, but, in the same way, there is no purpose for your actions like this. ”

"Anything can be accomplished, the purpose and the reason, both can be vague, but not missing, and without both, it is even more impossible."

"Oh? That's how I see it? ”

The corners of Erin's lips curled slightly, and she retracted again: "Okay, okay, since you think so, then if you don't tell you, it doesn't seem to work." ”

"Actually, it's very simple for me to do this."

"Because, they are guests, and we, we are the masters here."

"As a host, there is no reason not to take care of the guests."

“.”

When he heard this, Lynn suddenly understood.

It is true that as a host, it is necessary to take care of the guests, but what Erin said is obviously more than that simple.

Because she repeats "we" twice.

Who are we?

The answer is obvious.

But since it's "us", why is she the only one at the dinner table?

Because among the aristocracy, in a family, the father occupies the absolute position of head of the family, and if a guest comes, only the man can come out to receive him - only when the man is away from home and has no time to take a break, can the mistress act as his agent.

She is swearing sovereignty, and she also let the two guests really accept the identity of "guest" with peace of mind.

thereupon

"Since I'm a guest, there's no justification for snatching my 'host' while I'm here, right?"

Erin whispered, suddenly raising her head, and her smiling eyes happened to meet the girl in front of the window.

"It's not what a decent guest should do to make the host unhappy."

"Insidious viper!"

In the room, hearing Corina suddenly scolding angrily, Charlotte looked dazed.

"What's wrong?"

What's wrong? What else could it be!

My man was robbed!!

Corinna was a little out of breath.

At this point, she wanted to grab the knife and rush downstairs to cut through the two almost clinging people to vent the fire in her heart, but it was just like Erin revealed.

As a guest, what qualifications do you have to wrestle with your host?

The place where you live now is provided by others.

Corina suddenly lost her momentum and was a little frustrated.

By this time Charlotte had come to her side, looked at her, and looked out the window that seemed to make her unhappy.

It just so happened that she saw Lynn looking over and Erin retracting her gaze.

"Bang-"

Corina turned her head to look at the girl who opened the window, and then heard her ask as she held up the playing card in her hand.

"Do you want to play a hand?"

(End of chapter)