Chapter 256 The Hall of Purple Jiu
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Southeast Continent, Violet Empire, the royal capital Salamoen
Royal District, in front of the Hall of Purple Jiu
One has The young woman with long ice-blue hair stopped. She took off the decorative sword from her waist, handed it to an old man in gray robe behind her who was wearing simple clothes and looked very simple, and said softly: "Please come with me. Wait for me here, Uncle Deku.”
The latter stretched out his hands to take the sword and bowed slightly.
Emily smoothed her hair in annoyance, then raised her hand and muttered something. Soon, a blue water element mirror appeared half a meter in front of her...
Emily looked at herself in the mirror carefully. Her long hair was well taken care of. The neat and spacious silver cloak is spotless, the gold-plated dress that looks a bit constricting looks quite right, and the face, although not too beautiful, is quite heroic, and even the pair of Obsidian high heels...
No, this is still intolerable!
She stamped her feet hard, breaking the heels of the shoes that she would not wear for several years, and seemed much more satisfied.
Emmeline, who appeared in a confidential place in the Royal District, did not wear any family crest or anything that could prove her identity, but His Majesty Clerval's personal guards obviously did not forget the youngest female Grand Duke in history, so she There was no obstacle along the way, not even a single figure was seen.
[But if someone else had appeared here, he would have been torn to pieces by those shadow guards long ago...]
Emmeline Wolf Christo turned around and looked a little confused. The bitter old butler smiled mischievously, and then gently pressed his right hand on the door of Zijiu Hall. With a pleasant sound of wind chimes, the door slowly opened.
She walked in, passed through a long corridor with murals on both sides, and soon came to a spacious hall. There were no too complicated decorations here. There was only a long white table of unknown texture placed in the center, with only one empty seat left.
As expected, Emmeline discovered that she was indeed the last one to arrive, but she didn’t pay too much attention to it. She just bowed to the old man who was facing her and said in a deep voice. : "Your Majesty, Duke of Crystal Wolf, Emmeline Wolf Christo is invited to come."
"Thank you for coming here, my dear Amy." The emperor in the main seat, Clairvaux Bresne, who is also the current patriarch of the Violet family, smiled gently: "If possible, I prefer to hear you call me Uncle Clairvaux."
Emmeline smiled slightly: "If your Majesty plans to invite me to have a casual dinner in the Tricolor Courtyard later and catch up with Aunt Susan, then I will I'll call you that."
Clever blinked lovingly: "Of course I do."
"Ahem~"
Beside the long table. A middle-aged man suddenly coughed lightly, glanced at Emmeline, and knocked on the table impatiently: "You are late, Grand Duke Crystal Wolf, so can you go back to your seat quickly? None of us have much time to waste, do we? ”
Of course Emmeline knew this thin, mean man with a big hooked nose. His name was Scorpius Hussein, who was Grand Duke Hussein, one of the nine lords of the Violet Empire, who ruled the territory of the Crystal Wolf. Bordering the Hussein Territory.
Although she had only met Grand Duke Hussein a few times, Emmeline could not control herself from hating him. This man was greedy, cunning, and mean, and had never given him his own subjects. Not paying the slightest attention (except for tax collection) During the food conscription), Scorpius was a very rich man, and he was getting richer every second. Even the Grand Duke of the Crystal Wolf, who hated him very much, had to admit that Scorpius Hussein was He is indeed very good at making money. The assets he inherited Ben, the power in his hands, the force under his command, and his unscrupulous character are simply invincible. You must know that this guy made Hussein the richest man in the Violet Empire in just a few decades after inheriting the family. Last name, no There is one...
But the only rich ones are Hussein's family. As far as Emmeline knows, among the nine territories of the Violet Empire, including the royal family, the people led by Hussein are The poorest, and the reasons are self-evident.
"I came to Salamoen within the time requested by His Majesty." Emmeline did not return to her seat obediently. She just glanced at Scorpius teasingly and said coldly. : "I also came to Zijiu Hall within the stipulated time. Of course, if what you call late means 'latest arrival', If you think about it, I am happy to accept this responsibility. After all, there will always be someone 'late', right, Hussein?"
Scorpius narrowed his eyes dangerously and used his feminine expression. The voice asked coldly: "Did your late father ever tell you to call me Uncle Scorpius."
"No." Emmeline shook her head honestly, then blinked her eyes as if remembering, and said leisurely: "But he seems to often mention the nickname 'that cunning old dog'. Of course, father I was not asked to say that, and I think we should maintain the minimum courtesy to our elders, so... You don’t mind if I call you by your last name instead of your nickname?”
A dangerous light flashed in Scorpius’s eyes, and he clenched his right hand tightly in his sleeve, as if he was planning to give it to you. The unruly little girl in front of him tried to teach her a lesson, but after a few seconds, he just showed a hypocritical smile. Shrugging: "Sorry, Emmeline, you may not know, but my territory had some annoying problems some time ago. Although it has been solved, it is still very annoying. Please forgive me~"
"I..."
The young Crystal Wolf Grand Duke wanted to say something, but he couldn't Unexpectedly, she caught a glimpse of fatigue and helplessness in Emperor Clairvaux's eyes. She seemed to be hiding but clearly nodded slightly to Clairvaux, then turned to Scorpius and smiled: "I was just joking. , Uncle Scorpius."
Then he walked to the only empty seat at the long table and sat down.
"Being late is a lady's privilege." The square-faced man sitting on Emmeline's right smiled heartily and winked at her: "Of course, this is just a metaphor. I know very well that you are not late."< br>
Emmeline showed a heartfelt smile to the former: "Thank you, Uncle Vernon."
Arch Duke Vernon Baroka is a tall man Strong...at least the tall and strong knight when he was young. He was the ruler of the Baroka Territory and one of the few lords who was close to Emmeline. However, because their territories were far apart, it was difficult for them to meet each other. In fact, the number of times was not that many, but the correspondence was quite frequent. Vernon would always enthusiastically provide Emmeline with some experience as a lord, which were all very good suggestions.
He is a passionate, straightforward, fair, and kind person. Although Emmeline thinks that these are not excellent qualities for a lord, they make her respect her from the bottom of her heart.
The Archduke of the Crystal Wolf looked around and was pleased to find that he could recognize most of these people.
In addition to Emperor Clairvaux, Archduke Vernon Baroka and Archduke Scorpius Hussein, Emmeline also saw the white-haired, always smiling Archduke Dantès; a man of few words and a strong sense of presence. The dwarf Archduke Fernando, who is humble and has almost no racial characteristics of his own; the dark elf Archduke Ximu Simon, who is unsmiling and strict in everything he does; the Archduke Buffy Marshall, who is extremely popular and approachable; and...
< br>【Who is that? ! 】
Emmeline looked at the orange-haired girl who was dozing next to Clairvaux with some confusion. She was petite and wore round black-rimmed glasses. From the look of her dress, she seemed to be a The low-level mage was not wearing anything that could remind him of his identity. He seemed to be concentrating with his eyes closed... Provided that no one heard the thin, almost imperceptible snoring...
【She is definitely not Rhinoceros Blood Ax! ] Emmeline made a decisive judgment in her heart. The reason was very simple. Although she felt that the Grand Duke of Fire Claw, whom she had never met before, would not be as eight feet tall, eight feet in waist, and ferocious in appearance as rumored. He weighs more than three hundred pounds, loves to eat children, and can breathe fire, but...
[There is absolutely no way that the great chief of the Fire Claw Territory is less than 1.6 meters tall, and she cannot be an orc! 】
The Grand Duke of the Crystal Wolf looked at the sleeping girl with great interest, feeling curious, admirable and kind at the same time. She was curious about the identity of the other person and admired the other person for taking a nap in the Purple Jiu Hall. The courage, as for the source of the intimacy...it's just because the other person is a beautiful girl.
But Emmeline didn’t think for too long, because Clairvaux had slowly stood up...
“I’m glad that everyone has the opportunity to gather together. I still remember The last time I sat at the same table with the eight Grand Dukes was seven years ago. The king, Clairvaux Bresne, sighed softly: "Actually, I really hope that you can meet more on occasions other than preparing to face threats. Of course, I also know that everyone is very busy..."
Clever paused briefly here, giving Scorpius a chance to interrupt himself.
"You are right, Your Majesty." The Grand Duke Hussein stood up and pretended to salute, then sat back down and played with a gold coin that looked quite old: "Everyone We are all very busy, and everyone knows that you are the hardest worker, so can we get to the topic quickly?"
Archduke Vernon Baroka glared at him: "Scorpius, you have to know. You are talking to the emperor, you need to correct your attitude, he is our majesty!"
"Of course he is our majesty," Scorpius said slowly, and he laughed exaggeratedly. , but there was no smile in his eyes: "Our Majesty has to deal with many things, time is precious, and I am working hard to make money for His Majesty, time is also precious, your time... I also think it is precious, so I hope your Majesty will start talking about business as soon as possible. "
To be honest, if Scorpius was a great duke or lord of the Chauvin Empire, if he dared to talk to William Bohe like this, his body would probably be cold by now. , but this is Violet, a country where although it is called an 'Empire', it is not a country where the imperial power is supreme. That's why Scorpius Hussein, one of the eight Dukes, dared to speak to Clairvaux like this...
Although superficial respect is maintained, the attitude is not that between a minister and a king.
Perhaps Scorpius's performance was indeed a bit revealing, but except for the Archduke Baroka, none of the people present, including the young Archduke Crystal Wolf, showed much respect for the Violet Royal Family and His Majesty the Emperor.
In the eyes of these people, everyone just performs his duties and abides by his responsibilities.
Futaba, who was snoring slightly, muttered: "Well, it's quite disgusting..."
"What did you say?!" Scorpius immediately stared at her with a very gloomy tone. : "Who are you?"
His response was a loud smacking sound, and Futaba muttered something vaguely, making everyone feel as if she was eating delicious food in her dream.
"I think she can only be the representative of Archduke Fireclaw." Archduke Simon said lightly: "His Majesty mentioned it in the summons before."
Buffy Marshall smiled elegantly: "Okay, Scorpius, we already know how bad your mood is, so please be quiet for a while and let our Majesty continue."
Scorpius nodded and said nothing more. What, it’s just that his eyes still didn’t leave Futaba.
"Then, Your Majesty Clerval." The kind-hearted Archduke Dantès smiled and smoothed his gray hair: "We can now talk about that...well, that plague. Are you there?”
Clever nodded pleasantly: “Of course, old man, I was just about to say it~”
"Excuse me, Your Majesty." Archduke Fernand pointed to Futaba, who was still dozing, and asked in a dwarf's unique high-pitched voice: "Is it time for the representative of Archduke Fire Claw to get up?"
The next second, Futaba opened his eyes and nodded to Fernand with a lively expression: "I'm listening, Lord Mediterranean."
Archduke Fernand was slightly startled: "What sea?"
"Mediterranean Sea." Futaba smiled elegantly, and then explained incisively: "It is the state before baldness. It mainly means that although there is still a certain distance from eggs, the head Part of the area has become bright and smooth, which is really enviable.”
Archduke Fernan was stunned at that time.
"Let me introduce you." Clairvaux stretched out his hand to Futaba and said with a smile: "This is the representative of Fire Claw Archduke Rhino Blood Axe and the senior advisor of Fire Claw Territory Futaba. It was she who brought us Information about the plague, Miss Futaba... Please forgive me, but Miss Futaba herself is also responsible for this disaster. One of the victims of the tragedy, so please be more understanding of this brave girl. She has not systematically studied aristocratic etiquette."
Scorpius's face became a little ugly, and he knew it very well. The little girl not far away did it on purpose, she must not have fallen asleep!
"Yes, please understand me."
Futaba showed an unknown smile and took out a stack of thick parchment...
"From various angles~"
Chapter 253: End
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