The Lord is Addicted in Infrastructure

Before the Queen's Dinner.

Darnell sent his servants to pick up the tailors, maids and others who were dressing up for the queen at that time—to lower their existence and send them into the palace without attracting the attention of others, a secret and covert operation.

Xia Zuoyi changed her clothes at the residence of the Grand Duke of Aqiyoli, and then entered the palace with Orville.

He originally planned to accept Darnell's invitation to go in with him, but after thinking about it, he felt that it would be more convenient to use the status of the Grand Duke of Orville.

Xia Zuoyi was wearing a black dress with her waist pinched and her long legs exposed.

In addition to wearing the family crest representing Designia on his chest, he also wears a thorny rose ruby ​​pectoral given to him by Segalot on the lapel, and a ruby ​​ring of the same style on the index finger of his right hand.

Orville is usually dressed in white.

It's just that this dress looks more luxurious and noble, with elegant patterns drawn with gold and silver threads on the collar and cuffs, and a pair of black boots.

During the few days Xia Zuoyi lived in the duke's mansion, she didn't meet Orville much.

The Orville clearly has a lot going on.

Apart from going out for a long time every day, the first thing he did when he returned to the Duke's mansion was to go to the large paddock in the back mountain to watch the beasts.

This paddock is the private domain of the Grand Duke of Orville. It occupies a large area of ​​forest, and there are naturally countless wild animals living in it.

In view of the beast habits of briquettes, snowballs and egg yolks, and to avoid causing panic in the duke’s mansion every day and frightening the servants here—Xia Zuoyi accepted Orville’s friendly suggestion and let three large beasts enter the large paddock Chase and hunt inside.

They have adapted well and are now the new bosses in the big paddock.

As for brown sugar, apart from occasionally hunting in paddocks with briquettes and snowball egg yolks, she usually prefers to stay by Xia Zuoyi's side.

After all, it is still a half-sized leopard, and now it is more cute than fierce.

Orville's frequent activities are to go to the paddock to see the beasts, try to touch the beasts, get a little frustrated after failure, and then make persistent efforts...

Yet so far.

The Grand Duke of Orville just touched Brown Tang's small round ears once, to the extent that they rubbed against the palm of his hand, and the next moment he was dodged by Brown Tang's narrowed golden eyes, baring out his sharp teeth to frighten him.

Orville kept going.

Xia Zuoyi responded: "..."

It seems that the Grand Duke is no longer ready to hide his..."hobbies" in front of him.

Before departure, Orville suddenly grabbed Xia Zuoyi and straightened the tie for him with his own hands.

His beautiful silver hair was combed neatly behind his head, only a strand hanging down from his forehead, slightly resting in front of his gray eyes, his face was cold but handsome.

Orville said softly: "Something unexpected may happen to you at the banquet tonight, will you be afraid?"

Xia Zuoyi: "Maybe what happens will be beyond my expectation, but I won't be afraid."

He looked up at Orville again, and said sensitively, "You seem to have something to say to me."

Orville frowned slightly, and said in a clear voice: "I just hope you won't be frightened by what happened tonight..."

He paused and said, "If you're afraid of being at a loss, you can hide behind me, and I won't hurt you."

Xia Zuoyi: "...Then thank you Duke first."

The royal city of the Anas Empire is far more prosperous and lively than the original Kaaisi King City. This is the gap between the empire and the small country, and it also causes the difference in the city and people's living standards.

Of course, those at the bottom are still oppressed and exploited.

The bright moonlight floated above the night, the stars dotted the sky, and in the distance of the royal city, thousands of houses were brightly lit.

——Because the queen's birthday dinner is also something that people in the empire celebrate together.

They couldn't enter the resplendent palace, they could only watch the carriages passing by with envious eyes, and then they envied and hated the rich, it was a good life.

…………

Xia Zuoyi's carriage stopped behind the Grand Duke Orville.

Judit came down first and stretched out his white-gloved right hand for him to help.

The emblem of the Achiayoli family is a roaring lion engraved on the carriage, which is particularly conspicuous even at night.

The status of the Grand Duke is respected, so when the carriage of Grand Duke Achiayoli stopped at the gate of the endless stream of palaces, the rest of the people also stopped to show respect.

Their eyes not only stayed on the Grand Duke's carriage, but also stayed on the strange carriage following behind.

Even if he quickly realized that the person sitting in the carriage behind must be the Designian lord who was picked up by the Grand Duke as soon as he arrived at the imperial port.

For a moment, everyone's expressions could not help but become obscured, implying scrutiny.

They watched the Grand Duke come down first, his face was as handsome and indifferent as ever, and he seemed a little unreasonable, but he turned and walked towards the carriage behind.

After waiting for a beautiful young man to come down with the hand of the butler, he nodded slightly and led the other party to the palace.

This is obviously the behavior of a dedicated waiter.

It may be nothing for others to do, but the performance of this famous grand duke who treats them like winter and snow is particularly incredible.

They couldn't help but think that it seems that the attitude of the Grand Duke Aqiyoli towards this lord is really unusual, but they don't know what the purpose is...

The housekeepers and servants are forbidden to leave the palace, Xia Zuoyi confessed to Judit and then followed Orville into the palace.

They traveled with many nobles along the way.

The man held a woman's hand in his arm, and they were dressed in decent and rigorous clothing, while the woman's long skirt obviously took more thought.

Xia Zuoyi saw not far ahead, women walking in twos and threes holding feather fans, but there were no men following them.

Xia Zuoyi couldn't help showing doubts on her face.

Seeing this, Orville whispered next to him, "Those are the mistresses of His Majesty the King."

Xia Zuoyi opened her mouth in surprise.

This was at the queen's birthday dinner, and the king's mistress came to attend... Wouldn't it be a complete provocation, and the queen's face would be wiped out.

"Don't the servants of the palace stop them?!"

Probably Xia Zuoyi's expression was a little too exciting.

The corner of Orville's mouth curled into a slight arc, and he said in a low voice: "They have the honor bestowed by His Majesty the King, secretly allowed, who will stop them."

"See that woman walking in front?"

Xia Zuoyi looked over and nodded.

This woman was wearing the most expensive long dress, her appearance was gorgeous, and her expression was even more arrogant. The attitude she showed was that she didn't take anyone around her seriously, and no woman was qualified to walk with her.

There was a hint of meaning in Orville's face: "She is Tosi Cavendish's mother—Jonah Ann, and also..."

Seeing the Grand Duke suddenly stop talking, Xia Zuoyi looked over strangely: "What is it?"

Orville: "You are still young, I was wondering if I should tell you..."

Xia Zuoyi: "..."

He raised his chin, and his beautiful caramel-colored eyes met a pair of light gray ones: "It's not small!"

Orville approached Xia Zuoyi, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "King Prie Cavendish once had an older brother named Lawrence Cavendish."

"The eldest prince Lawrence was once the heir to the throne of the empire, but he died of illness later, and the throne is now inherited by His Majesty the King..."

Just when Xia Zuoyi was wondering what the relationship was, she heard Orville continue to say——

"Jonah Ann is the wife of Laurence Cavendish."

Xia Zuoyi hummed, nodded, and immediately realized the obvious information in this sentence.

He stared at Orville with wide eyes—you're right? !

Orville: That's right.

How should a beautiful woman who lost her husband and her support live in the royal city of the empire?

Jona's family does not belong to the Anas Empire.

She is a princess from a small remote country, the woman whom Lawrence Cavendish fell in love at first sight when he was traveling, and married when he brought her back.

Therefore, after Lawrence died of an unexpected illness, Joanna was helpless and had a hard life in the empire.

She finally hooked up with the current king by relying on her beauty. On the surface, she was a noble lady, but "secretly" she was the king's mistress.

Of course, this "secretly" refers to the fact that most members of the royal family, including the nobles, know it well.

Xia Zuoyi was puzzled: "Since her husband died, why didn't she return to her country?"

"Does the Holy See not care about such... an unethical relationship?"

Orville: "It's complicated."

Robert is Orville's subordinate, but he is also a nobleman. This time he followed into the palace and walked behind them along the way.

He obviously understands this very well, and he gave an explanation after hearing the words.

"Qiona has enjoyed the luxury and splendor of the empire, how could she want to go back to that remote and backward small country, she is very vain."

"What's more, whether you return to Qiao Na or not will not be taken seriously."

"In that case, why doesn't she stay in the empire and continue to be a noble lady."

"The affair between His Majesty the King and Jona was not exposed until two years ago. Before that, people always thought that the King's importance to her was out of respect..."

"As for the Holy See's opinion on this... I can only say that not long ago, the king had a conflict with the Holy See."

Robert's expression was very disdainful - for Jonah, not many members of the royal family and nobles of the empire thought highly of her.

She got her position by virtue of the king.

——The circle of the empire is very chaotic.

This was Xia Zuoyi's first thought.It never occurred to him that before the queen's dinner officially started, he ate such a big mouthful of melon, and had a new understanding of the king's absurdity.

It was nothing short of a disaster for His Majesty the King to sit on the throne.

After Xia Zuoyi followed Orville into the resplendent banquet hall, he finally saw His Majesty the King of the Anas Empire.

He looks in his 50s, tall and tall, and he can vaguely see the original handsome outline.

Even though he was getting older, he didn't gain much weight. With a smile on his face, he turned around and walked towards where they were after seeing Orville enter the hall.

All of a sudden, the people at the banquet looked over with their hidden eyes openly and secretly...