Lord Duke

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A carriage gradually disappeared into the night.

Payne leaned on the soft cushion on the inner wall of the carriage, half-closed his eyes, thinking about what the king had said before.Because he promised Queen Isa to stay after the ball, Payne went straight to the reception room after the ball.Queen Isa didn't see it, but saw King Phil instead.Payne understood.Presumably the king had something to tell him or bother him.

And indeed it is.King Phil hoped that he would make good friends with the Duke of Slant, and pay more attention to the Slant family. After all, the suspicion of the superiors was always everywhere.His attitude towards Payne is very polite. One is that the king clearly knows that Isa will not be resentful in Payne, and the other is that he really loves Isa and does not want to embarrass her.

Payne's dark blue eyes were like a calm ocean. When he opened his eyes, his gaze was condensed into a point in the void. ……I didn’t expect the chance of a discount to come so soon.Payne was playing with the hanging tag engraved with purple irises in one hand, and a strange idea popped into his mind.

Without the previous conversation, Payne thought, he would only have a [-]% chance of agreeing.After all, the king spoke of hope, not certainty.But now, Payne straightened his sleeves, smiled slightly, and filled the room, no, the carriage was full of light.Now it is natural to agree.After all, the duke was the one he wanted to make friends with, and Payne had a good impression of him from the previous conversation.

The carriage ran smoothly even on the muddy path, and Duke Payne didn't feel the slightest bump.He raised his hand and pressed the top hat on his head, feeling a little tired of the cumbersome etiquette of the so-called aristocrats, but even being tired of these is necessary.Just like this time, he had to go back to Water Manor first, the custodian sent a greeting card, and then he could leave for Brunn Castle in Slant after receiving the invitation.

"Your Excellency, we'll arrive at the manor in a while!" The coachman's voice in front was slightly excited. "En." Payne responded casually, his voice seemed to be poured from a basin of cold water in the winter, and the excitement of the coachman was drowned out.Well, Duke Payne is really not conscious of his voice effects at all.

Payne lifted the lake-blue curtain with one hand and looked out through the carriage window.Speaking of which, Payne is particularly fond of all kinds of blue, lake blue, sky blue, and dark blue.Blue is a sensible and calm color, at least Payne thinks so.Calmness and reason made him the arrogant and indifferent Duke of Payne, even standing there seemed to be cold, and the Duke's temperament poured out unconsciously.

However, Payne's eyes moved to the field of red tulips. He also liked the warm red that danced like fire.The real him...even he can hardly tell the difference.

His brows seemed to be a bit condensed, and after a while he smiled again, finally there was a change in his eyes.Just like after a new rain in the empty mountain, the smile permeated his eyes.These thoughts... are totally unnecessary.Because—he is what he is.

What's more, he still has things to do now, doesn't he?How can there be so many idle thoughts.Payne looked through the hanging tag carefully again. He also likes the blue iris.

Slant was not in a hurry to return to Brunn Castle.He intended to inspect his estates on his way home, and to see the cities he ruled by the way.

Not on some serious occasions, Slant's behavior can be called casual.He stretched lazily in the carriage and spread a book over his face.sleep!Slanter yawned.

The carriage is very comfortably furnished, with duck down cushions, a pear wood table, and even some snacks such as dried fruits on the table.It probably took a few days to go back, Slante fell into a deep sleep after thinking about it.

Inside the carriage, the atmosphere is quiet and peaceful; outside the carriage, there are few scattered stars in the dark sky.The coachman took another turn.

A few crisp birdsong in the morning.The air in the forest is slightly humid, perhaps it was a light rain before.Slante has never been idle.As soon as he opened his eyes in the morning and opened the curtain of the carriage window, a carrier pigeon turned its small black eyes and landed on a finger extended by Slant.Slant touched it with a smile: "Little fool." He stretched out his hand to untie the note.

After reading it, he didn't seem to care. He looked at the small animals in the forest outside and played with his heart.Fumbling with his slender fingers in the carriage, Slant pressed down on the mechanism precisely.A small dark cell appeared, and in the dark cell was a bow and arrow.Putting on white gloves, Slant carefully took it out, stroking the bow and arrow with his hand, as if looking at a trustworthy friend.

A feathered arrow flew straight forward, and a mass of white thing wailed, lying on the ground unwillingly.Shot a snow-white rabbit.Slant was walking in the forest riding a tall white horse with a quiver on his back.He got off the horse neatly, went to pick up the rabbit and shook it, feeling very good.

Several attendants followed him not far or near.Slante's figure was handsome, and his arrows were sure to hit. After a while, the hands of the attendants were already full of prey, most of which were rabbits and foxes.After enjoying himself, Slant simply waved his hands, signaling that it was time to go home.How about a fox cape or a rabbit fur scarf?Slanter thought wildly.

He bent down to lift a rabbit, and there seemed to be a flash of light from a ring around his neck.Since he was so happy, the smile on the corner of Slant's mouth widened, he should have fun with those guys.

Those—those who made trouble in his absence.

It was still a bright smile, but this smile made people feel cold for no reason.He threw the rabbit in his hand, and the attendants behind him hurriedly caught it, as if they didn't understand why the Duke, who was very happy just now, suddenly became unhappy.

The waiter on one side tugged at the waiter's sleeve and whispered, "New here?...My lord, it's common for him to be moody."

The waiter who was pulled was puzzled, and before he had time to say anything, the previous waiter made a silent movement. "Only those who have been with the Duke all the year round know about these things. I just remind you a few words because you are so dumb..."

In the distance, a letter of worship with the tulip family emblem was heading towards Brunn Castle, and a piece of paper was stuck inside the letter of worship.

——The paper is exactly the copy of the hanging tag engraved with irises.The details are really perfect.

Payne believed that before Slant returned to Brune Castle, he would be able to get the invitation, and the departure would be included in the agenda as soon as possible.

After all, the well-trained housekeeper of the Slante family will naturally reply as soon as possible after seeing the copy of the tag.Because, that hanging tag is the proof of a friend.The details of each hang tag are different, like his, with a little hexagram on the lower right.I don't know why Slant gave him so casually.Payne smiled heartily, probably because he is stupid.Or, he didn't think it was so important.

However, Slanter is not at a disadvantage.Payne bent his finger. The ring he gave was also very useful. He always liked fairness.Standing in front of the French window of the study, Payne looked at the large lawn and smiled slightly.

The author has something to say:

I hate riding o(一︿一)o

It's still a hard seat for twelve hours X﹏X

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