Quadruple split.

Chapter 2471 Afternoon Tea

Game time PM14:17

Violet Empire, Imperial Capital Saramun, [Female Bee] Tavern 2nd Floor

"So, I think it's unnecessary for you to ask me to find out about your father's background."

Squatting on the chair in a very unladylike manner, Futaba rolled her eyes at the regent sitting opposite her and complained, "The old man is in pretty good spirits, even better than when he was the real boss of the Violet Family and the nominal ruler of the empire. It's not a problem for him to live another ten or twenty years."

As a result, before Xiu Brycean, who was leaning back in his chair sipping sweet honey water, could speak, his fiancée, Grand Duke Emily Wolf Crystal, who was also Futaba's good friend, breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "That's great. We have actually been very worried about His Majesty's condition over the past six months, but because of His Majesty Rebo, Xiu has never been able to have a heart-to-heart talk with His Majesty."

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Futaba suddenly realized: "Emilyn, you are the only one worrying about nothing?"

"That's not true."

Xiu, who quite liked to imitate the rhetoric of the aliens, smiled and waved his hand, saying seriously: "Of course, I personally care very much about whether my father is healthy. More importantly, since we got engaged, Emily has always been very concerned about family harmony, and I really don't know whether my father would like to see me in front of him."

Futaba smacked her lips and shrugged, "I can understand Emmeline's side. After all, her parents died early, and she has been a child who lacks love since she was a child. Now that she is finally getting married, of course she hopes to have a warmer family relationship."

Emmeline pouted, then leaned forward and flicked her finger lightly on Futaba's forehead: "You, you!"

"Ouch!"

Therefore, Futaba was knocked to the ground by the Grand Duke, who was pregnant but whose body proportions and strength were not affected. She rolled on the ground at least three times with her head covered before sitting back in the chair with a grin on her face: "You are such a ruthless woman!"

Emmeline laughed happily and said proudly, "Well, I was just ruthless! What can you do to me, little girl?"

If there were "outsiders" present at this moment, they would certainly be amazed that this gentle and elegant future regent princess, the hardworking Grand Duke of Crystal Wolf, could actually have such a side that suits her age, like an ordinary girl. After all, ever since she frequently accompanied Xiu Blaysen on various occasions, this young duchess, who had always been low-key in the past, has maintained a very high fashion value, and her style matches her status perfectly.

However, when there are only certain people around her, Emilyne will show her true nature without any pretense. Although this does not affect her intelligence and tactfulness, it is still very different from when she was the Regent Princess and the Grand Duke of the Crystal Wolf.

Sadly, to this day, the number of people who can make Emmeline show her true nature without any scruples can be counted on one hand.

First of all, there is the steward of the Crystal Wolf family, the loyal Bloodseeker Deku who has served Emilyne since she was a child. For the young Grand Duke of the Crystal Wolf who inherited the family business, the reason why he has stumbled to where he is today and has kept the family business under many malicious gazes, in addition to his good relationship with his parents and the help provided by Grand Duke Baroka, the most important reason is that Grandpa Deku has been supporting him. It is no exaggeration to say that in Emilyne's eyes, the other party is no different from her grandfather and is the most respectable elder.

Secondly, it was Hugh Blaise. He was the perfect regent and the perfect fiancé. Although the marriage between the two inevitably carried a hint of politics, Emmeline, who had realized that she might not be able to avoid a political marriage since she took on the responsibility of supporting the family, was still very grateful.

I am glad that although I was not able to become a partner with someone I deeply loved, I fell deeply in love with the person who became my partner.

Especially after their relationship broke through a certain level of shackles, Emilyne became an ordinary girl in love, showing no reservations in front of her lover.

Then, because of her love for her husband, Emmeline also gave the same trust to Xiaona, the leader of the [Female Bees], the person Xiu trusted the most. After confirming that there was no special relationship between the lovely dwarf girl and her man, she directly treated her as a sister.

Finally, there are two friends from other worlds who are not particularly interested in her status and position. One of them is Futaba, the genius and beautiful wizard who she has established a solid friendship with in the previous meeting and the first "normal friend" Emily has ever made, with whom she can play around freely.

The other one, on the other hand, rose slowly from a lowly position and eventually became Emmeline's best friend. She even played a decisive role in Emmeline's agreement to the Regent's pursuit. After everything was settled, she chose to leave the Crystal Wolf Territory. Only half a month ago did she rush back to the Violet Empire when she learned that Emmeline was pregnant. At this moment, she is a strange woman leaning against the window behind Emmeline with her arms folded.

"Tsk, tsk."

The next moment, the woman with a clear and pleasant voice, who hid her face under the hooded cloak, smacked her lips and sighed, "It's really worthwhile to accompany her here today. It's worth the trip to see the famous Futaba boss who is well-known among the aliens being bullied like this."

Futaba smiled and winked at another of Emily's best friends from another world, and said happily: "In that case, why don't we just maximize the cost-effectiveness, such as adding a friend to get to know each other, and then sit down together to drink sweet honey water without honey or something?"

"Of course it's because I know very well that I am a nobody, and if I try to get close to someone like you, I will be punished by God."

Her face was covered with bandages specially used to hide her identity. She was definitely not a nobody. Even Futaba couldn't figure her out. The woman chuckled and put on her hood again, which was blown down by a very targeted 'breeze'. She said leisurely: "So you guys just keep chatting, I'm just listening to gossip."

"Ok."

Seeing that the other party was deliberately keeping a distance from her, Shuangye did not test it any further. Instead, she turned her head to look at Emmeline and Xiu who were sitting opposite her, and asked curiously, "So you really don't plan to send His Majesty Cleves to reunite with his ancestors, and let Xiu, who is written as 'regent' but is actually 'ruling', ascend the throne as king as soon as possible?"

Xiu shook his head without hesitation and said briskly, "Of course not, otherwise, I would have used the poison that Tan Mo left for me to send Father to see Grandma."

Emmeline: "...Too milky?"

"Don't mind it, dear, it's just a little alien joke."

Xiu, who successfully used "grandma" to divert Emmeline's attention from the minor issue of patricide, smiled slightly, held his fiancée's slender hand, and smiled at Futaba: "Anyway, I personally still hope that my father will live a long life."

Futaba laughed contemptuously and raised an eyebrow, "What's the reason? Could it really be the so-called 'family affection' or 'human nature'? If that's the case, His Highness Ruibo will probably die with regrets. After all, if you want, you can definitely spare his life."

As a result, the Regent shook his head helplessly and shrugged, saying, "I can't leave any of him. The main problem with my eldest brother is not that he wants to kill me, but that he represented the interests of the Dantes and Marshall families at the time. If he were alive, then old Dantes would become a huge trouble."

"I see."

Futaba nodded slightly and chuckled, "So in your eyes, whether your emperor father is alive or dead is completely insignificant to the 'big picture' in your eyes. Under this premise, the 'family affection' with a very, very, very low priority has a chance to influence your decision, Your Highness the Regent, right?"

Xiu nodded without hesitation: "Yes." "You hesitated a little..."

Emmeline pinched the back of her fiancé's hand in a reproachful manner, but before she could continue speaking, Futaba asked a very scary question.

"Very good~"

The petite, proud and pretty young mage smiled slyly and asked leisurely, "Suppose one day in the future, you have to choose between your 'big picture' and 'your wife'. Your Highness, our Regent, will you let our Emmeline die like you killed your brother?"

"My answer is—"

Before Emmeline could say that there was no need to dwell on this issue, Xiu had already spoken first. While toasting to the former, he said seriously, "A man as good as Xiu Blaisen would never let this happen. Perhaps I would let my brother gradually grow into my enemy, but for Emmeline, I would never put her in danger from the beginning."

"Ha~"

Since Xiu Blaisen was not Tan Mo, Shuangye just chuckled. Instead of listing more tricky attributions, she even highly recognized this somewhat sophistry answer and nodded, "It's an ideal answer. You found a good man, Emmeline."

The Grand Duke of Crystal Wolf smiled shyly, gently hugged his fiancé's arm, and said softly to Futaba: "By the way, are you interested in being the godmother of our child?"

"yeast?"

Futaba, who didn't react for a moment, blinked and asked curiously, "Making dough? Mixing stuffing? Making dumplings?"

"It's the godmother."

Xiu coughed lightly and reminded, "That's what my godmother meant."

Futaba: “……?”

Xiu raised his right hand and gently shook his index finger: "By the way, I plan to let Tan Mo be the godfather of the child."

"We'll talk about it after the birth."

Futaba pulled the corner of her mouth, rudely ending the topic that was a bit beyond her scope, and asked casually: "By the way, did Ana agree to your request to continue to serve as the vice president of the Saramoon Mage Guild and concurrently serve as the chief court mage?"

Xiu took a sip of the sweet honey water without honey and said with a smile, "She only agreed half way. Although she was promoted to the epic level, Master Tal Rasha had no intention of leaving the Saramun Mage Guild. In addition, although she declined the invitation to become a court mage, considering that Master Tal Rasha was born in our Violet Empire and I am a particularly ambitious ruler, she finally accepted the status of honorary court mage."

"I think so. Although he doesn't say it, he still values ​​his 'hometown' very much."

Futaba yawned and said lazily: "So since there is room for negotiation, with your skills, I think you can easily make the most of Ana, right?"

"You think too much. Rather than gaining Master Tal Rasha's power, I hope to win her trust and friendship."

"What's the truth?"

"You are her apprentice. If I were to do something evil, it would only backfire and reduce Master Tal Rasha's favorability towards the Violet Royal Family. That would be more trouble than it's worth."

"You don't have to worry about that. After all, I plan to leave the Violet Empire tonight and go to the Free City to work for myself."

"Even so, it should be easy for you to contact Master Tal Rasha."

"Oh, just be sensible, Your Highness the Regent."

After determining that Xiu would not do anything despicable, Futaba stood up neatly and said goodbye: "Well, let's end this pleasant gathering here. You two are very busy, and it's not easy for you to take time out to have afternoon tea with me. If I delay any further, I will be ignorant."

Xiu, who did have countless things to do, did not force Futaba to stay, but simply said: "As for the Free City, I have already let the people of [Female Bee] establish a stable cooperation with you [Harlequin Cards]. In the previous instructions sent to them, I have asked the spy agency there to list you as a high-level authority person, with the same treatment as Tan Mo."

"For example?"

"As long as the interests of the Violet Empire are not harmed, they will provide the greatest possible support, even if it means becoming a thorn in the eyes of other forces."

"Oh wow! That's really nice."

"It's my duty. After all, you have helped me a lot. The situation in the Free City is too complicated. I think it's better to let the people there try to embrace the thigh of [Joker]. Although it is only in the future, in my opinion, the cost-effectiveness is so high that I am a little embarrassed."

“Although you may not be a qualified investor, as an investment target, I am still very grateful for your decisiveness.”

"You should. Then why don't we leave together? You and Emmeline can chat for a while on the way back to the palace."

"Hmm? It's not like I'm going back to the palace with you guys."

"But from what I know, your friend should be waiting for you at a private residence not far from the Mages Guild, so if you have no other plans, we will indeed walk together for a short distance."

"..."

Chapter 2462: End