Miss Wang Weina, even your cousin won't do!

Chen drank another cup of hangover tea, which cleared his mind a bit. He remembered the embarrassing things he had done while drunk, and his face turned even redder than before.

But Wayne was already gone, and he didn't have a chance to explain that he was drunk and acting crazy. He'd better do it another time.

Thinking this, Chen raised her hand and smelled her clothes again; there was still a faint smell of alcohol. So she took out her perfume from Swire's bag, which was lying to the side, apologized to Swire who was sleeping like a log and making gurgling noises, and sprayed it on herself twice.

"Hmm, that's much better."

Chen smelled the clothes again, nodded with satisfaction, took a few steps to the window, opened it, and let the cool night breeze help wake up his somewhat numb brain.

Unexpectedly, they discovered "Bruce," who was being held down by an unknown blonde girl and a tall, heavily armored bodyguard, unable to move.

"Ok?"

After hesitating for a moment, she turned around and walked downstairs.

Chapter Forty-Eight: Let him go!

"Vina, let me explain. I did have dinner with my classmates."

Wayne quickly waved his hand and took a small step back to avoid Vina's relentless advance. He glanced at Mudrock beside him, frantically giving him meaningful looks.

Mudrock, Miss Mudrock, Boss Mudrock, now it's time for you to repay my high monthly salary. Come on, say a few words for me!

Noticing Wayne's pleading look, the eyes beneath the mud mask blinked in confusion, pondered for a moment, then clapped their hands, understanding what Wayne meant.

She turned to look at Vina and said:

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Prince should not have done anything that would damage the royal family's dignity."

Vina turned her head in surprise to look at Mudrock, who had suddenly spoken up for Wayne. She seemed somewhat astonished that this usually taciturn man would take the initiative to explain for Wayne, and her anger subsided slightly as she asked:

"Oh? How did you know? Did he tell you about this beforehand?"

Under Wayne's grateful gaze, Mudrock decisively shook his head and said:

"No, no, His Highness the Prince did not mention this to me. This is just my personal opinion."

Vina raised an eyebrow, put her hands on her hips, and smiled as she asked in return:

"So, do you think you can convince me?"

Mudstone was stunned for a moment, somewhat at a loss.

Ah, no...did His Highness Wayne ask her to step in and smooth things over when this happened?

Mudrock clearly remembered the three tasks that Wayne gave her when he assigned her to be Vina's bodyguard. The first and most important task was, of course, to protect Her Majesty the Queen's safety. The second and third tasks were to keep an eye on Her Majesty the Queen's whereabouts and report to Wayne immediately if any special circumstances occurred, and to step in and smooth things over if Vina suddenly got angry at Wayne, and to help Wayne explain.

Because Wayne's phone was on silent today, and going out to eat wasn't a particularly special itinerary, Mudstone didn't inform Wayne in advance. Now that Vina has inexplicably gotten angry at Wayne, she definitely has to smooth things over!

But... how do I smooth things over?

His Highness the Prince never taught her this...

Mudrock originally thought that all he had to do was stand up and say something, but who would have thought that Vina wouldn't believe him?

Mudrock opened its mouth, turned its head to look in Wayne's direction with a wronged expression, as if to say, "I tried my best, what should I do next?"

However, the damn mask hid that captivatingly aggrieved face. Wayne didn't know why Mudrock suddenly turned his head in his direction, so he could only subconsciously give him a thumbs up from the side: Keep it up!

Seeing the thumbs-up, Mud Rock tilted his head in confusion.

Why did His Highness suddenly praise Mudstone?

Do you think what I said is right?

He glanced at Wayne again and saw that Wayne had also quietly raised his thumb with his other hand.

Two thumbs?

Then I'll continue!

Mud Rock pursed his lips and said in a hoarse voice processed by a voice changer:

"I don't think that will work. That definitely won't convince you."

So candid?

This surprised Vina. For a moment, she had a sixth sense that Mudrock was a woman bribed by Wayne to speak on his behalf.

But now it seems that mudstone is indeed stating its own ideas?

Vina raised her chin: "Then why did you even say it?"

Upon hearing this, Mudrock glanced at Wayne again.

Seeing that Vina seemed to have calmed down, Wayne nodded happily to Mudrock.

Well done! You did a great job!

It wasn't a waste of all those gold coins to support you, Mudrock!

Seeing Wayne nod to her, Mudrock dispelled her last remaining concerns and told the truth:

"His Highness the Prince gave me a lot of gold coins,"

She scratched her head, looking embarrassed.

"That's what made me say it at a time like this."

Vina: ".........?"

Wayne: ".........!?"

Mudstone! I never expected this! You, a girl with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually betrayed me!

Mudstone! You're despicable now!

Wayne quickly raised his hand to grab Vina and began to explain:

"No, it's not what you think, Vina. You know me. I would never do something like secretly seeing a princess outside of your life. I really just had dinner with my classmates today!"

Vina glanced at Wayne, then looked at Mudrock and said:

"Honesty is a good thing, so I won't pursue your matter further. Now, Mudstone!"

Mudstone shuddered and stood at attention, saying:

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Hold Prince Wayne down!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Vina glanced at Wayne, whose shoulder was being pressed down by Mudrock, her expression calm as if she weren't even looking at a living person.

"Regarding the class reunion, I'll consult with the professors and classmates at the Royal Guard Academy tomorrow. As for you..."

She touched her chin, revealing an expression that sent a chill down Wayne's spine:

"Let's settle the score when we get back; the night is still long!"

Wayne gave a wry smile, knowing he'd really messed up today, like trying to dance on three eggs and crashing his car. It seems the days of Wayne Bruce, the former Aquaman, are over.

Who knows what inhuman treatment I'll suffer in the palace tonight?

Wayne raised his head, looking at Vina pleadingly, and said:

"Um, Vina, I'm still your brother..."

“The watch,” Vina said coldly.

"But blood is thicker than water!"

Wayne swallowed hard, watching Vina's lion tail whipping around with a sickening thud, and suggested:

"So, just for my sake, please don't use the Leap Hammer on me, okay?"

Vina's cold lips curled up almost imperceptibly, then vanished in the blink of an eye. A sense of satisfaction welled up inside her.

Since returning to the palace, Wayne has always appeared shrewd and aloof, spending all his time working except for having a meal with me.

Where else can you find a lion as diligent as this?

This was the first time Vina had truly given Wayne a hard time, managing to win a small victory over her brother, which made Vina inexplicably happy.

This is a good opportunity to give him a few days off so he can reconnect with his siblings.

As for who his classmates were, Vina didn't care anymore; as long as it wasn't a woman, it didn't matter.

However, Vina deliberately kept a straight face and gave the order in a cold and detached manner:

"Now, come back with me!"

Wayne nodded, and before he could even reply with an "um," a shout came from behind him!

"Where do you intend to take Bruce?"

hiss--!

Even without turning around, Wayne knew who could shout such a powerful sentence! That unique voice and assertive attitude...

Wayne and Vina turned around together, and sure enough, there was Chen, who was rushing downstairs in a drunken state, his face flushed and panting.

Seeing Wayne turn around with a miserable look on his face, as if the sky had fallen, Chen felt as if he had been pricked by needles.

If she hadn't mentioned Bruce in the group chat, Swire wouldn't have invited him to the dinner party. If it weren't for Swire's invitation, Bruce wouldn't have risked leaving that manor, which felt more like a castle prison than a home. If it weren't for her curiosity about Bruce and her failure to immediately grasp the unspeakable sorrow and helplessness in Bruce's words at the manor gate, "I can't go to school because there are other reasons," and her decision to bring him here without permission, Bruce wouldn't be facing his current predicament!

Chen's hearing was excellent; she heard the girl addressed as "Your Majesty" interrogating Wayne without any attempt at concealment, her disdain for the advice of those around her, and her threat to Wayne: "Come with me, or you'll regret it tonight." To be able to intimidate a nobleman like that, there was no doubt that the blonde girl before her came from that family—the royal family!

And in this way, the identity of Wayne, who is called "Your Highness", is now obvious!

His mind became clearer after drinking, and Chen suddenly remembered the origin of the emblem he had seen on the way to Wayne's mansion.

That was a story she heard from her older sister, Talulah Atrias, a pure-blooded red dragon, when she was a child, about her father and Victoria.

This emblem, buried deep in her memory, seemingly from a long time ago, yet still bearing some recollection, originated from the Lancaster family, one of the three great noble families of Victoria, and was a noble mark existing as a family crest!

However, rumors have been circulating that the Lancaster family took the wrong side in the Wars of the Roses five years ago and was purged by the King in the North, and that they have been declared extinct. But is this really the case?

That secluded mansion, that boy who couldn't attend school because of the royal threat, Bruce, the last descendant of the Lancaster family known as His Highness, was like a princess imprisoned in a tower by a demon, waiting for a hero to rescue her!

Chen gritted her teeth; the drunkenness seemed to give her boundless courage. Years ago, also because of a compromise with the monarchy, her uncle watched helplessly as Talulah was abducted by the Duke of Ursus. At that time, she was still young and weak, and could only cry out as she watched Talulah's back.

And now, it's all about royal power again!

The imposing presence that wanted to force people to their knees was just as strong as it had been back then, but Chen was different today.