Go back? There's no going back.

His lips began to twitch uncontrollably and as he opened his mouth tremblingly, beads of sweat the size of beans began to visibly appear on the restaurant manager's forehead.

He quickly kicked the two waiters who were still standing beside him in a daze. After being put down, the man lowered his head, feeling confused.

Why would the second in command of the first royal family appear here?

Could it be that I have awakened the summoning type of word magic unconsciously... ?

However, the next second, the only remaining fantasy in the man's heart was shattered by a pair of plain words.

"I already know the whole story."

The voice was as delicate and gentle as always. The maid who was being held by Su Wei sighed softly: "Let's close the store first, and then deal with you guys later."

"Okay... okay."

No reason was given, and there was no process. It was just a simple suggestion, but it made the restaurant manager feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.

His usually clever lips trembled for a long time. In the end, he could only try hard to force a smile on his face and nodded hurriedly.

Then, he couldn't help but look at Su Wei, who looked frightened by him just now...

What the hell.

You know Lady Elsie...why didn't you tell me earlier...? ?

“This amount of food…”

At the side, without saying a word to the restaurant manager, the maid first glanced at the pile of empty plates in the box.

Then, she turned to look at Su Wei beside her and asked hesitantly, "Have you finished lunch?"

"Yeah, I'm done eating."

Feeling that the maid's eyes just now were a little bit bad, Su Wei nodded quickly.

"…It's only been four days, and he didn't even eat breakfast."

Su Wei said something that made sweat break out on his forehead, and the maid nodded: "Then, let's go outside first."

Half a minute later.

"Um, Master Elsie, what brings you here this time?"

Outside the main entrance of the restaurant, Su Wei, who had already let go of the maid's wrist, stood straight and asked the latter carefully.

"grown ups?"

But the next second, Su Wei was stared at quietly by the other party's eyes, which were gentle but a little dangerous.

"..."

Meeting this gaze, Su Wei took a deep breath.

He subconsciously glanced at the white-haired young man behind him who was gazing with shock, then silently dragged the thing that was still in a semi-downtime state to a farther place, then quickly ran back, smiling awkwardly: "Sister Elsie, I didn't expect to see you here. Did I disturb you just now?"

To be honest, when Su Wei first took over the account book from Lord Fox Fairy, he planned to use the weapon of the Imperial Constitution to protect his own rights and interests and make this black shop earn some gold coins.

But halfway, he happened to see the maid walking up the stairs to the second floor.

In addition, the other party did not move anywhere else after seeing him, so Su Wei simply chose a simpler way to deal with it.

Looking back now, Su Wei was also a little confused as to why the other party appeared here.

"I'm here to find you."

I heard a somewhat unexpected answer from the maid.

"I?"

Su Wei blinked, and after a brief moment of daze, he suddenly became a little excited: "Is there anything you need me to do?"

To be honest, Su Wei has always wanted to do something for this maid who has taken good care of him for the past eight years.

After all, Su Wei always felt that compared to his adoptive mother and the princess, this maid in front of him who always did things in an orderly manner... would probably need him less often.

This time, maybe it is one of the few opportunities in my life...

"Well... actually, it's the princess who wants to see you."

However, the next second, Su Wei's fantasy was gently broken by the girl in front of him.

"She's waiting for you in the palace now."

Perhaps she had vaguely guessed Su Wei's thoughts, the maid scratched her cheek unnaturally: "As for me... I don't need any help now."

“…Is that so?”

Hearing this, Su Wei murmured in response.

Although the maid in front of him was very cute, at this moment he still felt an indescribable chill rising uncontrollably on his back.

That princess wants to see me?

Now? In the palace?

If it were before, Su Wei would also be nervous, but definitely not to this extent.

But after experiencing the other party's inexplicably cold gaze just now, and now being called out again... Su Wei has begun to sweat profusely.

...Of course, I have to go.

"Um, Miss Elsie, can I... ask you something?"

Taking a deep breath, Su Wei opened his mouth with an embarrassed look.

"Ok?"

The maid tilted her head in confusion.

"She... Her Lady Princess, is she feeling a little... uh, not so good right now?"

After carefully considering his words, Su Wei spoke like this.

“Well… if you put it that way, it’s true.”

After a moment of hesitation, a look of reminiscence appeared on her fair face. The maid looked at Su Wei and said, "Although that lady has been in a bad mood in recent days, after the awarding ceremony today, she suddenly looked like... well, she has fallen to the bottom?"

"……I see."

After receiving such an answer, Su Wei was silent for a moment and suddenly sighed.

At this moment, the worry and uneasiness on his face faded away little by little, turning into a calmness that was ready to die.

"Oh, Miss Elsie, I suddenly remembered that there is something I haven't done yet. Can you help me?"

After adjusting his breathing, Su Wei looked at the girl in front of him and said, "I was in a hurry this morning, so I directly took some grilled food from a snack stand. I didn't expect that the owner and the customer at the back had a misunderstanding and started fighting. Now they are probably still being held in the gendarmerie..."

"I see. I'll take care of it."

After hearing this, although her expression was a little confused, the maid still nodded.

"Then, I'll leave it to you. I'll go see the princess myself later."

With a relieved smile on his face, Su Wei silently took out a gold coin from his pocket and handed it to the two men as compensation. He turned and left, walking towards an animal cart waiting on the street not far away.

Tens of minutes later.

"Guest, we are here."

The door curtain in front of him was lifted, and under the young coachman's gaze that was vaguely mixed with a bit of respect, Su Wei walked out of the carriage and returned to this prosperous place where ordinary people were forbidden to enter.

Not far in front of him was a majestic white palace.

After paying the fare to the coachman, Su Wei walked alone, step by step, to the main gate of the palace.

As far as I can remember, the main door, which was closed most of the time, was now wide open.

"..."

He forced down his unstable breathing, lowered his head again to straighten his clothes which he had straightened up on the way, and tilted his neck slightly, looking tentatively towards the inside of the main entrance.

Then, when he saw the scenery in the courtyard clearly, his gaze froze and then gradually widened his eyes.

That adult was currently sitting quietly in the courtyard.

Although winter is approaching, the huge courtyard is still full of flowers, but what is more eye-catching than the blooming flowers in the garden is the first princess.

He was still wearing the formal dress he had worn when he was awarded the honors on the podium.

Her curves were graceful and attractive under her gorgeous dress. She was half leaning on a chair woven with wisteria, with her snow-white, slender legs crossed... She was as beautiful as ever.

Just by sitting there, she easily attracted all of Su Wei's attention.

However, at this moment, Su Wei still did not have enough time to appreciate this beauty.

He swallowed almost instinctively. Just now, when he first saw the princess from afar, his heart skipped a beat.

Perhaps ordinary people cannot see it clearly, but Su Wei has already realized that this gentleman’s current mood... is indeed very bad.

It's even so bad that it can be described as "woohoo".

As far as he could remember, Su Wei seemed to have never seen this gentleman in such a bad mood.

He suddenly felt that he was right to send away the maid who might come back with him earlier.

After all, the young lady takes such good care of herself, she can’t let her blood splash on others later, right?

"How long are you going to stay there?"

At this moment, a calm voice came into Su Wei's ears.

Su Wei, who was lying on the side of the main gate and observing secretly, suddenly came back to his senses. Then he found that the first princess in the courtyard had turned her head and looked at him from a distance.

Chapter 37: Blasphemy (9.4k)

"My Lady Princess, good afternoon."

When their eyes met, Su Wei, who had most of his body hidden behind the doorplate, trembled all over.

Then, seeing the princess' eyes that were as calm as the prelude to a storm, he realized that he could no longer disappoint the other party, so he gritted his teeth, stepped quickly into the courtyard, and stood straight.

However, for some reason, just his overtly cautious behavior at this moment seemed to make the adult feel even worse.

"Are you nervous?"

The pair of amber-like green eyes narrowed slightly, and the princess stared at the tense Su Wei in front of her: "Just now, weren't you screaming so loudly down there? And jumping so high too."

"..."

Su Wei was silent, with beads of sweat slightly oozing out of his forehead.

"I see."

After a long while, the princess in front of him suddenly chuckled: "It's only been three days since we last met, and now, you are even beginning to be afraid of me?"

...Ah?

The princess's calm voice echoed in his ears. Su Wei blinked and carefully raised his head to observe her.

"Well, I'm afraid... I'm not afraid of you..."

Realizing that the atmosphere would only get worse if he didn't say something, Su Wei hesitated for a moment, and between the two options of "showing respect to the superior" and "being honest to the princess", he decisively chose the latter.

Sure enough, he still didn't want to lie to the adult in front of him.

If Su Wei was stared at like this by other important figures, he might be afraid, but he was never afraid of this princess.

To be honest, facing such a person with upright conduct, gentle and peaceful personality, and even a person who has saved your life, apart from full respect and gratitude...is there really anyone who would be afraid?

"Ah."

However, the princess hummed a small sound in her nose and listened to Su Wei's answer, obviously not believing it.

Even the look she cast at him next had a sense of oppression: "Not keeping the agreement is fine, but now you've even learned to lie?"

"No, I'm not lying. I'm really not afraid of you."

His face froze slightly. Although he realized what the princess meant by "promise", Su Wei still gritted his teeth and spoke carefully: "I'm afraid that you are in a bad mood..."

"Is there a difference?"

The first princess' flawless face looked particularly cold.

“Yes, these two are completely different.”

Su Wei nervously tugged at his clothes and added in a low voice: "If your mood gets worse because of me, this... this is definitely not okay. I can't accept it myself."