Chapter 673: Chapter 314: A Night of Terror in the Royal Palace (Late, refresh and watch after 4 AM or in the morning)
Leon methodically responded to the barrage of questions posed by the daughter of Duke Loman,
while Crown Prince Eric watched Julie chatter on like a curious child and jokingly teased, “Hey, Julie, if you keep chatting so warmly with our Lord Snake Slayer here, I’ll be so jealous that I’ll challenge Lord Pendragon to a duel.”
Upon hearing this, Julie finally paused her unfinished conversation, turned her face towards Eric, and donned an innocent expression. She leaned gently towards Eric and coaxed softly, “Darling, I just wanted to help the ladies get to know this hero sung about in poems better. Please don’t be mad, my brave and extraordinary Dragon Prince~”
Eric put on an exaggeratedly happy look, squeezed his companion tightly, then turned his gaze to Leon and laughed, “If not for those reckless lunatics disrupting the event, we probably could have sparred in the arena by now. I hope my father can restore the tournament soon, or my hands are getting itchy, and I want to have a private match with you, haha. Everyone, carry on with your conversations. Julie and I will take our leave.”
After Eric escorted Julie away, Rickto, who was conversing with Ines, paused and expressed gratitude to Leon for the “warning” he’d conveyed through Rickto’s royal sister not long ago, promising a significant reward soon.
But before bidding farewell, he pondered seriously, turned to his sister, and said, “Sorry, I have some words to share with Lord Pendragon.”
Having said that, Rickto, disregarding Ines’ odd expression, took Leon a little farther away and whispered seriously, “As thanks, I must remind you, Lord Leon, since you have a wife like Miss Olivia, thinking you could be a ‘competitor’ to become my sister’s husband is unlikely. Although I don’t know how… close you are with Ines, for the sake of avoiding trouble, you should somewhat keep your distance from her in the future, which is also being responsible to your lady, is it not?”
Leon raised his eyebrows, feeling inexplicably curious. Have even royal family members begun to believe these rumors?
Rickto misunderstood his look and quickly clarified, “Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to interfere with your friendship, nor do I have the right to presumptuously accuse you of being unfaithful to your wife. I just heard that, after the meeting between my father and Duke West, they released news intending to marry Ines to Sevis, the eldest son of the Border Marquis of the Deyatuk Family.
Your rumored ‘close relationship’ with Ines might embroil you in unnecessary issues. Despite your growing prestige, the Deyatuk Family is a formidable force in the Kingdom and an ally my father has always sought to consolidate… Consider this my personal advice, Lord. You may take it as you will.”
Having said that, Rickto appropriately nodded and walked away without further meddling.
If it weren’t for Leon being his lifesaver, he wouldn’t be interested in getting involved in the political turmoil among the Kingdom’s nobles.
Leon looked at Rickto’s earnest departing figure, feeling peculiarly speechless.
Why are even members of the Hecha Family starting to credulously believe these baseless rumors?
Do outsiders truly perceive that he and Ines are overly acquainted?
To be honest, Leon considers himself always quite proper, after all, even his lover Olivia has never had unrealistic delusions about this, which is the best proof.
Unfortunately, he cannot easily let Olivia appear in front of the Kingdom’s high society, otherwise, if she attended social events amicably with Ines, the rumors would certainly dissolve on their own.
Leon thought regretfully, and couldn’t help but sigh.
If Ines were a Prince instead of a Princess, his association with her would have nothing for people to gossip about.
Ultimately, in a modern, open-minded society back on Earth, few people would believe in so-called pure friendship between men and women.
Not to mention that this is a feudal era in the Otherworld, if you think about it, it’s quite reasonable for rumors and gossip to arise.
But, Ines is going to be engaged to the eldest son of Marquis Deyatuk?
Isn’t it supposed to be Count Ackman from the West Family?
Leon shook his head; whether it’s Sevis or Ackman, it has nothing to do with him. His friendship with Ines is purely a political relationship.
He already has a perfect lover like Olivia and is now married, so he’s never had any unrealistic fantasies about Ines.
Come to think of it, the warning from her brother makes sense—if Ines’s future fiancé also believes the rumors, wouldn’t he be forced to act in a dramatic soap opera?
Ines put down her teacup, leaned on her elbow, and walked over with a slightly bewildered look, waving her fan: “Finished talking? My brother didn’t say any funny nonsense to you, did he?”
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