Another sunny morning.

As usual, Ye Bai and Huo Chengyuan were dining together in the restaurant, halfway through the meal, the Old Housekeeper suddenly knocked on the door and came in, he whispered something beside Huo Chengyuan, and handed something to Huo Chengyuan.

Ye Bai, who was eating small grilled mushrooms, glanced at it. It was a booklet with a beautiful cover, a bit like an invitation card. Huo Chengyuan opened it and took a look, his brows furrowed.

"Brother, what is that?" Huo Mingxi asked curiously.

"It's an invitation sent by Her Majesty the Empress," Huo Chengyuan looked down at the content on it, "We are invited to attend an open-air flower appreciation banquet held by her, and the time is scheduled to be three days later."

"Ah?" Huo Mingxi was stunned, "His Royal Highness? Why did she suddenly send out such an invitation?"

Huo Chengyuan carefully read all the content on the invitation, and his frown never loosened.

"To be precise, the person she invited is Little Ye, and we are only accompanying companions." Huo Chengyuan glanced at Little Flower Immortal, "Her Royal Highness also specifically emphasized that this banquet is of a special nature, and Little Ye absolutely cannotabsent."

As His Majesty's virtuous housemate, the queen coordinates and wins over the relationship between noble wives, and actively plays the role of wives in diplomacy, which is her very important duty.Generally speaking, great nobles will only marry nobles, but there are also special cases where great nobles marry non-nobles. At this time, the queen came forward to lead a welcome banquet to help the newly promoted "new lady" into the noble social smoothly.Circle is a routine operation, and other nobles will also be there to cooperate for the queen's sake.

Although Huo Chengyuan is now surrounded by negative public opinion, he is still the first duke with a title and one of the best nobles in the Grimm Empire. It is very reasonable for Her Royal Highness to hold a banquet for his wife called "Appreciating Flowers" but actually welcoming newcomers.

But the problem is that Huo Chengyuan's marriage is not a free choice.

It came from a marriage bestowed by His Majesty the King, and it was a well-known "disgraceful marriage". Under this premise, all invitations from the royal family became hostile.

As an aristocratic young lady, Huo Mingxi had been fascinated by it since she was a child. He only heard a few words from his brother, and immediately figured out the nature of this banquet and the twists and turns here, and his expression instantly collapsed.

"They didn't stop after all." Huo Mingxi said angrily, "Don't you think they didn't torment us badly enough? This time, even Little Ye won't be spared!"

"Xi Xi, you don't have to go." Huo Chengyuan closed the invitation and put it aside, "Although Little Ye is required to attend, they are mainly here for me."

This banquet was an aboveboard conspiracy, just like the shameful wedding, the invitation to little Flower Immortal to the banquet was just a cover, and he should be the only one those people really wanted to humiliate and attack.

"No, I want to go with you, brother." Huo Mingxi said decisively, "Now that we know they have bad intentions, we can't back down. I want to see what harm they can come up with this time!"

Hearing the girl's impulsive speech, Huo Chengyuan frowned in disapproval. Just as he was about to say something, the little Flower Immortal suddenly flew up from its small chair, and it flew down to the girl's hand, gently holding the girl's fingers.

Huo Mingxi was startled, and quickly held Little Flower Immortal's hand, and smiled heartily: "Look, brother, Little Yezi also agrees with my words! We are a family, and of course we have to face any difficulties together, brother, youDon't always think about fighting against everything alone."

Ye Bai nodded again and again, opened his small mouth and said loudly: "Let's - let's -"

After getting along for so long, he has a fairly good understanding of the characters and behavior styles of the siblings. If Huo Mingxi is left alone at home, she will definitely be angry and sad. Huo Chengyuan is also really, why doesn't he understand the girl's mind at all?I have to use my own pet as a peacemaker.

Seeing that Huo Chengyuan was still hesitating, Ye Bai flew up to him again, stretched out his small hand and tugged at the man's sleeve: Don't worry, nothing will happen!

After a month of study, Ye Bai has already mastered a lot of vocabulary in this world, and he also started to stumble through the plots in the book in his mind.Of course, with his current level of literacy, he definitely can't read fluently, and can only guess and understand a little bit.

Judging from the progress Ye Bai has read so far, the book does not record the banquet invitation from the queen, and it should not cause any big disturbances, so it is not worth writing——I don’t know the real meaning of this banquet.The meaning is to welcome the "Duchess" Ye Bai, thinking so optimistically.

Seeing that little Flower Immortal was pulling his sleeves to "act like a baby", Huo Chengyuan's eyes softened unconsciously. He touched little Flower Immortal's head, and then looked at his sister with a resolute expression. He knew that his objection would definitely be invalid, soSlowly nodded.

"Okay, let's go together then."

Now that the decision was made, Huo Chengyuan and the others immediately started various preparations before the banquet.

There are many rules for royal banquets. Those who go to the banquet need to order brand new dresses and learn the tedious royal banquet etiquette. The latter is not a problem for Huo Chengyuan who often goes to and from the palace, but Huo Mingxi is still young and has not officially participated in it yet.After the royal banquet, urgent make-up lessons are needed.

As for the little Flower Immortal, Huo Chengyuan didn't want to force it to obey the rules of human society, but Ye Bai felt that since the villain had malicious intentions, he had to give Huo Chengyuan a good face. He volunteered to learn royal etiquette, and went to school with Huo Mingxi every afternoon.Etiquette class.Ye Bai attended the class for three consecutive days, and he has learned etiquette in a decent way. The etiquette teacher was full of praise for Ye Bai, and even Huo Mingxi felt nervous - if she was lazy again, then even little Flower Immortal would be too lazy.Can't compare!

The day before the banquet, the custom-made new dress was delivered to the Duke's mansion.

Besides Huo Chengyuan and Huo Mingxi, Ye Bai also got a brand new little dress.Different from the previous doll outfits, this high-end dress is made of the best fabrics and accessories. Every button, every ribbon, and even every stripe embroidered with silk thread is exquisitely crafted, which is perfect.

In addition to the small clothes and trousers, this dress is also equipped with a pair of wings—that is a layer of tulle as light as onion wings, cut into the shape of the wings of a little Flower Immortal, and Ye Bai put it on the wings, which is completely invisible.Feeling any weight will not affect the flight. The tulle is printed with beautiful silk thread patterns. When Ye Bai flaps his wings, the silk thread will reflect colorful brilliance under the light. Ye Bai was stunned when he looked in the mirror——

This is too beautiful, right?It's like putting on a new skin for the wings. The original version is a white board without decoration, but now it can shine &#尊至colored little wings!so cool!

Soon, the day to attend the banquet arrived.

On the day of the banquet, Ye Bai and the others woke up early. After breakfast, everyone changed into their dresses, and then drove to the venue of the banquet - Rose Manor.

Rose Manor is a royal manor located in the eastern outskirts of the imperial capital. The scenery around the manor is beautiful and the grasslands are vast. There are many kinds of rose flowers planted in the manor. It has the largest rose garden in the imperial capital. Members of the royal family like it very much during the flowering season.It is also very enjoyable to hold an open-air banquet here, and invite guests to enjoy the flowers, scenery and food.

The dinner time indicated on the invitation is 10:30 in the morning. Huo Chengyuan and the others arrived ten minutes earlier. They thought that there were already luxury cars gathered outside the manor and people were coming and going, but when they got off the car, they did not find any other guests.Shadow, waiting for them at the gate of the manor was only a beautiful lady with brown hair and snow skin in a dark blue evening dress and long skirt.

"Your Excellency, Miss Mingxi," the lady lifted her skirt with a smile, and bowed gracefully to them. When her gaze passed over the birdcage Huo Chengyuan was carrying, her bright red lips curved into a meaningful arc., "And Duchess, hello."

Ye Bai: "..."

He deliberately hid in the depths of the birdcage in a low-key manner, why was he still cueed!Can we just stop talking about shaming our partner?

Huo Chengyuan nodded at the woman with a flat expression.

"Hello, Ms. Xia Haiya."

This Ms. Xia Haiya is a well-known courtesan in the aristocratic circle. She and His Highness the Queen are distant cousins. It is reasonable for the Queen to hold a banquet and let this long-sleeved and dancing Ms. Xia Haiya be in charge of the reception.

However, it was rumored that Xia Haiya was also one of Duke Del's most beloved mistresses, and Duke Del was one of the promoters of Huo Chengyuan's shameful wedding. The maliciousness implied here was self-evident by letting his rumored mistress come to receive and participate in this banquet.

Of course, these turbulent undercurrents cannot be brought to the table. On the surface, everyone is still friendly. Huo Mingxi smiled and saluted Ms. Xia Haiya. Ms. Xia Haiya also enthusiastically praised the girl's elegance and beauty. Although Huo Chengyuan was not very enthusiastic,But it was not too indifferent, the two sides exchanged "friendly" greetings, and Huo Chengyuan planned to take his sister into the manor.

"My lord, please wait a moment."

Xia Haiya walked lightly and "just happened" to stand in front of Huo Chengyuan, and said with a smile on her face: "You have seen the invitation card from Her Majesty the Queen, and you should know that the protagonist of today's banquet is your lovely 'little lady', and all the guests are here for you.It came. You and Miss Mingxi can enter the manor, but according to the rules, your wife needs to accompany me to welcome guests at the door, so..."

She didn't finish, just smiled and stretched out her slender hands, apparently waiting for Huo Chengyuan and the others to hand over the birdcage containing the little Flower Immortal to her.

Ye Bai was dumbfounded.

Isn't it only required that he must attend?Why did I suddenly become the protagonist of the banquet, and I still have to welcome guests at the door??

Huo Chengyuan didn't move while holding the birdcage, Huo Mingxi forced a smile and said to Ms. Xia Haiya: "Little Yezi is shy by nature, standing here and seeing people coming and going, she may be timid and afraid, let me do the welcoming."

It is absolutely impossible for her and her brother to hand over Xiao Yezi to this woman. Although it is indeed a customary rule for the protagonist of the banquet to welcome guests at the door, it is for human beings—letting a little Flower Immortal welcome guests,How is it different from having a pet surrounded by guests?This is completely naked provocation!

Xia Haiya smiled, her voice was soft and intellectual, like a understanding flower, but she was not polite: "Miss Mingxi, you are not yet an adult, and you have not formally stepped into the social world, so come to welcome youAren't you afraid that others will comment on the Huo family's Eldest Young Lady who doesn't understand the rules and etiquette?"

The smile on the corner of Huo Mingxi's mouth stopped instantly, Huo Chengyuan shook his sister's hand calmly, and comforted her.

"You go to the venue to rest first, and I will accompany Little Ye to welcome guests here."

"I'm afraid this won't work." Xia Haiya immediately said, in a soft voice, "Your Excellency, with all due respect, you should know the current trend of public opinion on the Internet. Although Her Royal Highness understands righteousness and sincerely invited you to the banquetBut other people may not be able to treat you with the same peace of mind. If you stand at the door, I am afraid that it will disturb the interest of other guests to attend the banquet. I am here to organize this banquet on behalf of the Queen, and I must consider the mood of more people.Please forgive me."

Huo Mingxi was listening, and almost exploded with anger: What's the difference between pointing his nose and scolding people directly?With the backing of the queen and Duke Del, Xia Haiya dared to humiliate people like this, how dare she!

Ye Bai was also dumbfounded when he heard this, and then he respected him in awe: This eldest sister is so fierce, when Huo Chengyuan takes revenge and rebels in the future, you will definitely have a place in the blacklist!

Huo Chengyuan wasn't angry, and he didn't even wrinkle his eyebrows. His calm reaction made Xia Haiya a little disappointed, as if he had punched the cotton with a punch.

Huo Chengyuan stared at Xia Haiya for a while, then spoke unhurriedly.

"Since Ms. Xia Haiya, you pay attention to online public opinion, you should also know how "lovely" my "little lady" and I are."

The man looked down at the little Flower Immortal in the cage, a happy smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and his voice was extraordinarily gentle and affectionate.

"I really don't want to leave it for a moment. If we part here, I will definitely not be able to maintain my peace of mind. If something happens..." He seemed to have unintentionally flicked the cold silver chain on the glove, "Well,It will definitely disturb other guests' interest in the banquet, Ms. Xia Haiya, you are hosting this banquet on behalf of Her Royal Highness, and you will definitely not forcibly separate Little Ye and me, so as not to affect the mood and safety of more people, right?"

Xia Haiya was speechless after being blocked, Ye Bai was stunned for a moment, and almost died laughing: This is a great trick!

Borrowing your own status as a "disgraceful partner", retaliate in the same way as others, and stand on the moral high ground to fight back - I have accepted the "disgraceful partner" you sent me, and I will form it as you wish"Happy Family", but now you want to break us apart forcibly, you have to tie us up and tear us apart, what else do you want from me!

A smart little pet must have a tacit understanding with its owner. After clarifying what role it should play in this banquet, Ye Bai immediately opened the small window of the bird cage and flew out from inside.

He sweetly called out "Ah-Yuan", smacked loudly on Huo Chengyuan's cheek very cooperatively, then obediently fell into the man's palm, and rubbed the other's fingers affectionately, with a look of affectionThe sweet appearance of Huo Chengyuan fully demonstrated what Huo Chengyuan said just now, "you must love after death, and love is inseparable".

Xia Haiya, who was caught off guard by a big mouthful of dog food: "..."

It's not enough for the two of you to show off online, is it?so annoying!