The banquet was about to start.
Xiao Hua was walking alone in the long corridor outside the banquet hall preparing to invite today’s main character, and accompany her beloved lady to this grand banquet.
“Really, Miss just had to invite Lin Xiao, is he worthy?”
Even after seeing that scum off, she still complained nonstop.
Lin Xiao was just a commoner, even if he hid his true strength, he still couldn’t change his own low status. Think about it, Great Qin Empire has a ton of strong people, but none of them caught Shen DaiYing’s eyes, but what about Lin Xiao?
He’s just a poor student living in poverty, even if now he obtained an alliance investigator status, he still doesn’t have any reputation. He neither has money nor status, just a plebian. What’s more, he even admits himself that’s he’s an unmotivated good-for-nothing, you might as well kill him instead of expecting him to work hard and make a great career to give Shen DaiYing happiness!
“Sigh, Lin Xiao is really dawdling, does he not want to marry our lady? If he really wanted to, shouldn’t he be devoted and work hard?”
As for Lin Xiao, Xiao Hua didn’t really hate him, rather she looked forward to his future.
If he could train more diligently and strive for progress and also maintain a distance from other women at the same time, then Xiao Hua may be able to accept his presence.
Xiao Hua would obviously be happy for Shen DaiYing if she could be happy with the person she likes, but Lin Xiao’s behavior is too disappointing!
Not to mention his laziness, even if he did one day have the qualification and status to marry Shen DaiYing, Xiao Hua ventured to guess that Lin Xiao would definitely make a harem, he’ll probably collect a castle worth of just maids!
“Sigh, Miss, can you please tell me what you see in him?”
In her opinion, Lin Xiao and Shen DaiYing had no future together, and Shen DaiYing should be clear about that.
Shen DaiYing had said that she only wanted the comfort she felt from him, if that was the case then she could have just met him in private like when she went to cook for him and kept her feelings in the dark. Why did she invite Lin Xiao to attend today’s banquet?
Since they made up their mind to be secret lovers without a future, why did Shen DaiYing use this banquet to make Lin Xiao’s existence known to the world?
Acting out against Elena?
Testing Lin Xiao’s feelings?
Or simply willful?
Xiao Hua didn’t understand.
“But Miss, did you forget the main topic of today’s banquet? Lin Xiao will be devastated when he learns of it!”
No matter how bad, Lin Xiao was still a man, no matter how thick-skinned and unfazed he is, if he witnessed that scene with his own eyes and ears, I’m afraid it will also make him go berserk.
“Lin Xiao ah, Lin Xiao, you really are making yourself suffer… and Miss is also an idiot!”
A greedy man and an infatuated woman who is willing to be a lover…
“Lin Xiao should already be inside by now, right?”
Xiao Hua thought as she walked.
“A poor boy like him would probably hide in the corner while stuffing himself, right? Since he’s never had royal cuisine before.”
“Speaking of which, he only changed his maid’s clothes, why did he forget to change his own clothes? People will probably think he’s a beggar with his appearance.”
“A beggar?”
“Wait…”
Thinking about that, Xiao Hua suddenly realized she forgot something important.
Since Lin Xiao didn’t have an invitation, she specially brought him into the palace past the guards, and thought that would be enough, but she forgot that there was another gate.
“Damn, ShenDai JianRen is still guarding the banquet hall door!”
Xiao Hua’s heart tightened when she thought of him.
No invitation and dressed plainly, Lin Xiao will definitely be stopped by him.
If ShenDai Ying’s lover was humiliated because of her, she’ll definitely be scolded!
“I really hope nothing happens… Lin Xiao, even if you get beat, don’t blame me, I didn’t do it on purpose.”
Xiao Hua became more flustered as she hastened her pace and quickly went to go find ShenDai Ying.
…
…
At the same time.
“Hey kid, what are you doing?”
Before Lin Xiao could step into the hall, a man to the side blocked his way.
Lin Xiao didn’t react in time and almost crashed into him, thanks to Elena noticing and stopping him in time, she prevented him from making a fool of himself.
“Are you talking to me?”
When he took a good look, Lin Xiao saw the person who stopped him was a middle aged man wearing a dark green kimono, with a black sash at his waist and a pair of wooden clogs.
Eastern tribe?
Well since ShenDai Ying was attending, this person was probably from the same household.
“I’m obviously talking to you! Do you see anyone else being stopped outside the door?”
He forcefully glared with his eyes, his small and lackluster eyes made him that many times more ugly. He was also balding and the several strands of hair coming off the sides of his head were also full of oil, just one look and he gave off the feeling of a wretched uncle.
“Uh…”
What did this guy want?
Lin Xiao blinked, not understanding why he was so hostile but still honestly replied.
“Hi, I’m here to attend today’s banquet.”
“Hah? You also want to attend? Kid, today’s banquet is not something anyone can attend!”
“Uh… perhaps that wasn’t accurate, actually I was invited to today’s banquet.”
“Invited? Sop joking you stinking brat, who would invite a beggar like you?” The man looked up and down at his clothes and laughed out and mocked him without mercy.
“Beggar? Hehehe~~”
Before Lin Xiao even said anything, Elena couldn’t help but laugh.
In fact, it is no wonder that the other party will look down on him, because his clothes were simply too plain, it was not only cheap and unfashionable, but it was also old and there was visible discoloration.
How impoverished do you have to be to wear this kind of clothes to a royal banquet?
It wasn’t really wrong to call him a beggar.
“What the hell are you laughing at!” Hearing Elena’s ridicule, Lin Xiao turned and complained, “Why don’t you think I bought new clothes? It’s because I spent all my money on yours! You idiot, your clothes is enough for half a year of food!”
When Lin Xiao was alone, the Loran Academy scholarships and Snow’s occasional help was enough even without any income. But ever since Elena came, his life became more and more impoverished.
Just food expenses alone was several times more, not to mention anything else.
Lin Xiao didn’t understand what Elena’s stomach was made of, even if she was female, she ate several times more than him! Every time he bought a large place of chicken legs, she would instantly devour it down to the bone, and thus, his pitiful wallet was shrunken by an entire circle.
Not just food, but also clothes!
Lin Xiao still didn’t understand why female clothing was several times more expensive than male clothing.
It was just an erotic maid dress with barely any fabric, yet the price was exorbitant. As for her current graceful maid outfit, it used up several months of savings!
Not to mention his clothes, tomorrow’s lunch was also a problem.
“No money, you deserve it.” Elena quietly mumbled, “If you just went and completed the verification for the alliance investigator then you would have had money.”
“Peh! I’m not going! I admit I have no money, I just want to piss you off!” Lin Xiao talked back like a child.
“Trash! Pervert! That’s all you amount to anyways!”
“Wait… Elena, did you forget our agreement? You have to listen to me during the banquet, so, what should you call me?”
“En? I should call you, m-m…”
“I can’t hear you, louder!”
“Damn perverted… master! That’s fine, isn’t it?”
“Un, un, not bad.”
“I say, are you two done fooling around!?”
At that moment, the man’s angry roar came.
He realized that this master-servant pair was flirting in front of him and was instantly riled. If it wasn’t for considering the occasion, he would have already threw this arrogant poor kid out already!
“You two snuck your way in, right? I’m in a good mood today and I don’t want to get dirty, so scram I don’t want to see you two anymore!”
As the man spoke, several people were in the hall were already attracted by the noise and curiously looked at the black-haired kid and the silver-haired maid.
It was obvious that the man concluded that Lin Xiao was a beggar that took the opportunity to mix into the crowd and enter the palace to get a free meal and so he planned to chase him out.
“Uh, didn’t I already tell you, I was invited by someone.” Lin Xiao scratched his head and met the man’s sharp eyes.
“Okay, let’s say you were invited… then where’s your invitation?
“Invitation? Ah, I-I don’t have one… it was a verbal invitation.”
“Verbal invitation? … Okay, tough talker, huh? Lying, huh? Okay, now I really want to know what kind of blind fool what invite you.” The man was amused and spoke with great interest, “Tell me, if you can’t, then don’t blame me for breaking your legs to teach you a lesson!”
“Tsk.” Lin Xiao was getting kind of annoyed but still told the truth, “The person who invited me was ShenDai Ying.”
“Who? My lady invited you? … Puh, hahahaha!”
As soon as heard that, the man froze and then burst into laughter.
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