Chapter 95: A Small Trick

“Hehe!” Old Xie gave a rather embarrassed wry smile and said, “This, it can’t be helped!”

“Hehe!” Constantine could not help but shake her head and smile, “I knew it would be like this. Then let me introduce them to you again. This is the First in line to the throne of our Empire, Third Prince Karapani!” As she spoke, she pointed at the blond youth.

Although Old Xie was not very willing to deal with these damn Nobles, he did not want to be too presumptuous in front of a beauty, so he still followed the rules here and lowered his head slightly, saying, “Greetings, His Royal Highness the Third Prince!” Although he was saluting, his tone was extremely stiff, without a hint of respect.

Even so, Karapani did not mind at all. Instead, he laughed enthusiastically, “No need to be polite. We are family, my future brother-in-law!”

Seeing him so magnanimous, Old Xie gained some goodwill towards him in his heart and managed to squeeze out a smiling face for him. However, in his heart, Old Xie raised his guard. This person knew that he was a big obstacle on his path to succession, yet he could still act so ‘enthusiastic’. Obviously, he was extremely deep in the city and definitely not an easy person to deal with.

Constantine was initially startled by Old Xie’s stiff greeting, and only relaxed when she saw that Third Prince Karapani did not care at all. In her heart, she could not help but complain that Old Xie really did not know how to judge the situation. However, she was also a formidable character who did not show her joy or anger on her face. There was no abnormality on her face as she continued to introduce, “This Lord Lambard is the second direct son of the Augustus Family! I hope you two can get close.”

When Old Xie heard ‘Augustus Family’, he felt a bit disgusted. This time, he could not even be bothered to say hello. He only nodded slightly for the sake of Constantine’s face, which counted as a greeting. And the Lambard on the opposite side obviously looked down on Old Xie as well. He also did not say anything, just nodded to Old Xie to deal with it.

Seeing them like this, Constantine could not help but have a headache, so she signaled everyone to sit down first. In fact, this time Constantine was also entrusted by her family, intending to let the Stephen Family and the Augustus Family’s next generation establish a good relationship first. As for the grudges of the older generation, they would naturally be mediated by Constantine’s elders.

Therefore, Constantine sat with Lambard and Third Prince Karapani, and also called Old Xie over. Among them, Third Prince Karapani represented the will of the Royal Family.

However, obviously, this kid Lambard was very cunning and slippery. He obviously did not want to easily let Constantine achieve her goal. So after sitting down, he started chatting with Constantine about everything under the sun, completely ignoring Old Xie. Moreover, in order to completely isolate Old Xie from the circle of him, Third Prince Karapani, and Karapani, he deliberately talked about some etiquette anecdotes of the upper-class Nobles, especially things like dancing.

This guy definitely came prepared, so much so that in front of the three, he talked eloquently and spoke extremely brilliantly. And Lambard had long known that Little Stephen had almost never participated in dances in his life. He probably did not even know how to dance, let alone these rare details.

Third Prince Karapani and Constantine could see Lambard’s ulterior motives very clearly. They were not easy targets either, so naturally they would not willingly let Lambard’s plot succeed. Third Prince Karapani quickly brought the topic to Old Xie and asked with a smile, “I don’t know, Little Stephen, what is your opinion on this kind of Noble round dance?”

“I have always disdained this kind of sissy stuff!” Old Xie curled his lips and said.

“Sissy stuff?” Lambard immediately looked as if he had been insulted. His face flushed with anger, and he said furiously, “Dancing is an important part of Noble etiquette. It is a symbol that distinguishes us from other lowlifes. As a Noble, how can you evaluate this sacred sport like this?”

“In my eyes, killing is more sacred than this boring act of holding a woman’s waist and twisting around!” Old Xie shrugged and said.

With such shocking words, let alone Lambard, even Third Prince Karapani and Constantine could not help but change their expressions.

“How can you compare a dirty act like killing to sacred dancing?” Lambard pointed at Old Xie with a trembling finger and said, “You are simply blaspheming your own Noble bloodline!”

“Dirty act?” Old Xie smiled contemptuously and said, “All the Great Nobles in the world were established through bloody killings. This includes your family. Without the killing and fighting of your family’s elders, where would you have the opportunity to spout nonsense here today? What right do you have to look down on killing?”

“This!” Lambard was immediately speechless. That was right, his family indeed relied on killing to rise to power. This history was clearly recorded in the Kingdom’s history books, but it was just given the name of justice. But no one could deny that the hundreds of thousands of people who died in that period of history were all sacrifices of killing.

Third Prince Karapani and Constantine also fell into thought. They did not expect that the seemingly vulgar Little Stephen could say such amazing and shocking words. Constantine’s impression of him immediately improved greatly, while Karapani secretly raised his guard against Old Xie in his heart.

Naturally, Lambard was unwilling to admit defeat. He quickly thought of an excuse and argued, “That was in the past, but now, we have become Nobles, so we should have the demeanor of Nobles! This is also the expectation of our predecessors. We can only prove how different their bloodline is in this way, and prove that their path back then was so correct! And that they were so great, isn’t it?”

“I don’t know what holding a woman’s waist and twisting twice can prove. Perhaps your Augustus Family’s ancestors liked this tone!” Old Xie then said solemnly, “However, if the glory of the Stephen Family’s predecessors needs me to prove it, I will choose to prove it with blood and fire on the battlefield. So, instead of wasting time on a woman’s waist, I would rather go to a small dark room alone and sweat!”

Old Xie’s words deeply resonated with Third Prince Karapani and Constantine. Karapani’s eyes were full of approval when he looked at Old Xie, while Constantine faintly gained a hint of admiration, which she did not even notice herself.

“Then why don’t you go to the small dark room, but come here instead?” Lambard could not help but say angrily.

“Because I want to use another way to prove how noble and great the ancestor’s bloodline is!” Old Xie said proudly.

“Another way?” Lambard was immediately stunned by his words and could not help but ask strangely, “What are you talking about?”

“Of course it is our beautiful and moving Miss Constantine!” Old Xie looked directly into her eyes without avoiding anything and said with a smile, “Only by plucking such a flower can one prove a man’s achievement and a family’s greatness!”

Facing Old Xie’s naked confession, Constantine’s face immediately turned red. Third Prince Karapani and Lambard had looks of shock on their faces, thinking, is this guy crazy? He dares to publicly show love to the woman of an Elf Prince?

“Cough cough!” Constantine reacted quickly. She coughed awkwardly twice, and then said angrily, “Little Stephen, you are not being good! How can you tease me, your big sister?”

Old Xie immediately put on an innocent look and said, “I am telling the truth. The moon can represent my heart!”

Seeing this guy so thick-skinned, even Karapani and Lambard could not help but have the urge to roll their eyes.

Constantine almost fainted. Born in a large family, she had seen countless people pursue her, but others at least paid attention to style, and their words were very subtle. Unlike Old Xie, he was so direct that Constantine, who was very experienced in dealing with these things, found it a bit overwhelming. She had to quickly change the subject, “Alright, alright, everyone must be hungry. We happen to have some rare food here. You are in for a treat!”

Then Constantine ordered the people below, “Go, prepare four portions of Haikelan Big Abalone!”

“Yes!” The Attendant hurriedly bowed and left.

Old Xie keenly noticed that when Constantine mentioned Haikelan Big Abalone, a sly brilliance appeared in her eyes. And Third Prince Karapani and Lambard on the side also had a strange expression at the same moment. The scene seemed as if they wanted to see a show and then gloat.

Immediately, Old Xie understood that there must be a trick in this, but naturally he did not care about ordinary schemes, so he just secretly raised his guard. On the surface, he still pretended not to know.

Soon, four large silver plates were brought up. In each plate was a steaming dark green creature. It looked like a meat ball, about the size of a coconut. Its appearance was very disgusting, but the smell it gave off was quite fragrant.

After the dishes were served, Constantine immediately smiled and said to Old Xie, “Little Stephen, come and taste it. This is high-class cuisine transported from the southern sea. It is rare even in the south. Moreover, to keep it fresh, it was transported in large wooden barrels, and it was still alive when slaughtered. You can only eat it in this season every year. It is very precious!”

Old Xie knew that Constantine was making a move. Of course, he was not afraid. He smiled slightly and said, “Okay, then I will taste it!” As he spoke, he picked up a dining knife and slashed hard across the middle. He originally intended to cut it open first to see if there was any trick inside, but unexpectedly, he fell into the trap right at this moment.