Chapter 97: Exposed

“No, no, I think you misunderstood what I meant!” Old Xie hurriedly said: “I mean, I’ll come quietly, and no one will know!”

“Do you think our family’s Guards are just decorations?” Constantine couldn’t help but say with a laugh.

“Oh, it’s not that I look down on your family’s Guards, it’s just that I have confidence in myself!” Old Xie suddenly said, “How about this: if I get caught by them once, then I won’t come again, how about that?”

“Are you really that confident?” Constantine asked with a hint of surprise.

“Of course!” Old Xie raised his chin proudly.

“Then why are you so insistent on doing this?” Constantine suddenly asked, “Or rather, what is your goal?”

“Dancing and playing the flute with a Confidante under the beautiful moonlight, how pleasant a thing that is! Don’t you think such a pure and almost sacred scene cannot be mixed with any utilitarian heart?” Old Xie then said solemnly: “Therefore, I dare to swear that I have no impure purpose or demands!”

Constantine stared tightly into Old Xie’s eyes, and Old Xie looked back without flinching. After a long while, Constantine nodded and said: “Alright, I believe you. From your pure eyes, I indeed didn’t find any impure impurities. However, can you guarantee that this is just a secret between the two of us, and that under any circumstances, you won’t reveal it to a third party?”

“As you wish!” Old Xie suddenly smiled: “Being able to share a secret with the incomparably beautiful Miss Constantine is truly my honor!”

“You have such a glib tongue!” Constantine blushed and glanced at him sideways, then said: “It’s getting early today; I’ll wait for you here tomorrow at about 9 o’clock. However, I have to warn you that tomorrow the family’s Guards will be doubled. You’d better be careful!”

“Of course no problem, as long as they aren’t guarding right here!” Old Xie laughed.

“Hehe, don’t worry, they can’t enter the back garden at will unless you slip up!” Constantine smiled slightly, then bowed to Old Xie with a noble etiquette, smiling: “Farewell! I wish you a good night!”

“Good night!” Old Xie returned the courtesy as well.

After speaking, the two separated. Constantine walked slowly towards her bedroom, while Old Xie was even more mysterious; he just flashed and disappeared. This situation really startled Constantine. She hurriedly turned around to look, but couldn’t see a shadow of Old Xie anywhere. She couldn’t help but think in surprise: “This guy is really unfathomable. It seems doubling the Guards won’t stop his ambition; perhaps I need to add more people!”

Thinking of this, Constantine didn’t stay any longer and walked straight into the main building. As Constantine passed the living room, a 14 or 15-year-old little boy on the sofa gnawing on a thick magic tome suddenly spoke: “Sister, if I were you, I would stay as far away from that barbarian as possible. After all, you are now a candidate for the Elven Princess Consort. If any scandal breaks out, it would be a disaster for both the family and yourself!”

Hearing this, Constantine stopped immediately, then shook her head with a bitter smile and said: “Little one, things aren’t as simple as you think. Little Stephen’s family background is very deep; I can’t refuse him directly. That would be equal to offending the Stephen Family. Besides, although Little Stephen’s behavior is a bit too rough and boisterous, you must admit that he is indeed extremely talented. He is arrogant but not stupid. All in all, he definitely has the qualification to be arrogant!”

“I admit he is talented, but I think his talent lies in plots and schemes. As for the roughness and boisterousness you mentioned, humph, that’s just his mask!” Constantine’s younger brother, the eldest son of the Hercules Family, Little Hercules, said with a sneer.

“Plot?” Constantine was slightly stunned and immediately asked in confusion: “What do you mean? That straightforward guy Little Stephen would use plots?”

“Is there even a need to ask?” Little Hercules couldn’t help but say with a laugh: “Sister, you were fooled by him!”

“I was fooled? What do you mean?” Constantine hurriedly asked.

“Of course about today’s matter!” Little Hercules shrugged and said: “Do you really think that Lambard, the heir of the Augustus Family who is always known for being cautious, would dare to molest the Elven Princess Consort on such an important occasion? He used to be respectful even when communicating with you, afraid of showing any sign of crossing the line. How could he do such a thing in public? Did he go crazy? Or did he drink too much?”

“I also find it strange. He didn’t drink alcohol at the time, and he obviously didn’t seem to suddenly go crazy, so why would he do such a thing?” Constantine suddenly frowned.

“No, you’re wrong, he didn’t do it!” Little Hercules said with a laugh: “Although it’s regrettable, I still have to tell you that you wronged that poor guy!”

“That’s impossible!” Constantine immediately shouted: “There were only 2 people around me at the time. Apart from him, there was only Little Stephen, who was eating abalone with greasy hands. But my clothes were clean, so Little Stephen couldn’t have done it. If it wasn’t Lambard, who else could it be?”

“Please note a few details!” Little Hercules suddenly closed the book in his hand and said indifferently: “First, Little Stephen’s temper. From a series of recent legends, we can see that since Little Stephen recovered from his injury, his personality has changed drastically. He became a guy with a hot temper, often beating or killing others over small matters. He didn’t even spare the Little Princess, such a cute Little Loli. I saw with my own eyes that he beat the Little Princess until she lost control of her bladder; he is simply a beast! And today, the purpose of our family banquet was actually just to clean up his mess, because that bastard killed the Augustus Family Head’s concubine’s father over a single sentence. You tell me, with a guy with such a temper, after being teased by you, why didn’t he erupt, and instead continued eating abalone there as if nothing happened?”

“This…” Constantine immediately fell into deep thought.

“In addition, after you slapped Lambard, I noticed that almost everyone present focused their eyes on you few people involved, except for Little Stephen. He didn’t even turn his head back and was still gnawing on the abalone. Heavens, do you think that’s normal?” Little Hercules asked with a bitter smile: “Is he really an idiot who only knows how to eat?”

“That’s not right!” Constantine finally changed color: “This guy, although he looks like a rough person, just played a very beautiful piece of music for me, and his behavior just now was elegant enough to rival Elven Nobles. Obviously, he is definitely not an idiot!”

“That’s right!” Little Hercules then said: “Moreover, there is another huge flaw in today’s matter, did you notice?”

“What flaw?” Constantine hurriedly asked.

“Your skirt is so thick, patting it would only make a low thumping sound, how could it be as loud as it was just now? Even if I tried my best to clap, it wouldn’t be that loud!” Little Hercules said with a bitter smile.

“Ah!” Hearing this, Constantine was shocked in her heart and hurriedly patted her own thigh. Sure enough, two low thumping sounds were made, not loud at all. In that noisy environment earlier, it should have gone unnoticed. Obviously, she had been set up.

“Damn it!” Constantine was no fool; she figured it out quickly and immediately shouted in anger: “Is there any evidence to prove Little Stephen did it?”

“There is no direct evidence, of course; he did it too cleanly. It might be a Plastic-type Spell?” Little Hercules shrugged and said: “However, I do have a small piece of evidence!”

“What evidence?” Constantine hurriedly asked.

“You know I can read lips.” Little Hercules said indifferently: “So when I noticed something was wrong, I paid special attention to Little Stephen’s lip shape. After he finished eating the abalone, he suddenly whispered a very interesting sentence! Although no one heard it at the time, I saw it!”

“What did he say?” Constantine immediately asked in annoyance.

“He said!” A strange expression appeared on Little Hercules’ face, and then he held back his laughter and said: “‘The feel was really good!'”

“‘The feel was really good’?” Constantine understood immediately and shouted in anger: “Ah~! That damn bastard!”

Saying that, the furious Constantine was about to throw the flute in her hand to the ground, but she stopped halfway, seemingly reluctant to part with this unique-looking instrument. However, she then immediately ordered Little Hercules: “Pass down the order for me. Tell them that tomorrow’s Guards will be increased by 2 times, no, 3 times. As long as anyone dares to break in, no matter who it is, break their legs first!” After saying that, she left angrily.

“Hehe, as you wish!” Little Hercules agreed with a smile.

…

Let’s talk about Old Xie. After leaving the Hercules Family, Fatty couldn’t wait and left alone. He also had to travel alone; anyway, the distance between the two families wasn’t far, both were in the Noble District.

The journey was uneventful. After returning to his room in the Duke’s Mansion, Old Xie suddenly had a whim and took out some of the loot from the last robbery. After picking and choosing for a while, he immediately started refining again.