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Two minutes after she arrived, Ye Zhenyan and the other two arrived.

They didn't expect the mecha to be completed so quickly.

When I received her message, they were getting their hair and makeup done and changing into their gowns.

Time is a bit tight.

They came dressed up and in formal attire.

The three of them wore military-style dress uniforms, paired with appropriate accessories, exuding both elegance and military bearing.

It looks pretty good.

Ling Luo glanced at it a few more times.

Ling Luo stared straight at them, and Ye Zhenyan and the others noticed her gaze.

Thinking she didn't know why they were dressed like that, Ye Zhenyan coughed lightly, about to explain that they were going to attend a banquet later and were running out of time, which was why they were dressed like that, when they came over.

But before he could say it, Ling Luo suddenly asked, "Is this kind of dress uniform only for soldiers?"

Ye Zhenyan and the others were surprised that she would ask such a question, and felt that the master in front of them seemed to be getting stranger and stranger.

Ye Zhenyan paused for a moment before saying, "More or less."

"oh……"

Ling Luo was somewhat disappointed.

She found the dress quite beautiful.

It would look even better if Ye Xingxue wore it...

She was in a hurry, so she took out the storage bag containing the mecha and handed it to Ye Zhenyan, saying, "The mecha is ready. Just contact me if you have any questions. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Ye Zhenyan and the others were stunned.

This time, however, they reacted quickly, saying in unison, "Master, wait a moment!"

Ling Luo stopped and turned back to the side: "Hmm?"

Wang Honghai: "We... haven't given you the money yet."

"Oh, if you've checked it and think there's no problem, just transfer the money to my account."

After saying that, he waved and left.

Ye Zhenyan and the other two: "..."

Lingluo's attitude is casual and unrestrained.

He seemed to trust them, but he may have also assumed that they wouldn't offend him for the sake of the more than one billion star coins for these hundred mechs.

After all, over a billion Star Coins is not a very large sum for them.

Even so, isn't this master's attitude towards doing business a bit too casual?

I can't tell if the other person did this out of spontaneity or for some other reason.

They stopped thinking about it.

They released the mechs.

Ye Zhenyan inspected the mecha, while Gu Qing and Wang Honghai checked its data.

at last.

There was nothing wrong.

After storing the mechs in their storage bags, they left the mech training ground and set off for the royal palace.

On the other side.

Three minutes later, Ling Luo returned to the palace.

Because of the time constraints, as soon as she returned to the palace, Ye Xingxue took her hand and led her to the huge dressing room next door to try on dresses.

Ye Xingxue pushed open the door to the walk-in closet. Looking at the room full of clothes, shoes, bags, and jewelry, Ling Luo felt a little pain in her eyes: "So many?"

Ye Xingxue smiled and led her inside: "Not many, which set does Luo Luo like?"

Ling Luo: "..."

Isn't that enough?

Hearing his words, she looked around and thought they were all quite pretty.

but--

"They all seem about the same."

She wasn't interested in these things and couldn't see any difference; they were all clothes anyway, as long as they were wearable.

Ye Xingxue smiled, bent down to look her in the eye, and said gently, "In Luo Luo's opinion, don't these clothes, shoes, and jewelry look as good as the books and mecha?"

Ling Luo looked at him incredulously: "Of course, these two things can't be compared, okay?"

Ye Xingxue's smile widened. Ling Luo was afraid that he would make her try on every single outfit, so she casually pointed to a white dress: "That one will do."

Seeing her perfunctory attitude, Ye Xingxue raised her eyebrows but said nothing, patting her head: "Okay, I'll have someone come up and make a styling for Luo Luo."

"Um."

A while later.

The makeup and hair team, whom we had been waiting for for over four hours, finally came upstairs.

Looking at all the clothes, jewelry, shoes and bags in the room, even though they were used to styling ladies and had seen all sorts of grand occasions, they were still taken aback.

Shoes, bags, and jewelry are fine.

only……

They soon discovered a problem.

These dresses are all beautiful and gorgeous, and you can tell they were made at great expense. If they could own one of these in their lifetime, they would be laughing in their sleep.

only.

These dresses all have one thing in common.

That is...

No exposed chest, back, arms, or legs.

While royal attire is generally expected to be more dignified and overly revealing clothing is indeed inappropriate, isn't this going a bit too far?

at the same time.

Outside the palace gates, officers, generals, nobles, and others who had received invitations began to enter one after another.

As they entered, there was an aircraft that had arrived long ago, but it remained parked in an inconspicuous corner.

But the people inside didn't come down from up there for a long time.

They stared excitedly at the important figures who were entering the room one after another.

“That’s Tan, the highest-ranking official in our Hailing City—”

"Elder Bai! Elder Bai from the Bai Family Pharmaceutical Research Institute!"

That is—

"Shut up!"

Old Master Ling has lived to such an old age, and this is actually the first time he has ever seen so many important figures.

He was also very excited.

He was overwhelmed by what he saw.

However, he had lived to be quite old, and although he hadn't seen much of the world, he knew that if his younger generation went inside and interacted with these powerful and influential people, they would definitely be looked down upon if they acted like they had never seen the world before.

Thinking of this, he frowned and reprimanded, "When you go downstairs later, be mindful of your behavior when you see people. Don't look around. Be polite and respectful, do you hear me?"

“Listen, I can hear Grandpa.”

The younger generation of the Ling family were actually quite nervous.

They were so taken aback when they suddenly saw such important figures that they might never have been able to meet in their entire lives.

Seeing how serious Grandpa Ling was, the young men quieted down, but became even more nervous.

even so.

Their eyes were glued to those powerful and wealthy people for even a moment.

While the boys were paying attention to the nobles, Lingya and several girls of the same age in her family focused their attention on the young and handsome noblemen who were entering the palace.

A while later, it was already past 6:10.

Everyone was eager to get in.

But since Old Master Ling didn't speak, none of the younger generation dared to speak.

Seeing that it was getting late, Ling Guanghua said, "Dad, let's go in too."

Seeing that it was almost time, Old Master Ling nodded and said, "Yes."

With that, he got off the aircraft.

The others followed him out.

They were nervous and excited as they watched from the sidelines, eager to get in. Now that they've gotten off the aircraft, some of them are so nervous that their legs are trembling.

Grandpa Ling and the others didn't tremble.

However, their group differed greatly from the others in both temperament and presence.

Others either chatted and laughed in a relaxed manner, or greeted familiar faces with ease.

They clearly know their way around.

They were very reserved and looked rather unrefined.

Ling Ya was initially quite calm.

After all, she was the only member of the Ling family to enter the Hailuo Military Academy on her own merit.

Although it was from a distance, she had personally seen Wang Honghai, Bai Ying, and other important figures that the Ling family and other ordinary people could never see in their entire lives.

Although she could tell from the glass of the aircraft that the other noble ladies attending the party were all dressed very beautifully.

However, the details are not clear.

Now, when you see other people's dresses, makeup, hairstyling, jewelry, etc., they are all made by famous designers.

Although the clothes she wore were also made at a considerable cost by Old Master Ling.

Before coming here, she also thought she was very beautiful.

Compared to those noble families, they are not much different.

But now that she's there, compared to others, she feels that she's still lacking something.

Seeing this, she also became nervous, and the hand holding Ling Guanghua's arm tightened a little.

No one else knew them either.

Seeing them, he frowned, feeling somewhat puzzled.

But he didn't say anything, walked past them, handed over the invitation, wrote his name, and went inside.

Grandpa Ling also handed over the invitation in his hand.

While the staff checked the invitation, everyone in the Ling family held their breath.

They had been eyeing this year's royal banquet for a long time.

However, when Ling Luo and Ye Xingxue returned to pay their respects to Ling Guangyao a few days ago, Ling Luo and Ye Xingxue were indifferent. But since Ling Luo and Ye Xingxue did not take the initiative to speak, they had no chance and dared not say these things in front of Ye Xingxue.

Therefore, they thought they wouldn't have a chance to attend the royal banquet this time.

Until three days ago.

Someone delivered this invitation to them.

They were all overjoyed when they first received the invitation.

They thought that although Ling Luo was cold, she knew that he was still a member of the Ling family, so they softened and sent someone to deliver an invitation to them.

They immediately and happily contacted Ling Luo.

They started to suspect something was wrong after they tried to contact Ling Luo many times without success.

Even if Ling Luo now looks down on them because of her status as the Crown Princess, the fact that she sent them an invitation means she basically wants to ease tensions with them, right?

She sent them an invitation; she'll probably say something to them, right?

However.

The fact that we can't even get in touch with Ling Luo means that the invitation letter is very likely not from Ling Luo.

It was most likely given by someone who didn't get along with Ye Xingxue or Lingluo.

even so.

Such an opportunity is rare.

They didn't want to give up, so they came anyway.

After the staff checked and verified the invitation and confirmed that there were no problems, they said, "Please come in."

Hearing this, the Ling family breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Gu Huan and Ye Zeru also arrived.

Their elders weren't home, so they had to come together to keep each other company.

“Sigh, my uncle and your grandfather finally came back from the military this year. I thought we wouldn’t have to be left-behind children anymore, but they ran off again just before the dinner. In the end, it’s still just you and me.”

Ye Zeru handed over the invitation and sighed, "Indeed, I wonder what they're rushing off to."

After accepting their invitations, the staff respectfully said, "Young Master Gu, Young Master Ye, please come in."

The Ling family hadn't gone far.

Hearing the staff member's voice, I turned around and looked.

Upon closer inspection, they spotted Ye Zeru and Gu Huan.

Gu Huan and Ye Zeru had originally planned to go in to find Jiang Xingliu, but upon seeing them, Gu Huan paused for a moment: "Unfamiliar faces? Who are they?"

Ye Zeru shook his head: "I don't know."

Ling Ya didn't turn around; they didn't recognize the other members of the Ling family.

Now when I see them, I really don't know who they are. They just look sneaky, like thieves.

However, with so many people, it would be impossible to get in without an invitation.

Thinking of this, they didn't pay any more attention and went to find Jiang Xingliu.

The Jiang family had arrived long ago, as had Bai Ying and Tang Xinxun, who were chatting to the side.

These few people are among the most outstanding of the younger generation.

Therefore, they became noble ladies and highly sought-after by nobles.

They were surrounded by a group of people.

The elders of the Jiang family, Grandpa Bai, Bai Ying's parents, and Tang Xinxun's family also came.

Although martial artists are known to have long lifespans, especially those with exceptional talent, many don't get married until they are over a hundred years old.

But as children grow up, parents always hope that they will get married soon.

If there are suitable and excellent girls, it's good to let them date for a while.

Jiang Xinghe is alright, because Jiang Xingliu is there to support him.

They watched the show with smiles on their faces, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Jiang Xingliu couldn't stand it and slapped him on the head twice in anger.

Jiang Xinghe rubbed his aching head, still smiling.

Jiang Xingliu noticed Gu Huan and the others, and quickly told his elders at home. Before they could say anything, he sneaked out.

Jiang Xinghe, fearing he might become the next person to be proposed to, quickly slipped away as well.

Bai Ying and Tang Xinxun watched, then slipped away as well.

Jiang Xinghe looked at Ye Zeru and Gu Huan with eyes full of envy: "Your elders aren't home, I'm so envious."

Ye Zeru and Gu Huan each slapped him on the head.

Gu Huan: "During holidays, when we're left-behind children at home, all alone, you're eating hot meals cooked by your aunt and uncle, why don't you say you're envious?!"

Jiang Xinghe: "..."

Jiang Xingliu: "I thought you had arrived a long time ago and sneaked in to find the Crown Princess and His Highness the Crown Prince."

"No, we originally wanted to wait for my grandfather and his uncle, but they left halfway through, so we had to come by ourselves."

Looking around, Ye Zeru realized there were still more than twenty minutes before the banquet started, so he said, "Let's go find them."

"good."

Just as they were about to leave, Bai Ying saw Ling Ya.

They are all quite a sight to behold.

She looks even better when she's dressed up.

Ling Ya and the other younger members of the Ling family couldn't help but look over.

She hadn't expected Bai Ying to notice her, and she immediately became nervous.

However, she quickly calmed down, smiled elegantly at Bai Ying, and then looked away.

Bai Ying frowned: "The Crown Princess and His Highness the Crown Prince invited them? I don't think so?"