The nobles of the Kingdom of Clark have a custom of holding a small warm-up dance party the day before the formal banquet.

As soon as Li Aili returned to her room at Swan Castle, she saw Arthur Cold Jade standing by the window with his back to her.

"Where did you go?" he asked.

Li Aili could see from the reflection in the glass that a pair of deep blue eyes were staring at her reflection in the window.

“I went for a walk in the back,” Li Aili said, then paused, and asked casually, “I think I saw you by the lake just now. Did you see me?”

Arthur turned around, his blue eyes looking directly at her. "No, you didn't see me."

Li Aili: "..."

"I might have misread it."

"There's a little dance party tonight to warm things up."

The ball is still some time away, but the ladies should probably start getting ready now.

"Ah! Then I need to hurry."

Li Aili was about to change her clothes when the man in front of her, who was over 1.9 meters tall, became a nuisance.

"Aren't you planning to go out and have a drink with someone?" Li Aili smiled at Arthur Cold Jade.

Upon hearing this, Arthur raised an eyebrow slightly, then slowly walked to the sofa, plopped down, and made his 'firm stance' clear.

Li Aili: "..."

After three hours of struggling, Li Aili finally completed the 'dressing up' without Joanna's help.

The process was nothing short of chaotic.

Fortunately, Arthur Cold Jade eventually called a maid from Neuschwanstein Castle to help him.

Otherwise, Li Aili really felt that even if she died in the bathroom, she still wouldn't be able to manage the layered dress she had to wear to the banquet.

When the maid came in and saw Li Aili's disheveled appearance, her face immediately turned pale. She quickly combed Li Aili's hair into a beautiful style and then deftly tidied up her elaborate and beautiful dress.

Looking at myself in the mirror, so stunningly beautiful...

She touched her wasp waist, which had almost been snapped off by the corset...

If this is the price of becoming a 'fairy,' then she'll probably avoid the 'full package' in the future if possible!

Just the corset alone almost got her sent away.

The Duke had already changed his clothes.

A gorgeous navy blue embroidered coat, a beautiful white lace shirt, paired with a blood-red sash, and finally adorned with a few jewel-encrusted medals.

The man elegantly put on his white gloves and slung his sword over his shoulder.

“My ‘princess,’ please.” He offered his arm in a gentlemanly manner.

Li Aili carefully considered the appropriate distance and gently placed her hand on the man's arm.

Once outside the room, the two looked like a perfect couple. There was no indication that they needed to use four or five pillows to create a '38th parallel' between them when they slept.

"The Duke of Cold Emerald, accompanied by the Duchess of Cold Emerald, has arrived—" announced the master of ceremonies of Neuschwanstein Castle.

The once bustling hall fell silent instantly, and the guests' eyes were all focused on the tightly closed doors.

With a dull thud of the ceremonial cane, the white phoenix wood gate creaked open.

Then, they saw a perfect couple who would amaze them for the rest of their lives.

Is this really a "madwoman"?!

If the "madwoman" looked like this, I'd be willing to go mad for her for the rest of my life!!

[Damn it! I'm so jealous of Duke Cold Emerald! If I could sleep with such a beauty in my arms tonight, I'd die happy right now!]

Looking around, the pink and yellow bubbles were all 'bubbles' on the male guests' heads.

The female guests were easy to spot; they were all dressed in "blood red."

【Aaaaaah—!! Wasn't it said that Mad Lady and Duke Cold Emerald didn't get along?! Why are they here together?! !!!】

[I'm so angry!!! Where are her hands?!]

【Aaaaaah! Die! Die! Why isn't that madwoman dead yet?! Die now! I want to marry the Duke!!】

Li Aili: "..." She rubbed her eyes.

Sigh... They're all just a bunch of lost sheep in life.

It's a pity this isn't Xijun, otherwise she could have had a "heart-to-heart talk" with them all night.

Let's talk about life, let's talk about ideals, and let's inspire the ambitions deep in our hearts.

Wouldn't it be better if we could be good friends and work hard together?

Then, these people, with all sorts of thoughts, politely approached her with smiles and warmly greeted her or the duke beside her.

Of course, there are also those who do not curry favor with the powerful.

In the center of the hall, the Archduke of Pomegranate, holding a wine glass, was chatting and laughing with the smiling cardinal.

The people of the Holy See really wished they could draw a "38th parallel" in front of Duke Cold Jade.

Saint Michael, in particular, performed a 'smile disappearing' technique the moment he saw the Duke of Cold Emerald.

Li Aili: "..."

The Duke of Cold Jade's use of the pretext of "stepping forward with his left foot" to expel a cardinal from his territory truly broke the hearts of the papacy's staff...

"Oh! My old friends, come quickly! I have some good news to announce to everyone."

Duke Red Pomegranate warmly approached.

He raised his glass high, "Ladies and gentlemen, listen up, I have some good news to announce!"

The guests gathered around and politely kept quiet.

I'm getting engaged!

We're engaged...

It's like dropping a bomb into a calm lake.

The entire audience was astonished.

This included Li Aili, though she was surprised by something else entirely.

Li Aili: "..." Let me count how many women I've seen come up and slap Duke Red Pomegranate across the face...

One, two, three, four, five... Wow~ Not even two digits yet, that's good! o(￣︶￣)o

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