All the guests who attended the opening ball ended up staying at Neuschwanstein Castle, a stroke of good luck.

Despite many guests expressing their overwhelming gratitude, saying they didn't want such a great "blessing".

But when the knights of Neuschwanstein Castle drew their swords, these people still thanked them with tears in their eyes.

As soon as Li Aili returned to her room, her eyes were fixed on Arthur Cold Jade.

The Duke calmly hung the sash and coat on the hanger, then sat down on the armchair, picked up "Hamlet," which he had already read twice, and continued to read it.

Li Aili: "Are you...?"

The Duke looked up at her.

Li Aili hesitated before asking, "Does she have a talent for jinxing things?"

Duke: "..."

Li Aili sighed deeply, "Sigh, I have a feeling this isn't over yet."

Others may not know, but she saw it all: Miss Sophia was framed.

Did the Duke of Nanjun also guess it?

Otherwise, why would he detain everyone?

“Today,” Li Aili tentatively asked, “aren’t you going to drink with him?”

The Duke calmly turned a page of his book. "The situation is that I know he's just been cuckolded."

"He knows I know he's been cheated on."

"Do you think Brandon can calmly sit down and have a drink with me under these circumstances?"

Li Aili: "..."

Li Aili listlessly removed the hair ornaments from her hair. "Tell me, why did he detain everyone from the Holy Light Court as well?"

The Duke turned a page in his book. "If I were Brandon, I wouldn't let the people of the Holy See go either."

"Why? Wouldn't that offend the cult..." She swallowed the rest of her words.

Forgot, the person in front of me is Wolf Exterminator, who turned on me the moment the Cardinal stepped in with his left foot first.

After the lights are turned off.

Li Aili lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

She gently patted the "38th parallel" between the two of them, a huge cushion.

"Are you asleep, neighbor?"

Duke: "..."

"Oh, I was just asking. Do you think the Duke of Pomegranate will let us go tomorrow?"

The Duke: "...Tomorrow is his birthday."

“If it’s his birthday and all the guests have left, this scandal will be all over the kingdom’s newspapers the day after tomorrow.”

"Hmm, then tell me, him..."

"If you don't want to sleep, I'd be happy to throw away the pillow in the middle, and then we can have a proper talk."

"Good night!"

...

The next day, the castle servants were busy as bees from early morning.

If it weren't for the watermelon-colored bubbles above their heads, Li Aili would have thought that what happened at yesterday's dance was an absurd dream.

Breakfast was delivered to the room.

Clearly, the Duke of Red Pomegranate did not want the guests who had been forced to stay to leave their rooms without permission.

Li Aili forked a crispy croissant and asked, "What exactly is he planning to do?"

Arthur, having just shaved, walked out of the bathroom.

Li Aili, who was holding a croissant in her mouth, noticed a very obvious bloodstain on the left side of his jaw.

Can a Platinum-ranked knight shave his face and cut himself?

That's as ridiculous as saying a chef doesn't know how to use a cleaver.

In that instant, Li Aili thought about many things.

Arthur Cold Jade was not as calm as he appeared.

This suddenly made her a little worried.

What exactly is the Duke of Red Pomegranate planning to do?

She was torn like this all morning until noon when there was a knock on the door.

In addition to the servants who brought the food, there was another person outside the door.

With dark circles under his eyes, the internal affairs officer Mark gave Li Aili a smile that evoked a strange sense of pity.

"Your Highness requests that you come to the study for a talk." This was said to Arthur Cold Jade.

Arthur picked up the coat and sash hanging on the rack, draped them over his arm, and said casually, "I'll be back in a bit."

Li Aili frowned slightly as she looked at the sash.

Do we need to dress so formally for a private conversation?

Li Aili said, "Then I'll wait for you to come back so we can have dinner together."

The duke, standing at the door, paused slightly before leaving without looking back.

Shortly afterward, the door opened.

The duke, wearing a coat and a sash, returned to his room.

Li Aili put down the "Southern County Weekly" she was using to pass the time. "Ah, the food is getting a little cold. Should I ask someone to heat it up for you?"

The Duke walked straight into the bedroom, taking off his coat as he said in a low voice, "I'm a little tired, I'll take a nap."

Li Aili reminded her, "The Duke of Pomegranate's birthday banquet is tonight, don't sleep too long..."

She wanted to warn him to be careful not to run out of time, but the truth was that even though the clothing of male nobles was also very complicated, it was still much less troublesome than the women's 'outfit'.

The Duke slept until just before the banquet began.

Li Aili has already started sitting in front of the vanity mirror to complete the final steps.

After struggling for half a day with the intricate hair ornaments, it got dark.

A servant from Neuschwanstein Castle politely knocked on the door to inform them that it was time for the Grand Duke's birthday banquet.

The Duke stood up and walked out of the room first.

On the way, Li Aili walked quickly to the Duke's side and said in a low voice, "This doesn't look like a banquet to me."

The Duke frowned. "Oh? What does that look like?"

Li Aili complained, "It's more like prisoners being allowed to go outside in jail."

The Duke chuckled softly, "Ha."

Li Aili frowned slightly, feeling a strange sensation, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong with her.

Inside the magnificent Neuschwanstein Castle, nobles dressed in their finest attire attended the event.

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