Hua Rong finally managed to shake off the mockery and attempts to get close to her at the banquet. Walking through the palace, listening to the chirping of insects at night, she breathed a sigh of relief.
The Countess's words were still ringing in my ears.
"I'm telling you, Lori, you're being incredibly reckless! Do you know the consequences of refusing His Holiness the Pope? Even if His Holiness doesn't hold it against you, what will other people think? You're putting our Earl's House of Baker in a very difficult position!"
Hua Rong really wanted to retort to the Countess, "I'm not Lori, so what do I care about the fate of your Count's mansion?"
Thinking about it, Hua Rong smiled again.
Unexpectedly, even after I came out, there was still no peace. There were many figures in the shadows of the trees, as if people were gathered there talking.
She walked over and listened carefully. Oh my, it sounded like the people inside were talking about her.
It seems that everyone's focus tonight is on her.
If this were a Weibo post, the trending headline the next morning would definitely be #LoriBeckRejectsPope'sInvitation#!
whee.
"Does Lori Baker think she's so great just because she has two attributes? How dare she refuse His Holiness the Pope!"
—Indeed remarkable.
"I think she must regret it now."
—I have no regrets!
"It's all because of her! Our young lady's song and dance performance tonight was rehearsed for a long time. If she hadn't been stealing the spotlight from our young lady, everyone would have seen her tonight!"
"Miss? Who is it?"
"No, we can't let her get away with this. We need to think of a way to embarrass her in front of everyone!"
—Tell me quickly, tell me, I want to hear what good ideas you have!
Hua Rong listened and then started complaining!
Hua Rong smiled knowingly. If these people could remove the sour taste from their words, she might actually think they were genuinely thinking of her young lady.
Hua Rong listened for a while, and the servants discussed for a long time but couldn't come up with a way to make her look bad.
She was getting a little bored and was about to leave when she heard what sounded like footsteps coming from behind the shadows of the trees.
She crouched down reflexively, hiding herself in the grass.
There were no lights here, making it rather dark; you wouldn't notice her unless you looked closely.
What are you doing here, sneaking around like this?
That sound...
Hua Rong frowned. This was Prince George.
Why did he come out?
He wouldn't have come out looking for her, would he?
"Your Highness, we're just here..."
"Alright, I recognize you. You're General Carpenter's servants. This palace isn't for you to wander around aimlessly. Get back to the main hall now!"
The servants breathed a sigh of relief and then took their leave.
Carpenter?
Hua Rong smiled and said that the name Carpenter sounded familiar.
This is the family of Prince George's fiancée.
No wonder she picked it up high and put it down gently.
He naturally had to give face to the servants of his fiancée's family.
Hua Rong was about to get up when she heard George say, "You've been here for quite a while, haven't you? Why haven't you shown up yet? Do I, the prince, have to invite you?"
Hua Rong subconsciously stopped what she was doing, and even held her breath to minimize her presence.
She instinctively felt that George wasn't talking about her!
Sure enough, after George finished speaking, more footsteps were heard.
"This is Kate's palace, not a place I can just come to. How can I know if the eldest prince is an ally if he doesn't show up? It seems that the eldest prince does indeed want to cooperate with me."
The voice was a somewhat affected male voice, high-pitched and, at first glance, sounded like a woman's.
But upon closer listening, you can still tell it's a male voice.
Hua Rong's heart suddenly raced. She was just strolling around casually, how could she have run into something like this?
She felt that she would learn some secret tonight.
I'm so excited!
However, if they are discovered, who knows what will happen?
George scoffed, "Who would be your enemy? It's good enough that you haven't betrayed me! So, Gene, are you willing to help me or not?"
The man George called Gene didn't answer immediately upon hearing this; instead, he smiled.
From Hua Rong's angle, you can see half of Gene's face, which is quite exquisite.
What's most striking is his long purple hair.
On this main road, most people have blond hair.
His hair is really too eye-catching.
It was this hair that allowed Hua Rong to guess his identity.
"I just don't understand, Prince George, why are you in such a hurry to cooperate with me? It's unreasonable, isn't it? Just as you said, Gene Taylor's reputation is not that of a good partner. If you marry the Carpenter's daughter, you might not necessarily be unable to sit on the throne."
A hint of mockery flashed in George's eyes when he heard Gene's words.
Although he wanted to sit on the throne, he did not want to be like his useless father, marrying a woman he did not love.
In the end, in order to support the woman he loved to become queen, he ordered the death of his wife, who had helped him seize the throne, on trumped-up charges.
As it turns out, this former lover had long since changed.
The person he loves doesn't love him; she only loves his rights.
The person you don't love is often the one who loves you the most.
After he finally realized his mistake, the woman he should have loved most had already been put to death by him.
In order to preserve his bloodline with that woman, he had no choice but to wrong his own son.
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