從礦區回來的路上，沒有人說太多話。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaws63Z1Fy
馬車沿著石板路回到熟悉的街道，但氣氛卻比出發時沉重。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0bv1gQKQ8
凱文往椅背上一靠，長長嘆了一口氣。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDFu8UBSyT
「我現在只想睡覺。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTi6f1WZpNM
米亞點了點頭。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CgPUQtus7
「我也是……但腦子一直停不下來。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkpzuJXd6o
南西低聲說：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzj6ZrTwawN
「剛剛那些話……是真的嗎？要是是真的話……第一王子……埃米要怎麼辦？他本來就不受陛下喜愛，蘿絲莉皇后也一直排擠他，他……會不會真的出事？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAM1l4p8uZ
艾莉兒沒有否認。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnfscm01JL
亞麗恩輕輕嘆了口氣。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaJkOTV36n
「……別想那麼多，先回去吧。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SepviqvYx
安迪坐在亞麗恩旁邊，手肘撐著膝蓋，眉眼低垂，不知道在想些什麼。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqZEbAbCXq
一路都很安靜。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyprCxz014
太安靜了。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcP8S1icc5
伊諾加登公爵府的大門出現在視線盡頭時，天色已經偏向黃昏。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRNMIBqSP8
公爵府的馬車緩緩駛入庭院。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwklt3jyop
然而馬車還沒完全停穩——58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKuG0r518Y
凱文往窗外瞥了一眼，眉頭瞬間皺起。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTF3zvdcXA
「……亞麗恩，你家今天是有什麼我不知道的活動嗎？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfCn6XF7M9
幾人順著他的視線看過去。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwrvmhfa32
門口停著六輛不屬於這裡的馬車。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG77nXzivT1
車身上刻著金色徽章。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoNTI8C3bx
皇室。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3YK0xkfeL
米亞掃了一圈。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8Yu0wSMLn
「還是我們全部要被抓去賣掉，所以特地派人來抓？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCs4PJUZEI
南西冷冷補了一句：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrq4YmaXZUF
「要是真的，記得分我錢。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JJ7qaTGxM
他們下了馬車後，六名信使很快上前。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQMW3MrsVT
「奉皇室之命，邀請各位出席今晚的晚宴。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0qbxdpU6b
語氣正式，沒有多餘寒暄。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kHOXYsVEM
接著開始一個一個確認名字。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iWjY7yiOm
亞麗恩被叫到時，她只是接過邀請函，點了點頭。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fYxAQg8hn
「嗯。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILB3SLqNF8
沒有多說。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgH4chm0sd
後面幾個人也一樣被叫到。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZkMaN0lN5
凱文打了個哈欠，隨手扯了扯領口。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSZUARxnZO
「還分開叫喔，這麼有禮貌？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYp5Qi9vav
米亞小聲吐槽：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡam09S9LIcy
「比較像怕我們一起逃跑。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0o2VlSdP9
南西：「有道理。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFia0GezNn
馬車是分開準備的。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNO9aXngTx
每個人一輛。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgz6N7egMB
看起來很正式，但又不至於讓人緊張。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeajvPqZWew
只是——太整齊了。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaybyEwNaw
換好禮服後，一行人搭乘馬車來到皇宮。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuONfb2KAZV
皇宮燈火通明。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0cNudDtxz
亮得有些不真實。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp94EaljlT
一進去，大家就很有默契地安靜了一點。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fJGb9hLxa
不是害怕。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Le5RU6Rtw
只是懶得說話。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsox9BBRNF
亞麗恩餘光一掃，看見蘿絲莉皇后正從樓梯緩緩步下。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4PY0kFujw
動作從容而熟練。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8Z5OsFaOQ
「向皇后殿下問安。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlVUk0STjg
優雅、標準。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqyFszEbnt
皇后看了她一眼，手肘輕輕撐在扶手上。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCPK7c1Quh
「原來是伊諾加登公爵小姐。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq0ajhEwbZ
語氣帶著一點若有若無的笑意。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnHS92fAEQ
「倒是難得在宴會上見到妳。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjPwWcKjnR
就在這時，一名侍者端著酒杯經過。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuem3JozlZl
腳步略急。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ioHBWYR7k
托盤微微一晃。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaY8Wxk2ho
幾個酒杯差點翻落。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZl8xGrq0oR
侍者臉色瞬間發白。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzBMdLrUnM
亞麗恩幾乎是下意識地伸出手。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZMljecJ5N
指尖穩穩扶住托盤邊緣。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFai9X5m8Oy
動作快得幾乎看不清。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4ePo6cbXb
酒杯只是輕輕晃了一下，便重新穩住。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vx1Mmvu5s
侍者立刻穩住托盤，臉色仍然發白，連忙低頭行禮。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdK57SEAAN
「……失禮了，小姐。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdKMV4ysD9
亞麗恩鬆開手。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDzu9LoH4a
「沒事，小心一點。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQynwhJvzZT
聲音很平。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbxTxPR6Qv
像什麼都沒發生。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAzNbjhjtn
但皇后朝她的方向微微瞇起了眼。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTTTPdyy9w
視線停留得稍微久了一點。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZHMQOi4X0
宴會繼續。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylf7ER7Yma
但其實大家都在各自放空。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5RoiFmJV2
他們躲在宴會邊緣。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJrjCQX9s2
凱文靠著桌邊，伸了個懶腰。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavo8g4Qv8s
亞麗恩隨意吃著東西。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOnXZu7osF
安迪無聊地翻了個白眼。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU02iDpfK0Q
「這種場合到底誰會喜歡？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyLJRNY4vI
米亞淡淡說：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ygu7vSUek
「反正不是我們。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDufaTNYaxL
南西點頭。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5nhd7mdqt
「同意。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZTFdIrxi4
凱文往宴會四周的方向看了一眼，皺了皺眉。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrraiwmRX0
「……這裡也太悶了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8y2i9kC07
他指了指陽台。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKFQRWyM0x
「走吧，出去透透氣。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1SYAYHVlL
幾人乾脆往陽台走去。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptkaE6II5P
「空氣終於正常多了。」凱文說。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsTDGjoPUq
他扯了扯領口，像是終於能鬆一口氣。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Kwxw9QEJ3
安迪揉了揉額頭。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehK95OskIs
「我覺得我的腦子得救了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPe3hSbGPhI
幾人剛站定沒多久，門被推開。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDjjNOP6aj
第二王子走了進來。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLlSV7V7iX
「你們在這裡啊。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaehO0HLCxu
語氣像是剛好路過。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuNNOtNY8r
凱文抬頭看了一眼。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqGORMI11W
「……我們是不是應該裝作不在？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdm9nr2KJzF
米亞低聲說：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWJnDVau4L
「現在裝太晚了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0rlxed9ux
南西：「同意。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9wOPszXOg
第二王子的視線落在亞麗恩身上。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXN1gszJkc
「亞麗恩．伊諾加登公爵小姐。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDhNdl1gB2
亞麗恩微微點頭。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfGAu0K78V
「見過第二王子殿下。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1ai6MxsNh
其餘人也紛紛行禮。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4YvPfGJ9e
「免禮。」第二王子——傑斯擺了擺手。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHTq1BNhcM
「辛苦你們來參加晚宴了，明明你們今天一整天都在外面。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡab9slY6ZjF
亞麗恩正準備回話，安迪先一步擋在她面前。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjrezjVeNu
「第二王子言重了，能受邀便是我們的榮幸。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoI3SXhpqZX
傑斯瞥了他一眼，沒有多說。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmXTuAad4M
隨後他從內襯口袋拿出六張邀請函。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUtWMW1OPr
「這是下星期三的下午茶邀請活動，歡迎你們參加。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDRSdXBtJh
凱文下意識要伸手，卻被米亞狠狠踩了一腳。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLj5jTNLcWV
「嘶——」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNayxix1YIJ
凱文立刻縮回手。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EWp41tduU
南西行了一禮。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFce5Bmbxb
「我們也很想參加，但那天學院要上課，就不麻煩王子殿下了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXfgo4t7ET
「不麻煩。」傑斯說。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50Ohz0oOLU
「我請父皇和學院說一聲就行了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRdSejnix4
說完便想把邀請函塞進南西手裡。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTJ0T44yvy
艾莉兒站了出來。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAJjyEoaGa
「殿下，別強人所難了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPNsjFhCx5
傑斯臉上的笑意瞬間消失。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iUe511h8E
眼神沉了下來。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkWwkxefbN
「我好心邀請你們來，你卻說我在強人所難？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nUjAE1DqV
「注意你的身份，艾莉兒．可倫比亞公爵小姐。你以為你是在跟誰說話？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5OpLakPeJ
艾莉兒臉色瞬間蒼白。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9kbO550Wh
傑斯粗暴地把邀請函甩在她身上。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZQ8oqhAOY
「給你臉別不要臉。收下就對了，哪那麼多廢話。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgDtH89DcJ
艾莉兒低著頭。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFJ1vYhjiz
淚水在眼眶打轉，雙手死死攥著裙擺。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZOfEt1zaA
亞麗恩輕輕拍了拍她的肩膀。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcqrdRFWrA
彎下身撿起邀請函，重新塞回傑斯手裡。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SkZ15kuWL
傑斯愣了一下。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOo5QP1GJqY
亞麗恩直視他的眼睛。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCP4AGE2pBM
「禮貌是互相的。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtK9lGZ5JT
「殿下，我們就不去了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqouMVZLBJ
傑斯皺眉。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gpUfPgi65
「伊諾加登公爵小姐，我還以為你很有禮貌，看來也不過如此。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7BZ66ibPa
亞麗恩語氣依舊平靜。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanKDwIcnxb
「再者，我們所屬的陣營為第一王子殿下。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLnvJlwstw
「若是一直出席第二王子殿下舉辦的活動，也不太合適。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPKg7VV35P
「所以也請殿下別白費力氣了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqG4Y1tR0V
「我們沒有轉變陣營的打算。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4c0HaHuQmE
「先失陪了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbGFStA78x
正準備離開時——58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67T8b3APcO
卻看見第一王子倚在陽台門邊。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhmgHRygcL
不知道究竟聽到了多少。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjy4TUVWId
他的視線落在亞麗恩身上，停了一瞬。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPS023OGqp
很輕。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQHOsvHClL
卻像是被什麼微微觸動。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqZGGEPIi6
亞麗恩一行人徑直往門口走去。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3t52pDNbNd
到了門前，埃米還愣愣地看著他們。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesMZs4tQxn
亞麗恩在他面前打了個響指。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DP7CdjYdd
「殿下，你還要當路霸多久？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbeNeKNSfN
「你擋到我的路了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FcjyfuTdU
埃米回過神，側身讓開。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoZoDIOsVQ
「抱歉。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eGoHQOnZQ
等他們離開後，埃米走進陽台並關上門。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1Ja2tLM5f
語氣淡淡。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5NT50eMbL
「你倒是很閒。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyCvHSPBhH
第二王子笑了一下。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEUyLG7fVd
「只是剛好遇到而已啦。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xr8SIE6ux
「是喔。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9qtGXez6u
「真的啦，母后難得對晚宴有興致，我當然要好好邀請有趣的客人了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegtRMyG3ui
第一王子看了他一眼。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8MkxhgMmD
「你什麼時候變得這麼有閒心了？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0FjNG2Rez
第二王子笑意更深。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6u248WPCD
「對有趣的人，我一向如此。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGatZb7gxf
氣氛安靜了一秒。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfC9TecI6rV
埃米忽然輕笑了一聲。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QGbcn5bti
「你說是就是吧。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRDWCs5Kue
他抬眼看向他。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rPFr13rWt
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