從礦區回來的路上，沒有人說太多話。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLRNizVhFj
馬車沿著石板路回到熟悉的街道，但氣氛卻比出發時沉重。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJi7vyAyZQl
凱文往椅背上一靠，長長嘆了一口氣。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCAeRECA2d
「我現在只想睡覺。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdXoEB5nDg
米亞點了點頭。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OFKOvI1XX
「我也是……但腦子一直停不下來。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsE3Cgd0TR
南西低聲說：68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABvO4RTLxP
「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？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6UEHLlkMn
艾莉兒沒有否認。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxymWJAJry1
亞麗恩輕輕嘆了口氣。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGX18Ab6Os2
「……別想那麼多，先回去吧。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1VwNBkKyx
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。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWD1FZQRCBf
一路都很安靜。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNV6Kce3u2F
太安靜了。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpga2C25tN
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。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAeeY2GVaP
公爵府的馬車緩緩駛入庭院。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerACVnDKgh
然而馬車還沒完全停穩——68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYEihssikq
凱文往窗外瞥了一眼，眉頭瞬間皺起。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHS9LpeBnG
「……亞麗恩，你家今天是有什麼我不知道的活動嗎？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAAzqvdYRb
幾人順著他的視線看過去。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCxM0HFhpJ
門口停著六輛不屬於這裡的馬車。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6mlW2QKyZ
車身上刻著金色徽章。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhS4kDVe5qO
皇室。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdIUluG6ym
米亞掃了一圈。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHfGrMZTgw
「還是我們全部要被抓去賣掉，所以特地派人來抓？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpx0KAvjJP
南西冷冷補了一句：68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9hGjHwWC8
「要是真的，記得分我錢。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrAmhvBEbv
他們下了馬車後，六名信使很快上前。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzsOED0IWc
「奉皇室之命，邀請各位出席今晚的晚宴。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5JdsNL8V1
語氣正式，沒有多餘寒暄。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlZaKxFhYK
接著開始一個一個確認名字。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMRIO3NSO5
亞麗恩被叫到時，她只是接過邀請函，點了點頭。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGMs4svzbX
「嗯。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplssXDzkwe
沒有多說。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tV5FDRbtI
後面幾個人也一樣被叫到。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJunWIVdfB
凱文打了個哈欠，隨手扯了扯領口。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5mU1oDZQS
「還分開叫喔，這麼有禮貌？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3xrQK1vyX
米亞小聲吐槽：68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzzpYv13I6
「比較像怕我們一起逃跑。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLqSOVZBjA
南西：「有道理。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZx1WluPK2b
馬車是分開準備的。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNLysrJZZM
每個人一輛。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoT41qfnGJ
看起來很正式，但又不至於讓人緊張。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVldSjobwh1
只是——太整齊了。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26Z36Vh1Pt
換好禮服後，一行人搭乘馬車來到皇宮。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCVpKcV86L
皇宮燈火通明。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9WV3Gm8oR
亮得有些不真實。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeI9V3z7w8O
一進去，大家就很有默契地安靜了一點。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupbwi7aXtL
不是害怕。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBZJwkUkf3
只是懶得說話。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42Q9iygcfv
亞麗恩餘光一掃，看見蘿絲莉皇后正從樓梯緩緩步下。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hnCaL2nqx
動作從容而熟練。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4M7Qzh0Vk
「向皇后殿下問安。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXr8UbcUBj
優雅、標準。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmURDmlVkMI
皇后看了她一眼，手肘輕輕撐在扶手上。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡap3OuqwJqW
「原來是伊諾加登公爵小姐。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiKsLgEqkD
語氣帶著一點若有若無的笑意。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfjsvSGd5q
「倒是難得在宴會上見到妳。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7t8aoUVA9i
就在這時，一名侍者端著酒杯經過。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuzDBvFC9W
腳步略急。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraUJP1cwIn
托盤微微一晃。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyP5Q3erzfk
幾個酒杯差點翻落。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhXOYwGqCv
侍者臉色瞬間發白。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eidHna9wJ
亞麗恩幾乎是下意識地伸出手。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPkdTC0uHy
指尖穩穩扶住托盤邊緣。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGAkEFWAiw
動作快得幾乎看不清。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD33OkeVrzy
酒杯只是輕輕晃了一下，便重新穩住。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgyn8LkSgE
侍者立刻穩住托盤，臉色仍然發白，連忙低頭行禮。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVWDnywpG8
「……失禮了，小姐。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1mENhQAiz
亞麗恩鬆開手。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2zgQ6HELU
「沒事，小心一點。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyo5T2pdjY
聲音很平。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeq1xQs6oN6
像什麼都沒發生。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZGJp75oa8
但皇后朝她的方向微微瞇起了眼。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdVS5MmfUN
視線停留得稍微久了一點。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSnImrGQWe
宴會繼續。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTaTKdo8lF
但其實大家都在各自放空。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Wdzk5ByNT
他們躲在宴會邊緣。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgZIsoqmuo
凱文靠著桌邊，伸了個懶腰。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyI0Lso2suv
亞麗恩隨意吃著東西。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvBtZT1HMR
安迪無聊地翻了個白眼。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37qdsSrIvD
「這種場合到底誰會喜歡？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kptLfEzeH
米亞淡淡說：68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjqcQp3zez
「反正不是我們。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJaeRNyBsj
南西點頭。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwRNYHU1U5
「同意。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jP7ZV4h2o
凱文往宴會四周的方向看了一眼，皺了皺眉。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvCwG73Vbh
「……這裡也太悶了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8peMNOUBU
他指了指陽台。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5KNaXsx2V
「走吧，出去透透氣。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayiXDEthLL
幾人乾脆往陽台走去。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpxUGyp8YM
「空氣終於正常多了。」凱文說。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPE9lH4bB2o
他扯了扯領口，像是終於能鬆一口氣。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRO9knvBIPS
安迪揉了揉額頭。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNT08a5NDO
「我覺得我的腦子得救了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gbmHwoWak
幾人剛站定沒多久，門被推開。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgCMYOyypq
第二王子走了進來。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzEtNZfRGf
「你們在這裡啊。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX58R1yE2Fr
語氣像是剛好路過。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbKPmymJyB
凱文抬頭看了一眼。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQzJHyXd2c
「……我們是不是應該裝作不在？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsgrsiInJ4
米亞低聲說：68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeR0iJmVtp
「現在裝太晚了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVbl6NwDXc
南西：「同意。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4dOpiBzwc
第二王子的視線落在亞麗恩身上。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaHDUQt9IB
「亞麗恩．伊諾加登公爵小姐。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJIHs1WXU1
亞麗恩微微點頭。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPRv1P6z6h
「見過第二王子殿下。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3G0xx1d5k
其餘人也紛紛行禮。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAydQBt0q7Y
「免禮。」第二王子——傑斯擺了擺手。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZL0FJc3Yt
「辛苦你們來參加晚宴了，明明你們今天一整天都在外面。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOHC470Zqb
亞麗恩正準備回話，安迪先一步擋在她面前。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVl7BMctH1
「第二王子言重了，能受邀便是我們的榮幸。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOBS41aaF2
傑斯瞥了他一眼，沒有多說。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIRGkru4Jv
隨後他從內襯口袋拿出六張邀請函。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV22fSpuYVA
「這是下星期三的下午茶邀請活動，歡迎你們參加。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYFI57qf0J
凱文下意識要伸手，卻被米亞狠狠踩了一腳。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86TffokwD5
「嘶——」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NXoY1E6Nm
凱文立刻縮回手。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYTzOZU6E3
南西行了一禮。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iCRAUVEzl
「我們也很想參加，但那天學院要上課，就不麻煩王子殿下了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AxdHiIhLH
「不麻煩。」傑斯說。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZV58lZIze
「我請父皇和學院說一聲就行了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wNwzGP9Nq
說完便想把邀請函塞進南西手裡。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtuoi0d03c
艾莉兒站了出來。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtn9aj5svxY
「殿下，別強人所難了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFuiCM6s8H
傑斯臉上的笑意瞬間消失。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkYZPFSRoZ
眼神沉了下來。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6w5HtOeVY
「我好心邀請你們來，你卻說我在強人所難？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdfnhk3Q7T
「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？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkmo7FdsBS
艾莉兒臉色瞬間蒼白。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiPvib9oWX
傑斯粗暴地把邀請函甩在她身上。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysw4uxaDqj
「給你臉別不要臉。收下就對了，哪那麼多廢話。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk1BUUMYqP
艾莉兒低著頭。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzvJ6qkgsZ
淚水在眼眶打轉，雙手死死攥著裙擺。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvLN4gQGBn
亞麗恩輕輕拍了拍她的肩膀。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqwX40oURQ
彎下身撿起邀請函，重新塞回傑斯手裡。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWo1xQ8wV9y
傑斯愣了一下。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMJqkNEEdW
亞麗恩直視他的眼睛。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2bHC9f2lM
「禮貌是互相的。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrBvEligpi
「殿下，我們就不去了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepM6F6f8k4
傑斯皺眉。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQnB0azNTd
「伊諾加登公爵小姐，我還以為你很有禮貌，看來也不過如此。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJ8ETR3TOz
亞麗恩語氣依舊平靜。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObyVPzw6LH
「再者，我們所屬的陣營為第一王子殿下。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkHBTt5P1h
「若是一直出席第二王子殿下舉辦的活動，也不太合適。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jBMluaRMi
「所以也請殿下別白費力氣了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVPjcsL5za
「我們沒有轉變陣營的打算。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsbGh3teI8
「先失陪了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtZytIbeWO
正準備離開時——68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvx3DspMv5x
卻看見第一王子倚在陽台門邊。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQztDsbhPLB
不知道究竟聽到了多少。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosmQDOWU3S
他的視線落在亞麗恩身上，停了一瞬。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzMpq9N8FV
很輕。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6EsGH2lx3
卻像是被什麼微微觸動。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3CI8Cdd5Q
亞麗恩一行人徑直往門口走去。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHCImoq3n7
到了門前，埃米還愣愣地看著他們。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGFUAbILsb
亞麗恩在他面前打了個響指。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYlSRinlsQ
「殿下，你還要當路霸多久？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtWty2Cd95
「你擋到我的路了。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UkpHuCswL
埃米回過神，側身讓開。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlDaeYVu87
「抱歉。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZBMF5eciH
等他們離開後，埃米走進陽台並關上門。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxCiHTSXfZ
語氣淡淡。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ssCVWPBcl
「你倒是很閒。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcB8r4BkS95
第二王子笑了一下。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDFxsuDB8q
「只是剛好遇到而已啦。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3dIaJvPY8
「是喔。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1IXxVg3gg
「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。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2fZXo5zPR
第一王子看了他一眼。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFPJtuDdZ4
「你什麼時候變得這麼有閒心了？」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0X9fbRJYa8
第二王子笑意更深。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZx1amaT3Nj
「對有趣的人，我一向如此。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzrZVmx3p2
氣氛安靜了一秒。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmzCNefKLF
埃米忽然輕笑了一聲。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cRirpfIGB
「你說是就是吧。」68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2C8ino2kWf
他抬眼看向他。68Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGiecOMVl2
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