從礦區回來的路上，沒有人說太多話。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx4ha5kfUS
馬車沿著石板路回到熟悉的街道，但氣氛卻比出發時沉重。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7sBWE9Sek
凱文往椅背上一靠，長長嘆了一口氣。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqv8ynGukkH
「我現在只想睡覺。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFKHVz4m9B
米亞點了點頭。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ386wG0on
「我也是……但腦子一直停不下來。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxavmo58RWp
南西低聲說：46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYRkbelbHM
「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？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAEuna3lLg
艾莉兒沒有否認。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsfREQm99e
亞麗恩輕輕嘆了口氣。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUx8Dsod9KV
「……別想那麼多，先回去吧。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUAZvydjB5
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8v6N8oTi0
一路都很安靜。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruIhyiz0Sq
太安靜了。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbdB1mpmWn
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。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECj7BpfKGN
公爵府的馬車緩緩駛入庭院。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5L91SDaqb
然而馬車還沒完全停穩——46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6Zw2JjNby
凱文往窗外瞥了一眼，眉頭瞬間皺起。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeVa3I3985
「……亞麗恩，你家今天是有什麼我不知道的活動嗎？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HGRv73Ych
幾人順著他的視線看過去。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpukoPR93Zp
門口停著六輛不屬於這裡的馬車。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDhXh0FHlz
車身上刻著金色徽章。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRYzq9nRsP
皇室。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡry85uNXYir
米亞掃了一圈。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AooQ12lEF
「還是我們全部要被抓去賣掉，所以特地派人來抓？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLhqtNz3xA
南西冷冷補了一句：46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eqkdkCP22
「要是真的，記得分我錢。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4rEF6944y
他們下了馬車後，六名信使很快上前。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyt2oaBtDxR
「奉皇室之命，邀請各位出席今晚的晚宴。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuqWZc6iMG
語氣正式，沒有多餘寒暄。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkADpvf3ML0
接著開始一個一個確認名字。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DP5NmVDUy
亞麗恩被叫到時，她只是接過邀請函，點了點頭。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpyJx1DuMV
「嗯。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZm5WsefQ6o
沒有多說。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzECxkWdZg
後面幾個人也一樣被叫到。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEHcIKkCLb
凱文打了個哈欠，隨手扯了扯領口。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqvCQFSQxG
「還分開叫喔，這麼有禮貌？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhOJhvESol
米亞小聲吐槽：46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4QdsiMFzS
「比較像怕我們一起逃跑。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiP1H39GeL
南西：「有道理。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhMSORhfqy
馬車是分開準備的。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15a3UoDiQb
每個人一輛。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCcJTjg5Pg
看起來很正式，但又不至於讓人緊張。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzRxufzKKk
只是——太整齊了。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcbZhwuIa8
換好禮服後，一行人搭乘馬車來到皇宮。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicXsZmPEAs
皇宮燈火通明。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgr6X8Wqt6k
亮得有些不真實。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhHYnNZ91v
一進去，大家就很有默契地安靜了一點。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYCo8nP6LQ
不是害怕。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbDBzxLxIs
只是懶得說話。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVpjdF8Ibb
亞麗恩餘光一掃，看見蘿絲莉皇后正從樓梯緩緩步下。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qY7zT6pq0
動作從容而熟練。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegyP32r0TI
「向皇后殿下問安。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zCgKWNAEf
優雅、標準。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MGdaNPkmB
皇后看了她一眼，手肘輕輕撐在扶手上。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeERSt7HTdR
「原來是伊諾加登公爵小姐。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjgGsjw3A5
語氣帶著一點若有若無的笑意。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTihzToDoJ5
「倒是難得在宴會上見到妳。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNQjSgHgTy
就在這時，一名侍者端著酒杯經過。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwWq7dvrN4
腳步略急。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhuc8CPbwZ
托盤微微一晃。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0Kwv79hJC
幾個酒杯差點翻落。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz53XUHtBIe
侍者臉色瞬間發白。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Q4ljw5g39
亞麗恩幾乎是下意識地伸出手。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JdKJVNYil
指尖穩穩扶住托盤邊緣。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuF2DlFoqf
動作快得幾乎看不清。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptqKypadk7
酒杯只是輕輕晃了一下，便重新穩住。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡty1jWOCQvc
侍者立刻穩住托盤，臉色仍然發白，連忙低頭行禮。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQ2WrmpIo5
「……失禮了，小姐。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1byvb8fJd
亞麗恩鬆開手。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZEqn6D2i8
「沒事，小心一點。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0oNrpWdGB
聲音很平。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfIKrAlzl0
像什麼都沒發生。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ojnMJBT9w
但皇后朝她的方向微微瞇起了眼。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknUyGudBoE
視線停留得稍微久了一點。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnch3LGdauu
宴會繼續。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTscE2y3jLF
但其實大家都在各自放空。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5zzpf2l0e
他們躲在宴會邊緣。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoRF3qRUIQ
凱文靠著桌邊，伸了個懶腰。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTDPKTGAml
亞麗恩隨意吃著東西。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuujpK6y7y
安迪無聊地翻了個白眼。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEzySmZeEG
「這種場合到底誰會喜歡？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMFzGFwq2g
米亞淡淡說：46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmz6XFH2LW
「反正不是我們。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BWc6FX3VE
南西點頭。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpmtXkccKE
「同意。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgFHqRCfQH
凱文往宴會四周的方向看了一眼，皺了皺眉。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaL2af3wTXl
「……這裡也太悶了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQ6CWU7Xoc
他指了指陽台。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAxfIv6hSk
「走吧，出去透透氣。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooJbaCFmBp
幾人乾脆往陽台走去。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRFkpW8exY
「空氣終於正常多了。」凱文說。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjO2n2Z30cm
他扯了扯領口，像是終於能鬆一口氣。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZXQeDP7oF
安迪揉了揉額頭。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGDFy0xs7u
「我覺得我的腦子得救了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK41rNTcNCS
幾人剛站定沒多久，門被推開。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3pU1I2AH7
第二王子走了進來。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLzGMyhBJ7
「你們在這裡啊。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgkdtnfTW0
語氣像是剛好路過。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHWkSvWrjD
凱文抬頭看了一眼。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQee8RGHB4
「……我們是不是應該裝作不在？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Tuh2xMRAh
米亞低聲說：46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQpHxqI16N
「現在裝太晚了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9Vz6IAtdn
南西：「同意。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoGe01Kaww
第二王子的視線落在亞麗恩身上。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXr19ip2xr
「亞麗恩．伊諾加登公爵小姐。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslgsIKkBEA
亞麗恩微微點頭。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm16rGpELm
「見過第二王子殿下。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRDDoY0J8D
其餘人也紛紛行禮。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbU7yQYfS4
「免禮。」第二王子——傑斯擺了擺手。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVNPyof0xO
「辛苦你們來參加晚宴了，明明你們今天一整天都在外面。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczx0HWCgGC
亞麗恩正準備回話，安迪先一步擋在她面前。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCb92vzIXvB
「第二王子言重了，能受邀便是我們的榮幸。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WyHHvUcG7
傑斯瞥了他一眼，沒有多說。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6HG1kXPUH
隨後他從內襯口袋拿出六張邀請函。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAsr4EgYvU
「這是下星期三的下午茶邀請活動，歡迎你們參加。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPrDTrjp9L
凱文下意識要伸手，卻被米亞狠狠踩了一腳。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRD5CHOrkk1
「嘶——」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJn2jq7g5NE
凱文立刻縮回手。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTIwl1AZVk
南西行了一禮。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FbO6DpKdU
「我們也很想參加，但那天學院要上課，就不麻煩王子殿下了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cEtyfyaE6
「不麻煩。」傑斯說。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZs94ICjlE
「我請父皇和學院說一聲就行了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFpChhPzSl
說完便想把邀請函塞進南西手裡。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktiEc4U7IV
艾莉兒站了出來。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwP4NGKDdfc
「殿下，別強人所難了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpQo1AA6CB
傑斯臉上的笑意瞬間消失。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXIqpawG2j
眼神沉了下來。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokx1N0dUtF
「我好心邀請你們來，你卻說我在強人所難？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1ygMSxPdL
「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？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rrD0xt97g
艾莉兒臉色瞬間蒼白。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVy7YZx5qX1
傑斯粗暴地把邀請函甩在她身上。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1LG13MgNt
「給你臉別不要臉。收下就對了，哪那麼多廢話。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgq79L9yzR
艾莉兒低著頭。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXXRnJULZI
淚水在眼眶打轉，雙手死死攥著裙擺。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilc93ycyXq
亞麗恩輕輕拍了拍她的肩膀。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaxGmcWTIM
彎下身撿起邀請函，重新塞回傑斯手裡。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYO7JlKUK5
傑斯愣了一下。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf3A8YzMz6
亞麗恩直視他的眼睛。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IxBLZHdUX
「禮貌是互相的。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5UPrxSLnx
「殿下，我們就不去了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL4W1xX186
傑斯皺眉。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctnL2aIoM9
「伊諾加登公爵小姐，我還以為你很有禮貌，看來也不過如此。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6GHmhPLL4
亞麗恩語氣依舊平靜。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsajtc2pqd
「再者，我們所屬的陣營為第一王子殿下。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgbaJ4iMkX
「若是一直出席第二王子殿下舉辦的活動，也不太合適。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrF54ZeLHu
「所以也請殿下別白費力氣了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNXfXMwdPv
「我們沒有轉變陣營的打算。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMGHKRLAQk
「先失陪了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGw7kZc2Ow
正準備離開時——46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGb3rkgNwt7
卻看見第一王子倚在陽台門邊。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hp4O4UIlq
不知道究竟聽到了多少。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuIBw6AUqe
他的視線落在亞麗恩身上，停了一瞬。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGf9bZ3gyS
很輕。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BUFEfqEDJ
卻像是被什麼微微觸動。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIGnXqW3WZ
亞麗恩一行人徑直往門口走去。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OA1DoYWtN
到了門前，埃米還愣愣地看著他們。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXn6xO4sRT
亞麗恩在他面前打了個響指。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sjJ6aNVVz
「殿下，你還要當路霸多久？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilIJFWRiHZ
「你擋到我的路了。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpUa2wAaNd
埃米回過神，側身讓開。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNr2rP8HanF
「抱歉。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9UVeQH4sm
等他們離開後，埃米走進陽台並關上門。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O0CIYWArc
語氣淡淡。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtF8CsIaAy
「你倒是很閒。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLh3Nr49Ix2
第二王子笑了一下。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiyadm0fbI
「只是剛好遇到而已啦。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4f1u8u9D1v
「是喔。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4AbUyfsMx
「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。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUT4BpbWZf
第一王子看了他一眼。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGg74dwNsL
「你什麼時候變得這麼有閒心了？」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72je5jVH7Q
第二王子笑意更深。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKppLWW9ZfK
「對有趣的人，我一向如此。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOHNVcNcT8
氣氛安靜了一秒。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOVa1zKlK5
埃米忽然輕笑了一聲。46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6PORswuDp
「你說是就是吧。」46Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFPHZkS0rl
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