Chapter 1381

"Princess Melisande?"

Startled by the janitor's scream, the foreign minister of the Northern Border Kingdom, seeing other envoys looking around in confusion, quickly tugged at her, lowered his voice, and asked warily: "What did you discover? Did they arrange something against us?"

"What did you find? Did they set up something against us?"

"..."

However, at this moment, the janitor no longer had the energy to pay attention to the foreign minister. Upon seeing the huge photo hanging up, and at the instant of that even larger weapon, her brain's entire computing power was completely exhausted, bringing her to the brink of crashing.

Too fake! This is too fake! There absolutely cannot be something so... so... damn it!!!

(〃＞皿＜)!!!

Unconsciously biting her lower chest, looking at the photo of that happily smiling hateful woman, the janitor's hand unconsciously clenched and released, released and clenched, repeating several times, ultimately defeated by the overly cold reality, she could only weakly let go and let it hang down.

Damn it... I hate this woman! Hate! Really hate!

After instinctively understanding the meaning of "class enemy," the deeply hurt janitor unconsciously took a deep breath, struggled to straighten her meager assets, and then, gritting her teeth, asked:

"Is the woman in the photo... Princess Veronica?"

"Yes..."

Upon hearing this, the foreign minister of the Northern Border Kingdom couldn't help but frown, then asked somewhat puzzled:

"You should have already seen her file on the way these past two days, right? Isn't there her photo in it?"

"..."

The photo does exist, but the most important part only captured the upper half!

No! It shouldn't be the upper half. Looking at this photo's... degree, among the few photos attached in the file, the one showing the "most" probably only captured less than one-third of her.

Damn it! You didn't shoot the crucial part fully, always focusing on her face—what's the point?

After gritting her teeth resentfully, the janitor, having suffered a major blow, gritted her teeth and said:

"So my mission this time is to help you collude with other kingdoms' envoys, strive to secretly form an alliance, and force that woman to relinquish part of her interests?"

"Yes."

Noticing the janitor's expression seemed off, the foreign minister of the Northern Border Kingdom nodded, then spoke cautiously:

"However, we are not colluding, but rather connecting..."

"That kind of thing doesn't matter."

After pressing her hand to her chest to soothe her aching heart, the janitor, suffering extreme heartache, lowered her head to avoid the oppressive photo, and urged through gritted teeth:

"Go! No matter what you're connecting, hurry up! I don't want to stay here another second!"

"Your Highness!"

As the main guests successively took their seats, and the bands on both sides of the hall began playing the prelude before the wedding, a female official entered from the side door into the waiting room, found Princess Veronica, and reported with a slightly anxious expression:

"The foreign minister of the Northern Border Kingdom has already found Prince Lucien of the Molna Kingdom and begun contacting him! Moreover, the foreign minister's deputy, accompanied by several foreign affairs staff, separately approached the Duchess of Hesse and the Northern Sea Commander of the Seo Kingdom, and they should already be in talks!"

"Hmm." After hearing the official's report, the princess, who was talking with Anna about something, slightly pondered, then calmly asked:

"What about Princess Melisande? Who is she contacting? The Northern Domain Governor of the Guillory Kingdom? Or the Great Witch of Mifala?"

"That's not the case..."

Upon hearing this, the official hesitated for a moment, glanced furtively at Anna, who had unconsciously moved away, then reported softly:

"Princess Melisande merely chatted a few sentences with Prince Lucien, helped the Northern Border Kingdom's foreign minister explain something, and then headed backstage."

Backstage? What is she doing backstage... Li Ang?!

After noticing the official couldn't help but glance toward Anna, the previously calm and composed Princess Veronica suddenly felt her heart skip a beat.

That Princess Melisande of the Northern Border Kingdom entered not under official identity, but as Li Ang's "friend."

And after Li Ang found out, although somewhat surprised, he did not express opposition, even expressed willingness to cooperate later, hoping she wouldn't interfere, thus tacitly accepting Princess Melisande's identity as a "friend"...

Li Ang's "friend"...

After unconsciously biting her lip, thinking of that lovely, bright, lively, and adorable girl full of youthful vitality on the file, Princess Veronica's heart inexplicably felt a little lost.

!.

Princess Melisande is much younger than me, and like Li Ang, she is only seventeen or eighteen, and from the photos, one can see her innocent purity, lacking my heavy scheming, and she is even a friend Li Ang met at the Cleanup Bureau, seemingly trusting each other greatly...

Surely they must have plenty of common topics between them?

"Your Highness?"

Seeing the princess suddenly dazed for no reason, the official who came to report couldn't help but ask softly:

"When I came to report to you, the Northern Border Kingdom side seemed to have already started discussing the Corroc Kingdom's affairs, wanting to send people to interfere?"

"Hmm?"

After regaining her composure, the princess closed her eyes, took a deep breath while clenching her fist, then immediately resumed her previous composed demeanor, speaking calmly:

"Let's not interfere for now, after all, not only the Northern Border Kingdom, but among the other attending kingdoms, even those on good terms with us, are equally interested in the Corroc Kingdom's inheritance.

They will, at my and Li Ang's wedding, tacitly dispatch envoys beyond the norm, pursuing the same idea as the Northern Border Kingdom, merely still wary of our connection, not acting as blatantly as the Northern Border Kingdom.

So let them talk freely; stopping them would be useless, and what they discuss now has little practical significance; ultimately, we must wait until after the wedding's private banquet, when the 'slaughter' truly begins."

"Then let them talk as they will, and proceed with other matters according to the original plan?"

"Hmm."

After slightly nodding to show agreement, the princess couldn't help but lightly bite her lower lip, then, with a slightly embarrassed expression, instructed:

"Besides, you... uh... Prince Li Ang probably didn't rest well yesterday, and has been busy all morning; the banquet won't start for a while, so go bring him some pastries."

"..."

Jealous, right? Must be jealous, right?

"What are you looking at!"

Having been looked at with suspicion by the official, making her feel weak all over, the usually dignified and composed Princess Veronica couldn't help but reach out and lightly push her, urging with a mix of resentment and anger:

"Go on! If he starves, I won't be done with you!"

(End of Chapter)