14 Cinderella is a Coquettish Green Tea (14)

The emperor couldn't help but give Prince Edward a scathing look and lifted his hand to wave to him, no longer wanting to entertain his nonsense.

"Go, get out of my sight."

"As Your Majesty wishes."

Prince Edward shrugged and stood up, stretching his legs. He bowed lazily and waved at his father before leaving the study room with long strides.

When he left the study room, the roguish smile on his lips fell for a moment. He also forgot to report to his father about the other unusual thing that happened on the borders.

He paused for a moment to contemplate whether he should go back. However, after thinking about it for a second, he decided to let nature take its course.

He wanted to know if his father would have a heart attack if he knew that he had brought back a demonic creature to the palace.

In a room on the third floor of the palace.

A man was sitting by the window slowly making tea, his silver hair was neatly tied up behind his head, and his red eyes were icy. He had a unique and cold temperament that made others want to stay away.

Despite standing against the sunlight, no light could penetrate his body, and a shadow could not be reflected at his feet.

"The demon forces and the vampire clans have felt the breath of the lord and have been agitated in the abyss. If nothing else, dark energy has risen significantly in the Northern Borders."

"The council of clans are also requesting a meeting with the lord."

The man standing by the window did not respond and continued to brew the tea, white mist dispersed in the air following his movement.

 "If the lord has no other orders, the subordinates will leave first." The person standing next to him saluted the man and then planned to leave, at this moment the man finally spoke up but it was not to address any of the previous reports but to give an order, "Investigate all the people who attended the banquet yesterday. "

"Report to me tomorrow."

"... Yes, my lord.

The person standing beside him melted into the darkness.

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Cecilia only came back down for dinner and left immediately after, not wanting to talk to anyone. Their father hesitated but still stubbornly refused to make peace. Their mother kept silent for the most part.

Xie Han didn't care about their awkwardness. He went back to his room and fell asleep immediately after. Thankfully, in his dreams, that annoying man did not appear again, and he was able to get a good night's sleep.

The next day, Cecilia was still unhappy and she refused to give her father a good look, after breakfast, she hurriedly grabbed her half-asleep brother and left the manor in a rush leaving only her father to sigh helplessly behind.

"Brothers, let's go, I'll take you somewhere fun."

Cecilia was eager to release the built-up frustration in her heart.

Xie Han leaned drowsily against the cushions and peered at his sister, who was moving skittishly with both nervousness and excitement, abandoning the sullenness from a moment ago.

It was only belatedly after a long time had passed that he realized that he did not know where they were going.

It was only then that he finally sat up and looked through the carriage windows. At this point, they had long since deviated from yesterday's route, but it was still inside the city. However, it seemed that the farther they went, the more remote it became.

Xie Han didn't rush to question it, Cecilia had her own plans and he also needed to find out more about the city, only by infiltrating deep can he see the surging trends hidden in the darkness.

Finally, the carriage stopped in front of a small back alley. There were not many people on the street but most of them that came here were more decently dressed compared to other peasants and were often in groups but there seemed to faint smell of powder and wine mixed into the air.

Cecilia hurriedly stepped out of the carriage with the help of two male servants. Xie Han did not take the hand of the servant offered to him but jumped off the carriage neatly and followed Cecilia with shining eyes, looking around like a thief, impatiently urging her brother.

Xie Han leisurely followed behind her, hooded eyes observing the surrounding. In fact, he already had a general understanding of what was happening.

They slipped into a restaurant inn on the opposite side of the alley, and Cecilia made her way pointedly to a room on the second floor after handing the waiter some copper change.

He was not too surprised to see that there were other people inside the room when Cecilia pushed open the door.

They were three brightly dressed young girls with the same excited and flushed faces as Cecilia. When she came in, they hurriedly beckoned her closer, "Do you have the money?"

She snorted and pulled out a bag of silver and copper coins, "Of course, who do you think I am."

The young girl who spoke to her first cheered and hurriedly took the bag, "Cecilia, you really are the best,"

Cecilia pushed her chest out with pride, her blond hair shaking wildly. Suddenly, she remembered the person she had brought along with her.

She swiveled her head and grabbed Xie Han, who was lazily loafing behind her, "This is my brother, Heimu!"

"He just came back to the Kingdom,"

"I brought him along with us today."

The girls who were overexcited also reacted to the abrupt presence and were a little unhappy, "Cecilia, didn't we agree that this would be a secret?"

"Yeah, have you already forgotten?"

"Why are you so willful it would be bad if we were caught."

Cecilia was immediately dissatisfied and folded her hands, "This is my brother, not an outsider he won't say anything. If you can't accept him then give me back my money and you can go yourself."

She was a person who was very protective of her weaknesses and would tear her face that the slightest disagreement. The atmosphere in the room became stiff and embarrassing.

However, these girls were quite used to it, and after a second, they quickly reacted.