After quickly wearing the second male lead who was rejected

Chapter 166 Extreme Crowds (9)

The next day, Neve went to Kalisna's house on time. She stood outside the door and raised her hand to knock on it.

With a creaking sound, Kalisna appeared in a long, thin, smooth black veil. Her green eyes were like precious emeralds, and her long hair was spread out behind her, with a bit of weariness.

"Come in." Kalisna said lazily, and she turned and walked towards the living room.

Neve walked in behind her and closed the door. She found that all the curtains in the living room were drawn, making the light inside dim.

"I still want to sleep. You should do what you should do first." Kallisna said lazily, then leisurely returned to the bedroom and closed the door.

Neve looked around and first went to the curtains in the living room to open them and then pushed the window half open to let in fresh air.

All she had to do was clean Kalisna's house; she didn't need to cook. Neve went to the kitchen, put on an apron, and began preparing the cleaning tools. Neve tried not to make too much noise, as Kalisna was still asleep in her bedroom.

On the other side, inside the palace horse ranch.

Freya, dressed in riding clothes, dismounted from her black horse nimbly. The maid, who had prepared a soft handkerchief, walked quickly to Freya and respectfully presented her with the item in her hand.

Freya wiped the sweat from her face with a handkerchief, walked over to the chair under the large umbrella, and looked at Claire who was drinking tea. "Why did you come to the stables today? Don't you dislike the smell of the stables?"

Claire put down the gilded teacup in her hand. She frowned slightly and said in a heavy tone, "I recently broke up with my lover and wanted to come to you for comfort."

"I comfort you?" Freya stretched out her voice and sat down on the chair next to Claire. After wiping the sweat off her face, she put her handkerchief in the hand of the maid standing beside her and stared at Claire with a playful look.

The stables were a large meadow, and since Freya loved riding horses when the weather was nice, some green plants and flowers were planted along the edge. A few horses were leisurely strolling not far away, occasionally leaving behind a few pieces of horse manure.

When the breeze blew, it brought the smell of grass and feces to Claire's face. Claire immediately covered her mouth and nose, feeling that she could no longer drink the tea.

"Yeah, Frank and I broke up. I wanted to hold a dance party to blow off some steam, but all the people who came were familiar faces, and I suddenly felt it was so boring." Claire fanned herself in front of her face with a small fan, and only released her hands that were covering her mouth and nose when she felt it was about time.

"Heinlein has been busy dating his fiancé Cedric lately, so I can't even get him to play with us," Claire added.

"The only way to release a depressed mood is to do something exciting. Do you want to know what it is?" Freya smiled softly. Her complexion had turned tan from long hours in the sun, and her features looked even sharper and more oppressive. However, in front of her sister, Freya remained very kind.

Claire blinked and asked curiously, "What is it?"

"Horseback riding," Freya said calmly. When she was in emotional distress, she would choose horseback riding to vent her pent-up negative emotions.

Claire, "..." She hadn't ridden a horse for a long time. Ever since she fell off a horse when she was ten years old, she had been afraid of riding a horse.

Claire followed the maid to change into clothes suitable for riding. She thought that since she had nothing to do today, she might as well give it a try.

Freya sat in a chair, waiting for Claire to change her clothes.

At this time, Michael came to Freya's side, leaned forward slightly, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty."

"What's the matter?" Freya asked him directly without turning her head.

Now Michael works for Freya as a personal bodyguard.

"The ministers have provided you with a number of portraits of young nobles and would like you to see them." Michael replied calmly.

Ever since Freya became queen, the ministers have been urging her to get married.

This is also a headache for Freya. She is not considering getting married now. The empire still has a lot of mess left by the previous king, which she has not completely solved.

Therefore, the ministers tacitly sent portraits of suitable young men to Freya, which was a disguised reminder for her not to forget about getting married.

"Just leave it there. I'll go and see it when I have time." Freya said perfunctorily.

"There is one more thing I want to tell Your Majesty." Michael half-closed his eyelashes, his eyes fixed on Freya's light golden ponytail.

"You say." Freya turned her head to look at him, her eyes slightly cold.

"As you can see, I'm almost thirty years old and have lived in the palace for more than ten years. I think it's time for me to retire. My parents are old and they need someone to take care of them. So, I want to leave the palace next year and return to my parents." Michael expressed his idea of ​​leaving the palace. He looked at Freya's face, wondering if she would agree to his request.

"Next year? Isn't it too early for you to say that now?" Freya crossed her legs and looked at Michael with her head slightly tilted.

"It's not too early. I told you in advance so that I can select a suitable personal guard for you." Michael shook his head slightly.

Freya retracted her gaze, looking towards the silhouette of the mountains in the distance. She said in a calm voice, "I'll consider this as well."

"When can Your Majesty give me an answer?" Michael asked.

"About three days later." Freya answered quickly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll leave first. I wish you and Princess Claire have fun." Michael noticed Claire walking from not far away. He smiled and nodded, then turned and left.

Freya was somewhat indulgent towards Michael, as he lived a very hard life and her father never treated him as a human being, but only as an obedient dog.

When Freya heard Michael wanted to leave, she subconsciously disagreed. Michael was smart and reliable. After she became queen, she was still a little immature in handling some things, and Michael was always there to help her.

If such a person leaves, then her loss will be huge, because there will never be another person as perfect as Michael.

But Michael wanted to leave, and Freya couldn't refuse him.

"Sister Freya, what are you thinking about? You look so engrossed." Claire came over and stood in front of Freya, staring at her dazed face and couldn't help laughing.

"It's nothing. Let me teach you how to ride a horse." Freya came back to her senses a little, smiled back, then stood up, put her arm around Claire's shoulders, and walked towards the horse not far away.

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Sunflower Book Club.

"Your Highness, please tell me some stories about Prince Cedric." Slaley knelt on the carpet, his arms tightly hugging Gu Chang's calves.

Gu Chang wanted to run away, but Slaley refused to let go, so Gu Chang had no choice but to say, "Mr. Slaley, have you run out of inspiration recently?"

"Not really, it's just that the ladies are curious about your significant other." Slaley said hesitantly. He had never expected so many people to be interested in Cedric. Or rather, they were interested in Gu Chang and Cedric's encounter and acquaintance.

Gu Chang took advantage of Slaley's slackness and pulled out his calf. "You can also write about other things, such as Freya, the Queen of the Empire."

"Will anyone want to read it?" Slaley hadn't shaved for a few days. He stroked his stubble and thought about how much value he would have if he wrote this book.

"How about this, I'll go back to the palace and ask Freya's opinion. If she agrees, you go and talk to the queen." Gu Chang was really afraid that Slaley would grab his calf again, so he stood at the door of Sunflower Bookstore and said to Slaley.

Slaley's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up and said to Gu Chang with a smile: "Thank you, Your Highness Hailain."

"Goodbye, Mr. Slaley." After saying this, Gu Chang turned and walked towards the carriage parked in front of the bookstore. The coachman was Andrew's younger brother, Faris.

Andrew and Faris are now working in shifts and are assigned by Cedric to be with Gu Chang.

Faris was very good at driving the carriage, and Gu Chang hardly felt any bumps when sitting in the carriage.

When the carriage passed through the central square, Gu Chang heard a loud noise. He lifted the curtain and looked out.

Many people gathered in the central square, saying something indignantly.

Because most people were talking, Gu Chang only heard a few words.

"Black cat... unknown!"

"Crow... damn... devil..."

"Burn the witch!"

Gu Chang opened the carriage door and asked Faris to stop by the roadside. He got out of the carriage and randomly asked a passerby, "Excuse me, what are you doing?"

Without even turning around, the passerby answered Gu Chang's question, "These extremists are holding a ceremony to exorcise evil witches. They hold this ceremony at irregular intervals every month."

"Thank you for telling me." Gu Chang's tone was gentle. He saw the people from the Royal Knights evacuating the gathered crowd. The crowd dispersed in a flash and then gathered again when the knights were not paying attention.

After all, this is the central square, and if there are too many people, the carriage will not be able to move forward.

At this time, Gu Chang saw several cats and crows locked in iron cages. There were matches under the cages, obviously to burn the animals to death.

Gu Chang's face darkened slightly. He didn't expect that these people would use animals to perform rituals.

The passerby glanced at Gu Chang casually, and then was stunned.

Isn't this the fifth prince of the Empire, Heinlein?!

The passerby was about to talk to Gu Chang, but Gu Chang had already taken a long step, and Faris followed closely behind him to protect his safety.

Gu Chang grabbed a knight. The knight turned around and was about to question him, but when he saw Gu Chang's face, he immediately became respectful, "Your Highness Hailain."

"First, disperse all the people here, and then take the animals in the iron cages away." Gu Chang said coldly.

"Yes!" After receiving the order, the knight began waving his arms, asking those who refused to leave to disperse. Then he asked his teammates to take the iron cage away.

After the crowds dispersed, Gu Chang asked the knight to take the iron cage to Rhodes Tavern. He also asked Faris to drive the carriage to Rhodes Tavern.

In the end, Gu Chang kept the cat in the iron cage by himself, and let the crow fly away.

When they returned to the palace where Anna lived, Anna happened to come out wearing a comfortable long dress. She saw two pitiful cats lying in Gu Chang's arms, a cat standing on each shoulder, and even a cat lying on his head.

Anna couldn't help but ask him in confusion, "Hei Laiyin, what are you doing..."

Gu Chang simply told Anna what happened in the central square. Anna raised her hand to cover her lips in surprise.

"I didn't expect there were people like this in the royal city." Anna knew witches and had always held them in high esteem. It was only when she faced Kalisna that Anna lost control of her emotions. It was because Kalisna had done something terrible to her child.

"I want to raise them here with you, and when I am granted a title, I will take them back to my territory." Gu Chang stood straight, the cat in his arms meowing.

When princes and princesses reach adulthood, they will obtain their own territories and be granted titles.

This matter should have been decided when Heilain came of age, but because Heilain was at the center of rumors at the time, it was not decided.

Claire and Lilia never mentioned this matter because the previous king did not want to give them a fiefdom.

Freya planned to confer the title of nobility on Gu Chang in August, as a suitable territory had not yet been determined.

It is now the end of July, and there are still more than ten days before Gu Chang gets the title.

Anna smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll ask someone to clean up a room for these cats to live in."

"Thank you, mother. I'll take them back to the bedroom first." After saying goodbye to Anna with the cats, Gu Chang returned to his bedroom.

Gu Chang put five cats of different colors on the carpet. He had to find some sand to use as cat litter temporarily.