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"Your Majesty, please stop joking like that! Although many years have passed, I have never forgotten you."
"I am Xiayi Christie, the daughter of Silver Dragon Queen Xia Lulu, the Silver Dragon Princess."
Xia Yi introduced herself skillfully.
But she immediately felt something was wrong. Why was her first reaction to explain her identity as a dragon princess? Shouldn't she have thought about it... ?
"Silver Dragon Princess?" Lucius was very surprised.
"Yes, this is Her Royal Highness the Princess, Father, you've got the wrong person," Sera added.
"So it's Your Royal Highness the Princess? Excuse me, I really didn't expect that you would be so similar to Her Majesty the Queen now, almost exactly the same. Alike, very alike. This is really a miracle. God bless the dragon royal family for having such an outstanding heir like you." Lucius said with emotion.
"Thank you for the compliment. But by the way, have you met Xia Lulu?"
"If this is the case..."
Lucius was a little embarrassed to speak.
"Your Highness, my father once worked in the Dragon Palace. However, because of dereliction of duty, he was expelled from the palace and sent back to his hometown, Koror. That happened a long time ago." Sera explained mercilessly.
"Sera, don't reveal the truth like this. Please save some face in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Lucius complained.
"You also know how to save face, right?"
"Ahem, anyway, Your Highness, welcome to Koror. Please treat this place as your home. You are welcome. In the name of Cavendish, we will definitely treat you well!"
"Well, Lucius Cavendish, I have already felt your enthusiasm. It makes me feel refreshed and happy."
Xia Yi used the etiquette of a royal princess, straightened her posture, and even her expression changed. She was elegant and beautiful, and the perfect princess mode was turned on.
Lucius had no idea what kind of reputation the Silver Dragon Princess had in the Dragon Palace.
The little princess silently decided in her heart that she must shape her own image well in front of outsiders!
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"Your Highness, why did you and Sera come to Koror together?" Lucius asked curiously.
Xia Yi remembered what Xia Lulu had told her.
She wanted to take a trip to a secret place.
However, that secret realm is very special and only the Dragon King is qualified to enter it. Unless it is necessary, it will not be publicized too much.
"I was going to a place that happened to be close to Koror, so I came here with Sera," Xia Yi said, "Lucius, just think of me as someone who's here to have fun!"
"So, daughter, you took the initiative to come back to see me?"
Lucius was very surprised.
After all, in his understanding, his daughter never wanted to go home, and she had only come home a few times over the years.
And every time he came back, he left in less than half a day.
To Lucius, Sera's initiative to go home was like the sun rising from the west!
"I wanted to come back and see if you were dead. If you were dead, I would burn some incense for you," said Sera.
Lucius didn't care much about the aggression in his daughter's speech. Instead, he laughed happily. "What? Sera, you say you hate me, but you still care about me, your father. It's really gratifying. How do you say this popular word recently... Oh, yes, tsundere! Sera, you are tsundere!"
"Father, Her Royal Highness the Princess is still here, please restrain yourself. If you continue to disgust me, my emotions may get out of control and I may do something. I can't guarantee what I will do."
Sera looked at her father as if he were an idiot.
"Also, I didn't come back on my own initiative. My sister asked me to do so."
"Is it Lucia?"
"Well, my sister gave me her vacation and asked me to come back to see you. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't want to come back at all..."
Sera is now regretting more and more. She feels disgusted when she sees her father, who is embarrassing herself in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
No wonder Lucia said to herself at that time that she was afraid she would not be able to control herself and do it.
I really want to throw him out of this house.
"Oh! It's Lucia. I was wondering, that child always looks cold and hasn't said a few words to me for hundreds of years, but she is still worried about me. She is indeed a filial and good child," Lucius was very pleased. "Sera, am I right? This can also be considered tsundere, right?"
"Ah, yes, yes."
Sera had never understood why Lucia left Koror and went to the capital to join the royal maid group.
Now, she understands.
It turned out that Lucia didn't want to inherit the family business and ran away.
If they stayed in Koror, the bastard father would definitely leave the family to his daughter and live a happy life himself.
On the one hand, she has to work hard to take care of the family, and on the other hand, she has to endure Lucius's behavior and be pointed at by him from time to time. Sera's blood pressure is about to explode just thinking about it.
Fortunately, I was young and energetic at the time, so I didn't think much about it. In order to decide the winner, I followed Lucia to the royal capital.
If I stayed, I would definitely be forced to inherit the family business, and my father would probably piss me off to death.
"Sera, you and Lucia have both joined the Royal Maid Corps and should be official members now," Lucius asked. "Sera, what do you usually do in the Royal Maid Corps?"
"The Royal Maids are mainly responsible for serving the Dragon Clan Royal Family, and I am mainly responsible for taking care of Her Royal Highness the Princess..."
"Taking care of Her Royal Highness the Princess? You are really capable!" Lucius said in surprise, "Her Majesty the Queen actually gave you such an important task. She really thinks highly of you!"
"Her Royal Highness is very outstanding, an all-rounder, and full of majesty. The entire Dragon Palace respects her very much. She is usually self-disciplined and hardworking. She is simply perfect. It is me who has caused Her Royal Highness a lot of trouble. She is broad-minded and doesn't mind at all..."
Sera actually spoke in praise of Xia Yi without blushing or beating her heart.
As Xia Yi listened, her face began to turn red.
Because these words seem... basically the opposite of what they said, and none of them are true.
Sera, are you deliberately playing the opposite role?
"Your Highness, you are so outstanding!" Lucius was a little surprised.
Facing the gaze of the head of the Cavendish family, Xia Yi really had no way to deny it and could only admit it.
"As a Silver Dragon Princess, I must accomplish this. Or rather, it is easy for me to do these things. After all, I have the blood of the Silver Dragon royal family flowing in my veins."
Xia Yi felt that if she continued the conversation, she might be exposed and her image would be damaged, so she had to change the subject quickly.
"Lucius, let's not talk about this for now. Although I came to Koror with Sera as a side trip, the situation here is beyond my expectations."
Lucius's expression changed, becoming serious, and he nodded, "Yes, Princess, this is the condition of the city."
"I can clearly feel that the new nobles in Koror do not respect the royal family of the Dragon Clan enough. They even did some extremely outrageous things. Without the consent of the royal family, they arbitrarily modified the local laws and began to enforce them, making their own rules."
Xia Yi looked very unhappy.
"The Dragon Clan Royal Family has never granted these rights to the emerging nobles. They are overstepping their authority."
"Your Highness, it's actually not just that. The sheriff you saw today is actually Koror's current armed force. The former law enforcement team has been completely replaced by the current sheriff, who was supported by the new Chamber of Commerce. It can be said that Koror is now almost completely in the hands of the emerging nobles, and they control everything in this city." Lucius explained.
"Can the new nobles actually do this? They can interfere with the selection of armed forces?"
"Yes, Princess. How much do you know about this city?"
"I heard from Sera that Koror's rise is related to the emerging nobles..."
"That's right. The emerging nobles valued Koror's potential and chose to invest here, bringing a lot of resources to settle here. It was during this period that Koror developed rapidly and became a large city in the south. Therefore, the emerging nobles in Koror believed that all the development here was created by the emerging nobles and had nothing to do with the dragon royal family. They were the masters of this city. As time went by, the faster Koror developed, the more their desires expanded."
"The emerging nobles united together to form a new chamber of commerce, integrating all resources and using the power of capital to manipulate the armed forces from behind the scenes for their own use. As long as they spend enough money, they can do many incredible things. This is just one of them. Other aspects are also extremely exaggerated. For example, they replaced all the people in the judicial organs with their own people. They took a two-pronged approach, enacted new laws to exclude dissidents, and used the sheriff to defeat all forces that opposed them, and completely controlled the city."
After listening to Lucius' explanation, Xia Yi felt it was horrifying. This was not just an ordinary noble, this was clearly a country within a country.
Are these new nobles crazy?
If you are discovered, you will definitely be beheaded.
"Why do they dare to be so crazy?" Xia Yi asked in confusion, "If it is exposed, once our royal family sends out the army..."
The little princess paused.
If the situation really develops to this, how could the emerging nobles surrender obediently? Wouldn't this be equivalent to developing into a war within the dragon clan?
"Because the emerging nobles want to gain more benefits, once they have tasted the sweetness for the first time, they can't stop. Even though they know it is dangerous and there is no way out, they will still choose to pursue benefits. They also know in their hearts that they have not gained the recognition of the Dragon Royal Family, but their business can bring benefits to the Dragon Royal Family."
"Your Highness, have you ever heard of this saying? If there is a 100% profit, they will take risks; if there is a 200% profit, they will defy the law; if there is a 300% profit..."
"They dare to trample on all the rules of the world. They are the new nobility."
Lucius spread his hands.
"So that's how it is," Xia Yi thought. "Any other information?"
"No, Your Highness." Lucius shook his head.
But Xia Yi still felt that there was something fishy going on, and that the reason behind it was not that simple.
Because even if it is for the pursuit of profit, it is only the business of the emerging nobles.
But at that time, she came into contact with the waiters of the Denggao Casino, and they all dared to speak rudely to the Dragon Royal Family. Could it be that some of them just relied on the emerging nobles behind them to make such remarks, and were not afraid of being held accountable at all?
There seems to be a deeper reason behind this.
"There are more problems in the South than just these, right?" Xia Yi said, "Lucius, what are you hiding?"
"This one……"
Lucius frowned and hesitated to speak.
"Your Highness, your intuition is very sharp. There is indeed an extremely important factor that caused Koror to become like this, but it involves some taboos that cannot be discussed. I really can't tell you. Perhaps you need to contact the people of Koror yourself to understand..."
Lucius suddenly turned into the Riddler, which made Xia Yi very confused.
What on earth is it that is worth him being so secretive about?
He was representing the Dragon Royal Family, and the Dragon Royal Family was asking him questions. This was a good opportunity to show his position and loyalty, but instead he was hesitating. Wasn't this completely suspicious?
"Alas." Sera sighed.
Xia Yi looked at her personal maid.
Yes, Sera was born and raised in Koror, so she would definitely understand.
"Sera, just tell me directly!"