owlsbooks Chapter 1247 The upcoming meeting
Chapter 1247 The upcoming meeting
Chapter 1247 The upcoming meeting
The slender figure appeared silently. Seeing it, the other maids around immediately shut their mouths obediently. Only the short-haired maid Barbara still looked smug and continued to describe her experience at the coronation ceremony.
Until she noticed that Beatrice had been winking at her, and the other maids were all looking behind her with extremely stiff expressions. One of the maids was so nervous that she even knocked over a bucket on the ground, but she didn't dare to move at all.
"What happen to you guys?"
Barbara looked back subconsciously and noticed the slender figure behind her.
The other person was also a maid, with fair cheeks and delicate makeup, looking very cool. Her cold temperament and capable short hair complemented each other. She was obviously more mature and stable than the maid who also had short hair.
"Maid-Captain Ling Ling!"
Feeling the oppression from the newcomer, Barbara's slender body froze, and she hurriedly said, "Maid, please listen to my excuse... No, please listen to my explanation. We are all doing our job well, and we are definitely not deliberately being lazy or whispering to each other."
After Barbara finished speaking, Beatrice and several other maids kept nodding their heads like chicks pecking at rice, obviously they were very afraid of the visitor.
This is no wonder. Everyone knows that Maid Ling is the personal maid of His Royal Highness the Prince of the Holy Lion. With a brave heart and a sharp sword, she has fought for His Royal Highness at the risk of her life and made great military achievements. She is not only the envy of the maids, but also a respected senior. How can they not be respectful to her?
"You are the third daughter of the Jess family. Your name is Barbara, right?"
Ah Ling put one hand on her waist and examined the short-haired maid in front of her. She said, "Your father, Viscount Jace, was the deputy commander of the imperial guards. In the recent battle of Glowing City, he fought alone against three fallen knights to protect His Majesty Lawrence. He was seriously injured and fell into a coma. He demonstrated the bravery and perseverance of the Grimm nobles with his actions. How is he now?"
"My dear maid, my father has almost recovered with the help of several precious healing potions. I heard from His Majesty Lawrence who came to visit that the healing potions that saved my father were personally given by His Royal Highness the Prince of the Holy Lion!"
Barbara's face suddenly showed gratitude, and she quickly responded, "Your Highness, I will never forget the kindness you have bestowed on me!"
"Then why are you still neglecting your work at the banquet that His Royal Highness attaches great importance to? For a maid, this is our battlefield!"
Ah Ling frowned slightly, then looked at the long-haired maid on the other side and said, "And you, Beatrice, the second daughter of the Brown family. Your father, Baron Brown, is the captain of the new Knights of the Temple of Light and is on guard at the Glowing Wall, while you are here holding a mop and dancing with joy!"
"I'm sorry, Maid-sama, we know we were wrong!"
After hearing A Ling's scolding, Barbara, Beatrice and others immediately lowered their heads, looking like children who had made a mistake.
"Forget it, leave this to me. You all go to the kitchen to wash the vegetables. We are in need of a team of help there."
Looking at the aggrieved looks of the maids, A Ling's frown quickly relaxed and she waved her hand gently.
"As you command, Maid-maid!"
When they were asked to leave the banquet hall and help in the kitchen, although Barbara and the others looked a little gloomy, they immediately obeyed the order and left quickly at a trot.
"These young ladies are indeed impeccable in terms of etiquette, but they still need to continue to hone their work."
Looking at the maids' backs as they left, A Ling sighed softly, picked up the mop and began to clean up the puddle of water that had just been spilled.
"Ling, are you being a little too harsh on them?"
Ah Bing, who was not far away, saw this and immediately came to help. He smiled and said, "After all, they were just a group of spoiled noble ladies not long ago. It is rare for them to improve so quickly."
"They did a good job, but it's not outstanding. If it was any other time, it would be fine, but this is a meeting that the Lord attaches great importance to. He specifically told us to do this several times through telepathy. How can we not tread on thin ice?"
Ah Ling neatly squeezed the water stains off the mop, a trace of disappointment appeared on her fair face again, and she sighed softly: "Now there are more and more outstanding strong people gathering around the Lord. Since we can't always be with the Lord, we must at least try our best on the battlefield that belongs to us."
"You are right. We will never let the Lord down in the slightest!"
Ah Bing also nodded heavily and quickened his movements.
With the full efforts of these two fourth-level maids, the area soon looked brand new, and even the floor looked shiny.
After asking another team of backup maids to take charge of this area, A Ling and A Bing walked towards other areas of the banquet hall with satisfaction.
"Ling, speaking of which, the maids are all proud to meet the Lord, especially Barbara, Beatrice and others. They were so excited that they didn't sleep well for several nights. Isn't it too much of a blow to them to transfer them to the kitchen?"
Seeing that the preparations in the banquet hall had been completed perfectly, Ah Bing breathed a sigh of relief and spoke again.
"Don't worry, Miss Louise will be attending the meeting this time. You may not know that Miss Louise, who has been in charge of the reception, will always take the Lord to the kitchen to have a sneaky meal before every banquet."
Ah Ling smiled and responded, "The area that Barbara and the others are in charge of is located at the edge of the banquet hall, so it's hard to see the Lord directly. But it's different in the kitchen where the space is relatively limited."
"So that's how it is. Our maid leader Ling may seem strict, but in fact she is always thinking about the maids."
Ah Bing raised his eyebrows and began to joke, "If the maids knew that the serious maid Ling had to sleep with a pillow with the Lord painted on it every day, how would they feel?"
"Bing, keep your voice down, you are the same!"
A Ling's cheeks turned red and she quickly covered the other person's mouth.
Just as the banquet hall was ready, Lei Xiao, who had just conquered the Zhuyue Clan, brought Qiduo, Hongye, Hu Zhang and others, and arrived not far from the banquet hall under the guidance of Sophia.
"Your Highness, the banquet hall is in front. I just received news from head maids Bing and Ling. Everything is ready."
Sophia, dressed in a holy priest robe, touched her chest and saluted, introducing: "Currently, the seven kings have arrived, and the civil and military officials from various countries who accompanied them are also waiting in the lounge."
"Very good. The most important purpose of holding this banquet is to allow them to get to know each other and lay the foundation for future cooperation."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and asked, "What about the other two old presidents?"
"Your Highness, the leaders of the Mercenary Guild and the Alchemist Guild have all arrived. However, Her Highness Princess Fei'er is still busy repairing the absolute defense barrier of the main hall that was previously eroded by darkness. She will be here in a while."
Sophia nodded to Lei Xiao and responded, "Your Highness, should we officially hold the banquet now?"
"Don't worry, there's still some time."
Lei Xiao just waved his hand, and Louise, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed up, her eyes shining, and said: "My Lord, since there is still some time, why not go to the kitchen and say hello! It happens that I haven't seen Rudy and the others for a long time!"
"I think you are greedy, right?"
Lei Xiao casually touched the other person's head, then looked at Ariel and Catherine who were also waiting not far away, as well as Cecilia who just happened to be walking around the corner, and smiled and said, "Then you can come with me."
After receiving Lei Xiao's order, everyone immediately nodded in agreement and followed Lei Xiao obediently.
"Your Highness, please come this way."
Seeing this, Sophia smiled and began to lead the way again.
As the group turned a corner into a corridor, a refreshing fragrance filled the air.
"My Lord, this is the flavor of my favorite cheese frosted lamb roll!"
Louise's starry eyes became brighter and brighter, saliva flowed from the corners of her mouth uncontrollably, and she involuntarily grabbed Lei Xiao's sleeve.
"It seems that Rudy and the others have already expected you to come. After all, you have never been absent before."
Lei Xiao smiled helplessly and had to quicken his pace.
When the group arrived at the kitchen door, Sophia's loud and clear voice rang out: "His Royal Highness the Prince of the Holy Lion has arrived!"
Hearing Sophia's voice, both the guards at the door and the people working in the kitchen were stunned for a moment, and then they put down their work and knelt on the ground with reverence and excitement on their faces.
In the human world, the title of Prince of the Holy Lion does not only represent a territory of the Cold Flame Kingdom, but represents a transcendent existence that is above the seven crowns and saves everyone!
"No need to be so grand, I'm just taking a walk, you all have worked hard, just do your job."
Lei Xiao raised his hand slightly, signaling everyone to stand up, and then walked into the kitchen with the impatient Louise.
After letting Louise rush to the small dining table that Rudy and others had already prepared, Lei Xiao looked around.
The kitchen is at least three or four hundred square meters in size and looks extremely spacious. It is equipped with all kinds of ovens, stoves, chopping boards and other utensils. At least a hundred people are busy working in it.
Whether it was the maids who were washing and picking vegetables on the outside, the chefs who were cutting and baking in the middle, or the chefs such as Rudy who were showing off their skills in the back, everything was in order and their cooperation was seamless.
"Your Highness, we just passed through the back door of the kitchen. There are many food delivery ports on Rudy's side that lead directly to the banquet hall to ensure that the guests can enjoy the freshly baked food as soon as possible."
Sophia introduced Lei Xiao and others as they walked slowly in the spacious space.
But just as Sophia finished her words, a flurry of activity suddenly came from not far away.
Lei Xiao looked in the direction of the sound and found that a short-haired maid accidentally dropped a potato on the ground. When she was about to stand up after picking it up, her head happened to knock the potato out of the hand of another long-haired maid. Then the two of them bumped into each other directly, and both fell to the ground with stars in their eyes, making the whole scene quite funny.
"These two girls are so clumsy. What if they disturb His Highness?"
Sophia frowned slightly and was about to step forward and scold, but was stopped by Lei Xiao.
"It's okay, everyone makes mistakes sometimes."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and nodded to Ariel and Cecilia beside him. The two girls understood and stepped forward to help the two maids up.
"Thank you, Her Majesty the Queen!"
When they saw clearly that the person who helped them up was actually the queen of a country, and the perfect woman they had always dreamed of, the two maids' eyes fluttered and they almost fainted from excitement.
But after just a moment, their gazes involuntarily fell on Lei Xiao again, and they quickly knelt down on the ground together.
The long-haired maid was breathing rapidly, her chest rising and falling continuously. She was the first to speak excitedly, "Brown's daughter Beatrice, greets His Royal Highness the great Prince of the Holy Lion!"
The short-haired maid followed closely behind, also with a face full of excitement and awe, saying: "Barbara, daughter of Jace, greets His Royal Highness the great Prince of the Holy Lion! Because I saw His Royal Highness's true self up close, I was so excited that I accidentally bumped into His Royal Highness. Please forgive me!"
"I'm not a weak being, so how can I say I'm in trouble?"
Lei Xiao smiled and nodded, signaling the two maids who were still very excited to stand up.
Lei Xiao has actually encountered this kind of sudden and terrifying situation many times during this period, so he is not surprised by it.
"Beatrice Brown?"
Lei Xiao hesitated for a moment, then said, "If I remember correctly, your father is the deputy captain of the Grimm Royal Knights, right? He is also one of Saint King Lawrence's most loyal subordinates, and has stood firmly on my side from the beginning."
"To be honest with you, Your Highness, my father once told me that following Your Highness was the best decision he had ever made in his life! My father has been fortunate enough to be transferred here, and has been recognized by Her Majesty Sofia as the captain of the new Knights of the Palace."
Beatrice was so excited that she burst into tears and said, "I didn't expect that His Highness would still remember a trivial person like my father!"
"Your father is no small man. His courage is enough to make everyone admire him."
After that, Lei Xiao turned to Sophia and said casually: "Brown has made a lot of contributions to Lawrence's coronation. It can be said that he has made great contributions. We must not ignore these heroes."
"As ordered, Your Highness."
After Sophia nodded, Lei Xiao looked at the short-haired maid Barbara and said, "I remember Lawrence once mentioned to me that there was a brave deputy captain of the guard who fought against several powerful enemies of the same strength, which kept him safe. Is that your father?"
"Your Highness is able to remember my father's small contribution. I am deeply grateful!"
Facing Lei Xiao who was so close to her, Barbara lost all her ladylike image as a noble lady. She was so excited that snot bubbles were about to come out and she nodded repeatedly.
(End of this chapter)