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Dr2618-3-5, am9:15

Ice Blue City, Ruby Avenue.

The crisp sound of horse hooves echoed in the ancient streets, and the wheels were pressed on the granite ground soaked with morning dew, leaving slight traces.

The ancient attic towers on both sides make the originally wide road dark and dark.

These ancient buildings have sharp edges and corners, and the iron fences with black spires resemble soldiers lined up with guns.

If you observe carefully, you will find that the decoration of the building is extremely luxurious. Just the abyssal rock walls, the slender and solemn oak arched windows, and the velvet shading cloth seen through the glass, it is easy to think of a bunch of glittering gold.

But at first glance it looks very ordinary, very in line with the aristocratic style of low-key luxury.

This is one of the two most expensive neighborhoods in Ambergris River, and the other is her twin sister, Sapphire Avenue.

Sapphire Street is dominated by single-family houses, with independent courtyards, and there are paths between the houses and the houses.

On the other hand, Ruby Street has a higher residential density, with buildings and buildings close together, similar to "townhouses."

Although it is a gathering place for the rich and powerful, and the housing prices are all expensive, Sapphire Avenue is mostly rich and powerful, and Ruby Avenue is dominated by small aristocrats with important positions.

Although the title is low, the power in his hands is not small at all.

In other words, Sapphire Street represents the noble circle of Ice Blue City, and Ruby Street represents the bureaucracy of Ice Blue City.

"Jingle Bell……"

The carriage stopped in front of a large double row house. The porter who heard the bells of the horse poked his head out from inside and saw a well-dressed middle-aged nobleman getting out of the cart. He immediately opened the door and saluted the visitors who got on and off the cart.

"Excuse me, is it Viscount Xi En from the Internal Affairs Department of the Archives?"

"It's under."

The voice of the middle-aged nobleman was calm and full of the bearing of a superior.

"Master is waiting in the study."

After a while, Viscount Sean led the concierge to the study. He adjusted the collar before he walked in.

At this time, the owner of this house, Viscount Robb, was sitting behind his desk, watching the morning paper intently, and seemed not to notice anyone coming in.

Viscount Xien's face suddenly became a little ugly, and the ears of the officials of Ice Blue City were better than rabbits. They watched six directions, listened to all directions, observed their words and expressions, and reacted quickly. How could they not hear the footsteps. You know, he wears hard-soled leather shoes, and the sound is not small when falling on the wooden floor. Moreover, in order to attract the attention of the other party, he deliberately adjusted the strength of the foot.

Obviously, the opponent was deliberately neglecting him and beating him.

As for why, it's probably because he didn't take much care of this cousin when he was the head of the archives bureau.

However, time has changed and the situation has reversed. The other party is now in an important position when Chunfeng is proud, and he has plummeted, and now he is just a clerk with an empty title in the archives bureau.

Viscount Xi En did not rush to speak, but stood aside and waited patiently.

No matter how beautiful he was before, he is here today to beg for help, so he must put down his figure and cater to this second-rate man who used to be inexperienced and unskilled in his opinion, who would only slap a horse, rely on the fame left by his ancestors to go into officialdom.

Waited for about seven or eight minutes, Luo

Viscount Bourne probably made his neck stiff by pretending to read the newspaper. After twisting slightly, Viscount Sean took the opportunity to step forward.

"Good morning, Lord Viscount Robb."

"Oh, here you are!" Viscount Rob put down the newspaper, looking very surprised.

"I made an appointment with you last night. Come and visit this morning." Viscount Sean's waist was slightly bent, and his face was a little flattering and a little embarrassing smile.

"Oh, look at my memory, now there are too many things, and I forgot it in a blink of an eye..." Viscount Robb said politely, but neither stood up to greet him nor allowed him to sit down, so he let him stand dry. In front of the desk.

"My lord is now in an important position with busy affairs. It is very difficult to find time to meet my poor relative," said Viscount Xien, bending his waist lower.

As the so-called emperor and courtier, he is now a yellow flower yesterday, has not been ransacked by the black prison guard, and still retains a decent idle job, which is much better than most officials in the Malan XXII period.

As for the colleagues around him, one-third fled, one-third was washed, and the remaining one-third walked on thin ice every day, trembling.

On the contrary, officials who had no ambitions in the XXII period of Malan came to the stage to perform, and the officials in front of them were one of them.

"Who is a poor relative, you are one of the three deputy directors of the Confidential Archives Bureau, the important minister of the country!" Viscount Robb made an angry look, as if he was making grievances for his cousin, "Which one is not long-eyed? Dare to look down on you, I will be the first to kill him!"

"Thank you brother-in-law!" Viscount Xi En bowed to the end. Tears flickered in his eyes, not knowing whether he was moved by the other party's justice or thinking of his embarrassment.

"If the family doesn't talk about two things, what do you have, I, brother-in-law, can't care about it!" Viscount Rob took Viscount Sean and sat down beside him. His words are not fake. After all, they still have relatives. Even if they hate each other in their hearts, they still have to do enough on the surface, otherwise they will affect their reputation.

Viscount Sean lowered his head, looking like a bereaved dog.

"Did you encounter any difficulties?" Viscount Robb asked caringly, and then patted his chest, "If it is a matter of less than one thousand gold coins, I can directly call the shots!"

"But if there are more..." Viscount Robb looked awkward. "You know your cousin, miser..."

"Brother-in-law, I didn't come to borrow money today." Viscount Xi En said painfully, his face had been severely trampled on the ground, and he had run over several feet repeatedly.

"Then you are?" Viscount Robb was suspicious, his eyes flickering. In this current situation, not everything can help. In the event of a wrong help, something serious will happen, ranging from being dismissed and running off the road, or violently killed on the spot.

"I'm here today to ask my brother-in-law." Viscount Xi En sorted his thoughts and said, "I received a notice to participate in the council the day after tomorrow..."

"That's a good thing!" Viscount Robb's face changed in shock. Although he was saying good things, a trace of alert flashed in his eyes. Participating in the parliamentary council means participating in national decision-making and regaining power. He wondered, is the queen preparing to use the former officials?

"I heard..." Viscount Sean lowered his voice unconsciously and approached Viscount Robb. "The queen will preside over the meeting personally to discuss national policies."

"hiss……"

Viscount Rob couldn't help taking a breath. Who didn’t know that Trilith was a lunatic, and meeting with her would be life-threatening at any time.

This title is not groundless.

"I heard that my brother-in-law once participated in a meeting hosted by the queen. I would like to ask my brother-in-law about his experience, what needs special attention, how to do it properly, what can be said, and what can't be said."

Viscount Xi En stood up and solemnly saluted, "Brother-in-law, if I accidentally say something wrong or do something wrong, I will lose my life and it will be fine. I am afraid that my loved ones will be hurt..."

Viscount Rob was solemn and silent. Having been in officialdom for many years, he couldn't hear the subtext of Viscount Sean, which meant to tell him that if something went wrong, his relative would not be well.

The study fell into a long silence, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

All officials in Ice Blue City knew that attending the meeting hosted by Triliss was hanging by a thread.

After a long time, Viscount Rob took a long breath and said to Viscount Xien, "I also consulted a senior..."

"When meeting the queen, there are three points to remember..." Viscount Robb emphasized, "Once you make a mistake, you die on the spot!" He emphasized, "And it was a tragic death with thousands of swords and swords."

Viscount Theon nodded.

"First, don't mention the word bitch. You have to cross out this term from the dictionary, as if it has never appeared in the human world. The last guy with a slip of the tongue was chopped into meat sauce, and he even reads the bones. The kind you don’t see."

"Second, don't refute the empress's views at any time. The empress represents the supreme wisdom in the world. Every sentence contains truth and universal laws. Anyway, you only need to remember one thing. The empress is always correct."

"Third, try not to speak, lower your head to listen, and nod in admiration if necessary. In principle, you can say no more than one word, and there can be no action without action, because you never know what words and actions will be. Taboo."

Viscount Theon looked calm and nodded.

"Also, before the meeting, you have to give someone a gift."

"Who."

"Black Prison Judge A Qiaomu." When referring to the other party, Viscount Rob couldn't help but shiver, as if he remembered something terrible.

"Will she accept the gift?" Viscount Xi En asked strangely. It stands to reason that the other party is not short of money at all and copied so many. Now it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the richest man in Ice Blue City.

"She is very greedy for money. You have to take out at least one-fifth of the family property so that she won't deliberately ask questions during meetings." Viscount Robb seemed to have lingering fears, "As long as she dislikes people, she will find ways to convict. The Queen. Underneath, the one who can't offend the most is this woman."

"Uh, uh..." Viscount Sean nodded vigorously, expressing his understanding.

"Before you go to see A Qiaomu, you'd better find a few women to vent your fire." Viscount Rob suddenly said.

"This..." The painting style suddenly changed, and Viscount Sean couldn't react. Why did it involve the woman all at once, but it didn't seem to be a joke to see Viscount Rob's seriousness.

"This A Qiaomu seems to hate men very much. He has a good figure and is **** in the uniform of an inquisitor, but if you accidentally have a physical reaction when you see her, you will basically live to the end."

Although a little strange, Viscount Theon took note, "Understood."

"Good luck, my dear brother-in-law."

Viscount Rob got up and embraced Viscount Sean. Tears flickered in the eyes of the two of them, like parting from life and death.