Chapter 138 Greed.

Madam Dana, who was standing aside and not participating in this conversation, smiled and said to Duke Leslie, "Lu Xia really never disappoints."

Duke Leslie responded indifferently. She really had no emotions today. When she thought about Grace's unknown life or death on the front line and the future connection between Duke Leslie's Mansion and Duke Lu Xia's Mansion was in jeopardy, her mood was very complicated.

As if she noticed she was not in the right state, Madam Dana patted her shoulder gently and comforted her: "Grace is so powerful, she will be fine."

Duke Leslie forced a smile and said, "I thought so too, but I can't help but worry. But this is something that helps the empire, so I should be proud of him."

Lady Dana smiled and said, "If Her Majesty the Queen heard this, she would definitely be very pleased."

Upon hearing this, Duke Leslie looked at Lady Dana. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that there was a hint of sarcasm in Lady Dana's words.

She didn't ask, because she knew very well that the interpersonal relationships in the royal family were very complicated and there were some things they couldn't interfere with. The correct approach was to pretend that she hadn't heard clearly.

The celebration went smoothly, and everyone saw that the relationship between the Raffield family and the Duke of Luxia had further deepened. After Grace, Smelian finally entered the public eye, becoming the second male favored by Duke Luxia.

Many people still couldn't help but think that it was said that Duke Lu Xia had a cruel temperament and liked to abuse the males around him, but now seeing the males around her becoming gene fusions one by one and getting better and better, their feelings were very complicated. If these were abuse, then they also wanted to be abused.

After all, in the empire, there is no male who does not want to become a gene fusion, and does not want to have a female master who cares about him in every way. Even if he is just a husband, it is worth it to get the female master's heart.

It’s a pity that even if they had this idea, they didn’t dare to say anything in front of Duke Lu Xia. The two females who were just asked to leave were the best example. They could only find another opportunity to do what they wanted to do.

Prince Li Mang looked at Lu Xia, Smellian, and Cecil coming over, and said with a smile, "Xia Xia, you'd better be prepared. After today, there will be many families willing to give you males. There may also be many males who want to be with you. You must open your eyes and choose carefully."

Faced with Prince Li Mang's reminder, Lu Xia was slightly stunned, and then realized that such a thing could really happen. She shook her head, a little helpless: "I won't want anyone else. The people around me are enough."

After hearing her words, Prince Li Mang knew that Lu Xia was serious. Having known Duke Lu Xia for such a long time, Prince Li Mang also understood what kind of person and character she was. Since she said so, she would definitely not accept anyone else.

She admired Lu Xia's decisiveness. Even though she didn't think she was amorous or lustful, she couldn't help but be moved when she met someone good. This was the nature of a female, but it was obvious that Lu Xia had a high level of self-awareness. The males who could follow her were really lucky.

As she thought about this, she glanced at Cecil who was following Lu Xia. She remembered that Cecil could only stand far away in the past few times, but now he could follow Lu Xia and entertain guests together.

As she thought about this, she subconsciously glanced at Mrs. Dana. Sure enough, Mrs. Dana seemed to be in a good mood today.

As time passed, the banquet gradually came to an end, and Mrs. Dana finally couldn't help but call Cecil aside.

"I'm glad you finally figured it out. If you had realized this earlier, you might have been attending your public banquet today. But fortunately, it's not too late."

Cecil couldn't refute Lady Dana's words. Recalling what he'd said and done these past few days, he truly wanted to go back and slap himself. Seeing him remain silent and looking somewhat downcast, Lady Dana sneered, "It's not time to regret it yet. Work hard and strive for a position as a concubine. That's what you should do. Don't wait until you've achieved nothing and truly regret it. You saw today how many people are trying to get close to Duke Lu Xia, not to mention there are two others out there just like you."

Faced with Madam Dana's words, Cecil finally couldn't help but said: "I know, mother."

Mrs. Dana stared at him for a moment. “You better know.”

After saying this, Mrs. Dana turned and left. Cecil stood alone in the corner for a while before going back to Lu Xia, only to find that Smelian had gone somewhere.

Seeing him come back, Lu Xia gave him a faint smile: "You have been following us to socialize all night, you must be hungry, go eat something."

Cecil glanced around and asked, "Where's Smellian?"

"Mrs. Raffield wants to talk to him about something, so she went in to talk."

Cecil nodded and asked, "Your Excellency Duke Lu Xia, what would you like to eat? I'll get it for you."

"Thank you, no, I don't have much appetite. You go and eat."

Cecil was silent for a moment, then turned and went to the dining area.

At this time, Smellian followed Mrs. Rafaeld into the study and looked at the smile on his mother's face that could not be concealed. He knew very well that his mother was very happy tonight.

Because he became a gene fusionist and brought glory to the family, his mother smiled at him so much and even made him feel like he was her most beloved child, but in fact, she only saw his value.

Mrs. Raphaelde was very pleased with Smellian's performance. She said without hiding her purpose, "Smellian, you performed very well, but I need you to continue working hard to become Duke Luxia's concubine. Next time, I hope to be invited to your concubine's public banquet."

"It would be even better if you could give birth to a male child with Duke Lu Xia." In fact, she hoped that Smelian would have the opportunity to breed a female child with Lu Xia, but the probability of breeding a female child was too low, so she still had more hope of breeding a male child.

Smellian looked at the greed that flashed across his mother's face, and he knew very well that human desires are constantly growing.

Thinking back to when he was sent to Duke Lu Xia's mansion, all his mother asked was that Duke Lu Xia favor him a little more because of his beauty. Now that he has become a gene fusionist and has received Lu Xia's attention, his mother seemed to see some hope and wanted more, but he didn't want it.

"Becoming a concubine or bearing children is not something I can influence. Mother, please don't expect too much."

Mrs. Raffield didn't think so. "Just because there's no chance now doesn't mean there won't be one in the future. Besides, Grace isn't here now. Isn't this your best chance to get promoted? You can't even beat Cecil. You've already taken the lead. As long as you work harder, I don't believe Duke Luxia won't give you a concubine position."

(End of this chapter)

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