Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 38 Dinner Party
Castle hall.

A huge iron chandelier hung from the towering ceiling, filled with dozens of candles. The soft candlelight illuminated the entire hall as bright as day.

Under the chandelier was a huge long table covered with a snow-white linen tablecloth. In front of the long table was a main seat and two secondary seats on the left and right. Three sets of silverware were neatly placed.
The long table was piled high with various delicacies, the most eye-catching of which was a roasted peacock decorated with feathers, which looked lifelike as if it were alive.

"Respected His Highness Mingyu, please take the main seat." x2
Two voices sounded in front of Xia Mingyu at the same time. One naturally came from Viscount Hughes, and the other came from a purple-haired woman with a hot body who wore a low-cut dress and showed off a lot of snow-white skin.

There is also an emerald green "noble" on the woman's head.

As if she had noticed Xia Mingyu's inquiring gaze, the woman covered her mouth and chuckled, then bowed slightly and lifted the hem of her skirt, performing a standard skirt-lifting salute.

"Your Highness Mingyu, I am Danielle Martha, the wife of Viscount Hughes. Greetings to you. May God bless you." The woman bowed her head deeply.

Xia Mingyu looked away somewhat unnaturally.

The nobles in this world are surprisingly bold in their dressing style~
"Your Excellency, you invited me to a family dinner, right?"

Xia Mingyu was about to take a seat when he suddenly realized that someone seemed to be missing, so he asked.

"Yes, if my youngest son, Haydn, had not been born only two months ago, and I were afraid of disturbing Your Highness, I would have brought him to you for a look."

Karen explained, and when he mentioned his children, a hint of deep affection flashed across his tough and stern face.

"Hehe~ If Your Highness could take a look at my little Haydn, it would truly be the greatest honor since he was born."

Danielle chuckled.

This woman is obviously a mother who just gave birth, but she doesn't look haggard at all. Instead, she is as lively as a young girl.

"Isn't your daughter Miss Iris coming?" Xia Mingyu asked.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions on their faces froze instantly, and they looked at each other in confusion.

"Your Highness, my daughter Iris is not able to come for some reasons." Karen replied hesitantly after a long time.

Xia Mingyu frowned slightly when he heard this.

Danielle noticed the slight change in his expression and asked with a smile:

"Your Highness, have you met little Iris?"

"I went to the library today and met Miss Iris. She helped me find the book I wanted to read." Xia Mingyu said lightly.

"Your Highness, my daughter Iris has heterochromia. I was afraid her appearance would disturb your enjoyment of your meal, so I didn't dare let her out. I'm truly sorry for lying to you just now."

After hearing his words, Karen quickly put her right hand on her left shoulder, bowed deeply and apologized.

"It's okay. In our place, heterochromia is not a bad sign." Xia Mingyu said calmly.

Hearing this, Karen and Danielle exchanged glances quickly, and a look of understanding appeared on their faces.

All intelligent races on the Western Continent, including humans, know that heterochromia is an ominous sign that will attract the devil. However, this prince said that heterochromia is not a bad sign in his eyes.

This meant that their guess was correct - this prince was indeed a prince from a super kingdom that ruled the entire Eastern Continent.

"Your Highness, I will send someone to call Iris over."

About ten minutes later, Iris came to the hall wearing a dark blue silk dress.

The dress was elegantly cut to fit her figure, highlighting her slender waist and graceful shoulders.

Her long silver hair was carefully braided into a loose braid, hanging down over her shoulders. A pair of silver earrings shaped like crescent moons adorned her earlobes, swaying gently with her steps.

She is very beautiful, almost as delicate as a doll. The only pity is that she doesn't even look half as pretty as her stepmother.

"Everyone, please take your seats."

Xia Mingyu sat on the main seat and said calmly.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Another chair was added to the long table. Iris sat on Xia Mingyu's right, while the Karen couple sat on his left.

It was clearly the Hughes family's castle, but for some reason he felt like the owner.
"Your Highness, do you think the food suits your taste?" Danielle said with a smile on her face.

"Well, very good." Xia Mingyu nodded slightly as he fed the last piece of peacock meat into his mouth with a knife and fork.

The food at the dinner was indeed quite sumptuous, with wild boar, venison, duck, goose, and even peacock meat.

It was the best meal he had eaten since he traveled through time. If it were on Blue Star, this meal would be enough to sentence him to seven or eight years.

"Your Highness, may I ask you a question?" Danielle asked softly.

"explain."

"You should be from the East Continent, right?"

"Yeah," Xia Mingyu nodded slightly.

He did live on the eastern continent of Blue Star, and that was not a lie.

"Ah, 1.4 billion people. It's hard to imagine how vast and majestic your kingdom must be to support such a huge population."

Danielle exclaimed, looking at Xia Mingyu with eyes full of respect.

What an honor it is that such a distinguished person is willing to live in her castle!

"I have a request." After enjoying the delicious food, Xia Mingyu put down his knife and fork and said slowly.

"Your Highness, just tell me what you want. Darling, even if it means his death, he will do it for you."

Before Karen could say anything, Danielle spoke first.

Karen: “.”

While it was true that this was what he meant, it felt strange coming from his wife.

"I hope that Your Excellency the Viscount can order that all news about me be temporarily blocked." Xia Mingyu said in a deep voice.

Although advancement in this world requires the help of fame, his current strength is still too weak. It would be better for him to learn magic in the Black Wolf Territory first, and then consider gaining fame after he has the ability to protect himself.

"This"

Karen was a little hesitant. Xia Mingyu's status was too noble and the implications were too great. Logically, he should report to the King of Sosia as soon as possible to be in line with his duties as a lord and knight.

Because in terms of status and relationships, the king can be said to be the lord of all lords.

If he concealed the news about Xia Mingyu from the king, it would be a dereliction of duty.

At this time, Danielle pinched the soft flesh around Karen's waist at the dining table.

hiss!
Karen gasped.

"It's my pleasure, Your Highness." He immediately said seriously.

"I will order all the servants in Black Wolf Castle not to leak any information about you. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy." Karen said with a cold look in his eyes.

Although he is a "dog" in front of Xia Mingyu, he is the master who holds the power of life and death in front of all the people in the Black Wolf Territory.

Seeing this, Danielle withdrew her hand with satisfaction.

As a woman, she doesn't care about responsibilities, obligations, masters and other nonsense. She should leave those things to men to think about.

She only knew that she had to seize this golden opportunity to build a good relationship with His Highness Mingyu and pave a bright future for her little Haydn.

However, she had always wanted to find an opportunity to drive Iris, the girl left behind by Darling's ex-wife, out of the castle. After all, it would be bad if the devil came one day and hurt her little Haydn.

But now that the other party has the favor of His Highness, she has to change her attitude and be a kind stepmother.

Danielle's brows were slightly furrowed, her eyes flickering constantly. Only when she thought of her children would a hint of tenderness flash in her beautiful cyan eyes.

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