Chapter 6 The Princess's Consort

In a blink of an eye, Qiao Susui had lived in Legault Palace for a month.

Liberi came every day, staying under the pretext of monitoring her health and increasing the time he spent with her. But Sui Sui didn't want him to check her body, for fear of exposing her as not an orc. Fortunately, Liberi was very polite and obeyed her.

But the progress of their relationship was always erratic. She could feel that Libery liked her and was attentive to her, but he never took the initiative to promote the relationship. Under his caring and gentle body, he was observing her vaguely. Many times, he was like tying a carrot to the front of a donkey, hanging her and keeping her moving forward.

No one has never seen the world, Qiao Suisui is not a donkey. She looks weak and easy to control, but in fact she is sophisticated and selfish. There is no way, the first 18 years of her life have taught her how to survive. Not fighting? A joke. If you don't fight, you will be flattened and eaten. A child without an umbrella can only run all the time.

She relied on her intuition to judge that under the unruly appearance of Libery, there was a very conservative heart. Therefore, if she wanted to win him over, she might have to change her approach.
And Luka never showed up again after that day. Occasionally, when he bumped into her in the other palace, he would just nod slightly and pass by her.

The rest of the time, she would take the initiative to chat with the male servants in the Legault Palace, sharing with them some of the high-end daily supplies that were only provided to her. In addition, her harmless appearance and smile quickly won the hearts of the male servants.

"The princess and our master should be holding the ceremony soon. I heard it will be this month."

"The princess has always loved sticking to her master since she was little, but after that incident, the two of them became a little estranged."

"Is it because of that incident?" A male servant whispered, "Not long after the master came back from the battlefield, he was diagnosed with... That, and the princess came to visit him. It seems that the two of them had a big quarrel, and the princess ran away crying. After that, the two of them didn't speak to each other for a long time."

Qiao Susu listened to their gossip quietly, occasionally interrupting to get more information.

"Colonel Scorsese must be very good to be chosen as a spouse by the princess."

Another male servant immediately said proudly: "Of course, our master is the youngest colonel in the military. As long as he inherits the family's talent, it can be said that he has no rivals in the empire. If you ask me, the master is many times better than the princess's other sixteen spouses."

"How many???" she almost choked.

"Sixteen, oh, including our master, that's seventeen. It's already very few."

It's because she is too small.

"Miss Sui Sui, don't be sad. You are so beautiful and have a good personality. There must be many males vying to be your mate." A male servant encouraged her. Because he saw with his own eyes that day the master came in with the little female, and the two of them were very passionate. At this time, everyone talked about the master and the princess in front of her, and he thought Qiao Sui Sui would be unhappy.

"Yes. It would be nice if the master had met you earlier."

"That's right, I've been here for so long, and I've never seen the master take the initiative to bring anyone back. Even the princess has to ask the king every time she comes to stay for a while, and then the master will prepare. Uh... I mean."

After one of the servants finished speaking, he realized that what he said was not right, and he hesitated to make amends. After all, no one wanted to offend the princess, but they also didn't want to make this little female sad.

Qiao Suisui was a little embarrassed and didn't want the gossip to spread any further, so she said, "There's nothing between the colonel and me. He saved me and I'm very grateful. When I heard you talk about him and the princess, I think they are a good match and I hope they are happy."

Although these were just polite words, she still felt a little depressed, but she didn't show it on her face.

"Can you please do me a favor? Help me to solve all these. I want to go back to my room first."

"C-Can I? These are all very expensive nutrient solutions!"

“This flavor is new!”

After confirming with Sui Sui again and again, they finally accepted it with gratitude.

"You're welcome. I was very upset that I couldn't finish the food. I also want to thank you for helping me." She said with a smile.

In fact, her daily nutrient solution was carefully matched and supplied according to her required intake, so there was no such thing as not being able to finish it. She felt that if she directly told them that she was sending them, it would be a burden for them, so she said that she couldn't finish it. In addition, she didn't like the nutrient solution very much. After a month here, she missed beef noodles, egg fried rice, willow leaf steamed dumplings, and spicy crayfish very much, but she didn't say it. She was afraid of causing trouble to anyone. There were many things that she couldn't adapt to here, but she digested them silently and never asked for anything.

Qiao Susu was about to leave, but when she turned around, she saw a tall figure standing ten steps away from her.

Orcs have a keen sense of hearing. When Luka arrived, he heard them talking about him. When they talked about the princess, he wanted to interrupt them, but when he heard the topic turn to him and her, he didn't go forward. Thinking of the words "I hope they are happy", the words Luka originally intended to say were stuck in his throat at this moment, unable to be said.

"Colonel Scorsese."

"Don't like the nutrient solution?"

"No, I just don't have much appetite."

"Are you still used to it?"

"Everything is fine, thank you."

".You're welcome."

After the awkward question and answer, only silence remained between the two.

"There's been a lot of stuff going on in the military lately. The boss of an illegal auction organization was just arrested."

"Really? Then you should take some rest."

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Luka looked at the person in front of him and frowned slightly in annoyance. This was obviously not what he wanted to say when he came here.

Sui Sui was not in a good mood, but she still smiled habitually to keep her words from falling to the ground: "As expected of Colonel Scorsese, I knew you would catch the bad guy."

Luka was silent for a moment, looked at her seriously, and said, "You don't have to be like this."

"what?"

"Don't bother complimenting me, and don't force yourself to smile if you don't want to."

Hearing this, she was slightly stunned.

She treated Libery the same way, but Libery, who seemed very smart, did not notice her flattery and only felt that it was beneficial. On the contrary, Luka, who had not gotten along with her for long, saw through her.

She felt her face getting hot, and her fingers nervously grasped the hem of her skirt.

Luka noticed her uneasiness and considerately looked away, which made her feel a little relieved. He took out a necklace from his pocket and put it in her hand.

"I found it from the boss. It smells like you, so I took it back."

"Thank you Colonel."

"Call me Luka," the man said, then he added, "Just like you call Liberi."

Sui Sui raised her eyes and happened to meet his light golden pupils. His light pupils were even more translucent in the sunlight, and they were so handsome that she was distracted for a moment.

Luka's eyes dimmed when he didn't hear her calling his name.

"I've always wanted to talk to you about what happened that day."

(End of this chapter)