Chapter 213

By now, Shien could also see it.

(Her Royal Highness looks so playful, but in fact, she's not just playing around.)

She's testing Shien.

Using a playful attitude as a weapon to numb others, hiding her true intent and stabbing it out at the right moment. This is the character known as Lia Adela.

(No matter what, isn't she a royal?)

As a member of the royal family, and a direct descendant at that, if she didn't have a few tricks up her sleeves, how could she have gotten the first-in-line position to the throne?

Even if Rosie took the initiative to give up the throne, if Lia was a willful princess who only knew how to play around, then the first-in-line position to the throne would never be given to her, right?

Perhaps in terms of strength and talent, Lia was not as good as Rosie, but in terms of intelligence and resourcefulness, Lia might even be above Rosie.

Understanding this, Shien subconsciously put away his indifferent attitude and looked deeply at Lia.

Lia was also staring straight at Shien, her eyes filled with an incomprehensible glint.

The two just stared at each other, causing the atmosphere to become more and more subtle.

Under such circumstances, how could Rosie not understand what was going on?

"Sister Lia."

Rosie called out.

That voice was indifferent and calm, but it brought with it boundless pressure.

Affected by the voice, the subtle atmosphere in the surroundings suddenly trembled as if it was about to be crushed.

Shana, who was standing behind Lia, instantly changed her expression. She almost couldn't hold it in and put her hand on the hilt of the longsword at her waist.

Lia was also slightly startled, and then smiled bitterly.

"Looks like we've angered Rosie."

Lia raised her hand in surrender, showing a helpless expression.

Shien also looked at Rosie in surprise.

Rosie, on the other hand, was still as indifferent and calm as ever.

"I know what you're worried about." Rosie opened her red lips and said indifferently, "Based on my situation, I know very well what you're thinking and worrying about when a stranger of the opposite sex suddenly comes so close to you."

"But, I'm not a child, and I'm not ignorant." Rosie turned her gaze to Lia and said word by word, "I chose to interact with him after understanding everything. Please put away your concerns, alright?"

Lia fell silent.

Shien also fell silent, sighing softly in his heart.

He could understand the situation.

Because Rosie's status was too special, many people wanted to get close to her for various reasons. As a member of her family and a member of the Royal Family, it was understandable that Lia and even her father would be worried about her.

What if Shien approached Rosie with ulterior motives?

What if Rosie ended up being hurt by Sean because she trusted him too much?

As Rosie's family, and a member of the royal family, Lia and the rest had to consider these issues.

Therefore, Anxi wanted to rope in Shien and confer a noble title on Shien, but they might also want to restrict Shien and keep an eye on Shien. Lia would test Shien for the same reason.

Unfortunately, they had all underestimated Rosie.

Rosie was telling Lia that she could think of the same things that they could think of.

Even so, she still chose to continue to interact with Sean, which proved that she still made this choice after fully recognizing, understanding, and recognizing it.

If that was the case, Lia and the rest still had concerns, then they were merely doubting her judgment.

That was what Rosie wanted to say.

Lia understood.

So …

"Alright, I admit that my father and I were thinking too much." Lia's expression relaxed, as if she had really surrendered this time. She smiled bitterly and said, "That's true. Since you have acknowledged him, it proves that Lord Shien is indeed trustworthy. We should not have doubted your excellence."

Saying so, Lia stood up.

"I'm really sorry for what I did to you just now. I hope you can forgive me."

Lia apologized to Shien and bowed.

"Your Highness!?"

Shana was startled and wanted to do something in a hurry.

But Lia stopped her.

"I must apologize for Rosie. Don't stop me just because I'm a princess and shouldn't lower my head to an adventurer. Otherwise, I'll doubt your chivalry, Shana."

Lia's words stopped Shana, the cold female knight, dead in her tracks.

Clearly, this female knight did think that her master should not lower her head so easily.

Even Rosie did not expect Lia to go this far. She was speechless for a moment.

On the other hand, Shien, after a moment of shock, looked at the princess who bowed and looked at her in a new light.

So …

"Raise your head, Your Highness."

Shien finally spoke.

"I didn't take it to heart." Shien, in his own style, smiled lazily and said, "Compared to those nobles who don't like me, Your Highness's test is much cuter. I didn't think too much about it."

"That's good." Lia smiled and said, "I only hope that my matter does not affect the relationship between you two. Otherwise, Rosie will hate me for life."

"For life?" Rosie could not help but retort, "Isn't that too much?"

"Is it?" Lia said with a faint smile, "At least, it's the first time I've seen you so angry over someone. You can't deny that."

Rosie was speechless again.

Shien could not help but glance at the princess, finding it funny.

He did not think that Rosie would be so angry over his matter.

Hmm, the desserts that he bought these days were not for nothing.

With such thoughts in mind, the matter was brushed aside by everyone.

After that, Lia returned to her original self, constantly teasing and teasing the two of them. She did not change at all.

Only, this time, there was a lot less deliberate, and a lot less scheming.

This changed Shien's view of her.

At first, he thought that the princess was using her playful attitude as a pretense to fool people. Now, it seemed that even if there was an element of fooling people, her playful personality did not seem to be faked.

Rosie said the same after the incident.

"Although Big Sis Leah does appear to be very scheming at times, her playfulness is really strong."

"When you think she's playing, she's actually planning something."

"When you think she's planning something, she's actually just playing."

"It's precisely because it's hard to tell whether she's playing or using it as a pretense to deceive people, that Sister Lia is actually quite respected in the eyes of others. Most of the nobles have had headaches because of this."

"So, even if she said so, don't really believe that no one will support Sister Lia to become the next Queen of the kingdom."

"In fact, there are surprisingly many people who support Sister Lia to inherit the throne."

That was what happened.

However, that had nothing to do with Shien.

Just like that, the three of them finally got along with each other with this matter as the beginning.

It was not until an hour later that Shien announced that he was leaving and asked Rosie to follow him to the magic library in the underground of the palace.

Lia watched the two of them leave, a smile appearing on her pretty face.

"The relationship between the two of them seems to be better than I thought."

Lia did not know whether she was satisfied or amused as she picked up the teacup and tasted the black tea.

"Shien …"

The cold female knight, Shana, who was standing behind Lia, looked at Shien's back and mumbled quietly.