Dinner Together

“Your performance was very good just now, Your Highness.”

Flora smiled.

“You’ve played your part so well. If I hadn’t…”

“…done what I did, I would’ve been a fool.”

Xue En lightly shook his head. “As for you, you did really well.”

He’d never thought his reputation could be slightly reversed one day.

And it was done using a seemingly simple method — showcasing the things he had actually done.

“It’s not that difficult, Your Highness, as long as you remember that even if a small portion of the public misunderstands, they will still feel and remember what you do for the country and the people.”

Flora said, “However, what Your Highness truly needs to be inspired by isn’t the method, but your attitude.”

“Attitude?”

“Your Highness has always looked down on them, thinking that the public is ignorant and easily deceived, easily manipulated…

So you subconsciously abandoned guiding them, gave up on understanding them, and just silently treated them well, right?”

“Yes.”

Xue En didn’t deny it.

“Then, Your Highness, do you think my actions are also a form of fooling the public?”

“Not at all. Deception and concealment are fooling people.

Although you are also manipulating people’s hearts, you are only informing them of the truth, letting them understand the facts.

This is undoubtedly correct; it’s true ‘leadership’ and ‘guidance’!”

Xue En said firmly.

Flora genuinely praised, “You’re right, Your Highness.

This is how we will guide the public to distinguish right from wrong and move in the right direction.”

“I will keep it in mind.” Xue En said sincerely, “I will also assign people to promote this method afterward.”

Flora didn’t say anything more. She believed that with Xue En’s intelligence, he could certainly broaden his thinking and come up with more applications and methods.

However, she didn’t tell Xue En that this was still just a phased small goal.

“You said that going with the flow is best. Just change clothes half an hour early.”

“So, this outing was actually meant for me to relax?”

“Wouldn’t you leave the mansion otherwise?”

“Even I, also like to go out and see the world!” Flora also knew she was being a little too work-oriented.

But there was nothing she could do about it.

She had to make every second count.

Maybe tomorrow she’d have gotten Ryan, ruined the engagement… the reputation of Ryan would slowly turn into the degree of “although very bad, but there are also commendable points”

After she’d done her layout in the north…Ryan’s reputation would be at least a score of 5 points.

The rest…it depends on Ryan’s continued efforts.

But Flora didn’t feel there was anything to worry about—for example, when Ryan suddenly spoke just now, she was startled.

But she had to admit that it was the perfect timing.

Flora had already made too many appearances before.

Although the effect was very good, it also seemed too obvious and deliberate.

At this time, having someone else attract attention… her suspiciousness and pressure would naturally decrease.

Of course, maybe she was overthinking it, and maybe there was nothing wrong in the first place.

But Flora didn’t want to fail.

And that small probability of failure had also completely disappeared because of Ryan’s intervention.

If it were the previous Ryan, let alone being able to do it, he wouldn’t even have made a move.

Following this momentum and rate of progress… even if she leaves in nine months, she could still handle it?

Who would pull her back to reality after?

“Your Highness, really don’t you need to rehearse for the sunset’s advertisement?”

Such a huge defeat, like strangers.

Considering this, Flora’s interest in touring the imperial capital increased.

Because maybe one day later, she would have a hard time entering the imperial capital again.

Or maybe like the Holy Caesar in the early days of the empire, she would be tricked into the palace, and then…

But even if it happened.

It’s her own fault.

Who told her to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor?

After that, Flora happily played around everywhere.

But it was said to…

…listen to stories.

The reason she did so was to let Xue En, after his mindset had changed, more wholeheartedly understand what the people liked, why they liked it…

Xue En, though feeling bored, still seriously listened and analyzed and summarized.

At mealtime, the two came to the noble district, entered a high-end restaurant through the back door, removed their magic masks, changed into clothes bought from a clothing store, and then entered through the front door.

“Eh… is that His Highness Xue En?”

“How did he come?”

“Is the rumor true?”

“Does that new dish really have such charm?”

Actually, before today, the restaurant had already pre-heated that Xue En liked tomato-based dishes, but many people naturally didn’t believe it, and those who tried it were also limited.

Today, Xue En and Flora came to make this matter a reality.

“By the way, which family’s young lady is that girl? So beautiful!”

“Wearing red and black clothes, but with many blue accessories, could this be the rumored Blue Lion young lady?”

“No, I’ve seen the Blue Lion young lady, definitely not that beautiful!”

“His Highness Xue En would actually invite a girl… Has the sun risen from the west?”

But after really appearing, Flora found that she still hadn’t considered things carefully enough.

Because this was Xue En’s restaurant, the guests who came were either pseudo-adventurers or independent nobles; they didn’t believe Xue En, and they wouldn’t easily believe those words.

So Flora…

(Looks like I’ve made a mistake.)

Flora was naturally not going to be shy.

So she took advantage of her being more eye-catching to show a happy expression while tasting the food… of course, this wasn’t completely fake either.

Even simple food, Flora enjoyed it very much, and felt grateful.

As for the beautiful food made by top-class chefs like this, it went without saying.

And the others, just seeing Flora’s eating posture, had already started to salivate.

“Is, is it really that delicious?”

“Why don’t we order a portion to try?”

“Seems really not bad!”

Even those who hadn’t ordered the new dish were infected by this atmosphere, and then felt that the dishes on the table became even more delicious.

Of course, there were also smart people who saw the intention of the Crown Prince not entering the private room but dining in the hall, but after tasting it with a half-believing attitude, they also had to affirm in their hearts that this new dish was definitely above par.

In this way, the promotion work of the new dish ended with a near-perfect performance.

But what Flora didn’t expect was that the magician nobles in the restaurant, after returning, made a photo of her and Xue En having dinner together, and spread it throughout the entire imperial capital in the form of news,

And finally reached the Blue Lion family’s main residence.