"It should be my honor, Mr. Fancy Pants; I have long admired your reputation."
Aurora nodded slightly, her tone full of appreciation.
Fancy Pants was indeed the model of a gentleman recognized by fans; when he looked at her, Aurora could feel that she was being respected as an independent individual, rather than just an accessory to her family.
"I can finally understand why dear Meteora is always unable to help herself from talking about her proud daughter at tea parties."
Hearing Fancy Pants' teasing, Meteora's smile grew a bit brighter, and she gently embraced Aurora.
"Fancy Pants, look at you! I shouldn't have been that obvious, right?"
Meteora said this, but everyone could see her favoritism toward her daughter.
The look in their eyes when they gazed at Aurora unanimously carried a bit of heat; a pony with noble bloodlines who also had an extraordinary relationship with the royal family—it was difficult not to make these dignitaries form certain expectations about her future.
And before they could take action, Meteora reacted first.
"Thank you for coming here to chat with us for a bit, darling. Do you still need to go and speak with your teacher?"
She knew Aurora didn't really like this kind of social atmosphere and didn't want to force her daughter to integrate into this circle; being able to see Aurora make an appearance here was already enough to satisfy her.
Aurora was naturally happy to take the out her mother had offered.
"Yes. So I am sorry, but I must excuse myself, ladies and gentlemen."
Upon learning that Aurora was going to find Celestia, the other ponies made no move to detain her, instead saying goodbye to her quite understandingly.
After greeting her parents and moving away from the social circle, Aurora let out a sigh of relief.
It must be said that dealing with those aristocratic ponies had left her feeling parched; perhaps before going to snuggle with The Grand Princess, she needed to grab some juice to moisten her throat.
Moreover, The Grand Princess had been standing on the stairs from the beginning, shaking hands and talking with the visiting ponies. Aurora felt she must be more tired than herself; perhaps she should bring something for The Grand Princess to eat and drink.
"Hi! Hello there, beautiful girl!"
While choosing a cake, Aurora suddenly heard a somewhat frivolous voice, and it was very young, sounding like a young colt who hadn't reached puberty yet.
Whose kid is this? Is he even weaned yet, and he's already out learning how to pick up mares?
Aurora looked toward the sound, and the pony coming to flirt was a white pony with a golden mane, and he was even an Alicorn.
'Wait, where did an Alicorn come from? And a male one at that??'
Aurora quickly looked closer and realized that they weren't wings, just feathers decorating the pony's clothes. Because the craftsmanship was fine, it was easy to mistake them at first glance; in reality, he was just a Unicorn.
"I know I'm very charming, so it's only natural that you're fascinated by me."
The strange young colt flipped his bangs in a flamboyant manner and took the opportunity to wink at her.
The skin on Aurora's back twitched; she felt sure she must have gotten goosebumps.
Although this little white pony was a colt, he was at a prime age, so he looked very round and cute; plus, with his privileged daily life, his appearance was extremely well-groomed.
It was just a pity that, having learned his speech from who knows where, he spoke in such an oily way, and his behavior was so frivolous; it was a real waste of a good appearance.
"Let me introduce myself: I am Blue Blood Prince, from the Dartmoor Blue Blood family, and Princess Celestia is my aunt."
'Oh, so it's that famous second-generation rich kid; no wonder he talks like he's the center of the universe.'
Upon learning the other party's name, Aurora, who had originally had some patience to play along due to his appearance, immediately lost interest.
"So it is Blue Blood Prince, what a pleasure! However, I have things to do, so goodbye!"
"The night is still long, and we've only just started chatting; there's no need to be in such a hurry to part, right?"
Blue Blood Prince blocked Aurora's path and took the opportunity to take the hoof Aurora was preparing to step with, performing a hoof-kissing gesture, which almost made Aurora lose control of her expression.
Aurora didn't know what was wrong with this narcissist or why he was pestering her so much. In her memories, Blue Blood Prince only thought of himself, to the point where he could be cruel even to the beautiful Rarity, being quite rude and completely lacking in grace.
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