Whispering Verse

When Dorothy came back with her clothes, Shade was still busy washing the cat. Seeing that she couldn't resist Shade, little Mia could only accept his rubbing and washing in the bathtub, feeling a little depressed. The orange cat Mia is a short-haired cat, but even so, after washing, because the cat's fur was wet and stuck to her body, she still looked a lot thinner.

Although there was already a machine similar to the "hair dryer" in the foreigner's hometown in this era, it was a pity that Shade's house did not have that kind of steam blowing device. Therefore, after washing the cat, he did not forget to quickly hug Mia with a big towel, and then carried her to the fireplace to dry it.

The cat stood in front of the fireplace very obediently, and then suddenly shook its whole body and shook the water. The wet hair "stood up" again, and the clean and tidy orange cat Mia returned to normal again.

It sniffed the scent on its body with its nose, and then seemed to have forgotten the humiliation of being captured by Shade. It happily followed Shade back and forth again, with no sign of arrogance at all. I just got "furious" in the early stages of being washed.

Sometimes, Shade really felt that this cat was so emotional that it didn't even look like a cat at all.

In short, although it is not the first time to attend such an important banquet, the preparation before the banquet is still annoying. It took Dorothy more than two hours to change her clothes, and she even needed Shade's help during the process.

And before they left home on this Sunday evening, Shade did not forget to take the time key given by the elf girl Emilia. Although tonight is a date with Dorothy and Lesia, it will not delay him from temporarily leaving for three seconds to start a new and interesting adventure.

Dong Dong Dong~

Shade was still discussing with Dorothy whether to bring many gifts to the banquet, when there was a knock on the door downstairs.

"Are the servants who helped you move the statue here?"

The blond girl dressed up in a bright red dress asked doubtfully, looking at the clock on the wall:

"It's not time yet."

It was impossible for Shade to carry the stone statue to Yodel Palace by himself, let alone turn the toy into a stone statue at the entrance of Yodel Palace, so he asked Miss Carina to send a carriage to pick him up in advance, and also took the stone statue with him. Move to Yodel Palace together.

"I'm not Miss Carina."

Shade was also a little confused. He took a look at the window and then walked downstairs alone.

After opening the door, he saw his superior, Director Anlos of MI6, standing outside the door holding the brim of his hat with his hand. The latter ducked in and walked in:

"Your clothes are really nice... I hope you don't think that my appearance brings you bad news again."

Dark Anlos said, taking off his hat and holding it in his hand.

"As long as you don't come to tell me that someone is going to assassinate Princess Agelina tonight."

Shade said half-jokingly.

"We are a peaceful country, where do so many assassinations come from? And, do you look down upon your colleagues too much?"

Director Anlos asked with a smile, and then told his purpose:

"You also know that Her Majesty Agelina is already seventeen years old, and His Majesty intends to get her... intends to engage her in the near future. The reason why tonight's birthday party is held at Yodel Palace is to convene and examine potential candidates. I mean. Tonight won’t delay your enjoyment of the banquet too much. It’s just that if you have the chance, try to get in touch with the people on this list.”…

He handed Shade an envelope. When he opened it, there were three photos and three names:

"The sons of two dukes, one is the son of Marquis Philip of the New World Pioneer Corps..."

"Yes, tonight you will have preliminary contact with these three people, and afterwards give me an investigation report explaining your impressions of these three people. This will affect His Majesty's final decision."

After speaking, he lowered his voice:

"Marquis Philip and Miss Carina are very difficult to deal with. When it comes to trade issues in the New World, he is very repelled by Miss Carina's intervention and regards Miss Carina as a kingdom separatist. This time when little Philip comes back from the New World, if he is at the banquet When I meet you, I will definitely be hostile to you, so be careful. Oh, speaking of which, Her Royal Highness Lesiya is currently in charge of the New World Expansion Corps.

Although he works hard, he is also restricted by his father. "

There is no relationship between Shade and Lesia, but as the director of MI6, it would be strange if Dark Anlos didn't even know about it. Of course, he did not tell the king about this, after all, he was loyal to Miss Carina.

After warning Shade, he returned to normal volume and patted Shade on the shoulder:

"This is the most appropriate task for you. Of course, there are other ways to learn more about them besides you. Therefore, don't be too nervous about this task. Just do it when you have time. Try to be as natural as possible. If there is no time to talk, There is no need to deliberately create opportunities.”

"I see."

Shade nodded, already thinking about how to cleverly praise the merits of the three young people. He will not use despicable means to directly slander others. After all, sometimes inappropriate compliments can annoy people, especially since Shade knows that he is "very ambitious", "very capable of action, and very interested in politics and military affairs" and so on. In the opinion of Larus III, this description is definitely not a very suitable trait for a princess spouse.

"This saves trouble."

After bidding farewell to his boss at the door, Shade turned and returned upstairs. He promised Agelina to help her get rid of the arranged marriage, so the original plan was to use Margaret's intelligence and manpower to place some "people who had been in contact with the Gray Gloves of the Kasenrik agent organization" on those potential marriage partners. ”, this is actually not difficult, and Xia De doesn’t even need to do it.

And with Director Anlos' temporary mission, it became easier to help Agelina.

Shade also told Dorothy about the task he had just received. Unexpectedly, the writer thought of a way to make Shade more trouble-free:

"Just ask Agelina to write that investigation report, and don't waste your time. Don't forget that Agelina is only seventeen years old. My sister is not simple at all."

The soul at this time is still Dorothy, but she uses Lesia's tone of voice. Sometimes Shade worries that the two of them can't tell each other apart:

"She will be happy to help you complete this report. Lesia is interested in her not just because she wants to help her. You can't understand Agelina's little thoughts, Shade."

When the dim sunset shone on the foggy "Pearl of the North" Tobesk City, Princess Agelina Cavendish's seventeenth birthday party was held as scheduled. Private carriages from all over the city transported well-dressed gentlemen and ladies to the entrance of Yodel Palace. The royal housekeepers and servants were at the door to guide the guests not to intrude into places they should not enter, while familiar people talked to each other. They greeted each other, compared their outfits, and praised the decorations made by Yodel Palace for this birthday party. …

"Speaking of which, there has always been something strange about me."

Shade and Dorothy walked on the red carpet together. Miss Writer hugged Shade's arm with a calm smile on her face with light makeup:

"What's weird?"

"I've known you all for almost a year, and I've never heard of any of you having a birthday."

"We don't even want to tell you our birthdays, do we?"

Dorothy Louisa looked around at the guests who came to the banquet, and then looked down at the red carpet:

"After the age of eighteen, people usually don't want to take the initiative to celebrate birthdays. Besides, we are all...slightly older than you, so how can we take the initiative to celebrate birthdays? Oh, my knight, don't you understand? ? I tell the girl every birthday..."

She touched her face with pity:

"The years of youth are another step away, and those beautiful, wonderful, gorgeous, and fascinating things are away from us for another year. Although this will not stop us from rejecting the flow of time, at least we will not take the initiative. It’s a helpless thing to celebrate a birthday.”

This way of speaking is quite Dorothy-like.

"You should at least tell me and buy a small cake at home to celebrate, right?"

Shade said, regretting that he couldn't bring little Mia with him.

"What about your birthday?"

Dorothy turns

Changing the subject, he made up his mind never to take the initiative to celebrate his birthday in front of Sha De.

"My birthday? The information provided by the school did not record the detailed date of my birth. It just said that it was summer. So I plan to remember the day I met the doctor, which was the day Uncle Sparrow passed away. The day when the moon shines is your birthday."

Dorothy recorded that day, which was Saturday, the 22nd of the Sunshine Month in June.

As the host of the birthday party, the little princess Agelina was at the door of the banquet hall, dressed up, greeting the guests and accepting gifts from people. Miss Carina didn't like to interact with too many people, so she arrived early and chatted with familiar local ladies in the lounge upstairs. Behind Shade, the valets of Yodel Palace escorted a cart containing a slender wooden box, following Shade and Dorothy step by step.

There is a bow on the box, which is obviously a gift for Princess Agelina. People who saw the box were curious about what it was, and this question was answered at the door of the banquet hall.

"Good evening, Your Highness Agelina."

"Good evening, Lord Hamilton of Ray Jade, good evening, Miss Louisa."

The little princess responded to Shade's greetings appropriately, and then looked behind him curiously.

"Excuse me, is this..."

"My birthday gift to you is an art statue that I bought at a high price. I hope you like it."

Shade smiled and introduced that it was rude to open a gift in front of the guests, so Agelina just accepted it with a smile instead of looking at it on the spot.

Then, she took the gift box with a gold bookmark from Dorothy. When she looked at Dorothy, Agelina clearly felt that she was instinctively afraid, but she didn't know why—— —She doesn’t know all the secrets of Dorothy and Lesia.

Shade didn't want to stay at the door for too long, so after saying hello, he took Dorothy to find Lesia. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a young man with brown hair wearing a red officer's uniform of the Royal Army and black boots strode over.

Shade had seen that face not long ago. It was one of Larousse III's favorite marriage partners, Mr. Daniel Philip, the eldest son of Marquis Philip.

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