Whispering Verse

"The first target."

Shade thought in his mind.

Little Philip walked straight towards the three people at the door. The handsome young gentleman greeted Princess Agelina with a smile and then asked in an exaggerated tone:

"Oh, is it Mr. Hamilton? You brought it. What gift is this? Did Duke Carina help you choose it?"

This was an obvious act of provocation. Unexpectedly, when he looked at Sha De after saying this, he found that instead of being angry, Sha De's eyes were bright and he looked a little excited.

[How are you feeling? 】

"She" asked in Shade's ear with a chuckle.

"I have been in this world for so long, and I finally met such a low-IQ person! Let me tell you, how can everyone in this world be so sensible! I finally met such a person."

The outsider felt it right away. Although he knew that the other party was provoking him because of Miss Carina, he was still willing to respond:

"Who is this……"

He asked hesitantly, pretending not to recognize him, and the people who noticed the movement at the door immediately gave the answer:

"Your Excellency Hamilton, this is Daniel Philip, the eldest son of Marquis Philip."

Shade nodded and pretended to understand the reason for the other party's provocation.

"It turns out...then sir, what did you give me?"

Shade himself has the title of knight, so he can be called "Your Excellency", while little Philip has not yet inherited the title, so he is called sir.

The brown-haired young man also understood the meaning of his words, but still smiled and replied:

"I just came back from the New World last month and brought a top-quality ruby ​​mined from the New World. I asked the craftsmen to polish it and present it to Her Highness Agelina."

When he smiled, he could show his eight teeth perfectly. As he spoke, he took out a red velvet box from his pocket. When he opened it, he found a ruby ​​of quite good quality.

Agelina intended to say something for Shade, but Dorothy, who saw that Shade was a little excited at the moment, pulled her gently. The little princess looked at Dorothy suspiciously, not because she was surprised by her behavior, but because she felt that she was a bit like her sister.

"It's a beautiful gem, but it doesn't look as big as the pearl I gave to Queen Diana last year."

Shade also smiled and replied, and the people who noticed the "conflict" here immediately said:

"Yes, the shape of the pearl Hamilton took out last year was a perfect sphere, half the size of a fist. Queen Diana often took it out to admire it."

This is an acquaintance Shad met while playing Rhodes.

"I thought it would be too cliched to always give gems and diamonds, so I brought this this time."

Shade said and pointed behind him.

Daniel Philip blinked. He had been in the New World all year round and was not sure about last year’s banquet, so he brought the topic back decisively:

"Sir Hamilton, why don't you let us see what Miss Carina has chosen for you?"

"No, no, I swear on Mr. Liming's name, I found this myself."

Shade said, and then asked the little princess:...

"Your Highness, look..."

"Then let me also take a look at what gift Rejed's Hamilton has brought."

With Agelina's permission, the wooden box containing the statue was quickly opened, and the slightly twisted posture made Ban Guo's body form a very harmonious and graceful spiral-shaped ascending statue of a broken arm. It was presented to everyone in the brightly lit banquet hall, illuminated by crystal chandeliers and gas lamps.

"It is said that this is a statue excavated from ancient ruins. Although it looks a bit old and there is no master's name to accompany it, I think its artistic level is worthy of Her Royal Highness."

He said softly, while the people around him lowered their voices and whispered about the statue. Agelina's face turned red

Looking at Shade's birthday gift, Dorothy pursed her lips and looked at the statue. She actually wanted to keep it, but she couldn't steal her sister's birthday gift.

As for Daniel Philip, he looked at the statue with his mouth slightly open. The only criticism of this gift is that it is an unknown statue without a maker, but this point has been raised by Shade himself. No one with good taste would doubt the artistic sense of this statue, so he pursed his lips and said to Shade:

"What a nice gift."

Then he presented his birthday gift, turned around and left.

"I thought he would say a few more words to me. I was ready to throw out my white gloves."

After a while, Dorothy took Shade's arm and walked into the banquet hall together. The statue that had caused a lot of discussion was temporarily moved to a separate gift storage room. After listening to Shade's words, Dorothy looked at Shade like a big boy:

"I really don't know why you are so excited today. Agelina has turned seventeen. Is it worth being so excited?"

According to the plan, the two of them were going to go directly to Lesia. Neither girl was willing to waste a single minute of their precious red butterfly day. But when I saw Lesia, she was accompanying Queen Diana, talking to two ladies in front of the banquet hall, in front of the huge oil painting of the previous king, with Shade standing next to her. Raphael Birmingham, son of the Duke of Birmingham, seen in Director Anlos's photo.

"Oh, look who's here? Hamilton from Rejed, the door seemed very lively just now, what are you doing?"

Queen Diana smiled and asked Shade to come over, and then took the initiative to explain:

"Shad, this is the Duchess of Birmingham."

The lady with snow-white breasts and a pearl necklace nodded slightly and looked at Shade.

"This is Raphael Birmingham, the eldest son of the Duke. You are about the same age, so you may have something in common."

Raphael Birmingham also had red hair, but the color was far less conspicuous than that of the Cavendish family. The family is distantly related to the royal family, and it is said that this is why their hair is red.

"Second target."

The rather gentlemanly young Birmingham shook hands with Shade, and Shade also introduced Dorothy, his female companion tonight. Everyone has heard of the reputation of this female writer. With the publication of the Carsonian version of "Hamilton's Detective Stories" in Southland, Dorothy may not be the most famous female writer, but she is definitely the fastest-making person in this century. Fast female writer. …

Mrs. Birmingham took little Mr. Birmingham away temporarily, while Queen Diana continued talking with Dorothy. Lesia gave Shade a helpless look, and it seemed like they were going to stay here for a while.

The atmosphere of the banquet was quite lively. Although His Majesty the King did not attend, people could still feel the importance that the royal family attached to this birthday banquet. A large cake with nine layers was placed in the middle of the banquet hall, and a champagne tower decorated the surrounding "landscape". When the guests were almost here, Miss Carina also appeared here. Together with Queen Diana, Lesia and several other princesses, they surrounded Agelina and asked the little princess to thank the guests for coming.

At this time, Dorothy finally said goodbye to the queen and stood next to Shade. Shade wanted to say a few words to Dorothy, but someone behind him called Shade's name softly:

"Sir Hamilton."

Turning around, I saw the third contact tonight, Mr. Henry Mafal, the son of Duke Mafal. The somewhat short young man said to Shade in a low and awkward voice:

"Sorry to bother you, would you like to play Rhodes later?"

"Um?"

Shade was stunned for a moment before reaching out to shake his hand. He caught a glimpse of Dorothy on the side looking at him with scrutiny and "warning" eyes, and immediately said:

"I won't play tonight, I have other things to do."

Although little Mr. Mafal was a little disappointed, he still nodded:

"That's really a pity, but that's right. Business is more important. I look forward to meeting you at the card table in the future, so I won't bother you."

He said goodbye politely and left.

At this point, Shade has also contacted all three possible marriage partners of Agelina and has a preliminary impression. Daniel Philip is arrogant and arrogant, and is hostile to Charlotte because of Miss Carina's affair. Rafael Birmingham is humble and kind, and looks like a qualified gentleman. Henry Mafal seems to be a little introverted, but likes to play Rhodes. and……

Shade looked at the direction where Mr. Mafal left and found that he was meeting a beautiful brown-haired girl. The relationship between the two seemed to be very close.

"And it seems that he already has an object of affection."

Of course, no matter what happens to the three of them, the most important thing tonight is the day of the red butterfly.

After Agelina thanked the visitors for coming, and with the melodious sound of the violin playing, this rather grand birthday party officially began.

Shade and Dorothy found Agelina again. Taking advantage of Queen Diana's temporary absence, Agelina led the two of them out of the banquet hall and into the rest area above the banquet hall. She arranged the innermost room for them according to Lesia's request. At this time, Shade and Dorothy came first before Lesia arrived.

Agelina slowly used her key to open the door for them, but blocked the door and did not let them go in. Instead, she turned around and said softly:

"Xia De, thank you for your birthday gift. I like it very much."

Dorothy looked at this scene with a smile, but she didn't have any thoughts. Shade shook his head, looked around to make sure there was no one in the corridor, and then told him the mission of Director Anlos more than an hour ago.

The little princess nodded to show that she understood. As expected, she took the initiative to write a report for Shade. At this time, another door diagonally across the corridor also opened.

Tifa, wearing a black and white maid dress, walked out of the room:

"Mr. Hamilton, could you please take some time? The lady has something to say to you."

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