Whispering Poems

Chapter 1288 Mission Birthday and Gifts

When Dorothy came back with her own clothes, Shad was still busy washing the cat.Seeing that she couldn't resist Xia De, Miya could only accept his rubbing and scrubbing in the bathtub with a little depression.The orange cat Mia is a short-haired cat, but even so, after washing, it still looked thinner because the cat hair was wet and stuck to its body.

Although this era already has machinery similar to the "hair dryer" in the hometown of outsiders, it is a pity that Xia De's house does not have that kind of steam blowing device.So after washing the cat, he didn't forget to hug Mia in a big towel, and then carried it to the fireplace to dry.

The cat stood obediently in front of the fireplace, then suddenly shook and swung the water all over its body.As a result, the wet hair "stands up" again, and the clean and tidy orange cat, Mia, returns to normal again.

It sniffed the scent on itself, and then seemed to have forgotten the humiliation of being caught by Xia De just now, and happily walked up and down behind Xia De again, showing no sign of arrogance The "furious" who had just been washed in the early stage.

Sometimes, Xia De really felt that the cat was so emotional that it was not a cat at all.

In short, although it is not the first time to participate in such an important banquet, the preparations before the banquet are still troublesome.It took Dorothy more than two hours to get changed, even with Shad's help.

And before they left home on this Sunday evening, Xia De did not forget to bring the time key given by the elf girl Emilia.Even though tonight is appointment time with Dorothy and Rezia, it won't take him away for three seconds to embark on a new and interesting adventure.

dong dong dong~
Xia De was still discussing with Dorothy whether to bring many relics to the banquet when there was a knock on the door downstairs.

"Are the servants who came to help you carry the statue?"

The blond girl dressed in a bright red dress asked suspiciously, looking at the clock by the wall:
"It's not time yet."

It is impossible for Xia De to move the stone statue to the Yodel Palace by himself, let alone turn the toy into a stone statue at the gate of the Yodel Palace, so he asked Miss Galina to send a carriage to pick him up in advance, and by the way, the stone statue Move to Yodel Palace together.

"Not Miss Galina's."

Xia De was also a little puzzled, took a look at the window, and then walked downstairs alone.

After opening the door, I saw the boss standing outside the door holding the brim of his hat, Director An Luosi of MI[-], who stepped into the door:

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

Dak Anros 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 Adelina tonight."

Xia De said half-jokingly.

"We are a peaceful country, where do so many assassination cases come from? Besides, don't you look down on your colleagues too much?"

Director An Luosi asked with a smile, and then stated his purpose:

"You also know that Her Highness Adelina is already 17 years old, and His Majesty intends to marry her...in the near future. The reason why tonight's birthday party is held in the Yodel Palace also means to call and examine those possible candidates. .Tonight will not delay your enjoyment of the banquet too much, but the people on this list, if you have the opportunity, try to get in touch with them."

He handed Xia De an envelope, and when he opened it, there were three photos and three names:

"Sons of two dukes, one is the son of Marquis Philip of the New World Exploration Legion."

"Yes, you had initial contact with these three people tonight, and afterward, give me an investigation report explaining your impression of these three people, which will affect His Majesty's final decision."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his voice:

"The Marquis Philip and Miss Galina are at odds. When it comes to business issues in the New World, they reject Miss Galina's intervention and regard Miss Galina 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 in the sky, I will definitely be hostile to you, so be careful. Oh, speaking of it, His Royal Highness Leiziya is currently in charge of the logistics work of the New World Exploration Corps, which is also constrained by his father."

The relationship between Xia De and Rezia has not been exposed, but as the chief of MI[-], it would be strange if Dak Anros didn't even know about it.Of course, he did not inform the king of this matter, after all, he was loyal to Miss Galina.

After warning Xia De, he resumed his normal volume and patted Xia De on the shoulder:

"This task is most suitable for you. Of course, there are other ways besides you to learn more about them. 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 opportunity to talk, You don’t have to deliberately create opportunities.”

"I see."

Xia De nodded, and had already begun to conceive in his mind how to cleverly praise the merits of the three young people.He will not directly slander others with inferior means. After all, sometimes untimely compliments can be annoying, especially when Xia De knows that he is "very ambitious", "very strong in action, and very interested in politics and military affairs" and the like. In the eyes of Larousse III, it is definitely not a very suitable trait to be a consort of a princess.

"That's a lot of trouble."

Saying goodbye to his boss at the door, Xia De turned and went back upstairs.He promised Adelina to help her get rid of the arranged marriage, so the original plan was to use Margaret's intelligence and manpower to place some "grey gloves who had contact with the Carson Rick secret service organization" on those potential marriage partners. ", this is actually not difficult, and it is not even necessary for Xia De to do it.

With Director An Luosi's temporary mission, it became easier to help Agelina.

Xia De also told Dorothy about the task he had just received. Unexpectedly, Miss Writer thought of a way to make Xia De more trouble-free:
"Just ask Adelina to write the investigation report, so don't waste your time. Don't look at Adelina, who is only 17 years old. My sister is not simple at all."

At this time, the soul is still Dorothy, but she uses Rezia's tone. Sometimes Xia De will worry that the two will not be able to tell each other:

"She will be happy to help you complete this report. Rezia didn't just see her because she wanted to help her. Adelina's little thoughts, Xia De, you can't understand."

When the dusky sunset shone on Tobesk, the "Pearl of the North" shrouded in gray mist, Princess Adelina Cavendish's 17th birthday party was held as scheduled.Private carriages from all over the city transported the well-dressed gentlemen and ladies to the gate of the Yodel Palace. The royal stewards and servants were at the gate to guide the guests not to break into places they should not enter, while the acquaintances greeted each other. Say hello, compare their outfits, and praise the decorations made by the Yodel Palace for this birthday party.

"Speaking of which, I've always had something weird."

Xia De and Dorothy walked together on the red carpet, Miss Writer wrapped Xia De's arm, with a peaceful smile on her face with light makeup:
"What's weird?"

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

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

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

"After that, people usually don't want to take the initiative to celebrate their birthdays. Besides, we are all a little older than you, so how can we take the initiative to celebrate our birthdays? Oh, my knight, don't you understand? Every time My birthday is telling the girl”

She touched her face with pity:
"The years of youth are one step away. Those beautiful, wonderful, gorgeous, and obsessive things are one year away from us. Although it is not enough to refuse the flow of time, at least it will not take the initiative Went to celebrate this helpless event for a birthday."

It was quite Dorothy's way of speaking.

"At least you should tell me, buy a small cake at home to celebrate?"

Xia De said, regretting that he couldn't bring Little Mia with him.

"And your birthday?"

Dorothy changed the subject, making up her mind that she would never take the initiative to celebrate her birthday in front of Shad.

"My birthday? The information given by the school didn't record my detailed birth date, it just said it was summer. Therefore, I plan to remember the day when I met the doctor, which is the day when Uncle Sparrow passed away. The day when the moon shines as my birthday."

Dorothy made a note of that day, which was Saturday the 22nd of Sunshine, in June.

As the host of the birthday party, the little princess Adelina dressed up at the entrance of the banquet hall, greeted the visiting guests and accepted gifts from people.Because Miss Galina didn't like dealing with too many people, she had arrived early and was chatting with the local ladies she knew well in the upstairs lounge.Behind Shad, the servants of the Yodel Palace escorted a cart with a slender wooden box, and followed Shad and Dorothy closely.

The box was tied with a bow and was apparently a gift for Princess Adelina.People who saw this box were very curious about what it was, and this question was answered at the entrance of the banquet hall.

"Good evening, Your Highness Adelina."

"Good evening, Mr. Hamilton of Regerd, good evening, Miss Louisa."

The little princess responded to Xia De's greetings decently, and then looked behind him curiously:
"This is it, please."

"My birthday present for you. I bought a statue of art at a high price. I hope you like it."

Xia De introduced with a smile that it is very impolite to remove the gift in front of the guests, so Agelina just accepted it with a smile instead of looking at it on the spot.

Afterwards, she took the gift box with the gold bookmark from Dorothy. When she looked at Dorothy, Agelina obviously felt instinctively afraid, but she didn't know why—— She did not know all the secrets of Dorothy and Rezia.

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

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

(End of this chapter)