Whispering Poems

Chapter 405 The detective in the closet
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As Xia De turned his gaze to the door, there was a knock on the door.Rezia frowned dissatisfiedly and looked at the door. The guard outside the door informed the princess that it was the owner of the manor, and Miss Xi Wei Aurora had arrived.

"That woman, really. Xia De, you should find a place to hide first."

Rezia said to Xia De apologetically, and then saw that Xia De was about to hide under the desk.

This is the guest room of the manor, which is used as a temporary lounge for banquets.The most convenient hiding place is actually the bathroom in the room, but Xia De always feels that it is not a safe place.

After realizing that it was not safe under the desk, his eyes immediately saw the wardrobe standing in the corner, so he immediately opened the wardrobe and got in.Except for the fishing rod standing in the corner, it was full of women's clothes.

I don't know if it was the clothes brought by Leiziya, or the clothes prepared by the great witch for the princess. After Xia De entered, the pungent smell of spices and saponins almost made him sneeze immediately.

Rezia saw that Xia Deli closed the wardrobe door from the inside, but immediately poked her head out again:
"Miss Maid, quickly, stand in front of the cabinet!"

This is to prevent staying in the confined space for too long, and being heard by the witch with sensitive senses when breathing heavily due to lack of oxygen.

The young maid who brought Shade over just now looked at Rezia hesitantly, and the princess asked with a smile:

"Why are you so skilled?"

But still nodded slightly, the maid quickly came to the cabinet.With a peaceful smile on his face, he clasped his hands together on his stomach.

The cabinet door was closed behind her, and Xia De glanced out through the crack of the door, confirming that he could only see the maid's back, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Rezia grabbed the rabbit fur blanket and covered her body, and sat back on the sofa:
"Please come in."

After the owner of the manor, a descendant of an ancient family in a red dress, entered the door, she stood up sleepily.

The one who walked in was a lady with curly, wavy long brown hair.Wearing a slightly serious dark brown long dress, the waist of the skirt has a waist embellished with crushed gemstones.Although she was smiling, her slender eyebrows and three-dimensional facial features made her look extraordinarily majestic.

It's just that Xia De didn't have time to appreciate the charm of the witch for the time being, because he rushed too hard when he rushed into the cabinet, he was entangled in a pile of clothes at this time.He held his breath and kept a still posture, not even daring to use big movements to untie the skirts wrapped around his body.

And the witch came here not because she noticed Shad's existence, but because she wanted to talk to Rezia about the Lengshui Harbor Shipyard.

Of course, she would not agree to so many shares that Leiziya asked for, but wanted to use cash or ten-year dividends from other properties of the Aurora family as the price.

Even Miss Aurora handed Rezia a bottle of liquid that was invisible from Shad's perspective:

"Your Highness, you should also know that there are some secrets in this world that we ordinary people don't know. Look at this, this is a potion called 'mermaid slime', not a murloc, but a mermaid."

"What's the use of this?"

Rezia's tone was very monotonous, showing that she was not interested in this.

"Put this on a puff, one drop at a time, for a year and it will make your skin look better."

"It's a nice thing, but I don't think I need it."

With the [Youth Leaf of Ageless] that Xia De lent her, Leiziya really didn't need the weaker potion.

"Ma'am, although I know that you don't want to build warships, but if I want to convince my father to believe this, I need more."

"Those shares are definitely not acceptable, too many, that's too much."

The witch's tone was very gentle. Although she couldn't see the expressions on both sides, Xia De, who was entangled with the lady's clothes in the closet, subconsciously thought that Miss Aurora was talking with a smile:
"Your Highness, what exactly do you want? We've been talking for so many days, it's time for you to state your real request."

"I can only ask for one-tenth of the shares, but I want your new shipyard to help me build some ships."

Rezia said.

"What ship?"

"This kind of ship."

Then there was the sound of pages being turned, and it seemed that Rezia had these documents with her.After a moment of silence, Miss Aurora's tone was confused:

"If I understand correctly, Your Highness, the ship you want to build is an army. Maybe I misunderstood?"

She must not have misunderstood, and she is sure that she has not misunderstood, this is testing.

As for Xia De in the closet, he has already covered his mouth to prevent his breathing from being disturbed by hearing information that he should not have heard.If he was not mistaken, Rezia wanted the shipyard of the Aurora family to help her secretly manufacture some large steam ships that could be used in the military, as the price for her lobbying for Aurora in Tobesk.

"Yes, your understanding is wrong, you just need to build the ship, I will not install weapons on the ship."

Rezia said, followed by a long silence.

"Once I agree to this request, it means that I will bind my family with you. Your Highness, I cannot make this decision lightly."

Miss Aurora said.

"It's okay, you can think about it slowly."

"Yes, I slowly considered that my family is only in the shipping business, but I never thought of being involved in Delarion's politics."

The witch's voice was unhurried. Although the conversation seemed to be dominated by Rezia, Xi Wei Aurora was not at a disadvantage from the beginning to the end.

"The opening of the new continent has given you those who do shipping business a different capital than in the past. Miss Aurora, your family cannot escape the impact of the change of power in the kingdom. If it is not me, it will be someone else."

Rezia said, her tone was monotonous and boring, and she couldn't hear her true feelings at all.

"It makes sense, but I still prefer to do legitimate business."

"legitimate?"

There was some mockery in Rezia's tone:
"Ma'am, what exactly did your fleet do in the sea? I think even the beggars in Coldwater Harbor have heard about it. How many of the fleets of the seven pirate kings in the open sea have nothing to do with you?"

"There are only two that concern me."

The witch said calmly, and Leizia smiled:
"Miss Aurora, this is an era of change, and everything is changing. Even if an ancient family like Aurora wants to continue to take the lead in the surging tide of the times, it is impossible not to make changes."

Xia De only told Rezia that Xi Wei Aurora was a sorceress who came from an ancient family of ring magicians, but he didn't tell her that the other party was the twelve rings.Otherwise, Rezia might not be able to speak in this tone.But if he told, at this time the princess's strange behavior would be noticed by the other party as something wrong, so it was actually correct not to tell.

"Yes, what you said makes sense, but I think I need to think about it. After all, the family does not belong to me alone, and there are other partners in our business."

The witch gave an unhurried answer.

From the perspective of Xia De in the closet, Leiziya didn't ask for a price at all.The princess wants to build a bridge through this cooperation, and then step by step deepen the mark of Rezia Cavendish on the Aurora family.

But obviously, Xi Wei Aurora is not an ordinary woman.Even if she wanted to take a gamble with a member of the royal family in the era of change, she would definitely have to seek hints and permission from Galina Cavendish, who also belonged to the Witch Council.

This kind of ancient ring magician family can survive to this day, it must have its own unique method.In Xia De's view, there is a high probability that Leiziya's idea will not succeed unless she can come up with a bargaining chip that is more attractive to witches.

The outsider in the closet breathed the smell that lingered on his clothes, and quietly listened to the confrontation between the princess and the witch in the dark.I have a better understanding of the political means of this era and the current domestic situation in Delarion.

Speaking of which, these things are wonderful to Shad.Obviously he has already integrated into the current life, but hearing these political situations, there is a sense of detachment.

The Yordle Palace where the royal family of De La Rion lived was only one street away from the Saint Teresa Square, but he always believed that what happened in that palace, the conspiracy and The plan is actually far away from myself.

But it wasn't until this moment, when he heard the princess's conversation in such a slightly funny manner, that he suddenly had the feeling that he had participated in the historical process.

"However, Leiziya's methods are still not clever enough. If it were me, I would at least treat guests to dinner at Sofia's mansion, arrange a performance during the meal, warn the other party of the consequences of refusing the proposal, and then take out my own chips while thinking in the witch's mind And her own advantages. But she will not immediately ask the other party to give an answer, but let her go back and think about it, and mobilize the navy in Lengshui Harbor for a drill the next day to treat guests, behead them, and accept pawns."

Thinking of this, I couldn't help laughing at myself. These are the opinions of outsiders outside the bureau, and they are very subjective.The reality is more complicated, maybe his idea is more ridiculous.

[Outlander, are you good at this kind of stuff? 】

The "she" beside his ear was whispering softly, and every time Shad heard her voice in a dark environment, he always imagined that she was right behind him.

"Of course not. I didn't learn this when I was in my hometown. These are just hearsay."

Xia De replied in his heart, and then suddenly heard Rezia outside raised her voice. Their topic just now had turned to this unfortunate banquet.

"Ma'am, you are being rude!"

Xia De's eyes widened. He still remembered Xi Wei Aurora's hobby that Miss Galina had mentioned.

"Is it the tradition of the Aurora family to touch a lady's hand casually?"

Rezia's voice showed that she was a little angry, while Xia De in the closet breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)