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 hometown of foreigners 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 hug Mia in a big towel.
live, and then carry it to the fireplace to dry.
The cat stood obediently in front of the fireplace, and then suddenly shook its body to shake off the water. As a result, its wet fur "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 as if it had forgotten the humiliation of being captured by Shade just now, it happily followed Shade around again, with no sign of arrogance at all.
I was "getting angry" in the early stages of being washed just now.
Sometimes, Shade really felt that this cat was so emotional that it didn't look like a cat at all.
In short, although it was not the first time to attend such an important banquet, the preparation before the banquet was still annoying. It took Dorothy more than two hours to change 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 was a date with Dorothy and Lesia, this time
It won't take three seconds for him to leave temporarily and 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 came to help 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 take 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 boss standing outside the door with his hand holding the brim of his hat, Director Anlos of MI6. 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 Your Highness Agelina is 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 in Yoder 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 initial contact with these three people, and afterwards you will 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, they are very resistant to Miss Carina's intervention and regard 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 on the battlefield, 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 did not even know about this matter. Of course, he did not inform the king about this matter.
, after all, he is 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 to do. 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 chance to talk,
There is no need to deliberately create opportunities.”
"I see."
Shade nodded, and was already thinking about how to cleverly praise the merits of the three young people. He would not use despicable means to directly slander others. After all, sometimes inappropriate compliments can annoy people, especially since Shade knew that "
In the eyes of Larus III, descriptions such as "very ambitious", "very capable of action, and very interested in politics and military affairs" are definitely not very suitable traits 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 recruit potential marriage partners.
It is actually not difficult to put some false impression on the body that "it has been in contact with the Gray Gloves of the Kasenrik agent organization", and Shade does not 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 the 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 shines on the foggy "Pearl of the North" Tobesk City, Princess Agelina Cavendish's seventeenth birthday party is held as scheduled. Private carriages from all over the city will be dressed appropriately.
The gentlemen and ladies were transported to the entrance of Yodel Palace. The royal housekeeper and servants were at the door to guide the guests not to intrude into places they should not enter, while familiar people greeted each other, compared their own outfits, and
Praising 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 nearly 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. Those beautiful, wonderful, gorgeous, and fascinating things have been away from us for another year. Although we will not refuse the flow of time because of this, at least we will not take the initiative.
It’s such a helpless thing to go to a birthday celebration.”
This way of speaking is quite Dorothy-like.
"You should at least tell me and buy a small cake at home to celebrate?"
Shade said, regretting that he could not bring little Mia with him.
"What about your birthday?"
Dorothy turns
Changing the subject, I made up my mind that I would never take the initiative to celebrate my 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 planned to put the day when I met the doctor, which was the day Uncle Sparrow passed away, into the silver
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 to greet the guests and accept their gifts. Miss Carina had arrived early because she didn't like to interact with too many people.
, chatting 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
Behind Dorothy.
There was a bow on the box, which was 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, Mr. 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 very impolite 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 time, a brown man wearing a red officer's uniform of the Royal Army and black boots appeared.
The young man with long hair strode over.
Shade had seen that face not long ago. It was one of Larousse III's favorite marriage partners, Mr. Daniel Philippe, the eldest son of Marquis Philippe.