Little Philip walked straight to the three people at the door. This handsome young gentleman smiled and greeted Princess Agelina, and then asked in an exaggerated tone:
"Oh, it's 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 finished saying this and looked at Xia De, he found that instead of being angry, Xia De had bright eyes and 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", but 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, and 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 that she was surprised.
Behavior, but I feel like she is a bit like my 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 cliché 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 didn't know much about last year's banquet, so he brought the topic back decisively:
"Sir Hamilton, why don't we 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 in the brightly lit banquet hall, illuminated by crystal chandeliers and gas lamps, and displayed to everyone.
"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, and 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 opened his mouth slightly and looked at the statue. 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. People with taste
No one 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 show off my white gloves."
A moment later, 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. Listening to Shade's words, Dorothy was like
He 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 they saw Lesia, she was accompanying Queen Diana.
In front of the banquet hall, in front of the huge oil painting of the previous king, he was talking to the two ladies. Next to him stood Raphael, son of the Duke of Birmingham, whom Shade had seen from Director Anlos's photo.
Birmingham.
"Oh, look who's here? Hamilton from Ray Jade, 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. Since you are about the same age, you may have something in common."
Raphael Birmingham also has red hair, but the color is far less conspicuous than that of the Cavendish family. The family is distantly related to the royal family, and it is said that the color of his hair is red because of it.
"The second goal."
The rather gentlemanly young Birmingham shook hands with Shade, and Shade also introduced his female companion tonight, Dorothy. Everyone has heard of the reputation of this female writer. With the Carsonian version of "Hamilton Detective"
"Collection of Stories" was published in the South. Dorothy may not be the most famous female writer, but she is certainly the fastest-making female writer in this century...
Mrs. Birmingham left temporarily with little Mr. Birmingham, while Queen Diana continued to talk with Dorothy. Lecia gave Shade a helpless look, and it seemed that 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 party. A nine-layer cake was placed in the middle of the banquet hall, and champagne towers were dotted around it.
"Scenery". 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 their kindness.
arrival.
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:
"Your Excellency Hamilton."
Turning around, I saw my third contact tonight, Mr. Henry Mafal, the son of Duke Mafal. The rather short young man spoke 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 Mr. Mafa was a little disappointed, he still nodded:
"That's really a pity, but that's right, business matters. 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 come into contact with all three of Agelina's possible marriage partners and has a preliminary impression. Daniel Philip is arrogant and arrogant, and is implicated in the hostility of Shadrafael because of Miss Carina's incident.
·Birmingham is humble and kind, and looks like a qualified gentleman. Henry Mafal seems 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 I already have someone I admire."
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 followed Lacey's instructions
At Lesia's request, the innermost room was arranged for them. At this time, Lesia hadn't arrived yet, so Shade and Dorothy came first.
Agelina slowly opened the door for them with her own key, 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 walked out of the room wearing a black and white maid dress:
"Mr. Hamilton, could you please take some time? The lady has something to say to you."