Margaret said, and told Shade the specific time and place of the wedding banquet. This was a bit like the wedding banquet of sister Lesia that Shade attended in late autumn. The banquet would last for almost a whole day.
At night, there is nothing that anyone has to do, people just need to enjoy this beautiful moment.
The wedding banquet of a princess can be fun, not to mention the wedding banquet of a noble daughter in a "remote countryside". And it is said that such banquets are also a good opportunity for affair.
"I'm going to visit the Stonemasons Association tomorrow morning. This time it's a formal visit, so I won't go with you tonight."
Margaret said, and then asked Xiang Shade with a smile:
"What, do you want to take other female companions with you?"
"I'm just going to see Oxenfurt. There's no need to bring a female companion. Besides, you know, I don't want anyone around me to come into contact with him, him."
Shade looked at Margaret seriously. Before confirming the identity of the devil, it was best not to say anything about it:
"It's really dangerous, so when your people are conducting preliminary investigations with the Gray Gloves, never come into direct contact with him."
Shade didn't want to stay long at the stranger's wedding banquet, or even plan to eat there, so he and Margaret had dinner together before setting off for the manor where the wedding was held.
That is the Mason Manor located in the west of the city. Since Randall Valley City originated from the east of the city, the nobles who own manors in the west are generally considered to be emerging nobles, which are the type of people who are looked down upon within the local noble group.
The married party is the daughter of Baron Mason, and the other party is the eldest son of the declining Baron family, Margiela Henriquez. Although they are both from baron families, the identities of the two parties do not match. The woman's father, Baron Mason
He is in the banking industry and belongs to a very wealthy aristocrat. But Shade also heard from Margaret that the two young people grew up together and had a deep relationship, so the elders allowed Miss Mason to study art from Willendale.
I will get married immediately after returning from graduation.
Shade also expressed his blessing to such a marriage.
Although invitations will still be issued for such a lively banquet, in fact, anyone can attend the banquet as long as they can send their blessings and dress decently. Shade also prepared a gift for this, which is when setting off from the city on horseback
, a strange stone sculpture bought at a roadside souvenir shop, which is a specialty of the Randall Valley.
And when he saw the silhouette of the manor along the country road, the lively banquet had already begun.
"I hope I don't waste too much time."
He was thinking, after all, Oxenfurt Manor is located in the east of the city, and this is the west of the city. If he wastes too much time, he won't be able to get the statue today.
After successfully entering the manor, I discovered that even though it was winter, there were still tents set up in the courtyard, with colorful flags hung between the tents. Banquet games were held inside, or long tables filled with food were set up.
People enjoy themselves.
Laughter and clinking of glasses were heard one after another, and the banquet seemed to have reached its most lively moment.
If you ask anyone casually about the whereabouts of Prince William of Anjou, you will definitely not be able to find out. After the attack on the prince, this may even be considered to have ulterior motives. Therefore, Shade went directly into the manor and wanted to talk to the businessman.
The prince should be in the best lounge.
But after searching around, I found young men and women fooling around, people doing illegal transactions, and even a young woman crying alone, but I didn't find the prince.
Shade could only go from indoors to outdoors again, and finally found William Anjou and Stone Oxenfurt in the back garden.
The groom accompanied the most distinguished guest out of the barn. At this time, bursts of laughter broke out in the barn, and no one knew what was going on.
Shade happened to meet a group of them head-on. William Anjou was no longer impressed by the "John Watson" who played Rhodes at Earl Granger's banquet, and he had changed into other clothes.
, so he didn't recognize him immediately. But Stone Oxenfurt, who was tall and burly and looked more like the prince's bodyguard, saw Shad at a glance.
He whispered to the prince, and then left the team and walked towards Shade.
The two of them watched His Royal Highness the Prince leave. Shade was surprised to find that among the attendants following the prince, there was actually a person who was a ring warlock, probably around the third ring. This could never be a ring warlock of the church. Only when a member of the royal family made it clear
The church will only send out its own team when attacked by supernatural forces.
Therefore, at this time, Xia De could only understand that for his own safety, His Highness hired a ring warlock who was short of money as a bodyguard.
"I really didn't expect to see you here. Who asked you to come?"
After the others left, Oxenfurt said, and the two walked to talk under a bare tree without leaves. This was a higher position in the backyard of the manor. Because there were no activities nearby, there was no kerosene lamp for lighting.
, seems extremely dim.
Oxenfurt crossed his arms. Shade always thought this was an insecure behavior. Shade himself looked at the people playing in the yard:
"Who asked me to come here? You asked me to find something, I found it, and you made me wait in vain all morning. Of course, I asked me to come by myself."
Shade replied, and then realized that Oxenfurt's question might have another meaning:
"But it was your old housekeeper who suggested that I come to the city to see you."
Oxenfurt snorted, and Shade continued to add:
"I didn't say that I met you to return the items. The reason for my visit was the statue. Your old housekeeper said that no one can touch the statue in your room without permission, so he asked me to come directly to you.
I spent a whole afternoon searching in the city before I heard that you and William Anjou came to attend the banquet. It’s so relaxing~"
"You don't have to be angry with me. I didn't go to see you at noon today. Of course I have my reasons."
Oxenfurt said, extending his hand to Shade, but Shade did not hand over the badge:
"No, no, I can't give it to you now."
"What, do you want to regret it? Or do you want more reward?"
The burly man turned his head and said what he said as if he was joking among friends, but the expression on his face was terrifying.
"Of course I'm not going back on my word, it's just that I want the statue in your collection, the statue of Edward Marcus. I'm not kidding."
Shade also stared into his yellow eyes:
"You said you would give me the news about [Creation·Earth] in the end, but how do I know whether what you said is true? Paying part of the deposit first will allow me to take action and be more motivated. This is a good deal.
It took me a week to find the badge, Mr. Oxenfurt, you don’t want me to spend a year to find the last earring, right?"
The two sides looked at each other in silence for half a minute, then Stone Oxenfurt took the initiative to speak:
"The statue is a worthless thing. You can go to the manor to pick it up yourself tomorrow. But you must ensure that you find the third item before spring comes."
"Can."
Shade then nodded and reached out from his pocket to take out the "Kasenrik Third Class Combat Hero" badge:
"See if this is what you're looking for."
Stone Oxenfurt took it, lowered his head and just glanced twice before nodding:
"Yes."
Still looking expressionless and serious, after checking it, he actually threw it to Shade:
"When you find the last earring, return them all to me."
Shade noticed that the first item, the black gemstone ring, was in his hand.
"I can keep it for you. But aren't you curious about how I found it?"
Shade shook the badge, Oxenfurt shook his head:
"I hired you to help me find something, not to tell me stories. How do you find it, and what does it have to do with me?"
Shade smiled and put the badge back into his pocket:
"You are really a strange guy, but since I agreed to accept your commission, I won't lie. Please wait for my good news. I hope that the last sapphire earrings will not be hidden in an even weirder place."
As he spoke, he wanted to leave. Since Oxenfurt said he would go to his manor to pick up the statue tomorrow, he thought he could go home and rest today. Of course, it would also be good to say hello to Luvia before leaving.
But the man behind him stopped him again:
"John Watson, you are a ring wizard, right?"
Shade stopped and turned to look at him:
"Whether I am a ring magician or not, does it have anything to do with our commission?"
He imitated the other party's sentence pattern just now. Unexpectedly, instead of being angry, Oxenfurt thought for a while:
"It doesn't matter. I just want to warn you. Although I am an ordinary person, don't play any tricks with me."
Oxenfurt did not look at Shade, but at the crowd of people having fun in the lights.
"Can I understand that you are threatening me?"
Shade asked, who shook his head slightly and looked at the crowd with an interested expression:
"Would you be interested in staying for half an hour and watching an interesting play with me?"
Shade wanted to have more contact with him, so he took out his pocket watch that he never used and pretended to check the time:
"If it's only half an hour, I think it's okay."
The two left together from under the tree, and not far away they saw His Highness the Prince, who was chatting and laughing with the groom Henriquez with a group of young girls.
The presence of the prince of Carsonlik in such a wedding banquet of a country aristocrat naturally made the girls attending the wedding very excited. But it seemed that William Anjou had little interest in this and only responded with courtesy.
So Stone Oxenfurt walked over. His mere appearance made the young girls stop talking excitedly in fear. Seeing that Oxenfurt took the initiative to talk to the prince, he seemed to be a friend of the prince.
, they left very wisely.
Just as Miss Lassers said, this man has a very bad reputation locally.
