Sofia Mansion is located on the highlands facing the sea in the north of Coldwater Port City. Although it is called a mansion, it is actually a manor used by the royal family for summer vacation.
To the west of the mansion is the sea, to the south is the urban area of Lengshuigang City, and to the east and north are the coastal forest farms used by local nobles for recreation. It can be used for hunting and fishing, and it is also an important source of local wood for Lengshuigang City in winter.
Shade once visited Miss Carina's manor in Tobesk, but did not have the opportunity to look around the manor. He also visited Lakeview Manor when attending a banquet, but it was completely incomparable with the royal manor.
Compare.
After the group returned to Sophia's mansion, the two scholars were placed under temporary custody, and Lesia would handle matters concerning them alone.
The princess was soaked all over, so she went to take a bath when she came back. There was a large special bath in the manor for the use of the royal family members.
Of course, Shade would not be allowed to use a bath like that, but Lesia had specially arranged a room for him, and the bathroom in the room was enough for him to clean himself.
But when Shade, who was soaked all over, got clean clothes and was about to wash up, the two young maids who came to deliver the clothes did not leave:
"What else do you have going on?"
The stranger asked in surprise, with the towel he had just used to wipe his hair draped over his shoulders.
"Your Highness asked us to help you"
"No, get out."
Only then did Xia De realize that outsiders were not used to this kind of thing.
"You don't have to misunderstand, we are His Highness's personal maids, not from Sophia's mansion."
"go out."
Xia De waved his hand. He would not change his principles easily. Although the foreigner hopes that he can adapt to this era, there are some things he prefers to stick to his principles:
"go out."
So the maids could only apologize and turn around and leave, and Shade was able to take a hot bath safely.
After Shade had changed his clothes, he thought he could see Lesia immediately. Unexpectedly, two more barbers, under the leadership of the manor maid, trimmed Shade's hair. However, after the haircut, he looked in the mirror and saw that
I can't see anything different from before.
After that, Shade couldn't leave. The servants pushed the clothes hanger with pulleys and asked him to choose a coat, trousers, shoes and a hat. Shade, a person who didn't care much about clothes, chose a black suit at random, but there
At the request of a middle-aged maid with a very threatening look, he had to try more combinations.
Before she could leave after choosing her clothes, the middle-aged maid, who seemed to have the position of head maid, actually took out a deck of Rhodes cards from the front pocket of her skirt and wanted to bet Shade on Rhodes cards:
"This is too exaggerated. Why do you want me to stay here?"
Seeing him ask this question, the middle-aged maid who called herself Lea Hells replied sheepishly:
"His Royal Highness hasn't finished dressing up yet, so let us find you something to do for the time being. If the weather clears up, we can take you to the garden for a walk, but it is still raining now, and it is not convenient for you to visit other parts of the mansion.
."
Only then did Shade understand:
"Then I'll wait for a while. Speaking of which, don't you doubt my identity? Don't you want to know who I am?"
When he and Lesia came back, they came in through the main entrance of the mansion openly.
Ms. Hells smiled faintly:
"You are the Hamilton Knight of Rejed, and it was you who saved His Highness's mother, Queen Diana. You don't have to worry about His Majesty knowing His Highness's friendships. This is not Tobesk, and since His Highness can be arranged to visit Kasenlik like this
Do you really think she doesn’t have enough trustworthy people around her for important diplomatic activities?”
It seems that Xia De's impression of the so-called "princess" is still too limited by the stories of his hometown.
When Ms. Hells led us to the restaurant, it was already 12 noon that day.
It was still raining outside, and from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the restaurant, one could see the small trees in the garden of the mansion swaying slightly with the wind.
After changing the clothes that concealed her identity when she went out, Lecia Cavendish wore a fluffy blue and white princess dress and sat at the main seat of the restaurant, waiting for Shade. The restaurant was not dark, and the long dining table was decorated with golden
The candlesticks were burning, and the gas lamps with the royal family crest on the wall were also emitting light.
There is a giant oil painting hanging on the wall behind Lesia. The red curtains on both sides of the painting hang from the roof, and the golden tassels at the bottom almost touch the ground. In the oil painting, there is an old man riding a horse and wearing knight armor.
, even outsiders recognized it. This was Lesia's great-great-grandfather, the great-grandfather of the current king, Fire-Leaper Larus III, Miss Carina's grandfather, Mir, known as the "Red Lion".
Cavendish.
He once personally led the soldiers into the territory of Kasenlik and killed the governor of the southern county of Kasenlik with a sword. He was the last well-known knight emperor before the rise of firearms. The story about him has been in Delrayon for a long time.
According to legend, he is a true legend.
Shade paused in front of the two doors of the restaurant before actually walking in.
Lesia sat at the far end of the long table, looking at the rainy scene outside the window with her face raised. Her red hair was carefully taken care of and hung down on her head. On her right ear was the ruby earring that was a sage-level relic, and on her left ear was
They are the small mermaid-shaped ruby earrings that Shade gave her last time.
A silver crown was placed on her head, shining under the light of the gas lamp. The girl with light makeup had an attractive pink-white complexion. Shade couldn't recognize the high-grade lipstick, which made her lips look...
Very bright.
Even though he had seen many aristocratic ladies wearing makeup when attending banquets before, he had to admit that none of them could compare to the dazzling princess sitting at the end of the table.
The servants pushing the dining cart were placing dishes. Just what Shade saw was probably enough for him to eat for three meals. Of course, he would not say anything about wasting food, but he regretted not bringing Mia with him.
Come.
"Good afternoon, Shade."
Seeing Shade coming over, Lesia stretched out her hand to indicate that he could sit on her right side.
"good afternoon."
Shade also responded, and then followed the principle of "when chatting with ladies, just compliment them on their clothes without knowing what to say", he praised them in a low voice:
"This suit is really nice."
The princess showed a shy smile:
"Shade, sit down quickly. I said I wanted to treat you to dinner on Monday, but you were too anxious to leave. Now you finally have a chance."
In the end, there were only two of them sitting at the table, but there were eight dishes and two soups on the table. Shade thought this was a lot, but Lesia told Shade that she didn't expect the two of them to come back at noon.
So this was a hastily prepared lunch.
The rule of this era is that the daily dinner is the most important meal of the day. The big meal prepared by the princess for Shade will actually appear only after dinner.