Whispering Poetry Chapter 1364 The Secret Agent of the Stonemasons Association
This time following Margaret to visit the Stonemasons Association, Xia De originally thought that he would have to dress up as a guard. But then I remembered that Margaret was visiting secretly, so it was fine for me to wear normal clothes.
At about 1:30 in the afternoon, Shade bid farewell to the ladies of the Opera House, boarded a carriage at the intersection and met Her Royal Highness, and the group rushed to the Stonemasons Association half a city away from Wilde Opera House.
Today's Her Royal Highness the Princess changed out of the cumbersome skirt, took off the luxurious accessories, and put on a lady's coat that reached the knees over the long skirt. A brooch with the holy emblem of the righteous **** [Peace and Loving Father] hung on his chest, silver earrings on his ears, and his pale golden hair was **** simply. Except for the cat-shaped topaz hairpin, he only used very simple hair pins. Hair ties for decoration.
Simple, but not particularly simple. She looked like a noble girl traveling alone.
And when Xia De got into the carriage, Margaret turned her face sideways as if shy, preventing Xia De from seeing her. She pulled her personal maid—the one-ring female sorceress who also had a very slight witch power, and let the maid lady block herself.
The maid who looks equally gorgeous but is also plainly dressed smiled and said to Xia De:
"Your Highness, oh, I mean Miss, Miss didn't wear much makeup today, so I don't want you to see it."
"No makeup? I thought it was already done."
Xia De said, Margaret had a smile on her face, and then she went to see Xia De:
"You always talk like that."
"What speaks..."
[It is best not to ask this question now. 】
"She" kindly reminded, so Xia De didn't ask any more questions. In fact, he really couldn't tell if the girls had makeup on, it wasn't easy to tell.
"I know you still have things to do tonight, so it won't take too much time."
Margaret talked about her plans for the afternoon:
"I will have a meeting with the chairman, Mr. Calvin Pigman, in his office. In addition to my people present, there should also be one or two vice-chairmen or stewards of the Stonemasons Association. If it goes well, around four o'clock You can end this meeting. Oh, if you feel bored, you don’t have to follow me all the time, you can just wander around in the association, I will find someone to call you if something happens.”
The president of the association has the same surname as the headmaster of St. Byrence.
"Then I'll wander around in the association."
Xia De said, Margaret looked at him hesitantly:
"what are you up to?"
She knew Xia De well, and Xia De was not the kind of person who liked to wander around.
"Maybe I can give you a surprise."
Xia De said, Her Royal Highness nodded hesitantly, and then asked Xia De:
"What do you think of my outfit today?"
Then immediately add:
"Don't just say she's beautiful, it's perfunctory."
Xia De thought for a while:
"Leaving from the Stonemason's Association in a while, can you wear this dress and let me kiss you?"
The maid blushed, and Margaret turned her head away again so that Shad couldn't see her smile.
This time Margaret brought a female clerk and two female bodyguards besides the maid. Of course, she is not the kind of careless person. In fact, the royal guards have already entered the masonry association in various identities. If something happens, she can call a firepower team to break through in an instant.
After entering the old town in the east from downtown Randall Valley, it seems that the times are going backwards with the carriage. When I came to Mason Street, where the Mason Association is located, I saw statues placed along the street, and artisans busy in their respective shops, and it seemed to be directly back to the time before the advent of the steam industry.
There were people coming and going at the gate of the association, and the appearance of Xia De and his party did not attract too many people's attention.
Margaret lowered her head and held Xia De's hand, while Xia De walked in front, leading the crowd behind her, and soon came to the counter:
"I have an appointment with the president, Mr. Pigman."
Shad said to the receptionist, and the middle-aged lady in uniform asked:
"Sir, what is your last name..."
Xia De slightly turned his head and glanced at Margaret:
"It's an appointment for this lady whose last name is...Hamilton."
The princess showed an imperceptible smile, and Xia De felt that it was strange to say his surname in this world. Hamilton, on the other hand, is not a rare surname.
The receptionist quickly found out about the appointment, and led the group to the third floor. Although there were conflicts between the royal family and the association, Margaret, who came with goodwill, still made the association's high-level officials who knew about this visit attach great importance to it. The office area on the third floor looks the same as when Xia De and Luvia broke in at midnight last time, but if you look closely, you can find that all the doors and gas lamps have been wiped, and the oil paintings on the walls have been replaced with new ones. It can also be regarded as a way for the association to express its goodwill.
Xia De was very curious about how Margaret communicated in the early stage.
"Your Highness Margaret, I have been looking forward to this meeting for a long time."
Because the door of the office was closed, the two middle-aged people saluted:
"It's a great honor to meet you here on this ordinary afternoon, Her Majesty Margaret."
"Then, Your Highness, I'm outside, please call me if you need anything."
Xia De said softly, and then pretended to go to the window to check, and then left the room.
He pressed his black hat, returned to the first floor from the third floor very low-key, and then left the association from the lobby on the first floor. But he didn't go far, turned left and walked into the second shop. This shop does not sell art statues, but specializes in decorative stone carvings. In today's era, with the emergence of steam factories, a large number of products can be produced in batches through simple assembly line technology, so the handicrafts of old craftsmen have received more attention than ever before.
The shop was very large. After entering the door, Xia De declined the conversation of the young apprentice who came over. Instead, he went straight to the counter, tapped four times with his ring-wearing finger, and stared at the old man behind the counter.
The latter narrowed his eyes and looked at him:
"What do the guests want?"
"The paperweight decorations on the six desks should be made of the best stones, and they will be picked up in six days."
The old man concentrated and asked again:
"Six days is too urgent, how about sixteen days?"
Shad continued to recite:
"Sixteen days is too long, I can increase the price."
"How much?"
"Sixteen crowns, and a new silk hat."
The old mason nodded, his expression unchanged:
"Okay, please follow me to the backyard to look at the materials."
Talking, he walked out of the counter, and then led Xia De through the yard where firewood and sundries were piled up, and then passed the iron stairs on the outside of the building, and came to the third floor of the building from the outer wall. After opening the door, the two came to the corridor, entered The study room was obviously remodeled for high-end business cooperation.
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"Who are you? Sorry, I shouldn't have asked your identity, but it doesn't seem to be time for the handover yet."
As soon as he entered the door, the old man asked in a panic, while Xia De made a silent movement and checked the cabinet and behind the curtains. Then he drew the curtains tightly and said:
"You don't have to worry about who I am, as long as you know that you belong to me. Your daughter is living well in Tobesk now, so you don't have to worry."
He was leaning against the wall with the window, his back against the curtain and the wall. Hearing what Xia De said, the old man stopped asking:
"This time, do you have other tasks to arrange?"
"It's not a task. You have done a good job in the Randall Valley all these years. You are approaching retirement, and the Sixth Office will not make it difficult for you. After the matter of the Stonemasons Association is over, you can leave the organization with severance pay. and be free."
Shad wasn't lying, that's what it said in the document.
"That's good. When I was young, I was arranged to lurk in Willandell, and I experienced big and small things. When I was middle-aged, I accidentally participated in the construction of the royal tomb and experienced that disaster. That's why I was arranged again. I came here. I joined the work to serve the country, and stone withering was just a small hobby in the past. Unexpectedly, in old age, I spent more than ten years honing my skills and became a well-known local craftsman."
The old man sat down on the chair dejectedly, while Xia De still stood:
"Princess Margaret's contact with the Stonemasons Association, you should have been monitoring it?"
"Yes, it is clearly written in the report. It is certain that Princess Margaret wants to facilitate the peace talks between the royal family and the association. But there is a lot of resistance, especially Prince William. He doesn't want the princess to make this happen, not really For other reasons, just not to look incompetent to myself who also came to Randall Valley."
Xia De showed a mocking expression:
"That incompetent guy~www.mtlnovel.com~ I heard that in the Randall Valley, he has to attend banquets every night, and he doesn't return to the manor where he stayed until late at night?"
The old mason also looked down on the prince:
"Old Huck didn't beat him to death at the banquet more than half a month ago. He was really lucky."
"So, Prince William wants to stop Princess Margaret from doing this?"
"Yes."
The old mason nodded cautiously:
"There is some information that I haven't had time to pass on. The prince passed Stone Oxenfurt at the banquet last week. Oh, this is a rich local businessman. Through him, Prince William met Jill of the Stonemasons Association Vice President."
Xia De raised his eyebrows. He was talking about the obese middle-aged man wearing a monocle.
"Gills is the kind of greedy and incompetent person who can do anything for money. In theory, he is the best candidate for Princess Margaret to contact the Stonemasons Association."
That's why he's here today.
"Ston Oxenfurt's reputation in the local area is very bad...very bad. Since he is involved in this matter, I can almost be sure that the Vice President Gilles got Prince William's promise in advance, absolutely would prevent Marguerite Anjou from contacting the Society of Masons."