After the game of darts, the two princesses planned to go back to the big house at Lakeview Manor to rest. Shade walked with them, and then "just happened" to meet Dorothy in the banquet hall on the first floor.
The blond-haired Miss Writer is not alone, but has her writer friends by her side. Xia De knew most of them, except for the gentleman with southern appearance, but Princess Margaret knew that gentleman.
He looked to be in his mid-thirties, with black hair pulled back in a short braid, gold glasses, and a handsome beard.
This image can be called a typical "artist".
"This is Sir Lykins Priscia, whose grandmother and mine were twin sisters."
Princess Margaret introduced to Rezia that Mr. Priscia circled back and forth twice in the air with his right hand, then bent down, and pressed his right hand on his left shoulder:
"Good evening, Your Highness Rezia Cavendish."
"Lekins Priscia?"
Xia De was taken aback for a moment, and immediately realized:
"The Moon of Guidance?"
This is the Correspondence Ring Warlock of the Higher Medical College of Serks who possesses the "Guiding Moon" core spirit rune.
Although Xia De was with the princesses, because there were actually many people around them, Leiziya did not abruptly introduce Xia De's identity. Although he didn't shake hands with this gentleman, Xia De roughly judged that the other party should be a five-ring warlock.
"Very good, it's my first contact tonight. When I get back, I will contact Miss Daniste and ask her to give me the alchemy item that collects the aura. Wait until the next time we meet at other salons or gatherings, and find a way to make him reveal the ring of life.…”
Xia De thought silently, and Mr. Priscia looked at Xia De as if he felt it, but found that the young knight was teasing the cat with his head down.
Sir Priscia is a well-known poet in Carson Rik. At the banquet, he met Miss Yeva Swift, a Carson Riker writer living in Tobesk (Chapter 497), and then passed through this lady. , and Dorothy and Tobesk local writers got together.
Although this is not a literary salon, both princesses don't mind talking to these famous writers and poets. A group of people sat on the sofa by the window in the grand banquet hall on the first floor, and everyone surrounded the two princesses, who were the protagonists here.
Taking advantage of the time, Xia De introduced his identity to that Sir Priscia, and he established a preliminary relationship.
At this time, Princess Margaret has already caused a topic, talking about the recently popular detective "Hamilton's Detective Stories Collection". She already knew that Xia De was the prototype of the story, but only now did she know that the writer was Xia De's female companion, and she couldn't help sighing:
"This is really a wonderful combination. Miss Louisa, I think Knight Hamilton should have given you a lot of inspiration, right?"
"Yes."
Dorothy nodded and praised:
"Shad is a well-known detective in Tobesk, and he has no record of mission failures so far."
"No, no, I'm not much of a detective."
Shard's timely display of modesty was immediately praised by Dorothy's friend, the prose writer Professor Mulder Goethe:
"Some time ago, I accompanied my friends to the public cemetery in the East End to attend the funeral. I heard from the church that Detective Hamilton solved the case of "The Missing Third Gold Coin". He is really powerful."
Professor Goethe is not only a university professor, but also employed as a literature and grammar lecturer for the royal family in the Yodel Palace, so his praise carries a lot of weight.
Princess Margaret inquired about the detective incident curiously, and Dorothy told her "adapted" story. After removing Shad's psychic, added her reasoning for this story.
The gold coins in the mouth of the dead body, the morgue where no one should have entered, and the father who voluntarily insulted the body for the sake of the child, these plots made people exclaim again and again. Although the lives of nobles are rich, most of them are boring. Such an exciting story makes everyone very interested. Even Princess Margaret, who is a ring magician, praised:
"Detective stories can indeed be regarded as knight legends that happened in the city."
The most famous game at the banquet, in addition to Rhodes cards, is "riddles". After Dorothy had finished telling the story, it was proposed to pass the time by guessing riddles. Rezia's sister, Mona Asperger, also happens to be here, so she's hosting the game.
This is not a game the manor originally prepared for, so there are no specific rules. Everyone can take turns to tell their own riddles, and then everyone can guess together. If they are guessed right, it will be the next person's turn. If they tell three riddles that are not guessed in a row, then it is considered a victory, Esper Mrs. Ge offered a bottle of red wine as a prize.
"Then I'll go first."
Rezia said, glanced at Xia De to prepare him, and then said:
"Shut up and you speak my name; if you can speak my name with words, then I am no longer me."
"Your Highness, is it the tongue?"
The poet Mr. Miles Garrov, famous for "Falling Leaves", raised his hand and asked.
"no."
Rezia shook her head with a smile, so Shad said:
"It's silence. If you don't speak, you are silent. If you speak silence, it is no longer silent."
Rezia and Shad mentioned this riddle, so Shad answered it so quickly.
"Yes, you guessed it, knight."
She shook her head regretfully, and then signaled Princess Margaret to continue the riddle. The princess of the Anjou family thought for a while:
"A gust of wind, a boat, and six crew members paddling together."
This time Shade didn't think of it right away, but Mr. Priscia raised his hand and said:
"Six-hole flute, I'm good at this."
"Yes."
Princess Margaret smiled and nodded, and the crowd applauded.
The princess motioned for Dorothy to go on, and the fair-haired Miss Writer, knowing what Shad wanted to do at the party, said:
"I can't think of a good riddle for the time being, how about letting Mr. Detective come first?"
"OK."
So Princess Margaret looked at Shad again. She had a good impression of Shad, and she also wanted to know what kind of riddles Shad could tell:
"Mr. Hamilton, the detective's riddles should be interesting, right?"
Everyone else also looked at Xia De, because of the detective story topic introduced by Dorothy, Xia De is currently the man who talks the most with the two princesses. Although other people have no opinion on this, they are always a little bit unwilling to admit defeat, so they are all ready to "challenge" the detective.
Xia De thought for a while, although he didn't intend to show off, but for tonight's task, he still came up with a very classic riddle:
Holding the cat in her arms slightly upwards, Miya moved her four little paws cooperatively, and the ladies around all laughed. This cat is indeed very attractive.
"Two legs at noon, just like us."
Shad made a dramatic pause before saying with a smile:
"At night, there are three legs. Excuse me, what are these?"
No one spoke immediately, but began to think carefully. Only Miya, who was held by Xia De, wriggled restlessly, not quite used to such a crowded occasion.
"Is this some kind of magical creature?"
It took Leiziya a long time to ask curiously, she didn't know in advance what kind of riddle Shade would ask.
"It's biological, but it's not magical."
Xia De smiled and said:
"At least it won't be more miraculous than my cat. The answer is very simple."
"Oh, Mr. Hamilton, are you sure that this is a normal creature? It's not something from a legendary story? I read in ancient literature that people living in dense forests have the ability to transform into animals."
Professor Goethe confirmed, Xia De nodded:
"Pretty sure. So, can anyone give an answer?"
He looked around at the people around, Rezia shook her head slightly, Princess Margaret was still thinking, Mr. Priscia shook his head with a smile, Dorothy said regretfully:
"Knight, you can say the answer."
"The answer is people. They crawled on four legs when they were young, walked upright on two legs as adults, and walked with a cane in their later years."
After hearing Xia De's explanation, people gradually understood.
"Oh, that's great!"
Princess Margaret said even faster than Rezia, this compliment is very sincere. Although she only played a few small games at the banquet, she had a preliminary understanding of what this handsome young man in front of her had won the duchess' favor.
"please continue."
Princess Margaret said again, Xia De thought for a while:
"Your Highness, the next question is probably not a riddle, but I think it is still interesting. This question is only for you to answer, and you can only answer it once. Are you willing to accept the challenge?"
Princess Margaret blinked:
"certainly."
So Xia De hugged his cat and said:
"First of all, please say three times with me: mouse mouse mouse."
"Meow?"
Before Princess Margaret could speak, Miya yelled first, making everyone around her smile.
"Okay, mouse mouse mouse."
Princess Margaret, who was in a very good mood, said.
"What are cats most afraid of?"
Xia De asked again, and the princess almost blurted out:
"mouse."
After he finished speaking, he blinked his eyes, and then covered his mouth and laughed to himself.
The people around tried their best not to laugh, lest they be misunderstood as laughing at the princess.
Rezia said to Xia De quite angrily:
"Knight, this is really rude."
"Yes, this isn't really a riddle, it's just a small joke. I can say one more thing. Excuse me..."
"No no, it's okay, it's interesting, I did get it wrong."
Princess Margaret shook her head with a smile. The atmosphere of the wedding banquet was very lively at the moment. She didn't feel offended, but felt that such a banquet was interesting:
"Then Hamilton of Rejed, please proceed to the third riddle, I still want to challenge you."
She thought for a while and said:
"Let's add some conditions. If I still lose, you can choose an accessory from me. But if I win, lend me this cute pet cat in your arms for three days."
Although she was not angry, she was obviously aroused to be competitive, and she was very confident in herself, thinking that she had seen through Xia De's tricks.
Of course, Marguerite Anjou really became interested in Shade's cat.
"Meow?"
Miya lay on Xia De's lap and cried softly~www.mtlnovel.com~ probably couldn't understand what happened.
"That's not okay, Your Highness, it's not that I want to reject you. But this cat is not mine, it's the client's cat."
Xia De hastily refused.
【You finally remembered this matter. 】
"I always remember, no matter what, I can't bet on Little Mia."
He said quickly in his heart.
"The client's cat? It's okay, I think your client will understand."
The princess urged with a smile all over her face:
"Knight, please go ahead. But if I really get the answer right, I think this cat can get the best treatment with me."