The two held hands together, and looked at Xia De at a close distance again. Margaret Anjou subconsciously didn't look into his eyes. She thought it was an instinctive reaction to the subconscious fear of powerful ring magicians.
Before Joshard met alone, Princess Margaret thought about many situations after the meeting, but she never thought that Shad would be so calm:
"Hamilton of Regard, you don't seem surprised at all that I'm a student of Serkes? You recognized me last week?"
She asked softly, speaking first to seize the dominance of the topic.
"No, Your Highness, of course I didn't recognize you. But whether you are a ring magician, what effect does it have on me?"
Xia De let go of his hand, because through a layer of gloves, the princess with only a slight witch power still didn't notice that something was wrong with Xia De:
"Besides, I think that since you have exposed your identity as a Ring Warlock to me, you won't threaten me with words like 'Knight, you don't want your identity to be exposed either'."
He half leaned against the wall and looked at the princess:
"I think I can trust you, Miss Galina has praised you, you are a very qualified lady of the royal family."
Princess Margaret was a little surprised by this sudden compliment, she thought that the handsome gentleman opposite would be as afraid of the unfamiliar ring magician as she was.
The princess still maintains the elegance and decency of a noble girl:
"Mr. Hamilton, yes, we are all from the three major colleges, and there is no contradiction between us, which is enough for us to trust each other. Even, I would like to thank you for helping me capture that head last week."
The corner of Princess Margaret's mouth twitched when she thought of the scene where Shade swung the terrifying black chain towards the wall of the head in the foggy alley. She doesn't know how many rings Xia De has, but she must be the middle ring, which is much stronger than her fourth ring:
"Detective, I invite you here this time to give you a commission, yes, as a ring warlock."
Xia De raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect to call him out for this matter:
"It's really interesting, your entrustment, can you introduce what you need to do first? Under normal circumstances, I will not do illegal things."
"I want to entrust you to help me find a sorceress."
Under the gas lamp, she subconsciously lowered her voice, as if she was afraid of someone:
"Yes, a female sorceress. I know some information about her, but I can't go to her in person, or even let someone who has an obvious relationship with me go to her, otherwise, once discovered..."
She was hesitating, but she still said the goal:
"Live in Saint Teresa Square and surrounding neighborhoods, female, age should be no more than 30 years old, career may be related to mathematics, or at least proficient in mathematics. The other party should have a good personality, first-class appearance and figure, and do not like to make friends with men. "
It was impossible for the princess to tell Xia De that she was afraid that Miss Sylvia would discover her "little action", so she randomly found a reason to explain why she entrusted Xia De to do this:
"Place de Saint-Andres and the nearby neighborhoods are home to many of your nobles and high-ranking officials in De La Rion. It is impossible for me to investigate by myself. Once a diplomatic problem occurs, it is not a trivial matter. Detective, you live in Place Saint-Therese. , it should be very convenient to investigate. Help me find that sorceress, you can charge the commission fee as you like, gold pounds are not a problem."
Although she didn't say it out loud, Xia De subconsciously understood that the other party was looking for him, or in other words, looking for Miss Sylvia's "apprentice" in name. He heard the witch tell the lie she told the princess :
"Um......"
Seeing Xia De's hesitant look, the princess frowned slightly:
"Sorry, what's the problem?"
"There is no problem, it's just that I'm not sure..."
If Xia De refuses at this time, maybe the princess will go to someone else to investigate, which will cause more trouble. But the problem is that Xia De is sure that no one can be found according to the other party's description. If he really finds a target like "Miss Pavo", it must be a wrong answer:
"I'm not sure if I can really find it. If it's really a sorceress living nearby, the other party must be hiding very deeply."
"Yes, the opponent's ability is not weak, so I don't ask you to find it, just try it. Mr. Alan Madison has a high opinion of you. He has heard a lot about you from Dr. Schneider and knows that you are A gentleman of kindness, integrity, and determination, and never had an accident in his commissions."
Xia De doesn't quite know how the doctor evaluates himself, but obviously there is something wrong with the "second-hand evaluation" heard by the princess. It is only the four cases left by Detective Sparrow, and the other three except Mia have great accident.
After thinking about it, he finally nodded:
"I can take over this task, and I will give you an answer before you leave the local area."
He was thinking whether to compile an investigation report according to the tradition of Detective Sparrow, or to tell the young witch directly:
"As for the payment, I don't think gold pounds are necessary."
The princess took a step back quietly, and counting that it was less than four minutes before the salon started at seven o'clock, she sped up her speech a little:
"You are a distinguished guest from afar, so there is no need to mention the gold pound. Your Highness, I currently have a commission for Sir Priscia, which was initiated by his local admirers. I would like to learn more about it from you." It will be very useful for me to complete the commission regarding the matter of Sir Priscia."
Sir Priscia and Princess Margaret were a team, and of course it seemed to her that Shad didn't know that. Hearing Xia De's request, she was slightly relieved, and sincerely admired the demeanor of the gentleman in front of her.
The rumored Shade Hamilton first confuses the duchess's maid with sweet words, and then made a fortune by getting close to Galina Cavendish. But based on what she learned after she came to Tobesk and what she saw at Lakeview Manor, maybe Galina Cavendish fell in love with this young and promising ring warlock instead:
"That's all right, knight. I could tell you something about him, but not now. How about Sunday? I'll see you at your house on Sunday. I've been hearing about the reputation of the Place Saint-Terrands. I haven't visited yet." , and I only have some free time on Sunday."
After a short pause, he added:
"Cavalier, you have won my friendship, the friendship of Marguerite Anjou."
Xia De nodded slightly, and asked before the princess was about to leave:
"I heard that Sir Priscia is a distant relative of the Anjou royal family. His maternal grandmother and your grandmother are twin sisters. I don't know if there is anything special about his paternal lineage, that is, the Priscia family."
The fair-haired princess asked curiously, and then replied casually:
"Plisha is a very ancient surname. It was a nobleman before the establishment of the United Kingdom. I have heard that a long time ago, this surname represented a very ancient family of ring magicians, with extraordinary and sacred power inherited in their blood. Of course, this is just a rumor. If you are curious about it, we can talk about it on Sunday."
After finishing speaking, he was about to turn around and leave, but hesitated for a moment and asked again:
"Excuse me, Mr. Hamilton, who did you learn your mathematics from? A certain scholar, or a certain college?"
Xia De blinked:
"Haven't you investigated my identity? I don't have any diplomas or graduation certificates. I learned mathematics by myself after becoming a Ring Warlock."
Of course Marguerite Anjou couldn't find out the exact date when Shad became a Ring Warlock, and Mr. Alan Madison would not tell her about it.
"Talent and years of study? I get it."
She took a deep breath, looking devastated. After bidding farewell to Xia De, she left the stairs and led her maid to the room where the reading salon was held at the other end of the corridor. She could not be late on such an occasion.
Xia De stood in the shadow of the stairs and looked at Princess Margaret's back:
"Generally speaking, when it comes to the so-called 'ancient family', there must be many stories behind it. I just wanted to try to see if I could start from the perspective of the princess and try to collect the aura of the 'Guiding Moon'. I didn't expect there to be such a rumor."
【Is the rumor of the ancient family related to you? 】
"Irrelevant."
He is also ready to go back:
"At least, for now, it's irrelevant."
It was seven o'clock in the evening, and all the invited guests arrived on time, and Shad, who had finished polishing his shoes, sat down again next to Sir Priscia.
Rezia smiled and clapped her hands, beckoning everyone to be quiet, and then stood in front of the bonfire in the fireplace and took out a book. She thanked everyone for coming, and especially Princess Margaret, and then the reading salon officially began.
Book salons are not particularly serious events, and people can enjoy tea and dessert while participating in those fun activities.
Hosted by Rezia, the salon first invites people to share their recent books in turn. People who are willing to share can get up and come to the fireplace, display the books they brought with their backs to the fireplace, and share the interesting content they have read or the knowledge they have learned from books. The book Shade brought was Dorothy's "Hamilton's Detective Stories Collection". This kind of popular novel is actually not suitable to appear in such an "elegant" reading salon, so Shade did not take the initiative to share it.
Princess Margaret brought Carsonrick's collection of traditional fairy tales "Poems of Dreams", and the 1853 edition added fifteen new fairy tales, among which the story about the mermaid princess was her focus.
Baron Lallaire of Tobesk shared a book called "Lightning on the Top of the Mountain". People arranged an array of iron rods on the top of the mountain to attract lightning, so as to infer the specific cause of lightning and estimate the specific power.
It's just a pity that this book is not a popular science book, but a first-person biography of disasters. Most of those who suffered misfortune in the mountains have not been found yet.
Sir Priscia next to Shad shared the collection of essays "Song of the Moon" he read in Tobesk. This book was published in the spring of this year. The author is unknown. The collection of essays is divided into three chapters, "Chapter of the Yellow Moon", "Chapter of the Red Moon" and "Chapter of the Silver Moon". Each chapter contains essays corresponding to a specific moon. There are a total of 17 articles in the whole article. It can be seen that Sir Priscia liked this book very much, and focused on sharing the "Chapter of the Yellow Moon".
Sharing their own books made the atmosphere of the salon a bit more active. Well-dressed gentlemen and ladies actually brought out popular science books and even popular novels. Leiziya intentionally asked Xia De to participate in the speech, but Xia De shook his head slightly, so the princess did not mention Xia De's name.
After the books were shared, people gathered in twos and threes to talk about their favorite topics.
Of course Princess Margaret sat with Rezia, surrounded by noble ladies of the same age; Prince Nasser Cavendish gathered familiar friends and laughed on the other side; and Shade originally wanted to continue with Sir Priscia was talking about the scenery of Carson Rik, but unexpectedly the little princess Agelina came over:
"Knight, do you mind if I sit here?"
She took her friend, the youngest daughter of the Asperger family, Lisa Asperger, and sat on the sofa on Shad's right:
"Knight, what are you talking about?"
"Good evening, my lord, we are talking landscapes and detective stories."
Sir Priscia said respectfully, and Xia De also added:
"Yes~www.mtlnovel.com~ Sir Priscia also asked me why I didn't write my own story myself. Oh, writing a book is a very troublesome thing, and even if I were asked to write it, I wouldn't write it myself My name as the name of the main character in the story would make people think I was bragging about myself."
"Then what will your name be?"
The little princess said happily that Rezia is not here now, and she is sitting next to Xia De, which is a very good improvement.
"What about the name 'Angie'? I've always loved that name."
Sir Priscia suggested.
"I feel that the name Hamilton Cavaliers is better."
said Miss Lisa Eisberg, blushing.
Xia De thought of his friends in his hometown, so he thought of a name:
"Jenkins..."
Then I thought of my friend's hobbies, so I made up a surname and added a background:
"Jenkins Williams, with a cat named Chocolate. It sounds good, but let's not talk about detective stories, my lord. People have read my stories in books and newspapers. What have you been reading lately? ? I heard that the grammar teacher of the royal family is a very serious old gentleman."
March hangs high in the night sky, and the atmosphere in the bright second-floor room is just right. There was no one on the Silver Cross Avenue, and the evening wind swept the dead leaves into the alley. So far, there have been no disturbances in Leiziya's reading salon.
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