The Whispering Verses Chapter 364: The detective in the closet

Dong dong dong~

As Shade turned his attention to the door, there was indeed a knocking sound outside the door. Lesia looked at the door with a rather dissatisfied frown, and the guard outside the door informed the princess that the owner of the manor, Miss Sylvie Aurora, was here.

"That woman, it's really Shade, please find a place to hide first."

Lecia said apologetically to Shade, and then saw that Shade was about to hide under the desk:

This is the guest room of the manor, used as a temporary lounge for banquets. The most convenient hiding place is actually the bathroom in the room, but Shade always feels that it is not a safe place.

After realizing that it was not safe under the desk, his eyes immediately spotted the wardrobe standing in the corner, so he immediately opened the wardrobe and got in. Except for the fishing rod standing in the corner, it was all filled with women's clothing.

I don’t know whether it was the clothes brought by Lesia or the clothes prepared by the great witch for the princess. After Shade entered, he was hit by the pungent smell of spices and soap locust, which almost made him sneeze immediately.

Lecia saw Shadli closing the closet door from the inside, but she immediately stuck her head out:

"Miss Maid, quickly, stand in front of the cabinet!"

This is to prevent the witch with sensitive senses from hearing you breathing heavily due to lack of oxygen if you stay in a confined space for too long.

The young maid who brought Shade just now looked at Lesia hesitantly, and the princess asked with a smile:

"Why are you so skilled?"

But she nodded slightly, and then the maid quickly came to the cabinet. With a peaceful smile on his face, his hands were clasped together and placed on his abdomen.

The cabinet door closed behind her. Shade glanced out from the crack of the door and confirmed that he could only see the maid's back, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Lecia grabbed the rabbit fur blanket and covered her body, sitting back on the sofa:

"Please come in."

After the owner of the manor, a descendant of an ancient family wearing a red dress, entered the door, she stood up sleepily.

The person who walked through the door was a lady with long, curly, wavy brown hair. Wearing a slightly serious dark brown dress, the waist of the skirt has a waistband decorated with crushed gems. Although she was smiling, her slender beauty and three-dimensional facial features made her look particularly majestic.

It's just that Shade didn't have time to appreciate the charm of the witch for the time being. He rushed into the cabinet too hard and was entangled in a pile of clothes. He held his breath and kept a still posture, not even daring to use big movements to untie the skirts that were wrapped around his body.

The witch came here not because she was aware of Shade's existence, but because she wanted to talk to Lesia again about the Coldwater Port Shipyard.

Of course she would not agree to the number of shares that Lesia asked for, but wanted to use cash or ten-year dividends from other properties of the Aurora family as the price.

Miss Aurora even handed Lecia a bottle of liquid that was invisible from Shade’s perspective:

"Your Highness, you should also know that there are some secrets in this world that ordinary people like us don't know. Look at this, this is a potion called 'Mermaid Slime', not a fishman, but a mermaid. ”

"What's the use?"

Lecia's tone was monotonous, showing that she had no interest in this.

"Add this to your powder puff, one drop at a time, for a year, and it will make your skin better."

"It's indeed a nice thing, but I don't think I need it."

With the [Eternal Youth Leaf] that Shade lent her, Lesia did not need the weaker potion.

"Ma'am, although I know you don't want to build warships, but if you want me to convince my father and make him believe this, you still need more."

"Those shares are definitely not good, there are too many, that's too much."

The witch's tone was very soft. Although the expressions of both parties could not be seen, Shade, who was entangled with the women's clothes in the closet, subconsciously thought that Miss Aurora was speaking with a smile:

"Your Highness, what do you want? I think after talking to me for these days, it's time for you to tell me your real request."

"I can only ask for one-tenth of the shares, but I want your new shipyard to help me build some ships."

Lecia said.

"What ship?"

"This kind of ship."

Then there was the sound of pages turning. It seemed that Lesia had some documents with her. After a moment of silence, Miss Aurora said with confusion in her tone:

"If I understand it correctly, Your Highness, the ship you want to build is a military vessel. Maybe I understand it wrong?"

She definitely understood it correctly, and she was sure that she understood it correctly. This was a test.

As for Shade in the closet, he had already covered his mouth to prevent his breathing from being disturbed by hearing information he shouldn't have heard. If he is not mistaken, Lesia wants to let the shipyard of the Aurora family help her secretly manufacture some large steam ships that can be used for militarization as the price for her help in lobbying for Avrola in Tobesk. .

"Yes, your understanding is wrong. You just need to build the ship. I will not install weapons on the ship."

Lesia said, followed by a long silence.

"Once I agree to this request, it means that I have tied my family to you. Your Highness, I cannot make this decision lightly."

Miss Aurora said.

"It doesn't matter, you can think about it slowly."

"Yes, slowly consider that my family is only in the shipping business, but I have never thought of getting involved in Delarian politics."

The witch's voice was unhurried. Although Lesia seemed to be leading the conversation, Sylvie Avora was not at a disadvantage from beginning to end.

"The opening up of the New World has allowed those of you who are engaged in the shipping business to have capital that is different from the past. Miss Aurora, your family cannot escape the impact of the change in power in the kingdom. If not me, it will be Others."

Lecia said, her tone was monotonous, and her true feelings could not be heard at all.

"It makes sense, but I still prefer to do legal business."

"Legal?"

Lesia’s tone sounded a bit mocking:

"Madam, what exactly did your fleet do in the sea? I think even the beggars in Coldwater Port have heard about it. How many of the seven pirate kings' fleets in the outer sea have nothing to do with you?"

"Only two are relevant to me."

The witch said calmly, Lecia smiled:

"Miss Aurora, this is an era of change. Everything is changing. Even an ancient family like Aurora, if it wants to continue to occupy a leading position in the rushing tide of the times, it is impossible not to make Change."

Shad only told Lesia that Sylvie Aurora was a sorceress from an ancient family of ring sorcerers, but did not tell her that the other party was a twelve-ringed person. Otherwise, Lesia might not be able to speak in this tone. But if he told her, the princess's strange behavior would be noticed by the other party, so it was actually right not to tell her.

"Yes, what you said makes sense, but I think I need to think about it. After all, the family is not mine alone, and there are other partners in our business."

The witch answered unhurriedly.

From the perspective of Shade in the closet, Lecia didn't offer a price at all. The princess wants to build a bridge through this cooperation, and then step by step deepen the imprint of Lecia Cavendish on the Aurora family.

But it is obvious that Sivi Avora is no ordinary woman. Even if she wanted to gamble her luck with a certain royal family member in the changing times, she would definitely have to seek the hint and permission of Carina Cavendish, who also belonged to the Witch Council.

If this ancient family of ring wizards can survive to this day, it must have its own unique methods. In Shade's view, there is a high probability that Lesia's idea will not succeed unless she can come up with a bargaining chip that is more attractive to the witch.

The stranger in the closet breathed in the smell of the clothes that entangled him, and listened quietly to the confrontation between the princess and the witch in the darkness. He has a better understanding of the political methods of this era and the current situation in Delrayon.

Speaking of which, these things are strange to Shade. He has obviously integrated into his current life, but when he hears about these political situations, he feels detached.

Yordel Palace, where the Delarian royal family lives, is only one street away from Saint Teresa Square, but he always believed that what happened in that palace happened in that building that was almost the center of the entire kingdom. His conspiracies and plans are actually very far away from himself.

But it wasn't until this moment, when he heard the princess's conversation in this slightly funny manner, that he suddenly felt like he had participated in the historical process.

"But Lesia's method is still not clever enough. If it were me, I would at least treat the guests to dinner at Sophia's mansion, arrange a performance during the meal, warn the other party of the consequences of rejecting the proposal, and then, while the witch is thinking about it, take out own chips and own advantages. But he will not ask the other party to give the answer immediately, but will let him go back and think about it, and mobilize the navy in Coldwater Port to conduct exercises to entertain guests, behead people, and take the bait the next day."

I couldn’t help but laugh at myself when I thought of this. These are the opinions of outsiders from the outside, and they are highly subjective. The reality is more complicated, and perhaps his idea is more ridiculous.

[Outlander, are you good at this kind of thing? 】

"She" whispers softly in his ears. Every time Shade hears her voice in a dark environment, he always imagines that she is behind him.

"Of course not. This is not what I learned in my hometown. These are just hearsays."

Xia De replied in his heart, and then suddenly heard Lesia raising her voice outside. Their conversation had turned to this unfortunate banquet.

"Madam, you are so rude!"

Shad's eyes widened. He still remembered what Miss Carina said about Sylvie Avora's hobbies.

"Is it the tradition of the Aurora family to touch the hand of any lady?"

Lesia's voice showed that she was a little angry, while Shade in the closet breathed a sigh of relief.