Whispering Verse

"It never occurred to me, Mr. Watson, that cider could taste like that."

Picking up the wine glass, Mr. Bernhardt took a sip of the wine, then narrowed his eyes with an expression of enjoyment:

"Yes, it's really very good. Mr. Watson, may I ask which winery makes this fruit wine? I must visit them."

"I can't say that, but I promise, this bottle of wine is as delicious as this bottle of cider."

Shad was pleased with the result:

"Give this bottle of wine to that princess. Let's say it's a gift from a friend. It's red wine brewed in a winery in the New World. Compared to the wine produced in the White River Valley vineyard, this bottle of wine should be more suitable as a gift."

He reached into his pocket and rummaged, and took out two more bottles:

"Three bottles are probably enough."

"This time you helped me again, Mr. Watson, please come to my manor for dinner tonight."

Mr. Bernhardt said, then stood up, ordered the servant to pick up the wine bottle, and then left the restaurant again.

This time, Mr. Bernhardt left for forty minutes. During this period, lunch was over, and Shade sat at the table with a teacup and read today's newspaper. Although his Kasonlik level is very poor, his proficiency in writing allows him to recognize the words in newspapers without any obstacles.

The headline on the front page of the local newspaper was the princess's visit to Huntington, and the second page was about the financial reform announced by the city hall. It was said that the number of civil servants would be reduced and replaced by temporary workers. The third page had news about the local winter horse race. As for the advertising area, just like the newspapers in the Northland, there are strange inventions such as "body stretcher" and "steam-powered telescopic hanger" seeking investment, or newly opened local shops to attract business for themselves.

Shad even saw his fellow detectives place advertisements in newspapers promising low fees. Outsiders don't like this kind of guy who breaks the "rules". Malicious price cuts will only make everyone's business difficult.

"However, the Huntington detectives seem to be doing well enough to find such a large space to advertise."

Just when Shade copied the address of "York Little Bee Snack Shop" into his notebook, thinking of bringing some southern snacks to Dorothy and Luvia, Mr. Bernhardt who finally came back was still A very sad expression, even more sad than before.

The servant opened the chair for the viscount. After sitting down, Mr. Bernhardt clasped his hands together, and hesitantly asked Shad, who was considering whether to bring a snack for his cat:

"Mr. Watson, if the princess wants to see you, would you mind going to see Her Majesty Margaret?"

"Um?"

Xia De looked up from the notebook in surprise and looked at him:

"The princess wants to see me?"

After finishing speaking, I noticed that my voice was a little loud, so I lowered my voice and pointed at myself:

"Sorry, Mr. Bernhardt, I can't be seen by that princess in this kind of place. You know, I will definitely run into that princess in a social occasion in Tobesk, and I can't let her see it in advance My face. Even now that I wear some fancy make-up, there's no way she'll recognize me, and I can't risk it."

"Then what if you temporarily change your appearance further? It makes you even more different."

Mr. Bernhardt is very embarrassed:

"I know I shouldn't force you to help, but just now the princess tasted one of the three bottles of red wine, praised your red wine as much as I did, and then wanted to see you. I'm really sorry, but if you really don't ..."

"Wait a moment."

Xia De frowned.

【You want to see her? 】

Whispering in his ear, Xia De resisted the urge to nod, and said in his heart:

"If it is possible to further change the appearance based on the witch's eye shadow, and get acquainted with the princess in advance, it should also be helpful to my plan in Tobesk."

Thinking about it carefully, this is a rare and good opportunity. With the introduction of Mr. Bernhardt, the princess is definitely less wary than facing a foreign knight. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia De has the opportunity to test out the other party's character and temper.

"However, luck is so good? The choice given by that golden rabbit leg is really valuable. How many rabbits will I dream about tonight?"

While worrying about the quality of my sleep, I remembered one more thing to ask:

"Mr. Bernhardt, do you know that the royal family of Anjou also has ring magicians?"

The middle-aged vampire was a little surprised, but he didn't seem that surprised:

"Of course I know, wait, you mean, it turns out that she is the current ring magician of the Anjou family? I thought she was... a correspondence student of Serkses? Don't worry, I won't say it .

"The other party is a ring warlock, so is it possible for her to defeat your disguise?"

Mr. Bernhardt immediately shook his head:

"Don't worry, this is the unique illusion of vampires. It belongs to the superposition of racial talent and thaumaturgy. I didn't use it in Midhill Castle because once this talent is discovered by the local high-ring warlocks, they can immediately identify me. status, but I bet that Her Royal Highness Margaret is definitely not a high ring, so you don’t have to worry. I am still very confident in terms of racial talent.”

Xia De nodded, hesitated, and put away his notebook:

"Okay, then let's go meet that princess."

"Mr. Watson, thank you for your help. This matter is really embarrassing. But please rest assured, Her Royal Highness Margaret is a very easy-going person and does not have too many bad habits of nobles."

Saying that, he stretched out his hand to wipe Xia De's face. Xia De went to take out the mirror again, and found that his appearance had changed a little, it looked the same as before, but after careful recollection, it seemed that there were two different faces.

On the third floor of the White King Club, there are rooms reserved for senior members of the club, and the princess who is going to take a steam airship from the local area to Tobesk is waiting in the room to meet with guests.

In the corridor, Mr. Bernhardt talked with the guards outside the door, and then the guards knocked on the door and explained the identity of the visitor to the maid who opened the door. Soon, Shard and Armand Bernhardt were allowed to enter. And when Xia De walked into the room, the witch detection badge hanging on his chest finally started to heat up.

This means that the princess who took the "Difference Engine" information from Shade last time in Castle Midhill was Margaret Anjou.

The lounge for high-end members is even more luxurious than the high-end rooms in general hotels, and the red carpet on the floor seems to be made of pure wool. The curtains of only half of the window in the room were drawn, and Marguerite Anjou was sitting on the single sofa with her back facing that window.

She looks to be about the same age as Xia De, with the iconic pale golden hair of the Anjou royal family, and her eyes are faded light blue. In Xia De's opinion, they are not as deep and energetic as Dr. Schneider's blue eyes .

Because it is just daily life, there is no crown on the head, but the long skirt is still elegant and noble. The eyes are slender, and the eyebrows are more beautiful than the color of the hair. The long pale golden hair was tied together and hung down from the front of the right shoulder, and what impressed Xia De most was her height.

It is roughly estimated that it is only a little shorter than Xia De, and outsiders have only seen such a height on the body of a real big witch.

She is not as youthful and energetic as the seventeen-year-old Iluna, not as gentle and intellectual as Dorothy, who has recently become famous, and not as restrained but full of passion as Rezia, who is also a princess. Her temperament is more in line with the definition of a normal "princess", the kind of lady who can associate herself with the word "princess" at a glance.

The room smelled very light of incense. When Shad and Mr. Bernhardt entered the door, the princess was holding a book in Kaseric in her hand. The title of the book was "Pearl of the North: The History of Tobesk". In addition to porcelain teacups and some portfolios, there were three red wine bottles and a glass goblet on the coffee table.

The maid led the two gentlemen to the sofa, and they sat down on the couch after getting permission. Although it was a couch, they all chose to sit away from the princess, and in the end Mr. Bernhardt was the one who was closer to the princess.

"Viscount Bernhardt, is this the owner of the winery you mentioned?"

Carson Rico, the grammar is very cumbersome, but he asked this sentence very politely. Marguerite Anjou's eyes were looking at Xia De, and even if Xia De changed his appearance, because of the blessing of thousands of souls, the extremely friendly temperament made him get a little bit of the princess of a foreign country all at once. favor.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Armand Bernhardt grabbed his hat and replied respectfully, and introduced:

"This is Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who runs his own winery in the New World~www.readwn.com~ He is from De La Rion and has traveled to many places."

The reason why "John Watson" is not used is because Watson's name was used by Shade as the ring warlock's name for adventures, and it is best not to have anything to do with this kind of world of ordinary people. And "Sherlock Holmes" is the name Shade signed for the convenience of receiving his salary when he joined MI6 (Chapter 168). There is no possibility of leakage, and even if it is leaked, it will not be easily associated.

"Hello."

The young princess nodded to Xia De with a smile, and Xia De said:

"Good afternoon, Your Highness. It's a great honor to be summoned by you. I wonder if you are satisfied with the red wine I provided?"

He deliberately uses his very broken Carson Rik, which is a small trick to promote goodwill.

With an elegant smile, Marguerite Anjou sat on the single sofa and looked at Xia De. Xia De held his hat and bowed his head slightly in salute. This is the first time a foreigner meets a southern princess, and in Xia De's view, the princesses in this world are not the same as those in fairy tales.

They are all so independent, smart and shrewd, most of them don't need their own princes, whether it's Leizia who has inexplicable ambitions for power, or Marguerite Anjou who is trying to win over the ace spy, they are all better than the story. The prince in the movie is even better.