Chapter 40: Murder and silence, side quest [debt repayment]
"You, please let me go..."
Being stripped of her clothes, even though it was just her coat, still made Adelaide very shy and even her voice became much softer when she spoke.
Peter smiled slightly and asked Vorontsova to take out some clothes from the dormitory and put them on.
It doesn't fit, but what more can you ask for from a man hanging.
After putting them on, Peter tied up Adelaide again. Adelaide almost cried with anger. She had never seen a man be so afraid of a girl. Is she that scary?
After tying her up, Peter took the silk bed from the bedroom and threw it into the secret room, where he untied her hanging hands.
After the completion, Adelaide was anxious and brought the quilt in to let her stay there permanently?
And he tied her up so tightly, why did he do that...
Adelaide was anxious to shout, but Peter said calmly:
"If you have a problem with Gong, I, the maid, will help you. Once every eight hours, I will calculate the time myself and I can't help but solve it on the spot. As for your identity, I will deal with it naturally after finding out. If you dare to pretend to be a French princess, you will be beheaded directly.
"
Peter's voice was calm, but his eyes were murderous. Adelaide was startled and she didn't dare to speak anymore.
After coming out of the secret room, Peter walked out of the dormitory. Some guards strictly followed his orders to guard the outer hall. Peter discovered that Mirkovsky had found someone with a similar figure.
After taking a look at the woman, she saw that she was not a palace maid. Peter gave her the clothes to change into, and then gave Mirkovsky some instructions.
All he was told was to let this person pretend to be Adelaide and then deliberately leak his whereabouts to see what Lestock was up to.
"yes!"
Mirkovsky followed the order and took the pretender away.
Naturally, Peter would not pay attention to this kind of thing. He directly called the musicians, reopened the palace theater, and played the violin.
The melodious sound of the violin came from his palace and spread far away in the quiet night.
Outside the palace.
Because of concerns about Ivanovich, Lestock did not go to the French Embassy again. He waited anxiously.
Soon, he found out that the clothes maker was still in the palace, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
There was no need to worry much at first. As long as you think about Peter's careless character and not caring about anything, even if he catches what he thinks is a foreign spy, he might even let him go if he loses his curiosity.
Now that it was confirmed that Peter had not brought anyone there, Lestock felt relaxed.
Moreover, Peter is now playing the violin in the palace and can be heard from a long distance away. This shows that Princess Adelaide did not reveal the circumstances of Louisa's early arrival to Russia, nor even revealed that she was a French princess. Otherwise, no matter how stupid Peter is,
, how could you continue to play the violin without reporting it to Elizabeth?
In this way, Princess Louisa's plan fits perfectly.
When we go step by step, once the Queen dies and Princess Louisa controls Peter, it is equivalent to France controlling Russia, and he, who has made great achievements, will become a powerful official in Russia who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people!
Thinking of this, Lestock couldn't help but feel excited.
But he still had to wait for news.
Where is Adelaide?
Without this uncontrollable factor, we can then arrange an encounter between Princess Louisa and Peter. With Peter's immaturity and Princess Louisa's methods, Peter will not notice that Louisa is not the first time, and Louisa will expose the French princess again.
Her identity was hidden from the Orthodox Church with Peter's certificate, and she didn't even have to wait for the other princesses to come. With France's bargaining chip, what choice did Elizabeth have?
After thinking about it again, Lestock felt that there should be no problem.
And soon, another piece of good news came, the target’s whereabouts were found!
As for Adelaide, there was only one guard watching over her. Obviously Peter didn't take it seriously at all!
Lestock became excited and immediately ordered the plan to be implemented.
The night is dark and murderous.
Several tall people walked into the night and moved quickly towards a location.
When these people arrived at the location and were about to move the guard away to avoid causing a big fuss, they were surprised to find that the guard had gone to relieve himself.
The order given is to kill the target person, but it is best to avoid the guards. After all, killing an unknown person will not cause any big disturbance, but killing the guards is different.
The leader gave a low shout and led the men in. He drew his sword and stabbed. Then he checked the size of his lower face, his body shape and the number on his skirt, and immediately retreated.
The breeze blew across his face, and the fruits of victory came so easily that the leader was in a daze. He couldn't help but feel frightened. Could he have killed the wrong person?
Then he quietly sneaked back to take a look, only to see that the guard who was urinating shouted loudly and called several guards who didn't know where they were. They all looked panicked and angry, and it was obvious that they were killing the target.
This was relieved, and the news quickly reached Lestock's ears.
Lestock listened to the detailed report and was very satisfied with the operation. He arranged to give a reward to these people and let these people leave St. Petersburg immediately.
Then he began to arrange an encounter with Princess Louisa.
He went to the embassy on the pretext of doing business for His Majesty a few days ago. Although he only returned to the palace once when he returned, he also heard that the Queen had arranged a course for Peter to learn Russian. This was a good opportunity.
Peter's character would definitely not be able to bear loneliness, so it would be a good idea to arrange for Princess Louisa to enter the palace while he is studying.
Then he started to write a letter. He couldn't go to the embassy in person, but he could still arrange for someone to deliver the letter.
…
Mirkovsky came to report that the double had been killed, which surprised Peter.
Lestock actually had the guts to kill the French princess?
What kind of benefits are worth taking such a big risk?
What Adelaide knew was that she was a French princess, and that Louisa was here too. If she wanted to kill someone, it would be Adelaide who knew the information that Lestock didn't want to expose.
But when Adelaide was interrogated, she inevitably admitted her identity as a French princess. Just when Peter was hesitant, a tone suddenly sounded:
"Ding, trigger the side mission and encounter the French princess."
"Princess Louisa of France tried to sneak into the palace to meet you and have a relationship with you while you were taking French courses. She concealed her identity from the host and the Orthodox Church, and then exposed her identity as a French princess, so that Queen Elizabeth could choose her as the crown princess.
.”
"This mission releases different rewards based on the host's different choices:"
"Option 1: Sit down and endure it, let Louisa become the crown princess, and reward learning French;"
"Option 2: Directly exchange Princess Louisa's pigeon blood for cooling oil, making Princess Louisa's night unforgettable. Intermediate French will be rewarded. By making this choice, the host can directly obtain the cooling oil."
"Choice 3: Take advantage of your strength. As the only crown prince, you have to lie down and wait to inherit the throne. Tell your aunt everything. Reward:
Proficient in French! Points for the Order of Saint-André: 8!"
After hearing this, Peter suddenly realized, and his heart was filled with confusion. He had really gone to great lengths to gain the position of Crown Princess.
This makes Catherine II feel so embarrassed...
Then he chose three without hesitation.
With points from the Order of Saint-André, a good thing that can secure the position of crown prince, and proficiency in French, is there any need to think about it?
Even after only one afternoon, he no longer wanted to learn French step by step. How beautiful the system instilled it~