As Shade turned his attention to the door, there was indeed a knocking sound outside the door. Lecia frowned and looked at the door with dissatisfaction, and the guard outside the door informed the princess that it was the owner of the manor, Xi Wei.
Miss Aurora is here.
"That woman, it's really Shade, you should 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 a guest room in 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.
Lesia 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 still nodded slightly, and then the maid quickly came to the cabinet. With a peaceful smile on her face, she clasped her hands together and placed them on her 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.
Lesia grabbed the rabbit fur blanket and covered her body, then sat back on the sofa:
"Please come in."
After the owner of the manor, a descendant of an ancient family in a red dress, entered the door, she stood up sleepily.
The person who walked in was a lady with long curly brown hair. She was wearing a slightly serious dark brown dress with a corset decorated with crushed gemstones at the waist. Although she was smiling, her slender beauty and three-dimensional figure
Her facial features make her look particularly majestic.
It's just that Shade didn't have time to appreciate the charm of the witch for the time being. Because he rushed into the cabinet too hard, he was entangled in a pile of clothes. He held his breath and kept a still posture, not even daring to use big movements to solve the problem.
Open those skirts that are wrapped around your body.
When the witch came here, it was not because she was aware of Shade's existence, but because she wanted to talk to Lesia about the Coldwater Port Shipyard.
Of course she would not agree to the number of shares that Lesiya 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 Lesiya 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 Mucus', not a fishman, but a mermaid."
"What's the use?"
Lesia'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."
Lesia said.
"What ship?"
"This kind of ship."
Then there was the sound of pages turning. It seemed that Lecia was carrying 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 that he should not have heard. If he was not mistaken, Lesia wanted to let the Aurora family's shipyard
, to help her secretly build some large steam ships that could be used in militarization, as the price for her help in Avora's lobbying in Tobesk.
"Yes, your understanding is wrong. You only 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 someone else."
Lesia 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."
"legitimate?"
There was a hint of ridicule in Lesia's tone:
"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 related to me."
The witch said calmly, and Lesia smiled:
"Miss Aurora, this is an era of change. Everything is changing. Even an ancient family like Aurora cannot fail to make changes if it wants to continue to occupy a leading position in the surging tide of the times."
Shade only told Lesia that Sivi Avora was a sorceress from an ancient family of ring warlocks, and did not tell her that the other party was a twelve-ring man. Otherwise, Lesia might not be able to speak in this tone. But if
He told her. At this time, the other party would notice that something was wrong with the princess's strange behavior, 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, Lesia did not offer a price at all. The princess wanted to build a bridge through this cooperation, and then deepen the relationship between the Aurora family and Lecia Cavendi step by step.
Xu's mark.
But it is obvious that Sylvie Avora is no ordinary woman. Even if she wants to gamble her luck with a certain royal family member in the changing times, she must win over Carina, who also belongs to the Witch Council.
Cavendish's hints and permissions.
If this ancient family of ring magicians can survive to this day, it must have its own unique method. In Shade's view, Lesia's idea will most likely 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 dark. He had a better understanding of the political methods of this era and the current situation in Delarion.
understanding.
Speaking of which, these things are very strange to Shade. He has obviously been integrated into his current life, but when he hears these political situations, he feels a sense of separation.
The Yodel 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 was the conspiracy and conspiracy that occurred in that building that was almost the center of the entire kingdom.
Plans are actually very far away from themselves.
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 use my own chips while the witch is thinking about it.
And your own advantages. But you will not ask the other party to give an answer immediately, but let you go back and think about it, and mobilize the navy in Coldwater Port to conduct an exercise the next day. Treat guests, behead them, and accept the scam."
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but laugh at myself. These are the opinions of outsiders from the outside, and they are highly subjective. The reality is more complicated, so maybe his idea is more ridiculous.
【Outlander, are you good at this kind of thing?】
"She" was whispering softly in his ears. Every time Shade heard her voice in a dark environment, he would always imagine that she was behind him.
"Of course not. This is not what I learned in my hometown. These are just hearsays."
Shade replied in his heart, and then suddenly heard Lesia raising her voice outside. Their conversation just now had turned to this unfortunate banquet.
"Ma'am, you are so rude!"
Shade's eyes widened. He still remembered what Miss Carina had said about Sivi 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.