Eastern mythology system

Chapter 127 Probing
The mansion of the Grand Duke Edwards occupies a very large area, with many courtyard houses.Inside, there are pavilions, terraces and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, which are well arranged.It looks like a large garden landscape, not a mansion.

With his hands behind his back, Anthony squinted, wandering aimlessly among them.

The servants in the Duke's mansion may have received the order in advance, and when they met by chance, they all saluted and greeted him very politely and gently, but no one stopped him a little bit.

Anthony didn't go into the house either, he just wandered through the garden courtyard arbitrarily, watching the scenery along the way.

"My lord, this is the courtyard where the female relatives live in the Grand Duke's mansion. It is very inconvenient for you to enter it. Please move to another place to avoid embarrassment for each other."

A polite but indifferent voice suddenly came from the side.

Anthony looked around and found that he had just stepped into an independent yard.Vermilion gate, white jade steps, colorful glazed tiles.From the appearance alone, it is no different from other places.

A pretty, rather heroic woman stood under the eaves like a javelin, her eyes showing vigilance and precaution.

Anthony was slightly taken aback, then bowed and cupped his hands: "It turns out that this is the residence of the women's family members in the Duke's mansion. I'm being rude. Excuse me, girl, do the Duchess and Miss live there?"

The woman had a pretty smile on her pretty face, but the sharp light in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

"Madame and Miss went back to their parents' home to visit relatives, and they are not in the yard at the moment."

"Oh, what a coincidence, Her Royal Highness came from a long way, but Madam and the others just happened to go back to her mother's house."

Anthony sighed softly, quite regrettable.

"I don't know, besides the duchess and miss, who are other female relatives in this yard?"

The woman froze, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, but she recovered quickly.

"Young Master is also quite cultivated and understands etiquette. Isn't it too rude for Meng Lang to ask about the female family members in this way?"

The temperature in that voice seemed to suddenly drop by dozens of degrees, and a little impatience appeared on his face.

Anthony slapped his forehead and apologized again and again: "Sorry, sorry! I was rude. The girl is right, I will go out now."

"Goodbye, son!" The woman put on a smile again.

"goodbye!"

Anthony waved goodbye to the woman, and exited the independent yard in a bit of embarrassment.

It seemed that his mood was affected, and Anthony was no longer interested in admiring the scenery inside the mansion, but just walked straight back along the way he came.

Soon after, Anthony returned to a separate courtyard arranged by the Grand Duke Edwards for the princess and his party.

Entering the house, turning around and closing the door, Anthony's usual calmness returned to his face.The embarrassment and panic expression deliberately made up disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Stepping into the hall, Yalena, Caton and the two team captains sat in it impressively.

"Anthony is back, how is it? Did you find anything?" Her Royal Highness looked at Anthony eagerly and asked.

Anthony walked over and sat down beside Yalena: "I deliberately wandered around in the duke's mansion just now. The servants and guards in the mansion are very polite and polite. Except for a place deep in the mansion that is said to be the residence of female relatives, other places Not only did they not stop me, but they didn't even give me comfort and reminders, and let me come and go without defense at all."

Yalena also nodded: "I went for a casual stroll in the streets outside in the morning, and the people in the Duke's mansion let me leave. Uncle Carton said that there was no sign of tracking or monitoring. It seems , at least Uncle Edwards really doesn't have any malice towards us."

After confirming the attitude of the Grand Duke Edwards, Her Royal Highness was also greatly relieved.

A captain frowned and said: "But the Grand Duke left the Duke's mansion early in the morning, and only sent someone to tell him that there is an urgent matter that needs him to rush to deal with. It is obvious that he wants to avoid meeting with Her Highness the Princess, and delays sending troops to Taranto .From this point of view, the Grand Duke does not seem to want to help us."

The worried look on Her Royal Highness's face became more serious.

What the captain said was exactly what made her feel restless.

In the current situation, what is more important than the war between the two countries?With Aberdeen's geographical location, what is more urgent than sending troops to conquer the evil neighbor Taranto?
Even with Princess Yalena's indifference to military and political affairs, it can be easily inferred that if the royal family could not deal a thunderous blow to the Duke of Keqishi when he raised the anti-flag, Taranto would gain extremely precious Rare opportunity to get your footing.

Moreover, other provinces and counties, nobles and family forces will likely turn to a wait-and-see attitude because of this.If the situation is slightly turbulent, it is not entirely impossible to even fall to the side of the rebels.

Under such a critical situation, every day of delay, the situation of the imperial family will become more difficult.This made Yalena not anxious and irritable.

With a creak, the door opened slightly, and Lin Zhifeng and the other four hurried in with serious faces.

"Your Royal Highness, boss! We went to the city early this morning to inquire about the news. In one of the most famous shops in the city selling rouge and gouache, Xu Feng learned from some local noble ladies that five days ago, the Grand Duchess and Miss Showed up in the upper circles of the city!"

Everyone present was shocked, and they all looked at the down-and-out nobleman who seemed to be worthless.

If the news is correct, then the Grand Duke Edwards is lying!
It is likely that the Duchess and Miss did not visit their natal family at all, perhaps they still remained in the province of Aberdeen, in the city of Copenhagen.

But why didn't they meet Princess Yalena?Why did the Grand Duke lie?

Anthony pondered: "The weight behind this information is no small matter. Can you be sure that the information is accurate?"

"It shouldn't be wrong." Xu Feng also knew that this matter could not be ignored, he gritted his teeth, and nodded abruptly, "After hearing the news in that shop, I knew the importance of this information. Changed to another one, and went to inquire again. A total of three shops selling rouge and gouache were changed, and from different noble wives, it was confirmed that the Duchess and Miss had appeared in the city recently."

The two captains looked at Xu Feng with complicated emotions.

They knew that this down-and-out little aristocrat from the Southern Federation was greedy for money and lust, and he was very good at women.This kind of "ability" naturally couldn't catch their eyes, but it added to their contempt and disgust for Xu Feng.

But I didn't expect that Xu Feng, who they didn't even look at, relied on this kind of "ability" that couldn't be put on the table to sniff out an extremely important piece of information.

It's a bit too much to say that they admire each other, but at the very least, the two are willing to re-evaluate Xu Feng and the other four with a critical eye.

"very good!"

Anthony tapped his fingers on the table and analyzed slowly.

"According to Her Royal Highness, the Grand Duchess and Miss have no interest in politics, and have never intervened in the military and political administration of the Grand Duke Edwards. Logically speaking, no matter whether the Duchess and Miss meet with Her Royal Highness, whether the Grand Duke pays attention to the Tower Lanto's sending troops will not have any impact. Why does the Grand Duke hide the two of them, and even lie to Her Royal Highness unnecessary about it?"

"Perhaps, the key to the matter lies in the two female relatives of the Duke's Mansion."

Anthony's eyes quickly passed under the eaves deep in the courtyard. The woman standing upright like a javelin, with a pretty face but full of wild aura, did not look like a maidservant at all.There seemed to be a glimmer of understanding in my heart.

(End of this chapter)