The Grand Duke of Edwards' mansion was extremely large and had numerous courtyard houses. The pavilions and terraces inside, the small bridges and flowing water, are scattered. It's like a large garden landscape, not a mansion.

Anthony squinted his hands behind his back and wandered aimlessly through it.

The subordinates in the Duke's palace may have been ordered in advance, and when they met by chance, they were very polite and gentle in greeting, but no one hindered him in the slightest.

Anthony didn't go into the house either, but walked through the garden courtyard at will, enjoying the scenery along the way.

"This son, this is the courtyard where the ladies of the Grand Duke's mansion live. Childe entered it, and it was inconvenient. Please also move to a different location to avoid embarrassment to each other. ”

A polite but cold and detached voice suddenly came from the side.

Anthony looked around and found that he had just stepped into a separate courtyard. Vermilion gates, white jade steps, and colored glazed tiles. From the outside, it's no different from other places.

A pretty-looking and rather handsome woman stood under the eaves like a marker, her eyes revealing a vigilant sense of precaution.

Anthony was slightly stunned, and then bowed his hand: "It turns out that this is the residence of the ladies in the Duke's Palace, and it is abrupt." Excuse me, girl, but the Duchess and the Lady live in it? ”

The woman smiled prettyly, but the sharp light in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

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

"Oh, it's really unfortunate that Her Royal Highness the princess came from afar, but Madame and they just happened to go back to their parents' house."

Anthony sighed softly, quite regretful.

"I wonder what other ladies are in this courtyard besides the Duchess and Miss?"

The woman froze, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes, but she quickly recovered.

"Childe is also a person who is quite cultivated and knows etiquette. Is it too rude for Meng Lang to ask about other people's daughters in this way? ”

The temperature in the voice seemed to drop by dozens of degrees, and there was a little impatience on his face.

Anthony slapped his forehead and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" It's a faux pas. The girl is right, let's go out next. ”

"Goodbye, Childe!" The woman's face changed to a smile again.

"Goodbye!"

Anthony waved goodbye to the woman and exited the separate yard in embarrassment.

As if his mood had been affected, Anthony was no longer interested in admiring the scenery inside the mansion, and just walked straight back along the road he had come from.

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

Entering the house, turning around and closing the door, Anthony's face returned to his usual calm and calm. The deliberately pretended embarrassed and panicked expression disappeared in an instant.

Stepping into the hall, Arina, Caton, and the two team leaders sat in the middle of it.

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

Anthony walked over and sat down beside Arina: "I deliberately wandered around the Duke's Mansion just now, and the servants and guards in the palace are very polite and polite. Except for one place in the depths of the house, which is said to be a women's residence, other places not only do not hinder me, but also do not even convince and remind me, and they are completely unguarded and let me come and go. ”

Arina also nodded: "I went out for a casual stroll in the morning, and the people in the Duke's Palace also left with me. Uncle Caton said that there was no sign of tracking or surveillance. It seems that at least Uncle Edwards did not harbor ill will towards us. ”

confirmed the attitude of the Grand Duke of Edwards, which made Her Royal Highness the princess also greatly relieved.

One of the captains frowned and said, "But the Grand Duke left the Duke's Palace early in the morning, and only sent someone to tell him that there was an urgent matter that he needed to deal with." Obviously, he wanted to avoid meeting with Her Royal Highness the princess and delay the dispatch of troops to Taranto. From this point of view, the Grand Duke did not seem to want to help us. ”

The worried look on Her Royal Highness Princess's face became even heavier.

What the captain said was what made her upset.

What could be more important than the war between the two countries? With Aberdeen's location, what could be more urgent than sending troops to conquer his evil neighbor Taranto?

Even with Princess Arina's lack of interest in military and political affairs, it is easy to surmise that if the royal family could not strike a thunderous blow at Duke Kochis's anti-flag as soon as he raised his anti-flag, Taranto would have gained a rare opportunity to gain a foothold.

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

In such a critical situation, every day of delay will make the situation of the imperial family more difficult. This makes it possible for Arlina not to be anxious and irritable.

With a squeak, the door opened gently, and Lin Zhifeng and the other four hurriedly walked in, their faces very serious.

"Your Royal Highness, Princess! Early this morning, we went to the city to find out the news. In one of the most famous rouge gouache shops in the city, Xu Feng learned from some local noble ladies and ladies that five days ago, the Grand Duchess and the young lady had appeared in the upper circles of the city! ”

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

If the news is correct, then the Grand Duke of Edwards is lying!

It is likely that the Duchess and the Lady did not return to their parents' home at all, and perhaps they remained in Aberdeen, in the city of Copenhagen.

But why didn't they meet Princess Arlina? And why did the Grand Duke lie?

Anthony mused, "The weight behind this information is not trivial. Can you be sure that the message is accurate? ”

"You shouldn't be wrong." Xu Feng also knew that this matter could not be ignored a little, gritted his teeth, and nodded his head violently, "After hearing this news in that shop, I know the importance of this information." I specially changed one and inquired again. A total of three rouge gouache shops were changed before and after, and from the mouths of different noble ladies, it was confirmed that the Duchess and the young lady had appeared in the city recently. ”

The two team leaders looked at Xu Feng with complicated feelings.

They know that this down-and-out little aristocrat from the Southern Federation is greedy for flowers** and has a good hand for women. This kind of "ability" naturally can't get into their eyes, but it only adds to their contempt and disgust for Xu Feng.

But unexpectedly, it was Xu Feng, who they didn't even look at, and with this "ability" that couldn't be put on the table, he heard an extremely important piece of information.

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

"Good!"

Anthony tapped his fingers on the tabletop and slowly analyzed.

"According to Her Royal Highness the Princess, neither the Grand Duchess nor the Lady have any interest in politics and never ask to meddle in the military and political affairs of the Grand Duke of Edwards. It stands to reason that whether or not the Duchess and Mademoiselle meet with Her Royal Highness the Princess, it will not have any effect on whether the Grand Duke sends troops to Taranto. Why did the Grand Duke hide the two of them, and even lie to Her Royal Highness the Princess for this unnecessary? ”

"Perhaps, the key to the matter lies in the two ladies of the Duke's Palace."

Anthony's eyes flew under the eaves in the depths of the courtyard, and the woman who stood like a marker, with a pretty face but full of wild air, did not look at all like a maid. There seemed to be a glimmer of enlightenment in my heart.