Chapter 256: Auxiliary Officer
"You want me to be your daughter's adjutane?"
In the luxurious palace, Harvey listened to Duke Anderson's request with a strange face, Duke Anderson is in a wheelchair, and he usually needs someone to take care of him, and the burn area of his body has reached more than 90%, which is still the kind of severe burns, and it is also thanks to the healing magic in this world, this level of burns cannot survive 100% in modern times.
Duke Anderson's throat is fitted with a mechanical vocal cord made by the Magic Workshop, and he can communicate normally except for his unpleasant voice.
The maid pushing the wheelchair reached out and pressed the device at Duke Anderson's throat, and he opened his mouth to make a hoarse mechanical voice: "Yes, Mr. Adrian, Victoria will inherit the throne in the near future, she is still young, I have never trained her in politics before, she only has blood to meet the qualifications of being an empress, I must find her a suitable auxiliary for her." β
Harvey waved his hand repeatedly: "Although I am an aristocratic person, I am just a writer, and I have never set foot in politics. β
Duke Anderson shook his head, and the only remaining eye looked at Harvey: "You are a good fit, you are a spellcaster, you have a great reputation in the social world, and most importantly, you are a writer full of wisdom, I hope that your wisdom will protect Victoria and guide her to sit in the position of the Empress, Mr. Adrian, this is very important for the kingdom, as you can see I can no longer participate in the affairs of the kingdom, or give Victoria greater help." β
Harvey hesitated for a while, looking at the miserable Duke Anderson who was tied in bandages in front of him, and couldn't refuse ruthlessly, after the Norton Royal Concert Hall assassination incident Harvey's impression of the duke was not bad, the Iris Knights sacrificed almost all their members in the assassination to protect Harvey, although the real target of the assassination was Duke Anderson.
Things look like they're going to be a lot of trouble...
Harvey sighed and nodded with a serious expression: "I'll do my best." β
Duke Anderson's crumbling face relaxed, and the smile on his cheeks full of burns was not pretty, but it was full of reassurance.
"Mr. Adrian, then I'll take you to my daughter now."
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The palace where the royal family lived was very luxurious, full of golden-red colors that represented nobility, bright red carpets, embroidered curtains, and tables decorated with gold and silver, which were enough to pile up the vulgar into gorgeous, of course, the palace was still more stylish, and the corridors would be decorated with some artistic statues and flower pots, and you could also see a lot of expensive and extravagant paintings.
Duke Anderson took Harvey to his daughter Victoria's room.
The maid pushed open the wooden door and pushed the wheelchair inside, Harvey following closely.
There is a young girl in a beige dress standing in the room, the court dress looks very gorgeous, with a beige dress as the inner skirt, the outer skirt uses a lot of lace and transparent tulle, the tulle is embroidered with white roses to be more elegant, the puff sleeves and the neckline of the long skirt are embellished with ruffles and bows, the long skirt is like a beautiful cake, such a costume is quite rare in the dress.
The girl was about fourteen or five years old, with a sweet appearance and a little baby fat, her eyelashes were dense and long, very delicate and cute, her long golden wavy hair was draped behind the gown, embellished with light gauze, and the girl's slender snow-white neck could also be seen with a cross ornament, which meant that she was from the church and had at least been educated by the church.
"Victoria, from today onwards, this Mr. Harvey Adrian is your teacher and adjutantΓ©."
Victoria came to Harvey, lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands, and gave a dignified salute, with a lukewarm attitude: "My name is Victoria Windsor, and I am glad that you can be my teacher, Mr. Adrian." β
Harvey nodded.
Duke Anderson bowed lightly to Harvey: "Victoria is a little shy, I hope you don't mind, I have other things to go out beforehand, and then I will leave it to you and Victoria." β
The maid pushed the wheelchair away, and Victoria watched the back of Duke Anderson leaving, her expression gradually becoming calm and indifferent.
Harvey noticed the subtle change in her expression and asked, "Victoria, do you have a bad relationship with Duke Anderson?" β
Anyway, she is also a daughter, and Duke Anderson is now seriously injured, but Victoria does not show a trace of mercy.
Hearing Harvey call her by her name, Victoria's slender willow brows furrowed and relaxed: "You are different from others, and your father seems to have special respect for you." β
Harvey asked dumbly, "Don't you know me?" Didn't Duke Anderson tell you my name? β
"Yes, since I came back from the convent, he has always spared me some teachers to teach me literature, politics, geography, or court etiquette, and I have only heard from my father that he wants to find me an adjutant in preparation for my future succession as empress." Speaking of this, Victoria's expression did not show much joy, and she came to the window and looked at the luxurious scenery outside the palace in silence, her little hands with white gloves tightly interlocked.
Harvey smiled, "Although many people haven't seen me, they should have heard my name. β
"Yes, I grew up in a monastery and am not allowed to have contact with the outside world, and if this is an offense to you, allow me to apologize." Victoria said casually, came to the sofa and didn't care about the manners, fell on the sofa, pillowed her pillow, and paused to add: "I'm not very interested in you, my father, or the position of the empress." β
"Duke Anderson really threw me a problem." Harvey patted his forehead with a little headache, and looked at the quiet expression of the girl who closed her eyes: "Duke Anderson said just now, from now until you succeed to the empress, I will take care of it." β
The girl suddenly opened her eyes, and her expression was full of anger: "He left me alone again!?" β
"At least I can take care of you and go change your clothes."
"What are you doing?" Victoria folded her hands and stared at Harvey with a wary gaze.
"Let you see the outside world, don't you really want to go to the outside world, isn't it too heavy to wear this palace dress?" Harvey looked at Victoria's slender body, a little afraid that she wouldn't be able to bear the weight of the dress.
"How do you know?"
"Your eyes, your demeanor, your tone of voice, your emotions, you feel that from beginning to end." Harvey shrugged his shoulders, he was very familiar with such an aristocratic girl, this is the norm of the aristocratic class in this world, women are usually locked up at home and are not allowed to go out, and they can only go out and walk around when they participate in social activities, but Victoria's identity is a little special.