Na pulled the dress skirt on her body a little uncomfortably, and always felt that there was something t-strong

Winnie hurriedly took her hand: "Don't move! See what you've done with your skirts? This material is very gentle and unrubbed! Minna had no choice but to put down her hand, but looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn't help but say, "The neckline is too low, right?" I don't like to show so much meat! ”

Marcie let out a small "oh" before lowering her voice and whispering in her ear, "Ladies never say the word "show flesh, Minna, you must remember" Minna immediately drooped her face

Jenny couldn't help but laugh and comforted her: "It's cool to wear it like this in summer, and you'll get used to it soon, just show a little bit, what is it?" What girl doesn't wear a dress? She straightened her proud breasts: "I show more than you in regular clothes, and I don't feel uncomfortable!" Before he finished speaking, he was glared at by his aunt, stuck out her tongue, and turned her head to help Minna get the cloak

Winnie once again pulled down Minna's hand that wanted to cover her chest: "Be generous, just like Madame taught you!" I, Winnie, have been a professional nanny for decades, and all the ladies I've ever seen are dressed like this, so it's no surprise! Listen to Winnie! ”

Well, since Winnie had said so, Minna had no choice but to show the courage she had when she had been on a mission in the Security Department, and put on the noble and elegant style of Miss Daughter as much as possible, gently lifted her skirt and walked out, and immediately received two satisfied smiles from Winnie and Marcie

When she walked into the living room, she saw Alex sitting on the sofa, reading a book, he was wearing a dark blue sorcerer's robe, and only a jeweled brooch with a family crest pattern was hung on his chest, indicating his nobility Hearing footsteps, he raised his head, paused, and kept staring at Minna, without making a sound

Minna panicked for a moment: "Isn't it strange for me to dress like this?" She knew it was going to happen! Acquaintances will definitely laugh when they see her dressed like this!

"No... It's beautiful" Alex took a deep breath and smiled, "I've never seen you so beautiful, like... Like a fairy in Lake Merton," he looked at her with some fascination, his eyes not moving

Minna blushed a little, but was still happy: "Really? Not surprising at all? Ha! What lake fairy? Because the skirt is light blue se and lake blue se, and there are layers of yarn, it will give people this illusion! She jumped over, not feeling that her movements were too detrimental to her image

Alex laughed, looked at Minna a few more times, and smiled, "I guess... You must be uncomfortable, right? You don't think you've ever worn a dress like this, but I remember last Mayday, when you went to the dance in the executive hall in Mayton, and you wore a peachy collar with a peachy collar, and it was inconvenient to bend down with the collar lowered."

"That's right, that's right, you're so right!" Minna seemed to have found a confidant, "You have such a good memory, I almost forgot that dress, now I think about it, the dress is really good, it's not like this dress, although it is very beautiful, but the front chest is empty, I always feel strange"

Alex smiled and turned behind Minna, picked up a strand of hair that fell to the ground for her, re-used the hairpin, and Minna hurriedly said, "Thank you, I must have accidentally shook the ground just now... What is it?! She suddenly felt a chill on her neck, something wrapped around her neck, and when she looked down, it turned out to be a necklace, sea blue and ground gemstones, each of which was polished into an oval shape the size of half a thumb, and was only made of gold into a small hook, connected by a whole heavy but matching the face of the skirt

The necklace didn't have a pendant, but the chain body just covered the place where Minna felt most uncomfortable, which made her relieved but a little uneasy: "You don't want to give this to me, do you?" The last pair of Sea Flames was already very valuable, and I can't take this anymore."

"Don't worry, I'm just borrowing you to wear it," Alex's voice came from the back of his neck, and he exhaled geothermal air, "This is an antique from my family's treasure, because I brought my aunt home, and my father gave me this reward, although the thing is very valuable, but if such a beautiful jewel can only be stored in a box, how can it reflect its value?" It's just right for your dress tonight, so you're going to wear it, after all, I can't wear it on myself, right? ”

Minna blushed and imagined Alex wearing this women's necklace and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, then I'll borrow it for a night, I'll be careful not to break it" After thinking about it, she still took off the necklace and put it in the ring on her hand: "Wait until you get to the venue to wear it again, so as not to lose it on the way"

Alex smiled, "Okay, so... It's fine," he held out his hand to fix the back of her neck once more

Minna felt his warm fingers touch her gently on the back of her head and neck, so gently, as if she was treating a precious treasure, her heart couldn't help but jump up sharply, she turned her head a little flustered, looked around, and avoided his fingers: "What about Jenny?" She said she was going to help me bring my cloak, where did she go? ”

Alex smiled and withdrew his hand, saying nothing

Jenny hurried out of the hall: "It's coming, it's coming!" The tie of this thing was knotted just now, and it made me sweat profusely" She handed over a silver-gray silk hooded cloak and asked, "Why are you wearing this?" It's so hot, and this dress is so beautiful that everyone should see it."

Minna

With the cloak strap, she said, "I'm going to ride over, and if I don't wear this, I'll look at Alex, and she couldn't help but slow down her voice: "When are you going over?" ”

"I'm going home with my father and brothers," Alex smiled faintly, "You're going to Kado first, right?" How about we meet at the venue? ”

Minna smiled and nodded, "Okay"

Burleigh brought her horse, and she rode it up with her skirt, and Jenny helped to arrange the hem of it, and complained, "Why don't you take the carriage?" The ladies all ride in a carriage."

"I'm going to my uncle's house first, it's too slow to ride, besides, I like to ride horses," Minna adjusted her posture, a little glad, because of her strong request, the skirt was only ankle-length, and although the sleeves were tied, the length was acceptable, she had tried to wear this dress and dance the long sword, and her movement would not be restricted, if it were not for this, she would not have accepted the new dress

Turning around, she waved her hand to Alex: "Then I'll go first, see you later, Alex"

The horse stepped forward gently, faster and faster, with a gust of wind, and the hem of the light blue skirt swayed, like a touch of cloud, carrying Minna away Alex's heart, his foot took a step forward, and stretched out his hand, but soon he paused, waved to Minna instead, and shouted "See you later" in his mouth to put down his hand again, he smiled slightly

Some things, some people, don't need to be tied down

When I came to the Kado mansion, two gorgeous carriages were already waiting in the front yard. The adult male protagonists of the Kajia family, dressed in formal clothes, were standing in front of the door chatting, while the female dependents were dressed in fine clothes and jewelry, ready to board the car Minna hurriedly rode over: "Sorry, I'm late"

"It's not too late, it's not too late" Elon smiled and motioned for his son to get on the horse, "The time is just right, let's get in the car"

Minna responded, and was about to dismount, when immediately a valet ran over and squatted on the side of the horse, ready to act as her foot, and she wanted to jump off the horse to avoid it, but suddenly found that the valet was Corbin, and she was stunned

"Why don't you hurry?! Do you want us to wait for you?! Lilith banged on the window frame impatiently, Minna took a deep breath and stepped heavily on Corbyn's back, who almost fell to the ground without making any money, Minna immediately jumped off the ground, turned around and said coldly, "Do you want to fall me?" If you don't have the strength, don't run over, do you think I'll reward you with money?! ”

Corbin shook his body, fell to the ground and didn't dare to say anything, the butler hurriedly ran over and scolded, Minna ignored it, and got into the carriage behind

There was only Beryl in the carriage, and Lilith took her second daughter Manda and youngest son Felder to sit in the front car, and Beryl wore a gown with a high bun, and only two or three simple jewelry, which looked noble and dignified, but the person was still cold, nodded to her cousin, and looked out the window

Minna wasn't interested in talking to her, so she closed her eyes and rested

When the carriages of the Kado family arrived at the dance venue, there were nearly 100 carriages crowded together outside the city hall where the dance party was already held in the night sky, and with the help of the patrol members, the order was finally arranged, and most of the guests had to wear fancy clothes to cross the street in order to get ahead of the ball, provoking pedestrians to watch

This was the embarrassment of the Nogga side, the embassy they opened in East, which was still in the planning stage and had not yet been selected, and the east wing of the royal palace borrowed by the mission could not be used for them to receive guests who were not members of the royal family, so the mission finally chose to rent the city hall

It was the place where the plebeians and merchants of Ito City held great feasts and balls, and anyone could use them as long as they registered and paid enough rent, but for the ball hosted by the Duke of Noga, it was not a big enough thing, and there was not enough room for so many horses and carriages

The carriage of the Cardo family was blocked more than a hundred meters from the Great Hall, and the noble Lady Lilith refused to get out of the carriage and "carry her skirt through the street like a commoner", and the dust on the road would stain her fine clothes, Elon could not convince her, so she had to accompany the family and wait for the patrol to clear the traffic

By the time the family finally arrived in front of the Great Hall, it was nearly half an hour later, and the women had taken off their cloaks and handed them to the attendants on standby, and Minna took the opportunity to put the necklace on

Manda wore a bright blue dress, the style was very different from what she was used to wearing, simple and dignified, plus a high bun and a few just right jewelry, adding a bit of nobility and elegance to her

Lilith was picky about arranging the clothes and hairstyle for the second daughter, and repeatedly whispered: "Raise your head and chest, keep smiling, and if you think clearly, there are many nobles coming today, you must let them see how noble and elegant you are, how suitable for the second prince rest assured, now that Fan'a has a new saint, no one will force you to go"

Manda took a deep breath and nodded non-sincerely

Elon urged ahead: "Hurry up, the prom seems to have begun"

"Got it" Lilith turned to check on the other children, and when she saw Minna in a blue dress, she stared at it several times, and then found the necklace she was wearing: "This... I've heard of it! Isn't this the collection of the Mandheling family?! ”

Minna: "You mean

chain? Because I don't have jewelry to match the dress, what happened to me? ”

Lilith pursed her lips tightly and stared at the necklace until her husband urged her again, and she reluctantly pulled her daughter into the auditorium hall

They were indeed late, and in the hall, Duke Jeda, who was the host, and the second prince, Selig, who was the guest of honor, were finishing their opening remarks

Jada raised his glass and shouted to all the guests, "... For the sake of our friendship and for the sake of future cooperation, let us have a toast together to His Majesty King Valfred III of East...", and smiled at Serrig next to him, "and our intelligent and handsome Highness Serrig"

Everyone was in high spirits, raising their glasses and shouting Cheers, but Selig did not react in the slightest, he looked straight at the door, the shadow of a long absence, he was already stupid

Minna found that Manda stopped in front and didn't leave, and when she looked up, she saw her looking straight at the people on the stage, with tears in her eyes, and she almost couldn't help but pounce on her, but she didn't do it because she was pulled by her sister Beryl

Serig kept staring at Manda, and his heart was excited, and he didn't notice that Duke Jeda had already called himself twice, and the minister behind him noticed that something was wrong, and hurriedly bumped into him, and he woke up, and reluctantly smiled and raised his glass in response

Jada didn't care, still with a smile on his face, and only after announcing the start of the ball, he walked to the hall and asked his men who had just entered the door

Manda looked at Selig from afar, who was talking to other nobles, a little disappointed, he would have come to her as soon as possible, but she also knew that he was doing serious business, she couldn't stop him from picking up a glass of fruit wine, she turned around and whispered: "I'm sorry, mother, sister, I want to be alone"

Lilith was urging Beryl to say hello to Hubert, who was standing nearby, when she heard Manda's words and grabbed her, "What are you doing?!" Have you forgotten your mission tonight?! Cheer me up! There are several ladies over there who are my friends, and you and I went over and talked to them about their husbands, who are all important ministers of the king's trust! ”

Minna watched Lilith pull a few children to meet her "friends", she felt a little bored, so she didn't follow, she looked left and right, looking for Alex's figure, and soon, he was spotted in the crowd At this moment, as if sensing her gaze, Alex turned his head, met her eyes, and smiled slightly

Minna responded with a smile, motioning for him to come over with his eyes, he glanced at his father next to him, indicating that he couldn't go over for the time being, she had to accept, and quietly pointed to the sofa behind the curtain, he nodded

"Are you saying hello?" Viscount Mandheling noticed the strangeness of his youngest son, followed his line of sight, froze, took a deep breath, still with a very elegant smile on his face, and motioned to the guests around him, but whispered in his mouth: "Why are you still messing with that little girl?" You..."

"Father, their family is not our family's enemy now, is it?" Alex stared at the wine in the glass, "Didn't you promise your aunt the day before yesterday that you would reconcile with their family?" ”

Viscount Mandheling choked: "This... It's been decades of fighting, do you think it's that easy to reconcile?! Suddenly, when he saw the necklace on Minna's chest, he could no longer maintain the smile on his face: "What's that?!" I told you to give the necklace to Princess Sarah! She likes this Yan Se the most! How do you give something to that girl?! ”

Alex said nonchalantly: "That Yan Se matches her skirt very well, and didn't you say that it was a reward for me?" I like to give it to anyone, right? If you want to send jewelry to Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah, you can send Ai directly without going through me."

"You..." Viscount Mandheling almost couldn't get up in one breath, when someone greeted him, he finally swallowed this breath, put on a smile again, and greeted the visitor: "It's been a long time, how are you doing?" ”

Alex took the opportunity to retreat into the crowd

At this time, Minna was invited by her cousin Bevan to her uncle's family, and there was a noble high-ranking official who was very enthusiastic about introducing them to her master, Duke Jada, calling them "the descendants of epic heroes"

A very strange feeling rose in Minna's heart, looking at Jada's somewhat unfamiliar smiling face, she tried to play the role of an inconspicuous aristocratic daughter, saluted him with her cousins, and then smiled deservedly

But unexpectedly, Jada stopped her: "You... I'm sorry, but have I seen you somewhere? You don't know how I feel."

Minna was shocked and said with a smile: "When you entered the city that day, I used to stand on the side of the road to welcome your mission, probably when you saw me, right?" ”

"No... It's not" Although Jada recognized her as the girl of that day, the sense of familiarity did not arise because of this side

Minna kept a proper smile, knowing that he would never think he was Minter

But suddenly, she remembered something that made her panic and sweat on her forehead

(Guess what?) ）