Na hurriedly asked, "What did he do?!" ”

Ma Ge said: "After the king announced that the second prince would preside over the royal ceremony of the May Festival instead of the eldest prince, there were many people who flattered the second prince, saying that the second prince was more out of the way than the eldest prince and more qualified to be the crown prince than the eldest prince. Anyone who wanted to slander his brother and destroy the relationship between their brothers would never forgive him for proposing a duel to that nobleman and stabbing him to a serious injury, and everyone was shocked! ”

Minna felt that she was also taken aback: "Wouldn't it? Wasn't that nobleman the one who supported him? Is there a danger to life? ”

"I heard that he almost died, and the injured man's family was not angry, so he left Ito and returned to the territory with the whole family overnight, and it was rumored that the queen scolded the second prince afterwards and locked him up, but the king said that he still had a job, and released him again"

Winnie and Marcie were stunned when they heard this, and the former exclaimed, "The second prince is so stupid! He almost killed the people who supported him, and who else would stand on his side, alas, when I was in Merton, I thought he was a little stupid, how can he be more now..."Thinking that it was the prince after all, Winnie covered her mouth and did not continue

"Isn't it?" "There are so many rumors out there now, some people say that he is a good brother and is dissatisfied with his mother's behavior, so he simply makes a cruel move; Some people say that he and the nobleman have actually had a conflict for a long time, saying that the playboy once molested Miss Manda, so the second prince took the opportunity to take revenge; It is also said that he was dissatisfied with his mother's opposition to his marriage to Miss Manda, so he deliberately did this to anger the queen; Some people even say that he did this on purpose to show his kindness and integrity, but in fact he still wants to be the crown prince... There are people who say anything, but now that he has started to prepare for the royal ceremony, I heard that he has done a good job, so there are still many people who support him."

Minna was dumbfounded, how could there be so many versions of an interpretation of one thing? The second prince in my memory, Selig, is a cheerful and straightforward boy, respects his brother, likes to take risks, hates others to suspect that he will be unfavorable to his brother, and she feels that the first statement is probably the most credible

She asked with some curiosity: "Uncle, what do the people in the city now, especially the civilians, think of this matter?" Which prince do they support more? ”

Mag said, "Well... In fact, everyone likes the two princes, I can't tell which one to support more, in fact, for us commoners, as long as the country can be stable, which prince is the king, it is the same, of course, the views of the aristocratic class are different, I sometimes deal with some nobles, and they are also discussing it in private, but they don't think much of me, so they never talk to me about this"

Marcy took her brother's hand: "Brother, please don't be sad that we will no longer be slaves soon"

"That's right," Mag smiled, pulling out an envelope from his bosom, "Look, I've just gotten the papers, I'll go to the town hall to register later, and we'll be free people in the evening!" ”

Marcie covered her mouth and cheered quietly, hurriedly took the document and looked at it carefully, her eyes were moist and she was so excited that she couldn't speak, Winnie patted her on the back again and again with a look of "I understand very well", "I understand that this is really exciting, when Miss Dora moved to Shaonan, she also gave me this, I was really..." she sniffed and cried, the two elderly women cried together, Minna and Mag were a little helpless, so they had to carefully comfort them

Minna was having a headache when the door suddenly opened, and she slipped into her head, and she cried out as if she had seen a savior: "Jenny! Come and help! ”

It was her cousin Magdi's daughter Jenny, and she was a little dazed when she saw the situation in front of her, but she still remembered her own intention: "Dad! I just heard that you have got the papers, is this true? ”

Mag nodded: "It's true, your aunt cried with joy over this... Comfort her, I'll go to the city hall first," he said, and hurried away

Jenny happily jumped back and forth in the room twice before saying, "Auntie, why are you crying?" That's a good thing! How good we used to live in Gutenberg, just because we had a contract with the Cardo family, I was brought back by my grandfather with a word, I haven't done rough work since I was a child, and now I actually have to wash people's stinky socks! Now you finally don't have to look at this host's face anymore, you should be happy."

Marcie wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "You're right, Winnie, we don't cry, we've been maids for decades, and now we're finally free people, we should laugh."

Winnie sobbed quietly, but laughed too, and Minna was secretly relieved, and busily pulled away from the topic about the new house, quickly drawing their attention away

The members of the Zhong Si family left the Kaduo mansion that night, they had a house near the trading house, which was a year-end reward given by Elon the year before last, although more than 20 people lived in a little crowded, but it was completely their family's property Magma Qian had already discussed with the family, and when Minna bought a new house, she would send a few younger generations to help, but most of them would still stay in their own houses

The next day, Minna pulled Winnie and went to the address that the tenant had said to see Alex

I waited

It was a rather old house, called the "Rose Garden", which was more than 100 years old, and the outer wall was crawling with small flower rose vines, faintly revealing the milky white façade underneath, and from a distance, it dissolved with the surrounding woods

The gate is only three meters wide, and when you enter the door, it is a square yard, with a long row of stables on the right hand, which can accommodate at least more than twenty horses, and next to the stable is a slip of six bungalows, which are not large, and can be used as a servant's room, or for the servants who come to visit, and there are many big trees planted around the yard, and there seem to be flower beds under the trees, but the flowers have completely withered Minna took a closer look at the soil, which is quite fertile

On the left hand side of the courtyard, there is a short staircase leading to the main house, and the slopes on both sides of the staircase are full of weeds, except for a few roses that pop up from time to time, all of which look a little listless

The main house has three floors, completely made of stone bricks, the walls are very thick and strong, the house structure is very old, it will not be easy to rebuild, fortunately the ventilation system and sewers are good, there is no need for major changes and the most rare thing is that the stone building that should have been dark and dim is actually quite reasonable, and almost every room has bright large windows, so that people can enjoy the summer coolness at the same time, but do not feel depressed and depressed at all

On the ground floor there is a living room dining room, a large room with a fireplace that can be used as a living room, a study, a recreation room, a kitchen in the back, and a small backyard with it

When you climb to the second floor, you will see a long corridor in front of you, with a total of eight rooms on both sides of the corridor, although they are not large, but they are all well ventilated and well-lit

There were four rooms on the third floor, more spacious and luxurious than the downstairs, and Minna immediately took a fancy to a room with a fireplace, two large windows, and a small terrace, and she had already made up her mind, so she turned back downstairs

There was a small door behind the stairs on the first floor, which led to the cellar, which was very large, cool and dry, and divided into two spaces, and when Winnie saw it, she immediately began to figure out where to store wine and grain, and quickly ran back to the ground to find the warehouse

Minna walked around twice, thinking that this house was really good, and suddenly saw Alex turn out from the back of the house, pointing behind her: "There is still a lot of space behind the small courtyard,?" Minna hurriedly followed him, out the small door on the side of the house, and down a verandah to the end, where a few steps led to the clearing below

The clearing, about five or six acres of large shoes, somewhat shaped like a boomerang, was separated from the outside world by a wall, overgrown with weeds, and very desolate, but the soil was as good as the one in the front yard, and at the corner of the wall there was a stream passing by, presumably a small tributary of the nearby Manado River

Minna looked at the clearing with some surprise, and heard Alex say behind her, "It seems to be a good thing to use to grow grass, didn't you try to plant a small plot of land at Merton's house?" It's big enough to plant whatever you want, but it's a pity that the house is a little bigger, otherwise I'd be impressed."

Minna turned around and smiled, "Even if you are tempted, it will be too late, because I have already decided to buy it!" ”

The property tenant is very enthusiastic about the value of the rose garden, for example, it has a quiet environment, strong independence, the nearest neighbors, are 100 meters away, but not too remote, because the avenue from the front door is more than 80 meters, leading directly to the Manado River Bridge, on the other side of the bridge is the college area, if you live here, no matter which college you go to, it will be very convenient, in addition, the nearby streets and residential areas, only ten minutes walk to reach, and the other side of the grove next to it, is the government office of this house, Although it is located in the city, it is not inferior to the villas in the suburbs

Minna listened to him boast about this house, and then looked at the information in his hand, and her face was a little strange: "Is it really as good as you say?" So why is the price only 8,000 gold coins? In such a big place, and the conditions are so good, at least twenty or thirty thousand, right? ”

The guest froze, rolled his eyes, and said: "That's because the owner is in a hurry to get rid of it, so he will sell Miss at a low price, this is a rare opportunity!" Such a good house is not something that can be encountered every day, and if you hesitate, you may be bought by someone else! ”

Minna stared at him suspiciously, until he was covered in cold sweat, and the more she thought about it, the more suspicious she became, so she glanced at Alex next to her, Alex quietly walked out the door, and she bargained with the customer little by little about the details of the house

When she pressed the price down to seven thousand gold coins on the grounds that the house was old and remote, the guest said that she would not lower it again, and she caught a glimpse of Alex gesturing to herself outside the door, dropping a sentence of "I'll think about it again", and went out

Alex whispered, "I asked his coachman about the situation, and the house has changed owners more than a dozen times in the past three years, and the fastest one was only one night apart

People who live nearby say the house will be haunted at night"

"Haunted?" Minna folded, thinking that this answer was really unexpected to her

Alex nodded and said: "It's just that there will be some strange noises or something, some people have seen ghosts, and a few homeowners originally didn't believe it, but they lived for less than a week, and they all moved out, so you'd better think about it again, do you want to buy it?"

Minna frowned, it was rare for her to find a house she liked, and it was so cheap, she was really reluctant to be haunted, she was not even afraid of Warcraft, how many imps were she afraid of?

However, this information can be used to turn around and look for a guest, and said directly: "I just heard that this house will be haunted, and it can't be sold at all now, and you still lie to me that there will be a lot of robbers?"

The guest's face turned white, cold sweat brushed the ground, and he squeaked for a long time before he said: "This is all rumors!" Absolutely no such thing! ”

"If not, how can there be rumors of haunting?" Minna snorted coldly, "And it's not one or two people who say that, in the past few years, more than a dozen homeowners have abandoned this house, which can be seen to be true!" ”

The guest looked like he wanted to cry, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said to himself: "Anyway, if you want to buy, you can't let us lose money to build such a big house, and such a big back garden, just this piece of land, not only at this price, but also for our small business, it is difficult to do..."

Minna held back a smile and said, "Then according to what I just proposed, five thousand gold coins, will you sell it or not?" ”

The customer calculated that this price happened to be the psychological price of the owner, and the other party was originally sold at a cheap price, but not only did he not make any money, but he also paid the car and horse fares, which was really unlucky, but he could get rid of such an unfortunate house, so he admitted it

But what made him overjoyed was that Alex was very interested in the property a hundred meters away, the closest house to here, the name is "Green House", it is a very ordinary two-story building, the area of the front and back yards is less than two acres, the whole building is covered with ivy, and the small building he lives in at home is a bit like this is not haunted, and the house is also very new, but because it is a wooden building, Alex still pressed the price to two thousand gold coins, and the guest cried and mourned, barely comforting himself The carriage and horse fare were finally earned

Minna happily bought the rose garden at a price equivalent to one-third of the market price, and the owner wrote her name directly, and since then she has become the owner of this place Because the house changes hands frequently, the previous owner has been renovated, so she only needs to renovate a few places a little and add furniture to move in In contrast, Alex's green house is newly built, and she needs to wait for the smell of oil knees to dissipate before she can move in, Minna generously invited friends to her new house to make money temporarily, but Alex looked at her deeply, and said: " I don't think it's time for me to move in."

Minna was puzzled: "Do you have to share the time to come to my house to earn?" ”

Alex didn't answer, just asked, "Are you going to move in now?" ”

"Of course!" Minna was immediately distracted, "I live in my uncle's house every day, and I am annoyed to death by looking at my aunt's face!" Uncle Marge sent someone to help me move the furniture this morning, and Marcie will bring Jenny and them to help me tidy up the house later, and Winnie has made her bed, and I'm going to spend the night here tonight! ”

Alex smiled: "That's okay, Count Cardo has become a sandwich biscuit recently, it's very uncomfortable, I'm afraid that Mrs. Cardo's temper will be even worse, you move out early, and you won't be angry"

Minna folded and leaned over: "Did you hear?" ”

"Of course, even though I don't live at home, I still know what I need to know."

"Then you've also heard about His Royal Highness and Manda, right? Recently, a young lady who was good friends with Manda was arranged by her parents to meet the second prince, but she helped him bring a letter over, Manda's mood was much better, but Beryl kept a straight face every day

My aunt didn't let her go out, and the two of them quarreled yesterday."

"This is normal" Alex smiled, "Now public opinion is biased in favor of the second prince, even those who support the eldest prince think that the second prince is good, your Miss Beryl looks at it, of course it is not a taste, but Mrs. Lilith is too realistic, the eldest prince is still the crown prince, she has changed her attitude, it will only make people look sideways"

Minna tilted her head: "Why is this happening?" The second prince stabbed the nobles who supported him, why did there be more people who supported him? ”

"This is very simple, the attitude of the queen is to kill the eldest prince, many people don't like their approach, but they are suspicious of the position of the former queen, and now the second prince's actions show that even if he ascends the throne in the future, he will not become his mother's knife, kill his brother, the original nobles and officials, in addition to the diehard loyalists of the two factions, most of them do not eliminate the royal family infighting, the second prince's approach is undoubtedly in line with their hearts, the second highness pulled the middle faction over, and the voice is naturally higher"

Minna frowned and said, "I don't really believe that he really stabbed that nobleman with this purpose, he doesn't seem to be such a smart person"

Alex laughed, "He doesn't seem to be fake, but what does that have to do with us?" I believe that the king has enough wisdom to defuse this turmoil."

Minna thought about it, felt it made sense, and put the matter aside

She only reported to Elon, and then moved into the Rose Garden with simple luggage, Winnie, Marcie Jenny, and three cousins, and a cousin also moved in, and the house was lively for many nights, Minna lay on the big bed, looking at the moonlight shining in from the window, and the shadows of the flowers and vines gently swaying under the moon, and her heart was so excited that she couldn't sleep, this is her house

Suddenly, a white shadow floated through the window, wondering if she was dazzled.

The white shadow that flickered in front of the window again told her that it was not an illusion, and she was even more excited, and immediately turned over and got up, she was going to catch the ghost!

(I found out that the first two chapters got the wrong number of chapters, and now I'm back on track, and I'll find someone to revise the previous one on Monday...) Cover your face and run ~~~)