In the early morning of the beginning of the month, the sun was shining and the breeze was blowing in the palace guards, dressed in neat uniforms, and they lined up on horseback in the Great Heroes' Square, waiting for the king's family to depart

Today is the king's birthday, and according to the custom, there will be a grand palace ball in the evening, in order to save money and avoid disturbing the people, the king rejected the ministers' proposal to hold a national song and dance procession in and around Ito Castle during the day, and instead held a safari in the royal pasture in the suburbs in the name of the royal family, entertaining the envoys and nobles of various countries who came to congratulate them, and almost all the important officials and famous nobles participated, leaving only a few people to stay in the capital

All the members of the royal family arrived, including the crown prince Hayt, who had not appeared for a long time, but he was sitting in a wooden wheelchair and his movement was very "inconvenient", which seemed to prove the rumors that he was "disabled".

The relatives of Queen Miranda's family were very uneasy, and quietly asked him if his injury was so serious that he could not walk, and Hayt smiled and said: "Because I had injured my leg before, the doctor instructed me not to move arbitrarily, so as not to get worse, so I had to use a wheelchair, but in fact, it is not a big problem."

Although he said so, others may not believe that a crown prince can't get off the field on horseback and shoot a few arrows on an occasion like a royal safari, which is simply unprecedented, and most people think that the king was probably forced by his late wife's family to ask him a lot, so he asked the eldest son to come out and show his face, and by the way, it proved that the eldest son was not broken (the scar on his face has been removed), and his anger was also very good, but the leg injury could not be cured, implying that the crown prince's replacement was a foregone conclusion

Now the second prince Selig is in a good mood, and he often attends formal occasions with his father, and the father and son get along well, and he has defended his brother in front of everyone many times, and even does not hesitate to turn his face with his supporters, and when he meets with the eldest prince, he also talks and laughs, which seems to indicate that even if he really becomes the crown prince, he will not hurt his predecessor, which makes many people who change the crown prince and cause bloodshed to put their hearts at ease, and they are more optimistic about the future new crown prince, and the people who originally supported the eldest prince, It was also because of the words and deeds of the second prince that the queen's faction continued to plot to harm the eldest prince, and they no longer held a hostile attitude towards him

On the other hand, the people who originally quarreled over the selection of the second prince and concubine were also ashamed of themselves in the face of powerful opponents with good beauty, identity, temperament and character due to the birth of Princess Nuojia, and even the most confident aristocratic daughters who took a break from the war

For a while, the nobles and ministers in Ito Castle were actually safe and sound, and they seemed to be happy

King Valfrair III looked at the situation of the people below "getting along amicably", and a subtle sneer flashed in his eyes, and he looked at his eldest son, who had a tacit understanding with him, with satisfied eyes, and was pleased that the children got along well, but when he found the gloom on his wife's face, his face sank suddenly, and then immediately changed to a smiling face, rode a few steps forward, made a short speech, and ordered the party to set off

The members of the royal family and the foreign missions went first, and the nobles who followed behind were a little confused, some horses ran around disobediently, some refused to give way to the front, and some of the carriages of one family collided with others, and the road became more and more congested

Alburn, together with his colleagues from the Security Service, instructed the soldiers to maintain order at the scene, lest the innocent people on the side of the road be recognized by the children of the nobles who passed by, greeted him, and told him to go to the safari with him

Alben smiled slightly, and was about to refuse, but heard someone next to him interject: "Forget it, he is different from us people with status now, playing with him, I'm afraid that people will say that I am a traitor!" ”

Alben sank his face and looked at the man sharply, he recognized that it was a certain earl's land, the son family was not strong, because his aunt married into a family that was related to the royal family, and he was pretentious since he was a child, especially he couldn't get used to himself, he didn't take this guy to heart, but the other party spoke so excessively, he wouldn't easily forgive

He sneered: "Your Excellency is afraid of being called a traitor because you have a weak heart?" This is not a trivial matter, if you want to prove your innocence, why not come with me? ”

The man's face turned white, and then he remembered that the young man in front of him was no longer the opponent who could insult him at will, and the other party had no power in his hands, and he wanted to defend himself, but he couldn't pull his face down, and squeaked twice, and walked away

At first, the young man who greeted Alben was a little embarrassed, and said, "Although he talks a little too much, he is not actually a bad person, he..."

Alben looked back at him with a very calm expression: "I know he doesn't have the guts, I just wanted to scare him"

The young man breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Actually, you haven't played with us for a long time, are you very busy at work?" I'm also on the Cavaliers, and I just happened to take turns off today, so let's come together if it's okay, let's get together, drink some wine and chat, I'll introduce you to a few beauties, how about it? ”

Alben smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, but I still have to work, sorry, I lost my company first" He nodded slightly, then turned away and the young man felt bored, so he had to set off with the others

Alben walked a long way before he looked back at the carefree time when his former friend had left, as if it had been hundreds of years ago, and he had long forgotten who he was now, and he had no qualifications to be frivolous

"It's good for young people to relax once in a while, so why not go with your friends?" An old voice suddenly came from behind Al himself, he was taken aback, and quickly turned around, and found that it was his boss Mallory, he lowered his head and said, "You are laughing, I am in charge, how can I leave my job behind?" ”

Merori smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, the ranch also needs people to keep an eye on the manpower we sent Originally, there was a little shortage, it just so happened that His Royal Highness made a request to His Majesty the King, if you want to go with you, then you can go, Your Royal Highness has already prepared your luggage, be careful on the way"

Alben was a little surprised, but the second prince was his cousin after all, he didn't suspect it, he just bowed his head and answered "yes"

Melori caught a glimpse of no one around, and approached him again and said: "Remember to follow the Second Highness as much as possible, pay more attention to the foreign guests who come into contact with the Second Highness, see if they have any plans, pay attention to their expressions, and their entourage If they find that they have private dealings with other nobles or ministers, write down the situation and send it back to me as soon as possible."

Alben's eyes flashed, he held back the excitement in his heart, and solemnly took the order

Does this mean that he has finally become a real member of the Intelligence Section?

Behind him, Mallory's expression was a little complicated, he was not optimistic about Alben, a young man, but because of the king's order and the pressure of the noble council, he had to accept the other party's joining

But after two years of getting along, compared with other aristocratic agents, Ai

Hard work, conscientious and responsible, and intelligent, careful, patient, is a talent for intelligence analysis, if it weren't for the background of the Hedda family, Alben would have a better future He thought about it again and again, and had already decided to give the other party a chance

However, the person in charge of monitoring the Nogar embassy came at this time, saying that they had found a clue to the Duke of Jeda's departure one morning, and that the undercover coachman had found a very special brown and purple soil on the wheel of the carriage in which the Duke of Jeda was riding, as well as the petal fragments of an uncommon flower called "red-tailed orchid".

Native to the Meat Plains in south-central East, this flower was once popular with ladies in Ito, but it was difficult to grow successfully due to its lack of adaptation to the local climate, and only a few families planted it in their gardens, including the family of Heda, the lord of Meat

In the courtyard of Heda's house, there is also brown and purple soil

Immediately afterwards, another new officer of the Operations Division, while laughing with his colleagues, mentioned that Alben of the Intelligence Division seemed to be a serious person every day, and in fact a beautiful girl had come to his house to meet him, and he immediately pulled the person into the house, and only after half an hour did he open the door happily and send a tightly covered carriage to send the girl away, and he must have had an affair with her

As soon as Melori heard the appearance of the beautiful girl described by the agent, she immediately sensed something unusual: if that young lady was Princess Noga, then why did she go to Alborne, and why did Alborn behave so abnormally?

Alben has always understood his situation in the Security Department, in order to show that he is innocent and reliable, he will take the initiative to report any major incident in the family, including his mother's remarriage not long ago and the whereabouts of his mother's brother after being repented. What did he talk about with Duke Noga?

Melori sighed, Eli could have passed this test, otherwise, he would have had to give up this talent

Alben didn't know anything about Mallory's thoughts, and he didn't expect his secret to be discovered so soon, he was now riding a horse and following the royal family to the Wang family, Mu Chao looked at the prince's cousin helplessly, and complained: "If you want to send something to Princess Nuojia, just go in person, why do you let me go for you every time?" He was a little afraid of the princess's inexplicable entanglement

Selig also felt very helpless, he had worked very hard to create a chance for Princess Stella to be alone for her and Alborn, why did Elborn not respond at all? He said angrily: "I was kind enough to let you meet a few more times, but you asked me instead?" ”

Alben was stunned: "What did you say?" We? He slowly figured out what was going on, and his face sank: "I have nothing to do with that princess at all, if you don't want to accept the marriage arrangement, you can directly propose it to the king, why do you want to pull me in?!" ”

Serrig was stunned: "Such a beautiful and charming woman is attracted to you, and you are indifferent?" You're still not a man! Her Royal Highness has cried to me many times that you are cold and ruthless to her, and I couldn't believe it at first, because you are not that kind of person at all, but I didn't expect it to be true! ”

"Aren't you also indifferent to her? Aren't you a man? ”

"Fart!" Selig couldn't help but curse, "You know why I'm not tempted, but you're different!" You don't have a sweetheart! ”

"Although I don't have a sweetheart, I can't be tempted by her," Alben rubbed his forehead, "Selig, she is a foreign princess, she is going to be married, it is impossible for me to talk to her again, I don't have time to fall in love with someone, in a few years I will ask my mother to find me a virtuous wife, but now, I must put all my energy into work!" He whipped the horse behind his back, urging the horse to speed up and run forward

Selig remained silent, knowing his cousin's plight, and couldn't help but feel a little sad that since Alben had clearly expressed his wishes, he could only say sorry to Princess Stella

When she arrived at Mu Chao Stella sat in the tent set up in advance, after reading the letter sent by Selig, she smiled and nodded to the messenger, and said, "Please reply to Your Highness, I already know" Seeing the man withdraw from the tent, her face immediately sank

An inconspicuous maid walked in with the curtain lifted, approached Stella and asked, "What's the matter?" Things are not going well? ”

"That little Heda is really stubborn, and he doesn't even get into the trap! He told the second prince of East that he was not interested in me, and the second prince wrote to me to apologize, saying that he couldn't help anymore" Stella looked angry, "Damn! The last time I went to his house, I had already gained the trust of his housekeeper, and if I was given a few more chances, I would be able to get it.

"So what now? Tell that we failed? ”

"How is this possible?!" Stella glared at the maid fiercely, "I'll make it, you see, when I get the things, I must humiliate the guy surnamed Heda!" ”

The maid didn't have a scared expression at all, and said lightly: "That thing is not our purpose, whether it succeeds or not, it doesn't matter if the princess doesn't forget what time is urgent, but you have been in Ito for so many days, and you haven't done it yet, don't you bear it?" ”

"You talk nonsense!" Stella shouted angrily, but her voice was drowned out by a cheer from afar, she gasped a few times, knowing that this was not the place to lose her temper, so she lowered her voice and gritted her teeth: "I have already written a letter, you will do as I say at once."

When there is a conflict between the two sides, I will do it again! ”

Her mind flashed back to playing with her siblings and cousins as a child, it was a sunny day as it is today, but in the blink of an eye, blood was all over the ground, her relatives had become murderers, kindness had turned to hideousness, she was forced to live a dark life with her family, ruined castles, mean servants, never fresh and enough food, and shabby and thin clothes, and every day she told herself in the cold and hunger that she must never forget this hatred

Today, she put on gorgeous clothes again, restored her noble status, and behaved in front of people either lively and cheerful, or generous and dignified, but she never abandoned the resentment in her heart for her father, who had suffered for half her life, and her depressed brother, and those cousins who unfortunately died, she had to harden her heart

Ignoring the tingling pain in her heart, she clenched her fists tightly

(The long "day" begins, and this chapter doesn't have Minna...) ）