The morning light shone on Sophia's face, which annoyed Sophia, who still didn't want to get up, she turned over, buried her face in the pillow, and continued to enjoy sleep. Because she was suddenly startled by her brother last night, Sophia didn't sleep well, so now she can't help but want to lie in bed, of course, maybe a little bit of coquettishness to her brother.

It was only early in the morning that Swain had to go out to receive visitors, and Sophia couldn't keep her brother around.

When Swain brought Victoria into the room, Sophia was still lying comfortably on the bed, her limbs stretched out casually, and even the light pajamas on her body became a little untidy.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Sophia only half-raised one eye and looked at it, at this time, only Swen and the maid who cleaned the room would come here, she didn't expect Victoria to come today.

So Sophia froze when she saw Victoria and Ramrem walking in after her brother.

"Sister, sister......" Sophia stammered twice, very embarrassed for a while.

"Uh, you, hello...... Victoria was also inexplicably embarrassed, her eyes kept falling on Sophia's exposed shoulders, "Sleep, sleep well?"

No one answered, the sisters Sophia and Victoria looked at each other, and the whole room was filled with the awkward atmosphere they exuded, and Swain was as expressionless as ever, not going to say anything about the scene, and as for Ramrem - she pursed her lips and seemed to whisper something, but no one heard her.

"Y-your bed is big-" Victoria scratched her head, trying to think of as many topics as she could to break the awkward situation, "It's a lot better than mine, huh, hehehe......"

No one paid attention to her.

Victoria was even more embarrassed.

"Hey, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were coming. Sophia blushed and hurriedly got out of bed, "Rong, let me change my clothes first, this, this is really rude." ”

"Ahh Victoria breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly drilled out, trying to avoid this uncomfortable atmosphere for a while.

Ramrem glanced at Swain, then followed Victoria out as well.

"Brother," Victoria outside the door heard Sophia calling to Swain from the room, "please help me put on a corset." ”

Victoria was stunned, then immediately looked at Swain, who nodded, and then came over and closed the door.

"This ......" Victoria's mouth opened wide, a little unresponsive.

"Do you think there's something wrong?" Ramrem glanced at Victoria, still as cold as he was, "Aren't these two already engaged, do you still think there's anything wrong?"

When Ramrem said this, Victoria couldn't find the words to refute it.

"But, but......" Victoria scratched her head, and reacted in hindsight, "Aren't we all girls, why do you want to come out and avoid it?"

Ramrem glanced at Victoria again.

"Do you feel like a girl?" Ramrem's gaze focused on Victoria's chest, "except there." ”

Victoria suddenly languished.

And in the room, when Swain helped Sophia buckle her waist, Sophia suddenly let out a soft snort.

"Is it too tight?" Swain, who was standing behind Sophia, gently held her waist and slowly rubbed her lower abdomen with his palm, "Loosen it a little more?"

"Hmm......" Sophia nodded shyly, just now she was used to asking her brother to help her put on a corset, after all, this is usually the case, but she ignored Victoria and Ramrem, "Slightly, a little out of breath." ”

Swain loosened the belt, Sophia's waist was already very slender, even if she didn't have a waist, her waist was also beautiful, but this is the normal dress of girls at the moment, if she wears a maverick, she will look very unladylike, especially for a girl like Sophia who pays attention to appearance, she never wants to lose her manners in front of outsiders.

"Is there something wrong with my sister coming over today?" asked Sophia as her brother tided herself, "I haven't been here before, and it's still so early...... Is it related to our marriage?"

"Nope. Sven shook his head slightly, "They have no right to ask about this matter, I am the head of the Jericho family, I want you to be my wife, no one can stop me." ”

Hearing her brother's words, Sophia felt a hint of sweetness in her heart.

"So, what are they here for?" Sophia frowned as she thought of Ramrem, "Could it be that you called you?"

Sophia hesitated, looked at her half-squatting brother behind her in the mirror, she bit her lip, and still said what was in her heart: "Brother, that incident really has nothing to do with Ramrem......

Swain looked up at his sister.

"I know. Swain patted Sophia's waist, "Okay, let's go out and meet Victoria, in the past few months in the imperial capital, you have been entangled in various affairs, and you haven't stayed with her well, so today should be a distraction." ”

"Hmm. Sophia nodded meekly, no matter what, Victoria was her twin's sister, and she was still looking forward to being able to chat with her sister.

After Sophia freshened up, Swain opened the door and let the two who were waiting outside the door in, Victoria and Sophia are twin sisters, and they are naturally very close to each other, so they don't have to go to the living room for such an unfamiliar occasion, in the room, the two of them will talk more openly.

Swain instructed the servant to prepare some black tea and snacks, and it was already nine o'clock, just in time to make morning tea for Sophia, who had missed breakfast, to fill her stomach a little.

After the snack was served, Victoria's eyes kept glancing at the table from time to time, although she tried to hide it as much as possible, but there were only four people in the room, and her eyes were too obvious.

"Sister," Sophia pushed the chocolate pudding and baked cakes in front of Victoria, "if you like, please eat more." ”

Victoria hesitantly glanced at Swain beside Sophia, and then quietly glanced at Ramrem, who was standing behind her, and seeing that neither of them showed any special expressions, she also decided to let go of her reserve, if she had, and began to feast.

Then Sophia got a glimpse of the twin sister's exaggerated eating appearance.

Victoria picked up the pudding on a porcelain plate, and instead of spooning the smooth, sweet pudding like Sophia did, she swallowed in one gulp—something Sophia couldn't imagine how Victoria could have opened her mouth so wide.

Sven glanced sideways, while Ramrem had a familiar expression.

"Uh, do you want more?" Sophia looked at the pudding she had only scooped two spoonfuls in her hand, and was immediately under pressure.

"Anything else?" Victoria's eyes instantly opened as big as a light bulb, and there was a sparkle in her eyes.

"Yes, yes......" Sophia was startled by Victoria's posture, and her voice was much quieter.

"That's great!" Victoria cheered, "Alas—my mother didn't let me eat sweets much, saying that girls would gain weight if they ate too many sweets, and that it would be rare for Ramrem to go out and buy some snacks and come back." I used to be my favorite dessert of the Red Pinwheel, but since the turmoil on the Boulevard de Triumph, I haven't been able to eat it again. ”

As she spoke, Victoria sighed to herself, and took a bite of the baked cake.

Sophia glanced at the remaining snacks on the table and quickly grabbed her favorite strawberry pie.

"But there are so many books in your room!" Victoria glanced around the room and ate a small cake, "Sophia, do you like to read?"

"No, these are my brother's books. Sophia scooped a small spoonful of pudding into her mouth and let the sweet taste slowly bloom on her taste buds so that she could enjoy it more fully and for a longer time.

"Huh?" Victoria looked at Swain in surprise, "Why, uh, brother's book is here for you?"

She was still not used to calling Swain her brother.

"Because it's a room for the two of us, my brother and I have always lived together. ”

Victoria's mouth was wide open, almost shoved in...... Uh, it seems that there is nothing to eat that her mouth can't stuff.

"You—you mean......" Victoria's eyes went back and forth between Sven and Sophia, her expression looking very surprised, "You, you, sleeping together?"

Although Swain didn't need sleep, Sophia nodded.

"Yes, it's been like this since I was a child, my brother and elder brother carried me to sleep. ”

Victoria's expression was strange, her mouth crooked, her cheeks puffed out, as if she had a toothache. She wanted to say something, but remembering what Ramrem had said to herself outside the door, "Don't you think there's anything wrong with these two of you being engaged?"

While everyone was silent, there was a knock on the door.

Swain stood up and went open the door.

"Sir. The servant at the door bowed respectfully, "There is a Mr. Karl Noe Phil who has come to visit. ”

Swain raised an eyebrow.

"There are so many guests today. ”

He looked back at Victoria and Ramrem.

"I have another guest visiting, I went to say hello and wish you a good chat. ”

Victoria nodded in understanding, and Sophia had a slightly lost look in her eyes.

Swain came to the parlor, and counting the sudden arrival of Mr. Karl, this was already the third group of guests, and the Jericho house had never been so lively before.

When Swain met Carl, who was already sitting quietly on the couch in the drawing-room, he suddenly remembered the gentleman's brother, Herbert. This is not to say that the two of them look alike, in fact, Carl and Herbert do not look alike, and ordinary people can't tell that they are brothers at all, but, thinking of Herbert's death, Swain has a rough guess in his heart about the purpose of this gentleman.

"Hello, Mr. Phil. Swain sat down across from Karl, "It's our first time we've met, it's nice to meet you, and besides, I'm sorry about your brother." ”

Carl looked at Swain with a blank face, he and Swain were facing each other, as if there was a frosted glass standing between them, and neither of them wanted to read each other's expressions.

Of course, if you look at it in subtleties, Karl Biszwin is even more cold, this man, it seems, is also frozen, and not just feelings are frozen in his silence.

"Hello, Count Jericho. Karl began, "I'm here today and have nothing to do with my brother's business. ”

His words were very direct, which also surprised Swain slightly.

"So you're here for something else?" Sven crossed his legs and looked at Carl calmly, "But don't you care about the outcome of Mr. Herbert's case?"

"If the results are out, tell me again. Karl's face was still indifferent, "Otherwise, it's just a vain worry." ”

Swain knew a little about the man, he had heard of it before, and had seen it from his reports, that Wood's eldest son, Carl Nofel, was an unusually silent man, who was always very short in speech, often unable to utter a few words, and was almost the exact opposite of his bombastic brother.

Sven would notice Carl, not because of his status as Wood's eldest son, but because of the Phil family's status in the imperial capital, once Wood died, their family would probably decline as inevitably as the Metternich family, and the Phil family had no reliable capital compared to the deep-rooted Metternich family.

Carl caught Swain's attention in his other identity.

Principal private secretary to the Earl William Noe Pitt, Prime Minister of the Empire.

Unlike his father and brother, Karl chose to embark on the path of civil service, although more stable, but under the current political system of the empire, it was impossible to gain political dominance.

"So......" Sven asked, tentatively as he rubbed the thumb of his right hand against the knuckle of his index finger, "is Prime Minister Pitt, do you have any orders?"

Carl nodded.