Because of Artmis's rudeness, Sophia was no longer willing to pretend to be friendly and get up to see her off, so she simply sat and watched the two of them leave. Artemis didn't seem to care if Sophia meant to send it, and walked straight to the door behind him. However, just as she walked to the door, she bumped into a man head-on.

Artmis's reaction was quite quick, and when he saw the figure suddenly walking in from behind the door, he immediately took a step back to avoid colliding, but the person did not mean to be humble, and saw that she only frowned slightly, and then ignored it, and walked straight into the living room.

"Brother, sir!" After seeing the people who came in, Sophia's sullenness that was angered by Artemis just now was suddenly swept away, and she quickly got up to meet her.

Swain gently stroked Sophia's head, then looked at Manfred and Artemis with a puzzled look. "Who are these two?" his gaze was more focused on Manfred's, and the impression of the morning side was still clear.

"These two are Mr. Manfred Schneider and Miss Hecate of the Thirteenth Section of the Ministry of the Interior. Although she didn't like these two people, Sophia still smiled and introduced, "I came to you on a special trip." ”

"Really?" Swain sat down on the couch, "Please take a seat." ”

Seeing this, Artemis also knew that he could not leave, so he had no choice but to sit back. After several people were seated, Manfred spoke first. "Since Monsieur Earl has just returned, it would be better. We have come this time to deliver to you the letter from His Excellency the Director-General. With that, he took a letter from his inner pocket, placed it on the coffee table in front of him, and pushed it in front of Swain.

Seeing this letter, Sophia couldn't help but frown. Manfred hadn't mentioned the letter at all, and although the guy had always been polite, he didn't actually trust himself to hand over the letter.

Swain glanced at the letter on the desk, but didn't reach for it. "Why did you write me a letter? I don't know your director, did I send this letter in a public capacity, or in a private capacity?"

After the change of owner, the atmosphere of this conversation suddenly changed. Swain and Sophia's aristocratic demeanor was different, he always mercilessly cut through the cover of the skin, straight to the inside, and Manfred immediately felt the trickiness of his opponent.

"As you said, Your Excellency the Director has never met with you, so of course this letter is written in the capacity of the head of the 13th Division, and it is also about official business. Since Swain didn't intend to use superfluous words to spoil the atmosphere of the conversation, Manfred's tone hardened, "Mainly for some precautions for the head of the Jericho family to come to the imperial capital and meet with him this time, for the families within our responsibility, such a reminder is our duty." ”

"Then let's get it straight. Swain leaned back, leaning back on the couch, his gaze tilting back to look ahead.

Manfred's face couldn't help but change, and it became a little ugly. It stands to reason that this letter was written by the director of the thirteenth section, and although the contents were all well known, it had the cloak of a letter, which could be more friendly and avoid being embarrassed like a formal warning, and in addition, another reason for using the letter in this form was naturally to keep it secret. But now Swain is asking Manfred to tell the contents of the letter on the spot, which is not only not only not to save face for him and Thirteen, but also a provocation.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, but Manfred suddenly said something completely unrelated. "I heard that you will be meeting His Majesty and receiving the canonization in a few days, is that okay?"

Of course, Swain understood what the other party was saying, accepting the canonization meant that he had to be loyal to the emperor and the empire, but his current behavior seemed to be provoking the thirteen lessons, provoking the authority of the imperial organs, which was contradictory to allegiance to the empire.

"The Jericho family still lives up to their ancient vows of loyalty to the Empire and the Emperor. So this kind of trifle is completely irrelevant, let's say. Swain kept his expressionless expression, obviously talking about empire and loyalty in front of the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but he didn't seem to take the other party to heart.

Manfred sighed, the other party had already said this, and there was no need for him to insist any longer. Such a confrontation is meaningless, the Jericho family is not the enemy of Thirteen Lessons, and even Thirteen Lessons is difficult to provoke this guy. Although the Thirteenth Division is the Ministry of the Interior under the supervisory organ, and is directly responsible to the emperor, it seems that the backers are terrifyingly tough, but the Jericho family is a special case, this family belongs to the management of the Thirteenth Division, but the Thirteenth Division is only responsible for observation, can only observe, and the rest of the behavior is not allowed. Maybe other families will maintain a certain amount of reverence for the Thirteen Lessons, but the Jericho family has its own proud confidence.

"Well, since you're so insistent. Manfred relented, "However, I need to make it clear that this letter is only to provide you with some notes on your stay in the Imperial Capital, and we are only conveying it to you in our own duties, and we do not mean anything else. ”

"I can understand that. Sven nodded, and although the other party gave in, Sven still didn't show any satisfaction or anything like that.

Manfred didn't go to get the letter, he just didn't read it, and he knew what was written inside. "First, the Jericho family should abide by the obligations of their imperial vassals and nobles during their stay in the imperial capital, be cautious in their words, and maintain humility corresponding to the respect they receive; second, as an imperial vassal, Count Jericho should communicate more with the imperial ministers in order to understand the situation of the empire, but should avoid private gatherings with some nobles to avoid unnecessary tension and trouble; third, the royal library is still open to the Jericho family, and the Jericho family is requested to continue to perform their duties. Speaking of the third point, Manfred noticed that Swain frowned slightly. He seemed dissatisfied. Manfred made a mental note of this detail.

Sophia, who was sitting next to Swain, also noticed the subtle change in her brother's expression. There was obvious ambiguity in Manfred's words just now, as if there was something that could not be said explicitly, or that could not be said in front of her. Sophia could already be sure that these two people from the so-called Thirteenth Section of the Ministry of the Interior, like their Thirteenth Section, had a secret that no one else could know, and they came to the elder brother because the elder brother also knew the contents of this secret. Thinking of this, Sophia suddenly felt uncomfortable, among the people in this room, she was the only one who didn't know this so-called secret, and she became the irrelevant person who wanted to be kept secret, and drew a line between her brother and her brother.

"Okay, I got it. Swain nodded, motioning for Manfred not to report the details.

"Well, then, our mission has been accomplished, and please allow us to take our leave. Manfred got up and prepared to take his leave.

"Please. Swain also stood up, and now he didn't need to be so tough on the other side.

The guests of honor stood up, the guests were ready to leave, and the host politely greeted him, but Artmis, who had been impatient to leave early, sat motionless on the sofa. Manfred was embarrassed to see Artmis, who had no intention of leaving, but if Artemis really wanted to do something, he had no position to stop her.

"Is there anything else, Miss Hecate?" asked Sven calmly, looking at the girl who was sitting on the couch looking at him as well. He had not spoken a word to the young lady, and although the two of them had almost collided when he entered the room, he had not taken the initiative to take responsibility with a gentlemanly demeanor, and the other party had not paid much attention to him, and the young lady remained silent in this conversation, like a doll-like ornament.

"No, it's fine. Artemis suddenly laughed, and her smile seemed mysterious and strange on such an occasion. She walked out of the door without saying a word, just under the puzzled gaze.

Manfred sighed, apologized solemnly to Swain and Sophia, and chased after him.

"That eldest lady really doesn't know how to be polite. After the two of them left, Sophia complained with some indignation.

"Hecate," Swain repeated the name, "is she Maxsimian Noe Hecate's daughter?"

"Yes, it's still the next head of the Hecate family. ”

Sven frowned and didn't say anything more.

After the elder brother came to the imperial capital, he often frowned, and it seemed that the situation in the imperial capital made the elder brother very troubled. Sophia, who was silently watching Swain, thought to herself.

"You go to dinner first," Swain patted Sophia's head, a little tiredness in her eyes, "I'll go up and change my clothes first." ”

"Okay, brother, I'll be waiting for you in the restaurant. Sophia enjoyed Swain's strokes of her head, obediently following Sven's orders.

"Wait," Swain suddenly stopped Sophia again, "you go through another door." ”

Sophia tilted her head and looked at her brother suspiciously. But she was accustomed to listening to her brother, and she didn't ask too much, and honestly walked out of the door where Manfred and Artemis had just left. When she walked out the door, she was surprised to see a young maid standing at the outer door. The maid bowed respectfully to her, but did not mean to speak. Sophia could be sure that this was not the maid in the mansion, because the maid's appearance and temperament made it easy to remember her. Seeing that the maid didn't mean to explain to her, she remembered her brother's strange command just now, so she didn't bother with it, hid her doubts in her heart, and went to the restaurant to wait for her brother first.

Victoria, who was hiding behind the door, breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately became nervous again. She didn't know why Swain had let the girl she had never seen her face go through the other door, but it was quite possible that he knew what was going on here, and he might have found out about it. She hurriedly thought about the excuse, breaking into someone else's mansion without permission was not a trivial matter, especially since this gentleman did not seem to be so easy to talk to.

But to her surprise, Swain didn't come to her, and he walked out through another door.

"I'll leave it to you. As he walked to the door, Svan spoke to Ramrem in passing.

"Don't you want to meet her?"

Swain stopped. "You should know what I admire about you. ”

"But you're not my master, are you?"

Swain frowned, he didn't like disobedient people. However, Ramrem has a point, Swain is not her master, and Sven can't do anything with her. Soon, the eyebrows stretched again, and Sven continued to take steps.

"Sooner or later, yes. ”

"I hope so, too. Ramrem smiled slightly.

Behind the door, Victoria saw that Swain had also left the room, and was about to leave the place when a person she didn't expect appeared in front of her.

"Ramrem!" Victoria couldn't help but cry out at the sight of the maid, but she immediately realized her situation and quickly shut her mouth.

The maid bowed slightly to her and said respectfully but coldly, "Miss Victoria, Madame has been looking for you for a long time, please go back with me quickly." ”

Although she didn't know how Ramrem was here and how she found herself, Victoria was relieved that at least Ramrem was here, and she didn't have to face the worst situation. "Alright, Ramrem, I'll go back with you. But first, you have to tell me how you knew I was here. ”

"Because I met your friends outside. ”

Victoria felt a little embarrassed, and now she couldn't help but blush slightly when she thought of the reason she had broken in.

"Please come with me, Miss Victoria. ”

With Ramrem leading the way, Sophia came straight out of the gate this time. Although they did not meet their masters along the way, the servants had obviously been instructed to make the journey unhindered.

When she walked out of the mansion, Victoria's heart was completely relaxed. She saw the group of friends hiding not far away, but before she could say hello, the guys immediately disappeared into the path like groundhogs. What are these guys afraid of? Victoria was a little confused.

"Please hurry, miss, sir is coming back. Ramrem stood on the side of the carriage, and even though she urged, her tone remained unfluctuating.

"It's coming. Victoria left the little ones alone and jumped into the carriage.

"By the way, Ramrem," said Victoria, after Ramrem had also gotten into the carriage, "whose mansion is that, do you know the family?"

"That's Count Jericho's mansion. ”

"Count Jericho, and our last name?" asked Victoria, puzzled.

"That's right. ”

"But......" Victoria furrowed her little eyebrows, looking puzzled, "I haven't heard of it, is it a relative of our family?"

"Yes," Ramrem smiled a somewhat sly, "your brother, Count Swain Noe Jericho, and your twin sister, Sophia Noe Jericht, and the family. ”