Chapter 369: The Mermaid's Secret Appointment
Thrown down on the soft grass by a person falling from the sky, Tali hurriedly pushed the person in her arms away, but when she looked closely, she saw a childish baby face, she was stunned for a moment, and then heard a happy shout: "Sister Yu!"
Tali, who came back to her senses, turned her face sideways, smiled and let little Lori hug her and kiss her, and at this time, she was lying on her back on the ground, and suddenly saw a person appear in the window where Lilith jumped out of the second floor, and she saw that Catherine's face, hair, and pajamas were all wet, as if she had just taken a shower.
However, she clearly saw a trace of resentment between Catherine's eyebrows, and when her gaze met Catherine's, Catherine's expression changed to helplessness, she smiled at Tali reluctantly, glanced at Lilith in her arms helplessly, turned and disappeared from the window.
Tali sat up with Lilith in her arms, saw little Lori glance back at the window, snorted proudly, turned back to hug her and shouted, "Sister Yu, have you had breakfast?
"Okay, but you have to tell me first, did you just mischievous Catherine again?" asked Tully, touching her fleshy little cheek with her hand.
"I didn't bully her, I just told the white-eyed wolf to get up!" Lilith pouted and pouted.
"Then why is Catherine all wet?" asked Tali, tentatively retorting with her.
Lilith's big eyes were rolling around, and she was looking left and right to purse her lips and not answer, and Tali was relieved to see this, and got up and said to her, "Come on, let's go into the house first." ”
She led little Lori into the house, came to the kitchen to summon the lamp god, asked him to accompany little Lori to breakfast, and turned around to the staircase to go up to the second floor to see Catherine, but happened to meet her walking down the stairs with a quilt, and the quilt was also wet and drenched.
Catherine nodded softly to her, and walked down the stairs and silently turned away, Tali followed her after a moment of silence, followed her out of the gate, and came to the lawn in the vestibule, where she saw Catherine's quilt spread out on the lawn.
She walked up to Catherine and put her hand gently on her shoulder, Catherine looked back at her, smiled slightly to indicate that she was okay, Tali took her to sit down on the grass, and asked softly, "Did something happen to you and Lilith?"
"It's nothing, she's been like that a lot before, hasn't she?" Catherine said with a lowered eyebrow and a gentle shake of her head.
"I remember, that's when you first met," Tali looked at her preoccupied and continued to ask, "Haven't you been getting closer and closer since you were bitten by a poisonous snake on the Ice Island, and Lilith helped you relieve the pain?
"Actually, it's not bad, she likes to play pranks. Catherine staggered, but the expression on her face couldn't hide Tali's eyes, and the mermaid put her hand around her shoulder and said, "What can you say, we've all been through so much together, what else can't we say?"
Catherine was hesitating, and Monica, the little flower spirit, suddenly flew out from behind and persuaded Catherine, "Just tell Miss Tully, it's okay to go on like this." ”
She turned back to Tali and said, "Lilith has taken revenge on Catherine many times, in addition to throwing water on her bed like she did this morning, she has thrown bugs into Catherine's dishes, tore her pajamas to pieces, glued her hair to the comb to make Catherine's hair stick together, and always made noises outside the window in the middle of the night to interfere with Catherine's rest. ”
Monica said and glanced at Catherine, who was speechless, and said to Tali: "Catherine has always been reluctant to sue Mr. Rogge, but there is no way to stop Lilith, so she can only endure it silently, but it can't go on like this!"
"Why is this kid like this all of a sudden?" Tali looked at the two of them in surprise and asked suspiciously, "When I broke up with you, she and Catherine were still on good terms!"
"It's all because ......" Monica was about to tell the truth, when Catherine suddenly raised her head and said loudly, "Monica, don't say it!"
Monica looked back at her hesitantly, knowing what she was worried about, but she was worried that Catherine's body would not be able to bear it if it went on like this, and she was hesitating when she heard Tali say, "Could it be that it has something to do with Rogge's injury and imprisonment?"
Hearing her words, Catherine and Monica looked at each other, Tali observed the expressions of the two with her blue crystal eyes, and asked softly: "Lilith called you a white-eyed wolf when she mentioned you just now, why did she call you that, could it be that Rog's injury and arrest have something to do with you?"
Catherine was questioned by Tully, and Monica's repeated persuasion led her to tell what had happened, but to her surprise, Tully didn't seem surprised at all when she heard Rogge's true identity.
"I see, I'll talk to Rogge, and I'll help you reconcile with Lilith so that she doesn't continue to make trouble. ”
Tali stroked Catherine's shoulder, kissed her lightly on the cheek, and got up to walk towards the room, where Catherine looked back at her departing graceful back, not knowing if she had done the right thing.
Tali, who came to the door of Rogge's room, knocked lightly on the door, and there was a "Please come in" from inside, Tali pushed the door in, and saw Roger standing on the balcony leaning on the railing, smoking a cigar and looking into the distance.
She came to Rogge's side and heard him whisper, "Good morning, Miss Mermaid." ”
"Good morning. Tali answered softly, stopped by the railing, followed his gaze to Catherine sitting on the lawn, and asked softly, "You know all about what happened just now, don't you?"
"I know everything Lilith has done. Rogge spat out a smoke ring, put down his arm with a cigar between his fingers, and said, "That child has been wounded so deeply that the revenge is particularly strong, and if anyone hurts her or those close to her, she will pay it twice, and no one can stop her." ”
"You don't seem to be hiding anything from me?" Tali asked, looking at the side of Rog's face, full of meaning.
"Hiding what?" Rogge looked back and smiled, looking down at her face to her feet, and then asked after a silent look, "Aren't we the same?"
"No, I've never hidden my identity, and you've been hiding. Tali said, looking into Rog's eyes.
"Yes, because I am not like you, I have a noble and official identity, I have a wanted and hated identity at the same time, which makes me have to hide my identity. Rogge brought the cigar to his lips, looked up at the bright sunlight in the sky and said, "Besides, I didn't hide it from you, did I?"
"That's right," Tully smiled and nodded, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have helped you with that lie on that full moon night in the swamp." ”
"But I'm afraid there's no need to continue lying in the future," Rogge retracted his gaze and asked Tali, "The Marquis of Thunder should have made everything about me public, right?"
"Does he know your identity too?" Tali asked, somewhat surprised, "He didn't mention anything to me or Antonio." ”
"Ha," Rogge smiled and took a puff of his cigarette and nodded, "That old man is not bad, it seems that he still likes my opponent quite a lot, and he should play with him two more if he has the chance." ”
"Now is a chance, will you go?" Tali saw that the time was ripe and hit the railroad while it was hot: "Queen Irene wants to see you, and the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' you sent to rescue her." ”
"'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'?" Rogge seemed to hear a funny joke, and couldn't help but applaud lightly and laughed: "Those four bad boys are really good at tossing, how could they come up with such a strange name and get it to the queen." ”
"Sounds pretty good!" Tali nodded approvingly and smiled as she asked, "How about going back with me?"
"What if I don't go?" asked Rog looking at her teasingly.
"You don't want me to go back and tell Antonio your secrets, do you?" asked Tali with a smile on her red lips.
"Oh, please, dear mermaid, are you trying to blackmail me?" said Rog as he shrugged his shoulders and leaned back against the railing to look at the mischievous smile on Tali's face.
"How about we make a deal?" Tali stretched out her white and delicate jade hand, looked at him with a smile in her eyes, and said, "How about you take a few of them back with me, and I will help you keep it secret and deal with the conflict between Lilith and Catherine?"
Rogge stared at her for a moment, then held her jade hand and kissed her lightly on the back of his hand, and smiled, "Deal, my priestess." ”
At noon, Rogge left the manor with Catherine, George, Donnie, Grant, and Robin, and followed Tali back to the royal palace in Itali City through the dimensional passage, where they met Antonio and Martin who had arrived after hearing the news.
"You bastard, only Miss Mermaid can move you!" Antonio walked up to Rogge and whispered a face-to-face curse.
"Oh, Captain, this is the palace, don't swear casually!" Rog raised his eyebrows at him playfully, and Antonio couldn't help but smile and pat him the shoulder.
"Ah, Lord Marquis, your leg seems to be recovering well, are you ready to give me a few more punches?" Rogge looked up to see Martin standing behind Antonio, so he beckoned to him and smiled.
"Her Majesty is summoning you this time, and I hope it's not a bad decision, lone wolf. Martin looked at Rogge with a majestic look on his face.
"I think with Her Majesty's wisdom, she will not make mistakes, and as for me," Rogge smirked and looked at the little owl lying on his shoulder, winked at Martin and said, "I'm just here to find a place to eat and feed the birds, Lord Marquis!"
"Her Majesty's meal is not casual. Martin said with a meaningful look at him.
"Of course, you can't just do it, it has to be a good meal!" Roger smiled, turned back to the little furball, and said, "Right, little villain?"
"The food in the palace must be delicious!" said the little furball by patting his wings expectantly.
Martin glanced at the cynical smile on Rogge's face, and couldn't help but smile faintly, he invited everyone to sit down on the couch and asked them about the day of the rescue of the queen, Rogge told Catherine and George and the others about the day's actions, and went back to Antonio to discuss the deal with Elizabeth.
They talked for a long time in the drawing-room, but the queen never appeared, and the little furball waited impatiently, and while everyone was busy talking, she slipped out of the doorway, and wandered around the corridor covered with red carpet.
When she walked to a hidden door, she suddenly heard a stern female voice coming from inside: "Doris, my patience is limited, you were the only one in the room when the necklace was lost just now, hand it over to me!"