For two days in a row, Ming Na was in a very depressed mood. The unpleasantness of Alex's father that night still remained in her heart, so much so that she couldn't even read a book, let alone go out to play.
Jenny expressed great incomprehension for her behavior. How could anyone stay at home in a daze on May Day? She scolded Ming Na profusely, and then went out with her sweetheart in a splendid way.
Marcy returned home, and Winnie seemed to have a suitor recently. Occasionally, she was asked to go out. Seeing Minna's listless appearance, they persuaded her to go out to get some fresh air.
Ming Na looked at the empty house and shook her head, as if she wanted to get rid of all the depression. She secretly clenched her fists and couldn't be depressed anymore. Anyway, the friend she wanted to make was Alex, not his father, no matter what his father said!
She seemed to feel a little more relaxed and decided to go find her little cousin. Feld seemed to be angry with her that day, so she had better make some efforts to coax him back.
She picked out a few things from her collection, sorted them out and went out. When they arrived at the Caddo mansion, the housekeeper informed Elon and Bevin that both Elon and Bevin were out, Beryl had returned to the academy, and Feld was playing pool in the recreation room.
She came to the entertainment room and saw Feld wearing a gorgeous white shirt with lace trim, a black satin vest and slim trousers of the same color. He looked like a little aristocratic gentleman, holding a root only bigger than him. I had a slightly shorter club and was casually looking at the ball on the table. When I saw her coming in, I just hummed twice and took aim at a ball with my stick.
Ming Na raised her eyebrows and didn't say anything. She just found a sofa and sat down. She took out a few things she had prepared from her ring and said casually: "The new magic produced by Shaonan Magic City this year." With the juicing jar, you only need to put the fruit in it, and you can make delicious juice in a blink of an eye. I remember it seems to be someone's favorite drink, but he is probably not interested anymore? I'd better take it home."
Felder deflected one ball, pursed his lips, and aimed for the second one.
Minna picked up a beautiful quill...it was just the color that Feld liked...and continued: "There is a talking quill in this world. If you spell something wrong when writing, it will immediately tell you You wrote it correctly. It is the most fashionable product now. I heard that it was so popular that it was sold out just after it was launched in Italy. Even in Shaonan, the supply exceeds the demand. My product may be a Quanyiste The only one, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.”
Felder's breathing became rapid, but he tried hard to maintain the noble mask of arrogance, raised his chin high, and wiped the top of the club with his hand, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at Minna's hand.
Minna put down her quill. Then he threw away a three-meter-long fishing rod with a bang. He continued to sigh: "The dwarves carefully crafted the first-class fishing rod. Although it is made of fine steel, it is as light as weightless. It can be stretched up to five meters. The silk thread is also the toughest. I heard that as long as you take it The local people are strong enough. They can even catch sharks! The most precious thing is that there is a fish stone embedded in its hook. Even if there is no bait, the fish will come up one by one."
Feld immediately put aside all aristocratic reserve. He rushed up excitedly and grabbed the fishing rod. Staring at the fishhook with wide eyes. There was a hint of disbelief in his tone: "It's actually a fish stone?! My grandfather said that this kind of thing is a favorite among fishing enthusiasts. It has been sold for 600 gold coins each on the black market! Isn't this true?"
"Of course it's true." Ming Na smiled and pulled him to sit down. "And this is not a new fish stone. That kind of thing will only attract all the fish. It will take away all the fun of fishing. This is a boiled fish stone. Because it can be used as a potion material. So I specially Pick it out from the medicine residue and hire a specialized craftsman to polish it into a hook. With it, you can catch big fish every time. You don’t have to worry about the fish coming over in a swarm. Isn’t it great?”
Felder just nodded mechanically. He stared straight at the fishing rod. After looking at the entire fishing rod carefully. Only then did he realize that he seemed to have "given in". He puffed up his bun face again. Glancing at Minna. He said unconvinced: "Give me everything? What about the box that can catch mosquitoes? And the talking doll?"
Ming Na smiled and said: "Don't worry. I have already written a letter to my friend. It will be sent soon. These things can be regarded as my apology gifts. Don't be angry with me anymore. Okay?"
Felder lifted his chin again. He snorted a few times and said, "Forget it this time. I'm a gentleman. I don't quarrel with ladies." As he spoke, he pulled all three items over. Watched it over and over again. A smile gradually appeared on his face. Then asked Mingna how to use it in detail. Ming Na demonstrated it to him personally. He started playing with great interest again. Wait until four pieces of paper are filled. Quill began to feel weak when speaking. The juice extracted was so much that even ten people could not drink it. He just stopped trying. Then he pretended to be disdainful and said: "It's okay. Just act as my toy for now."
Ming Na snickered and asked, "Why don't you go out to play today? Didn't there be a dance every day?"
When Feld heard this, his face was filled with anger.
"Forget it, forget it before. I went to a common people's court ball or a banquet held by a noble family with you, and it became very boring. You must observe etiquette when talking and eating, and your movements when dancing must follow standards. What about arms? You can’t lift it over your shoulders. You must keep a distance of more than ten centimeters from your dance partner. Every dance, how wide should be the distance between your feet, how hard should you step on the ground, and you have to invite the ladies. Before, I had to consider her status and family background, as well as her relationship with our family. Anyway, it is very annoying. It is not like a street dance at all. You can dance how you want and dance with whoever you want."
Minna listened to his complaints in amazement and thought that the dances she had attended before were far from meeting this standard. She was so lucky, so she patted her little cousin on the shoulder sympathetically: "Poor Feld, if If you don’t like it, don’t go to this kind of dance. Come to my place and we can dance on the street again.”
Feld sighed: "My mother will be angry. There is no way I won't participate. If you think about it carefully, those dances are not really that boring. At least there are many beauties. It's a pity that the beauties don't dance with me. They are wizened little girls.”
Ming Na said cautiously: "But... you are also a little boy..."
"What do you know?!" Feld rolled his eyes at her, "Only the eldest sisters can be considered beauties, such as Bianca, the eldest sister, the second sister, and Princess Sarah too." After a pause, he He glanced at Ming Na and said reluctantly: "Of course, cousin Ming Na, you are too."
Ming Na smiled: "Should I say thank you for your compliment? Little devil?" She pinched the little boy's tender face. The little boy struggled to avoid it, but suddenly stood up straight and said very politely. Lowered his head and said: "Mother."
Minna turned around and realized that it was Lilith who had arrived, so she stood up and greeted her with a smile: "Good day, Auntie."
Lilith nodded lightly in response, and then said to her youngest son: "I'm going to the Saint's house for a tea party. You can come with me."
Feld's little face suddenly drooped, and he responded feebly: "Yes, mother..."
Ming Na rolled her eyes, hugged him and smiled at Lilith: "Felder just made an appointment with me to visit the Rose Garden. Auntie, can you let him go back with me?"
Feld glanced at her secretly, and then looked at his mother hopefully. Unexpectedly, Lilith refused coldly: "I have decided, he can go later. Feld, go upstairs and change clothes!"
Feld put away his things in frustration and left. Mingna had no choice but to quietly apologize to him. However, she heard Lilith's cold words coming from behind: "Mingna, Feld is young and ignorant. As a cousin, you should educate him more, instead of finding shabby toys for him to play with and taking him to shabby places."
Minna paused, and when she turned around, she had a half-smile on her face: "Excuse me, aunt, what are toys that are neither three nor four? What is a place that is neither three nor four? What I gave him are very precious Shao Southern Magic Products, my rose garden is not an ordinary place."
"Anyway, just don't play with him anymore. I will teach my child well. Don't let your daughter from the side branch get involved and distract my son."
Ming Na raised her eyebrows: "I thought that the responsibility of the head of the direct family was to unite all the collateral families, rather than shut them out. Did I misunderstand? I remember that my aunt wrote a letter to my mother last year, mentioning the direct family members. The responsibility is heavy, and he also said that as a collateral line, he should also fulfill his responsibilities and contribute his strength to the direct line. My mother has been worried about this matter for a long time. After all, although the output of Mayton was quite abundant at the time, in order to build the territory, it was also difficult to There wasn't much left, so I finally used my savings to make up for it. I didn't expect my aunt to forget her responsibilities today and actually asked her relatives to stay away."
"You..." Lilith quickly glanced around and saw several servants outside the door showing suspicious looks. Her face suddenly turned green. She said "I don't know what you are talking about" and turned away. Ming Na curled her lips and went to chat with Manda.
Later, Feld got his father's permission to play in the rose garden. Minna found out that someone told her uncle Elon that night. The latter had a quarrel with his wife, so he went to the study to write a letter and sent someone overnight. After sending it to Mayton, he asked Feld to hand over several checks, amounting to thousands of gold coins, and explained that he did not know about his wife's letter in advance, and had once wondered why his brother suddenly sent him money. Minna smiled and asked Feld to take the check back. She had no intention of changing her father's decision.
After this incident happened, Lilith's attitude became much better when Ming Na went to the Kaduo mansion again. Although her eyes were still a little angry, at least she was no longer sarcastic. However, her control over her children became stricter again. Feld only went to the Rose Garden once, and then was forced by his mother to attend various dances and banquets, never having any free time.
Ming Na could only sympathize with her little cousin's complaints, but was powerless to do anything. Fortunately, May Day passed soon, and even the excitement brought by the market on Heroes Square gradually subsided, and people began to return to normal life.
, and at the same time secretly looking forward to the arrival of the King’s birthday celebration in June.
Ming Na also started working in the Dark Nest.
The backyard of the rose garden was divided into two halves, and a cabin was built on one half. An old couple moved in just after May Day. The man is a carpenter and the woman is a mender. They look very ordinary, but Ming Na knows that they are actually secret agents of the Security Agency, but they are older and semi-retired now.
They were responsible for guarding the tunnel entrance, and they did not go out to look for work anymore. All their daily necessities were sent by the Security Administration. Minna planted herbs in their half of the yard and asked them to help take care of them. In return, she paid a little money every month, which was regarded as a supplement. The old couple are both good people. On the surface, they are honest and friendly, but in fact, they are wary of anyone approaching the small courtyard, even those from Ming Na's family, which makes Ming Na very relieved.
Underground in the hut, there is a newly opened entrance and exit, from which you can enter the secret passage you once walked. After the renovation by the Security Department, the secret passage has become dry and tidy. All rooms have been placed with documents or weapons, and magic circles for moisture, insect, and fire prevention have been painted. Hidden vents have been added to the top of the corridor, and lights have been installed. . As Ming Na walked in the secret passage, she no longer felt dark and stuffy.
There are special personnel guarding the fork in the secret road. It is said that construction is going on at the collapsed end, but Mingna doesn't know what they are going to do. She only knows that the abandoned house at the other exit has become the target of the security agency, and she has arrested several people. Individuals, but they were all mercenaries who were paid to do things. They knew nothing about the mastermind behind the scenes, so they had to continue the interrogation while sending people to the abandoned house to wait and see. At the same time, using those mercenaries as clues, they traced all the people who had come into contact with them. people.
The tunnel leading to the Security Department has been remodeled and made wider, smoother and drier. Minna walked to the bottom, walked into a newly dug small stone room, walked up the stairs, and came to the basement of a small building. This is the dark nest of the Intelligence Department.
Because it was just established, there are still very few staff in Dark Nest. Apart from Ming Na, there were only three middle-aged agents. Ming Na only recognized one of them as a training instructor, one as the former secretary-general of the secretarial office who had retired, and a stranger who claimed to be from the Southern Intelligence Agency. Division's.
Before all the personnel are gathered, Ming Na's job is to familiarize herself with the intelligence and then conduct preliminary analysis. She wanted to find useful things from the reports sent by grassroots intelligence agents, then organize them into documents and report them to Mallory in categories.
Originally, this was all the work of the Intelligence Department, but because the identities of some intelligence agents were confidential and it was inconvenient for the nobles to know, Mallory could only handle the information personally with two deputies. The work was so heavy that his identity became more and more complicated. It was getting worse, and now it was left to Ming Na and others, so he felt much more relaxed.
But Ming Na gradually became busy. In the beginning, she only spent two or three hours here every day. The rest of the time she could allocate freely, whether she went to Kajia's house or stayed at home to read books and make potions. But gradually, she had to increase the number of hours she stayed here. Darknest time.
After getting familiar with the work of intelligence compilation, Mallory assigned her a new task, which was to change from analyzing "what happened" to "why this happened", and then to "this What impact will this kind of thing have?" and "How to solve the problem?"
Ming Na began to feel breathless, and she really couldn't figure out why Mallory gave her a heavier job than others, even though she had clearly promised that she was just here to help. But when she saw Mallory begging her to work more with that haggard old face, she felt a little softer. Later, she also saw that Mallory did it on purpose! She glared at him hatefully, and then made him a potion that was very beneficial to the body but tasted terrible. She felt extremely happy when she saw his face twisting into a twist every time he was force-fed the potion.
Get well soon, Security Agency Brain, and get your job back!
In the midst of the busyness, time rushed to the end of May. When Mingna saw from the report that missions from various countries had entered the border of East, she remembered that Alex's father's wedding date was coming soon.
What on earth is Alex doing? Why haven't you come back yet? The wedding is tomorrow. Did he encounter any accident
She was a little absent-minded and finished the day's work early, but instead of returning to the tunnel, she exited the street from the small building and walked in the direction of the Mandheling family mansion. She wanted to confirm whether Alex really hadn't come back yet.
As soon as she walked a short distance, she was blocked by a large group of people. People seemed to be standing on the roadside watching something. She asked someone to ask, and the person said: "It's the Nuojia delegation! They brought a lot of gifts, it's so interesting!"
Noga Mission? Ming Na frowned, thinking that this mission seemed to have arrived faster than expected. Why didn't the intelligence agent in the central region report it
She looked around and saw that walking in front of the mission was her former friend and enemy, Duke Jedda of Noga.
(It came out, although there is only one sentence...)