Na stood there for a while, feeling stubborn in her heart. She didn't owe T, so what should she be afraid of? If he dared to go against her on the street, she would not be polite!
With this thought in mind, she stepped onto the carriage, avoided Jada's outstretched hand, and sat down on the seat opposite him. Jada didn't care, waved her hand to signal her subordinates to move away, and opened the carriage door. close
Ming Na glanced at the handkerchief on his knee and decided to take the initiative: "Excuse me, what do you want me to ask? By the way, these two handkerchiefs seem familiar, if I am not mistaken about their owners. , I wonder why they are in your hands?”
Jada smiled: "You are not mistaken. This new handkerchief should have been accidentally left by your cousin at the dance. I heard from the servant that the original owner was you." But she did not mention the origin of the other old handkerchief. , "I didn't expect that a young girl like you, who is so beautiful, would use such a simple handkerchief. I thought the noble ladies in East Asia all used embroidered handkerchiefs made of silk or tulle."
Ming Na replied with a dead smile: "I'm afraid you don't know much about East. Gorgeous clothing is popular in East, but in other regions, each has its own characteristics. For example, cotton and linen are popular in the east, while linen is popular in the south. Influenced by Shaonan, girls like to wear tulle skirts. I come from Merton in the north. People there advocate simple and plain clothes and pay attention to ease of movement. You can see that my skirts are shorter than those worn by girls from Ito, so I It’s normal to use a handkerchief like this.”
"Really?" Jada smiled, "Girls are always very interested in dressing up. I really don't understand." He spread out two handkerchiefs. "In fact, when I saw this handkerchief, I felt a little bit in my heart. I’m confused, it looks so much like the one on my hand, do you know whose thing it belongs to?”
"Of course I know!" Ming Na decided not to give the other party a chance to take advantage of the loophole. "This is what my mother did a lot at the time. Coincidentally, my cousin Minte and I both have names starting with the word 'M'. , so we divided the handkerchiefs. Since it appeared in the hands of the Duke of Noga, it must be Minte's. Among our entire family, he is the only one who has been to Noga."
Jada raised her eyebrows: "Really? I didn't expect that guy Mint to use the same thing as the little girl."
"Actually, they are not the same. Look at the color of the embroidery thread. My handkerchief is red, but cousin Minte uses reddish brown. He said this color matches his hair very well."
Jada glanced at Ming Na's brown hair and said nothing
Ming Na then said with a smile: "And my favorite is red." She pointed to her bright red dress.
Jada was silent for a while before saying: "It sounds like you have a good relationship, but Mint never mentioned you to me."
Of course not mentioning that she was working as a spy at the time!
Minna paused and realized that she had just made a small mistake and quickly made up for it: "Mint didn't mention to us that you and your Excellency the Duke met during the pre-war negotiations, right? He was traveling with the envoy to Nuno. Later, Mengka asked someone to bring him a gift. Unfortunately, I never saw him again after that."
Jada looked a little sad. That was also the last time he saw Minte. He coughed twice and said: "We...we knew each other during the first Xikou war. He saved me at that time."
"Really?" So you still remember? Then why do you still say "Minte" is your enemy
Ming Na snorted in her heart, and a smile spread across her face: "Can you please return the handkerchief to me? Cousin Manda thought she accidentally lost my things, and she has been very uneasy."
Jada handed over the new piece, and Mingna took it and looked at the other piece: "The Minte piece..."
"Minte gave this to me. I want to keep it as a souvenir."
nonsense! When had she given him a handkerchief? ! Just lend it to him!
"How is this possible?" Ming Na laughed dryly, "Why did Mint give a handkerchief...to you?"
"This is between us, you don't have to ask."
Ming Na stiffened her face, and after a while, she sneered slightly and said: "You just said that you saw that these two handkerchiefs were so similar, so you were a little confused. Can I know what you are wondering about? Is it because Mint is dead? , can’t I use the same handkerchief?”
Jada paused and turned his head to the side. Yeah, what did he want to prove? Mint is dead!
He sighed and whispered: "I'm sorry, Miss Mingna, I was rude."
"It doesn't matter." Ming Na raised her head slightly, "Please return the handkerchief to me now. It is Minte's relic after all!" She stretched out her hand to take it, but Jada stuffed the handkerchief into her pocket first.
Ming Na's face darkened when she saw this: "What are you doing?!"
"Please pay attention to your tone, Miss Minna." Jada glanced at her, "You should know what etiquette to use when facing a duke!"
Ming Na took a deep breath, lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, I was just impulsive."
Jada was obviously not in a good mood. He looked at the girl in front of him and felt a little jealous. He had once asked that after the negotiations in Nomengka ended, Minte rushed to Shaonan to support him almost immediately, and later returned to Shaonan again. Heading north, heading to the Elf Forest non-stop, the time is so tight, how can he still find the time to ask someone to deliver a gift to this girl? !
With a straight face, he looked Mingna up and down several times, and then fixed his gaze on the ring between her fingers. He kept staring at the ring, his expression getting more and more ugly.
Ming Na felt a little confused. What happened to her ring? Any questions
Suddenly, she thought that it was her storage ring. Jada seemed to have seen it before...
She straightened up guiltily: "If you don't have anything else to do..."
"Is this Minte's thing?" Jada interrupted her, "I once saw him wearing this as a necklace around his neck, it's exactly the same!"
Ming Na froze. Just when she thought she would definitely get involved this time, she heard Jada ask again: "Why don't you answer? Are all Mint's relics with you now?!"
Huh? Ming Na blinked. It sounded like Jada didn't equate her with Mint because of the same storage ring. She hadn't revealed her identity yet
Jada didn't know what she was thinking. He didn't know much about magic. Noga's magician power had always been very weak, and he didn't pay attention to education in this area. Although he had a bronze wristband made of magic alchemy, It is an ancient artifact passed down from the royal family and is not bound to the user. As long as it goes through a certain inheritance ceremony and uses blood as a bond, it can be temporarily owned by a descendant of the royal family to use the ring that he thinks is special. It is also through
Tao became the property of his cousin
Seeing that Ming Na just looked at him with wide eyes and did not answer, he was more sure of this guess and his mood became worse: "Speaking of which, there is one thing I don't understand. During the second Xikou war, the four of us The country has sacrificed many people, and these heroes were rewarded afterwards. But when I came to East, I found that Minte’s deeds had not spread. Although most of the nobles had heard of it, some nobles from other provinces But I don’t even know who he is! I asked many people and found out that all those who participated in the war, whether dead or alive, received generous rewards, and your father was the one who benefited the most! But Minte sacrificed his young life in that war, but he didn’t even get a knighthood! Why is this? Did someone take credit for his achievements?!"
Ming Na felt something was wrong. Why was his tone so weird? So he also darkened his face: "Are you accusing my father? Why do you make such unfounded assumptions?!"
Jada did not answer her: "I didn't want to cause misunderstanding, so I specifically asked about your uncle at the ball. As a result, Count Caddo told me that before the war, he didn't know that there was such a nephew at all, and even today he still doesn't know about it. I don’t know who Minte’s father is! He said that your family may be familiar with Minte. After listening to what you said about the handkerchief, I believe that you are indeed close to each other. But what’s strange to me is that this morning I The servant happened to ask your nanny about Allergic, but she said that there is no such person at all, what's going on?!"
The anger in Mingna's heart suddenly surged, and she stared directly at Jada: "Why do you want to ask my nanny about him? What are you suspecting?! Mingte grew up in the Security Agency, my The nanny has never been to the Security Bureau. Isn’t it strange that she doesn’t know? My father is also from the Security Bureau. We are familiar with Minte and it is normal. Please forgive me for not understanding what you mean. What exactly do you want to say?!"
Jada stared straight at her. The two of them faced off for a long time before he turned away and said calmly: "I'm sorry, I have something else to do and I don't have time to continue talking. You can go."
"That's really rude, I'm leaving right now!" Mingna opened the carriage door and jumped out, slamming the door hard. Two of Jedda's men came forward with frowns on their faces. She pushed them away and almost fell. Staggered
This is really unreasonable! She doesn't want to talk to him yet! What the hell? ! Without her, he would have died in the desert, chopped into eighteen pieces by a monster, or framed by Prince Mario and his son, and died in prison! What's so exciting? !
Ming Na strode forward, her eyes almost bursting with fire.
Why did she feel guilty just now? She doesn't owe him anything, she's just worried about trouble. Hey, you brat, how dare you ask her to leave? Just wait, she will definitely let him know how powerful she is!
Jada was sitting in the carriage with a terrifyingly gloomy face.
He had only acknowledged two friends in his life, except for Sargent, which was Mint. As a result, Sargent was possessed by the demon and almost killed him; but what about Mint? Minte, who had been helping him all this time, didn't choose to stand on his side
What did the country for which Minte gave his life give him in return? Not only has everything he owns been given to others, he has not even been able to get the title that everyone has, and now even his existence is being wiped out! Is everything Minte has done worth it? !
Jada couldn't help but imagine, what would have happened if Minte had chosen to stay with him
First of all, he will not let his close friends risk their lives to exterminate the monsters. Secondly, he will also give Minte the power and status that matches his abilities and achievements. Minte will always live, live openly and happily, and he will also You are no longer alone. Whether it is political matters or personal worries, you have someone to discuss them with.
That is a friend who can be trusted and relied on. Different from his trembling subordinates, different from uncles and uncles who only make demands on themselves, and different from cousins who look up to or are jealous of themselves.
Unfortunately, this is just an extravagant wish. He really wanted to tell himself that Minte's choice was not wrong, but when he saw the unfair treatment his friend received after his death, he couldn't help but feel angry.
Minte, if you had known that this would happen, you probably wouldn't have betrayed me, right
Someone tapped on the car window lightly, and Jada asked with a sullen face: "What's the matter?!"
"Sir, it's almost time"
Only then did Jada remember that he came here for a purpose. He wiped his face and sat upright again: "Let's drive."
"yes!"
The carriage drove onto the main road, turned a few corners along the streets and alleys, stopped briefly at a certain intersection, and then resumed driving.
Jada looked at the subordinates who were getting into the car and asked calmly: "How is the matter?"
"Everything went well." The subordinate calmed down his breath, "He has promised to speak for us, but he seems to have misunderstood and thought we were referring to Princess Stella's marriage."
Jada twitched her lips: "It doesn't matter, that matter will not affect their interests, and they will not regret it."
"What you said is true and I just heard the news. The Shaonan mission will arrive tomorrow, and the Weisha people will also come together." The subordinate swallowed his saliva, approached Jida and asked in a low voice, "This means we can start Have you taken action? Your Excellency, now that we have the support of forty-eight noble members, it should not be a problem. When do you plan to raise that matter?"
Jada pondered for a moment and then said: "The more people present at this kind of thing, the better, and it is best if there are envoys from various countries present. Isn't it said that on the King's birthday, there will be a grand ball at the Ito Palace? Envoys from all over the world will be present. If you raise it at that time, even if the Weisha people want to cause trouble, it will be too late!"
The subordinates laughed very happily: "They will be surprised, right? You can achieve such great achievements without fighting. You are worthy of being a Duke!"
Jada smiled and looked out the window: "It seems we're almost here. You'll be watching outside later and don't let anyone in."
"Yes!" The subordinate bowed his head in response. When the carriage stopped, he jumped out of the car first and greeted Jida respectfully.
Jedal adjusted his clothes slightly, jumped out of the car, quickly looked around, and walked into a very ordinary-looking private house. There was already a person waiting for him. When he heard the footsteps, the person slowly turned his head. , there is no expression on the cold face
Jada smiled and nodded: "Long time no see. How are you doing? Your Excellency, Earl Heda."
(I wish all book friends a happy National Day~~)