The water poured down, and pedestrians wore cloaks on their heads to protect themselves from the rain. They were inevitably blown by TTT+ gusts of wind, bringing up a cloud of rainwater. People had no choice but to hide under the eaves of the roadside shops in embarrassment. Suddenly, they caught a glimpse of a black shadow flashing at the entrance of the alley opposite. I passed by and blinked, but there was nothing. There was only a carriage passing by slowly. I thought I was deceived.
Ming Na flew into the alley, her cloak fluttering in the wind. She pressed the collar button at the neckline, and the cloak stuck tightly to her skirt, blocking the rain coming from her face and no longer flying around her randomly. Run faster and faster, directly to the other end of the alley
This alley is not so much an alley as it is more like a passage between two building groups. It is only a little over one meter wide. The ground is clean and there are no debris blocking the road. It must have been cleaned up by people from the Security Department in advance. Behind the walls on both sides were buildings, and the windows were all tightly closed. Mingna was secretly glad that she was acting on a rainy day.
After running for three or four minutes, she saw the end of the alley. There were several large wooden boxes covered with sacks on the ground. Outside the exit, there was another alley in front of it.
She stopped and hid behind the wooden box to look at the alley in front of her. There was a turn about ten meters to the right, which was probably the direction the carriage was coming from.
Ming Na carefully observed the terrain, then looked at the wooden box in front of her. Through the gap in the wooden board, she could see that it was empty. Was this left by her colleagues as a cover
The rain became heavier and heavier, and the muddy water gradually covered her dancing shoes and the hem of her skirt. The rainwater on her face and hands dispersed to both sides under the action of the water-avoiding spell, but a large area of her clothes was already wet. She did not move. Just hold your breath and listen carefully in the wind and rain, and you can hear the faint sound of horse hooves and the turning of wheels.
Ming Na immediately changed all her clothes to the same color as the wall. She hid behind the wooden box and stared at the corner ahead. After a while, a carriage appeared.
The all-black body, dark gold trimmings, the carriage is inlaid with the emblem of the Noga royal family, and there is a coachman wearing a full suit sitting at the front of the car. On the wall in the upper left corner of the car, there is a special light for rainy days. brass oil lamp
Minna began to understand why Leonard and the others chose to take action here. When the carriage turned around, the body of the carriage would completely block the view of the carriage behind it until the carriage behind it also turned around, although this period lasted less than ten seconds. , but it can be regarded as the best time to get into the car.
She took a deep breath and integrated her body as much as possible with the wall. The first carriage passed in front of her, and she could clearly see the bright glass windows on the carriage and the white gauze curtains behind the windows, which obscured the figures in the carriage. After a while, the second carriage came over, and she soon saw the third carriage following behind.
The appearance of the two carriages in front was the same, but there was a white cloth strip tied to the oil lamp hanging on the ground. There were two coachmen sitting at the front of the carriage. They saw the carriage getting closer. The coachman on the left suddenly said something to the companion next to him. He leaned down and seemed to find something wrong with the axle. Another coachman followed and turned around to look at the wheel of the left car. At this time, the carriage just arrived at the entrance of the alley.
This is the moment!
Ming Na quickly jumped up to the pedal next to the carriage door. She gently turned the handle and the door opened. She immediately stepped in and gently closed the door.
The fourth carriage turned the corner and followed. The two carriage drivers on the third carriage straightened up and looked ahead again.
The carriage was completely silent except for the sound of slight snores. Sitting across from them were two middle-aged men. One was wearing a Noga dress and the other was wearing a Weishadi turban and holding a small box in his hand. They both fell asleep on the wall of the car behind the latter. Two small gauze bags filled with spices were hung, exuding a rich aroma.
Ming Na smelled the magic potion in one of the sachets almost the moment she came in. The corner of her mouth curled up and she checked the two secretaries to make sure they were both asleep before gently turning over their clothes.
But after searching both of them, she couldn't find the target document, so she turned her attention to the small box in the Weishad man's arms.
The box is very delicate. I don’t know what kind of wood it is made of. It seems to be quite heavy. The traditional Weisha pattern is carved on the surface of the box. There are three locks. Although they are not big, they are all made of the strongest stainless steel.
Minna carefully opened the hand of the Weisha man and wanted to take the box over. Unexpectedly, he suddenly moved, yawned, smacked his lips, and hugged the box tighter. Minna was so scared that she broke into a cold sweat. I hurriedly put the sachet under his nose and shook it for a few times. Seeing that he was even more asleep, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The car suddenly stopped and shook greatly. She hurriedly stretched out her hands to hold on to the car wall to steady her body, but her heart was in her throat. What happened again? !
Several arguments came from the front of the motorcade. The sound of rain covered up the content of the speech, so that the people in the carriage behind could not know what happened in front. They all stuck their heads out and asked loudly. Ming Na was lying in the carriage and heard the words in front of her. The driver seemed to have jumped out of the car and ran to the front to ask. At this moment, a man's voice came from beside her: "It's so noisy, what happened..."
The Nuojia man woke up probably because the sachet was too powerful. He was still a little dazed and not very conscious. He casually opened the window and shouted: "What's going on?!" The coachman outside squeaked. Uh-huh, but soon someone came running back from the front and replied: "I'm very sorry, sir, it was an old Easter woman who fell in front and couldn't get up, and almost hit our horse. Things turned out very quickly. It will be solved." The man got on the driver's seat of the carriage, sat down again, and whispered to the other driver.
The Nuojia cursed a few times in a low voice. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew over with rain and wet his face. He shivered and immediately woke up. He was about to close the window when he suddenly heard Duke Jedda in front of him. The person on the carriage asked: "Price, are you okay there?"
"No problem, Your Excellency, everything is fine!"
"Then close the windows. Don't leave the carriage or open the windows or doors without my order."
"yes!"
The Nuojia man retracted his head, but before he could turn around, he suddenly smelled a scent, and a strong feeling of sleepiness surged into his heart. He swayed and fell over.
Mingna carefully supported him, quickly reached out to close the car window, and then asked him to lie down against the back of the chair. She placed the sachet under his nose and shook it several times to ensure that he was asleep before wiping it off his forehead. cold sweat on
Just now, she almost thought she was going to be exposed
The carriage started moving again. Ming Na looked at the scene flashing outside the window and knew that she had to act quickly. No one knew whether the accident like that just now would happen again. She had to get the things as soon as possible.
Since you can't take the box away, let's open it here.
She took out her wand and pointed it at the rainwater on her body. The water droplets slowly gathered and penetrated into the keyhole of a fine steel lock as the wand pointed. Then, they gradually filled it and condensed into ice.
Ming Na turned the ice "key" carefully. Because the keyhole was too small, the "key" was very fragile. She used a reinforcing spell to allow the "key" to turn smoothly. It opened with a "click"
Ming Na was overjoyed and hurriedly opened the second lock using the same method. Just when she was about to open the third lock, she suddenly heard the driver in front of her say: "It seems that there are still more than 20 meters to go." We're turning, do you want to slow down?" Then another driver's voice came.
"" She couldn't help but became anxious and hurriedly speeded up the movements of her hands.
The lock was opened smoothly. She opened the lid of the box and clearly saw a stack of documents inside. The top one was a letter. She quickly took out the letter and glanced at it. When she saw several seals below, she put the things into the ring. After throwing it away, he put the letter from Mallory to himself into the box, closed the lid, and only had time to hang the lock back before the carriage started to turn.
Mingna didn't bother to put her things in order, so she immediately opened the car door and got out, taking away the sachet in question. The car body blocked the view of the carriage behind, but no one knew whether the people in the carriage in front would notice her. She was tight. He closed the car door tightly, and as soon as he saw the entrance to the alley, he jumped over and ran forward as fast as he could.
The alley was very narrow, it seemed even narrower than the one just now, and it turned left and right, which made her run extra hard. But when she saw the gorgeous carriage parked at the exit on the other side of the alley, she felt relieved and happy. Then came up
As soon as she entered the carriage, it ran forward. There was another person sitting in the carriage. It was Mallory. He handed over the dry towel with a smile and asked: "Wipe it with water. Is everything going well?"
Ming Na gasped and handed the letter to him: "Is it this one? Time is too tight, I can't confirm it clearly."
Mallory opened the letter and browsed it through, with joy on his face: "This is it! Did you only take this letter? Nothing else?"
"The things were packed in boxes, and there were a lot of documents, but I didn't have time to see what they were, so I didn't take them." Ming Na was a little worried, "Did I do something wrong?"
"No, it doesn't matter." Mallory smiled and put the letter into the inner pocket of his dress. "As long as this letter is enough, leave the rest to us."
Ming Na then breathed a sigh of relief and began to use her wand to clean up the muddy water on her skirt and dancing shoes.
When the carriage passed by a small building, it stopped and Mallory hugged Minna gently and said, "I wish you have a good time tonight, my child, you are the best!"
He left. Ming Na was in a very good mood. She looked down and saw that her cloak and skirt were still marl, so she simply changed the latter into bright red, except that the gauze at the hem of the skirt was black and the cloak was also black. When she saw a bouquet of dewy red roses lying in the corner of the carriage, which might have been left by Mallory, she picked one of them, stuck it in her head, and put on the Flame of the Sea given by Alex. earrings
The carriage slowed down when it arrived at the large square in front of the palace, and then followed a long row of carriages to the main entrance. The soldier stepped forward and opened the door. Mingna took a deep breath and stepped out of the carriage gently.
This was not the first time she came to the palace. She quickly found the hall where the ball was held and handed the invitation letter to the official singing at the door. The latter immediately announced loudly: "Mingna Xiao, daughter of Viscount Mayton...Miss Cardo arrive…"
A dark blue figure walked out of the hall and walked toward her. Ming Na looked at it and smiled: "Alex! You are indeed here!"
Alex smiled and said: "Even a teacher will attend such an important dance. Of course there is no reason for me to stay in the academy and do hard labor." He looked at Ming Na with surprise in his eyes: "You are very beautiful tonight. , Sure enough, red is the most suitable for you." He cast his eyes on her earrings, and his smile deepened.
Ming Na was slightly embarrassed, but her happy mood prevailed: "Really? Thank you." Alex stretched out his arm, and she took it and followed him into the hall.
The hall was resplendent, everyone was dressed gorgeously, and they gathered together in twos and threes and talked quietly. There were several long tables on the side of the hall, covered with white tablecloths, and dozens of delicacies were placed on them. The palace attendants were still serving them. After serving the dishes, several attendants brought several boxes of wine, and a beautiful palace maid carefully placed crystal wine glasses, white porcelain tableware and flowers.
On the other side of the hall, there are about a dozen sofa combinations, separated by lace curtains for people to talk privately. There are already many people sitting there. Minna can see at a glance that several cousins and cousins are sitting there. sit there
Feld found her and ran over happily: "Cousin Minna! You haven't come to see me for a long time. What have you been doing recently?" When he ran forward, he found Alec standing next to Minna. Si, feeling a little confused: "This is..."
"This is my friend Alex" Minna turned to her friend, "my little cousin Feld, he is my uncle's youngest child"
Feld tried his best to put on a noble face, just like when he first met Minna
Alex just smiled kindly and stretched out his hand: "Nice to meet you, Xiao Xiao...Mr. Cardo, I am Alex Mandheling."
Feld blushed and tried hard to maintain his aristocratic demeanor: "Nice to meet you, I'm Feldshaw...Cado" and then reached out and shook Alex's hand. His eyes suddenly lit up and he immediately became excited.
This new friend treats himself as an equal as an adult man, not as a child like others! You know, he is the first person to do this!
Feld felt that he liked this guy named Mandheling, even though he knew that his father had a political opponent named Mandheling. He pestered Alex to ask questions, from how he met Minna to what he liked. books, food, games... and the current level of magic. Then he compared it with his eldest sister and said: "You are better than Beryl! It's amazing!"
Alex smiled and glanced at the Xiao...Cado sisters in the distance: "Did your sisters quarrel? They seemed to be in a bad mood."
Ming Na heard the words and looked around, and saw that it was indeed like this. She quickly asked Feld what was going on. The little boy sighed and said, "Manda is sad every day, because everyone said that the second prince will definitely marry Nuo." Princess Jia's engagement might be announced tonight. If her mother hadn't insisted on her coming, she might have preferred to stay at home tonight.
Beryl has been acting weird lately, I don’t know what she is doing, she always loses her temper with us.”
Ming Na frowned and whispered to Alex: "I'll go over and stay with them. You go find your friends to chat." But Alex shook his head: "Where are you friends? I'll go there with you." Ming Na Na thought for a while, then agreed, then pulled Feld and walked towards Manda.
At this moment, the king's family appeared on the throne in front of the hall, and the chief of ceremonies immediately rang the golden bell to signal people to quiet down.
King Walfred III stepped forward, looked around at everyone with a smile, and said: "Thank you all for coming to my birthday party. Now, please invite the distinguished foreign guests to come in."
Applause broke out, starting from the main entrance of the hall. The crowd slowly separated on both sides, leaving an aisle. Members of the diplomatic missions from various countries walked in from the door one after another, came to the throne, and bowed to say hello to Alfred III.
First came the Van'a mission, then the Shaonan mission, and then came the Nuojia people.
Minna clearly saw that Duke Jedda, who was walking in front, still had a somewhat smug smile on his face. When he saluted the king, he only bent slightly.
She raised her eyebrows and thought: Hasn't he discovered that the letter has been switched
(On the last day of the long vacation, it was very disappointing... I seemed to have caught a cold, and then I turned my feet on the road again... I was so embarrassed...)