Chapter 352: Sophia Mansion

Sophia Mansion was located on the high ground by the sea in the north of Cold Water Harbor City. Although it was called a mansion, it was actually a manor used by the Royal Family for summer vacations.

The west side of the mansion was the sea, the south side was the city area of Cold Water Harbor City, and the east and north sides were the coastal forest farms used by local nobles for amusement. One could hunt and fish, and it also served as an important source of local wood for Cold Water Harbor City in winter.

Xia De had visited the manor of Young Lady Miss Jia Lin Na in Tuo Bei Si Ke, but had no opportunity to look around in the manor. He had also visited the Lake View Manor when participating in a banquet, but that place could not be compared with the Royal Family's manor at all.

After the group returned to Sophia Mansion, the two scholars were arranged to be looked after temporarily, and Lei Lei Qianya would handle the matters about them separately.

The princess was soaked all over. After returning, she went to take a bath first. There was a specially large bath pool in the manor for the use of Royal Family members.

Xia De of course would not be allowed to use such a bath pool, but Lei Lei Qianya specially arranged a room for him, and the washroom in the room was enough for him to clean up.

It was just that when Xia De, soaked all over, got clean clothes and prepared to wash up, the two young maids who came to deliver clothes did not leave:

"Do you have any other matters?"

The Outlander asked with surprise, still draped with the towel used for wiping hair on his shoulder.

"Her Highness asked us to help you..."

"No need, get out."

Xia De only then reacted; the Outlander was not accustomed to this kind of thing.

"You don't have to misunderstand, we are Her Highness's personal maids, not the ones in Sophia Mansion..."

"Get out."

Xia De waved his hand. He would not easily change his principles on matters of principle. The Outlander hoped that he could adapt to this era, but he hoped to stick to his principles on some matters:

"Get out."

Thus the maids could only apologize and turn to leave, and Xia De was able to wash a hot bath peacefully.

By the time Xia De changed his clothes, he originally thought he could see Lei Lei Qianya immediately, but did not expect there were two barbers led by the manor maids to trim Xia De's hair. But after observing in the mirror after cutting, he could not see any difference from before.

After this, Xia De still could not leave. The servants pushed the clothes rack with pulleys, letting him choose outerwear, trousers, shoes, and hats. Xia De, who did not care much about dressing, chose a black set at random, but under the request of the middle-aged maid with oppressive eyes, he had to try more combinations.

After choosing clothes, he still could not leave. The middle-aged maid who claimed to have the position of head maid actually took out a set of Luo De cards from the pocket in front of her skirt and wanted to gamble Luo De cards with Xia De:

"This is too exaggerated. What exactly is it for to let me stay here?"

Seeing him ask like this, the middle-aged maid named Li Ya He Er Si answered embarrassedly:

"Her Highness has not finished dressing yet, so she let us find some things for you to do temporarily. If the weather clears up, it would be just right to take you to the garden for a stroll, but it is still raining now, and it is not convenient for you to visit other places in the mansion."

Xia De only then understood:

"Then I will wait for a while. Speaking of which, do you not doubt my identity? Don't you want to know who I am?"

When he and Lei Lei Qianya returned, they entered from the main gate of the mansion openly and honestly.

Mrs. He Er Si showed a faint smile:

"You are Knight Hamilton of Lei Lei Jiede, you saved Her Highness Queen Diana. You don't have to worry about His Majesty the King knowing Her Highness's friendship situation. This is not Tuo Bei Si Ke, and since Her Highness can be arranged for such an important diplomatic activity as visiting Kaisenrike, do you really think there are not enough people she can trust around her?"

It seems Xia De's impression of the so-called "princess" was still too limited by the stories of his hometown.

When he was led by Mrs. He Er Si to the dining room, it was already twelve o'clock noon that day.

It was still raining outside, and through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the dining room, one could see the small trees in the manor garden swaying slightly with the wind.

Having changed out of the clothes used to cover his identity when going out, Lei Lei Qianya Cavendish was wearing a fluffy blue and white princess long dress, sitting at the head of the dining table waiting for Xia De. The dining room was not dim, the golden candlestick on the long dining table was burning with fire, and the gas lamp with the Royal Family emblem on the wall was also emitting light.

On the wall behind Lei Lei Qianya hung a giant oil painting, with red curtains on both sides of the oil painting hanging down from the roof, and the golden tassels at the bottom almost touching the ground. In the oil painting was an old man wearing knight armor riding on a horse. Even the Outlander recognized that this was Lei Lei Qianya's great-great-grandfather, the current King, the Knight King known as the "Red Lion" Mi Er Cavendish, the great-grandfather of the Fire-Leaping King La Lu Si III, and the grandfather of Young Lady Miss Jia Lin Na.

He once personally led soldiers into the territory of Kaisenrike and killed the governor of the Southern County of Kaisenrike. He was the last well-known knight king before the prosperity of firearms. The stories about him were widely circulated in Delariang and were truly legendary figures.

Xia De stopped for a moment at the two big doors of the dining room, and then truly walked in.

Lei Lei Qianya sat at the far end of the long table, supporting her face and looking at the rain scene outside the window. Her red hair had been carefully groomed and hung behind her head. On her right ear was that Sage-level relic ruby earring, and on her left ear was the mermaid-shaped ruby small earring Xia De gave her last time.

The silver crown was worn on her head, flashing in the light of the gas lamp. The girl who had put on light makeup presented a kind of alluring pink-white state. Xia De could not recognize the color number of the lipstick, making her lips look very bright.

Even though he had seen many noble ladies who had put on makeup when attending banquets before, he had to admit that no one could compare to the princess sitting at the end of the dining table at this moment.

The servants pushing the dining cart were setting the dishes. Just the ones Xia De saw were probably enough for him to eat for three meals. He of course would not say anything about wasting food, but just regretted not bringing Mi Ya with him.

"Good noon, Xia De."

Seeing Xia De walk over, Lei Lei Qianya reached out and signaled that he could sit on her right hand side.

"Good noon."

Xia De also responded, and then according to the principle of "when chatting with ladies, if you don't know what to say, praise the other party's clothes," he praised in a low voice:

"This set of clothes is truly not bad."

The princess showed a shy smile:

"Xia De, sit down quickly. On Monday, I said I wanted to treat you to a meal, but you left too hurriedly at that time, and now I finally have the opportunity."

In the end, only the two of them sat beside the dining table, but there were eight dishes and two soups on the table. Xia De thought this was a lot, but Lei Lei Qianya told Xia De that she did not expect the two to return at noon, so this was a hastily prepared lunch.

The rule of this era was that dinner was the most important main meal of the day, and the big meal the princess prepared for Xia De would only appear at dinner. ===== CHAPTER 353 =====