Chapter 827

The three royal descendants in the conversation soon noticed Xia De. The two princes of Delarion, Marius Cavendish and Derrick Cavendish, showed surprised expressions, and then said respectively:

"Look, it's Hamilton of Rejied."

"Good morning, Knight, are you waiting for Father's summons?"

They could all recognize who Xia De was just by his face, and then shook hands with Xia De very enthusiastically. Lei Qianya of course also greeted Xia De, but only called Xia De "Knight Hamilton", and did not shake hands with him, looking like a very reserved lady.

"Good morning, Your Highness."

Xia De also took off his hat and greeted the successors of the kingdom.

"Who is Father talking to inside now?"

Marius Cavendish, who is 28 years old this year, asked the eunuch attendant, who said very respectfully:

"Hou Jue Cornell is inside."

Hou Jue Cornell is currently presiding over the work of the Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Xia De has seen him in the newspaper.

"I guess it must be about the upcoming visit of that Margaret Anjou."

Derrick Cavendish, who is thin and even shorter than Lei Qianya, said:

"I received news that they originally planned to visit by train, but now Karsenrick has changed its mind."

"Are they also going to take a boat and land from Coldwater Port or other ports?"

Lei Qianya asked. When she came back in the summer, she left Karsenrick by boat.

"I heard they spent a high price to borrow a steam airship from the Church of Creation."

Derrick Cavendish, who wears glasses, said to his sister:

"This kind of diplomatic visit also has the nature of comparison. Probably the other party wants to suppress you."

Lei Qianya's expression remained unchanged:

"Considering political factors, it seems she is carrying a political mission and wants to apply pressure in advance. Those southerners are really naive."

"Knight Hamilton, what is Father asking you to do?"

The eldest Marius Cavendish asked Xia De again, and the other two also looked at him curiously. Xia De shrugged:

"Sorry, I don't know either."

He looked at the eunuch attendant wearing a red coat, who shook his head slightly.

"Knight, I read the newly released 'Hamilton Detective Stories'. In the city filled with steam and smog, traveling through the streets and alleys to fight evil and maintain justice, the detective's life is really rich and interesting."

Marius Cavendish said again, and patted Xia De's arm:

"When you have time, you can come to participate in the literary salon I hosted and share some of your stories with my friends. We are all very curious about you."

If Angelina's salon wanting to invite Xia De was just the little princess wanting to show off her interpersonal relationships to her friends, then the invitation from this Prince must have political implications. The Outsider is not a fool, so he nodded with a smile at this moment:

"If I have time, I will definitely go."

"She" laughed in Xia De's ear.

"Knight, our sister Mona is getting married next week. Did Great Aunt Miss Jia Lin Na give you an invitation?"

Derrick Cavendish also asked enthusiastically:

"If not yet, I can give you one, it will be very lively."

"The Duchess has already invited me."

Xia De responded again. Actually, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na hadn't mentioned this yet, it was Lei Qianya who said it.

"Then see you at the wedding. Great Aunt trusts you very much, I think we can also become friends."

The two princes chatted with Xia De for a few more sentences. During this period, Lei Qianya did not communicate with Xia De actively. Prince Marius Cavendish also explained with a smile:

"Lei Qianya is usually so unsmiling and cold to strangers, please don't mind."

"Of course I won't mind."

Xia De said, trying not to look at Lei Qianya, while Prince Derrick joked again:

"This point is actually very similar to Great Aunt Miss Jia Lin Na."

Even without looking at Lei Qianya, Xia De knew that the Princess must be angry.

Seeing that the meeting between the King and the Hou Jue was delayed, the princes took their servants and left. Lei Qianya gave Xia De a helpless smile before turning to leave, and then followed them along the red-carpeted corridor.

Xia De looked at Lei Qianya's back, wondering what kind of image he had among the nobles in Tobesk because of the rumor of being the "Duchess's lover". Then he thought that Miss Miss Jia Lin Na had never had any intimate scandals with any man since she became an adult, and since she got involved with Xia De in the summer, she didn't seem to have paid attention to other men.

"They wouldn't really treat me as Miss Miss Jia Lin Na's marriage partner, would they?"

Xia De thought hesitantly, looking at the eunuch attendant again, who showed him a humble smile:

"Knight, His Majesty may still talk to the Hou Jue for a while, I think we still need to continue waiting."

The Outsider nodded, recalling how he had miraculously stepped into the center of the kingdom's politics step by step in the past six months.

After waiting for a full hour, the door of the King's study was finally opened. The white-haired old gentleman who walked out from inside was Hou Jue Cornell.

He was holding a file bag in his hand. Seeing Xia De at the door, he actually recognized him. When the eunuch attendant entered the study and asked if Xia De could enter, the Hou Jue chatted with Xia De about the recent weather politely, and then patted his shoulder meaningfully. Finding that Xia De's muscles were firm and his lower body was stable, he praised:

"Young people nowadays are not worse than when I was young."

"How come everyone knows me? I remember I didn't have any front-facing photos leaked outside."

Xia De soon got permission to enter the study. After tidying up his collar, he stepped into the study.

This was still the room Xia De was summoned to when he blocked a bullet for Queen Diana on the street in the summer. The study was huge, the desk was placed in the middle of the study, and the King had his back to the colorful floor-to-ceiling window behind him, making the room look empty but extremely oppressive.

Clearly, when he came to see Larus III last time, the Outsider didn't have any special reaction, but this time he felt inexplicably unable to lift his head. This was not because Xia De was intimidated by secular power after coming to this world, but might be related to his intimate relationship with the other party's daughter.

"Long time no see, Hamilton of Rejied. Have you been waiting outside for a long time?"

"Long time no see, Your Majesty. No, just a while."

Regardless of whether it was because of Lei Qianya or because the other party paid him every month, Xia De was extremely respectful:

"I wish you good health."

"Let's talk about business."

This King, who was shorter than Xia De and wore a crown, asked the eunuch attendant at the table to move a pile of documents to the bookcase against the wall. He buckled the gold pen cap, and only then did he finally look up at Xia De.

It must be admitted that this series of actions made him look extremely majestic:

"Sir Anluosi recommended you, thinking you are an extremely outstanding agent of MI6. Now, there is a very tricky task that needs to be handed over to you. This task allows for failure, but does not allow for leaks."

"Please believe in my loyalty."

Xia De said, and then the slogan of the Gray Glove organization "Eternal Loyalty" jumped into his mind somehow.

"Yes, Hamilton of Rejied, your loyalty is indeed unquestionable. The Duke of Saladir can guarantee you."

The King nodded slightly, took the document handed back by the eunuch attendant who returned from the bookcase, and put it aside. Actually, besides Xia De, the King, and this red-clad attendant, there were two armored guards inside the door, but the latter two were no different from statues.

"The intelligence you obtained about Midhill during the Big City Player period was very accurate. MI6 almost caught the big fish... almost."

Larus III seemed to remember some bad memories, and his brows frowned slightly.

Xia De knew that this King was very dissatisfied with MI6's actions in Midhill. It seems that later MI6 figured out who exactly appeared at the Midhill train station that day.

It was very unfortunate that the one who lured away the MI6 agents at the Midhill train station that day and let that foreign princess leave in time was actually him. Probably because Xia De obtained that precious intelligence and proved his value, this task was given to him.

"I don't know if the Gray Glove side will let 'Gray Hawk' do anything during the princess's visit."

Xia De thought silently, and almost the next moment, Larus III behind the desk really mentioned "Gray Hawk":

"The latest intelligence, intelligence that only I and Anluosi know, Margaret Anjou may contact Gray Hawk during her stay in Tobesk..."

Xia De was startled, and thought in the laughter of "her":

"How come I don't know?"

"... You need to contact Margaret Anjou in social occasions. During her visit to Tobesk, find out who she contacted."

This work is of course not only done by Xia De. Xia De's colleagues will definitely work hard. But only Xia De, who has nothing to do with MI6 on the surface, can appear in social occasions, and seems to have means for ladies, is suitable to execute this action in the open.

MI6 agents secretly contacting the Karsenrick princess is an international scandal once discovered, so this task was told to Xia De by the King himself. Probably besides him and Director Anluosi, not many people know about Xia De's task.

"I understand."

Xia De nodded.

Larus III emphasized again:

"We believe that the Gray Gloves of Karsenrick will also act during this period. You can talk to Sir Anluosi about specific arrangements and the help you need. Duke Miss Jia Lin Na thinks highly of you, I think you will not let us down."

"Yes."

Xia De nodded again, calculating whether it was feasible to arrest himself.

Thus, the second private meeting between Xia De and Larus III ended simply like this. He accepted the verbal encouragement, accepted the heavy task, and received the verbal promise of "if you perform well, you can be promoted after this matter is over".

A series of plans and conspiracies will be launched around "Princess Margaret Anjou's visit to Tobesk". And the Outsider living in Saint Theresa Square, who can directly see Yodel Palace, was involved in the waves of politics because of that generous salary.