Chapter 420 Chapter 387 Loulan City

Probably because she was already stunned, even Princess Louise had almost forgotten the etiquette habits she had developed since she was a child. In any case, it is very impolite to stare at a person like this. Princess Louise even forgot to answer the other party's question. Fortunately, Miss Delly behind her came back to her senses and gently pulled the princess. Only then did the princess come back to her senses, but after she heard the other party's words clearly, she was even more surprised. That guy... the servant? What shocked Louise was that the "servant" in the mouth of this beautiful and outrageous guy - such a vigorous and coercive guy, is actually just a servant?This weird guy looks so arrogant, even his outstanding arrogance seems to be born with him.This kind of awe-inspiring aura that naturally exudes is clearly a temperament that can only be cultivated by being superior... Such a guy is just a servant?

I'm afraid that the people in the world, the vast majority of people, are only worthy of being his servants! However, it just so happened that these words came from the mouth of that beautiful and outrageous guy, so it was so natural.The strange thing is, this beauty (Louise called this guy in her heart), his (her?) words are clear and gentle, if the temperament of that servant is like a proud lonely peak, then This person is like the vast sky!No matter how proud the mountain peak is, it seems that it cannot reach the sky. "...Ah." Louise finally spoke, and she took a deep breath. After all, she was a little flustered by the court education she had received since she was a child, and then she calmed down and smiled: "Well, you are right, we I am going to Loulan City, may I ask, what do you have..."

There was an undisguised smile in the other party's eyes, and his every move seemed to contain an indescribable demeanor: "Well, that's great. I have a very presumptuous request. My servant and I are I came from another place and wanted to take a good tour of the scenery beyond the Great Wall in the northwest. Unfortunately, we were just told in this town that the Duke Tulip issued a special decree here. It is said that Loulan City is too prosperous. There are too many mainland merchants coming in and out every day, so the Duke of Tulip has ordered restrictions on entering the city-in addition to spending money to pay import duties, you must obtain a customs clearance permit before entering the city. Moreover, now It's a busy season. I heard that at this time of year, all the hotels in the city will be full. If you don't have a customs clearance permit for the caravan, you can't even find a hotel when you enter the city... Beautiful lady, look, we The master and servant are just ordinary tourists, not businessmen, and we have come all the way, and we didn’t know this special law in the northwest beforehand, so I saw that you and your companions seem to be the original caravan, I think your Fang must have an entry permit, so I took the liberty of blocking your way, can you take us into the city by the way?"

Princess Louise froze for a moment. The customs clearance permit is a new decree promulgated by Du Wei. Since the year before last, in order to prevent spies from the Northwest Army or grassland people from entering his territory at will, he ordered the establishment of checkpoints in the border areas of the entire Desa province. The caravan must be enthroned in exchange for customs procedures before entering the country. Princess Louise came from the imperial capital, and in her capacity, although she did not show herself as a princess, when she came, she had already asked her subordinates to go through the formalities in the name of an imperial noble.She has the customs clearance procedures, but...to bring these two strange people into the city together?

The curiosity in Louise's heart finally gained the upper hand, and bringing two people in was nothing to her, a majestic imperial princess, but she was really curious about this unbelievably beautiful guy. She has seen all kinds of rich and noble children since she was a child, but she has never seen a person whose demeanor can be so beautiful!While staring at this guy, she secretly guessed the origin of this guy. Judging from his appearance, he should be very young, and this standard Roland Continental accent must have been acquired by the aristocratic family who studied rigorously since he was a child, and this kind of demeanor, as well as his gestures, are simply not picky at all. The flawed elegance made Princess Louise believe that this guy must be a young man from a wealthy family.

However, I have never heard of such a young and outstanding person in any big family in the empire.Is it those ancient families in the north?But this guy looks so refined and delicate, he doesn't seem to be bold as a northerner should be, so, a southerner?But looking at his fair skin, and his eyes are so clear and crystal clear, he doesn't look like those overly shrewd southerners.Most importantly, Princess Louise felt that all the top wealthy families on the mainland were basically gathered in the imperial capital. If any family produced such a hero in the younger generation, it was absolutely impossible for her not to know about it.

"Okay." The princess and Miss Delly glanced at each other, and said, "It's not difficult to take you into the city, but, my lord, before asking others for help, can you explain your identity and origin first?" Woolen cloth?" "Well, my name is Luoxue, and I'm from the northern part of the mainland." The man smiled, and it had to be admitted that when he smiled, even Princess Louise lost consciousness for a short while in his smile. "...Well... Luoxue, what a beautiful name." The princess concealed her gaffe: "Compared to your hometown, you must have seen the beautiful scenery of the northern country with colorful snowfall." After a pause, she looked at the one behind "" Servant": "Well, where is your companion?"

Even if Princess Louise was beaten to death, she would never believe it. How could such a guy with outstanding temperament, even carrying a hidden coercion, be a servant. "Oh...he's just a servant, you just need to call him Xiaosan." Luoxue replied flatly.His tone was still very gentle, but when he mentioned this servant, his gentleness was very appropriate, like the gentleness of a kind master to a servant.Although he is kind, but the taste of implicit aloofness is very real. And... really a servant. But... Xiaosan, this name is so... so strange. Soon, the princess immediately decided to take them on the road together, and she saw that the two men didn't even have horses, so she asked the escorting knights to give them two horses to ride on.

The accompanying knights are the elite attendants who protect the princess and Miss Delly. They were already very upset when they were blocked by these two strangers, and they wanted to give up their horses. Naturally, some people were dissatisfied, but the princess Even the knights did not dare to disobey the order.Anyway, these knights traveled long distances, riding two riders on one person, and brought spare horses. At this moment, in order to embarrass the two guys who blocked the way, someone led out the two most violent spare horses. These two tall horses are high-quality war horses in the Imperial Forest Army, but ordinary people cannot ride such horses.

Seeing the two horses brought in front of the two, the other knights sneered in their hearts: It would be better if you get off your horses in a while! But then, everyone was stunned! When these two tall war horses came in front of these two people, they were still pawing their hooves restlessly, and even one of them seemed to be faintly afraid, neighing in a low voice uncomfortably.The servant named "Little San" only sneered "Hum", but with such a "Hum", the horse next to him actually neighed for a long time, and then backed away restlessly. If these war horses had been strictly trained, they might have broken free from the reins in the knight's hand and ran away.

Even the knights around, under the eyes of this weird "little three", faintly felt a strange sense of fear and oppression in their hearts. But at this time, Luoxue smiled lightly, and took two steps forward. He stretched out his hand and stroked the horse's back. There seemed to be a natural gentle aura about him, and the restless war horse immediately calmed down. Under the eyes of everyone, Luoxue's hand lightly landed on the horse's head, stroked it back and forth, the war horse actually bowed its head obediently, and then bent its four hooves and knelt down in front of Luoxue. She was extremely docile, letting Luoxue sit on the horse's back with ease, and the war horse stood up with its hooves supported. "Little San, don't scare our companions." Luoxue rode on the horseback and glanced back at his servant. There was a hint of fear in that Xiaosan's expression, not daring to disobey Luoxue's order. Pull the reins, get on the horse, and there is no more movement. ... A group of people went to Luolancheng, and after going through the formalities for entering the city at the checkpoint at the gate of the city, they came to Loulan City. This season is indeed the busiest time in Loulan City. In spring, everything recovers. After the severe winter, all kinds of supplies are consumed hugely. It is precisely because a large number of caravans from the mainland are flocking out of customs and entering the grassland to sell various living utensils and grains in the mainland. The best time to wait for the goods. Entering Loulan City, the streets are bustling with people, and caravans coming and going are crowded on the road with carriages. Although the northwest has just experienced a war, it has not reduced the enthusiasm of the merchants. The empire of Loulan City The largest city on the border, under Du Wei's more than two years of management, has become a bustling commercial city. Although the streets were busy and crowded, the order was not chaotic. Groups of cavalrymen wearing the uniforms of the Tulip Family City Guards patrolled back and forth on horseback.And on the notice board at the gate of the city, the latest decree of the Duke of Tulip is posted, and there are even some clerks specially appointed by the General Administration of Government Affairs, standing next to the notice board and reading the content aloud. From the moment they entered the city gate, in the eyes of Princess Louise and her party, the entire Loulan City was a scene of prosperity and prosperity. The streets in the distance are even being expanded, and tall houses are being built one after another. It is even strange that there are ordinary citizens in twos and threes next to the projects under construction. , holding baskets full of food and water to reward those who are building houses and roads. Those workers were all wearing a strange and uniform gray clothes, with a huge word "construction" embroidered in Roland's continental language on the front of the clothes. Princess Louise looked a little strange. She had never seen such a scene before, as if those who were building the project were all in one group——in the history of the Roland Empire, whether it was road opening or house building, etc., if it was The official large-scale projects of the empire directly recruit coolies and migrant workers, and even recruit slaves for construction, and some noble families build their own houses with slaves and servants from their own families. The princess was curious, so she sent someone to ask, but they got an answer that made them feel weird. "Master." A knight who came back after asking questions also had a strange expression on his face. In front of outsiders, he called the princess "Master" instead of "Your Highness". The knight replied honestly: "I asked. It turns out that those construction workers in gray clothes are said to be a team under the administration of the Desa Province that is responsible for the construction of various projects, and it is said that it is an army establishment. This is an original creation of the Duke of Tulip. 'Engineers'. All these guys work on a daily basis is to build various projects, open roads, build bridges, break ground, etc... and like soldiers, they are paid every month." "Well, but why do the citizens bring food and water to comfort the engineers? Is the army here so loved by the citizens?" the princess asked. "This...not." The knight scratched his head: "I asked them, these people are in a common situation here, the road you see being built and the houses being expanded on both sides belong to them. These The people carrying the food and water are the residents of this street, the owners of the houses that are being built." The princess took it easy, and she looked into the distance. Those built houses are not small... Could it be that the Desa province is already so rich?Even ordinary people are already rich enough to live in such a big house? Fortunately, the knight quickly gave the answer: "Master, this surprised me too. They told me that whether it is a house or a road, it is the Duke of Tulip announced by the Desa Provincial Administration, the official It was built with money. It is said that within this year, more than a dozen streets in the entire Loulan City will be widened and built, and all the expenses will be paid by the government here. The children of my family, in the future, all men who have reached the age of eighteen must receive reserve training from the private army of the Tulip family in the Desa province." "All join the army?" "No, not all of them join the army, just the reserve service. It is said that Duke Tulip's decree is very simple, as long as the young people in their family have reached the age of 18 to receive a year of military training for the reserve service, they are not really joining the army, they are just receiving training. , After one year of training, you can go home. These citizens are very supportive of this decree, as long as they promise to receive half a year of military training, they can live in their own houses for free. However, the ownership of the houses belongs to the official government of Desa province , These citizens have the right of residence, and do not have to pay rent. Military training in exchange for free housing." Princess Louise froze. Could it be that Du Wei... that guy has so much money that he has no place to spend it? There may be at least 300,000 permanent residents in this Loulan city, and there may be at least 70,000 to 80,000 young and middle-aged men. All of them can participate in military training, and then they can live in big houses provided by the government for free? At the side, after hearing this, Miss Daili lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly said a word softly: "Hiding soldiers in the people?" "It's not just Loulan City." The knight replied with a wry smile: "I heard that this is an order issued by Duke Tulip at the beginning of this year, and it has been implemented in the entire Desa province. It is said that just fifty miles outside Loulan City, a The boot camp is there. These ordinary citizens who undergo training are allowed to go home every seven days after training.” the whole province? What does Du Wei want to do? If things go on like this, there may be more than 300,000 young and middle-aged men in Desa province!After all, as long as they receive a year of military training, they can get a free big house to live in. I am afraid that few people would refuse such a good thing.Even if only half of the 300,000 young adults accept this condition, in less than a year, there will be at least 100,000 young adults with military experience in Du Wei's territory!When necessary, as long as there is a conscription order, these people can immediately become qualified soldiers when they put on military uniforms! In the distance, Luoxue and his servant, riding on horseback, stayed far away from Princess Louise's queue. Although the knight's voice was not loud, with Luoxue's ability, he couldn't say a word. Leak, hear clearly.After listening, Luoxue suddenly sighed faintly. "This Duke of Tulip, what a big deal. One hundred and fifty thousand soldiers are hiding among the people..." He turned his head, glanced at his servant, and suddenly smiled softly: "It seems that what you said is correct. Among these human beings, the one who is most likely to cause us trouble is this Duke Tulip... the third prince." , your information is very good." The servant suddenly showed a hint of panic in his eyes, and quickly lowered his head, not daring to let the elf king see his face clearly, but said in a low voice of panic: "You... there is no third prince in front of you. I am only your servant now, my noble king!" With mixed emotions, a group of people continued to walk forward. Just after turning a corner, the main road in front of them was obviously the most prosperous area in Loulan City. The street was more than twice as wide as the previous road. The house is tall and lively. What is even more weird is that on the street, there is a huge banner every ten meters on the road. Those banners are of different colors, red orange yellow green blue blue purple, all kinds, each huge On the banners, there are clearly written some words that surprised Princess Louise and her party... "Sicilian Fur Shop, the best fur goods in the whole continent - address, No. 1 Suzaku Avenue!" "Lao Mama Hot Pot Restaurant, a chain in the Desa province, come and taste the delicious food! The address is No. 2, Qinglong Street!" "Come and take a look, here are the best jewelry! Fugui Jewelry Store, a mainland gold brand! The address is just around the corner!" "The headquarters of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Corps! The bravest and most loyal warriors will solve all your troubles! Address: No. 1 Xuanwu Street! (Illegal entrustments are declined)" If these strange banners of all kinds are just dumbfounding, then everyone immediately discovered that on both sides of this street, even every 20 meters, there will be a large wooden trash with a height of half a person. buckets, and even these garbage cans have glossy paint on the sides, with words like "Traveler's Home, the best hotel chain in Desa Province!" !" "Thor's Hammer weapon shop, dwarven craftsmanship, the best weapon in the mainland!" Wait, wait, wait... These various things made a group of outsiders stunned. Then, Princess Louise became curious again and immediately sent knights to ask passers-by. The results surprised everyone even more. "These signboards were all ordered by the Duke of Tulip. Those banners and the words on these trash cans are all 'advertisements' that the Duke said, but any business that wants to write their own words on them must The money is paid. It is said that it is calculated according to the time. Every month, you have to go to the Government Affairs Department of the Governor’s Mansion to participate in the bidding. Now it is said that a banner on this street has been sold for 1,000 gold coins a month, and a garbage Bucket, it has been fried to 500 gold coins for a month." After hearing this, Princess Louise made a quick calculation in her heart, couldn't help but took a breath, looked at this wide and bustling street, looked at the banners and trash cans in the distance, calculated the number, and sighed: " God, in this way, isn’t it just this street that can make Duke Tulip earn more than 10,000 gold coins every month? Just hang a few pieces of cloth casually, and you can earn at least 10,000 gold coins a month!” "Ten thousand gold coins is enough to feed an infantry battalion of the imperial standard." As expected of the general's younger sister, Miss Dali immediately came to such a conclusion: "This Duke Tulip is really a master of money-making." Luo Xue, who had been following behind, couldn't help sighing at this moment, and whispered to the servant beside him: "Have you seen that many young men walking on the streets here have steady steps and strong arms. His eyes are sharp. Although he is a civilian, he looks like someone who has undergone military training. These are much better than other places on the continent we have traveled along the way. I am afraid... Once a war breaks out in the future, this Duke of Tulip can pull dozens of people at any time. What about Wan's qualified army. Moreover, this guy seems to be very good at making money, and the money must have been used to feed his army." That servant was naturally the third prince of the dragon clan who surrendered, with a stern look in his eyes, he said in a low voice: "Master, I dealt with this guy before, he is a very shrewd person, he was even able to I escaped under the pursuit of my father. We have walked all the way, this Duke Tulip is probably the top outstanding talent among human beings, maybe... we can take him now..." As he spoke, he raised his finger, and on his Gently stroke the neck. Seeing the stern expression on the golden dragon's face, Luoxue smiled lightly. He raised his head and looked at the sky.The sunlight was already a bit dazzling, Luoxue stretched out her delicate palm to cover her eyes, under the golden eyes, the silver thread around his wrist was faintly shining. Finally, the Elf King smiled, his smile was as gentle as a spring breeze, but every word of his voice pierced the golden dragon's heart like a knife. "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking... You'd better remember carefully, now your identity is just my servant, no matter what happens to me, I make any decision, I don't need you to contribute to me Wisdom's advice." The Elf King looked at the Golden Dragon, although his smile was gentle, but there seemed to be needles hidden in his eyes: "Assassinate a duke in the human world, and he himself is a strong man in the mainland, surrounded by masters... ...You must really hope that I die in Roland Continent." The golden dragon's face changed, and he was about to defend himself, but Luoxue smiled lightly and said, "There's no need to deny it, we all know each other's thoughts, you surrender to me, but I won't naively think that you are loyal to me just because of that. , what I need to remind you is... even if you want to play tricks, you'd better do it cleverly, and don't use such stupid tricks next time, because it will make me look down on your intelligence." With that said, Luoxue had already lightly kicked the horse's belly and walked to the front. The Golden Dragon who was left behind had a complicated look in his eyes. ... Princess Louise and her party came directly to the residence of a Southern Chamber of Commerce in the city.After all, Miss Dai Li's family is a wealthy family in the south of the mainland, and has inextricable relationships with this southern chamber of commerce.Knowing the arrival of the most distinguished lady in the family early on, the people in the chamber of commerce cleared out a clean, comfortable and spacious yard in the headquarters of the chamber of commerce very early on. When Princess Louise and her party arrived, the leader of the Chamber of Commerce immediately went out to greet them and invited them into the yard.Delly did not disclose the identity of Princess Louise, only said that she is her good friend.Anyway, ladies from such aristocratic families always have a few close friends in their boudoirs. The head of the chamber of commerce only treats them as warmly as noble ladies from a certain family. Delly ordered the guard knights to live around the courtyard to guard, and she and Louise entered the chamber of commerce with the maids they brought with them. The yard is clean and comfortable, but a little smaller.The head of the chamber of commerce explained that Loulan City is developing extremely fast now, and the land price here is too expensive, almost every inch of land is expensive, so it is impossible for his own chamber of commerce to occupy too much land.The strength of the Southern Chamber of Commerce is quite good. It is rare to have such a place in Loulan City. Princess Louise didn't care about the living environment, and immediately sent her confidant and caring maid to the Liszt family's chamber of commerce in Loulan City to contact Mrs. Liszt. And as for Luoxue... The curious Princess Louise retained the Elf King, and the Elf King who originally planned to stay here temporarily did not refuse, and stayed here temporarily as a guest.Out of respect for this mysterious "beauty", Princess Louise ordered Mr. Luo Xue and his servants to live in a separate courtyard. Luoxue happily accepted the princess' kindness, and then he made a request. He saw that the chamber of commerce also had a study room, and he hoped to borrow some books from the study room. "What books do you need?" "Customs and customs, any book is fine. If there is a general history of the mainland, it is best. I have already read the sixth volume. You should have a full set, right?" Which prominent nobleman came here? "Oh, although we don't have one, I'll send someone to buy one right away." The leader of the chamber of commerce quickly withdrew. I don't know why, facing this beautiful man with a gentle smile (in fact, even he can't tell the gender of the other party, but when Miss Dai Li introduced her, she called Luo Xue "Mr." meaning), there is always an inexplicable awe in the hearts of the leaders of the chamber of commerce. During lunch, Princess Louise sent someone to invite Luoxue to have a meal together. The Elf King happily accepted the invitation, but in order not to spoil the atmosphere, Luoxue was very considerate and did not bring his "servant" to attend, but left the Golden Dragon in the yard. After lunch, the two girls, Delly and Princess Louise, used all kinds of words to try to figure out Luoxue's identity.But the elf king's conversation is excellent, astronomy and geography, humanities and art, music and painting, it seems that this versatile man is extremely proficient in everything, many fields, although he didn't really do it, but some of the views he said were in Louise's opinion. From the perspective of the princess and Miss Daili, Kanbi is almost the same as those famous masters in the imperial capital that he has met.And the elegant demeanor of the Elven King made this lunch very enjoyable. And Princess Louise paid special attention to Mr. Luoxue's posture during the meal.The other party's etiquette when using a knife and fork is even inferior to Princess Louise, who has accepted court etiquette since childhood.Looking at Mr. Luoxue's demeanor, it was like looking at a very beautiful picture scroll, even the subtle movements of his fingers seemed to be so beautiful! While the two women were intoxicated, they couldn't help being secretly surprised. How could there be such a beautiful person in the world?If he is a daughter, I am afraid that no woman in the world can compare to him! After lunch, the leader of the chamber of commerce came to interrupt in a hurry, interrupting the atmosphere of the three people's conversation. The leader brought a message: the most trusted assistant of the Duke of Tulip, the chief executive of the Desa Province, the second person in the Desa Province, Sir Philip is visiting! The purpose of Lord Philip's visit is very simple. He claimed to have heard of the arrival of Miss Delly, who will soon become the princess of the empire. He came to greet the audience on behalf of the Duke of Tulip, and warmly invited Miss Delly to attend a noble event held at the Duke of Tulip's mansion tonight. banquet. Delly and Princess Louise glanced at each other, under Princess Louise's wink, Delly asked, "Where is Mrs. Philip?" "It's just outside." "Too negligent." Delly frowned: "The chief executive of the Desa province is equivalent to the official position of the governor of the empire. How can he let Mr. Philip wait outside? Please come in!" Glancing at Luoxue, originally Dai Li wanted to ask Luoxue to avoid it first, but suddenly something moved in her heart, and she didn't know what was causing it, so the words came to her lips, and she took them back. When the Elf King heard that he was "Duke Tulip's most trusted assistant", a wonderful look flashed across his beautiful eyes... Chapter 388 When Philip walked in, the young man looked calm. After nearly three years of experience in the Northwest, with Du Wei creating a great situation in the Northwest, the young man has gradually transformed into a mature wise man. On the young face, there is a mature temperament that is completely inconsistent with his age, and the eyes in the eyes are as calm as water, calm and calm. After walking in, the current No. 2 person in the administrative system of the Desa Province, with a calm expression, first turned to Princess Louise in front of her, and gave a half-respect without compromising.Although the nominal owner here is Miss Delly, Philip's action clearly showed his respect for the princess, and at the same time faintly revealed the other party's identity: I know who you are. His eyes were like deep pools. Even when he saw Luo Xue and such an outstanding person afterwards, Philip was only surprised for a moment, and quickly returned to calm. Although he was a little deliberate, his demeanor was already very extraordinary. No wonder even many people under Du Wei's command felt that this Mr. Philip was a prime minister. "His Royal Highness Princess..." Philip pondered for a moment. Although Delly hadn't married the Prince Regent yet, her status as Princess was confirmed.It's just that his address still made Delly a little uncomfortable, so she interrupted him: "Master Philip, please call me Delly. I'm not the princess yet." "Okay, two distinguished ladies." Philip glanced at Delly, and his eyes immediately fell on Princess Louise. His words were obviously addressed to Princess Louise: "According to the tradition in our city of Roland , These days are the bidding in the Duke's Mansion for the next quarter's business purchases in the Desa Province. In order to achieve the harmony that the Duke said, we will hold a banquet in the Duke's Mansion tonight. There are a lot of people in the province of Desa, and some are representatives of families from all over the mainland... Well, I just learned that two distinguished ladies have also come to Loulan City. Such noble identities as the two ladies, It would be great if you can come to this banquet." Philip finished speaking calmly, and his eyes fell on Luo Xue: "This is..." "This is Mr. Luoxue, from the north... Well, he is my friend." Princess Louise pondered for a while, before she could ask about the origin of this mysterious beauty, she had to answer Philip vaguely.Philip looked at Luoxue twice, didn't say anything, just nodded.Although I am very impressed with this stranger's appearance and demeanor in my heart, after all, Princess Louise is the younger sister of the current Regent of the Empire, and her status is extremely noble. It is not surprising that she recognizes some talented people among the rich and powerful. "Will the Grand Duke of Tulip participate in tonight's banquet?" Knowing that the princess couldn't ask, Delly asked on behalf of Delly. Philip immediately shook his head and said regretfully: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Duke is not in Loulan City at the moment, and he will not attend the banquet tonight, Your Excellency. However, although Your Excellency the Duke cannot attend, our future Duchess Wei It's the same for Miss Vivienne to attend on his behalf. Who in Loulan City, or even the entire Desa province, doesn't know Miss Vivienne's identity. In addition, Mrs. Liszt and sisters will also attend tonight's banquet , I think, two distinguished ladies, you will not feel lonely tonight." After finishing speaking, he clapped his hands lightly, and with the sound of slapping, several people dressed as servants of the Duke's Mansion walked in quickly outside, each holding a few various The box and the lid are all open, but there are some gifts inside. "The two ladies came from a long way. Although this Chamber of Commerce has many things, it is not as prosperous and comfortable as the imperial capital after all. Our Duchess, Miss Vivienne, worried that the two of you are not used to the basic necessities of life in the Northwest, so I sent them. Things, of course, if the two of you are not used to living here, you might as well move to live in the castle of the Duke's Mansion." With that said, those servants put the gift boxes on the table, nothing more than a few sets of high-quality fur brocade robes, some top-grade spices for women, top-grade pearls from South Seas and so on. Where did Vivienne send these gifts? Naturally, it was just Philip's own idea. "Also, the two ladies came from the imperial capital. I'm afraid they may not have brought the dresses for the dinner. We also have a few good tailors in the Duke's mansion, all of whom were hired at high prices from the imperial capital. There is an etiquette master from the palace who has given guidance, and I promise to satisfy the two of you, if necessary, I will send them over in the afternoon." Philip sat for a short while, talked to the two women, and then took his leave.But when he came out, he glanced at Luoxue carefully, and said with deep meaning: "Mr. Luoxue is not a mortal at first sight. If it is convenient tonight, please give me the honor to attend together." Luoxue squinted his eyes, and his facial expression seemed to add three points of femininity, and suddenly said: "Mr. Philip, I heard that the future wife of Grand Duke Tulip is a talented female magician in mainland China, and her teacher, It is the deceased, Master Gandolf, recognized as the number one magister on the mainland, right?" "Yes." Philip stared at this mysterious stranger more carefully: "Is Mr. Luoxue interested in this?" "Oh, I'm just a little interested in magic." After hearing this, Philip looked at Luoxue with deeper eyes, and asked bluntly, "Oh? Excuse me, what is your full name, Mr. Luoxue?" Princess Louise next to her was also refreshed.She has long been at the bottom of curiosity and has been teasing Luoxue.But Luoxue's eloquence was so good, he used his peerless demeanor to make the two women a little obsessed with it, and even confused the intention of asking questions.Moreover, after all, Princess Louise's true identity is not convenient for outsiders to tell, and it is not easy to directly interrogate her.On Roland Continent, it is very impolite for a woman to directly ask a man's full name. Fortunately, Philip was much more convenient, and he was a man, so it would not be rude to ask such a question. "Oh, my full name? Please call me Luoxue. I don't have a full name. I'm just called Luoxue. Because when I was born, there was heavy snow falling from the sky." 这个回答，让菲利普和两个女人都愣住了。 就叫“落雪”？ 难道他是撒谎吗？罗兰大陆之上，凡是有身份的人，都是拥有家族的姓氏的，一个姓氏的名字往往代表着整个家族的辉煌历史。 只有低级的贱民，才没有家族姓氏的。 可看这个落雪的样子，无论是他的风仪和谈吐，怎么看都绝对不像是一个平民吧。 “哦，那么请原谅我的冒昧了。”菲利普淡淡道：“我只是看落雪先生谈吐不凡，而且从您的俊美的相貌上看，我还以为是我知道的某个著名的古老家族的来的贵客呢。” 菲利普居然就绝口不再打听落雪的来历了。 坐了片刻，菲利普起身告辞，举动之中，依然对路易丝公主很是恭敬客气。 可走出了这个商会，他带着人转过弯之后，却忽然就站住了。 菲利普站在原地，回头看了一眼远处的那个商会，立刻拉过了身边一个得力的手下：“你去调一队人来，让他们换了衣服，在这条街周围刺出巡视守护！凡是从这里走出去的人，每一个都要有人给我盯死了。尤其是黛丽小姐和她的女伴！嗯……还有……”菲利普想了一下，又补充道：“还有一个相貌极为俊美的男人，也给我抓们拍一组人在这里盯着，好好留意！” 手下听了这话正要去办，菲利普却忽然又好像想到了什么，一把拉住了他：“等一下！这件事情，你立刻去公爵府里去见阿尔法大人。就说我请他亲自来办这件事情。我看那个年轻的陌生人恐怕不一般，我们的手下那些盯梢的人里，没有什么高手，我担心不妥当。你去请阿尔法大人，把我的意思转告他，然后请他来做。” 这个手下愣了一下：“大人，真有这个必要吗？” “哼，你没主意，那个落雪和黛丽小姐她们说话的时候，丝毫没有半点恭敬的样子，反而自然冷漠。如果是一般的小贵族，这种时候连巴结都来不及呢，哪里能把架子摆得这么大！我看这个落雪不是什么普通人，给我盯好了。” 菲利普吩咐完了这些，又仔细的想了一遍，也没觉出什么不妥。他自问这样的安排已经够妥当了——可是不知道为什么，心里却总是有那么一点点的不安呢？ 还有，那个叫落雪的家伙，他的笑容，真的让自己心里很没底！ ... 却说商会里，菲利普告辞出去之后，落雪仿佛若无其事一样，可是两个女子的心情就怪异了很多。 这个落雪，怎么看都仿佛是豪门世家里培养出的那种风华绝代的年轻才俊，咱满可能只是一个连家族姓氏都没有的平民呢。 正想着，忽然就又听外外面有商会的人急匆匆秀的飞奔进来报告： “小姐……小姐，这个，外面又有人来了。这次来的是罗兰大陆神殿圣女，帝国的公主维罗娜殿下。” Her Royal Highness? 黛丽听了之后，第一个反应就是去看路易丝公主。 这位路易丝公主和圣女殿下两人的关系可说是很怪异的。一方面，圣女是大皇子的女儿，而这位公主，则是大皇子的小妹妹。所以两若人虽然年纪差不了多少。可身份上来说，这位圣女殿下还要称呼路易丝公主一声“姑姑”呢。