It was as if Iluna really just came to dance with Shade. When Shade walked out of the hedge maze, the seventeen-year-old girl had disappeared.
Shad knew that she was most likely around Schluch Lake, but he had no reason to risk being discovered by the church by going there, so he gave up his plan to find Iluna.
As the night grew darker, Shade did not stay in the courtyard, but returned to the mansion, wanting to go to the lounge to get his cat back.
The snow is still falling at this time, and most of the guests have returned indoors to continue the lively dance party, but the topic of the first snow this winter is still being discussed. The dance continued, and Shade walked along the edge of the hall, responding to people’s greetings as he walked forward, still thinking about the dance just now.
Before he walked into the corridor, he saw Princess Margaret walking over with her maid “menacingly”. Shade stopped and greeted him respectfully. The princess was here to see him:
“Yes, Mr. Hamilton, I admit that I cannot answer the questions you raised before the banquet is over.”
The princess wearing a silver crown said, she was breathing heavily. This was certainly not because walking was physically demanding, but because she admitted that this fact made her very stressed:
“Yes, I admit that I couldn’t figure it out. I spent hours shutting myself in my room thinking about it, then discussing it with people, and finally even asking your female companions. But I still I can’t think of it, yes, it’s obviously just simple addition and subtraction, and it obviously involves no more than five numbers, but I just can’t think of it.”
Although his tone remained calm, Shade felt that the other party seemed a little crazy. He knew this feeling very well. During the exams when he was young, when the deadline was approaching and a question worth a lot of points had not been able to answer the simplest first question, he would also be so crazy.
Needless to say foreigners, people in this world have more or less had similar feelings as long as they have taken the exam.
“So, please tell me the answer.”
Marguerite Anjou’s light blue eyes looked into Shade’s eyes.
“This…”
Xia De hesitated for a moment, and then made a new suggestion for the sake of the other party’s face:
“This party can probably last for a few more hours. You can actually try to think about it again.”
He pretended to take out his pocket watch and took a look:
“There is still an hour until midnight. Why not wait until midnight and I will tell you the answer. All you need is a small inspiration, and maybe you can find someone to talk to.”
He took the other person’s self-esteem into consideration. This sentence almost made it clear that Princess Margaret went to her math teacher, Miss Sylvia, the great witch, to ask for the answer.
Princess Margaret obviously understood this “hint”. The corners of her mouth twitched, but she did not let Shade leave:
“Knight, I originally wanted to enjoy the noble banquet of the Kingdom of Delarion, but I didn’t expect to spend more than half of the banquet solving a simple math problem. Yes, I don’t know what you are doing. What have I done in these few hours, but I really spent most of my energy on your problem.”
Shad spent the past few hours in the room reading manuscripts with the two girls, and then went to the garden to play cards with Tifa, followed by the Battle of Lake Schluch, and then again in the banquet hall and the garden in the snow. After dancing, it can be considered colorful and no time was wasted.
Princess Margaret gasped for air:
“So, so that I don’t have to waste an entire evening, please tell me the answer now, and I admit that I lost the guessing game. Yes, I admit defeat.”
Seeing her persistence, Xia De didn’t shirk anymore. He didn’t want to give the answer in the noisy banquet hall, but planned to let the princess take the maid with him to a relatively secluded corridor. But Princess Margaret let Shade answer the question on the spot, and even had someone pull over a small blackboard with a pulley – this was a tool used to record the input when the manor warehouse purchased goods.
The question that Shade just said has been spread among the guests of Lakeview Manor. And just as Shade expected, at least so far the answer has not been fully explained.
Seeing that Shade was willing to personally answer the “missing penny”, people gradually came closer. Not only Princess Margaret, but also the “Guiding Moon” Mr. Lykins Priscia also appeared.
Xia De intended to leave a deeper impression on himself so that he could collect inspiration from the other party, so after picking up the chalk, he planned to explain more clearly:
“Your Highness, you are really just confused by the surface of the question. In this question, the three gentlemen spent a total of 27 pence.”
“Yes.”
People holding wine glasses said one after another, and they were looking forward to what Shade would say.
Princess Margaret nodded slightly, and Shade, holding the chalk, wrote “30” on the small blackboard, then pulled a line to the lower right and wrote 27.
“Where did the 27 pennies go?”
He circled “27”, and Princess Margaret said while thinking:
“Of course it was paid to Mrs. Sammy at the Three Cats Hotel.”
So far, Shade’s thoughts are exactly the same as hers. She realized it was a mental trap, but she couldn’t get out of it.
“No no.”
Xia De shook his head:
“Mrs. Thornmee only got 25p.”
The young gentleman used chalk to draw a slash on the lower right side of “27” and wrote “25”.
The princess frowned slightly:
“Yes.”
She felt like she understood something, but she didn’t understand.
“So, 27 pennies were taken away by Mrs. Thornmee, 25 pennies were withheld by the little boy.”
A slash was drawn under “27” to the lower left, and “2” was written on it. Princess Margaret opened her mouth slightly, and the onlookers also discussed in a low voice, and they also saw the clues.
“So…”
Under the original “30”, Shade drew a slash toward the lower left and wrote “3”:
“You should not add 2 to 27, because 2p is itself included in 27p. You should add 3p to 27p. After spending 27p, the three gentlemen kept 3p, making a total of 30p.”
He said simply, already thinking about his cat. Leaving little Mia with Miss Carina, Shade was always worried that the witch would be harmful to his cat:
“Yes, that’s it.”
He nodded slightly, and finally wrote “25+2+3=30” under the blackboard, and then placed the chalk in the small slot below. Just as he was about to clap his hands, the servant immediately gave him a wet towel.
Xia De glanced at the small blackboard again. It was really a big deal to bring a blackboard to solve this problem.
“Mr. Hamilton, that’s wonderful!”
“Rejed’s Hamilton is really good!”
The crowd applauded, which made Shade a little embarrassed. This kind of mathematics problem for elementary school students is nothing to him. He thinks that he is not worthy of this applause.
“That’s it.”
Princess Margaret bit her lip and looked at the blackboard. After thinking about it, she felt that the problem was so simple.
“This is actually just a thinking trap. It uses questions to confuse problem solvers and has nothing to do with wisdom.”
Shad defended the princess who failed to give an answer, but Princess Margaret shook her head:
“I fell into a trap, and I admit that I lost this time.”
“In a matter of wisdom, where is the winner or loser? I just read more books.”
Xia De sighed softly, and the princess let out a sigh of relief and looked at him with a strange look:
“Now I roughly know what kind of person the teacher is looking for in the students. If you are not a male…”
She took out the personal handkerchief from her pocket and handed it to Shade:
“Knight, I recognize your wisdom. During the few weeks I have been staying in Tobesk, I hope to have the opportunity to talk to you about mathematical problems.”
She almost forced the handkerchief into Shade’s hand:
“Princess Lesia invites me to the reading salon next week, and I hope you can be there too. In addition, if you have time, you can always visit the manor where I am staying. Hamilton, I acknowledge your wisdom, but next time I won’t You will lose.”
Taking a deep breath, she turned around and left with her maids. The people talking and laughing around were very interested in this scene, but because the topic might be sensitive, they dispersed and started talking in low voices.
Xia De can already guess what news will appear in the tabloids tomorrow. He can even guess that in a few weeks, more outrageous rumors will spread among the citizens.
[Outlander, you successfully proved your wisdom at the banquet. 】
“So simple? So it was just a brain teaser? What is it for this time? Is Margaret Anjou the chosen one?”
[Because the topic will spread from the banquet, and within a few weeks it will become a story known to most people in the city. 】
Xia De patted his forehead with his right hand:
“Ha~ to prove your intelligence, it turns out that a famous brain teaser is all you need. If I had known this, why would I have bothered you so much?”
He stuffed the handkerchief into his pocket and put it together with the first two gauze scarves. Then, after saying goodbye politely to the people next to the blackboard, he prepared to go upstairs to find little Mia.
But on the stairs, he met another person waiting for him:
“Well done, Shade.”
Mr. Dark Anlos, the director of MI6, stood at the top of the stairs, holding a glass in his hand.
Shade hurriedly looked around, and Mr. Anlos came down with a smile and patted him on the shoulder:
“Don’t be so nervous. This is a wedding banquet. You can meet anyone. You performed very well, Shade. I didn’t expect you to be so successful with Margaret Ann in just a banquet. Let’s get in touch with each other.”
“I’m not…”
“No need to explain, you are indeed excellent. The lady introduced you to me in the summer, and I thought you were really just taking a temporary job to get a salary. It’s very good, keep up your hard work, both the lady and His Majesty value you. ”
The moment the two of them crossed paths on the stairs, a bulging small envelope slipped out of Director Anlos’ hand and fell into Shade’s palm:
“The reimbursement for the gemstones you applied for has been approved. Enjoy this night and don’t be too nervous about the task. Margaret Anjou will stay in Tobesk for a long time, and we will still have opportunities in the future. There are many.”
After saying that, he continued walking down and never looked back.
Shad continued walking up, put the envelope containing 280 pounds into his pocket, and then patted the pocket:
“Have I been nervous about the mission tonight?”
He climbed the steps and turned to look downstairs. Director Anlos could no longer be seen:
“In the future…next time, should you use the excuse of learning a foreign language to get in touch with Princess Margaret?”
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