A few days ago…
Near Ice Blue City Palace, Sapphire Residential Area.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the lanterns were turned on and the night was fading.
The lights in Count Ursula's mansion were brightly lit, and Countess Kelly Ursula and her daughter were having dinner.
Compared with other areas of the kingdom, the nobles of Ice Blue City are more traditional and still follow the ancient eating and resting schedule.
They have four meals a day, breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Dinner is a main meal, with some drinks and a short rest before going to bed.
"Margulies, what's new at school today?" Mrs. Ursula asked. One day's dinner happened to be a time for family communication, and most of the time, my mother would ask about things at school.
"Nothing new." Margulies poked at the steak on the plate, a little uninterested.
Mrs. Ursula noticed something strange about her daughter. Margulies rarely showed depression, so she asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did something unhappy happen to her?"
"No, it's just boring." Margulies said listlessly.
"Is it just boring?" Mrs. Ursula put down her knife and fork and looked into her daughter's eyes with a serious expression.
"Okay..." Facing her mother's gaze, Margulies said in a discouraged tone, "I admit, I encountered a little trouble."
"Let's talk, maybe I can provide some advice." Mrs. Ursula picked up the red wine glass and took a sip.
Margulies fell into silence, her eyes looking from the dining table to the ceiling and then to the garden outside the window, as if she was hesitating about something.
"Are you sure it's a little trouble?" Mrs. Ursula began to pay attention.
Margulies tapped her fingers on the table and bit her lip again, looking a little irritated. After being pressed repeatedly by Mrs. Ursula, she finally said: "Little Zoot."
"Is he pestering you again?" Mrs. Ursula was worried and blamed herself. If it weren't for her, how could little Zotte dare to be so presumptuous to an earl's daughter.
"He said that Representative Zuote has..." Margulies paused for a long time before saying, "Has given up on you. If I don't accept him, our family will soon suffer."
"He, he really said that?" Mrs. Ursula didn't believe it.
"How much do you really think your old lover cares about you?" Margulies looked disdainful. "If I remember correctly, you haven't dated for a long time."
"You, what did you say!" Mrs. Ursula's face turned pale instantly. She couldn't help but think of Representative Zote's indifference to her during this period. They had not seen each other for more than a month. She originally thought that the current situation was turbulent and that the other party was busy with political affairs. When she heard such words, a sense of crisis suddenly broke out.
"I'm going to find my master." Margulies suddenly said.
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Ursula scolded subconsciously, "Your master is in a town on the edge of the northern wilderness. Monsters are rampant there and there is no satellite signal. It will be very dangerous!"
"Isn't Ice Blue City dangerous?" Margulies retorted, "Rely on that old guy?" She tilted her neck and said disdainfully, "I think you are planning to give your daughter to them and their son as a plaything."
Margulies raised her slightly green breasts and put her hands on them, showing her charm, "Countess Ursula, what do you think of my figure? Can I make you look good?"
The young girl pretended to be a mature girl, and her artificial look was very charming, but in Mrs. Ursula's eyes, her face felt hot, as if she had been slapped hard.
"No matter what you say, I won't agree to this!" Mrs. Ursula insisted through gritted teeth, "You are still studying. Don't want to go anywhere until you finish your studies!"
"It looks like I'm going to marry into the Zuot family. Then we, mother and daughter, will serve their father and son together. How great~" Margulies said in a sinister tone.
Mrs. Ursula looked at her daughter, her expression changing several times, ranging from anger, remorse, and pain. Finally, she held her forehead and sighed softly, "If it doesn't work out, I'll send you to a noble boarding school in Dragon City, so you can be closer to your master. "
"Really!" Margulies looked surprised, "You agreed to my going?"
"You are my darling, how can you bear to be fucked by a pig." Mrs. Ursula sighed. The youngest son of Zuote's family was not qualified in any of his physical appearance, appearance, or academic abilities. If his daughter followed him, her life would be miserable in the future.
"Miss, miss, you can't go in!"
The anxious voice of the maid came from outside the door, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps. The door of the restaurant was roughly pushed open, and a black figure broke in.
"Madam, I'm sorry, I can't stop her."
The person who came was tall and straight, wearing a compact black military uniform, long leather boots on his feet, and a military cap on his head. He was strong and neat.
Seeing the appearance of the visitor clearly, Mrs. Ursula raised her hand to the maid, motioning for the other person to step back, and then stood up to greet him.
"Miss Ghost Fox..."
As soon as Mrs. Ursula opened her mouth, she was interrupted by the other party.
"You have one hour to pack your things and get out of here."
"Miss Ghost Fox, I don't understand what you mean." Mrs. Ursula said doubtfully.
"Just half an hour ago, the highest commander of the Black Prison issued an arrest warrant for the Ursula family. Your arresters will arrive soon."
"Why should we believe you!" Margulies slapped the table and stood up, "You traitor!"
Facing the girl's cold look, the ghost fox looked up and said in a calm voice, "The ghost fox has never betrayed his master."
The two stared at each other for nearly a minute, and finally, under Mrs. Ursula's persuasion, they pulled out their chairs and sat down.
"Miss Guihu, we are just a poor mother and daughter. We have no political stance and have not committed any crime. Why are we being arrested?"
"Congressman Zuot regards you as a victim." Ghost Fox said.
"Isn't Senator Zote a member of the Queen's Party?" Mrs. Ursula refused to believe that her old lover, who had been pursuing her for many years, would sacrifice her. And there is no meaning of sacrifice. Representative Zote has always supported the Queen, and the Black Prison is an agency directly under the Queen.
"Although Representative Zuote has been promoting himself as a loyal follower of the Queen, in fact he is still somewhat vacillating. Some time ago, he attended a secret gathering of royalists. This matter was dug out by A Qiaomu. In order to protect himself, Zuote Congressman Special provided some evidence about you..."
"About me?" Mrs. Ursula muttered to herself with a pale face. "I haven't done anything."
"Five years ago, were you working as a material supervisor in the logistics department of the Imperial Guard?"
"I..." Mrs. Ursula's face was ashen, and she sat down in despair. She was stunned for a while, covered her face with her hands, and sobbed softly.
Her husband died five years ago. Since he died not in battle but due to his own operational errors, his pension was very small. In order to take care of her, the commander of the Guards assigned her to the Logistics Department.
During that time, she collected some bribes, but not much. She never expected that many years later, she would be used as a bargaining chip by the person she trusted the most.
"The matter has come to this, there is no point in being sad, just pack your things and leave." Ghost Fox advised.
"Where to go?" Mrs. Ursula looked confused and grabbed the ghost fox's hand. "Where else can we go?"
"Go to the master, Miss Margulies' master. As long as you go to him, you will be safe." Ghost Fox said.
Mrs. Ursula had not yet recovered from the huge blow and was in a daze. Margulies had already left the restaurant and ordered the housekeeper and servants to pack their bags.
"Miss Margulies, the dock leading to Longxin Lake will be blocked soon. I have arranged boats at Princess Lake. You can go down the river, enter the East Canal, pass through White Tiger City and East Seaview, and then pass through Changchun Weicheng, take a long way into the Red Rock Principality, cross the Red Rock Mountains, and then you can go to the northern wilderness."
"When you meet the master, tell him that he will always be the king of ghost foxes."
Half an hour later, an old freight carriage quietly drove out from the back door of Earl Ursula's Mansion, disappeared into the dusk with the sound of light horse hooves.
