Almighty Alchemist

Leaving Raschel, Huey walked towards Buckler. The patriarch of the Dardanelle family was now chatting and laughing with a group of distinguished guests.

He noticed Huey's arrival, apologized to everyone, and then quickly got away from the crowd.

"What happened?" Buckler asked.

"Padgett is dead." Huey sighed: "He is also my teacher, but he was killed by the people from the Arcane Tower."

He gave a general account of what happened, and Buckler was somewhat disapproving: "Since Raschel is willing to tell you all this, and didn't correct you on the spot, then the matter is not too bad."

"No." Xiu immediately shook his head: "I can feel that Raschel is hiding something from me. Raschel and I are neither friends nor enemies, but opponents. Do you know what an opponent means? They don't need personal feelings, just want to defeat you, and exist purely for victory. If an opponent like this is sincere to you, then there must be a bigger deception behind it. How did you discover all this? We don’t know anything about it. I think there is a secret in it, and we must check it out.”

Buckler looked around: "Why don't you ask Prince Richard, he should be clearer about the news."

Huey immediately shook his head: "If Richard knew about this, he should have told me during the luncheon banquet. But he didn't, which means that he may not know, or he may not have planned to tell me at all, so it's useless to find him."

He thought for a while and then said: "While there is still time, we must immediately find a way to find out about this matter. I want to know all about Padgett's death, how he died, when he died, and by whom."

"How to check? Unless you are asking someone in the palace for help, are you planning to go to the princess for this? But I'm afraid this is not a good time to approach the princess."

Xiuyi thought for a moment: "I know who can help us."

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Winnington Palace.

Barmela is brushing Avril Lavigne's hair.

Since the Royal Garden incident, Baron Harden no longer served the Marquis of Barryman, but was directly asked by Avril Lavigne to become a royal etiquette teacher.

Things in the world are so wonderful sometimes, some people spend their whole life trying to climb high branches, but they may not be able to succeed, and some people just get a position that everyone covets.

Although the royal etiquette teacher has little power, he is one of the few people who can get close to the royal family, and he is extremely close.

Baron Harden is old-fashioned, and his mind is not very flexible, but his luck is not so good. He didn't even know that in his head, the god of death had passed him more than once, and he still spent every day in self-satisfaction and gratitude—he was a devout believer of the Holy Spirit.

He believes that all this is a gift from the gods.

Indeed, while waiting at home, happiness fell from the sky, excluding those invisible threats, Baron Harden is indeed qualified to think so. The only wife who knew the inside story wisely chose to remain silent.

Baron Harden's job was originally to teach the royal etiquette to the maid chosen by Avril Lavigne, making her behave like a princess. For Avril Lavigne, the existence of a substitute is very necessary if the engagement is not terminated for a day. As for whether she can play a role, that is not a question for her to consider. When a person is drowning, even the leaves in the river have to be grabbed.

However, with the entry of Baron Harden into the palace, people soon discovered that he knew all kinds of traditional and ancient royal etiquette like the back of their hands. He could casually talk about hundreds of ways of eating, and tell the etiquette history of various dynasties in the Fengming Continent for thousands of years. It is simply a living etiquette dictionary.

He quickly gained reuse.

Since the royal etiquette teacher is a zero-distance contact with the royal family, Baron Harden's family also moved to live in the palace.

In her free time, the little princess would call the baron's wife over to talk with her, mainly about Xiu Yiglaer's childhood.

"Hui is very quiet most of the time, just like a girl. She blushes when she speaks, has a low voice, and never argues with others. Once Julia bullied him, and he hid in a corner and cried alone. Later, I coaxed him. He was nine years old at that time. He was really cute." Barmela combed Avril's hair while recalling the past.

"It's really hard for me to imagine Xiuyi crying, it must be very interesting." Avril said softly: "He is such a smart person, he has his own ideas about everything, he is the only one who makes others cry, and no one else has the right to make him cry."

When she said this, her eyes were red.

Bamela couldn't bear it: "Actually, Xiu Yi often did stupid things when he was a child. I remember that at that time, there was a plum tree in my garden, and Xiu Yi often used a knife to mark the plum tree, because he hoped that he would grow taller soon. But one day, he suddenly found that he was shorter than the mark, which frightened him. He burst into tears at that time, and when he finished speaking, I became shorter and I will never grow taller again."

Avril burst out laughing: "My God, this is so interesting."

"It's really interesting. Later, I told him that he didn't get shorter, but the tree would grow taller. It took him a long time to understand this truth, so he happily ran to the wall to make marks..."

"It doesn't sound like the one I know at all." Avril lavigne muttered softly.

"People change when they grow up," sighed Pamela.

She put down the comb in her hand and said to Avril Lavigne in the mirror: "Okay, look at how beautiful our little princess is. Today you must be the most beautiful girl in the theater."

"But I don't care, the important thing is whether the person I want to see can see it." Avril Lavigne replied sourly.

She didn't know if Xiu Yi would appear in the theater today. In fact, if he appeared, it would often mean disaster and trouble. This made her feel conflicted.

At this moment, a maid hurried in from outside: "Your Highness, someone wants to see Mrs. Barmela."

"Who?" Avril Lavigne was a little surprised.

"It is said that it is a servant of the Harden family, and there are some situations in the hometown that need to be reported."

"Where is the person?"

"Outside the palace."

"Well, then, take him into the reception room and tell him that his wife will be here soon."

"yes."

The maid retreated, and the princess turned to Bamela and said, "Someone is coming from your hometown, go and meet him. Remember to change into better clothes and go to the theater with me later. It's almost time."

"Okay, Your Royal Highness." Bamela bowed and stepped back.

When leaving the princess bedroom, Bamela was very puzzled. She knew very well that it was impossible for anyone from her hometown to visit them. Because when they left Southwell Town, almost all the servants were dismissed. The manor of the Baron's family was leased to a local wealthy gentry, and they were given an income every year. At that time, the Harden family was actually at the end of its rope.

Who would pretend to be his own servant to come to him? A name popped out of Bamela's mind suddenly, her heart skipped a beat, and her steps quickened immediately.

Bamela walked to the living room in a hurry. A rustic man with an unfamiliar face was looking around foolishly. After seeing Bamela, the man tentatively asked, "Mrs. Harden."

"Yes, it's me, who are you?"

The man didn't answer, but took out a crystal ball from his pocket: "Your friend asked me to bring you a gift."

On the communication crystal, Xiu Yi's face appeared: "Mrs. Harden."

"Xiu Yi! I knew it was you, why did you come to me?"

"Padgett is dead, you know that?"

"Padgett?" Pamela whispered, "How could this be? I don't know anything about it."

"I need you to help me test the tone of the princess and see if she knows about it."

Bamela was a little nervous, but she nodded anyway: "The princess probably doesn't know about this matter, because I was with her just now, and judging from her tone of voice, it doesn't seem like she knows that her guard commander is dead."

"That requires further investigation. I need to know how this happened, when, where, and who was involved. Can you help me?"

"Well I'll do my best."

"I leave this crystal ball to you, and the people I send will teach you how to use it. Mrs. Harden, I'm sorry to bother you to do such a thing. Please believe that I don't intend to hurt any of you, but I don't have much time. I hope this matter can be carried out as soon as possible."

"I understand, Huey, but next time call me Pamela."

"... yes, Barmera."

The communication was interrupted, and Bamela hurriedly left the living room. She had never experienced anything like this in her life. What was especially bad was not what she was going to do, but that she didn't know what she was looking for.

How to do? Bamela couldn't think of a way for a while, she was a little anxious.

Ever since she married Baron Harden, Barmela took care of the children every day, and the only thing she was good at was probably the various aristocratic rules her husband taught her.

etiquette? Yes, etiquette!

Barmela suddenly thought of something.

She quickened her pace.

The people in the palace had already prepared for the princess's trip very early on, and Baron Harden was the main person in charge of the travel etiquette.

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The more backward the era, the more etiquette rules.

Before the establishment of the Lance Empire, the most powerful country in the Northern Continent was the Bauhinia Dynasty.

In the former Bauhinia Dynasty, during the period of centralized monarchy, the requirements for etiquette were extremely strict. In the history of the Bauhinia Dynasty, such a thing even happened: One morning, Queen Katrina found that the quilt on her big bed was covered with dust. Under the queen's questioning, the matter was passed on to the servants of the bedroom. People went to the foreman who was in charge of the hangings and tapestries, and the latter, after hearing about the accident, said clearly that it was none of his business. After two days of inquiry, it was finally discovered that when Her Majesty the King was not sleeping with the Queen, the queen's big bed was managed as furniture, so the servant in charge of furniture should be in charge.

Another thing happened to another queen. Queen Edna once had a roast beef and thought it was good. She really wanted to have another one, so she glanced at the waiters who were serving her, and then tickled one of them with her finger, ordering him to come to her side. Then he said to him: "Is this roast beef?" The waiter replied: "Yes." Then the queen didn't have the nerve to say that I like it very much, and the conversation ended completely.

In fact, Queen Edna was punished after this. Because she made two mistakes. One: She talks casually during meals, which affects her image. Two: She shouldn't have snapped her fingers at her courtiers, it's also very rude.

But things like this gradually disappeared with the establishment of the Lance Empire. The main reason for this lies in the keynote set by the Rose Monarch when the country was founded: core and efficient.

The cumbersome etiquette made people respect and alienate the royal family, but the worst thing was that the efficiency of doing things became extremely low. Therefore, starting from the Rose Monarch, the royal family paid less attention to etiquette traditions than the previous generation.

The royal family may not be efficient because of this, but it is true that many people do not behave according to the rules.

There is never a lack of old people who support tradition in the era. There are always some people who feel that young people today are less and less aware of rules. Baron Harden is the most typical example-he lives by etiquette. This rigid-minded gentleman is full of etiquette and rules. In his opinion, there is no majesty in the palace without rules. Many people appreciate his point of view, most of these people are some of the more powerful old people in the palace, so he was promoted, but it is a pity that the baron can't change anything because of this.

At this moment, he was giving orders to the heralds in the palace: "When His Majesty's carriage passes by, the princess's carriage must wait twelve meters away from His Majesty's carriage, neither too close nor too far away. When entering the grand theater, the head officer must open the door outside, and only after the princess's carriage passes by can enter the door. Today, all ladies only need to use curtsy to the royal family, but must pay attention to the depth of knee bending."

The herald panicked: "Master Harden, it is impossible for you to ask all the nobles to follow your orders."

Baron Harden immediately became distressed: "Oh, people nowadays don't understand what rules are."

It was at that moment that Barmela approached.

She first curtseyed to her husband from a distance, and then came to stand one meter away from her husband, her eyes resting on the eyebrows of her husband, which was a perfect etiquette for meeting her husband.

"Honey, you seem to be missing one thing."

"What?" Baron Harden asked his wife.

"The guard of honor, isn't it the commander of the guards who is in charge?" Bamela asked with wide eyes.

"Oh, you mean the kurza ritual, the traditional outing? It's so old."

"But it's really good, and it may give you more respect."

"That's right." Baron Harden rubbed his hands, and he told the herald: "Go and call Chief Guard Padgett, I need him here. When it comes to image, he is very qualified."

"This..." the herald had a headache: "Lord Padgett is no longer the chief of the guard. In fact, we don't have a chief of the guard now. The deputy chief of the guard is in charge of everything."

"Why?" the baron was surprised.

"That's not what I should know, maybe you can ask Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"I'm going right now."

Barmela stopped her husband: "It's a lady's job to ask the princess."

"Please, Barmela." The baron held his wife's hand, grateful.

When Avril heard that Bamela had asked for her chief bodyguard at the request of her husband, she looked at Bamela in surprise. After thinking for a long time, I replied: "Padgett is no longer my head of guards. He made a mistake and was locked up by me. I'm afraid it's impossible to carry out that Kurley. Let's give up."

"He's in custody?" Pamela covered her mouth.

It seemed that things were really not simple. Avril Lavigne didn't know that Padgett was dead, and Xiuyi obviously didn't know that Padgett was a prisoner before his death. What this meant, she didn't understand, but she knew that she might have to find a way to let the princess know about Padgett's death immediately, and at the same time tell Huey about it.

Notifying Huey is easy, but how can the princess know that Padgett is dead?

Barmela racked her brains desperately, God knows this woman had never experienced such intrigue and scheming before.

At that moment, her mind suddenly flashed: "Is it for Xiu Yi?"

Avril sighed and nodded: "Do you know what Padgett did behind my back? He violated my order to arrest Huey, that's not his business. Cross found that he held the evidence of Chuckley collaborating with the enemy, and I had a legitimate reason to arrest him. Interestingly, I couldn't detain him because he captured Huey, but I arrested him because he protected Huey's allies. See, motives and excuses are often contradictory. In fact, I just hope he won't go to Huey again. Trouble."

I'm afraid he won't be able to make trouble anymore, Bamela sighed: "I remember you once told me that Padgett is Xiu Yiglier's vindictive teacher. Maybe Xiu Yi doesn't want you to treat him like this?"

"You think Huey doesn't like me treating Padgett like this?" Avril Lavigne was a little surprised.

"It's just a personal opinion. Xiu Yi has always respected his elders very much, especially those who have been good to him. I think with Xiu Yiglier's recent performance, if he wanted to deal with Padgett, he might have done it long ago? Maybe he still has some kindness towards Master Padgett in his heart?"

Avril took a few steps back and forth, she finally nodded after thinking for a while: "Then let him go, I won't do anything that Huey doesn't like. But it's impossible for him to be my head of guards anymore, Kuerli should give up."

"Let me do this, time is running out, and Her Royal Highness is about to leave," said Bamela.

"You?" Avril Lavigne was a little surprised, she nodded after thinking about it: "That's fine, he's locked in the secret prison in the Royal Garden. You release him and then follow."

"Yes, Your Royal Highness."

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