Whispering Verse

Chapter 3159 Winter Life

The painting "Crystal Throne" was completed by Flora after the Battle of the Woodland, and it was the first time that Carina saw it. The painting depicts a throne standing alone under a tree in a crystal forest.

She looked at Flora's work. Although she admitted that the scene was indeed beautiful, she still didn't understand:

“Where are you and Emilia? Why is there only the throne on the screen, but no sign of the king?”

“Flora said that this kind of deliberate blank space is the most artistic, and the lonely crystal throne has a more atmospheric feel. She also said that once Emilia and I are painted, the painting won’t be able to be hung up.”

Shade explained, and Carina thought that maybe it was just a little jealousy from the owl. But she didn't say it, but motioned for her maid to come over and help:

"That's right. Flora probably doesn't want you to put them in the basement either. How are you going to hang them?"

Among the six oil paintings, Shad's favorite is actually "Dance Across Time", which is the scene of him dancing with Iluna and Lady Helena Carter in 1821.

So he hung this painting in the living room, next to the mermaid painting. Among the remaining five paintings, "The Crystal Throne" was very artistic, but the picture was too cold, so he put it in the living room of the second room next door, so that Emilia could see it when she came to study hard.

The ingeniously conceived "Silver Wolf in the Fire" was hung in the bedroom, "Unicorn Knight" was placed on the wall of the study, and "Dragon and Owl" and "Moonlit Castle" were sent to the third floor, replacing some of the original antique decorative paintings.

Flora did not sign these paintings, so even if someone saw them, they would only sigh, "Where did this artwork come from?" or "It's very similar to Miss Winslet's painting style."

After arranging the paintings, Xia De asked Jialina in annoyance:

"As the end of the month draws near, I've actually been thinking about what gifts to give for the year-end holidays. Can you give me some advice? I made a list of names for myself, and now only one-fifth of the list is filled in."

"That's all you need to worry about these days."

Carina smiled and kissed him on the side of his face:

"I'll talk to you about the case in a minute. We have to be interviewed by the newspapers tomorrow, and you really know how to find things for me to do. Also, get your cash ready. We will transfer the house and land next door next week, and leave the decoration to me. In this way, 1854 will be over."

"Yes, 1854 is about to end. Can you tell me what gift you have prepared for me? I would like to refer to it."

"Shad, cheating is not allowed when it comes to gift giving."

Xia De immediately applied to the academy for the transfer of 80,000 gold pounds. When he took the application letter to the academy to meet Danister, the administrator thought that this matter would go smoothly:

"We see it as a very positive thing that the Godcaller is willing to use his power as a college trustee."

This matter did not require Shade to show up in person, and the signed application letter was handed over to Danister to handle it. However, the sorceress then asked Shade with some concern whether he was short of money recently:

"You were choosing year-end gifts, but you found that you had no money in your wallet, right? I can lend you some. The salary at the academy is very generous, and living here includes food and accommodation. I have a lot of savings."

This makes outsiders feel that their image in the girls' minds is really strange.

That night, Carina gave Shad another surprise. She did not have dinner with Shad, but appeared in St. Teresa's Square alone at around seven o'clock with Tifa.

After breaking into the second floor, she didn't even say hello to Shade, who was petting the cat and reading a book in front of the fireplace. She went into the bedroom and bathroom to take a look:

"Isn't Sylvia here yet?"

"Huh? How did you know Sylvia would be coming over tonight?"

"Of course she will come. Don't I know them? It's already seven o'clock, and tonight is Friday. She will definitely come in half an hour."

She waved to the head maid standing in the living room:

"Tifa, take the other maids to hide on the third floor first, and use the Secret Keeper-level relic [Erasure Board] that I asked you to bring. Sylvia is an eleventh-level witch after all, and she will find you hiding on the first floor. Move quickly, and don't run into her."

The elegant black-haired maid then walked to the first floor. Carina walked to the fireplace again and reached out to pull Shadrach, who was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, up. The cat was forced to jump to the side.

"Come with me."

"what are you up to?"

"Just follow me. Are you worried that I will eat you?"

Then she took Xia De to the bathroom, and soon the sound of water bathing could be heard from there.

The maids hid on the third floor, and Mia, who had nothing to do, continued to lie in front of the fireplace and warm herself by the fire. Then the Duchess dragged Shad to the bedroom, but it did not follow.

As expected, Sylvia showed up 20 minutes later. She came out of the basement with a smile on her face. It was obvious that she had made careful preparations before coming here. When she came to the second floor, she saw that the lights in the living room were on and the cat was there, but Shade was not there. She felt very strange.

Then he followed the strange sound that was becoming clearer and came to the bedroom door. He frowned and pushed the door open, and saw that the female knight of the Cavendish family had already started eating.

"So this is your method? I thought you would hide behind the bedroom door and scare me."

The young black-haired witch said as she walked towards them.

The red-haired witch's golden eyes are shining:

"Sylvia, do you think I'm a child? How about we wait until tomorrow and come back and dance tango together?"

The belt of her dress fell to the ground. Sylvia didn't mind what happened next. She just teased:

"I've come all this way, so of course I won't leave. Xia De, can you tell me how you feel now? I want to study different zi"

Xia De stretched out his hand and pulled her in front of him, and then overturned the red-haired female knight who was good at riding. Two pairs of golden eyes looked at him with a smile. The outsider now knew how to dance with the two ladies. Although Sylvia was still a little shy, the bold Duchess was a good helper for him:

"I want to tell you some common sense, Sylvia. Shad likes to eat supper in the bedroom at night. Come on, let's feed this greedy boy together first."

(Ajelina reading)

Shad found that he didn't need to apply for such a large sum of money from the academy, because the day after he and Carina were interviewed about the "underground slave labor trafficking network in Tobesk City", Vestal Forest handed over the first batch of property verified by the Bennet family to Shad through the [Witch Council].

No mistake, just one song, one post, one content, one look!

That was a large sum of money, and Shade kept half of it for himself, and entrusted the remaining half to the church to return to the remaining three Miss Bennet. These girls were actually quite pitiful, but they were able to enjoy a wealthy life in the first half of their lives, which was also inseparable from what their family had done.

So fate is really wonderful. No one knows when and how it will show generosity or stinginess.

Although Xia De had money in his hands, he did not spend it recklessly. However, he was really looking forward to the effect of the renovation of the house next door and connecting it with his own room No. 6.

The negative impact of the renovation of the house next door is that the noise often disturbs Shade and the cat at home. However, Shade later used the mute spell to block the noise from next door, and Mia was finally able to enjoy a peaceful nap.

The renovation of the house at 7 St. Teresa's Square did not attract much attention. In the eyes of most citizens, what happened in that square was too far away from them.

In the remaining cold days of 1854, Shade continued to be busy with his exam week, and Sylvia appeared several times. Although she did not run into Luvia for the time being, she ran into Dorothy. And on the night when she danced with Shade and the writer, the Great Witch of Space finally saw how magically the chosen ones of space used the power of space:

"In this case, Megan and Flora's talents are nothing special. This requires very delicate spatial manipulation. I think I need to practice for a long time before I can use it safely. But after I learn it, I can play a joke on others and connect the spaces so that Xia De can do two at once."

Shade would occasionally go to the mountaintop sacrificial site to visit Sister Defulin, and the nun's divination of the remaining First Fire flames seemed to have reached the final stage.

"Speaking of which, Sister Defulin, are you going to spend the New Year's Eve with me? We recently bought the house next door at number seven, and we have a lot of space there now."

Xia De asked casually, and the nun lowered her head slightly in front of the brazier, still expressionless:

"Feel sorry."

The nun directly rejected Shad's invitation, and although he had expected it, he still felt a little regretful. But Sister Defulin was like this. If one day she suddenly appeared in St. Teresa's Square with a smile on her face, singing a year-end hymn and handing gifts to Shad, Shad would probably think he had fallen into a terrible nightmare.

After reviewing, there would always be different girls visiting the small home of Shade and the cat. Emilia would show up one or two days a week, usually coming with a big schoolbag, full of energy, and then leaving with a sad face holding the books.

Although Luvia and Dorothy often appeared, they did not come as often as Carina, who had nothing to do. As for Vanessa, she was about to leave the city with the Golden Dawn Opera Company, so she appeared at No. 6 St. Teresa's Square almost every night in the week before her departure from the beginning of the month.

Luvia and Dorothy understood Vanessa very well, so they deliberately gave her that week. Even Carina rarely came to disturb Vanessa's farewell time, but there was one person who didn't care about this -

"Sylvia!"

PS: The picture in this chapter is "Emma Sylvia"