Whispering Poems

Chapter 4230 Family Treasure Vault (Seeking votes at the end of the month)

Chapter 4230 Family Treasure Vault (Seeking votes at the end of the month)

"Mr. Bernhardt, speaking of which, after the fall of Delineor, it seems that the royal family was not exterminated, was it?"

Shad thought of this question again, and Vampire Seed Lord shook his head:

"Of course not. After all, the Battle of Arcadia ended with the surrender of the defenders. Yes, it was the Duke of Astley who advocated for the surrender. I was very interested in this history when I was studying. After the war, the last king committed suicide, and the survivors of the Burgundian family moved to Willendale. The king's only child, the original heir to the throne, was made a marquis, but without any land. However, he soon fell ill and died."

Shad nodded. According to the information he had gathered, the child who died of illness should be the Duke of Astley's real child, and someone had switched him with the original son of the king.

"Does the Burgundian family that moved to Velendel still exist? Although the heir is dead, such a large family should have other collateral branches, right? Even if it's just to appease the nobles from the Delineor Kingdom era, the Anjou royal family wouldn't let them perish so easily."

Mr. Bernhardt shook his head:

"It no longer exists. The Burgundy family continued for several generations after that, but eventually disappeared for various reasons. However, it is highly unlikely that it was due to the conspiracy of the Anjou family. Even the most powerful noble families will eventually perish, let alone the Burgundy family, whose situation was so special."

The Astley family, now said to be related to the Burgundian family by blood, is the legitimate successor to the Kingdom of Delineal. However, I heard while I was in Velendale that the Astley family was also small in number.

He knew about Shad's relationship with the witch:

"The current head of the Astley family does not seem to have any political ambitions, and even with the activities of the Zionists, it is impossible for Delineor to be revived."

Shad and Mr. Bernhardt talked for a long time until 4 p.m. before he took his leave.

After losing the crystal shoe and returning home, he went through the basement to the Blue Ink Library, and then arrived at the Fragrant Residence by carriage in the rain.

The information about the Burgundian family provided by the Apuna Library is invaluable. It not only points to the possible origins of "new human" technology and its significance for the investigation of ancient vampires, but also provides Shad with a new perspective.

When Vige met at Fragrance Residence that evening, she could tell from Xia De's expression that he had discovered another important clue.

After the two returned to the familiar study, Wei Ge coughed a few times and then sighed:

"Information related to the mother?"

"Yes."

He explained in detail what had happened that afternoon. While Vivi was still in shock, Xia De didn't give her time to ponder the truth about her parents' love, but instead asked:

"Did the church send you the pendant that the princess from six hundred years ago said she would give you when we had our date yesterday morning?"

"It's here. It arrived shortly after you left this afternoon."

Viggo answered, then asked Shad:

"You mean, the pendant is a clue?"

Xia De nodded:

"I think your mother probably knew about the legend of the Burgundy family. Perhaps she had already figured out the special nature of this bloodline from her own experience. Your sister Aurora was born because of this."

In that case, in guiding you step by step to find your sister, she might hide clues within secrets related to your family, allowing you to discover those past stories yourself.

Wei Ge didn't understand:

"All I need to do is find my sister. Why does Mother want me to know the truth? The more I think about it, the more likely I am to rebel against Mother's arrangements."

"She must have her own reasons, but don't you think it's a coincidence? We just happened to run into Princess Delinor from six hundred years ago at the Leatherworks. Although I rescued her because of my own reasons, it was the leatherworkers' arrangement to have her and another girl appear after we went through a series of disgusting things."

"You mean, the tanners deliberately let the princess appear?"

"Given the suspicion that the stranger at the time was your mother, even without me, that girl might have been saved, or at least partially saved. We don't know if there were any other arrangements when your mother entered the guild hall and made the agreement with the tanners."

Shad's words made a lot of sense, so Viggo instructed Miss Rowling to fetch the pendant from her bedroom, which had been repeatedly examined by the church.

Although the Burgundy lady was a rather unpopular princess, her personal belongings could hardly have been ordinary jewelry. The pendant's main body is a pearl encased in rose gold, with a soft teardrop oval shape and classic scrollwork along the edges.

The pendant features a round, pale pink pearl at its center, surrounded by a ring of tiny, off-white pearls. The lower half of the teardrop shape is adorned with two rice-grain-sized light blue agates. The top of the pendant is designed with a delicate rosebud metal clasp, connecting to a slender gold chain. Even today, this would be jewelry that could be worn to a formal banquet.

Should I give her a gift in return?

When Vige handed the jewelry box to Shade, she sighed and asked, while Shade examined the pendant:

“Of course you should do that. The church doesn’t seem to forbid her from having contact with the outside world. You could consider giving her a piece of jewelry as a return gift.”

The pendant had been examined many times by the church before it was sent out. Since the church found no problems with it after careful inspection, Shad certainly wouldn't have found anything either. He only discovered during a subsequent inspection that the pendant had a very small Burgundy family coat of arms engraved on its edge, which greatly increased the value of the jewelry as an antique.

"This pendant is most likely just an ordinary item. If it is a clue left by your mother, it should be one of the synthesis tools needed in the alchemical ritual, just like before."

Xia De finally reached this conclusion, which Wei Ge also agreed with:

"When that former princess left the [Leather Goods Guild], she didn't have many belongings with her. I think besides herself, this is the only thing she could have had. But the problem now is, if this is one of the tools for the alchemical ritual, then where is the ritual array?"

“This item points to your bloodline, Viggo. Think about it, did your parents leave behind any items related to the former royal family? Even though so many years have passed since their glory days, the Astley family should still retain some collections from the Delineor Kingdom era, right?”

Xia De asked, and Wei Ge immediately nodded:

"Yes, because Duke Astley surrendered voluntarily back then, the family did not suffer too much loss in terms of property after the Battle of Arcadia. Although some of the collection was lost over the centuries due to bribing officials and various other reasons, the most precious items are still here. However, for political reasons, our family has always maintained that we have no connection with Delineor whatsoever."

Therefore, after my father married my mother, he must have taken her to see those family collections, and my mother most likely had some contact with them.

Shad smiled; a clue had appeared:

"Where are those collections located? In the basement storage room of your ancestral home?"

Wei Ge shook her head:

"Of course not. Even a thief could guess that my family's treasures would be there. The collection vault is underground in the Gray Rock Pass fortress, and the way to get in is very complicated. If you don't want to stay for dinner tonight, you'll probably have to wait until tomorrow to go look for it with me."

Xia De was very disappointed:

“I have something very important to do at St. Byron’s College tonight, and I’ve already made plans with Danist. So let’s go together on Friday morning, which is tomorrow, if you have time too.”

"No problem, let's go together on Friday."

Vige nodded and accepted the pendant that Xia De handed her:

"Even if our guess is correct, I don't think the transmutation ritual will directly give us the rest of Aurora. There will most likely be a clear clue pointing to a certain target. I just hope this time it won't be as troublesome as the [Leatherworks Guild]."

"It's okay, no matter how troublesome it is, I will help you find your sister."

"Yes, yes, you always say things like that, how could I bear to let you leave?"

Vige leaned closer to Xia De on the sofa and gently kissed the corner of his lips:

"See you tomorrow, Shad. Remember to think of me in your dreams."

(Mia is running.)

When Xia De returned home after saying goodbye to Wei Ge, he found that there were quite a few people at his house that night.

Luvia had just gotten off work. Although Galina wasn't there, Danist, Emilia, and Ellie were all there. Danist and Luvia were sitting on the sofa talking, while Emilia was sitting at the dining table, head down, writing a course report. She seemed to have a lot of coursework lately.

Ellie, who was watching Winnie cook in the kitchen with Mia on her head, heard Shad's footsteps, or rather, heard Mia's reminder, and the unicorn girl ran to the door, just in time to meet Shad coming down from upstairs.

"Meow!"

"Shad!"

Shad stroked the cat, then the unicorn, and then smiled as he asked Daniste, who had stood up:

"Are you worried I'll forget what happened tonight, so you came all this way to arrest me?"

Luvia laughed, and the administrator looked a little embarrassed.

"I didn't have anything planned for this afternoon, and I figured I hadn't had dinner here in a while, so I came over."

"Shad, good evening!"

The pointy-eared elf girl doing her homework in the restaurant greeted Shad, who smiled and returned the greeting, then handed his coat to Luvia who was walking towards him.

"Danistrell, what time tonight will the stars reach their proper positions?"

"It's 7:58, but the time lock is very generous; it can be unlocked from 7 p.m. tonight until 1 a.m. tomorrow."

PS: Requesting votes at the end of the month.