The princesses all come to help me move the bricks [Infrastructure]

51.

At the ball, Anna in a purple dress became one of the most eye-catching presences.

I heard that she managed the territory well, but Oran's poverty is well known, so everyone has some doubts in their hearts.

I also heard that she had won the battle with the evil queen before. Everyone was afraid of the real identity of the queen who was not there, but they didn't believe that Anna really had that level of force.

Anna maintained her usual low profile——

In fact, I didn't learn to dance properly in social etiquette at all, so I was always quietly on the side.

Fortunately, this time she has two friends by her side. Emma is by her side, sometimes talking with her, and sometimes dancing. As a princess, Alisa has a little bit of willful power, and she is well known She is a relatively shy princess.

Because she is studying in the Kingdom of Lore, most of the large-scale events in the palace here will take the initiative to invite her to attend, and Alisa usually participates. After all, she wants to maintain the friendship and diplomacy between the Kingdom of Lore and the Kingdom of Lot. connect.

The Kingdom of Lot used to be a feudal country that was separated from the Kingdom of Lore to form a country of its own. The area itself is not large, not even half the size of Oran, Anna's territory. The development is also good, with a history to follow.

If it must be said, it is that the last queen was a witch, and she harmed the only princess Alisa to the people, so relatively speaking, within the upper ruling group, there is a little bit of power instability.

Alisa has eleven older brothers, among whom the eldest son may directly inherit the throne, while most of the next ten older brothers will stay in the capital to take office, and only a small number of lucky ones may get fiefdoms—because the country is too small .

And because the king mistakenly chose the queen and allowed the witch to follow the queen to act in the country, the people and nobles had some doubts about the royal family's ability, and they also had considerable doubts about the king's quality of life.

It is true that you can choose a commoner wife or something, but if you choose a witch with opposing beliefs or even a very evil witch, it will be very inappropriate.

"So, maybe between big brother and father..." Alisa said tactfully.

"Anyway, I don't really want to go back for the time being. The other brothers don't agree with me going back."

When Alisa goes back now, it is very likely that she will be used as a "tool" in the competition between the elder brother's heir and the king himself. Of course, both of them love him, but they may choose for her out of their own considerations. Two husbands with opposing camps, maybe both are suitable for her, maybe neither of them is suitable.

But all in all, Alyssa seems to hide as much as she can now, and maybe this kind of dispute will become more serious in three to five years or even later.

The age of the eldest son is here after all, and the king is insane.

Several people chatted almost to the end.

Anna did not forget to ask Emma.

"Do you remember the last dance?"

"It was the time I appeared on stage before, the time I was introduced to everyone."

"Remember, what's the matter?" Emma had just danced, and she was a little hot, and the fireplace in the venue was also treated very warmly.

"Do you remember the only dance I did with someone?" Anna blinked.

"Don't tell me you don't know him?" Emma's eyes widened. Anna hesitated for a moment, but nodded after thinking about it.

"Yes, I only found out after the ball that his name is Iliad."

"Then what do you want to know?" Emma asked her, covering her mouth with a fan.

"Do you know his identity or something?" Anna asked.

"So you really don't know?!" Emma looked a little unbelievable, but just as she was about to say something, she paused, and suddenly she couldn't say anything.

"Ah... I knew it clearly...but I don't seem to know..."

"what?"

"what happened to you?"

Both Anna and Alisa looked at her in surprise, Emma looked a little dazed, feeling a little unsteady, this state is not good.

"Ah, I just..." Emma looked at Anna, "What did you ask me just now?"

Anna was taken aback, and looked at her in astonishment. Emma's eye sockets were still a little red, as if she was a little sleepy after a trance, so her eyes were a little red, but Anna felt strange and awkward in her heart.

Because Anna didn't answer for a long time, Emma asked the question again before she responded.

"It's just... I just asked..." Anna said slowly.

"Do you know the name and family background of the gentleman who danced with me at the first ball?"

"Anna said his name is Iliad." Alisa added authentically.

"Not sure." Emma shook her head. "I seem to know, but I don't seem to know. This name is a little familiar. It may be the son of a small nobleman in Wangcheng..."

"If you're curious, can I find out for you?"

Now, Anna felt even more strange.

"You... don't you wonder who the man I danced with was the first?"

Anna still remembers the dance and social rules of the aristocratic circle that Emma and Alyssa taught her. Her first dance was with Mr. One Silver Coin. A well-connected little nobleman, and also released the pigeon of Alisa's brother who was supposed to dance with her. Of course, there are reasons why the other party couldn't get away from inviting her.

So, it should be impossible for no one to notice her, right?

Although Anna didn't take care of it later because she had too many things to do and was eager to run away, in fact...

She doesn't seem to be asked about this matter by many people. Obviously, many people should be very curious about it, and according to the usual prudence and habits of nobles, they will inquire about this gentleman's background and other content. Anyway, Anna was also What about a princess?

"Ah..." Emma was stunned again. She and Alisa realized this matter at the same time, but when they thought about it, they felt dizzy. Why did they ignore this matter strangely? ?

Besides, as Anna's friends, it should be normal for them to be curious about this matter and this arrangement.

But the reality is that everyone seems to ignore this point.

Anna didn't ask any more questions, but just silently wrote down the doubt.

Until Anna finally got through with the king's Maria and left the royal city with her unremitting efforts, she didn't get any follow-up results. It seemed that no one could find out or would ignore this matter unconsciously.

On the one hand, Anna felt that Mr. Yinbi was so mysterious, which indeed matched his system data that was completely mosaic, and on the other hand, she felt that it was a little regretful that this matter had not been answered.

"Sister, shall we go to Sister Cinderella's house first?"

"Yes." Anna was playing checkers with Maria. This is a new popular toy in the royal city. Maria has been using it to pass the time after learning it.

"But we don't need to take a detour this time, and we may be able to arrive in two days."

It is already January 1th, and the departure time is much later than expected.

On the one hand, the king intends to keep them more, and on the other hand, Anna still has the Temple of Light investigating the old witch, so it is not convenient for her to leave.

In the end, it was almost done, and there would be no more results, so they were allowed to go back.

Anna herself didn't have any other ideas. She ate and slept well in the palace, and was able to watch her task bar automatically complete tasks one by one. It seemed that everything in the territory was going well, and it was too beautiful.

She has already made a plan. After returning to the territory to have a rough look at the situation, she will first apply it to the stone processing plant, and then see if she can draw out the drawings and production methods of the cement plant, so that she can save a lot of her own blind research. Then, arrange the road repair first, and try to repair the main road as much as possible before the beginning of spring. Once it is repaired, it will be much more convenient to arrange caravans to come in.

During the time in Wangcheng, she specifically asked Emma to help her introduce, and then contacted the third largest caravan in the Kingdom of Lore, asking them to go to Oran around February or March. Go check it out, assess it, and see if you can talk about a stable caravan sales point at that time——

Correspondingly, after Anna finished the industrial part, she also had to figure out the basic urban planning and urban construction foundation for commercial development, otherwise she would not be able to attract large caravans.

Then, there is the heavy industry of smelting. She has deliberately moved the mining, hoarding warehouses and processing plants to relatively distant places.

There are blueprints for the smelter, but looking at the task bar, the current progress is still under construction. I don't know if it will be smoother to continue the construction after returning home.

Next, she has to plan the disposal of domestic garbage and other waste in the territory. The magic garbage treatment plant must be arranged, so as to ensure that the development of the territory in the first district is relatively healthy and complete.

After all these are satisfied, she can continue to consider other related industries such as healthcare.

When she went back this time, she specially brought Mr. Werther, a law-related talent, who intends to develop his expertise, but although he studied law, he personally has more political development intentions.

After realizing that it was impossible to achieve anything in the royal city because he offended people, he decisively chose to follow Anna to Oran territory to find opportunities.

Anna thought, with his help, the law of the territory will finally be able to develop. At that time, whether it is the management of patrol officers or the implementation of related policies and plans, etc., it will become traceable.

In this way, the Duchy of Württemberg arrived in a blink of an eye.

"Why is it so lively?" Anna asked.

Catherine and other people who followed them and came back once again chose to follow Anna and Princess Maria.

But this time, they had more luggage and rewards. In addition, they changed from the original eight cavalry members to eight cavalry members, plus 12 infantry troops, a total of 20 escorts, and the scale was even larger. Both are rewards from the king and belong to the Lord's Mansion and give priority to protecting Princess Maria.

"It's the birthday of the Queen of the Principality of Württemberg." Catherine quickly found out.

"I heard that this time, it is also very big, and people from many countries have been invited."

"Prince of Memphis?" Anna blinked.

"Yes." Catherine nodded, "Prince Memphis is coming of age, and his position as heir will be stable. Even if he is the only prince, he must show his excellence in all aspects."

"Assisting in organizing and celebrating the Harvest Festival is to show the prince's love for his subjects, and also to show the country's advantages and prosperity."

"Holding a birthday party for my mother, the queen of Württemberg, is also to show the prince's filial piety to his biological mother and to show his excellence."

"Probably, they still hope to show the prince in as many ways as possible before the coming-of-age ball, so that he can be known more by outstanding women from different countries. They know the others."

While listening, Anna and Maria arrived at Perot's house in a car.

The two got out of the car, socialized briefly with Mrs. Perot and her two daughters, and asked Cinderella and the gifts they had prepared to be given to several people.

Mrs. Perot knew that Cinderella would not come back this time, but when she saw the boxes of gifts coming in and heard Anna hint that she had no other ideas and that she had a good life in Oran, her face was a bit complicated But it was the jealousy that could not be hidden on the faces of her two biological daughters.

Anna secretly observed while thinking to herself.

It is true that her two daughters are far inferior to their biological mother.

Mrs. Perrault, the step-wife is bad, but she has nothing to say about her two biological daughters.

It's just a pity that these two girls are spoiled a little too much, they are not very clever, and their appearance is not outstanding...

"...Do you want to join us?"

Mrs Perrault asked.

Just as Anna was about to refuse, Catherine nodded to her without a trace.

Her heart skipped a beat, she looked at Maria, but saw that she was eager to try, so she had no choice but to nod.

That night, an invitation letter from the royal palace in the capital of Württemberg reached the hands of two people.

It was the invitation card written by Prince Memphis, inviting them to the queen's birthday party.

Maria was already happily preparing the beautiful dress she was going to wear when the time came.

And Anna, a useless dancer, showed a look of "my life is over".