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Pei Xiang took care of the housekeeper Peggy for the time being. On the second day, she still went to the O'Neill Dolan Theater to report, and continued to help Mrs. Wendy run around.

There are still more than ten days before Jennifer Gray's ball, Pei Xiang has been suppressing the eagerness and anxiety in his heart, trying to stay rational and calm, not thinking wildly, not afraid of hands and feet, and continuing to maintain a normal rhythm of life.

She should take advantage of this time to make some necessary preparations and collect as much useful information as possible.

If you're lucky, you'd better get a close look at Jennifer Gray and Edward Bruce, as well as some people close to MP Marlborough.

She secretly warned herself that this opportunity is very rare, she must act cautiously and choose carefully, if she misses it by negligence, there will be no less troubles in the future.

——However, even if the opportunity is rare, I can't worry too much about gains and losses, and use too much force, because the road is always made by people, and one success or failure does not mean the final fate.

——Be sure to calm down and be prepared for accidents at any time.

——Well, I must always keep in mind what that great man said, to despise the enemy strategically and to value the enemy tactically.

With an indomitable and straight-forward mentality, Pei Xiang's smile became more and more gentle and sincere. An invisible mask was firmly placed on her face, covering all the sorrows and joys in her heart. During the day, Pei Xiang is a watertight lurker, silently waiting for the opportunity.

Pei Xiang dared to relax her mind only during the cold Weiyang night. She opened her eyes in the dark and listened to the wind outside the window, wrapped her body tightly in the quilt, as if she had put a layer of armor on herself to prevent her from being vulnerable and restless. Assault on her heart.

"Sleep, sleep, after dawn, the wind will blow away the dark clouds, and the newly rising red sun will shine in all directions."

Pei Xiang turned over, curled up between the pillow and the quilt, murmured and comforted herself gently...

On this day, a waiter in the theater asked for sick leave, and the theater manager let Pei Xiang, who has always been good, take the job of the waiter, waiting outside the box of the theater to wait for the orders of the distinguished guests.

While working hard, Pei Xiang has been quietly watching Jennifer Gray's exclusive box.

Tonight, Congressman Marlborough was not accompanied. After chatting and laughing with acquaintances for a while, Jennifer Gray sat alone in the exclusive box to enjoy the opera.

The classic repertoire had already started, and the corridor outside the box was quiet. Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps coming from far and near. Pei Xiang turned his head and saw a very handsome young man hurriedly walking over.

—was that... George Dover, the political rookie of the Whig party?

Just when Pei Xiang recognized George Dover, the other party also noticed her existence. The handsome young man stopped and looked suspiciously at the strange waiter in the corner.

"New guy? Where's the original guy?"

"Sir, White is ill, and I am a temporary substitute."

George Dover frowned, and then he threw a few coins to Pei Xiang.

"Go get me a flower, white, fresh, hurry up."

Pei Xiang took the tip and immediately smiled very cordially. After nodding quickly towards the other party, she ran towards the stairs. Inside a small door.

After confirming that the handsome Mr. Dover could no longer see him, Pei Xiang quietly stopped, hiding behind the door and looking in the direction he came from.

Sure enough, when the corridor was empty, Dover did not wait there, but walked very quickly outside Jennifer Gray's box. He knocked on the door three times rhythmically, and then quickly Hit five times in a row.

After the signal-like knocking on the door stopped, the box door opened quickly, and a beautiful white arm stretched out from the door, pulling the young gentleman outside the door in at once. Immediately, Jennifer Gray's box door Closed quickly again.

Pei Xiang knew in his heart, it turned out that she was using the excuse of buying flowers to dismiss her, a strange waiter.

——George Dover didn't want more people to know that he had met the people in the box?

--George Dover and Jennifer Gray?

——The relationship between these two people...is ambiguous?

Pei Xiang looked down, not very interested in Jennifer Gray's love affair, she decisively withdrew her probing gaze, turned and left.

After going to the prop room at the back to get a white flower, she slowly returned to the original position on duty.As expected, the corridor was still empty at this time, and the gentleman who needed flowers had disappeared.

The dismissed waiter looked around pretending to be puzzled, with a somewhat bewildered expression.

At the same time, in Jennifer Gray's box, a man and a woman embraced affectionately behind the curtain.

"Honey, why did you come here suddenly? Didn't you say you were going to play cards in the club tonight?"

"I've been watching you all the time, Jennifer." George Dover's voice was deep and sweet, with a hint of affection.

"I just happened to learn that my Jennifer became morose after breakfast and had no energy for the day. This annoying bad news made me no longer want to play poker. I don't want to be at the poker table. I was restless and lost the pound to buy you a gift, so I came to you."

For Jennifer Gray, the lover's answer was so perfect that it made her heart ecstatic.

However, in order to get more affection from her lover, Jennifer Gray held back her smile. She deliberately suppressed the emotion in her heart, and instead let out a long sigh.

Sure enough, this little trick between lovers immediately brought countless voices of persuasion and comfort.

After chatting with each other for a while, Jennifer Gray confided the reason for her gloom.

"This morning, that Mr. Morris, um, the sheriff who investigated the case of Doris Gray came to visit me again, and abruptly ruined my otherwise good mood."

George Dover asked suspiciously: "They haven't caught her yet?"

Jennifer Gray shook her head: "I also find it a little unbelievable. I didn't know that girl was so powerful that she could do such a big thing, and she escaped without a trace, leaving a group of gentlemen helpless. Alas, before Ah, I underestimated her."

"Are you unhappy, are you worried about what happened to Miss Doris?"

"how is this possible?"

Jennifer Gray asked back with a chuckle, she put her face on George Dover's coat, her nostrils were filled with the scent of a mature man, which made her feel a little fascinated.

"I'm not worried about Doris, George, you know, we sisters don't have a deep relationship and don't communicate very often.

Actually, eh, let’s be honest, I’m not panicked or disturbed by what happened to her, I’m just a little annoyed, I hate that incompetent Maurice visiting me again and again. "

"Just refuse to see him next time. It has nothing to do with you."

"That's what I planned, but I'm afraid that Mr. Morris will send someone to spy on me after I refuse. In that case, George, the special friendship between us will be exposed."

George Dover's chest shook a few times, and he laughed lightly:

"Jennifer, it turns out that the source of your upset is because of me. Do you think that if Mr. Morris keeps pestering you, it will make it inconvenient for you to see me?"

Jennifer Gray was silent, acquiescing to her lover's guess.

"Don't worry, Jennifer, I still have some ability. How could I let you get into distress and worry? Don't be afraid of that Morris anymore. I will help you solve it."

"Okay, I believe you."

George Dover touched Jennifer's long blond hair tenderly, enjoying the deep affection between the two.

After a while, Jennifer Gray sat down with George Dover.

She herself sat on the chair in the middle of the box, fully showing her beautiful face, while the place reserved for her lover happened to be in the shadow of the box, so that outsiders could not see George Dover's appearance clearly.

"The waiter outside sent away, she won't talk nonsense, will she?"

"Well, I paid it with a few coins, don't worry, Jennifer, no one saw me coming to you."

Hearing this, Jennifer Gray breathed a sigh of relief, and she quietly held George Dover's hand on her knee:

"Member Marlborough has been watching me very closely recently. He probably suspects the relationship between you and me."

George Dover held his lover's catkin with his backhand and comforted her in a gentle voice:

"It's not necessarily because he discovered the matter between you and me, he suddenly paid attention to your relationship, probably out of his usual caution.

The bill recently prepared by Mr. Congressman is very important. Didn't you say that he asked you to assist in the whole process?You have participated in such an important work and learned a lot of inside information, so he naturally wants to control you well before the bill is successfully passed. "

Jennifer Gray frowned disgustedly at the mention of MP Marlborough's dominance:

"Doesn't that mean that we will meet secretly for a long time? Even... Once you get busy, we won't even have the chance to date like this."

George Dover's complexion also dimmed, he locked a pair of thick eyebrows tightly, and his dark blue eyes were full of broken nostalgia.

"Jennifer, don't say such cruel words. As long as I think of such a future, I feel very uncomfortable. The future when I can't meet you is really as cold and dark as hell."

Jennifer Gray put aside her lingering gaze, unable to bear to meet her lover's melancholy and flustered eyes.

The two sat quietly facing each other, the soprano on the stage pushed the plot to a climax, and the loud and loud music seemed to urge the young couple in love to quickly come up with a brilliant idea and break through the veiled atmosphere. The shadows over their heads oppressed.

"George, you told me before that you have found the weakness of Councilor Marlborough, and you can defeat him immediately.

Can you tell me what is going on?Maybe, I can help you. "

George Dover shook his head with a serious expression, rejecting Jennifer Gray's proposal:

"No, Jennifer, you can't be involved in this matter. It's too dangerous. I can't involve you in the brutal struggle of political factions. It's not fair to you."

However, the more George Dover refused and the more he acted like he wanted to protect Jennifer Gray, the more his beautiful lover wanted to help him.

"George, listen to me, we are one, your business is equal to my business, how can I let you alone bear the common future of both of us?

I must help you, or I will condemn my conscience day and night, and feel that I am not worthy of your sincere and passionate love. "

These words moved George Dover very much. He stared affectionately at his beautiful lover, and spit out a series of sweet words, which were more touching and fiery and sincere than Shakespeare's sonnets.

The two confided their hearts to each other, promised each other their lives, and imagined together for a while the happy life after getting rid of Mr. Marlborough.

Finally, Georges Dover was persuaded by his stubborn lover to speak slowly of his discovery.

"Jennifer, I have a secret letter from Lord Modinant to Mr. Marlborough. In this letter, there are some words that can prove that the two of them have always maintained a certain degree of friendship, even, The MP also leaked important details of this motion to Lord Modinand."

Jennifer was very surprised. She had been following Mr. Marlborough, so she had naturally heard about Lord Modinand.

"How is it possible? The factions that these two people have devoted their allegiance to are extremely difficult to deal with, and their party leader even regards each other as enemies. How could they... that is... that there is a secret communication between private individuals?

George, have you made a mistake?Five or six times, I have heard the MP Marlborough gnash his teeth and curse Lord Modinant, saying that sooner or later he would betray England and be sure to be guillotined. "

Jennifer's questioning and rebuttal made George Dover's eyes dark. He raised a smirk, gently rubbed his lover's shoulder, and bewitched her in a low voice:

"Jennifer, I do have such a letter in my hand. As for the authenticity of the contents of the letter, the person who handed it to me did not tell me the specific truth.

Besides, I don't care if MP Marlborough is wronged, my dear, I just want that arrogant Mr. MP to lose power and lose the importance and trust of their party leader.

That way, his political career would be over, and we'd have nothing to worry about.

We can spend every day freely, eating and drinking tea together, dancing and watching theaters together, and traveling together to gamble on horse races.You are Mrs. Dover, I am Mr. Dover, and our child is a legitimate child with a bright future.

Jennifer dear, only when Marlborough steps down and has less influence can we rest easy on our future. "

"Mrs. Dover?"

"Of course, Jennifer, who else could be my wife but you?"

There was a twinkle in Jennifer Gray's eyes, moved by the future her beloved was drawing.

She has always longed for that kind of life, she has always longed to get rid of the shadow brought to her by being an illegitimate daughter, and she longed for respect and love, which MP Marlborough could never give her.

——Once upon a time, I was jealous of my sister, she escaped the claws of the beasts stretching out to her, but I got stuck in the mud because I didn't dare to resist.

— Occasionally, I envied my sister, who had the courage to raise the lampstand and smash the perpetrator's head with all her strength, while I had to flatter an arrogant and hypocritical old man.

——Now, I feel pity for my sister. She is destined to be homeless, anxious, and bear the crime of murder to hide her name. However, because of my temporary tolerance, I met the love of my life and had a chance of happiness.