I became a mage and was recruited by the lord as his son-in-law

The cheerful dinner finally ended. Mervyn went to discuss business with the lord, the lady and the eldest son went to rest, leaving the two ten-year-old children together. The little girl excitedly wanted to take Bennett to visit the castle, but Bennett was not interested, and it was obviously impolite for a guest to run around in the host's house.

The little girl obviously did not intend to let Bennett go. She pulled his arm and acted coquettishly. Bennett had no choice but to let her take him to visit the library, walk through the luxurious corridor and living room again, and push open the door engraved with seals.

Wow, the library covers an area of ​​at least two football fields.

Bennett looked at the neatly arranged bookshelves and couldn't help but sigh that the nobles were not only rich in money, but also richer in knowledge than others. In this era, the value of these books was more valuable than the entire castle.

"I don't even know your name."

"Aimee Stark, you can call me Aimee or Miss Stark."

"Aimee - lovely person, your parents must love you."

"What's your name, Bennett. What?"

"My name is Bennett. I don't have a last name."

"Why don't you have a last name?"

"Commoners don't have last names."

"Why don't commoners have last names?"

"This...I don't know either."

"You are so stupid."

Forget it, she is just a 10-year-old kid, don't worry about it. Bennett picked up a book from the philosophy bookshelf and read the contents of the book with the dim light of his eyes.

"Do you like reading so much? My father often advises me to read more books. What is the use of reading?"

"I like books, and I think you should listen to the lord. He is a wise man."

"But he himself has never come here to read a book."

"Maybe your mother got it for him."

"is it?"

"What do you usually do? Don't you have your own things to do?"

"I am participating in knight training in the morning, and I have to study mathematics, natural philosophy, alchemy, etiquette, history, poetry, painting, music, and dance in the afternoon. I am usually in class at this time. Classes are so tiring. What about you? Are you the same as me?"

Bennett looked at the silly little girl in front of him with new eyes. The nobles were very interested in everything that could reflect the uniqueness of a class, just like common people could not have surnames, just like the little girl in front of him started learning so many things at the age of 10, just like the book in Bennett's hand, common people were illiterate, and wisdom was always in the hands of the nobles.

"I'm different from you. I usually lie under an old tree outside the city and read."

“I can’t imagine such a scene.”

"I'll take you to see it if I have the chance."

Aimee finally quieted down and just kept staring at Bennett.

Bennett couldn't stand it anymore. He put the book down, put the candle next to it on the table, exhaled softly, and said, "Why don't you find a book to read? With this candle, you should be able to see the words in the book."

"No, I have learned enough this afternoon, and no one wants to play with me usually. Can you play with me? What's so good about the book? You can come and read it anytime you want. I'll ask the servant to let you in."

I am over 30 years old in my two lives combined. What can I do with a 10-year-old girl like you? What can I do without a minimum sentence of three years and a maximum death penalty? Bennett rubbed his brows speechlessly, looked up at the little girl, and happened to see the history story bookshelf behind the little girl. He walked over and saw a lot of knight stories. He picked one at random and waved it at the girl.

"Let me tell you a story so that neither of us will be bored."

"Okay."

The candle was replaced with an oil lamp by the servant who passed by to check the study. Aimee was also lulled into sleep by the stories in the book. Her big eyes no longer twinkled, leaving only her long eyelashes outside. Her long, slightly curly golden hair slid down one side, her pink little mouth opened and closed, and her tender face was dotted with freckles, rosy in the dim light of the oil lamp.

She will be very beautiful when she grows up. Bennett suddenly remembered his original dream. What was the first step before reaching the peak of life? To realize the value of life. Oh, that's fine. Otherwise, the minimum sentence would be three years and the maximum death penalty.

Gently putting aside the love-hate relationship between the knight and the countess, Bennett picked up the philosophy book again and continued reading it by the light of the oil lamp.

The oil in the lamp was almost gone, and finally a servant came to wake up Aimee and told Bennett that Master Mervyn had left.

Leaving without me? It doesn't matter, it's not like I can't go home.

"Miss Stark, I'm leaving..."

"Master Bennett, the room has been prepared for you, and it's time for you to wash up and rest."

???

What happened? I came to attend the dinner, why are you cleaning my room? Did that bastard teacher sell himself out?

Bennett's mind was still blank when Aimee rushed over to him, cheering.

"Great, Bennett is not leaving. We can stay together forever."

What are you doing together? Little girl, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. What if Teacher Luo Xiang misunderstands you? Bennett looked at the servant and planned to ask for clarification.

Before he could say anything, the lord came in with a smile on his face. Seeing his daughter hanging on Bennett happily, the lord's smile became even deeper.

"Mage Mervyn asked you to stay here to study. Starting tomorrow, you will study mathematics, natural philosophy, alchemy, and etiquette with Aimee. You will go to the Mage Tower to study runes on weekends. Aimee, you don't have to take history, poetry, painting, music, and dance classes anymore. You can take Bennett around in your spare time."

After saying this, the lord didn't even look at Bennett and Aimee's reactions. He hummed a tune and walked away with a satisfied look on his face.

The matter was quite clear. If Bennett still couldn't react at this time, then all these years would be wasted. Why do powerful knights in stories always fall in love with a noble lady at first sight? Bennett couldn't escape this so-called "love at first sight". Reality is often cruel. After all, that was a fat man who became a wizard at the age of 10 and had no resistance.

Aimee was extremely excited about the result, perhaps she was just happy that she would have people of her age to accompany her in the future and would not have to go to so many classes. She hugged Bennett's neck and jumped and cheered like crazy. The servant pulled the girl away from Bennett, carried her and took her back to her room to rest.

Bennett looked at the little girl who kept waving at him and waved back.

You can't vent your anger on Aimee. She probably doesn't even know what happened. What will she think when she understands these things? Her parents didn't even ask for her opinion. Thinking back to the lord's smile just now, Aimee - lovely person, Aimee, your parents may not like you that much.

The servant took Bennett to a room. Aimee's name was written on the door next to it. On the desk in the middle of the room were the books that the wizard had given to Bennett, but there was an extra book on runes. A faint blue light shone on these books, and Bennett felt very complicated.

"Teacher, what do you think?"

In the next few days, Bennett went to the library to read in the morning, and went to class with Aimee in the afternoon. After class, Aimee dragged Bennett around everywhere, and in the evening Bennett read history story books to Aimee.

The weekend finally arrived. After breakfast, Bennett was taken to the Mage Tower by a carriage and came to the door of Mervyn's room. This was his third time here, and his mood was slightly different each time. Before Bennett could knock on the door, a voice came from inside.