gentleman's servant

The baron walked back and forth restlessly with his hands behind his back.

"Since you took the risk to take care of me, I have never forgotten you."

"I have carefully considered your treatment of Mrs. Shirley... This can only be attributed to your upbringing and status. It is not your fault that you came from a humble background, and you are used to flattery. I can forgive your immorality, as long as you speak carefully in the future. Be careful."

"I'm not ashamed to admit my longing for you. Since I left Mormont Manor...I think of you almost every day...I didn't mean to be cold to you on purpose. I have already considered that I want you to come to my manor , so when my uncle borrowed money from me, I made the request."

"Because we have different identities and don't know each other well, I can't accept you easily. After you came to my manor, I have been ignoring you because I thought your seduction and curry favor with me was out of flattery to the powerful. Until today, you risked your life to save me again, I... I am sorry for betraying your friendship before."

After saying this, the baron let out a long sigh of relief, and then he looked at me solemnly, his expression was very serious, and my reflection was all in his brown eyes.

I heard his low, hoarse voice.

He said: "I...I accept you...you shouldn't do such a dangerous thing...make me anxious..."

"..."

I feel like I've been silent for half a century.

Although I knew the baron's feelings for me, it was the first time I heard such a confession, and I was a little moved, but...

I don't know if the baron has ever pursued others before. If he has, he will probably, probably, definitely not succeed in professing his love with such a superior attitude.

"My lord, there is one thing I must explain to you." I looked into his eyes and said, "I respect you very much. Whether it is taking care of you or saving you, it is out of my respect for you, but this Respect does not imply any... special emotion."

The baron froze, his brown eyes did not blink, and his face suddenly changed.

I really couldn't face the baron's gaze, so I lowered my eyes, and then I heard the baron's heavier and heavier breathing.He seemed to sneer twice, and then walked up to me: "I hope you are not pretending to be reserved, or playing some tricks, if so, I have to remind you, it makes me very angry."

I was silent and did not answer.

Baron Oscar became even angrier, almost out of breath. After a long time, he couldn't say a word, and finally he asked sharply: "If you didn't mean that, why did you make a series of ambiguous actions?"

I sighed silently in my heart, it was indeed as he said, I clearly knew that he had a crush on me, but I still acted inappropriately, especially when we first met, I lay on the bed and hugged the sick baron, this This kind of behavior is indeed very ambiguous, and it is no wonder that the Baron misunderstood that I was seducing him.

I just want to be nice to him, and of course I don't mind satisfying the baron's desires. Although men fall in love with each other, it's not uncommon in the aristocratic circle.If the Baron has this intention, I, who have always wanted to make up for him, no matter what he asks, I will satisfy him.

But is it really possible?

I asked myself, if Catherine told me at this time that she regretted what she did to me in her previous life and wanted to make up for me by marrying me, would I still be able to accept her?

No, absolutely not, not only will I not accept it, but I will feel disgusted.

The reason why the baron is willing to love a despicable and selfish person like me is because he doesn't know me well. He just has a good impression of me from a few small things I have done and my handsome appearance.If he also experienced rebirth, how would he treat me at this time?

Will he kill me for revenge like I hate the Bruce family?

Conscience condemned me, I kept my head down, not daring to look at him, I heard myself say: "I'm sorry."

"Then you did it on purpose. You saw that I like men and want to seduce me, so as to gain benefits. But when I show my cards to you, you can't accept men anymore, am I right?"

I didn't refute any of the baron's words. No matter how despicable and unbearable he imagined me, it is impossible to know that I am countless times more despicable and unbearable than he imagined.

The room was extremely quiet, I could only hear the voice of the baron who was out of breath because of his anger. After a long time, the baron passed me and left the room without saying a word.

The baron has never been so angry with me, neither in the previous life nor in this one.

It seems that I really made him angry, will he drive me away?I don't know, I don't really know him that well.

The Baron called Billy to serve for the rest of the day.

All day, I waited for the verdict in anxiety.

But Oscar didn't respond, he didn't tell the butler to fire me, and he didn't drive me back to Mormont Manor.Instead, he called me to his study early the next morning.

Baron Oscar's complexion looked sick, but he didn't look too good.

He said to me in his usual low and slow tone: "Mr. Erwin Eric."

As if the intense and embarrassing conversation yesterday had never happened, Oscar's tone was cold and alienated, but also very calm, he said: "I'm sorry."

I looked at him in surprise, he actually opened his mouth to apologize to me, you must know that he is my master, and he is a nobleman, it is not possible for a person of this status to apologize to a servant.

"Don't say that, it's all my fault. It's my misbehavior that caused such a misunderstanding." I said sincerely.

"No..." Oscar said slowly: "Actually, your behavior is not out of line, it's because I'm not calm enough. People like me who naturally like men have too few chances to meet people they like in life, so... "

His words made me feel sour. I still caused him pain, so I couldn't help but say: "I can leave the manor immediately..."

"No need." Oscar interrupted me: "You don't have to leave."

His voice was majestic, and he could not refuse: "I want you to stay, and I promise that we will not do anything to embarrass each other in the future."

He sighed and said: "Although I like men, I will not use my status to force others, especially if you are a servant in my manor, I will not do anything degrading to you. I will just treat you as a My servant, it doesn't matter whether you are married or anything, I also ask you to forget about the embarrassing experience yesterday. After hearing these words, if you still insist on leaving, you can leave at any time. "

Of course I don't want to leave. I still have things to do. If I leave, Mormont Manor may not let me go back, so my actions will be hindered.

So I bowed to Baron Oscar and withdrew.

Sure enough, as Oscar said, he no longer showed any obvious special emotions to me, it was almost like the way we got along in the previous life.

He still often asks me to serve, and he is very indulgent to me, even if I do something wrong, he never blames me.

His behavior made me understand a terrible truth.

That is, although the baron was interested in me in the previous life, he never intended to force me.He even knew that I didn't want to, so he treated me as an ordinary servant. It was only because he liked me that he loved me, but I...

The spring rains in the royal capital.

The humid air made everything ferment quickly, and the people in the kitchen complained many times that the food was moldy and spoiled too quickly.

Billy, my fellow valet, is getting married, and he needs to ask the kitchen to help him prepare some food for the wedding, so he is worried about the food getting moldy.

"She is the daughter of a tenant on the manor." Billy said with a happy face, "We fell in love when we were teenagers, but my family has many younger brothers and sisters, and all the money I earn is spent on living expenses. I haven't saved enough money to get married, so I can't delay this year, she is pregnant, and I don't want my first child to be an illegitimate child. I pleaded with the Baron, and the Lord exempted us from the wedding tax."

"Oh, that's great, congratulations." People congratulated him.

Billy, who is in his 30s, isn't kidding when he says he hasn't been able to save enough money to get married.

The country charges a high marriage tax to the people.

If you are a worker living in the city, you need to pay the marriage tax to the marriage registrant. If you live on a manor, then it is the land lord who manages your birth, old age, sickness, death, wedding and funeral.

Many people were unable to pay the high marriage tax, which caused many people to marry late, and also caused a large number of illegitimate children among civilians.As luck would have it for Billy, the baron exempted him from the marriage tax, which was equivalent to the baron paying the state.

This shows the generosity of Baron Oscar.

In Mormont Manor, Lord Viscount will collect high marriage tax from the people under his rule. Those who can’t get married have no choice but not to marry, and give birth to illegitimate children and throw them out, because it is against the law to have children out of wedlock, which also creates a kind of A chicken-and-egg situation.Even such a problem is difficult to deal with, no wonder the business of Mormont Manor is bleak.

"I asked the baron to witness the wedding for us, and the baron agreed." Billy said proudly.

The crowd cheered, and it was indeed something to be proud of asking the baron to witness the wedding for them.

Finally Billy told me he wanted me to be his best man.