gentleman's servant

No guest arrives so unexpectedly unless invited or notified in advance by the host.

Of course, the Bruce family had already prepared an excuse. They claimed to have received an invitation letter from a friend in the capital.But no one will believe this, just because that Miss Margaret who has just had an affair is just like a newly released slut, anyone with a little respect in the capital will not associate with them , Are they rushing to be the laughing stock in people's mouth?

Of course not, so the viscount sent a letter to the baron, which roughly said: Dear nephew, our residence in the capital has been unoccupied for too long, it is dilapidated, and it is being repaired. Relatives.

What gentleman can say 'no' to the aunt and sisters who have suffered such misfortune, let alone they are relatives,

Baron Oscar had no choice but to receive them ceremoniously, and he also spoke nicely, please feel free to stay until you don't want to.

During this time, I almost forgot about the viscount's ugly face.

Viscount Bruce took his wife and daughters and lived in the Delman Manor grandly.

It's hard for me to describe the anger in my heart at this moment, because all I can see is the way they swaggered like victors in this manor after they killed Baron Oscar in the previous life.

In the hall of the castle, Margaret walked around like a flying butterfly. The beautiful sculptures, murals, and expensive furniture and decorations in the living room made her very happy. It’s so beautiful, I didn’t expect Delman Manor to be so beautiful, it’s simply irresistible, if only I could live here forever.”

Maybe they knew that Baron Oscar was rich, but they didn't expect him to be so rich, so their envious eyes gradually turned into greed. They smiled and looked at everything around them, like shrewd businessmen planning each other's value.

The ladies' eyes were all cast on the baron, and Catherine said in a low voice, "Thank you very much, Mr. Oscar, for your generous provision of accommodation for us to stay temporarily, it is really a great convenience for us."

"You are welcome, Cousin Catherine, I am very flattered that you like it here, and I hope you will enjoy it," said the baron.

"Of course, of course." Viscount Bruce laughed: "Our family is already relatives, and we should have come and gone frequently."

When I was serving tea to the Viscount's family, Miss Catherine gave me a gentle smile: "Owen, long time no see, how are you doing here with Mrs. Oscar? Your sister Angie often talks about you and says that she and her family miss you very much." .This time she also came, you can go see her later."

"Thank you, Miss Catherine, I miss my loved ones too," I said with my head down.

"Ha, so the new maid next to you is Owen's younger sister..." Miss Margaret suddenly sneered.

Catherine smiled slightly, as if she didn't care about her sister's sinister voice, and said calmly: "An Qi is a good girl, she is diligent and kind, and I like her very much."

"Really? You're a wild girl I found all the way from the countryside. It seems that your taste is not very high." Margaret didn't show any weakness.

"Oh! We've been too tired all the way, it's time to take a break, please forgive us for being rude." The Viscountess stood up and interrupted the silent smoke of the two sisters.

After watching the ladies go upstairs, I quietly exited the living room and came to the servants' lounge.

Viscount Bruce brought almost half of the people from the manor. In order to show their magnificence, the Viscount was never afraid of trouble.Of course, if you don't use the borrowed money to show your prestige, it is indeed grand.

Simon happily hugged me: "My dear friend, you have really developed, and now you are the baron's personal servant."

"You're not bad either." I patted his chest, this kid is already a senior manservant.

I took the opportunity of chatting to inquire about the situation at Mormont Manor.

"The viscount fired many servants, and even Anne was driven away. I heard that the viscount borrowed a lot of money from the bank, and the bank often came to collect the debt." Simon asked me in a low voice: "You serve the baron, do you know what he thinks? ? Will he marry a lady? If so, there is still a chance to help the viscount, otherwise Mormont Manor will go bankrupt."

I shook my head pretendingly: "You also know that the baron is always very silent, and almost no one knows what he is thinking."

Simon winked and said to me again: "You are very lucky, Betty asked me to greet you..."

Betty...does she still miss me...

……

During dinner, the second lady and the third lady occupied the positions on the left and right of the baron respectively.

Compared to a year ago, Margaret's attitude towards the baron was heaven and earth. She kept raising topics and telling funny stories in an attempt to arouse the baron's interest.

"That old woman, who looked like a miser out of Balzac's book, guess what, she wore a dress for 20 years, but locked the precious material in the closet, and when it was opened again, it was all eaten by moths Full of holes... oh..." Margaret shook her fan exaggeratedly: "The most amazing thing is that she took out the cloth full of holes, made new skirts for her daughters, and let them wear these skirt to a party."

"Oh, it's unbelievable..." The Viscountess covered her mouth with a fan, shook it slightly, then closed the fan, and casually pointed in the baron's direction.

It was only then that Margaret noticed that the Baron didn't say a word at all, and he wasn't attracted by her cheerful topic. Margaret's expression changed, and she stopped her eloquent performance.

Catherine raised the corners of her lips, and said softly to the baron, "The food tonight is very good, and the chef in your house is great."

The baron smiled and nodded to her: "As long as you like it."

"Speaking of which, I grew up in Kent, so I must like the specialty there, Villant sausage." Catherine said.

"Yes." The baron took a sip of the red wine and said, "I really like it."

"I like it very much too. It's a pity that it's summer now. If it's autumn, we can taste this delicacy. I remember that a poet in Granshire once wrote a poem about this kind of food. It seems to be called "Ode to the Island." , which tells the story of a homeless man who lives in…”

The Baron preferred domestic topics, and it was evident that Miss Catherine was on the right track, while Marguerite could only sulk.

After dinner, I went to the guest room on the second floor, where my sister Angie lived, and of course Miss Catherine also lived here.

As an aristocratic lady, Catherine at least said that she has four personal maids who are by her side 24 hours a day, but today is rather strange, all four maids are guarding the door of the room.

An Qi saw me, she ran over excitedly, put her arms around my neck and kissed me, then winked at me quietly.

Then I heard a quarrel in Miss Catherine's room.

"Don't think I don't know what you did, I won't let you go!" Miss Margaret was screaming hysterically.

"How many times do you want me to explain to you that I didn't do the belt thing at all," Catherine said.

"You bitch, ruined my reputation, I can't get what I want, and you can't get what you want!"

Instead of continuing to listen to the battle between the two sisters at the door, I took Angie to my bedroom.

"It's really nice here." An Qi looked around: "I heard that the personal servant has a high status, so it's true."

"How is it? How is Miss Catherine treating you?" I asked.

An Qi nodded indifferently: "Miss Catherine is very kind to me, it seems that she really wants to find out about the baron through me. Brother Owen, do you think the baron will marry Miss Catherine?"

"I don't know what the baron thinks. Do you want the baron to marry her?" I asked.

"Not at all." Angie snorted, and said confidently: "No matter whether Miss Catherine marries the baron or not, my brother will be the personal servant of the viscount in the future, and maybe he will become the housekeeper of Mormont Manor. It won't be easy to arrange for me to be the Viscountess's personal maid, so why do you have to help that bitch Catherine?"

"Didn't you just say that Catherine was very kind to you? Why did you call her a bitch in a blink of an eye?"

The little girl stared wide-eyed and said: "Of course she is a bitch, she treats me well on the surface, but secretly lets the maids bully me, and then she comes forward to rescue me, so that I am grateful, she really thinks I am from the country the fool?"

After I heard this, I laughed silently. Angie was still accusing Catherine: "Before I came here, Catherine gave me a pair of silver earrings, and asked me to ask for news from my brother in a roundabout way. She is still a young lady, so stingy, she sent me a pair of silver earrings." I want a pair of silver earrings to help her become the future Viscountess, ha..."

We brothers and sisters have lived with our alcoholic mother since we were young, and we have long been used to dealing with all kinds of people. Among them, Angie is the most clever. Trying to coax her mother into giving her and her sister food, what Catherine did with the maids didn't work on Angie.

"Then how do you deal with her?" I looked at her funny.

"Of course I'm pretending to be a stupid and stupid country girl. I'm so stupid that I would break a water bottle when I move it. How can the honorable Miss Catherine let me work without worry, so I can only ask me to come and chat with my brother more often." Angie He said proudly: "Speaking of which, both Miss Catherine and Miss Margaret want to marry the baron. They have been arguing a lot recently. For some reason, Miss Margaret believes that it was Miss Catherine who planned her loss. Viscount Wilson."

I nodded and said, "You can imagine."

Angie tugged her skirt and turned around again, revealing a pair of beautiful new leather shoes. She smiled and said, "How are you? Are they beautiful? I said I bought them myself, but they are actually Miss Margaret's shoes." It was given to me, and even she wants to please me? My brother is really promising to follow Baron Oscar. I really hope that Viscount Bruce will die soon, so that Lord Baron can inherit the title and manor of Viscount, and my brother will become the Viscount’s personal assistant The servant, and I will become the Viscountess' personal maid, and our family's good life will come soon, and we will no longer have to live in a hard life."

I put my arm around An Qi's shoulder and patted her. Our brothers and sisters are used to living a hard life. Since my father left home, the poor life has become even worse.

"Before I came to the capital, my mother asked me to inquire about my father. My mother is so stupid..." An Qi snorted coldly, and then complained: "She even took all my wages away to buy wine. If this continues, I will never go back.”

"Don't worry," I said, "I'll pay her."

"Why is brother so nice to her? She never cared about our life or death, but only knew how to drink." An Qi said.

"No, it's because of her that we are all alive. If she never comes back like my father, where are our brothers and sisters now?" I sighed and said, "I didn't understand these before, until……"

I didn't preach to An Qi, she is just a 15-year-old girl, even if it was me, didn't I care about my mother and sisters in my previous life, and only cared about myself?

I held An Qi in my arms: "I'm sorry, my brother didn't take good care of you."

"That's not true." An Qi muttered: "My brother bought all the food at home. Without my brother, we would have starved to death."