gentleman's servant

This evening, I returned home.

The mother lived with her siblings in a small village not far from the castle. They were allotted a small wooden house, but it was solid and well repaired.The roof is covered with thick thatch, so it should not be afraid of rain leakage when it rains. The fence at the door is full of thorns, which looks very safe.There are many dwarf bushes in the small garden, which seem to be replanted temporarily. Our old hen was also brought here by them, walking lazily around in the yard.

I made some money selling lace, so I bought food and some fabric and went home, and the two sisters were very happy.

My younger brother Sam is three years old, and he can't speak very well. His mouth is full of bread, like a little squirrel.Since I don't go home very often, he doesn't know me very well, so he hid behind Ariel after taking the bread, looking for me from behind her.

Before I was seated, An Qi asked me eagerly: "I heard that you were driven away by the baron, and that's why Miss Catherine drove me away. Are these all rumors?"

I didn't explain to her why, except that I never left Delman.

"Do you know the whereabouts of the Viscount's family?" I asked her.

"I only heard about the sudden death of the Viscountess after I left." An Qi shook her head: "It is said that they failed to invest and became penniless. Is this true?"

"I'm afraid so. Not only are they penniless, but they also owe a lot of debt. I don't know where they can hide." I said worriedly.

An Qi was not interested in the Viscount's family, she asked me excitedly, "Can I work as a maid in the Baron's house?"

How could I let An Qi work as a maid in the baron's mansion, even I can't take care of myself.

So I prevaricated: "The housekeeper is very strict, I can't interfere with the affairs of the manor."

An Qi nodded understandingly: "I understand, he's old and won't be a housekeeper for a few years. Seeing that the baron dotes on his brother, he deliberately opposes you."

I didn't try to correct An Qi's narrow-minded thinking, but she thought so and saved me from explaining.

At this time, my mother had finished counting my money, and she turned to me and asked, "Has the baron found out about your father's whereabouts?"

I sighed and said to her helplessly: "Please mom, don't think about him anymore. He has disappeared for so many years. Even the baron can't find him again. You shouldn't have moved here."

"But the baron said he could help find him." The mother said unhappily, "How can you be so frustrated? He is your father, and you didn't ask us to move here?"

"I didn't want you guys to move here. I originally planned to move somewhere else." I explained with a headache.

"Anyway, Lord Baron promised me that he is a baron, so he will definitely help us find it." Mother lost her temper and said stubbornly.

"Even if he didn't die and hasn't come home for so many years, do you still expect him to come back?" I said angrily.

"Of course he will come back. This is his home, and I am his wife. He sees that you have all grown up and are so good, so he will not be willing to leave again!"

I have no way to argue with her, she will accept a truth once she recognizes it, no matter how much I try to persuade her, it is useless.

I stayed at home overnight, and hurried back to the manor early the next morning.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the wilderness is vast, full of tall yellow grass.But the sun was shining brightly, the sky looked very high and far away, it was almost clear, and people's mood could not help but open up.

Maybe it was because of the good weather, or maybe it was because I saw my long-lost relatives. This kind of good mood affected me, so that when I saw the Baron, I couldn't help smiling at him.

He immediately showed a silly smile, but then he straightened his face again, lowered his head to deal with official business, and stopped looking at me.

I have a question that has been bothering me for a long time, and I have always wanted to ask him before, and today I finally made up my mind to ask him.

"My lord, do you know the whereabouts of the viscount's family?" I asked.

"What do you ask them for? Are you worried about your beautiful Miss Catherine?" he said sarcastically.

This sentence stabbed my heart a bit, especially the sentence about your Miss Catherine. Guilt flooded my heart again. I did kill the person in front of me because of that lady in my last life.

Maybe it was because my pain was too obvious, but he apologized softly to me.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that, knowing you hated them and saved me from their plot... I just... remember you kissing her..."

"That's nothing. I just want to follow their plan and get revenge on them... You know I'm a low-class person. Flirting with women is normal for me, it's no different from eating and drinking."

I said this on purpose, I thought it would annoy him, but he stared at me for a while, then changed the subject abruptly as if he hadn't heard it.

"I know where they went," he said. "They owed a lot of money to the bank, so they took refuge with his eldest daughter, Judith."

"He intends to harm you, do you just let them go like this? Maybe they will do bad things again." I said.

"I don't need to do anything, you have done a good job." He said, "Do you know how the Viscountess died?"

"After the news that the ship was requisitioned by the state came back to China, all the investors' money was in vain. When the Viscountess heard the news, she passed out without taking a breath, and then never woke up again." Baron He smiled and said, "They owe a lot of money to the bank. Even Mormont Manor has been sealed by the bank. It's so pitiful that they are living on the street penniless as aristocrats..."

"I won't let them end it so easily. Since they want to harm me, they have to pay the due price." Finally, he said coldly.

It's strange, I should be happy to hear about the miserable situation of the Viscount's family.But for some reason, I suddenly couldn't be happy.

He will not easily forgive those who want to hurt others, and those who have hurt him will have to pay the price, so should I also stand among the viscount's family?

"Don't worry, they can't threaten me anymore." He looked at me and said softly.

"I'm not worried..." I nodded and said, "As long as you understand that they have evil intentions."

The baron suddenly got up and walked in front of me. He looked at me for a while, and said in a tangled voice, "Are you blaming me? You saved me several times, but I forced you to stay here."

"I don't blame you, I just hope you can let me go..."

The baron shook his head slowly: "As I said, you must stay here until you receive the punishment you deserve and until I calm down...don't worry, it won't be too long."

Not long after, the baron went to the capital.

Here, we ushered in the first snow this winter.Although the villa in Wangdu is smaller than the Delman Manor, it is more luxurious in architecture and warmer than the castle.

I lived in the guest room next door to the baron, and it was the first time I had a bedroom with a fireplace, and the maid came every day to heat the room for me.

Burning a fireplace is a luxury, and the firewood alone is worth my year's salary.I told the maid that I am the baron's personal servant, so although I live in the guest room, I don't need to burn the fireplace.But the maid told me that this was an order from the baron himself, and she had no way to disobey it.

Although the baron said he wanted to punish me, he always did the opposite. I was confused by him. I suspected that he was just bluffing. Even if I left, he would not report Annie...

The baron fell in love with a new play at the theatre, and he was very appreciative of it. He went to see it every day, and even the snow and the road made it difficult for him to go out.

The play was called "Meralda," and it was a tragedy.

Melada is a gentleman's daughter, she is beautiful, kind, playful and lovely, and she falls in love with a handsome young man Andrew, they love each other deeply, and they are going to talk about marriage soon.

But Andrew was suddenly caught and put in prison because he was involved in a murder case, and someone accused him of being the murderer.

Meralda was extremely anxious and shed tears every day until a man named Cameron came to her door.This Cameron is a cunning businessman, he loves Meralda and covets the property that Meralda will inherit, so he framed Andrew and threatened Meralda that as long as she married him, he would promise that Andrew would not was put to death.

In order to save her lover's life, Melada had to agree to marry Cameron, and Andrew was released.

Andrew, who was released from prison, was eager to see his sweetheart, but he heard the news that she was going to get married.He went to question her, but Melada, who was threatened, could only reluctantly tell her sweetheart that she didn't love him anymore, and she had fallen in love with someone else.

Andrew went away in grief, and Melada was married as a woman, depressed every day, and had been abused by Cameron, and soon died desolately.

Afterwards, Andrew knew the whole story, and finally got his revenge after going through all kinds of hardships, and then confessed in front of Meralda's grave, telling his remorse, and the drama ended.

Although it is a very simple story, but because the lyrics of the play are sentimental and the actors are all handsome men and beautiful women, it is very popular with young ladies and young ladies. When the curtain ends, many female audiences are often wept, and the handkerchiefs are wet from crying. one.

I don't like this kind of drama that makes people cry. I prefer lively comedies to tragedies.

But it was unbelievable that the Baron would watch this depressing scene over and over again, and I even secretly wondered if he had his eyes on the handsome leading man in this play.

"Why do you think Melada refused to tell Andrew? She lied to him that she was in love with someone else." One day, the baron suddenly asked me: "Isn't this too stupid? If she didn't tell, how would he know? As a result, neither of them was happy."

I want to say that this is a play, and the writer wrote it in order to make people cry, but for some reason, I suddenly thought of myself, and I also have a lot of things that I can’t say, which may be stupid to others...

"Melada has Melada's difficulties. She is not too stupid. She just cares too much about Andrew. Even if she takes a slight risk, she doesn't want to suffer the result of Andrew's death, so she would rather leave him. At least her lover will always It's safe." I couldn't help but say, "It sounds silly, but it's not incomprehensible."

The baron turned his back to me and remained silent for a long time, and I didn't hear his muffled voice until the end of a play.

"Melada is a big idiot, this show is really stupid, and I will never watch it again."