Lord of the Continent [Western Fantasy]

Xi Xiumi picked up the rose solid cream, made fine foam, carefully cleaned the skin, rinsed it off and stood in front of the mirror to look at it.

Xi Xiumi: "??"

He was a little puzzled, and seemed to see a spot next to the corner of the eye, which looked like a strange gray pattern.

Xi Xiumi rubbed his eyes, wiped his face with a towel, and looked in the mirror again: everything is as usual.

"You're young, starting to get dizzy?" He casually combed his messy black forehead hair and muttered.

Sishoumi was dawdling in front of the mirror, at this moment, the bell in the bedroom rang suddenly, the young earl suddenly panicked, rushed out of the bathroom, opened the door, and rushed downstairs.

The head chef will be reprimanded by the butler if he doesn’t eat at the prescribed time, because according to the logic of the old butler, if the master doesn’t want to eat on time, it must be because the ingredients of the food are not expensive enough and not delicious enough.

"Good morning, Mr. Housekeeper."

As soon as he arrived on the first floor, Xi Xiumi saw the old butler in a black tuxedo walking towards him, so he took the initiative to say hello.

The old butler is a gentleman, but his walking is a little trembling, which may be due to his age. Xi Xiumi vaguely remembers that this old gentleman was already a housekeeper in the manor when his parents were still alive. .

Xixiumi learned from the original body's memory that the stewards of the Western Fantasy Land are very important to the nobles and are indispensable.They are mainly responsible for the owner's daily life, physical health, family management, and various tedious affairs such as social associations.

Although everything does not have to be perfect, but it must be done personally, conscientiously, and recognized by all family members, so that it can be regarded as an excellent housekeeper.

As a reward, after their death, they will be sent to the largest church of light nearby, and will be given a mourning ceremony for people above the bishop level. High-quality life guarantee.

Generally speaking, the butlers of nobles will not change easily, after all, almost all butlers are loyal to their masters and fulfill their duties.

It is also because of this that frequent changes of housekeepers are discriminated against in the upper class, and there is even an unspoken rule popular among nobles: those adults who have changed several housekeepers in a row are actually unreliable and sinister villains behind their backs .

"Good day, honorable Earl Xixiumi." The old butler put on metal-rimmed reading glasses, bowed slowly to Xixiumi, and said, "May the spirit of the ancestors be with you."

"As I said before, there is no need to abide by these red tapes at home, and no outsiders are watching." Xi Xiumi said helplessly, "I don't want to see you, grandpa housekeeper, flashing your waist when you bow one morning."

"It doesn't matter, I can still work for a few more years with this body." The old housekeeper said leisurely, "I will not retire until I find a better housekeeper for you."

Xi Xiumi knew the loyalty of the old butler. After all, according to the rules of the nobles, if the previous master and his wife both passed away, and the young master would inherit the title, then the butler had the right to choose whether to stay or go through the resignation procedures. , Return to my hometown to spend my old age in peace.

But the old butler didn't do that, but chose to stay and continue to take care of his little master, namely Xi Xiumi.However, he is really too old, and he stubbornly insists on those cumbersome etiquettes every day, Xi Xiumi can't bear it.

However, if the butler grandpa insists on waiting for a qualified successor to appear before retiring, then he will not insist on changing people. After all, this matter will not affect the operation of the manor, nor will it affect the operation of the major industries under his name.

"I understand." Xi Xiumi said, "Let's wait until we find a suitable candidate."

Hearing this, the originally stern-faced old housekeeper showed a gratified smile, then took out a pure white handkerchief, wiped the fogged glasses carefully, and said to Xixiumi kindly: "Your schedule for today is to wait until Let’s talk after dinner, or tell you now?”

"Let's talk about it now, I'm not very hungry." Xi Xiumi glanced at the classical and exquisite clock hanging on the wall, and said indifferently: "Is it an etiquette class, a horse riding class, or an afternoon tea party?"

He waited numbly for the butler's grandfather to announce the answer, but he was muttering in his heart: Obviously, the operation of this country relies on the combination of technology and magic, as well as the collision of different ethnic cultures, but why do the nobles spend a lot of time learning these useless things? ?

In the past week, Xixiumi is completely learning how to be a perfect European medieval earl. Daily life revolves around cumbersome costumes, boring equestrianism, and bad bitter black tea. The key is not to complain.

Of course, Xixiumi has no reason to complain. The lives of civilians and slaves are even harder, so why should he complain?

"All the arrangements in the manor are basically handled properly." The old housekeeper reported unhurriedly, "You only need to sign the document in the morning, agree to approve various expenses, and then propose some amendments."

"Is it only this morning that I need to sign?" Xi Xiumi asked, "Then can I stay in the room in other free time instead of coming out?"

Hearing the words, the old butler took a deep look at the young earl, and said seriously: "There is a blind date meeting arranged by His Majesty the King in the afternoon. The young unmarried earl, viscount, and baron, and even the children of merchants with large industrial chains , have to participate.”

He specially strengthened the pronunciation of the word "du" and used the elegant Itenetic royal accent to let Xixiumi understand the importance of this exchange meeting.

Xi Xiumi: "..."

Xi Xiumi remembered that NO.15 of each month is the gathering day for the nobles of the Itiniti Kingdom stipulated in the law.

On this day, the nobles must gather together to communicate, the content is nothing more than high-spirited talk, business discussions, and arranging blind dates for those young people who have not yet been engaged.This kind of gathering is semi-mandatory, except that the family is too busy, or the children are underage, all other nobles and businessmen have to attend.

And this day is also a carnival day for all civilians and slaves in the whole country. On this special day, this group of year-round people can take a day off completely and get double pay to show their greatness King's kindness and tolerance.

But for an aristocrat like Xi Xiumi who has a different ideological consciousness than ordinary people, does not want to integrate into the upper class society, and does not want to marry early, this day is undoubtedly a sad day.

Seeing Xi Xiumi's constipated expression, the old butler added: "His Majesty the King is very tolerant towards the nobles. If you really don't want to participate, you can go to the business park on Xinghe Avenue, first apply, and then agree to the management staff. A short interview with you, and the application may be approved if the reasons are justified."

Xi Xiumi silently listened to the old butler's narration, and finally sighed: "It's so troublesome!"

The old housekeeper showed a triumphant smile from behind the glasses, but Xi Xiumi changed the subject and said: "But compared to participating in the blind date exchange meeting, I'd better go to the business park to submit the application and explain the reason."

Grandpa the housekeeper: "......"