The days when I was a maid in another world

The woman in a white evening gown said the earrings she had in her bag were missing and that Anna knew when she put them in her bag.

I asked Anna what was the matter, and Anna said with a pale face, not long after I left, this woman came to the cloakroom to pick up her handbag, saying that one earring was broken, so she took off a pair of earrings and put them in the bag, telling Anna Take good care.

Seeing the woman's annoyed look, she knew that the earrings should be worth some money.

Ana and I certainly didn't steal the earring, but it's also true that it's gone now.Our situation here was quickly discovered by Talis.After she came over to understand the situation, she took us and the woman directly to meet the lord.

When she came to the door of a room on the third floor, Talis lightly knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Talis told us to wait outside, but she went in first by herself.After a while, she came out and told us all to go in.

This is the lord's study room, which has a large area, and there are huge bookshelves on the surrounding walls, filled with all kinds of books.In the middle of the room stood a large desk, behind which the lord was sitting.

When the woman saw the lord, she called "Sterling" very kindly, then walked to his side, pointed at me and Anna and said, "Your maid's hands and feet are not clean."

I glared at her quickly. Although I wanted to curse, I had to bear it down. After all, my status is here, and speaking casually will only mess things up.

The lord glanced at us indifferently, and said, "Tell me what's going on."

Anna and I looked at each other, she nodded at me and told the story in a low voice.

After pondering for a while, the lord glanced at me and asked her, "Did Angela store the earrings in the cloakroom after Tang Ni left?"

Fuck, is it my suspicion?

"Yes." Anna replied honestly.

"Did she touch that handbag after she came back?" The lord was still doubting me.

Anna shook her head and said, "She was not feeling well, and she sat on the ground to rest when she came back, and the handbag was placed in the cabinet on my side."

"Who else has been to the cloakroom during the period?" The lord completely opened the question mode.

Anna shook her head again, "The scene was a bit chaotic only after the dance was over when all the guests came to get their things."

"But the guests don't open the cabinets and rummage through their own things, do they?"

Anna nodded.

"So," the lord put his elbows on the table, crossed his fingers and rested his chin, and concluded, "the guests have no chance to steal the earrings, and since the handbag is still there, you have the greatest chance of stealing it yourself."

Fuck, is it really okay for him to jump to conclusions like this?

Because I was dissatisfied, I looked directly at him, and opened my mouth to argue: "I didn't take it, and Anna couldn't take it. If we were thieves, we wouldn't be servants in the mansion!"

Angela on the side couldn't help but sneered, and interjected: "Is it because there are more valuable things in the mansion?"

I stared at her angrily, and retorted: "There is also a kind of person who can deceive your eyes and make you think that he put things in the bag, but in fact, he has already hidden the things in his cuffs with a flick of his wrist."

"You!" Angela's eyes widened instantly in anger, "You mean I hid the earrings and deliberately slandered you?"

"Donnie!" The lord yelled at me softly, "You must speak appropriately, Angela is a noble lady, and she won't make trouble with the servants because of a pair of earrings."

"Hmph!" Angela gave me a hard look, and leaned closer to the lord again.

I suppressed my anger and said nothing, wanting to see how the lord will solve this matter.

"Tales," the lord ordered to Talis, "you and Emilia go search their rooms."

I objected: "We didn't go back to the room during the period, why did we search the room?"

The lord narrowed his eyes slightly, as if dissatisfied with my questioning. "Since you have no guilt in your heart, you are not afraid of being searched by others, right?"

Damn, what kind of logic is this?

I wanted to object again, but Anna grabbed my cuff.Looking back at her, I saw her shaking her head at me, so I had to shut up obediently.

After Talis went out, I kept thinking about the disadvantages of searching the room.

There is my razor in the bathroom, which should not explain anything, after all, there are women who like to shave their armpit hair; there is a sealed envelope in my bag, which contains the receipt when I was a jade pendant, and the envelope cannot be hidden Under the earrings, Talis and the others should not take them apart; there is also a small vest that I made myself as a spare. It's stuffed inside, so I'm not too weird.

Anna wasn't too nervous either. Compared to the panic she had just now, she was much calmer now.So, I believe she didn't hide the earrings.

The room was very quiet, the lord lowered his eyes and was thinking about something, Angela didn't dare to disturb the lord, so she could only fiddle with her nails in boredom.Anna and I stood where we were, quietly waiting for the search results.

After a while, Talis and Emilia walked into the study.

"My lord, I didn't find it." Talis replied respectfully.

Anna and I both breathed a sigh of relief.If someone framed this, one of us would be screwed.

Angela said angrily at the side: "It's normal not to be found. Didn't she just say that they haven't returned to the room? They should be searched!"

"We really didn't take your earrings!" Anna said, with a sense of grievance in her voice.

I don't even dare to let others search my body. What if I reveal my secrets?

Angela gave Anna a blank look, looked at the lord, and asked, "Sterling, what do you think?"

Both Anna and I looked at the lord, and I was even more nervous inside.

The lord nodded and said, "Search."

Talis and Emilia came towards us immediately.

I yelled directly: "No need to search, I'll take it, I'll pay!"

Angela sneered and said, "What do you mean you get it? Besides, can you afford it?"

"How much?" Although I was penniless, I still asked with a stiff neck.

"My earrings are authentic onyx. It costs thirty silver coins to buy a pair!"

Damn, it's so expensive!After I was promoted, my monthly salary rose to 25 copper coins, and I only earned three silver coins a year. I would have to work for ten years to afford her earrings!

I looked at the lord with a sad expression and a sincere tone: "My lord, I am willing to pay back with my salary. Can you advance the payment for me first?"

Anyway, the lord is very rich, so it's best to let him pay in advance. When the time comes, I pat my ass and leave, and he won't be able to ask me to collect the debt.

The lord thought for a while and nodded in agreement: "Okay, I will pay for the earrings first, and your monthly salary will be deducted until the debt is fully paid."

Although I think it's stingy for him to be so "careful", but I don't really plan to give him ten years of work for nothing, so I gratefully replied: "Thank you, Lord Lord!"

Originally, the matter could have ended here, but Anna suddenly said: "Count me in too!"

I couldn't help being surprised, but it was too late to stop her.

"I can assure Donnie didn't take those earrings!" Anna said shamelessly, "She didn't know that there was such a valuable jewelry in the cloakroom, and she never got close to that handbag after she came back. I didn't keep that one I can't let Tang Ni bear the valuables alone!"

"Anna," I tugged down her sleeves, hoping she wouldn't get involved, "It's okay, I've been working alone for ten years and it's fine, but your family still needs you to send money back. I can do it alone. , don't take it on yourself."

But Anna was surprisingly stubborn: "No! Donnie, I will have a bad conscience if I ask you to bear everything alone." Then, she turned to the lord, "My lord, I will pay with my salary just like Donnie!"

The lord looked at Tang Ni appreciatively, nodded and said, "Okay, you two can pay it back together."

I wanted to persuade Tang Ni again, but I heard the lord say: "You guys go out first!"

Under Talis' stare, I had to exit the study with them.

"Anna!" I grabbed her arm, a little heartbroken, "Why do you want to hug yourself? If you can't get a salary for five years, what will your family do?"

She lowered her head and said slowly: "I will work hard, and when I get promoted, my salary will increase, and I will pay it back in less than five years."

So far, it's useless to say more.

I can only think to myself, find some money for Anna before I leave, otherwise her family will starve.

After returning to the dormitory, I looked at my luggage. Although there were traces of being turned over, the letter inside had not been opened. It seems that Talis and Emilia are still reasonable and understanding.

Ana and I were so depressed because of a huge debt for no reason that we didn't bother to wash up and went straight to bed.

***

After eating at noon the next day, instead of going back to my room for a nap like Anna did, I went for a walk in the courtyard.

To me, not getting a salary means not having snacks to subsidize my stomach, but to Anna it is the life and death of the whole family.Although she took the initiative to stand up and take the responsibility, the main reason is that I don't want to be searched. If we allow them to search, we can further prove our innocence, so it is really me who caused her trouble.She is a kind girl, and she feels that she is inseparable from it, and even feels that she has a greater responsibility, so she can't bear to see me bear such a heavy debt alone.

What happened to Anna made me feel a little heavy.

I was walking aimlessly in the courtyard, and then I met Alger and a few guards smoking and chatting beside the flower garden.

"Alger." I walked towards him directly.

Alger and the guards looked over together.Several guards looked at me, then at Alger, said something with a low smile, and hurried away.

Seeing that Alger was the only one left, it was exactly what I wanted.