I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

On the temporary rest chair at the end of the corridor, James Burley, who had been watching all night, raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw Pei Xiang's wandering figure strolling over.

"Miss Gray, I am at your service."

"Mr. Burley, good morning. I have a little request."

When Pei Xiang was talking, he tightened the skirt and neckline of the lady's long coat, as if to cover up the indecent marks on his body.

James Burley's eyes became sticky, and he turned around the young girl's slender waistline and light blue skirt, feeling that the tightly covered coat was a bit of an eyesore, covering most of the beauty's body blocked.

The male servant was confused, but his expression was very serious: "I would like to hear more about it, miss."

Pei Xiang raised his hand to pin the broken hair behind his ears, and pursed his light pink lips. The timidity and shyness between his brows was replaced by a hint of arrogance, as if he had finally removed the mask of innocence and innocence before, revealing the true vanity and domineering temperament.

"It is so—Mr. Burley."

Pei Xiang deliberately elongated his tone, imitating the reserved and elegant tone of a noble lady like a lady, slowly, but a bit nondescript, very artificial:

"You have to understand that my current situation is not good. When the lord lady comes back and finds out about the matter between me and the lord, she will definitely not allow me to continue to be a tutor. Maybe she will kick me out." Ruff Manor.

In that case, it will be a great loss to me and my lord, so we have to find a way to avoid some troubles. "

James Burley quietly observed the new beauty that the lord got, his expression remained unchanged, but he laughed in his heart.

He had seen a lot of hypocritical women who were arrogant and arrogant over the years. He thought that this girl could pretend for a few more days, but he didn't expect that in just one night, she would reveal her true colors.

The lord's valet recalled how long lord Essex kept his lover, and asked in feigned panic:

"Miss Grey, indeed, my Ladyship has a terrible reputation for not wanting her children's governesses to climb into her lordship's bed.

So, it seems to me that your concerns are well-founded.

However, I think the lord will definitely help you avoid some unnecessary troubles. You don't need to worry too much at all, as long as you can enjoy the favor of the lord at ease. "

Pei Xiang showed a slightly impatient perfunctory smile.

"Mr. Burley, before your lord fell asleep, we discussed this problem and found an excellent solution."

James Burley assumed the posture of listening attentively.

Pei Xiang continued to say proudly: "Your lord means that before the lady returns, he will take me out to avoid the limelight. We all think that it is a good idea to go to Bath for vacation, Mr. Burley, what do you think? "

James Burley was not surprised by this proposal. Lord Essex had taken his mistress to Bath for vacation before, but before the vacation was over, Lord Essex lost his love for the woman around him. Interested, start looking for new goals.

Reminiscent of the lady's final downfall, James Burley tried hard to hide the pity and sarcasm in his eyes.

"In that case, Miss Grey, did your lord say when to leave?"

Pei Xiang nodded slightly, then raised his chin reservedly:

"Naturally, the sooner the better, Madam is likely to return to the manor tonight, and there is not much time left for me and His Excellency, so I suggest to the Lord that after breakfast today, we should pack our bags and set off immediately."

Lord Essex's breakfast usually starts around ten o'clock in the morning. James Burleigh quickly made up his travel arrangements in his mind, and found that there was enough time. Before the Earl finished his breakfast, he could order his servants to get ready to go out Salute, ready to go on a four-horse carriage.

"Since it is the Lord's order, I will instruct the people below to prepare well."

James Burley believed that Pei Xiang would not pass orders falsely, nor would he lie. Instead of entangled in the temporary vacation to Bath, he noticed another thing.

"Miss Gray, why are you carrying such a large package?"

Pei Xiang hummed lightly, patted the baggage in his hand, and said with a smile:

"I left with His Excellency this time, and in the future... I probably won't have the chance to return to the Grove Manor. Therefore, I want to give these clothes and fabrics to good friends I know as souvenirs, and it's not in vain to make friends with each other. .”

"Miss Gray really values ​​friendship."

James Gray made a compliment, then stepped aside:

"Is it going to the pastor's house? Miss Maria of their family will definitely appreciate your generosity."

Pei Xiang smiled sweetly at the other party, tightened his collar again, muttered in a low voice, and left gracefully after the morning was cool.

Carrying the package, she stepped out of the gate of the main house and walked along the grassy lawn to the stable.

Anderson, the groom, hadn't returned yet, and there was only one trainer around the stables taking care of the foal.

"Mr. Jin, can you help me lead out a docile mare? I'm going to ride a horse to the woods. The air is fresh in the morning, and I can't miss the dewdrops and mist in the forest."

"Miss Grey, are you going out alone?"

The horse trainer asked uncomfortably. As far as he knew, the young governess was not good at horsemanship.

Pei Xiang didn't have the arrogance just now, she regained the shyness and gentleness of Doris Gray, with an embarrassed smile on her beautiful face:

"Yes, I didn't have a good chance to practice when I was in school. Now I have a chance. I have to practice my riding skills. Please rest assured, Mr. Jin. I won't gallop my horse. I just walk slowly along the path."

Regarding the issue of riding horses, Pei Xiang was not lying. Doris Gray's boarding school was not for those real rich daughters.

The female students that Mrs. Margaret recruited were either the illegitimate daughters who were not well-known, or the daughters of upstarts who were eager to enter the upper class but had no connections. In short, the school could not provide them with high-quality training. Riding opportunities.

Therefore, Doris Gray can only sit on the horse and walk around slowly for two laps, but cannot gallop on horseback.

As for Pei Xiang who came through time travel, she lived in an era where horse riding was no longer a skill that ordinary people needed to master. Regarding travel, she had a driver's license, a city card, and a taxi app on her mobile phone, but she didn't accept it. Special training instruction for riding.

This is also one of the reasons why Pei Xiang did not choose to escape from Grove Manor on horseback. She was afraid of breaking her neck while driving.

"Mr. Jin, if there is no one to lead this horse, can you find it by yourself?"

The horse trainer thought that Pei Xiang was afraid of losing the horse, so he smiled heartily:

"As long as you don't go too far, this pretty guy knows the way. Besides, the villagers around the manor know him, so he won't let him get lost."

"I can rest assured that."

With the help of the simple equestrian skills that Yuan Chen had mastered, Pei Xiang clumsily led a bay red horse and left.

In the early morning, it was the time when all the servants were busy, so Pei Xiang didn't meet any acquaintances. He entered the forest one by one and walked towards the pastor's house.

Arriving near the pastor's house, Pei Xiang did not visit Miss Maria of the pastor's house as she and James Burley said, but walked around the small garden of the pastor's house and walked to a nearby path.

Pei Xiang walked for a while, and when she passed the trees with stretched branches, she took out the man's hat from the package, hung it on the tree, and dragged a lot of hair from her head with pain, and wrapped it around the branches near the hat at will.

As she passed the bushes, she tore a button from her shirt, and threw it into the undergrowth along with a small piece of cloth with the Lord's blood on it.

Finally, before reaching the rushing stream, she threw all the remaining men's clothes in the bag into the water, and watched them drift away with the current, and finally disappeared from her sight.

After disposing of the men's clothing in the package, Pei Xiang only had one dress of her own left in her hand. This women's clothing was very similar in color to the skirt on her body.

She unfolded the skirt and took a look, reconfirming that if she only looked at the color of the skirt and did not look at the neckline and lace on the upper body, the skirt in her hand was almost exactly the same as the one she was wearing at this time.

Pei Xiang put the skirt that confused his eyes on the saddle, and casually tied a loose button.

After that, Pei Xiang got on the horse and rode the horse back and forth by the water several times. After leaving enough traces, she left Sa Huan'er's bay red horse and quietly left alone.

After a while, this beautiful bay red horse has had enough of playing alone and misses the sweet bean cakes in the manger, so he will find himself back to the stables of the manor.

Pei Xiang returned to the main house of the manor empty-handed. This time, she no longer walked casually and walked generously, but avoided people and buried her head on the road, and soon detoured to the entrance where the servants often came in and out.

The time was just right, just in time for the housekeeper to gather the male and female servants in the room to give lectures.

This is a fixed item in the morning every day, and it lasts about 15 minutes each time. The housekeeper assigns all the servants the work of the day, and after that, everyone will take their positions and perform their duties.

Pei Xiang gathered her skirt, walked through the large kitchen with a cat waist, and slipped into the side door of the pantry. After she took a can of milk and a loaf of rye bread, she carefully lifted the barrier on the floor of the storage room, and walked lightly. Walk along the steps into the underground wine cellar of the Grove Manor.

On the other side of the wine cellar, there is a narrow passage dedicated to the servants. There are various hidden doors that allow them to quickly reach every floor of the manor and efficiently respond to the call and orders of the manor owner.

These hidden paths and secret doors were designed so delicately that Doris Gray, who was a tutor, would not be able to come into contact with them.

However, her student is a very lively little guy. Sometimes in order to avoid class, he would always play hide-and-seek with the teacher. Doris Gray also discovered another side of the noble manor.

The little girl marveled at the ease and enjoyment of life in the aristocratic manor and the ingenious ideas of the architect, but Pei Xiang found a chance for her to escape smoothly from these memories.

According to Doris Gray's memory, Pei Xiang sneaked close to Lord Essex's personal belongings collection room while the butler was assigning tasks.

This room is usually locked, and the spare key is kept with James Burley.

But at this moment, the door of this collection room was opened, because of the false order conveyed by Pei Xiang before, James Burley was leading two servants to pack the lord's belongings.

After waiting patiently for a while, James Burley was called away by the kitchen maid, because the housekeeper wanted him to return the key to the corner door.

Pei Xiang was waiting for this opportunity.

Taking advantage of the time when two male servants carried the suitcase downstairs, she deftly hid in the lord's personal belongings collection room, and got into a large wardrobe that was not often opened.

Huddled among the soft and cold old clothes, Pei Xiang, who had been busy all night, was relieved at this moment.

She leaned her head against the wooden door of the closet and listened quietly to the noise outside.

Five or six minutes later, James Burley returned, and after confirming the number of items with the two servants who were moving things, there was only a "click", and Lord Essex's personal servant locked the collection again. door between.

Pei Xiang, who was locked in the room, waited for a while, and seeing that no one returned to pick up things again, he climbed out of the closet and sat down by the door of the storage room.

While listening to the movement outside, she slowly closed her eyes and fell into a light sleep.

Until a terrified and sharp cry suddenly arose, which not only woke up Pei Xiang who was recharging his energy, but also plunged the entire Grove Manor into a great panic.

No one expected that on such an ordinary morning, the respected Lord Essex would die on the bed of a governess.

And that tutor seems to have escaped!