Lord Duke

Chapter 22 Surprise

Payne was carefully handling the hastily delivered Yorkshire affairs.Well, in the few days since I arrived in Wangcheng, I have piled up a lot of official duties.Speaking of which, is he the only Duke who needs to deal with so many things?Slant... felt his thoughts drifted away, and Payne was a little amused, so he hurried to look at the document in his hand.

There was a slight rubbing sound between fingers and pages, and Payne thought to himself: let it be.His blue eyes looked serious, with a little shimmer.

All kinds of miscellaneous things reported by the twelve major cities in Yorkshire have been piled up in a certain amount in Water Manor, and then sent to him.But these are all screened and not very important things, but he still needs to look over them.

If you really want to do something important, you will definitely use carrier pigeons.Things should be doing well these days, because there is no urgent news coming.But there are really a lot of official documents... Payne stroked his forehead, signed his name under a few documents, stood up, and stacked the documents together.The huge county city needs him to be dispatched all the time.

Payne was about to take a break when there was an announcement: "Viscount John and the viscount's daughter, Miss Celia, are visiting."

Payne didn't bother to deal with this, the look in his eyes remained unchanged, "No see."

The deputy housekeeper was a little embarrassed, but he didn't retreat immediately.He hesitated and said: "...Your Excellency, they have come here three times."

This deputy butler was not the person accompanying Payne, nor was he the deputy butler he originally placed in Wangcheng.The former deputy housekeeper had to go home temporarily to recuperate because of an accidental broken leg, and the person in front of him was temporarily acting as the deputy housekeeper.Payne didn't pay much attention to it, but his performance today... If he changes his mind, it will pay off.

Payne glanced at the past lightly, his expression didn't change, but it made people feel chills for no reason.The assistant housekeeper broke out in a cold sweat, only to realize that he had overstepped, and hurriedly bowed in response: "...Yes."

Payne said: "There will be no next time." The pun made the deputy butler's complexion turn pale, and he was on the verge of collapse. He gritted his teeth and said, "...Yes, Your Excellency Duke." Xiao Li impulsively came to inform the Duke... This chance to become a full-time employee is probably gone.Feeling sore and unspeakable, but he didn't dare to retreat at will.After all, he was the temporary deputy housekeeper.

Payne got up and opened the sky-blue curtains, and the afternoon sun rushed in.Payne's tall figure stood motionless in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, and said calmly for a long while, "Let's go, see you."

The deputy housekeeper hurriedly responded pleasantly: "Yes." He knew in his heart that this stubble was completely exposed.He couldn't help but bend deeper, his expression became more respectful, and his heart became more respectful.

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Slant drew a line from his neck, and a gemstone ring shone brightly on the line.Obtaining this ring was obviously a long time ago, Slante smiled with his lips curled up, his eyes suddenly gentle.Who would have thought that with the passage of time, he would already have unspeakable thoughts about the original owner of this ring.

That day, he strung a rope randomly, and since it was not easy to give it to the attendants to carry, he hung it around his neck, intending to take it back and leave it casually.Unexpectedly, because of too many things, he forgot about this matter, and this ring has been hanging around his neck.

Now, holding the ring in his hand, he thought about sending it to be polished and processed again, so as to give it a different meaning.

Well, don't bother thinking about the reason for the visit, just... go.

Outside the window, a horse neighed and swung its front hooves.The carriage is ready.

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in the hall.

Viscount John sat aside cautiously, holding a cup of hot tea in both hands.His daughter, Miss Celia, was wearing a blue velvet tutu dress, with a matching blue feather fan half covering her face, and she looked obediently standing next to Viscount John.

It's just that a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes quickly, and then froze into a light of joy.She... really came back.She squeezed the lupine lightly and waited patiently.

There are footsteps approaching.Viscount John couldn't hide his joy and quickly stood up, saluting respectfully: "Your Excellency the Duke." Celia also saluted the Duke with a sweet and crisp voice: "Your Excellency the Duke."

Payne nodded coldly.He originally came here to send Viscount John away.He glanced coldly at the reserved Viscount John and Miss Celia next to him, and before he could say anything, Viscount John greeted them with a smile on his face.

Payne casually greeted him a few words, and Viscount John finally got to the point: "Your Excellency, what do you think of this business?" He hastily pulled out a roll of parchment from his body, unfolded it and placed it on the round table , chatting with Payne a little excitedly.

Miss Celia covered her face with a smile.She thought... There should be no mistake this time.She expected that Duke Payne would be interested in this proposal.

Payne tapped the table lightly, leaning slightly, looking thoughtfully at the blueprint in front of him.Some superficial methods of smelting ironware are written on the drawings.Best of all, it can be produced in large quantities.Although with his eyesight, it can be seen that these ideas could have been improved... It's just that he doesn't know who has such intellect.

This was really a pleasant surprise.Payne began to think about the benefits this blueprint could bring him.Although it's just a superficial idea, some of his subordinates should be good at it. Once this blueprint is mentioned, they should be able to research more.If there is a war in the future, weapons will be very important.This method of smelting has greatly improved the efficiency.If it is applied to other places in the future, it may make a fortune.Only after this blueprint is perfected can we discuss anything else.

Think about your interests and joints in your heart.

Viscount John was still rambling in his ear: "Your Excellency has seen it, if it is true as stated on the drawings... the profits that can be obtained... I believe you can understand..." Payne responded softly, and he Seemingly casually said: "I just don't know where the viscount got this blueprint? And...why did you find me?" His voice was obviously soft, but there seemed to be pressure in the air.

Viscount John smiled. He was a little too old and his hair was graying a lot. This smile revealed a foolishness. He pulled the little daughter beside him and said, "It's all thanks to my Celia. As for the selection of the Duke You, I believe that your lord is a good person." As he spoke, he pulled the little daughter standing beside him, and smiled at him...it's hard to say.

Payne's long and narrow eyes narrowed for a moment, showing their sharpness, and quickly recovered.He looked at the petite girl next to him.The girl Celia was not shy at all. After being pulled over by her father, she put down her feather fan and showed him a bright smile. She was very generous and well-bred.

But... Payne subtly felt a sense of disobedience.He has always been sharp.

Payne said indifferently: "Although what you said, Viscount, is very tempting, you can't come up with a feasible plan on how to implement it. You can't guarantee the risk estimate and success rate of specific matters, maybe You didn't even think about preparing."

Viscount John originally thought that everything would go well, that he could get a sum of money and make friends with the duke. If he succeeded, he might still be the duke's father-in-law.Although the horoscope has not been written yet, can't he let him think about it?

...I didn't expect for a moment that the Duke would spread everything out so bluntly. His face was flushed, and his face was swept away with embarrassment, and he blurted out: "If Celia didn't insist on giving it to you, I would give it to you." I wouldn't give you the blueprints!" He reacted and said something, and shook his sleeves angrily, his face flushed, and he suppressed his embarrassment again.Celia rolled her eyes, feeling that her father was still just as impulsive.Just luckily nothing bad happened.

After getting the answer, Payne comforted the viscount: "Viscount John, this is the truth. However, this matter should involve a lot, and you... shouldn't interfere too much." He tried his best to be tactful.

Viscount John also calmed down. After he figured it out, he hurriedly apologized, and the two of them talked a few times before finalizing the matter.Payne didn't notice Celia's nostalgic and sighing eyes when she looked at him.

Celia: In this life, I won't let you fall into that situation again.

Thinking of something, Celia's eyes wandered for a moment, and there was a look of pain in her eyes, which turned into hatred, and finally disappeared.

The final agreement was that Viscount John would get a sum of gold, and he would not interfere in any follow-up matters.

Celia waited for the two of them to finish their discussion before interjecting properly. The girl's clear and clear voice was beautiful and pleasant, which made people feel good about it.Although... the Duke of Payne is not among these people.

As soon as Celia spoke, Viscount John smiled and turned to the side.Payne's face remained unchanged.

Celia: "Your Excellency must be curious about how I got the drawings, right?" The girl raised a bright smile and told the story...

Payne talked politely with Celia in line with the respect that nobles should have for ladies.But gradually he felt... that sense of disobedience was getting heavier and heavier.

——Because this Miss Celia seems to know some of his preferences clearly, and if it was normal, he would not pay too much attention to them.It's just that recently because of Slant's affairs, he has made up his mind not to marry any noble lady again, so he pays special attention to his words and demeanor.Of course, you will naturally pay attention to each other.With such attention, the sense of violation becomes more obvious.Probably something like this:

scene one:

Celia laughed softly and said, "Your Duke seems to know a lot about iron smelting. It's amazing." Her big eyes flickered, and she didn't hide her affection at all.

Payne said coldly, "Yes."

Celia's smile was a little stiff, and she quickly recovered: "What kind of books does the Duke like to read?"

Payne thought for a while, but still said calmly: "Flower art, travel notes."

Celia picked up the fan and gently covered her face, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, you don't like reading these books... Don't worry about me, I have read a lot of books... How about "Victoria's Star Field"?" The girl took off her fan and smiled cutely.

Payne's eyes finally fluctuated a little.Strange, very strange, he thought to himself.It looks like she knows herself better?

Scene two:

Celia's complexion was slightly red, as if a red cloud had flown.There was affection in his eyes: "Master Duke, would you like some water?" Before she could move, Payne winked slightly, and the well-trained waiter of Payne's family had already prepared hot black tea.

Celia was taken aback for a moment, then pursed her lips and smiled again: "My lord likes to drink black tea? Actually, speaking of tea..." She spoke in detail, in a standard and lively way.The confusion in Payne's heart was even heavier, because he was more interested in these, and even had the intention to study them carefully.How could this young lady know so deeply by such a coincidence?

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Such and such.

——It can be seen from the conversation that although she is the daughter of a viscount, she has read a lot of books, and she can also add a few words to some things he is interested in just right.

Moreover, she talked and laughed at Yanyan, she behaved politely, and she was very bright and charming. Such a conversation can really bring people closer and make people feel good.

And some of her preferences coincidentally share Duke Payne's, well, 'coincidence'.If it wasn't...he had already had a crush on Slante, Payne lowered his eyes with a complicated expression.

At least... Although she violated the agreement, she didn't seem to have any bad intentions.

After spending a little time, Payne planned to end this conversation as soon as possible.He looked up at the wall clock, it took a little longer.

He has always respected women very much, and this Miss Celia's words are ironic, and some subconscious little actions are really good for people.It's a pity that Payne sensed a sense of disobedience from the very beginning, so naturally he wouldn't be moved by it.Before you know it, some time has been spent.

Just as the young lady was about to be sent away, there was an announcement: "Duke Slant is here to visit!"

Celia saw that Payne's god-like handsome face, which seemed to never show any obvious expression, made waves.

The temperament around him seems to have softened visibly with the naked eye, and his eyes seem to have a smile.Such a subtle change, but Celia knew that it was not an expression for a friend.

She was startled, her complexion turned pale, and she only sighed in her heart.

Everything... really hasn't changed.

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