The Sensory Animals of Ston Hill

When she returned to the court, Grace's status had been greatly improved.

Everyone noticed that his dinner seat was changed to be next to His Majesty; it was also noticed that the Queen who sat on the other side of His Majesty did not speak much to the newly favored Miss Nakoren; According to reliable sources, there are also a pair of gemstone earrings and twelve sets of summer clothes that are being urgently produced; Miss Nakoren also has her own room, a total of three rooms, equipped with a bathroom and Balcony, well above average.

For Grace herself, only the last change is worth being happy. Although he still sleeps on His Majesty's bed, at least he doesn't have to change clothes in His Majesty's room.

But when it came to changing clothes, it was a new nuisance, and this was connected with another change: the servants of the high-ranking people had to be high-ranking people, so Grace had a new maid.

At the suggestion of the Marquis of Nakron, the real Miss Nakron became Grace's personal maid.Of course, the Marquise doesn't have to do any real work, she just needs to be picky and urge Grace to change her clothes.

Grace thought she spent half her waking hours changing clothes.

His panniers are bigger than before, more time-consuming to wear than before, more complicated hairstyles and more cumbersome jewelry to put on... These things cost him half an hour or more each time.And the Marchioness "hopes" that he has to change every two hours after lunch, so that he can "remain presentable."

Fuck her face!

Grace felt herself trapped in the fabric.

He usually only let Eva in to help him when changing clothes.It's not that he doesn't trust Anna, it's just that the girl is too timid and he is afraid of scaring her.

Just as he and Eva were being consumed by those straps inside, Anna and the Marquis quarreled outside.It's not accurate to say that there was a quarrel, Anna didn't dare to speak in front of your lady, she could only listen to ridicule.

The Marchioness said that Anna was "a wild duck from the country".

When Grace came out of the room angrily, she found that Anna was crying, and he immediately got angry and asked the Marquis to apologize.

The Marquis stretched her elegant and slender neck, picked up a necklace, and said proudly: "Miss Grace, this maid actually proposed to use this necklace with the dress we just picked out. Several layers of ruffles, and this necklace is only a single layer, do you think there is anything more ridiculous than this? By the way, Miss Grace, I sincerely recommend that you send this servant away, her taste and Her appearance is equally bad, and the one next to you, how can a woman grow so tall? Besides, His Majesty doesn't like them..."

Grace thought it was a shame that women in the palace couldn't fight.

He snatched the necklace from the Marchioness, pointed to the old dress he hadn't changed, and announced loudly: "I decided to continue wearing this dress for tonight's banquet! This dress only has a layer of damned lotus leaves side, this 'single layer' necklace is just right!"

Anna didn't even dare to inhale the snot anymore, Eva reminded him in a low voice: "Miss Nakoren seems to be fainting."

"Oh, then be careful, I don't have smelling salts or snuff in my room." Grace said meanly, "By the way, let me tell you what is more ridiculous than this necklace, that is, to put a cage on your waist , then cover it with a cloth, and then tie a chain around your neck! By the way, we country people don’t have the habit of urinating anywhere in the garden, and we don’t get urine on our skirts, so I don’t need to change clothes seven times a day! I hope You accept the fact, domestic duck from the city!"

Miss Nakoren fainted.Her two experienced maids carried smelling salts with them, skillfully woke up their mistress, and helped her leave in a hurry.

Grace was also dizzy with anger, so she sat down quickly and asked Eva to help him loosen the straps of his corset.

"I can't breathe anymore," he said gloomily, finding the straps that bound him more annoying than Miss Nakoren.

"Grace, will Miss Nakoren drive us away?"

"Stupid!" Grace stared, "She doesn't have the power, I might drive her away!"

"But His Majesty doesn't like us..." Anna said dejectedly.

"Okay, don't talk about it." Eva stopped her, and said to Grace: "I think there are no clouds tonight, and tomorrow should be a good weather. If you think it's boring here, we can get up early tomorrow morning and go out to play." Two hours...the kids miss you too."

Grace hasn't been out for days.In the days after his return from the summer palace by the lake, he sneaked out every morning as usual, but he never met Alan Stone, whether it was in the second-floor window of the Crown Plaza Cafe or in the hat of Mr. and Mrs. Sharp. shop.

He had asked the children, and Luca told him that Captain Ston came to give him lectures every afternoon.So he just didn't want to see him.

If they tried to avoid him, there was nothing he could do, because he couldn't even decide what time he left the house.

"Grace, I don't want to leave you." Anna held back for a while, and then cried again, "If I don't follow you, I don't know how to live in the capital."

She was not really a bright girl, and had trouble reading between the lines, and she was not really pretty, and all these good clothes these days made her look rough.His Majesty especially hated her country accent, and she hasn't improved after being in the capital for so long.But even this stupid girl knew that Grace hated wearing those burdens on her body, so she chose a light necklace for him.

Grace hugged Anna and promised: "I will never let them drive you away." One cannot be incapable of making decisions about everything.

He did go to the party in an old dress, and people looked at him secretly or openly.His Majesty didn't say anything, and invited him to dance the first dance of the ball. This was a great honor, and he was surrounded by flattery and temptation for two hours.

He slipped away while His Majesty was playing cards, and went to pick some food from the table, but now he didn't need to steal food to sell, so that the exquisite food on the table lost its charm.

A lady is showing off the decoration on her wig, some bright shells.She mentioned the word "black slave" while showing off, and Grace finally heard something that interested her, so she sneaked over to eavesdrop.

The lady said that this kind of shell is very popular in Africa, and one shell can buy two healthy black slaves, and the people around were amazed when they heard it.

Grace moved closer to see what was so special about the shells.His eyes fell on the lady's wig, and at the same time he saw the high-backed chair which had been hidden by the wig before: the Earl of Arundel was sitting in that chair, looking at him, and when he saw that he was looking too, he gave him a friendly gesture. He drank his glass.

Grace immediately turned and left.But after he took two steps, he felt that it was unnecessary, as if he was afraid of him, so he turned around again, putting on a haughty look, which he had just learned from Miss Nakoren's face.

But the Earl of Arundel hadn't looked at him any more.The count drank the wine in the glass, called the servant, put the empty wine glass in it, then got up and walked outside.

Grace suddenly became anxious, he still had something important to say to Earl Arundel!

He hurriedly chased him out, but there were only guards standing guard in the corridor outside the banquet hall. What he wanted to tell the Earl of Arundel was a secret, so he could not ask the guards.

Grace walked quickly along the corridor, recalling the regularity of the Earl of Arundel, and worried that he had left the palace.

He turned the corner and was led into a hidden door with an arm around him, just like the door in Eva's room, with the same wallpaper as the surrounding walls. If you are not familiar with this place, it will be difficult. It turned out that this was actually a door to a cloakroom.

Grace broke away from the Earl of Arundel's hand angrily, and cursed.

The earl turned to look at him after checking the door lock, and said, "Grace, your temper has become bad." He still looked like that, and it was impossible to see the slightest sincerity from his face.

Grace wanted to spit in his noble face.

"Is there anything you want to tell me?" the count asked.

Grace became even angrier, and stared at him for a while, "Don't let His Majesty know that you and I... did that kind of thing." This was actually very embarrassing, and a bit bitter, so Grace added again in a threatening tone : "If His Majesty finds out, it won't do you any good!"

Earl Arundel did not laugh at him, his face became more serious, and after thinking for a moment, he asked Grace: "Did the death of Duke Varna remind you?"

Grace was startled.He hated this feeling. Before the Earl of Arundel and His Majesty, he seemed to have no eyes and no brains.

"Don't be afraid, Grace, I'll keep it a secret," said the count.

"Ha, I'm not the one who needs to be afraid." Grace sneered, and at the same time she was very puzzled that the Earl of Arundel should not be so kind to him.He would rather see him get angry at him, and be furious, "Also, don't act as if you know me very well!"

The count nodded tolerantly, "This is the truth."

Something was wrong, Grace stared at him suspiciously, wondering if he hadn't given up on the "protector" idea yet?Doesn't he know that His Majesty does not allow women to participate in politics?Although he is not a woman...

"I really don't know you well enough. You are more naive than I once thought, and you are more resolute than I once thought."

Grace sneered again, "If you think this kind of ridicule can make me angry, then you are wrong."

"I'm not mocking you, Grace, I'm apologizing to you," said the Earl of Arundel. "We could have been more harmonious."

Sure enough, he still has the idea of ​​giving up that shit "protector"!Grace didn't intend to continue talking to him, and could easily be drawn in, but the Earl of Arundel was standing at the door, and he had to pass him.

Before he touched the doorknob, the Earl of Arundel held his hand first, "Grace, you can do better than you are now. You have won a lot of favorable conditions for yourself, but you haven't made full use of them."

Grace wanted to shake him off, but was held even tighter, "Grace, there are so many people flattering you now, but did anyone tell you about Colonel Ston?"

"……What's up with him?"

The Earl of Arundel held his hand, as if holding his handle, "Someone in the army jointly reported that Colonel Ston had privately vaccinated the soldiers, and said that he used his private property to pay the soldiers, which belonged to privately supporting the army. It's a felony for a civilian. Also, he sent a civilian kid to a military academy against the rules—"

"Luca passed the test!"

"Don't worry, Grace, none of this is important. The important thing is that someone is deliberately looking for trouble with Colonel Ston."

"Why...Did William offend anyone?"

"Grace, this is the capital, if you don't go looking for trouble, trouble will come to you, unless you can take the initiative to attack."

He added: "The colonel is a brave soldier, and I admire his qualities. You have to remember that in terms of positions, I and the colonel are not enemies."