No guests would come to the host's house unexpectedly, unless they are invited by the host, or the host is notified in advance.
Of course, the Bruce family had already prepared an excuse. They claimed to have received an invitation letter from a friend in the capital. But no one would believe this. Just because of that Miss Margaret who was just in the pivot of a scandal, she was basically a newly certified slut, and any decent people in the capital would not get involved with them. , Are they rushing to be the laughing stock in people's mouths?
Of course not, so the Lord Viscount sent a letter to the Baron. The letter probably said: My dear nephew, our residence in the capital is unoccupied for too long and is in dilapidated condition and is undergoing repairs. Would you mind entertaining a few poor relatives temporarily .
Faced with the aunts and sisters who have suffered such misfortune, can any gentleman say the word "no", let alone they are relatives,
Baron Oscar had to give them a grand reception, and the scenes were very nice, and he told the Bruces: '' please do not hesitate to stay here, you can stay here until you get bored.
During this time, I almost forgot the ugly faces of the Viscount family.
Viscount Bruce took his wife and daughters into the Delman Manor.
I can't describe the anger in my heart at this time, because my minds are full of the previous life, after they killed Baron Oscar, they parade like a victor in this manor.
In the hall of the castle, Marguerite walked around like a flying butterfly. The beautiful sculptures, murals, and expensive furniture and decorations in the living room made her happy. She even exaggerated: It's so beautiful. I didn't expect the Delman Manor to be so beautiful.
Maybe they knew that Baron Oscar was rich, but they didn't expect him to be so rich, so the enviable eyes gradually turned into greed. They smiled and looked at everything around them, like savvy businessmen, calculating each other's value.
The ladies' eyes were all projected on the Baron, and Catherine said in a low voice, "Thank you very much, Lord Oscar, you are generously providing us with a place to stay. It is really a great help for us."
"You are polite, cousin Catherine, it is a great honor for you to like this place, I hope you can be happy here," said the baron.
"Of course, of course." Viscount Bruce laughed loudly. "Our family was authentic relatives, and we should have come and go often."
When I served tea for the Viscount's family, Miss Catherine smiled softly at me: "Owen, long time no see, are you okay with Lord Oscar? Your sister Angel often talks about you and says that she and her family miss you very much. . she also comes here with us, and you can see her later."
"Thank you, Miss Catherine, I also miss my relatives very much." I lowered my head and said.
"Ha, it turns out that your new lady's maid is Owen's sister..." Miss Margaret suddenly sneered.
Catherine smiled slightly as if she didn't care about her sister's sarcastic voice, calmly said: "Angie is a good girl, diligent and kind, I like her very much."
"Really? The wild girl who was found from the country outside, it seems that your taste is not noble." Marguerite did not show any weakness.
"Oh! We are too tired all the way, it's time to take a break, please forgive us for being rude." The viscountess stood up and interrupted the silent war of the two sisters.
After watching the ladies go upstairs, I quietly exited the living room and went to the servant's lounge.
Viscount Bruce brought almost half of the people from the manor. In order to show their noble style, the Viscount has always been not afraid of bothering. Of course, if it weren't for showing off with the borrowed money, it was indeed magnificent.
Simon happily hugged me: "My dear friend, you really have climbed up, now you are the baron's Valet ."
"You are not bad too." I patted his chest. This boy is already a senior man.
I took the opportunity of chatting to inquire about the situation of Momon Manor.
"The Viscount cast many servants away, and even Annie was driven away. I heard that the Viscount borrowed a lot of money from the bank, and the bank often came to collect debts." Simon asked me in a low voice, "You serve by the baron, do you know what he thinks? Will he marry a young lady as his wife? If so, there is still a chance to help the Lord Viscount, otherwise Momon Manor should go bankrupt."
I pretended to shake my head: "You also know that Lord Baron is always very silent. Almost no one knows what he is thinking."
Simon winked again and said to me: "You guys are not superficial, Betty asked me to show greetings ..."
Betty... Does she still miss me ?...
...
At dinner, the second lady and the third lady occupied the left and right sides of the baron.
Compared to a year ago, Margaret's attitude towards the baron was simply the opposite. She kept arousing topics and told some funny stories in an attempt to arouse the interest of the baron.
"That old woman is like a miser from Balzac's book. Guess what, one of her skirts has been worn for twenty years, but she locked her precious clothes in the closet. When she opened it again, it was all covered by bugs. It's full of holes... Oh..." Margaret shook the fan exaggeratedly: "The most funny thing is that she took out the clothes that were full of holes, made new skirts for her daughters, and made them wear them. These skirts are at the party."
"Oh, unbelievable..." The viscountess covered her mouth with a fan, shook it gently, then closed the fan and pointed in the direction of the baron subtly.
Only then did Margaret notice that the Baron didn't say a word at all, and was not attracted by her happy topic, Margaret's face changed, so she stopped her eloquent performance.
Catherine cocked her mouth and said softly to the Baron: "The food tonight is very good, the chef in your house is great."
The baron smiled and nodded to her: "You like it."
"Speaking of which, adults grew up in Kent, and they must like the specialty there, Wilant sausage." Catherine said.
"Yes." The baron said with a sip of red wine: "I really like it."
"I also like it very much. Unfortunately, it is summer. If it is autumn, we can taste this delicacy. I remember a poet in Gran County once wrote a poem about this kind of food. It seems to be called "Ode to the Island". ", tells of a homeless person living in..."
The baron prefers homely topics, and it is obvious that Miss Catherine has made the right way, while Margaret can only get sulking.
After dinner, I went to the guest room on the second floor. My sister Angel lives here, and of course, Miss Catherine also lives here.
As an aristocratic lady, Catherine said that there are four personal maids who wait by her side 24 hours a day, but today it is strange that the four maids are all at the door of the room.
Angie saw me, she ran over excitedly, hugged my neck, and kissed, then quietly winked at me.
Then I heard the quarrel in Miss Catherine's room.
"Don't you pretend I don't know what you did, I won't let you go!" Miss Margaret screamed hysterically.
"How many times do I have to explain to you, I didn't touch the dressing at all." Catherine said.
"You bastard, you ruined me, I can't get what I want, and you can never get what you want!"
Instead of listening to the battle between the two sisters at the door, I took Angel to my bedroom.
"It's really good here." Angel looked around: "I heard that the personal servant's position is very high, so it turned out to be true."
"How is it? How is Miss Catherine treating you?" I asked.
Angie nodded indifferently: "Miss Catherine is very nice to me. It seems that she really wants to pry about the Baron through me. Brother Owen, do you say that the Baron will marry Miss Catherine?"
"I don't know what the baron thinks, do you want the baron to marry her?" I asked.
"Not at all." Angie snorted, and said desperately: "Whether Miss Catherine marries the Baron or not, her brother will be the personal servant next to Lord Viscount in the future. Maybe he will become the butler of Mormon Manor. It will not be easy to arrange for me to be a close maid by the Viscountess when the time comes. Why do you have to help that bitch Catherine?"
"Didn't you just say that Catherine was nice to you? Why did you call her a bitch in a blink of an eye?"
The little girl stared wide-eyed and said, "Of course she is a bitch. She treats me well on the surface, but she let the maids bully me behind her back, and then she came forward to rescue me, so that I would be grateful. She really treats me like a country. Idiot?"
I laughed silently after I heard that, and An Qi was still complaining to Catherine: "Before I got here, Catherine gave me a pair of silver earrings, which asked me to inquire about the news from my brother. It's still a young lady, who is so stingy, send me a pair of silver earrings. My pair of silver earrings want me to help her be the future Viscountess, ha..."
Our siblings have been discussing life with their alcoholic mothers since childhood, and have long been accustomed to dealing with all kinds of people. Among them, Angel is the most clever. When she was nine years old, she was able to buy cheap inferior wine for her mother from a wine vendor. Trying to coax her mother to give her and her sister food, Catherine's set of dealing with the maid doesn't work for An Qi.
"Then how do you deal with her?" I looked at her funny.
"Of course I am pretending to be a stupid and stupid country girl. I am so stupid that I will break a water bottle when I move a water bottle. How can the noble Miss Catherine rest assured that I can live, and I can only tell me to come and talk to my brother more often." An Qi Said proudly: "Speaking of which Miss Catherine and Miss Margaret both want to marry the Lord Baron, they have been quarreling fiercely recently. Miss Margaret somehow believes that Miss Catherine designed her to lose her. Viscount Wilson."
I nodded and said, "You can imagine."
Angel tugged her skirt around again, revealing a pair of beautiful new leather shoes. She smiled and said, "How? Are they pretty? I said I bought them myself, but this is Miss Margaret. Give it to me, even she has to come to please me? My brother is really promising with following Baron Oscar. I really hope that Viscount Bruce will die soon, so that the Lord Baron can inherit the title and manor of Viscount, and my brother will become a close to the Viscount. Male servant, and I will be the close maid of the Viscountess. The good days of our family are coming, and there will be no more hard times."
I hugged An Qi on the shoulder and patted her. Our brothers and sisters are used to living hard times. Since my father left home, the poor life has been even worse.
"Before I came to the Capital, mother wanted me to inquire about my father. My mother was really stupid..." Angel snorted and complained: "She also took away my wages and went to buy wine. If this continues, I won't go back anymore."
"Don't worry." I said, "I will give her money."
"Why did my brother be so good to her? She never cares anything except drink, regardless of whether we lived or died." Angel said.
"No, it's because of her that we are all alive. If she doesn't go back like a father, where are our brothers and sisters now?" I sighed, "I didn't understand these things before. until..."
I didn't preach to Angel, she was just a fifteen-year-old girl, even if it was me, didn't she just care about her mother and sisters in her previous life?
I held Angel in my arms: "Sorry, brother didn't take good care of you."
"No." Angel muttered, "My brother bought all the food at home. We would have starved to death without a brother."