The Sin of Ludwigs

"Mary, I'd like a cup of hot tea," I said weakly.

After being restrained overnight, the joints in my whole body were stiff, and the long period of not being able to replenish water made me extremely thirsty. I urgently needed a glass of warm drink to absorb a little bit of the poor temperature.

"Wait a minute, I'll bring it to you right away."

Because there were no extra quilts in the living room, Mary had an idea and ordered to light up the fireplace in the small reception room, then called two other maids to drag me to the sofa in the small reception room and brought me blankets Cover me.

I was wrapped in a blanket, and after drinking two cups of hot tea in a row, I held the hot porcelain teacup in my hands to keep warm. It took me a long time to slowly feel the existence of my hands and feet.

After I recovered a bit, Mary hurriedly arranged for me to wash my face first, and then while waiting for the maids to bring the bath water from the kitchen and pour it into the bathtub, she brought me a dish that had been cut into thin slices. , toast with butter and peach jam, a plate of sliced ​​honey-roasted grouse, a plate of smoked bacon, and a cup of coffee with sugar and cream.

It stands to reason that I should be very hungry if I didn't eat dinner yesterday, but maybe I was too hungry. After a few bites, I lost my appetite, especially the greasy grouse, and I almost vomited out as soon as I took my mouth.

"Mary, I don't want to eat."

I pushed the plate aside and said wearily.

Mary stamped her feet anxiously.

"God, this is not okay. I took it out of the kitchen for you. You should eat more-forgot what Miss Caroline said yesterday? You didn't have dinner yesterday. If you have dinner again today' Training', you might not even have lunch!"

Mary's words reminded me, and I shuddered at the thought of what Caroline had done to me yesterday.

I know that noble ladies eat very little. In the words of my friends, "They taste with the tip of their tongues, eat with the tips of their teeth, and eat bread without stuffing or bread, just like their mouths." Follow the law of luxury", and they often only drink coffee with cream in the morning to keep in shape.

In other words, apart from the cup of coffee with cream, the rest of the food Mary brought for me must be for men. Although women's appetites are as strong as men's in the morning, everyone in this era I don't want to admit this fact, if any noble lady dares to say that she "want to eat so-and-so" in the morning, it will soon become a joke in the circle; neither can Mary say "this is for Miss Edmund ", and I can't take down the poor food that people eat, it must have taken a lot of effort to get it, and I can't live up to this intention alone.

While I was frowning and struggling to swallow the bacon, a maid who was doing rough work came over with a look of embarrassment on her face.

"I have some unfortunate news for you, Miss Edmund."

The maid reported that when half of the hot water was being drawn, the kitchen suddenly said that the freshly boiled hot water was insufficient because there was an extra lady's water consumption, so the priority was given to Miss Caroline and the guests. Off to the side—the Earl is now in Miss Caroline's dressing room, taking part in her morning makeup. The kitchen must give priority to her hot water supply, and it takes about half an hour to wait for the next pot of hot water to boil later.

Mary stomped her feet angrily: "This must be intentional, half an hour, the water on our side is cold!"

"Mary, let them be, it's just a small thing." I swallowed the last bite of bread, and stopped Mary's complaints.

The night of torture has already made me exhausted, and my body and mind have been severely damaged. Whether it is a coincidence or Caroline deliberately embarrassed me, I have neither the ability nor the position to resist. What's the use?

Behind Caroline is Earl Ian. In front of him, I have no ability or means to counteract. Now there is only one way left for me, and that is to count on Earl Elvis to help me out of trouble. .All encounters must be endured for this one slim hope, before confronting Earl Elvis.

Fortunately, as if by a miracle—as if the heavens could not see what happened to me, after breakfast and bath, it was not Caroline who came to my living room to teach me, but another gentle and beautiful Miss Selena the Spaniard.

This Miss Selena is as gentle and gentle as her name. It is hard to believe that there is such a beautiful woman beside the earl, and it is even more unbelievable that she belongs to Caroline instead of Beatrix. One faction, and Caroline, who was so arrogant and arrogant, would trust her.

In the end it was Mary who found out the whole story on the sly—sometimes gossip among servants travels faster than the fastest gossip.

"Miss Selena, she's just too good-tempered, but luckily it's her who came..."

According to Mary, this Miss Selena was originally a very gentle and amiable person. Since she came to the earl, no one has ever heard of her beating and scolding the servants and maids—this is very important to Caroline. It's common for a female servant with a bad temper; she doesn't fight in the limelight very much, and she laughs off other people's run-ins, and overall - she is a very easy-going person.

The direct reason for the change in etiquette instruction is that this morning when the earl was looking at Caroline's morning makeup, he saw the woods outside the window in sunny weather, so he suddenly decided to go to the woods with all the guests to have fun.

The earl's order is everything, his whim, the whole manor responds to it, while I was bathing, the Kollek manor was already busy for the earl's idea like a well-operated machine.

The "teaching" to me was originally carried out by Caroline in order to attract the earl's attention. Now that she has achieved her goal, she naturally does not want me to occupy the earl's sight, let alone give up when the earl is having fun with others The opportunity to show off stayed in the manor to "teach" me, so Miss Selena, who had the best temper and would not steal the limelight from her in front of the earl, got the task of "teaching" that other female waitresses shied away from.

And this is my greatest luck. Miss Selena clearly knew my identity, but she didn't ask anything, just let me demonstrate it according to the etiquette that ordinary noble ladies should have, and then pointed out some things I would subconsciously commit. Correct me for my mistakes, instead of being like Caroline, just nitpick and punish me for staying in the same posture for a long time.

She even allowed me to rest for half an hour every two hours, eat some snacks, and drink a cup of coffee. Compared with Caroline's "teaching", it is as gentle as an angel.

According to my observations, I have to say that Miss Selena is indeed a very smart person, although the duty of "teaching on behalf of me" is obviously that if I do well, I will definitely be robbed of credit by Caroline. Miss Selena's lax teaching is wrong, but she directly has an attitude of "I believe you will not deliberately do bad things to make me embarrassed in front of the count". It's not good to make any act of pique.

When we were "practicing", the sound of musical instruments could occasionally be heard from the distant woods. It must be people listening to music or even dancing--many of the earl's male servants had jobs that could be part-time musicians, and the women There are not a few servants who can dance gracefully; even from a corner of the window, you can see the servants in liveries, maids, grooms, cooks, gardeners, and servants, carrying different things to and from the manor and back. In the woods, Miss Selena was completely at ease with this scene of pleasure, neither longing for it nor dissatisfied with not being able to participate in it.

"With all due respect, it's rare to see a quiet person like you here. Why did you come to the Earl's side?"

During the break, I couldn't hold back my curiosity and asked her tactfully.

In my personal opinion, even if such a gentle and kind beauty is not an aristocrat, she is completely worthy of marrying a husband of equal status and like-mindedness, living a happy and stable life, and dying surrounded by children. It is a waste of money to be an ambiguous female servant next to the earl!

Could it be the Earl who robbed the civilian girl?

Miss Selena looked away from the window. She had a pair of very gentle brown eyes. When she looked at people, she was reminiscent of a calm lake surrounded by mountains in spring.

"What do you think the count is like?"

She asked me a question back.

Despotic dictator, madman, tyrant!

The above words rolled and rolled on the tip of my tongue, but in the end, I swallowed them and said dryly: "Your Excellency, um... Your Excellency is of noble birth, and has the bearing that all great people should have. You know, great people always Noble and lofty."

Miss Selena looked at me tenderly, as if reading through what I hadn't said.

"You have to know that sometimes, the facts you see are not necessarily the same as what you think they are, and they are even different from what the world thinks." She said something inexplicable, "For me, my lord He is the benefactor who saved me and my family."

"My grandfather was Spanish and my grandmother was Italian, but I was born in North Carolina. My father came to the New World, and he dreamed of getting rich, so unfortunately he fell into the trap of his partner, In extreme rage he fell very suddenly and died without leaving a will. After my father's funeral, because I had no brother, his brother, my uncle, took all the property on the grounds of it And drove our mother and daughter out of the house, and it was also at this time that I met my lord, and I came to my lord's side under the sympathy of my lord."

Even when telling about the unfortunate history of her family, Miss Selena talked about it very gently.

"Perhaps you will think that the adults have treated you very badly and ignored your appeals, but I still want to defend the adults, the adults are actually very kind people, although in many cases, he is more like a spoiled child. "

I forgot to drink the coffee I brought to my mouth, almost dumbfounded listening to this almost absurd evaluation.

--Kind?

My God, if what that guy did to me was "kind", wouldn't I be the cleanest decent person in Ludwigsburg?

Although it is true from Miss Selena's point of view - it is difficult for a girl who has lost her father's protection and has no property to marry her to find a satisfactory husband. Although she can marry a man who does not need a dowry, her living standard will decline Even livelihood hardship is certain.Under such circumstances, it might be a good way out to come to the Earl, even though he does not have the status of a wife, but can continue to enjoy a life of rich clothes and fine food.

I don’t know why, when I knew that such a gentle Miss Selena chose the Earl for the sake of food and clothing, I felt very uncomfortable in my heart-I attributed it to my regret for Miss Selena’s misfortune. pity.

Maybe seeing my thoughts, Miss Selena smiled softly.

"I know what you are thinking, but as I said, the facts you think are not necessarily the same as the real facts, and the facts that the world says may be completely different from the real facts."

She spoke softly, and took the silver spoon used to stir coffee and milk out of the cup, and drew a pattern on the smooth porcelain plate that held the snacks.

"what……"

I glanced at the pattern, and at first I didn't understand what it meant, but when I realized what Miss Selena meant, I almost cried out.

That's a rough pattern for a bell skirt.

This kind of skirt with huge bustle has another title-"the fig leaf of illegitimate children".

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Sudden update

There are too many things at the end of the year, ddl really not only reduces hand speed but also reduces IQ...

In the future, if there is no update after ten o'clock, the cuties should go to sleep and don't wait~