The Sin of Ludwigs

"The Higgs family has no reason to detain a nobleman."

After getting this promise from Elvis, the dark clouds that hovered over my heart because of Miss Williers's story suddenly dissipated like being swept by a storm, and I couldn't help smiling.

"My lord, even if you return to Europa, Ludwig Francaimon Edmund will be your most loyal friend. I swear to God that Edmund will always keep the secret you told me."

Elvis looked up at me.

"Just friends?" he said.

"If you think there is a need, my family and I are your most loyal friends, servants, and followers. If you need it, even if it is two continents away, Edmund will go through fire and water for your orders."

After saying this, I stood up and walked out of the small study. This time, Elvis didn't stop me.

When I returned to the small garden with brisk steps, I actually saw Sir George Fred in the garden. He was sitting on a stone chair for rest, as if he had said some witty words, and Lily stood aside Was amused.

When I saw Baron Fred, my steps stopped suddenly, and I didn’t know how to face this person who had seen me forced to wear women’s clothing. After thinking about it, it seems that not meeting each other is the best way to avoid embarrassment, but By this time the baron had spotted me.

"Ah, Ludwig Francaimon Edmund—sir, I miss you so much after not seeing you for a long time, please come and have a cup of tea with me."

The baron said so in a nonchalant tone, as if he never knew about the ever-existing "Miss Ludwigs", and even stood up and made a "please" gesture to me.

"Ah, so you know Mr. Edmund!"

Lily said with a look of surprise, but when she turned to me, I clearly saw the girl glaring at me angrily. I don't know if she was dissatisfied with me leaving her running around or dissatisfied that I shouldn't appear to disturb them at this time.

Alright, now it's too late to go back, so I bravely said hello: "Long time no see, Mr. Fred, I'm glad to see that you have been in good health."

"Ah, you don't have to be so polite, just call me George." The baron greeted me very hostilely and said, "Please sit down, the weather is so nice today, I went out for a walk, I didn't expect to meet you by such a coincidence. Ah , Unknowingly, I have eaten a lot of refreshments, go and get some more desserts."

In the second half of the sentence, he gave Lily an order.

"Is there something you want from me?" As soon as Lily left, my attitude immediately became cold.

Just now I saw him and Annie walking outside at Elvis's place, and in a blink of an eye, he said that he met me by coincidence, and he obviously made an excuse to wait for me here. Out of a strange intuition, I instinctively raised my guard Heart.

"Oh, please don't be so vigilant and stand so far away, we can sit down and have a good chat." Baron Fred said with a smile, "Our conversation may be overheard by others at such a long distance. ?”

"If you have anything to say, I can still hear you at such a distance."

"Oh, your tone and way of speaking are really very similar to Earl Elvis. It seems that you are really in his favor." Baron Fred sighed with regret: "But What I want to say is also related to you and the Earl, are you sure you don't want to sit down and listen to my proposal?"

I hesitated for a while, then cautiously walked to the stone table and sat down.

"What is related to the Earl?"

The baron laughed.

"To be precise, it is also related to Miss Anne—you probably don't know it yet, I told Earl Ian that I like Miss Anne very much, and asked him to give her to me, and the Earl agreed."

"What are you talking about!" I immediately stood up from the chair.

"Oh, please don't be so excited," said the baron. "You are also a person of status, so you should know that for people like us, it is a virtue and a duty to share one's lover with others." obligation."

"That doesn't have to take her away, does it? Like you said, you just need to share." I took a deep breath to calm my excitement, "You know my identity, when?"

"There are always some scumbags in the world who will tell you everything you want to know without even paying a penny."

The baron replied briskly, that is to say, he already knew my real identity.

"Then what do you mean by this to me?" I said, "You can't say that you begged Lord Ian for Anne because of me, right? Then you want me to ask the earl not to let you take her away." her?"

"That's not true. In fact, I asked Earl Ian to take Miss Anne away to give you a chance."

This was said so nonchalantly that I couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"Chance? What chance?"

"It is an opportunity for you to leave Frigou Manor, and it is also the only opportunity for you to leave here and return to the hometown you want to go back to."

"That's really absurd. I don't understand what you mean."

"If you want, I can take you with me when I take Miss Anne away, and she will cooperate - that's why I asked the count for Miss Anne, do you understand now?"

"Do you think that Anne is not enough, and you plan to ask Elvis for another me?"

Lord Fred laughed.

"I can wait until you get to my manor and then ask him—Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig, you should know that Earl Ian hates everything related to England, right? This is actually not a secret in Georgia."

"Of course I know that."

"Then do you know that Lord Elvis actually doesn't like people related to England?"

"This is really the most ridiculous statement I've ever seen!" I retorted subconsciously.

——Ian never wears British clothes, but Elvis is just the opposite. His clothes, diet and behavior are purely British. Does this mean that he doesn't like England?

The baron tapped the stone table lightly with his fingertips.

"The nobles of London once sent two maids of pure English origin to Lord Elvis, ah, now there are three." He said, "The first two, one because of Earl Ian's rough treatment of her Died of depression, an attendant ordered by Earl Ian rushed past her while riding a horse, startled her horse, fell off the horse and died-that is, after this incident, Earl Elvis will Beatrix was sent to Earl Ian; as for the third one, she is recuperating in a courtyard on the edge of the forest because of migraines, which means she is under house arrest."

"The example you gave really doesn't convince me. Even if what you said is true, it's because of Earl Ian. What does it have to do with Lord Elvis?" I said.

"You are really stubborn. Of course, you can think that Earl Ian can't tolerate Earl Elvis with people from England, but isn't it very dangerous for you?" Fred turned his head and looked, " Or do you really think you can get out of here?"

My heart missed a beat.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, judging by his attitude towards you, do you really think Lord Elvis will let you leave here?" The baron laughed, "Actually, Earl Ian is fine, but that Lord's methods... ...Ha, when you really know, even I can't save you!"

"There will be no pies in the sky. Compared with inexplicable proposals, I am still willing to believe in the promise of a noble nobleman." What's more, it is a promise made in the name of the Higgs family, "Even if it is as you said Yes, Lord Elvis doesn't actually like people connected with England, so he will send me away, won't he? But you, making such a suggestion, I can't think of anything but teasing me for fun Is there any other reason?"

"I can honestly say that this is indeed one of the reasons. After all, for people like us, seeking excitement is a part of life; as for the other reason, it is actually entrusted by others."

"Then forgive me for saying it directly, I can't accept your proposal even more."

"It seems that I can't convince you for a while," the baron stood up very regretfully, "but my invitation is still valid. If you wish, you are always welcome at my manor. I will take Miss Anne to leave one day earlier Send someone to notify you."

"Miss Anne is a very good girl, and I sincerely beg you to treat her well."

"That's natural." Baron Fred turned to look at me, "I can't say who entrusted me, but I can remind you that someone is already very dissatisfied with you for occupying the attention of the two earls too much Oh—oh yes, if you are free recently, you can go to the garden for a while, and look forward to meeting you there next time."

——Excessively occupied the attention of the two earls?two?

Could it be the group of female servants around Earl Ian?

This is really ridiculous!

Because of Lord Fred's mess, I was a little out of my mind for the rest of the day, not even playing cards very well.

— "Do you really think that Lord Elvis will let you leave here?"

When I fell asleep in the middle of the night, for some reason, I dreamed of the words Baron Fred said to me during the day, and then the dream turned into a man holding a branding iron used to brand slaves, shouting and chasing after him. Follow me and run.

"Don't come here!" I yelled, and then woke up from the dream.

I panted and tried to calm down. After a while, I suddenly realized that the living room was very quiet. There was no sound except my own breathing. I touched the side - the bed was cold.

Elvis isn't here.

"Sir, do you have any orders?" The sleepy voice of the night watch maid came from outside the door.

I didn't answer. I lifted the quilt and jumped out of bed. I stepped on the soft carpet with bare feet, facing the quiet living room. I was at a loss for a while, and I didn't even know what I was doing.

——Where did Elvis go at this time?

I don't know how long I just stood there blankly, until there was a slight voice coming from the door, and I was jolted back to my senses.

The door was opened, and the maid holding the candle probably didn't expect me to stand by the bed like that, her hands trembled in fright, and she almost didn't hold the candle steady.

Next to the maid was Elvis, who was also taken aback for a moment.

"Why are you standing?"

I think the way I am now looks like a lunatic in the eyes of the servants, but looking at Elvis, I always feel that something seems wrong.

"I——had a nightmare, you, where did you go?"

The person opposite was silent for a while.

"Nothing. There is an urgent letter from New Jersey to attend to."

"New Jersey—"

"It's not the one about you." He walked over, "We'll talk about it tomorrow, go to sleep."

He pulled me back onto the bed, covered me with a thick quilt, and then got into the bed from the other side, patted me reassuringly, and lay down too.

The servant withdrew the candle, and the room was plunged into darkness. Listening to the gentle breathing beside me, I gradually fell asleep, and fell asleep at some point.

This time, there was no dream.

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Guess what Fred said is true and which is false (hey)

Ah, I almost forgot to thank the little cutie Xianying for the fish food~ so cute, hee hee