The Sin of Ludwigs

"You treated him like this—it was like he treated her ten years ago."

He to her—who to whom?Did their father treat their mother?

I remembered that when I was at the Kollek Manor, the servants once told me that the previous generation of earls held an open-air dance there with hundreds of people. Was it held by a generation of earls to make the countess happy?

Yet one need only think of the portraits of Earl William and Miss Williers, and imagine the couple standing together at a ball—according to etiquette, the host and hostess of the ball will greet the guests together, especially When a distinguished guest arrives—even if only in the imagination—they appear to be a shocking mismatch at first glance.In the absence of God's mercy to give him a tall and handsome appearance, no matter how much Earl William did, it might not be what Miss Williers wanted.

"...sir, please wait, Edmund—sir!"

Because I was so engrossed in my thoughts, I didn't realize that someone was calling me. It was only when a maid I hadn't seen came up panting and holding up her skirt that I was startled and recovered from my thoughts. Come and find yourself unknowingly missing the path leading to the garden.

"Ah, what's the matter with you?"

Although it's just a maid, it's not very gentlemanly for a young girl to pull up her skirt and chase me because of my distraction.

The girl calmed her rapid breathing and bent over me.

"Sir, due to an unpredictable accident, our lady encountered a little trouble while walking, can I ask for your help?"

It seems to be the maid of the female servant next to Ian, but when they went out for a walk, were there no servants with them?

"It's an honor to play for the lady, please take me there and I'll do my best," I said.

The maid took me back and walked into the garden through a small path. To my great surprise, the one who was "in trouble" was actually Caroline!

What the hell!If I had known it was her earlier, I would have walked away regardless of the gentlemanly demeanor!

Compared with the luxurious French dress she used to wear when I saw her in the past, this time Caroline was dressed very plainly—at least compared to her previous style—a plain vertically striped gown and a black The small coat, with a white silk triangular scarf shawl, can obviously be seen as the basis of the English-style broad-fitting women’s gown, combined with the French-style improvement, although there is no gorgeous French-style straight collar and ubiquitous silk. Lace, if you look closely, you can still see the luxurious lace of the same color as the silk petticoat and the outer skirt; the hairstyle is also very interesting, the high bun and the small hat that are purely embellished in the past are gone, replaced by the tail end The curly, wavy hairstyle was paired with a very idyllic round-brimmed straw hat – a quintessentially English country style hat in itself, complete with dangling ribbons and soft thistle sprigs.

Dressing up in this distinctly British style doesn't look like something that Caroline, who considers herself a descendant of a French aristocrat, would do, but that's how it happened, reminding her of the way she spoke at the Kolleck Manor I wanted to convey the French aristocratic style to the person next to me. For a while, I felt ridiculous, and even guessed maliciously—could it be because there is Earl Ian who likes French style in the Frigou Manor? With Earl Elvis, who likes the British style, Miss Caroline has to neutralize the two adults' preference for such a dress, right?

However, it was obvious that even though she had to dress plainly, the second most favored concubine of Earl Ian was still as arrogant as ever—that kind of aristocratic arrogance.

"Ah, nice to meet you, Mr. Edmund," she said in a tone that just needs to be heard to make her status in her eyes clear, not so much as a greeting to someone of equal status , or rather just saying that she knows who this person is, "My fan fell from here just now, please go down and pick it up for me."

She said so in a matter-of-fact tone, and she didn't even take her hand out of the black sable muff she was using to keep warm, but just raised her chin in a gesture to me.

And what she was referring to was a flat-bottomed wide ditch that needed to go down several steps and stepped on the dirt. It should be used for drainage during heavy rains. From my perspective, I can vaguely see it. I saw a white Spanish bone fan that had been stained with mud lying in the mud.

Such a long distance—rather than saying that the fan fell, I still believe that it was thrown down on purpose.

I glanced around, and the maid who brought me here just now has retreated far away, and I can't even see a manservant or gardener in the garden. It stands to reason that there should be around the maids who are ready to run errands The servant should follow.

I sighed, it seems that I will go back and change a pair of shoes later - although the bottom of the canal looks dry, it is inevitable that the shoes will be destroyed by mud if you only need to step on it.

"Wait a moment, I'll fetch it for you right away, Miss Caroline."

Although I am actually reluctant to do so, and Caroline left me with a lingering shadow when I was at Cluck Manor, as a man, the education I have received still requires me not to be with a woman. Common sense, besides, it’s not that I’m still in the Kolleck Manor, and I’m not under the shadow of Earl Ian. I think she has no other way to torment me except to make things difficult for me a little bit!

I went down the stone steps, stepped over the dry drain—as I expected, I must go back and change my shoes at once—drawing out my handkerchief to wrap the fan in When I returned to the last stone step, a small white thing hit me head-on, and I grabbed it subconsciously.

It is a soft, crumpled ball of paper.

Caroline stood on the steps, looking down at me.

"Mr. Edmund," she said, "I want to ask you a question."

I stopped silently.

"Please speak."

"If you were just a new guest at Frigu Manor, then I wouldn't say this to you, just because I have had a very close relationship with you, then I have to say this .As you know, sharing is a virtue that should be possessed by any human being, but monopoly is an abomination, so why would you commit it knowingly?"

I looked at her in great bewilderment.

"I'm sorry, I don't really understand what you mean." I said, "Listen to you, I offended you when I didn't know, but I really didn't know, can you explain what I did Is it wrong?"

Caroline looked a little annoyed at what I said.

"Before you came, the three ladies around Lord Elvis were very sensible and polite people, and the same was with Lord Ian. Everyone got along very harmoniously. There has never been such a thing like today. It is true that we won a temporary victory. It is something to be proud of, but please also remember that there will be no permanent victory in this world, and although the relationship against common sense can confuse the two adults for a while, it cannot escape the eyes of the world and the passage of time."

I frowned and thought about the twists and turns in her words. I really didn't understand whether the female servants around the two earls got along well had anything to do with me. Suddenly, like a flash of lightning across the dark night sky, It dawned on me.

It turns out that Baron Fred said that the person who is already very dissatisfied with me for occupying the attention of the two earls is here!

So is it here waiting for me today?She even tossed me by throwing her fan into the mud. A woman's mind is really elusive!

I thought I had figured out what Caroline was thinking, and I was really angry and funny.

"I'm afraid you've misunderstood something, and I don't mean any disrespect to you, or Beatrix, or any of the ladies," I said. "As you can see, I've been Lord Si, and you are a person of status of Lord Ian, there is no conflict between us, is there?"

"If the fact that I am by Lord Elvis's side has aroused Lord Ian's attention, it is only because Lord Elvis is Lord Ian's only relative. In all fairness, I don't think such attention has any If I were Master Ian, I would definitely be very concerned about whether the people around my only brother are trustworthy." I simply said what I thought in my heart, "I believe you actually know my real Identity, then what else do you have to worry about? After all, I will leave here soon, even if it causes you some trouble, it won’t last too long.”

Caroline turned her head slightly and looked at me with an uncertain expression, as if she was thinking about the authenticity of my words.

"You'll be leaving soon—how could you have such an idea? At least, based on what I know about Mr. Elvis, you can't leave without his permission, and Elvis Lord Stahl doesn't seem to want you to leave, or you wouldn't be here to this day."

"Ah, you don't have to worry about this." I said very easily, "After all, I am still a member of the English mercenary regiment in name, so leaving the New World still needs the consent of His Royal Highness Duke Lane, the Governor of England in the colonies. The letter is in my The day after I came here, it was already sent to New Jersey, and as soon as the reply came, it was time for me to leave here."

"If that's the case, then I advise you not to wait—that letter will never come."

I suddenly wondered if my ears had heard wrong.

"Excuse me for ignoring you—the answer won't come? What do you mean?"

Caroline looked at me coldly.

"At this time of year, the Governor of England is not in New Jersey—in North Carolina."

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When staying at home: So boring, let me go to work!

After resuming work: Excuse me, can you let me go back and stay at home?

Thanks to the cute little fairy for giving me the fish food~ One of them