The Duke in the Spire of Thorns

Celeste came to the city of steeples again.

He opened his eyes on the familiar soft bed, and closed them again immediately.The physical exhaustion has not completely disappeared, and he doesn't want to do anything now, he just wants to have a good sleep.

But the sky failed, and soon, slightly cold lips and tongues came up, Celeste turned his head impatiently, trying to avoid the kiss, but a palm tightly clasped the back of his head , restricting his movements.

He opened his eyes, and Escrito's face appeared in his blurred vision. He was dressed in a black robe, the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed, and his expression was cold and stern, without any docile appearance in reality.

It's just that there is only one thought left in Celeste's mind now, and that is that he wants to sleep.So he didn't notice the danger at all, but after realizing that he couldn't break free from the other party, he kissed Escrit proactively and perfunctorily, "Okay, Eri, I'm going to sleep." He closed his eyes again, He muttered: "If there is anything, we will talk about it tomorrow."

This perfunctory kiss was very effective, and Escrito, who was about to lose control of his emotions, was successfully calmed down.He looked down at Celeste's fair face and took a deep breath. Even though this action was unnecessary for him now, he still felt that he had calmed down.

He didn't do anything else, just lifted the quilt and lay down beside Celeste.

Fatigue can significantly improve the quality of sleep. Celeste opened his eyes, and a whole night of sweet sleep made him feel very happy.Escrito had been waiting in his room for a long time. He got up under the service of the knight commander and went downstairs to have breakfast.

Only at home can one have such a rich breakfast. Celeste sat at the dining table, looking at the oriental food on the table, and couldn't help laughing.

His parents had already been seated, and they were enjoying their breakfast slowly. After Celeste said good morning to them, he took his seat.

Escrito served him a bowl of porridge, and used chopsticks (a kind of tableware from the East, although it is easy to use, but Celeste still prefers knives and forks) to hold a few steamed buns for him.

The dining table was very quiet, and the family seldom talked during the meal, which was an oriental etiquette: eat without talking, sleep without talking.But this time, Mrs. Bradley, who has always been the most observant of this etiquette, spoke.

Her voice was still soft, with a soothing power, she smiled and said to Escrit: "Eswell, don't spoil him so much, now that he has recovered, it's time to learn independent."

"Don't just take care of him, sit down and have breakfast too."

"Mother!"

Celeste yelled in dissatisfaction, and in exchange for a gentle smile from Mrs. Bradley, she said in a slightly reproachful tone: "I don't know you yet? You will bully Elswell. "

Celeste was not convinced, but he didn't want to disobey his mother, so he said to Escrito, "Then sit next to me."

So Escrito sat down beside Celeste.

In order to show his thoughtfulness and prove that he didn't bully Escrit, Hillest randomly put a lot of things into Escrit's bowl, "Hurry up and eat more."

Escrit ate everything in the bowl without complaint.

Mrs. Bradley looked at her son's actions and couldn't help shaking her head in her heart. She secretly decided to find time to have a good talk with him, let him know the importance of Eswell, and stop bullying others like this. .

She and Prince Bradley will definitely leave Celeste first, leaving him alone in the world, how can they rest assured?And Eswell has been by Celeste's side since he was a child, and his loyalty and ability are impeccable, even compared with the guards in her country who grew up with the princes, they are not far behind went.

Elsweer herself is very good, loyal and steady, if Celeste has Elsweer by her side, she can rest assured.

To keep people loyal, the master must always show grace, otherwise, no matter how firm the loyalty is, it will be worn out.

In the past, Celeste was tortured by illness, so she couldn't bear to criticize him, but now that he has recovered, she wants him to learn to restrain his behavior.

Mrs. Bradley had already made up her mind, and the sooner the conversation was arranged, the better. Celeste had just woken up from his nap when he heard his mother's call. After making tea, he and the knight commander kissed each other before walking towards the study.

He was walking on the spacious corridor, but he was reminiscing about the sweet kiss just now. As for the unreasonable boredom that arose in his heart yesterday, he attributed it to his bad temper and being too tired.Didn't think much about it.

—How good is Escrit, how can he not love him?

He knocked on the door of the study, and his mother's soothing and soft voice sounded from the door: "Please come in."

Celeste opened the door and walked in, and saw her mother sitting on the armchair behind the desk, as if she wanted to have a serious conversation with him.

Are you going to get me engaged?

Celeste was stunned, but soon, he relaxed again, it was just an engagement, he could definitely be engaged to "Miss" Elliott.

"Good afternoon, mother."

"Good afternoon, my son." Mrs. Bradley raised her hand, gesturing for Celeste to sit down opposite her, "Honey, mother called you here today to tell you something."

Celeste felt a sense of "as expected" in his heart. He sat quietly in his seat, waiting for his mother to tell her why she came.

——Anyway, no matter what, as long as it doesn’t make me get engaged to Princess Nali.

"Mother wants to ask you a question." Mrs. Bradley said kindly.Celeste replied immediately: "You ask, I will know everything."

"Why do you always call Eswell 'Escrit'?"

Celeste: "..."

This question is completely different from what he imagined!Celeste didn't answer right away. He wandered around in his mind, trying to find a plausible reason: the fact that the knight commander has changed is absolutely unacceptable.Otherwise his mother would definitely transfer Escrit.

"Hmm..." Celeste's mind turned quickly.He pretended to be indifferent and said, "Ah, that's because I didn't think the name Elsevier sounded good, so I changed it for him casually."

"Ugh."

Mrs. Bradley can also guess the reason. She has always had a deep understanding of her son's waywardness. At that time, the degree of willfulness was simply beyond people's imagination, and this was also the strange thing. He only bullied Escrito, and he didn't bother to care about the other servants.

It's just that Escrit has never been dissatisfied and is extremely loyal. They are willing to fight and suffer, so she doesn't say much, but it's different now.

"You can't do this again in the future."

She sighed and said: "You have to learn to restrain your temper and be nice to Elsevier. He is the most powerful assistant around you, isn't he? Although he is very loyal to you now, if you keep doing this Treat him, sooner or later he will break away from you, and at that time it will be too late even if you regret it and want to get it back."

Celeste felt that her mother's words were a bit difficult to understand: "If he is divorced from me, can I find another one? I don't see any need for me to restore him."

"Well, mother asks you, every time you are sick, who makes you medicine and takes care of you?"

Celeste: "...Uh, Escrit, but this is the maid's job, he did it voluntarily, and I didn't order him."

"When you were sick, who was the person who was bullied by you every day and didn't complain?"

Celeste: "... Escrito."

"But it doesn't mean anything?" Celeste retorted, "It's the same with another servant, as long as I give him enough money..."

The more he spoke, the softer he was, and finally he realized that he was wrong and shut up.

"You." Mrs. Bradley shook her head, "You are really spoiled."

"How kind he is to you, you know it in your heart. Such a good and loyal servant grew up with you. If you make him feel cold, you will never find another one."

Celeste felt that what his mother said made sense, but it was not easy for him to admit that he was wrong, but he couldn't do it even if he insisted on denying him, so he could only talk about him: "Mother... "

He said: "Those who know think you are telling me to be nice to Escrit, and those who don't know think you are telling me to be nice to my wife."

Mrs. Bradley: "...you bloody child."

The always elegant lady couldn't hold back and uttered an indecent sentence - she hadn't spoken like that for a long time.

How can a girl who dares to marry a foreign country alone be weak?Mrs. Bradley was also a rather aggressive girl when she was young, but she has been married for so long, Prince Bradley is gentle and considerate to her, and she doesn't have to worry about her husband's concubines and concubines like other sisters, and lives happily , Self-cultivation naturally slowly improved.

She waved her hand and glanced at Celeste, "Go, go, think more about what mother said, from now on, treat your knight better."

Hillest nodded, pretending not to hear what his mother said just now, he stood up with a serious expression, and bowed in a serious manner: "My respected lady, I will definitely follow your orders."

After he finished speaking, he left with brisk steps, and then he met his knight commander in the corridor.

His mother's words were still lingering in his ears, so without further ado, he pulled Escrit by the collar, pulled him off, and gave him a passionate kiss.

—he took himself as a reward, how kind he was to Escrito!

The author has something to say: Mrs. Bradley: Did I Teach You That?Damn boy!