That day.

Maggie didn't follow Paris and stayed at Mrs. Harriet's house. Paris's lunch was also eaten at Mrs. Harriet's house.

Liszt didn't immediately get to the bottom of it, interrogating Paris's background.

Just like casting a long line to catch a big fish, the line should not be tight all the time, as it will be broken by the big fish. What you need to do is to relax for a while, tighten for a while, and constantly tremble, consume the physical strength of the big fish, and finally catch the big fish.

The life of a lord is boring.

So Liszt has plenty of time to enjoy this means of manipulating people's hearts, and a lord, if he can't manipulate people's hearts, is not a qualified lord. Whether it is tempted by interests, seduced by honor, or even threatened to bind, it is a means of manipulation.

After lunch, he met with old Grandet again, and told him, "You go and remind Mrs. Harriet that Maggie doesn't have to leave, it's actually very simple, just let her sister Paris stay in Flower Town." ”

Old Grande, now as an official of the town, is full of energy: "My lord, maybe it would be more appropriate for me to tell Dennis to remind Harriet." ”

Dennis is Mrs. Harriet's husband.

"Yes. ”

Old Grandet took the order and left.

In the afternoon, Liszt thought Maggie would take a leave of absence to accompany his sister. However, unexpectedly, Maggie came to the castle with other little maids and little boys to start her internship.

"Mr. Carter, you call Maggie. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

After Maggie arrived, Liszt asked directly: "Maggie, why don't you go to accompany your sister, you can ask for leave." ”

"Sir, I want to work, work, and stay in Flower Town...... I don't want to leave. Maggie was now happy and troubled, and her long-awaited sister appeared as promised, but she didn't want to leave the Harriet family, and the wonderful town, and the benevolent lord.

She may have been very young, but she had seen the lord of her homeland, riding on a tall horse, whipping serfs at every turn.

On one occasion, her father was whipped ten times by the lord.

But in Flower Town, she had never seen Liszt whip anyone—and even if he did, it was officials punishing errant civilians—and in her naïve notion that a benevolent lord deserved to be followed by all.

"It's okay, Maggie, if you don't want to leave, either Mrs. Harriet or me, I'll let you stay. Now go back to your sister, and I'll let Mr. Carter give you half a day off. ”

"Master, am I really, okay, stay?"

"Yes. ”

"Hmm!"

......

Maggie happily goes back from vacation and finds her sister.

The sisters spent an afternoon strolling around Flowerstown, and Maggie shared the peanuts she fried in the castle kitchen, and Paris gave her a pendant.

The pendant is not very beautiful, because instead of gems or crystals, two crumpled leaves, one large and one small, hang from it.

"Take her, Maggie, and don't lose it. ”

"What kind of leaves are they, sister?"

"The large leaves with wavy edges are the leaves of the oak tree, and the small oblong leaves are the leaves of the mistletoe. Paris explains, "Mistletoe is a plant that parasitizes the oak tree, it represents hope and abundance, and the oak tree represents strength and perseverance. ”

Maggie understood, and tucked the pendant into her clothes.

"Sister, are you leaving?"

"Maggie, come with me, let's go home. ”

Maggie bowed her head: "But Mom and Dad have been killed, and our village has been destroyed, what can we do when we go back." ”

"This ...... Sister will protect you, we can find a place to start a new life. Paris made a gesture of bending her arms and puffing out her biceps, "You have to believe in your sister's strength, although she has not become a magician, she is stronger than a magician." ”

"But I think it's good to have Flower Town, the lord will protect us, and I have a new mother, and Mrs. Harriet is my mother. ”

For dinner, still at Mrs. Harriet's house.

Paris once again proposed to take Maggie away, and at this time, Mrs. Harriet, who had already been reminded, quietly asked: "Paris, why do you insist on letting Maggie follow you away, she is just a nine-year-old girl, how can she adapt to a wandering life?"

"I'll take care of her, Mrs. Harriet. ”

"Of course I know, you're her sister, but have you ever thought about it. ”

"What have you considered?"

"Stay in Flower Town. Mrs. Harriet laughed, "You can stay in Flower Town if you don't leave in a hurry, can you?" I've lived in Flower Town for twenty years, it's quiet and undisturbed, my son has grown up and married here, he's going to have a baby soon, and Maggie can grow up here too. ”

Paris never thought about that.

But after she was stunned for a moment, she felt that this was indeed an interesting proposal - she came to Coral Island thousands of miles away to rescue her sister who was bought and sold, but her sister is living well now, so what is the point of this rescue, and why should she be obsessed with taking her sister away.

"I'll think about it, Mrs. Harriet, and thank you for your hospitality. ”

That night, Paris didn't mention taking Maggie again, and she was still living in the aristocratic ghetto that night. Of course, Liszt generously waived her accommodation expenses - he had already learned about the progress of Paris and Maggie through Old Grandet and others.

Know that things are stable.

"Probably tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, Paris will offer to stay...... If she's out, there's no reason to have to go back. ”

But beyond Liszt's plans, Paris visited the castle that night.

This time, instead of relying on stealth to sneak in, she showed up to pay a visit, and Carter left in the lobby to wait. When Carter knocked on the door and entered the study, he asked for instructions.

Liszt, who was reading a book, nodded calmly: "Please let her come into the study and make two cups of milk tea by the way." ”

Moments later, Paris was ushered in by Carter.

After taking her seat, she didn't have any nonsense, and said directly: "Baron, I used to be a thief mercenary of the mercenary group in the Grand Duchy of Maple Leaf, and although I have separated, I still retain the status of a registered mercenary. I don't know if you need to hire a mercenary to work for you. ”

The Grand Duchy of Maple Leaf, like the Grand Duchy of Sapphire, is one of the vassal states of the Iron Ridge Kingdom.

"Listen to what you mean, are you planning to stay in Flower Town and take care of Maggie?" Li Si Ting nodded, "So, first of all, let's introduce yourself perfectly, you said that you have killed nobles, and I am also a nobleman, so I want to make sure that you stay in Flower Town and will not cause trouble to Flower Town." ”

"Don't worry, I have indeed killed a lot of nobles, and they are still wanted in the Grand Duchy of Maple Leaf, but no one will chase such a remote island country to trouble me. ”

Paris unceremoniously picked up the milk tea on the table and took a sip: "It tastes very good, it is definitely the milk produced by the best cows...... If you want to hear my story, there's nothing to hide. In order to avoid marriage, I left home at the age of fifteen to find a magician and learn magic. ”