Chapter 17 Thanksgiving
Sophia smiled sweetly and said apologetically, "I know, I won't be in the future." ”
Clifford put his arm around Arya's shoulder and said, "Okay, Arya." I won't be back so late in the future, Miss Lily is a guest and I should have given her some help. Alright, it's time for dinner. With that, he took Alya into the dining room.
Looking at the backs of the two of them in the distance, Yasan's eyes flashed with a trace of essence, and said to Sophia next to her: "She seems to have noticed something, this little girl is very thoughtful." ”
Sophia smiled coldly, her blue eyes suddenly showed murderous aura, and she said with a cold face: "It seems that we have to solve this trouble as soon as possible, otherwise, she will ruin our big business sooner or later." ”
Yasan nodded and said in a deep voice, "I agree with you, but this matter has to be done in an airtight manner. With that, he began to bow his head and clean up the clutter again.
The next day, as soon as Clifford woke up, Arya brought breakfast and said with a smile, "Master, it's time for breakfast." ”
Clifford glanced at the dining table, breakfast was quite rich, there were fried eggs, bread, and milk, and left Arya to eat together, and said, "Arya, today I am going to visit my teacher, Lord Taylor, you don't have to serve me, you can move freely, just come back before dinner." ”
Arya was munching on a piece of bread when she heard this, and she groaned slightly, "Alright then, master." Can I visit the flower market? ”
"Of course, today you are free." Clifford swallowed the omelette and smiled slightly. He knew that Arya would run to the second prince to report the news, but it didn't matter, how normal it was for students to visit the teacher, and it was only by deliberately concealing it that there were no three hundred taels of silver here.
What's more, he had already figured out how to use this spy.
After the meal, Colefort, under the service of Elkeson, the coachman, drove to the center of Vienna, and spent the morning shopping, and it was almost noon before he hurried to the house of Mr. Taylor with gifts and three brandies.
As the Minister of Decrees, Taylor no longer had to continue to rent a house, and now he had a luxurious apartment in the most prosperous part of Vienna.
At this time Taylor had just returned from meeting the king, and at the meeting he spoke of the reasons for the strength of foreign countries, but he was helpless against the division of the princes at home, and sighed for a long time with King Frederick VII before he retreated and returned to his home.
Having poured a glass of wine, Taylor was reading some idle books under the service of the maid, when suddenly the servant outside the door came in and reported, "Honorable master, the prince of Collifor of the Count of Sicily asks for an audience." ”
"Clifford?" The old fox Taylor was stunned for a moment, and then his brain turned a few times before he remembered that he did have such a student, I heard that his fate was very tragic, his fief was taken away, his father was killed, what did he do with himself? Is it necessary to seek your own help? This must not be promised to him, how can an ordinary student let the old man wade into this troubled water? After a deep groan, he pulled down his face and said, "What is he doing here?" ”
The servant put his right hand on his chest, bowed, and said respectfully, "He said that he had come to bring you wine, and that it was a thank you gift." ”
"Wine?" The gluttonous worm in the stomach of the old fox Taylor was hooked, and he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva unconsciously, he has no other hobbies in his life, that is, he loves to drink two sips, and he is moved when he hears that there is good wine, but he is a very old fox, and he wants to impress him with a pot of wine alone, and let him be at your mercy, it is simply a fantasy.
Taylor rolled his eyes, thought for a while and made up his mind, the wine could be drunk, but if the other party made any excessive requests, he immediately paid the wine money and issued an eviction order, threw the idle book in his hand on the table, leaned back in the chair, and said nonchalantly: "Okay." He also has a heart, let him in. ”
"Yes, my master." The servant bowed back and ran out of the door to ask Clifford to come in.
Carrying three bottles of the finest brandy, Clifford followed the servant into Taylor's study, and bowed warmly as soon as they met, saying, "Dear teacher, Clifford, the student has come to visit you." You've been okay lately. ”
"It's okay, it's okay." The old fox Taylor's face immediately hung a kind expression, and he said with an expression of great care for his juniors: "Clifford, I have heard of your misfortune, and I am sorry for it. As a teacher, I can't help you much, which makes the teacher feel very guilty. ”
Collie sneered in his heart, secretly saying that he was worthy of being an old fox, openly saying that he was guilty, but secretly blocked his words asking him to help him restore the country, but it doesn't matter, Collie was not hopeful about this, just a teacher-student relationship, how could the other party take such a big risk for you? smiled faintly and said, "This is all in the past, with the teacher's words, the students are very moved." The student got three good wines, and knew that the teacher liked this and didn't dare to swallow it alone, so he specially brought it to the teacher and asked the teacher to laugh at it. ”
"This ......" Although the old fox Taylor likes to drink, he will definitely not lose his temper for these bottles of wine, or shirk it righteously, and said: "Clifford, your kind teacher understands, but you are in a difficult period now, how can the teacher drink your wine?" ”
Collie had long expected that he would be hypocritical, so he paved the steps for him, and said with a smile: "Teacher, don't be polite, it's just three bottles of wine, it's not a big deal, just take it as a thank you gift for the student, otherwise people will say that the student doesn't know how to respect the teacher." ”
"That's fine." The steps could also be lowered, and Taylor stopped struggling, stood up, and commanded his subordinates, "Prepare a sumptuous table of dishes today, and I will drink these three bottles of wine with Clifford." ”
Clifford smiled slightly, knowing that he meant that today you will drink, I will eat, we are two clear, today, drinking your wine represents the profound grace of this teacher, and I also recognize you as a student, you will do whatever you should do in the future, don't bother me again.
Clifford didn't care at all, he knew that three bottles of brandy could only be used as a stepping stone for him to communicate with Taylor, and it would definitely not impress Taylor, but it didn't matter, Lord Ben had already prepared his back hand, bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Then thank you teacher, I believe that the students will enjoy a delicious meal here." ”