Beryl looked at her sister, her eyes were like cold sapphires, without a trace of fluctuation: "I have already made an appointment with someone, and Cousin Minna did not inform us in advance that she would arrive here today It has nothing to do with what family and sisters Manda, don't use the topic to play"

Lilith coughed lightly, glanced at Minna, and looked at her little daughter with a condemning gaze: "Manda, watch your words and deeds!" Your sister didn't know that Minna would be here today, she made an appointment with a friend, of course she shouldn't be dishonest, and she wants to talk about serious things, don't make trouble! ”

"I'm messing around?" Manda looked at her mother in disbelief, her eyes were red, she turned her head angrily and ran into the house, Minna chased two steps, and hesitantly stopped to look at Lilith, who carefully arranged the collar and the flower ornament on her chest for the eldest daughter as if nothing had happened just now: "Persuade as gently and cordially as possible, understand?" It's about your future life, so be careful."

Beryl paused, and a smile curled into the corner of her mouth: "Mother, don't worry, I know what I have to do" After nodding to Minna, she walked down the steps with her head up, and a middle-aged white-haired man who was more decently dressed than the other manservant pulled over the horse, bent down and handed the reins to her, the old servant just now lay at her feet, Beryl lifted the corner of her skirt slightly, stepped on the old servant's back, got on the horse, and walked away

Lilith smiled and watched her daughter go away, until her figure disappeared outside the gate, then she turned to Minna and said, "Come in, I have already asked someone to prepare a room for you, are you going to study here?" How long do you plan to stay? ”

Minna hesitated for a moment before replying: "I'm not sure yet, it's estimated to be about a year" She was a little unsure, her parents just asked her to come to visit her uncle's family, but they didn't say that they wanted her to borrow it, although the house here is big enough, but if she stays, it will be very inconvenient to go to the security department, right?

But it immediately occurred to her who said she had to work for the Security Service again? She pursed her lips and swallowed the words of refusal back into her stomach

Lilith frowned imperceptibly, and without saying anything, she led Minna into the door, and they first passed a spacious foyer, twice the size of the foyer of the Merton Lord's Palace, and the furniture was all ebony gold lacquer carved decoration, and the carpets with complex and gorgeous patterns were a little old, some of the gold paint was peeled off, and there were large vases filled with fresh flowers on both sides of the mirror stand, and dozens of large and small paintings were hung on the four walls, and there were various styles of them hanging on the front wall. It is a small portrait of the male owner of the Kaduo family in the past dynasties, and several with Xiao Tianjian as the protagonist, but they are all hung on the left, and they are placed together with the portraits of the hostess, which makes people feel extremely weird

The foyer is followed by a hallway, then a staircase leading to the second floor and a passage to the rest of the mansion, and then the living room, still with ornate ebony furniture, but with soft rattan cushions on velvet sofas and carpets with a mutated grapevine pattern, wooden vases in the corners, and a few tall green plants lined with light blue silk curtains gently raised in the wind, which has a bit of early summer atmosphere

Manda had regained her composure and stood in the middle of the hall and smiled at Minna: "You were rude just now, you won't be angry, right?" Minna smiled and shook her head, but she was still a little curious: "Did you quarrel with Beryl?" You don't seem to be happy that she's going out? ”

Manda smiled reluctantly, "Beryl is going out, that's her freedom, I just don't think she respects you by doing this."

Minna knew she wasn't telling the truth, but seeing that she didn't want to talk more, she pretended to look around casually: "By the way, is Madame Mirabel at home?" I wanted to visit her, and her father said he had to say hello to her."

"Mother doesn't see any strangers," Lilith replied when she heard the housekeeper's instructions for dinner, "she hasn't been out of the house for a few years, and she's been sick with hoeing since last year, so now she just stays in her room and never comes out."

Minna asked in surprise, "Is Lady Mirabell sick?" Why didn't my uncle mention it when he wrote to my father? ”

Manda said: "It's just a little problem, the old man is weak, and now it's fine, do you want to see her?" I'll take you there."

"Manda!" Lilith frowned, "Don't bother your grandmother, she doesn't like to see outsiders"

Minna snorted coldly in her heart, they are also outsiders to herself, but before leaving, her father repeatedly asked to visit Madame Mirabel, so she still held back her anger and said: "I just want to visit Manda, who won't disturb her, you take me there."

Manda looked at her mother's earth god and suddenly smiled: "Okay, you come with me" After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the corridor, ignoring her mother's iron face

Minna followed her up to the second floor, and came to the innermost room on the east side, which was a large suite, occupying one-third of the entire floor, like a small home, and also a reception room, study, dining room, bedroom and bathroom, a simple and generously dressed middle-aged maid opened the door, glanced at Minna lightly, and turned to Manda, with a little smile in her eyes: "Miss Manda, are you here again?" Is this your friend? Madame said it a long time ago, don't you remember? ”

"This is Minna's cousin, Uncle Anlong's daughter, who came to Ito for a study tour, and just arrived at our house and wants to visit her grandmother," Manda looked inside, "Where's grandmother?" In a daze again

The maid looked at Minna with some curiosity, and restrained her spirit: "Madame is praying for Miss Minna's kindness, I will tell Madame, but now it is inconvenient for her to see you, please forgive me"

Minna caught a glimpse of a tall figure with a black veil on her head, and she could vaguely see that there was a statue of the god of light in front of her, and it usually took a long time to perform this kind of prayer before dinner, and Minna did not force it any longer, so she left a message to visit later, and pulled Manda out

Walking down the hallway, Manda sighed: "Grandmother has been like this since my grandfather died, and now that she doesn't even go out of the door, she will be sad until the last day of her life, what should I do?" ”

Minna didn't know what to do, she was shocked by her cousin's words: "Who said grandpa died?!" He's still alive! ”

Manda looked at her with pity: "Brother said the same thing, you all seem to have lived with your grandfather, right?" I understand your feelings, but the facts are the facts, even when he fought against the Demon Domain, his grandfather didn't even show up, if he was still alive, would he not participate? Minna wants us to believe that Grandpa is still alive unless he can be brought alive to us"

Minna said angrily, "What kind of fact is this?!" The truth is that I watched my grandfather leave with my own eyes, and he said he would come back! ”

Manda just smiled: "Well, you think he's still alive, then he's still alive"

Minna turned her head angrily, and Manda leaned closer to see her just ignoring Manda and laughing: "Angry? Okay, let's stop talking about this topic, I'll take you to your room, shall we? It's beautiful, I watched them set it up for myself."

She picked up Minna and ran, Minna tried to pull her hand back, but found that she was holding on tightly, and had to give up

Even grandpa's wife and children think that he has passed away, no wonder everyone in this country, from the king to the commoners, thinks so, since they don't believe that grandpa is not dead, when they see him back in the future, I don't know what kind of expression they will have?

Lilith's room for Minna was in the back wing of the third floor, a two-room suite, a little smaller than Minna's room in Maitondy, but beautifully furnished, with a small terrace and a few pots of flowers

It's just that this style of a room full of rose bouquet patterns on the bed of pink gauze curtains, Minna really can't like it, and what makes her even more uncomfortable is that the room is filled with the sweet scent of roses, obviously sprayed with perfume

Manda was very enthusiastic about the use of various furniture, and it was obvious that she had put a lot of thought into it, and there were silk dressing gowns and slippers that she had specially prepared in the large closet, and seeing that Minna had no luggage with her, she also whispered if she needed to find a tailor to make a few regular clothes, and if she needed to use them in a hurry, she could also lend her own clothes

Although Minna didn't really like the décor in this room, she was too embarrassed to say anything when she saw Manda's enthusiasm, so she hurriedly took out her luggage from the ring and threw it in the closet, and sent Manda away under the pretext of freshening up

As soon as the people left, she immediately opened the window to let the wind in and blew the aroma away, and turned out a few homemade fruit incense and placed them on the dresser, and then breathed a sigh of relief

Looking around, Minna began to wonder, did she really want to live in this room for a year?

After a hurry to freshen up, the servant came to invite her to dinner, and when she came to the dining room, she saw that her uncle Elon and her cousin Bevin had returned, and even Belle, who thought she was going out, was also present, and the latter saw Minna, and stopped talking several times, but could not find a chance to speak

Elon first welcomed the arrival of his niece, and also greeted the health of his younger brother Anlong and his sister-in-law Dora, and said with a smile: "Since you came, you should treat it as your own home, your father also grew up here when he was a child, I asked them to arrange a room for you, it is near your father's room, if you are interested, you can go and have a look, it is still empty if he can come to Ito to report on the National Day, our brothers have not seen each other for more than two years, I really miss him a little."

Minna was a little surprised, so she relaxed a little: "Dad said the same thing, but he said that it may not be possible this year, because the border is a little unstable, he has to go on patrol, I'm afraid he won't be able to attend the National Day ceremony."

"Oh?" Elon was a little surprised, "Is there anything wrong with the border?" Didn't I hear the wind? ”

"Actually, it's nothing, every summer, there are always some mercenaries who don't want to go to the elven forest to adventure, and they plan to take advantage of the misty wasteland Dad always said that they can't let them disturb the peaceful life of the elves, so every year they order to strictly prevent someone from sneaking over the border line."

Elon let out an "oh", and then didn't ask again to accept An Long's family, it was already his bottom line, and he was not so generous that even the brother of the elf clan admitted it

The scene was cold for a while, and Bevan, who had been smiling and listening, started a new topic, asking about the life of Minna's family in Mayton, his attitude was gentle and enthusiastic, polite but not boring, Minna had a good impression of him, after a meal, I liked him more tired, seemed very tired Minna asked: "You seem to be very tired, are you very busy with work?" Bevin smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing, I'll just rest more" didn't seem to want to talk more, Minna shut up

Lilith had been silent all this time, and then suddenly she spoke: "Is work so busy?" Yesterday Mrs. Ferrice arranged for you to meet the young lady of the Luke family, and it was rude for you to just say a few words and leave! That's a marquis's daughter! And it's a famous beauty! What are you not satisfied with?! ”

"Mother," Bewen looked at her mother helplessly, "I've been busy changing armor and weapons for a few knights lately, where do I have time to talk about poetry and music with that young lady?" ”

"What about last weekend's prom? I obviously told you that you must go, but you didn't even show your face! The more Lilith spoke, the more annoyed she became, "If it weren't for relatives, you wouldn't have come home for dinner today!" Don't go back to the Knights' Office tonight! This is your home! If you don't have time, you won't have any time with those civilians, it's not good for you, and it's a waste of time! ”

Bewen smiled without saying a word, bowed his head and took a small sip of wine

Seeing this, Lilith became even more angry, pulled down the napkin, and said to her husband, "I'm a little uncomfortable, I'll go back to the room first, you please" Elon frowned: "Madam...", but she didn't listen, so she left the table first

After thinking about it for a long time, Beryl finally reduced the arrogant expression on her face a little, and turned her head to ask Minna: "I heard that you are escorting the sea this time..."

"Beryl! Come up and stay with me! Lilith's call from the direction of the stairs interrupted Beryl's words, she frowned, did not move, but her mother urged her again and again, she whispered sorry, got up and left

Elon's face was a little ugly, and he glared at his son a few times, Bewen was silent, Manda looked left and right, smiled and opened the topic, and asked Minna what she thought of dinner, Minna responded casually, but she noticed in her heart that there seemed to be some contradiction between Lilith and Bevin's mother and son

After eating, she went back to her room, sorting her luggage, and suddenly heard a quarrel in the front wing, so she opened the door to look, and just in time to see the opposite corridor, Manda slammed a door and went to her room, and then the door opened again, and ran out of a maid to look at it, as if she was a little overwhelmed, and hurried back to the room, Minna vaguely saw that in that door, the skirt of the dress that Beryl had worn at dinner swayed

Are the sisters arguing?

Then she saw Beryl wearing a black hooded cloak and walking out of the room, hurriedly going downstairs, she followed with some curiosity, and saw the other party get into a carriage and go out of the gate in front of the corridor window on the second floor, she couldn't help but feel a little strange, it's so late, where is Beryl going?

I was about to go back to my room, but I met Bewen again, wearing a very simple samurai suit, and seemed to be planning to go out

Minna muttered in her heart, "Why do everyone have to go out tonight", and asked Bewen with a smile: "You still have to go back to the office to work overtime."

When Bewen saw her, he was stunned at first, and then smiled: "I just went to visit a friend."

He was soon gone, and Minna watched his figure disappear into the night, looking back at the gorgeous but somewhat gloomy mansion, with a somewhat mixed mood

There are really a lot of them in this Cado family