Little Peter and his party stayed at Althope Manor, resting and waiting for Eva's recovery, and everyone stayed for more than half a month. The two Eva sisters are the happiest at this situation. Little Peter had heard a few maids whispering by chance about Zoya's recent mood and happiness.

Through these days of research and play with the old man and others, Little Peter has probably figured out the composition of the entire manor. The Marquis's Althorp estate covers an area of more than 1,000 acres, and in addition to a large main house, there are other facilities such as hunting grounds, farmlands, woodlands, and stables.

On this day, in the southeast corner of the manor, on the small oval lake surrounded by greenery, on the island in the center of the lake, there was a white pavilion, in which the Marquis Maria and Little Peter were leisurely drinking afternoon tea while listening to the Marquiss talk about the latest gossip about the imperial capital.

The Marquis Maria gently placed the black tea in her hand on the coffee table, and waited for the maid next to her to remove the meal before saying, "What I like most is that this place is beautiful, quiet and elegant and holy. ”

After hearing this, the old man smiled and agreed: "Well, I think so too, so your Agenophon family's vision is still so accurate." ”

The Marquis Maria smiled and praised a few words before saying, "Actually, compared to other manors, my favorite is here, especially this small island in the lake. I'm not afraid of your jokes, I even want to be buried here after death, on such an isolated island in the middle of the lake, and I don't need any luxurious burial mounds, just the surrounding grass, the lake, and the white pavilion, I think it must be a wonderful feeling. ”

Little Peter couldn't help but turn his head to look around, and then imagined in his mind what the Marquis said. Thinking about it, I felt a beautiful picture presented in front of me, and I agreed with what the Marquis Maria said in my heart.

The Marquis Maria and the old man were chatting there, little Peter was fascinated by the beautiful picture in his mind, William was sitting upright and sipping his black tea without saying a word, and Zoya was walking slowly along the lake with Eva in her arms.

The marquis chatted and saw the two sisters stunned for a moment, and then said to the old man: "Since Zoya is Eva's sister, it is a bit cruel for her to continue to let her stay by my side. I'm not the kind of person who is selfish and mean, so I passed Zoya to you, and I also fulfilled these two hard-working sisters. ”

Little Peter quickly came back to his senses when he heard this, and his face was happy. However, the old man was stunned after hearing this, as if he didn't expect the marquis to say this, he first thanked the marquis for her kindness, and then discussed it with William before saying regretfully: "Thank you very much for your kindness, but our next journey is too dangerous, only William alone may not be able to bring us to the destination safely, so I also hope to be able to fulfill the two sisters, but now we are really powerless." I think Zoya staying by your side should be a safer and happier choice for her now. ”

After hearing this, the Marquisess Maria looked at the two sisters in the distance and asked, "I don't know where you plan to go next?" ”

The old man smiled slightly, first picked up a piece of delicate snacks on the sound quality plate on the coffee table, chewed it carefully and swallowed it, and then picked up a cup of warm black tea that had just been refilled by the maid and took a sip to moisten his stomach before saying: "We are going to the Kansas Province of the Holy Empire next, you also know that the Krent Empire and the border areas of the Holy Empire are not very peaceful, especially the Holy Empire has been in a lot of trouble recently, and Kansas Province is in a remote area. We can only be cautious along the way, and if we add one more Zoya at this time, we may not be able to reach our destination. ”

The marquis sighed and said, "Then I wish you good luck here, and may the Lord always take care of you." Due to the recent intensification of conflicts between the Holy See and the royal family, the internal security of the Holy Empire is indeed very poor, but this also gives some careerists opportunities. What is needed for the Empire, of course, is a chaotic and weakened Holy Empire. After saying that, he smiled mysteriously.

After the old man drank the last sip of black tea, he put the teacup on the table, half lying on the sofa, one hand slowly patted his thigh, looked directly at the marquis, sighed and said: "Hey, people just want to spend the rest of their lives in peace and stability when they are old, and all they want is to have a stable life for future generations." ”

The Marquis Maria first looked at the old man for a moment, then unnaturally shifted her gaze, straightened her back, sat upright, stared at the scenery in the distance, and said word by word: "I don't know much about this, but I understand that fate is earned by myself, not by others." Therefore, if you want to live better than others forever, and if you want to maintain the glory of the family forever, you need to live harder than others, and make more efforts than others. ”

A few more days later, when Eva was able to walk without the help of others, everyone knew it was time to separate. Zoya was smiling every time she came to see Eva, and the two sisters confided in each other that they didn't want to be separated for a long time. Little Peter knew that Zoya didn't want Eva to be upset, so he forced a smile, and as for why he knew, of course, it was because he saw Eva secretly crying after Zoya left, and at that time he knew that Zoya might be in the same mood as Eva.

Fortunately, the Marquisess said that she would take Zoya with her for the time being, and that when they settled down, they could go to her territory of Bavaria and pick her up again, and this news was perhaps the best comfort for the sisters for now.

When little Peter packed his bags and left the manor, where he had lived for almost a month, the Marquis was talking to William at the gate. The old man got into the carriage tremblingly with the support of the maid beside him. Eva and Zoya were hugging each other and blessing each other, tears streaming down their cheeks.

As the carriage drove away, Eva poked her head out and looked at Zoya, waving one arm vigorously and wiping her hand over her face. Zoya first ran a few steps with the carriage and then panted desperately with her mouth open, and when she finally felt less uncomfortable, she shouted, "Sister Eva, you must take care." ”

The group gradually disappeared from Zoya's sight, and Eva could only sit on the chair unwillingly, with her head down and her face covered with her hands for a long time without saying a word. The old man sighed and comforted: "Eva, don't be like this, you two sisters will meet again in the future, I promise." ”

Little Peter didn't know what would happen in the future, but there were memories and images of the Marquis and Zoya, and he remembered his leisurely time at Althop Manor until his death.