Chapter 19: Stark's Summons
All night without incident, early in the morning, Jonas, who was still exhausted from not sleeping properly for three nights, was called out of bed by Doc.
I believe many people know that when this kind of sleepiness is extreme, either you don't sleep, and you have to sleep full, otherwise it will be even more uncomfortable than when you didn't sleep, and Jonas is the same, now he is groggy, and I believe that as long as Doc walks away for a second, he can fall asleep.
"Hey, Doc, I don't have breakfast, I don't have to eat lunch, I don't need to wake up that early. Stuffing his head in the quilt, the sound made through the barrier was slightly waking up, a small bulge in the quilt, Doc was a little soft-hearted when he asked Jonas to get up, and now when he heard Jonas's coquettishness, he simply wanted him to sleep, but the current little master really couldn't sleep.
"Young master, you can't sleep now, there are many people's eyes on our Luge family, and there are also many people who want to wait for our family to show their flaws, you must not be greedy for sleep at this time. Doc knew that the little master of his house was definitely not an ordinary person, and he believed that with a little bit, Jonas would understand and not mess around like other children.
You know, just Jonas just needs to get up now to meet his grandfather can make his image stand out in an instant, even if his grandfather doesn't remember, but those vassals will know that Jonas is a filial person, and this quality is sometimes more precious than the skills of being able to fight and manage money.
And if Jonas lets himself sleep, the two will definitely use this as an excuse to start slandering their family, so that the knights here will form prejudice against the Ruger family, and once the prejudice is formed, it will not be easy to dissolve, and these things must not happen.
He had to keep his little master here without making mistakes in order to be worthy of Lady Sandra's trust.
"Grandpa Doc, I'm only 7 years old. Jonas could only refuse Dock's request with his age, and at this moment, he hated Philia and Fernando for bringing him such a disaster, and if it weren't for their mouths, he would have been so vigilant.
"There is no age in politics, and there is no age in your grandfather's property. Doc relentlessly told the brutal truth, and then pulled the quilt off, exposing Jonas's body in his pajamas.
The quilt that was originally grasped by the two little hands disappeared in front of his eyes in an instant, and a dark sky suddenly became bright, Jonas could only roar speechlessly, climbed off the bed, and began to wash up depressedly.
"Doc, how long is it until Mommy arrives?" asked Doc about his mother as he brushed his teeth with a toothbrush made of pig hair dipped in salt.
"Your mother had already left the day before yesterday and was expected to arrive in 2 days. "Doc is obviously very well informed, and has already inquired about all the news about his whereabouts.
"Well, what am I going to do next?" Jonas thought that there were only two days anyway, and he would be able to endure it, so he asked about the next arrangement.
"Dine with your loved ones. After Dock finished speaking, he stopped talking, he didn't want to be scolded.
"Relatives??? why should I eat with them?" Jonas almost swallowed the salt in his mouth, quickly spit it out, and poured a mouthful of water to recover, to eat with the two children who were with them, Jonas already felt no appetite just thinking about it.
He didn't even have to guess to be able to think of the scene at mealtime, and it would be good if he didn't fight.
"It's etiquette. Doc didn't answer why, he also knew that what he did didn't make sense, but as a nobleman, if he didn't follow these rules now, then he would probably be directly disqualified from inheritance, even if Bishop Da Vinx was backing him.
Jonas's eyes widened and he looked at Doc, how could this old guy not usually see it, but now he couldn't even grasp a reason to refuse.
"Must go?" Jonas really didn't want to entangle with those people, he was only 7 years old, even if he added his previous life, he would be 31 years old, and those people were experienced in a lot of battles, and they were much more experienced than himself in this aristocratic circle.
Yesterday they were able to have the upper hand in their tongues because the other party didn't look down on their own children at all, but today is completely different, after the other party has been soaking in the wine altar of conspiracy since birth, how can Jonas, a person who has little scheming in peacetime, win them.
"Young Master is afraid of them?" Doc asked Jonas in an inquiring tone.
"Let's go, let's eat. "Can I still be afraid of them? He's a person, he just can't stand the agitation
After tidying up his clothes, he went to the dining room accompanied by several people, apparently, except for Jonas, everyone else had already arrived, sitting at a large long table, with all kinds of food in the middle, and next to them stood maids and manservants, and there were 9 people sitting at the table.
It was Philia and her two sons and daughters, Fernando and her son sat in the middle, and four vassals sat next to them, including Vig, whom they had seen yesterday, and there was no one else at their table.
"Aunt Philia, Aunt Fernando, good morning. Jonas changed his stiff face to a bright spring face, and greeted them, as if he hadn't done anything yesterday and looked innocent, and at this time he could only respond to all changes with the same.
"My dear Jonas, is it okay to wake up so early, why don't you sleep a little longer, you will not be able to bear it. Philia held the wine glass, which was filled with wine, and shook the glass while saying words of concern for Jonas, but her tone and demeanor did not look like she cared about Jonas, but told the people around her about Jonas's weakness.
Looking at Philia, who had been drinking since the morning, Jonas was very unaccustomed to it, but now he couldn't get up from his seat on this occasion, she was his elder, and if she answered wrongly, it might make everyone present feel more bad about herself.
"Grandpa is still in danger, how can I sleep?" Jonas put away a bright smile, revealing a haggard look, combined with the dark circles under his eyes caused by lack of sleep, so that the sincerity in Jonas's words was brought into full play at once.
He was a bachelor, and he knew that he would definitely not be able to compare with this Aunt Philia in terms of stratagem, but as long as he had a moral advantage, then with the body of a 7-year-old child, who had to reason with himself?
"It's really filial. Filia's words were good, but the tone of slight contempt was awkward to hear, but seeing that she had said no more, Jonas stopped rebutting and sat down and began to eat his breakfast.
"Is Master Jonas here?" While eating, an old man who looked to be about 50 years old outside the restaurant pushed the door and asked the people seated, with a little anxiety and a little excitement, this person was Viscount Stark's butler, Dorlon.
"I'm just, what's wrong?" Jonas raised his right hand holding the sandwich as if he had been named by the teacher in class, and looked at the old man suspiciously.
"The master has woken up and wants to see you. The butler didn't talk nonsense, and directly stated the purpose of his trip.
"What, didn't my father say he wanted to see me?" Filia's originally elegant appearance of drinking red wine was torn apart by this sentence for a moment, and she stood up directly from her seat, and the thick lead powder puff on her face fell down like snow.
"Okay, I'll go right away. Jonas hurriedly followed the butler to Sdarke's room.
"Wait, what did Father tell Jonas to do?" Fernando asked, stopping the butler as he was about to leave the housekeeper.
"I don't know this, I'm just following the master's orders, Second Miss, please get out of the way. Doron bowed to Fernando, then trotted out the door with Jonas, leaving Fernando and the maids behind her messy in the wind.
When he was about to leave the door, a smile of triumph appeared on the corner of Jonas's mouth, but no one saw it.
He said his name and his identity countless times next to Stark last night, and kept making the impression of Stark who has amnesia gradually deepen, and in the process, his impression of other people, even his daughter, as long as he hasn't seen him for a long time, amnesia will make his memory begin to blur, but the memory he gave him is still yesterday, so it became possible to let himself go this morning.
Otherwise, how could a grandson who had only met twice be by the side of this viscount for a long time?