-58- Sell girls' small matches
"Sebas, you already know the origins of Mr. Frank and Ms. Mina, right?"
Looking away from the beautiful girl who was busy crouching in front of the cupboard, Charlotte looked at Sebas, who was standing respectfully.
Sebas smiled slightly:
"Master, what are you talking about?"
Charlotte looked at her quietly, her deep blue eyes with a strong oppressive force that did not match her immature appearance.
After a moment, Sebas looked away unnaturally, then sighed and said respectfully:
"Worthy of you, great host...... Nothing can be hidden from your eyes. ”
"Why don't you just say it? And to beat around the bush like this? ”
Charlotte frowned.
Sebas smiled wryly:
"They've been working for the Rose Society for years, and while loyal people like Frank are the vast majority, there are a small number of people who have a grudge against Castel, and I'm afraid you're suspicious."
"Instead of me telling you where they came from, it's better to have them recognize you personally......"
Charlotte was dumbfounded.
After a moment, she shook her head:
"If they really have a grudge, how can these former followers of the Castel family stay in Boulder City?"
"Charlotte, please drink milk."
While the two were chatting, a beautiful girl in a maid's suit came over with steaming milk.
Her voice is cold, and her posture is elegant and standard.
Is this what the Franks taught Shirley?
Charlotte couldn't help but look at the girl a few more times, and subconsciously compared it with the maid in the manor who had been trained by herself.
Standing like a peony, sitting like a peony, walking like a lily......
Looking at the girl's movements, Charlotte naturally thought of a sentence from her previous life.
Although Shirley's clothes are shabby, her every move exudes the elegance of a noble servant.
Even the action of handing over the milk is obviously trained, respectful and polite, elegant and decent.
Charlotte took the milk, and the temperature of the milk was just right, not too hot, but not cold either.
She picked it up and drank a few sips, although the taste was far less mellow than the milk at home, it was warm, moderately sweet, not light or greasy, and reassuring.
Soon, Charlotte came to the conclusion:
The girl's literacy has thrown out of her own maid for several streets, and I am afraid that even the "maids" in the family when she just crossed over were not as professional as the other party.
The more Charlotte looked at it, the more satisfied she became.
The background is clean, like a blank sheet of paper, and it has a high level of professionalism.
Isn't this kind of existence exactly what she wants to look for this time?
Of course, unlike the excited Franks, Shirley is obviously much more distant from Charlotte, even outright indifferent.
But if you think about it, Charlotte can also understand that, unlike the Franks whose hearts are in Castel, the girl grew up almost in the outer city and has no feelings for Castel at all.
But that's for the better.
Isn't it the best opportunity to improve your prestige by redying white paper like a girl in your own color?
Isn't conquering the indifferent Three Nos and Kaolin Flower even more rewarding challenges?
The more Charlotte looked at Shirley, the more satisfied she felt, and the more she felt anticipation.
At the same time, the Franks, who had finished their discussions, also took their own actions.
The lame old Frank went to the backyard and hurried away on his pack horse, while Lady Mina, wiping her reddened eyes and putting on a respectful and detached smile, returned to Charlotte's side again:
"Lord Charlotte, we can find the person you need, Frank has already gone to prepare, but...... It may take some time. ”
"It's okay, we can wait."
Charlotte said with a smile.
The descendants of loyal servants who have not forgotten their original intentions for ten years are worth her wait.
……
It's a dilapidated alchemy shop.
A dirty old man was sitting in front of the shop napping.
Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves was heard, and along with the sound of horses' hooves, there was an excited and joyful voice:
"Kaul! Kaul! Are you still alive, old fellow? ”
The old man raised his head, looked at the person who came, and then frowned:
"Frank? What are you crazy about in broad daylight? Don't you see Lao Tzu resting? ”
"Hahaha! Don't sleep! Master Charlotte is here! Master Charlotte is here! Castel didn't forget us! Castel wants to recall her loyal servants! ”
"What are you doing? Why don't you hurry up and bring that little guy from Rand to meet him! ”
After saying that, without waiting for the old man to come back to his senses, Frank made another "Ya" and hurried in the other direction.
The old man was slightly stunned, and gradually came back to his senses:
"Lord Charlotte...... Charlotte ......"
"It's the little master!"
His old, cloudy eyes suddenly lit up.
I saw him stand up suddenly, limp towards the inside of the shop, and shouted excitedly as he rushed back:
"Lisa! Lisa! Good news! Good news! ……”
……
In the slums of the outer city, in a small tavern.
A woman with a hideous scar on half of her face stood behind the bar, pouring wine for a drunken drinker.
Suddenly, the door of the tavern was slammed open, and a panting Frank appeared in front of everyone.
His gaze soon fell on the woman, and he said excitedly:
"Epenny! Master Charlotte is here! Lord Charlotte is out of town! ”
"She's in our house now, and she's going to recall the loyal servants who belong to Castel!"
"What are you doing? Take Jennifer with you and meet her! ”
After saying that, he didn't even rest, he turned around again and hurried out of the tavern.
The woman was left alone, her eyes glazed over, and she didn't even notice that the wine in her hand was full.
Charlotte...... Be...... Little master! ”
Her eyes lit up.
"Hey, hey! Epenny! The wine is spilled! The wine is spilled! ”
Looking at the table of ale wine, the drinker hurriedly shouted.
The woman was stunned, and then immediately got up:
"Sorry......"
"Everyone, I suddenly have something, and the tavern will be temporarily closed today."
……
In the commercial street of the outer city, a clothing store with a hot business.
An elderly tailor couple is busy tailoring their guests.
Suddenly, accompanied by the neighing of pack horses and the exclamations of passers-by, a stumbling figure quickly rushed in.
"Maddock! Dieve! ”
"Mistress Charlotte is here! Lord Charlotte is out of town! ”
"She's in our house now, and she's going to recall the loyal servants who belong to Castel!"
"Oops! Don't always sigh at the uniforms framed on the wall, bring your kids to meet them! ”
Old Frank finished panting, and left the shop again.
The old couple was stunned.
The woman soon fell into excitement:
"Little master! It's the little host! ”
"Honey, I knew it! Castel won't forget us! ”
However, the old tailor looked angry:
"Humph! Rejoice what! You abandoned us in the first place, and now you want to call us back? Dream! ”
"Aristocrat...... Not a good thing! ”
With that, he angrily walked over to the wall and ripped off the framed Castel uniform.
With red eyes, he was about to smash it to the ground, but when his hands touched it, it was difficult to do so.
Trembling and looking at the faded uniform, the old tailor sighed slightly, closed his eyes gently, and tears crossed the corners of his eyes.
After a moment, he opened his eyes, and the anger was long gone, replaced by loneliness and sentimentality:
"Castel came, but ...... It's too late. ”
"We ...... There is no longer a qualification to wear them. ”
"Go and call Lola and Silvano."
"Today...... The shop is closed for one day. ”
……
Today is destined to be an unquiet day in the outer city.
Galloping pack horses gallop through the streets, and everywhere they go, a shop closes, or a house boils.
There was also an old servant who was serving at the employer's house, suddenly left his job, turned around without looking back, and left excitedly under the blank gaze of his master.
On the streets, large and small carriages drove out of the streets and alleys, carrying old people and their children who had experienced vicissitudes of life, heading in the same direction.
They are like dripping rain, which quickly turns into streams, which over time condense into a rushing torrent......
……
Frank hires a servant agency.
Charlotte, who was waiting for Frank's return, sat at the table, holding a rag doll in one hand and a wolf doll in the other, and told the healing fairy tale of Blue Star with sincere feelings:
"In this way, the little match girl who was kicked out of the house and Mr. Wolf, who was abused and escaped from the circus, lived in the forest."
"They became good friends who talked about everything, and the girl would secretly give food to Mr. Wolf to eat, and Mr. Wolf would let the girl sleep peacefully in his warm arms on cold nights......"
"A week has passed, and the time for the banquet has finally arrived."
With Mr. Wolf's encouragement, the match girl finally decided to pluck up the courage to go to the banquet.
"However, no matter how much the girl prayed, the hateful stepmother and sisters refused her to attend the prince's party, and the little girl could only cry and run out......"
Charlotte's voice was soothing, beautiful, with a hint of sadness.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank's two beautiful little daughters gathered around her, obediently holding their chins, and their big eyes stared intently at the girl who was telling a story, and their beautiful faces were full of worry.
Even the indifferent eldest daughter, Shirley, stood aside, quietly pricked up her ears, pinched the tray with both hands, her fingertips slightly white, as if she was worried about what happened to the little match girl.
"What a hateful stepmother! The little match girl is so pitiful! Mr. Wolf is really too gentle! ”
"And then! Sister Charlotte, what about later! ”
Two pretty girls chattering asked.
Charlotte paused, took a sip of milk, continued to wave the doll, and said with emotion:
"On a snowy night, the girl was crying on the empty street with a match, and at this time, Mr. Wolf appeared again."
"He came to the girl in the princely costume of the circus, and said gently—"
"Beautiful young lady, may I ask you to do a dance?"
"Looking at Mr. Wolf, who looks a little funny under the circus costume, the girl is a little confused—"
"Mr. Wolf, don't you hate circus costumes the most?"
"Mr. Wolf said—"
"If someone else can't be your prince, then let me be your prince."
The youngest daughters of the Frank family were completely fascinated by this, and they eagerly asked:
"What about below! Sister Charlotte! What about below! ”
Shirley also sat down at the table unconsciously, her face tense and focused.
Charlotte glanced at them, showed an innocent and warm smile, and continued:
The girl burst into tears and laughed.
She took Mr. Wolf's outstretched hand and danced in the snowflakes like a beautiful princess at a ball.
"After a while, the girl was tired of jumping."
She looked at Mr. Wolf's ugly and terrifying face, and asked happily and innocently—"
"Mr. Wolf? Why do you have such big eyes? ”
"Mr. Wolf said—"
"It's to get a good look at you."
"Then why do you have such a big nose?"
"Mr. Wolf said—"
"It's to keep in mind your breath."
"Then why do you have such a big mouth?"
Charlotte paused suddenly.
Looking at the three stares that looked straight at her, she continued:
"Mr. Wolf bent down and left a kiss on the girl's forehead—"
"It's to kiss you deeply."
"The girl cried ......"
"She hugged Mr. Wolf tightly—"
"Mr. Wolf, take me away, let's leave this sad place together, let's start our own new life."
"Mr. Wolf hugged her tightly, and said gently—"
"Let's go on a trip together, let's pursue our happiness together, and ...... in the future No more sadness and tears. ”
After speaking, Charlotte gently placed the two dolls together and let out a long sigh.
The two little girls who listened to the story were already completely hooked.
"Mr. Wolf...... That's great! I really want to have such a gentle Mr. Wolf! ”
"It's great that they can finally live happily ever after!"
The girls said with yearning and emotion on their faces.
Shirley, the beautiful maid who was standing aside and eavesdropping on the story, also quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and her indifferent eyes were faintly angry.
Even Sebas, who was behind Charlotte, had a scarlet gaze that became soft and warm.
Seeing that several people looked healed and happy, the corners of Charlotte's mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile like a little devil.
I saw that she suddenly sighed, gently picked up the wolf doll, and her immature and beautiful voice carried a touch of sadness:
"The next morning, the little girl was found frozen to death on the streets."
"She smiled happily and held in her arms the shabby wolf puppet given to her by her deceased mother, surrounded by burnt matches......
Girls: ......
Shirley: ......
Sebastian: ......
"Wow——!"
The two beautiful little girls burst into tears.
"Click......"
Shirley crushed the tray.
Even the smiling Sebas's expression froze suddenly.
At this time, the door of the small building was pushed open, and Ms. Mina's figure reappeared.
"Wow——! Woooooooooooooooo Mom! The little girl is dead! The little girl is dead! Wow! ”
In her blank gaze, the two daughters rushed over and cried.
The maid, Shirley, slammed her knee into the corner of the table.
She staggered and shook a few times, but still stood up, limped, and went upstairs without looking back.
Looking at the two little girls who were moved by their stories, and the beautiful maid who finally couldn't maintain her coldness and completely lost her temper, Charlotte showed a demonic smile that was cool, and took a sip of milk.
Looking at her charming smile, Sebas couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth:
"You, master...... You're a storyteller! ”
"I'm teaching them the cruelty of reality."
Charlotte said leisurely.
Sebastian: ......
"Worthy of your ......"
He was speechless and could only hold back such a sentence.
On the other hand, after coaxing her weeping daughters, Mrs. Mina came to Charlotte's side, and said respectfully:
"Charlotte-sama ......"
"They've arrived."
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