At midnight, the group of aristocratic ladies who seemed to wear red dancing shoes were finally gone.

Anse El breathed a sigh of relief and was about to go upstairs when Lady Elenda stopped at the top of the stairs, "Do you have a lady you like?" ”

Anse El didn't bother to think about the young ladies' pretentious appearances, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you." ”

A hint of displeasure crossed Lady Ellenda's face, but she restrained herself, twisted her face, and smiled, "I think that Miss Amelia is very good, and she is still the daughter of the earl's family."

"She's an illegitimate daughter." Anse El said with a blank face.

"What illegitimate daughter?" Lady Elenda was not happy to hear this, "Amelia's mother is the current countess, and Amelia is naturally also a countess. ”

Anse El scoffed: "Her mother was the lover of the Count, and the previous Countess only ascended the throne after her death, what is it if she is not an illegitimate daughter?"

Lady Elenda's face turned pale at what he said, and her green eyes looked at the viscount without moving, "If you don't like her, the daughter of the viscount's family is not bad." ”

"He can't afford a dowry."

Lady Elenda: "......"

Ansel said with a unchanged face, "If you don't feel like you are used to living in the castle, you can go out and live."

Lady Elenda's face changed, "What do you mean by that?"

Ansel ignored her, turned and headed upstairs.

Lady Elenda stood still and stomped her feet, angrily catching up with him, "You, like your father, don't know good intentions. ”

Anse El paused, "If you want to mention that I was sent to London at the age of twelve, I would be happy to tell you more about it. ”

Lady Elenda was choked and turned her head, and her eyes were filled with emptiness, "You, what are you doing mentioning those inconsequential things?" If I hadn't given you away, how would you have the wealth you have now? ”

Anse El looked at her face condescendingly, and after taking in her expression, he said in a low voice, "The winter in London is very cold, there is no charcoal fire in the fireplace, no hot water, no soft bread, I stay in the attic with a group of children without parents, no different from orphans......

After saying this, Anse El did not look at Lady Elenda's expression, turned and continued to walk up, and came to the corner, where he was nowhere to be seen.

Lady Elenda was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses, stamped her foot, and went into her room with a tight aching chest.

Time flies, and in late spring, the other flowers in the estate are in full bloom.

Sophie poked her head out of the kitchen and called out the girl's name.

The girl walked in from outside carrying a basket of freshly picked vegetables.

She walked up to Sophie and smiled as she went about her work.

After getting along for a month, Sophie got to know her temperament, and her attitude eased a lot, "One more day is your rest day, do you have a place to go?" ”

"I'm going home," said the girl, smiling, not knowing what she remembered, "I haven't seen my mother for a long time." ”

Seeing her longing on her face, Sophie sighed lightly, "The road to the village is a bit far, don't get into trouble with hooligans on your way, and besides, you have to rush back before evening, otherwise Hill's housekeeper won't be able to spare you when he checks people." ”

"Okay."

The next morning, the girl got up and left the manor, her home was in the countryside, some distance from the manor, and it was a three-hour walk to get there.

The weather was a little cold in the early morning, and the peasants who lived nearby were walking on the road, and when they saw the girl, some of them would stop to say hello and ask if there was a shortage of servants in the Rose Manor.

After the girl answered them one by one, she went home unhurriedly.

At this time, Linda was working at the door with her two children, she was a seamstress before she got married, she did it well, and often took some village work to earn a little tip to support her children.

After seeing her daughter, Linda got up from the ground excitedly, "Oh! My baby! She gave the girl a motherly hug, "Are you doing well in the manor?" ”

"I'm doing well, Mom." The girl handed her the salary she had received, and turned her head to hug her young twin siblings, "Are these two little ones obedient?" ”

"Of course, they're very well-behaved." Linda reached out and picked up one of them, and the little guy excitedly jumped into the girl's arms, smiling and calling "sister".

"You can buy them more food in a moment," the girl whispered, pinching her sister's thin face, "and I will come back to see you every month from now on, don't worry about running out of money." ”

"Ugh." Linda nodded happily, with a faint pride in her eyebrows, "My good boy, I knew you could do it." ”

The two gathered around and talked a little more, and Linda went to the village to buy fresh bread and return for the children to eat.

At this point, the Rose Estate was in chaos.

"Lord Viscount is missing!" The knight, who had been hunting with him, came back and reported, "We rode to the outskirts, and the Viscount drove happily into the woods, and by the time we chased after them, the man was gone......

"How so?" Lady Elenda had already misheard herself, and got up from her chair in a panic, "Anse El, he is a top rider, he will never be missing!" Get out there and find it! ”

"No, ma'am," said the knight, "you do not know what was going on, and when we went in to look for it, we met the robbers......

"Robber!" Lady Elenda screamed, "How can there be robbers near Rose Manor! ”

"It's not safe in the country right now, you know." The knight said solemnly: "Especially now that the political situation is unstable, causing panic in the hearts of the people, and hooligans and robbers are rampant, which is a common thing."

"No way......" Lady Elenda trembled with fear, if something happened to Ansel, she would lose her noble status as the Viscount's mother, and she would not allow it.

"Go and find it!" She lost her aristocratic grace and shouted hoarsely to the knight, "You must get it back for me!" ”

The knight was silent for a moment, then stood up and made a gentlemanly salute, "Lord Viscount, we will look for it, but please be mentally prepared, those robbers are like murder, even if they are found, Lord Viscount may have already suffered misfortunes......"

Lady Elenda sat in her chair with a pale face, her pupils shining with horror.

If something happens to Ansel, the title of this viscount will be inherited by another relative, and she will get a rich inheritance, but she will never be able to enter the noble circle again, which can be described as a catastrophe for her.

In the afternoon, the girl said goodbye to her mother and set out on her way back to the manor.

As I passed through a gloomy wood, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in my head.

"Trigger the plot of the week."

Not far away, a faint bloody smell came out of the woods, and Wen Maid Tea was silent for a moment and walked over.