Chapter 23: Hiding the Secret
The handsome man is a player who is tasked with discovering the secrets hidden in the castle in this quest.
The castle butler, who was waiting to be welcomed outside the castle gates, immediately greeted him, "Mr. Blanton, Miss Alice, the Duchess is waiting for you. ”
Blanton nodded haughtily, his hands slightly raised and placed on his abdomen.
Alice smiled softly at the butler and held out her porcelain white hand to hold Blanton.
Under the watchful eye of the butler, the two were led into the castle by the manservant next to them.
The castle is resplendent with gold, and everywhere shows grace and luxury, and they have not come early, but a small number of people have gathered around the Duchess, and the atmosphere is quite harmonious.
The men were handsome and the women were bright, and the arrival of the two immediately attracted the attention of most people in the hall.
The Duchess's meaningful gaze swirled around Alice, and then fell on Burranton, revealing a light smile, "Oh, it's my nephew Berranton here." ”
Blanton touched his chest with his left hand, leaned forward slightly and nodded at the same time, saluting the Duchess.
Alice sensed sensitively that the Duchess was looking at her strangely, but she quickly ignored the discomfort that had risen in her heart, and the corners of her mouth curled into a proper smile, and she curtsied to the Madame.
The movements of the two are very pleasing to the eye, and they are related to the Duchess, which has attracted constant praise from others.
The Duchess smiled and beckoned the two to her side, and the hall was very lively for a while.
Time flew by, and the servants of the castle brought a sumptuous meal prepared, and everyone took their seats to enjoy the food.
Burlanton had done a great job before, and his aunt, the Duchess, was so amused that the Duchess even offered to invite their siblings to stay and spend a few more days at the castle.
This was exactly what Berranton was trying to achieve, and he agreed despite the hesitation of Alice beside him.
Privately, he comforted Alice and said, "Sister, the Duke has been fighting abroad for a long time, and my aunt is looking forward to our company, and my mother is happy to keep us on a friendly relationship with my aunt. ”
The family still needs the care of the duke, and the aunt has no heirs... My brother is the youngest son in the family, and he can't share the abundant family property, and now he is favored by his aunt, which is a fortunate thing, and she can't hold back.
Alice was persuaded to stay, but the Duchess only looked at her a few more times when they first arrived, and there was nothing else out of the ordinary.
Blanton ate and drank a lot at the banquet, and before the ball, he grabbed the maid and asked for directions to the toilet, and he withdrew from the hall.
It was only then that a servant brought food to the cage hidden in a small corner.
What surprised Zhou Tang a little was that the food was very good, there were meat, vegetables and small bread, but the vegetables and meat were cold.
But compared to the hard biscuits of the slaves on the pirate ship, it is already heaven and earth.
She didn't refuse the cold vegetables and meat with the oil flowers, and stuffed it into her mouth with a spoon in small bites, eating more food so that she would have enough strength not to be dragged out without resistance like the previous girl.
I don't know what will happen to that girl? Is it alive, dead or disabled?
Zhou Tang still had too little information at hand, and she planned that if there was no progress by tomorrow, she would have to consider a feasible way to get out of this cage.
It was only then that a sharp cry of pain rang out, breaking her thoughts.
Not only her, but even the girl who was imprisoned in the cage stopped feeding in her hands.
There was some commotion outside the iron gate of the cage, Zhou Tang quietly stood up and moved to the iron gate silently, leaning sideways and listening close to the iron door.
"What's going on?"
"Where did it come from? Are we okay here? ”
One of the maids reached out and pointed upward.
At this time, Zhou Tang in the cage noticed that someone was approaching her, and the warm breath made her scalp a little numb, she turned her head suddenly, and almost subconsciously slammed her elbow back, but was quickly dodged by the person behind her.
Then she saw the face of a beautiful girl with an enlarged face, the one who had induced other girls to speak.
The beautiful girl stretched out her index finger to her lips, and then motioned to Zhou Tang to listen carefully with her mouth.
Zhou Tang looked away expressionlessly, now is not the time to care so much.
Moreover, if there is a partner who does not lag behind, it will also save a lot of trouble.
Listen, someone outside the iron gate said worriedly, "Today's banquet held by Mrs. will not frighten the guests, right?" She didn't feel much if she was frightened or not, but if it happened, Madame would definitely punish everyone after the banquet.
"I told Yuna to persuade Madame to postpone for a few days..."
"A few days? Madame can't wait for a day, who can persuade Madame? Even if Yuna used to be Madame's nurse, it wouldn't work. ”
"Guard this place! If there's another mess here, it won't work. ”
"Go, let's take a look at the people inside, eat well, collect the utensils and lock them out quickly."
Zhou Tang glanced back, and saw that the beautiful and tall girl had already retreated three or four steps back because of her long legs, she clenched the spoon and slowly stepped back.
The lock on the iron door was unfastened, and a middle-aged maid walked in with a cold face and took the dishes away.
She was distraught by the scream she had heard before, and she didn't check the dishes carefully, and she didn't know that one or two spoons were missing.
As Burlanton was packing his clothes, he heard a shrill scream that almost made him slip.
But! Isn't this a ready-made opportunity to discover hidden secrets?
He hurried out and followed the direction from which the voice came.
Most of the servants and invited guests of the castle are in the largest hall of the castle, and this aisle is rarely walked.
But Blanton was still very cautious, and he could be said to have seen and listened to all directions, trying to avoid people and approaching the place where the scream was emanating.
But his wish was disappointed, and he groped his way through the dimly lit passageway, and was met by the galloping butler.
The butler's face darkened, but when he met the Duchess's favorite nephew, he softened his attitude a little, "Mr. Blanton, how did you get here?" ”
Blanton wasn't fast enough to avoid it in advance, so he could only pretend to be crazy and stupid at this time, "It's the butler!" I'm lost! My aunt's castle was so big that I couldn't find my way back to the ball when I came out to relieve myself. ”
He also hit a rake, "Along the way, I didn't meet anyone, but the more I walked, the more confused I became." ”
The butler didn't distinguish between the truth and the falsehood of his words, and said expressionlessly, "Please come with me, sir, and I'll send you back to the hall." ”
Brandton maintained his aristocratic personality and nodded haughtily, "Then let's go!" ”
On the way, he pretended to be casual and asked, "Well, I heard a scream earlier, is this something wrong?" Need my help? ”
The housekeeper directly prevaricated, "I will tell the Duchess about this matter, and the lady will decide." ”
The rejected Burranton was not happy and snorted and closed his mouth.