Baron York and his entourage did not stay in Mr. Jacques's house. Instead, they quickly left.
Mr. Jacques still led the baron and his entourage to the door solemnly.
"I will stay here for a few days." Before leaving, Baron York looked at Mr. Jacques meaningfully and said, "Although the royal document is urgent, considering the actual journey, it is impossible to bring you to Cinon so quickly … So, please consider my suggestion."
"Lord Baron, you can enjoy the peace here for a few days," Mr. Jacques replied with a smile. "You will like the simplicity here."
As for what the two of them discussed in the reception room, the servants naturally had no way of knowing … But from the looks of it, they seemed to be having a good conversation.
"I hope so."
Baron York mounted his horse and headed to the village under the escort of a group of cavalrymen. He planned to find the village chief, Mayor Charles, and ask him to arrange a place to stay.
It was said that this was the only place in the area controlled by the Burgundians that still adhered to the rule of the royal family … As nobles of the kingdom, they should be treated very well.
…
Just as they left Mr. Jacques's house.
A cavalryman came forward and asked, "Lord, are we leaving just like that? About the document … "
"Some things can't be rushed," Baron York said calmly. "Although this place adheres to the tradition of the royal family's rule, it is surrounded by the territory of the Grand Duke of Burgundy … In the end, who knows if this place still adheres to the tradition of the royal family's rule?"
The cavalryman's expression froze. "My Lord, you mean that Donremi Village is very likely already … But, I heard from Jacques' servant that the village was just attacked by the Burgundian cavalrymen last night. All these years, the village has always been under attack."
"Of course, I hope that this is a place that supports the royal family." Baron York chuckled. "Who doesn't think so?"
The cavalryman was puzzled. He did not know what the baron meant.
Baron York suddenly said, "Speaking of servants … Do you still remember the appearance of the little maid who barged in just now?"
The cavalryman had followed Baron York into the house and had been by his side the whole time. He naturally knew that a rash little maid had barged in during the conversation between the baron and Mr. Jacques.
"I didn't pay much attention to it." The cavalryman recalled and said, "That maid kept her head down. After being scolded by Jacques, she covered her face and left in tears … Sir, is there anything wrong with this maid?"
Baron York said thoughtfully, "I wonder how old the young lady of the Jacques family is this year."
"That's easy." The cavalryman smiled and said, "As long as we enter the village, we can ask around."
"Hmm … While we're at it, we can also ask about this reckless maid. She might have heard something she shouldn't have." The baron nodded and yawned. "I hope there's a soft enough bed here. I … It's not easy to crawl out of a woman's belly in the middle of the night and run here exhausted."
It was indeed not easy … For a noble who lived like a prince, this kind of high-intensity journey would take away half of his life.
However, this baron was no ordinary noble.
He had been promoted because of his military exploits.
"I'll go to the village to make arrangements first."
As the cavalryman spoke, he spurred his horse and took the lead to leave the main group, heading towards the village.
…
…
"Is this all you found?"
Mr. Jacques sat in the study at home, looking at a set of maid's clothes on the table. In front of him, there was a woman in her thirties … She was also a maid in the family, but also an elder responsible for taking care of Miss.
"Yes … Yes." The maid lowered her head and said, "I found it in the utility room in the backyard … As for Miss, I don't know where she went for the time being."
"Nonsense." Mr. Jacques sighed.
"I'll call some people to look for her. Miss may have gone to the hunter's cabin that she often goes to."
"No need." Mr. Jacques waved his hand, "You don't have to worry about this matter. Just deal with the family affairs first."
The maid nodded. In fact, although she was a maid, because she had stayed in this family for a long time, she could almost be regarded as half a housekeeper … There was no housekeeper here.
"Sir, what about the reception of those foreign guests?"
Mr. Jacques rubbed his eyebrows, "Where are they now?"
The maid said, "I'm afraid that they may not be suitable here, so I asked Bertrand to take them to visit the nearby farm … Now, they should be at the farm. Or, I'll go and find them now? "
"Well done." Mr. Jacques nodded and immediately said, "Don't rush to find them. That's all. I also … I also need some time to think about something. You go out first, I'll call you if there's anything. "
"Yes, Master Jacques."
After the maid left the study, Mr. Jacques leaned back in the chair. He closed his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking … After a while, Mr. Jacques stood up and walked to the bookcase.
He put his hand into a certain layer of the bookcase, as if he was looking for something. Then, a click was heard, which was the sound of some kind of mechanism.
Then one of the compartments of the bookcase suddenly popped up, and there was a small secret door … a secret compartment.
Mr. Jacques took a deep breath and quickly took off a ring on his left hand and put it into the secret compartment.
He quickly recovered and sat down in front of the desk. He muttered to himself, "No matter who comes, I won't let you take her away …"
He seemed to have made some kind of decision in his heart, and his eyes gradually focused.
…
…
The scenery of the farm was really good … There were almost no farms of this scale in the [Free City].
In fact, this farm was really not small.
"Everyone, do you want to go to the windmill to have a look?" The tour guide Bertrand pointed at the windmill, "You can see the entire Donremi Village from there. The windmill is the best place to see it."
Assaches wasn't very interested. He was worried about the condition of Ludic and the male assistant … Although the two of them were settled, Mr. Jacques was receiving the baron, so he didn't have time to find a doctor.
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"When can we go back?" "We can't possibly stay here forever just because those cavalrymen don't leave, right?" Arthashis asked bluntly. This doesn't seem to be the way to treat guests. "
Bertrand pretended not to hear him, "If you don't want to go up, there is a small river nearby with a lot of fish. We can go fishing."
Mr. Assaches rolled his eyes and said directly, "I'll go up and see the scenery."
As the maid of the mansion, K er Lili naturally had to follow them — the main reason was that she instinctively didn't want to stay with Boss Luo and the others.
"We want to walk around nearby," Boss Luo suddenly said, "It won't be too far, just near the windmill."
Bertrand was a bit surprised, but he still nodded … There was a door on the windmill, so he needed to go up and open the door to let Mr. Assaches see the scenery.
Obviously, it would take some time to climb up.
"That works." Bertrand thought for a while and said, "If there is anything, please call me, I can hear you."
This was the range of the farm, so there was no danger, so Bertrand didn't make it difficult.
Seeing that the three had walked into the windmill, Miss Maid suddenly looked at Nan Xiaonan and handed her a few pieces of paper.
"What is this?" Nan Xiaonan looked at the contents of the paper curiously.
It turned out to be a few drawings of hand-drawn plants … and it was a super realistic style.
"There should be these plants around the village." Miss Maid said casually, "Lady Nan, please search according to the reference on the paper and try to collect more than three of each plant. I want to make some potions."
"It's used to deal with Ludic's symptoms?" Nan Xiaonan's heart skipped a beat.
"Lady Nan, if you can't collect them before sunset, you can come back tomorrow." Miss Maid smiled slightly.
— Damn, doesn't that mean I don't want to come back tonight?
— Why don't you just say it?
— It's dangerous for a girl to spend the night outside alone!
"Okay, I'll try to come back before tomorrow morning!" Nan Xiaonan patted her chest and promised — As for why Miss Maid was sure that there were these plants around the village, she didn't dare to ask!
She just needed to come back before next week … What should she do?
After Nan Xiaonan left, Boss Luo pointed to a grassy slope facing the windmill, "Go there and walk, maybe you'll get something."
…
The girl liked lying on the grass.
At this time, the sky and the earth seemed to be integrated with her. She would get peace at this time — but she wasn't at peace at this time.
She heard part of the conversation between her father and Baron York … She couldn't get rid of this part from her mind.
The girl understood her father's meaning at that time, so she covered her face and left … She knew that her father didn't want those cavalrymen from the kingdom to recognize her.
— Did they come here for me?
The absent-minded girl didn't notice something else … Next to the grass she was lying on, something was sneakily poking its head out from the grass.
There was a small patch of grass on top of its head, like a seed emerging from the soil … It was a chubby and cute face.
The small figure was lying on the ground, slowly approaching the girl — To be exact, it was approaching the stone sword that the girl put on the grass.
[Sword of Victory]
She was going to get it — she finally got it. Her small hand had touched the hilt of [Sword of Victory], and this time, she thought of a way to pick it up successfully.
The girl didn't notice it at all.
But the sudden sound of a person's voice woke the girl up instantly … She sat up.
Seeing this, the little figure, who was about to succeed, jumped in fright … She also burrowed into the bushes in an instant. She was also extremely angry.
"It's you …" The girl's voice was pleasantly surprised and then turned cold, "… You guys."
She looked at the direction where the voice came from.
Boss Luo and Miss Maid were walking slowly at this time, as if they were on a walk … The girl couldn't move her eyes away from these two people.
She suddenly felt that when they stood together, they could actually make everything seem like … an extra part.
…
"Father told me to receive you," the girl said calmly, "Why don't you stay at my house? What are you doing here?"
Boss Luo said, "We left in a hurry last night and didn't have time to see the scenery around, so we took this opportunity … Mr. Bertrand took Mr. Assaches and others to the windmill to enjoy the scenery. Do you need me to call him over?"
"I see Bertrand every day, why should I call him over?" The girl shook her head and suddenly said, "The scenery here is really good, I won't disturb you … I'll go back first."
Boss Luo said, "Miss Ranna seems to have something on her mind?"
"Even if there's something on my mind, it's a girl's matter." The girl said indifferently, "It's not a gentleman's behavior to casually inquire into a girl's mind."
Miss Maid then smiled faintly, "Miss Ranna, you seem to have something on your mind."
… The girl stared at these two guys in a daze.
These two people were simply invincible together!
The girl rolled her eyes … She simply sat on the grass again, looking at the river below the grassy slope, even grabbing a stone and throwing it into the water.
Dong —!
"Where do you think the river will eventually flow to?" The girl asked suddenly.
Miss Maid said indifferently, "The river will eventually flow into the ocean, or it will be cut off midway and disappear."
The girl, Jeanne, scratched her head. "That's not romantic at all … You look just like one of my former tutors. You're as old-fashioned as a piece of rotten wood."
Miss Maid smiled casually and wasn't annoyed, "Miss Ranna, where do you think the river will eventually flow to?"
The girl thought for a while and said, "It will meet the other half of its fate somewhere on the horizon, they will be entangled together, and then flow to the distant unknown future together. As long as there are people, they will flow to the place where people are. They will witness everything, everything. People will sing of their companionship... for eternity. "
Miss Maid finally heaved a sigh of relief.
Once again, she felt like she was being executed.
"In the end, they will still flow into the ocean, or disappear midway due to insufficient water." Miss Maid said again.
So, the girl stared at Miss Maid fiercely, and was about to speak.
"Miss Ranna, you're really here."
It was Mr. Jacques' voice.
…
Mr. Jacques' voice came from afar. He was now climbing on the grass, smiling towards them. He saw Boss Luo, the brave young man he admired.
"You're also here, brave young man." Mr. Jacques smiled with relief, "Luo, welcome back safe and sound, my savior."
Boss Luo said casually, "I'm just saving myself."
Mr. Jacques said, "No matter what, my promise won't change … It just so happens that all of you are here! Luo, why don't we talk about your marriage with my daughter now! "
Miss Maid's eyes narrowed slightly.
The girl's mouth was slightly open … What is Father doing?
As for Boss Luo … Boss Luo blinked his eyes, and then stepped on the grass somewhere inadvertently.
Squeak —!
They suddenly heard a strange sound.
"What's that sound?"
"Maybe it's the mice in the field." Boss Luo smiled casually and said, "There are many mosquitoes here, why don't we go and meet Mr. Bertrand first … By the way, Mr. Jacques, is lunch ready? I think my companions and I should be hungry."
"Let's … let's decide!" The girl quickly picked up [Sword of Victory] on the ground, "I … I'll call Bertrand!"
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