Since the morning, a soft chair for the Duchess has been placed in the front yard of the mansion. I sat in that chair with Betty's support. In front of the chair, many servants and maids came out in advance and waited. I was puzzled when I heard it was a place to meet the employees of the mansion. It was a scale and orderliness that was close to a private ceremony.
The butler, Malcol,m and the head maid, Kreisel, introduced me to many employees one by one. Before one person could be imprinted on my mind, the other was introduced. Kreisel said when she saw me that my soul was being threshed.
"The management of the public house is your responsibility. It is good for you to know each one to lead the family."
"Thank you for letting me know. Oh, can you give me a list of employees later?"
"Yes, I'll put you in your room."
Kreisel said with a peculiar expression. Since ancient times, at the end of the year, selected students would appear on TV and say things like this. I just focused on class and thoroughly prepared and reviewed. Concentration and preparation in class have crossed the water, so even if it is a thorough review, it is necessary to do so.
I could feel the servants glancing at me for making a promise that I couldn't keep. The quarrel between the Duke and the Duchess had already spread widely among the employees. The servants are also worried about that. I tried to pretend it wasn't a big deal.
Thinking about it still made my head tingle, but I didn't intend to hide by expressing discomfort on my face or protesting. I wanted to show more because I fought with the Duke, or rather, I fought.
'How well I can do it, contrary to your useless worries.'
Now, there was no Madam Marie who was by my side to protect and assist me. I had to keep my mind upright.
'Oh, I'm a little surprised to think like this?'
For some reason, I felt more grown-up than when I was in the villa.
"If you have any questions, feel free to ask, ma'am."
Malcolm said.
"No, I don't. I've already heard enough. Malcolm and Kreisel are really nice."
"Employees do as much as their employers do."
Malcolm's words had a bone. He was an employee who had served the Duke for a long time. I felt that it was different from the servants who swung around and around. I felt that it would be difficult to attract him to my side.
"Are all the people gathered here who are employees of the public family?"
I asked Malcolm to make sure one more time.
"No, ma'am. In addition to the hired people and aide Jenner gathered here now, the Duke has a private soldier and an elite knight."
"Private and knights?"
"Yes, of course, most of the enlisted soldiers are in the territory of Alviv, and only the elite knights come up to the imperial capital."
It's an elite knight. Just by hearing the name, it feels very plausible and wonderful.
"Where are the elite knights?"
"Normally, they eat and lodge in the annex of the mansion, but now they are going out on the orders of the lower officials."
"I want to say hello to them, too."
"I'll introduce you to the Templars as soon as they return."
This is how the long meeting, which was difficult for me and my employees, ended. Betty approached as if it were unbearable.
"Ma'am, are you having a hard time?"
"It's still bearable."
In fact, my soul was on the verge of evaporating.
"You have a bad complexion? Go in and rest."
Betty said with a look on her face that I shouldn't lie. She's quick-witted.
"Rather than that, I would like to see the mansion first. Can you guide me now?"
I knew from experience that if you put it off because you are a little tired, there is no limit. It was better to kill it all at once.
"Follow me, Ma'am."
She didn't seem to be convinced, but Betty couldn't stop me anymore and took the lead.
Duke Albrenovic was definitely different from the palace. Unlike the heavy menstrual gel palace, the palace was full of bright decorations that showed off the pleasures of the nobility without filtering. Instead of religious worship paintings, bright genre paintings were painted on the walls, and soft and colorful sculptures carved like fresh cream could be seen everywhere.
In particular, the exterior of the mansion was covered with pale coral-colored clay, and her cheeks were red like a shy girl.
'Wow, this is a house that doesn't really suit Brandt...'
It was disgustingly Incompatible. If you forget that the landlord is a man who hides his handsome body in dark clothes, this is certainly a lovely mansion.
I was immersed in the idyllic scenery of the countryside with the lake directly adjacent to the mansion, the lawn garden beyond, and the well-maintained arborvitae and red thorn trees.
"Madam, you've never seen a noblemen's mansion, have you?"
Betty asked if she had caught a glimpse of my reluctant feelings of admiration
"Yes. I've never seen such a beautiful mansion in a villa. Is it prettier than menstrual gel?"
"Because the Imperial palace and the mansions of the nobles each have different things they want to express. The most beautiful place in the mansion is the madam's room."
I remembered my impressions when I first saw the Duchess's room, and I couldn't help but nod.
"The Duke has put a lot of effort into decorating it."
Then the nodding stopped.
Betty, who didn't notice my condition, pointed to the edge of the lawn garden and said.
"You can't go to the forest alone. Although the Prince sometimes goes out to ride horses with the knights."
"Why?"
"Snakes come out. It's dangerous to go into the forest alone."
Snakes come out?
I got goosebumps all over my body.
"Ugh, snakes come out, why would I go into the forest alone?"
Betty raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"You like snakes."
"Me, me?"
"When you were a lady, you used to handle snakes by yourself. So I thought you would go into the forest to catch snakes."
"What?"
Yesterday, I canceled what I said that my taste is not bad.
What now? Dealing with snakes?
"Don't you remember?"
Betty laughed as if she had come up with something very funny. I couldn't remember it, but I didn't really want to know
"I don't like snakes anymore."
I would have closed my eyes and pretended to be Edita, but the snake couldn't be alone. I had a reason to avoid snakes more than others.
When I was a child, I went to the valley with my friends and was bitten by a snake. All my friends who thought it was a poisonous snake because it was a colorful snake with red patterns thought I was going to die, and wept. We said goodbye and trembled until the ambulance came, but the emergency responders who examined my wounds reassured us with a dumbfounded expression.
"Vipers and ordinary snakes are wrong from the tooth marks. Look at the bite marks here. There are so many snakes with nothing but tooth marks. Vipers don't have to. You can just send it in one shot with a couple of poisonous teeth. You don't even hurt deeply. Strictly speaking, this is not a bite, but almost a brush."
It was a scary and embarrassing memory. For a while, I was so traumatized that just looking at the belt made me feel scared, and to this day, just hearing the snake's name sends shivers down my spine.
But I didn't know that it had entered the body of a woman who handled snakes by herself! No matter how much I had to act like a fine Edita, I had to be clear about this. The snake was something I couldn't handle.
After touring the mansion, we entered the mansion again.
"Did you enjoy the view?"
Malcolm, the butler who was sitting at the desk in front of the front door, stood up and asked.
"Thanks to Betty. I had fun."
'Except for the snake story, it was really perfect.'
After passing through the wide entrance, a central hall and waiting room appeared. Those who visited the couple had to first be identified by the butler at the entrance and then wait to meet the Duke in the hall again. Brandt was a very expensive man.
"I don't think the Duke would have been able to stay in this hall for long."
I muttered to myself as I looked at the hall, which was decorated so richly that it hurt my eyes to show off the majesty of the Duke to the visitors.
"Madam, you're right. Even more than a hundred years ago, dogs and horses used to walk in and out of the hall, but the previous Duke was so busy that he couldn't even sit on a chair."
"Dogs and horses came in?"
"It's all a long time ago. I can't even dream of it now."
Betty shrugged at me, who was surprised. Something fell on Betty's shoulder. I naturally looked up in search of the epicenter. A huge circular chandelier was swaying from side to side, dropping remnants.
'Why are you doing that? No way....'
The shaking of the chandelier was strange. It was so strong that my eyes hurt when I sensed danger. At the same time, the chandelier, which was hanging from the ceiling and shaking, fell with a thud sound.
"Betty, be careful!"
I threw myself at Betty in an instant. However, before I could finish speaking, the chandelier fell to the floor of the hall with a loud roar.
"Ma'am! Are you okay?"
My ears were ringing blankly at the roar and the tremor of the floor echoing on the floor. I blinked several times, but even my vision was blurred by the dust spewed from the broken chandelier. Someone supported me behind my back.
"What about Betty? Is Betty okay?"
I asked the servant who supported me. Then Betty, who was in a state of contemplation, stumbled to her feet.
"I... I'm fine."
"Ma'am!"
From the front door, the butler Malcolm ran with bloody momentum.
"Hurry up and take the lady."
When he saw me leaving with support, he grabbed Betty and took me to a corner.
"What's going on with this, unlike you? I can't protect you, but you can't be protected by her. You've never made a mistake like this!"
It was a breathless tone, but Malcolm's reproach came into my ears. The moment I turned my head reflexively to look, I saw Malcolm slapping Betty's ear. Instead of Betty, who was clenching her teeth, I screamed.
"Malcolm, what are you doing?"
"I'm sorry for showing you an ugly appearance."
Malcolm immediately bowed his back. Betty couldn't say anything and bowed her head.
"Rather, you would rather find out why the chandelier fell. I think that's a more urgent problem than Betty."
"I'm sorry Ma am."
"I'm fine. Betty...Ugh..."
Suddenly, my head went crazy. The servant and Betty grabbed my body as I collapsed without being able to center myself at the same time.
"Hurry up and take the lady to her room and call the doctor!"
Malcolm shouted urgently. The servants began to move busily as if their feet were on fire. I was supported by the servant and Betty and went up to the room. The view of the living room from the stairs on the second floor was nothing short of horrific. The chandelier, which looked even larger than when viewed from below, pierced the floor and furniture of the living room like a brutal weapon. I had a terrifying thought that if I hadn't avoided it, both Betty and I would have died without moving.
The doctor said that I was so surprised that I felt dizzy for a while. He prescribed medicine to calm my mind and asked me to calm down, and then went back.
'Calming medicine is a real medicine for sale.'
As I drank the bitter medicine repeatedly, I grumbled to myself.
The dust from the chandelier covered my whole body, so I had to wash myself in the bathroom right away. When I returned to my room, Betty, who had also cleaned up, was waiting for me. I felt sorry for her because her cheeks were still red after being beaten by Malcolm.
Fearing that she would be embarrassed, I quickly asked the other maids to stay out. Betty brought a towel and started wiping my wet hair, even though I didn't say anything.
"Betty, weren't you surprised?"
"I'm fine. I'm doing this safely, and I'm cleaning my body."
"I'll dry my hair, so you can go back and rest."
"Are you okay with going through that and being alone?"
"Then I'll call another maid."
"If I don't do my own work. I won't be able to do it. You are a very shy person, but you can't entrust yourself to awkward maids in this situation."
Betty was steadfast. It seemed like she was trying to protect me.
"Even if it's awkward, you just have to get closer and closer. They are all employees whom I have to take care of anyway."
"But not now. I lived thanks to Madqm. I'm fine, but Madam must have had a lot of things to worry about these days, but you've suffered such a big..."
What she said was true. In a state where my body and mind were devastated by marriage and the beginning of the night, I even lost Madqm Marie. I fought with Brandt about it. It was not strange that I felt dizzy all the time.
"Why the hell did the chandelier fall? Did you mismanage it?"
"It can't be. The people who are employed by the government are the best in all fields."
Betty's voice was low. At her unusual attitude, I stared at her with wide eyes.
"...Someone may have done it after me."
"What?"
I felt like someone had placed a sharp needle close to my skin. Betty put down the towel and made serious eye contact.
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