Chapter 635 - Many years since I have seen my lord
That's not right.
Something must be wrong. Gong Jue's watch was cold, the reason why Luo Qi called her over was definitely not because she wanted to talk about kicking his.Shi Xiaonian raised her head and looked at the direction of the study, at the tightly closed door, questions lingered in her mind, as though they were revolving around a thread, and she was unable to dodge them.
What was going on?
Shi Xiaonian walked down the stairs, but she couldn't help but look around the study room.
She really wanted to understand the world inside the door, wanted to know what exactly was inside, especially after Luo Qi's strange reaction.
She accompanied the twins for a while as Gong Ou was not around. Both of them were pulled by her teacher to meditate, so Shi Xiaonian had no choice but to leave by himself.
He couldn't shake off that thought.
Shi Xiaonian made some cakes and biscuits and invited the two maids who were willing to talk about the Gong Jia to have a afternoon tea.
The three of them sat under the sun. The environment was quiet and comfortable, the air was fresh and fresh, and there was no flourishing cement bar. Shi Xiaonian drank a mouthful of black tea and looked at the two of them with a smile.
"The young madam wants to hear about the old master?" The young maid bit her cake and said vaguely, "I'm not too sure about the old master either. I only know that a long, long time ago, Gong Jia, no, it was more accurate to say that the old master's mother went up a level. When the family was very honored, it slowly declined, and because she married a Chinese, she was despised.""Yes, I heard from my grandma that the lord was severely rejected when he was still a teenager. It was said that he finally had the opportunity to go to the royal family for a banquet, but was ridiculed by those noble sons and daughters at that time, making him look like a mess. When the lord returns, he immediately calls everyone in front of him and swears that one day, he will make everyone in England know his surname 'Gong'!"
Another maid said what she had heard.
The inspiring story of a young master after being ostracized was about the same as every king in the world who started his life from scratch."What else?"
Shi Xiaonian asked indifferently.
"Besides, it's nothing. But the lord was bullied too much when he was a teenager, right? Even after he got married, he refused to marry a Western woman and chose his wife." Of course, Madam's family background is also very good, and at that time, she was very helpful to Master. " The maid who was chewing on the cake said.
"Look at you, it seems like the old master married his wife for the sake of helping out." Another maid scolded her."Heh heh."
Shi Xiaonian smiled and pushed the cake in front of them again. She felt that she wouldn't be able to get anything out of this question, so she started to guide them, "Father sounds like a hero, but it's a pity that I haven't had the chance to meet him."
"Young madam, have you never met the old master?"
The two maids looked at Shi Xiaonian in shock."Yeah." Shi Xiaonian pretended to smile bitterly, "It's probably because father doesn't like this commoner daughter-in-law, and my family is very poor."
"Young madam, don't say that. Second Young Master must have chosen yours for sure. Besides, Young Madam is the most amiable person amongst the masters of Gong Jia." The maid comforted her.
The other one touched his face, "Speaking of which, I've also not seen the old master for a long time."
"Eh? You too? " The two maids were shocked to realize that they had not seen Gong Jue for a long time.
Shi Xiaonian quietly sat at the side and watched their discussion. Her heart sank even deeper as the fog became thicker, "How long has it been since you last saw father?""How long?" The young maid began to count on her fingers, and the more she counted the more frightened she became. "Oh, God, I don't think I've seen the master for more than a year."
"No, no," said the other, "I think it's been years since the master himself has given us a present on Christmas Day."
"That's because he wasn't personally distributed. Last year, I sent tea to the master's study, and I saw him. He was standing by the window and talking on the phone."
"Is that so?"The two maids discussed intensely, competing with each other to see how long the old master had been gone. If not for Shi Xiaonian's suggestion, none of them would have thought about it.
"What about the stewards and servants who have been serving my father all this time?"
Shi Xiaonian interrupted and asked. Didn't they say that every master of the Gong Jia would have a butler?
"Master has never liked being served by too many people, unless he goes out, the butler probably resigned a few years ago. I also did not hear that the butler wanted to hire a new servant, so I let Butler Charles take over temporarily." The maid replied in detail.
Charles?
~ That Charles is too busy, taking care of Luo Qi and taking care of her, originally he also had the task of becoming Gong Jue's housekeeper.
Just as they were talking, footsteps came over, Shi Xiaonian turned her head and saw that Charles, who was being supported by her, was walking over, with two servants behind her carrying a painting in their hands.
"Young madam, I've already found the painting you told me to look for. Where should I hang it?" Charles walked to her side and said.
The efficiency was really fast.She hadn't heard much here.
"Let's hang Gong Ou's study room." Shi Xiaonian stood up from the table and left with Charles and the others. Charles did his utmost to fulfill his responsibilities and followed behind her, "The young madam and maids are on good terms with each other."
"Yeah, I made some new cakes for everyone to taste, and also left a share for you, Charles." Shi Xiaonian smiled and said, acting as if he was normal.
"Thank you, Young Madam." Charles followed her into the ancient fortress.
Shi Xiaonian walked in, there were many people who carried their luggage downstairs, and upon seeing Shi Xiaonian, all of them lowered their heads, "Young Madam."
"Hello everyone." Shi Xiaonian lowered her head and asked puzzledly, "Where are you guys taking the luggage to?"The servants' and bodyguards' accommodations were not here, so there should not be any luggage here.
"Master, there's an urgent matter to attend to in Switzerland. They are here to help Master with the packing." Charles said while standing by the side.
"Father is leaving?" Shi Xiaonian looked at Charles in astonishment, "But mother is still sick."
Leaving his wife, who was depressed and had not recovered, to go out? Even if it was a marriage, they had accompanied each other for so many years. It shouldn't be appropriate.
"There's an emergency in Switzerland." Charles said."Oh. Shall I send you off? "
Shi Xiaonian asked. Since Gong Ou was not at home and he was sick, should she send him off?"It's alright. Let's go, Young Madam. I'll hang the painting for you."
Charles said.
"…"
Shi Xiaonian did not know what to say, she nodded, walked forward, went up the stairs, and could not help but raise her head to look at Gong Jue's study.Wait a moment.
Yesterday, she went to see Gong Jue, but today, Luo Qi's manner of calling her into her room was a little weird. Now, she was saying that Gong Jue was going to leave, as if he was trying to escape from something.Did she think too much?
The bodyguards majestically carried their things and walked down the stairs. Shi Xiaonian absent-mindedly told Charles and the others to hang up the conversation.
Charles and the others were painting when Shi Xiaonian walked out of his study. A bodyguard quickly ran in the direction of Gong Jue's study."What's wrong?"
Shi Xiaonian asked.
"I just found out that Master didn't bring the watch case that he loved the most. If Master knew that we were so careless, he would definitely scold us. I have to go find it." The bodyguard said anxiously, running until his forehead was covered in sweat, "There are still a few boxes that we haven't moved."
Hearing that, Shi Xiaonian rolled his eyes, and said: "I'll help you look for it, is it in the study room?""Yes, it should be on the desk in the study. Master likes to wipe the watch, it should be there." The bodyguard said, "Thank you very much, Young Madam. I'll go and move the things first."
"Mm, go ahead."
Shi Xiaonian nodded, then walked to the study room and stood at the door to Gong Jue's study. She couldn't help but take a deep breath, gritting her teeth as she reached out her hand to push open the door.
As soon as he opened the door, the strong scent of incense assaulted his nostrils.She covered her nose as she looked around. This study room was simply too big. There were bookshelves everywhere, and the bookshelves were densely packed with books. There was almost no space on the shelves.
Shi Xiaonian raised her head, only to see the ceiling designed in a circular arch, with patterns on it.
Actually, if one looked carefully, there was nothing special about this study.
Shi Xiaonian walked towards the desk and easily found the case. She opened the case and found all the tools needed to clean the watch, so she closed the case and prepared to leave.Ye Ci glanced at a corner of the room and saw a bronze box lying on the ground. It was rotating like a lantern, and hot air was slowly rising from it.
Shi Xiaonian walked over, the closer she got to the smell, the more acrid it got.
She squatted down and lifted the lid of the box. There was water in the copper box. The water was not clean. Grass and leaves were still floating on the water, and some sort of granules were on it.
It looks like Chinese medicine.
Shi Xiaonian thought, she almost wanted to fish out the item to study it, but gave up after thinking.
Shi Xiaonian, oh Shi Xiaonian, curiosity killed the cat. This is the Gong Jia, don't move recklessly.
No matter how curious he was, he still had to stay put."…"
After warning herself for a bit, Shi Xiaonian decided to close the lid again. She decided to put all the questions about this place to the back of her mind, stood up and left.Gong Jue's gaze swept past the books on the bookshelves. Gong Jue's collection was truly abundant, and those few books didn't say that they had long ago ceased to exist in the world, right?
He didn't know if there were any books that were out of print like drawing, such as which great painter would draw it with their hands.
Shi Xiaonian thought wild and unrestrained, forcing herself not to be curious and explore the place. In the end, when her mind was in a mess, he would easily make mistakes, and her feet became unsteady. Her body bumped forward and bumped into a bookshelf.
With a "peng" sound, several books fell.
She quickly put down the watch box and picked up the book to put it back. Suddenly, she saw that there were some strange patterns inside the box, and Shi Xiaonian took out a few books.
A safe in a bookshelf?
This method wasn't that mysterious, Shi Xiaonian didn't think too much about it. She returned the books in her hands one by one, and started flipping through the pages of the book.
Shi Xiaonian could only stand on her tiptoes and extend her hand to touch the pages. When her finger touched the turning lock, with a "ka" sound, the ancient bookshelf began to move in front of her eyes.
Chapter end
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