In the morning, Ming Na opened her eyes and saw the curtains gently blown open by the cool breeze of early summer, as well as the sunlight filtering through the cracks in the curtains. She felt refreshed.
She rolled out of bed, opened the curtains and looked outside. The terrace outside the window faces a corner of the garden. I arrived late yesterday and didn't have time to see clearly. Clusters of brightly colored flowers in the garden were in full bloom, and the neatly trimmed trees were also exceptionally green and lovely. Servants shuttled among them, carefully watering the plants, and some even wiped the dust off the braids with clean silk scarves.
Ming Na was stunned when she suddenly heard the door behind her open. When she turned around, three maids walked in. The leader is about thirty or forty years old, with a meticulously high bun, wearing a starched maid uniform, but with a small square scarf tied on the chest, and the skirt is a little longer than the other two younger ones. With some lace trim, she must be a high-end maid.
She bowed slightly to Ming Na with a straight face: "Good morning, Miss Ming Na, my name is Melissa, and the lady ordered me to come and serve." She clapped her hands, and the two young maids behind her got on the ground uneasily. He bowed first, then stepped back as she clapped her hands.
What is this for? Ming Na frowned slightly and thought with some displeasure that Melissa's name sounded too much like her grandmother's. But she also understood that the names of maids from noble families usually had a high repetition rate, so she just nodded casually: "That's hard work. I'll go wash my cough first." She didn't ask the other two women what they were thinking about Melissa. Since there is no introduction, they are probably not her exclusive maids.
She walked into the bathroom, and while she was busy, she heard Melissa directing the maids to tidy up the bed, and asked: "Don't you like silk nightgowns? Why don't you wear them? The products produced by this store are the most popular among nobles. What the ladies love, only Ito can buy. This soft and soft nightgown can prevent the ladies’ delicate skin from being harmed.”
Ming Na looked down at the linen nightgown she was wearing, and said vaguely: "I'm used to wearing my own." Then she continued to wash her face.
When she walked out of the bathroom, she was suddenly stunned: "What are you doing?!"
At some point they opened the closet and took out all her clothes for going out. There was a whole bed set up, and the two maids each had two items in their hands.
"I'm just choosing suitable clothes for you. Madam has specially ordered that you dress appropriately and look like a wealthy lady." Melissa picked up a goose-yellow lace dress with some pickiness. "I suggest you wear this one. This is the only one that can be considered fashionable. It is the most popular style this spring. Unfortunately, the lace pattern is a bit old-fashioned. The vine pattern is not fashionable now." Then he took a look at the shoe cabinet again. : "But none of your shoes can match this dress, let alone boots. Only common people like that pair of straw sandals. Only small leather shoes can barely match it, but the color is not suitable. I I think you can borrow from Miss Manda, who is always a generous and kind girl."
Ming Na stared at her face and suddenly smiled: "You are really enthusiastic! But..." A sharp light shot out of her eyes: "I thought the maids in the Kajia family should have been trained and should know how to be a maid. It’s your duty!”
Melissa's face became serious: "What do you mean? I followed your lady's instructions and came to serve you. Why don't you know your duty?"
"Taking out the master's clothes without the master's permission. Is this the duty of a maid?" Ming Na smiled sarcastically.
"But this is my job..."
"Your job is to follow my instructions. Go get the clothes I want!" Ming Na stared at her closely. "Instead of acting condescending. Treat me like a countryman who has never seen the world!" She pointed at the clothes: "Go! Put the things back to their original places. Put them back as they are. Don't mess them up at all. !”
Melissa choked. I had no choice but to wink at the two maids. Signaling them to clean up.
Mingna said: "I want you to go! They are not my maids. You are
Melissa held back her anger. After whispering "yes", he hung the clothes he took out back in the closet one by one. In the middle of the process, Ming Na pointed out that two places were placed wrongly. She responded with a blush on her face. After she finished packing and closed the closet, she stood behind Ming Na again. By the way, he glared hard at the two maids.
How dare they watch her work without coming to help her! Shrinking his neck in fear. But I was a little unconvinced. It was obviously her who made this young lady angry, so why did she blame them instead
Ming Na had no time to pay attention to the eye war between them. He just quickly combed his hair and took out a small glass jar. It contains my own skin care cream.
Melissa quickly dragged the cart by the door. On top were thirty or forty glass jars with lids the size of a baby's fist. They were colorful, some were pastes, some were fine powders, and there were a few more on the lower floor. Exquisite bottles of different sizes are filled with colorful, delicate and lovely **, and the entire car is enveloped in a rich aroma.
Melissa restrained her original arrogant expression and said as softly as possible: "This is a product of the Xiao Family Beauty Shop. It is specially made for noble ladies. Madam and the two young ladies use it every day. You also use it every day." You can pick a few, they will definitely make you more beautiful." She did not dare to say any more unnecessary words, but she was still unconvinced and deliberately did not introduce the types and uses of various skin care products or cosmetics. This country girl’s joke.
Ming Na just glanced at the things, then applied her own skin care cream, and said casually: "I have seen these things before, and some of the formulas in them were made by me. They are just too fragrant. I told them clearly not to put too much in them." The spices will weaken the skin care effect, and the dyes are also harmful to the skin. Why don't they listen? A layman is a layman. Take it away, the effect I prepared is much better, and it is integrated, and the materials are better than what they use. High-end." It also has a fresh scent and a slight anti-virus function, but this doesn't need to be said.
Melissa blushed and had no choice but to respond and push the cart away. When she stood back up and wanted to say something, Mingna interrupted her: "You all go out, I want to change clothes. "
"Change... uh, miss, let's help you?"
"Get out!" Ming Na said expressionlessly. A pair of big eyes just stared at her. The two maids quickly bowed and left, and Melissa left reluctantly.
Ming Na curled her lips and sighed softly. She has also been a maid, and of course she knows that it is not easy for them, but she will not pity this guy who thinks he is great and pretends to take the opportunity to humiliate her!
Considering that Ito was different from Mayton after all, she changed into a shirt with long lace trim on the collar and cuffs, and still wore a bright red skirt. But the material is a bit more gorgeous than what I usually wear, with faint patterns woven from gold threads, a wide black silk belt, small leather boots, and a random red silk ribbon to tie a bow in my hair. , even if you are dressed up.
In Mayton, she would only dress like this during festivals. Ito is such a troublesome place!
After sorting out the things she might need, she left the room and headed for the stairs. Seeing Melissa walking towards her, she didn't wait for the other party to speak, and ordered: "Is breakfast ready? I'm going out after dinner, and I will be there in the next two days. When she comes, I will Give her the key to the room, and you follow her instructions." Melissa had no time to say anything except a response, so she could only watch her leave, and when she looked back, she saw the two maids who seemed to be snickering. Angrily, he slapped each of them in the face and shouted, "Get out of here!" The two of them were furious. But he didn't dare to refute, so he turned around and ran away.
Ming Na listened to the roar behind her, smiled coldly, walked down the stairs and walked through the atrium. Then he entered the corridor on the opposite side. Just as she was walking towards the restaurant at the other end of the corridor, she met Manda coming down the stairs next to her. Manda looked a little haggard. There are also dark circles under the eyes, looking gloomy. Seeing Ming Na, she forced a smile and said, "Good morning. You got up so early. Did you sleep well last night?"
"I'm fine." Mingna looked at her carefully and asked worriedly, "Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?"
Manda twitched her lips: "I'm fine. I probably didn't sleep well last night. Let's go to the restaurant."
Ming Na nodded doubtfully and went to the restaurant with her. No one else had arrived yet. A housekeeper saluted them respectfully: "Good morning, Miss Minna, Miss Manda, do you two want to have dinner first?" Manda nodded and asked: "Aren't father and mother here yet? Brother, brother.
"Your Excellency and Countess have not gotten up yet, Master Bevin has already gone to the office, and Miss Beryl hasn't come downstairs yet." The butler smiled and saluted, and brought the two ladies' breakfast. Today's omelette was good. "
He had only taken two steps when Manda stopped him again. She hesitated for a long time before asking: "Last night...did sister come back very late?"
The housekeeper still smiled respectfully, but someone spoke before him: "Since you want to know, why don't you come and ask me?"
Ming Na heard the news and saw Beryl wearing a simple dark blue dress, standing coldly at the door of the restaurant, with a slight smile on her face: "When did you care about me so much?"
Manda's eyes turned red and she stared at her sister closely. But Beryl walked over nonchalantly, casually said good morning to Ming Na, pulled out a chair, sat down, and glanced at the housekeeper. The butler quickly retreated.
Minna saw that Manda was just glaring at Beryl, who was minding her own business laying out her napkin, so she pulled Manda to sit down opposite her. Manda gently broke away from her hand, stared at Beryl and asked: "Okay, let me ask you, you saw him again last night, right? What on earth were you doing?! Why didn't Selig Come to see me? And you won’t tell me why you want to see me
Beryl glanced at her sister: "Because you are too stupid and don't understand what he is thinking at all. Even if I tell you, it is useless!" She took out a small bag and threw it in front of Manda: "This is what Selig gave to you. Yes, if you take it, just stay at home and don’t cause trouble!"
Manda opened the small bag and saw a precious gemstone necklace. Although it was the same style and she liked it, she couldn't be happy at the moment: "What does this mean? Why did he give me this?"
Beryl originally wanted to say that it was an apology gift, but when she thought that such a mediocre sister was so carefully pampered by a prince, she became furious: "How do I know?! Anyway, what happened between me and him, Just leave it alone!”
Manda's heart ached, she pushed away the chair, got up and ran away. Ming Na called a few times, but failed to stop her. She turned around and saw Beryl ordering the servant to serve milk tea with an indifferent expression. She even had strict requirements on the amount of milk and sugar, so she said angrily: "You have time to care about the contents of a cup of milk tea." No matter how much tea you put in, why can’t you be more patient with your sister?”
Beryl glanced at her sister's back and didn't answer. She just looked at Minna and said, "Last night, my mother interrupted me, so I didn't have time to ask. Are you and the youngest son of the Mandheling family bringing His Highness to the throne?" Send it back to Ito? Why didn’t you tell me about this?”
"Why should I tell you?" Ming Na decided to treat the other party with a cold attitude. "His Royal Highness returned to Beijing secretly. I don't need to tell anyone about this until His Majesty the King says it's okay."
"But I'm different from others! You clearly know how much I take this matter seriously!"
"If you are really different from others, someone will naturally tell you that there is no need for me to bother you." The housekeeper served a sumptuous breakfast. Ming Na frowned as she looked at the greasy meat pie and fried eggs. , only picked milk, eggs and a few slices of Beryl. He held back his anger, and after a while he said: "Okay, now I know, someone told me, then can you tell me, how is His Highness's injury? Already? The person who informed me only said that he was not seriously injured, but I want to know the real situation."
Ming Na gave her a strange look. This was already the real situation: "Your Highness is indeed not seriously injured. It is just a minor problem. It will be fine after a while." The original injury was almost healed. He just crippled his leg again, and the leg was badly worn while riding, making it inconvenient to walk. In fact, it was all a skin injury.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Beryl's eyes, and her attitude returned to coldness: "If you don't want to say it, forget it. I originally thought that you were my cousin and wouldn't cheat on me." She took a few bites of food and told the housekeeper. : "If Madam asks, just say that I went back to the academy and won't come back until tonight." What's the point of just getting up and leaving? She also lost her appetite. She ate in a hurry and was about 80% full. Without saying a word that she wanted to go out, she pulled her horse and ran away.
When she came to the street, she was confused again. Where should she go? If you want to study abroad, you should find a suitable school, but the certification documents and books are all with Winnie, and you can't go until she comes. She wanted to inquire about the situation of the convoy, but she did not want to contact the Security Bureau.
After wandering for half an hour, she caught a glimpse of a familiar old flower seller. She quickly asked if the carriage escorted by the knights was back. The old lady, the informant, glared at her a few times and then revealed the situation: the convoy has not returned yet, but there is news that they will be able to arrive in Ito tomorrow.
Ming Na happily gave her a small bottle of potion specially designed to treat leg colds, added a few silver coins, and took away a large bouquet of flowers. After learning the news about Winnie and the others, she felt relieved and began to worry about what to do next.
Suddenly, an idea occurred to her. I've known Alex for so long and I haven't been to his house yet. Why not... surprise him