Mrs. Saunders followed Butler Chris into the Cornwall Manor, and did not stop there. They went straight to the second floor and walked towards the Duke's study.
At the door of the study, Butler Chris knocked on the door first: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Sanders is here." Butler Chris said respectfully.
After a while, the duke's voice came from the door: "Come in."
Butler Chris pushed open the door of the study, and Mrs. Sanders followed Butler Chris into Duke Wilson's study.
Duke Wilson was sitting by the window when Mrs. Sanders entered, and when he saw Mrs. Sanders entering, the Duke stood up.
"Mrs. Sanders." Duke Wilson looked at her with a smile.
Mrs. Sanders had some inexplicable feeling in her heart, but her face was still very respectful: "Lord Duke Wilson, thank you very much for your reception."
Duke Wilson smiled slightly: "My dear lady, you are someone I respect, and Cornwall Manor is always open to you."
Although Duke Wilson said this, Mrs. Sanders would not foolishly believe it. Duke Wilson's respect for her is still in the face of Pastor Bruce. Otherwise, I have never seen Duke Wilson do this before. Be humble.
"Lord Duke, I'm here to discuss with you about Pastor Bruce." Mrs. Sanders glanced at Butler Chris who was standing next to her, and said very cautiously.
Hearing Mrs. Sanders talking about this, Duke Wilson couldn't help frowning. He waved at Butler Chris, but Butler Chris resigned very respectfully. After Butler Chris had completely left, Duke Wilson could not help but frown. Then he said, "What are you trying to say?"
Mrs. Sanders couldn't help sighing: "You should have heard the rumors in the town these days, right?"
Duke Wilson's frown deepened: "Rumour?" He has been dealing with matters in the royal capital for the past few days, but he hasn't paid close attention to Derainier as he did before.
"You don't know?" Mrs. Sanders looked at Duke Wilson with some surprise: "My lord, it has been circulating in the town these days that Pastor Bruce once did a shameful thing in London, and then he was assigned to him. Delan Lier, this is really nonsense, what kind of person is Pastor Bruce, you know best, such rumors are really an insult to him." Mrs. Sanders was a little angry. said.
Duke Wilson frowned tightly, and his face was a little ugly: "When did this start?" His tone was a little cold.
Mrs. Sanders gritted her teeth and whispered, "Just a few days ago, after Pastor Bruce's first week, it didn't have much impact at first, but these days it's getting more and more outrageous, you You know, sometimes the more ridiculous his remarks are, the more people believe him. Pastor Bruce is an upright man, and those who have a dark mentality, the more they like to humiliate him with filthy thoughts."
Mrs. Sanders' remarks are actually hidden. She has always believed that this matter was made by Ferd, so it is inevitable that she will bring out some points when she speaks.
Duke Wilson's face was ashen when he heard this. He glanced at Mrs. Sanders, who had an angry look. He heard the meaning of his words and whispered: "Do you already have someone in your heart to spread this rumor?"
At this time, Mrs. Sanders was extremely cautious. After all, it was just her own thoughts. She pursed her lips slightly and said cautiously, "I am not completely sure, so I dare not say it. I still need your help. , Pastor Bruce stubbornly doesn't want to explain all this, if you let these things develop, I'm afraid the church will stand up."
Duke Wilson's expression darkened upon hearing this, he sneered and said in a low voice, "Mrs. Sanders, you are a kind person, I am well aware of the object of suspicion in your heart, and I also agree with you very much, At this time, the church plays a decisive role in Evan's life, and it's a coincidence that we have a representative from the church here."
Mrs. Sanders breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Duke Wilson thought the same as she thought, and this person, Fulder, was really like a poisonous snake, which made her sleepless all the time.
"Okay, I already know about this matter, and I will solve it. Don't worry, since Pastor Bruce doesn't want to spend more time explaining it, don't force him. I will handle this matter well."
When the Duke talked about Evan, his expression softened obviously, and his tone became much gentler. Mrs. Sanders was satisfied, nodded slightly, and turned to leave the Duke's study. Since the Duke promised to solve it, then she There was no need to intervene, Mrs. Sanders knew very well.
After Mrs. Sanders left, the Duke's face sank at a speed visible to the naked eye. He just hadn't asked about it for a few days, and no one reported such a big matter to him!
Duke Wilson rang the bell on the study, and after a while, Butler Chris walked in from outside: "Lord Duke." He saluted respectfully.
Duke Wilson looked out the window expressionlessly, his tone without any hesitation: "Abolish the person in charge of the town's intelligence, and find someone to be responsible again, I don't need someone who is in charge of himself!"
It stands to reason that the whole of Derain Riel should be reported to the Duke in every detail. This man dared not to report it. This is a fatal mistake for the Duke.
Butler Chris glanced at the duke in surprise, full of sympathy for the gentleman in his heart, but his mouth was still plain and respectful: "Yes, the duke!"
Butler Chris backed out, but the Duke sat on the chair in the study. This time, Ferd dared to spread such unfounded rumors. .
Two quarters later, Butler Chris walked in and said in a low voice, "My lord, the previous one has been resolved, and the deputy who was in charge of intelligence, Simmons, asked to see him."
Duke Wilson pondered the plan in his heart and nodded slightly: "Let him come in."
Of course, Duke Wilson couldn't have uprooted all his original people. The main person in charge was abolished, and naturally a deputy would come up.
Simmons walked in tremblingly. He hardly dared to look up at Duke Wilson. He still remembered the fate of his superior before, and now he is facing the young Duke with the most lofty awe. heart of.
"The Duke... Your Excellency." Simmons bowed with trembling lips.
Duke Wilson looked at the man who was trembling with fright with a cold face. He was very satisfied. As a subordinate, he must have a sense of reverence for the superior. Far.
"You will be in charge of Derainier's intelligence in the future." Duke Wilson's tone was very indifferent: "About the rumors in this town, go and investigate Mr. Ferd for me, and see what he has in the past few days. What is the trend, and at the same time, you should always pay attention to whether there are strangers coming to Deran Lille, and then give me a thorough investigation of the pastor Bruce’s affairs in the London church and in Delan Lille, and there must be no omissions.”
Simmons was so frightened that he was sweating coldly for a long time. Now that he heard that he was not only promoted, but also given a task to him, Simmons was relieved, and hurriedly bowed his head and saluted gratefully: "Lord Duke, Please rest assured, I will definitely investigate this matter."
Duke Wilson nodded, thought for a moment and then said, "It's better to be faster."
Simmons responded again.
Duke Wilson finished his orders, and Mrs. Sanders also returned to Delan Lier Church. Evan stood behind the church bell and watched Mrs. Sanders walk towards the church through the colorful glass. Come, a smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth. Sometimes, you don't need to do something yourself, and there will naturally be someone who can't see it and stand up for you. It seems that it is necessary to win people's hearts and pretend to be in the usual way.
Evan returned to the altar again. This time, he sincerely knelt in front of the statue of Jesus, crossed his hands, and prayed sincerely. This incident was a doom for him. Life in this world has settled down.
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Five days later, Delan Lier's rumors about Pastor Bruce were rampant. People used the greatest imagination of human beings to vividly describe such a vague and unfounded rumor. What hooked up with a married woman? , or seducing a good woman, anyway, the most filthy imaginable can be planted on Evan's head.
Generally rational people naturally do not go back to believe these nonsense, but in this era, gentlemen are the upper class, accounting for less than one-tenth of the total number, and more are the people of the ignorant lower society. These rumors are believed.
At this time, Evan also found that his very respectable status had received certain challenges.
One day, he went to visit the tenant village under the name of Derain Real Church, but when he passed the door of a widow's house, suddenly a dog ran out of the door and ran straight at him. Come, fortunately, there were several deputies with him at the time, and they blocked it a little, otherwise I was afraid that Evan would die in the mouth of the evil dog.
What made Evan even more frightened was that even if such a thing happened, the dog's owner, the peasant woman who usually respected him very much, just stood at the door and watched coldly, not wanting to help at all. It didn't mean anything, only when the deputies were about to beat the dog to death did they scream, trying to protect their pets.
Evan looked at this situation and felt chills in his heart. This peasant woman's husband died early and raised three children. At that time, he looked at her pitifully, exempted her from the land tax for a year, and usually took good care of her. But at such a time, just because of such ridiculous rumors, she was able to treat herself like this, which made Evan a little unbelievable.
In the end, Mrs. Sanders dispelled his doubts.
"Oh, Mr. Reverend, those ignorant peasants see you as the most perfect god, and now it's strange that they don't go mad except for such terrible things."
It was only at this moment that Evan finally understood that the influence of religion on this society would go so deeply into the bone marrow.
At the same time as Evan was attacked, Duke Wilson finally got his reward here. Simmons came to Duke Wilson's study again with a haggard expression and a lot of documents, but this time his eyes flashed with joy. brilliance.