Fifty-eighth bowl of soup (4)
Lance was really angry and powerless. He could only vent his anger on Hester: "Didn't I tell you to look after Miss Xue? That's how you look at her?"
Hester hurriedly pleaded guilty: "Your Excellency, please forgive me." But he was crying inwardly, what could he do? In the end, he is just a housekeeper, not the Duke himself. He used to let Xue be taken care of overtly and secretly, but now the other party hurts him at every turn. He doesn't want to be a useless person. He can't beat her. Damn, I can't bear any grievances now. To put it bluntly, Miss Xue is more like the owner of this castle than the Duke!
"Trash!" Lance kicked Hester and said angrily, "Don't call the doctor yet!"
"yes!"
The doctor came soon, and was shocked when he saw the injury on Lance's arm: "Dear Duke! Who has the guts to hurt you like this! I must report this to Her Majesty the Queen, Let Her Majesty the Queen decide for you, and find out the murderer and punish him severely!"
Hearst nodded violently in his heart: That's right, that's right, punish severely!
But what shocked him was that the next second the Lord Duke actually said: "You think too much, I accidentally hurt myself."
"Aren't you...careless?" The doctor was astonished, "But from this angle..." It's impossible for me to hurt myself.
Lance thought he was noisy, so he flew over and said, "Don't you understand? I said, I was not careful."
"… Yes Yes."
"After you go out, you know what to say and what not to say." Seeing the doctor nodding, Lance looked complicated. God knows why he covered up this matter for Xue and assassinated nobles. This is a crime that should be sentenced to death, but he But subconsciously covered it up for her, what is this? Why did he do this? Such a woman who doesn't know how to praise should really suffer a little before she knows what fear is.
Thinking this way from the bottom of his heart, Lance knew that it was useless to Xue. She was a soft-hearted guy who could do whatever she wanted. What could he do with a person who was neither afraid of death nor life? The most important thing is that Xue is very clear that he will not let her go, even though it is full of deception from beginning to end, but being together in those days is true, and the affection is true. It's just a fake shell put on, so it all becomes fake.
He didn't know what he was doing with Xue. It stands to reason that without that face, she would be worthless. If it was her past self, she would have thrown her out a long time ago. Something is gradually changing him, maybe he has never realized it, but it has always existed.
The doctor told him to change his dressing frequently. When Hester was about to change his dressing, Lance kicked him out: "Go and find Miss Xue."
Hearst felt bitter when he heard it, but his quality as a deacon made him respond with a blank expression. He cautiously went to Xue's room, knocked on the door twice, and only dared to push it open when he was allowed inside.
Xue sat cross-legged on the bed, playing with a sharp dagger in her hand. Seeing Hurst walk in, he squinted one eye and took aim. Hester was so frightened that his heart almost stopped suddenly, Xue stopped his movements, and let out a sneer: "Coward." Just like that, he still dared to call himself noble.
Death does not care who is noble and who is humble.
Hester's face turned blue and white, but he still tried his best to maintain his dignity as a housekeeper. He bowed slightly and said to Xue, "Miss Xue, the Duke is calling you over."
"No."
"Miss Snow—"
"I said no, are you deaf?" Xue looked at him coldly, flicked her hand, and the dagger pierced through the air, piercing straight into the door frame next to Hester's ear. Her eyes were cold, "If you don't get out, do you want to break your arm again?"
Hearst turned and ran in terror, without grace.
When Lance learned about it, his face was livid with anger. He asked someone to pick up the medicine box, and walked towards Xue's room angrily. Delicate hairpin. Like the real Xue, they are all people who like oriental culture very much, and they use hairpins instead of hairpins to tie their hair. As soon as Lance came in, he saw that she looked serious, but he stood for a long time, and he didn't take the initiative to speak. Do not take the initiative to speak. Finally, in order to find a topic, he asked, "What are you doing?"
"Let's see which one can kill you more powerfully and quickly." Xue also answered very simply, and even raised her head and smiled at him. "That way you won't bother me anymore."
"You think I'm annoying you?!" Lance repeated incredulously. "You stabbed your own man, it's fine if you didn't know your fault, and you want to do it again?"
Hearing the words "your man", Xue looked at him with a half-smile: "My man won't want to strangle me to death."
The pajamas on her body were loose, and Lance's fingerprints were still on it. Because of the passage of time, he felt a chill all over. He pursed his lips and said, "Why didn't you let the doctor show it to you?"
"Why do you want him to see it? You won't die." Xue picked up a hairpin and gestured at the joint acupuncture points of her arm one by one. "So that I can remember clearly, you wanted to kill me for the rags left by a dead man."
Lance said in a deep voice, "That's not a junk thing."
"That's something unlucky." Xue laughed. "Dead people's things are cursed. I destroyed them for you. You should thank me."
"I don't think you have the heart to repent at all!" Lance yelled at the case, but when he got angry, he felt that it was meaningless, because Xue was not afraid at all. Not only was she not afraid, she simply ignored him, because she had figured out his temper, and after she disfigured herself, he would never do anything to her again. In the end, Lance could only use the most basic and stupid way to test her: "In three days, I will be signaled by the queen to invite many noble ladies to the castle and hold a ball, and it is very likely that I will choose my future wife from among them." , the future Duchess."
He didn't know what it meant to say this to Xue. In fact, from a rational point of view, he should be more calm and not let her know at all, because she lost her temper with him because of this. However, looking at the snow like this, Lance was already at a loss for words. As long as he can see a little bit of Xue's affection for him, he will be happy.
Although it may not necessarily change the final result, he will definitely be different.
Xue fiddled with her hairpin, and waited half a minute for Lance to finish speaking before raising her head and asking him, "What did you just say?"
Hester dared to swear that he had never seen Lord Lance, who was so indifferent, so angry in his life. Afraid of becoming the cannon fodder for Lord Lance to vent his anger, he tactfully lowered his head and didn't even dare to fart, for fear of being discovered and causing trouble. It is estimated that it is impossible, this is almost the point of avoiding.
Lance's fists were creaking, and finally he got up angrily. Hurst hurried over, picked up the medicine box and chased him out. Dear Duke, you still haven't changed your medicine!
As for Xue, she was still playing with her hairpin.
To be honest, she doesn't like hairpins very much. It's true that her hair looks good, but it's too impractical. If she moves a little too much, she will become crazy. It's better to use rubber bands. But for the noble Lord Lance, rubber banding his hair was an insult to his taste, although she didn't see any praiseworthy taste in him.
Lance kept his word, and the decoration of the castle began the next day. I heard that this time all the famous ladies from all over the country will come to this dinner. It is not only unmarried ladies who have long coveted Lance, but also many married wives. Of course they wouldn't dream of being able to marry Lance, they were only here to find a lover. Because of this noble ball, not only women come to participate, but also many outstanding men.
Everyone's marriage actually exists in name only, and keeping a lover has become an unspoken secret among nobles, and if you can be the lover of the Duke of Lance, you will be extremely lucky.
He is handsome and rich, young and strong, and deeply trusted by the queen. It can be said that he has a bright future. Who wouldn't want to have a relationship with him
Compared to the excited look of everyone in the castle, Xue was much calmer. She was even indifferent. Lance didn't like outsiders entering the castle, so there hadn't been a banquet in the castle for many years. Originally, the Queen meant that he still He wanted to decline, but when he thought of Xue's appearance that it had nothing to do with him, he became angry, so he simply did so, and let her know how popular and heart-warming he is.
He can do such a stupid act.
If it was the host, she would definitely be sad because of this, but it’s a pity that Xue is not, she can’t even bother to open the door, these three days Lance seems to want her to know that he is angry, not only does not go back to the room to sleep, even if he met during the day Without even raising his eyelids, he thought it would make Xue sad, but he was disappointed.
There were many servants in the castle, and they were very noisy. Xue simply closed the door and stayed by herself. She didn't wear a mask when she was alone, and she didn't care much about the ruined appearance, but Lance did. Whether it's the anger for ruining her appearance similar to the real Xue, or the guilt for driving her to this point, it's unknown.
Xue raised her head and looked out the window. There were always a lot of people coming in and out these days, and this ancient and lonely castle finally gained a bit of popularity and became lively. But Xue felt that it was more suitable for this place to be gloomy and deserted.