"Why are you hanging out with that goblin!!"
As soon as she got on the carriage, Nicole immediately scolded her.
Rody smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't provoke her, she came here to provoke me!"
Nicole showed an expression of disbelief on her face and sneered: "Her? How many subordinates does Qiao Qiao have in the imperial capital? How many people do she look down upon? Even His Majesty the Emperor cannot gain her favor. She will take the initiative to provoke her." you?"
Roddy was angry and couldn't help but said: "It's not me she provoked! Miss Nicole! It's your brother she provoked! You'd better ask your brother!!"
"What?"
"Your brother seems to have known her for a long time... and... hum!"
Nicole's face changed slightly and she immediately began to think deeply.
Seth and JoJo
Why have you never heard of it? The original guards around Seth never told him! How dare those two guys hide such an important thing from themselves! It seems that he did the right thing by driving them back to the army!
After taking a deep breath, Nicole said bitterly: "You are not allowed to talk about this matter anymore! When I get home, I will punish you... I will punish you... I haven't thought of what to punish you yet!"
Roddy curled his lips: "Just punish him, it's not like he hasn't been punished anyway!"
Nicole glared at Roddy.
Rody sighed, lowered his voice and muttered to himself: "A good girl always looks gentle in front of others, why do she make herself so fierce in private..."
"What did you say!" Nicole had sharp ears and heard it immediately.
Rody quickly shut up, not daring to say anything, and kept complaining all the way.
The two of them stopped talking all the way and returned home in silence.
After getting off the carriage, Nicole didn't say anything and headed inside. Roddy couldn't get her orders and could only follow behind in a muffled voice. Before he knew it, he had followed Nicole to the quiet little building.
This is a restricted area for the family, and no servants are following. Nicole didn't say anything yet, she just walked in first. Rody hesitated for a moment and followed.
I thought that after entering the door, Nicole would burst out in anger. Who would have thought that after entering the door, Nicole simply found a chair and sat down.
"Sit down too." Nicole's voice was very soft, and she seemed to be in a very depressed mood.
"You must think I'm being mean to you, right?" Seeing Roddy sit down, Nicole finally spoke.
"Isn't it?" Roddy said coldly: "Since I came here, I have been at your mercy! You gave me a pair of ridiculous ears! You lied to me about a serious illness! You let me pretend to be yours Brother! I will do whatever you ask me to do!”
"But I also gave you a chance. Haven't you ever thought about it? As long as you complete this task of mine, I will arrange a good way out for you in the future. Your strength is already good, and I can arrange it for you in the future. Enter the army. You know, with the power of our family, you will definitely develop well after joining the army... This is better than being a civilian warrior and doing nothing in the imperial capital, right? , but there are many people who are better than you in the imperial capital, and most of them don't just hang around every day? If they are lucky, they will join the army and become a small officer, or if they are unlucky, they will work as a thug... Do you know?" Nicole frowned.
"But I don't like this!" Roddy said simply: "I know my identity, I am a civilian. But I am a person, not a tool! I like to be myself! I like to be Roddy, not Your brother! I don’t like being a noble! I hate nobles!”
Roddy didn't notice that when he said "I hate aristocrats", Nicole's body shook.
Roddy continued: "When I was in the academy, people around me respected me. They were not nobles, and neither was I, but they respected me because I was stronger than them, my swordsmanship was better than theirs, and my academic skills were better than theirs. Qiang, although I am ugly, I don’t feel inferior to others! But now I feel uncomfortable here.”
Unexpectedly, Nicole didn't get angry, she just lowered her head and thought about it, and sighed quietly. Her brows furrowed slightly, and the expression on her face was not as angry as usual, but... very weak.
"I'm a girl..." Nicole spoke softly: "I'm only two years older than you. Generally, in a family with a status like ours, girls of my age are carefree. Life. Chatting with a few good friends, reading some music, flowers, or other things every day should be full of happiness. In fact, a few years ago, when I was younger, my days were indeed. Very happy…”
"But my father passed away later. And I was born into this family, the empire's 'Tulip Family'... I had no choice. The family's glory cannot be destroyed, but my brother... he just couldn't understand this. I was forced to let go I gave up my book and my love for the piano. I could no longer chat leisurely with my friends. I forced myself to take on things I didn’t like... I became the manager of the family, and there were many things that bothered me every day. ... My father's subordinates are all looking at me. I know that they are all looking at the tulip flag. The family's prestige cannot collapse! I don't like this either. Like you, I like to be Miss Nicole. I don’t like being Nicole’s housekeeper, Nicole’s parent!”
As she spoke, Nicole's eyes were already red and she had an uncomfortable expression on her face.
Rody's heart seemed to be tugged by a big invisible hand, and he immediately remembered the scene he saw in the stable that night. The Nicole in front of her has lost her usual mask. The girl in front of her is just like the girl who cried bitterly while holding her father's horse in the stable that night. She is a weak and helpless girl. I will cry, be sad, feel uncomfortable, and need help and support from others...even love.
Nicole sighed, slowly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said calmly: "Sometimes, I even thought about marrying myself off. Maybe, I can find a powerful family and marry myself off. Pass This kind of political marriage requires a strong foreign aid to help continue to support the family. But..."
The tears that had just been wiped appeared again, and Nicole's voice sounded extremely weak: "But I really can't do it... I..."
Rody sighed, stood up slowly, and walked over. He stood next to Nicole and said softly: "These are not your responsibilities in the first place, where is your brother!"
"He... I really hate him many times. He can't understand the burden of the family at all. But I promised my father that I would not let the tulip flag fall... But... But I am a girl after all... "
Nicole finally cried uncontrollably. Seeing the girl sobbing, Roddy felt an indescribable tenderness in his heart. He slowly stretched out his hand and gently stroked Nicole's hair, hoping to caress her hair. The sadness in the girl's heart.
Nicole's body softened and her head gently rested on Roddy's chest, but she cried even harder.
In this quiet environment, the girl seemed to have finally found support, and all the grievances that had been buried in her body and mind for a long time burst out...
With Rody's warm and soft jade in his arms, a strange feeling arose in his heart. The hand that was gently stroking Nicole's hair couldn't help but slowly slid down her back.
He knelt down gently and slowly held Nicole's shoulders with his hands. I felt it was smooth and soft, but then I remembered that Nicole was still wearing the strapless dress from the evening.
Nicole's emotions were fluctuating at this time, and she didn't care about anything wrong with Rody's actions. She only felt that the arms of the person in front of her felt endlessly safe and reliable.
Looking at the pretty face in front of her, there were still some tears on her face, like pear blossoms with rain, especially charming and charming. Looking at those warm and soft lips just a few feet away, Roddy could no longer control the thoughts in his heart and couldn't help but move closer...