The steward has always believed that his eldest lady is one of the most beautiful women in the world, and the constant stream of family mentions proves this. But until today, he didn't know what it meant to have someone outside the house!
Elaine's girl-next-door aura, Xian Lang's exotic style, and Juliet's simplicity and strength all make people's eyes shine. Even that little loli is so adorable that she is definitely a beauty.
"I'm going to say hello!"
Downton stood up.
Juliet quickly handed over a gift box. When meeting for the first time, even if it is a small gift, you must give one. This is a matter of etiquette.
"The eldest lady invites everyone to have dinner!"
The steward quickly expressed his intention.
"We appreciate Miss Alice's kindness."
During the break while setting up camp, Downton had figured out the origin of this business group. It was called Golden Rose, and it was a large business group with a history of hundreds of years.
These people are all from the East of Delankfurt. The old master is very capable. Originally, under his leadership, the business group was already flourishing and was on the verge of becoming the number one business group in the East. However, Downton came out of the blue and wiped out the four countries.
The situation and unification of the country suddenly disrupted all his plans.
The connections and influence that the old master had worked so hard to build fell apart almost overnight. There was no other way, and all the old dignitaries were sent to the execution stand by Downton. It was very disappointing for him to be able to save the lives of his entire family.
It's easier.
"Do you hate that Downton?"
Downton asked thoughtfully while eating barbecue.
"Hate, why not hate? Because of him, my father was seriously ill and died with great regret. The family business has plummeted and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Our whole family will be reduced to the streets. No, we may all be slaves, even
There is no chance of being a beggar!"
The bonfire crackled and burned, illuminating Alice's cheeks.
"Miss!"
The steward glanced at Downton and quickly tried to dissuade her. It was not good to say this to a stranger. If word got to the ears of the Hand of the King, Alice would definitely be dead.
"Can't you say it? If Lord Downton doesn't even have this kind of heart, he is not worthy of running this country!" Alice was as simple as her age and had no scheming.
"Actually, I don't want to hate him. Since he came to power, Delankfurt has been tax-free for three years. People's lives have become better, and every family has more money. This kind of man, whether in the past or now, is me.
The object of admiration, I know that reform in a country requires pain, but why does my family need to bear this pain?"
Alice took a bite of meat and looked bitter.
"There is nothing we can do about it. With so many countries, there will always be some people who are unlucky!"
Looking at Alice, Downton felt a little guilty. As the Hand of the King, even if Odin's Eyes are all over the country, he can't know everything. He doesn't have the time or the energy, so there will always be someone.
Suffering and unlucky.
It is even said that Downton knew that the emerging nobles were bullying and exploiting the established nobles who refused to die, but he remained silent.
The emerging aristocrats have joined the team. If they provide people with money and follow them to conquer the world, they will naturally get rewards. Downton is worried that the embers of the old aristocrats will not be extinguished. Seeing them being suppressed or hostile to each other and consuming their strength, he will naturally be happy.
snickering.
When we reach the status of Downton, we no longer decide a matter based on preferences and good and evil, but on interests, all aspects of interests.
"Haha, I understand that my father is on the wrong team, but does he have a choice? If he had defected to Downton one day earlier, the Duke of Eastland would have killed my father immediately!"
Alice laughed to herself. She really didn't want to talk about this kind of dirty politics.
"Sorry for bringing up your sadness."
Downton stood up, "It's getting late, why don't you go to bed early?"
"Then I'll send you off not far away!"
Alice nodded, even if she was in a bad mood, she did not neglect the guests.
Downton left, and as soon as he was out of Alice's sight, Conti chased after him.
"Hey, wait a minute!"
Conte seemed to be interested in showing off his skills, charging in two consecutive steps and rushing in front of Downton.
"Sir, is there something wrong?"
Downton put on an innocent little white rabbit expression.
"I don't care who you are or what your purpose is. You will leave the team early tomorrow morning. If you don't do it, don't blame me for being rude!"
Conti stared at Downton and showed a sinister smile.
"knew!"
With Downton's current status, it is too lazy to bother with this kind of trash fish, it is too low of value.
"very good!"
Looking at Downton's performance, Conti patted him on the shoulder like a child, showing a proud expression, and a sense of superiority emerged spontaneously.
There are enough supplies in the space ring, so camping in the wild will not cause any inconvenience.
At midnight, the energetic little Loli rode a ray to hunt, but unexpectedly she made an unexpected discovery.
"Brother, guess what I saw?"
Hu Tao squatted next to Downton, with a mysterious look on his face.
"What?"
Downton opened the sleeping bag, and Little Walnut cheered, took off his clothes, got in like a little loach, and then hugged Downton tightly.
"Sir, I have done everything you said. After everything is done..."
The head coachman looked at Conti, rubbed his index and middle fingers with his thumb, and made a gesture of counting money.
"This is the deposit. Don't forget to keep putting pressure on Alice until she can't bear the pressure anymore!"
After Conti finished explaining, he watched the coachman leave and couldn't help but sneer, "When I get Alice, you will die."
Conti is the child of an old servant of the Alice family. Due to the contract of selling oneself, all descendants, including the descendants, are servants of the eldest lady's family.
As childhood sweethearts who grew up together, Conti loved Alice deeply, but he knew that as a domestic servant, no matter how much he was appreciated by his old master, he would never be able to win the love of the eldest lady.
Lu, when the old master became seriously ill due to the impact of the family business, he and his highly regarded father planned this series of conspiracies.
"If everything goes well, when we go back this time, the entire Alice family will belong to our father and son. No, we should change our name. The Conti family? It sounds very good!"
When he thought of Alice's body, a fire burned in Conti's heart. He had not been qualified to touch her before, but today he touched his shoulder. This was the best sign.
"Should we go for a night attack? No, we must stay calm. Alice hasn't collapsed yet, so it can't be counterproductive!"
Conti suppressed the desire in his heart. He wanted to come to Alice as a savior and make her fall in love with him wholeheartedly.
"That guy is a scumbag!"
After describing everything he saw, Hu Tao angrily commented that the little Loli hated such hypocritical and insidious villains.
"sleep early!"
Downton touched Hu Tao's hair and couldn't help sighing. No one's life is easy. But soon he groaned and didn't have the time to sigh because the little Loli accidentally kicked him in the crotch.
.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Hutao asked, then huddled into the sleeping bag.
"It's okay, hey, what are you doing?"
Downton was confused.
"There is a snake, I just stepped on it!" Hutao said seriously, "Don't move. Otherwise, it will run away in panic!"
"Come out, that's not a snake. Hiss!"
Before Downton could finish speaking, he felt a small hand reach into his underwear and grab little Downton, causing him to gasp subconsciously.
"I caught it, oh, it seems to have become hard!"
Hu Tao's face was full of confusion. He put his hands down and applied more force.
"Stop making trouble, that's not a snake, come out quickly!"
Downton grabbed the back of Hu Tao's neck, like a kitten. He pulled her out with force, "If you continue to cause trouble, you can go to bed by yourself."
"All right!"
Little Walnut was unwilling to give up, so she stretched out her little foot and stepped on Downton's crotch, trying to crush the snake to death.
"Are you still making trouble? Believe it or not, I'll beat you up?"
Downton was so embarrassed. How could he explain this to Hu Tao?
"I was wrong!"
Hutao surrendered, but her rolling eyes proved that she had not given up, "Humph, I will do it after you fall asleep. Wait, is this a pet that my brother secretly raised? Is it a gift for my birthday?
A gift for me? So you don’t want me to know?”
"Haha, you made me laugh so hard!"
Tears of cheap laughter flew away.
Downton originally planned to drive Hutao away and let Elaine take care of him, but the little Loli was crying and fussing and refused to agree. He had no choice but to sleep together.
In the morning, Downton had a pair of dark circles under his eyes. After talking to Elaine and the others, they all decided to go with the caravan.
"Are you feeling guilty?"
Elaine knew her brother's character and obviously wanted to help Alice.
"kindness!"
Downton nodded.
During lunch, Conti came over with a bad look on his face. Just as he was about to question, he saw Elaine and Juliet sitting by the campfire and was immediately shocked by their beauty.
"What are you going to do? Bad guy!"
Walnut would not hide it at all, staring at Conti like a kitten whose tail was stepped on.
"You seem to have forgotten my warning yesterday?"
Conte gritted his teeth.
"Oh? What did you say?"
Downton picked his ears.
"If you are ruthless and are not afraid of death, just follow me!"
Seeing that there was no use in talking, Conti opened his mouth. Before leaving, he turned back and glanced at Elaine and Juliet.
"Boss, where are these people from?"
A subordinate asked.
"Those girls are so beautiful, you haven't seen it, especially the wolf girl, she's so amazing!"
"You can make a lot of money by selling it as a slave, at least one million gold coins, right?"
These guards often travel this trade route and have seen many slave-catching groups, so they have a general understanding of the price of slaves. If they sell these women to the orcs, they can make a lot of money.
"Don't make matters worse. These people have the courage to go out alone. They are definitely not idle people. It's better to do less than to do more."
Conti hesitated and gave up. Getting Alice was the top priority.
"Boss, let's test it out tonight. If they are strong, we will stand still. If they pretend to be big-tailed wolves, hehe, is there any reason not to eat the feast that is delivered to your door?"
A mature and prudent subordinate suggested that others are also eager to give it a try. They are not qualified to have a girl like Elaine in their lifetime, so they do not want to let go of the opportunity in front of them. (To be continued...)