Chapter 80 Excitement
Chapter 80 Excitement
“This is the end of today’s meeting.”
Cecilia finished the noble meeting that morning.
Her aristocratic faction and imperial faction all stood up from her seats and bowed to her.
Cecilia, who received that greeting, was the first to leave the conference room with Luke.
“The Marquis of Marlborough.”
While the nobles were heading for the door one by one, Montersen approached Marlborough.
“Yes, Duke.”
“What we talked about last time, is it going well?”
“Yes. I hope to get some useful information sooner or later.”
“… ….”
The Duke of Montersen stared at the Marquis of Marlborough with narrow eyes.
“You are the best at what you do, so I will trust you and wait.”
“Yes. We will definitely live up to your expectations.”
The two walked out of the conference room with a leisurely pace.
“Duke. I have other schedules, so I’ll leave.”
“Hmm. I get it.”
After those words, the duke turned his body toward the main gate of the imperial palace.
‘It seems like you still don’t trust me… ….’
Marlboro fixed her eyes on the back of the Duke as he slowly moved away.
In the end, he realized once again that the only way to regain the trust of the duke was to prove it through results.
‘It’s not the time to be like this.’
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It was time to find her maid named Tia.
The Marquis of Marlborough moved his eyes to and fro as he walked down the long hallway. It wasn’t long before he noticed a maid cleaning the ornaments in the imperial palace.
“Hey.”
“Yes.”
The maid stopped her work as soon as she answered. She then hid her mop behind her back, trying to be as polite as possible.
She made the things she was working on invisible as much as possible.
This was one of the etiquettes that employees of the imperial family must follow when dealing with nobles.
“Does Tiara know her maid?”
“As for Tia, she should be in the garden behind the Imperial Palace right now. She said she was working with a horticulturist today.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
The Marquis of Marlborough headed to the backyard garden.
It wasn’t long before he found a maid sweeping the floor.
That maid must be Tia.
Marlboro approached her maid with such expectations. She looked around just in case, but didn’t see anyone.
“Are you Tia?”
“Ah, yes. What are you doing?”
Tia answered, hiding her rain behind her own back.
She said, “I heard that she is the Empress and that she often visits His Majesty’s room.”
Marlboro lowered his voice as much as he could.
Even if there are no people around, this is the imperial palace. In a word, it means that someone might overhear.
“Ah…… Yes. That’s right.”
“I see.”
Marlboro handed Tia her note, folded neatly from the inside pocket of her coat.
“Check it in a place where no one is around. Got it?”
“Yes… ….”
Tia accepted her note with her bewildered face.
Marlboro warned me to hide it quickly.
“If you check, do as it is written. Got it?”
“Yes, it will be better.”
Marlboro hurriedly turned away without even receiving a greeting from Tia.
Tia surveyed her surroundings as the figure of the Marquis of Marlborough disappeared from sight.
‘No one is there.’
Confirming this fact, she took out the note that she stuffed into her pocket.
Why on earth would a noble give all the notes to an insignificant being like himself?
Tia carefully unfolded her note with her heart pounding.
[Come to the innermost seat of Heps Pub by 8pm tonight.]
‘At the pub?’
What on earth did he call himself to such a place?
Tia felt her heart pounding and at the same time she was afraid. However, she was not a big enough personality to ignore the instructions given by the nobleman.
‘I should go right after work.’
Having made her decision, Tia folded her note straight again and stuffed it into her pocket.
* * *
That night, Tia went to Hep’s Pub a little earlier than the eight o’clock indicated on her note.
As she looked around, someone gestured towards her from the table inside her. It was the Marquis of Marlborough who had handed her her note this day.
“Hello, Nari.”
“Please take a seat.”
Tia sat down as Marlborough told her to.
Marlboro stared at Tia’s face with a sharp gaze. The gaze was so intense that she unknowingly shrugged her shoulders.
Marlboro took several sips of the beer in front of him.
Kung.
Tia thought to herself as she watched Marlboro roughly set her beer glass down.
She’s not the aristocrat she knows.
Marlborough’s behavior resembled that of a barber who had little to say about her culture.
“I have something to ask you.”
Shortly after Marlboro took her luck, she placed a small sack she had prepared ahead of time on her table.
Tia’s gaze naturally turned to her sack.
“This is… ….”
“It’s 30 gold.”
The moment she heard the amount, Tia’s eyes widened.
She worked hard for a month in the imperial palace, and the money she could earn was 10 gold.
At 30 gold, she was worth her three months’ salary.
“If you answer my question truthfully, I will give you this.”
“Yes, yes!”
Tia nodded her head eagerly.
If she could get that 30 gold, she was ready to answer everything she knew.
Marlboro recognized Tia’s true intentions in Tia’s eyes.
“Has Her Majesty Cecilia been trying to do anything lately?”
“I don’t know that well… ….”
Her Marquis of Marlborough immediately showed her displeasure on her face.
Seeing her figure, Tia shook her shoulders startled. Then she rolled her eyes here and there.
‘I have to answer somehow.’
Only then can I get that 30 gold.
She rolled her head desperately. She then recalled a scene she had often witnessed recently.
“Well, I don’t know if this will help… ….”
Tia recently told me that Cecilia and Luke open a Sergel Kingdom book every night and study it.
“Sergel kingdom language?”
“Yes. You study together every day.”
“Is there anything else?”
“Yes. I really don’t know what else…….”
Marlboro let out a heavy groan as he crossed her arms.
Tia lowered her gaze. Her heart pounded because she was worried about what she would do if she didn’t give her money.
“Yes. It served as a reference.”
Marlboro threw her bag of money into Tia’s skirt.
“Thank you. Be well.”
“Don’t tell anyone about this.”
“Yes.”
Marlboro beckoned the crouching Tia to leave.
“Sergel Kingdom language…….”
He muttered in a low voice and continued to roll his head.
It’s already been over 30 years since trade with Sergel Kingdom was cut off. Why is that?
After a while, the Marquis of Marlborough was able to guess the reason.
‘Are you trying to resume trade with Sergel Kingdom?’
This isn’t the time to be like this.
The Marquis of Marlborough jumped up from his seat.
If what he thought was correct, it was clear that the Duke of Montersen would be very happy and acknowledge him.
He immediately returned to the marquis’ residence and wrote a letter addressed to the Duke of Montersen.
Thanks to the mail sent through the Marquis, the Marquis of Marlborough was able to receive a reply quickly.
[Good work. I’ll take care of the rest.]
“You have been recognized by the duke.”
A satisfied smile formed on Marlborough’s lips.
* * *
Saturday was bright.
Fortunately, nothing happened after Ilaina warned that there was a suspicious person. Seeing that she doesn’t talk to me about Ileina.
As soon as I woke up, I asked the maids to do my hair.
Since it was too much trouble to go to the restaurant, we had breakfast in the room.
“Hmm… ….”
And now I was in front of a full-length mirror checking if the clothes I wore today would look good.
Today I put on a white shirt and a thin black frock coat over it. Gray-toned pants underneath.
“It looks too dull.”
“Then, would you like to try something else?”
The maid in charge of my coordination today immediately recommended the next outfit.
This time, a dark blue frock coat and beige pants.
For reference, this was the plain clothes I bought the last time I went out.
I stood in front of the full-length mirror again and checked my clothes.
“I think this is better.”
“Yes. You look much brighter than before.”
As expected, my hair is black, so the atmosphere comes alive when I wear colorful clothes like this.
“Thank you.”
“What? Have a nice date with the lady-in-waiting.”
“It’s a date. We just go out together.”
“Yes, yes, I understand. Secretary.”
No matter how you look at it, you don’t seem to trust me.
At times like this, it was better to leave it as is rather than adding the katabuta sajok.
The maid said she would clean my room.
I left her room after saying my best wishes to her.
The place where my steps headed was right in front of Flora’s door.
Smart.
Let’s knock from the inside,
“Mr. Luke?”
I heard Flora’s cheerful tone.
“Yes, it is me. Lady Flora.”
“Wait a minute! It will be over soon!”
I knew it would be like this.
Originally, it takes a long time to dress up for women.
“You can take it slow.”
I gave a soft voice to the door.
Does this make you feel like a sweet man?
I waited for her to come out with her relaxed mind. Fortunately, it wasn’t long before the door burst open.
“You waited a long time, didn’t you?”
“No. You came out sooner than I thought.”
“Thank God.”
Flora let out a sigh of relief as she placed her hand on her chest.
The moment her shoulders moved up and down, my gaze turned to her voluminous chest.
Because the chest moves slightly along with the movement of the shoulders…….
‘No! Don’t think like that!’
“Mr. Luke?”
“Oh, no. I didn’t think anything strange.”
“Yes? A strange idea?”
Flora blinked her eyes in disbelief.
“Oh, no, just forget about it.”
“Hmm.”
A strange smile appeared on Flora’s face.
“Yes. For now, let’s do that.”
I lived…….
I let out a sigh of relief.
From now on, I’ll have to keep my mouth shut so I don’t panic and spit out nonsense.
I don’t know if it will be protected, though.
“By the way Mr. Luke. How are you today?”
Flora asked with her face tinged with her smile.
She took her two steps back from me and gently picked up the hem of her dress.
Her hair was tied back in a ponytail instead of the usual twin tails. Unlike always emphasizing the cute side, should I say that a little bit of a mature feeling stands out?
The light green dress had a bold cut in the collarbone line.
Because it’s Flora, she digests it like this. Other women wouldn’t have been able to do it this way.
“You are a bit different today, aren’t you? It’s not your usual style.”
“How is this place?”
Flora touched her hair lightly this time.
“You look good with ponytail hair. Of course, it must be because her Flora and her daughter herself are beautiful.”
“A. He lifts me up too much.”
While she was saying that, the corners of her mouth were ascending to heaven.
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“Now, shall we go?”
“Good. Please escort me to the imperial carriage.”
Flora, without hesitation, gently placed her hand on the right hand that I had extended to her.
At that sight, I suddenly felt my heart pounding.
“Mr. Luke?”
“Ah. Let’s go now.”
I lightly squeezed the little Flora’s hand.
-Continued