Chapter 73 73: Them in her eyes

Author: I really want to eat meat 597

Compared with the noisy and chaotic room, the corridor outside the door is quiet and peaceful.

Under Slade's order, Jessier stood obediently at the door of the room and waited for an hour. During this period, she only walked a few times in the corridor and never left.

The orange rays of the setting sun shone into the corridor through the spacious windows. During the long wait with no end in sight, Jeshir, who was a little bored, couldn't help but think of those past events that had been dormant in her memory for a long time.

It has been 11 years since she was bought by Lord Slade from the slave market with Barton when she was 7 years old. Since then, she has been with Slade as long as he stays in the castle. Here, we almost never leave each other.

However, this situation was completely changed on that day two years ago.

It was a very ordinary day. She was following Master Slade as usual, but she saw him suddenly stop, look down at her, and said softly:

"Jesir, you can go and spend more time on your own things, instead of following me all the time."

At that time, the sixteen-year-old Jessier could not understand the deep meaning behind this sentence. Her first reaction was that Lord Slade was annoyed by her. Just when she felt a little aggrieved, she heard Slade added very patiently. One sentence:

"There's nothing interesting about following me. You can go hang out with the young people in the castle, or you can go to Kent for more walks. Just don't go too far."

Jesiel lowered his head and thought hard, and after a moment couldn't help but ask: "But, I am your personal maid? Isn't it weird to do this?"

"No, because I never regarded you as a maid. Go and have fun. If anyone makes you unhappy, remember to tell me and I will help you teach them a lesson."

Lord Slade's tone was as gentle as usual. After saying these words, he gently touched Jesiel's head before turning and leaving.

Seeing the other person's back fading away, Jessiel wanted to follow him as usual.

But in the end, she still chose to "listen carefully to Lord Slade's words", and while walking back to the room silently, she seriously thought about the strange thing——

What can she do to spend time on "her own things"?

It was impossible to go hang out with the servants in the castle, not only because they were busy most of the time, but also because those people didn't like her.

And it just so happened that she didn't like those servants either - because they often said bad things about Lord Slade behind his back, saying that the lord was cruel and ruthless, never treating them as human beings, and only treating those knights. Will be a little more tolerant.

Although Jessiel knew that most of what they said was true, she still couldn't swallow this breath. To her, these people were talking ill of the people she loved the most.

So in the past two years, Jeshir, who was suddenly free, could only find something to do in various ways: for example, occasionally going to Kent County for a stroll, occasionally chatting with those knights, and occasionally helping those " Servants who don't speak ill of Lord Slade" do some work.

These things not only made Jessier's life very happy, but also helped her spend a lot of leisure time.

But whenever she relaxes a little bit, she will immediately feel a sense of "emptiness" in her heart.

And this feeling of "emptiness" will become especially strong when she sees others walking together. It is precisely because of this that she deeply realizes one thing -

In the eyes of others, she was always a maid who was loved by the lord. And it was precisely because of this special status that most people except knights did not dare to have a close relationship with her.

These people included servants and soldiers in the castle, as well as residents of Kent.

No matter how friendly and enthusiastic Jessir behaves, she still can't dispel their concerns. Especially the young girls in the castle, who completely maintain a social distance from her that "appears to be friendly, but is actually alienated".

He even walks around her occasionally.

It's like he's afraid of being entangled with her.

Jeshir's vague isolation is in stark contrast to Barton, who is a member of the Knights and chats well with most of the knights.

The knights didn't mind Jessiel's identity, but as a maid, she couldn't chat with them as frequently as Barton. First, because of their different status and status, and second, because she was easily gossiped about.

After all, there are differences between men and women, and in recent years, there have been no female knights in Slade's castle.

Although Miss Monalise, who is Slade's personal guard, makes Jessier feel very friendly, she can't always pester her - the other person is a person of high status, and she is a bit elusive, and she often doesn't know what she is doing.

What...

She has no close peers, can't make ordinary friends, and can't always hang out with knights. She is even occasionally ridiculed by Barton, saying that she "is idle every day and doesn't work."

The combination of these factors made Jessier feel sad and lonely.

So some time ago, when Angie was brought back by Lord Slade, Jessiel was very happy. Even though Lord Slade told her not to care about this bloody girl, she rarely did not obey him, but instead treated him

Take good care of the other person, and even "deliberately please" the other person.

This is a girl of the same age as her, and she is also fearless. She will naturally become a knight in the future, and she will never hang out with those servants who hate Lord Slade.

Moreover, she is not afraid of herself as "Slade's personal maid".

With this mentality, Jesiel took good care of Anji in every possible way.

And Anji did not live up to her kindness. Even if she had nothing to do, she would come to her for a chat and keep in touch.

After finally finding a girl of the same age as a companion, Jessie no longer feels lonely. Even though the girl she is close to often travels far away and is busy with training, Jessie rarely has time to spend time with her.

I don't think it's anything.

Although there are always many things happening to Anji that make Jessier worried, Master Slade has always taught her this: knowing too much is not a good thing, and even if you encounter something you don't understand, there is no need to delve into it.

Therefore, when Angie had a purple-red mark on her neck after her first conversation with Lord Slade, she did not pursue the matter.

When Anji said she wanted to leave the castle and go to a far away place, and even gave her a lot of money for no reason, she didn't ask any further.

An hour ago, Lord Slade took Angie into the room and asked her to prepare so many things in advance, but she still did not ask any more questions.

But now, Lord Slade brought out several basins of bright red water, with several towels soaked in blood, flesh and broken bones soaked in them.

Jessiel finally couldn't help but asked:

"Master Slade, did something happen to Angie?"

As she said this, she looked behind Slade anxiously.

But what came into view was a dark and deep space, as if it was some kind of isolated place.

It was obviously just an ordinary room before Lord Slade and Angie entered?

Slade ignored the girl's gaze peeking into the room, and did not answer her. He just ordered softly: "Jessiel, put these things away and go get some clean towels and water."

"Lord Slade——"

Jessier was only halfway through speaking when Slade had already retreated into the room and closed the door again.

The brown-haired girl held the last basin of blood soaked in towels in her hands, staring blankly at the closed door, and then at the minced meat floating on the water. Her eyes became more and more dull, and she even forgot about herself.

What you should do is just think about the same thing over and over again:

These bits and pieces of "things" should all come from Anji.

The girl who was very close to him seemed to be seriously injured. But an hour ago, she was still so energetic and didn't look strange...

Could this be Lord Slade's doing?

The moment this thought flashed through his mind, Jessiel accidentally let go of the hand holding the wooden basin. As the girl screamed, the basin of blood mixed with solid matter spilled all over the place, and those stained with

The towel with the broken bones and flesh also fell to the ground.

She looked at the blood stains on her petticoat, and then at the tragic scene on the ground that looked like a murder scene. She stood and squatted several times before she came back to her senses, turned around suddenly and looked at the stairs.

I saw the white-haired old man coming here.

"Grandpa Green!!"

This old man is one of the few people who treats Jessiere sincerely. She just shouted to him, and then her voice suddenly became quieter, and her tone became more and more aggrieved: "I seem to have messed up things.

Wow woo hoo..."

Green slowly walked towards Jesiel, his eyes swept over the mess on the ground, and then looked at the girl's bloody petticoat, and he understood instantly.

With a kind smile, he walked up to the aggrieved Jessir, gently touched her head, and comforted her softly:

"It's okay, let's clean it up together, Lord Slade won't blame you."

Past experience told him that Jessir was not the kind of child who would panic if she accidentally did something wrong. There must have been something else that disturbed her thoughts.

Feeling the old man's big and warm hand gently caressing the top of her head, the fear and uneasiness that Jessiel had hidden in her heart for a long time finally broke out. Under the gentle gaze of the other party, she lowered her head and murmured in a tearful voice:

"Thank you, Grandpa Green... But Angie and Mr. Slade are still in the room... Why is Mr. Slade unwilling to say anything to me?"

The girl's too fragmented description confused Greene. He squatted down first, cleaning up the mess with Jessiel, and clearing his mind, and then slowly spoke:

"Master Slade will have her thoughts. This is not for us servants to speculate. But if you really want to know the answer to something, you can find a suitable time to have a good chat with Master Slade.

Let’s talk. I think she will be happy to talk to you more.”

Green's tone was as calm as ever. Under the patient comfort of the other party, Jesiel quickly regained her composure, lowered her head and said "hmm" obediently, but then she saw the large pieces of meat with bones on it.

At this time, my nose felt sore involuntarily.

It was difficult for her to connect these "minced meat and bones" with the girl she liked very much, but the answer was already obvious: Angie at this moment should be experiencing something cruel and terrifying, and might even be life-threatening.

But what she could do was so limited - wash the wooden basins filled with blood and dirty towels, bring over some clean towels, and finally clean up the "mess".

After clearing her thoughts, Jessiel gradually came back to her senses. She briefly explained to Green, and at the same time, she casually twisted the hem of her skirt that was somewhat heavy due to blood stains, and picked up the towels and wood scattered on the ground.

After washing the basin, he quickly ran to the grocery room.

When she returned here with a few clean towels and a tub full of water, she found that Green had already cleaned the corridor.

Jessiel sheepishly thanked Green repeatedly. Just as she put down the basin and wanted to chat with him for a few more words, she saw Slade opening the door again.

Slade noticed Green standing beside him at first glance, but he didn't say anything. He just stuffed the bloody towels and clothes into Jessier's hand, and kicked out the same blood-stained sheets and quilts in disgust.

go.
To be continued...