The goddess of salvation

"Uda, are the tea and desserts in the living room ready?"

"Okay, let's go."

Lu Mufei held the tray steadily, straightened his back, and walked quickly into the living room, revealing the beautiful calf line while the skirt swayed.

A guest came to the castle today to discuss a business with the Duke, hoping to get investment from the Duke.

O'Lorette was reading the proposal brought by the guest, with her eyes downcast, the guest sitting on the opposite side of her looked at her awkwardly on the sofa opposite her.

Lu Mufei walked forward with light steps, put the desserts in the tray on the coffee table, and then served good tea for the Duke and the guests. The guests picked up the tea and took a sip carefully to relieve their psychological pressure.

Lu Mufei bowed and stood beside the Duke to pour tea for her. When she got up to leave, the Duke just looked up from the plan and met her gaze. Lu Mufei quickly lowered his head, put down the teapot and returned it to the side.

The Duke didn't seem to notice anything. He opened his mouth to communicate with the guest, and asked a few questions with clear thinking. The guest was a little flustered, and slowly organized his thoughts to answer, and soon the two communicated smoothly.

Lu Mufei stood aside, listening to the slightly hoarse voice of the Duke, and calmed down her rapid heartbeat. The moment she met those black eyes just now, she clearly saw the tear mole in the corner of the Duke's eye, and couldn't help but hold back her eyes. He held his breath and stepped back before slowing down.

Liya, who was standing next to her, looked at her sympathetically. The child must have been frightened, so his face flushed and he looked sick. Then she thought about her situation and felt even more worried.

After getting the investment, the guest excitedly stood up and thanked the Duke, then took his leave and left.

After seeing off the guests, the Duke didn't seem to intend to go upstairs immediately, but sat lazily on the armchair by the window, basking in the warm sunshine, and opened a book.

For a moment, the servants in the living room all stepped lightly, for fear of disturbing the Duke, Lia even stood as far away as possible.

O'Loriette was in a good mood. Looking through the window, she could see the lush forest outside the castle. The sun was just right and she could hear the cicadas and birds singing. He paused with his fingers, but felt the familiar touch of porcelain.

Originally, the desserts and tea in the living room were in charge of the previous maid, but unfortunately this poor girl also encountered an accident, she did not expect that the new maid would know her habits.

She turned her head to look at the new maid who was standing beside her. She was obviously paying attention to her needs all the time, and she came forward to pour tea. , Youyou said, "Thank you."

The maid was obviously taken aback, and raised her head in a panic, her fair cheeks were stained with blush, and her green eyes were very bright, just like the emerald necklace she cherished, leaving a strange feeling in Olore's heart, And there was only nervousness in those eyes, but no fear. For some reason, Ollorette became slightly happy.

"What's your name?"

The other party was like a little rabbit, but even though his face was blushing, he never avoided her gaze, and replied softly, "Go back to Lord Duke, my name is Mu Fei."

"well done."

She softened her voice, and Lu Mufei blushed and heartbeat, and quietly accompanied her, spending a pleasant afternoon with the goddess.

Leah, who was standing aside, looked at this in surprise, but became more vigilant. According to legend, the devil approached the innocent girl with a friendly attitude. After winning the trust of the other party, he stretched out his claws and dragged the poor lamb into the abyss. It was the maid's idea to fight.

No, she couldn't let an innocent girl be hurt, so courage surged in Liya's heart, so at night, Lu Mufei was stopped by Liya, and followed her to a corner.

"Miss Leah, what's the matter?"

Lu Mufei blinked, and looked at the person who had been holding back for a long time and hadn't spoken for a long time. It was rare that he was in a good mood today, so he was interested in waiting for the other party. The beauty with blond hair and blue eyes finally spoke.

"My lord duke is a devil, you must stay away from her."

After finally saying this, Liya breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the other party was a little dazed, she calmly comforted her: "I think you must know the legend in the castle. If you have a chance, you should leave as soon as possible."

Lu Mufei finally came to his senses, he was speechless, his expression was complicated, and he wanted to defend himself, but seeing Leah's determined expression, he knew that she had already decided so in her heart, no matter what she said, it was useless, just like in the original book, she clearly accepted After receiving so much kindness from the duke, he easily decided that the duke was a devil in the end.

Thinking of this, she didn't want to have any contact with this person, she nodded at him casually, and then hurriedly went to do her own thing.

Seeing the petite figure leave, Liya went back upstairs. The Duke was sitting on the sofa, and Lu Qi, another personal maid beside the Duke, came out of the bathroom, still expressionless, and said, "My lord, can you Going to take a shower."

The Duke nodded slightly, got up and walked into the bathroom. Lu Qi turned her head and glanced at Lia by the door. Seeing that she wanted to shrink herself up, she turned around and followed the Duke into the bathroom.

Liya only felt that this pair of master and servant had a strange temperament. She had never seen Lu Qi showing other expressions. She was always expressionless, and her tone of voice was a bit blunt, which made people feel awkward. When Lu Qi spoke, she was frightened speechless by the other party's staring black eyes, and the way the other party looked at her just now made her even more scared.

And she always felt that the relationship between the Duke and Lu Qi was unusual. All the servants lived in the rooms allocated downstairs, but Lu Qi always lived in the Duke's room, which inevitably made her have a lot of guesses. the better.

At this time, in the bathroom, the Duke lay leisurely in the bathtub, relaxed his body, and was in a good mood. He closed his eyes and said to Lu Qi who was beside him, "Is there something wrong with your hand? I'll take it down and repair it tonight."

"Okay, my lord."

Lu Qi lowered her head, looked at the floor tiles with inorganic eyes, and said expressionlessly.

As night fell, Lu Mufei went back to her small room and lay on the bed happily. She was really tired after standing all day today, but she was very happy in her heart. After lying down for a while, she was about to fall asleep in a daze, as if she heard something , turned around and fell asleep.

However, the next day, the whole castle was shrouded in gloom, the sky was gloomy, and the forest outside was filled with gloomy fog. Another maid in the castle disappeared.

The servants in the castle were all whispering. When Lu Mufei went to the kitchen, he heard a lot of what the cook said. She had just arrived so she was not very familiar with that maid. However, there were few young maids in the castle. A girl with freckles.

"It's so pitiful. I just said that I saw her getting close to the Duke a few days ago, and that's why she suffered this disaster."

"I heard that she no longer has any parents, but only one elder brother... I don't know whether she is dead or alive."

Their chatting came to an abrupt end when they found Butler Fran at the door. Butler Fran glanced at everyone with stern eyes, and then silently dispersed and concentrated on doing their own things. Lu Mufei turned around, met Butler Fran's eyes, and knelt down After saluting, he went to the cook to pick up the prepared refreshments and walked out.

Butler Fran saw that there was no abnormality in her face, and she was serious about her own business. She didn't join the conversation with the cooks just now, and had a better impression of her. I don't know where those legends started. If If she finds out, she must be severely punished for slandering the Duke so much.

Lu Mufei looked at the gloomy weather outside the window, tapped his feet in small leather shoes, and sighed. Naturally, the Duke would not go for a morning jog in this kind of weather.

When she heard what those people said just now, she really wanted to stand up and explain, but now who would believe what a little girl like her said? Thinking about it this way, her mood became worse and worse, and she didn't know what the Duke is doing now , the mood must not be very good.

Today it seems that the whole castle has fallen into silence, the conversation has become less, everyone is working carefully, and the atmosphere is a bit depressed, Lu Mufei tried his best to cheer up, seeing that the flowers in the vase on the coffee table seemed not very fresh, so he told the butler With a sound, he took the vase and walked to the flower room.

Uncle Hawke, the gardener, already knew her. When he saw her coming, his expression softened, and he greeted her, "Mufei, are you here to exchange the flowers in the vase?"

Lu Mufei nodded, and watched Uncle Hawk pick the flowers, and then carefully put them in the vase. The fresh flowers were covered with morning dew, and the layers were like the complicated skirts of a dancing girl. They were really beautiful. Looking at the bright petals, Lu Mufei's mood suddenly improved.

She took the vase she handed over and said with a smile, "Uncle Hawke is really good at his craftsmanship. It's really a beautiful flower. Looking at it, I feel better."

Uncle Hawke laughed, and tied the useless flowers that he picked just now into a small bunch with thin vines and handed them to Lu Mufei, "You can take the remaining flowers and play with them."

Lu Mufei was holding a vase in her hand, with the bouquet of flowers in her arms, and put the vase on the tea table. The whole room was lit up with bright colors, with the fresh fragrance of flowers. She lowered her head and sniffed the small bouquet in her bosom. Hua, an idea came to mind.

When she came to the door of the study on the second floor with the dessert, she cheered herself up, then knocked on the door lightly, and when she heard the sound of entering, she freed her hand and gently pushed the door open.

There were only Lia and the Duke in the study room. The Duke looked up, his face was gloomy against the dark sky outside the window, and he was obviously in a bad mood, but Lu Mufei was not afraid. He bowed his knees and bowed, saying, "My lord, I'll see you off." refreshments."

When Oloret heard the news of the missing maid this morning, she was very annoyed and asked Lu Qi to investigate. This is already the sixth missing maid, but she has never caught the culprit. , fell into low pressure early in the morning.

When she heard the knock on the door, she was still thinking about who it was. Seeing Lu Mufei bring some tea, she was a little surprised. After all, it wasn't Lu Mufei who was in charge of this before. She nodded slightly, motioning for Lu Mufei to bring it over. I didn't notice a trace of fear, and I didn't know why I was relieved.

She watched the man put the refreshments one by one, and finally took out a bunch of small flowers from the tray, flowers?Olloret looked away from the bouquet of flowers in surprise, and saw that the petite maid was a little nervous in her green eyes, looking at her expectantly, and said: "The flowers in the greenhouse are blooming very well, and I feel good after seeing it." gone."

O'Lorette didn't react a little, she seemed to be comforted, looked at by the green eyes of the other party, she picked up the bouquet of flowers, it was indeed very beautiful, lowered her head and sniffed, the faint fragrance, slightly raised the corners of her mouth, and said : "Thank you, I like it very much."

Lu Mufei only felt that he was illuminated, and a wave of heat rushed to his face. He was a little at a loss for a while, but he couldn't move his eyes. He didn't react until he heard the sound of the door being opened. He bowed his knees and bowed before retreating. , and passed by Lu Qi who came in.

Ollorette watched the other party's flustered appearance, and felt that the resentment in her heart was swept away. She lowered her head and looked at the delicate flowers. She put the bouquet of flowers on the table, and she felt refreshed when she saw it.

She noticed that Lu Qi had come in, glanced at Lia who was standing aside, and said lightly: "If Miss Lia is not feeling well, you might as well go down and have a rest, I will tell Butler Fran."

Seeing the man leave the study, she looked at Lu Qi, crossed her hands on the table, leaned against the back of the chair, and said, "Did you find anything?"

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Leah, who came out of the study, was pale and her footsteps were a little flimsy. The shadow that had been suppressing her heart since she heard that a maid was missing in the morning finally burst out. She had seen the missing maid many times and was in charge of cleaning up. The Duke's room and study, remembering that she saw the Duke talking to the maid a few days ago, she believed in the legend even more deeply in her heart.

There are only so few maids in the castle, will she be the next one?Thinking of this, tears welled up in her blue eyes, her heart was full of fear, she turned her head and looked in the direction of the study vigilantly, and quickly walked downstairs.

Until she left, she didn't notice a shadow on the ceiling in the corner, that shadow seemed to be watching Leah's leaving figure, and disappeared into the wall after a while...

It seems that hoarse laughter can be heard faintly, and extreme fear is the sweetest food of the devil.

Leah had always been terrified, and fell ill soon after this incident happened. Although Butler Fran was not satisfied with Leah's inactive attitude towards work, but seeing such a beautiful girl lying weakly on the bed, she didn't think much of it. Blame the other person and just let her rest.

Since Liya was ill, it was natural to temporarily replace someone new as the Duke's personal maid. She walked out of Liya's room, passed by the living room, and looked at Lu Mufei smilingly arranging the tea table. After a touch of appreciation, isn't this a good candidate?