Chetlow Manor

Moen never thought that the opportunity would come so easily. When he stood in front of the heavy door in the basement again, he still felt that what Huden did was like a different person.

However, Mr. Duke didn't take his distrustful look seriously. Hughden shrugged and said to him, "It's up to you. Anyway, I gave you a chance." After finishing speaking, he threw the key in his hand and turned around. gone.

Moen held the somewhat worn copper key in his hand, and couldn't recover for a while.

To understand the process of the matter, the scene needs to be rewinded to breakfast. His Excellency the Duke calmly wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin and said, "You can change your request, for example... I can give you the key to the basement."

All the anger of Moen just now was blocked in his throat. He looked at Huden in disbelief, and the knife and fork in his hand had been put away for a long time.

"You... what do you mean?" He even forgot to add honorifics.

"You can take him out, of course, only in the castle. You know what I mean, I will get everything I want from the Lanson family, so... you two, don't even think about leaving."

But no matter what, Moen would not refuse such a bunch of keys, but the truth of the matter is that even Hughden himself didn't understand why he did this.

Maybe he just had it on a whim, who knows.Hell, he just thought it might be appropriate to give the kittens in the castle some sweet treats anyway—oh, after all we all know Morn is innocent, and what does he know about the Suwdens and the Ransoms Woolen cloth!

Li Jia showed surprise when he saw Moen again, and then looked at Moen with sympathy and worry: "I... I'm really sorry, I didn't expect that demon to treat you do such a thing."

"Oh, it's okay." Moen still tried to show an optimistic side, so as to give the man who had been imprisoned for 11 years a sense of relief, "I'm not a nun anyway, no one asks for my chastity. "

When Moen said this, he still felt a bit bitter in his throat, did he really not care?God... All he knew was that he would never forget the despair that night when Hughden tied his wrists for the rest of his life.

Moen shook the key in his hand at Lai Jia and said, "Look, I got this."

Laika looked at the key for a long time, "This... God, you mean..."

"Yes, we can go out for a stroll." Moen finally showed his first heartfelt smile in the past few days. Being able to bring such a tortured man outside made him feel that all his sacrifices were worthwhile. It means, "You can touch those soft sunshine, just like in your wish."

The long-lost freedom made Lai Jia hardly believe it was real.He hadn't stepped out of this room for too long, his legs were a little stiff, his joints were like old puppets.

Accompanied by Moen, he walked towards the ground step by step, his slow pace was like a newborn baby, but in fact it was also a newborn!The sudden sunlight was so dazzling that it made him feel that his eyes were white for a moment, and then everything disappeared.

He hadn't experienced such brightness in so long that his eyes couldn't adjust.

"Are you okay?" Moen turned his head to look at Lai Jia, the man's excessively pale skin was almost white under the sun, and now he covered his eyes with one hand, and the two lines stimulated by the sun Physical tears flowed down his cheeks.

"I'm fine." Leja smiled. "Better than the past 11 years."

After a long time, Lai Jia finally got used to the sunlight outside (Note 1), he opened his eyes, and turned to see Morn.The young man's black hair looked very soft, with a few strands floating in the breeze, his skin had a faint halo in the sun, and his sapphire-like eyes were staring at the man in front of him at this moment, with with some concerns.

The 11 years of waiting in the dark seemed to be rewarded for the first time. Yes, he had never seen his relatives, and at this moment, this younger brother seemed to be a gift from God. It made Lai Jia feel that the heartbeat that had been silent for a long time was finally here. Recovery in the afternoon.

"Lai Jia, Li Jia, are you okay?" Mo En waved his palm in front of his eyes, "Can you see me?"

Lai Jia came back to his senses: "Yes, my eyes have adapted."

Moen smiled at him, and then said briskly to him: "His Royal Highness Huden said that we can take a walk in the backyard of the castle. I think its scenery is not bad. Why don't we go and have a look."

Yes, Moen admitted that Hughden's aesthetics is quite good, and the beautiful scenery in the castle can almost dispel those bad impressions of him in an instant.

The backyard of the castle rarely entertains guests, so unlike the gorgeous and well-organized large garden in front, although the backyard is not overgrown with weeds, it still looks untended.

Roses grow vertically and horizontally, protruding from the bushes. There is a fountain in the middle that has not been used for a long time. The shape in the pool is a white marble sculpture. It is a beautiful woman holding a vase (the fountain water probably comes from the vase. Flowing out from inside), the left side of the chest is exposed on the body, and the carving technique is superb, and the folds of the clothes carved out make people feel the feeling of being as thin as a gauze.

It is a pity that the long neglect has made the sculpture look a little gray, but there is a decadent beauty hidden in such an abandoned courtyard.

Moen looked at the sculpture obsessively. Such a decadent and shocking beauty gave him an urge to paint it and leave it on the canvas of the oil painting.

Sometimes sparrows fly into the courtyard, stay on the branches of the shrubs, and jump on them because of the occasional spikes. They are so small, as if two fingers can pinch their fragile lives.However, they still have at least one pair of wings that can fly into the sky and go wherever they want, which seems to be the envy of Moen at least.

On the other side of the courtyard is a swing, but the solid wooden stakes and iron chains make it look more reliable. Moen helped Lai Jia to sit down, and the wood made a creaking sound, startling The birds on the bushes are gone.

Maybe it was the quietness and peace in the courtyard that pleased Moen. He relaxed, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the softness of the sun shining on his face through the shadow of the trees.

Lai Jia looked at him and said something in a low voice, but Mo En didn't hear clearly.

In the next few days, Hughden unusually didn't appear in front of Moen's eyes. He seemed very busy these two days, entertaining some guests in the castle from time to time.Some were factory owners, some were merchants doing overseas trade, and some were his cronies or something.

Moen was happy to be at leisure, and he could take Lai Jia around during the day. Of course, he knew that Huden's guards were watching them from nowhere, because he often felt those vigilant eyes.

And Lai Jia was still not allowed to move freely in the castle. At night, Jeff would bring some guards over, respectfully invite him to go back to the basement, and then invite Moen to have dinner with the Duke.

This made Moen feel a little uncomfortable, but since that rape, Hughden has never done anything out of bounds, and even showed that polite gentleman's face, and occasionally talked about some things with Moen. If it is not light or itchy, if Morn is not convinced that there is no problem with his memory, he even feels that everything Huden did before was his own illusion. After all, the first impression Huden gave him was a gentle gentleman .

However, he did not forget these things. Moen is now making a clever illusion just to wait for an opportunity to escape.

However, first of all, he needs to know where Julian is. Of course, he will not be so stupid as to take the "Duke's dogs" behind him to look around. He has to tell Erics when everyone is not paying attention, please He helped to investigate some situations.

But because Jeff didn't trust the boy Moen brought back, this matter was also quite difficult for Erics. It had been a few days, and Alex hadn't brought back any news.

Just when Moen was about to think about another solution, he suddenly received a message from Erics.

"My lord, when I was changing shifts with another manservant in charge of looking after the horses, I found that the tower behind the stables seemed to be an old prison cell left by the original owner of the castle. Do you think your friend will be there?"

Note 1: The author is not sure that the solar energy cannot be adjusted so quickly after 11 years. For reference, people rescued from the earthquake need to cover their eyes with a towel for a while, and Lai Jia is not in complete darkness, so there is a 10 It will be back to normal in minutes.