Reyna explained to Kei about what she had done so far. Kei listened, jotting down her words on paper and occasionally confirming Reyna’s statements. There was no tense atmosphere; Kei’s voice was casual, peaceful, as if explaining how to care for plants without killing them. However, despite the considerate tone, Reyna found it hard to swallow the contents.
“What was ordered was by Lady Julia, and the route for delivering the information was written on a note and conveyed,” she said.
“Yes.”
“I passed a note once before, and this was the second time, and it became visible to Sir Arthur and Sir Tristan this time.”
Reyna nodded, and the confirmation of the statement continued.
“The information passed was about meeting the Crown Prince in that state and being invited to the debutante ball. Also, that Sir Arthur does not consume mushrooms… Two things, right?”
Reyna glanced around.
“…Yes. Even if you don’t believe… I have no way to prove it…”
Kei calmly replied, “It’s not that I don’t believe you. I just need to ask again as part of the procedure.”
Kei compared the information provided by Arthur and Reyna, filling in any new details. Then he asked, “Was the route for delivering the note a maid or a steward?”
Reyna hesitated for the first time and fell silent. It was a question that seemed likely to cause harm to the accused, as the person accused of wrongdoings often felt the possibility of retaliation. She had mentally prepared herself and was fortunate to have received Arthur’s favor, but would Professor Alvin Lorenzen also show mercy to her, who had received mercy from Arthur?
“…Today, just eat this.”
“I’m okay for a day.”
Reyna didn’t want Professor Lorenzen to suffer because of her actions without Lady Julia’s knowledge. She was also concerned that Professor Lorenzen, who wanted to continue working at the Julius mansion inherited by Sir Arthur, might not receive mercy from Sir Arthur and Sir Kei.
“That’s… I…”
“…”
Kei looked at Reyna silently, waiting for her response.
With a nervous gesture, Reyna tightly squeezed the inside of her sleeve and stammered, “If I tell you who I am, then…”
“You don’t need to say it.”
“…What?”
Kei looked down at the paper.
Kei’s hand moved calmly on the paper.
“Are you worried about facing consequences? Understood. Please exercise your right to remain silent.”
Reyna was slightly moved by Kei’s kindness.
Such a kind atmosphere.
And the eyes that had become somewhat sentimental and the flushed cheeks.
Suppressing a sigh that tried to escape, Kei thought again of the trusted spies and prisoners.
She’ll make a good double agent.
Not even worth half a penny.
Kei restrained a sigh trying to escape.
Anyway, the delivery agent was obvious.
It must be Alvin Lorenzen.
The maids were always waiting in the dedicated maid waiting room.
Seeing the expression laid bare on her face, Kei longed again for the spies and prisoners immersed in intrigue.
I’ll probably use those spies and captives as double agents.
There’s not even half a penny’s worth of doubt.
Kei suppressed a sigh trying to escape as she attempted to breathe out.
After all, the delivery plan was obvious.
It must be Steward Alvin Lorenzen.
The maids were always waiting in the dedicated maid waiting room.
Sometimes the maids seemed to be called to ‘Lady Christina,’ but the reason for using the two interchangeably might be that only those two maids knew about this situation.
They seemed somewhat uneasy, not knowing much.
There were no other suspicious movements.
On the other hand, Alvin Lorenzen, under the pretext of treating Lady Julia after she fell down the stairs, always went to see Lady Julia.
So, it was natural to assume that Alvin Lorenzen was the one who received the intelligence note.
Even though it was possible to deduce clearly, Kei, using words that conveyed the option to exercise the right to remain silent, played along as if unaware, earning the trust and admiration of the innocent lady.
Internally, Kei swallowed the sigh.
Of course, externally, she maintained the calm and gentle poker face of an intellectual.
“Well then, let’s move on.”
Reyna suddenly nodded with sparkling eyes.
It seemed like she was willing to cooperate and answer anything.
Kei, in the same tone as before, calmly asked, “Is there anything you would like to request from us?”
“Yes?”
Kei continued, “Do you need immediate help, or is there any discomfort Lady Julia is experiencing?”
Reyna looked a bit surprised, opened her eyes, and stared at Kei.
What I want…?
There were things that came to mind, but as if waiting, she hesitated to say them.
She momentarily shrank, as if exposing her vulnerability.
Kei’s words continued.
“For now, we are considering replacing the maids. It seems there might be some discomfort. If there is anyone you find uncomfortable, we will try to change them as quickly as possible. Of course, if you prefer, we can dismiss both maids right away, but you’ll have to endure the inconvenience of not having an assisting maid immediately.”
Reyna’s eyes trembled.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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