“Miss, have you heard of the Oltbea Mansion?”
Returning from purchasing ingredients for dinner, Jenna spoke in an excited voice without even setting down her basket.
“Huh? Oltbea Mansion? The mansion on the northeastern hill of the capital?”
“Yes, yes, that place.”
“The one Ash Trading Company took over?”
“That’s right! Did you know, Miss?”
Surprised by Jenna’s voice, Aelfrie remembered overhearing it the day she went to the library, and her heart skipped a beat.
Of course, it was something she had heard unintentionally, but that didn’t make eavesdropping on someone else’s conversation something to be proud of.
“But why there? Is something going on?”
“Miss, just like you said, Ash Trading Company took over and completely finished renovating the wornout mansion! Today, many new ships arrived, all for decorating that mansion, can you believe it? The ships were filled with furniture from the empire, and even from the distant southern island nations. Only furniture! Other items will arrive on new ships!”
Jenna’s words caused Aelfrie’s busy hands to pause.
She knew well how massive Ash Trading Company’s ships that came into the harbor were. But to fill several of those ships with only furniture.
For a moment, she thought back to two weeks ago, to the items Kyle had left in the mansion.
She had felt guilty, thinking that she had received too much…
‘It really was nothing.’
She had worried about how to respond if Kyle and Nisha were scolded for giving her so much, but now it felt like a truly trivial matter.
“It’s not just the furniture. It’s a really big mansion, you know. So rumors have spread throughout the capital that they’re hiring servants to work there. It seems everyone’s applying because the mansion is magnificent, and the salary they’re offering is enormous.”
“Ah, so that’s why….”
Aelfrie recalled that in recent days, she had seen some of the mansion’s servants secretly gathering to talk among themselves.
Whenever they caught sight of Aelfrie or the lord and lady of the house, or Elise, they would quickly hide.
She had suspected that they were hiding something; it seemed that they too must have heard the rumor.
Aelfrie looked at the excited Jenna.
“Do you want to go to that mansion?”
With that, Jenna jumped up and clapped her hands.
“What are you talking about? I can’t even get a recommendation!”
Jenna had only recently come up from the countryside when she found a job here.
She had started as a scullery maid but ended up in the kitchen when all the previous servants suddenly left.
If Jenna were to leave now, it would be hard to handle the kitchen work again, so the lady of the house would never write her a recommendation.
‘I work hard, though…’
She had suddenly taken on this job but worked diligently, and her cheerful, bright personality made Jenna the only comforting presence in this house for Aelfrie.
So Aelfrie sincerely wished that Jenna could work in a better place.
Of course, if Jenna left, it would make things more difficult for Aelfrie, but she couldn’t ask Jenna to stay here forever.
Those who become servants after coming from the countryside hope to move to a better mansion and increase their value.
Then, they save money to return to their hometown, get a small house, marry, and live peacefully.
Jenna was a girl who had come with those hopes. But without proper training in a kitchen under a real chef, she couldn’t negotiate good terms if she went elsewhere.
‘So I’ve been teaching her to read and write as much as I can…’
Aelfrie had taught Jenna to read and write whenever she could.
Servants who could do that received much higher wages.
‘I regret that I can’t write her a recommendation.’
Unaware of Aelfrie’s regretful feelings, Jenna continued to talk while sorting out the things she had bought from the market.
“Indeed, I’m curious about the Oltebea mansion. It must be a splendid mansion filled with things from other countries, right? Since it’s owned by the Ash Company, it would be overflowing with goods and there must be banquets held every day. There will be plenty of unfamiliar food and drink.”
As Jenna spoke dreamily, a voice was heard calling from above.
“I will go.”
After wiping her hands, Jenna quickly went upstairs. A moment later, Jenna came down holding an elegant and beautiful invitation.
“Why did you bring this down? Hurry and take it to Elize’s room.”
“No, that’s not it…”
Jenna handed it to Aelfrie.
“This is an invitation for you, Miss.”
Aelfrie thought for a moment that Jenna was joking. That was because there was no one who would send an invitation to her.
In the past few years, Aelfrie had not received a single invitation except for the mandatory banquet invitations sent to all nobles.
She had received one invitation when she made her debut, becoming friendly with a woman of similar status in the lounge, but as soon as problems arose with Aelfrie’s reputation, that invitation became the first and last she ever received.
“It’s true. Look here. Your name is written on it.”
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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