As a housekeeper, Abdia naturally knows how difficult it is to serve his master.
But she was quite skilled and jumped out of the door before the carriage stopped.
His posture maintained the graceful demeanor of a butler and deacon, even a little elegant, but it really didn't match the cumbersome mage's robes, and the long golden hair flying with the fabric almost dazzled Neil's eyes.
The sound of the carriage door opening and closing was particularly noticeable in the open field. Other than that, there was only the sound of the wind.
Already no longer interested in scenery or poetry, Neil took the opportunity to poke his head in and look outside.
There was no one else outside his door. Only Abdia stood at the door of the car in front, opened the door, and raised his head to speak with a serious expression.
In addition, there were several guards and grooms who had stopped their carriages. They all dismounted and stood aside, chatting with their hands on their hips, looking like they were used to it.
With this situation as evidence, the conclusions that can be drawn are not scarce. According to their experience, this kind of noise should continue for some time.
"Such a trivial thing can cause mistakes! Is it so difficult to control the temperature of boiling water? I asked you to find the right time to call me, but you were five seconds late. If it had been anyone in front of me who would have done this... "
Only the disrespectful scolding continued, which was enough to show that Duke Albert's anger persisted for a long time, and even intensified as he spoke, and it did not immediately get better with the arrival of Abdia.
At first, Neil obediently waited in the car, but soon he couldn't sit still - as a self-confessed gentleman, letting the two ladies be scolded and staying out of the matter was not his way of doing things after all.
Yes, two ladies.
Including Abdia, although the deaconess herself may not need his help, there is another person in Duke Albert's car.
Before getting on the carriage, Neil certainly noticed that the only person traveling with Duke Albert, who had always been mysophobic and did not like sharing with others, this time was a new personal maid.
She is a new maid with absolutely no working experience, but her predecessor at work is the famous butler in the royal capital who has been trained since she was a child and knows the details of serving tea and water to every master.
The result can be imagined. With Duke Albert's pickiness and unreasonableness, it was only a matter of time before the outbreak broke out.
As a compassionate romantic, Neil had special pity for this innocent and sweet-looking little maid.
Even if the original majors are not suitable, and there are indeed omissions in the maid's work, that is indeed Duke Albert's problem.
Just because this guy obviously has extremely high demands on his servants, he is always full of complaints, but very unreasonable.
Knowing that she was a good cook, she forced the miller's daughter to arrange a job as a personal maid that she never completed. Shengsheng used a salary that no one could refuse to introduce such a naturally beautiful novice to the Duke's Palace. She also asked for Serve yourself by your side.
Because of this, Neil felt sorry for allowing a girl who was only seventeen or eighteen years old and was unaware of the evil intentions of the Duke who had recently recruited him to be so mercilessly insulted.
——Fortunately, the only good thing about Duke Albert is his amazing and unreasonable pride.
This trait makes him not use coercive methods even if he is attracted by sex: even if he has no personal charm except for the title and money, he still wants to "conquer" the prey he likes with his ability.
At least with this, Neil wouldn't have to worry too much about other things.
But you still have to be prepared.
After jumping off the carriage, Niall Galola walked to the flower field nearby, looked down at the dust on the soles of his feet, and then turned his face slightly.
Since he was on a mission, he couldn't get involved casually to avoid affecting the image he had worked so hard to build.
Neil abides by the etiquette of a gentleman, but he also has his own professional ethics - even if it is not his intention.
So he could only wander around like he was admiring flowers, his eyes swept across the blue sky and white clouds and then turned around again, secretly glancing at the dispute on the first carriage.
If things progressed to the point of taking action, he would have to fulfill his own principles and would not be able to control so much.
As for the follow-up treatment... Neil also secretly thought of many words to divert the Duke's attention.
This is his specialty.
From this angle, Abdia's position was neither forward nor backward, just blocking the door of the carriage. He also happened to reach out his hand to catch the little boy who had lifted his apron from above to prevent him from stepping on his feet. At the same time, his eyes were red.
maid.
"Your Highness Taranik, I will send someone to follow up and solve all the imperfections. This new maid seems to be really inexperienced. If you still want her to serve you, you can consider listening to me and let her take care of you.
I will find someone specifically to teach him about his profession. Starting from scratch, it may take a few days."
Neil was shocked and felt that these words were quite reasonable.
Judging from Neil's experience, Duke Albert, who is good at opposing other people's proposals, may not insist on such clever words that leave a way out.
After all, his pride prevents him from obeying the detailed instructions of his butler. Abdia's thoughtful and careful explanation can easily make Duke Albert have this rebellious mentality and be unwilling to accept everything.
Even if he still insists, the vague deadline of a few days given by Abdia in advance, not to mention whether the maid can be trained into an all-round deacon, will at least be enough to ease the psychological blow suffered by the maid.
Sure enough, Duke Albert, who had half of his face exposed, waved his hand impatiently and put everyone aside. He pondered for a while, then glanced gloomily at the delicate face of the maid with red eyes and trembling lips.
"Forget it. We can wait until we get back to the city to talk about everything. Let's reflect on ourselves first! When we get there later, let her go to a market to buy vegetables and cook a meal for everyone."
There were a total of more than twenty people who came here with the convoy, and cooking for everyone was not an easy job.
But in comparison, this is considered normal.
The miller's daughter's craftsmanship is indeed quite good, and Neil has tasted it once before. Although the appearance of the dishes is not exquisite, the presentation is quite interesting and the taste is excellent. It does have a taste of home, which is enough to show this
Girls are quite talented in this field.
Putting her in the identity of a cook thus kept her safe for the time being.
Although the Duke is lustful, he has probably seen more than ten beauties. With such a natural and untainted little girl, he will naturally not be too persistent.
But facing the referendum with such a tough attitude and controlling his temper just enough to prevent himself from being implicated, this may be a special feature of Abdia's hard work and survival in front of the Duke for several years.
Seeing that the situation was temporarily under control and the maid seemed to be safe and sound, and was taken aside by Abdia, Neil breathed a sigh of relief and walked back to the door of the carriage.
Soon, all the sounds of communication gradually died down and ended outside the door.
Neil heard the footsteps of two people walking towards him. As Abdia led the people into the car and then closed the carriage door, the motorcade slowly started moving again.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Galola, I have occupied your space again." Abdia frowned and explained, "There is not enough space in the rear car, and there are too many people to see. I still need to explain the situation to Lucy.
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Even though he got on the bus first, in order to rush for time and act as soon as possible to avoid the Duke's anger, Abdia did the act of "paying the ticket" at this time. This can be regarded as a legitimate reason and quite thoughtful.
Neil quickly waved his hand to show that he was not affected, "I don't mind, I don't mind. I was a little flattered that you gave me a free car. Your arrangements for me are a bit too grand."
He was indeed a little surprised.
His negotiation with Duke Albert was incredibly smooth from beginning to end, as if a pair of hands had opened up the connections of everyone around him, allowing him to concentrate on "attacking" this difficult-to-handle Duke.
He used some advance information that was high in quantity and quality, astonishingly accurate, and that Neil happened to be able to remember one by one with his own memory.
Speaking of which, how did the mysterious businessman named Grande obtain so much information about the Duke's interests and hobbies and then submit it to him?
Neil is still full of doubts about this matter.
However, communication must continue, and Abdia will naturally not let the guests feel excluded in the three-person carriage - this actually makes Neil secretly complain that she is not like this when they are two people.
"There are not many people traveling this time. It is the etiquette that His Highness the Duke insists on to allow guests to take the car exclusively."
Abdia smiled, with the corners of his mouth raised at a very standard degree, polite yet graceful. At the same time, he turned his eyes to the maid beside him, signaling her not to treat the guests coldly and to recover from her emotions quickly.
The maid Lucy rubbed her eyes and greeted in the same polite manner, "Thank you Mr. Galola for your generosity. I wish the gods will be with you."
This is a greeting extended from Duke Albert Taranik's recent hobby. It is not a method that the whole country of Cole Kingdom adheres to. It is just Albert's usual whim. I don't know how long it can last.
After getting along with each other these days, Neil has become accustomed to hearing this method, but he doesn't deliberately use it out of novelty.
But just in time to hear the obedient maid speak like this, he discovered that only Abdia seemed to be not using it.
The entire manor, including the Duke's exclusive grooms and gardeners, have learned this habit, except for the housekeeper mage, who has the highest status among the deacons.
It's getting weirder and weirder.
Neil was keenly aware that something was wrong, but he wouldn't say much.
He just glanced at the maid Lucy, who still had not recovered her emotions and was pretending to be calm. She was out of trouble but still worried. She covered her mouth and nose from time to time and sniffed while maintaining her image.
"Miss Lucy, do you have concerns? Would you like to speak out and see how to resolve them?"