"Mr. Basola, the Earl is waiting for you in the living room." In the Lavender Manor, Jelin Follett, the head butler of the Winter Family, walked through the lobby with the middle-aged man behind him.
Jielin was wearing white lace gloves. He respectfully opened the marble doorpost and made an invitation gesture to the man behind him.
"Jie Lin? By the way, remember to put some dirty black bread thrown away by Xuan Siti's merchants and grains mixed with sand in the winter food for you Norwegians. You know, Xuan Siti's income this year has been
It’s a deficit.”
In the large living room, there is a crystal ceiling chandelier overhead, with precious and rare fluorite stone troughs. However, candles are often used for lighting. After reflection from the crystal, a few candles can illuminate the entire living room.
Count Leonardo sat on the seat near the window. He put on his pair of tinted black-rimmed glass glasses. Outside the window was the cold night.
"My Lord Count, Mr. Basola would like to see you."
Jielin bowed, nodded to Jaybasola, and then walked sideways along the wool blanket on the ground back to the door. He carefully closed the door, and then stood upright outside the door.
"Jay? Long time no see. How is the port trade in Norway due to the storm in the Yinlai Sea recently?"
Leonardo took off his glasses. There were already wrinkles on his face, but the sharp edges and corners of his youth could still be seen.
"The Du Guaclin family was hit hard, but fortunately with the help of the other two viscounts, Du Guaclin surrendered to the Rose family, which is why it can survive this period of time. Some well-informed families therefore
Still respect and trade with it.”
Jay bowed deeply. The Basola family now relies on the Winter family, and the person in front of him can be said to be his current master.
Jay thought about it and gave a rough description of the current situation in Noli. Leonardo also nodded slightly.
Jay could feel that because of the Qiangwei family's entry into Noli, Leonardo, who had once dismissed Noli, began to be a little wary. There were some rumors about the Qiangwei and Winter families, but most of them were
It's just fabricated.
"Oh? Are you attached to the current Qiangwei family? It seems that there are still many people who have not given up on Qiangwei! But, once such a big gamble is right, a fourth-rate Viscount family can at least reach the level of a second-rate Marquis."
Leonardo smiled, dipped his quill in ink, and wrote something on the parchment.
"What about you? Mr. Basola." Leonardo suddenly spoke. He stopped his quill and stared into Jay's eyes with his brown pupils.
"Basola has been in the Winter family for nearly ten years, and has always been serving the Winter family." Jay wiped the cold sweat from his forehead without leaving a trace. He never thought that Leonardo would be here at this time.
I asked suddenly.
"It's just a joke, of course I understand what you mean Jay." Leonardo smiled and waved his hand, "You came to me in such a hurry, not even caring that it was night, is there something wrong?
"
"Jerlin!" Without waiting for Jay's answer, Leonardo shouted towards the door, and the butler standing outside the door immediately walked in.
"My lord, please give me your orders." Jielin bowed.
"As for the free black bread and grains, remember to use the ones you don't need, and the ale. Just use those few pills to share a cup." Leonardo paused, "From the Holy Star Movement
According to the news from the palace, the extreme cold storm will come very early this year.”
"Let all Xuansiti soldiers start training. The reward and punishment system is the same as in previous years, and the Winter Fortress is being repaired and inspected. I have a hunch that the extreme cold storm this time will not be so easy to withstand."
Leonardo stood up and looked at the butler who had been with him for many years. In a sense, Jielin was also his secretary. After so many years, Jielin was able to perfectly help Leonardo with many things.
Except one thing.
"I don't agree." A clear and ethereal voice came from the corridor outside the living room, followed by the maids' exclamations and helplessness.
"Little Miss, you can't go in now! The Earl is talking to Lord Basola about important things, you can't disturb them!"
"Little Miss, please forgive us. If we let you in, let alone the earl, even the steward will punish us severely..."
"Little miss..."
In the living room, Leonardo frowned and turned to look at Jie Lin: "Why is Xun back at this time?"
"My Lord Earl, who can control your daughter? When will the young lady come back? The soldiers stationed there don't dare to stop her!"
Finally, under the desperate efforts of the maids, the voices outside gradually calmed down. Just when everyone thought they could continue talking, a huge banging on the door came straight to the living room.
"I request that the relief food be replaced by food worth at least ten cents per meal. This is not a difficult task for Xuan Siti today!" Leonardo just turned his head and saw Purvey with an angry look on his face.
Came in long boots.
There were almost sparks in those purple eyes. Anyone who was not blind could see the anger in Princess Xun's eyes.
"No." Leonardo glanced at Purvi. Purvi was stunned. It had been a long time since she had seen her father so tough.
"Father! Do you know how many people died last year because of the rotten black bread and the contamination of the ale? It's only ten cents, or twenty cents per person a day. There are about 13,000 people in Norway, excluding soldiers and adult men.
, those who can receive relief are only five or six thousand..."
"Winter Fortress can be regarded as the Winter Family looking for Noli's cheap labor force, but, but..." Purvi clenched her little fists. She wanted to convince her father, but her education from bottom to top told her that her father
You did it right.
Everything is based on family interests.
"Lord Earl, Princess Xun, I think there is no need for us to continue arguing based on this topic this year."
Standing aside, Jay finally found a gap where the two of them were silent at the same time, and he spoke quickly.
"What do you mean? Jay Basola, are you against me?" Purvi frowned, she turned to Jay, her purple pupils made Jay feel chilled.
"No..." Jay smiled bitterly, "Lord Xavier said that he will lead the entire Norway to stay and face the extreme cold storm personally this year!"
"..." Leonardo raised his eyebrows.
"..." Purvi opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
"..." Jie Lin, the old butler, also looked shocked. He frowned, as if he had heard some ridiculous lie.
"This is true. A few hours ago, I heard from Lord Xavier, who was sitting on Du Guiclin's motorcycle, and personally told me and the head of the Du Guiclin family. And the Du Guiclin family expressed support."
Jay expressed that he understood the expressions of several people. He felt the same way when he first heard it. But in the mouth of the young man, for some reason, he actually believed it at that time.