Chapter 194: Miss Martha (Ⅰ)

The porter looked at Joan up and down several times, and there was obviously doubt in his eyes, but he didn't say much. Help him tie up the horse first, and then hurried into the castle gate to report.
Joan paced slowly in front of the door, while admiring this antique and magnificent building, while making a belly draft in his heart, waiting for how to answer the master's question.
Footsteps came across the door, not the hostess Joan was expecting, but an elderly man in a tuxedo and white shirt who had to be gray. Although he is old, he still walks along the road, and his eyes are sharp, and his appearance is like a veteran.
"Good morning, young sir, the scumbag is Philip Downs, the butler of Castis Manor. What can I do for you?"
"Good morning, Mr. Downs."
Qiao An bowed slightly and returned the gift, saying something straight from the door.
"My name is Joan Vida. I saw the reward notice signed by Miss Martha at the "Red Tomato" pub yesterday, and came to the house specially to eliminate those harassing people and animals."
The old housekeeper nodded and looked at Joan with a reserved and cold look.
Although not explicitly stated, the old man's eyes already hinted at his inner concerns: he deeply doubted whether the boy, who looked weak and could not help the wind, really had the ability to destroy the monsters.
Joan sensed the old man's mentality and quickly took the initiative to reveal his identity.
In this day and age, old-fashioned aristocratic families have become increasingly desolate, and they have to gradually give the stage of politics and power to those capital upstarts who have become rich through industry and commerce and the financial industry, but they still adhere to the so-called "style" of upper society. The concept is deeply rooted.
Joan was not a nobleman, nor a junior of a wealthy family.
A poor child from the countryside is not qualified to enter the living room of the Castis family. Even the butler can't afford to look at him. How can the hostess condescend to meet him?
However, it is true that the birth of Mendi is important, but it is not the only factor that determines the status of a young man.
The old-school aristocrats in Port Leiden not only valued their position, but also attached great importance to one's knowledge and teaching.
Young people who graduated from prestigious schools, even if they are of low background, are temporarily at the bottom of the society. After all, they still have the opportunity to get a good job and join the upper class.
"Mr. Downs, I studied at the Leiden College of Austrian law, and Master Robert Rawls is my mentor!" Joan said with humility.
Boys from the countryside like Joan have no worthy of showing off, and can only win the respect of others with their schools and mentors.
As expected, Philip's dismissive attitude immediately condensed upon hearing him report his academic qualifications and teacher's inheritance, and said respectfully: "It turns out that you are a student of the'Father of Scarecrow', please forgive me for the gift."
The old housekeeper bowed deeply to Joan and invited him to enter the mansion.
Joan followed the old housekeeper through the spacious courtyard and out of the living room door.
Through the half-open door, Joan vaguely saw a slim figure in a blue dress.
The young lady stood in front of the glass window and looked at the garden outside the window, looking worried.
"Miss, a gentleman from Leiden College begged you to say that it was a special trip to eliminate monsters."
"Please come in, Philip." The woman's voice was soft and kind, and she turned slowly.
Joan followed the old housekeeper into the living room and looked up at the mistress of the White House Estate, Miss Martha Castis.
The rich lady was thin, her delicate face was slightly haggard, and she had a pair of glasses on the bridge of her nose, which seemed older than her actual age.
Before Joan arrived, he asked Thomas about the situation of the Castis family.
For the old-school noble family in Port Leiden, Thomas made the assessment that "yin and yang decline."
As early as the middle of the last century, the Castes family moved from the Ashan Empire to the New World.
At that time, the family was still unremarkable, with less than 1,000 acres of land, at best a small farmer.
After more than half a century of business, the Castis family's industry has grown stronger. By the generation of Martha's father Lord Dantridge Castis, the family's industry and reputation reached their peak.
At that time, the production of the Castes family expanded to more than 20,000 acres, and the owner of the estate, Dantridge Castis, also showed his talents in the "James Ear War" that broke out more than ten years ago and became the South of the New Continent. The famous war hero.
After the end of the war, Dantrich Castes was named "Lord" by His Royal Highness Charles IV of the Holy Empire, and the Castis family became a veritable noble family.
It is a pity that the world is always prosperous.
Soon after the war, Lord Castis was ordered to travel to the Midgard area in the northern part of the New World to participate in a battle for a new colony.
At the beginning of the expedition, Lord Castis thought that this was only a short-term mission, leaving his wife and two daughters in the warm and safe hometown of the South, and went to the North alone.
Unexpectedly, this walk is twelve years, and there has been no news so far.
The Lady of the Lord sent many people to the north to inquire about her husband's whereabouts.
However, no one actually saw the Lord himself, only brought back some rumors without evidence.
Some people say that the Lord died in the battle with the Feizhen Colonial Corps.
Others said that the Lord was not dead, but was seriously injured and was sent back to the old continent for convalescence...
Over the years, the lord lady and her two daughters have taken over the family business and overworked. Unfortunately, she died of illness last spring, and she was not able to see her husband again before she died.
After the death of the lord lady, there are only two daughters left in the Castis family, and the internal and external affairs are all on the shoulders of the eldest daughter Martha Castis.
This 20-year-old weak woman had to support her heavy family business. In addition to the frequent haunting of strange monsters in the manor recently, it is no wonder that she looked a little haggard, and her eyes were covered with a touch of melancholy.
With a trace of sympathy, Joan summoned the courage to enter the living room, bowed and greeted Miss Martha, explaining the intention.
"Hello, Mr. Vader, welcome to our home, please forgive me for the poor reception."
Miss Martha smiled and lifted her skirt, bent her knees slightly, and returned to him.
In the following greeting, Joan's impression of the noble lady changed.
Miss Martha is not a stunning beauty at first sight, but talks decently and decently, and has the intellectual temperament of everyone's boudoir and the gentle temperament of a good wife and mother, except that most noble ladies naturally exude The kind of domineering arrogance.
When Joan talked to her, she didn't feel that she was inferior to her, as if she was not facing a famous manor and a manor, but an amiable sister next door.
After speaking the polite words, Joanne didn't know how to carry on the chat.
Fortunately, he had already been prepared, taking advantage of Miss Martha's sight away, quickly pulled out a note from his pocket, and glanced at the negotiation order written in advance, and he felt confident.
"Miss Martha, before I start to deal with the monsters, I would like to know more about the situation. If you have witnessed the monsters, can you tell me about its appearance and characteristics? This will be very useful for my next work. help."
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