A crisp bell rang, and an old man with a skinny face poked his head out from above. Before Agnes could speak, the other man shrank back.
About ten minutes later, the door of the castle opened, and the old man just now stood by the door. Agnes found that the old man was wearing an extremely old and even patched housekeeper uniform. Both the style and color were still Rosset's. What was popular before the Great Emperor has been eliminated for nearly two hundred years.
"Please come in, Miss Agnes." The old man's voice was hoarse, and Agnes couldn't help but think of the bark falling off the tree trunk.
"How do you recognize me?" Agnes asked softly.
The old man didn't say anything. After Agnes walked in, he closed the door of the castle and walked directly into the castle.
Agnes raised her heels and looked at the castle. This is not a magnificent castle, but you can still see its former glory. The tall buildings blocked the sunlight and made it look a little dark. Moss covered almost all the walls that were not exposed to sunlight, and the ivy had successfully reached the window sill on the third floor. The fountain has long since dried up, and the garden has not been treated gently for a long time. It is overgrown with weeds, but there are still some strong astilbes bearing capsules one after another.
Agnes followed the old man upstairs, and the stairs seemed to be in some disrepair and creaked. The handrails on both sides seemed to have begun to rot in the humid environment, and mushrooms had even begun to grow in some places.
"Who are you serving now?" Agnes asked.
The old man still didn't speak and walked upstairs in silence.
He turned to the corridor on the third floor and opened the door to a room.
"Monsieur the Count will see you to-morrow morning," said the old man, turning at the door.
"Miss Agnes, please take a rest early." The old man bowed to Agnes and bowed, and then left.
Agnes stood at the door, staring at the old man's back as he left, and only pulled back after the man turned the corner.
She walked slowly into the room.
The room seemed to have been well cared for and was not in the same state of disrepair as the stairs and hallway outside.
The size of the room was similar to Agnes's room in Pagani Manor in Feneport City. One side of the room looks like a bedroom, while the other side has three bookshelves almost filled with books. In front of the bookshelves is a log desk and a tea-white upholstered chair. To the right of the desk is a pair of windows. The slightly yellowed thin curtains have been lowered, but the dark green thick curtains have not yet been closed. Opposite the desk is an oil painting that seems to be of high craftsmanship and somewhat old.
Agnes placed the suitcase in her hand on the desk and carefully looked at the oil painting opposite. The oil painting shows a family of four: a couple and two boys.
The three men in the family in the painting all have brown hair and blue eyes similar to Agnes. The attire of this couple is the style worn by Fenebaud when the country was first founded, and has not been improved by Emperor Roselle. The man was wearing armor and a purple velvet cloak. He held his helmet in his left hand and held the sword at his waist with his right hand. The woman is wearing a long skirt made of purple velvet, with graceful curly flower and grass patterns on it, exquisite pleats on the back, and a long skirt trailing behind her. In front of the woman were two well-dressed boys, one looked about ten years old, and the other was only seven or eight years old.
Agnes could tell from their clothing that the family was probably only a viscount, a baron or even a knight, because when this kind of clothing was popular, non-counts, marquises, and dukes were not allowed to wear gold or silver velvet fabrics. , and purple velvet fabric can only be worn by viscounts and barons.
"Which generation of Pagani is this portrait?" Agnes leaned against the bookshelf and couldn't help but shook her head. She didn't recognize the person in the painting. There are not many portraits of previous Pagani family members in the Pagani Manor in Feneport City. This may be related to the relationship between the grandfather and great-grandfather.
She stopped looking at the painting and turned to look at the books on the shelf. Her eyes scanned the spine of a book.
""Tracing the Origin of Alchemy", "The Controversy of Vittorio II", "Analysis of Low-Level Ritual", "How to Be an Excellent Courtier"..."
Agnes frowned and thought for a while, then finally pulled out "How to Be a Good Courtier" and started flipping through it.
A line of words came into view:
“Don’t make your jealousy so obvious when your villain king takes someone else’s hand.”
...
When the morning star was still hanging in the sky and the morning sun had not yet revealed its traces from the horizon, Agnes rolled out of bed and completed her routine prayers in front of the window.
She stood up, leaned quietly in front of the window, and took out the book "How to Be a Good Courtier" and started reading.
Ever since the old housekeeper sent her to this room yesterday, no one has bothered her again. No, to be precise, she didn't detect any trace of human activity. From last night to now, she neither heard the sound of servants cleaning nor saw anyone walking in the courtyard in front of the window. This house The castle seemed empty.
This situation is neither normal nor abnormal. From a secular perspective, this is undoubtedly strange. A family that once held the title of earl should not have declined like this when the kingdom's rule was still at its peak. Family members should not have left so completely, even if they were truly The person who inherited the title has broken with the family.
And from an extraordinary perspective, this is reasonable. Regardless of the "wolfman" who is likely to be a member of the Pagani family, or the "thorn beacon" from his father, the Pagani family is full of secrets. In the extraordinary world, secrets are often linked to danger. From this point of view, it is a normal choice for members of the Pagani family to leave one after another.
But there is a question, why were there still members of the Pagani family in Anvar Castle six years ago? Why didn’t the members of the Pagani family leave earlier?
Agnes was flipping through the books boredly while thinking about the various doubts about the Pagani family.
The sky was getting brighter, and the morning light shone in from the window, casting a bright shadow. Agnes turned away from the window and put the books in her hands back on the bookshelf.
"knock!"
"knock!"
"knock!"
Someone knocked on the door three times in an even rhythm. The sound was moderate and rhythmic.
Agnes walked forward, opened the door, and looked up at the person outside the door.
She couldn't help but froze for a moment and stayed where she was.
The people outside the room chuckled lightly when they saw Agnes's reaction.
"Agnès, long time no see."
