The night was ghostly, the north wind was howling, and the window lattice kept making rustling sounds.
After Yu Tangzhi washed up, he lay back on the bed, covered himself with a velvet quilt, and was about to take a nap.
"Eh?"
There was a strange feeling on the soft cushion beneath him.
The girl half stood up, opened a layer of soft cushions and saw that it was also covered with rose petals.
The bright red flower juice was squeezed out, leaving a small trace. A richer fragrance came to my face and lingered on the tip of my nose.
The girl frowned lightly and swept some petals away, her thin white fingers also stained with some crimson color.
when--
The thick and distant bell rang, faintly coming through the wooden door.
It's twelve o'clock.
A heavy feeling of sleep came over her, and Yu Tangzhi couldn't help but yawn.
She remembered what Vincent once said, not to leave the room after twelve o'clock.
If you go out, you'll be caught...ahem.
Although he later explained that he was joking.
But she didn't believe it. After all, this was a horror decryption escape game.
I'm afraid there really is something in this castle...
Should we go out and take a look?
The girl's sleepiness became more and more intense, and she yawned again, and the ends of her slightly upturned eyes squeezed out a little sparkle.
She tried to wake herself up, but she couldn't resist the waves of sleepiness, and finally lay on the bed and fell asleep.
Time passed quietly, and the fire of the candlestick gave off a faint light.
I don't know how long it took, but there was a slight fluctuation in the air flow, and it suddenly became ethereal, and then extinguished.
The girl in her sleep seemed to be trapped in a nightmare, wanting to wake up but unable to break free.
…
The next day, early morning.
The sky was still lead-grey, dark clouds blocked the sunlight, and low pressure swept away.
When Yu Tangzhi arrived at the restaurant, the maids had already served the dishes one after another.
Vincent stood aside in uniform, still wearing the black leather gloves, holding a half-pruned flower branch in his hand.
He looked at the girl coming down the stairs, his deep blue eyes full of smile, and said gently to her:
"Good morning."
Yu Tangzhi wore a black velvet dress with a square collar today. Her half-length black hair rested on her collarbone and she tied a necklace around her neck.
A red agate hung in the center of the black leather necklace, which swayed slightly as she walked, exposing her snow-white skin.
For a moment, everyone in the restaurant was stunned by her.
"Good morning."
Yu Tangzhi didn't notice their gazes.
Her eyes were fixed on the food. After all, she was already hungry when she fell asleep.
Vincent helped her arrange the dishes and stepped aside respectfully.
The girl had a full meal, but frowned slightly when she picked up the juice.
Red tomato juice, fresh tomato flavor mixed with a familiar aroma.
It's the scent of roses.
Yu Tangzhi felt nauseated after hearing too much, so he put down the crystal cup instead of drinking. She turned her face sideways and asked:
"Won't Adams come downstairs to dine?"
Vincent's eyes lightly crossed the untouched tomato juice and replied:
"The Duke has always been accustomed to eating in his room, so there is no need for you to worry, Miss."
"oh."
At this time, the maid who came down from upstairs came forward and said:
"Miss, the Duke invites you to go to the study to discuss matters related to the wedding."
Yu Tangzhi's mind froze, thinking that the next day would finally get down to business and talk about marriage.
The girl stood up gracefully and followed the maid up to the fourth floor.
The fourth floor is mainly the Duke's bedroom and study.
The maid lowered her eyebrows and led the beauty in black dress to the study, closed the door and exited.
Adams was sitting behind the wooden table, with a cashmere blanket covering his legs. His face was still gray, his eyes seemed to be getting bigger, and his dark eyes were shining.
Yu Tangzhi sat down opposite Adams.
"Good morning, Miss Yu."
"How did you sleep last night?"
When Yu Tangzhi fell asleep today, she felt dizzy, as if she had had a nightmare, but she couldn't remember what she was dreaming about.
But she didn’t want Adams to know, so she forced herself to say with two dark circles under her eyes:
"Thanks to you, I slept very well."
Adams smiled slightly, seemingly satisfied with her answer.
"Very good. It seems that you have a close connection with Salz Castle."
Yu Tangzhi's response was: fake smile.
Adams poured her a cup of hot black tea and continued:
"I'm planning to hold a wedding in the evening three days later."
Yu Tangzhi frowned slightly. The date of the wedding was the deadline stipulated in the mission. I'm afraid it was...
Sure enough, Tongzi, who had been dead in his mind for a long time, suddenly turned up dead.
Ding--
8019: Congratulations to the player for triggering the side mission - Escape from the Wedding.
Yu Tangzhi: Thank you very much!
"What objection do you have?"
Adams, who was opposite him, thought she had some objection to the wedding date. His face instantly turned ugly, and he stared at her with gloomy eyes.
Yu Tangzhi was shocked by his face-changing magic:
Good guy, this low-spirited guy has two faces!
"No, I completely follow the Duke's arrangements."
Yu Tangzhi forced a smile, picked up the bone china cup and took a sip of hot tea, docile and well-behaved.
Hearing this, Adams' expression softened slightly.
His interest was not high, so he dropped a sentence.
"Tomorrow a tailor will deliver a wedding dress."
He ordered her to be expelled.
After Yu Tangzhi came out of the study, his tense nerves finally relaxed.
Adams was so strange that every time I talked to him it was like talking to a fresh, uncertain corpse.
Oh~
The girl was disgusted by her own association and had goosebumps all over her body. She rubbed her arms and walked downstairs.
Since you can't go out at will at night, your time during the day becomes extremely precious.
Yu Tangzhi held the hem of her skirt with one hand, stretched her head out of the carved wooden railing and glanced downstairs.
The lobby on the first floor was quiet, there seemed to be no one, and Vincent didn't know where he was.
Just what she wanted.
The girl quietly walked to the first floor and then turned into the kitchen.
The maid in the kitchen was working when she was suddenly tapped on the shoulder.
She was not frightened at all, but stopped washing and turned her head stiffly.
"Hello, Jenny."
Yu Tangzhi glanced at the nameplate on her chest and said a friendly hello.
Maid Jenny: "...Hello."
Yesterday, she discovered that there was only one maid, Jenny, in such a large castle. It was really unusual.
So she had to come and talk to Jenny anyway.
"How long have you been working here?"
"...I was a servant in the castle when I was very young."
"When did Adams' illness begin?"
"...The Duke's health has always been poor..."
"Then do you know what disease he has?"
"..."
Jenny would get stuck for a while every time she said a word.
At first, Yu Tangzhi thought she was more cautious, but later he realized that her eyes were dull, like a puppet on clockwork, pausing at regular intervals.
The hair on Yu Tangzhi's back stood up, and he endured the discomfort to ask the last sentence.
"When did Vincent come here to be a deacon?"
Unexpectedly, Jenny did not pause this time, but turned her head directly towards her, her dull eyes became dark and dark, like a bottomless pit.
"he……"
Yu Tangzhi was so focused on listening to her next words that he didn't notice the person coming behind him.
"Instead of asking others, why not ask me directly?"
