Chapter 83 "Black Spider" This is not a dream
The snow was falling little by little, even lighter than the previous few days. In the distance from the castle, the noisy conversations of the people in the territory could be heard.
At the castle gate, the carriages heading to the capital, Lachigo, were ready to go, and the knights were also prepared.
"It's a nice day today, miss."
Vifiya looked up, the thin winter sunlight shone on her face. She squinted slightly and looked directly in the direction of the sun. The sunlight seemed to turn into prismatic blocks in her eyes.
She tilted her head to look at the girl who was walking next to her. Although she was an adult, she was shorter than her and extremely thin.
Vifiya turned to face her, staring at the girl's face for a long moment before speaking, "I've instructed the head chef and the doctor to provide you and your sister with proper care. You can rest assured that your sister will be left in the Marquis's mansion; no one will harm her."
The girl tilted her head slightly, engraved Vifiya's face into her mind, and then looked at the open space in the castle where the maids were taking care of her sister like a child.
"Mei, this is not a dream."
Mei looked at Vifia again, only to hear the girl who had helped her continue, "In order to continue living, starting today, take over everything in the Earl's Mansion."
Without hesitation, she replied, "I will."
She will take everything from the Earl's Mansion, including power and money, she wants them all!
Vifiya's eyes flickered to her clenched palms. She smiled softly, "Don't be so nervous. If you need any help, you can go to Barron. I've already told him in advance."
Without waiting for Mei to respond, she lifted her skirt and walked towards the carriage. The winter sun was not that warm, but she murmured to herself, "The weather is really nice today."
"Miss."
Just as Vifia was about to step into the carriage, she turned around and saw Mei stiffly raising her hand and waving. Although there was some discomfort on her face, Vifia could easily see the sincerity.
Vifiya couldn't help but chuckle, and waved to her before stepping into the carriage.
Marlene followed her and got into the carriage.
"I thought you were leaving too." Her sister came over at some point and held Mei's hand, with a childlike look of grievance on her pretty face.
Mei held her sister's hand tightly, her eyes softening: "No, sister, we won't be separated again." I will not allow anyone to separate us again, no one.
She turned and watched the carriage go away, holding her hope in her hands.
She and her sister could not go back to the tortured life in Earl Vance's mansion, absolutely not!
In fact, there was one thing that both she and Vifiya knew very well: the help from this young lady who was about to become a marquis might have been a little bit well-intentioned, but it was not pure.
But at least, she reached out to them and tore open the darkness between her and her sister when she was on the verge of collapse. This kindness was enough for her to willingly repay with her whole life.
Did Vifiya, who was gradually moving away from Cyronil, know her determination? Perhaps she did.
Vifia opened the document that Osha gave her before she left. It was the emperor's letter of consent allowing her to appoint knights at the Marquis' coronation ceremony.
She placed the parchment on the other side of the carriage. Now, the layout of the Marquis's Mansion was almost complete.
Mae Vance, without a doubt, was an important chess piece.
A very talented woman, but she was kept in the mansion by the former Earl of Vance and was treated harshly by his son.
She is different from Lila, the teacher at Arsein Academy. Lila just lacks the courage to move forward, while Mei is a cowardly person herself. She will package herself and be sharp for her sister.
In the past sixteen lives, if Vifiya had not intervened, the two sisters would have perished.
Her sister, whose mind remains in that of a child, will be married to a nobleman by the Earl. Although it is called marriage, it is actually not much different from being sold. Mei will kill everyone present on the day of her sister's wedding.
No, except her. In the ninth life, she asked the Marquis to let her attend the wedding. She wanted to meet the woman who was later known as the "Black Spider".
She still remembered Mei standing in the banquet hall, stepping on corpses and blood, walking towards her sister Vivienne step by step, and Vivienne ran towards her without fear and hesitation.
In a life that is like hell for them, they regard each other as their only support.
Mei, who becomes the "Black Spider", will eventually die miserably because she has chosen a path that has killed too many people.
But she had no choice, this was her best option at the time.
Whether it is sympathy or exploitation, Vifiya will reach out to them in every life to come.
Vifiya leaned on the cushioned backrest of the carriage, her fingertips gently stroking her dress.
Because the previous incident in Valega had such a huge impact and had not yet subsided, the royal family, as she and Osha had imagined, classified the deaths of the four members of the Kesley family as accidents.
And she became the girl who was rumored to have lost all her loved ones in just a few days, but had to inherit the title under the Marquis's will.
A sarcastic smile appeared on Vifiya's lips. In everyone's eyes, she was now a big piece of fat meat.
A few days ago, she spent some time to fight back against all the family branches and those who wanted to take this opportunity to marry into her family.
She hoped that the nobles of Lachigo would be smarter than those of Lord Ceronil, but she estimated that they would not be much different from when she became a marquis.
Out of the corner of her eye, Marlene across from her handed her a letter. Vifiya raised her eyelids to glance at her, then took the letter.
The envelope was blank. When I opened it, there was no signature on it. There were only two simple words: Congratulations.
Marlene's eyes met Vifiya's again, and she tilted her head with a smile.
Vifiya understood and stuffed the parchment back into the envelope, and her cooperation with Yotina was completely over.
Next, he returned to Lachigo to receive the emperor's investiture ceremony.
But before that, we have to go to the Duke of Duodu's Palace first.
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Duke Dudu's Palace.
Felix stared boredly at Osa, who was arranging the flowers herself, and the corner of his mouth twitched. "It's just a guest, is it necessary to make such a fuss?"
Osa was in a very good mood and ignored her brother's provocation. She specially found flowers with a similar eye color to Vifiya's today. The corners of her lips curled up slightly.
Just as he was about to turn around and move another pot, a dagger suddenly cut off the flowers and shattered the other pot.
Osa stood up straight, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes, she saw Ferik picking up the fallen flowers and said with a look of disgust, "It's not that great."
Her fist fell, and Felix caught it quickly. He smiled knowingly and said, "Fortunately, I was prepared."
Osha calculated the distance from Seronil to Lachigo, and then from Lachigo to the Duke of Dordu's Palace. Vifiya would probably come to visit her home today as promised, but... Ferik...
It had indeed been a long time since she had beaten him!
In order to get through the day safely, Osa decided to take action decisively.
"Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!"
Swords collided with each other, and the brother and sister were no longer satisfied with just fists and feet.
“Zheng——”
Another sharp sound was heard, and the sword in Ferik's hand flew uncontrollably backwards. The two then discovered that the carriage of the Marquis of Kesley's Mansion had stopped at the door.
The sword went straight towards the carriage, and Osa's face changed, but it was too late.
Even more unfortunate was that Vifiya had already appeared in front of the carriage door.
Faster than the long sword is Marlene's dagger.
"Zheng!"
The long sword misplaced and stabbed diagonally into the wall of the Duke's Mansion.
Arnold, who had arrived, caught Marlene's flying dagger with his bare hands.
He took a few steps forward and returned the dagger to Marlene.
Marlene took it, stood beside Vifiya, and asked suspiciously, "Miss, are we going the right way?"
Suddenly, he thought of something, put on a gloating smile, and leaned close to Vifiya and whispered, "It's terrible, Miss~ You are not welcome~"
Vifiya ignored Marlene's words. She was used to her making such infuriating remarks from time to time.
Seeing that Vifiya remained unmoved, Marlene lowered her head and curled her lips, thinking about what to say next time to change her expression.
Arnold followed Vifia's direction and looked at Osa who was running towards him.
Osa looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, Vifia, are you not hurt?"
Vifiya shook her head: "I'm fine." Her eyes wandered between her and Felix who was walking behind her, "You guys?"
"We fight all the time," Osa explained, looking away as she felt a bit embarrassed. "This time, I got so caught up in the fight that I almost forgot where I was in the house."
Ferik nodded to Vifia, then looked at Marlene and Arnold. He walked over and pulled out the sword from the wall.
Erosa ignored her brother and went into the mansion with Vifiya and others.
Ferrik lowered his head and stared at the sword, his eyes thoughtful.
Having spent some time with Vifiya before, he didn't think she was a dangerous person, but...
The maid beside her and the servant who could catch Dalidou's dagger with his bare hands were not ordinary people.
The first female marquis of the empire, to be able to become the first, if she is not a puppet, then she herself is not simple.
He had heard about the will of the late Marquis of Caseley, which intended her to inherit the title. He would not judge whether the will was true or false for the time being, because regardless of whether it was true or false, she had reached this position.
Now it seems that she belongs to the second type.
Ferik suppressed his inner annoyance. Osha, why did she have to make friends with such a person!
She is obviously the elder sister, how can she be more ruthless than him!
He endured the unhappiness in his heart and walked into the mansion, throwing the sword aside casually.
Before he even entered the reception area, he heard his mother and Vifiya's cheerful conversation. He paused, and doubts appeared in his sea-blue eyes.
Mom? Their mother would never stop him and Osa from making friends, but he could still feel a subtle difference. Mom's attitude towards Vifiya was different from that towards others. Why?
If I say it's because she was Osha's first friend, that would be a bit far-fetched.
Are they hiding something from him?
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