Chapter 213: Suspecting that this castle came from...
This castle looks very historic from the outside, and it feels even more historic once you’re inside.
All the decorations and furniture look very historical. It looks like it has at least a hundred years of history.
Chen Dongping and Jiang Chen haven't seen each other for a long time. Jiang Chen seemed to be very busy before, traveling everywhere.
I also recently heard that he was getting engaged, so I had time to contact him.
Therefore, this was also the first time he came to this castle. He asked Isa with a curious look, "Isa, is this castle the engagement gift your father gave to you and Jiang Chen?"
Chen Dongping heard Jiang Chen mention that Isa's father gave Isa a castle as an engagement gift.
I think it must be this castle.
Issa, who was leading the way, smiled and said, "Yes, this is the engagement gift my father gave me."
Xu Yi, who was following behind, couldn't help but bumped Jiang Chen with his shoulder, "Jiang Chen, you are amazing. This is a luxury car and a castle. You are living a noble life here."
Jiang Chen said, "We are well-off, and life here is stressful. It's not as easy as you guys are in China! Speaking of which, Mo Qi should be the one we envy. He found such a good boyfriend."
I am just envious. This boyfriend is not only rich but also generous. She's pretty and her cooking skills are okay.
It's just too perfect.
"That's right. Our Brother Mo is the nation's good boyfriend. He is recognized by everyone. If our Brother Mo hadn't accepted Mo Qi, he would probably still be a single dog now, and he wouldn't know where to go!" When talking about Mo Qingyan, Xu Yi had a thousand good things in his mouth.
Mo Qingyan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Xu Yi, you are exaggerating."
Unexpectedly, Gao Moqi next to him said: "It's not an exaggeration. He is telling the truth."
If it weren't for Mo Qingyan, he would indeed be single now, and might even be traveling around the world.
Mo Qingyan was a little surprised, "Judge Gao, when did you become so immodest?"
Gao Moqi disagreed and said, "I'm just being realistic."
Jiang Chen was extremely envious when he saw the two of them bickering intimately.
It’s not that I envy their good relationship, I’m really envious, even jealous that Gao Moqi found such an excellent boyfriend like Mo Qingyan.
Although Gao Moqi is also very outstanding, how can he compare to the super prodigal Mo Qingyan?
Jiang Chen's blood boiled just by looking at the amount of money Mo Qingyan had squandered! Millions, tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, were spent so casually.
With a boyfriend like this, let alone 50 million, even 500 million is something you can easily get.
The lunch prepared by Issa was very sumptuous.
There are more than ten dishes including grilled lamb chops, grilled sausages, seafood risotto, etc.
The portion size was generous.
The dishes were served out from the kitchen only after Mo Qingyan and the others arrived.
Mo Qingyan and others saw Isa going to the kitchen alone to serve the dishes, and they all ran to help.
After all the dishes were served, Issa invited everyone to eat and said to Mo Qingyan, "Brother Mo, my cooking skills are not very good, I hope you don't mind."
Mo Qingyan tasted a bite of the grilled lamb chops and said, "No, it tastes good."
This is not a compliment, the grilled lamb chops do taste good.
Although the mutton's smell is a bit unrefined, the meat is very fresh. Plus, it’s marinated for a long time so it’s tasty enough.
So, the taste is still good.
"Yeah, it tastes really good." While eating, Xu Yi asked Isa: "Isa, did you cook all these dishes by yourself?"
After eating Chinese food for a long time, it’s nice to change the taste occasionally.
Of course, these dishes could definitely not be compared with those made by Mo Qingyan.
Even the food at the General's Mansion is not as good as this.
However, it is quite refreshing to change the taste occasionally.
Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Yes, she made it all by herself. She got up early in the morning and worked on it. Isa's seafood risotto is the best, you guys should try it."
As he said this, he also packed some seafood risotto for Issa.
Mo Qingyan and others tasted it and found it was indeed delicious.
In fact, this seafood risotto does not require any technical skills.
As long as the ingredients are fresh, the steps are followed, and as long as your cooking skills are not too bad, the taste will not be too bad.
After all, seafood risotto is all about freshness.
Mo Qingyan and the others were eating lunch in the house, and the five bodyguards were also eating the lunch they bought on the way.
After eating and drinking, the bodyguards began to stand guard in groups.
Jiang Chen arranged a room for each of Mo Qingyan and the others.
The room arranged for Mo Qingyan was the best room in the castle.
However, Mo Qingyan did not enter the room immediately, but asked the bodyguards to enter the room to check first.
Seeing the bodyguards enter the room to check, Jiang Chen and Isa showed a trace of panic on their faces.
"Brother Mo, what are they doing..."
Mo Qingyan said a little embarrassedly: "Oh, sorry, my bodyguards are more cautious. So if you live outside, they need to be checked according to the work requirements. To ensure my safety. It's not intentional to target you. So please don't misunderstand."
The Mo Qingyan now is not the Mo Qingyan of the past.
It's not that he started to get carried away.
But his life now is indeed very precious.
After all, the wealth he possesses now is enough to make many people jealous.
Moreover, he didn't intentionally put on a show in front of Jiang Chen and the others today.
Before, when the program crew arranged the room, it had to be checked by bodyguards, and he would only move in after confirming that there was no problem.
So, this is actually a necessary procedure.
Gao Moqi was also afraid that Jiang Chen and the others would misunderstand, so he explained: "Qingyan didn't mean to target you. This is just a normal procedure."
"Oh, is that so? It's as it should be. It's as it should be." Jiang Chen and Isa looked at each other, feeling flustered.
Neither of them had expected that Mo Qingyan would actually let the bodyguard check the room.
At this time, they could only pray that Mo Qingyan's bodyguards could not find anything.
However, God did not hear their prayers.
A bodyguard in the room suddenly heard a red light coming from the instrument in his hand, and then a beeping alarm sounded.
Then, the bodyguard actually found a camera on the back of the oil painting on the bedside.
The bodyguard immediately came out with a camera and said to Mo Qingyan, "Mr. Mo, we found a high-definition camera."
Mo Qingyan and the others didn't expect that they would find a camera. They looked at the camera in the bodyguard's hand, and then looked at Jiang Chen and Isa.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
"This... Why is there a camera in Brother Mo's room?" Xu Yi asked puzzledly.
Isa didn't expect that the camera would be found.
I was a little panicked suddenly.
Jiang Chen was also panicked, but he relied on his strong psychological quality.
Force yourself to calm down.
Then he quickly found an excuse and hurriedly explained: "Um... I'm sorry, Brother Mo, this room was originally occupied by Isa and I. We... we have some little hobbies. When I was cleaning the room, I might have forgotten to take down the camera."
Jiang Chen's explanation seemed a little vague, but the men present basically understood it.
Chen Dongping and Xu Yi were both trying not to laugh, looking at Jiang Chen and Isa with an ambiguous expression.
"So that's how it is!" Mo Qingyan smiled awkwardly, "Since this is the room you guys are staying in, how can I stay here? After all, it's not appropriate for me, a guest, to stay in the master bedroom. How about this, I'll stay in the same room with Judge Gao."
After that, Mo Qingyan said to the bodyguards, "Please move my luggage to the room of the senior judge."
When Gao Moqi heard that Mo Qingyan was going to live in the same room with him, he was slightly stunned.
But there was no objection.
"You kid..." Xu Yi patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder and teased, "You know how to play. But be careful next time."
After saying that, Xu Yi dragged his suitcase back to his room.
Chen Dongping did not live here. In order to avoid embarrassment for Jiang Chen and Isa, he said he would help Xu Yi pack his luggage and followed Xu Yi into the room.
The bodyguards quickly moved the luggage into Gao Moqi's room and checked Gao Moqi's room as well. No problems were found.
This incident seemed to be just an unexpected and embarrassing episode.
After all, it is normal for a boyfriend and girlfriend to live together and have some hobbies.
They gave up the master bedroom to Mo Qingyan. That shows the importance shown to Mo Qingyan as a guest.
They also didn't want to embarrass the two hosts, Jiang Chen and Isa. So no one mentioned this matter again.
As if nothing happened.
After packing their luggage, Isa and Jiang Chen took Mo Qingyan and others to visit the ancient castle.
Unexpectedly, in such a huge castle, apart from them, there was not a single servant to be seen.
"Are you two the only ones living in such a big castle? Without any servants?" Mo Qingyan asked Jiang Chen curiously.
"Yes, this castle is so big. If you two live here alone without hiring servants, how will you take care of the cleaning and trimming of flowers and plants?" Xu Yi lives alone in a room of more than 100 square meters. He feels too busy to handle the cleaning.
What's more, Jiang Chen and his friends live in an entire castle.
Although this castle is only a small castle, its area is not small. The interior of the castle covers an area of more than 300 square meters.
Moreover, it has two gardens in front and back.
When Isa's father gave away the castle, didn't he also send the servants along with it?
"Uh...this..." Isa suddenly didn't know how to explain.
Of course this castle has servants.
Otherwise, it would certainly be impossible for the two of them alone to keep the castle so clean.
However, when they rented the castle, the owner of the castle also gave the servants a holiday.
After all, the money they had was only enough to rent the castle, not to hire a group of servants.
Jiang Chen quickly made up an excuse.
"Originally, this castle had servants. However, we only hired temporary workers. They come at fixed times. After all, with my salary, I can't afford to hire long-term servants."
"Oh, so that's how it is. Well, if you really hire a group of servants, your salary may not be enough." Xu Yi expressed his understanding.
Only Mo Qingyan felt something strange.
How could a daughter of an earl, who has royal blood, not be able to afford to hire a group of permanent servants?
You know, these Western nobles are actually very concerned about their reputation.
Generally speaking, people who own castles rarely hire temporary workers. After all, there is a lot of work to do.
Most families employ one or two live-in servants.
This man can’t afford to hire a servant, but can afford to drive a luxury car worth millions?
Isn’t this somewhat contradictory?
Suddenly, Xu Yi covered his stomach and said to Jiang Chen, "Ouch, sorry, I need to go to the bathroom. Jiang Chen, where is the bathroom?"
"Bathroom?" Jiang Chen was stunned, then looked around. He didn't know either!
Then he turned to Issa and asked, "Where is the bathroom?"
"Bathroom?" Isa was also a little confused. She had just come here yesterday and was not familiar with the place.
I had no choice but to say, "There is no toilet in the garden outside. There is only one inside the house."
"In the house? Then I'll go back." Xu Yi said, holding his stomach and wanted to run into the house.
"Wait." Mo Qingyan stopped him, then pointed to a small stone house not far away and said, "That one over there seems to be the bathroom. I happened to see it when we passed by just now."
Chen Dongping also echoed: "Yes, I saw it too. That is the bathroom."
"Really?" After hearing this, Xu Yi couldn't help but complain to Jiang Chen, "Jiang Chen, don't you know where the bathroom in your house is? Luckily I didn't run into the house. Otherwise, my pants would be ruined. Oh, I won't talk to you anymore."
After saying that, Xu Yi held his stomach and ran quickly towards the small stone house.
"Yes, Jiang Chen. This is your home, and you don't even know where the bathroom is?" Chen Dongping also found it strange.
Mo Qingyan and Gao Moqi both looked at Jiang Chen deeply. Waiting for his explanation.
"That..." Jiang Chen licked his lips and explained somewhat reluctantly: "It's like this, that's for the servants, we don't use it. So I can't remember it for the moment."
Isa immediately agreed: "Yes, that is for the servants. We don't use that."
"Is that so? You rich people are really particular." Chen Dongping accepted their explanation.
I didn’t think much about it.
Mo Qingyan frowned slightly. For some reason, he always felt that Gao Moqi's friend was a little strange.
After visiting the castle, Issa cooked for afternoon tea and desserts.
In the evening, it was Jiang Chen's turn to cook, and he made several Chinese dishes for Mo Qingyan and others.
In the evening, Jiang Chen and Isa cooked Chinese and Country X dishes together.
After a lively dinner, Chen Dongping drove away.
After all, tomorrow is not Saturday or Sunday, and he still needs to go to work.
Today, because Mo Qingyan and the others were coming, he took a day off to welcome them.
Mo Qingyan and the others were in the living room, and after chatting with Jiang Chen and the others for a while, they also felt tired.
I went upstairs to my room, prepared to wash up and rest.
At this time, there is a time difference between the two countries.
At this time in China, it is already morning.
They basically stayed up all night.
So, it’s definitely tiring.
After Mo Qingyan finished taking a shower, she walked out in her bathrobe, wiping her wet hair.
After seeing this, Gao Moqi immediately asked Mo Qingyan to sit on the sofa in the room, and then picked up the hair dryer to blow Mo Qingyan's hair.
While blowing, he also reminded: "Now the weather is cold, next time wash your hair in the bathroom and blow dry it before coming out. Otherwise, you will easily catch a cold."
Mo Qingyan said: "It's okay, it's not cold here. Didn't we wear short sleeves during the day?"
Now China has entered autumn.
In Shangjing, it was already deep autumn.
However, in Country X, when the sun is out during the day, the stability is still very high.
It just gets a little cooler after the sun goes down.
It doesn’t feel like late autumn at all.
"You'd better be more careful." As he said that, Gao Moqi felt that Mo Qingyan's hair had been dried, so he turned off the hair dryer.
Mo Qingyan stood up, took the hair dryer from Gao Moqi, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I will pay attention. Go take a shower quickly. Otherwise, it will be late at night and I am afraid you will catch a cold. When you finish washing your hair, I will blow it for you."
"Okay." Gao Moqi picked up his bathrobe and walked into the bathroom.
After Gao Moqi finished taking a shower and washing his hair, Mo Qingyan immediately asked him to sit down. Blow dry his hair.
After Gao Moqi's hair was dried, the two of them lay down on the bed and prepared to rest.
It's been a whole day of flying and another busy day.
It’s actually quite tiring.
However, Mo Qingyan felt a little unable to sleep.
Gao Moqi was not sleepy yet, so the two of them just lay on the bed, covered with the same quilt, and chatted.
"Judge Gao, actually, do you think your friend Jiang Chen and his fiancée are a little weird?"
Mo Qingyan originally didn't want to say it, but if she didn't say it, she would feel uncomfortable keeping it in her heart.
So, I decided to say it.
I thought Gao Moqi would ask what was so strange, but unexpectedly, he actually nodded and said, "Yeah, it's a little strange."
"Really? You felt it too?" Mo Qingyan quickly sat up from the bed.
"Do you think Jiang Chen's fiancée, as the daughter of an earl with royal blood, needs to cook often? Judging from Isa's cooking skills today, she must have cooked a lot."
Gao Moqi also sat up from the bed, bent his right leg, leaned his back against the bed, and said, "I know a noble from Country X who is very proud. He will not let his wife or daughter cook."
Because in Country X, the wives or daughters of noble families cook and entertain guests. It's not a face-saving thing.
It's even quite embarrassing.
After all, only those families who are poor and cannot afford servants or cooks will let their wives or daughters cook to entertain guests.
"Yes, noble families in the West usually don't cook by themselves. Also, I've observed Issa's hands. She has calluses on them. She must have worked a lot."
As the daughter of an earl of royal blood, would she be the kind of person who has been working since childhood?
You know, Country X is an imperialist country.
The current national leader is the king of Country X.
In other words, Country X is now ruled by the royal family.
This means that the royal family members and nobles of Country X are all top-notch people.
But unlike those other countries, the so-called nobility is actually just a title.
The nobles of Country X truly represent power and wealth.
What's more, the noble titles in Country X are hereditary.
Although there is no so-called territory now. However, every year they can receive very generous dividends from the royal family.
Moreover, although the nobles of Country X no longer had territories, they still owned many industries.
Ordinary nobles could live very wealthy lives.
Not to mention, a noble with true royal blood.
What's more, Isa's father is an earl.
Then there will be a group of servants around from a young age.
How could such a noble daughter have calluses on her hands? Are you able to cook so well?
Isn't that strange?
"What's even more strange is that when Xu Yi wanted to go to the toilet in the afternoon, they said they couldn't remember that the small stone house was a bathroom." Although Jiang Chen explained at the time that the bathroom in the small stone house was for servants.
However, Mo Qingyan felt that they really seemed to not know that it was a bathroom.
Judging from Jiang Chen and Isa's performance today, Mo Qingyan has always found it quite strange.
Everything they showed seemed to be incongruous.
"Judge Gao, actually, I don't want to doubt Jiang Chen, it's just..."
Before Mo Qingyan could finish her words, Gao Moqi spoke.
"You mean to say they're lying."
"Ah?" Gao Moqi blinked. He didn't expect him to be so direct.
Afraid that Gao Moqi might misunderstand, he quickly waved his hands and said, "No, maybe I'm just overthinking it. They should..."
Before Mo Qingyan could finish his words, Gao Moqi interrupted him, "I think so too."
"Huh?" Mo Qingyan opened her mouth wide.
Gao Moqi pursed his lips, his face suddenly became cold and hard, and said: "There is something wrong with the two of them, I also felt it. When cooking at night, Isa didn't know where to put some dishes."
Let’s not talk about how strange it is that Issa, a noble lady, can cook.
Just look at how skilled she is at cooking, if they've really been living in this castle for a while. There is no way that you don't know where the plate with the food is.
After all, as long as you live here for three or four days, you will basically know the locations of those things.
But Isa and Jiang Chen didn't know.
It was Gao Moqi who found it for them.
Mo Qingyan heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what Gao Moqi said. He was really afraid that Gao Moqi would misunderstand him and destroy the relationship between Gao Moqi and Jiang Chen!
"Right? You've felt it too. I always feel that the two of them give me a very fake feeling. It's like they're acting. But why are they doing this?" Mo Qingyan couldn't understand why Jiang Chen and Isa had to lie and act.
"The most important thing is that they actually installed a camera in the room where I was arranged to stay." Mo Qingyan asked Gao Moqi, "Judge Gao, do you believe that Jiang Chen and the others really forgot to remove the camera?"
"No." Gao Moqi frowned, "They did it on purpose. They want to monitor you."
"Then why are they monitoring me? I didn't know them before today, and we have no grudges against each other." Mo Qingyan couldn't figure it out.
"Shall we move out?" Gao Moqi would not choose to completely trust Jiang Chen just because Jiang Chen mentioned his friend.
On the contrary, after discovering that something was wrong with Jiang Chen and the others, Gao Moqi felt that it was unsafe to let Mo Qingyan live here.
Mo Qingyan shook her head. "Let's wait and see tomorrow. Maybe we are overthinking it. We just arrived and we have to move out. It would be bad if your friend misunderstood."
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