Chapter 197 Punishment.
After talking with Grace, Lu Xia asked Grace to bring Smellian and Cecil in.
Back to the room again.
Cecil looked at Lu Xia who had calmed down, and felt relieved, knowing that they might have passed this level.
He immediately came up and called carefully: "Sister, are you okay?"
Lu Xia looked up at him and said: "I'm fine, don't worry. I called you in because I have something to say."
After the three of them sat down, Lu Xia said: "Since you all decided to do this, then I want to join. Although Her Majesty the Queen's reputation among the people has collapsed, what you are doing now does not have a good point. Gene fusion preparations can help you accomplish this. Pick a good day to announce this news to the public. After that, I will subsidize the gene fusion preparations to the Alliance Army."
The three people present were not stupid. They knew very well that Lu Xia was doing this to win the hearts and minds of the people for them, so that the Alliance Army could enter the empire with good reason and establish a new fair and just system.
Grace looked at Lu Xia softly. He had thought of many possibilities, but he never expected that Lu Xia would stand on his side naturally without even a moment's hesitation.
She seemed to always do things that made him soft-hearted.
After the matter was said, Lu Xia looked at the three quiet people: "Do you have anything else to say? If not, can we go home?"
Cecil hurriedly said: "Of course, we can go home now."
He really wanted to return to a familiar place as soon as possible and let this matter pass quickly. "
As if she could see what he was thinking, Lu Xia glanced at him lightly, and then said: "Although I can understand what you three did, it does not mean that I accept your hiding this matter from me, so I will punish you."
When saying this, Lu Xia raised his chin slightly to make himself more imposing.
"Okay, as long as Xia Xia is happy, you can punish us in any way." Grace took the lead in expressing his opinion.
Cecil glanced at the two nervously, and then said with trepidation: "I can accept it too. "
Well, Cecil, you will be responsible for the housework for the next month. Smellian, the garden in the mansion will be handed over to you. As for Grace, as the mastermind, you are not allowed to go home until this matter is completed. This is your first punishment. As for the second punishment, I will tell you after it is over."
After saying that, Lu Xia stood up and walked out of the room without staying for long.
In fact, these punishments were not punishments at all for the three of them.
Cecil glanced at Grace, then quickly stood up and followed him out, while Smellian patted Grace on the shoulder: "This is the best result, you just have to be patient.
"After saying that, he turned and left.
Grace knew very well that Cecil was right, and this was indeed the best outcome for him.
Lu Xia had no intention of separating from him, but stood on his side, just asking him to go home after handling the matter. It was not a punishment at all. He curled the corners of his lips and smiled. He was really happy that Xia Xia was still willing to have him.
Cecil caught up with Lu Xia, opened the car door for her personally, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely do the housework well this month, and I will never let the servants at home interfere."
Lu Xia didn't even look at him: "Then you have to do what you say."
Cecil immediately said flatteringly: "I guarantee to complete the task."
Lu Xia glanced at Smellian who was walking over, and didn't see Grace who followed out, and said unhappily: "Let's go."
Although she missed Grace very much, she also knew that she couldn't be soft-hearted at this time. She couldn't let such a thing happen again.
After Smellian followed Lu Xia into the car, he looked at Cecil who was sticking to Lu Xia; "Does Simon need to be notified about this matter? "
Thinking of Simon, Lu Xia was silent for a while and said, "Notify him."
Smelian nodded, "Okay, I'll do it."
They all knew that the so-called notification was not just a simple notification.
That night, when Simon returned home, he felt that the atmosphere at home was a little different.
The servants at home seemed to be gone, and only Cecil was busy.
Simon raised his eyebrows and looked at Cecil who was wearing an apron. He couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"
Cecil glanced at him and said, "Can't you tell? I'm doing housework."
Simon knew that he was doing housework at home, but why did he do this? "Is this your new way to please His Excellency the Duke?"
He could only think of this.
Cecil chuckled, "This is indeed what my sister asked me to do."
After that, he raised his eyebrows at Simon with a smug look on his face, "Don't be too envious."
Simon was a little speechless, but before he could continue asking, Smelian came over and said, "Let's talk?"
Compared to Cecil, Smelian was steady.
Simon nodded, "Okay, where are we going?"
Smelian pointed outside.
Simon turned around and followed him out of the room. When they arrived at the garden, he saw Smelian put on the water boots beside him and picked up the water pipe to water the flowers.
Simon stood by and watched him busy, with confusion in his eyes: "What do you want to tell me? You won't just let me watch you water the flowers, will you?"
"Time is limited, I can only talk to you while I'm working, I hope you don't mind, I want to know how much you know about what Grace did?"
"Basically, everything that should be found has been found, you can just say it directly."
"So what do you think about this matter?"
Simon looked up: "I didn't think about it, this is what you are doing."
"Then what if I say that Duke Lu Xia has also joined in?"
Simon's expression froze. He knew the meaning of this sentence very well, and what was the purpose of Smellian asking him out to talk, and he also knew that every question he answered at this moment represented the direction of the future.
He was a little surprised that Duke Lu Xia would choose to join Grace's coalition army, but at the same time he was not so surprised, because Duke Lu Xia had never concealed his feelings for Grace.
If you think about it carefully, this seems to be normal.
"Can I talk to Grace?"
Simon did not respond to Smellian immediately, but made such a request.
Smelian looked at him and didn't seem surprised. He nodded: "Okay, when you have time, I'll contact you after I've arranged it."
"Anytime."
Simon said, reaching out to pick up another water pipe next to him: "I'll help you."
As a result, Smelian reached out and took away his water pipe: "This is Xia Xia's punishment for me, don't interfere."
Simon seemed to understand something and raised his eyebrows: "Cecil too?"
Smelian nodded without hesitation: "Yes, he needs to take care of the housework for a month, and I need to take over the garden for a month."
Simon couldn't help but laughed: "What about Grace?"
Smelian had no intention of hiding: "He is not allowed to go home before the matter is settled. This is his first punishment. As for the second one, Xia Xia hasn't said it yet." Simon
nodded, not sympathizing with them, just thinking that this is what they should do.
But in fact, they all knew in their hearts that this was not a punishment at all.
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