Chapter 2 New Life
Chapter 2
2.1
The maid Anne felt that Countess Euridice's behavior was a little strange after she woke up today.
No, it's very strange.
This is the main living room in the south wing of the Oplensee Castle, where Count Lorenz and Mrs. Euridice lived after their marriage.
There were not many decorations in the living room, except for two family tapestries with gold embroidery: one was the "Starry Compass" flag of the Ebrard family, and the other was the sailboat seal of the Aquitas Chamber of Commerce, which symbolized the freedom and wisdom of maritime trade.
All morning long, Mrs. Euridice stood before the two tapestries, staring at them motionlessly, like a wooden statue.
Anne was very surprised by this:
Normally, Mrs. Euridice was not very interested in the two tapestries; she was more interested in her own desk:
There were several glass ink bottles on the desk against the wall, feather pens hung in the pen holder, some alchemical instruments were placed on the other side of the desk, and potions and reagents used for experiments were stored in wooden cabinets with copper locks.
Mrs. Euridice is an outstanding apprentice of the academy's master alchemist, and Count Lorenz did not interrupt her hobby because of marriage, but continued to support her research on alchemy.
Normally, Mrs. Euridice would spend her mornings at her desk, not like this—
Olidisi was still wearing the nightgown she had worn last night. She hadn't changed her clothes, burned any incense, or made any movement.
The room was as quiet as a tomb. The wood in the fireplace had long since burned to ashes, and the air was cold. Euridice seemed oblivious to this, standing alone before the two tapestries, like a stone statue.
This is so weird.
Anne couldn't help but whispered, "Madam."
Olidisi didn't say anything and didn't turn around.
Anne hesitated and said, "Is your wife missing the Earl?"
Anne said this, and Euridice finally spoke slowly: "Count...Lorenz."
However, Anne was even more frightened when Euridsi said this:
Olidisi's voice was hoarse, as if he had not slept for three days and three nights.
"Lorenz Ebrard," the Countess asked slowly and hoarsely, "how long will it take for him to return?"
Anne was startled for a moment, then replied uneasily, "The Earl is out inspecting the territory and won't be back for another five moonless Sundays."
"Oh, five moonless Sundays."
Olidisi said this without turning around.
Anne called out tentatively, "Ma'am...you don't sound well. Is your throat okay? Would you like some honey and lemon tea?"
Anne was holding a silver tray with a cup of freshly brewed honey and lemon tea on it.
The Countess used to love drinking a cup of honey lemon tea every morning, but today she was slow to ring the bell to call the waitress to bring her a cup; Anne thought about it and told the cook to prepare the honey lemon tea.
However, upon hearing the words "honey lemon tea", Olidesi suddenly turned around.
All the words Annie wanted to say were stuck in her throat, and goose bumps suddenly appeared on her arms.
Goddess, what kind of look is that——
Olidisi's eyes looked like an evil ghost crawling out of the abyss of the ethereal continent.
Cold, hateful, cruel.
Anne looked at her hostess in surprise and doubt, while Oledsi stared at her, motionless, without saying a word, and without taking the cup of honey lemon tea.
She just stared at her.
Anne felt a chill on the back of her neck and spine.
She had been in the mistress's service for seven years, ever since Euridice was a young apprentice at the Timis Academy.
She had seen how Euridsi worked diligently on metal making in the academy, and she had also seen how she wore a golden gauze dress at the wedding ceremony; she had seen how Euridsi was calm in front of the head of the Aquitas family, and she had also seen how she was cautious in front of the Duke and Duchess of Abrad.
She had seen Oledsi's joy, Oledsi's fatigue, Oledsi's anger, and her compromise with Oledsi, but the only thing she had never seen was Oledsi's current appearance.
Her eyes were so bright, like gems burned by fire.
No, that was a gem that was still burning, with endless flames, about to burn everything.
Anne subconsciously called out, "Miss... No, Madam."
Oledsi stared at her, and Anne was a little scared: "What happened?"
And Oulidisi stared at her and suddenly smiled.
That smile was so strange that Anne felt a chill down her spine for no apparent reason.
Under normal circumstances, although Oulidesi is not a particularly outstanding beauty, she is also good-looking.
She had long rose-gold hair, an expression that was always polite and calm, and her behavior was considerate and thoughtful. She was an elegant lady; such a strange expression had never appeared on her face.
"Don't call me Countess," said Euridice.
Annie was stunned for a moment: "...What?"
"I say," Euridice said softly, "don't call me Countess."
As she spoke, she finally moved:
She stepped barefoot on the carpet and approached Anne step by step.
Anne subconsciously took a half step back, the silver plate in her hand shook, and the cup made a slight "knock" sound.
Oledsi smiled.
"Don't call me Madam," she said, "because I will soon break off my engagement with Lorenz Ebrard."
"--What?"
Anne looked up in surprise and met Oulidsi's eyes.
Cold, hateful, ferocious eyes.
Before Annie could react, Olidisi suddenly grabbed the glass conical bottle on the table and smashed it hard on Annie's head.
"Bang!"
2.2
When Anne woke up, she felt a sharp pain in her forehead.
She struggled subconsciously, but was horrified to find that she could not move:
Her hands and feet were tied behind her back and she was tied to a carved wooden chair.
That was the wooden chair in front of Olli Desi's desk. Now it was dragged over by the hostess and tied up her maid.
Anne looked at Oulidsi in shock, but Oulidsi seemed not to see her. She just sat by the glass window, combing her hair with her fingers.
The glass window in the living room was a long arched window facing south, with colored glass embedded in the stone frame. The sunlight shone through the amethyst-colored glass onto the Countess, emitting a strange halo.
That... is like a witch.
The witch said, "Why did you betray me?"
Annie was stunned.
"……I?"
"Um, you. Annie."
Oledsi glanced at her nonchalantly: "Why did you betray me?"
Anne opened her eyes wide and moved the wound on her forehead; blood flowed down her brow.
Annie was confused and said, "What..."
Oledsi muttered to herself, "Yes, why? I asked you to go to the academy with me, taught you skills, and took you away from your gambler father. Everyone in the Void Continent can betray me, but you can't, Annie."
There was a look of confusion in Anne's eyes; that confusion seemed to irritate Euridice.
She suddenly stood up, stretched out her hand, and yanked Anne's hair madly and roughly, lifting her face up!
"Speak!" Oulidesi shouted rudely, "I asked you to go to the academy with me, teach you skills, and take you away from your gambler father. Everyone in the entire Void Continent can betray me, but you can't!"
Anne was completely stunned.
However, Oulidsi suddenly let go of her hand.
She suddenly giggled and said, "You don't know why, do you? But I do. Let me tell you why."
The night before she was burned at the stake, when Euridice was intercepted in the castle's secret passage and her escape failed, she asked Anne the same question.
"Why?" she asked.
Why betray me?
Why betray my whereabouts to the Duchess?
Why expose my position in the escape tunnel?
Why?
And Annie said in the secret passage: "It's been ten years, you have changed."
Olidisi closed her eyes and could clearly remember every word Anne said to her.
She closed her eyes and repeated to Anne in the chair what Anne in the secret passage had said to her:
"You said: 'In ten years, you have changed. You went from being Euridice Aquitas, who was determined to overthrow the control of the aristocracy, to being the little Countess of Oprunci, who enjoys the life of an aristocrat. You have become one of them.'"
Anne was at a loss, and Euridice opened her eyes and sighed.
"Back then, you told me that in the past ten years, I could have done something, but I did nothing... You said that I was the first to betray our ideals."
Anne didn't know how to react. Olidisi sighed and patted Anne's cheek gently.
"I haven't done anything," she said. "Are you going to kill me?"
Anne, tied to the chair, was terrified and speechless. In the secret passage, Anne calmly said, "I want to join the Anti-Aristocracy Society. The requirement for joining is to personally kill a nobleman."
Euridice watched her from the secret passage and simply said, "I understand. I am the only nobleman around you whom you can kill."
Anne, who was tied to the chair, didn't know all this. She just shook her head desperately and whimpered: "Miss..."
Oledsi smiled gently and said, "Is there anything else you need to explain?"
Anne was completely bewildered: "I don't know...what to explain..."
Oledsi tilted her head: "Yeah, that's right."
Anne opened her eyes wide, and Oulidisi said softly, "You don't have to explain to me. Go explain to the me who was burned to death."
Annie was startled. "The lady who was burned to death?"
Oledsi smiled gently: "Yes, I will take you to see her."
Saying this, Euridice drew out his knight sword with a swish.
The knight's sword had not been used for a long time and the blade was not very sharp.
However, raising the blunt sword, Oulidisi did not hesitate and cut off Anne's head with one sword amidst Anne's screams!
The author has something to say:
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Our Olidisi is a bit crazy and ruthless.
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