lend a helping hand
The butler ran all the way towards Viscountess Field's room until he was stopped by the knight guarding the door.
Andre raised his sword and signaled the other party to stop: "Who is it?"
The servant suppressed his breath and saluted the knight. "Respected knight, I am the servant of the Marquis of Truro, and I wish to see Miss Viscount Field."
"What's the matter?" Andrea asked.
"My master is coughing badly, and I would like to ask Miss Viscount Field for help." The butler replied.
Andre frowned and asked for help?
But the Viscountess is neither a priest nor a doctor. Although she can make potions, they are only basic potions and she cannot detoxify.
But then he thought that the other party was the Marquis, and although the person who came was a servant, he also represented the Marquis's intentions.
So, he should pass it on.
Andre nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, I'll ask Miss Jue for instructions.
Andre knocked on the door, went in, and explained that the Marquis of Truro had a severe cough and the servant came to ask for help.
In fact, there was only a door between them, and Elena in the room had already heard clearly the movements outside and the conversation between the two people.
It was as if someone handed me a pillow just when I was about to fall asleep.
Elena nodded happily: "Okay, I'll be there right away."
But before leaving, Elena turned to Leonard's room next door and called him.
The moment the door opened, their eyes met briefly. Elena's eyes sparkled with obvious joy, while Leonard was amused by Elena's lively expression.
Elena and Leonard came to the Marquis of Truro's room. As soon as the door opened, a strong fishy smell hit their noses.
Frowning, Elena performed a small cleaning spell to clear the fishy smell from the room.
On the bed, the Marquis of Truro was dying with his eyes closed and motionless. He had just vomited again and all his energy had been drained out of him.
The servants were cleaning the stains beside the bed, and the sheets were also stained with some of the stains, but the servants did not dare to disturb their master, for fear that any disturbance would cause him to vomit again. They could only use scissors to carefully cut off the stains bit by bit.
"Master, Miss Viscount Field is here, and the Knight is here too." The valet knelt respectfully beside the bed and reported softly.
The Marquis of Truro hummed softly and opened his cloudy eyes, but his eyes were dull and he seemed unable to see clearly.
Elena took two steps forward considerately and said, "Your Excellency the Marquis, I am Elena."
The Marquis of Truro tried hard to see the blurry figure in front of him. "Oh, my servant is so rude to bother you so late at night."
"It's okay, Leonard and I are here." Elena turned to look at Leonard, "Leonard, can you help the Marquis?"
Leonard stretched and flexed his wrists: "Okay, all of you move aside, back off a bit."
Elena and the servants retreated to the door.
Leonard stretched out his left hand lightly, and a layer of yellow-green mist immediately appeared on the body of the Marquis of Truro.
Leonard clenched his right fist and punched out fiercely. Countless invisible white fists attacked the Marquis of Truro.
The servant was not expecting the Lord Knight to suddenly attack and almost screamed, but then he covered his mouth tightly.
The reputation of the Siye Meteor Knight has always been good, and he should trust the Knight.
The white fist energy became faster and more numerous. When the high frequency reached a certain level, the fist energy actually turned into shooting stars, and finally turned into an extremely spectacular meteor shower.
"Wow!" This time it was Elena who exclaimed in surprise. She was so beautiful.
The yellow-green mist on the Marquis of Truro's body quickly faded under the impact of the meteor shower, and finally only a very thin and light layer of mist remained, and this mist turned white, feeling as if it was beaten white by the meteor shower.
Elena was amused by her own thoughts and she tightened her lips.
When Leonard withdrew his hand, the extremely thin mist had completely disappeared.
"Okay, that's enough." Leonard moved his right shoulder. "Rest well, it's okay."
The pale and dejected look on the Marquis of Truro's face disappeared instantly. He sat up excitedly, his eyes bright and his face even had a faint blush.
"Lord Leonard, thank you so much, you saved my life." The Marquis of Truro tried hard to restrain the excitement in his heart and expressed his gratitude as clearly as possible.
"Would you allow me to give you some gifts to express my gratitude? Please don't refuse." The Marquis of Truro said sincerely.
Leonard certainly wouldn't refuse: "Sure, but please try to give me gold coins, magic materials, or magic items. I don't accept flashy gifts."
Is that so straightforward? Elena's eyes widened.
However, the Marquis of Truro was not surprised at all. Instead, he said happily, "Okay, I'll serve it tomorrow."
Are all the nobles in this world so sincere and unpretentious? Elena's social etiquette education was severely impacted.
Elena was still in a daze until she left the Marquis of Truro's room and returned to her own room.
"What are you thinking about?" Leonard asked.
Elena looked at him blankly, her eyes full of confusion: "Are you all so straightforward in offering prices and gifts?" Are you the weird ones, or am I the odd one out?
Leonard laughed out loud. "So that's what you were thinking about. What's so strange about that? Everyone knows my name and what I like. I'm just being honest, and he's just trying to please me."
Elena looked at him with a strange expression: "Everyone knows that you love money? Don't you think you need to, uh, package yourself a little bit? To make yourself look more majestic and tall?"
"Why pretend?" Leonard shrugged, unconcerned. "I'm not a noble, so why should I care about aristocratic etiquette? I was born a commoner, and I'm following the path of a knight. Isn't honesty one of the good qualities of a knight?"
That made some sense, and Elena nodded. "Besides, you're a Golden Knight, a strong person in your own right, so it's normal for others to cater to your preferences."
Although the Marquis of Truro is a marquis and a great noble in the secular sense, there is a division of magical strength above the secular world. Elena can see that there are magical fluctuations on the Marquis of Truro, but his level is not high. Facing the Golden Knight, the level difference is a crushing one.
Therefore, it is understandable and normal to cater to Leonard's preferences and give him gifts that he likes.
She still needs to get used to the class division of this world as soon as possible. She can't just look at the secular class level, but should put the magic level first.
The next morning, the Marquis of Truro came to express his gratitude with a lot of gifts.
500 gold coins, some high-level magic materials, and two mid-level magic items.
Leonard happily accepted it.
The Marquis of Truro also gave Elena a gift.
100 gold coins and a beautiful necklace. This necklace is also a magic item, but the quality is not high. Its only function is to bring warmth to the wearer. Wearing it is equivalent to wearing an extra fur coat. It is very suitable for wearing with a light dress in the cold winter.
Elena accepted it happily.
Who doesn't love a beautiful necklace? And this one is super practical too.
In the afternoon, the passenger ship arrived at the port city. The Marquis of Truro said goodbye and set off on his journey home in a refreshed state.
Elena continued to take the boat with Leonard to their destination.
Three days later, the passenger ship arrived at its destination. From here, Elena and Leonard would travel to the royal capital by land.
After another two days of travel, Elena and her group finally stepped into the city gate of the royal capital.
"I'm so tired. It's not easy to travel so far." Elena complained while casting a recovery spell on herself.
Leonard looked at Elena, laughing and shaking his head.
"Where are we going next? Where are we going to stay?" Elena asked Leonard.
"Didn't your butler make any arrangements for you?" Leonard asked.
Elena nodded: "He did say that I could go to the Housing Authority to register, and the Housing Authority would arrange housing for me that suits my status, but I don't know about your arrangements. What do you think?"
"Does housing at that bureau cost money?" Leonard asked again.
"I think so." Elena recalled what the old housekeeper had said to her. "The price wasn't mentioned, so I guess it's the market price. The old housekeeper said that houses owned by the Housing Authority would be better overall. I guess they have good locations, good management, and nice layouts. They might even have small gardens. They also provide corresponding services, such as adding servants, renting carriages, and arranging cocktail parties and dances."
She was used to the old housekeeper arranging everything for her, and now she has to find a house by herself. Ah, it gives me a headache just thinking about it.
If the old housekeeper wasn't so old and she didn't plan to stay outside for long and would go back in a month or two, she would definitely take the old housekeeper with her and she wouldn't have to worry about these trivial matters.
Leonard placed a finger between Elena's eyebrows and gently pushed away her frown. "Okay, let's go to the Housing Authority first."
The process of going to the Housing Authority was quite smooth. I paid a local to lead the way and we arrived in a short while.
After arriving at the Housing Authority and registering their identity and needs, the receptionist brought out a thick atlas and pulled out several vacant houses that met the requirements. The atlas showed the geographical location and appearance of the houses, and as Elena had expected, all of them had small gardens.
Elena picked out two houses that she liked, took a carriage with the staff of the Housing Administration to see the houses, and quickly chose one of them.
The Housing Administration Bureau stipulates that the rent and deposit must be paid in full before moving in. The monthly rent for this house is 5 gold coins. Elena will rent it for 2 months, and the deposit is 6 months' rent. If you do the math, she will have to pay 40 gold coins in one go.
Elena, who was wealthy and had previously received a generous thank-you gift from the Marquis of Truro, paid the money without any regrets.
Elena, who had paid the money, was very glad that the housing problem was solved so quickly, and the house was quite nice, but Leonard grimaced in pain.
"Six months' deposit! This is the first time I've heard of a deposit of that many months." Leonard huffed. "Outside, it's usually one or two months, three months at most."
"But there are no houses as nice as this one out there." Elena looked around her new residence happily, looking left and right. "This is the aristocratic district."
Leonard rolled his eyes secretly.
So what if it's an aristocratic district? Is the air especially sweet? Does living here mean you won't get sick and will live forever?
It's just a house, and a temporary rental at that.
Wouldn't it be better to save the extra money and use it for food and daily necessities? It's only a two-month stay, is it necessary to be so extravagant and wasteful?
Elena knew without a doubt that Leonard was unhappy, so she replied directly, "You don't have to spend any money, so just stay here peacefully."
That's true. Leonard nodded in his heart.
No, wait, he has to keep an eye on her and not let her spend money recklessly.
Leonard, who had transformed into a butler, was about to speak, but when he saw Elena's happy smile, he closed his mouth again.
Forget it, the deposit will be returned anyway, it’s not gone forever, so just pay it and think of it as a short-term savings.
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