Should I raise you too?

Chapter 14 Please cherish the curly-haired baboon!

Miss Mabel's full name is Mabel Percy. Her father is a baron, not a high-ranking one, but a very important one in Parliament.

Baron Percy seized the wave of the times and was the first nobleman to invest in building factories and joining the industrialization movement. Today, his businesses are spread all over the country, and he has also established a large bank.

Miss Mabel invited Elisa to a large estate on the outskirts of the city. The estate was merely Miss Mabel's summer retreat, yet it was far more luxurious than the estate Elisa had rented at great expense.

When the carriage arrived at the manor gate, a coachman took over, and a maid led Simon and his two servants to the residence.

Elisa, accompanied by her personal maid Eve, went to the drawing room to see Miss Mabel, while Simon, guided by a servant, went to the servants' lounge.

The social interactions of nobles were not limited to the masters; servants also had their own social venues.

The manor's housekeeper came to the lounge and greeted Simon.

Simon and the housekeeper Julia got along very well, and Ms. Julia invited Simon to taste the tea she had received from her master, which improved their relationship.

Elisa paused for a moment, holding the cup of black tea, and almost lost her composure in front of Mabel.

How dare you flirt with someone else's housekeeper!

Is this ethical? Is this appropriate?

Simon told a funny story that made the servants in the lounge burst into laughter.

"???"

Tell me what funny thing happened! I'll tell Mabel!

Elisa was wondering what topic to use to liven up the atmosphere. For some reason, after she came in, Mabel only said a few words to her before stopping to drink her black tea.

It was as if she had been invited over for tea.

Simon gleaned from the conversations of the housekeeper and servants that Miss Mabel was a very good hostess, and he added the Percy family to his list of potential employers.

You bastard! What are you trying to do?! This is utterly outrageous!

Simon pieced together clues to sketch out Miss Mabel's image: a somewhat naive and willful child who was difficult to manage but also easy to coax.

Elisa straightened up and carefully noted down Simon's discovery.

So this is the real Mabel! But here's the problem: how can I please her?

Why did she call me over but not say anything, just drink tea? We were supposed to be admiring the flowers!

Simon noticed that the servants hadn't prepared afternoon tea, and Miss Mabel didn't seem to have any intention of letting Miss Elisa enjoy it.

Afternoon tea is not tea, but tea and pastries.

Elisa had no interest in afternoon tea and didn't take it to heart.

Simon discovered that Miss Mabel had invited Miss Eleanor to stay the previous night, and they discussed the poverty relief proposal.

This information was useless for the time being, so Elisa closed "Simon's Log" and tried to start a conversation.

Miss Mabel seemed distracted, and after a couple of replies, the conversation stalled.

As an adventurer, Elisa is only good at assassination and kidnapping, not at seducing innocent noble girls; that's the domain of con artists.

Damn it, can't you add a feature like "The Male Servant's Morning Class"? I need his ability to seduce beautiful ladies!

After drinking her third cup of tea, Elisa suspected that Mabel was trying to show off the manor's bathroom, otherwise why would she be chugging tea like that?

As she was considering whether or not to go, Mabel suddenly stood up.

"Alright!" Mabel looked at Elisa with delight. "Let's go admire the flowers!"

Although I didn't know what to make, we finally got to the flower viewing part.

Elisa got up and followed Mabel, delighted that the geranium appreciation skills she had crammed on last night finally had a chance to be put to use.

“You stay here,” Mabel said to her personal maid and Elisa’s personal maid. “Elisa and I are going to the garden alone.”

Elisa sensed something was wrong, but Mabel had already quickly left the drawing room, and she hurriedly followed.

On the way, she subconsciously opened "Simon's Log," wanting to see if there were any answers inside.

Simon saw two young ladies walking towards the corner of the garden through the window.

He bid farewell to the Percy family servants, called for his mistress's personal maid Eve, and said that his mistress had instructed him to go back and retrieve something, before heading out of the manor.

When did I give such an order? What are you doing taking my personal maid with you?

Are you finally tired of just sweet talk and going to make a move on the pretty maid?

Not having time to deal with Simon, Elisa saw the beautiful geranium flowerbed. She cleared her throat, about to offer her praise, when she saw Miss Mabel roll up her sleeves and push over a cup-shaped garden pot.

Beautiful geraniums fell to the ground and were buried in the soil.

Miss Mabel pushed the garden pot to the wall, stepped on it, jumped up, grabbed the wall, and managed to lift her right leg to sit on top of it.

Elisa's eyes widened.

What's going on with this scene of boarding students climbing over the wall to go out and play?

Miss Mabel, what are you doing!

"Quick, Elisa!" Miss Mabel excitedly stretched out her hand to Elisa. "We only have ten minutes. We won't be able to leave once the gardener comes back!"

It turns out that when they said "okay" earlier, it meant it was time for the gardener to rest.

So, the reason they called me over without saying anything was because they were planning to climb over the wall.

Elisa grasped Miss Mabel's hand, recalling the events mentioned in "Simon's Journal" and Simon's eccentric behavior.

She had a feeling that after they climbed over the wall, the male servant Simon would be waiting for them outside with the female servant Eve.

Damn you, servant! You found out, so why didn't you tell me? You weren't like this before; at least you would have left a hint in the "log"!

Wait, there seems to be a hint in the "log".

Besides describing Miss Mabel as childish and willful, the text also states that Miss Mabel has no intention of staying for afternoon tea.

Thinking about it carefully, this is very impolite. How can you not even arrange afternoon tea when guests arrive?

I can't believe I overlooked this clue!

I helped Mabel resolve her friendship crisis, so I'm considered her benefactor. There's only one possibility that Mabel wouldn't invite me to afternoon tea: we're going out and won't be able to have afternoon tea at all!

"Heave-ho!" Mabel jumped off the wall, looked back at Alyssa, and opened her arms. "Don't worry, I'll catch you!"

“No need.” Elisa jumped down from the wall.

The moment her feet touched the ground, she realized something was seriously wrong.

The first time I visited, I eloped with the Baron's daughter... I mean, I ran away from home!

Where does this noble lady want to go?

“Let’s go to the East District! They won’t let me go, but we’ll sneak off!” Mabel said excitedly, pulling Elisa’s hand.

East End, a slum, where Simon lied about the amount of donations.

Slums... a poverty relief proposal!

Simon's Journal mentions that Mabel and Eleanor discussed the poverty relief proposal...

So the clues had already been fully revealed all along!

Write it clearly, you bastard! How am I supposed to understand it like this!

Elisa covered her face.

My teacher always praises me for being exceptionally intelligent, and I am a well-known "Crimson Scholar" in the archipelago. So why do I feel like a curly-haired baboon in the capital, in front of that indecent male servant?

They landed inside an alley. Elisa looked towards the alley entrance and, sure enough, saw Simon and the maid waiting there.

Chapter 15 The Beautiful and Intelligent Miss Elisa (Confirmed)

"Miss Elisa!" Eve ran up to Elisa.

Even though she already knew the whole story, Elisa still pretended to ask, "What are you doing here?"

Simon replied, "I was on your orders to go back and retrieve the items, and I found you and Miss Mabel there."

I clearly did not give the order; it was you, my servant, who acted on your own!

You've got some nerve, lying to me, this baboon... to my face!

However, using lies to maintain the master's authority is also an essential etiquette for servants.

Elisa finds a replacement for the male servant.

We can't really fire him and let him end up in the arms of Baron Percy's family!

"Perfect!" Mabel nodded. "We don't need the male servants anymore, but the maids can stay with us. We'll take the carriage to the East District!"

“Wait, I don’t think this is appropriate,” Elisa interjected.

“I don’t like having male servants with me,” Mabel frowned.

“It’s not the male servants’ problem, the problem is that if we climb over the wall and leave, it will cause a huge mess, especially since we’re going to the East District!” Elisa warned.

The East District is a slum, and historically, slums have been inseparable from gangsters. Ordinary citizens can pass by without a problem, but predatory citizens are guaranteed to get fleeced!