Should I raise you too?

Inside the banquet hall, Mabel was familiarizing herself with the dinner's procedures under the guidance of an etiquette instructor.

Mabel frowned, trying her best to be a proper lady, even straightening her lively red curly hair.

Seeing that she was busy, Elisa and Eleanor turned and left. In the corridor in front of the door, they met the host of the banquet, Mabel's father, Baron Lucius.

Baron Lucius has black hair and gray-brown eyes, and a calm demeanor. It's hard to imagine that he and Mabel are father and daughter.

Lucius greeted them with a smile: "Welcome, you two beautiful ladies."

Elisa bowed to the Baron using the etiquette taught by Lady Helen, and Eleanor responded in kind.

After exchanging a few polite words, Lucius took his leave and went to the banquet hall to check on Mabel's condition.

"Was Mabel's mother redheaded?" Elisa asked Eleanor curiously.

Eleanor shook her head: "Mabel's mother is blonde. The Percy family bloodline is rather unusual; most family members have black hair, but every few generations, a red-haired person appears."

She smoothed her black hair and joked, "It's a good thing Mabel has red hair, otherwise you wouldn't be able to tell us apart."

Elisa laughed: "Then I'll be ostracized by you all."

They giggled for a while, then left the house and went to play in the courtyard, where there was a maze of bushes, which they wandered around in.

When they emerged from the maze, it was already noon. Eleanor took Elisa to lunch, but when they arrived at the dining room, they found the servants in a state of chaos, looking anxious, while Baron Lucius and Julia were talking seriously to each other.

“What happened?” Elisa and Eleanor asked as they approached.

Julia turned to them and said, "Miss Mabel is missing."

They've disappeared again?

It's already noon, and other guests will start arriving in the afternoon. This is a real crisis! Elisa thought to herself.

"Have you searched the entire manor?" Eleanor asked.

“We’ve searched everywhere except the maze,” Julia replied.

“We just came back from the maze and didn’t see Mabel,” Eleanor said. “Besides, Mabel is already tired of that maze; she could find her way out with her eyes closed.”

Eleanor, having run out of clues, frowned and pondered.

Elisa opened "Simon's Log" to see if the male servant had any clues.

If I were to find Mabel first during this major crisis, I would surely earn the Percy family's gratitude.

It's up to you now, manservant!

Simon helped Miss Mabel into the carriage.

Well done, manservant! You've actually found Mabel! I underestimated you!

Hurry up and drive the carriage back to Mabel!

Simon drove the carriage away from the Percy family manor, evading the servants' search.

"...?!"

No, you should have sent her back to the manor, why did you leave instead!

Elisa stared blankly at the logbook, forced to accept the fact that the servant had run away from home with Mabel!

This disappearance was orchestrated by the male servant!

It's over. If this gets out, I won't be met with the Percy family's gratitude, but with their swords!

Even if the Percy family were very tolerant, they could not allow Mabel to run away from home on such an important day, especially since there were members of the royal family present at the dinner!

However, using Mabel's coercion as an excuse to exonerate the male servant should be fine.

After all, the male servant was just an accomplice.

Elisa flipped up "Simon's Journal" to see exactly how Mabel had threatened the servant. The servant, who was very cautious in serious matters, must have been severely coerced to have no choice but to comply.

Did Mabel use what happened that night? If the valet doesn't help, will she reveal that Eleanor and the valet were having an affair?

Elisa quickly found the relevant paragraph in the log.

Simon was strolling in the courtyard when he ran into Mabel, who was out for a walk.

It turned out to be a chance encounter. Mabel was just out for a walk at first, then she met Simon, and committed a crime of passion.

Miss Elisa has already figured out the truth, so let's continue reading.

Simon said to Mabel, "The weather is so nice today, why don't we go for a walk?" Mabel hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

wrong.

Shouldn't it have been Mabel who coerced her? Why was it you who suggested it! It was Mabel who hesitated!

So you were the mastermind all along!

You kidnapped Mabel at her coming-of-age ceremony?!

My worst fears came true; just like in a third-rate romance novel, the male servant and Mabel eloped!

Elisa felt that her future was bleak.

Is it too late to cut ties with the male servant now?

Chapter 76 Miss Elisa, the Outsider

While it is possible for Mabel to elope with her valet, it is unlikely for her valet to elope with Mabel.

Elisa looked at the log.

Simon drove Mabel to a tailor shop, bought her a men's suit, and changed her out of her court dress.

Elopement is something that needs to be planned in advance, but the fact that the valet and Mabel had to buy men's clothing on the spot proves that they had no planning at all.

Moreover, although the male servant had collected all the funds of the Lighthouse intelligence agency, he had not moved them yet. The cash was kept at the island embassy, ​​and the money in the anonymous accounts had been transferred to one account, but had not yet been withdrawn.

If the male servant really wanted to run away, how could he not take the money with him?

Most importantly, Mabel has small breasts, so no matter how you look at it, there's no risk that the male servant will fall for Mabel.

Elisa was relieved. The servant was probably just taking Mabel out for a walk to clear her head. How thoughtful of him.

Eleanor and I went to the banquet hall to see Mabel, and she looked very distressed. She really should go out and relax.

Simon untied the harness from the carriage, and he and Mabel each rode a horse, galloping along the road.

They're already racing?

In the capital, apart from military officers, almost no one rides a horse at full gallop, except, of course, for hunting in the wild.

Horse-drawn carriages are a symbol of civilization, while riding horses is considered vulgar.

"A red-haired lady riding a horse at full gallop.jpg"

There are also photos?

That's great! I want to ride a horse too.

Wait a minute, even Mabel has a photo, why don't I have a single photo?

Is this right? Is this reasonable?

I'm at least older than Mabel!

I'll remember this grudge!

Simon and Mabel sped into the countryside, the wind blowing Mabel's hat off, her long red hair flying in the air, mingling with the girl's laughter.

"They controlled the horses, slowed them down, and talked together."

……

“Thank you, Mr. Simon.” Mabel pulled on the reins and turned to look at Simon. “I’m much happier now.”

"Your eyebrows were practically furrowed together when we were at the manor," Simon teased.

He knew what Mabel was worried about, and since he couldn't solve it for the time being, he could only use this method to help the girl temporarily forget her troubles.

"Why don't you ask me what's bothering me, Mr. Simon?" Mabel gently pulled on the reins, leading the horse onto a side path.

Simon stood beside her, but did not respond to her question.

Without asking, Mabel explained herself: "I'm getting married... that's how it should be said in a novel, but unfortunately my father has no plans to find me a husband for the time being."

“After my coming-of-age ceremony, I’ll have a ton of extra classes, and just thinking about it gives me a headache.” Mabel kicked a bush by the roadside. “My father said he would give me the title and the family business. I can’t imagine what kind of life I’ll lead, but I can’t really just abandon it.”

Simon listened quietly from the side, riding his horse.

Mabel was telling the truth, but only part of it. What pressured her was the secret the Percy family was hiding.

Alysander, the last queen of the old dynasty and a demigod, possessed the "finger bone" as a relic. The Percy family, on the other hand, possessed royal blood from the old dynasty, evidenced by their red hair.

The Percy family has long harbored a secret goal of resurrecting their ancestor Alysander, and the family possesses three "finger bones."

Once Alysander is revived, the forces of the old and new dynasties will inevitably clash, plunging the kingdom into chaos.

Not to mention, Alysander is known as the Mad Queen. She destroyed the old capital, and the new capital was built on the ruins of the old one.

"Why isn't Mr. Simon saying anything? Are you afraid Eleanor will misunderstand?" Mabel stared at Simon.

“Miss Mabel is considering something serious, and I shouldn’t interrupt,” Simon replied. “Miss Eleanor and I aren’t in that kind of relationship either.”