Natalie's magical growth record

Chapter 148 Past rights and wrongs·Shaken family foundation and unformed plan

In this way, time gradually came to the end of the day with the subsequent magic practice and study. After finishing the day's study, Qiaocelin returned home smoothly in the carriage prepared by her family, full of exhaustion.

"Welcome back, miss!"

The moment the carriage stopped, the maid Corina and the housekeeper solemnly welcomed the young master's return.

Seeing that the servants were different from the usual grand arranging, Qiaoceline couldn't help but feel deeply puzzled. After carefully scanning the surrounding environment and confirming that her father was not present, she asked casually: "Today at home, Did anything special happen?"

"Do not…"

The maid Corina shook her head and subconsciously wanted to lead her lady back to the room as usual. But at this time, the middle-aged housekeeper Angel, who rarely interfered with the little master's affairs in the past, unexpectedly stepped forward and stopped her. her movements.

Corina was stunned for a moment, and finally stepped aside silently and knowingly.

"Miss, welcome back, please come this way."

Ignoring the still dazed maid behind him, Angel immediately dealt with the unexpected factors in the scene with the highest efficiency. With a normal expression, he took the hand of the girl on the carriage and led his young lady back to the house surrounded by the servants. Di.

"Angel, may I know what's going on?"

Accompanied by the heavy muffled sound of the door creaking shut, Qiaoceline finally couldn't bear the displeasure of being concealed all the way down, and restrained herself to ask the housekeeper in front of her.

However, Angel, the butler, just smiled apologetically and did not directly answer the young master's question. Instead, he made a vague invitation gesture again: "This way, Miss, if you want to know the answer."

Qiaoceline endured it, and finally did not ask any questions. She followed the housekeeper to a lounge deep in the mansion with complicated emotions.

"Please sit down, miss. What would you like to drink?"

After the second round of closing the door, the butler Angel still had no intention of getting straight to the point. He continued to follow the most basic guest etiquette among nobles and asked questions in a normal manner.

"unnecessary."

Jocelyn responded simply.

"What about the snack?"

"unnecessary."

Suppressing the impatience in her heart, Qiaoceline once again refused succinctly.

"I understand, what about other things? Is there anything you need me to do for you?"

Angel persisted in asking questions.

"No need," Jocelyn paused, then suppressed the urge to frown, calmed down and said, "In order not to delay the time for practicing magic, I want to know the reason for the abnormality at home today as soon as possible, is that okay? "

"Okay, miss."

Sensing the displeasure that his little master tried to suppress behind his words, the butler Angel responded more humbly and formally.

So Qiaoceline soon learned from the housekeeper Angel the reason why her father had not come home today and why she was received grandly by the servants as soon as she came home. A reason that is unbelievable to Qiaoceline but is traceable - the family status has been questioned.

However, what puzzled her was why the family's status, which had been firmly established until recently, was suddenly questioned by others at this time.

In this regard, the butler Angel's answer was very vague, and Qiaoceline could only vaguely guess that everything was related to her grandfather who passed away more than half a year ago.

Grandpa...?
  Qiaoceline silently repeated the answer she had indirectly arrived at in her mind, and then, adhering to the basic qualities of a social circle, she promptly extinguished any unnecessary doubts, quickly ended the conversation, and returned to her bedroom.

"Miss, are you okay?" Looking at the slightly ugly face of the young master, the maid Corina asked anxiously and worriedly.

"It's okay." Qiaoceline responded simply. She was about to end the topic when her eyes accidentally caught a glimpse of the worried look on the maid's face. Then she realized that she had inadvertently revealed emotions that she shouldn't have, and she quickly put away the heavy expression on her face. Wen Wen added, "It's okay, Corina, don't be nervous, I just haven't adapted to the changes in life...!"

"Okay, okay...!" The maid Corina secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at the young lady in front of her who always looked considerate, and then changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, young lady, are you with Mr. Hobert today?" How are you studying there, is everything going well?"

"Yeah! Teacher Hobert said that as long as I can practice every day without any additional tutoring, I will be able to master the content I missed before very quickly."

Qiaoceline thought for a while, but finally did not tell her personal maid about Rigel.

"Really? That's great, as expected of a young lady!"

Corina was sincerely happy, but still a little worried about her young lady's mental state, so she continued to chat word by word until Qiaoceline was about to take a break, and this period of hidden mutual comfort gradually came to an end.

Okay, now it’s time to think about how to solve Rigel’s problem?
  After seeing off the maid, Qiaoceline breathed a sigh of relief and began to think about another problem at hand.

Judging from the abnormality that happened at home today, I probably can't solve the problem directly with the help of family resources.

So, how can I provide Rigel with help while ensuring that my identity is not known to other families?
  How about imitating the mercenary system and entrusting mercenaries who seem to have nothing to do with me to help deal with it?
  But in this case, this choice is not the same as the one above. I still have to use my family's resources and social connections to find suitable mercenaries...

No, let’s not talk about whether those mercenaries can handle the matter. Just talking about my private search for mercenaries will definitely make Angel alert.

Do you want to solve it yourself face to face?

But I am only an intermediate magician, and a water magician who is not good at attacking magic. I definitely cannot deal with so many people by myself...

So, what to do...

Qiaoceline racked her brains to select one plan after another. No matter which one she could choose, it was impractical for her now.

Is the only option left to break the promise?
  No, I promised you all. As a member of the Lifford family, how could I do such a thing that goes against my promise...

【Are you bothered? Distressed? In fact, it is very simple to deal with this matter. 】

In a daze, Qiaocelin vaguely heard a very seductive female voice.

"Who!"

Out of the most basic vigilance, Qiaoceline quickly interrupted her thoughts, stood up from the bed, and began a carpet-like search that refused to miss any place.

[Let me introduce myself, my name is Xila, I am an ancient magician sleeping nearby for some special reasons. 】

Faced with Qiaoceline's vigilance and vigilance, the 'voice' did not show any panic at all and answered calmly.

In order not to alarm the maid next door and the nearby housekeeper, and not to offend the sudden voice, Qiaoceline had no choice but to choose a gentler approach, tactfully pointing out the obvious flaws in the other person's words and her own confusion: "But I have never heard of your name..."

[Then do you know Royce, Royce Lifford? 】

With these words, Qiaocelin, who had wanted to use [Water of Silence] to calm down her emotions, could not help but stand there...

　The chapter has been modified. I hope everyone will feel more comfortable after the modification...

　　PS: As for the last name mentioned, I thought about it this morning and decided to change it to a name that is more in line with what Xi La said before. I always feel that it is just grandpa, and the impact is not that big...

　　
  　
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