124: save1 Identity and the Mask
Lu Lele felt it was incredible.
Especially since her father, who usually doted on her in every possible way, the Earl, surprisingly did not stand on her side this ti. Instead, he obviously wanted to turn the page on this matter.
Undoubtedly, for Lu Lele, this save point had almost inevitably headed toward a result of failure. However, Lu Lele did not abandon herself to despair because of this, because there were countless questions in her heart waiting for answers.
Even if she had to start over, she wanted to get to the bottom of the answers to these questions first.
First, and most importantly, where exactly did Wang Xiran's confidence co from that allowed her to act so recklessly?
Why did she dare to directly kill the personal maid by her side, and even say words that seed to "teach her a lesson"?
As a Head Maid, was this not incredibly out-of-line behavior?
Lu Lele even didn't care much about Liu Lili's matters at the mont. She just wanted to understand clearly why Wang Xiran dared to do this. After all, Lu Lele was the daughter of an Earl in every sense, a true noble. To actually be threatened and treated like this was simply too bullying.
Secondly, why did Father not help her this ti, instead handling it as if he wanted to smooth things over? This was completely different from the Earl in Lu Lele's impression.
In her mories, whenever Lu Lele showed a look of grievance, the Earl would always stand on his daughter's side, regardless of who was right and who was wrong.
Matters like advising his daughter not to speak or think wildly had never occurred in the past.
Lu Lele prepared to find an opportunity to ask the Earl for clarity on the matter. As a result, before she could do so, the Earl ca to her.
Just on the evening after Helena's death, Earl Lu Dashuai actively knocked on the door of Lu Lele's room, and very rarely had the newly arranged little maid guard the entrance, not allowing anyone to approach.
Upon eting, Lu Lele said without hesitation:
"Father, Helena's death wasn't as they said! You should investigate it again. This is blatant murder!"
"Calm down a bit, my good daughter. Being emotionally agitated is bad for your body."
The Earl soothed his daughter's emotions a bit, then said:
"I have already investigated. I know. It was done by Wang Xiran. The job was done beautifully, not a single trace was left. But she still revealed a slip. A little maid told she saw Wang Xiran pushing a cart covered in cloth on a small path heading out of the castle. That is the little maid serving you right now."
Lu Lele said:
"Then why don't you arrest Wang Xiran and execute her? This is murder!"
The Earl sighed and said:
"Lele, if it were any other servant in the household, I could do that. But I can't with her."
"Why? Is that Wang Xiran special?"
"Yes."
The Earl gave an affirmative answer, then revealed a look of helplessness:
"Because her surna is Wang, the sa as His Majesty the King."
"...What does that have to do with anything?" Lu Lele asked.
The Earl answered:
"Lele, I don't know if you can understand. His Majesty the King does not trust nobles like us one hundred percent. He will insert trusted aides who share so blood relation with him, usually people from so branch clans of the huge royal family, to co and assist in managing the territory. Nad assistance, actually aning supervision. They are generally arranged to be the Head Maid or butler."
Lu Lele digested this information and said with a frown:
"So, Wang Xiran is..."
The Earl nodded and said:
"Mm, that's right. Wang Xiran is the King's person, and furthermore, she harbors deep hatred for people from the Far West Country. I can only say that I shouldn't have bought Helena to be your personal maid back then. But I didn't know at the ti that the original Head Maid would fall ill and die, and the replacent would be the current Wang Xiran, who hates Far Westerners so much. I can only say that Helena's fate was bad. I don't know why she offended Wang Xiran, but she insisted on killing her to bring it to an end."
When the Earl said this, he intentionally or unintentionally glanced at his daughter. Obviously, he knew that Helena's death had a certain relation to his daughter as well, but he didn't make it explicit. Instead, he continued the topic of identity just now:
"Generally speaking, these people will conscientiously perform their duties and do their own jobs well. However, if sothing happens that they find unpleasant to the eye, even if they commit out-of-bounds acts, we can't do anything to them. Because they are the King's people. When the King's people commit cris, they can only be judged by the King."
"Wang Xiran did things very secretly. It wasn't like more than ten years ago, when a viscount's butler found an excuse to directly whip a favored maid to death in front of his master. The viscount had nothing to say and could only write a letter of protest to the King. The final handling of the case was to bring that butler back to the Royal Court for trial, and the matter was dropped."
The Earl paused slightly here, then imdiately continued:
"Of course, Dad knows that Lele is very aggrieved. Dad will think of a way to help you get Wang Xiran transferred away and replace her with a new Head Maid. But Helena's matter can only be settled like this. The testimony of just one little maid is far from sufficient to convict the Head Maid of a cri. There is no way to use this to punish her."
"If I were to make a move against Wang Xiran relying solely on the one-sided words of a little maid, what would be destroyed would be our entire family. The glory of our ancestors cannot be ended in this generation. Lele, I hope you can understand Dad's difficulties. Many things are not simply a matter of doing what you want."
Lu Lele still felt very unconvinced and asked:
"Must the Head Maid be the King's person? Shouldn't our own family's servants be chosen and decided by ourselves?"
The Earl was instantly silenced by Lu Lele's words. After a good while, he sighed and said:
"Lele, you are still young. You might not understand so survival rules that only adults understand. In this world, everyone has their own status. We need to engrave this point in our hearts, wear a suitable mask, and say suitable words. Only then can we better survive in this world. If you want to be trusted by the King and maintain your fief and tax revenue, you have to accept the supervisor sent by His Majesty, and display absolute loyalty."
"The King is the object we swear allegiance to, and the bestower of power. There are so things we can act willfully about, doing whatever we please. However, there are so things we absolutely cannot do. For instance, arbitrarily punishing the King's people."
Hearing this, Lu Lele said sowhat unhappily:
"Is the King's power that huge? Shouldn't that be restricted?"
The Earl was startled by this sentence. He hurriedly stopped Lu Lele from continuing and said:
"My good daughter, such words cannot be spoken carelessly. Although many reformist new nobles are clamoring to let parliant grasp more power and set up so kind of constitutional governnt, but Lele, you must rember. Our family has been the most steadfast Royalists from the very start. We absolutely cannot say words that are disadvantageous to the Royalist party. If heard by outsiders or the Head Maid, there will be big trouble!"
"Alright, I understand."
Lu Lele nodded.
She finally figured out the cause of everything.
However, this does not an that matters can end this way.
Although Wang Xiran is indeed the King's person, and even Lu Lele's father, Earl Lu Dashuai, feels apprehensive about her identity and dares not touch her.
But this does not an that Lu Lele will let this matter conclude like this.
No matter what, Lu Lele is a genuine yandere. The lessons of history tell people that the price of provoking a yandere is very severe.
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