156: save2 Lu Lele's Concept
"So, I want to set aside so ti every day to exercise from now on, and I want to invite you to join , Lili. After all, exercising alone would definitely be boring, and I really want to exercise with you."
When Lu Lele said this, she gave Liu Lili a sweet smile:
"Lili, what do you think?"
As a result, before Liu Lili could express her stance, Zhang Yuelu, who was acting as a decorative vase on the side, walked up to Lu Lele, leaned close to her ear, and whispered:
"Young Miss."
"Hmph? Is sothing the matter?" Lu Lele humd.
Zhang Yuelu spoke cautiously:
"Shouldn't this matter... be discussed with the Master first?"
Lu Lele glanced at Zhang Yuelu, waved her hand, and said:
"Naturally. Yuelu, go report this to the Earl right now."
The Earl was likely patrolling the vast plantation right now. She might not be able to find anyone for a long ti...
Zhang Yuelu twitched the corner of her eye slightly, swallowed her saliva, said nothing, and lowered her head to agree:
"Yes, Young Miss."
Zhang Yuelu then left the room.
Lu Lele pouted and said:
"I still miss my original personal maid. If it were her, she definitely wouldn't interrupt at a ti like this. It really kills the mood."
Liu Lili hesitated and said:
"I heard about this from others. They said Lele's original personal maid stole the Earl's jewelry and then fled the country in fear of punishnt, only to drown."
Lu Lele sighed and said:
"Regardless of whether that is true or not, it is truly regrettable."
Because she didn't want to drag Wang Xiran into it, Lu Lele didn't tell Liu Lili the truth.
Liu Lili asked:
"Is it because she served you and made you feel satisfied that you feel regret, Lele?"
Lu Lele shook her head and replied:
"No. I regret that Helena died without a clear explanation, and quite a few people nearby even think she deserved to die. They even made lewd gestures at her coffin. It makes one feel chilled to the bone just looking at it."
Liu Lili said:
"Is that so? I thought Lele didn't care about these servants at all. Besides, the na Helena sounds like a Far Westerner's na. It is surprising that Lele would think this way."
"Lili, I know what you are thinking, but Far Westerners are people too. The blood flowing in their veins is the sa bright red as ours. They can be happy, they can get angry, and when they are beaten, they feel fear too."
"They are no different from us. We are all people living in the sa world."
Lu Lele paused slightly, cast her gaze into the distance, and said:
"Actually, in my view, all n are created equal. There is no distinction of high or low, noble or base. Helena serving was just because I gave her food and shelter as pay. Essentially, there is no difference from the relationship between a worker and a boss."
"So Lele actually thinks that way."
After hearing Lu Lele's words, Liu Lili couldn't help but fall into silence.
She completely hadn't guessed that Lu Lele, being a noble, could actually say words like "all n are created equal." It was simply as ridiculous as the sun rising from the west.
You have to know, even the radical Reformists, most of them have severe prejudice against Far Westerners. This racial discrimination has long since integrated into the culture. Instilled from childhood, growing up bathed in it, it has ford a very deep-rooted tradition.
The "human equality" often spoken of by the Reformists does not include Far Westerners.
Liu Lili is an exception. The reason is that when Liu Lili was little, she once got lost while going out to play. It was a Far Western laborer who took the crying Liu Lili back ho.
Even so, Liu Lili at the ti could only watch that kind-hearted laborer get hung up and whipped with a water-soaked whip because he was suspected of kidnapping a child. Even though Liu Lili pleaded for rcy for him, it was of no avail.
So many years have passed, and Liu Lili hasn't seen many people in the Empire who would look at Far Westerners straight in the eye.
And as for being a noble yet able to achieve this, currently there is only Lu Lele alone.
In this mont, Liu Lili's view of Lu Lele underwent a huge change again.
She began to feel that the rumors from the outside world were all fake. The Earl's daughter was clearly a slightly Tsundere but kind-hearted girl. She was also very innocent, just like a pure white rose.
Why would such a little girl be labeled with titles like "Witch" and "Devil"?
And she, exactly, is a "Witch"...
Either conquer her, or kill her...
Liu Lili once again felt a strange sense of guilt.
Although she knew all this was for the great mission, was it really right to deceive and even hurt an innocent noble little girl for the sake of a mission?
Seeing that Liu Lili wasn't speaking, Lu Lele couldn't help but add a sentence:
"By the way, don't tell anyone what I just said, especially the Earl. Lili, I only said this to you because I treat you as a close friend I can confide in."
Liu Lili nodded and guaranteed:
"Of course. Rest assured."
Liu Lili's eyes appeared a bit erratic. The corners of her mouth were slightly pursed. Clearly, she was sowhat unsettled in mind and spirit.
But in the end, she returned to calmness.
Because she rembered the words the adults had spoken once again.
For the great mission, all sacrifices are worth it.
Those bottom-layer workers regarded as bugs by the King and nobles, working sixteen hours a day until they vomit blood.
Child laborers trading their lives for ager pay in coal kilns.
The impoverished people tornted by disease, plague, and hunger until they no longer looked human.
The adults said that as long as the great mission could be completed, these people could all be saved.
They would promulgate new laws, restricting child labor, stipulating an eight-hour workday.
They would also build asylums to provide a shelter from wind and rain for those holess and abandoned people, so they wouldn't collapse by the roadside and beco rotting corpses.
The premise of all this is that the revolution can succeed.
When the revolution no longer has a Witch as an obstacle, this beautiful future will arrive one day eventually.
Compared to this, the daughter of a stubborn Royalist Earl, a dangerous Witch... even if she is innocent, even if she cares for commoners and even Far Westerners, even if I have already developed feelings of liking for her... what does that count as?
Lu Lele detected the change in Liu Lili's emotions, but she just thought it was because her own words just now were too far ahead of the tis, making Liu Lili feel surprised. So, she actively changed the topic and asked:
"Back to business, Lili, are you willing to accompany to exercise in the future?"
Liu Lili ca back to her senses, gave Lu Lele a faint smile:
"Naturally. If Lele's body can get better, not only , the Earl will definitely be very happy too."
Lu Lele smiled too.
She had already made plans for the future.
Now was the mont to let ti verify everything.
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