"Congratulations, Sister Joyce."

After breakfast, Irene ran over to say congratulations to Joyce. She no longer had to do cleaning work, which was a promotion in a sense.

Joyce smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

At this time, Diana came over and said to Joyce: "I have started preparing your new clothes and will send them to you in a while."

"Thank you, please excuse me, maid." Joyce replied sternly.

Diana nodded slightly, looked at her deeply, and then left.

Eileen suddenly thought that from today on, Joyce was no longer a maid in the strict sense, but was little Meili's teacher. She should have a separate room, so wouldn't she have to live alone in the future?

Thinking of this, Erin hugged Melitoya and cried.

"Sister Eileen, what's wrong with you?"

Melitoya was startled, and Joyce also looked over, wondering what else happened to Irene.

"Sister Joyce has moved into the new room. I will be alone from now on. I can't listen to Sister Joyce telling bedtime stories at night."

Ever since she heard Joyce tell the story of "The Princess" last night, Irene became addicted and couldn't sleep without listening to the story before going to bed.

Joyce was helpless, "How old are you, why are you acting like a child?"

Melitoya said happily: "Brother changed me to a big room, and Sister Eileen can sleep with me!"

Hearing this, Irene's eyes lit up.

This is a good idea.

Joyce coughed and said, "Okay, Miss Melitoya, let me tell you about the time for classes in the future."

"Ah? Is this going to start?" Eileen said in a low voice.

Ignoring her, Joyce continued: "Miss Melitoya, you need to come to the classroom to study with me from 8 o'clock to 12 o'clock every morning. After lunch break, use an hour to cultivate your interests."

"Five days of study and two days of rest."

As soon as Joyce said this, Irene asked curiously: "Sister Joyce, what does cultivating interests mean? Do teachers still teach this?"

She didn't want to answer, but Melitoya stared at her with the same confused eyes as Erin, and their actions were surprisingly consistent.

Joyce shook his head and said: "I don't know the specific meaning, but according to the Lord, everyone has something they like and are good at. Working hard to study this thing is the lesson. content."

Erin suddenly understood, her eyes widened and she said, "I like to eat snacks and cook delicious food. Can Teacher Joyce teach me?"

"I don't accept students."

Irene didn't feel sad after being ruthlessly rejected. She asked little Meili again, "What do you like to do, little Meili?"

Little Meili tilted her head, frowned and thought for a long time and said, "I don't know~"

Irene turned to Joyce and said, "Teacher Joyce, hurry up and teach little Meili."

——

"Although Melitoya was given the surname Arnold, there are other people in the territory who are eyeing my Baron Mansion now. To ensure safety, we don't want to make it public yet. We just need to know about it ourselves."

In the study, Ron warned Egbert and Abel.

Both of them understood the reason and nodded. Ron asked about the progress of land reclamation again, and the person who answered was Abel.

He said: "I have gone to see it from time to time, and the area you have designated is already half completed. Those boys never rest for a day, and they are very happy to open up wasteland."

The ‘boys’ in Abel’s mouth naturally refer to the knights of Sig.

Ron estimated in his mind how long it would take for the potatoes to mature. He frowned and said, "We still need to speed up the process. Egbert, you can recruit more people to the territory."

"Yes, Lord Lord."

Ron nodded, raised his eyebrows and asked, "The supervisors didn't treat them harshly, did they? Are water and food distributed as usual?"

Egbert quickly replied: "Lord, please don't worry, I have sent people to keep an eye on it! Such a thing will never happen."

Ron nodded and said to Abel: "Ask Sig and the others to pay attention when they go there. If anything irregular happens, report it to me immediately."

"My lord is kind, and it is a blessing for the people to have you think about them."

Facing Egbert's sincere praise, Ron waved his hand and asked: "Nothing happened in the territory recently, right?"

"It's been a lot calmer recently. This is all due to the Lord's good governance."

Ron acquiesced without blushing. He hadn't read the paperwork for a while, so he asked this question.

Seeing that nothing went wrong, it was developing in a good direction, which shows that Joyce has good abilities and he made the right choice.

However, Ron had to go to the royal capital later. It would always be revealed that Joyce was handling territorial government affairs, so it was better to explain it now to avoid causing trouble later.

Thinking of this, Ron looked at his two most loyal people and said, "Actually, I'm calling you two here today for one more thing."

When Ron finished speaking, the entire study fell into a long silence.

Egbert spoke first: "Lord, you must not do this. You are the master of Lord Arnold, and you must not hand over control to outsiders!"

"I didn't hand over control. I'm still the master of this territory." Ron looked at him helplessly.

"If such a large territory is managed by a civilian, it will become a big hidden danger! Lord, please think twice." Egbert spoke sincerely and tried his best to advise.

When Abel saw this, he also saluted and said: "Your lord."

Ron raised his hand to stop him. He had long thought that Egbert would object, but he didn't know that it would be so fierce.

"Egbert, let me ask you, Joyce has been handling territorial government affairs for a while, has there been any problems?"

"Although not."

"You have managed the government affairs of the territory before, and you know the difficulties involved. Just now you said that Joyce is just a commoner, but she can handle the work of the territory easily. Doesn't this prove her extraordinary ability?"

Egbert remained silent.

Ron spoke slightly louder, "The territory has few talents and is developing slowly, far inferior to other territories. Now that such a talent has appeared in front of us, as the lord, should I still turn a blind eye?"

As soon as these words came out, Egbert felt ashamed. He had been in charge of the affairs of the territory, so of course he knew the situation in the territory. There were too few talents who could be put to great use.

In fact, this happens in every territory. People with certain talents will choose to go to the royal capital because they have a future there. This is true for those territories that are richer and more powerful than the Arnold Territory, let alone the remote Arnold Territory.

Seeing his expression, Ron knew that his resistance had relaxed a lot.

Then he patted Egbert's shoulder gently and said earnestly: "Egbert, it is not advisable to rest on one's laurels. Knowing people and making good use of them is the long-term solution. Don't you want to see the stronger Arnold Territory? "

"Lord, I..." Egbert's eyes turned red and he began to speak incoherently.

Ron didn't let him continue, opened his arms and hugged the old man, and said softly: "Okay, stop talking, I understand. I know you are worried about me and the Arnold family. In fact, I have always trusted you. "

As soon as these words came out, Egbert couldn't bear it anymore and cried softly.

Ron smiled and patted him on the back.

Get one.

Then, he turned to look at Abel next to him.

Unexpectedly, Abel immediately saluted and said: "Guard Knight Abel will always be loyal to the will of the lord!"

Tsk, don’t give me a chance.

Ron let go of Egbert, who slowly calmed down and said, "Since the lord has chosen Joyce to manage the territory, I am also willing to believe her."

"Joyce is still a newbie and is not as good as you in some aspects. I need you to pay more attention to it, Egbert." Ron said.

Egbert felt very relieved in his heart and nodded: "Yes, Lord, I will retreat first."

Ron stopped him, handed a stack of paper to Egbert, and said, "Give this drawing to Master Hadey and ask him to create a template."

"This is a new farming tool that can improve the efficiency of farming and will be of great use when planting."

Egbert took it in surprise. Ron's words just now were not just words, but real actions to make the Arnold Territory strong.

[Favorability: 94 (heartbroken)]

Egbert's favorability increased again, and Ron was silent.

"Lord, I'm going out too." Abel saluted and followed Egbert out of the study.

In the corridor.

Abel followed Egbert and looked at his still red eyes, "Mr. Egbert, your eyes"

"Don't tell anyone!"

Abel was stunned and immediately agreed. Egbert was so old and yet he was seen crying. It would be fine if he was just the lord, but with Abel present, he really felt ashamed.

Abel then thought about it, if he was the one crying just now. He couldn't help but shudder.

A man in his thirties burst into tears in front of everyone. Abel couldn't even imagine that scene.

Fortunately, his intuition told him what to do.

——

A few days passed.

During his free time after the meal, Ron was drinking tea and casually asked about Melitoya's study situation.

"What have you learned from the teacher recently?"

Melitoya sat quietly, wearing a clean and beautiful dress, looking like a little princess in a fairy tale.

After hearing Ron's words, she stood up, held up the skirts on both sides with both hands, stepped back and bent down, and made standard aristocratic etiquette toward Ron.

"Brother, the teacher taught me about animals." Melitoya finished the courtesy and replied calmly.

Seeing this scene, Ron stopped drinking tea and stared blankly at the different Melitoya in front of him.

"Brother?"

Melitoya noticed Ron's eyes and called out in a soft voice.

Ron came back to his senses, put down the teacup in his hand, and asked, "Who taught you this?"

Melitoya answered carefully: "Sister Diana taught me. She said that I need to behave in a manner consistent with my identity and status. Is there something I did wrong?"

"No, you did great."

Ron praised with a smile, and Melitoya also showed a shy expression.

He was not dissatisfied with Diana's actions. The rules of this world were like this. Everyone was divided into classes, and each class had an independent set of codes of conduct.

While he enjoys the convenience brought by his status and status, he should also abide by the rules.

"However, you are still young, so you don't need to study these etiquettes too seriously. You need to understand all the words first, so that you can read a book by yourself."

Ron has no control over other places, but in his mansion, he has the power to let Melitoya live freely.

"Yes, brother."

Melitoya had a smile on her face, and then started talking about the words she knew. Ron nodded while listening.

As she spoke, Melitoya looked distressed and asked, "Teacher said those were common animals. Brother, what do they look like?"

Ron didn't know how to explain this, and he had never seen it before.

"They suddenly remembered that I have something else to do. Forgive me, Melitoya. I will tell you next time."

Ron stood up and left quickly.

Melitoya opened her small mouth and looked at Ron's leaving figure. Next to her, Irene covered her mouth and snickered.

"Little Meili, do you want some pudding? I made a few portions especially for you~" Erin said beguilingly.

"Want to eat!"

As expected, Melitoya took the bait, but she immediately looked around with her neck scrunched up, and Irene said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, they are not here. At this time, sister Joyce is in the study, and sister Diana is in the kitchen."

Then two portions of pudding appeared in front of her. As for why there were two portions, of course there was also Erin's own portion.

Eileen urged: "Eat, don't let them find out, otherwise they will complain in front of the young master."

Melitoya asked the doubt that had been in her heart for a long time, "Sister Eileen, why do you always call your elder brother 'Master'? Everyone else calls him Lord."

"Because the young master was the young master before, just like little Meili, you are the eldest lady now." Irene said matter-of-factly.

Melitoya seemed to understand, but Irene thought of something and warned: "But you can't tell others, this is a secret between us."

"I will never tell you. Sister Eileen and I are the best."

Melitoya promised that she had a big mouthful of pudding. Although Diana taught her to chew her food carefully and behave in a noble manner, she always forgot when she was with Irene.

"By the way, Sister Eileen. Have you seen the little boy who is as old as me? Have they gone home?" Melitoya suddenly asked. Jonas disappeared after that night, and she was still confused. For a long time.

It seems that I have misunderstood, that little boy is not my elder brother's younger brother.

Irene was dealing with Pudding and said absently: "I heard that he was locked up, but I don't know the details."

With a clang, Melitoya's spoon fell onto the plate. Eileen heard the sound and looked around, knowing something was wrong.

That night, Ron met Jonas in the dungeon.

If Melitoya hadn't begged him during the day, Ron wouldn't have come to see him so early, and he would have been locked up for a few days.

Abel pushed away the others and stood guard outside the door. He didn't know what Ron said to the other party in the dungeon.

The next morning I saw that little figure at the training ground.

"Meet the new member. His name is Carl. Starting today, he will join the Cavaliers under the Arnold family. You must get along well with each other. Come and say hello."

Ron announced to all the knights with a smile.

"Hello, my name is Karl, and I will serve the Lord from today on."

Jonas, no, Carl now, he said.

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