socalfunplaces Chapter 250 Inside and Outside the Boudoir
Chapter 250 Inside and Outside the Boudoir
Chapter 250 Inside and Outside the Boudoir
Ultimately, Peggy agreed to let Dick into her bedroom.
Peggy's bedroom was about the same size as the one Dick was assigned.
However, the furniture here is more exquisite, and there are more expensive decorations.
Chau Harbour is a rich port and the richest city in the Montero Hills.
The Payton family, naturally, also possessed considerable wealth.
However, in Dick's observation, Lord Hubert was a very frugal man.
A loyal dog will never buy any luxury items just to appear respectable.
Sometimes Dick would accompany the loyal dog to the Earl's bedroom, which was equally simple.
The most expensive piece of furniture is probably the rug in the room.
However, Peggy's room was an exception.
This must have been provided by the loyal dog, which is enough to show how much Hubert dotes on her.
"Don't look around!" Peggy suddenly shouted at him. "Does a knight enjoy spying on women's bedrooms?"
Dick was startled by Peggy's voice. He immediately felt ashamed and quickly lowered his head to apologize.
"I apologize, miss, my behavior was unbecoming of a knight."
Peggy didn't say anything more, and Dick just kept his head down.
After a long while, Peggy placed a small stool in front of him.
Then there was another silence, before Peggy finally spoke:
"Are you made of wood? I've already prepared a seat for you, why don't you sit down?"
Upon hearing this, Dick realized that the stool was prepared for him.
"I'm sorry, miss, I didn't understand what you meant before."
After saying that, Dick sat down on the stool.
Only then did he look at Peggy.
Peggy sat on the bed, beneath a blanket filled with goose feathers.
This winter, Peggy will surely be able to sleep soundly without being bothered by the cold. Peggy wore a black and white mixed-color evening gown with a scalloped neckline decorated with semi-transparent white silk.
Dick did not raise his gaze any further.
He knew what Peggy looked like, so there was no need to look again.
However, if asked to describe Peggy's appearance in detail at this moment, he definitely wouldn't be able to.
He only knew what Peggy looked like.
Dick wasn't frivolous enough to stare at a woman's face casually, unless he was attracted to her.
So far, this has only happened once.
He only spoke a few words to that woman, but she brought about many changes in him.
Without the books that woman gave him, he would not have been able to kill the Navigator and avenge Lord Hubert.
However, Dick now believes that he is no longer qualified to continue learning the contents of that book, nor is he qualified to use that power.
Even so, Dick would occasionally use the secret techniques of "Dragon".
Dick believed it wasn't his fault; he had already practiced how to use that power, and the fighting habits had already formed.
Changing a habit is not something that can be done overnight.
In short, Dick didn't intend to look at Peggy's face.
It's not that Peggy isn't pretty; in Dick's mind, Peggy is definitely a beauty.
Dick had heard that the Montero family had apparently produced a queen.
That queen was once known as the most beautiful woman in the kingdom.
Unfortunately, the woman mysteriously disappeared on her wedding day with the king.
Then the royal family and the hills went to war, and the name of the loyal dog became famous throughout the kingdom.
Perhaps the name "Loyal Dog" was already somewhat well-known, but this battle undoubtedly made everyone acknowledge its talent.
Dick recalled this incident simply to illustrate that the Montero family had produced an exceptionally beautiful woman.
According to Hubert, Peña Montero was quite a handsome man in his youth.
Therefore, there must be some beautiful element flowing in the blood of the Montero family.
Peggy's mother, Farah, was also a Montero.
Therefore, even if Dick had never met Peggy before, he could assert that she was a beauty.
Even though Peggy's father was Hubert Payton, that factor may have diluted the beauty in the Montero family bloodline.
Besides, Dick didn't care about appearance.
Anne was indeed a beautiful girl, so beautiful that Dick couldn't bear to look away.
But what attracted Dick to her was the qualities that Anne exuded.
Anne possesses a quality that most women don't have.
She is neither humble nor arrogant, but rather strong-willed and possesses a great deal of self-respect.
It was as if she didn't belong to this era.
At least Dick has never seen a woman like Anne again. Hmm. Dick blames himself. I was just about to discuss their marriage with Miss Peggy, why am I thinking about other women?
Dick felt ashamed; for a knight, this was absolutely not an honorable act.
Fortunately, Miss Peggy didn't seem to notice that Dick was daydreaming. She said:
"Go ahead and say it."
Dick heard Peggy's order, but how should he begin?
He thought for a long time before finally saying:
"Miss, I've come to talk to you about our engagement."
"There's nothing to discuss about this!"
Peggy answered immediately, seemingly without the slightest hesitation.
"It's Lord Pena and—"
"It was Lord Pena and Lady Farah who sent me to talk to you about this," Dick began.
But in the end, he held back.
He recalled what had happened at the doorway earlier, and he knew that saying that would definitely anger Peggy.
Therefore, Dick had to stop.
He thought for a moment before saying:
"Miss Peggy, this engagement is currently in your brother's hands. To resolve this issue, we must talk. This is for your own good."
After he finished speaking, Dick heard Peggy sigh.
After a while, Peggy asked:
"Then why do you want to marry me?"
I want to marry you?
"I never even considered marrying you," Dick blurted out.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Dick heard rapid breathing.
It seems to have been posted by Miss Peggy.
What's wrong with her?
Fearing that Miss Peggy might have contracted some illness, Dick looked up.
Only then did they realize that Miss Peggy was gritting her teeth angrily, her cheeks puffing up and down with each breath, as if she were furious.
Her eyes were also filled with tears.
She suddenly yelled, "Get out of my room!"
"Miss, I—"
"roll!"
Dick came with a mission, and he couldn't just leave like this.
He tried to explain, "Don't get agitated, miss—"
Before he could say more than a few words, Miss Peggy suddenly jumped down and tried to push Dick away.
But Dick was riding a horse, and Peggy couldn't possibly push him.
Finally, Peggy raised her foot and kicked Dick hard.
Unfortunately, Dick was wearing a full suit of armor.
Peggy's fur-lined shoe kicked the metal plate on Dick's body.
"what!"
Peggy screamed and crouched down, clutching her toes in pain.
Whether it was from the intense pain or something else, tears streamed down Peggy's face.
Dick wanted to check Peggy's injuries, so he also tried to crouch down:
"Miss.-"
Peggy immediately pushed Dick's hand away, roaring at the same time:
"Get out! Get out now!"
Mainly fearing that Peggy might do something to hurt herself again, Dick eventually left the room with apprehension.
As they reached the door, Dick asked:
"Should we close the door?"
Peggy, tears streaming down her face, glared at him and shouted:
"Ahhh~"
"Understood," Dick said, closing the door.
Standing in the corridor, Dick recalled everything that had just happened and couldn't help but sigh.
It seems the mission has failed.
But regardless, he had to report back to Pena.
It wasn't too late yet; Pena should still be in his study.
Dick immediately set off and soon knocked on the study door.
Master Horney opened the door: "Sir Dick, what brings you here?"
"I'm here to see Lord Pena. And you, Master Horney?"
"My lord wishes to discuss some business matters with me, Sir. Please come in."
Dick nodded and went into the Earl's study.
Pena saw Dick and asked, "What brings you here?"
Dick then recounted everything that had just happened in Peggy's study.
During this process, he vaguely heard Master Horney chuckling.
Perhaps it's just my imagination, but Master Horney is always very serious.
Upon hearing this, Pena sighed and said:
"Dick Buchanan, if I had been with my sister at the time, I would have been furious and ordered your head chopped off immediately. And you seem unaware of your mistake."
Please enlighten me, sir.
"You said you didn't want to marry my sister."
“I never thought of this before,” Dick said. “Marriage is not a game, and I must be honest with myself. Besides, I am a knight, and a knight must be honest and stay away from lies.”
"Stop spouting your bullshit chivalry!" Pena slammed his fist on the table. "You don't want to marry my sister, but has my sister ever wanted to marry you?"
"Then she can speak as well."
"Is this a matter of saying it or not?" Pena suddenly roared. "You're the one who's supposed to marry a woman from the Payton family, and you're saying you don't want to? This is clearly an insult to my sister! An insult to the Payton family!"
Seeing Pena's indignant expression, Dick belatedly realized:
"I'm sorry, sir, I—I really didn't consider that. I absolutely did not intend to humiliate anyone—I—I'm not good at handling these kinds of things."
However, Pena turned her head away, showing no intention of listening to Dick's explanation.
Fortunately, Master Horney was still by his side at that moment:
"Lord Pena, please forgive Sir Dick this time. He is young, and it is inevitable that he will make such mistakes."
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Pena then looked at Horney, while giving Dick a wary glance.
He shook his head and sighed heavily.
"I'm a man too, so it's not that I can't understand him. Besides, the Peyton family has never been a petty family. The problem is my sister."
"She's the youngest, and everyone in the family spoils her. She's never been treated like this before. You humiliated her like that just now; she must be feeling both wronged and angry—sigh, just thinking about it gives me a headache—"
So, Miss Peggy was really angry just now?
Dick had always thought that Miss Peggy simply didn't want to talk about the engagement.
Just like the night Peggy was there, Peggy even locked her own brother out.
"My lord, it was my fault. I beg you to punish me."
"What's the point of punishing you? Do you think I'd really chop off your head?" Pena rolled her eyes. "The problem is, Peggy is like this. Go find her, apologize, change your tune, let her vent. If she calms down, I'll pretend this never happened."
"But I really did—"
"—Dick Buchanan! Shut your stinking mouth!"
Pena roared, just like Peggy's final shout.
Master Horney reminded him, "Sir Dick, what are you waiting for? Go and carry out the Earl's mission!"
Dick bowed to Horney to express his gratitude, and then bowed deeply to Pena.
As Horney saw Dick out of the room, he said to Dick:
"Lord Hubert, should I say you truly are a disciple of Lord Hubert? Or what? Sigh, your stubbornness is just like his. You'd better watch yourself—"
Horney patted Dick on the shoulder and closed the door.
Dick sighed deeply again—
The Paytons are really hard to deal with.
But he had received new orders and had to get to Peggy's room immediately. Dick stood at the door, hesitated for a few seconds, and then knocked on the door.
After a while, an inquiry came from inside the door:
"Who?"
"Peggy Little - ·
"..-·roll!"
Ah... this is so hard!
Dick took a deep breath and knocked on the door again.
A voice came from inside: "I told you! Stay away from my room!"
Dick obeyed the order: "Miss, I was wrong."
This time, Peggy did not let him leave immediately.
However, the door did not open.
Dick cleared his throat and recounted Pena's analysis in his own words:
"Miss, I've come to discuss the engagement. I shouldn't have humiliated you, but—I didn't mean it. I can be quite oblivious sometimes, especially in this regard. You are the daughter of the Peyton family, while I am merely an unknown knight. I have no right to say I don't want to marry you; only you can say you don't want to be married—."
Then, Peggy's response finally came from inside: "So, you want to marry me?"
Peña just told him to change his tune, which might appease Peggy and allow him to complete his mission.
Well, these are orders from adults, so lying is unavoidable.
"No...-"
"roll!"
Then, a loud "waaaah!" came from inside the door.
This crying completely panicked Dick.
He placed his hand on the door and asked anxiously:
"Miss?"
"Roll some salt around, so I don't see any more women~"
Dick realized he had said the wrong thing again.
He sighed deeply, then leaned against the door and sat on the floor.
Dick listened to the crying and looked up at the ceiling of the corridor.
He said while recalling:
"It was a morning when I was just an apprentice at the Knight Academy. I was ordered by the academy to escort a group of knight squires' personal crests."
"Then, I met a woman in the Hall of Emblems at the Academy of Emblems."
"Actually, it wasn't exactly a meeting. She was a student of the emblem instructor who was in charge of receiving me. Her instructor seemed to want to use this opportunity to impart some knowledge to her, so our meeting was perhaps inevitable."
"But none of that matters. What matters is that I was completely captivated by her after just one glance—"
Suddenly, Dick felt the force behind him dissipate.
Dick turned his head and saw that Miss Peggy's door was already ajar.
Miss Peggy's crying had stopped at some point.
However, Peggy, who was hiding behind the door, was still sniffling.
Dick sat up straight, smiled, and nodded to Peggy:
"Miss."
Peggy bit her lip, her eyes red from crying, and stared intently at Dick.
After a long silence, she finally spoke and asked:
"That woman—is she—beautiful?"
"Yes," Dick nodded without hesitation, "It looks good."
"What's her name—"
Dick grinned:
"Her name is—."