Chapter 270 Attracting bees and butterflies

Standing in front of the window and gazing at the outside world, in the heavy rain, a group of cloaked figures were walking out of the castle gate in the rain, so Brienne couldn't help but look at the silver-haired steward beside her and ask.

"Will he be in danger?"

"Not only is it dangerous, it's also unnecessary." The old steward replied.

"Lord Renly must have his reasons."

"I don't think there is any reason for that lord to run out of the city in the rain to take risks, Miss Brienne."

"But he just left the city." Brienne said, "There must be a reason, maybe he is not convenient to say it?"

"I hope so." The old steward sighed.

For five days, the heavy rain outside has never stopped. These two days are good, only rain, and the first two days are even accompanied by strong winds.

However, even the rain made them feel uncomfortable. The castle of Mulin Hall was leaking everywhere due to the continuous infiltration of rain. At this moment, the servants were busy running around to make emergency repairs. The alpine pasture not far from the castle could not be grazed for the time being. The animals were trapped in the pen and were damp and hungry. The shepherd came to report that more than ten sheep were sick because of this.

Not only that, the manors on the island were also seriously flooded. The farmers who ran over in the rain were anxious and the harvest would definitely be affected. And if the heavy rain outside continued, the impact would be even more serious.

This situation was enough to make him anxious. As a result, the distinguished guest with a special status not long ago even claimed that he wanted to go out of the city. He didn't say the reason when asked, but it was difficult to refuse because of the other party's status. It was really helpless.

"Gods in heaven bless him, don't let anything happen to him, otherwise it will be more troublesome."

The old butler muttered silently, and found out from the corner of his eye that the lady next to him looked worried, so he had a headache.

"Miss, did you fall in love with that lord?"

"No, I didn't." Brienne denied hurriedly, but her freckled face looked a little unnatural. "I was just wondering if what he said to me that day was true?"

"That was a normal etiquette greeting, Miss, don't worry about it."

"But I felt that he was very sincere at the time."

Brienne said, her face was dazed, as if she was recalling, "It doesn't look like he was being polite?"

"Of course it's not just politeness, Miss Brienne."

The butler praised sincerely: "You are indeed as pure as a baby, I agree with this statement. But you have to know that the lord said this mainly because of etiquette."

This made Brienne a little incomprehensible, and the old man sighed.

What he wanted to say was that if it wasn't for etiquette, the other party might not have praised him at all, and might not even look at him more, but it was really cruel to say so, and the old man didn't want to make the person in front of him sad.

But if he didn't say so, it seemed that the consequences would be more serious?

He hesitated.

In the past few days, he found that the young lady in front of him has been absent-minded, and she is not as focused as usual when eating. The old man has been very worried about this, and now he can confirm the truth-this lady is probably moved by someone's compliment.

The old steward is helpless about this, but he can understand it. From childhood to adulthood, except for his own lord, who has ever praised the young lady even once?

Or even if someone has praised her, it is not sincere at all, unlike the sincere and convincing guest from King's Landing.

However, the old steward does not think that the words of the guest are sincere-

Miss Brienne is indeed as simple as a child, but maybe beautiful people with such personality will be appreciated, ugly people... I am afraid they will be considered stupid, right?

This is the reality. The old butler clearly understands this, but looking at the puzzled ugly girl in front of him, it is difficult for him to tell the truth. He can only secretly hope that the heavy rain outside will stop soon, and then the guest from King's Landing will leave quickly and stop staying here to "seduce" people. This group of country people who have never seen the world can't stand the temptation at all.

The guest's appearance is really outstanding, which makes Miss Brienne become like this. The maids in the castle have also attracted their attention one by one in the past few days. When passing by, you can always hear their discussions about this. There are even bold people who plan to seduce actively. The old man is very vigilant about this. If someone can't help but make a few illegitimate children, it will be a mess...

"The rain outside seems to have stopped."

The lady's voice interrupted the old man's sad thoughts. When he came to his senses and listened, there was indeed no sound of rain in his ears. He looked up and saw that it was calm outside the window.

This surprised the old man. "Did the gods hear my prayer just now?"

There was no time to think about it. There was a lot of work to do after the rain stopped. However, the old steward secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the rain has stopped, the person who ran out before will not encounter any danger. He should not stay for long after returning, right?

…

Just as the old steward of the Tars family thought so, five guards who followed Renly out of the castle before were standing in front of a vast lake one mile outside the castle, turning around anxiously.

"Why haven't they come out yet?"

"Is he really drowned?"

"Then we will be miserable. He is the king's brother."

"We didn't push him down. He went down by himself!"

"Will anyone listen to you then?"

"God bless you..."

The lake located between the hills has clear and transparent water, and the undulating land around it is covered with green grass.

After the rain stopped, the environment here seemed particularly peaceful, but these guards who were born in the island of Tas had no time to care about the beautiful scenery. Now they were worried about whether they would be implicated.

After running out of the city, they came to the lake, and then the lord named Renly jumped in directly. It has been almost half an hour since then, but he still has not surfaced.

What happened underwater seems to be self-evident.

However, if that person really died here, not only them, but even the lord would probably be implicated. After all, who would believe that a person jumped into the lake for no reason and drowned, such a reason that sounds unreliable?

"Just waiting is not a solution, I'll go down and take a look!"

After walking around for a while, one of the middle-aged guards gritted his teeth and made up his mind, but was stopped by his companion, "Don't go down, the young master drowned here, and Lord Renly hasn't come out for such a long time, he must have drowned too."

"Yes, there is something strange about this lake!"

"Then what should we do?"

"Maybe the king won't--"

Before the words fell, a splashing sound suddenly appeared, and the five guards turned their heads and looked, and then their faces lit up.

Because the person they thought had drowned finally appeared! And he was still alive and kicking!

"Are you okay, sir!?" Seeing the person in the lake swimming to the shore, the guard who was about to jump in to check the situation ran up to meet him, and finally pulled him up.

"It's okay, I can hold my breath for a long time." Renly, who was soaked all over, answered like this, then looked up at the sky, and was stunned.

"When did the rain stop?"

"Just a while ago."

A guard answered hurriedly, looking curiously at the sword that suddenly appeared in Renly's hand.

When he jumped into the lake before, he didn't take anything.

"Not long ago..."

Renly seemed to be thinking about what he said, and didn't say anything else, but the hand holding the sword in his hand tightened unconsciously.