The Duke’s Substitute Bride is a Maid

Chapter 27: Irene’s Request

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“What is Madam afraid of? Wasn’t Madam picking the lock to retrieve the letter? You look so frightened that even if you were to pick the lock now, what else can you do? The one who trapped you wasn’t my brother at all. It was your fear toward my brother, right?”

Wen Shaoqing saw through Irene’s thoughts and said calmly.

Irene felt the soles of her feet turn cold. This Wen Shaoqing had a gentle temperament on the surface, but in reality, he was cunning as a fox. He was even harder to fathom than Ronald.

Wen Shaoqing turned around and walked forward. “Don’t worry, Madam. My brother has gone to the military camp. He shouldn’t be back for a few days.”

Hearing that, Irene immediately chased after him. “He won’t be back for a few days? Then why did he lock me in my room? Is he trying to starve me to death?”

Wen Shaoqing noticed that Irene was wearing high heels, and she seemed to be struggling to walk beside him. He slowed down his footsteps without saying a word. “Don’t worry about that. Ronald has already instructed the maid to bring you meals three times a day on time.”

Irene also clearly felt that Wen Shaoqing was deliberately trying to accommodate her footsteps. “If the maid finds out that I opened the door, will she report to Ronald?”

Wen Shaoqing’s tone was slightly cold. “Do you really think that Ronald is omnipotent and that everywhere is his territory?”

As he spoke, Wen Shaoqing went into a room and Irene immediately followed. Wen Shaoqing walked to the desk and sat down. “Ronald might not come back to this manor even once in a few years. Compared to me, who grew up here, who do you think the maids and soldiers would be obedient to?”

Irene understood. It seemed that the real owner of this manor was Wen Shaoqing. If she wanted to do anything, the person she had to keep her guard up against would be him.

It would be great if she could get on good terms with him, even though he was far from being as easy to get along with as he appeared. However, people always had weaknesses. She would think about how to deal with him when she returned to her room.

Wen Shaoqing took out a letter from the drawer. “Here, I’ll return it to you.”

Irene picked up the letter from the desk, not sure how to reply.

Wen Shaoqing was the first to resolve the awkwardness. “Don’t worry, I didn’t read it. This is the basic upbringing of the Chinese. They won’t casually read other people’s letters.”

Irene heaved a sigh of relief and nodded, preparing to leave.

She was halfway out when she turned back to look at Wen Shaoqing. “Wen…” Ah, she still couldn’t pronounce. “Hmm…can I trouble you to lock me up again?”

Wen Shaoqing raised his head from the book and suddenly felt that this Miss Irene was really interesting. He didn’t know whether to laugh or not. “You should go back quickly. I’ll give an order. No one will report to Ronald.”

Irene stopped in her tracks when she reached the door. She seemed to have thought of something. “Can I trouble you with one more thing?”

Wen Shaoqing looked at her and waited for her to continue.

Irene knew that this request might be a little overboard, but apart from him, she didn’t seem to have anyone else she could ask for. “Can I trouble you to send my reply?”

Wen Shaoqing’s eyes twinkled with a smile. “Is Madam asking for more?”

‘This request was indeed a little too much. Forget it, I’ll think of a way to send it back myself. I have to make Linda feel at ease.’

Irene turned around and left.

“You can finish writing the reply first,” Wen Shaoqing’s voice came from behind again. “I’ll think about it.”

Irene was once again filled with hope. She turned around and bowed to Wen Shaoqing. “Okay. Then I’ll have to trouble you, Wen…sorry, I really don’t speak Mandarin. Can you teach me?”

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“Aren’t you afraid of being criticized?”

“I don’t think so. I’m just asking for your advice on Mandarin. What’s there to say?”

That’s right. Westerners had always been open-minded. There were no rules about keeping a distance between aunts and uncles.

“I also need to think about it.” The servants wouldn’t gossip about him, but it was hard to say that Ronald wouldn’t find trouble with him. Wen Shaoqing didn’t want to have too much contact with her to prevent misunderstandings.