"Bo!"

The pebbles with smooth and delicate surfaces fell into the water, rippled for a while, and then slowly sank to the bottom.

But before it completely fell to the bottom, a pair of wooden tweezers clamped it and placed it in the right place.

Seeing the pebbles of different sizes piled up into a perfect landscape in a transparent glass jar, Kamisato Ayaka, who was dressed in casual clothes, had a dignified smile on her face.

In the imagination of the people, the food and clothing standards of aristocratic families are far higher than ordinary people. The noble Princess Egret... must also live an extremely luxurious and wanton life, right?

Indeed, before a certain moment, Kamisato Ayaka's life was indeed more particular than that of ordinary people.

The expense of just studying ikebana, tea ceremony, tasting famous teas, and admiring exotic flowers is far beyond what most people can match.

But from a certain point on, she completely gave up on ikebana.

She turned to study this kind of stone scenery, which many people thought was a bit flashy and did not suit her identity.

Watching these ordinary and inconspicuous stones turn into a beautiful scenery in her own hands, the feeling of satisfaction is no less than the ikebana she once loved.

But the strange thing is...

The stone landscapes created by Miss Kamisato are as old as eighty, if not a hundred, but they all have one common characteristic.

There are no green plants.

As we all know, although this kind of stone scenery is called stone scenery, for the sake of ornamental value, some green plants such as water plants and branches are added appropriately.

But Miss Kamisato just did the opposite.

Not to mention aquatic plants, not even seaweed can exist in the water used.

Extremely harsh.

Maybe...this is the so-called persistence of ladies, right?

"Miss, there is a stranger outside the door asking to see you."

Just as he picked up a stone and before putting it into the water, a servant's announcement came from outside.

"Are you looking for your brother?"

In the Kamisato family, his elder brother Ayato Kamisato serves as the head of the family and is in charge of government affairs.

Kamisato Ayaka is in charge of the internal and external affairs of the family, which can be said to be the spokesperson who appears in public.

But the people who would come to my door on weekdays were those who had important matters to discuss with my brother on government affairs.

Very few people took the initiative to come to Kamisato Yashiki to look for her.

"The man calls himself Bai Luo, and he said that as long as you hear his name, Miss, you will definitely meet him."

The messenger said.

On a normal day...there are also similar prodigal sons who use this as an excuse to want to meet Princess Egret.

However, they were all sent away by the guards at the door.

But the man today is different from those in the past.

The other party's warm smile and decent attire made him look like an ordinary person.

Therefore, he somehow did not send him away, but temporarily handed over the guarding task to his colleagues, and then took the initiative to report the matter to his eldest lady.

"Bai...Bai Luo?"

With a snap sound, the stone in Kamisato Ayaka's hand fell down.

Others may not know what this name represents, but she knows it very well.

There is only one person in the world who knows her named Bai Luo - the twelfth executive of the Fools: Anatole.

But didn’t he leave Da Wife long ago?

Although Inazuma is currently in a state of seclusion, this so-called seclusion is only for ordinary people.

For social practice, one of the three practices, it is more than enough to inquire about things other than rice wife.

A few days ago, I heard that the instructor was doing something big in Liyue.

Why did you come back to Inazuma so soon?

"Miss, do you need me to drive him away?"

The person who sent the message also heard the panic in Kamisato Ayaka's exclamation. This was the first time he had seen the calm young lady react like this.

"No, please invite him in. I'll go over after changing my clothes."

After taking a deep breath and maintaining his dignified image, Kamisato Ayaka said.

Should I say that she is worthy of being the eldest lady of the Kamisato family?

The mentality adjustment is quick.

After a moment, the panic in her tone was gone.

But it’s limited to the tone of voice.

Her restless hands and nervous eyes showed that she was not as calm as she looked.

In the quiet traditional Japanese courtyard, apart from the sound of water and a few insects, there is the crisp sound of green bamboo hitting rocks.

When Bailuo, led by the guard of Kamisato Yashiki, came to the reception room in the courtyard, Kamisato Ayaka had been waiting here for a long time.

As night falls, under the quiet pavilion, even the Kamisato house uses candlelight instead of the lamps often used in big cities.

"Long time no see, Miss Kamisato."

After seeing Kamisato Ayaka, Shiro Luo took the lead and interrupted what the other person wanted to say.

Otherwise... the speech made by our lady is very lengthy.

"I'm sorry. My brother is out on business, and I didn't treat my little girl well. I hope that the executive will forgive me."

Leaning forward slightly, Kamisato Ayaka bowed in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, and spoke out her confession.

If possible, she really didn't dare to deal with this special being.

after all......

No...can't think about it anymore.

"It's okay. The reason why I came here this time was not because of government affairs. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come alone."

Sitting cross-legged opposite Ayaka Kamisato, Shiro explained.

He was never quite used to Ina's wife's kneeling position.

"Then I wonder why the Executive Officer came here this time...?"

Kamisato Ayato is solely responsible for government affairs, and Kamisato Ayaka does not interfere too much.

However, from the conversation with her brother, she more or less understood part of the situation.

For example, a confrontation with fools.

She originally thought that the other party came here because of these things.

"After all, we can be considered friends with a common secret, right? Can't I just come to see you?"

Bai Luo blinked at Kamisato Ayaka quietly and said.

The so-called secret in his mouth actually refers to the time when they had tea and rice together in the kitchen.

But when it fell into the ears of Kamisato Ayaka, it was different.

The first thing she thought of was her pot of flowers.

At that time, she didn't have many real friends around her. Thomas, who could talk, was arranged by her brother to go to an outlying island, so the most common thing she did was to tell some of her little secrets to the pot of flowers at night.

.

"that......"

He opened the folding fan in his hand and covered half of his face.

This kind of action most commonly performed by nobles perfectly concealed the shyness and embarrassment on her face.

Because she didn't know how to answer the other party's words.

"Speaking of which, your yard has changed a lot."

The shy look of Kamisato Ayaka made Shiro Luo a little confused.

Perhaps wanting to ease the embarrassing situation, Bai Luo began to change the topic to other aspects.
Chapter completed!