[R18] Meat is fragrant – Chapter 138 of “Charming Flesh and Fragrance” [English]

The Vampire Queen Who Falls in Love with the Priest Part 14

A grand banquet was held all night long in the castle of Parfilin for a week.A week later, guests began to say goodbye and leave one after another. Carriages of various colors galloped out of the city gate every day, carrying satisfied nobles on their way back.

As the guests left, the lives of everyone in the castle returned to daily peace.The servants who had been so busy in recent days could finally take a long breath at the reduced workload.

Gu Mingyue stood on the steps outside the castle gate, smiling and nodding to bid farewell to the guests who were leaving today.As everyone reluctantly said goodbye, another carriage drove out of the towering wall at dawn and gradually disappeared from people’s sight.

“How many guests are there currently in the castle?”

Gu Mingyue gathered her woolen shawl and asked the maid Ilaria behind her.

“Madam, there are only the Marquis of Chabdourion and Lady Claudia at the moment. Lady Claudia is feeling a little unwell, and the Marquis of Chabdourion hopes to stay in the city for a few more days.”

“Poor Lady Claudia, God bless her to get well soon. Go and instruct the cooks and maids to serve Lady Claudia carefully and try to meet all her requests. Also, please tell the Marquis of Chabdourion not to have any worries. They are welcome to stay in the castle as long as they want.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Wait a minute, hasn’t Father Chabdourion come out of the monastery yet?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“You go ahead.”

“As you command, ma’am.”

Ilaria responded in a low voice, bowed quietly and did not dare to delay to convey the castle mistress’s will.

Gu Mingyue sighed and walked towards the monastery in the castle.

That day, Father Chabdo Lyon indulged in torturing Gu Mingyue, then turned around and locked himself in the monastery.When Gu Mingyue got the news and dragged her sore body to knock on the door in the middle of the night, she only heard the words “No one is seen” muffled from the ascetic room.

“What’s this!” Gu Mingyue kicked the door, “If you don’t come out, I will demolish this place now.”

Father Chabdourion knelt on the cold, hard floor of the monastery.He was bare-chested and wearing only a pair of pants, shivering with cold in the dark. After hearing Gu Mingyue’s threat, his lips wriggled and he tried to suppress the trembling, and responded: “Just leave me alone, Lilith.”

He’s voice sounded fragile and pitiful, and Gu Mingyue seemed to be able to picture He’s helpless appearance in his mind based on the voice.She then softened her voice and asked softly: “Does falling in love with me make you so painful?”

After a few breaths of silence, slow and heavy footsteps came from the ascetic room, one step at a time, from far to near.Just when Gu Mingyue almost thought that the man would open the heavy door, the footsteps stopped steadily in front of the closed iron door.

“I don’t know, Lilith.”

Father Chabdourion put his forehead against the bitingly cold metal surface and murmured.

“I need time, Lilith.”

So Gu Mingyue gave him time to be alone. In the following days, except for the servants who regularly delivered meals and greeted him every day, no one else disturbed him.

Hopefully he has figured it out by now, or is at least willing to come out of the penance.Gu Mingyue held up her skirt and thought as she walked.She was thinking in her mind how she could organize her words to persuade him if Father Chabdorian was still unwilling to come out after a while.But before she reached the monastery, a servant stopped her in a panic.

“Oh my God, madam.” The visitor wiped his face with his sleeves, sweating profusely, and panted anxiously: “Mrs. Claudia is missing!”

The person in front of him was a half-year-old boy, with a few small freckles sparsely dotted on his cheeks, which became more conspicuous on his flushed skin.Gu Mingyue recognized he. The boy was the nephew of the steward named Brad in the castle. Because he ran fast, he was often ordered around to deliver messages.

“What’s going on?” Gu Mingyue frowned and said solemnly.

The boy swallowed and said eagerly: “Mrs. Claudia disappeared when she was walking alone in the garden after her nap. The maids found this on the grass.”

He’s fisting hand was spread out in front of Gu Mingyue’s eyes, and in the palm of his hand was a necklace that was crumpled into a ball.

“The maids said it belonged to Madame Claudia.”

Gu Mingyue picked up the necklace. There was a pendant inlaid with emeralds and pearls hanging from the golden cross chain. It was indeed the accessory that Claudia had always worn.

As a lord, she decisively gave up her previous plan, lifted up her skirt, turned around, and trotted to the study room almost as fast as she could maintain her appearance.

In front of the study door, Ilaria stepped forward with a solemn face, covered her lips and whispered in a low voice: “Madam, there is another bad news. Brad, the steward, said that when looking for Mrs. Claudia, he found that several maids who took leave due to fever during the banquet and were supposed to recuperate in the short house were also missing.” After she finished speaking, she carefully observed Gu Mingyue’s expression.

“I understand what the situation is now.”

“The Marquis of Chabdorion has sent men to continue searching near the castle.”

“Go and ask Brad to inform everyone in the castle to gather in the cathedral and teach them to move as quickly as possible. If the person looking for Mrs. Claudia comes back, notify me immediately.”

“Yes.”

After Gu Mingyue briefly gave instructions, she cheered up and opened the study door.

The Marquis of Chabdourion was pacing in the study room restlessly, muttering “May God bless” anxiously. When he saw Gu Mingyue pushing the door open, he strode forward with a livid face and asked her why his wife was missing in the heavily guarded castle.

“Duchess of Cornwell, if anything happens to Claudia here, I swear on the name of the Chabdorian family that I will forever sever ties with the Cornwell family from generation to generation…”

“Don’t think too badly of things, Marquis Chaboudorian.” Gu Mingyue interrupted the anxious man before he could say something even more unwise.She softened her expression and said in a calm tone: “I will never allow my distinguished guests to be harmed in my territory. For the long-term friendship and prosperity of our two clans, please rest assured that I will definitely send Mrs. Claudia back to you safely.”

She has a calm face, staring at the Marquis de Chabaudourion, her eyes are as peaceful as a windy and sunny harbor, and a flash of red disappears as her eyelashes flutter.

“I…believe you.” The Marquis of Chabdourion suddenly felt dizzy. He opened his eyes wide and shook his head. After blinking several times, he stuttered out this sentence.

Gu Mingyue’s calm and calm demeanor seemed to have the ability to infect people’s hearts. Even the Marquis de Chabdo Lyon felt incredibly comforted.

“Knock knock” The door of the study room was knocked twice, “Madam, the person looking for Mrs. Claudia has returned.” Ilaria said respectfully while standing outside the door.

“Let them in.” Gu Mingyue shouted outside.

As soon as she finished speaking, Emer opened the door and walked in.

“Madam, the Marquis of Chabdourion.” He knelt down on one knee and bowed his head and offered a triangular white handkerchief stained with soil. “My men and I found suspected belongings of Mrs. Claudia at the edge of the forest.”

The Marquis of Chabdourion rushed over like an arrow from a string, took the handkerchief from Emer’s hand and looked at it repeatedly.When he saw clearly the letters shown in white lines of the same color in the corner of the handkerchief, he only had time to cry out “Oh my God!”, then he rolled his eyes and fainted.

It was already dusk, and the setting sun was like blood, dyeing half of the sky red.There are many forest hills outside Pafilin Castle, and jackdaws occasionally startle from them, whirling in the darkness in the afterglow of the setting sun, and the twilight is vast.

The forest shrouded in night is dark, treacherous, and full of dangers. Even the most experienced hunters would not risk entering it at this moment, let alone a weak pregnant woman who is unable to walk.The Marquis de Chabdourion was stimulated by all the terrible associations that burst out in his mind. He was so worried and depressed that he couldn’t hold on anymore, and fell down in front of Gu Mingyue.

Gu Mingyue was frowning in thought, but she might as well have been frightened by the fragility of the Marquis de Chabdourion. She quickly called for someone to carry the poor man back to the room, and quietly ordered Ilaria to put enough good ingredients in the water fed to him to make him sleep soundly until dawn.

Without the Marquis de Chabdorian by his side, Gu Mingyue no longer had to constrain his actions.He could be said to have fainted just in time, luckily sparing her a lot of trouble later on.

After settling down the Marquis of Chabdorion, Gu Mingyue thoughtfully gave the order to the knight Emer: “Let your soldiers prepare for the night march… But not all of them, leave half to guard around the church and protect the safety of the Marquis of Chabdorion. You can then count a group of young and strong men in the church and let them prepare as soon as possible… By the way, everyone is required to bring a cross. We must enter the forest as soon as possible to find Mrs. Claudia. Go! Move quickly!”

After arranging the personnel who stayed in the castle and followed her out of the city, Gu Mingyue had no time to change into clothes that were easier to move around. Without stopping, she took two of Claudia’s belongings and knocked on the door of the monastery’s ascetic room.

“Father, I’m here to tell you some news.” Gu Mingyue threw in the necklace wrapped in a dirty handkerchief from the small window on the iron door, and said calmly: “I’m sorry, Mrs. Claudia is missing… Also missing are several maids in the castle. I think Mrs. Claudia’s disappearance may be related to the previous disappearance of the girl near the castle. ”

After a knocking sound came from the ascetic room, the heavy iron door was opened from the inside.Because the person who opened the door used too much force, the door panel and edge made a harsh friction sound.

Gu Mingyue finally saw Father Chabdorian, and was held by the shoulder with an anxious look on his face.

“Lilith, this is her necklace, this is the necklace I gave to her! How could this happen?! Claudia is still pregnant with her child!”

“Calm down!” Gu Mingyue pushed him away, took a step back, and drank in a deep voice.”Your father, the Marquis de Chabdourion, couldn’t bear the stimulation and fainted. Since you are willing to come out, why not hurry up and make preparations. As a member of the Chabdourion family, come with me to find Madame Claudia.”

When Father Chabdorian heard that his father had fainted, his face became even more worried.He asked hoarsely with red eyes: “Where should we find her?”

Gu Mingyue pursed her lips and told him in a flat tone that the handkerchief was found at the edge of the forest.The man’s eyes turned red immediately, he held her hand excitedly, and wailed as if to prove: “Lilith, you will definitely find Claudia, right? You will definitely find her! Tell me she will be fine! Lilith! Please don’t let anything happen to her!”

Gu Mingyue looked away, her eyes floating, she really didn’t want to see Father Chabdo Lyon worrying and begging her for other women.

“For the sake of all the subjects living in the territory, I will also do my best to find Mrs. Claudia as soon as possible and spare no effort to ensure that she is safe.”

Her tone was so calm that it was almost indifferent.

“Come on, prepare things as I said. Emer and the others are probably already waiting for us at the gate of the city. We must move quickly, it is already dark.”

“Yes, yes! It must be very uncomfortable for Claudia when it’s so cold. God bless her!

“Take that, yes, and whatever else you have!Find a few more bottles and put them in tightly so they don’t leak out.blanket?Okay, you can bring it.It’s time for us to go!”

According to the instructions of taking care of Mingyue, Father Chabdorian put all the things she pointed out in a strong linen bag and put it on his shoulders, and followed her towards the castle gate at a fast pace.

A group of men on horseback were already waiting at the city gate. The leader was the knight Emer, who was talking to John, who was also dressed in travel attire.Ruo Wang saw Gu Mingyue and Father Chabdorian running towards them from a distance, and he galloped over.

“Mother, I will go with you to find Mrs. Claudia.” Ruowang bent down on the horse, trying to keep his eyes level with her, and said warmly. His green eyes were filled with deep worry.

Mrs. Claudia’s disappearance was obviously a trap, a trap that Gu Mingyue knew the danger but had to be restrained from taking the initiative.The disappearance of the girl may have been aimed at her from beginning to end. She was like a puppet, following the script of the mastermind step by step towards an unknown ending.

Gu Mingyue raised her head, there was no starlight in the dark night.An ominous premonition enveloped her like the rich night.”Let’s go.”

She took the horse’s rein from the servant’s hand, got on the horse neatly, and gave the order calmly.