That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 10

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Chapter 10

The head maid and other maids of Aubrey’s household were startled and bowed their heads.

Of course, Aubrey, who had been busy selecting twice as many year-end gifts to console her son Tedrick, who was greatly distressed after having his Grand Duke necklace confiscated, was no exception.

“Word has spread among all the retainers that you haven’t even sent a single maid to Tulia!”

Lilius always valued external reputation.

“They’re even saying that I secretly envy my elder brother Marquis Aster behind his back and torment his daughter in such a petty way! What are we going to do!”

This was a rumor that had only begun circulating among a very small number of people, but for Lilius, who as the youngest had to pretend to be the least interested in power, it was a fatal blow.

Aubrey’s face naturally turned pale as well.

“That fool lost his Direct Lineage Necklace because of his own stupidity, yet what’s so precious about him that you’re giving him all these gifts! Don’t give him a single one!”

“But Tedrick has been crying all day and won’t eat! As parents, we need to do at least this much to ease his heart!”

“Be quiet!”

Lilius pointed accusingly at Aubrey as he spoke.

“Send a proper head maid and servants to Tulia immediately! Just how terrible must that child’s condition be for the retainers to gossip so much? We need to quell these rumors right away!”

He then looked at the list of gifts for Tedrick and frowned deeply.

He was already busy groveling before Grand Duke Assis Frazier because of this brat, and now the list was full of ridiculously expensive gifts.

“Pen!”

The advisor following behind hurriedly offered him a pen.

“This, this, this. And all of these too—give them all to Tulia as gifts. Don’t forget to let the retainers and noble ladies know about it!”

A white ermine cloak with lotus flowers embroidered in gold thread on the lining, ten rolls of the finest artisan’s baroque lace worth 300,000 gold per 10 centimeters.

Plus an extravagantly luxurious golden pendant densely bordered with tiny diamonds.

In other words, these were the exceptionally expensive items from the list. The luxury goods that Tedrick had always wanted most.

Lilius erased his usual good-natured smile that he showed in public and grumbled as he spoke.

“That Tulia girl has suddenly changed to a strange degree. Probably…”

Lilius, thinking of ‘Marquis Aster Frazier’ who hadn’t returned to the Grand Duchy for over ten years yet still wielded the greatest influence as the next Grand Duke among the retainers and elders, spoke with an expression filled with rage.

“She must have made some kind of deal with her father. Otherwise, there’s no way that fool could scheme to trouble us like this.”

Lilius quietly instructed Aubrey.

“Plant a head maid who will obey our words with Tulia.”

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“Hmm. Good. Even the temperature of the meals is starting to improve.”

It was worth deliberately styling my hair in that explosive way and, taking a hint from Ruk’s words, showing that embarrassing appearance to the retainers.

Even after coming to the main castle, the food had been far from satisfactory.

So, while the variety had improved much compared to when I was in the ‘warehouse,’ there were countless dishes that had gone completely cold.

Warm soup? I had never even tasted such a thing.

So after showing myself to the retainers a few times while acting pitiful, it seemed Lilius had finally gotten a firm grip on his wife Aubrey.

“Of course. Discriminating with food is the most petty thing to do.”

I pushed the cream stew with well-cooked vegetables that crunched pleasantly into my mouth. The feeling of my stomach being filled with warmth was reassuring.

‘They’ll definitely send proper maids within a day or two.’

Ones heavily influenced by them, who could report my every move back to them.

Since the extravagant and foolish Tulia had suddenly become smart, they would be desperate to find out the cause.

Perhaps they thought I had received some kind of instructions from Tulia’s father, Marquis Aster Frazier, and might even search through everything while I was away from my room?

“Yeah. But there’s nothing.”

There’s nothing at all.

Because everything that made me this way is due to this.

I glanced at the star floating around me, the status window, and finished my meal.

I got up from my seat and began tidying up the dining area.

‘When I played as Coriko, I didn’t even need to do this minimal cleaning.’

But since I was still in disfavor with Viscount Lilius and his wife Viscountess Aubrey, even the maids who did menial tasks gave me the cold shoulder, so I had no choice.

Compared to my life as Han Ina, where doing the dishes myself was natural, this was much easier.

Knock knock.

That’s when I heard the sound of knocking on the door.

“Miss Tulia.”

At the familiar voice, I turned my head and opened my eyes wide. Ruk was entering.

“Ruk? What’s the matter?”

“Did you enjoy your dinner?”

Ruk was virtually the only person in this massive main castle who would talk to me.

Moreover, after seeing Grand Duke Assis, looking at Ruk sometimes gave me the illusion that this person’s smile seemed gentle.

Truly a genuine Frazier advisor who treated people without prejudice, based solely on bloodline!

Ruk was walking toward me when he suddenly hardened his expression.

‘Why is he acting like that?’

Ruk turned around with cold eyes.

“Why is the young lady personally tidying up the dining area?”

“…!”

Ruk hadn’t come alone.

Two maids were following behind him, walking nervously, and their already poor complexions had now turned deathly pale.

“Can you not hear my words?”

“Th-that is…”

“You made excuses to me that you don’t attend to Miss Tulia’s meals because she dislikes being disturbed. How will you excuse this?”

When both of them couldn’t answer as if their mouths were sealed with glue, the wrinkles between Ruk’s brows deepened.

“She is a direct descendant of House Frazier. How dare you insult your superior?”

“N-no! Chief Advisor!”

One of the pale-faced maids glanced at me and hurriedly spoke up.

“The young lady is so considerate that she tries to spare us trouble by doing this…”

“That’s right, Chief Advisor!”

“Sparing you trouble? Who—Miss Tulia does that?”

Tulia Frazier, of all people, helping the maids?

At his voice carrying exactly that implication, the mouths of the excuse-making maids snapped shut. Though flustered, they could no longer bring themselves to make any more excuses.

“Pathetic creatures.”

When Ruk coldly told them to go outside and await punishment, the maids clung to me with haggard faces, but it was of no use.

“Miss Tulia. How much you must have suffered. I’ll have them select good maids to replace them.”

“Mm-hmm. Thank you.”

At Ruk’s words, I gave a reluctant smile.

It’s nice that he helped me, but why does it feel like he’s dissing me…?

I should probably change the subject.

Just then, a dramatic voice filled the room before mine could.

“Oh my, Tulia!”

I turned my head. It was a face I was seeing for the first time since coming here, but one I’d seen thousands of times in .

It was Viscountess Aubrey Frazier.

“Youngest Madam.”

Ruk Kelfosher greeted her politely. Aubrey, who had gracefully extended her hand so he could kiss the back of it, soon wore a venomous expression.

“I heard everything from outside, you wenches! How dare you oppress my precious niece!”

“N-no! Viscountess!”

“No!”

“Where do you think you are to run your mouths!”

When Aubrey shouted, the maids who had been following in a line behind her immediately stepped forward with great momentum.

Slap!

Slap!

‘I’ve seen this kind of thing in historical dramas.’

Just like how vicious court ladies would slap palace maids’ cheeks, Aubrey’s personal maids mercilessly struck their cheeks. The maids’ lips immediately split and blood trickled down.

“We were wrong! We were wrong! My lady!”

Aubrey didn’t even glance at the sobbing maids and took both my hands.

The well-maintained hands of a noblewoman were smooth, but somehow had a cold aspect like a venomous snake.

Aubrey soothed me like a caring aunt.

“Now, I’ll dispose of those wicked things however you want. What shall I do with them?”

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