A muffled voice suddenly came from behind. Engulfed by the cold wind, the voice gave a gloomy and weird feeling.
The moment Jay turned around, he saw the Fragrant Vessel Court’s gardener, Giovanni, standing at the gates of the castle. While holding a flashlight in his hand, he bowed respectfully to Jay.
"Master, you are finally back. A few days ago, the weather was terrible, full of thunder and lightning. The strong winds broke the paulownia tree in the Tourmaline Estate. Unfortunately, the paulownia tree had smashed into the electric pole, causing the entire power circuit of the Tourmaline Estate to be ruined. The other Court Gardens have suffered some damage due to power outages as well. The Old Master had asked me to ask you if there’s anything that needs to b e repaired in Fragrant Vessel Court?"
Jay's eagle eyes were full of sharpness. His lips and teeth were slightly opened and a neutral voice flowed out.
"Sorry for the trouble Giovanni."
He had always followed the principle of minimalism whenever he spoke.
Yet, these simple words were those that contained a lot of elusive information.
For example, the word "trouble" held two meanings. One was that it was troubling for Giovanni, who had always been taciturn to have to speak so much at the moment, and the other was that it had been a trouble for Giovanni to have to come to him so late at this hour... i
Giovanni lowered his head slightly. Likely because of old age, his back was also a little hunched, which made him look even more submissive.
"It is my duty, Master," Giovanni said in a low voice.
Jay's eyes were dull and unclear as he said, "Please find some people to work on the renovations for Fragrant Vessel Court tomorrow."
Giovanni raised his head, "Does the master want to conduct a big renovation?"
Jay had fully observed his panic. "Yeah. I have decided to live in Fragrant Vessel Court for a long time. Is there a problem?"
Giovanni quickly lowered his head, "There is no problem."
"Go." No emotion could be heard from Jay's voice.
Giovanni stepped away, but just as Jay remembered something all of a sudden, he stopped Giovanni." Giovanni..."
Giovanni turned around. "Master, is there anything else?"
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