Dear Broom Knight

"My dear~" Ezra walked into the drawing room with excitement, acting as innocent as if he hadn't just been outside carefully questioning his subordinates about what his son had talked about and done with his mother after returning. "I have some interesting news to tell you~"

Pearl cautiously walked behind her father, trying to minimize her presence.

"Ezra, you should know that's useless, right?" His beautiful wife revealed a charming smile. "And you, Pearl, stop pretending..."

"Brother! You're back! I missed you so much~" Although wearing extremely simple gray cloth-lined leather armor, Pearl still tried her best to fly towards Almes, who was standing aside with a smile, like a butterfly.

Almes happily reached out and caught his little sister, unhesitatingly hugging her and turning her halfway around, so that they both faced the beautiful and dazzling crystal window, and began to care for each other.

Leaving behind the trembling old father, and the mother who was a little choked up with words unfinished.

Countess Hamilton clenched her fist, but quickly relaxed it.

Almes had already explained the reason for his return and the instigator clearly... The Countess was well aware that it was because they themselves had not done enough that their son had no choice but to suspend his studies.

That girl Macmillan had indeed grasped Almes' weakness.

And this was given by him, no, by this guy Ezra himself!

If they weren't so poor and forced to save money and effort in every way, how could this have happened...?

It's all Ezra's fault!

As for Pearl, it's not worth arguing with her about such a small matter.

The Countess also hoped that her daughter could learn more without hurting herself or making things too difficult for herself.

It's just that she couldn't openly bring up this matter; she could only let Ezra do it secretly... At least, Pearl must know that this matter cannot be shown in the aristocratic world.

The Countess actually didn't want to always be the one playing the stern role at home, but she had no choice.

If Ezra had that kind of control, he wouldn't have been fooled so many times even with Bowen trying to hold him back!

In any case, Almes, who had just returned home, was still their dear son who had come back to help them, and he still had a certain degree of immunity, which could even extend to his dear sister.

No matter how strict the family education, she wouldn't be unaware of the existence of some things.

After all, that group of royal libertines really took the things that could only exist underground among the common people and played with them in broad daylight.

It's just because they weren't gambling money, and the biggest damage was only to each other's self-esteem, so the royal family just let them go.

There's no helping it; there are indeed royal members like Ezra who cherish their lives, but there are actually more who live a life that, while not exactly debauched, is still unremarkable while living off their annuities.

And they don't have to worry about not being able to marry a wife or not being able to marry out.

The royal annuity, thanks to Emperor Travis's efforts, has reached a very stable figure, an amount that some small nobles can't earn even after a year of hard work.

And this money will not be cancelled because a female member marries out; it just won't be given to her children.

The so-called difficulty for princesses to marry is just that they don't want to marry into families that will make their lives worse.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many princesses who couldn't let go of face and family affection marrying back to their mother clan.

The royal family is stricter in other areas, but they are slightly more lenient in some small areas... No matter how much you force someone who doesn't want to improve, they won't work hard if their welfare is enough to maintain a certain standard of living, but they are likely to moan and groan, feeling that life is boring.

Even the Countess, who came from a noble family, only saw so many... strange sights after marrying into the royal family.

Noble families cannot have this kind of state.

Whether it's the heir or someone who's going to split off from the family, they must have a certain economic mind to manage things, at least knowing how to read ledgers and calculate various costs and expenses; otherwise, no matter how much property they have, it will still be ruined.

Who would dare to expect their brothers to support them for life?

But the royal family can.

But no matter how many strange things Pearl knows, on the surface, she can't participate in them personally.

The Countess proudly straightened her chest, condemning him with righteous indignation.

Before coming in, Ezra had of course predicted many reasons why he would be scolded, and had also thought of many excuses.

Although he didn't expect his wife to really start from Pearl's perspective, he was still prepared... Many times, nobles must learn to knowingly commit offenses, but before committing them, they must prepare solutions for when they are discovered.

This was a habit that Ezra had developed since childhood, so he spoke calmly: "Pearl is already this old! She should learn to see the world of men, to know what kind of men to avoid."

The brother and sister, who were whispering by the window, paused for a few seconds, and then continued their friendly exchange... Their father's brain only ever has half of it working, which is sometimes quite worrying.

But since it's their mother on the other side, then forget it.

At most, they'll get a scolding.

"Have I been too gentle lately? Ezra!" Although she had been mentally prepared, the Countess was still faintly provoked into genuine anger. "Is this the kind of explanation I want to hear?

Does my Pearl need to gain this kind of knowledge?"

"A little," Ezra replied seriously. "After all, she is now being watched by some annoying ghosts, and they are the kind that I can't refuse outright."

He turned to look at Almes: "Actually, Al should also have this feeling, right?

Recently, there are probably more and more beautiful ladies in the capital who are having accidental encounters with him, and they can all easily enter his greenhouse palace.

Otherwise, with Al's temperament of ignoring us for years once he gets into his research, how could he have discovered something was wrong so quickly."

Although the Countess understood that this guy was quibbling, she couldn't help but look at her son with concern... Although natural mages' research is not as dangerous as proper mages', it doesn't mean they won't suffer backlash when they encounter accidents.

At most, they won't blow up the house along with themselves, but there are still dangers.

But she quickly angrily rebuked Ezra: "How dare you say these things!

As a father, you can't even create a stable environment for your son!

Anyone can enter your son's place... Is that something to be proud of?"

Ezra smiled helplessly: "But that's in the royal palace.

Even His Majesty the King can't do anything about it, what can I do?"

Almes sighed slightly... The topic was still twisted by his father.

Well, his mother had long been accustomed to his father's unreliability. She and Bowen were the stabilizers of their family. Ezra, who was pulling the cart, only ever cared about rushing forward.

Although he would occasionally lead everyone into a mud pit, Ezra never gave up once while everyone was working hard to fill the pit.

Therefore, his mother, and Uncle Bowen, would grumble when they fell into the pit, but they would never get out of the cart.

Therefore, between scolding her husband, who she was already used to, and caring about her son, who might be in trouble, his mother would inevitably only worry about him.

However... Almes showed his dear mother an extremely gentle and touching smile: "Mom~ don't worry about me. Actually, apart from the noise, there's no impact... Also, I received a huge compensation."

His big eyes quickly and obviously slid over Ezra: "Mom, I brought back a very interesting magic array.

It's the latest research result of Grand Mage Arsalan.

Although it's a bit difficult to learn, when combined with this crystal cover outside, it can keep the castle at the temperature of spring without needing many energy crystals.

The spring of the capital.

This should save the family a lot of money, right?"

"You! Al, my Al, you didn't spend all the compensation on this, did you!" The Countess was touched and heartbroken. "The family isn't so poor that we can't afford a warm magic array!"

Arsalan's latest research results must be so expensive!

That guy always asks for a high price, especially for this kind of lifestyle magic array targeting great nobles.

Almes smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing~ Mom.

I also knew that the family had this crystal cover and didn't need to waste money before I decided to do this.

If we didn't have this, I definitely wouldn't be so extravagant.

However, Mom, if it were this year, this thing probably wouldn't be so cheap for our family either; the price is rising very fast."

The colorful crystals on the outside of their castle, including the windows, are made from a lot of residue and debris of various crystals.

Although there is energy flowing, it is very weak, so it can only exist as an external decoration.

But these scraps are still luxury goods for ordinary people. They may not even be willing to buy a dimly lit crystal lamp, how could they use this kind of exterior wall for their home?