The Happy Life of a Duchess

After bidding farewell to Clara and others, Adele's life gradually returned to the original peace.

Except that the countess stayed in Paris, she often lived between her manor in Paris and Bailu Manor.

The gorgeous Bailu Manor is largely in line with her expectations and aesthetics.

She is also very fond of this manor, which shows the status of the Duke of Juradi, and this enthusiastic old lady can express her opinions in a way that is not annoying, and provide some of her ideas for the construction of the manor.

Adele didn't want to monopolize the management of such a large manor, just like before, she basically shared the tasks with Mrs. Lude and the old housekeeper.

Right now, Countess Stan actively wants to participate in the management of the manor, and on the other hand, the reason is to make arrangements for her subsequent wedding, so Adele is relaxed.

If she keeps pestering her like this, it will make this posture look unattractive. Besides, she is indeed a novice who has only been in office for a few months and still has a lot of things she doesn't understand. She had no idea that a reliable gentleman like the butler helped her.

On the one hand, Countess Stan is helping her, and on the other hand, she is actually teaching her some management knowledge, teaching her some skills and essentials as the hostess of someone who has experienced it.

Adele was relieved of a lot of pressure, not only able to learn many practical skills to prepare for life after marriage, but also able to smoothly shift part of her focus to the activities she wanted to participate in.

This kind of life is just right for her.

"So, are you really not going, dear?"

Countess Stan's usual fragrance has always been a very strong rose mixed with lily, both of which are rich in fragrance. After a wonderful mixture, Adele often smells it, but she is still not very used to it.

But it may be that she is getting older, and Mrs. Stan is not so sensitive in all aspects, including eating. The taste should be more serious, and the selection of fragrance, essence, and perfume should be extra heavy.

It's like a mobile incense store, plus it's the usual mixed fragrance, and I like to add some heavy seasonings such as star anise and five spices, and I don't even like to use fresher fruity fragrances. It's the effect of three or five women gathering together at the ball.

Countess Stan is also a warm and lovely lady. She always likes to express her love with some intimate hugs and kisses. She often holds her hand and does not let go. Clapping hands can talk to her for a long time.

On weekdays, even his son, Mr. Stan, can't stand it, and doesn't come to visit his mother very often, and she can't be too intimate with her son, mainly because he doesn't want to, but Adele is different——

Adele really couldn't bear this enthusiasm, but compared to having any bad intentions, Mrs. Stan treated people more sincerely, which was different from the polite friendliness of Cousin Alvin who might have interests, although interests It is more stable to a certain extent, but Adele is indeed psychologically more able to accept some heartfelt concern and care like Mrs. Stan.

If there is no interest relationship, it is unlikely, after all, the two parties are related by blood, but although this lady with a good personality is a little cautious, she is generally cute.

Maybe it's because at this age, she doesn't need to worry about anything about her son, so she is naturally more self-conscious, and she cares a little more about the younger generation in the family. She has even taken care of the life problems of Alvin's cousin and his wife, although Not necessarily pleasing, but in the end it is the care of the elders.

Adele basically does not refuse, and she is not good at rejecting such heartfelt kindness from her elders.

This kind of sincerity is rare, Adele cherishes this family relationship, and she does not have a female elder to take care of her.

Of course, Mrs. Lude was very kind to her, but in the end there was a difference between the master and the slave.

There are others, such as the older Mrs. Castellana and the older Mrs. Dressel. It is a relationship between elders and friends, especially the former, and does not involve other interests. The relationship, the relationship is closer, more like a half-year-old friend who can talk.

To have such an overly enthusiastic elder like Mrs. Stan——

Well, even though I still felt a little thumped when I actually faced it, it was not bad overall.

"Yes, I'm sorry, ma'am."

Adele made a regretful expression, and Mrs. Stan showed even more exaggerated distress.

She had already communicated with her Duke's father about this matter, and after learning about the relevant matters, the Duke's father reluctantly nodded in the end.

But correspondingly, he asked her to get married after Christmas, so that she could spend the last Christmas with him at home, and after that, she would be Mrs. Duval, not Miss Adele Juradi, so the meaning would naturally be different. .

Waiting for the New Year to get married again, that is to say, it will be delayed by a short period of time than originally estimated.

Adele and Mr. Duval communicated about this matter, and the time of the wedding was not fully negotiated, and the matter was always being dragged between Mr. Duval and Duke Juradi.

This time, with Adele's words, of course Mr. Duval had no choice but to bow his head.

But on the one hand, the little wife stayed for her own reasons, and on the other hand, it was for his own sake, and Mr. Duval also understood this.

The two of them calculated it together, and finally confirmed that it was the second day of the new year.

If possible, they also want to make it to the first day of the new year, which is indeed a good day, but the church does not allow it.

Both of them are Catholics, as are both families, but Christmas and New Year are important holidays, and there may be various activities in the church sooner or later.

The specific process of the wedding has not been discussed yet, but the general agenda has come out, which is similar to the current wedding.

Adele also doesn't want to be too independent. She also has what other people look like and what procedures they should have, so that's fine.

Moreover, with Mr. Duval's status and value and the wealth of the Juradi family, the wedding must not be shabby, it must be very luxurious, so she has nothing to worry about.

The two times were about the same time, and Mr. Duval asked her whether the honeymoon should be arranged in early spring, or whether they should start in winter.

This Adele hasn't thought about it yet, after all, the time of honeymoon will also affect the place to go.

It's okay to spend winter in another place, and it seems to be okay to go out to enjoy the scenery in early spring.

She hesitated for a long time, circled several places, and was often aroused by her friends to go to more places, which made her even more uncertain.

Traveling at this time is different from modern times.

It's not like she is holding a wallet and ID, directly booking tickets to go out and can use money to settle wherever she wants to go.

Like a honeymoon, which has some special meaning, naturally you need to do more homework.

No matter where you go, you always need to find out the situation, or rent or buy a house there, or arrange a suitable hotel, and then there are routes and so on.

Mr. Duval's honeymoon vacation can't be endless, and the initial estimate is about one month.

The wedding at that time, plus the honeymoon afterwards, was about the same, not to mention that Mr. Duval was an important government official in Paris, and he had only taken office not long ago.

Being able to set aside such a month, plus the possible period of the wedding, is one and a half months.

After so much time, Adele was shocked, and asked repeatedly, only to get a response of "My dear fiancee, this is my reasonable and legal marriage leave".

When Mrs. Stan was talking about how regretful she was and how much she hoped that Adele could go to the beach with them to escape the summer heat in various exaggerated aria-like voices. Thinking of her husband in the fragrance of flowers.

Adele didn't speak again until she finally heard what looked like the ending.

In fact, Mrs. Stan also knows that since her brother has known and agreed to this matter, it has basically been finalized, and the trip is also arranged according to the arrangement of her and her brother, but she just regrets, that is, she wants to express some.

Fortunately, she is also a comfortable old lady who can adjust well, and she has long been used to being alone.

So, after Adele handed over the rebuttal, she took it along with the flow, and then began to care about the life of a person after Adele in the manor.

If you ask Adele, there are still so many people in Bailu Manor, there are servants arranged in every place, and there are people to follow her when she travels, so it is not a problem at all.

But in Mrs. Stan's eyes, she is still a child, and this is an opportunity for her to express the loving concern of her elders.

Adele had another half cup of tea.

The smile on his face was about to stiffen.

"Speaking of which, are you making clothes?"

"Huh?" Adele was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled again, "Father gave me the fields and farms in the countryside, and there happened to be a fabric shop there, and now I have rectified it to use machines."

"It was slightly expanded and renovated, and then other equipment was arranged, and the workers were rearranged. It is already very good now. The fabric made later has been sent up. If it is good, I will also give you some. Right. Take it as a little bit of my heart."

"Hey, what are you talking about..." Mrs. Stan patted the back of Adele's hand with an invisible smile on her face.

"You said you were going to get married, why bother with this? What are you doing, why don't you leave it to Mr. Duval? What are you wasting your time on now, and it's arousing criticism... and what kind of newspapers are there?" of……"

Adele went through it quickly in her mind, and began to wonder if someone was whispering something in Countess Stan's ear.

"Oh, don't listen to persuasion, tell me about women of our status..."

Mrs. Stan began to talk about how difficult it was for her in the past tense, and how she had done well in the position of Countess.

"In the future, you are going to marry Mr. Duval. If you really want to do something about these troublesome things, you can leave them to him. Now that you do it yourself, it will be easy to talk, and it will easily annoy him... After you get married, you should concentrate on taking care of your family and children. Housekeeping is a very important and hard work..."

Nothing else, when Mrs. Stan mentioned Mr. Duval, she had to mutter in her heart:

My husband also agreed with me to do such a thing, I found such a good husband...

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Adele: (well-behaved on the surface, proud of her heart)