The Happy Life of a Duchess

Adele knew that she was not the kind of weak, delicate, and powerless sick beauty in essence, and she was also very clear that she was just trying to adapt and make herself look not much different from ordinary people out of caution.

But she is not like this in essence. In order not to make people suspicious and make herself a different kind, she can only show her true self a little bit——

For example, I like food and even occasionally make something very "innovative" for everyone, instead of forcing myself not to eat in order to control my figure and wear it in dresses with lower and lower waistlines like many girls thing;

For example, she actually has a sense of belonging to her modern French Fifth Republic, although she is not unaware that her country and people are full of problems, not to mention that in this backward and arrogant era, various weaknesses are visible to the naked eye .

But she absolutely, absolutely could not take an Englishman, an annoying Englishman with a country Cockney accent speaking negatively about France in terrible French.

At the very beginning, Adele was able to bear it, and kept silent out of social courtesy and respect for Count Garcia as the host.

But as the other party kept pushing, she became more and more angry. It is true that this era is not good, with political chaos, political parties, party opposition, power struggles, and the rise and control of bank capitalists and industrialization. The suppression and impact of the new bourgeoisie of the era on the old bourgeoisie and the old aristocrats...

Well, I just can't stand a Brit bragging about how good Britain is in front of me.

...I can't see this.

Adele thought.

She first glanced around silently, only to find that obviously more than one person heard it but no one showed it yet.

The bearded British curly-haired businessman expressed his contempt for France from top to bottom with rebellious words, and even vaguely mocked their current king, although some of the French used their own words to mock the king , but from a foreigner's point of view, it is still very strange.

Adele speculates that the other party may be someone recruited by the Bourbon faction or the Republican Party, and the people present who may support the king may say more or less, maybe because they think someone will always stand up to refute, so they all waited. got there.

The situation was stalemate for a while, which actually caused an embarrassing situation where no one spoke.

But Adele felt that she couldn't bear it any longer. Perhaps she had a different perspective from everyone else, or some of them felt that this was not worth fighting. Of course, there were also people who were just a small cannon fodder businessman who didn't deserve much attention. He doesn't deserve to talk to them.

She only knew that the guests invited by Earl Garcia included British and Italians, and the British one seemed to be led by a certain duke who was related to Queen Victoria's royal family. This person must not be the British duke. Adele can be sure, but even if it is just an ordinary businessman who can accompany her, there should be some special features, whether it is in terms of relationship or economic means.

But, what the hell...

"Sir, what year is it now?" Adele approached with a smile.

"Um...it's 1842." The man responded in a daze, and the faces of the men next to him changed slightly, as if they wanted to hold back the drunk guy, but Adele pretended not to see it.

"Do you know where this is?" she asked again.

"Oh, Count Garcia's party, I have to say, this wine is very good..." His praise could not continue, and Adele interrupted directly with a smile.

"That's right, you are standing in the place where countless people in the world dream of arriving, the center of art, culture, and economy, the most beautiful Paris." Adele smiled and toasted him, saying each word slowly. talking.

"God bless! France will always be strong and beautiful, like a shining pearl! May you enjoy every day in France. After all, there are not so many delicious foods in the UK, and we French don't eat 'earthworms', Fish don't 'look at the stars,' either."*

Every word of hers dances on thunder dots.

Knowing that most British people believe in Protestantism, she deliberately said God, and praised the amazing charm of Paris, the capital of fashion and art, when the other party ridiculed the weakness of the king and the decline of national power.

Of course, not forgetting the customary sarcasm about the poor British food.

In the face of the other party who suddenly sank, she smiled and added:

"Relax, this is not the time of Charles VII."*

There were chuckling sounds from around, obviously not holding back.

At this time, the smile on Adele's face became a bit more real. The other party knew that they were wrong and it was not their home field, so it was not easy to fight her hard, and the scene was not good.

"Yes, there is no wiser monarch than our Majesty the King." Suddenly someone interrupted, and Adele turned her head to look, and it was the most beautiful lady, Miss Sophie Barry.

She came over with a smile to smooth things over, and she didn't forget to praise France's goodness. Adele didn't feel very sharp. She also knew that she had gone a little too far, at least it didn't look friendly, but she didn't feel guilty or regret it.

"I'm sorry, I apologize for Sir's words and deeds, and I hope to get your forgiveness." The Englishman who was the leader of the duke took the initiative to step forward, and Adele didn't hold on to it anymore, and she didn't want to cause something to happen. Diplomatic tragedy.

"I'm not angry," Adele stretched out her hand with a smile, and the other party politely held her fingertips and kissed the back of her hand lightly to express her agreement, "It's just...it's all over, I hope you can enjoy Count Garcia's ball."

When the other party made an excuse to leave, Adele looked away, and next to her was a beautiful lady who could not be ignored and had a strong sense of presence.

From a close distance, Adele also had to admit that the other party was indeed good-looking. She was well-dressed, with gold powder sprinkled on her body, her long skirt was complicated, her waist was slender, and her twin peaks were set off by a low-cut skirt.

"Huh, it's a good thing you said it, otherwise I really don't know what to do." Miss Sophie Barry waved her fan, pretending to fan the wind, her words were very intimate.

"I'm not good at dealing with this," she explained, "but I was also very angry listening to it."

"It's all over, please don't worry about it." Adele looked at her with a smile, "I'm Adele, Adele Juradi, nice to meet you."

"Of course, I'm Sophie Barry. Please call me Sophie. I really want to make a friend like you." Her smile was very bright, and her heavy makeup concealed the slight changes in her expression to a certain extent .

Adele has a good impression of the other party, let's just talk about this matter.

There are some rumors that will indeed affect my judgment of her, but as far as this matter is concerned, her appearance prevents Adele from appearing to be "fighting" alone, and the compliments on both sides emphasize France's goodness, It can be regarded as a statement, and it also gives the stiff situation just now a chance to continue.

From this perspective, Adele is also grateful for the other party's actions.

Because they were not in a small circle originally, the topics were too personal to talk about, so the two of them started talking about jewelry and clothing, various topics that girls often chat about.

"Aren't you going to dance?" Adele came here to take a break, so naturally she didn't mind taking a longer break, but the other party actually sat beside her.

"Meeting a rare friend and taking advantage of this moment to dance a dance or two, I can still tell which is more important." She said very firmly, and Adele also laughed when she heard this .

"I'm a little surprised, but of course I'm also very happy. I can have the same hobbies as the young lady of the Duke's family. I often play Mozart's pieces at home..."

"Please don't be so polite, just call me Adele."

The two talked about the music for a while, but they felt more and more in tune.

"Oh... I think we should go dancing, or Mrs. Green should think too much."

"Yes." Adele nodded in agreement.

As soon as the two stood up, several men wanted to come and invite them. After a "confrontation" in the eyes that only they could understand, they quickly "selected" two people to come and invite first.

While it's a sign of attractiveness for a girl to have lots of people asking the same girl out, it's not great if it happens every time.

There can only be one dance partner, it would be too rude for others to choose one of them, and it would be too disrespectful for a girl to pick and choose——

There is also such a little knowledge about choosing a dance partner.At least not too many people rush forward, appearing very vulgar.

Adele smiled and accepted the invitation from the eldest son of the Dressel family to invite her to the dance, and she was not sensitive to his joking joke of calling her a "contemporary Joan of Arc". Come on, it's a little easier to get along with than his younger brother, his younger brother's language skills are a bit "immature" in comparison.

After a few dances, she hardly had any free time, but she was also very happy.

She didn't go to the side until Adele contacted all the men who wanted to dance with her, planning to drink some wine and rest for a while before continuing.

This time, she immediately felt that something was wrong. Some young ladies gathered together to talk, and one of them pointed at her slightly with his hand. After saying something, she covered her mouth and laughed for a long time. The other ladies in the same group didn't show face, but felt a little embarrassed, especially when they found that she was looking at them, they couldn't laugh anymore.

Adele also didn't expect her hearing to be so good, maybe because the other party didn't hide the volume, she could clearly hear the slander of this strange lady.

When she heard such words as "a female fighter who thinks she's powerful", "rushed up like a shrew", "it's so fun", "what do you really think I am...", her face sank when she heard it.

Sensing her displeasure, several young ladies who were with her excused themselves to leave, and in the end only the one who made fun of her behind her back remained.

The other party was a little embarrassed, but it seemed that he was quite imposing. The corners of Adele's mouth were pressed down, and her chest was full of anger, but she finally controlled herself.

The stalemate lasted for a long time, and the scene gradually became weird.

Fortunately, this is a corner, but it is not very obvious.

The opponent's upright and confident aura also lost a little bit, but he just stuck his neck and refused to bow his head.

"This is...Miss Desi?" Adele smiled and looked at this young lady who seemed very embarrassed because she had just gossiped about her.

"What's the matter?" The other party didn't answer, but Mrs. Castellana came over to get a drink and noticed it.

Mrs. Castellana knew at a glance that something was wrong here, not to mention that Miss Deci had been talking for a long time just now, and she was very upset when she heard it. Just as she was about to say something, Adele noticed it herself.

"I remember... Desi's family seems to be two sisters, this is...?"

Adele looked at Mrs. Castellana pretending to be puzzled. This fine lady was very happy to flatter her. Besides, the Desi family was not close to them, but just acquainted with them.

"Ah, yes..." Mrs. Castellana, a smart person, made a deliberate look on purpose before she said slowly, "It doesn't look like my sister, maybe it's my sister Ada."

Although the two ladies of the Desi family are not familiar with them, they are also well-known in the circle——

The most famous thing is that the two ladies in their family are a pair of twin sisters. The two look alike, and it is difficult for most people to tell them apart.

In order to distinguish, the two sisters almost never dress the same in public, whether it is the color of the skirt, hair accessories or hairstyle jewelry, they will definitely distinguish, especially now that they are getting older, the two sisters will start to busy their future marriage , and the two sisters who seem to have the same condition and even the same hairstyle will undoubtedly become each other's biggest competitors.

Of course Adele knew that the person in front of her was the older sister Ada, because she used to wear sexy low-cut dresses and a ruby ​​necklace to highlight her sexy breasts and skin, while her younger sister Dana often wore white The skirt is paired with a yellow brooch to show a subtle and elegant beauty.

She hadn't talked to the other two sisters much before, but from her observations, the relationship between the two sisters would definitely not be harmonious.

As a time traveler who has to be overly cautious because of too little information, a dance party desperately absorbs knowledge and pays attention to observation, when she first saw the two sisters, she felt that they were desperately trying to distinguish from each other and even smeared each other. .

"Yes, after all, Miss Dana seems to be more elegant in my impression." Adele said deliberately, "She doesn't look like the kind of lady who would say specious words behind her back..."

"Princess!"

When Miss Desi heard the first sentence, her face became even more ugly. She stood up in anger, and there were many questions in her voice.

She was just a little embarrassed at first, but she managed to hold it back. It was expected that Adele would not dare to expose her in public to embarrass her, but she didn't expect Adele to say that, and she couldn't hold it back like this. Now it's too much A lot of anger.

"How do you know..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the corners of Adele's lips curled up inadvertently. If she really retorted like this, she would definitely be called a "villain with a broken mouth" and slander her own sister in public.

However, Miss Dana is not willing to be exposed by her sister Ada.

"Sister, what are you talking about?"

Adele didn't believe that Dana didn't hear the movement not far away. She was indifferent to Ada's behavior of smearing Adele behind her back, but when it affected herself, she didn't mind being with Adele temporarily. Er stood aside and stepped on his sister by the way.

Originally, as two people with similar conditions, the elder sister has a little advantage in age and the convenience of being "long". When others choose, they will also give priority to the elder sister as a marriage partner.

Therefore, as a younger sister, Dana had to put in more effort to get herself some good reputations such as being elegant, gentle, and virtuous, so as to make herself stand out. Is it a good reputation for nothing?

"Miss Adele," Dana said, showing more intimacy than Ada. Since Ada resisted her, she would be close to her. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Adele smiled and held Dana's hand. The two had different thoughts, but they both seemed to be smiling kindly. They just talked directly, and Dana apologized to her sister very plastically.

"Please forgive me, my sister has always been dismissed by her family..." She paused skillfully, showing a sad and disappointed expression, and then continued, "She always speaks out of her wits, and this is not the first time she has been so rude. Offended... I apologize on her behalf, please forgive me."

This made Adele want to applaud her.

It's really hypocritical - but she likes it.

Who told her that a fool who was not polite to France just before her was smeared as a "shrew" by a young lady who was also in the Parisian aristocratic circle.

Of course she didn't want to give any face to this annoying Miss Desi Ada who had offended her.She also couldn't figure out how to gossip directly when she was present and the Duke's father was present.She kind of believed that what Dana said was right, this Miss Desi had no brains in what she said and what she did.

"Oh, what a nice girl."

Mrs. Castellana promised a few words out of face, Adele and Dana both looked obedient and obedient.

Several people chatted and chatted in harmony, but Miss Desi seemed a little unwilling, and she couldn't even control her expression. Just when she was about to say something to make herself more embarrassed and ashamed, Sophie Miss Barry happened to come down from the dance floor.

"What are you guys talking about? It looks really lively." There was still a strong fragrance on her body, and the slightly warm body temperature from the dance just made the fragrance more intense. Adele blinked her eyes and just smiled.

This beautiful and sexy lady happened to be between the two sides. She didn't ask what happened, but just pulled them to talk kindly, but Mrs. Castellana didn't like her very much, so she just made an excuse to let them The elder spoke and left, Adele thought a little bit in her heart, but it was not good to directly reject her face to face.

"Hello, I am Leo Bernard, son of the Baron."

Miss Barry's male dance partner came with her. He is not that familiar with the ladies, at least Adele doesn't know him very well. As far as he knows, the circle of Baron Bernard and the circle of the Desi family It doesn't seem to be that close. As for the Barry's family and the Baron's family, she doesn't know much about their relationship with the Desi family.

When Miss Sophie Barry came over, Miss Dana Desi beside her seemed tense and stiff for a moment, but this change came and went quickly, and Adele was not sure if it was her illusion , just silently kept this matter in mind.

The addition of Miss Barry did not bring harmony to the conversation, although Miss Ida Desi had been invited to dance by the Baron's son, and Adele and Dana were not much in the mood to talk.

Although she won a temporary "victory" in this battle without gunpowder, it does not mean that she is in a really good mood, but she is not angry when she thinks that her behavior may be regarded as a weird person , it’s just a bit awkward——

It would be inappropriate for Miss Dayna to pursue Ada Desi's mistakes when she offered to apologize and form a temporary alliance with her.

This subtle loss was quickly caught by Miss Sophie Barry, but she said nothing at the time.

Adele was soon invited to the dance, and their small talk didn't last too long. After all, there were about the same number of young men and women on the stage, but the sought-after ladies rarely had time to rest.

She glanced over the dance floor. Miss Morgana Duval was dancing with the youngest son of the Dressel family, and she looked very relaxed.

"What do you think of this ball?" Count Garcia asked her with a smile.

"Overall, it's very good." Adele replied with a smile, resisting the urge to step on him to vent her anger.

"I hope the little incident before won't affect your mood. They are guests invited by Mr. Green to discuss business with the government." In return, Earl Garcia voluntarily revealed a piece of news to her.

"What is it about?" Adele knew in her heart that this was the other party's intention to sell, and she really didn't mind using this kind of news that only men would be interested in to please her.

"...Gold." Count Garcia leaned down and whispered in her ear, with a gesture of intimacy, but neither of them had any romantic intentions.

On the second floor on the other side, men sat upstairs chatting and smoking cigars.

Mr. Duval glanced over the dance floor below, and twirled his index finger and thumb inadvertently, which was not noticed by anyone.

"Mr. Congressman, what are these British businessmen doing here?"

"Business," the cigar-smoking senator with a big belly leaned lazily on the back of his chair. "Aren't you the one who manages taxes the most clearly?"

"If you want me to say, a young and promising person like you can take another step towards the chancellor of the exchequer, so why worry about that..."

"That's an idiot, you know... I was...if I still..."

The wine in front of the councilor's table has already been drunk and poured seven or eight glasses, as if even the smoke from the cigar spitting out has the smell of alcohol.

Duval looked at the dance floor again. Coincidentally, the couple invited by the host who was still in the center just now had moved to a place out of sight, but this position was not very good.

He seemed to have lost interest in watching the young men and women dancing on the dance floor. He looked away, and when he looked at the white-haired congressman, who was almost talking nonsense, he still had his usual gentle social smile on his face.

"It's for business..." He suddenly sighed, "Gold is very important..."

"Yes, yes... huh?"

The person on the other side responded habitually, and felt wrong after speaking.

Alcohol has already eroded his brain after drinking alcohol, and the congressman who didn't know where the topic was taken by himself paused for a while before he realized——

Why the topic is the one from the beginning again?

The author has something to say:

Earthworms in the soil & looking up at the starry sky: both are one of the dark dishes in the UK. The earthworms in the soil are made of jelly made into earthworms and hidden in soil-shaped chocolates. Looking up at the stars is a way for a small fish to stare at the sky. dishes.

Charles VII: King of France who won the Hundred Years' War.

Duval: That’s right, I’m looking at my daughter _(:з」∠)_

Adele: You better be (smiles)