The Happy Life of a Duchess

Sitting in the carriage going back, Adele was still thinking about the news she had heard.

This was almost beyond her original imagination, so that she felt a strong absurdity besides the accident.

She was sure that Sophie Barry was also anxious about her marriage, and although she hadn't made it clear all the time, Adele also heard that she was a "shameless" who became the king's mistress, betrayed her brother, and dragged down two people. The family's sister-in-law, Mrs. Barry, is also very disdainful, and there is even a bit of "resentment" in her words.

She has always believed that she and her sister were dragged down in their marriage by this woman, and her sister's previously delayed marriage, as far as the outside world knows, was indeed affected by this matter of being a mistress.

When this kind of influence spreads to her over time, Miss Sophie Barry doesn't hate it. To be more precise, how can a selfish person like her tolerate her having to suffer because of anyone's involvement? to the best?

Even if her brother Bonn Barry himself and the Bernards benefited from it—

They more or less got some support and help from this mistress, and it was mostly because of this that she herself was able to enter and leave the palace, but people like her were still not satisfied and would not be satisfied.

But logically speaking, in the eyes of outsiders, Ms. Barry is a person with vested interests, and for the "considerate" reputation she desires so much, she can't show too obvious contradictions and disgust towards Mrs. Barry outside. She would also be very embarrassed and uncomfortable with the king. After all, this is equivalent to her "relative" blatantly mocking the king's woman.

As for privately, Adele has clearly seen that she is not only displeased with this sister-in-law, but also resentful for many reasons.

Adele has always known that Miss Barry blamed this "slut" sister-in-law for her troubles in her marriage, and that her own sister was really implicated in all likelihood.

But just now, Adele suddenly learned of another thing——

Unlike her own sister, Miss Sophie Barry, a noble lady whose reputation has created the "No. [-] beauty", has repeatedly failed in her marriage, not because of being implicated, but because of herself.

Miss Barry's personality is not pleasant at all, she always likes to overwhelm others, and always likes to dominate everything.

However, she doesn't have the life of that princess, doesn't have that noble blood and status, and she doesn't have convincing talents, so her behavior is particularly annoying to many noble ladies, and she has a bad temper. It will definitely count.

Adele recalled what Mrs. Castellana had said when she introduced her, that this young lady with the title of "No. [-] Beauty" relied on the reputation of many young ladies of the same age at that time to gain momentum to become No. [-].

Originally everyone was harmonious and friendly, each with their own beauty. As a result, her family, especially her elder brother who loved her, created a good name for her in order to let her get rid of the reputation of being implicated and not be delayed like her sister.

But they ignored so many beauties who were around the same age at that time, and she was not really the only one who could completely overwhelm the crowd. Even if she was a bright red rose, there were many people who liked the beautiful lily and the rich peony. How could she really allow her to be the "Lord of Hundred Flowers".

At that time, he insisted on maintaining his reputation, but there were too many hidden dangers.

After that, she continued to make small moves. According to Mrs. Costa, she should have done a lot of behaviors similar to "killing with a borrowed knife" to suppress other young ladies.

In the beginning, it might have been just to make sarcastic remarks, or to instruct others to smear, but now it's more about trying to make Adele's face worse. It can be seen that she has become "crazy", and the more she does it, the more she goes.

Perhaps, when she had just created a good reputation, she could stop as soon as possible and choose a husband to marry safely, so that she would not be reduced to the point where "no one wants" and "can't afford".

But she didn't, not only that, but also intensified, and tried to hurt others and calculate others. Not only did she get a reputation to give herself extra points, and then compete, but directly destroyed the "balance" of the entire "game".

But she never thought that the more she "worked hard", the more impossible it would be to achieve her goal.

Her previous marriage was not going well, and it was no longer because of the reputation of Mrs. Barry's lover, but because of her own "improper morals" and "doing evil" and offending too many young ladies.

The most ridiculous thing is that she herself didn't realize this at all, and she always thought that she hadn't been able to get rid of the entanglement, that most of her schemes had succeeded, and she might even be complacent about it in private, but she didn't know that those "victims" had We already know who the "victim" is.

Even if she didn't act directly, but just said some sarcastic remarks, like this time, it seemed that she was just suggesting Adele to wear a string of ordinary pink pearls, as if she just wanted to match Mr. Pruc to Costa as before. Madam's full of "love"...

Is she innocent? She is a girl. Once she realizes the problem, how can she not understand the situation.

Is it true that people have been wronged, everyone knows in their hearts.

Not everyone is like Adele, who doesn't even have a brother or sister, but no matter how bad she is, she still has a Duke who loves her very much!

Adele had no doubt that if she was really disfigured or even lost her life, the Duke's father who lost his last and only daughter would definitely be desperate.

The other family members are not really stupid, just like Mrs. Costa's biological parents. Didn't they just realize the problem, stopped her immediately, and even arranged for her to marry forcefully? Mrs. Husband, Mrs. Costa's married life is very happy.

But she said that she didn't care about it, that is, she didn't plan to take any more actions, or to put it more clearly, she didn't plan to get involved any more, to help Adele who "will" be counted.

But this does not mean that what has been done before will no longer affect the present, nor does it mean that her family members will not care about it.

Mrs. Costa's meaning is already very clear.

Those girls and their families who have been more or less influenced and calculated by Miss Sophie Barry all remember this account.

—so much so that when she settles on someone who she considers to be an excellent husband candidate, she will never succeed.

Even if the "rivals in love" that she thought would pose a threat have been dealt with by her, she still will not become the taller one among the shorter ones.

To make an inappropriate analogy, Miss Barry is the tail of a group of "five points" candidates. She "defeats" all the "elite five points" in front of her, and eliminates them for the "selection", but she Will it really be chosen?

No, this gentleman and his family will only select the best one from the "four points", and would rather choose the top one in the latter position than the "dross tail" in a classification.

Maybe it's what the family members of the victims and some gentlemen or his family members said, maybe those people didn't intend to choose Miss Sophie Barry. yellow.

Miss Sophie Barley was not reduced to near old maid age by her own faultfinding.

In other words, she fell in love with a certain gentleman because of her high standards and vision, but because she was not good enough for him, she tried to suppress girls of the same age who were good enough for him, which led to her falling into the ridiculous situation she is now.

"And she doesn't know it yet."

Adele narrowed her eyes, and after a while, she finally couldn't help it, and gave a very short laugh.

Adele shook her head, thought through everything, but still couldn't discern her emotions.

She was originally angry, unwilling, and wished to go up and tear Miss Barry's hypocritical face off.

As a result, she suddenly discovered that everyone knew her true nature.

Only she herself is still complacent, like a clown who thinks that she has done a perfect job.

Of course, Adele also believes that without her own efforts to investigate, she might really be recruited, and she is not a native of Paris, so naturally she does not have any playmates, relatives and friends who can help her grow up.

She just lost because of an information gap, but of course, these victims can't be overly aggressive. Even if they want to include Adele, an outsider, into the scope of their "victim alliance", they must carefully consider Think about her, and Sophie Barry is so powerful that she wants to attack her before she is completely familiar with the circle.

Fortunately, she is really cautious enough.

She originally conceived many ways in her mind, and even before she set off, she was thinking about how today's conversation might develop, and how she should "deal with" Miss Sophie Barry at that time.

But now, after the exchange, she calmed down, calmed down, and sobered up.

Of course she would fight back, Miss Sophie Barry gave this great gift, she must have a gift back.

It's just that she still needs to reconsider the method.

Mr. Bonn Barry, the heir of the Barry family, really needs to take into account the value he has for his sister.

She can fight back, but she must grasp the speed, otherwise it will become a problem for the two families if it becomes serious. If she has many brothers and sisters who can support her, then it is not necessary to talk about it, but the Juradi family is only in Paris. Duke's father, and has no real power—

The king's favor is still on Mrs. Barry, who has offended the Barry family too much, and may directly confront the Bernard family, the Barry family, and the King of Orleans...

This is unwise, for an opponent like Miss Barry, there is no need to take her and her family.

But this face must be slapped.If you don't fight, it's hard to solve the hatred in her heart!

People are bullying her, so if she doesn't do something, doesn't it mean that she is easy to bully?

In modern times, she didn't learn anything else, but "showing off muscles" is a must, otherwise she really thought it was a soft persimmon that could be kneaded casually.

As for Miss Desi, who helped Miss Barry with her work, everyone knew about Ada Desi's reputation and situation, regardless of whether she was really ignorant or did it on purpose.

Mrs. Costa made it very clear that Ada Desi believed in the wrong person and made a decision that could not be more failed. It is impossible for her to marry a good family in the future. That circle over there is closer...

What kind of circle is that? Adele could hear it clearly when the introduction was made. Mrs. Castellana and Marianna have mentioned it several times——

The circle of aristocratic courtesans and romantic ladies is a circle of its own.

It's very different from the "good family" lady on their side.

It's easy for them to want to sleep with certain men, as many as they are willing to have a good time.

However, if a young lady of that kind of status family wants to marry a certain gentleman seriously, it is really difficult. Even if she can seduce a man to be fascinated by her, the people in the family behind him will not agree.

Who doesn't attach great importance to the family's reputation, and marrying a social flower to crown their own family's reputation is to expect everyone to call that woman by their family's "surname"?

People in their family, especially women, will not be able to hold their heads up, and then it will be the poor ladies whose marriage has been affected.

Ada Desi was a little lucky, and she might be able to get close to the males of the appropriate age in the relatives of the Barry family-but it might be difficult.

If it was close, they would basically go directly to those individuals' homes, or they would have to go down the circle to find an innocent family who was willing to take her, but the Desi family was an ordinary nobleman, neither a great honor nor a rich man.

The only thing the Desi family can count on, except for the daughter and son that the new wife may give birth to, and the only ones of the right age are Miss Dana Desi.

Ms. Dana Desi's path is also very clear. She just wants to step on her sister to the top, and she just wants to highlight the difference between herself and her sister, but in this matter, it is a good thing— —

At worst, Ada would be reduced to a courtesan's house. Some people would doubt her own character and suspect that she was also a slutty woman.

Dana is different from her, isn't that just right?

And all along, Dana has always shown her innocence and kindness in the form of a little white flower.

The most important thing is that purity, isn't it the best performance that is different from the glamorous and sexy sister?With this reputation, at least there will be no problems with her marriage, and she will not be talked about when she married. Everyone will only say that Ada has not learned so well, and Dana is a "good girl".

One after another, Adele figured everything out, and she couldn't help shaking her head with a smile on her lips.

"I underestimated it... In this circle, there are really no complete 'stupid people'. Ms. Dana Desi... looks like that, and it can even be said to be a bit blatant. This kind of 'disharmony' ’ It’s all shown in the open and in the dark, but if you think about it carefully... it’s also shrewd.”

"Miss, you seem to be in a good mood?"

Mary helped her remove her hat and jewelry.

She has no plans to go out today, and no guests have posted in advance that they want to visit.

It's easier in your own home, of course.

"Why don't you see Jenny?"

she asked casually.

"Oh, Jenny..." There was a smile in Mary's voice suddenly, Adele sensed something was wrong, and looked up at her, Mary just smiled, "Is she probably sad by herself now?"

If something was really sad, Mary would not speak in this tone, so Adele just smiled and waited for the next article.

"I still can't hide it from you." Mary had a big smile on her face.

"Jenny's aunt wrote her a letter. She was afraid that she might make a typo, so she went to ask Mrs. Lude, and it turned out that she really got it right..."

"Her aunt, Sister Burns, wrote to say that she wanted to bring Jenny's distant niece in England to France as she did when she was brought back."

"Eh?" Adele was stunned for a moment, and then realized, "It's that little girl named Helen Burns."

"Yes, Jenny was completely confused. She wailed that her aunt didn't love her anymore. She was probably crying alone?"

"I didn't cry. It's obviously you who can cry alone."

Jenny came in just in time to hear the second half of Mary's words.

"Tell me what's going on."

Adele was also a little curious, and Jenny's expression didn't look sad.

"It's my fault. After leaving the nun, she may be alone."

Jenny is a kind girl who first reflects on herself.

"Don't say that, there is no child who never leaves his parents when he grows up. Your aunt raises you like a mother. It is the most important thing for you to provide for her until the end of her life. If you have a good husband, let your husband work hard together. It is also good to show filial piety to her and often send some money back.”

After Mary knew that Jenny had come to Paris, she had been communicating with her aunt, Sister Burns, because Jenny’s French level was not much better than hers, and she would ask Mrs. Lude to check if there was any problem with the letter, and sometimes she would send Buy some good things or share some wages to send back, Mary's words are really comforting her.

"Hey, I was actually just too surprised at the beginning. After thinking about it, I felt that there was nothing better than this." Jenny sighed, "But my distant cousin is getting married, and the new wife over there seems to be Don't like my niece very much and want to just send her to boarding school 'once and for all'."

They are not naive girls anymore. The previous incidents have already made them understand that even those boarding schools that look good have incidents where Alexander was seriously bullied.

The rural boarding schools in England over there rely on the church. No matter how good the conditions are, based on the experience and situation that Adele saw in the church boarding schools here in Paris, it will not be really much better.

Sister Burns was obviously not ignorant of this either.

Whether Protestant, Christian or Catholic, the bad side of those societies is still the same.

She might have had such thoughts when Jenny was about to leave.

But since the test came out, there is not much willingness and strength to continue to raise this daughter, and Sister Burns just had a good life in Barignie. It was unreasonable to be able to pull Big Jenny when it was more difficult. Now she is here. The prestige of the church has increased a little, but it can't raise a girl who is about the same size as Jenny back then.

"I think, since Sister Pence also wants a company, as long as the little niece agrees, it's not a bad idea to take her over. I can also share some money back and let her live better."

"Farewell, don't you want to save a dowry?" Mary curled her lips, hoping that Jenny would not be so naive.

Jenny just smiled silly.

Looking at it like this, you can tell that she has made up her mind.