The Happy Life of a Duchess

"Don't, don't, don't want this, the color is not correct enough, bring that 'starry sky sapphire' necklace here."

Adele signaled Jenny to change one, Jenny paused for a moment, then nodded, went to the next room dedicated to jewelry and took the necklace Adele wanted.

As Adele has more and more jewelry and clothes, there is no longer enough space for a dressing cabinet.

Coupled with the fact that many precious stones that were only roughly processed were used one by one, and according to Adele's own needs and ideas, she found a jeweler to process them. Of course, these jewelry that have become exquisite art treasures cannot be sloppy like this Just put it in a drawer or box.

So, the family made corrections specially for her.

In fact, as summer approached, Adele changed to a room in the shade on the third floor, so she didn't have to enjoy the excessive sunlight in summer like the bedroom on the second floor.

In short, the room on the third floor, after the renovation, is suitable for living in summer. It will not be too sunny. The curtains and curtains have been replaced with thinner ones, and the weight of the sheets and quilts has also been reduced. You don’t have to endure velvet powerful heat retention.

In this way, Adele's wardrobe will naturally change accordingly.

Now that the room has been changed, it must be changed to the most suitable time. The vacant room next door was used, and a small door was opened on the side of the cloakroom, with a lock, for jewelry.

Her countless precious and cool jewelry finally has a place to display.

Sometimes Adele looked at it by herself, and couldn't help being dumbfounded. The wealth of the Duke's family was not inferior to her family in modern times.

"I love this."

Adele asked Mary to help her comb her hair higher, and she was wearing a low-cut skirt, which could reveal her beautiful swan neck and sexy collarbone, and matched it with a story-telling necklace, which was naturally perfect.

Jewelry at this time pursues to show the beauty of the gemstone itself. Whether it is other decorations or patterns, the purpose is to reflect an original flavor without too much modification.

But Adele prefers "story" jewelry, and those new orders require designers to give it some artistic meaning and decoration when designing the frame pattern.

For example, this one is a star sapphire necklace that can be used as a brooch.

The mixed metal frame on the outer edge is in the shape of angel wings, presented in the style of flat wings. The center position is that there are very complete six transparent patterns that radiate outward at one point like starbursts. With the difference of light, This gemstone, which appears indigo blue in everyday light, also changes color, revealing a beautiful purple hue.

"Its starlight is so beautiful."

The six starbursts are completely transparent, the deep blue of the gemstone and the snow-white skin complement each other, and the starburst pattern in the center and the diamond-studded wings around the gemstone are even more mysterious.

Of course Jenny knew how precious this necklace was. In fact, when the jewelry was presented and displayed, everyone was shocked. Such an outstanding jewelry would definitely make many ladies envious.

"You dressed up so carefully today."

Mary couldn't help it.

On weekdays, unless it is specially supervised and requested by Mrs. Lude, Adele has already easily decided what kind of dress to wear to what kind of party.

But only this afternoon when I went to the opera. For some reason, Miss Adele began to think about it early in the morning. She had changed two skirts and was not satisfied. The same was true for the jewelry. Let Jenny take out her One of the most satisfying necklaces in recent times.

Adele looked at her overall attire in front of the mirror for a while, and then distractedly looked at the beautiful square sapphire ring on her hand for a while, looking a little restless and restless.

Although the sapphire ring on her hand is not discolored, its size is amazing, and the blue color is very positive. Unlike her previous deep sea blue water drop sapphire necklace, the blue color of this sapphire ring is a little lower. If the sunlight is stronger, It even looks sky blue in the light.

But both are equally beautiful.

"Is this party any different today?"

Mary almost told the truth, but Adele couldn't say it clearly——

She was indeed a little overjoyed, overexcited even.

She was really curious about the relationship between Mr. Duval and her Duke's father, and she also deeply felt that the other party must have planned and conspired in doing so.

Curiosity on the one hand, and the joy of meeting her sweetheart on the other. These complex emotions are intertwined. Adele is embarrassed to say that she almost feels like her heart is moving for the first time, and she can't sleep well thinking about it all day.

It was okay at first, but then the more I fell asleep, the more restless I became.

In particular, a certain gentleman boldly took the initiative to write letters to her. Although the letters were well-mannered and filled with daily greetings and concerns, mixed with talking about the situation around her and the beautiful scenery she discovered, Adele always felt that the other party It is "there is something in the words".

In this way, it made her feel a little restless, but of course her reply was not so "stingy". Since the other party seemed to tease her, she must return it.

Calculating the time like this, it seems that the two have not seen each other for a while.

Adele had never felt that a week or two without was so long that now she couldn't wait to see each other—

It doesn't matter if someone else finds out.

Adele is sure that the other party has done a lot of work, and even if they are found to be easy on each other, their statement will not be damaged.

It is quite natural for left and right single men and women to have a crush on each other and stay together. If it must be said, then Adele is not sure, maybe the Duke's father would not be so happy.

Resolute opposition is not enough, Adele still understands his character and attitude towards others.

Just judging from his increasingly "old boy" personality, he might not have to lose his temper for a while by then.

Adele saw them at the special waiting place not far from the entrance of the Paris Opera House.

A certain gentleman is dressed very young today. He is wearing a beautiful brown coat. The clothes inside are all neatly buttoned. The scarf outside the collar is tied in a beautiful knot. The cuffs are also neatly done. .

Standing beside him is Armand, who also has blond hair. Although the age gap is still there, he is far inferior in terms of temperament. Rather, Mr. Duval's appearance is full of majesty and high spirits. The way Mr. should be.

Morgana is wearing a lovely pink dress today, standing behind with a fan and a smile.

One long and one young plus Morgana, a little beauty, standing here is absolutely attractive.

When the surrounding nobles passed by, they either smiled and nodded to each other, or stepped forward to have a chat with Mr. Duval, and he naturally responded with a good temper, and then politely dismissed them without any trace.

After that, he also caught sight of Adele with a smile on his face, and the subtle expression change on his face was captured by Adele in an instant.

People on both sides met and greeted politely.

Mr. Duval glanced quickly over the two, finally giving her a slight nod before formally saluting.

Adele returned the greeting with a smile, and no one could see anything wrong.

"Come on in, I think you'll all enjoy this one."

Although Mr. Duval is the host, he intends to give way, and naturally the initiative is in the hands of Mr. Duke.

Of course, Mr. Duke knows that the story of "Beauty and the Beast" was very popular among young people at the beginning. This story written and adapted by two different ladies is enough to spread, although he doesn't think much about it. Interested, but he couldn't bear it. He remembered that the first few children, especially girls, liked it very much.

He thought that Adele should also like it very much, but he didn't expect that she didn't seem to have seen this opera version until now.

The waiter led the way, and the group went directly to the box on the third floor.

The downstairs is also bustling, they come neither early nor late, and the guests in the private rooms and ordinary seats downstairs are about to enter the venue, but they have a special aisle, so they don't have to squeeze together with most people.

"Huh?" Adele glanced down slightly, and was taken aback for a moment.

"What's the matter?" Morgana walked with her arm in arm, seeing her pause slightly, and immediately turned to ask her when she felt it, her words were full of concern.

Adele wasn't sure if she saw it wrong, but when she just walked around the corner, she seemed to see a familiar figure.

"Is there anyone?" Morgana looked along her line of sight, but still didn't find anything.

"Among the people downstairs..." she asked in a low voice.

Adele shook her head, not sure if she really saw Margaret.

Because of her fame, there are many people who imitate her, whether it is clothing or makeup design.

This kind of situation happens in the circle of nobles or courtesans. Adele is not too arrogant to prevent people from doing the same dress as her, but she can't be ignored anyway.

She's still the prettiest and most creative, a sign of her growing influence.

Even in such a situation, Adele couldn't be sure whether that person was Margaret by virtue of her side profile and back view.

But think about it, Margaret is also an artistic girl, if she wants to watch a show, it is quite normal.

Just thinking about Mr. Armand who was here today, a strange feeling suddenly rose in her heart.

Of course, this is not good to tell Morgana.

She just shook her head to say it was okay.

No, Adele and Morgana just paused for less than half a minute, and just said a few words, and no one else noticed——

Instead, the person walking ahead noticed it immediately.

Mostly her Mr. Duvall, Adele guessed.

His attention was always on their side, so that as soon as Adele stopped, his concerned and questioning eyes drifted over.

Adele didn't want to make trouble, so she just gave him a look.

Mr. Duval could see that she had something on his mind, but seeing that she was unwilling to speak out, he could only return a helpless smile, full of doting.

Turning his head, he still calmly talked to Mr. Duke who hadn't noticed or found anything.

Just when Adele was having fun and feeling the tacit understanding between the two, she saw Mr. Armand, who was also walking in front but didn't talk much, and cast a slightly surprised look at her.

Huh...was discovered?

The author has something to say:

Star sapphire, a category classified according to its composition and structure. Due to the growth of a large number of fine silk-like inclusions (rutile) inside, and the reflection of light from the inclusions in three groups of directions, the top of the gemstone is polished into a cambered shape. It will show six stars and get its name.Starlight sapphires are usually translucent to transparent because of the inclusions inside, which produce a starlight effect, but also reduce the transparency of the gemstone.The six star lines of high-quality star sapphire are completely transparent, and their intersection point is located in the center of the gemstone, which moves with the rotation of light. (The above content is taken from Encyclopedia. The color and appearance of this gemstone in the article is close to the star sapphire "Purple Star" that came out in September 2013)

Armand: I'm often insecure about knowing too much x