The Happy Life of a Duchess

We all wish Adele a good marriage.

Honor and disgrace have long been tied to everyone in the Juradi family. Whether it is the master or the servant, they have always believed that it is a lucky thing to have a peaceful, kind and beautiful lady.

A little common sense that is not common sense is that most of the hostesses who are widows or unhappy marriages are not so convenient to serve.

They are either suspicious, depressed, nervous, crazy or extreme... Most people cannot adjust themselves right away, and it will take a while to get from some " Get rid of the pain of "failure" and "loneliness".

But for some maids and waiters, the moodiness of the master's house will not be a good thing.

To a large extent, it will increase their workload. Of course, the worst thing is that if the other party becomes irritable or even extremely aggressive, they will inevitably suffer some harm.

Now that Adele has already conquered the servants of Bailu Manor and won their love, everyone still hopes that a kind, beautiful and famous lady like her can get a good marriage.

Including Mrs. Lude, she and the housekeeper are probably one of the people who care most about this matter.

Although the butler was still dealing with Mr. Duval at this time, and took him to wander around Bailu Manor again, his thoughtful service would not make people unhappy. In addition, Mr. Duval seemed to have a peaceful temperament and was not difficult to speak. At this time, Mr. Duke's approval was urgently needed, so naturally he would not embarrass his housekeeper.

"Perhaps you would like to talk to me a little more?"

Adele doesn't know if Mrs. Lude got any hint from the Duke's father, but as an elder housekeeper with a high status in her heart, Adele is still willing to share some content with Mrs. Lude who cares about her .

"Of course, Armand, please sit down."

Adele asked Mrs. Luder to sit down, and she obeyed, and sipped tea with her in the room, and then asked some questions, so that Adele could throw out answers, and it was also convenient for her to understand Adele and Mr. Duval's relationship and relationship.

The two talked for quite a long time. Adele had no other female elders, and she was honest about Mrs. Armand Rudd's concern. Naturally, her perspective was slightly different, which greatly made up for Adele's The limitations brought about by my age and thoughts.

People who have been here have seen a lot, and she put forward some very constructive suggestions for Adele, and provided some ideas for the future relationship between husband and wife.

Of course, the most important thing was that after confirming that Mr. Duval would basically be her future husband, she began to discuss more realistic things with Adele.

For example, the residence of two people after marriage, whether to choose a new manor or the current Duval mansion, and then get along with Armand and Morgana, and the transfer and arrangement of property.

Adele will go there with an astonishingly rich dowry. In addition, Mrs. Lude also euphemistically stated to her that after the death of Mr. Duke, although the bulk of the property will still fall on the heir cousin, Adele will be the only one. His biological daughter should also be able to get a large amount of inheritance, and there are some tricks about the handling of this money.

In addition, in some families, the husband is willing to hand over some or all of his personal and family property to his wife, at least the tens of thousands of francs for the daily expenses of the family will be given to his wife. On this point, Adele and Du Val didn't communicate with her either, and Mrs. Lude hinted that she should fight for the proper housekeeping rights, including the qualifications to handle the property—

Although Adele and Morgana have a good relationship, after all, after they get married, the current situation will inevitably change.

From Mrs. Lude's point of view, she is suggesting that she must take all the rights and qualifications she should have. Although the two sides are not completely opposed to each other, she is also worried that a girl as young as Adele will marry her. will suffer.

At least the right to housekeeper is in her hands. Although the property will not fall under her name legally, it will be much more convenient to control it in her own hands.

It is even said that speaking among the wives has some confidence, and managing money means being clear about the expenses of one's husband, so that if the other party spends money on other female lovers outside, he can immediately know or limit it.

Mrs. Lude talked to her more about the daily life and details of married couples that Adele hadn't had much contact with before.

Although she also said that if Adele wishes, she will accompany her to the housekeeper of the new family, but she should not stay there forever. After all, Mrs. Lude's husband is still serving the Juradi family, which is very important. Loyal people.

It's just that there are too many things involved, especially the dowry issues of the farm, and Mrs. Lu De's help is very necessary.

"I don't know what Dad thinks..."

Adele showed some hesitation.

"Mr. Duke will agree." Mrs. Lude knows the Duke better. Although she doesn't like to talk about the master's house, she is really in a good mood today, and she is very happy that her young lady has a pretty good one that she likes. Belonging, so I said a few more words.

"Compared to when he was young, Mr. Duke has softened his heart too much. There will be no incidents between Miss San and Mr. Sessman, and Mr. Duval's character has been recognized by him. Everyone thinks he is a An upright gentleman, with a good reputation, it is difficult to find other reasons to refuse."

"Maybe it's age?" Adele joked uncertainly.

"Why do you think so?" Mrs. Lude showed a little surprised look, but she didn't criticize her harshly.

"Although it is said that young girls want to find a young man of the same age, most of them are immersed in their own romantic love and ignore the reality... But for us middle-aged people who have seen too much, finding a A more stable and wealthy gentleman is a more suitable choice. What's more, when it comes to age, Mr. Duval is not that old. There are too many people who continue to marry at the age of 60 or [-]. Those who are criticized are those who married A gentleman who is half buried in the ground, to plot the property of the other party's family or the family sold his own daughter in exchange for profit...but he is far from that bad. Rather, when considering marriage, the elders Age is not a particularly important consideration in this case."

"I believe Mr. Duke will finally nod after considering all aspects. At this time, he just can't accept this matter temporarily. After all, what you brought up is too sudden, and he has always been very caring. You, don't want you to leave his side."

Mrs. Lude's words gave Adele a lot of comfort. At first, she was worried that she had misunderstood something, that the Duke's father had no intention of agreeing, and so on.

With Mrs. Lude's accurate words, Adele was relieved a lot.

Facing the thoughts of her little daughter's family, Mrs. Lude responded with a tolerant and kind smile.

She seldom showed it like this, but today she smiled a lot more than usual.

It seems that she is quite satisfied with the choice of Mr. Duval and is happy for her.

"You don't need to worry too much. After all, this is a matter that needs to be negotiated by many parties, and both of them need to go through a process of transformation." She comforted Adele.

"After you get engaged, there will be more troublesome things to deal with. The tedious projects in the middle include the design of the wedding dress, wedding arrangements, and more property-related handovers, as well as the coordination of the families behind the two parties and the maintenance of the family's reputation. Matching, of course, the most important thing is that more investigations on his character and behavior need to be considered..."

"But for now, let us give Mr. Duke a little more time."

Adele nodded when she heard that, and Mrs. Lude also smiled, put down the teacup, and let the maid come in to pack up the things and politely leave.

The communication with Mrs. Lude relieved her stress and tension to a great extent.

After the other party left, she felt that besides caring about this matter, she might also see that she was restless and intended to come to comfort her.

Mrs. Rudder is really a very considerate and intelligent housekeeper.

Although her meticulous and even somewhat rigid behavior and appearance have greatly deceived others, giving people a first impression that she is not easy to get along with.

Adele also took courage to approach her at first.

When she was very confused, she had only the housekeeper to rely on.

Her closeness proved effective and crucial.

She has been treated sincerely by Mrs. Lude, and she has transformed her from a housekeeper who was ordered to take care of her carefully to an elder who is very caring in her heart and loves and maintains her from the bottom of her heart.

Mr. Duval did not stay long.

Mr. Duke is really impatient to deal with him again.

After wandering around, the butler asked for instructions and received a response from Mr. Duke that he did not want to see any more guests, so he offered his farewell very considerately and politely.

The old housekeeper didn't stay anymore, because the other party sent a gift. Although it was probably one of the stepping stones used to propose a marriage, before the matter was finalized and announced to the outside world, the housekeeper returned a simple gift in accordance with ordinary etiquette. Thank you, Mr. Duval also accepted, there is no doubt about this decision.

After all, if it doesn't work out——

While he doesn't see it that way, it's still important to preserve Adele's reputation as single until it happens.

"Would you like to see the present?"

Adele felt that there seemed to be more people teasing her today. Mrs. Lude was so gentle, and even the housekeeper was interested in making fun of her.

"Where's Dad?" She came out of the room after hearing that Mr. Duval had left.

"Mr. Duke is still in the room." The old housekeeper made a gesture, and Adele understood it. With success, she was determined not to disturb or irritate her old father.

"Then I'll go and see the presents." Adele replied with a smile.

The old butler just nodded, the smile on his face seemed to say "Your decision is correct".

Usually gifts and other things are handled by the housekeeper.

Of course, the most important thing is to deliver it to the master's family, but because the family received a lot of messy greeting cards and stepping stone gifts, Adele and the Duke's father were not very interested in opening them one by one to see.

So usually only the important ones will go to their hands. Generally, the housekeeper will record them in the book, and the person who gave the housekeeper, who used to be Mr. Duke himself is now Adele, just take a look at it and forget it.

Only those who are particularly interested will take it out, otherwise it will be put away directly for future use or dust has been accumulating all the time.

In addition, the butler is also responsible for the next return gift.

He usually also gives a rough plan for the gift list, and after the host has read it, he will make several adjustments.

If the gift given before is more expensive, they will be slightly more expensive than the gift in return. Although it does not mean that the gift in return must be more expensive than the thing sent, but the heart must still be brought.

In addition, if the relationship is not good or suddenly becomes very close, it also needs to adjust the gift slightly.

"I think this is for you."

Mr. Butler handed over a gift box wrapped in pink silk.

Adele glanced at the large bouquet of red roses in bloom next to it, and immediately thought of the "joke" between Mrs. Lude and her.

"Is this also from him?"

"You mean roses?" the butler smiled.

"Of course, it doesn't seem to be the same variety as the one planted in our estate. This one is more luxuriant, and the number of petal layers is different."

Adele didn't look carefully, and only counted when she heard what the housekeeper said.

Among other things, the fragrance is still very strong, and it blooms delicately and beautifully. There are a few drops of water on it, which are freshly filled, and she likes it very much.

"It's tulips."

In the box is a purple dried flower tulip with a rare color.

She froze for a while before laughing.

It was really a coincidence for Armand, and he did send roses and tulips.