The Happy Life of a Duchess

Here, Adele is not clear about how Mr. Duke moves in his heart.

For several days in a row, he became more and more busy, going out early and returning late. You must know that in terms of the old man's daily life that he is gradually taking care of, unless it is a prom with Adele, which must be attended for social purposes, In addition, he will not come home late or stay up late.

But during this period of time, no matter whether he was going out or returning home, he had worked harder than before.

Adele thought that this might have something to do with her own marriage. Although generally speaking, Mr. Duval had a good reputation, since she wanted to get married, she must do more homework and consideration in advance.

Adele has never encountered such a situation, but Mrs. Lude always understands. After asking, she knows that in addition to exploring his character from other relatives and friends, she also needs to ask Mr. Duval's hometown and family members. In city C, do some research.

The ultimate goal is to investigate in many aspects through his growth trajectory and career development, especially for a long time before he came to Paris.

Everyone doesn't know much about this paragraph. Although according to the evaluation and his promotion, his past reputation and performance are quite good, but as a reliable father, Mr. Duke still went to work in this area— —

The most important thing is that if he finds out that he has an illegitimate son and daughter in his hometown, he can justly reject this guy from the candidates for marriage.

Although I don't know if there is such a possibility for other guys if I choose another choice, after all, loyal men are rare, but since my daughter has raised such expectations for the other party, and Mr. Duval dared to make such a promise, at least It shows that she still has requirements for this aspect.

As a person who wants to be a good father, Mr. Duke will certainly not let go of this possibility, and also wants to strictly restrain his son-in-law according to the standards expected by his daughter.

Of course, if something was found out, it would mean that he was an extremely hypocritical guy, after all, he and the people around him advertised him as a "clean guy".

It is definitely necessary to reject such a dishonest liar. Compared with doing this kind of investigation after the engagement, it is better to deal with all this before the engagement.

In this way, her daughter will not have a reputation of being jealous among men, nor will her history of being engaged affect her from continuing to look for a suitable husband.

"What are you up to?" Jenny leaned over and asked her.

"Where do I want to take Helen to play?" Adele replied casually while doing her makeup in front of the mirror.

"Miss, you care about her—Helen is so lucky." Jenny said enviously, but she was really happy for her little niece.

"Also, did you bully her? Is she still used to sleeping in a room by herself? Is she afraid of the dark?" Adele asked a series of questions in a caring manner.

"Have you gotten used to it? Are you afraid? Do you want someone to accompany her?"

"It's all good." Jenny waved her hand and handed Adele a beautiful hairpin.

"Don't you, an elder, not notice?"

"Of course not." Jenny tried to prove for herself, but after bringing Helen, her temper was obviously much more stable, and she was not as detached as before.

Helen Burns will not stay in Paris for too long, but Sister Burns is still very tolerant to give the little girl who has just arrived in France enough time to adapt, and also hopes that she has seen the different terroir of France in all aspects Humanity, after seeing the peace and beauty of Barigne and the prosperity and magnificence of Paris, I can have some heartfelt belonging to this place.

Although no one told her so, a smart girl like her should have realized that it would be difficult for her to go back, at least her biological father and stepmother didn't welcome her very much.

"Hurry up, bring Helen with you, we will have some snacks in the garden, and we will go to the banks of the Rhine later in the day. I remember that there seems to be a new restaurant opened there. It is said that the seafood and mussels are delicious. Looking at the night view, I went to eat seafood and river delicacies." Adele thought for a while and told Jenny.

"is this okay?"

There was some hesitation on Jenny's face.

The lady treated Helen very preferentially. After she came, she asked Mrs. Daumier to make her new clothes and buy her beautiful hair accessories, and then took her out to play and eat, not to mention how many times.

This preference made Jenny a little worried. Even if it was nothing to Adele, it was a 12-point favor to the Burns family.

They have to be grateful, no matter what, kindness needs to be reciprocated.

"Don't think about it so much, I just like her because she is cute." Adele waved her hand, signaling her not to be nervous.

"My attitude towards children has always been very tolerant, and I still like children myself. If you have to say it, you think I am doing good deeds?" In order to relieve Jenny's pressure, she said this deliberately.

"That's right." Jenny nodded, believing it as expected.

Jenny doesn't like things that bother her head, and her personality is relatively simple.

She quickly found an explanation that she thought was quite normal. Miss is now in the stage of talking about kissing. Maybe it is love that made her think more. Being a mother has become more concrete for her. And reality, that is, from a seemingly imaginary routine to something that she may face soon.

At this time, no one thought about not having children and not being a mother—except for those prostitutes, who may be unwilling to conceive children out of "subsistence" business considerations.

At this time, most ordinary women are willing to give birth to their own children, and they have also done a good job of taking care of children as their lifelong responsibility.

Adele didn't have any idea about whether she would be born or not.

But now she has someone she cherishes. For him, she is willing to take this risk and have a child. Of course, for herself and her child, she is willing to make herself better.

There is some truth in saying that children are the fruit of love.

Jenny then smoothly attributed it to a kind of overflow of maternal nature and the greatness of maternal love.

Perhaps the young lady wanted to try to get along with children in advance. After all, although Helen was in her teens, she was not as tall as Alexander, who was also malnourished before.

Helen was very thin and thin, and she didn't look very healthy when she came.

But now that the food is good, at least it can make her full, and the combination of meat and vegetables is reasonable, and there is no shortage of fruits and vegetables, etc. Gradually, her face looks better.

"I haven't taken her to Notre Dame de Paris yet. Although it is a bit dilapidated now, I heard that it has long since lost its original glory, and the broken spire has not been repaired, but I think Helen is still willing to go, even if it is Catholic. church." Adele propped her chin up with a smile and talked to her with a smile.

"Also, I heard that there will be an agricultural expo held in Paris in a few days. It is said that businessmen from far and near will bring their things to participate in the exhibition." Adele pointed her fingers and calculated, usually she would She didn't have so many ideas, but she wanted to show the children some positive aspects of France, and she felt that she had a lot to do.

It is worth mentioning that Helen can speak a little French.

It is said that in the boarding school, the teacher taught very simple, and before going out, her father asked her to make up some French, but it was just simple greetings and greetings, no matter how complicated she could not understand or speak.

The British can more or less speak French. After all, French used to be the official language in Europe, and everyone speaks French. Even now, as Britain is getting stronger, everyone still does not forget to learn a little French.

This is a fashionable thing to increase your social status, for foreigners.

As for the French, there are some who can speak English, but there should not be as many English people who can speak French.

After all, many French people disdain to speak English too well. They are proud and confident of their own language. If they don’t speak such a beautiful language as French, they can’t speak English. I'm weak in front of me, so it's better not to learn English well, and even if I learn, I can't speak very well.

When Adele and the others spoke to Helen, except for her who was proficient in English, the others had some problems with their English, either because of their accent or because they tended to be short of words.

Fortunately, Helen was able to adapt herself, and everyone gradually brought her into the French language environment as soon as possible. Compared with not knowing how to speak at first, now Helen can switch between English and French, and speak English when she doesn’t know it. With French words, everyone can hear them more clearly.

"Besides, I still want to take her to the theater?"

"What about Beauty and the Beast? It's my favorite show now, and it just happens to have a fairytale version for kids...or is it Queen's Comedy Ballet? I saw it a while back and thought it was good, I can watch it a second time with her... In fact, "Versailles" is also fine, I always like ballet, so I don't know if she likes it if it's a bit mysterious?"

"Maybe Hamlet is better."

Jenny thought for a while and wanted to follow up.

"You're right. Hurry up and pick her up and eat some biscuits. It's time for afternoon tea."

Seeing the servant bringing food in a cart, Adele urged Jenny, who nodded and went to the room to find Helen.

Jenny was wearing a little darker rose-red dress.

It was Adele who felt that she should wear brighter clothes after seeing her fair complexion and old-fashioned and dull dress, so she asked people to arrange more bright colors for her when preparing the clothes.

The little girl should dress brightly, like a flower, youthful and energetic, and comfortable to look at.

Wearing pink when you get older may not be stable enough. It doesn't look as good as when you were young, but you don't have to have a heavy brown or gray upper body.

It's just that the elderly don't always dress up like that. Why is Helen, a little girl, dressed so oppressively?

Helen came over with a smile, and greeted her with her daily greetings and etiquette in French that she was already able to use proficiently.

She lifted up the skirt and greeted her in a milky voice, with a shy and heartfelt smile on her face, a healthy blush on her little face, and bright and moist eyes. pretty.

Adele's mood immediately improved, and she was asked to sit down and wait for the snacks to be arranged, and to try.

The two had a conversation, in French.

Adele guided her intentionally, and sometimes Mary and other maids would talk to Helen for a while when she was silent, after all, they cared about her and did her best.

"Miss, there is news from the farm."

Mrs. Lude did not come to the garden pavilion empty-handed. She came with two sealed and unopened letters, but because one of the letters was her nephew and niece-in-law, she also knew something about it. , under the default of Miss.

"Oh, it happened before. I have delivered letters twice, and I haven't replied, but it should be almost done." Adele wiped her fingers with a handkerchief. Today's pastry is sugar crisp, which is a bit sticky. , It will drop slag, but children like it.

Helen looked shyly at Mrs. Luder and then at Adele.

"It's okay, you continue to eat, eat a little more, we will go out to play later, and take you to the Rhine."

Helen nodded. This shy and introverted girl had freckles like Jenny's, but her personality was much more reserved than Jenny's. However, she had a good temper, mainly because she was well-behaved and docile.

I don't know how I developed such a temperament. When I arrived at the Duke's mansion, after being shocked by the magnificence of Bailu Manor at first, it turned into a little panic and uneasiness.

Adele and the others took a little effort to appease her.

It takes time to adapt, but maybe Helen is used to this kind of life—maybe she doesn't receive much love at home, and she has been sent to boarding school for a while, but she is not so unaccustomed to being alone.

On the contrary, for everyone's kindness and love, she will show a slightly over-appreciative attitude, as if, she has never experienced too much unconditional love from relatives or friends.

Helen's temperament is very mild, perhaps largely due to her religious reasons.

She believes in God, and for all the difficulties and embarrassments, she has an incredible obedience, as if Jesus was willing to endure unreasonable torture from people. Everyone in the public feels sorry for her, just because she feels worthless.

It seems that kind people should always get kind results, so that everyone can embrace hope even more.

However, this also made Helen more popular. A good-tempered and kind little girl is always more popular.

"Give it to me, let me see what's in it."

Adele pointed, and Mrs. Rudder handed it over.

Although Helen received advice not to leave and to avoid talking, she herself was very clever and knew that this was not what she should know, and she thought so.

So, she asked Jenny to take her there to see the roses, and Jenny agreed, and brought her a delicate and small basket that could only hold three or five small biscuits.

"Actually, there's nothing..."

Although Adele did not respond to the previous letter, she had read the content.

Perhaps because of her delay in giving a response, the people in the farm over there were also a little panicked. They became more and more anxious during the days of waiting for no results, and sent her additional letters with new processing and situation results.

Judging from the words, it seems that I can vaguely feel that I am more cautious and panic than the first time.

It seems that they have finally realized that Adele is the master, and although they have enjoyed the benefits and convenience of serving, if they don't know the situation and squander this trust at will, they even think that it is just a young mistress. It would be a big mistake to easily underestimate or even replace Miss's influence.

Back and forth, in fact, just a few things were said.

One is that the workers who made mistakes before drove two out, and it was found out that these two male workers were the direct persons who had the problem. A higher paying job.

For example, the younger brother of one of them was transferred to the coachman's side, but in fact, the work of raising horses was quite leisurely, one more than him, and one less than a lot, and his father seemed to have received a little money, otherwise he would have no money to go Bar hookers.Another man's wife was moved from the hard work of taking care of the farm garden to the post of maid serving in the manor. The news from Mrs. Lude's nephew is that she seems to be able to intervene in the work related to the kitchen. .

There is plenty of water for kitchen work, at least not for eating.

The aristocrats insisted that the food must be rich to show their strength, so the rest would only be more or less, and these naturally basically fell into the hands of the kitchen staff.

It's no secret, but Adele isn't happy that they're keeping it under wraps.

If Mr. Littlejohn's father had not been the steward of the Grange, he would not have had such a right to dispatch his staff.

Adele has quite a lot of people monitoring the movement there. Apart from Mrs. Lude's relatives, there is also a little influence of the Duke's father himself there, and the old housekeeper was ordered to investigate secretly.

She naturally also knew the result of the latter matter. Of course they failed to fulfill her order well. It seemed that those new seedlings were directly dried to death in the field. Such an excuse.

Adele looked at the newly sent letters, and found that they were all the same.

She curled her lips, showing a bit of disdain. If it weren't for the etiquette and upbringing, she would have the heart to tear up the letter directly.

"Where's the list?"

Adele was about to take over such a farm, so she was naturally extremely upset.

What relieved her was that among these people, there were still people available.

In addition, although the manpower in the manor is in a mess, the tenants of the rented out fields are still reliable, and they pay honestly, and there is nothing sloppy about it.

"Tomorrow afternoon, I will make an appointment with Mrs. Daumier. If she wants to, she can stay for dinner. If she wants to, she can bring her son, who happens to be about the same age as our Helen, and maybe he can still talk."

"That's right. Ms. Helen needs to get in touch with people of her own age. Maybe this will make her a little more cheerful." Mrs. Lu De nodded in agreement, "Even if she plans to serve God for the rest of her life, such a personality...seems to be a disadvantage."

Helen's belief is in God, and she is a Christian, but everything has not yet been determined, after all, she will live in a Catholic church in the future, and she will be taken care of by a devout Catholic nun elder.

"These..." Adele drew on the list with a pen, and the ink she used was also red, which looked a bit "cruel".

The list prepared by Mrs. Lu De and the old housekeeper is naturally the most comprehensive. Not only is the name complete, but there is also a separate file for each person such as identity introduction and social relationship.

Adele has already paid attention to this, since she said that she has to take care of this matter and do something big, she will not let herself be lazy on the first step.

She had already memorized all the contents, so when she was making the list, it was already a success.

On the top sheet of the simplified version of names separated by men and women, she directly underlined a few names according to the strokes, and then crossed out a lot. The special thing is that the housekeeper's name is circled with a red pen.

"Those whose names are crossed out don't need to appear in the farm anymore." Adele said very coldly, "Those that are marked up are for other purposes. I don't need to arrange work or simple tasks for them for the time being. The housekeeper will keep it for now." , after all, a good housekeeper is hard to find."

"Then there are a few who have been transferred, and those who have been adjusted should also be clearly written. Armand, you can help me reorganize it, and then bring it to me for a look. If there is no problem, send it directly to Dad. He promised to give me Sealed."

"Yes." Mrs. Lu De was a little surprised at first, but then she restrained her expression in the shortest time, and nodded naturally.

Knocking on Mr. Duke's seal means that this is what he himself meant, and it is also what the whole family means.

The servants who are driven out in this way will not end well. Together with their family members, it will be difficult for them to continue to survive. If they are a little bit better at running a business, they may move to another place and barely continue to live. As for unable--

Since you have committed the act of stealing, raping and playing tricks, don't be afraid to bear the consequences.

Adele had already given them a chance, but they were still trying to escape by chance, and were even arranged to go to other places, which she could not tolerate.

John and John’s family will also be punished, but it is still useful right now. If he is smart enough, he should realize the problem and take this last opportunity to express his sincerity to Adele and Mr. Duke, and try to put the last Get things done.

In this case, perhaps for the sake of his service for so many years, he can be given some last sympathy, instead of being kicked out like others, which is difficult to sustain.

"But if you still can't figure it out..." Adele tapped her fingertips on the table with a cold expression on her face. When she saw Jenny bringing Helen over, she hurriedly smiled, "I hope he can be more 'sensible'."

Helen didn't know what was said here, only heard the latter sentence, her expression moved slightly, but she didn't say anything.

The letters and so on in front of Adele were quickly packed away, and the pen was put back. She smiled and tapped the tip of Helen's nose, and asked with a smile:

"Is this flower for me?"

"Jenny said, you like roses." Helen was a little embarrassed, and she picked the roses in the garden, of course with the approval and guidance of the gardener.

She smiled and handed over a bouquet of eight pruned roses. The emerald green ribbon used on it was still her favorite, but now Helen gave Adele along with this ribbon.

"Thank you Helen, this is my favorite rose except for the one given by a certain gentleman."

Adele sniffed it contentedly, her face was full of joy, and Helen nodded with a half understanding.