aristocratic engagement

But I really want to come here.

Before going to sleep in the early morning, Anne was still thinking in a daze, that the Duke of Bridgewater seems to be running a shipyard, and now they bumped into each other!She put the hood on tighter and had a plan in mind.

It is a waste if there is a relationship!

If he wants to do business with Edgerton, Mr. Richter's status is hard to come by.

Alan's attitude towards her was unusual, and Anne was well aware of this fact, although she did not understand where this particularity came from.Perhaps the "drawbridge effect"?Allen, who was seriously injured, was very grateful to Miss de Bauer who took him in and sent him back to London?

On the first night when he came to London, Allen came to tell him a lot of things.Anne could read his struggles in his anguished words - and it had to do with his family.Anne had understood his hesitation since meeting the suffocating Mrs. Edgerton and his brother at the tea party.

As the second son, Alan has no right to inherit the family business, but his father gave him high hopes and entrusted him with the family's investment.This is destined to be a wedding dress for others, and it is difficult for anyone to accept. The property that I managed so hard finally fell into the hands of the ineffective elder brother.

The Earl of Fitzwilliam's House once told Anne when they were at Rosings Manor that although the Duke of Bridgewater was a powerful figure, he couldn't handle family affairs well.The old duke kept his eldest grandson by his side and loved him so much that his son who had not inherited the title could only devote his heart and soul to his second son.

But one day the Duke will grow old. Now that the Duke is old, Edward Edgerton returns to his father, only to find that his younger brother has been managing the business of the family early on; Alan Egerton also had to "return" power to his "foreign" brother.

If Mrs. Edgerton is a sensible person, she can act as a lubricant in this contradictory relationship early on - just like the role played by the wives of every family, reconciling the relationship between brothers, father and son, maybe Bridgeworth The internal conflict in the Duke's Mansion is not so intense.

Lovely Mrs. Jayton is a "sensible person". Although she seldom gets close to her eldest son, she believes that Edward is the only heir.That's right. For some reason, the lovely Mrs. Jayton lacks love and care for her second son Allen, and even has hostility.At the tea party, Anne was really puzzled by the sour words in the open and in the dark.

Isn't the second son her son?

However, it seems that Allen is not completely inferior in the "competition".

Annie wasn't sure if Ellen had revealed his distaste for the repressed family when he asked her about heaven and hell that night, if he secretly wanted to... contend?

On Christmas, his serious injury was no accident.Annie didn't want to speculate about his family members maliciously, but if they really did it... Whether they did it or not, as long as Alan thinks they did it, a bloodbath is inevitable.

I dare not think about it any further.

In any case, Allen is still very prestigious and talkative in the shipyard now.

Annie took a fancy to those sailing ships that were approaching "retirement".

Little Coulee knows the twists and turns of the factory district like the back of his hand.He had grown up here, and he was more familiar with those narrow, deep, and deserted paths than anyone else.Annie gave him trust, allowing him to take her around the factory area.Little Coulee couldn't hide his excitement. While walking, he introduced the factories on both sides, almost jumping up.

Annie saw the Phoenix Textile Factory on the opposite bank from a distance across the river.

The textile factory printed with gray paint stands out among the many factories.Although from Annie's point of view, these are just very simple one-story bungalows, which are far from the appearance of the big factories she has seen in her previous life.

Even so, across the river, Annie let out a long breath when she heard the sound of locomotives coming from the factory.

When she came to this world, she didn't dare to say that she was wiser than in her previous life, she was still her.So when the results were truly displayed in front of her eyes, Anne still felt dizzy for a while.Like a dream, you can wake up at any time.

She knows that her only advantage is that she knows the direction of history earlier than others, and knows the business opportunities earlier.In terms of talent, those who know nothing about the future, but are more talented than those who turn the clouds and rain and go forward courageously.

Annie pinched the palm of her hand to wake herself up from the unspeakable loss and return to reality.

Phoenix Textiles has been betrayed by its own people, and there is no delay.However, Anne could not convict Mr. Brown based on Guli's words alone.

"Would you like to do things for me?" Annie lowered her voice, patted little Gu Li's head, and asked.

Little Coulee looked up at the black hood suspiciously, as if to say: Am I doing something for you?

"I mean, be my partner, my right-hand man."

Little Gu Li's eyes widened, and the black eyeballs shone with a light that had never been seen before.He yelled anxiously twice, as if he wanted to say something to show his loyalty, but also seemed to want to shout excitedly.Little Coulee pointed to Du Li who was also dressed behind Mr. Richter, his hands trembling slightly.

Annie nodded: "If you can do this for me, then it will be what you think."

Little Guli wanted to become an important assistant with the same status as Du Li in Mr. Richter's heart.

Anne bowed her head and told him to keep an eye on Mr. Brown, and report to her immediately if he found out.Annie intends to "knock the mountain to shake the tiger", to test Mr. Brown, let him show his feet, and it is best to catch him on the spot.If it wasn't for him, then the people behind the scenes would definitely take measures.

Little Coulee put all his energy into it and wanted to perform well in front of his new owner.

Annie saw him rubbing his fists, as if he was about to do a big fight, and smiled under the hood.

Just as she returned to the Earl's Mansion in disgrace and took off her out clothes, there was a knock on Anne's door, and the voice of the housekeeper's wife Mia came from behind the door.

Du Li hurriedly wiped her face and went to open the door.

"The countess is going to hold a tea party and invite some ladies and ladies to come over as guests. The lady asked Miss de Bourgh if there is any lady she wants to invite, and Ms. de Bourgh can write the invitation letter and pass it through the Earl's House. Send it under your name." Mrs. Mia said sternly.

Du Li was about to answer when she heard the master's voice behind her.

"I understand, Mrs. Mia. I will consider the candidates later, and I will report to the Countess after dinner and discuss with her." Anne slowly walked out from the inside, "When will the tea party be held? If I need help You must tell me where you are. I have never been exposed to such activities when I was in Rosings...except for the one where I prepared the ball for Cousin Darcy, I hope the countess and you can teach me more."

Mrs. Mia didn't even dare to say.

"About a week later in the afternoon. The lord's house in London is very convenient to move around. This is not a formal social occasion, and a week's preparation is more than enough." Mrs. Mia paused and reminded, " If you have a lady you want to invite, please do so as soon as possible... Now that the official social balls have been scheduled one by one, everyone is extremely busy!"

This means to act first.Annie nodded understandingly, and politely sent Mrs. Mia away.

Anne came to the desk and sat down, and took out the stationery with the de Bourgh family crest in gold from the drawer.

Most of the ladies and ladies that Anne met after she came to London were met at the tea party at the Duke of Bridgewater's last time, and they were not close.Anne thought for a long time before writing down the name of the first Miss Slivan who boldly and straightforwardly asked her for the invitation letter from Phoenix.

Then I got a little stuck.

In fact, all those beautiful and charming ladies left only one impression in her memory—a soft and boneless soul wrapped in soft silk, beautiful but the same.

"Bennet." Du Li's reminder coincided with Annie's silent recitation.

"You also think Miss Bennet is worthy of invitation?" Anne looked up at Du Li.

Du Li didn't answer directly, but said: "You once invited them, but Mr. Bennet refused, didn't you? I don't think Mrs. and Miss Bennet really don't want to come, it's just because Mr. Bennet An old gentleman with old manners."

Old gentlemen are willing to invite others generously, but they are quite strict and stick to etiquette when they invite others.

Anne readily wrote Bennet's name on the paper.

Thinking of Bennet, they had to talk about their new neighbor in temporary accommodation—Alan Edgerton.

From his mother, Anne might get a glimpse of the Bridgewater shipyards.But thinking of Mrs. Edgerton's careful thoughts about her, Anne snorted coldly, and thought pettishly, Mrs. Edgerton should be invited by the countess!Anyway, considering the fact that the Duke's Mansion invited them to the tea party last time, it is impossible for the Countess not to invite them.

An invitation to Mr. Gardner's residence was answered the next day.

Miss Bennet—Jane, thanked Anne politely in the letter, and praised Anne's "generosity" in an extremely humble and exaggerated tone, and then tactfully agreed to attend with long and difficult sentences that circled several times.

Annie was amazed at the series of gorgeous words.

"I didn't expect Miss Bennet to behave like this?" Du Li put down the letter paper in surprise.

Anne couldn't help laughing: "I'm afraid this is the masterpiece of Mrs. Bennet! Miss Bennet is a polite lady, but she would never be so exaggerated. On the contrary, that lady's enthusiasm is a bit overwhelming."

Anne thought amusedly, I'm not a gentleman who can take her daughter home!

However, she also understood what Mrs. Bennet meant.The Bennet family has five daughters, but they have no intention of having any more children. The couple had to plan for the future of their daughters early on. They needed to save more dowry and urgently needed to know more people of the same class. A well-off family.

Such things are always afraid of late rather than early.

Annie stuffed the letter back into the envelope, but unexpectedly found that there was still content inside the envelope.She opened the envelope with a knife and turned it inside out.

Elizabeth's playful and sharp complaints come alive on the paper.She complained about Mrs. Bennet's almost hysterical excitement after receiving the invitation letter, and complained about her mother's express hint that her father would prepare a new dress for the two of them—Jane was very worried, and she felt that her father was already very impatient, but Elizabeth felt that her father's delay in agreeing and pretending not to understand was deliberately teasing them.

Then, a new line was started, and the traces of the characters became thicker, as if they were added temporarily.

"...The servant sent an envelope just now, and the money in it is just enough for me and Jane to make a dress each. Now I want to invite you to go to Phoenix together. I wonder if I can have this honor?"

"Stop talking, mom is crying about her nerves again, I want to tell her the good news."

"If you don't have time, don't beat yourself up."

"If you want, please entrust your maid—Is it Du Li?—to make an appointment with us, the sooner the better. Although Jane doesn't say anything, I can tell that she is looking forward to it."

TBC.

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