Southern Rose [Gone with the Wind]

Rhett finally realized that this was a great disadvantage, and hurriedly said, "Don't do this!"

"What? Don't you admit it?"

"No. I mean, I admit it. Will you get angry with me for this?" He looked at her vigilantly, "I also admit that I was too anxious and too much, and I shouldn't hurt him."

Josephine stared at him seriously, "You shouldn't. I wonder why you weren't killed by the Duke."

Rhett coughed violently.

If you want to cover it up, you have a ghost in your heart!

Thomas told her a little bit about how the big nobles do things: they are the makers of laws and rules, and there are countless ways to kill a person, just the seemingly "negative" oppression that grinds people to death is countless For example, if you do business, he can make you unable to collect your bills, the source factory refuses to ship goods, the railway workers are passive and sabotage and can’t do an hour of work a day, and they can even run away collectively (it will also take time and money to find workers ), and so on, and within a month you'll find yourself on the brink of bankruptcy, jumping into the Atlantic.

So it is more likely that Rhett not only hooked up with Stanley, but also hooked up with the Duke; while he was fooling Stanley, saying that he would kill Thomas, he packed Thomas to Europe in a blink of an eye, and handed over to him. Duke Papa.Thomas was taken home by the Duke's father. He must be under strict supervision and it would be difficult to escape.

The more I think about it, the more I feel right!This is definitely something that a treacherous villain like Rhett Butler can do!

Since Rhett has made it clear that he loves her and is a smart person, he will never really kill Thomas at the risk of her hating him to the bone.

There was no letter from Thomas, but the Duke's letter was received a few days ago, saying that he would send someone to check the remains, and severely reprimanded Josephine, saying that if Thomas hadn't been obsessed with insisting on marrying her, he wouldn't have ended up A tragic end in a foreign country; he lost his son when he was old, and he was very sad.

On the surface, this letter seems impeccable, but I always feel... something weird.

After thinking about it, Josephine found that the Duke's letter was written in a kind manner, and it could not be considered "arrogant".

However, the Duke did not say what to do with little Tom.

Also, if her marriage contract with Thomas is not legal, then Tom can only be regarded as an illegitimate child, and an illegitimate child will not be recognized.

I also thought that most of Savannah's relatives and friends still call her "Mrs. Tarent", and few people call her "Mrs. Wolfe", but she obviously has a child named Wolfe. Why do these people seem to be like that? The child does not exist?

She didn't feel much about the issue of whether it was an illegitimate child. It was impossible for others to break their mouths in front of her, so she couldn't think of it, but when she thought about it, she was extremely worried, and she didn't want Tom to be sad about it in the future.The money matter seems to be out of the question now, but there will be a turning point in the future. The Duke will always die, and no matter whether Thomas marries someone else or not, he will always give Tom a fortune.

Distraught, she wondered if she should go to Vienna and visit the Duke?

The duke's attorney arrived in Savannah a few days later and hastily determined that the suspicious remains were Thomas.He brought a letter from the Duke. The Duke accidentally deposited 50 Guldens for Tom in a bank in Paris, and explained that if Tom lived to be 18, he would receive another deposit of 50 Guldens.

The duke explicitly didn't say it was a "legacy".

Josephine guessed that this was the "preferential treatment" that Thomas and the Duke's father had won.

The duke also said that he believed she could educate Tom, but Tom couldn't be a real Wolff.

This smelly old man!

Josephine tore up the letter angrily.

"Let me arrange Mr. Wolfe's business." Reid said cleverly.

Josephine was still angry, and gave him a cold look, "Whatever you want, don't let this bother me."

"Why...you seem a little too indifferent."

"What can I do? He's dead, and there's nothing I can do."

Rhett couldn't answer the question, so he had to change the subject, "Do you want to go to New York? I can take Cynthia over, I don't think that's a problem."

The man's thinking is really simple and straightforward. He thinks she is unhappy, so he wants to make her happy; how can a woman not love her child?So he wanted her to see his daughter.

She hadn't seen Cynthia for a few months, children's memory is not that good, they might have forgotten her, and this was something she couldn't tolerate.

Her child cannot become a stranger.

Thomas' matter can't be resolved for the time being, but Cynthia's matter can still be resolved.

"Okay, let's go to New York."

After sending away Thomas' "remains", Josephine went to New York again.

This time she did not take the two boys. Mrs. Jenkins was with her, and Rhett Butler was her male companion.

Still living at the villa on Long Island, Rhett went to Boston that day and brought Cynthia back two days later.

Cynthia grew up a little, and children always grow up very fast.She just passed her 5th birthday at the end of May, and she already knows a lot. Seeing her mother crying, she asked her mother to hug her and take her to sleep with her at night.

Stanley did not relax Cynthia's education. Cynthia had to learn English, French, piano, painting, and someone to play with her. Julia wrote a letter last month saying that she was going to find someone to teach Cynthia how to ride a horse.

Cynthia went on and on about how strict the governess was, how well behaved she was most of the time, but if the teacher displeased her, she would make a scene and sometimes pretend to cry so that Uncle Stanley would drive him away teacher.

"Why are you so naughty!" Josephine fondled her hair.

"That's because I don't like her." Cynthia said confidently.

"who do you like?"

"I like mom the most." The little girl said sweetly, "Mom, why did you come to see me? I miss you very much, every day."

"I miss you too, my baby."

"I would say to your photo every night before going to bed, 'Mom, come to me', did you hear that?" The little girl's sweet and soft voice, soft hands, soft body, The little arms hugged the mother's neck, and the mother and daughter were face to face.

"I heard that, but mother is very busy and has no time to see you. I will come to see you as soon as I have time. My baby, mother misses you very much and misses you every day. Do you want to go home with mother? "

Cynthia's eyes lit up, "Is that okay? Mom, I want to go home with you, back to Savannah, right?"

"Yes, Savannah is Mama's home and Grandpa's home. Do you miss your brother?"

"Victor." Cynthia said happily, "My brother is Victor."

"Yes, brother is Victor."

Cynthia is very happy to be able to monopolize her mother, and the mother and daughter spend most of the day together.Josephine also dotes on her daughter very much and agrees to any request of her unconditionally.

Rhett graciously bought a pony for Cynthia, and taught her how to ride.Cynthia bossed around all day long, turning Rhett's command around, and Rhett had no complaints.

He went to negotiate with Stanley about Cynthia, and arranged for Josephine to meet Stanley's wife, Julia.

Julia is a girl from an upper-class family who was educated according to the traditional standard of being a good wife and a loving mother. The only problem is that she read too much and received too much education. She studied at Boston University for four years, but did not get a degree certificate.She was in the school library when it was the best time to be a bride, so she missed the best age for marriage.

Josephine's meeting with Julia was successful, and Julia promised to go back and persuade her husband to return Cynthia to her biological mother.Stanley believes that Thomas is dead (this part is probably arranged by Rhett), and to be honest, no matter how great the hatred is, it should be eliminated. After all, the debt of death is eliminated, so what else?

Josephine felt that Rhett's trick was really clever. On the one hand, it resolved Stanley's hatred for her and eliminated the hatred between them; "Widow" again; on the other hand, he also flattered the Duke, which would definitely be more beneficial to his business in continental Europe.

After all, only her interests were harmed.But because Cynthia's custody rights can be used to make up for it, it is not unacceptable for her to measure it.

So in the end, only Thomas' interests were harmed.

How shrewd!

After Josephine figured out these points, she couldn't help admiring, even she couldn't think of a better idea!

It wasn't doing her any good to tangled up about Thomas, and it wasn't impossible for Rhett to make amends.

Life in New York is quite pleasant.

Rhett must visit every day, as long as he is not in Boston.Flowers, delicacies, and jewelry were sent to Long Island villas in a steady stream.

Who cares?Josephine expressed boredom.

Rhett also understood very well, and took the time to talk about Cynthia's matter, and brought back Stanley's letter.

Stanley agreed to return Cynthia to her mother. Cynthia only needs to stay at the Boston Talent's house for two months a year. As for whether it is summer or winter, it is up to Josephine to arrange.Others remain unchanged.

Josephine finally felt relieved, and praised Rhett appropriately.

Reid then brought his lawyer to see Josephine, and signed some documents one after another, donating all his properties in New York to her, including two small buildings on Wall Street, several pieces of land near Central Park, and the New York Harbor Wharf. Two warehouses, two ships in New York port, and some stocks of New York companies, and cash deposits in the bank, the total value is about 20 US dollars.

"This is half of my property." Rhett said easily.

"Really? I thought you told me it was $100 million."

He smiled. "The bank in Liverpool."

"gold?"

"Yes. Most of the gold. I've kept some gold in a few banks in the United States, just in case, and it's all yours now. Would you like to see it?"

"Look at what?"

"Gold. I can take it all out, and then you decide which bank to deposit it in."

A solid block of gold is quite eye-catching, let alone a pile of gold.

The price of gold is not high now, which is based on the current per capita income. Gold is always at the top of the monetary system. Under the gold standard, gold is the real hard currency.

The gold bars were cast into half-pound rectangles, and there were 20 of them in total, neatly stacked on the table.

Josephine was satisfied.

Where is the money, where is the love, the simplest truth in the world.Even if Rhett broke the sky and said a lot of sweet words, there was no real gold to make her believe in his love.

The author has something to say: In the original book, Reid tells Scarlett that he made $50 during the Civil War.At that time, this amount of money could definitely be regarded as a "huge sum".