My years as a menswear boss

Old Darcy's funeral was held on a cloudy day. Fortunately, the funeral procedures in England were not as trivial as in the East. It was only necessary to listen to the priest's speech and then present the bouquet prepared by himself to the deceased.

After the pastor finished his eulogy at Darcy's Manor, the old Darcy's lawyer came out to read the will.

Old Darcy has been in poor health, knowing that his time is short, he took care of his funeral early, and exhausted his heart for his two children.

Fortunately, Derbyshire's land inheritance system is not a limited inheritance right. Darcy and Georgiana each get land, tenants, and shops.It was temporarily held by Darcy until Georgiana married.

Jiqiu is extremely reassured about this point, Darcy is a very qualified elder brother, he will definitely not behave like the stepfather in the "spotted belt" case, who put a poisonous snake to bite Georgiana for the sake of property.

But old Darcy loves Wickham more than she imagined. Not only did he specifically confess that Darcy should take more care of his adopted son, but also left him a large sum of money.

Wickham's face was full of sadness, but what he was thinking in his heart was probably only known to him.

Darcy, an old-fashioned man, will absolutely carry out his father's last words meticulously. Jiqiu thought with a headache.

Immediately afterwards, a large paragraph of words appeared in Jiqiu's mind, "Shortly after the death of old Darcy, Wickham revealed his true colors and rejected the priesthood job offered by Darcy, and finally Darcy gave him a large sum of money to study, It was all used by him to squander.After Darcy refused his insatiable demands again and again, he delusional tricked Georgiana to revenge. '

To her surprise, not only the little Bentley who grew up with Darcy was taken care of by the will, but also herself. The old Darcy also left her an inheritance, a horse just born at the beginning of this year The white thoroughbred horse of , was judged by the trainer to have the potential to become an excellent racehorse.

Jiqiu remembered that in the few conversations, he mentioned that he wanted to buy a white horse, but he didn't expect that old Darcy would remember it casually.

Whether it was for Darcy's or Georgiana's sake or not, she was very touched by this kindness.

So let's not let Wickham's mouse shit ruin a pot of porridge!

Jiqiu observed several people sitting in the living room. For the handover of work, old Darcy's business partners were also there. After listening to the will, they stepped forward to comfort Darcy one by one, and then left the living room to say goodbye.

She glanced at the two brothers and sisters, thinking that they should give them some time to get over their grief, so

It was him who quietly left the living room and went outside to get some air.

But as we walked, we came to the garden. The Darcy Manor and the neighboring Hilda Manor were separated by a dense forest, which bordered the garden.She meets someone she didn't expect.

"Miss Nancy?" Jiqiu saw the familiar maid standing there quietly in the woods, her flaxen hair was braided into two braids, she thought about it and decided to keep a suitable distance not too far or too close , "What a coincidence, isn't Mrs. Hilda with you?"

"It's not a coincidence." Nancy smiled, and the freckles on her face became vivid, "I came here specially to wait for you."

"Wait for me?" Jiqiu raised his eyebrows, "Why?"

"What happened last time... I really appreciate your help."

Nancy showed a shallow dimple, "If you didn't show up there, I can't imagine the consequences. So after consulting Madam, I feel that I owe you a thank you."

"It's easy to do." Jiqiu wanted to reach into his pockets to find out, but the clothes had no pockets, so she found nothing, "How did you know I would come here?"

"I didn't expect you to appear here. I'm just a servant of someone else's family. This is the only way I can meet you."

Nancy lowered her head and kicked the pebbles beside her feet, "It seems that I was very lucky to meet you on the first day."

Jiqiu's eyes softened, and she said softly, "I have already received your thanks, you don't need to take that matter to heart, just treat it as a fall when you went out."

Nancy couldn't help but smile, "Madam also said the same thing, I don't care anymore. Since you have received my thanks, if there is nothing else, please allow me to leave first."

Jiqiu watched Nancy lift up her skirt as a salute, and then disappeared into the forest like a lithe deer.

Nancy's attitude made her feel very comfortable, she was neither humble nor overbearing, and generous from beginning to end.

Even though he called himself a servant, there was no trace of humility in his eyes, as if this identity was just a job.She became more and more curious about what kind of woman Mrs. Hilda was.

The heavy heart weighed down by the death of old Darcy seemed to have eased a bit. She walked back with brisk steps and met Mr. Reynolds who was delivering food.

Mr. Reynolds is a red-haired uncle with a simple and honest appearance, with Northern Irish descent and a gentle personality. He complements his wife, the strong Mrs. Reynolds. Mrs. Reynolds is a very capable woman. Manor cuisine well and well

He also has good cooking skills.The couple have served Darcy Manor for more than ten years, and Jiqiu is no stranger to them.

Because Mrs. Reynolds took her to the guest room several times and saved her stomach from the torture of British food.

"Mr. Hyde, long time no see!" Mr. Reynolds greeted Jiqiu loudly.

Jiqiu politely returned a smile, "We just met half a month ago, Uncle Reynolds."

This uncle made Reynolds feel quite happy. Imagine that a prominent noble heir only called him uncle, and he was alienated from other servants. In addition, sir, this seemed to shorten the distance a lot, so he Open the chatter box, "The last two days have been really sad. What a good master the master is. I can hardly imagine how much this incident will cause the two little masters a blow."

"Yes, I hope Darcy and Miss Darcy cheer up as soon as possible." Jiqiu sighed softly.

"Yes, I pray to God every day, asking them to bless the young master and young lady with good health and happiness in the future!"

Mr. Reynolds took out a cracked pipe and lit it, "However, Mr. Hyde still needs to pay attention to safety recently."

"Well, what happened?" Jiqiu frowned and asked, her first instinct was that there was a murder.

Sure enough, Reynolds took a deep drag on his pipe and continued, "George the blacksmith was murdered."

Jiqiu filtered through her mind, she was sure she didn't know this person, and asked curiously, "Who is he?"

"A villain with a bad reputation and a big gambling addiction. Although he is good at blacksmithing, he loses all the money he earns very quickly, so no one has been willing to marry his daughter to him." Mr. Reynolds, smoking a pipe, said, "He's been said to have done some nasty thing with girls, but he hasn't been caught."

"How was he killed?" Jiqiu nodded to show that he knew the background of this person.

"He was tied to an iron cross in Hawthorn Square and his throat was slit."

Mr. Reynolds shook his head regretfully, "I went very late, and the Derbyshire Police Station had already taken the body away. I didn't see that scene, but the blood all over the ground was really terrifying."

Jiqiu looked at Mr. Reynolds' expression of wanting to witness the scene, although he said it was scary, and she couldn't fake it. She twitched the corner of her mouth and continued to ask, "Has he made a feud with anyone?"

"I don't know that very well. I have no dealings with him." Mr. Reynolds shrugged innocently.

Shoulder, "If Maggie knew that I had exchanges with gamblers, she would definitely fight with me."

"Puff——" Jiqiu couldn't hold back her laughter. The Maggie Mr. Reynolds was talking about should be Mrs. Reynolds. She thought about that shrewd and capable woman.

Maybe she really did such a thing, "Mrs. Reynolds really thinks about you wholeheartedly. You must know that gambling addiction is very difficult to quit. Once you get infected, it will make you bankrupt."

"Hey, I know, Mr. Hyde." Reynolds looked at the boy who was between a young man and a young man in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He wondered how many girls' hearts this handsome young master would break in the future. , He is so humble and friendly, and never looks at others with colored glasses.

Even knowledgeable and clean, Maggie is full of praise for him, and she must be very happy to be his wife.

Jiqiu, who didn't know that Mr. Reynolds blew a wave of rainbow farts in his heart, said goodbye to him and walked towards the manor, hoping that Darcy and Georgiana would feel better. He was concerned about the Darcy brothers and sisters, and his mind was out of control. Thinking of the murder of George the blacksmith.

She was once taken to Hawthorn Square by Darcy, and she knew that the iron cross was placed in the center of the square as a symbol of the square. Hawthorn Square is a square where residents of Derbyshire rest and do business. Some vendors A one-story house was built, and the business was done in the front hall, and there was a room in the back for the head of the family to live in.

So how did the murderer tie George the blacksmith to the cross in the center of the square without disturbing the resting traders.

Jiqiu forced himself not to think about it, but after being a detective for so many years, he still had sequelae, and the more he wanted to avoid it, the more he felt hooked.

'Is he killed and tied to a cross, or tied to a cross and killed? '

'Is there really no witnesses? '

'Is he a vendetta or a love murder? '

Jiqiu's head was surrounded by a bunch of small question marks, and while she was thinking, she returned to the living room of Darcy's house. Only Georgiana and Darcy were left in the living room. She saw Darcy put his finger on his lips. On the side, I immediately noticed that Georgiana fell asleep on her brother's lap with tears.Jiqiu nodded to show that she knew, and closed the door of the living room on tiptoe.

Because she was walking backwards, she almost bumped into Mrs. Reynolds, who was carrying the tray behind her.

"Sorry!" Ji Qiuyan quickly held the tray to prevent the food on it from falling to the ground.

Mrs. Reynolds was so frightened that sweat came out on her forehead, "Mr. Hyde."

"Miss Darcy is tired from crying and is falling asleep now." Jiqiu whispered.

Mrs. Reynolds thought for a while and responded, "Then I'll come back later."