Eugenie with money [Grandet]

Eugenie didn't know that even if she hadn't appeared on the social scene in Paris, she would have attracted the attention of the whole social scene if she could attract the attention of these playboys.

When people found out that her residence was actually the residence of the Marquis de Taigou, and Mrs. Taigou moved in with her again, and the whole of Paris was talking about the new owner of the residence.

However, the new owner of the mansion has not called on anyone for a long time, and even the Marquise de Taigou has not contacted any old friends.The coachman of the mansion was very busy, because the Marquise de Teyguet sent a coachman to deliver letters to her creditors, asking them to prepare the IOUs, and she would come to pay the debts soon.

This can be regarded as stabbing a hornet's nest. The nobles all knew that the Marquise de Teygou was bankrupt before leaving Paris. Because she could not exchange any collateral for working capital, she could not repay her gambling debts on time, so she had to leave the province.Now she said she would come to pay off the debt?

Where does her money come from?

People's eyes were more focused on the mansion that was beginning to be redecorated, and they found that the house number of De Taigou had been removed, but there was no new one. History of the young lady.

Someone who could not restrain his curiosity, as a close friend of Mrs. de Teycourt, wanted to come to visit.The visitors were blocked one by one, and there was only one reason, that is, the lady did not know the people who came to visit, and it was inconvenient to receive them.

The Marquise de Teygou can't be the master in her own mansion!It is the young lady who can call the shots!

But why did she live with that lady, how did that lady get along with the former owner of the mansion, and what was the relationship between Mrs. de Teycourt and that lady? These have become enduring topics in the Parisian aristocratic circle recently.

Eugenie, who did not appear in the Paris social circle, has attracted the attention of many people. If there is an Internet in this era, she should already be regarded as an Internet celebrity, or the kind that is popular without hype.

It's a pity that Eugenie didn't realize that she was already a celebrity in the social circle in Paris. After Austrian crystal curtains, Italian glass mirrors, and Turkish carpets were continuously brought into the mansion, they were decorated one by one according to her requirements. The golden velvet curtains were enough to block other people's probing eyes, so she took Mrs. Taigu out the door.

The place to go is naturally a clothing store-how can you not prepare your shirt if you want to fight your way out in luxury-oriented Paris?Eugenie persuaded herself in this way, without feeling any guilt about her curiosity about the nineteenth century:

How gorgeous is the complicated lace on the exaggerated lantern sleeves, what a novel experience the tights are, and the panniers that open up the skirt are so magical, making the whole person's shape into an X shape, and his figure looks much better.Eugenie couldn't hold back her desire to try.

"Miss needs to go on a diet." Just as Eugenie was admiringly admiring the dressing mirror, Mrs. Taikou expressed her dissatisfaction with her figure in an ugly way.

According to the current lady's weak figure who faints from time to time, Eugenie's body looks like it was raised in other provinces. She is tall and plump. : What a healthy girl.

Her health is very good, but if she does not conform to the characteristics of the times, she will easily be regarded as a different kind, and it will become an obstacle for Eugenie to open other people's living rooms.

"I think I can lose weight by exercising instead of dieting." Eugenie was reluctant to eat the delicious food in Paris.

Mrs. Taigu used all her strength to hold back her screams: "Exercise, miss, ladies don't know that word." Weakness and tenderness are the mainstream of the times.Exercising is equivalent to doing rough work, which is something that inferior talents do.

Eugenie didn't care about Mrs. Taigou's thoughts. While she continued to look at herself in the full-length mirror, she asked another question: "Mrs. Taigou, do you think my jewelry is enough?"

To attend different occasions and match different clothes, there should be corresponding jewelry.With a father like Grandet, he didn't have any jewelry in his original body, let alone such expensive items as diamonds that everyone in Paris is looking for at this time.

Mrs. Taicourt looked at Eugenie in disbelief. If she remembered correctly, this Miss Eugenie Grandet paid [-] francs for her carriage when she first arrived in Paris, and another [-] francs for her. Seventeen thousand francs in gambling debts, and nearly one hundred thousand francs spent on decorating the somewhat old mansion, and now she wants diamonds?

Is this really Grandet's daughter?

And most importantly where does her money come from?Mrs. Taicourt looked at Eugenie quietly. Could it be that the news she had received was not true enough, or was it because Grandet was generous to his only daughter that he dared to let her spend money in this gold-selling den in Paris?

If Eugenie had known what Madame Taigou was thinking, she would have told her that she was thinking too much.Grandet even had to deduct [-] francs from the gold box, so how could he provide her with additional funds?

Now that Eugenie has money to spend, it is all due to Grandet's full payment for the house she lives in and the residence of the Marquis de Aubrion.With two mansions totaling 39 francs in hand, and with the assistance of the banker Mr. De Grassan, it is still very easy to mortgage 20 francs from the bank.

Even though Eugenie has spent a lot of money recently, she still has nearly 20 francs in cash, which is enough to buy some headgear.

"Miss, in fact, there are some old-fashioned family jewelry, which are inherited from the family. But their heirs inevitably don't like the old style, and are willing to change the old jewelry." Mrs. Taigu felt that she had an opportunity.

Eugenie looked at Mrs. Taigou with a smile. The transparency in her eyes made Mrs. Taigou feel that the person opposite her was not a 24-year-old girl, but an old man who had experienced many things in the world.

She shook her head, pushing her strange thoughts out of her mind—she must have misread it. What she saw in front of her was just a man who was born in a province, had never seen much of the world, and was educated by his miserly father to hear that there were advantages to take advantage of. A stupid girl who only smiles happily when she wants to pounce on her.

The stupid girl Eugenie said: "But you know I have just arrived in Paris, and I don't know any old-fashioned families."

See, she said she was wrong.Mrs. Taigu breathed a sigh of relief, and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, I still know a few families that have been nobles since the twelfth century."

Heck, Eugenie complained in her heart, that a dilapidated nobleman like you had to sell all his family heirlooms for money.But the smiles on his face brightened: "I think the wisest choice for me is to ask you to go back to Paris with me."

Mrs. Taigou could accept this flattery, and she asked Eugenie to agree that she would use the small living room to receive friends: "They are all very decent people."

Of course Eugenie agrees, although these run-down nobles don't have money, but they have more airs than ordinary new nobles, and it is not easy to invite them to the house.She humbly asked Mrs. Taigu: "Do I have the honor to receive them with you?"

Considering the fact that she was dependent on others, Mrs. Taigu had no choice but to bow her head to the evil money: "Naturally, my dear lady, this is your mansion. No matter who comes, you can come forward to receive it."

When everyone reaches a consensus, things will be much easier to handle.Several wives who had been marginalized before the restoration of the dynasty and could no longer enter the queen's court, walked up the steps of the former Marquis de Teygou's mansion according to the agreement with Mrs. de Teyguet.

The newly paved marble is smooth and bright, and the thick and heavy gates of Sele's gold edges have been replaced, telling them that this mansion, which was once shivering under the shadow of bankruptcy, has regained its vitality.

The tall doorman opened the door lightly and announced the visitor's name loudly.The Marquise de Teygou was already standing in front of the steps to welcome the arrival of old friends. Everyone's eyes were full of tears, lamenting that time passed too fast.

"Fortunately, we are together again." Madame de Teycourt sighed with her friends and introduced Eugenie to them: "This is Eugenie Grandet, daughter of Félix Grandet of Saumur." You know, madam, that Monsieur Grandet will soon be made a baron."

The contempt on the faces of the noble wives just now melted away visibly with the naked eye, and they all knew how harsh the king is to the nobles of Jin.Since Grandet was able to obtain the title of Jin, he must have his own merits. With the character of the king, he can only do it if he receives a large amount of donations.

And they just suffered from the same disease as the king: poverty.

No matter how proud the soul is, it can't resist the desire for money.Thinking of Mrs. de Teycourt's request, the eyes of the noble ladies looking at Eugenie softened little by little, and they brought out more things one by one.

"This is the diamond that my grandmother, the Duchess Nanoa Fino, wore when she met Queen Louis VI. It was made by the most famous craftsman at that time. There was an offer of [-] francs for collection, but my mother refused. A lady with gray hair but still wiping her red lips pointed to the velvet box she had taken out and proudly introduced it to Eugenie.

The velvet on the box has been worn so hard that its original color can no longer be seen, which shows that previous owners often watched the splendor of their ancestors.Eugenie didn't speak, and motioned Mrs. de Teycourt to open the box. The diamonds inside included tiaras, earrings, necklaces and rings. The largest diamond was as big as the belly of a thumb, and it was still shining brightly.

The owner of the diamond, the Marquise de Fino, proudly waited for Eugenie to be amazed or admired, but she was doomed to be disappointed. She had already looked at the next lady, waiting for her to open the jewelry box she brought.

Madame de Teycourt was also a little anxious, and Eugenie's expression was too calm to tell whether she was dissatisfied with the jewelry or the price.After all the jewelry brought by everyone had been seen and the price was quoted, Eugenie did not show any set of jewelry she was more interested in.