Eugenie with money [Grandet]

As usual, Mrs. Taigou tried her best to persuade Eugenie not to behave like a Parisian lady, and she was completely concerned about Eugenie's reputation, and she seemed extremely sincere.

"Even if you report my whereabouts to the Earl of Negeran, won't you?" Eugenie's tone was as cold as before, and Mrs. Taigou's face flushed red all of a sudden: "Miss, I don't know what you are talking about .”

Eugenie laughed softly: "How come that, you are the last judge of the situation, of course you know what I'm talking about. Mrs. Taigou, when you first came to Saumur, I knew your purpose. But when you accompanied me to Paris and helped me as quickly as possible to integrate into the social circle, I was grateful to you."

"Even if I know that you have already received a commission from the ladies I bought for the diamonds, I still gave you an extremely generous portion. In my opinion, it is only a part of the money that you can devote yourself to. It's worth it to serve me."

"But since you accompanied me to Madrid and experienced adventures on the road with me, I don't even want to use money to insult the relationship between you and me. Even if you give me all your jewelry for safekeeping, I don't This is the reason for too many excuses."

As Eugenie recounted the relationship between the two of them, Mrs. Taigou's blushing face turned pale little by little, because the more Eugenie narrated, her voice became calmer, as if she was talking about other people's affairs, not what happened in the past. Same with herself.

Mrs. Taigu felt how cold this early summer morning was.

What made her feel even colder was Eugenie's penetrating eyes: "But since the king summoned me and my father, I have been thinking about why Earl Niegeland, or the king, is so concerned about my financial affairs. situation, as well as any kind of fund operation I have carried out, how clear is it?"

If he hadn't known Eugenie's property in great detail and caused great greed, the King of France, who claims to love freedom, would not have directly taken action against the property of his subjects.After Eugenie tested the people around her, she had to admit that Nanon had a terrible intuition.

All the suspicions finally pointed to Mrs. Taigou, because she was Eugenie's governess, so whether she met Nucingen, Grassan or even Bono, Mrs. Taicoud would accompany her.

Through the conversation between them, it was not difficult for Mrs. Taigou to know how much money Eugenie had, how much public debt she held, and what kind of operations she would make to make a profit.Only recently, when both the King and Queen were convinced that Eugenie's liquidity was exhausted, did Eugenie determine that Mrs. Taigou was the one who disclosed her financial situation to the King.

Because when the chief lady asked Eugenie for 30.00% annual profit on behalf of the queen, Mrs. Taigu was recuperating.Whether it was the five million francs brought by the chief lady, or Eugenie's payment of only sixty thousand shares of the public debt, Madame Taigou did not know.

It was Grandet who accompanied Eugenie to meet the chief lady at that time.

So even though the public bond market is in turmoil and the gold market is down, neither the King nor the Queen asked Eugenie to cooperate with the rescue or continue to provide funds.

Mrs. Taigou was nailed to the place by Eugenie's merciless words, and stammered: "Miss, we have been getting along very happily, I don't understand what you mean."

Eugenie shook her head lightly: "I have always felt that we get along very happily. But Mrs. Taigou, because doubts appeared between us, I don't think we can continue to live together in the same mansion."

"No, Miss, your doubts are unfounded. And I have an agreement with Count Grandet, I will accompany you for three years..." Mrs. Taigu lost her voice. She suddenly realized that accompanying Ouye Ni's time has been more than three years.

In other words, the agreement between her and Grandet is no longer binding on both parties.Mrs. Taigu's body was weak, and she could only rely on the cushions of the sofa to support her weight: "Miss, you know that I have always had the strongest kindness for you."

Eugenie nodded: "Yes, you have good intentions for me. Because no matter who you are as a tutor, it is impossible to pay off the gambling debts in just three years and get an annual income of [-] yuan. franc funds.”

Mrs. Taigu had nothing to say, and after a long time, she asked weakly: "So miss, where do you want me to move?"

I don't care where you move.Eugenie looked straight at Madame Taigou, wondering why she had the nerve to ask such a question.Could it be that I have always been too generous to her, causing the old lady to have the illusion that after discovering her betrayal, he still prepared a place for her to live in?

Without saying a word, Eugenie went back to her room and took out the family jewelry that Mrs. Taigou had kept as a trustee and kept here.Only one ring was missing, which was given to Grandet by Eugenie on his first day in office.

However, what Mrs. Taigou got from her far exceeded the value of the opal ring, and Eugenie didn't feel that she owed her anything—the Earl of Niegeland would not agree with the King of France, without paying any price Did you hear from Mrs. Taikoo?

"Madame, this is your jewellery. I only took an opal ring. If you think I need compensation, please tell me now." When Eugenie came to the living room, she found that Mrs. Taigou still kept Looking at the posture when he left, he sat on the sofa in a daze, and pushed the jewelry in front of her.

Mrs. Taigou raised her head in surprise, she didn't dare to look directly into Eugenie's eyes, she put her gaze back on the jewelry box with a guilty conscience: "Miss, I once said..."

"You may have sincerely wanted me to keep it at that time. But from now on, it is not appropriate for me to keep it." Eugenie said to Mrs. Taigou without much words: "I asked Elemi to pack your personal things for you. thing."

Mrs. Taigou opened her mouth, choosing to maintain her last dignity, and did not open her mouth to ask Eugenie to stay.Eugenie rang for Elemie, and asked her to follow Madame Taigou immediately to her room to help.

Elemi was surprised and wanted to ask something, but found that both the master and the tutor had bad expressions, so she shut her mouth wisely.It wasn't until the doorman called a carriage for Mrs. Taigu and took away Mrs. Taigu and her three big boxes of personal belongings that Elemi asked in a low voice: "Miss, will Mrs. Taigu come back? Will she come back?" will hate me?"

Eugenie was very strange: "Why does she hate you? I am the one who dismissed her."

Elemi said eagerly: "But I saw the most embarrassing side of Mrs. Taigu, and she is so familiar with the attendant."

See, even a little maid could see that there was something wrong, and Eugenie felt that she was really indecisive until now when she made the decision to ask Mrs. Taigou to leave.

Eugenie looked at the carriage going away, and reassured Elemi: "Mrs. Taigou will not come back, and there will be no new tutor." She is busy for the rest of the time, and she doesn't want to be Man monitors his every move.

Unexpectedly, the news of Mrs. Taigou's departure spread quickly, and Annette was the first to ask Eugenie about the news: "Miss Eugenie, I heard that Mrs. Taigou has gone back to Anjou. Visiting relatives?"

Eugenie looked at her agent, and found that her eyes were not only curious, but also scrutinized, not only scrutinizing her own face, but also observing the furnishings of the small meeting room from the corner of her eye.

Just look at it if you want. It is true that my small living room has not been furnished for two years. In the eyes of Annette, this is also proof that my funds are exhausted: "Because of the disagreement between Mrs. Taiygou and I, we can no longer Continue to get along with each other. So I don't know where she is going, let alone what she will do." Eugenie did not whitewash the peace, and directly exposed the rift between herself and Mrs. Taigou.

Annette heard Eugenie speak out directly about the quarrel with Mrs. Taiycourt, and asked with some anxiety: "I have always envied the friendship between you and Mrs. Taiycourt. Why do you have disagreements?"

"Who knows." Eugenie said indifferently: "People's opinions will not always be the same. It's like you used to love facial masks, but now you prefer moisturizers. But I, I've always only liked masks."

Annette smiled innocently, and Eugenie thought it was a great skill for a mature noble lady to laugh so innocently.

"Just because of this?" Annette asked more naively: "I thought Mrs. Taigu would always like masks."

Whether she really doesn't understand or is pretending to be naive, Eugenie can tell the difference, bad review.She responded to Annette calmly: "It's just because of this. By the way, dear, will you still act as an agent for facial masks in the future? I have purchased a large amount of nitrate, and whether I can return the transferred funds on time at the end of this year depends entirely on it." gone."

Annette's innocent smiling face is a little unnatural: "Of course, we have been working together very happily."

"Yes, I had a great time cooperating with everyone at the beginning." Eugenie sighed inexplicably: "Then you can bring me the account book of the last quarter tomorrow to have a look."

Annette stopped holding the coffee, and the smile on her face was a little stiff: "Okay. Do you want me to bring the money with you?"

Eugenie smiled at her with some embarrassment: "It would be great if I could bring them here together. You know, I really don't have much money right now."

Seeing Eugenie's repeated emphasis on the lack of funds, Annette once again looked at the small living room that remained unchanged: "Do you need funds so much? If you want to invest in something, don't forget to bring me."

"Funds must flow in order to generate profits." Eugenie sighed: "Even if there is less money, I can't put it in my hands for nothing. Well, if I have more funds, I can re-enter the public bond market." .”

Annette was very puzzled: "Nucingen is working with all the bankers to rescue the market, can't you operate with them?"

"If it wasn't for Nucingen Bank to rescue the market, I really wouldn't dare to invest money in the bond market. After all, if I want to get more returns, it is the best time to subscribe for the new railway bonds before they are issued. But, Eugenie shook her head regretfully: "I have offended the attendant, and I may no longer have the opportunity to subscribe in advance."

While the two were talking, Elemi notified Count Niejran and Count Nucingen of their visit.Eugenie and Annette welcomed the two of them in together, but she still didn't have a good look at Count Niegeland.

Earl Niegeland's expression was not good either.Before Nucingen could speak, he had already spoken to Eugenie: "Miss, I heard that the Marquise de Teygou left Paris?"

Eugenie asked calmly, "My lord, why should I report Mrs. Taigou's movements to you?"

"She was your governess, returned to Paris with you, and has lived with you ever since. She will have no place to live after leaving the Rue Bertin. This is how you treat a man who has shown all sincerity to you." Madame?" Count Négerand was irritated by Eugenie's calmness, and the accusation came out casually.

Eugenie didn't have the respect she used to face the king's attendant: "I think the attendant has some misunderstandings about the job of governess. This is not a life-long position, just like your attendant."

He looked directly at Earl Niegeland with indifferent eyes, as if saying to him: I will dismiss her, what can you do to me?

Since Count Niegeland became an attendant, all the people he met treated him with respect as if he treated the king himself. Eugenie dared to speak to him like this, which really made it difficult for him to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor:

"Miss, even out of humanitarianism, you shouldn't rush out such an elderly lady who has no permanent residence in Paris. You should know that she has no friends in Paris, and they are willing to replace De. Mrs. Taygu offers a place to live, as long as you give her friends advance notice."

Eugenie did not accept this accusation: "First of all, my lord, it is not the first time that Madame Taicourt has left Paris. She once told me that since she left Paris for the first time, she has no friends."

Eugenie looked at Count Niegeland's face getting worse, and she didn't stop her conversation: "Of course, after she returned to Paris, I paid off all her gambling debts for her, and she regained her possessions. Maybe they have lost friends. These friends who have regained their hopes from Mrs. Taigu should have thought of preparing a residence for Mrs. Taigu to prevent her from losing her position as a tutor due to some mistakes. Can you live in it?"

"Moreover, I would like to remind Mr. Taigu that Mrs. Taigu is far more familiar with Paris than I am. She also knows who her real friends are better than me. It is not inconvenient for her to visit friends when she leaves time. If she wants to inform a friend, she doesn't have to do it for me, does she?"

Are you kidding me that a man who knows Paris well, is able to act autonomously, and has money, can't find a place to live in Paris?

"You, miss, even if you become a countess, you still lack the necessary cultivation." Earl Niegeland couldn't find the loophole in Eugenie's words, and began to attack personally.

Eugenie retorted: "I learned all my self-cultivation from Mrs. Taigou. Maybe Mrs. Taigou also discovered this, so she felt that she is not suitable to continue to be my tutor."

Come on, hurt each other, who is afraid of whom?

What Nucingen saw was such a strange Eugenie, and there was absolutely no room for interjection.Earl Niegeland realized that he could not take advantage of it at all, and cast a gloomy look at Eugenie: "Miss, you still live in Paris." After speaking, he left angrily.

"Miss Eugenie," Nucingen looked anxiously at Eugenie, who was also angry, "You know, Count Niegeland can almost represent the king." Apologizing to him is enough, why bother Offended to death.

Eugenie's chest rose and fell, and she was also very angry: "They have taken everything from me."

Well, anyone who finds out why they lost a large sum of money has a right to be angry.Nucingen felt that he should make amends to Count Négerand for Eugenie, so he left Annette to comfort Eugenie, and followed in the footsteps of Count Négerand.

"I'm sorry, Countess. I have a terrible headache, and I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you." Eugenie directly ordered Annette to evict her.Annette could only comfort her in a few words, saying that she would come to visit tomorrow.

"Remember to bring the account book and the money." Eugenie's words successfully made Annette's footsteps become hurried, and she disappeared in an instant.

After everyone had left, Elemie, who was hiding in the kitchen, dared to appear. Eugenie asked her to help her upstairs: "I have a headache, and no matter who comes, I won't see you." She told Elemi.

Elemie obediently agreed, took Eugenie back to the room, closed the door gently for her, and murmured: "Poor lady." Everyone wanted to benefit from the lady, and now she was the only one left. All alone.

Eugenie didn't know that she was being sympathized by Elemi, and she didn't regret letting Mrs. Taigu leave. After racking her brains for a few days, her head was really dizzy, and she could take this time to sleep.

Not all people with headaches can hide back on the bed. For example, the Dharma King, who was also left by Mrs. Taigu, was pressing the corner of his eyebrows, trying to relieve the pain: "You said she didn't care about you at all, and just drove Mrs. Taigu away gone?"

Count Niegeland tried his best to suppress his anger in front of the king: "Yes, Your Majesty. Miss Eugenie Grandet seems to have discovered something and drove away the Marquise de Teygou without any warning."

The king could hear the difference in the address of Eugenie from Nérènge, and I believe he must be regretting that he had given Grandet a nobleman and even a promotion.

As a considerate monarch, the king is willing to comfort the attendants who have served him for many years: "Hasn't Miss Eugenie already given the Marquise Taigou an annual income of [-] francs? The Marquise Taigou is alone. Life should be fine."

Is this what Count Négerand is worried about?However, he is well versed in the skills of talking to the king, and he understands what he says, which can arouse the king's greater dissatisfaction with Eugenie: "But the departure of the Marquise Taigou will lead to news from Miss Eugenie, It cannot be reported in time. We cannot judge what kind of operation she will perform next."

The Fawang pressed the corners of his eyebrows a little harder: "Didn't it mean that she has no liquidity?"

"But the last payment she gave to the Marquis of Taigu was five thousand shares of public debt." Nie Rilang reminded the king.

"You suspect that the Queen has not taken all her public debts?"

"Even if the queen has taken all her public bonds at that time, my lord, we all know that Mademoiselle Eugenie is a speculator. No one knows whether she took the opportunity to buy public bonds when the public bonds fell for the first time. After all, the public debt she gave to Mrs. Taigu was taken out after the joint fund started to rescue the market."

Okay, the analysis makes sense.The King of France persuaded Earl Negeran: "Even so, the public debt in her hand will not be too much, so what effect can it play? She holds 40.00% of the shares in Nucingen Bank. If she dares to take out her own If the government's government debt hits the market, the bank's loss is her own loss."

Yes, even if she knew that Eugenie still had public debts, no one could directly prevent her from selling them.It would be a good idea to tactfully persuade Eugenie.Unexpectedly, before Earl Niezhilang went to find Nucingen, the person he had in mind to persuade, the person appeared in front of him on his own initiative.

"What did you say, Mademoiselle Eugenie told your wife that she would buy government bonds?" Count Niegeland felt that he was probably dreaming, otherwise how could there be such unbelievable good news?

Nucingen was also happy: "Yes, that's what Annette said. It's just that the attendant, Eugenie suddenly asked Annette to settle the payment for the previous quarter, and Annette was a little embarrassed."

Count Niegeland looked at the other party suspiciously, unable to figure out what the other party meant when he said this to him, so he listened to Nucingen's explanation: "Miss Eugenie has always trusted Annette and never asked about the mask she represents. Now that I suddenly ask to see the account book, does it mean that I no longer trust Annette like I did with Mrs. Taigu?"

It's not impossible, now that Annette is the closest person to Eugenie, Niejlang told Nucingen: "Please Annette must raise all the funds, and it's best not to give the commission to Miss Eugenie."

"Your servant!" The banker felt distressed, although he would not pay the money.

Niegelang reminded Nucingen bitterly: "Nucingen, you must know that the Parisians still remember Miss Eugenie's ability to manipulate public debt. If they know, Miss Eugenie is now quietly Will more people follow suit if they buy government bonds?"

Nucingen was extremely annoyed: "When the market was first rescued, I should have arranged for Miss Eugenie to go to the exchange to buy public bonds."

Nie Gelang felt that Nucingen's IQ was really decreasing: "Before the public debt fell, Grandet had just left Paris. Miss Eugenie hated me to the bone. Are you sure you can persuade her to go to the public bond trading market?"

Even if she goes, who knows whether she will buy or sell?And it was impossible to send someone to follow her——Grandet had just left his post at that time, and La Saunière's misappropriation of military expenses was widely spread. If someone really followed Eugenie to the exchange and instructed her to trade, the market might be even more turbulent.

Nucingen felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by Nie Rilang's sarcasm, and asked about another question he cared about: "My lord, can the joint funds compensate the Nucingen Bank for the first rescue of the market this time?" The funds? You know, the price of gold has bottomed out, if you don’t buy it again..."