[Cinderella] Prince go away

Quartets, duets, solos, trios...and more quartets and solos and quartets and solos.

Cinderella, who was already sitting with Rebecca and the twins in the living room, looked at the program list in her hand—it was issued by the servant standing at the door when they came in just now, and the program of tonight's concert was printed on it.

This is the first time that Cinderella has officially appeared on a social occasion since she was born - her father, the Marquis of Gutenberg, is not very keen on social activities among nobles, although there are father's acquaintances who visit the manor from time to time, But there was never any event.

——Not to mention taking Cinderella to a dance or other social events.

Cinderella moved her eyes away from the boring program list, and finally looked around as if she couldn't hold back her curiosity.

Although the layout of Smith's house is different from that of her own, overall there is not much difference. It didn't make her feel so amazing, but it didn't lose the decency of aristocrats. Generally speaking, it was well-behaved. .

It's just that there is a temporary stage in the center of the living room. It doesn't take much thinking to know that this is the place where the daughters of the Smith family will perform later.

Now there are still about 10 minutes before the performance time written on the invitation letter, so there are already many invited guests in the living room at this moment; the men are all wearing formal clothes, but in Cinderella's eyes, except There is no difference between the scarf and the tie.

In contrast, ladies' dresses are very different, with different colors, different tailoring and even different materials; even the jewelry and handbags that everyone wears are not repeated.

Cinderella suddenly understood why her sisters were so keen on clothes and jewelry.

What girl doesn't want to be well-groomed?

Especially for the aristocratic ladies who often go in and out of social places, these gorgeous skirts and exquisite accessories are already part of their daily life.At least in front of people who are similar to themselves, everyone wants to show their most beautiful side.

For Cinderella, who participated in the concert for the first time, the only people she can talk to here, except her sisters, are Mrs. Rebecca and Mrs. Smith as her tutor.

But for other aristocratic ladies who have long been accustomed to such a place, their family members are definitely not the only ones they can talk to before the concert starts.

It's just that An Ti and Tana have been talking together since they came in. Mrs. Rebecca seems to have gone to say hello. As for Mrs. Smith...

As the organizer of this concert, she is a member of the Smith family, and now is the busiest time.

In fact, Cinderella is not a noble lady who has no acquaintances - after all, when her father's friends come to visit the manor, they will also bring their children; when the adults are chatting, Cinderella, as the little master of the manor, also needs to entertain herself peers—that’s what grown-ups mean, too.

For Cinderella, who has a gentle personality, it is not difficult to get along well with those peers or even become friends. She still maintains correspondence with several of them now.

It's just that they didn't seem to come today.

Cinderella felt a little pity.

"Cinderella, what are you looking at?"

An Ti's voice suddenly remembered that Cinderella retracted her gaze and looked at her, only to find that she and Tana had finished the conversation and were looking at herself.

"I just took a look, Sister Anti," Cinderella smiled a little embarrassedly, "What's the matter with the two sisters?"

An Ti and Tana also knew that although this younger sister was a nobleman from birth, she had never participated in similar activities before this—after receiving the invitation letter from Mrs. Smith, their mother even temporarily gave She took a few social etiquette lessons and dragged them along with her.

Fortunately, Cinderella's original etiquette was good, so these lessons ended within a few days.

"Look what I brought." An Ti opened the handbag, and then took out a few balls of white things from it mysteriously. It took Cinderella a while to figure out what it was.

"cotton?"

She asked with some uncertainty. Although she could see what was in An Ti's handbag, she was not sure if it was what she asked her to see.

The point is, such a social place... What does she bring cotton for?

"It's indeed cotton," An Ti obviously understood that Cinderella hadn't reacted—maybe because she didn't know the true meaning of the concert, so she kindly explained for her new sister, "But it's also Earplugs."

Cinderella blinked, and after thinking for a while, she understood what An Ti meant.

"Sister An Ti means..."

Wearing this to a concert?

But can you still hear it like this?Or... Sister An Ti meant to tell her not to listen to the next performance?

Antioch naturally knew that with Cinderella's sensible and sensible character, she would never do such a rude thing—or rude thing; but she didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so, and even A very sure tone explained.

"You will need it."

Having said that, Anti stuffed two of them into Cinderella's hands in an irresistible gesture, and then spoke to Cinderella again in a rare, so to speak, solemn gesture.

"Believe me, dear Cinderella, you will need it."

"Just trust Antioch, Cinderella," just when Cinderella was still hesitating, Tana, who had been silent all the time, persuaded, "You will understand later, you want to get through this concert , this stuff is essential.”

(Isn't it an exaggeration to survive something?)

Cinderella only felt that Tana's words were a bit exaggerated, but thinking that she, like herself and also a student of Mrs. Smith, had said the same thing, maybe this impolite cotton might really be needed.

After all, An Ti and Tana ignored from the beginning—or skipped whether they would reject their kindness, and even persuaded them to behave in reverse, and directly began to advise themselves, as if she would regret it if she didn’t use it. .

(Is there something wrong with this concert?)

Cinderella thought to herself, and suddenly remembered Mrs. Rebecca's strange expression after hearing about the concert.Even Cinderella, who has always understood etiquette, hesitated for a while.

Seeing Cinderella's expression, she seemed to have figured it out. When the twins were about to make persistent efforts and try to persuade the stubborn sister, they saw their mother, who hadn't been seen since entering the house, come back.The twins quickly closed their mouths that were about to say something more, and then winked at Cinderella.

Seems to be trying to keep her from mentioning the earplugs.

"What were you talking about just now?" Rebecca sat down on the other side of Cinderella. Ever since the incident of riding the horse, she never worried about whether the twins would bully Cinderella again.

But looking at the expressions of the three of them just now, it was indescribably strange.

The twins seemed to be persuading Cinderella, but Cinderella hesitated from the beginning to the end. If she came later, she might be persuaded by the twins.

It's not that Rebecca doesn't believe her daughter, but she always feels that the twins are planning something stupid again this time.

"It's nothing, ma'am," Cinderella's left hand, which was originally holding cotton, was clenched into a fist, and she even turned her wrist to face the silk skirt. She smiled at Rebecca and tried her best to Covering everything up, "The sisters are just suggesting to me that I can try wearing a light pink skirt in the future."

Having said that, she looked at the twins on the side, the smile on her face did not change at all, "Isn't it, Sister An Ti, Sister Tana."

An Ti and Tana naturally understood what Cinderella said, so they hurriedly nodded and agreed, "Yes, yes, just like what Cinderella said, mother."

Rebecca naturally knew that Cinderella wasn't telling the truth—it could be seen from the small movements of her hand just now, but when she saw Antina's unclosed handbag and the things inside, Rebecca became Of course.

Although such an approach is indeed a bit rude, it is still considered smart. It seems that they also understand the meaning of this concert.

But what made Rebecca most gratified was that An Ti and Tana also knew how to think about Cinderella.

Then she just turned a blind eye and closed her eyes, pretending that she didn't see anything.

The concert started after Rebecca was seated. Taking advantage of their inattention and Cinderella blocking the way, Anti and Tana secretly stuffed the cotton into their ears before the concert started. Get ready to get through the concert with these makeshift earplugs.

As for Cinderella, she still didn't do it in the end.

Although An Ti and Tana were angry at her for not listening to her advice, but thinking of Cinderella's temper and their mother still sitting next to Cinderella, they still didn't say anything in the end.

Anyway, they have already given the things to Cinderella, if she regrets it, there is still time.

Although Cinderella learned about the concert, she also learned that the main performers of the concert were girls under the age of 20 from the Smith family, but in the initial ensemble, she also saw the presence of several men .

However, judging from the program list, apart from the opening ensemble, the only repertoire that they can perform is the final ensemble.

Although Cinderella has only learned the violin for a few months, she can still hear the level of the performance.Although some places (such as the cello player in the corner) are not satisfactory... But it is not as exaggerated as what An Ti and Tana said before.

But after the opening ensemble ended, Cinderella suddenly understood.

After the end of the first song, apart from several men from the Smith family, there were also two women who performed extremely well in the ensemble just now, and the remaining girls on the stage started the second ensemble , as if announcing that the next performances will be performed by them.

The quality of this song has dropped significantly compared to the previous ones.

"This is the practice of the Smith family," Rebecca's voice suddenly rang in Cinderella's ear, although it was covered by the music on stage, Cinderella could still hear it clearly, "except for the first and last ensemble Besides, the rest of the performances were performed by unmarried girls in the family under the age of 20 who had no musical talent."

She deliberately emphasized the point of "no talent", which was something no one mentioned to Cinderella after receiving the invitation letter.

If this kind and innocent girl had known about this before, she would probably not be in a good mood until today.

It was as if a haze had covered her innocent heart.

An Ti and Tana probably knew this too, so they didn't tell Cinderella. They just prepared cotton as earplugs for her, and they didn't even take Cinderella's resistance seriously.

"After enjoying the family's resources, if they can't bring the family the glory they want, then their only role is to marry."

Rebecca's tone was the same as usual, but Cinderella heard some chills, "Although noble girls look decent, with beautiful clothes and jewelry, they don't actually have much autonomy in marriage. .”

Many people have been engaged in marriage since childhood, and even those who are not engaged are still planning for their own marriage.

No matter how handsome or witty a gentleman is in society, he is, after all, a nightmare if he doesn't have a title - or won't inherit one.

For noble ladies, only girls with unclear minds will put whether they have a title at the end of the consideration.

"But you will not face such a situation, Cinderella."

Rebecca didn't tell her the "common sense" that those noble ladies should know.

It's just that the subject changed the subject and relayed the meaning of Marquis Gutenberg.

"The Marquis said that you are his only heir. Although he still thinks that your other half should be as prominent as possible. After all, only such a man is worthy of you who will become the Marquis in the future, but..."

In Rebecca's voice, there was an indelible tenderness.

"He still puts your happiness as his top priority."

So the prince or something, the farther away the better.