The Happy Life of a Duchess

Clara is a very well-behaved and lovely girl, with all the imagined qualities of Adele's impression of an elegant and quiet boudoir girl in this era-politeness, gentleness, innocence, and kindness.

This little girl with long blond hair sits quietly in a wheelchair, but when she smiles, she seems to be able to light up the sky. Seeing such a smile and witnessing the regret of her bad behavior is really heartbreaking.

Different from Clara's elegance, Heidi is a very lively girl at first sight.

Her bright and beautiful big eyes are like two grapes, moist and energetic. When she smiles, her relatively neat teeth are exposed, and her infectious smile can make people laugh involuntarily.

In terms of etiquette, she seemed a little hesitant and awkward, maybe she was not good enough in this area.

But among the people present, except for Miss Rodenmeyer, who is also Clara and Heidi's tutor and etiquette teacher, who showed almost habitual disapproval, everyone else didn't mind Heidi's little faux pas.

After all, for a cute and innocent little girl, it seems that it is not a good thing to abide by all the etiquette too much. At least Adele thinks that this is very obliterating nature.

It was a long journey, especially for two young children, Clara and Heidi.

But when cleaning up the house, Adele accidentally heard Heidi's inner thoughts because she was helping out.

"It's not that hard." She spoke to her in German with a Swiss accent.

Adele also has a little understanding of Heidi's study situation. She has just learned German and etiquette in the past few months. It is inhumane to force her to speak French. Duke Juradi and she are both good at it. In French and German, there is basically no problem in communicating with her.

"Much easier than going from the Alps to Clara's house."

Adele then asked her curiously, and then she realized that the trip to Frankfurt with Heidi and her aunt was not so easy. The old trains were crowded with ordinary cars, and the food was dry bread. It’s not like coming here with Clara and others this time, not to mention enjoying the box, there is a small bed to sleep in, and the food and drink are also good.

Heidi was amazed and delighted by what she had experienced, and she explained that on the way they had also seen mountains and a large open field, but without the splendor and beauty of her native Alps.

Adele then nodded with a smile, and while responding to the excited voice of the two little girls, she signaled the maid to speed up her tidying up. The adults have gone to talk, and she has no problem bringing her two little sisters of niece generation. .

Seeing that although the two of them were still excited and tried their best to deal with her words without breaking the etiquette, but after all the hard journey, both of them showed a little tiredness at the moment.

"Do you want something to drink before going to bed?" Adele asked the two little girls with a smile, "My suggestion is that you two need to clean up yourselves first, and then eat a little and go to sleep immediately, and wait until night When I wake up, I will send you the soup and bread that have been hot all the time, and then go to bed after eating a little padding.”

"Maybe you guys would like to drink some milk? Goat's milk is okay too?" Adele said, "I don't really recommend you two little girls to drink tea before going to bed, but maybe it will take some time for you to unwrap presents?"

"Can I have some goat's milk?" Heidi asked suddenly, and Clara nodded accordingly. Of course Adele responded with a smile.

Adele pointed to the two gifts on the side table. After probing, the two little girls agreed to sleep in a room together, so they chose to sleep together without hesitation.

Fortunately, Adele was prepared for this before, and the servants packed up quickly. As soon as the three of them talked, the luggage of the two of them had already been packed, and the gifts for the two were either Daily necessities have also been placed where they should be.

"Auntie, is this for me?"

Clara was a little surprised, her pretty blue eyes were full of joy.

"Of course, to my cutest little friends, Heidi and Clara."

She smiled and kissed the two of them, and the goat's milk was already warming up while they were happily unwrapping presents.

At this time, there is no such rule that you must drink hot milk and goat milk.

However, considering the relatively rough processing and disinfection of dairy products, Adele is still accustomed to having people process these drinks a little bit, not only to remove the fishy smell, but also to heat them, at least boiling them can sterilize them to a certain extent.

Her habit is a little strange, but fortunately, it is not the first day for her to come to Bailu Manor.

The entire manor is basically under her management, and the remodeling of the kitchen is what she started from the very beginning. Now the chef or the maid can serve her well and cook delicious dishes according to her needs.

Heidi and Clara each got a doll and a stuffed bear.

Few girls can resist this kind of toy, and the two of them never expected to receive such a good gift on the first day they came to Paris. Usually at home, I don’t know if the adults have neglected this aspect or simply don’t have it or think that the two of them should not play with this when they are too old. In short, there are not many such toys.

As for the one Adele gave them, it was naturally custom-made by her outside.

After thinking about it, she just found someone to sew these four exquisite rag dolls by hand. She was very confident in the materials and design, and she was able to embroider the names of two people on the small corners of the doll clothes as a Unique logo.

Seeing that the two girls liked it very much, Adele also smiled more on her face.

She coaxed a few words in a low voice, asked the servant to help the two of them wash up, put on their nightgowns and get ready for bed.

When she was about to leave the guest room, she spoke a few words to Miss Roddenmeyer who stayed by the side all the time because she was worried.

Basically, it is to let them tell her or the housekeeper if they need anything. The personal housekeeper next to her is Mrs. Lude, but in fact, they can talk to any servant in the manor. Everyone will serve the guests as well as possible. Put their needs first.

In addition, maybe during this period of time, she will often take the two girls out for a stroll, hoping that she can relax. In addition to the bearers and servants they brought for Clara's daily trips, she also arranged for a very strong The eldest maid Kate, as you can see, she can easily lift Princess Clara, and she will also help a lot in daily life.

Miss Rodenmeyer had been prepared that the lady's relatives from Paris were not easy to talk to.

In fact, she also knew in her heart that some noble ladies looked down on her extremely, and she also had a little understanding of the relationship between the husband and the late wife's family, especially when the other party was of such a high status, she, Including Mr. Sessman, they are all ready to be made things difficult, embarrassing, and sarcasm.

But the reality is not what they imagined at all. Just as the old Mrs. Sessman comforted, the noble princess is a kind-tempered and very approachable girl. She is not very old, but she is very appropriate in terms of etiquette and personality. There is no doubt that he is smart and capable after careful upbringing and long-term training.

And Mr. Duke Juradi, who has always had a bad relationship with his husband, although he is still not very friendly, but overall it is much better than the expected scolding or ignoring. It's kind of embarrassing.

"I hope you enjoy your life in Paris." Adele smiled and nodded with her, "Bailu Manor is a very beautiful place, but it's a bit late today, and it's been a hard journey for you to come here, I'll show you around tomorrow , I believe you will like it here."

"Of course." Miss Rodenmeyer also smiled, and the serious lady who rarely smiled in Heidi's eyes showed a rare gentle smile that was enough to shock Heidi.

"To tell you the truth, the beauty here has already shocked me. I think I've fallen in love with it."

"That's really nice."

Adele let out a long sigh of relief, looking really lucky.

She lacked experience in receiving distant relatives. The first cousin and others basically didn't speak to her. They just had a meal together. It was the countess' enthusiasm that left her with some impressions, but Mrs. Stan was in poor health at the time. Unwell and unable to speak for long.

This time to receive Clara's family, perhaps because of the blood relationship and the awkward relationship before, Adele was a little nervous.But taking care of children, with the previous experience of taking care of Helen Pence, Adele is more comfortable when facing little girls.

Although they are girls with different personalities, they are all kind and lovely angels in essence, and it doesn't take much effort for her to bring them up.

After Adele was busy here, talking softly with Miss Roddenmeyer, and walking towards the living room, she heard the Duke's father and old Mrs. Sethman talking about her own affairs.

The smile on her face has not changed, and when she entered the living room, she still had a gentle and warm smile.

"Seeing your smiles puts me at ease, I'm so glad you all like it here."

Adele smiled and saluted, and then sat next to her Duke's father.

Although the Duke's father doesn't want to talk to Mr. Sessman, he still has a lot to talk about with the good-tempered and talkative old Mrs. Sessman. many.

He smiled and patted Adele's hand, with a bit of relief on his face.

"It's about you."

He opened his mouth with a smile.

"Adele has a good belonging, and it's too late for your father to be happy!"

Mrs. Sessman answered with a smile, and Adele looked at her father in feigned surprise.

"Oh... I thought you were always dissatisfied with Mr. Duval?"

"Nonsense!" He gave her a look, but there was really no strength in it.

"You can get to know each other in two days..." He talked to Mrs. Sessman, and couldn't help but sigh, "You can stay for a while longer, ten days is too short."

"There are also cousin Alvin and the others. Mrs. Stan told me earlier that she wanted to see Clara." Adele echoed with a smile.

When Mr. Sessman married his wife, he had a little understanding of the composition of his wife's natal family, and his wife has been maintaining this relationship for so many years.

But since Mr. Duke's relationship has changed from a somewhat rigid state to being unilaterally refused to communicate, he and his relatives who are one or two points further away have become even more ignorant.

Mr. Sessman then asked her about Countess Stan and others. After knowing that Count Stan had passed away, he was also a little surprised, but he quickly restrained his expression, and he already had a plan in his heart. .

"It doesn't matter, the countess is not someone who indulges in grief." In Adele's impression, she only wore a mourning ring, which was rightly regarded as a mourning for her deceased husband. He had been gone for several years, so it was naturally impossible. Always in mourning.

"Let Clara recognize the elders too."

Adele soon realized that this gentleman with a funny moustache was not such a bad person as the duke's father said, just like the impression in the letter, he was a little smart and shrewd but still a gentleman safe person.

With regard to his dereliction of duty in education, Adele thought that the Duke's father really didn't have the right to criticize others.

But as a father who loves his daughter, Adele can understand how he feels sorry for his daughter who died young.

Fortunately, both sides are willing to take a step back now, and everything is developing in a better direction for the children.

Adele couldn't help but wonder which ball and salon would be more appropriate to take Heidi and Clara to.