The Happy Life of a Duchess

Adele was so surprised that she didn't answer immediately.

Leo didn't think too much, just whispered to her more quietly.

"what's going on?"

Adele made a very curious look.

"Some time ago, that is, two days ago, the wife of the congressman held a banquet, and the family members and others who were also congressmen were invited. Because of my father's status as a member of the House of Lords, as the eldest daughter, I reluctantly joined go in."

"I don't know how it started. Probably a certain gentleman asked him a question. The first thing he asked was about his children, that is... You also know that he intends to look after his son Armand and daughter Morgana. There are quite a few of them, Morgana is a little younger, and it seems that Mr. Duval is not in a hurry to marry his daughter off like this, but Mr. Armand has reached his age."

"If he hadn't been acting meek and slow, and didn't look like he liked a certain noble lady, I'm afraid..."

When Leo said this, Adele nodded accordingly. However, she has heard some rumors recently, and she has not received an answer from Margaret.

Margaret has been going on like this for two or three months.

It seems that she has moved away from the extravagant and chaotic life of a courtesan in the past. She has always said that her heart is at peace like never before, but she still has a longing for love in the bottom of her heart——

This also made Adele very worried.

After all, the hero of Margaret's original novel "The Chosen One" is Armand.

But Mr. Armand, ask yourself, Adele doesn't fully think that he is a very suitable candidate for a husband now, he is too indecisive, and his career is very mediocre, and he can't get things done.

But at the same time, he also has very distinct advantages. It is undeniable that he loves Margaret very much. After years of secret love has been fermented, he has a continuous and persistent love for Margaret. Love makes him enough to protect her when there are no big storms in his life, and the two of them can still be happy when they don't have to face "excessive problems".

To be honest, there are really many men who can't get things done among the nobles.

Most of them are nobles who rely on the protection of their ancestors and enjoy the money and status they have saved for generations. Many people even think that work is a low thing. matter.

Adele does not agree with this kind of value concept in her heart, nor does she like or hope to find such an "incompetent" husband.

But she cannot deny that some people enjoy this instead. They may and do not have the ability to make money and work. The only thing a rich life teaches them is how to live luxuriously.

If they can have truly inexhaustible wealth, then it doesn't matter. To be honest, just raise a rice worm.

But when life is faced with huge turmoil, and one day this property is used up, deficit or bankruptcy, that is the real disaster.

Not having to make money, striving for a career and being incapable of working, earning honors and being respectable are two different things.

But many times, the two are confused.

"Hey, in short, there are quite a few gentlemen and ladies who have shown good intentions to Mr. Armand or Miss Morgana, but it seems that they have no special favorite objects, and they have never seen that they are particularly fond of them." The family... seems to be more than that, Mr. Armand's attitude towards some courtesans is also indifferent, compared to his very close friend Mr. Gaston, anyway, it is a bit unpredictable."

"Is such that."

Adele recalled the attitude of Mr. Armand, whether it was the aggressive Baroness Bernard or others, it seemed that his attitude was a little alienated——

Maybe it's because of his natural melancholic personality, or maybe he's really thinking about it and has even taken some measures to get close to Margaret, the La Traviata. Anyway, Mr. Armand, who is of the age to marry, has no attitude at all. If it is shown, there will naturally be some families with ideas in their hearts to test his elders, that is, Mr. Duval.

"Yeah, I didn't expect someone to actually ask..." Leo's voice was a little surprised, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and while sweeping her gaze up the stage, she chatted softly with Adele Gossip.

"Besides, Mr. Duval actually answered it in a very official way, saying that it was for him to decide for himself, and as a parent, he would not force it too much."

"And then?" Adele looked curious.

At this time, the stage has reached the last song and dance of the prologue.

"I just found out about this matter, and then mentioned Morgana's marriage, and the answer is similar, but there is one more sentence, I hope to keep her for a while, she is still young, etc., something like this."

In fact, small is not considered young. If it is a childhood sweetheart, there are 16 years old who get married earlier, and it is not impossible to marry 25 or [-] later, but the most common one is to marry at the age of eighteen or nineteen.

According to the current etiquette, after getting engaged, it can be as short as a season, as long as a year and a half, before they can get married. Generally speaking, it takes half a year to prepare.

The preparations after the so-called engagement are more than imagined, and on the contrary, they require more than when they were unmarried men and women.

This is also the reason why some variables sometimes appear.

For example, after the engagement, one party's family went bankrupt, and because the time was too long, they repented of the engagement and divorced, such as the former Baron Bernard and the certain lady whom they met for the first time.

Another example is that there is a change of heart or other circumstances during this period, and it is common to use this long preparation period to investigate the other party, especially if the man is busy and travels everywhere——

If the guarantee is not complete, there will be a situation where one person makes appointments with multiple people.

A flirtatious man cheated a girl when he passed by a place, because it was just an engagement, if he didn't have a clear understanding with the other's family, it would be easy for the man to run away, and the woman had to wait or be defeated Lost reputation, such a situation has also been.

Adele can count several men in the circle, and it is said that such a thing has happened.

He cheated on some girls elsewhere, and then hid back in Paris after finding out that things were getting out of hand.

People ran back, if there is no way to find them, it is waiting or wasting, if there is a way to really find the door, to be honest, other than beating up at most or paying some money to return the ordered token...

There are very few things that can really be implemented, but to be honest, even if they are together like this, Adele doesn't think that the two sides can live happily ever after.

"Afterwards, they joked together..." Leo curled his lips, and said cautiously, "You know, in the second half of the dance, when those men gather together, it is inevitable that they will say something... more pornographic and out of bounds Just kidding, even if Mr. Duval is not very involved, he still has to be in it..."

"From this point of view, he is indeed a good man. At least he respects women enough not to say those offensive words." Leo patted Adele's arm quite seriously, and Adele reacted belatedly Come here, Leo is hinting at her, after all, she told the other party that she likes Mr. Duval.

So Adele came to her senses, maybe Leo couldn't wait to tell her after learning the news.

Originally, I hadn't heard that Mr. Duval was going to remarry. Without any news about this, Leo didn't know if Adele insisted on chasing him, but if the other party didn't have such taboos, he really wanted to A reliable wife...

Leo thought about it, he had to think about his friend first, and he looked at Mr. Duval differently.

"In the back, there was a Mr. Congressman joking..." Leo said with certainty, "It's really just a joke, not a serious suggestion there, just saying that Mr. Duval has been alone all the time, isn't it a bit lonely, There should always be a lovely little wife to accompany and so on, that’s probably the case, after all, it’s what the gentlemen said, and I wasn’t there, and I heard it from the other wives who knew about it at the time.”

Leo is an unmarried lady, of course it is impossible to mix into that circle.

But there are no secrets at the ball, and what is said will basically be spread, and Mr. Duval must know this.

"In the end, I didn't expect Mr. Duval to answer with a very serious expression. He really feels that he is a little lonely by himself recently. If it is possible..." Leobi gestured, seeing that Adele didn't understand, he had to speak out angrily.

"Oh, that is to say, if he can meet an outstanding and caring lady, he will be stingy... he will definitely pursue her actively." Leo made a strange accent with her, blinking his beautiful eyes In the blink of an eye, Adele fully felt her anxious heart and constant hints.

"Doesn't this mean that he will consider marrying another wife first?" Leo concluded after thinking for a while, "To be honest, I can understand it too. After all, Mr. Armand doesn't say that Morgana is approaching her age. At this time, if there is a reliable mother in name, it sounds or is actually more suitable. You know Morgana's temperament, she is too simple, I am afraid that she will suffer after marrying... "

"Of course, don't think about it from this angle. In terms of Mr. Duval's own conditions, he is such an outstanding gentleman..." Leo restrained his slightly excited self, making himself look like he was watching a drama seriously Yes, and whispered again.

"I heard the comments from the other ladies present at the time. They all said that Mr. Duval is a very reliable gentleman and a very high-quality marriage partner. I got affirmation from the gentlemen. No other illegitimate children..."

"Do you know what this means?!" Leo carefully observed Adele's expression, and when she heard this, Adele raised the corners of her lips unexpectedly.

"Huh?" She smiled and looked sideways at her, Leo snickered.

"He is not such a rigid gentleman, nor is he like a missionary all day long, holding on to the Bible and Tao Te Ching, talking about etiquette and morality all day long... He admitted that he didn't think so before, but he didn't meet the right one. Miss, besides, I didn't have that kind of thought at first, but now I do have that kind of thought."

"If you marry into Duval's family in the future, you don't have to face the problems of annoying lovers and illegitimate children, and even Mr. Duval can handle life very well."

"Morgana and Armand are both good-tempered, and Armand will start a family soon. After having a wife, he will definitely not be with the elders again. Morgana just needs a nominal mother to teach her a little bit. Seriously, I won’t be staying at home for long.”

"And he himself is such a promising gentleman. It is not impossible to go further in the future and get a higher honor. After all, he is already in power right now."

"If you want me to say, Adele, your vision is really good!"

Uh-huh?

Adele blinked, surprised by the jump of her topic.

Leo's face was full of seriousness. Seeing that Adele seemed to be a little confused, he quickly explained to her:

"Before I was a little hesitant, I just thought that he had a successful career, outstanding appearance, and good manners, but after listening to the analysis of the wives present at that time, I realized that the factors to be considered after marriage are not only love, but also the other party. There are too many troublesome things in terms of family background, member relationship, career and so on."

"But no matter how you analyze it, Mr. Duval seems to be a high-quality choice. Many gentlemen are outstanding in several aspects, but it is good to look at all aspects. This is not easy."