The Happy Life of a Duchess

Not to mention the mood of Adele, the person involved, even Leopoldina Hugo, who was a bystander, thought this incident was too ridiculous, so ridiculous that she couldn't believe it.

When she heard it, apart from being shocked, she suddenly felt hit by the absurd feeling, and she couldn't think of anything else.

"This...how is it like this?"

Leo frowned, seeing that Adele didn't stop her, she took the initiative to take the letter.

During the period when Adele was busy preparing for the salon, Mr. Duke had been busy discussing the engagement with Mr. Duval. Adele knew about this matter, so Leo also knew about it.

Among all Adele's relatives and friends, the first thing she notified was her best friend Leo.

Firstly, Leo and she have the same task of organizing the salon, and the two of them have to get together to discuss. After a long time, they will naturally talk a lot. Second, after thinking about it, Adele feels that it is necessary to notify and The most suitable person to share this joy is only Leo, like Marianne or someone else, either because the mouth is not tight enough, she is worried about some disturbing changes caused by being too high-profile, or because of the relationship. Said that she is also the closest to Leo.

That's right, although in the end, Adele already knew that the contract related to the engagement had been signed, and she also went through the relevant payment content with Lawyer Chad yesterday—

In other words, in theory, the engagement between Adele and Mr. Duval is already a certainty, and even some of the terms and conditions after the engagement and after the marriage have been handed over.

Of course, she also received a letter of guarantee from Mr. Duval, and those contents cannot be recorded under legal constraints. For example, Duval said that he would not touch any other women. Such words cannot be regarded as reasonable contract terms. to write, but this does not prevent him from giving other guarantees.

For example, if Mr. Duval's illegitimate child appears during the valid period of their marriage, how much money or other price he will pay can be written down.

And, in addition, Mr. Duval also wrote a letter with his own hand, expressing his love and solemnity to her again.

This heartfelt confession and assurance made Adele happy for a long time, and she was even more grateful to realize that she had chosen a suitable husband.

"Aren't you already engaged?" Leo asked her in a low voice. Seeing that the two of them seemed to have something to say, the maids around avoided them all. After the initial shock, Adele also calmed down.

"Theoretically speaking, we have gone through the due process. The only thing missing is to inform relatives and friends. It was originally estimated that the dance party should be held in the second half of the year. During this time, he and I should write letters to relatives and friends. time for the invitation."

"Then..." Leo realized the crux of the problem, "Sophie Barry must not know about this... No, it should be said that the entire Barry family, and even your relative Marianne Angli At this level, I don’t know.”

"Yes, actually, I only told you, and then Morgana may know something from Mr. Duval, and he may have notified their relatives and friends in their hometown in City C, but in Paris...his side should be I plan to wait for me to act first." Adele nodded, explaining what she knew.

"It's natural, you are the duke's mansion, and you can be regarded as well-established in Paris... But have you and your relatives on the other side of your family informed?" Leo asked.

"Not yet, but the brothers over there should be notified by my father. When he considered Mr. Duval to investigate him, he should have used the resources there. I don't know about the others, but I guess, that one The cousin who will inherit our family's title property should know for sure, but he hasn't announced it to the outside world."

"You guys are too low-key." Leo put down the letter and held Adele's hand, "This is how people take advantage of the loophole."

"As Mrs. Marianne Onley wrote in her letter, because Mr. Duval went out a long time ago and wanted to choose a wife through his mouth, there should be many families and ladies who were moved by him. Compared with you, who everyone thought was young, you are more Most people pay attention to Mr. Duval..."

Leo is a smart girl, she quickly found a way to explain this matter, but she couldn't explain how the Barry family could do such a stupid trick.

"In this way, some time ago, Mr. Duval took his lawyer to meet with people, and bought some things that seemed to be only used when getting married, whether it was for engagement rings, jewelry, or other things... even if it is The two of you are responsible for each other, but it is impossible not to show any traces.",

"Yes, everyone should have guessed that Mr. Duval will get engaged and get married, but it's just not sure who the other party is." Adele also nodded yes.

"In order to protect me and worry about my reputation being implicated, my father kept it very secret. On the contrary, Mr. Duval did a lot of preparations in order to ask me to marry, so that everyone could know more clearly that he planned to marry me. Wife's."

"Public opinion..." Leo's complexion was not very good, but in order to comfort her friend, she still tried her best to find some good words to say.

"The Barry family seems to like to use this set all the time. In order to give that Barry a reputation as a beauty, they insisted on bearing the pressure of all the young ladies in Paris, and forcibly gave her this title... Now, they It's not so surprising to repeat the old trick and try to pick up Mr. Duvall."

"As long as there is nothing wrong with Mr. Duval and Miss Sophie Barley, there is nothing to worry about."

"I believe in his character." Adele shook her head, signaling Leo not to worry about this, "If I can't even give him this little trust, let alone in the future, as far as I know, he has already refused Miss Sophie Barry has done it more than once, but I didn't expect that she would never give up."

"I'll know what she wants to sell later!" Leo reminded his friend.

"This rumor should not have spread yet, but Mrs. Angli is good at gossip, and the information comes quickly, so she told you that it is a common rumor. You should contact Mr. Duval as soon as possible, don't worry about the gentlemen over there. I don’t know about this, and by the time I can react, I’ve already been splashed with dirty water.”

"I understand." Adele nodded, motioning for Mary to quickly get a pen and paper.

"I wrote to him immediately, and also to Morgana."

"Yes, you must ask this matter clearly. I still hope that Mr. Duval has nothing to do with that annoying Barry, but just suffered from an innocent disaster..."

What Leo didn't say is that there may be another possibility, that is, Mr. Duval may have promised two women at the same time like other romantic men, but one side is faster and the other is slower, or maybe he intends to abandon one of them And chose Adele's side...

Facing his friend's firm eyes, Leo couldn't make such a guess anyway.

She only silently hoped and prayed in her heart that her friend's marriage and love would go well.

This kind of rumor fermented faster than Adele imagined.

On the second day, there was news that seemed to have a nose and eyes that seemed very reliable.

First of all, Miss Sophie Barley's brother, Mr. Bonn Barley and Mr. Duval met privately in a certain coffee shop, which meant that they were discussing marriage with Miss Barley.

Then he said that Mrs. Barry, who used to live in the palace some time ago, came back specially to preside over the matter for her husband's sister, Miss Barry.

Then there was news that Morgana, as the daughter of Mr. Duval, went out shopping with Miss Barry. What is the meaning of friendship between the two parties...

At the end, it was similar to Mr. Duval who trusted and recognized Miss Sophie Barry who was temporarily discriminated against by everyone. He thought she was a lady with outstanding character, so he would maintain a friendly relationship. , and rumors of marriage proposals came out.

This kind of rumor, not to mention the mood of the person involved, even the bystanders would vomit blood when they heard it.

Ms. Sophie Barry, that is an existence that almost stinks in the eyes of most noble ladies and wives. Everyone's dislike for her has accumulated over time, otherwise everyone wouldn't have stood up unanimously after Adele met her. Miss Dale's side.

Not to mention that there are other sufferers whom she has schemed against, such as Mrs. Costa. In their eyes, as long as she doesn't get well, then anything is fine. They really want her to rot in the mud.

In the evening of the next day, Adele was just sorting out the rumors that she sent people to inquire about and found out that suddenly spread overnight, when she turned around and received a rather fierce letter from Mrs. Costa.

On the one hand, there is a gentleman who everyone agrees has a good character and integrity, and on the other hand, there is a woman who everyone hates so much but has to maintain a little kindness...

If these two were tied together, it would really be an explosive effect.

"If I wasn't very familiar with the Duval family, I could immediately write to Miss Morgana Duval, hoping that she would dissuade my father a lot. Marrying such a woman will only bring shame to the entire Duval family... Mrs. Costa said unceremoniously in the letter, and the slightly scribbled handwriting seemed to reflect her uneven heart.

"Did Mr. Duval write to me?" Adele read Mrs. Costa's letter with a smile.

If she was a little angry at the beginning, after hearing more and more outrageous rumors, she calmed down and even continued to listen with a smile.

"Yes." Mrs. Lude happened to come in with a letter.

"This is a stupid trick." Adele shook her head, very confident in her heart.

"It was some conspiracy of the Barry family that was committed on Mr. Duval, but I was very puzzled, why did they think that Mr. Duval would suffer such a big loss, just because of a little rumor, they wanted to marry a woman I didn't like at all. What about my wife who is also very unvirtuous?"

Mrs. Lude also heard the wind, but she was calm from beginning to end.

Rather, she just took this as a joke like other rumors without any basis, and didn't take it to heart at all.

Unlike Mrs. Costa's agitated grievance and anger, she looked at this matter very peacefully.

Although a little bit of her lady may be involved, to be precise, this kind of thing will only damage Miss Barry's reputation. Although she has no reputation left, the possibility that men will suffer from lace news is really true. What is small is small.

After calming down and thinking about it carefully, you will know that even if Mr. Duval and Ms. Barry really have some kind of evidence that can be grasped by the other party, saying that the two have been in love or have made a marriage contract, he will Breaking the contract is ruining. Although his reputation is a hindrance, he is no longer the kind of person who needs to rely on his reputation to act. His political career can be made up for by other connections. Even if he loses his vitality, so what ?

Besides, Mr. Duval brought his lawyer to sign the contract with the Juradi family. He and Adele are engaged in a marriage contract, and he and Miss Barry are really inseparable. The Barry family It is also impossible to come up with any letters or tokens to prove the relationship between the two people.

After thinking through all this, Adele became more and more confused.

What made Miss Sophie Barry and the Barry family behind her make such a decision, it seems a bit desperate.

Adele hastily opened the letter Duval gave her. He knew about it and answered her doubts.

"What is this called..."

Adele was quite speechless.

Mr. Duval said in the letter that many days ago, the Barry family seemed to have dredged up some political relations. From his superior, a certain cabinet minister of the exchequer, he wanted to propose marriage to Miss Barry for him, but of course he refused. At that time, he hadn't proposed marriage to Adele's family, but on the contrary, it was this incident that made him realize more clearly——

If he wants to marry a wife, the first figure that pops up in his mind is Adele.

This surprised him at the time, and he finally decided to make preparations for proposing marriage to Mr. Duke, which led to the series of things that followed.

He didn't think much about it at the time. After all, in his career, from the time when he passed away many years ago and he was single for many years, he has always had people in different relationships-friends, superiors, collaborators or Others, I want to match him up and introduce someone to him.

One more Miss Sophie Barry seemed nothing to be surprised about, not to mention that he refused outright, and he didn't even intend to see anyone.

But he didn't expect that this young lady with not very good character would be so determined. In addition to letting other members of the Barry family try to communicate with him, she herself also used many means to contact him, even The most exaggerated one was wanting to confess his love to him, which was really amazing for a young lady.

But that one, Adele also knew, was one of the many times Mr. Duvall had managed to avoid socializing and dancing at a ball.

But what Mr. Duval never expected was that after he had already discussed the formal engagement with Mr. Duke, and discussed the contract with a lawyer, and there were some rumors that he was about to marry his wife, everything that he thought would go well was halfway through. There was a little disturbance that didn't affect the result——

He was summoned by His Majesty the King.