[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

When Charlotte said this, she didn't mean to avoid it deliberately. Sophia raised her eyebrows lightly, glanced at Catherine indiscriminately, then slightly hooked the corners of her mouth, covered her face with a fan, and pretended that she didn't exist at all.

"Your Highness."

Catherine didn't say much, she got up and gave her a salute, and the words that she spat out between her lips opened and closed showed that she already knew all the facts.

Charlotte laughed: "Kitty, I knew you were smart enough to see through a bad lie." She never bothered to hide her identity, so she was not surprised that Catherine would guess her identity of.

Charlotte nodded slightly to her: "Then you can understand why I want you to meet my mother. This is a book dedicated to her. As for the name, it should also be decided by her."

"There is nothing to criticize in your words, Catherine, the only shortcoming is that you have not really met the protagonist of this story." Charlotte spoke softly, without the high aristocratic airs, just like an ordinary and easy-going 16-year-old girl, "Maybe You get some inspiration from seeing her in person."

"I hope the story is perfect enough."

Catherine thought for a moment.

"Then trouble you to introduce me."

Sophia answered the words of the two with a smile: "Kitty, you are going to visit Her Royal Highness, and you must not forget my salon. Charlotte, you still use my name to invite people to London, You can't tell me to work hard in vain, can you?"

Charlotte glanced at her with a casual and intimate tone: "What did you do? Even the invitations were sent by me."

Sophia pointed out to her seriously one by one: "I designed the invitation and wrote it myself. I have worked so hard. Kitty, do you think it makes sense?"

The slightly stagnant atmosphere eased up again.

"So," Sophia shook the satin fan, her eyes curved into a half-moon arc, "I work so hard, shouldn't Kitty also write a story for me?"

Catherine smiled shallowly: "If it's what you said—there will be murderers but no dead or ghosts, then I'd better return the invitation to you! If I can write a story that meets all your requirements, I'm afraid I'm London The best novelist ever."

"Honey, you don't have to underestimate yourself. In my opinion, you are already the best novelist in London." Sophia closed her fan, "I think His Highness will agree with me. I can't wait to see Seeing Miss Upton shine in my salon."

"So—" Sophia changed the subject after she had finished complimenting her, "Dear Ms. Upton, I wonder if I have the honor to have a look at your manuscript in advance?"

Catherine didn't expect that a well-born aristocratic lady would like her book so much, which undoubtedly made her extremely happy.Catherine originally intended to give her the manuscript of the novel as a gift, but she smiled calmly and took out a dozen manuscripts.

It was the short story about cheating on marriage that she wrote a few days ago. Afterwards, Catherine carefully polished and revised it before transcribing this neat and tidy manuscript with satisfaction.

The first sheet reads "To Sophia Fitzroy".Sophia couldn't control the surprised expression when she took it. She couldn't wait to share the story with Charlotte. After reading the story, she raised her head and sighed: "Honey, I like this story. It's a great joy that John died! Women really do Sufficient vigilance should be maintained, honesty and integrity are more important than handsome appearance."

"Oh, when are you going to publish it? I can't wait to buy dozens of sets to fill my study!" Sophia said expectantly.

"It will take a while." Catherine shook her head, "It's too short, and I still need to write a few stories before it can be assembled and published."

Charlotte put down her manuscript: "This is news that makes us regret. After the salon, it will become a news that makes more people agree with regret. Kitty, I have imagined that you will be the focus of the audience. "

"Maybe I'll become famous with this story." Sophia winked at Catherine, "That's really pleasing."

It is exaggerating for her to say that, her family background and her own excellence have long been known in the circle of ladies and gentlemen in London, but it is really not for a noble lady like her to be famous outside this circle. necessary.

"If I am really famous, shouldn't it be me thanking the two for inviting me to this salon, which gave me the chance to be famous?"

Catherine followed their lead.

Sophia covered her fan and laughed happily. Charlotte stroked the edge of the snow-white manuscript paper with her fingers, "Kitty, since Sophia has such a precious gift, I should also have a gift that is not inferior to Sophia. When will you let me see you?" When you see it?"

She has a gentle smile, and has been deliberately restraining her innate royal momentum in this conversation.

"If it's convenient, I can do it now." Catherine echoed her words and explained at the same time, "It's a dress. I made it with my sister Lydia. I told her about you and she was very kind to you." Love it. Lydia has a great talent for design."

Sophia and Charlotte were not very interested in dresses, they never lacked for luxurious clothing and jewelry, but they still gave Catherine this face.Charlotte thought more, and she glanced at Catherine meaningfully: "Then let's go and have a look."

There were so many maids in the Fitzroy mansion, and Catherine didn't need to do it herself. After Catherine said something, they carefully held the lavender skirt in front of the three of them.

This dress took Lydia a lot of painstaking care. Every stitch and thread was carefully considered. The final product was noble and elegant. The diamonds, the cuffs and the neckline are even more exquisitely inlaid with small round pearls as decorations.

After all, Charlotte was not very old, and she couldn't help but fell in love with the dress when she saw it, so she changed into this dress under the service of the maid.

It was only then that Sophia realized that this skirt fit Charlotte's figure very well. It was different from most of the looser skirts nowadays.

"very suitable."

Sophia's eyes showed surprise.

"Kitty, all your sisters are so good that I don't know how to praise them."

Charlotte walked a few steps in the skirt, and the skirt formed a circle of diamonds and flowed, shining like a galaxy of light.

It didn't take long for Charlotte to change back to her regular clothes. The maid carefully put away the skirt and turned to go down.

Charlotte pondered, tapped the armrest of the mahogany chair with her fingers, and said slowly: "I remember that the purple fabric is not cheap."

Even though dyeing technology has improved greatly compared to the previous century, purple dye is still a valuable item that is worth more than gold.Such a thing should not be easily used by a squire's daughter to make a skirt.

"Lydia, with the help of our uncle, negotiated a deal with a merchant before Christmas, and it was he who gave this purple cloth to Lydia. It is said that this purple dye comes from a plant Extracted from sea snails, the price is much lower than that extracted from conch.”

Catherine explained slowly, neither humble nor humble, and even tilted her head slightly when she met Charlotte's probing eyes, and the corners of her lips curled slightly.

Sophia realized that the next thing was not suitable for her to continue listening.She sighed softly from the bottom of her heart, she has no sisters with the same father and mother, only two brothers who are much older than her and don't have much time to get along with each other, and a bunch of classmates who are annoying when they appear in front of her. For half-sisters, it was difficult for a while to understand Catherine's idea of ​​planning for her sister.

"I'm going to see how the maid cleaned up Kitty's room. Originally, His Highness wanted you to accompany her, but the place where His Highness lives is not easy to bring outsiders in, and I don't feel comfortable here. Instead, I have a chance to get along with you." .Kitty, you're going to like it here, I swear to God."

After Sophia finished speaking with a smile, she temporarily left the space for them.

The words between Catherine and Charlotte don't need to be very clear to understand each other's meaning.

For Charlotte, it wasn't a bad deal to get a dress to her liking for a small favour.But for her dignity, she couldn't allow herself to be easily used by Catherine.

Catherine could vaguely grasp a little bit of her thoughts, and simply told the whole thing.

"...so that's it, we need someone who can impress everyone to officially launch Lydia's design."

Princess Charlotte's reputation among the British people is much better than her father's current Lord Regent. People have high hopes for Her Royal Highness, and it can be said that there is no more suitable candidate in England than her.

Charlotte pondered: "I can agree to this request, for your sake, Kitty."

In fact, she agreed to this request not purely because of Catherine or Lydia's design, but because of the growing size of this industry, which can provide jobs for many women who cannot earn a living, and also prevent them from going down the road of selling their bodies— —she had heard the surveys, and knew what happened to the girls from Ireland.

She is a princess of England, born with the responsibilities of a princess.

The author has something to say: [I'm a bit busy today, and I don't know when the second watch will be. Don't wait, everyone, I might go tomorrow later.hum. 】