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Anna, the most trusted head maid of Duke Velvet, has been a little worried recently.

No, it wasn't because of the duke's poor health since she was a child, she was already used to it, not to mention that since coming to Velvet, the duke's health has improved visibly.

Although there is still a long way to go before [health], at least she doesn't have to toss and turn, worrying that the Duke will lose his breath in his sleep.

She was worried about other things.

However, it is also related to the gradual improvement of the Duke's physical condition-the Duke began to stay up late and not sleep well when his health improved.

He would turn on the magic lamp at the head of the bed in the bed at night, wear a nightgown half-wrapped in the quilt, and write letters or read books on his stomach in an unseemly posture. He often didn't fall asleep until late at night, so he still looked sleepy when he woke up in the morning. Sometimes I complain of sore shoulders and a stiff neck, and the dip pen leaves ink marks on the sheets.

This is not good for your health. Whether it is staying up late or inappropriate reading and writing habits, Anna has caught the Duke several times like this. If it is more accurate to describe it, you should not use "caught", because the Duke is aboveboard and does not mean to be sneaky at all, as if Have fun with it.

While Anna is full of worries about this bad habit that is gradually forming and hard to change, at the same time she has nothing to do with those innocent and bright blue eyes. Please allow her to presume to describe it irreverently—it is like a mother who can never do anything to her child, even if He is already a 16-year-old grown man.

The Duke just wanted to experience the things that boys were passionate about when they were seven or eight years old. How could she coldly search for the letter paper and adventure stories that were placed beside the pillow, depriving the Duke of the time he had when he was busy with Velvet's official duties? fun yet.

Anna sighed and sighed in her heart, but she still maintained a serious expression on her face, and only raised the corners of her lips slightly so that she would not look too indifferent, and used it to receive guests who visited Rolles Manor.

"Welcome to Rolles Manor, Miss Noble." Anna raised her skirt to salute, Miss Noble opened her fan to cover her lips, and nodded slightly.

Anna led Miss Noble to the living room to take a seat, and brought tea and snacks—at about the same time Lucien walked into the living room and exchanged simple greetings with Miss Noble.

"May the light protect you." Miss Noble said, gently gathering the thin shawl on her body.

In Velvet's late spring, there is still a hint of coolness from time to time. Most noble ladies will change into half-sleeve or drop-shoulder dresses early, and then put on a soft and light shawl with beautiful patterns.

Especially when an unmarried girl like Miss Noble visits a single man like Lucien alone, a shawl to cover her arms and shoulders is indispensable.

Lucien's eyes stayed on Miss Noble's shawl for half a second, then moved away as if nothing had happened, and replied with a smile: "May the light protect you."

Lucien's eyes only lingered for a moment, but Miss Noble immediately noticed, "This is a new product of the Melch Company this year, and it is said to incorporate the national characteristics of the Hall tribe."

Miss Noble said: "I thought that the clothes of the Hall tribe were dusty cloaks, but I didn't expect it to be like this..." She covered her lips with a fan, and vaguely passed the adjective she was not sure about. , "Although the color is a bit too bright, but it is really beautiful, we all bought several."

Lucien nodded, "I've also heard that the new products of Melch Company are selling very well, and many people want to buy them, but they can't buy them. Didn't they build the workshop here, and someone wrote to me thinking Want some new stock and custom styles."

Miss Noble asked with interest: "Then did you give it?"

Lucien spread his hands, "Mercy gave it to me before, and I gave it as soon as I said earlier, I can't help if I don't have it or I want to order it. Melxi's stock has long been out of stock, and at most I can give it to them. Put the order in line."

"That will take a long time." Ms. Noble sighed, and explained to Lucien who had no idea about the long construction period of custom-made products, "The high-end products customized by workshops like Melch Company, in order to ensure that the details of the craftsmanship are completely consistent , a product is specially made by a craftsman, so it will take at least three to five months to complete, and the price is more than ten times that of the finished product."

"And if it's a finished product," Miss Noble said and pulled off her shawl again, "generally three or four craftsmen will start working at the same time, and ship in groups of three to five, and the work can be completed in about a month. A little style may only take about ten days.”

"Of course they don't sell the same items in one place, you know we can't wear the same clothes as everyone else."

Miss Noble seemed to have imagined the extremely embarrassing scene where she collided with other people, so she quickly picked up her teacup and took a sip to suppress her shock.

Lucien was also drawn by this description to think of some not-so-good things, but they were things he had actually seen, and a look of lingering fear appeared on his face when he thought about it.

It wasn't the same clothes, but probably the tailor was lazy and used the same fabric and similar design to make two skirts. When the two ladies met at the ball, the atmosphere was so cold that Lucien's body was about to have a stress reaction. His throat was itchy, and he tried his best not to cough.

The two wives did not fight on the spot, it was all due to His Majesty the emperor's wise and powerful control of the field in time - fortunately, it was the royal family's New Year's Eve party, but since then the relationship between the two wives has plummeted to the bottom, and even the relationship between the two families is in danger. stiffen up.

In contrast, men don’t have this kind of attention. After all, men’s dress accessories can’t make any tricks, and there are only a few options for color and fabric. If you are careless and blind at the ball, you can only rely on Hair color and tall, short, fat and thin recognize people.

Miss Noble rejoiced: "God of light, I have never encountered it before, and I hope that I will not have such an opportunity in the future."

Thinking about that scene, her cheeks were already burning hot, so she took the opportunity of picking up a cup to drink tea, and brought the topic to the main topic of her visit.

"My wedding with Craigie is scheduled for autumn, and please spare your time to come."

The bride-to-be didn't show any shyness when she mentioned her marriage. The corners of her mouth raised and her voice raised slightly, expressing her expectations and joy openly.

She took out the invitation card sealed with wax paint and handed it to Lucien herself.

Lucien raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Congratulations." He took the invitation and added, "Give my regards to your husband as well, Lawrence often drinks with him, such a handsome and lovable gentleman, Will make a good husband."

"Thank you." Miss Noble was happy to hear Lucien's words, and echoed, "There is no one more suitable than Craigie, who is beautiful and has a lovely personality. Standing by my side - no matter how suitable but."

"So..." Miss Noble took the initiative to pick up the teapot and added tea to Lucien's teacup, "Please give my lovely Craigie a few days to rest in autumn, although he looks very hard Interesting, but I still want him to be prettier for the wedding."

Lucien understood: "The county government will give officials ten days of marriage leave, and he can still take three days of annual leave, as long as the work is arranged properly."

This is a family member complaining about the county government working too much overtime.

Miss Noble's fiancé, Craigie, was also one of the new recruits for the county government. Philoby admitted at the time that a large part of the admission of Craigie was because of his status, and he had a husband of a countess (future tense) Working in the county government can appease the nobles' dissatisfaction with Lucien's admission of many civilians, and after comprehensively examining Craig's ability, he was also assigned to the most suitable position.

Then he experienced the overtime tradition of the county government. New officials came in to relieve the pressure on manpower, but it only changed from working all night and relying on medicine to hang their lives to go home from work every day. Officials without wives and children still choose Sleeping in the office, some even have the illusion that the office is my home.

Miss Noble is not opposed to her husband having his own small business, and the name of an official is better than eating soft rice. She just cares that her fiancé has no time to take care of herself due to high-intensity work, and the decline in appearance is not as pleasing as before.

That's her future husband, and he has to be well-dressed to be right next to her, especially during the wedding, with so many guests watching, what's wrong with someone with rough skin, dry hair, and dark circles under his eyes.

Miss Noble chatted with Lucien again, and managed to extend the vacation for a few more days. Lucien still maintained the standard of "as long as the work is arranged", and to be honest, he had already started

Began to wonder about the couple's future married life.

Miss Noble's clear-thinking girl was rarely seen in his previous life. Some of her speeches were full of perversion, as if she had traveled through the world view of some female figure, but what she said was taken for granted and seemed like common sense, which made people unable to help but feel "" Could it be that I am wrong" illusion.

But Lucien quite liked her.

So when the conversation continued and Miss Noble tentatively stretched out her tentacles for cooperation, Lucien didn't go around in circles with her and readily agreed.

"The investment in the textile workshop business is already saturated, but I have a project about the sun festival here. If you are interested, we can cooperate first."