Good-looking, not allowed to farm

(One)

Jamie already knew that the Dressels didn't like him very much.

the reason is simple:

First, he is not the biological child of the two;

Secondly, his arrival has cast a heavy shadow over the good reputation of the two couples in the past.

From then on, when people mentioned Master Dressel, they no longer praised him for his cleanliness, but would say, "Don't look at this old man who is serious now, but he was also romantic when he was young. Otherwise, how could he make such a big fuss?" an illegitimate child';

Then, when people mention Mrs. Dressel, they will no longer envy her harmonious husband and wife and family harmony, but will speculate out of thin air, "Don't look at her virtuous appearance now. An illegitimate child, he might be angry and cry behind his back."

With these reasons, no matter how strong the goodwill is, it will be wiped out.

What's more, there was not much affection between them.

Anyway, Jamie wanted to befriend them at first.

It is also possible to not seek the parent-child treatment like Suzanne, but to only regard yourself as a partner on the same stand and on the same front.

However, he tried his best to be obedient and docile.

But the Dressers were getting more and more annoyed at him.

Just because in a long-term relationship, it is difficult for people to always cover themselves.

Jamie might be able to fake it for a while, but he hasn't evolved the knack for completely pretending to be someone else.

In this way, over time...

Whether it is behavior patterns or concepts, he can't help but have relatively strong differences with the Dressel couple.

The Dressel couple may be regarded as a rare well-behaved family in this royal city, and they will not bully others indiscriminately.

But they were also raised by the nobles, and they were born with an instinct to be superior and treat all the servants of the lower ranks as worthless.

It's like Mrs. Dressel, who obviously likes to pay attention to shit and chaste women, but when she occasionally changes clothes, she will unconsciously ignore the male servant standing behind her.

Because in her heart, servants have no gender, and male servants are far from being men. Their status is like a desk or a chair, so there is no need to worry about it.

Jamie couldn't fit into this mental environment...

He didn't want to show anything different, let alone show any equal attitude towards the servants.But his usual speech and behavior, no matter how he pretended to be, was out of tune with this family!

Mrs. Dressel simply attributed this behavior to the fact that she grew up in the countryside and had never seen the world.

Suppose Jamie wasn't her titular son.

This kind of performance actually satisfies her vanity.

Especially when considering the child's secret life experience...

Those flattering words of gratitude to herself will bring her a different kind of stimulation - the son of the woman she once needed to flatter, now is demanding herself in turn.

But when this child becomes his nominal son, he is likely to inherit all the family's property in the future.

Mrs. Dressel could no longer enjoy that kind of secret happiness: "Although he didn't mean it, he will take everything from me in the future."

As for Master Dressel...

Only Jamie's looks annoyed him.

Jamie was born so well, even if he didn't really do something, just looking at it like this is very seductive.

Therefore, there will be an endless stream of invitations every day, or hunting, or dinner, or dancing... In short, they are all going out to play.

Don't look at Mr. Dressel's high position and authority...

But because of that disappointing personality, he probably hasn't received as many invitations in his life as Jamie has received in the past few weeks.

Not that there is any jealousy.

But he couldn't help worrying: "If someone coaxes you into this, I'm afraid it will disgrace the Dressel family's style!"

The prim old man was so upset that he immediately wanted to call Jamie over and give him some advice.

But when the two faced each other face to face, the old man became even more frustrated.

For a man, his eyes should be menacing and murderous, and he should not always smile affectionately; his lips should be thin, preferably tightly pursed to show seriousness, and should not be red and white, and... at any time Pouting everywhere, as if waiting for someone to kiss;

And the expression...

What the hell kind of innocent expression is that?

Master Dressel can't bear to see this!

Moreover, he especially couldn't see the expressions of appreciation and obsession shown by others looking at this cheap son.

Everytime I see a scene like this...

The poor old man's mouth seemed to have eaten bitter gourd, and he even felt a little resentful towards the child in his heart, and occasionally some thoughts that he would not dare to say at all flashed through his mind: "His mother is a dissolute woman, so, The son who was born is really like this..."

To this end, he made some rules for Jamie.

One of the most outrageous ones is probably-don't laugh.

Suzanne sympathizes with this.

She said to this cheap brother in private: "Now you know why I always bother them? I sometimes feel that I don't live at home, but in the grave."

Jamie was patient at first...

But one day, when the family of four was dining in the hall, Lady Dressel suddenly ordered, "Susanna, go back to your room."

Suzanne suspects that the family is going to discuss her marriage.

So she just sat still, and asked, pretending to be hurt, "What's the matter? What are you talking about? Why do you want me to go back to the house alone? Am I not a member of the family?"

Master Dressel said patiently: "Go back to the house, what I want to say should not be listened to by a well-behaved girl like you."

Susannah immediately rebelled again, and argued, "But, father, I'm already this old! Even if I'm being well-behaved, I should know something about the outside world."

"But you are not very old, and you are only 14 years old."

"Yes, but haven't you already started to choose a fiancé for me? I think that as long as a woman reaches the age where she can marry, she should be considered an adult."

Mrs. Dressel did not know anything at this time.

But apparently, she agreed with Suzanne and thought it was about her daughter's marriage.

Out of love for my daughter...

She said to her husband in a rare way: "If she wants to hear it, let her listen to it! The character of our girl has always been the most honest. Listening to more outside things will not make her temper worse. Let her learn a lot and know that the world is dangerous."

Master Dressel was still not very happy.

But he has encountered a lot of troubles in the court and at home recently, and he was too lazy to continue arguing for a while, and he didn't care about Suzanne, so he directly interrogated Jamie with a straight face: "Louis, what did you do the day before yesterday?" gone?"

Jamie never expected that the old man's fire would actually burn himself.

He raised his head in a daze, and recalled what happened the day before yesterday. He felt that he had done nothing out of the ordinary, so he couldn't help asking in doubt: "Did something happen? I didn't do anything, just went to see the former some of my friends."

Lord Dressel closed his eyes, took another deep breath, and when he spoke again, even his voice became a little sharp, and he said with a little bit of meanness: "My former friend is a bitch from a troupe, right?" !"

"Ah! Your lord!"

Mrs. Dressel was the first to exclaim: "How can you use such dirty words in front of Susanna."

Suzanne's eyes lit up suddenly.

Excitement flashed across her face, but because of her parents, she quickly restrained herself, covered her mouth with her hand, and put on a horrified expression.

Jamie froze.

When he came back to his senses and realized that the bitch that Mr. Dressel was referring to was Mrs. Helena, a look of surprise and anger appeared on his face.

But worried that Mr. Dressel was still staring at him, he couldn't help lowering his head, his long eyelashes drooping slightly to cover the dissatisfaction in his eyes, and then slowly said: "Sorry, you probably misunderstood something, I went to a serious troupe , they have always acted seriously and are not prostitutes."

Master Dressel sneered: "This is only you who believe it."

Then, he said a lot of nasty things, and accused Jamie that he must have been fooling around like this when he was outside in the early years, so he made a bunch of low-spirited friends. It's really shameless to be an actor with a group of dandies, and the family is unfortunate!

Jamie endured and endured until he couldn't take it anymore.

He didn't argue about anything, just said flatly: "There is no law that condemns actors to act on stage, and there is no law that prohibits others from making friends with actors."

Master Dressel's facial expression was almost distorted.

He opened his mouth slightly, staring at this cheap son, as if he didn't expect that the other party would dare to talk back to him.

Mrs. Dressel was equally stunned.

Susanna was getting more and more excited. She felt that this cheap brother had done a good job. She was worried that she would gloat and laugh out loud, so she just became cruel and squeezed her thigh hard. Only by taking advantage of the pain did she ensure that her expression did not show. What a flaw.

In the silence...

But Jamie was distracted by himself, and sighed in his heart: "I have endured enough, and I really don't want to bear it any longer."

So, he put away the knives and forks, tore off the napkin, threw it aside, stood up slowly, arranged his clothes, politely turned to the three people at the table, bowed slightly, and then turned around left.

After he left so swaggeringly...

The dining room was silent.

Mrs. Dressel was so angry that his face was livid;

Mrs. Dressel covered her face with her handkerchief and burst into sobs.

Suzanne pursed her lips, trying her best to suppress her smile

But she couldn't bear it anymore, so she also took out her handkerchief, buried her face that was about to laugh into the handkerchief, and laughed tremblingly.

When Mrs. Dressel saw it, she couldn't help being even more sad.

She hugged her daughter violently, crying bitterly: "Ah! This rascal! This shameless rascal, look at him, look at how he frightened my good Suzanne!" !"

So Susannah laughed and trembled even more.

(two)

Since then, the Dressers have treated Jamie as a transparent person, pretending not to talk to him at all.

In fact, it was just cold violence, trying to force him to admit his mistake.

At the beginning, Jamie was a little apprehensive and entangled.

But soon, the king called him to the palace.

At this time, although Jamie always talked in front of Levin, saying that he would see the king more often in the future.

But in fact, this was the first time he entered the palace, and he couldn't help feeling anxious. After seeing the king, he hurried to salute, and said a routine: "It's a great honor to be favored by Your Majesty..."

Not wanting King Richard to interrupt him directly, he waved his hand very kindly: "Come on! Come on! I'm just going to find you and have a good talk."

Jamie was a little guilty, so he secretly glanced at the king, and asked respectfully, "Does Your Majesty have anything to teach me?"

"You must have known it in your heart, otherwise you wouldn't have put on such an uneasy look in front of me."

King Richard smiled slightly, and said in a joking tone: "A lot of people gossip with me before, saying that there is a strange person in the Dressel family, who likes to hang out with others, not to mention, what kind of actresses do you like to praise! Why? Afterwards, he had another violent quarrel with Master Dressel, and he was so angry that he almost lost his breath."

Jamie quietly looked at the king's face, saw that he didn't look angry, and recalled his majesty's flirtatious behavior in the past, and had some guesses in his heart, knowing that such things were absolutely in the king's heart. Not a big mistake.

Therefore, he calmly explained with a smile: "Actually, it's not as exaggerated as outsiders say. Although my father and I have some disagreements in some concepts, he doesn't really care about me. Moreover, I didn't praise him." What an actress, my father misunderstood me. Mrs. Helena is a good friend I met before I met my relatives..."

"A good friend I met before I met my relatives? Could it be that there is another story here?"

King Richard seemed very interested in this, his eyes sparkled with curiosity: "Then you have to tell me about it."

"It's not an attractive and interesting story, but, to me, this should be considered a big deal..."

Saying so, Jamie said, "I trekked all the way to the king's city, but because I was too exhausted, I accidentally fell ill in the hotel. Because I was alone and no one knew about it, I almost died of illness silently. Fortunately, Mrs. Helena was there in time. Discovered, extended a helping hand' thing to tell again.

"It's no wonder that it's kind to you."

King Richard showed an understanding expression, and he believed it without any doubt.

Moreover, he also promised Jamie that he would explain this matter to Mrs. Dressel for him later, so that he could repay Mrs. Helena with peace of mind in the future.

Then, they ate together and talked again.

only……

Until Jamie left the palace.

He also didn't understand: "What did the king ask me to do?"

By the next day, the changes appeared immediately.

The Dressels' attitude toward him improved rapidly.

It is no longer indifferent, but has become polite.

Although in this way, he seems to be an outsider who goes to someone's house as a guest, but it has to be said that being a distinguished guest and accepting hospitality is sometimes more comfortable than being a host.

It wasn't until this moment that Jamie suddenly realized: "The king's summons...could it be to support me?"

But why did the king support an illegitimate child?

Obviously, this illegitimate child must be related to him.

Therefore, Jamie is more and more sure that the life experience of 'Louis' is probably related to the royal family.

With this guess, he naturally became more confident.

Although it is not enough to be successful, it is rampant, but before facing Master Dressel... don't laugh, don't say frivolous words, don't stay out late, don't make friends with lowly people, etc., when the rules are messy and inexplicable , but he can gradually turn a blind eye.

The Dressels suffocated.

It's just because of the king's intention that he swallowed his anger.

Jamie was also helpless.

He really didn't want to offend anyone, and he also thought about getting along with his cheap parents, but in the end, there was no fate after all.

Instead, it was the cheap sister who got close to him.

Ever since he blatantly refuted Mrs Dressel that day...

Suzanne has been in a state of extreme excitement.

She pulled Brother Cheap by the corner of his clothes, inquired carefully about the troupe, and curiously asked if the actress was beautiful, and if she was Jamie's lover?

Jamie told her some things without exaggerating as much as possible.

Regarding the questions she asked the actresses, she didn’t make up and perfuse her. Instead, she not only talked about the fun things about actors, such as playing different roles and standing on the stage glamorously; she also talked about the embarrassment of actresses now For example, the world generally believes that they do not obey the rules, and they are not considered good women if they stand on the stage and show their faces.

But maybe extremes are the opposite.

Under the long-term and high-pressure discipline of the Dressel couple...

Suzanne was somewhat rebellious by nature.

Even though Jamie was at pains to say something about the stigma faced by actresses, the little girl found it an exciting career: "Standing on stage and being stared at by hundreds of people? How great it sounds to have all the attention on one person."

After that, her heart became more and more wild, and she begged Jamie to take her out to play.

Jamie immediately declined: "Father and mother will not agree."

Unexpectedly, Susanna had already thought about it.

She said confidently: "I'm going to Mrs. A's to learn painting tomorrow. I can find an excuse halfway through, just send someone over to say that I don't feel well, and take a day or half a day off. Then, you can secretly take Come with me, go out and have a good time, if this is the case, no one will know."

It would be troublesome to think about it, but Jamie naturally refused.

Suzanne then yelled stubbornly: "Louis! I'm going out to play anyway! If you don't take me out, then I'm going alone."

Jamie stared at her angrily for a while before compromising: "Okay, but..."

He solemnly ordered: "I will take you out, and you must obey my orders wherever you go, and you are not allowed to run around. The last one is especially important, and you must not forget it no matter what."

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid."

Susanna promised proudly, "I won't cause you any trouble. Besides, I also know that single girls are always not so safe when they are out."

"You know, what you said just now is going out alone."

"I'm scaring you, threatening you to take me out!"

Hearing her speak so frankly, Jamie was angry and funny.

But where to take it to play, he didn't have a clue for a while.

Coincidentally, Mrs. Helena handed over a note, asking if he had time?

If I have time, I would like to invite him to a tea party tomorrow. We will sit together, eat and drink lively, and discuss and discuss some plots of "Marian". will be there.

This event came just in time!

Also, it sounds pretty safe.

Jamie wrote back immediately to say he was available.

Then, he specifically mentioned that he might bring his younger sister there, and he would trouble Mrs. Helena to take care of her when the time comes.

The next day, because I hadn't seen Earl Hudgins for several days...

Judian finally remembered with guilt that he had a disrespectful attitude towards his biological father before.

He admits that sometimes he is really a jerk who doesn't recognize his relatives.

But even if he is a bastard, he doesn't want to end up betraying his relatives.

So, even for the superficial father-son relationship.

Judian still ran to Earl Hudgens to apologize: "Dad, I'm sorry."

At this time, Earl Hudgins was about to go out to attend Lady Helena's invitation.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but stop, staring at his son who was going further and further off the road with complicated emotions, he didn't know what to say for a while.

On the one hand, the older father has no idea how to get along with the same older son;

On the other hand, deep down in his heart, he felt guilty and thought that the fact that his son became what he is today because of the sins he committed in his early years.

Thinking about it this way...

Earl Hudgens could only smile in the end: "No, my dear, there is nothing to apologize for."

So far, the two father and son (on the surface) finally reconciled.

Then, Earl Hudgins said that he had something to leave, and he couldn't help mentioning Lady Helena's invitation.

Judian didn't have anything to do at the moment, and was curious about the Lady Helena that Earl Huggins was talking about.

So, he immediately recommended himself enthusiastically: "Would you like to discuss "Marianne"? I am familiar with this, and I can help."

Earl Hudgins thought about it, and agreed that it would be okay to bring one more person.

On the other hand, fate is really wonderful.

Because, Lady Helena was inviting Macomb.

"Are you coming to a little tea party?"

The lady greeted her very warmly and hospitablely: "The topic of the tea party is tentatively scheduled to discuss "Marianne", and the people who come here are all lovers of this novel."

"At that time, everyone can discuss and brainstorm together."

"Ah, by the way, I'm going to borrow the hotel's kitchen and make some desserts. After the tea party starts, everyone can discuss while drinking tea and eating snacks! Oh, what a joy!"

"A discussion about Marianne?"

Macomb couldn't help being startled, and asked subconsciously, "Madam, who did you invite to this tea party?"

Mrs. Helena first said Jamie's alias——Louis Beckett.

Naturally, this strange name did not attract the slightest attention from Macomb;

Then, she said Earl Hudgens, the original author of "Marian"...

This time, Macomb's expression changed.

But Lady Helena was unaware.

She still asked expectantly: "Would you like to come? I remember that you also like "Marian" very much."