The gods crowned her [Famous Book]

Mrs. Suzanne's housekeeper has long been familiar with Ivy. She is watering the hyacinths by the pond with a watering can. Hearing the sound of shoes rubbing against the ground, she raises her head from the green leaves and smiles at her.

"Good afternoon, Lady Mornington."

The pond on her estate was running water, drained by a clear stream.Therefore, from time to time, there is a clear thumping sound, as if playing a country folk tune.

"My friend..." Ivy greeted politely, leaned down and glanced at the jade-white petals, and praised sincerely, "If my mother was half as ingenious as you, the plants in my house would not need to be replaced with new seeds every three days gone."

"The Countess of Mornington needs to take care of the affairs of the whole family, so it is inevitable that she will have little time to take care of it. After all, planting flowers is still a very labor-intensive and meticulous job."

"But my mother doesn't have your patience, and often gives up halfway. I think your temperament is very similar to that of the old lady. You are both gentle and kind. You must be relatives."

"Not really." The housekeeper shook his head and wiped his apron with his wet hands, "It's just that my deceased husband was a distant relative of the old lady, and she hired me as a housekeeper out of caring for her. You know that I live alone Most women don't like to have a lot of people in the house. So I do almost all the work, and gardening is just one of the jobs."

"Then you and the old lady must have a deep relationship. I think she trusts you very much."

"Yes, I have come here from the countryside since I was 40 years old. I dare say that there is no better employer in London than my wife. Even if I work until I am 80 years old, I am still willing to serve her."

The butler bent down to express his humility, and stared at her with dark gray eyes: "If I guess correctly, you are here to find the old lady."

"Yes, is the old lady at home?"

"She should be reading the newspaper. I'll take you in." The butler put down the kettle and guided her to Mrs. Susanna's living room.

"I'm so glad to meet you." Seeing Ivy enter the door, Suzanne straightened her body immediately and invited her to sit on the sofa opposite, "There are very few juniors in your generation who are willing to visit the elderly. You miss me, I am content."

She threw a look at the butler, who nodded knowingly, and hurried to the kitchen to make a new pot of coffee.

Ivy bowed to her first, then said sorry, arranged her skirt and sat respectfully on one-third of the edge of the sofa. She knew that in front of this kind of old lady who had been educated by a lady since she was a child, she had to think about it. In order to win her favor, one must not fail in terms of etiquette.

She knew very well what she wanted. Since she wanted to get help from Mrs. Suzanne, even if the family had never dealt with her after her father died, Ivy would take the initiative to approach her. At least it would be good for her if the rich woman was happy.

Mrs. Suzanne really seemed to like her very much, her slightly cloudy eyes were smiling like crescent moons.Despite proper maintenance, wrinkles inevitably spread out.

Ivy already had sweet dimples, but her smile was even more lovable, like a pink rose in bud.Especially the voice when talking to the old lady was also sweet, which coaxed her to burst into joy.

"I really envy your mother for having such a daughter like Xieyuhua." Mrs. Suzanne said while playing chess with Ivy happily.

"You are too much, it's what I should do to help the elders."

Ai Wei deliberately gave way to the old lady. She was obviously a master, but she pretended to make a mistake, and let the old lady get the highest score from time to time, and finally slapped her head: "Ah, I lost again, but I lost to you. The experts are not wronged."

At this time, accompanied by white smoke, black coffee, the royal drink of Susanna's family, was served again.

Although the smell is mellow, only Ivy knows how painful it is to drink.

She took out the honey pomelo bottle from the bag and put it on the table, and said, "This is a gift I specially prepared for you at home. I forgot it just now. I only remembered it when I saw the coffee."

Mrs. Susanna looked at the golden glass bottle and asked curiously, "What is this?"

"This is called honey grapefruit tea, which has the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin. If you don't mind, please try it."

Mrs. Suzanne knew that the young girl in front of her had a lot of strange things in her head.

Especially the bread and cakes she makes are more delicious than those made by others, and this honey citron tea should be no exception.

She nodded, watching Ivy dug a spoonful out of the bottle, added it to hot water and stirred, the golden juice and attractive grapefruit swelled in the water immediately, emitting bursts of sweet and sour fragrance .

Mrs. Susanna took the cup, closed her eyes after taking a sip, held her beloved old white cat in her arms, slowly stroked its shiny and smooth fur, and let out a long breath of enjoyment.

"I didn't know there was such a delicious way."

Ivy knew that no woman could resist the temptation of a delicious drink.

"It also has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. You no longer have to worry about getting angry during the season of eating oranges."

"I don't know how to be grateful for your thoughtfulness, but speaking of it, I suddenly remembered one thing."

The old lady said, "I heard that you were invited to Mankasili Manor as a guest. As far as I know, the old Duke of Clarence never invites people on his own initiative. Did you enjoy your trip?"

"If you don't get kicked out, the process is still interesting."

"Oh?" Mrs. Susanna was a little surprised, "What kind of hospitality is this? You are so lovely, if I still can't bear to say goodbye to you."

"The old duke considered poverty an unforgivable thing, and he could not bear a loose man on his estate."

Mrs. Susannah couldn't help showing an expression filled with righteous indignation, and "hummed" in disgust.

"The old Duke of Clarence is fond of the rich and the poor, and we all know that. You're just being yourself, my dear boy, and you're not wrong at all."

Mrs. Susannah put away her dislike for the old Duke, and looked at Ivy with a smile: "A girl has no problem dealing with as many men as possible for her own benefit and inner pleasure. It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Of course you have to choose the right one." what is best for you.”

"I really don't believe that I can meet the so-called true love. Since there is no partner required by the world, I don't need to obey the obligation of loyalty. But now I only think about how to be rich and how to immerse myself in In the happiness of counting gold coins, forget about other unpleasant things." She did not shy away from talking about her ambition with her aunt, and expressed her thoughts openly.

As soon as the lazy white cat heard the word "gold coins", it immediately uttered an excited cry of "meow meow", woke up from sleep, jumped out of Mrs. Susanna's arms, and ran to Ivy He kept rubbing against his feet, as if to agree.

Immediately, there was a fluffy soft texture on the calf, like a small pillow tied up, Ivy squinted her eyes comfortably, resisting the urge to knead it.

Mrs. Susanna looked at her Bohemian lovingly and said: "But to become rich, connections, word-of-mouth, and new ideas are essential. I can understand your thoughts very well, and I am willing to help you with my connections. After all, I am not bragging , I can also be regarded as someone who has some influence in the social circle."

"If I can get your blue eyes, I will be very lucky in my life."

"You are my dearest niece, there is no need for a family to talk about two different things. I will introduce your honey citron tea to those noble ladies. I believe that it will appear in the living rooms of high society in a short time. They have been They all lead the fashion pursued by the common people, and with the objects they provide to imitate, this drink will be popular all over the country."

"Also..." Madam Suzanne looked at her face kindly, "I heard that the house of the Marquess of Dunllis is about to hold a tea party and a dance. Prince August and the young master Marquis are friends, and they will definitely go there. There are many celebrities and ladies, accounting for almost half of the entire London aristocratic class. With your beauty and talent, I believe you will be the pride of our Mornington family."

Accepting Mrs. Suzanne's expectant eyes, Ivy was not modest, and smiled frankly: "If I can take this opportunity to meet more celebrities, I am willing to make careful preparations."

"I can lend you the jewelry that my mother-in-law passed on to me. Although I don't think your mother will be short of luxuries, my emerald and amber necklace that I have treasured for many years is the only one that can't be found in the whole of England. I bet it is a perfect match with your appearance and temperament."

She signaled the butler to open the safe upstairs with her eyes, and Ivy hurriedly stood up from the sofa: "You are too polite, such a precious gem, I am afraid I will lose it."

"A woman without valuable jewels is equivalent to having no soul. You don't have to be overly cautious. If gems are kept on the shelf, they will be white and dusty, and they will lose their original value. Especially with a beautiful young lady like you, it is its honor .”

When Ivy took the golden box from the housekeeper, her hands were trembling.It was the first time she had come into contact with such a valuable treasure, as if holding tens of millions of pounds walking in her hands, her palms were burning hot.

The mechanism is relatively complicated, and Ivy didn't know how to start it for a while.

She looked up at the housekeeper shyly, the latter understood and bent over to open the box for her.

As the velvet red cloth is slowly lifted, a shimmering emerald necklace comes into view.

There are three layers of design in total, and each layer of chains is embellished with valuable white amber and blue agate, which are made into the shape of lilies.

At the bottom is a huge emerald gem, which is wrapped in a pure platinum shell, even bigger than Ivy's two thumbs.

She felt that her eyes had turned into the color of gemstones, and for the first time in her life, she personally felt the happiness of a rich woman.

"Wear it, and you will be the most dazzling Earl of Mornington in the audience."