The gods crowned her [Famous Book]

When having breakfast the next day, Ivy was still in a daze.

"I heard you were a big hit at Wilburton's last night." Richard sat across from him and began to sarcastic.

"That's..." Ivy agreed unceremoniously.

The corner of Richard's mouth twitched, "I heard that the prince invited you to two dances."

"have opinions?"

The corner of his mouth twitched again.

"How could I have any objection." He swallowed a small half glass of white wine into his mouth, "As long as you are happy."

"You should worry about yourself first." Ivy pointed out, "Mother is pinning her hopes on your future Duke's wife."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I didn't make it up. My mother just said a few days ago that I want you to fight hard and marry a princess."

"Why is mother still stubborn..." Richard frowned, "Did she forget about Sylvia so quickly?"

"Second Young Master!" Before he finished speaking, the atmosphere froze instantly, and was quickly interrupted by Rachel who was cleaning the fireplace.

Seeing this, Richard quickly shut up, and Ivy saw that everyone was so secretive about that name, so she could only politely not answer.

Sylvia was her only biological sister and the eldest daughter of the family. Unfortunately, she died of scarlet fever at the age of 20 and was buried next to a church in the suburbs of London.

At that time, she had only been married for two years, and her husband was a descendant of an old aristocrat whom Anna carefully selected for her.

But since she was a child, she and the groom's son, Frederick, were childhood sweethearts. Naturally, they were inseparable, but they were separated by their mother abruptly, and they were almost forced to marry.

So it's hard to say she didn't end up depressed.

But this tragedy has always been regarded as a scandal by Anna and her loyal maid Rachel, who are not even allowed to mention her name, which has become a taboo in this family.

"So if Arthur wants to marry the princess, it must be true love." Hearing Richard's words, Ivy couldn't help but look up at his expression, only to find that he didn't seem to be joking.

It seems that everyone doesn't know that their good brother is a love brain.

However, she promised her father not to cause love debts, and then snatched her daughter into the grove for a sneaky kiss. No one would think that Arthur could do it.

But he just became the No. 1 pick-up girl in the Mornington family. He even used a deep French kiss when kissing the girl, which made Ivy's eyes sore.

"If you stay in a daze again, you can only drink cold coffee." Richard saw his sister suddenly lost in thought, with a very embarrassed expression on his face, so he couldn't help knocking on the plate with a small spoon to remind her.

"Brother, I want to tell you something." She reacted and straightened her face, "I'm going to visit our manor after dinner."

"It's all deserted land, full of weeds and wild flowers, what's so interesting about it."

"I just like to look at some weeds and wild flowers, do you have any opinions?"

"No...no opinion..."

Richard was right, the Mornington family's manor was indeed barren, with only a few sparse tenants farming the land, and some even chatting in the sun, without the slightest awareness of labor.

It is also a failure for the landlord to do this.

Ivy sighed, put on her sun hat, and jumped off the carriage.

"Miss Ivy!" The people who were lying happily on the chairs got up quickly. In order to conceal the fact that they were fishing, they quickly picked up the agricultural tools and lowered their heads to work. They also pretended to pick up the towel to wipe sweat, showing that they were extremely tired. look.

"The weather is really too hot." A woman was panting and crying, but her eyes kept staring at Ivy, hoping to get the empathy from the hostess.

"But madam, your hoe is upside down."

Ivy had to offer her opinion politely.

"Ah, I'm loosening the wood from this end." The woman hurriedly covered it with an embarrassed smile.

"You relax slowly, don't rush."

However, the more Ivy walked in, the more painful her heart became.

It is obviously a good land, how could it be tossed like this.

Not to mention desolation and decay, even the few remaining crops are in a state of wilting and withering, which affects the appearance and even affects income.

With the harvest of this crop and that lazy working attitude, it is no wonder that the Mornington family is not defeated.

"Call me the estate steward."

After following her orders for 5 minutes, the bearded old man Verus trotted over, panted and saluted her: "Miss, what's the matter?"

"Are you in a hurry to be fired by Anna?"

Verus was stunned for a moment, and spread his hands a little at a loss, but found that the expression of the young girl opposite seemed to be serious.

"Miss, is there anything I did wrong?"

"You pay a thousand pounds a year, but do you know what the income of the Wilburton family next door is?"

"Forgive me for not knowing." The old man shook his head honestly.

"Thirty thousand..."

"Thirty thousand?" The old man raised his hand to make a three, and exclaimed in disbelief, "Pound pound?"

"Can it still be pennies?"

"Aren't we poor then?"

"Did you never realize that we are poor?" Ivy felt that it was difficult to communicate with him, "Their old housekeepers wore silk and satin and ate young pigeons from the Westminster Forest , even the waist is made of cowhide, how about you?"

The old man quietly lowered his head, looked at his inferior leather belt and stopped talking.

"Would you like to get a good belt?"

"Miss, can you make a fortune?"

Ivy nodded: "As long as you listen to me, I guarantee that by the end of next year, you will have a warehouse full of calfskins."

"All the land in the east, shovel away those bushes and thorns, must be planted with red, yellow, and purple roses, and the northern corners must be planted with heather, iris, and cornflowers. The trees can only be birches and weeping crabapples. One word is wrong. Just wait for Anna's dismissal order."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

"I need to set up grape trellises for the two acres of land in the southwest. If the variety is Sauvignon from the south of France, I will spend a thousand pounds to buy them all. No more, no less."

Ivy spoke faster and faster, but the housekeeper's brain couldn't keep up, so he hurriedly took a piece of paper and memorized it with a quill brush.

"Miss Ivy, the old man dares to ask, what do you want these for?"

"Make money..."

It's a pity that the old man obviously doesn't understand this new vocabulary from modern times.But after understanding a money, the general meaning is still a little bit clearer.

When Ivy arrived home, it happened to be three o'clock in the afternoon, which was the time for the nobles to have afternoon tea.

In fact, it is also a point of leisure for ordinary families, but the nobles especially abide by it to defend their elegant dignity for generations.

Ai Wei's family naturally has little power in the aristocratic circle because they have no money, and they don't have the financial resources to hold tea parties.

Therefore, every time a few people in the family get together to taste desserts and taste the Chinese black tea they just bought, and then the absolute master of the family——

Anna took the lead in discussing which upstart was favored by King George III, and when to go around again.

Often at this time, she knows the names of those children's children very well, and then looks at her own children with earnestness, and sighs leisurely: "God bless, it would be great if I could marry an in-law."

But today is a little strange, Anna's carriage is not there, and another strange car is parked at the door, and the family crest engraved on it is not recognized by Ivy, but it seems to be somewhat unclear.

"Miss is back?" Rachel greeted her graciously from the door, took off her sun hat and gloves, and changed her into a light purple tea dress.

She was surprised that it was so solemn.

"Are there any guests today?"

"Master Richard's college friend is here to visit."

"what is it call?"

"He is the heir of the Clarence family. It is said that he is a golden bachelor. The family has so much money that the dishes in the cupboard are worth fifty thousand pounds."

It sounded good, but when she came downstairs to meet the guests, her eyes widened severely.

The man who was sitting in the living room drinking tea with his second brother was wearing a beautiful solid-color coat and looked tall and handsome, but she saw his face right away.

This is...that arrogant aristocrat Kevin who spoke ill of him behind his back yesterday and was refused to dance by him?

Ivy couldn't help being taken aback.

The man on the opposite side was also stunned after seeing her face clearly.

"You...know each other?" Seeing this, Richard turned his head and asked.

Ivy shook her head first: "How could I know this gentleman."

Kevin then shook his head: "I didn't know Miss Ivy was Lingmei."

"Oh..." Richard was very enthusiastic and introduced to his sister, "This is my good friend from college, Kevin Clarence, the eldest son of the Duke of Clarence, 21 years old this year, earning [-] a year The pound sterling charge..."

"Richard!" Ivy couldn't bear this almost old-fashioned introduction, and interrupted directly, "Can you tell me what is the significance of Mr. Kevin's income?"

Richard spread his hands innocently, his movements and expressions were exactly the same as Arthur's, no one would believe that he was not a real brother.

"Is it all right to tell you how rich this gentleman is?"

"Then you don't have to say it in front of others."

Ivy had nothing to say, but Kevin didn't seem to mind, and his manner was very noble: "Richard, you know exactly how much money I have. My mother doesn't know as well as you."

This Kevin's emotional intelligence towards his brother is quite high, and he is definitely a handsome guy.

It's a pity that he is a downright arrogant straight man, which can never be forgiven.

"Speaking of which, my mother knows everything about me."

"You are the pride of your mother, the Countess of Mornington."

"That's not true..." Richard shook his head, "She likes my elder brother more. When we were young, we two robbed things, and she always asked me to give them to my elder brother."

"Edward?" Kevin was a little surprised, "I thought the younger son was always preferred in a family."

"You mean Arthur?" Richard laughed. "Although we brothers and sisters like this little brother very much, my mother doesn't like him the most. In her opinion, he is silent and melancholy with a violin all day long." , there will be no future."

Judging from Arthur's usual style, if Ivy hadn't read the script, he would have believed it.

Unexpectedly, Kevin retorted: "I think he must be doing great things. Just wait and see, he will be the pride of your Mornington family."

Before he finished speaking, Ivy couldn't help staring at him.

You have read the script too, bro!