The First Female Duke

Chapter 2

Elegance at all times was something that was etched into Polina's bones, and losing her composure was only for a moment, so Polina regained her composure when Fanny duly handed over a silk handkerchief.

"So, Kant, did you come over here this time to ask me to return for the funeral?"

Of course it's not just that, sensing that Polina was playing a game, Kant immediately said, "Onii-sama, you are the first heir to the title appointed by His Lordship, and are the rightful mistress of Tagmart Castle!"

Polina frowned, "But, you know, Tagmat ...... I no longer want to go back ......"

As the first steward of Tagmart, Conde has watched Polina grow up since she was a child, and naturally knows her stubborn nature, when the young lady had a falling out with the old master, and resolutely left Tagmart, perhaps with the intention of never coming back for the rest of her life.

Just when Kant was worried about how to convince Polina, a pair of flashing blue eyes in the doorway attracted his attention. Those eyes were bright and clear.

Kant's spirit lifted, as if he had grabbed a lifesaver.

"Miss, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about little miss!" Conde's sharp eyes swept a circle of the conference room, as the old butler of the Willey family who had become a savant, he knew very well the truth of hitting the snake seven inches, and immediately hit the nail on the head:

"Can you bear to let the little miss live in such a shabby castle for her whole life, she should have received a top class aristocratic education! But in this Qiuji town, there isn't even a decent butler's academy, let alone a noble school."

Things were becoming too fast like a tornado, and Edith didn't understand how a good topic had gotten to her.

And what was this guy talking about, "Rundown castle?" Edith thought about her own home is almost "oversized with a garden pool top European retro luxury villa", but now she is being disliked as a dilapidated castle, this 21st century soul can't agree with her.

--This may be the generation gap in the world!

Edith spat in her heart while clearly understanding that what this Condor steward said hit her mother right in the dead center, before she didn't understand what her mother meant by that look in her eyes that always felt she was so wronged, but now she understood ......

Ah the Villey family! What an old and loud family name!

Compared to the Villey family, it didn't seem strange to my mother that this castle of theirs was shabby and humble.

The Condor butler and his party settled into the castle, and when it came time for dinner, the old butler excitedly tried to serve the young lady he hadn't seen in years, but this directly offended Fanny.

Edith looked to see that the always loving housekeeper Fanny, who had watched her grow up since she was a little girl, was now scowling, her hands folded in front of the small of her back, her waist and back erect, and she looked at Kant with an air of dignity, like an old hen defending her territory.

Fanny stared at Kant warningly, her mouth calling out to him less politely, "Mr. Kant."

"I'm enough for the lady's side, there's really no need to labor you."

This you word provocative meaning, Kant helplessly pinched his eyebrows, once in Tagmart he had dealt with Fanny, naturally he knew what kind of character she was. Fanny was the personal maid of the eldest lady, and now she was the housekeeper of this castle, she indeed could not steal her job.

Persimmons always have to pick the soft ground to pinch, Kant's line of sight was deflected and saw Edith who was taking small bites of mushroom bisque, his eyes lit up as if he had discovered a new continent.

Seeing Kant walking over quickly, Edith was still fine, but Mary was immediately on guard. Don't look at her as not too bold, but after being educated by Mrs. Mogli, she has realized very deeply that she is the personal maid of the lady, what does this person want to do now, is he trying to steal her job?

Mary held her head high and stood next to Edith, she didn't dare to meet Kant's eyes, but her position didn't move a single point, very firmly expressing her attitude.

Kant deflated.

Polina put down her fork and said kindly to the old butler, "Kant, there's nothing you need to do here, and after a few days of laboring in the car, you can go back to the guest room and rest now."

Mr. Conde pursed his face and rightly refused. Just kidding, the master is still eating, there is no reason for the subordinate to go to rest first.

Edith had been lost in thought during dinner, but that didn't mean she hadn't noticed the undercurrents between a few of the underlings, for example, with Steward Conde here, Fanny's movements were even more one-dimensional than usual, and she seemed to put up the same front she once did at Tagmart at the Stewardship Academy, for the simple reason of making sure she didn't lose her battle in front of her former old friend.

Mary, on the other hand, although she tried her best to keep her composure, God bless her, she did not make any mistakes, at least not to attract her mother's attention because of her excessive movements, but compared with the well-trained Kinder and Fanny, the gap between her immediately appeared.

The subtle changes in the house made Edith realize clearly and profoundly that perhaps her life would be changed forever by the arrival of these "guests". Of course, this was only a possibility, because the decision was in the hands of her mother.

Paulina was hesitating at the moment. Dressed in a light, soft silk nightgown, she sat in front of her dresser, where Fanny was holding an ivory comb through her smooth, silky brown curls.

"Miss is wondering if she should go back?" In private, Fanny habitually addressed Miss Paulina instead of "ma'am."

Polina shook her head, "Go back of course, I can't not attend my father's funeral, it's just-"

Fanny smiled slightly, "It is the knighthood you are hesitant about."

"You know, I have no shame in returning to Taggermatt."

"His Lordship forgave you a long time ago, or the line of succession to the title could not have remained unchanged, and Taghmat, that is your castle, your home."

Polina stood up, looking puzzled with the light at her back.

Fanny put her ivory comb into her dressing case without a moment's hesitation, and turned as if to ask an irrelevant question:

"What does the young lady intend to do with her magical awakening at the age of ten?"

Polina pursed her lips and lifted her chin slightly, her tone slow but firm, "Give her the best of everything, of course."

Fanny smiled, "the best of everything" is not the castle's current conditions can be given, Kant that old thing although the words are not pleasant to listen to, but the reason is right, this Qiuji small town, not even a decent housekeeping academy.

The lady's name is Willey, and the little lady takes her mother's name.

They can't stay in this out-of-the-way place forever.

There was a click from the door and both Paulina and Fanny looked in the direction of the door in unison.

Polina raised one eyebrow and raised her voice to shout, "Edith?"

The handle turned slowly and Edith's little head came through the doorway, the shame of being caught eavesdropping still on her face, "Yes mommy."

Polina smiled faintly, without the slightest hint of reproach, she beckoned towards Edith, who obediently walked over and ambled over to the side of the bed, where Polina stroked her fine, soft hair and asked:

"Doesn't baby have a lot of questions, such as, why did you take the last name of Willey instead of your father's?"

Edith hesitated for a moment, but nodded honestly.

The next thing Edith heard was the ancient Chinese version of the "young lady in love with a poor scholar" love story, the hero of the story is naturally her father, but his father is barely the heir to a viscount family, but the mother is the eldest daughter of the marquis, according to the status of the status of the young lady poor scholar, it is indeed similar to the young lady poor scholar.

Of course, the old marquis can not agree to a little-known nobleman to marry away his daughter, he strongly opposed this marriage, but the mother has been a thousand pampered to grow up, from a young age, what to have what, the bones with the willfulness and stubbornness, she was determined to marry the little nobleman. After the end of more blood, the mother character tough and proud, into the marriage after the fire of love extinguished, the small nobleman also more and more can not stand the mother's strong, coupled with the mother in order to marry the small nobleman is almost with the Willey family fell out, the small nobleman has been secretly looking forward to the Willey can give them some support for the family has also become an empty dream, the mother's attitude will be more and more cold.

The final result is that the young nobleman cheated on his mother during her pregnancy, and the object was still a maid in the family, which is almost a kind of humiliation.

The mother resolutely divorced from the young nobleman's announcement, and she, Edith, became a fatherless child before she was even born.

Taking the name of the minor noble was out of the question, so she took her mother's name, Willey.

Edith noticed that her mother used a tone of extreme coldness and disdain when mentioning the minor noble's family; of course, a true noble would never show such disdain on their face, and Edith was only able to peek at it by virtue of her knowledge of her mother.

As she thought about it in her mind, with the great lady of the Willey family disdaining an unknown viscount, it was indeed reasonable and without the slightest problem.

With the subtle feeling of "who hasn't loved a few scum these days", Edith hugged her mother comfortingly.

Pollyanna didn't need comforting, if it was true that people were stupid and made mistakes, then what was happening now was just the consequences of her stupidity, and Pollyanna cared about only one thing, and that was what she owed to Edith.

Sensing the change in her mother's mood, Edith deliberately tilted her head back from her arms and said, good-naturedly:

"Mom, are we going back for Grandpa's funeral?"

Edith deliberately called "Grandpa" instead of "Grandpa". It was also true that her mother had divorced from the young nobleman before she was even born, and her last name was also Willey, so there was certainly no mistake in calling her grandfather.

Polina was really happy, she liked Edith's use of the name Grandpa, gently stroking Edith's hair, Polina asked:

"Does baby want to go back?"

Edith thought for a moment, not answering directly, as if curious:

"Mom, what's Taggart like?"

A glimmer of memory appeared in Polina's eyes, "Tugmart had towering spires with bas-reliefs, white doves and gardens full of roses ......"

"Do you want to go back?" Polina asked again, looking into Edith's eyes.

Sensing about her that her answer seemed to be important to her mother, Edith thought for a long moment, then nodded.

Polina smiled.

The next day, Polina calmly announced that they were about to return to Tagamat.

Old Steward Conde shed tears of excitement at the news.