"So, why don't we find someone to kill Cousin Linde like in those plays?" Mary said on a whim. ◢ with ◢ dream ◢ small ◢ .lā

Elizabeth was taken aback by her sister's bold idea, but she quickly reacted, and then pointed at her sister and reprimanded: "I told you a long time ago not to watch those messy dramas, but you just didn't listen, you look at now that you even dare to say such a thing as murder, is this still a lady's appearance?" And even if you do kill Cousin Lind, it will be useless, because the inheritance will go to another, stranger relative, and even if all the male relatives are dead, the land will not go to us, but will be handed over to the king. ”

At this moment, Mary was completely devastated, and cried and said, "Well, what should we do, sister, are we really going to be on the streets from now on?" ”

Elizabeth's face changed a few times, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "It's really not good, so I can only use the last move!" ”

"One last resort? What's that solution? Sister," Maria asked, puzzled.

Elizabeth turned her face and said lightly: "I remember that Cousin Linde seems to have always had a good impression of me, but it really can't work, it's really not good, I'll ...... with him and him."

Although Elizabeth's words were not finished, Maria had already understood what she meant, in fact, not only Cousin Linde, many men around her were salivating for her sister, because her sister Elizabeth was so beautiful, her skin was fair like milk, her face was delicate like a goddess, especially her graceful figure, which made even herself a woman can't help swallowing saliva, if it weren't for the fact that the dowry is too little, and the vision of my sister and father has always been very high, then my sister would have been married long ago, Is it necessary to take advantage of this now, that cousin Linde, who was originally just a poor boy in the country?

Although Maria felt sorry for her sister, Elizabeth herself did not think so, she was a very realistic girl, and she knew that if she wanted to maintain her current standard of living, there were only two ways out, either to marry a man with good conditions, or to become a goddess of the night, that is, a courtesan.

In those days, courtesans were a symbol of beauty, boldness, and sexual freedom. Scandal-ridden is their distinguishing feature. But don't compare them, the goddesses of the night who can call the wind and rain in Vanity Fair, to some vulgar fans who casually fade their skirts to the base of their thighs. Despite the depravity and decay of life, the vast majority of courtesans are not victims. In fact, they often make their admirers lose both their fortune and fame.

And it is not so simple to marry a man with good conditions, either a handsome but poor family who expects her dowry to live, or a rich but old and ugly person, or has been divorced once, and he has both but does not look down on his family background at all.

Relatively speaking, if Cousin Linde really inherited his own estate, then he is really a suitable object, 1,500 pounds a year is definitely a high income in the surrounding area, and although he is not handsome, he is also tall and big, barely up to standard.

Although Downing had long heard that Glass's eldest daughter Elizabeth was very beautiful, when he saw him, he was still a little surprised, the girl in front of him had long golden hair like gold, which looked dreamy under the reflection of the sunset, smooth and delicate skin was as white as milk, and the long eyelashes were decorated with big blue eyes, which made the innocence full of soft feelings, and the two plumps shown from the neckline made his eyes a little impossible to move away for a while......

Seeing Tang Ning's appearance, Elizabeth's heart finally breathed a sigh of relief, originally she was still a little worried that she would not see her for a few years, whether her charm would have expired, but now it seems that her plan is still very feasible, so she hurriedly stepped forward and took a step, and said enthusiastically: "Cousin Linde, you can be regarded as coming, since my father left, Maria and I have always felt helpless, and now that you are here, we can finally rest assured." As he spoke, he gently patted the plump chest with his little hand.

Tang Ning's eyes moved with the fluctuating beauty in front of him, and he said in his heart that the development of this foreign girl is good, if I remember correctly, Elizabeth seems to be just eighteen years old this year, but on the surface, she is still serious and pretends to be sad and said: "Originally, after I heard that Uncle Glass had an accident, I wanted to rush over immediately to see if there was anything I could help, but I didn't expect that I would suddenly get sick, and I finally got better a few days ago, so I just came over now, hey, I didn't see Uncle Douglas for the last time. ”

"Father, I was always talking about you when I was leaving." Mary chimed in.

But before she finished her words, she was interrupted by Elizabeth: "Okay, don't talk about this sad thing, my cousin must be tired after riding in the carriage all the way, so let's take a good rest." With that, Elizabeth reached over to help Downing carry his luggage.

Tang Ning hurriedly stopped: "Oh, how can you let you do such a heavy job, cousin." At this time, Tang Ning realized that there was something very wrong, so he asked, "By the way, Isa, why don't there be any servants in the mansion?" Because in his impression, Elizabeth's house had more than a dozen servants, including the housekeeper and maid, the gardener, and the groom, so why couldn't he see any of them now?

Hearing Tang Ning's question, Elizabeth couldn't help but have a sour nose, and said with a slight cry: "Cousin, because my father passed away suddenly, and I didn't leave any inheritance to our sisters, so in order to save money, we dismissed all the servants in the house, and only one temporary maid came to help us cook, wash clothes, and clean the room every day. ”..

Elizabeth did this to save money, but she saved her own money, because once Downing did not accept her, then the six hundred pounds in the bank was all the assets of her and Maria before they got married, and she naturally had to be careful with her calculations, not only that, but she also sold a carriage and three horses at a low price, so that she could increase her assets, and on the other hand, she could also reduce expenses, knowing that the cost of raising a horse was quite amazing. This also means that you can pretend to be pitiful in front of Tang Ning and win his sympathy.