Diana didn't go back to the school's dormitory, and the carriage drove all the way out of the downtown of El Roy to a luxurious estate adjacent to the city. Even at night, the manor could be seen in the open, with horse-drawn carriages driving along the main road leading to the mansion, and the gardens on either side lit up by street lamps on either side, and Diana watched the scenery outside, which she usually returned to only once every other month.

The carriage stopped in front of an artificial fountain pool, and behind the fountain stood a luxurious and huge building, which should have been built in the recent past, judging by the architectural style, and blended the popular classical beauty with the practical style. She climbed the stairs to enter the mansion, and as soon as she got close to the door, the maid helped her open the doorknob, and several maids hurried in.

"Oh my God, Miss, you came back too suddenly, it's better to inform us in advance, oh~ I don't want you to see the mess." An old maid came and held her forehead when she saw Diana.

Diana waved away the other maids and shook her head with a smile: "This is my home, I can't be solemn every time I come back, has anything happened at home recently?" ”

"Nothing happened to impress me, and if there was, I must have forgotten, and I don't know if I was old, and I forgot to tell Taylor to clean the west hallway this morning, this house is too big for me." The old maid sighed.

"But only Ms. May knows the Cromwell family best." Diana chuckled: "I'll go back to the room first, please help me prepare hot water." ”

"Do you want to prepare dinner?"

"No, I've already had a good dinner just now."

Diana walked up the stairs and saw two men in suits and leather shoes happen to come down, one is a middle-aged man with a mustache, his face is handsome and elegant, but his unsmiling appearance is difficult to make people feel close, and the other is not much older than Harvey, and his appearance is seven or eight points similar to the middle-aged man, and his appearance gives people the feeling of a well-educated aristocratic child.

"Diana, it's rare to come back, and if you let us know in advance, we can have dinner together." The middle-aged man looked at Diana who was about to go upstairs in a little surprise.

Diana stopped, lowered her eyes slightly, and said apologetically: "I'm very sorry, there was some accident, and this time I came back a little suddenly, father, it seems that you are going out, right?" ”

"Yes, with William at Viscount Felix's banquet."

"Then please stay safe."

It wasn't until they descended the stairs that Diana looked up and continued upstairs.

The young man, who had not greeted Diana all the time, frowned and looked at his father and asked: "Father, why don't you ruin her wedding with the Adrian family, if you marry the Elroy family, the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce will become one of the largest chambers of commerce in Elroy City in one fell swoop, and the Cromwell family can also be stained with the glory of the earl, so that our status in the social world can leap forward, and we no longer need to look at the faces of those nobles." ”

The middle-aged man glanced at him and said lightly: "William, I heard that you have been very close to the second son of the Elroy family recently, did he say anything to you?" ”

William shook his head: "No, but I can feel that he really likes Diana, anyway, it would be nice for someone to like her appearance, not to mention that Cathy is such an excellent man, with outstanding personal ability, and he is still the second son of the Elroy family, I can't think of a reason for Diana to reject him." You know, the people I know, especially women, no matter how beautiful and rich, have a huge desire to climb to Cashy. ”

The two got into a luxurious carriage as they spoke, and the middle-aged man squinted his eyes and thought for a long time before saying to his son: "This is Diana's business, her personality is the same as your mother Tracy, how can she easily get her wish." ”

William sighed helplessly: "Father, let me say it first, Kathy is not a gentleman, he can do whatever it takes to get what he likes, I heard that he has already attacked Harvey Adrian, and I don't know the specific means, even if it is to protect this former family collaborator, can't we do something." ”

The middle-aged man looked at his son with a smile: "I know about this matter, the heir of the Adrian family owes a debt, if he can't pay it back, the Adrian family's reputation will be stripped away, so that we can justifiably cut ties with the Adrian family, the second son of the Elroy family can think of this, so that we don't have to bear a trace of responsibility to push off the marriage contract." ”

"But, William, I've told you more than once that others aren't as stupid as you think. If it weren't for Diana's inability to inherit the family business as a woman, the position of heir wouldn't have fallen to you. ”

William's eyes were confused: "I don't understand what you mean. ”

"The second son of the Elroy family did a beautiful job, and the average person must have pushed the boat to make this happen, and he even considered that I might not have noticed that this incident made you a medium to convey your message. From this point I want you to understand that the same is true in the social world, the relationship between people is just a tool, there are no absolute friends, only absolute interests. Also, do you know why fans became popular among aristocratic women? ”

William replied without hesitation: "Good-looking." ”

Middle-aged men use plain words to tell about the etiquette of social interaction: "Indeed, a lady who does not hold a fan is like a man who does not hold a sword." The fan is just a tool to implicitly express the wishes of the lady, when a lady closes the fan to you, it means that she is not interested in you, when she covers her chin, then you just have to look at her eyes. ”

"It's not that I don't understand."

"My son, I should probably reconsider whether or not to hand over the family business to you. Straightforwardness is not necessarily better than subtlety, things that are too easy to get will not be cherished, not to mention that we also need to consider Diana's own choice, in addition to interests, we can also choose family affection. ”

"Father, that's not what you said when you let Diana marry the Adrian family."

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Diana returned to her room, which was as simple as a school dormitory, with the biggest difference being a large wooden bookshelf on the wall near the bed, and a variety of books were available. She pulled out one of the books and opened it, found an old-fashioned key, and then found a wooden box inside the bedside table.

When the wooden box is opened with an old-fashioned key, it can be seen that there are some letters and some expensive jewelry, which is a relic of her mother Tracy during her lifetime, and has been specially left for Diana to use as an emergency.

Today's society is glorifying women, but the law is not as protective of women's rights as it was hundreds of years ago, and once a woman marries, she loses her property rights and becomes a vassal of her husband. Therefore, widows were quite popular in this era, especially those who had savings, and they could easily get all their property by marrying them.

Diana took out a necklace inlaid with blue gems from the box, staring at this sapphire necklace, the corners of her raised eyes naturally drooped, and her arrogant and calm appearance melted into gentleness. Although the jewelry is full of memories, she does not dwell on it too much, just as her mother left them for her, she is a pragmatist, and simple photographs are enough to remember her loved ones.

Of course, she doesn't use these expensive pieces of jewelry when it's not necessary.