"Elena, we're just going to the bookstore."

Bella expressed incomprehension of her companion, who spent an hour grooming every time she went out.

"It doesn't matter where you go, what matters is that you have to pick up when you go out."

Elena was not impressed by Bella's opinion.

"Speaking of which, we haven't been there in a while."

Bella remembers the last time she went to the Art Quarter, probably a little over a month ago, when she happened to meet Officer Christopher in the store.

At that time, the officer's son, Daniel, made the officer think that he was cursed because of the father-son relationship.

I don't know if the development has improved later, judging from Officer Christopher's feedback, the relationship between the two should be at least better than before.

Recently, the weather has been getting colder and colder, and there are not as many painters sketching along the coast as in the summer.

But there are still many warriors who are committed to the artistic realm, holding drawing boards and oil sticks to create works by the Seine.

The breeze is mild during the day, but it can be a little damp and cold at night.

"I'm not looking forward to it at all." Elena said dismayedly, "Why waste such a good time on books?"

It may be more difficult to get Elena to take the initiative to read than it is to get Anna to put down the dessert in her hand on her own.

And as the weather gradually turned colder, Anna's sleep time began to increase.

Sometimes Miss Margaret even wondered if Anna hibernate in the winter.

"That's because Elena didn't calm down." Bella said meaningfully, "As long as you put your mind to it, you can feel the joy between the lines."

Reading is a matter of absorbing knowledge, and when receiving the information brought by the text, you can also feel the feelings that the author has poured into it.

"Joy?" Elena pursed her lips, obviously with a different opinion, "I think the joy of shopping for clothes is more immediate."

When you're in a bad mood, go shopping and you'll feel better.

And when you're in a good mood, shopping can also make your mood better.

This is the way of life that Ann Lina has always admired.

"If you're so unrestrained, our house won't fit in!"

Bella also vividly remembers that Elena put her and Anna's newly bought clothes in her and Anna's closet more than once.

Obviously, Elena uses a cabinet by herself, and Bella and Anna share the same one, but Elena is always troubled by the problem of insufficient wardrobe space.

"Huh? Is it that serious?"

Elena's expression was so surprised that it almost convinced Bella that she really didn't know.

"What do you think?"

Bella couldn't believe she really didn't realize.

"I think it's okay."

Elena squinted her eyes and sloppily eyes.

"Then when I go back, shouldn't I dispose of the extra things in the cupboard?"

"Oh, just stay where they are!"

Elena had an expression that looked like a flattery, but was actually a trick.

"The cabinet will run out of place."

"That means that it can be tolerated for the time being!"

This kind of fallacy has always been a rhetoric she will use.

"You also have potted flowers."

"Are you talking about Lulu?"

Lulu is the name Elena gave to the pot of pink roses.

"You know what? Ever since you brought it back, I've pretty much been taking care of it alone."

Watering, fertilizing, turning the soil, removing insects, mowing grass......

"Huh? Is that so?" Elena tilted her head, as if trying to think about her past memories, "I've taught water a few times, right?"

"Why do you think that raising flowers only needs watering?"

"Huh? Isn't it?"

"Forget it, I shouldn't bring it up." Bella regretted it, "Let's get back to the clothes."

"What kind of style does Bella like?"

"Well, I'd better keep it simple...... Don't divert from the topic!"

This little girl is very clever!

"Aren't you talking about clothes?"

"It's clothes." Bella said in a serious tone, "There are too many clothes."

"So ......"

"You can't buy any more clothes." Bella felt that she had to be tough on this matter, otherwise she would turn the living room into her own wardrobe, "We can open a clothing store in our residence."

"Does Bella want to open a store?"

"I'm not that idle."

"Then don't worry about it." Elena smiled and made a gesture that looked like victory, but to Bella, it was silly and childish.

"Space in our house is limited." Bella emphasized again.

Although their home was large in Paris, it was still much smaller than Elena's home in Florence.

"Don't worry, I'll only buy what is necessary."

"I didn't see the need for them."

There are a lot of clothes that Elena didn't even wear once, so when she bought them, she tried them on a little.

"As the saying goes, plan ahead for emergencies." Elena seemed pleased with her explanation, and nodded cooperatively.

"But you're a little too prepared, aren't you?" Bella wouldn't be so easily prevaricated by her, "It's too much of a burden."

"That's because you and Anna have too few clothes!"

More and less are only reflected when they are compared with each other.

"We've never felt like we've ever been short of clothes to wear."

"It's not a question of lacking. As a girl, you should always remind yourself that every time you wear clothes, you have a certain amount of choice, just like you do with a man!"

"What?"

"Don't you think it's a sad thing if only one man pursues himself?"

「……」

"At the very least, there must be enough suitors to be able to compare them and make them realize their shortcomings."

Elena spoke eloquently, as if she did not doubt him.

"So, Miss Fremea is still comparing? - Wait! Why do you talk about men from clothes?"

"Fremea does have a lot of suitors, but her problem is not the number of them."

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

"Because Fremea has seen through the uselessness of men from the very beginning, and realized the real situation, men are not worth relying on at all."

"Didn't you say before that she might already have a sweetheart?"

Margaret was shocked for a while.

"That's just a possibility. Because then things get interesting, don't they?"

"What's interesting?"

Bella sometimes really doesn't understand Elena's interests.

"Anyway, Miss Fremea is still single, so she must have this kind of insight."

"What kind of 'insight' is this?"

"Otherwise, why did Margaret's grandfather abandon his wife and children for so many years?"

"Abandon your wife and children...... Bella thought the word was a bit serious, "not really?"

"Besides, why did Mr. Terrence Sagovia continue the strings? And why did Mr. Murray become an 'illegitimate child'?"

"There is no need to emphasize the ...... of 'illegitimate children'."

Poor Mr. Murray!

"Franz was the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, but he had to sell his daughter in exchange for an alliance."

"Actually, it should be Queen Teresa who is leading the marriage."

"Anyway, he can't protect his daughter, and as a father, it's a failure."

"This ......"

Elena's words made Bella unable to refute.

Bella also found that after Mary married in France, she did not have a very good time.

No, exactly, it's not a question of whether it goes well or not, but that there is no happiness at all.

"There are also people who are older brothers, but they can't protect their sisters." Elena continued to criticize.

"Actually, I think Mr. Holder has done his best." Bella was quite sympathetic to them.

"Really? I don't think so. If you really want to protect her, you can at least take her away and fly away."

"But, Elena, maybe you think it's the right thing to do." Bella had to argue for them here, "But they are not alone, they have relatives, friends, family and country behind them. Wouldn't it be selfish to leave everything behind like that?"

"Is it necessary to make such a great sacrifice for the sake of those hypocritical political interests and the so-called family honor? Mary, who was only a few years older than Anna, was about to abandon her cardamom years at the beginning of the flowering season, lose the happiness of her life, and be 'trapped' within the cold palace walls for the rest of her life." Elena looked up into the distance, as if she could see the Palace of Versailles in the western suburbs of Paris through the buildings of the city, "And Monsieur Holder also personally sent his sister to a carriage far from home. You know, in her lifetime, she may never be able to return to her homeland. No amount of glory or wealth can make up for the emptiness of the heart."

Bella noticed that at this time, Elena's cherry red lips trembled slightly.

"Not everything works out as it should."

Bella tried to calm Elena's emotions. She didn't expect that the topic of clothes would be related to men, and finally aroused Elena's strong antipathy to political marriage.

Speaking of which, they hadn't seen Marie Antoinette for a while, and the last time they saw each other was at the Seine Food Festival.

This former Austrian princess is now the queen of France and the mother of a country. In fact, he is younger than Bella and Elena.

When she first became the crown princess, she was still childish, but now she has the demeanor and mature temperament of a queen. But in the eyes of Bella and Elena, there is a sense of sadness and helplessness.

Like Anna, she has a sweet tooth, especially a love for cakes, and she is like-minded.

It is said that sweets can bring a sense of well-being.

Maybe Anna was just a glutton. And Mary, it's more about filling the emptiness in her heart.