"Extra! Extra! The Papal States and the Sylvinian Empire form an alliance to go to war against our Valstad! Ladies and gentlemen, come and buy a newspaper and read it! Something big is wrong! ”

Newspaper boys on the streets of Tajavi sell newspapers in their backpacks, attracting passers-by to buy them.

A gentle voice said, "Kid, I'll buy one." ”

The newsboy raised his elbow and wiped his dirty little face with his sleeve, and he couldn't help but look at the tall lady in front of him so beautiful.

With fiery red curly hair, a pair of charming big amber eyes, fair complexion, and a long neck, the newsboy quickly recognized the local celebrity in Tadjavi, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Ah! I recognize you! You are the Marquis of Dalí, the Lady of Janine Winsted! It's an honor to meet you! Hello! ”

"Hello to you, lovely boy, it's not easy, to come out and earn money at such a young age," the beautiful lady smiled and nodded at the newsboy, "How much is a share?" She asked.

"Three copper plates! Noble lady! ”

"Well, it's a silver coin, don't look for it."

"Thank you so much! Lady! You are known for your generosity towards the poor! Newspapers for you! Then the newsboy jumped up and ran up to his companions, showing off the shiny silver coins in his hands.

Janen Winstede looked down at the huge print on the newspaper headlines and began to worry about her husband.

A week earlier, Dalí had written to himself, and the war was going well and the enemy was losing ground in the face of the powerful offensive of the Valstadian Imperial Army, but now the situation had reversed dramatically, and the Papal States of Flândia had joined the war, and the army had turned from an offensive to a tug-of-war, and then retreated back to the border and went on the defensive.

Since then, her husband has not been able to write again, and Janen is as anxious as thousands of other military families, and she can only learn about the latest news of the war from the newspapers.

Valsta's Empress Sarantus led the Empire's main army forces on the front lines, and Dalí played an important role in this, according to war correspondents, Darli's Ninth Army lost thousands of men in the firefight.

The enemy coalition also attacked from the sea at the same time, with the Empress's husband, Duke Langford Onassis, the Imperial Chancellor, leading a Free Trade Alliance fleet to meet the battle, while the Royal Navy of Valstad manned the various ports in case of surprise attacks by the enemy navy.

After reading the newspaper, Janine's mood worsened, the scale of the war continued to expand, and her husband's return was even more distant.

At the corner of the street, the coachman and other servants had been waiting for a long time, "Marquise, please get in the car." ”

Driving back to Einfoot Manor in the suburbs, Janine eagerly asked her butler, Constan Gral,

"Constan, has there been any letter from my husband?"

"Madam, sir, he ...... It's been a week since I heard from you, don't worry, it's probably because I'm too busy with the war to write, but there are still a lot of other letters, and I've already put them on your desk, please take a look. ”

"Hmph, I don't need to read it to know that most of them are invitations to salon banquets." Janine said.

Her husband was one of the empress's right-hand men, and as a marquise, she was also stained with her husband's light, and when she was still in the capital city of Fort Midknight, Janine had already become an important figure in the social circle of the great nobles.

Countless famous nobles invited her to participate in various social events, and everyone was eager to have a good relationship with her.

After finishing her medical studies, Janen returned to Tagarvi with her son William Jr. and a large number of servants, and was soon invited by the mayor of Tagarvi and local celebrities, and all the salons were open to her.

In fact, Janine Winsted was not very fond of extravagant and hypocritical aristocratic circles.

Although her husband had a lot of property and cash, she never squandered it, but preferred to spend it on charity, often visiting the streets to explore people's suffering, sponsoring children in the slums of Valstad, donating books, clothing, food and medicine.

Janen Winsted was not born an aristocratic woman, she was just a girl born in a small fishing village in the middle of nowhere, and she relied on her father's connections to enter the family of her father's old boss as a righteous daughter.

It is precisely because of a poor childhood experience that she understands the difficulty of life, and prefers practical things to compare luxury and inflammation, such as spending more time with her children and educating him to become a pillar of the country like her husband.

Although she was not very happy, she also had to attend some important social occasions, after all, her husband was famous, and it was not easy to hurt the face of important people.

Janening went back to her study and looked at the large pile of invitations on the table, from which she wanted to choose a place for tonight's social activities, and soon had the answer, it was this one, it was an invitation written by the local nobleman, the Lord of Cornwall, and the incense letter was written in floral letters:

"Dear Lady Jane Winstetle, I cordially invite you to the Humble House tonight for the birthday dinner of my beloved son Ram, and the Lord Mayor will also attend the ......"

Seeing this, Jian Ning knew that there was no need to read any more, she had to go to this dinner party.

In fact, she doesn't like Lord Cornwall very much, this noble lady is unbearable, she treats a rich and powerful lady like herself, and she ignores some small nobles who are slightly weaker, but she mentioned in the invitation that Mayor Tadjavy is coming, even if she doesn't like the host of the banquet, she must give the mayor this face.

Now that the itinerary has been decided, it is time to start preparing, Jian Ning rang the bell, and after a while, the butler and two servants appeared in front of her, "What do you command, hostess?" ”

"Prepare an evening dress and jewelry for me, a set of cyan inlaid amethysts, a white gold inlaid garnet for the necklace, I may have to come back later tonight, arrange the young master's lessons, Constan, you are responsible for supervising his studies, and if he does not listen to the governess, he will confiscate his toy soldiers!"

"This ......," the butler looked embarrassed, "I don't dare to punish the little master, he will be angry." ”

"Ah, Constan! You will spoil little William like this, you know, children from ordinary families will be beaten to red and swollen calves because of the loss of a copper plate, although I know that corporal punishment has drawbacks, but this can at least warn the child what is right and what is wrong, which is of great significance for his future growth. Look at those noble children who are spoiled to heaven, the doting of aristocratic parents has hurt them, I don't want my favorite little William to be like that, and your lord Dali certainly doesn't want that. ”