It didn't take long for Catherine's maid Adele to call Angel.
"Owen, Lady Catherine wants to see you," Adele said to me.
Angel and I looked at each other and went to Miss Catherine's bedroom with Adele.
Obviously, Margaret had just come over to make a fuss. There were still broken vases and teacups in the room, and there were still wet tears on Miss Catherine's face.
"Oh, sorry, it's messy here," Catherine said sadly.
"Miss, has something happened?" Since she deliberately let me see such a scene, how could I not cooperate with her.
"Miss Margaret again!" Surprisingly, my sister Angel came to fight the injustice. She angrily said to me: "Miss Margaret always bullies Miss Catherine."
"Stop right there, Angel, you are not supposed to blame Margaret." Catherine wiped her tears and said, "My sister has been in a bad mood since she was involved in the ugly scandal. She will be in a wild thought and is excusable. I will not blame her. ."
If I was in my previous life, I must have felt the kindness and tolerance of this young lady, but now I only think that she acted very well, and her tears flowed as she spoke, and she was even better than the actors in the theater. Besides, when she performed this scene, to a large extent, she wanted me to tell the baron.
"Is Lord Oscar still riding around every day?" Catherine asked.
"Yes, miss."
"What books has he read recently?"
"Some literature about the English law, It's a pity that I can't read."
There was a trace of dissatisfaction and contempt in Catherine's eyes, but a gentle smile on her face: "Owen should also learn to read. It is not that simple to become a baron's valet."
"You mean, miss." I leaned forward and said.
"Does the baron have any female friend that he has been hanging out with?" Catherine asked this question blushing, her expression of shyness was exactly the same as that of Miss Emily.
"Yes." I nodded: "There is an earl's daughter, and she had a very happy conversation with Lord Baron not long before."
"Earl..." Catherine frowned: "Which Earl is it?"
"It's Earl Hallock. Speaking of which this lord will come to Delman Manor soon..."
...
A few days later, Earl Hallock's carriage arrived, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Emily.
Miss Emily was very self-cultivating. When she met the discouraged Viscount's family, she didn't even frown and started a conversation with the Viscount's family very politely.
The tension among smart women is generally hidden like an iceberg. Sometimes men don't even notice it, or even if they notice it, they will treat it as a joke, because they have topics far more important than women's intrigue.
As soon as Earl Hallock took his seat, he hurriedly started the conversation: "I intend to participate in an important investment, which is about the cotton trade on the new route. This time I specifically come to you for help."
"Oh, maritime trade and investment." Before the Baron could say anything, Viscount Bruce interrupted first: "Is it about the new route? I heard that people who invested before have made a lot of money. It's a good opportunity... …"
"Lord Earl, we will talk in the library." The baron stood up and said.
"Yes, let's talk in the study." The earl also realized that this is not a place for business affairs, and after saying goodbye to everyone, he left the living room with the baron.
Viscount Bruce's face was difficult to look at instantly, but he was not so barefaced that he could follow up in the library. Only me, a servant with black tea, could follow up in the library. So before leaving the living room, I saw Viscount Bruce give me a meaningful look.
In the study, Earl Hallock was talking excitedly.
"I am very interested in Mr. Charlie's proposal, but I am very tight now and need your support." He said without blushing.
"Did that Mr. Charlie approach you for investment?" The Baron frowned.
I know he has looked for you before, and you are not willing to invest. But you have to know that the formation of the new fleet has already involved the royal family. If the country wants to open up this new route, we should follow in the footsteps of the country and will surely make a profit without losing it. "Earl Hallock said enthusiastically.
"Even so, I think we should proceed with caution."
"If you want to make money, you shouldn't be timid." Earl Hallock said: "Don't worry, I will pay back the debt immediately after the funds are returned."
Perhaps it was the earl's resolute attitude, or perhaps because of the royal family's participation. The baron did not refuse this time. He quickly wrote a check to Earl Hallock, and Earl Hallock wrote an IOU note.
"Okay boy, thank you for being so generous, I know you are the happiest person." The earl happily accepted the check, got up and said: "Sit outside with the ladies, play cards, drink some wine, Don't you feel dull when you always sit in the study?"
"Please, I'll be there later." The baron smiled and leaned forward.
After the earl left, the baron sighed softly: "It seems that a lot of money will be lost this time."
Just now, the baron wrote a check for fifty thousand pounds to the earl, and I was frightened by the plate beside me.
"Why? It's strange, isn't it? Anticipating losing money, I also lent it to him." The baron smiled and said: "I have been holding this Count Lord for a while, and I have a lot of his IOUs in my hand. I wish his investment has not been lost. Otherwise if he go bankrupt god knows when will I get back the money."
"My lord, how do you know that there will be a loss? I think Lord Earl is very confident and said that the royal family is involved." I asked him curiously.
Lord Baron got up and stood by the window. He touched the cold glass window lightly with his hand and said, "The faith of Lord Earl is like this glass. It looks bright, but it is very fragile. Those who go up don't even calm down and think about it."
"Let's not talk about whether this plan can be realized. Recently, the relationship between our country and the colony has become more and more rigid. The issue of stamp duty has been upset in the House of Lords." The baron whispered.
This sentence touched my distant memory. I suddenly remembered that just this year, maybe half a year later, maybe a few months later, the colony of North America broke out in the War of Independence.
"If a war breaks out, then the so-called royal family's participation is simply for the military, and all investment will be in vain." The baron shook his head and said, "Poor these fools still fell into it."
What the baron said to me was very private, and I didn't expect him to tell me such important things.
"That's right." The baron said suddenly: "I heard you say yesterday that you missed your family very much. Would you like me to help you bring your mother and younger siblings to Delman Manor? Mormon Manor has high taxes, and their lives are very hard, right? ."
My heart moved slightly. I didn't expect that a word I said casually would be remembered in his heart, but I could only shake my head and said, "My mother will not leave Momon Manor. She has been waiting for my father to come home."
"It turned out to be so." The baron sighed: "If I have the opportunity, I will help you find it."
"Thank you for your generosity," I said.
The baron hesitated for a while, and then said, "Do you understand all the sonnets I taught you yesterday?"
"Yes, I understand." I nodded.
"Actually, it's just entertainment in your free time. You don't need to worry about it too much. I saw through the window yesterday and saw you reading late at midnight. and, you have to get up very early in the morning, don't you feel tired?"
"Do you know which window is my room?" I couldn't help but speak.
The baron blushed and said, "All the rest rooms on the servant's side have turned off the lights. I think the lit window is you."
I also blushed suddenly, nodded and said, "I will pay attention..."
"Then... see you later, in the evening... we will continue with the last teaching..." The baron hurriedly left the room without waiting for my answer.
I stood stupidly in the study for a long time like a fool.
When I came back downstairs again, Viscount Bruce blocked me.
He called me to a hidden corner and said with a smile: "You are good, my nephew seems to trust you very much."
"This is all thanks to your support. If you hadn't sent me to Baron Oscar, I wouldn't have such a chance to be promoted." I said with trepidation.
"Okay, okay, you are a smart boy." The Viscount said with satisfaction: "What did they talk about just now?"
I pretended to be careful and looked around, then lowered my voice and spoke out to the Viscount.
"Are you 100% enough! The earl said that the royal family was involved!" The viscount widened his eyes in excitement.
"Yes, my lord, Baron Oscar gave the Lord a check for fifty thousand pounds." I said.
"Fifty thousand pounds!" The viscount clutched his chest, with an unbelievable look: "He is really rich! You can't see it wrong, right?"
"I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to the bank to find out. Their insiders will always know the ins and outs of the money." I said.
"Okay, okay, I will ask." The Viscount looked a little moved.
I have made all the reasons why this investment will make a lot of money clearly and clearly, and with the participation of the royal family as a guarantee, it seems that there will be absolutely no loss. The most important thing is that the Baron himself has invested 50,000 pounds, how could he lose money?
Seeing the look of the Viscount's eyes turning around, I secretly smiled in my heart, then leaned to him and said, "My lord, if you have nothing to say..."
"Well, you can go down, you have to notify me of any news here in the future." said the Viscount.
"Follow your orders."
When I came to the living room, I found Miss Catherine was planning to sing, and the accompaniment was actually Baron Oscar.
"Oh, my beloved, you went to a remote battlefield, amidst the beacon and gunpowder smoke, I always miss you; oh, my beloved, the comb you left me before you left was taken by me Hidden in your chest, use it to treat your favorite hair every day..."
Catherine's voice is very sweet, like soft cotton wool, which makes people feel comforted.
I don't know what happened here. Miss Emily, who had been getting along well with the Baron, sat on the sofa with a stiff face. Marguerite was nowhere to be seen. The smiling Viscountess looked at Catherine and the Baron with satisfaction. Ensemble, then applaud gently.
"Your ensemble is so good, it's so beautiful, I'm going to cry by this beautiful story." The Viscountess wiped her eyes and said.
"I just didn't expect Master Oscar to like Austrian folk songs." Catherine said shyly: "I didn't sing well, you laughed."
"No, cousin Catherine, your singing is very beautiful."
"You have overpraised me, your piano sound is very beautiful." Catherine looked at the baron tenderly, then slowly lowered her head, showing her white neck in the baron's eyes.
My hands couldn't help but clench, this woman is really incredible, the tricks to seduce men are exactly the same as in the previous life, I went to see the baron again, and the baron nodded to her with a smile.