Episode 60

When Lucerne suddenly got into a fight with her brothers, there were many who said that Lucerne had lost her eyes because of her beau.

To be honest, Ilione also thought so to some extent. It was also true that Ilione was of such a noble status, and when she got a woman with bad conditions like Elisha, Lucerne suddenly became careless.

“Do not worry. Is he the kind of person who would do something stupid because he was possessed by a woman?”

“But he said it wouldn't be a good idea to stop the general. It was during this time that he had a series of quarrels with the grandchildren of the Cartier family.”

“Princess.”

Elisha said politely.

“I don't make my her husband a runaway with her tail curled up.”

“…….”

“Besides, I told you not to take advice easily from others when it comes to matters between husband and wife. So please understand.”

Elisha's words made perfect sense, so Illione reluctantly nodded her head. Ilione didn't like Elisha very much, but she didn't like Lucerne being humiliated because of her Elisha.

“Then let me help.”

“The princess?”

Elisha opened her eyes wide as if to her surprise.

“There are many kinds of nobles' fights. No matter what you look like when you appear in front of people, nobles have no fights behind the scenes. Even if the auction is an insignificant event, Arien and Carola will show up in beautiful clothes. So, at least, let's go with a dignified appearance.”

“Ah. You had a problem like that.”

Elisha said calmly. Illione had a headache all over her.

She didn't care much about dressing up, but she knew that the capital's aristocrats would make a fuss about what kind of dresses Carola and Arien were wearing and how much attention they received. That's the nature of the capital's aristocrats.

“It's good to have two or three dresses, at least so you don't wear overlapping clothes with Carola and Arienne. I'll lend you my costume. No, you might as well get a new pair or two, so let me introduce you to my designer.”

“I really hadn't thought about that part.”

Elisha held her hand to her mouth.

“Thank you very much. I need to find out what clothes Carola and Arien will wear.”

“How do you know that? Women's work looks easy, but it's a pretty troublesome field for me too. Tactics and military training are easier…….”

Said Ilione. Elisha only smiled as if she couldn't see it.

“I don't think it will be too difficult.”

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Originally, the public auction was an insignificant event that even the elderly in the neighborhood wouldn't see. However, today's public auction has already been covered in newspaper articles.

People gathered in groups of twos and threes who had no shame in wanting to watch the daughters-in-law of the Cartier family fight over their pride. In order to control the rush of spectators, Yurif's mayor opened the largest hall of the city hall by crying and eating mustard.

“All the drivers can't come in, and they have to wait on the second floor with the spectators.”

The knights of Lucerne also came. My mistress was grinding her teeth saying that she shouldn't be defeated in the battle of pride. When the knights were blocked and pushed away, they murmured, but there was no way.

Since only the person who requested the auction could participate, even their husbands could not enter.

People lit up their eyes and compared who stood out the most. It was so obvious that Lucerne was the first among the Cartier men that people now wished to compare their wives.

In front of the auction house, people formed a sea of ​​phosphates to watch them. Originally, Yurif City Hall was a place where balls were held every time, so a lady of Yurif even held a free party in the garden to enjoy the auction today as if it were a spectacle.

“Are the Cartiers still there?”

“What will everyone be wearing today?”

The nobles' eyes twinkled to chat with the Cartier family's wives in the garden.

“Oh my, the first grandson's wife is here!”

Carola, who arrived first, was a lovely and pretty woman as rumored.

She wore a pale pink dress that accentuated her own cuteness and wore a large diamond necklace. The lower hem of her light pink dress was decorated with gold-framed flowers, revealing her cute face and voluptuous figure, which made men admire.

Carola laughed and chattered, surrounded by her quick men.

“That is Arien-sama.”

Arien, the second she arrived, was comparatively inferior in appearance, but her belly was slender. She pulled her brown hair back and wore a blue dress that reminded her of a priest of her temple, reminding her of her very precious foreign porcelain.

She was Ariendo, and she knew a lot of people in the capital's society, so she was quickly surrounded by friendly ladies.

When Elisha hadn't arrived yet, people slit her neck.

Everyone had heard rumors that Elisha was a beauty, but no one expected much from her. That's because in the capital, you can't buy good clothes just by spending money.

A first-class designer sold clothes only to the ladies he liked. Besides, it wasn't just asking for clothes to be tailored.

It wasn't until she had enough interaction with the designer that she presented her best work to her would-be lady. The noble ladies knew that Elisha would come dressed less beautiful than her two wives.

However, the onlookers were most curious about Elisha. It was because she was curious about what kind of woman the beautiful woman who had bewitched Lucerne was.

When Lucerne's black carriage finally arrived, people groaned.

“That woman is that woman.”

The onlookers whispered.

Elisha wore a very delicate golden dress. She was so delicate and pinkish-gold that she looked flesh-colored. If you look closely, you can see elegant leaf-shaped embroidery and intricate patterns decorated with gold thread.

Except for her collarbone and bust line, there was not a single part of her exposed, but her dress was perfectly cut so that all the lines of her body were tight. Besides, the color of her dress was close to the color of her flesh, so she looked subtly bewitching.

Besides, the patterns and colors of her clothes were very solemn. Crucially, it was a more colorful pattern than Arien.

So she looked pretty like Carola but strict like Arienne. Looking at her clothes, it was Elisha's complete victory. She is amazingly sophisticated.

“Where are those clothes…….”

“I can't tell which designer clothes it is!”

“I can't believe it, she's really beautiful, just like her reputation.”

Elisha smiled almost as if she couldn't see it. It was all too easy for her to figure out what color Carola was wearing today.

'It's obvious that Carola will wear it.'

In her previous life, Elisha ran all sorts of errands for Carola.

So she knew at least Carola's dressing room in the capital. She was even more so because she did a lot of lacing and fixing those clothes.

She had a very naughty clerk in her dressing room that Carola went to.

An employee named Lulu had a natural tendency to look down on people. Many times she deliberately dropped her corsage, or put it upright and made her wait because Elisha's appearance was shabby.

'That's why when I took her clothes in a damaged state, I often threw a tantrum at Carola.'

Besides, when Elisha asked about this or that about her Caroline's errands, Lulu would give a rude reply, 'Sir, how do you know such an expensive item?'

As it turned out later, Lulu was hoping for a tip from a noble lady.

The dressing room is a place where the nose is really high, so spoiled female workers like Lulu are used to bribing them to buy clothes.

When bribed, employees like Lulu would sneak ladies up to the top of the waiting list. The noble ladies who did not need to be on the waiting list, on the contrary, were generous with their spending, so if Lulu gave them clothes quickly, they would stab her with pocket money.

'Carola never spent money like that.'

Carola, she loved to waste, but she firmly believed that she didn't have to spend money on people below her. Of course she couldn't tip. Carola, she believed, spoiled the habits of the lower ones if she let loose money easily.

In the end, only Elisha was spoiled in the middle, and Lulu gave Elisha a hard time. There were days when she even gave her dress with one of the pins on purpose.

On the day Carola was stabbed with that chimney pin, Elisha was slapped several times by her maids-in-waiting. When Lulu handed over her clothes, she insisted, 'Obviously I told her to take off her chimney pin,' and in the end she had Elisha turn everything over her.

'So, on the other hand, people like Lulu are very easy to buy.'

Elisha gave her Sophie some of her money to bribe her Lulu. Within 10 minutes, she gave her everything and even gave Elisha the address of the designer she wanted.

'There is nothing to say about Arien. Carola had bribed her maid in her dressing room, where her Arien attends.'

Her maid, who was bought by someone, is also bought by another.

Those who were bought with money, not loyalty, were obvious. Elisha figured out the outfits of the two in advance, and with non-overlapping colors, she easily selected the ones that would make her shine.

She said the process was so simple that she didn't even do anything called Elisha.

'Yes, she has to admit that Lucerne's shock therapy works.'

Besides, she didn't pay attention to spending Lucerne's money anymore, so Elisha could decorate her body with beautiful jewelry and clothes to her heart's content.

'They must have come to see the grandchildren of the Cartier family fight like dogs and feel a sense of superiority. But do you know that they also look like idiots for watching such a funny thing?'

Elisha looked at the onlookers and thought to herself.

Carola and Arien were surrounded by people. Elisha just greeted people and walked across her party hall into City Hall.