Alan happily chatted with Boss Cha as they walked, all topics were between men. William was still young and couldn't understand, so the three of them were very happy all the way from the church to Althorp Manor.
As soon as he entered the manor, Alan was looking forward to today's banquet, but who knew that he heard a burst of shouting and cursing from afar.
This voice...
It seems somewhat familiar!
…
"Get out of our house, you stinky bitch! You have no business interfering in our family affairs!"
"you……"
"Get lost! You're the one who killed my dad. You're the one who killed my dad. My mom divorced me because of you!"
"Spencer...you guys."
"Leni!"
…
Alan and Boss Cha stopped at the same time, staring in amazement at the farce happening at the door of the castle hall. A dozen servants surrounded the three people in a semicircle, looking at them helplessly.
Diana's hat fell off. At this moment, Diana was different from usual. She was like crazy, cursing at the Countess, and there was a big black plastic bag on the ground between them.
The plastic bag looked like it had been thrown on the ground, and some of the contents had spilled out, covering the ground.
Things like cosmetics and toilet paper all fell out.
Standing next to Diana was her younger brother, little Spencer.
Little Spencer at this time did not see Allen's cowardice at that time. He stood next to Diana and looked at the Countess with indifference.
The three of them seemed to have fallen out.
Because they came back first by car.
It took Alan and Boss Cha about twenty minutes to walk from the church to Althorp Manor as if they were taking a leisurely stroll. But they encountered this situation as soon as they entered the door.
…
Since it was still unclear what had happened, Alan and Boss Cha looked at each other, both confused.
This... is the Spencer family. The three people who are quarreling now all have the surname Spencer. There is no room for either of them to interfere in such family affairs.
Suddenly, Alan saw little Harry standing among the servants, watching the fun with a cheerful look on his face.
This little brat is heartless and acts like this wherever he goes.
"William, come here!"
Alan squatted down, called William, pointed at Harry and said, "Go and pull Harry over. Don't let him stay there."
Instigate William, the middle-sized brat, to pull Harry over. With Harry as a spy, it will be easier to interrogate him. You can't just go over and watch the fun now, right?
That's so ungentlemanly.
…
"Harry, what's wrong with your mother? Why are they arguing?"
After William bent over stealthily and brought Harry out from among the servants, Alan quickly squatted down, hugged Harry and started asking questions with a gossipy look on his face.
"ah?"
Harry was still drooling and was a little confused by Alan's question.
Alan looked at Harry with a look of disappointment. Boss Cha was still standing next to him, so Alan couldn't say anything harsh. Although Boss Cha didn't look over here, Alan knew very well that Boss Cha also liked to listen to gossip, otherwise... he wouldn't be so close to him.
"Your mother..." Alan pointed at Diana who was still cursing at the Countess, then pointed at the Countess, and continued to ask Harry with gestures.
"Oh oh oh...my mother said that she can't let the old woman live at home anymore and wants to drive her away! My uncle also agreed. I heard everything they discussed in the car."
"!!!"
Listening to Harry's answer, Alan blinked. The old woman must be referring to the Countess, right?
The brother and sister planned in the car to drive her away as soon as the funeral was over?
Alan remembered that at the end of the funeral, the Countess came to him specially and wanted to use Alan's stay here for a few days to support the Spencer family.
But the siblings...
A countess who was worrying about her family the moment before, and a brother and sister who couldn't wait to drive their stepmother away as soon as the funeral was over.
Damn it, it’s a bit sad to think about it.
How does that sentence go?
Dog meat is not allowed at table!
…
Alan let William pull Harry, and he stood up and glanced at Boss Cha.
Apparently…
Boss Cha heard what Harry said just now, and since the two of them also talked about the Countess on the way, the reason for the quarrel was clear at a glance.
"William is taking Harry out to play for a while."
Boss Cha deliberately sent William away, and after the two brats were far away, he stared at Diana in the distance with an expressionless face and said, "She is really crazy. What does this family have to do with her? How long has it been since she came back to see Edward? Who is she showing this indignant look to now? Is she doing this for me?"
“…”
Alan had a toothache expression on his face, and he didn't know how to respond when he heard what Boss Cha said.
In fact, before Diana's mother divorced the old earl, she had nothing to do with Lady Renee.
As a socialite like her back then, just as Boss Cha said, she had no shortage of suitors, and there were many people following her who wanted to be her protectors.
How could I be the third party!
and……
To be honest, the old earl didn't have a good life back then.
It was Diana's mother who cheated first!
…
In Britain, if an aristocratic family has no male descendants, the family property will be passed on to the side branches.
As for the daughter?
Daughters are useless... they cannot inherit unless there are special circumstances.
At that time, old Earl Spencer married the daughter of a baron, who was Diana's mother.
When her mother was young, she was also known as the most beautiful lady in London. She was one of the top socialites in London's upper society!
After marrying the beauty, the old earl... uh, Spencer, who was then Viscount Althorp, followed the wishes of the old Earl Spencer and made children at home every day.
Then……
She gave birth to two daughters in a row, and the third child was a boy, but the boy was unlucky and died young.
at last……
At that time, Viscount Althorp took his wife to visit famous doctors, just like people from a certain place traveling all over the country looking for folk remedies and old Chinese doctors.
Later, he also participated in various strange church activities.
Anyway, I did a lot of stupid things just to have a son.
The Viscountess, who also came from an aristocratic family, had been treated as a breeding machine by Viscount Althorp since their marriage, so of course she was unwilling.
But she couldn't change anything, so she could only endure the humiliation and continue to give birth, until she spent a lot of effort and got a folk remedy that said she would definitely give birth to a son.
Finally, Diana was born.
The couple looked at their third daughter and both felt desperate.
Anyway, from then on, Viscount Althorp began to doubt his life. He thought that God was going to destroy the Spencer family.
The old earl even became sick because of giving birth to three granddaughters in a row, and then...
He is dead.
Viscount Althorp became the new Earl Spencer.
And the Viscountess became a Countess.
While the Count is doubting his life.
The Countess began her extramarital affair.
According to incomplete statistics, there are at least dozens of people who have had affairs with her!
In the end, she was so lazy that she almost took her lover home.
But at that time, Earl Spencer felt that it was his own fault that he could not have a son, so he just swallowed his anger and endured this cuckold!
later……
God opened his eyes and gave rise to little Spencer today.
This one is definitely from the Spencer family!
Since the birth of the boy Spencer, the Countess filed for a divorce from Earl Spencer as soon as she recovered from her health.
later……
The two divorced, and the old count became depressed. He had a son, but his family was broken up.
Diana grew up with her younger brother, and her two older sisters didn't care about them.
Later, the old earl gradually regained his confidence and found his current wife, Lady Renee. They had a good relationship after marriage, but they never had children.
…
Given this background, it would be hard to say whether old Earl Spencer was wrong.
This is fine, but for the sake of his family, he was a little impatient, and his relationship with his wife gradually became cold.
If a couple has a good relationship, isn't having children a natural thing?
On the other hand, as for the old countess, no matter what, the old earl did not cheat on his wife.
But she cheated, and she did it in a very arrogant way.
Later, because of this dispute between the two and the long-term depression of not having a son, they divorced.
Anyway, it’s hard to say whether they are right or wrong. If I have to say, I think both of them have their own right and wrong.
It's not anyone's unilateral fault.
All we can say is that this is the unknown sorrow of aristocratic families.
But now Diana seems to be venting all her anger on Lady Renee, which...
It was more or less unreasonable, and even Alan couldn't stand it anymore.
Mrs. Renee is over sixty years old and has no one to rely on. She has worked hard for the family for so many years.
this……
…
"Don't underestimate this Lady Renee. She is very capable."
Boss Cha's voice came to his ears. He raised his chin to signal Alan to see Mrs. Renee being driven away by the two siblings in the distance. He said, "I heard from Capel that all the investments of the Spencer family were made by Renee. She has invested all her private money in the family business over the years and has run it very well. Haha... If they drive her away now, she may have no money after leaving this family. This is going to force her to death."
“…”
Alan stared into the distance and sighed. Every family has its own problems. Let them be.
…
Mrs. Renee seemed to have accepted her fate. Her hat fell off and her veil was torn away. She bent down, picked up the black plastic bag on the ground, and put all her belongings into the bag.
She had lived in this family for decades, but now she was kicked out. All her belongings were only packed into this small plastic bag, and that was... the charity given to her by the brother and sister in front of her.
As for the rest, haha...it has nothing to do with her from now on.
Slowly looking at Diana and her brother in front of her, Mrs. Renee smiled again: "I'm leaving now. Life is not always smooth. Children, take care of yourselves."
"Get out of Althorp Manor!"
Mrs. Renee responded with little Spencer's angry curse.
…
Alan looked at Mrs. Renee, even though her black dress was a little dirty and even though she was holding a black plastic bag in her hand.
But she still walked with a dignified manner, carrying the black plastic bag, as if she was carrying a famous handbag made by a famous artist, and walked out of Althorp Manor step by step.
When passing by Alan, Mrs. Renee saw Alan and Boss Cha.
"I'm sorry. I didn't treat you well enough and made you stand here for so long. Your Highness, Mr. Allen... I'm leaving first. I'm very sorry."
Boss Cha nodded expressionlessly; he didn't want to get involved.
Alan's face twitched slightly. This old lady was the most interesting person he had met today. Her experience today made Alan's long-chilled heart regain a little humanity.
"Madam... I've been having a headache recently with some shopping mall management issues. I just heard from His Highness that you are quite talented in investment and management. I wonder if I could bother you for a while and ask you to help me solve my problems... Of course... I will definitely pay you well."
"Haha... Sir Allen, you are really a very upright gentleman. Thank you for your kindness. I think... I will definitely not let you down."
There was no surprise on Mrs. Renee's face, as if Alan was not helping her but was just recruiting ordinary workers. But she didn't put on airs and just agreed to Alan's request.
It gives people a feeling of neither gratitude nor disappointment, which is strange but interesting.
"Okay..." Allen pointed to the little stone following him in the distance and said, "Madam, you can go find my housekeeper first and let her arrange for you to rest."
"It's okay, Mr. Allen, you..."
Mrs. Renee looked at Alan with a smile, then looked at Diana and little Spencer in the distance, and everything was said without words.
…
"Your Highness... I won't go in. It's not good for me to be there in this situation today."
After being reminded by Mrs. Renee, Alan finally came to his senses. Why was he still staying here?
He was too lazy to get involved in all this crap. The funeral was over, so he went home!
"Um……"
Boss Cha thought for a moment, glanced at Alan and chuckled, "You have good eyesight. Okay... William and Harry will stay. I will take them back when the time comes. There will be a party within the royal family at the beginning of next month. Let them stay with me for a few days. You can go now."
"Ha... then... Your Highness, please take care of yourself. I will take my leave."
Alan was surprised. He didn't expect that William and Harry were also kept. Without these two burdens, Alan was extremely happy. He saluted Boss Cha, turned around and walked out of the manor.
…
"Hello, sir. I didn't expect to see you here today."
Alan had just met up with Xiao Shitou and was about to speak when a middle-aged man standing next to Xiao Shitou smiled and greeted Alan first.
"Who are you……?"
"Wells Stewart, Your Excellency, you can just call me Wells."
Stuart?
When Alan heard the last name, he subconsciously raised his eyebrows.
This is a big surname.
And it's a big Scottish surname.
Did this person just show up at a funeral?
Anyway, Alan didn't pay attention. There were so many people coming today, and he didn't know most of them.
But since he could appear at the old earl's funeral today, this middle-aged man is most likely a person of some status in Scotland.
But his status should not be too high, otherwise... he would not be standing here talking to Xiao Shitou.
Thinking of this, Allen said tentatively: “Is it… the Stewart family?”
"No, no, no... Your Excellency, you misunderstood. I cannot represent the Stewart family. My grandfather was only a baron, and we are just a branch."
Hearing Alan's test, the middle-aged man hurriedly shook his hands to deny it. He dared not recognize this name casually, or something bad would happen!