Chapter 699: Sarcasm
Although the old butler had been very careful and tried his best to avoid Perficott's whereabouts being discovered, when he hurried somewhere in a carriage and then returned to the Lord's Mansion in a secretive manner, Behavior, it is still easy for people to detect the truth of the matter.
In fact, Purficott did this intentionally. She needed to send out a signal to let everyone know that she was back.
Through the old housekeeper, she had previously signaled to everyone that she was not at home, thus blocking a large number of people who tried to persuade her.
This was of course effective. While saving her a lot of trouble, it also made the cabinet and the entire Victoya clearly realize that they couldn't survive without her.
Now that the goal has been achieved, and the cabinet has fully realized the impact that the absence of Perficott will have on the empire, she can prepare to return.
Sending out appropriate signals so that people who should know about it would know and react was exactly Purficott's real purpose in asking the old butler to pick him up.
Otherwise, she can go back by herself without telling anyone, whether indirectly or directly.
And the outcome of the matter was not beyond her expectation, and those who should know about it naturally received the news as soon as possible.
Almost as soon as she returned home, someone came to the door.
"Miss, Prime Minister Wellington and the Duke of Gloucester want to see you." The old butler announced again, but this time he did not stand outside the door, but reported to Perfectcott who was dressing up.
"Let them wait, I will go see them later." Purficott was not in a hurry, but had a leisurely and graceful attitude.
Purficott's living habits are very polarizing. When she chooses to enjoy herself, she can let a dozen maids serve her alone. Whether eating, dressing or grooming, all the maids do it for them, which highlights one Arrogant and extravagant, if you can't do it on your own, you won't do it.
Moreover, the pursuit of exquisite life is simply outrageous. Whether it is the most basic diet or hygiene habits, they are unacceptable in this era.
But when she rushed into the laboratory, she could only rely on compressed biscuits, energy bars and energy potions every day, and it was common for her to go several days without grooming.
When we were at Oliver's factory before, since Befa was the only maid around, she was naturally not so particular and was relatively casual.
But now that she was back home and having to meet guests again, she naturally became more particular about it again.
This kind of attention is taken for granted by the old housekeeper. Even if Prime Minister Wellington and the Duke of Gloucester came to see him at this moment, they would only praise Perfectcott's aristocratic temperament and would not feel that she was slighting the guests. .
It is a very solemn etiquette to freshen up before meeting guests. On the contrary, it is rude to meet guests with unkempt hair.
The old butler naturally took the order and went to inform the two waiting guests, and their reactions did not exceed Purficott's expectations. The two important figures for the Victoya Empire just politely expressed their knowledge and went to the Lord's Mansion. In the reception room, he was smoking cigars and waiting patiently. From their perspective, Purficott would have spent several hours taking a shower, washing her hair, styling her hair, putting on makeup, and choosing an outfit she was satisfied with from hundreds of pieces of clothing, and she would not show up until dark. Everything is normal in front of them.
Of course, Purficott couldn't spend hours fussing about it. Although she was fastidious, she still hated the meaningless waste of time.
So she simply rinsed her body. Although it took some time to wash her hair, it only took about half an hour for her to change her clothes, put her hair up, and appeared in a delicate and elegant look. In front of the Duke of Gloucester and Prime Minister Wellington.
"Earl Brandlis, your beauty is as dazzling as the fire in winter!" The Duke of Gloucester praised Perficott's beauty, and then said with a slight complaint: "You are the one who makes things difficult for others. Your ability is more scorching than your beauty. The cabinet has been in a state of confusion during this period, and the National Assembly is even more quarrelsome!
If you don't show up again, I'm afraid there will be rumors that the Reform Party has assassinated you. ”
"The Reform Party? Those idiots who impeached me?" Purficott did not hide his contempt and arrogance at all.
"Compared with your wisdom, who is not a fool?" Prime Minister Wellington answered humorously, and then poured out his bitterness: "Without your coordination and jurisdiction, the air battleship project has been delayed by more than expected. 40%, the cost increased by 24%, and more than one-third of the project results failed to meet the expected requirements.
The cabinet has been working overtime for a long time to solve these problems, and my wife is complaining that I haven't been home for a week.
If you don't show up again, I'm afraid I will consider resigning. This position is really too difficult. ”
"Really? I think some of you must think you are smarter than me and have changed the plan I left. Otherwise, according to my estimates, you will delay the progress by up to 20% and increase the cost by up to 5%." Perfico She sneered with disdain. Although she knew very well about the state of affairs in the cabinet during this period, she did not expect that these guys could make things so bad.
"Uh... Lord Edmund just thought that doing so could improve efficiency, but he didn't expect that he was not capable of controlling all of this." Prime Minister Wellington could only express slightly embarrassedly that it was indeed their lack of ability.
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"Lord Edmund? The Royalist Home Secretary? I remember that the most bragging thing he did in his life was organizing a Royal Ascot meeting?" Although there was no mockery in Purficott's words, this sentence It's full of sarcasm.
There is no doubt that this sentence silenced Prime Minister Wellington and the Duke of Gloucester.
It wasn't until the old butler brought the tea that the Duke of Gloucester broke the silence and said: "Earl Brandlis, let us ignore the useless temptations and politeness. How can you agree to come back and get everything back on track? What?”
Regarding this question, Purficott just raised his eyebrows, and then said disdainfully: "You want power, I established the prime minister system so that you can let go of the struggle for power; you want democracy, I established the National Assembly so that you can give full play to it Democracy; you want freedom and I resigned from all my positions to let you have a free hand; now you tell me that I need to go back and get everything back on track because you can't get any more done?
You want power and freedom, but you also want me to work hard for you without complaint. You have such a beautiful idea. How can there be such a good thing in the world? ”
(End of chapter)