Chapter 557: Inheritance

Claire really didn't care. With her understanding of her parents, she would never complain.

It's not about climbing up the social ladder. It's okay to joke around. They really don't have the idea of ​​exchanging their daughter for wealth.

It's just that the couple are smart people. They can understand the original intention of concealing their identities, instead of acting out a 300-episode melodrama like a melodrama.

In the end, Derek made the final decision on this matter: "Let Qin go and say it himself. A grown man should have some responsibility."

Qin couldn't help but mutter: "I didn't say I wouldn't go, so why don't I have any responsibility?"

He was really not afraid. He didn't believe that his father-in-law would dare to do anything to him.

After a meal, the family wandered around the garden again and sat down to have a good chat.

For everyone, this is a rare leisure time. Only Franz was busy running around and showing his courtesy.

Claire was a little nervous at first, but after getting to know him, she found that the emperor's family was not as scary as she imagined. On the contrary, they paid attention to her feelings.

If you think about it carefully, it's true. If you are so domineering, you can't raise a child like Qin.

Until she said goodbye and left, Tiona still held Claire's hand: "I prepared a gift for you to take back. Remember to see it when you go back."

Derek also said with a smile: "I will let Qin bring Gwen to you in a few days. Please help me take good care of this little girl. No one at home can control her."

Claire agreed one by one, then got in the car and left.

Qin would not return to the palace tonight. He sent Claire home all the way.

The lights in Smith's house were still on. Hearing the noise, a servant came to open the door. Smith also went out with his slippers dangling, holding a cigarette in his hand, pretending to smoke again.

Qin greeted him, and Smith raised his hand indifferently. The sparks of the cigarette were very obvious at night.

Franz handed the gift from the queen to the servant of Smith's family and kept reminding him: "Be careful, be careful, don't drop it, don't knock it, don't touch it."

He didn't mind the trouble and reminded him again and again. Finally, the servant got annoyed and couldn't help rolling his eyes: "Is this a gift from the emperor or the queen? How can you, a servant, talk so much nonsense?"

He felt that this was a lack of trust in himself. How could such a small thing go wrong? What kind of servant is that?

Franz was so angry that he wanted to kick him. You are the servant.

But when he saw Claire, he endured it again.

The prime minister's doorman is a seventh-rank official. You have to look at the owner before you beat the dog. I won't bother with you.

He didn't have much respect for Smith. In the future, he would have the same status as his grandfather. What was there to be afraid of?

On the contrary, this sister-in-law didn't look like a simple person. She must not be provoked.

Claire whispered to Qin and came to Franz. Her eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and Franz subconsciously lowered his head.

"Thank you for running back and forth today, cousin. I'll treat you to tea next time."

"Okay, okay, it's not hard, I'll treat you next time."

Franz was flattered. He was afraid that Claire would bear a grudge.

Claire didn't say much to him and went home with the servants.

Qin watched her walk into the house, and Smith quickly threw away his cigarette butt and followed her in.

Qin was relieved, got in the car, and returned to the temporary residence outside the palace.

...

Inside the house, Smith was relieved. His daughter had not come back, and he was worried.

He glanced at the gift box for a few times, but he couldn't see anything.

The box was very simple and looked a bit old.

Some small patterns and marks seemed to be the mark of the Perez family.

This is not strange. Isn't the prospective son-in-law a branch of the Perez family?

"Claire, how are Charlie's parents? Are they easy to get along with? How do they treat you?" Smith asked impatiently.

He wanted to open the box, but Claire slapped it away.

"Don't look at it. This is a woman's gift. What are you looking at?"

Claire held the box herself, and saw her waiting mother again, and said, "Next time you see his parents, ask them yourself. In fact, you know them."

"I know them?" Smith was confused. He did know some people from the Perez family, but their ages didn't match.

When he wanted to ask about the situation again, Claire had already run back to the room.

Smith sat on the sofa depressed, and recalled carefully, which one was it?

...

Claire hurried back to the room. She was actually very curious about what gift the queen gave.

This gift prepared in advance represents the true attitude of the Augusta family.

Anxious, curious, and uneasy, she was unmarried after all, and it was inevitable to worry about gains and losses.

Hiding in her room, the lock of the box was open, and she gently pulled it out... After a pause, she opened it.

What came into view was a piece of gold.

A whole set of accessories, divided into several layers, was placed in the box.

The jewels were dazzling and very good.

Claire had some experience and quickly recognized that this was the style of the post-Lock Kingdom period, which was the regulation for the marriage of noble daughters.

Gold was the main material, and broken gemstones were used as embellishments. The price was high in that era, although it seems a bit unworthy of the royal majesty now.

But Claire knew that the Perez family, from which the queen came, was only an earl family, and the northern nobles of that era were not really rich.

At that time, an earl family only had an income of tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of gold coins a year.

Unlike now, some wealthy merchants have more than that income.

So, this set of accessories fits the situation of the Perez family at that time. A noble lady who is not a legitimate daughter can even be considered a luxury.

"I heard that the old marquis dotes on the queen's granddaughter, and it is true."

Claire seemed to be able to see history through the accessories. The old marquis's doting on his granddaughter and finally choosing Derek, the hero, can be called a legendary romantic story.

The old marquis's decision also brought unprecedented glory to the Perez family.

Even if his sons took turns to commit suicide, they still maintained the majesty of the top wealthy family.

She touched it carefully and suddenly saw a line of text engraved on the inside of the box.

After careful identification, she found that it was left by the old marquis.

"To my favorite granddaughter Tiona, I chose a hero for you as a husband, I wish you happiness."

This is the love of an old man for his calf. He will not publicize it, but the love is hidden in this set of boxes. Outsiders do not know, only his granddaughter knows.

Today, this set is no longer top-notch, but the gift with special meaning has come to Claire's hands.

This is an alternative inheritance. The old marquis's love continues. This is the love of a mother who hopes that her son can have a happy marriage.