Chapter 5: Madam Elmer.

After more than ten days of snowfall, fortunately, there is a heating system in the house, Ellen Laura's bedroom is not cold, on the contrary, it makes her feel a little dry and hot. 

Ellen Laura lay in bed for a long time, feeling that her bones were weak, so she put on her clothes and sat on the window sill to watch the snowfall. Large snowflakes floated and fell and quietly blended into the white ground. Countless garden houses in her eyes belonged to this mantle, as she glanced through the thick snow that covered the roofs and flower beds, quiet and pure white.

Ruby told her that there is a swimming pool, tennis court, billiards room, gym, ..., in front of the house where Madam Elmer is living in the south, and there is also a stage. 

The old lady knew that outside the green brick wall was the commander's mansion. Her gaze was directed forward to the green brick wall, standing next to the wall every few steps stood a guard in uniform holding a gun, the bayonet tip of which shone with white light. Previously, when in the USA, Ellen Laura only saw guns when she was passing a bank and saw police escorting banknotes, now live bullets make her a bit uncomfortable, and it also hurts her heart.

Although Ellen Laura’s body improved day by day, she was still trapped in this bedroom and couldn't get out. She had always intended to improve her body and move out of this huge manor, but first, she had to know a few things about the outside world. So, a few days ago, she asked Ms. Tran for the latest newspaper. 

Yes, Ellen Laura remembers that even though Miss Ellen had only read a little before,  female occupants, female-like oppressing femininity, imprisoning ideology, but knowing how to speak is literate, it will not make people suspicious. At first, Mrs. Verawas difficult to understand, she was a girl who did not pay attention to taking care of her body and reading the news. Fortunately, Miss Ellenin her previous life, said that the young marshal was someone who had returned from studying abroad in Japan and had met her. And she has been in the country for a long time and has nothing to talk with the marshal, knowing that some current affairs may be able to get close to him. Although Mrs. 

Tran still disagrees with Ellen Laura's way, she still believes that women only need to be gentle and virtuous to serve men, knowing too much is useless. But seeing that Ellen Laura was willing to spend her time with the marshal, finally accepted, it wasn't a bad thing. She didn't want to lose Ellen Laura's enthusiasm, so she agreed. The next day, Mrs. Vera sent someone to deliver a stack of newspapers to her. Ellen Laura picked up a copy to view and saw the newspaper's title - "Times Daily" printed at the top, and black font in various sizes below, with the latest news and current affairs. 

Ellen Laura glanced at it and saw Elmer Robert on the most prominent page. The news is that Elmer Robert, the son of the commander-in-chief of the Victor army, was personally promoted to the rank of major general ten days ago by the Northern Army Commander-in-Chief. Looking at it, her eyes were frozen with news, Ruby thought she was looking at Elmer Robert's photo, but she didn't know that she was actually interested in another name.

Who is this President Drake? 

Ellen Laura knew a lot of presidents but she had never seen Drake in the history books. What era is this? Ellen Laura carelessly flipped through several newspapers, only to find that the politicians of this era were people she did not know at all. Regardless of the others, her fiance was already famous, but she had never heard of the name. Ellen Laura asked Ruby for a moment, and finally discovered a harsh truth - even if she lived to be a hundred years old, she would never be able to return to the modern-day she is used to. belong. This Republic is not the other Republic. After Ellen Laura asked Ruby repeatedly, she finally went out of the timeline. 

In addition, the male-desire mentality accumulated over thousands of years still exists, the man has three wives and four concubines, while the woman is oppressed by various dogmas. Even though time and space are parallel, people in this time and space are still alive. 

Ellen Laura has been troubled by this for a few days now and it seems she really has to plan ahead of schedule. In fact, if you don't look, Ellen Laura's life has recently been much better than before, since the old lady was reassured, the concubines in this mansion have all visited Ellen Laura, and heard about the old lady's body. is also getting better and better every day. 

And the dismissal of Hilde by Ellen Laura was really effective, not only Hilde but other servants in the mansion also had a different attitude. It was her aunt, Mrs. Vera. Although Mrs. Vera's residence is far from this palace, her aunt is really heartbroken for her and giving tonics all day. These are all good, taking care of her body so her pale skin gradually becomes rosy. Ten days later, the sky cleared from the snow. 

That day, Dr. Smith and his female assistant examined Ellen Laura and confirmed that her body had almost recovered. As soon as Smith left, Mrs. Vera entered. When she came to Ellen Laura's bedroom, she was reading the newspaper on her desk. But Mrs. Vera happily pulled her up and gave her a new set of clothes. 

Although it is still a skirt jacket, this yellow jacket gives Ellen Laura a lovely appearance, the embroidery on the skirt is also extremely sophisticated. Mrs. Vera repeatedly emphasized that these are the ways most upper-class wives do these days and said that Madam Elmer is certainly pleased to see it. Mrs. Vera said: "Aunt Jade said today is a good day, go to the old lady's place and apologize for a bit." Although Ellen Laura didn't say anything, she had already planned in her heart. She is not wrong and the other Miss Ellen is also not wrong. 

Ellen Laura feels this is a good opportunity for an official conversation, this is a good opportunity to break the engagement. The ancients liked to be quiet, so a private courtyard was built behind the western-style building, connected to the garden of the main government building.

This was the first time that Ellen Laura came out of his own room. Looking down from the spiral wooden staircase, the living room has a brown carpet. European style interior in dark red. Looking up again, a giant crystal chandelier at the top of the living room was dazzling. The young lady followed Madam Vera downstairs, a servant quietly assessed her, only seeing her as a generous person, acting elegantly. 

After a month of not seeing her walk around, she felt like she was reborn and shedding every layer of her skin. Ellen Laura stepped out of the door, only to see two rows of soldiers standing straight on either side of the door, all fully equipped with guns and live ammunition, with a solemn expression. 

Although Ellen Laura had lived in America for a while, she still couldn't calmly face the muzzles of guns, and she was a bit taken aback. The old woman's yard is still guarded by soldiers, go through the flower gate and the hall to the main house where the old woman lives. Auntie Jade wanted to help with the reconciliation, so she waited for a long time at the old lady's study, and saw Ellen Laura and Mrs. Vera coming, she quickly led them in and greeted Madam: 

"Madam, Miss Ellen is coming to meet you." 

Before entering the door, Ms. Ellen held Ellen Laura's hand with both hands and smiled meaningfully at her. Ellen Laura didn't understand why he wanted her to behave well in front of the old woman. A group of flimsy birdcages hung under the eaves. Nightingales and birds chirping in their cages danced loudly in the sun. Ellen Laura looked back and saw that the light penetrated the vertical and horizontal bamboo strips of the cage, casting light and shadow on her as if it were hugging her. She suddenly smiled, her current situation was like a bird in a cage. 

The old woman's body has improved a lot, and she is resting in bed. Aunt Ellen was a little startled, smiled, and whispered: 

"Hey, she still hasn't woken up just now." 

Ellen Laura carefully looked at the old woman. She was wearing a green coat dress, with a faint elongation pattern looming over the satin surface. The old woman closed her eyes, the corners of her mouth drooped slightly, her majesty and grace refined over the years. She is the mother of the commander-in-chief of the Victor army and must be taken very seriously, no wonder she always said a word in the villa, even the sixth wife did not dare to violate her. 

Ellen Laura frowned slightly, recalling what she had previously thought in her heart, imagining her tone of voice that could neither be modest nor overbearing, but also intelligently evade it. Thinking of this, the old woman suddenly coughed, then opened her eyes wide and looked at Ellen Laura without blinking, waving to her: 

"Come here!" 

The old woman's tone was not gentle, but her expression became more serious. Mrs. Vera stood aside, not knowing what she would do, and silently broke out into a cold sweat for Ellen Laura.

Ellen Laura a little worried, but not afraid, slowly approached the old woman. If anyone wanted to force her to bow down now, she would never give in. Just a step away from the old woman, the old woman suddenly leaned over and hugged Ellen Laura. 

Due to her sudden action, Ellen Laura unconsciously took a step back. But the old woman did not let go, still hugged him tightly and then gently buried her head in his lower abdomen, chokingly said: 

"Dear grandson, I dreamed of you and dreamed of you running to me. Play naughty like father and son. " 

Ellen Laura suddenly looked down, and what caught her eye was Mrs. Elmer's gray hair and her trembling hands. Ellen Laura was dazed for a moment. She suddenly remembered that ten years ago, her grandmother had hugged her tightly before she passed away. The sound of the old lady's sobbing still echoed in her ears, her brooding words seemed to tighten, and in the face of such an old woman, Ellen Laura could not speak. She put her hand on the old woman's back and said, 

"Grandma, I'm sorry, I made you sad." 

Although she said sorry, it only made her sad more and not for other reasons. The old lady was sad and didn't care about it, so Auntie Jade and Mrs. Vera were also relieved.

The maid came over and wiped the old woman's face, the sixth wife was waiting by her side with a towel in her hand, 

"If you know what's wrong, then correct it, it's a good child, and the family must also hold tight to organize the marriage. soon, next year, let the old lady take care of you." 

The old lady's face was not too bad, but Ellen Laura lowered her head and did not speak. Madam Vera thinks she is shy, so. She glanced at her with a smile. The old lady finally eased her expression, glanced at Ellen Laura, and said softly, "Elmer Robert, he'll be back tomorrow night, I'm ready." 

Ellen Laura nodded, thinking of another plan. Since she can't talk to the old lady, it's best to talk to Elmer Robert privately about the annulment of the marriage contract, since he's the child's father anyway.