Chapter 2 Argument

Father bristled immediately, he angrily put down the knife and fork from his hand, the knife and fork collided with the silver plate, and the sound is loud. While Mrs. Jennie looked about to weep, the sadness in her face is so vividly that she seemed so overwhelmed and would fainted soon. 　 Elizabeth pursed her lips and lowered her eyes, which is also a indication of being bullied. 　　 The servants looked at each other and bend their heads sensibly as the background.

Father takes a deep breath, as if he could no longer tolerate the rebellious son, and shouts sharply to him: "Enough! Enough! I am fed up with you! Apologize to your mother and sister! Immediately! Now! Otherwise you will get throw out. You will never come back to my house again!" "Ha!" William smiled sarcastically: "What sister? How can this bastard daughter worthy being called my sister? I am the first son of Constantine's family. My grandpa is the Viscount of Constantine. I have noble blood. Since when an illegitimate daughter can eat at the same table with me? Maybe you don't care about Constantine's dignity, but I will defend my glory! You wanna throw me out? And Never come back? Well, Unfortunately, I am the legal heir of Quintet Manor , You can't change it, quit dream!" 　　 "Shut up! Shut up!" Father patted the table hard, stood up and shouted at William: "Get out of here! Get out! I don't want to see you today!" 　 "I won't leave, they should out of here, not me " William stared at him, and the battle between the two seemed to be about to start again.

The butler Simon finally came to rescue the . The old man hold William by the arm and calmed him down for a long time and finally pull my older brother out of the dining hall. But Mrs. Jennie finally can't hold it anymore, and she fainted weakly. Father anxiously carried his wife to the bedroom, and Mrs. Jennie's two children followed father closely to see the mother's situation. A good dinner turned into a feud again. Only my sister Anna and I were left on the table. She looked terrified, like a scared bunny. Drama like this are actually played frequently in Quinte Manor. William has been arguing with his father many times for this. And Mrs. Jenny would scared to faint every time. I seriously doubt whether her nerves are really so delicate. After all, she was a mistress and have gave birth to an illegitimate daughter. A normal lady couldn't do these things. I'm afraid a normal lady would faint if she listened to it. She is not as fragile as she looks. Besides, even she know that William would quarrel with father, she still never get bothered to bring her daughter to the dinner table. If she didn't deliberately hone her nerves, then she really had to think carefully about her motives. 　　 I don't want to be hungry, so I coughed and whisper to my little sister Anna beside me: "Don't be afraid, continue to eat." 　　 There is no servant around, and even the maid who take care of my sister went around the fainted lady. Anna look at the chunks of ham and chicken, and look at me timidly. Anna is a very frail and weak girl. In her previous life, she married an unlearned businessman child under the arrangement of her father. In her marriage, she was often beaten up. Myself, who was her older brother, let everything happen. I was useless. But in this life, I will never repeat the failure of the previous life. 　　 I stand up and cut the ham and bread, put the food on the plate and handed it to her: "If you don't want to use a knife and fork, just grab it and eat it with your hands." 　　 My sister nodded slightly, and reached into the plate. 　　 "Why brother William and father always quarrel?" The little girl asked as she grabbed a piece of bread, her voice is timidly. 　　 "Because my brother hates Mrs. Jenny and her children." I told the little girl the truth. 　　Anna flatly said, "But my father said, Mrs. Jenny is our mother, and he wants me to respect mother and sister Elizabeth." I spread the butter on the bread and told her: "Of course you must respect it on the surface, but don't take it too seriously. Elizabeth is an illegitimate daughter. Even if her mother married father, she will be an illegitimate daughter for her life, with no future. As for Mrs. Jenny, stay away from her and avoid her when you see her. She is an old witch who eats children." 　　 "Ah!" Anna opened her mouth wide in fright, and the little girl asked nervously, "Why would my father marry a witch?" 　　 "Because my father is fascinated by her, so you must keep yourself far away from father. The little girl was so scared that her face turns pale, I wiped the jam from her mouth: "This is the secret between us, okay?" 　　 "Yeah." Anna nodded vigorously. "My master Adam, please don't tell these stories to scare Miss Anna. She will have nightmares. The young lady' heart is very fragile. You must remember this." The old butler Simon walked in and looked at us dissatisfied. 　 "Is it over?" I asked. 　　 "Yes, Master William shouldn't always be so keen to annoy the Master, it's not good for him." Simon said. 　　 "William feels that his back up is very strong, because his father could not deprive him of his inheritance rights." I said. 　　 "Master, this is not a topic you should discuss." Simon warned me. 　　 "I see." I get up and said to Anna: "Let's go, I will take you back to the room."

My grandfather, Mr. Charles Constantine, is an old-school gentleman. He will never allow his son to marry a woman without a dowry and dignity. So after learned that his elder son fell in love with such a woman, the old Constantine quickly found his son a decent marriage. 　　My father, Dean Constantine, has no right to refuse. If he does not obey, the old Constantine will change his will and let other sons inherit Quintet Manor. Old-school gentlemen have always kept their asset undivided. Most of them leave all their fixed assets to the elder son, and then leave a little liquid assets to other children, which means that other children will lose their source of livelihood and become paupers. Realised his situation, Mr. Dean compromised and began to pursue the baron's daughter Margaret. Fortunately, he was young and handsome enough to made Margaret fall in love with him.　Margaret, the daughter of the old baron, is not only a decent and elegant lady, but also has a generous dowry. It was difficult for Constantine, who was originally a landlord class, to marry such a rich lady. For this five thousand pound dowry, the old Constantine and the old baron signed a limited inheritance right and Margaret's pre-marital will. The old baron happily agreed to his daughter's marriage. Inheritance rights stipulate that Quinte Manor can only be inherited by Margaret's born children, which means that after Dean inherits Quinte Manor, he cannot change the inheritance rights established by Old Constantine. It also means Quinte belongs Only to Margaret's two sons are his heirs. 　 Brother William who understands all this is naturally not afraid of his father, and even more not afraid of Mrs. Jenny and her baby son. And father Dean hated the old Constantine and others for enacting such a limited inheritance right, so that he could not leave a life guarantee for his beloved woman and children, and when he died, the hateful eldest son could throw them all out, and Dean would gritted his teeth when imagining such thing. In Mrs. Jennie's bedroom, Dean was embracing her beloved woman in distress, and said in a penitent tone: "My dear Jennie, please forgive me. That's it. Now you and our children will not bear such insults. It's all my fault, it's all my fault." "Don't be like this, Dean, you know I love you, I love you no matter what, I don't care about anything else, as long as you and the children are well I will be satisfied. William is a good boy, he just doesn't understand for a while. One day he will accept me and accept his brother and sister. You have to forgive him and give him time." Mrs. Jennie said. "You are always so kind and generous, why does God wants you to suffer this?" Dean is touched, thinking of William and said angrily: "That kid William is a demon. Satan sent him to torture us. I wish I never Gave birth to this beast!" 　　 Jenny wiped her tears and said, "It doesn't bother me, but poor Elizabeth and Joseph are both growing up, facing an unfriendly brother all day long. It was better when he was in school in London before, and he didn't come back a few times a month. Now I'm scared..." Dean hurriedly hugged his wife and said, "Don't worry, I won't let him have the opportunity to hurt our children." He gritted his teeth and said, "I will spend money to send him to college, which will satisfy him. " 　　 Jenny fell into Dean's arms: "Thank you Dean, you sacrificed so much for me and the child." 　　 "No, don't say that, I am sorry for you, you have been wronged for a long time." Dean said distressedly. 　　...... 　　

In the early morning, I usually get up very early. I don't need to ring the bell to call the servant, I'm already dressed myself and went downstairs. At this time, all the masters of Quintet Manor were still sleeping, only the servants had just started their day's work. Simon is quite critical of my approach. He thinks I am very strange, because usually the young master should sit on the bed and wait for the servant to fresh him up. This is not a bad habit. On the contrary, as a gentleman, letting the servant prepare in advance is the way showing their dignity. In the hall downstairs, there was people coming and going. A maid covered with ashes in a white apron was lighting the fireplace. The air was filled with a choking smell, which was the smoke released when the damp wood was lit up. Seeing a maid is a novice and has no experience in lighting a high-end fireplace. The housekeeper Selena hurried over and exclaimed in disbelief: "God! Why are you so stupid? I'm going mad by you. How did you make these smokes! You want to let the masters all choked up and Can't have breakfast in the morning ? Open the windows to ventilate, and you guys will come over and light the fireplace for her." She directed several maids around. 　 Selena is the housekeeper of Quintet Manor. She is over 40 years old. She has brown hair neatly combed into a bun. She always wears a plain black skirt. There is not even a pattern on the skirt. She is serious, unsmiling, and sometimes very uptight. Under her gaze, many people are so afraid that they can't even speak, just like the lower-level maid who just did something wrong, she stood in front of Selena and trembled. . Seeing me coming downstairs, Selena respectfully said to me: "Master Adam, it will take an hour for breakfast to be ready." 　　 "I know, I just used to get up early and don't mind me." I walked through the long corridor and came to the dining hall. 　　 In the early morning, the light in the dining hall is very good, as it is sunny and there are several large glass windows. I like to sit here and read a book, which makes people feel relaxed. 　　 Simon, the old butler, was cleaning the table with two male servants. 　　 They stacked the white printed tablecloth on the long table neatly and put it in the basket, then took out the new tablecloth that was washed yesterday, and carefully covered it on the tabletop. The white tablecloth was a little wrinkled, and a male servant quickly ironed it with a kettle filled with boiling water until the large tablecloth was completely flat. Then another valet came over carrying a small table with silver cutlery. Several people placed the cutlery in an orderly manner. Finally, a beautiful vase was placed on the table, filled with the roses that were just cut from the greenhouse this morning. The petals are still covered with dew. 　 I was sitting next to reading a book, they ignored me, because it was my habit, and they were used to it. William had been sent to college by his father a few days ago, and Quintet Manor has a rare tranquility, or temporary tranquility, before new storm will soon hit him. 　　 Because the troublesome William was finally driven away, and it was my turn next, so I was waiting for their move.