Arthur stopped in front of the portraits of the Fraser family. Hundreds of portraits were placed from the third floor to the bottom.
Arthur saw the changes of the times from the clothes of the portraits. When he was a child, he also learned painting from his father Charles Sr. Although he was criticized by his father for lacking aura, in one word, he was quite talented. confident.
Every portrait here is very vivid, especially the one at the top, the first-generation Fraser family head.
He was the largest among all the portraits, but Arthur saw some clues in it.
"Jabi, look at the sun in this portrait, why is it red?"
"Yeah?"
Jabi really didn't pay much attention to it, but now that Arthur mentioned it, he also realized that the sun in the painting was indeed bright red. It had been there for so many years, but it still looked like a new painting.
"Could it be that there was no white paint in those days?"
Arthur couldn't help but roll his eyes. If there was no white paint, just leave it blank. Besides, the sun was also golden in addition to white.
At this moment, the sun in the painting had just risen over the castle. When Arthur looked carefully, he discovered a new problem.
"Look at the castle in this painting, it doesn't seem to be the current one?"
"Is there any? It looks very similar to me!"
"In the castle in this painting, the towers are obviously taller and more pointed."
Jabi felt that Arthur was a little picky, "This is a painting, so there should be some errors!"
Arthur touched his chin and shook his head in thought, "No, I think I have seen this castle before."
After saying that, he shook his head again, "I just don't remember where I saw it."
Jabi thought Arthur was deliberately teasing him, so he couldn't help but start a fight with Arthur.
A young and beautiful maid ran up to the two of them and said, "Dinner is ready. The master wants you to come down!"
Arthur had not seen many beauties in this life, but he had seen quite a few in his previous life. This young and beautiful little maid in front of him made his eyes light up. She was no less than the stars he had seen in movies in his previous life.
Jabi looked at Arthur in a daze and couldn't help but poke him with a wicked smile.
"Is she pretty?"
Arthur did not shy away and praised directly: "She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen."
"Her name is Dani, she is an abandoned baby that Delia picked up outside."
Arthur couldn't believe that such a beauty could be an abandoned baby.
Then Jabi revealed even more explosive news, "She may be the mistress of my eldest brother Jobani, and there seems to be some hidden affair with Donovan."
Among the nobility, these are not a big deal. Even Napoleon's wife had many lovers, but Napoleon was still madly in love with her.
"What about you! Don't you like her?"
Jabi immediately turned bitter, "Maybe she thought I was too young, so she rejected me."
"I didn't expect that our love saint would be looked down upon by others."
Jabi shrugged his shoulders, and the two of them came to the restaurant talking and laughing.
At this moment, Jobani, the eldest son of the Fraser family, was already sitting at the dining table. After getting to know Arthur, they inevitably complimented each other again.
Old Basel, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at the clock on the wall and said, "Get ready to start!"
Fianna saw the two empty seats and couldn't help asking: "Dad, aren't you waiting for Rachel?"
"I don't have to wait for someone who doesn't follow the rules!"
Old Basel's face was extremely gloomy, and Fianna just asked casually. Seeing that her father-in-law had already spoken, she called the butler to start serving food.
At this time, the female prostitute Dani walked in from outside the hall, "Miss Rachel is back."
As she finished speaking, an ordinary-looking woman in her thirties and a very handsome man about the same age as her walked in from outside.
"Dad, why didn't you wait for us!"
Rachel looked at the tableware that had been placed on the dining table, and her face became a little ugly.
In the restaurant, no one dared to talk to her at this moment, only Jabi quietly waved to his sister.
But Old Basel roared angrily like a lion: "I am the head of Fraser's family, and I don't need to wait for anyone here."
His momentum immediately frightened his daughter Rachel. Even her husband Romeu beside her became frightened at this moment. He explained cowardly: "There is a rehearsal in our theater today. Please forgive me. gentlemen."
But old Basel didn't even look at his son-in-law. He only shouted to the housekeeper: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and serve the food!"
Rachel and her husband sat down quietly in their seats like two doormats.
The servants began to serve various delicacies one after another. In addition to some lamb chops, meat pies, and sausages, there was also Fraser's special ham. This was considered to be one of the few monotonous foods in Britain that Arthur could praise. of dishes.
At the dinner table, Jobani raised his wine glass and looked at the water in his father's glass. "Dad, don't you drink some whiskey?"
Old Basel waved his hand, "My body doesn't allow me to drink yet."
The old man’s favorite drink is Islay whiskey, but the production of this wine is limited, and he only has a few bottles left.
This is also a wine that only he can drink at Fraser's house, and Jobani also likes this wine, not because of its taste. For him, this wine is more like a symbol of power.
The mellow wine and exquisite delicacies didn't seem to arouse anyone's interest. Everyone ended the dinner early in this depressing atmosphere.
Under the deep night, heavy rain was pouring on the earth.
In the living room, lawyer Claude has prepared a will for old Basel.
Arthur originally wanted to avoid it, but was left as a witness by Old Basel.
But this also allowed him to see what it means to be a truly rich person.
The Fraser family has more than 1 million pounds in cash deposits alone, plus factories, mines, land, and houses, all added together, the total has exceeded 3 million pounds.
Among them, the eldest son Jobani received 90% of the property, while the second son Donovan received the rest. Jabi and Rachel only received 10,000 pounds in cash.
In this era, in order to continue the family better, nobles usually choose an outstanding heir and then leave most of their inheritance to him.
As for the other heirs, just like Donovan, they can get about 10% of the property. However, in this inheritance distribution, it is obvious that Jabi and Rachel received unfair treatment.
Jabi didn't care. He wanted to leave here as soon as possible and live the life he wanted. Moreover, ten thousand pounds was already a huge sum of money. At least the middle class like the Doyle family couldn't afford it. of.
But Rachel, who had always been kind and honest, seemed to be unable to suppress the anger in her heart any longer. She shouted to her father Basel: "You can't do this to me. At least you should give me your mother's jewelry, which was hers during her lifetime." That’s what you promised me.”
Old Basel ignored her at all, and just said in a colder voice: "You have nothing, that's what I said."
At this time, in the rainy night, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. At this moment, the whole room was illuminated.
At the same time, the different faces of the people were mapped out one by one, including resentment and unwillingness, resentment and hatred, and of course joy and elation.
