Dressing as Anna Karenina's Dame Life

After picking out the books, Anna took the children to a quiet corner of the hall. The servants had already lit the fire in the fireplace. Thick blankets were spread on the large checkered floor, and the sofa looked like a fluffy little cake. , There is an exquisite fence beside the fireplace, and the marble carvings fit the whole small world very well, and it looks even warmer in the occasional "crackling" sound of the flame.

Nikolai was the youngest. He bit his fingers and wanted to sit in Anna's arms. Anna looked at Seryozha, and the latter smiled. He stood up and picked up Nikolai and put him in her arms.

"Mom, Nikolai is the youngest, and I won't be upset if you hold him."

Anna smiled, pulled the child in front of her, and kissed him on the cheek, "I'm so proud of you, baby."

A faint blush appeared on the boy's cheeks. No one laughed at him, not even Grisha, who liked to talk the most. Tanya looked at the boy with admiration, and she felt that she liked him even more.

Anna held Nikolai in her arms. She stretched out her arms around the boy's waist and held a storybook in her hand. Next to her was Seryozha holding her arm. On the right were Tanya and Grisha.

The bright eyes of the children flickered with the story Anna told, and they made little noises from time to time. The flames illuminated everything red and warm. Seryozha stared at his mother, and the corners of his mouth kept With a hint of a smile, her still round little hands tightly clutched her mother's sleeves, relying on her and being happy.

At the end of the story, Anna's eyes stayed on the full stop at the end. She was a little surprised, and didn't realize that she was immersed in this warm little story like the children. She looked up and saw Tanya And Grisha's bright eyes, and the sound of shallow breathing from her arm, she looked down and smiled, and the beautiful little boy had fallen asleep on her shoulder.

Nicholas in his arms raised his chubby little finger, and gave a soft "shh", Grisha also blinked mischievously, and did not speak very obediently. Tanya came over and held little Nicholas With La in her arms, she blinked her eyes and said in a low voice: "Aunt Anna, take Seryozha to take a nap."

"I'm afraid I'll wake him up, my dear, can you bring me a warm blanket?" Anna said to the girl with a smile, her fingers gently stroking the boy's curly hair, she had just carefully let Xie Liao Sha lay on her lap.

"Are you going to let him sleep like this?" Tanya looked at Anna in surprise, and almost woke up Seryozha too loudly. She quickly covered her mouth and looked at the boy eagerly. Fortunately, Seryozha did not wake up. Come, he only turned around under the comfort of the woman's fingers, and his little hand grabbed the corner of her clothes instead.

"It's nothing, baby, go." Anna said to the little girl with a smile.

"But that would be tiring," Tanya whispered.

"It's okay, don't worry, honey, I'm his mother."

Tanya looked at the woman with reverent eyes. She liked Aunt Anna because she was beautiful and charming and had a good temper. Now she admired her aunt even more because she loved her son deeply, which made her feel Touched, even though she was only an eight-year-old girl, she was shocked by the brilliance of motherhood, it was so charming and great, she added to herself in her heart.

Taking the blanket from Tanya, Anna gently covered Seryosha. The three little guys on the opposite side were reading books. Grisha was nestled in a corner of the sofa. He and Nikolai were reading picture books. Tanya took a novel, she read it very slowly, and turned the pages with her fingers very lightly, Anna looked away and smiled a little, she thought Tanya would be a very good little girl , tolerant and generous, what is even more rare is that he is very considerate of others at a young age.

Seryozha in her arms stretched her brows and slept soundly. She kissed his forehead affectionately, and realized for the first time that the so-called child is like this, small, nestled in your arms, When I am awake, I will look at you and smile, and when I am unhappy, I will cry. When I am wronged, I will look at you with tears and rain, like a bullied chick, soft and fluffy, and it is the softest in your heart Stationed there, and refused to leave easily.

In the evening, when Prince Shtcherbatsky and his wife came back, they were startled when they saw two men with happy smiles discussing something in the hall. Prince Shtcherbatsky frowned, not very happy. Look at Ivanovic.

"Taully, what's going on here?" Princess Shtcherbatsky asked kindly, even with a little joy. Although her daughter was cured by Darcy, she still thought it was because of the doctor in front of her. Good measure, he is a great doctor after all, that's what the ladies say, the Duchess thought briskly.

"Dr. Ivanovic hopes to participate in this treatment with Dr. Darcy." Tao Li replied gently holding her mother's hand.

"Oh, that's really nice."

"Hello, Your Excellency Prince Shtcherbatsky, thank you for your trust, madam." Ivanovich came to the side of the princess and kissed the back of her hand, which looked at him with pleasure.

Shtcherbatsky was still frowning, but Darcy's words made him relax.

"Your Excellency, I beg you to let Dr. Ivanovic participate in this treatment."

"I don't think my daughter needs two doctors," said Prince Shtcherbatsky slowly, which made Ivanovich a little embarrassed, and his face flushed.

"I think Miss Shtcherbatsky always deserves the most careful and gentle treatment, and I think Ivanovitch's doctor's skills are absolutely worthy of recognition. She is such a lovely girl, and I would never want to make a mistake with her." , and Dr. Ivanovic is young and quick-witted, and I think the two of us treating your daughter together will speed up her recovery."

Prince Shtcherbatsky thought about it, he had two little Ivanovitches in his blue pupils, young, handsome, and that irritatingly eccentric fame, well, That couldn't be compared with Kitty's condition, he nodded and agreed to it.

Darcy blinked at the blond, who heaved a small sigh of relief.

The movement in the main hall had already awakened Seryozha. Tanya had already gone to the main hall with her two younger brothers. Anna stroked the boy's hair and asked softly, "Are you awake?"

Seryozha smiled shyly, opened his big eyes, and raised his small hands to grab his mother's beautiful black hair.

"Mom, I feel very happy."

"You will always be so happy."

"En." Seryozha got up, sat on his mother's lap, put his arms around her, and rubbed against each other, like a small furry animal. If it was before, in someone else's house, he would never have done such a thing. This kind of behavior, in the education he received, is called disrespectful, but now, he doesn't care, why should he care, this is his mother, she said that self-willedness and acting like a baby are allowed.

Anna didn't speak either, she just hugged the boy's waist gently, and gently patted the boy's slender back with her hands, like the rhythm of a song.

The firewood in the fireplace exploded. Firestar wanted to jump out of the fireplace, but was blocked by the fence. The heavy curtains had been drawn long ago, and the dim yellow table lamp beside the sofa softly shone the light on the mother and child. , warm and beautiful.

At dinner time there was a rare harmony at the long table, and Kitty was able to get up and down to eat, her face began to grow rosy, and her voice was as lively as when Anna first saw her, Madam Shtcherbatsky gave her Took a maroon cloak that was warm enough, which made Kitty a little shy, but more grateful,

Seryozha sat beside Anna, and his mother asked him from time to time if he needed anything else, and he answered with a smile, feeling that everything was so beautiful.

The heavy snow was falling like cotton wool, and Karenin became a snowman when he got home. Even though he got off work early today, the servant came forward to clean the snowflakes on his clothes and took his coat. Butler Kearney Said that a guest has been waiting for him.

"What kind of guest?" Karenin smoothed his sweater and asked.

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"It was the tailor who made clothes for the lady and the young master some time ago. He said that the things that the lady wanted are already ready, so they sent them here."

Walking forward while listening to Kearney's report, Karenin asked the housekeeper to attend to his affairs first, and the woman sitting on the sofa, sipping black tea, turned her head when she heard the sound.

A round face, eyebrows and eyes are not stunning, but rare and comfortable, with a pair of good-looking hands, like a work of art when holding a teacup.

"Hello, my lord, I'm here to give your wife a custom-made dress."

"What a coincidence, she went to Moscow a few days ago, madam." Karenin beckoned him to sit down, and the maid brought new refreshments.

"Oh, I already know that, but I think it's better to give it to you in person." Molly smiled reservedly. She picked up the dress and unfolded it for the man to see.

It was an exquisitely handcrafted men's coat, dark gray, and the material was definitely tailor-made for winter without touching it. What's even more commendable was that it didn't look bulky like wool, but was very slim.

"Your wife ordered this for you. She liked the material very much at the time and said it was just right for making a coat for you. You are a civil official and you often go to the government halls of the city government. You must pay attention to decency. In winter You look like a head..." Molly began to repeat Anna's words that day a little bit, and accidentally said almost all of the original words.

"About what?" Karenin asked curiously, taking the coat in his hand and gently stroking it. There was a slight curvature at the corner of his mouth at the moment, and the high mood of the whole day seemed to be soothed by the soft material.

"American brown bear." Molly said awkwardly, but soon, she also laughed when she saw that the man was not angry.

After the seamstress left, when Kearney delivered the documents brought outside to his lord, he opened the door and saw a smiling man by candlelight. Moved, he waited for a while before knocking on the door.

Everything has become the same as usual, there are endless things to do, the master's face is always expressionless, but everything is different, such as the gray coat.

The good atmosphere of the dinner caused Prince Shtcherbatsky to drink a few more glasses of wine. Just like last time, he began to chatter, talking about those old things over and over again. Darcy also blushed and listened. , but Anna thought that he was so drunk that he couldn't tell what the other party was talking about, but that round face that was always cheerful made the speaker always feel that he was doubled respected.

Ivanovic only drank a few glasses of beer, his cheeks were slightly red, he listened to those words with a smile, he seemed novel, he was indeed curious, although he is also considered a hot figure in the upper class circle, But after all, he is not from a prominent noble family, and there are some things that ordinary people can't hear.

Tao Li looked after the three children carefully, and sometimes she would put on a straight face. When Grisha refused to eat the carrots that belonged to him on the plate, the children always had those few particularly disgusting foods. The reasons were all kinds of strange. After eating the carrot unwillingly, Grisha and Seryozha next to him muttered, "There will never be anything more unpalatable than carrots in the world", but Seryozha soon raised an objection.

"I think cauliflower is worse." Seryozha frowned slightly, earnestly, who looked a lot like his father Karenin, even though the little guy was just talking about a food he hated.

"Oh, I think the carrots are worse, though the cauliflower isn't that great either," Grisha said with disgust, swallowing a mouthful of chicken.

Seryozha wanted to say something more to refute Grisha. When the children became serious, no one would care what they started with, but when he looked up, he saw his mother smiling and looking at him. His little face flushed red quickly, and he decided to keep his mouth shut because he felt ashamed.

"What's the matter, Seryozha?" Anna asked quietly, a little closer, while Grisha was arguing with his sister Tanya about which was better, chicken or beef.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mom, I shouldn't be a picky eater," Seryozha whispered too, in a way that struck him as a bit novel, and they were like, um, like two people living in a hole in winter. Whispering like a little squirrel, because too loudly it would wake up the berries in the burrow, and he was happy with his idea.

Anna was very puzzled when she saw the boy's shy and happy expression. She blinked and said, "Can't you tell mom?"

"Of course not." Seryozha shook his head. He beckoned for Anna to come over, and then repeated what he had just thought in her ear.

"I have to say that your little head is very rich, it must be colorful, filled with one happy dream after another." Anna bent her eyes and praised, but the boy looked a little depressed.

"Mom, don't you think I'm not brave enough?"

"How to say?"

"Cauliflower, for example." Seriosha paused, and said worriedly: "I don't like cauliflower, and I often pick them out. When Dad didn't see it, isn't it too brave?"

Anna pinched your boy's cheek and smiled, "Baby, not liking something has nothing to do with being brave, it can only mean that your little belly doesn't welcome it in, but cauliflower is good for your body, so even if you don't like it, you have to eat it." Eat some."

She paused because of the mention of Karenin in Seryozha's words, but then she said again: "Your father was right, wasting food is a very bad thing."

"Yes, that's very bad." Seryozha nodded, and then sighed like a grown-up.

"I think Dad is really amazing, there is nothing he hates to eat."

Anna froze for a moment, she looked at the boy, his big blue eyes looked shining, he loved his father, indeed, there is no boy who would not worship his father when he was a child, that is hard Beyond that, even though the relationship between Seryozha and Karenin was not very close, and sometimes even quarreled, there is no doubt that Seryozha loved his father.

"Yeah, he's very powerful." Anna also murmured. That person has almost no special likes and dislikes. He doesn't seem to have any weaknesses. If he dies at this moment, he will be fine. Thinking of this, she suddenly hit him. a shudder.

"Mom, are you alright?" Seryozha asked worriedly, grabbing her mother's arm, her gray eyes, which were always bright just now, became confused, and she was still trembling, even... Fear, the boy Thinking about it, murmuring in my heart, I don't know if I should think like this.

"Anna, what's the matter?" Not only Seryozha, but even Tao Li, who had been paying attention to the three children, noticed the woman's unnatural expression. Except for Prince Shtcherbatsky and Darcy who were almost drunk, the others Everyone looked at Anna.

"I'm fine, I just feel a little cold all of a sudden." Anna panicked, combined with her slightly pale complexion, Tao Li and the others had no doubts.

"Anna, I'll get you a cloak." Kitty said softly, and was about to get up, but was stopped by Anna.

"It's all right, Kitty."

"Mrs. Karenin, let me take a look for you." Ivanovich stood up and said softly. When he dropped his haughty tone, both Anna and Tao Li felt that the former had a very charming voice.

"I think it's still..."

"Mom." Seryozha interrupted his mother's refusal, and looked at her with big sky blue eyes, earnestly.

"Please, don't make me worry."

As soon as the words came out, Anna blushed immediately, and Kitty was the first person to laugh. Darcy tilted his head drunkenly to look at the owner of the laughter, smiled too, and then fell headfirst on the long table, yelling. snore.

"Oh baby you're so sweet

. " Kitty blinked at Seryozha, who looked back at her ignorantly, not understanding what was wrong with what she just said.

Ivanovic restrained his smile. He walked to Anna, took out his own inspection equipment and began to make a small diagnosis.

The man's brows would be slightly frowned during the diagnosis. His fingers were long and delicate, and they were warm when they touched the skin. He asked Anna carefully how she felt. The final conclusion was that she was not sick, but to be on the safe side, he let Shell Mrs. Bartsky and Dolly prepared some ginger tea while they were at home.

"You're right, Doctor Ivanovich, this day is really strange." Madam Shcherbatsky said with a frown after ordering the maid to prepare ginger tea.

"Yeah, I thought it was going to warm up, but it started to snow again. It seems that it won't stop for three to five days." Tao Li also said worriedly, the snowy days are always very difficult, almost Nothing can be done.

While talking, the servant came to announce Oblonsky's arrival, the gate opened, and the small servant was leading the way for the man with a small lamp. Some snowflakes came in from outside the dark gate, bringing a bitter breeze. cold wind.

"Father!" The children rushed to hug each other, Oblonsky kissed their warm little faces one by one, Nikolay shrank back, and Dolly frowned because of the coldness on each other's body, and walked quickly Holding Nicholas in his arms, he complained, "Touch them without warming them up in such cold weather."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I was negligent." Oblonsky patted his head and smiled innocently. Tanya and Grisha glanced at each other and blinked.

"Hi, I'll take them home." Oblonsky greeted Mrs. Shtcherbatsky in a loud voice, his eyes turned around the two drunk men, and finally fell on On that handsome doctor.

"Good day, Prince Oblonsky," Ivanovitch saluted.

Oblonsky raised his eyebrows and showed his usual broad and affectionate smile, "Hi, Doctor Ivanovich, I must say that I am not at all surprised that you are here, because I have complete confidence in your Medicine."

Ivanovich was at a loss for what to do with these frank words, and in the end he smiled gratefully and kindly. Oblonsky's pretty face had a natural affinity, and no one would guess what was in his words. Does it contain malice, even if those words are sometimes a little blunt.

"Schiva, the weather is too bad, why don't you stay today." Princess Shtcherbatsky said with a frown.

Oblonsky looked at his wife in bewilderment. It would be a long way for him to go to work at the town hall if he stayed.Tao Li glanced at her husband's eyes. She thought about some things at home and needed to make up her own mind. Although the cook can cook well, she is a person with no opinions. It is easier for her to make a dinner directly than to make up her own mind about what to buy. Much more, she turned to look at her mother and said.

"Mom, let's go back. There are some things at home that I have to deal with myself." She emphasized the word "personally", because before she got married, Princess Shtcherbatsky often told women to take good care of their husbands and children. The most important thing for children is to know everything in their own home. Even if it is just a thimble, it must first be approved by the hostess.

The author has something to say: Dear readers, I think there are still two chapters left for the long-awaited meeting between the hero and heroine!I am currently still codewording them to meet, and I don’t want to let you down after hiding for so long.Thank you for waiting patiently `(*∩_∩*)′

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