Flowers, Swords and France

Ha... I finally fell asleep.

Looking at his grandfather who was sleeping soundly on the bed, Charles finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the old man had become very weak at this age, he had been unable to fall asleep because of the blow of losing his brother. Charles stayed by his side and comforted him for a long time before he finally fell asleep.

The death of the Duke of Treville made Charles feel a lot, but he was still very calm on the surface. He just sat next to his grandfather and thought about what to do next.

Just then, he heard the sound of the door being gently pushed open, so he subconsciously turned his head to look.

"Is it you? Why are you here?"

"Sir, why can't I come?" Fran asked back, "When we were having dinner, the family received a notice that the Duke was dying, so Grandpa brought me here too."

Then why didn't you see him in the bedroom before he died?

Charles was about to ask this, but Fran explained it herself. "Grandpa said I was too young and shouldn't see the tragic scene of people dying, so he let me rest in another room. When I heard the crying, I knew the Duke had passed away."

Really careful and caring... Charles couldn't help but look at his grandfather and smiled bitterly.

Is this considered too much pampering, or is there something else...?

A terrible idea suddenly flashed through Charles' mind.

Could it be that after receiving the document from his father, Marquis Treville regarded Fran as an outsider?

Although this idea sounds a bit absurd, the more he thinks about it, the more he thinks about it.

Maybe Grandpa has taken the document seriously and believed that his sister is not a member of the Treville family.

Although he couldn't drive her out of the house because of the feelings he had cultivated over the years, he had some kind of grudge in his heart, so he didn't let her participate in such internal family affairs-the Duke of Treville was dying and announcing his will, so he was even more unwilling to let her witness it.

If this is true, then...it's really a headache.

Looking at the old man who was sleeping peacefully, Charles's bitter smile became more intense.

Perhaps he had made some kind of choice when he received the letter.

Perhaps he had made some kind of choice when he learned that Fran had jumped off the building.

"Aren't you going to help Charlotte?" Fran suddenly asked while he was still sighing.

"Help with what?" Charles was a little confused.

"Aren't you going to help her?" Fran was even more confused, "She has quarreled so badly with her father and brother..."

"What!?" Charles was shocked.

"It seems that they quarreled over some will. It seems that the Duke decided to transfer most of his property to Charlotte before he died?" Fran answered in a lowered voice.

Although it was not true, it was not wrong in essence.

"How did you know about their quarrel?"

"They quarreled so fiercely that they didn't even close the door. Of course I could hear it from outside. Although it was vague and not very clear, I could always guess it roughly." Fran curled her lips with some disdain. Obviously, she didn't agree with the actions of Charlotte's family. "Really? Your family is still arguing over money, and they are not afraid of being laughed at by the servants!"

You don't care how much inheritance you can get, but others care, and even their lives are at stake... Charles answered in his heart. When he was talking to his grandfather just now, he also heard a buzzing sound. He didn't expect that it was them arguing.

"Let's not talk about it here." Charles took her hand and walked out of this room, and then walked into another room.

"Okay, you should be able to tell me a general idea of ​​this matter, right? You were there just now, so you should know the whole story." Fran looked at her brother curiously.

"This matter is a troublesome matter. I'll tell you if I want to." Charles didn't have as many concerns as his grandfather, and told her the whole story directly.

"Wow!" Fran exclaimed after hearing it, "You...you actually said this is a troublesome matter? How much wealth is going to fall into your hands?"

"It fell into Charlotte's hands." Charles corrected her words.

"What's the difference? Charlotte won't make things difficult for you anyway." Fran said nonchalantly.

Then, she nodded, "No wonder her father and brother are so resistant! Really, they forgot the oath in front of the Duke, which is simply a heinous crime!"

"This matter has nothing to do with right or wrong. Everyone just chooses according to their own position." Charles sighed leisurely. "To be honest, I don't want to blame Philip and his father."

"You seem to have nothing to do with it..." Fran looked at Charles with some curiosity, "Aren't you going to take care of this matter?"

"No. In order to show how noble you are, you are willing to sacrifice your wife's legitimate rights and interests and the dying wishes of an old man?" Charles frowned and then let out a long breath. "No, that's impossible. I have to agree with Charlotte on this issue. She is my wife." Then, he inadvertently said the same thing as his wife, "I have never tried to seize the Duke's inheritance. But since it's delivered to my door, why should I pretend to refuse it? With this capital, I can use it to develop my career and consolidate my power. Why should I refuse it?"

"You are absolutely right!" Fran echoed his words directly, her eyes full of excitement, "We have no reason to disappoint the Duke's efforts and abandon such a fortune."

Maybe if I say 'Let's just ignore it' you will also agree with me, Charles muttered.

"I just heard that the one who opposed the most fiercely is Charlotte's brother. Why don't you think of a way to arrest him? Anyway, I heard that he likes to spend money and make trouble. If you want to arrest him, you are not afraid of not finding an excuse, right?" Fran thought seriously, even a little excited, "Even if you can't find it, you can also make an excuse and find someone to provoke him. He will always be fooled with his temper. You have a legitimate will. As long as he is arrested, there should be no objection, right? Who can raise any objections to you? Wait a few months before you release him. By then, everything will be too late, and you can also do everything properly. , even if he still refuses to accept it, he can do nothing about it. "

"This won't work. Some things can only be done to outsiders. You can't do it to your own relatives." Although Fran's suggestion is actually feasible, Charles rejected his sister's proposal without thinking, frowning, "Besides, his grandfather just died, and I'm going to find a way to deal with the heir. How will others look at me? This is our closest relative? People who don't know will think that I used some despicable means to seize other people's property, and I won't let go of even my closest relatives! Who will dare to work with me at that time? For me now, reputation is more useful than money. "

Fran didn't understand what he said.

"In short. Even if I am really greedy, I can't let everyone think that I am greedy, not to mention that I am not greedy - at least in terms of money. "Charles gave a very convoluted summary.

"You are right." Fran opened her eyes wide and thought for a moment, and finally admitted that her brother was right. "I'm not as comprehensive as you."

The original text can be read in the Six # 9 @Books/Bar!

"I understand your feelings. Not many people will consider everything when faced with tens of millions of wealth." Charles was in a bad mood, so his tone became a little stiff, "But sometimes don't be too positive, take it slowly."

"If you can't use drastic measures, then what are you going to do?" Fran asked again with some curiosity, "I just heard them arguing very fiercely. I don't think they will give up their plans just because of your kind words of persuasion."

"This is not a big problem. I can't take heavy measures due to family affection, but it doesn't mean I have no other way." Charles frowned and replied, "Even if they all oppose me, I have a way to make them understand the reality one by one. If they are really capable, how could the Duke choose Charlotte to manage these inheritances?"

"Then how will you deal with them after you are done?" Fran asked in a low voice, as if she had no doubt that her brother could subdue Philip and his son.

"Disposal? What do you need to dispose of?" Charles asked back. "Charlotte and I will give them as much income as they deserve every year. As long as they don't spend it like crazy, there will be no problem in maintaining their lives. I won't even refuse to do this. Of course, if they do something regrettable in the future, then I can only take other measures."

Since the management rights have fallen into Charlotte's hands, and the Duke has not made a specific regulation on how much income his children and grandchildren should take every year, the knife of sanctions has actually been delivered to Charlotte's hands. She can give her brother as much money as she wants. It is precisely because of seeing through this that Philip is so scared, worried that he will fall to the point where he has to flatter Charlotte. Although Charlotte is not a person who is very harsh on her relatives, the arrogance of her brother and eldest son makes it difficult for him to tolerate this arrangement.

That's why Charles said he understood his cousin's thoughts.

"In that case, can you put all my wealth...all my wealth that I have and deserve into that fund?" Fran suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Charles looked at Fran in confusion. "Why?"

He really didn't understand why his sister did this.

For anyone, having the autonomy of property is a good thing. When the Duke proposed this initiative before, he finally excluded his sister from the idea of ​​this fund - but she took the initiative to ask to be added back.

"You said before that you wanted to punish me and prevent me from having the autonomy of property, so I think you should just put it directly into the fund." Fran stared at her brother. "So you should be able to vent your anger, right?"

Charles still looked at her in confusion.

The punishment can be cancelled, at least Charles didn't plan to punish me all the time, but joining the fund is another matter.

"So you also said that you still regard me as a member of the Treville family, but you deliberately carried out this behavior of putting me in a separate list!" Fran sighed, "Do you want to break my heart in the same way?"

Also...

It turns out that she actually guessed Grandpa's thoughts...Charles felt a slight pain in his heart.

This pain made him more and more unable to resist his sister's gaze.

"Do you like Charlotte bullying you so much?" He sighed.

"If you want to sit back and watch Charlotte bully me, what else can I do?" Fran still looked a little sad, "I will obey my fate. Sir, do you have to reject me?"

"I think I know why you did this." Charles gritted his teeth, but finally didn't harden his heart, "Okay, okay, if you like it, it's fine!"

"Unity is better than division, isn't it?" Fran asked back.

After a pause, a smile appeared on her face, "We should deal with those two people next, right?"

"Yes, yes, what else can we do!" Charles sighed again. "Let's go, don't keep Charlotte waiting for too long."

"She can hold on," Fran pouted again, "I don't think she's panicked at all, even against her father and brother."(~^~)