Flowers, Swords and France

Such fierce words made the faces of Charlotte and Her Royal Highness Princess change color.

Charlotte was anxious and angry. She didn't expect that her husband would not give in at this time. He was about to die and still wanted to say such harsh words to stimulate her. She was deeply afraid that Her Royal Highness the Princess would be angry, so He simply stood up, stood between the two people, and stopped Ciel's tirade. "Ciel, stop talking!"

Then, she walked up to Charles in a panic, took his hand, and reminded him not to continue irritating the dying old man.

Charles felt that he had done something wrong and said something too excessive because of his excitement, so he also retreated and stopped speaking so harshly to the other party.

"Your Highness, I speak from the bottom of my heart. Although I don't expect you to agree with what I say, please believe that I have no particular ill will towards you - it's just that everything we say is already an afterthought. , because it’s too late.”

Her Royal Highness the Princess did not look very angry. Instead, she just looked at Charles intently at first, as if she was thinking about what he said.

Then, she whispered to herself, "It's too late...it's too late..."

After a moment, she suddenly raised her head and glared at Ciel with that royal arrogance, "Sir, now you are the winner, you feel that you have the chance to win, power and people, the earth and stars, and even the sun. , everything revolves around you, so you can speak arrogantly and show off your temporary victory in front of me..."

Her eyes were full of sternness, "But don't get too carried away. I have seen everything you have seen, and I have experienced everything you have not experienced. So I know that everything you have now is just a castle in the air. There are many People hate you, and most people only temporarily tolerate you because of fear and helplessness. In fact, you have no real foundation, just because you are good at deceiving and pretending, and taking advantage of everyone's tiredness of turmoil. Just to get to power - just like that lawless Corsican. But one day the people will wake up from the lies and dreams you spin, and then they will discover you and what you live on. How weak is the ruling machine, they will abandon you and cause you to suffer more tragic disasters than us... Maybe I won't be able to see that day, but my grandnephew can see it, and he will see it for me. arrive!"

"I admit that there is some truth in what you said. Our rule is not stable and we have many enemies at home and abroad. But at least we know better than you and your relatives how to rule this country - you have allowed everyone to rule in 15 years. People are tired of this kind of rule, and we will at least outlast you." Ciel lifted his head from Charlotte's shoulder and looked at the other person without giving in. "But even at that moment. , your great-nephew doesn’t have to think about coming back, unless he can step over the corpses of a hundred thousand people by then!”

Louis XVIII, who was in exile, once wrote to Napoleon, who was still the First Consul at the time, saying that as long as you welcome back the king and restore the Bourbon dynasty, he can make you a prince and let you control the power. Napoleon wrote to him directly at that time. Letter reply. "You don't have to think about coming back or you'll have to walk over the bodies of a hundred thousand people."

Napoleon's words were just to show the firmness of his will, but he did not expect that his words would be turned into a cruel prophecy by history. After making Europe a river of blood, Louis XVIII really followed the foreign cavalry. Come back together for restoration.

Today, Napoleon's political successor continues to say this to the descendants of Louis XVIII, and this time he certainly does not want the joke to come true.

He did not expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess did not flinch because of his words, but instead suddenly sneered.

"Really? If that day comes... I even think that one hundred thousand deaths for rebels is too little, sir."

"Stop arguing!" Charlotte really couldn't control herself now. She moved her body with difficulty, then forcibly dragged Ciel back to the edge of the table, and then she pressed on Ciel's body. The pressure made him sit down again involuntarily.

Then, Charlotte walked back to Her Royal Highness the Princess and hugged her, "Your Highness, please forgive us! Charles is too young, so he doesn't know how to observe etiquette..."

Until this time. The two of them calmed down again, and then both of them felt slightly regretful.

It was really beneath the status of two people to quarrel like this over some political issues.

Under Charlotte's efforts, both of them fell silent, and the sudden quarrel ended suddenly.

"Sir, I don't want to say that you have lived up to your surname, because you and your deviant grandfather are of the same origin. I can only say that you have inherited his ideas..." After a long silence, Her Royal Highness the Princess finally spoke again. After the excitement subsided, her tone returned to the weak and weak tone of her previous shouting, "But I want to tell you , you are simply not worthy of the care and love shown to you by the late Duke of Treville and Charlotte. When Charlotte came to see me that time, she was still recommending you to me, saying that although you were mentally disturbed. Pollution, but with a very bright mind and some courage, he can be a key candidate... Do you know what it means to say good things about someone like you in front of me? "

With this short sentence, perhaps Her Royal Highness the Princess had no other meaning. She just said that he had deviated from their orthodox thoughts and was sorry for their care. However, Charles looked away unnaturally when he heard this. , felt weak for the first time.

Because, he has evil thoughts in his heart, let’s not care about his cousin, but he has done too many things that are sorry for Charlotte, and he may continue to do them in the future... This kind of guilt mentality has almost never existed for him towards other people. .

"Your Highness, what can I do? Although he is a hopeless traitor, I married him, and I chose him... I chose him a long time ago." Charlotte did not notice his He hesitated, but replied with a secretly proud and aggrieved tone, "This is the result that fate has set for me. I can only accept it silently. I only hope that he can cherish the love I gave him and our family... …”

Ciel became more and more embarrassed. He almost wanted to turn around and run away. He finally managed to appear as calm as usual.

"My child, I'm really worried about you." The eldest princess glanced at Charles again, and then looked at Charlotte with uneasiness. Seemingly worried about her future, "I'm not worried about your political disagreements, but open your eyes and see that you are married to a person who is so selfish that you can abandon your family's reputation and join Bonaparte. In his How much do you care about others?"

At this point, she seemed to feel that she had gone too far, so she stopped talking, "Forget it, now. You all have children, why should I still say these words...Child, I'm here I will bless you with your grandfather over there, and may God continue to bless you.”

"Thank you, thank you..." Charlotte kept thanking the other party, her eyes suddenly filled with tears.

"Okay, now let's talk about another thing." Her Royal Highness the Princess regained her energy, "You wrote to me before and said that your family is having difficulty with cash flow?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Charlotte nodded. "It's a bit embarrassing to say that after my grandfather died, some quarrels broke out in our family... about the inheritance."

"It's normal. I have seen many similar situations." Her Royal Highness the Princess said with understanding.

"In addition, in order to dispose of these inheritances, we have been counting and re-transferring them recently, plus they have to be redistributed, so funds are very tight all of a sudden. We really can't come up with the money to repay the money that the Wang family kept in The money we have there..." Charlotte looked at the other party carefully. "Your Highness, I beg you to grant me temporary grace and not to make our family's difficult situation worse..."

In fact, the Duke of Treville's family is not that difficult. Under the auspices of Charlotte's father, the new generation of Dukes, the division and transfer of property has been relatively smooth, especially since he is still gathering funds to invest in real estate - however, because Charlotte is currently pregnant, She hasn't officially taken over yet, so she doesn't know about this situation now. I just felt that my family was in danger, so I begged for mercy very sincerely. "Your Highness, you also know that my father is also a loyal legitimist and has always been very loyal to the Wang family. Please... please give us some grace for the sake of our generations of loyalty. …”

Her Royal Highness the Princess remained silent. After a long time, she asked. "When your grandpa passed away, was it painful?"

Although Charlotte was a little surprised as to why she asked this, she still answered truthfully, "He...he passed away peacefully. He thought he didn't have many regrets in his life."

"That's good, that's good... He deserves to die like this." His Highness seemed to be very happy and breathed a sigh of relief, "During the Restoration, your grandfather was an effective minister. In times of crisis, he was even more powerful. He stepped forward to help us, what a time It's dangerous. He actually dared to protect our property. God knows what kind of risks he faced! Your grandfather was kind to us. Considering your family's situation, we can indeed do the same. Some discretion.”

Hearing Her Royal Highness the Princess say this, Charlotte also breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, how many years will it take you to raise this amount of assets?" Her Royal Highness the Princess asked again, "I am about to pass away, and the next property will be handled by Henry and his trusted talents. He needs to control it himself. I hope you can understand this wealth.”

It will be an irreversible decision for the Royal family to transfer their wealth from the Duke of Treville's family. Of course, her impending death is only one of the reasons, and Charlotte marrying her cousin is also an important reason. It's not that Charlotte can't be trusted, but because she is no longer regarded as a core party member now that she is married to Charles - in this case, such a huge wealth cannot be in her hands.

"We...we want to exchange these wealth bit by bit in about five years." Charlotte quickly told the princess her plan, "Charles told me that the government has issued a decree to confiscate all the wealth of the usurper in France. The land, securities, and other properties of his descendants will be confiscated and auctioned. We will buy these properties at a low price and then sell them at a high price, and exchange the wealth owed to your family bit by bit and return it to your family. Of course, in order not to cause too much controversy, it will take us several years to operate this business."

Under the promotion of this group of people, the government issued a decree not long ago to confiscate all the property of the Orleans royal family and then re-auction it. This confiscation and auction soon became a carnival for the new rich to divide the wealth - Charles naturally participated in it. To be honest, this game is a real business that makes a lot of money. The place he lives in was obtained through this method.

The original text is in the six # 9 @book/bar!

The princess was stunned at first, and then suddenly laughed.

"Good...good...take away all the wealth he has accumulated for his descendants all his life. That guy will not be able to sleep in hell, right? Hahahaha...Great...Great...Let's do it!"

Amid her laughter, Charlotte finally put her mind at ease, and then turned back to look at her husband, thanking him for proposing such a win-win solution for her, which neither harmed the royal family she had always respected nor her own family.

Then, Charlotte discussed with the princess the payment method of this wealth - it was of course impossible to directly transfer this wealth to the royal family's bank account in Austria or the UK, and some more involved methods must be used.

The Treville family will let some companies transfer the land they got at a low price to other companies at a high price in the future, and then these companies will invest this money in banks in several European metropolises as investments in various fictitious projects, and then after other financial transactions, finally transfer it to the royal family's account, so that except for the few people who actually handled it, no one knows where this money comes from and where it goes.

After the matter was settled, Charlotte felt more energetic because the stone that had been weighing on her disappeared, but Her Royal Highness the Princess seemed to have overdrawn her remaining energy and looked a little weak.

Charlotte talked with her for a while, and only said goodbye to her reluctantly after it was already night.

At this moment, Her Royal Highness the Princess suddenly asked the servant to hand her a small box. Charlotte opened it and saw a lily-shaped diamond badge shining brightly.

"Child, this should be the last time you come to see me," she handed the box to Charlotte, "I think I should leave something for you and your first child. This is the badge I often wore before. Give it to you and him."

Charlotte almost cried again, and finally held back.

Then, she called Charles over.

"Young man, I still hate you." She glared at Charles again, "But you are Charlotte's husband, so I still wish you the best, and hope that you can survive when Bonaparte falls. Please treat her well, thank you."

"I will." Charles replied briefly.

There was another long silence, and the two looked at each other again.

"Versailles, how beautiful it is." The eldest princess suddenly raised her head and looked at the void, but her eyes were already scattered, "Don't you love it? I can still see my father, mother, brother, relatives, and your ancestors, and so many people... They are all there, looking at us... Don't you love it?"

"I love it too, Your Highness." Charles lowered his head slightly, "But unfortunately I am a realist, I know it can't come back. If a century ago, I would be happy to be a prime minister for your ancestors, and now... I hope I can let you close your eyes quietly and fall asleep with that era."

The eldest princess closed her eyes silently.

There was another long silence.

"You don't have to wait much longer," she said quietly after a long while, "I can feel that the vitality is rapidly draining from my body... People are going to bury me."

"Although I can't attend your funeral, my wife and I will silently read the eulogy for you in my most compassionate way, Your Highness." Charles bowed gently to her, "Thank you for the care of the royal family and you for our family." (~^~)