Flowers, Swords and France

Under Ciel's gaze, the woman raised her head and looked directly at him, without any intention of flinching.

Her courage and courage are much stronger than her father's.

"Hello, you must be Princess Karona, right?" Charles stood up first and bowed to the other party respectfully. "Please allow me to introduce myself..."

"I know that you are Charles de Treville, who is very powerful in France... You don't need to introduce yourself to me." Although she seemed to be envious when she said this, she squinted slightly. Ciel, apparently, doesn't have much real respect. "You are now famous in Europe, everyone knows who you are."

"Judging from your reaction, I think you may have some misunderstanding about me." Charles felt that the other party looked unkind, so he wanted to get closer to him.

"I don't think anyone will have any misunderstandings about you. Everyone knows that you are a fierce liar, a greedy maniac, and a libertine who never puts the family honor in his heart." She still looked sideways at Charles, not at all. Without giving Charles any face, "And you came to us, didn't you just want to deceive my father and make him abandon the family's honor like you?"

She spoke harshly, but Ciel found that he didn't have much to argue with. Yes, in the eyes of people all over Europe, he is almost this kind of person.

However, there were some points where he had to refute.

"Miss, I know you may have a bad opinion of me, and I won't be angry about it, because this is your right. But I have to make it clear - I did not deceive or force you in any way. I have disclosed everything clearly to your father, and I can disclose it to you as well, if you need."

Because Ciel was not moved at all and remained calm and unhurried, her momentum immediately dropped a lot. Her frown deepened, and then she turned to look at her father.

Feeling guilty, her father avoided her sight, and she became increasingly angry.

"You really went too far to involve us in such a shameful act of yours!"

"I don't think there is anything shameful about it. I think on the contrary, becoming the Queen of France is a complete honor." Charles calmly continued to refute her words, "So. I am asking your father's opinion openly. , and he did not express any objection..."

After Ciel carried her father out, she became even more depressed.

In this era, it was still one of the rules of society for children to obey their fathers in marriage. She really couldn't criticize Charles for this.

"You must...you must think that you know everything. You can master everything, right? You are so pretentious..." She looked at Ciel proudly, "Yes, from a worldly perspective, you are a successful person. You and your master have grabbed too many things in your hands, the power and honor of France, and the crown... Haha, you are obviously the president of a republic, but now you are not shy about the fact that you are about to take the crown. It’s ridiculous.”

"This is not ridiculous, Miss. This is responding to the will of the people. It is the French people who call for order and empire and want him to become emperor. We just want to comply with people's hearts." Charles corrected the other party with a serious face. He said, "If you are worried, I can assure you that we will turn this republic into an empire within this year, and you will soon become the queen of this empire... Your father agrees with us."

"But I object! I don't want to wear the crown you gave me, nor do I want to marry Mr. Bonaparte." Princess Carolina replied loudly. "Sir, you have already got an answer. Whoever wants to be the queen can be the queen. Anyway, just don't bother our family with it!"

If it is normal. When the person involved said this, Charles would not continue at all, but turned around and left, continuing to look for other candidates, but today he slightly changed his mind.

Yes, this stubborn, proud girl. There seemed to be a certain charm about it that made him feel quite interesting and worth continuing. It would be interesting to think about it if she became the Queen of France...

"It seems that there is no need for you to reject such an enviable title so quickly." Charles smiled slightly, "As I told your father, girls will eventually get married when they grow up, but there is no such thing as There are few who can marry the emperor. If this opportunity is lost, it will not be so easy to get it back. "

"Don't mention my father! If my grandfather...my grandfather was still alive, he would not agree." The woman raised her head and looked at Charles, "Although he lost his kingdom, he would not I am willing to see his granddaughter stained by his blood and marry into the family of the enemy, into a ridiculous usurper’s family.”

Only then did Charles realize that some of her resistance to the Bonaparte family came from her hatred of the Swedish usurper.

However, to be fair, her grandfather Gustavus IV did have some grudges against France, but isn't European history about you beating me and I beating you? The thousand-year hatred between Britain and France can still become allies according to practical needs, and her family feud of this level is really nothing.

"Your grandfather unfortunately passed away too early, and I can't listen to his opinions in person, but I think he might not reject us so decisively. You see, as a monarch, one cannot only consider emotional factors, but also weigh the pros and cons. Didn't the Habsburg monarch marry his daughter to the emperor after weighing the pros and cons? Think about it, how many people would refuse France's support and help? Besides..." Charles said, spreading his hands, "At least we are on the same side now. Bernadotte shamelessly betrayed the emperor. We still hate him now, and his descendants will naturally not be respected by us. As for you... We recognize your father and your noble bloodline, otherwise we would not come to you."

Although Charles didn't hate Bernadotte and didn't care about nobility, he could naturally say such words without blushing.

When he said this, the girl's momentum was further suppressed, and she found that she couldn't come up with any more reasons to continue to scold the person opposite.

"Anyway...anyway, I just don't agree!" She could only shout loudly in the end, and then she walked to her father's side, "Dad, let them go, I can continue to take care of you in the future!"

The daughter's pleading made the middle-aged man hesitate and entangled again. He slowly looked at Charles, as if he wanted to find some answers from him.

"Enough. How long are you going to be so willful?!" Seeing that the prince was wavering again, Charles shouted loudly and regained control of the situation. "This is your father making the most serious considerations and plans for your future. And you...you are yelling and pushing away his kindness and love for you. Is this what a filial daughter should do? Are you worthy of your father?"

"You...you...what are you talking about!" As Charles expected, she was really touched. "Our family affairs. Do you need to intervene!"

"Miss, you are eighteen years old now. Do you know how many people at your age have dreams of becoming queens? But it's useless for them to dream. They are not qualified. They have different blood from you!" Although he did not think that royal blood was noble, Charles was still full of He encouraged her passionately, "And you... and you, you are about to become a queen. But you pushed away the opportunity that so many people dream of? Do you know what it means to be the queen of the French Empire? Do you think this is an honor that can be easily abandoned? Sorry, no matter what you think, I think it is a pity. Think about your father. He has been displaced for so many years, encountered so many bad luck, and finally lived with you alone. When you grew up, he was still worried about your future... This is the most unreserved love of a man, but you don't cherish this precious fatherly love at all, and just want to do your own thing! Excuse me. You are not the style of the royal family, and you don't see the love for God."

Charles actually replaced the concept, replacing "her marriage" with "whether to be grateful and obey the will of the father". But in this era, this substitution makes sense.

"You...you..." Because this accusation was too deeply rooted in people's hearts, the girl suddenly burst into tears and kept looking at her father. She and her father depended on each other for life, and she really couldn't bear to hurt his heart.

"Look. How much effort did your father put in for you? What kind of life is he living now? You know, this is not the life that a prince or a prince should live. He is the son of the king, and he should have a different life, right?" Charles still looked at her calmly, "Stanislaw I lived with the honor of a monarch in the end. Can't you give your father the same honor?"

[Originally named Stanislaw Leszczynski, he was a Polish nobleman. In 1707, he was made the King of Poland by the Swedish King Charles XII during the Great Northern War and became a vassal of Charles XII. After Charles XII was defeated by Russia, he abdicated and was forced to live in seclusion. In 1725, his daughter Marie-Leszczynski was unexpectedly chosen as the Queen of France by the French Prime Minister, the Duke of Bourbon, so he got a new strong support.

In 1733, the Polish throne was vacant. His son-in-law Louis XV supported him to become the King of Poland again, but was opposed by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and the Russian Tsarina Anna I. It eventually evolved into the War of the Polish Succession. In the war, the French army fought against the Russian army for the first time and was defeated, but France defeated Austria. So in 1736, he was forced to abdicate from the Polish throne, but he obtained the Duchy of Lorraine from the Austrians and lived there until the end of his life.

This speech was so convincing that the princess was speechless for a moment.

There is no doubt that as long as she gets the full support of France, her father will definitely be able to get rid of the current situation of having only the title but no honor, and can also get rid of the embarrassing life. All she needs is a little sacrifice - and this is not even a serious sacrifice. Anyway, such marriages are everywhere in the upper class, especially the royal family.

"Didn't you convert to Catholicism? God didn't teach His people to disrespect their fathers." After bringing up the father-daughter relationship, seeing that she was completely shaken, Charles smiled slightly, "God teaches us to be kind, to be grateful and to give back, so now there is a great opportunity in front of you, can you really bear to refuse it?"

"You...you investigated me?" Princess Kalona opened her eyes wide.

"As an important candidate, of course I have investigated you carefully, you don't have to be surprised." Charles still smiled, "Originally, we don't care whether you believe in Protestantism or Catholicism, or even if you are an atheist, but since you have converted to Catholicism, it is even more convenient, which is just like God's guidance to you. In this case, what are you still hesitating about?"

The Oldenburg royal family is a Protestant prince in Germany, and the Holstein-Gottep family should naturally believe in Protestantism in order to rule Sweden. The prince is now a Protestant. However, according to the information Charles had obtained, the princess had recently converted to Catholicism despite her father's opposition - perhaps because she was influenced by living in Austria.

France is a Catholic country. Although he never took religion seriously, Louis Bonaparte pretended to respect Catholicism on the surface, and even flirted with the Vatican. Princess Karona's conversion to Catholicism a while ago reduced a potential trouble for them - or, in other words, it gave them another reason to choose her.

"I didn't convert for this!" The princess' face turned pale and she immediately defended herself.

She was worried that Charles would look down on her and think that she changed her religious beliefs for this opportunity, but Charles didn't think so - of course, even if it was true, it didn't matter, Charles wouldn't mind.

"Oh. Of course I believe in your religious enthusiasm. You found God and then believed in it. This kind of belief after thinking and choosing is more loyal than other confused beliefs." Charles bowed slightly again, "Your Highness, I really think you are an excellent candidate. Please think about it carefully, not only from your own perspective, but also from your father's and your family's perspective. Think about it carefully from God's perspective. Really, such an opportunity is really hard to find, isn't it?"

The original text is available at Six # 9 @Books/Bar!

Karona looked at the young man in front of her quietly. His smile was very kind, like a real mask, and nothing could be seen from it.

She slowly looked at her father again, and her father still looked hesitant and tangled.

When she had expressed her opinion so clearly, he was still hesitant and tangled, which obviously meant that he was very inclined to agree to the French's request.

Should she continue to refuse selfishly. Or should she be considerate of her father and accept this proposal?

She suddenly fell into an unprecedented hesitation.

"Dad, do you really want me to agree?" She resisted the urge to cry and asked her father in a low voice.

Because of the pain and hesitation, the father's face was slightly distorted, and finally, he shed tears before his daughter.

"Child, I really love you, so... so if you must disagree, I won't force you."

The father's tears finally brought out the daughter's tears. The father and daughter suddenly hugged each other and cried at the same time. This cry made Richard von Metternich feel a little sympathetic, and even Charles felt a little uncomfortable.

After crying for a while, Karona sobbed and wiped her tears with her sleeves, "No, father, I am your daughter... I... I will follow your arrangements. That person is right, you have raised me for so many years, I have no reason to be willful."

After saying this as if giving up her position, she still held her head high and slowly gathered the pain in her heart.

The middle-aged man sighed with sorrow, and wrinkles had already crawled all over his face.

"Did His Majesty really agree?" He suddenly asked Richard.

"Yes, His Majesty agrees, and he is willing to congratulate you and your daughter for this." Richard replied immediately. "Of course, my father is also happy to do so."

The Habsburg Emperor and Prince Metternich expressed their support at the same time, which was indeed enough to embolden him.

"I can guarantee that if everything can happen as we hope, you will be the most distinguished guest in France. If you want to settle in France, you can settle in France. If you don't want to settle in France, you can settle in other places. We will treat you with the courtesy of the king, Your Highness." Seeing that things have reached the final stage, Charles hurriedly began the final persuasion, "In addition, I can guarantee that Her Royal Highness will have all the courtesy, respect and wealth that the Queen deserves. She will only get respect in France. You can see her anytime you want, and no one - including our future Emperor will be rude to her. Really, in the whole world, there are definitely not many women who can receive such honors. You... You can make up for your regrets."

"Is what you said... true?" The middle-aged man asked in a trembling voice.

"It's absolutely true." Charles held his head high and expressed his sincerity. "The French wouldn't joke about this."

The middle-aged man lowered his head.

The Austrian emperor and prince expressed their support, and France also guaranteed everything it should have. There was nothing to worry about.

"You...you won't look for other candidates, right?"

"We still need to contact other candidates. After all, we can't make everything public so early." Seeing that the task was about to be completed, Charles smiled faintly, "But, I am the person in charge. I can assure you that if you agree, we will not consider other candidates."

This last blow made the middle-aged man sigh suddenly.

This was the most difficult decision in his life, but he finally overcame his habitual hesitation.

In life, we always have to make some difficult decisions.

Whether it is good or bad, it can only be left to God to judge. (~^~)