Flowers, Swords and France

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It was already late at night, and most people had already fallen asleep, waiting for the next day's work.

But in a mansion on the outskirts of Paris, it had not yet sunk into the darkness of night, and the lights were still brightly lit.

In one of the halls, candlelight flickered everywhere, illuminating everything. A small group of people stayed here, chatting with each other with smiles on their faces, as if they were having some kind of party.

However, it was different from an ordinary party. In the middle of the hall, a baby who looked about one year old was toddling on a soft cushion made of gold velvet.

This baby has short blond hair on his head, and his blue eyes have the innocence of a child. They look rosy against the white skin, and he is wearing a toddler's skirt, so he looks so cute. However, because she fell from time to time, she didn't seem very happy and looked like she was about to cry.

The way the child kept falling and getting up caught the eyes of people around him and aroused various feelings.

"How is it, isn't it cute?" Mary asked her close friend while smiling.

"It's okay." Ms. Treville just nodded indifferently, trying hard to hide the concern and joy in her heart, "My physical strength is too weak, and I can't crawl after just a few times."

"As long as you are smart, it doesn't matter if you have little physical strength." Mary disagreed. "Girls don't have to carry swords to fight. Why should they be so strong?"

"That's what I say...but I'm still worried. It's not good to have a fever and cold every two days." The lady lowered her gaze.

"Then you don't need to worry too much." In order to make her happy, Mary glanced at her, "This little guy of yours has exhausted me. It's more troublesome than raising my own. I really envy you that you can enjoy being a mother at the same time. happiness, but share the pain with others.”

"Do I hope so?" The lady was not happy, she shook her head slightly. Seemingly worried, "She really worries me. Hey, everyone says that this will lead to retribution. I'm really afraid that this retribution will not come to us. Instead, this innocent child will suffer..."

"What's the use of saying such silly things now? You didn't listen to me when I tried to persuade you." Seeing that her mood was a bit wrong, Mary quickly tried to persuade her, "Okay, now you get what you want. Don't you think so?" Should you be happy?"

When the other party said this, the lady was slightly stunned.

"You're right, I really... really shouldn't complain." Finally, she nodded slightly, "I have already received so many things, what can I be more demanding about?"

Then, she turned her attention to her daughter, her eyes full of love and pity, "I... I only feel sorry for her. I am selfish but ask her to bear the risk. God knows whether she will despise me and hate me in the future." What about me? However, I have so much money... countless money, even if I have to give her money, as long as it can make her happy, I will give her whatever she wants. In that case, she won't. You will hate me so much..."

"I don't think you need to take it so seriously..." Mary also wanted to advise the other party.

At this moment, both of them heard the noise coming from outside, then immediately stopped talking and looked at each other.

Just as they were guessing what happened, there was a knock on the living room door. Ms. Treville came to the door at once. Opening the door came the servant.

"What happened?"

"Sir is here," the servant replied respectfully.

"What?" Not only the lady at the door, but also Mary inside was surprised.

"Hurry and bring him here! I'll meet him here" the lady ordered immediately.

However, before the servant could leave, there was a sound of footsteps coming from the stairs downstairs, and the sound was a bit heavy. And it was very urgent, and seemed to be a bit ominous.

Then, Charles de Treville, Duke of Curzon, now the Imperial Finance Minister, appeared at the top of the stairs.

As usual, he was dressed very formally, with a pure black jacket paired with a white undershirt, and a tie hanging around his neck. On his head was a velvet hat. Normally, this outfit would be considered handsome, but in today's environment, the whole person is like a ghost suddenly emerging from the darkness.

His expression was very solemn, his eyes were focused but didn't seem to be looking anywhere, and he looked very worried.

"Sir?!" Fran stood at the door and shouted in surprise.

Normally, every time my brother comes here, he would wait for someone to announce him and give the owner time to prepare. He is as polite as anyone else. However, today he barged in directly without waiting for her to prepare. Look at his current attitude. , which obviously indicates that something big has happened.

What happened? She couldn't help but think to herself.

While she was still thinking, her brother had already walked in front of her. Perhaps because of his rapid walking, his breathing seemed a little rapid, which was completely different from his usual calm demeanor.

"Sorry to bother you so late." Charles nodded to his sister, then took off his hat and handed it to the servant next to him.

"Well, it's okay. This is your home too. You can come anytime." Fran shook her head gently and looked at the other party with concern. "What happened?"

"Well..." Charles' face became even gloomier. "Something big happened, so I had to come here so late to disturb you."

"Okay, let's go in and talk." Fran took her brother's hand. "Mary is here today."

For some reason, she always felt that something was strange, but she didn't know what was strange.

"Is she here too? That's great..." Charles seemed relieved, and then followed her into the living room.

As soon as he came in, Charles saw Alice, who was toddling on the cushion.

He subconsciously walked over to touch the child, but soon stopped and remembered the purpose of his visit today, so he changed his route and walked to a sofa and sat down.

Ms. Treville waved her hand, motioning others to take Alice away, and then sat on the sofa opposite with Mary. Mary wanted to say hello to the Duke, but she also found that the atmosphere was unusual, so she simply kept silent.

After everyone else left, the living room suddenly fell into silence, with only the ticking of the clock, and the atmosphere suddenly became more and more depressing.

Fortunately, this moment of silence did not last too long. Duke Kelson reached out and loosened his tie. Then he took a deep breath and exhaled.

"Just now, I... I experienced a big thing." Then he raised his head and looked at the two women, "Just now. Well, about two hours ago, in front of my witness, Lola rushed in and killed her father."

Although the two people had made some mental preparations for this situation, they were still stunned at the same time.

After they looked at each other, Fran asked cautiously. "Laura... just killed her father, and you were there?"

"Yes, that's right." Charles nodded, "I was talking to the Count just now. In his study, she rushed in and killed her father with a gun. There was no hesitation, no crying, and the aim was terrible. One shot killed her father's life."

"Oh my God!" The two finally reacted and gasped at the same time.

Although they were not kind-hearted people, killing their father was beyond their imagination.

"This... was this your order?" After a moment, Ms. Treville finally calmed down.

"No, no, when all this happened, I was ignorant." Charles shook his head again.

"Wasn't it too dangerous for you at that time!" Fran exclaimed, "This madman was threatening your life at that time!"

She didn't particularly care about the life and death of the earl, but was worried about her brother's dangerous situation just now - even though the facts have proved that the other party was not really in danger.

"Then...how did she do it?" Mary was a little calmer than Fran, and raised her head to ask Charles.

"She bribed two people in the family. Then she found an opportunity to attack like this." Charles couldn't help but curl his lips, "A perfect attack, just the right time."

"This is the earl's own fault! Who told him to be soft-hearted, just locked his daughter at home, and even let her walk around the house! He was not so soft back then, and now he is suffering retribution, right?" Mary couldn't help but complain. "Now it's good, he is dead, and he doesn't care about anything, waiting to see God...but what should we do? Deal with it in a hurry?"

"Yes, what should we do?" Fran couldn't help asking. "This poses a big problem for us..."

Both of them knew that the Earl was the Duke's ally and partner for many years, and they were deeply involved. His death would definitely be a huge blow to the cooperation between the two families, and the people present would probably suffer heavy losses.

Charles did not answer immediately, but just smiled bitterly.

The two people seemed to have finally thought of something.

Charles was able to come out of the room safely, which meant...he should have reached a new tacit understanding with Laura, who had just killed her father.

"Did she ask you for help?" Fran asked immediately. "Did she threaten you?"

"Yes, that's about right." Charles nodded. "When I confirmed that the Earl was dead, I knew that I couldn't let Laura die so easily, otherwise I would get into bigger trouble."

"So you decided to keep this secret so that she can inherit the family business with peace of mind?" Fran seemed to understand something.

"And she...she must have thought you would do this before she did it, so she chose to do it when you were there." Mary added in a low voice, her tone full of fear, "This terrible lunatic..."

"Yes, so I have to admire her, this is a perfect shot." Charles continued to smile bitterly, "Just now I have reached an agreement with her, I will find a way to suppress this matter and let her inherit the family business smoothly, and she will continue to support me in the future, just like her father."

"Is she trustworthy?" Fran expressed doubt.

"At least it is trustworthy now, after all, she needs me now and needs our help." Charles replied in a low voice.

"So you think you should help her?" Mary asked.

"Yes, that's all. We need each other now." Charles sighed, as if he was persuading others as well as himself. "Fortunately, we are not completely unprepared now, and we still have a chance. The count's death is a huge loss for us, but because of this, we should stop the loss. Try our best to avoid greater losses, and if Laura If it's really over, then it means there's nothing we can do to save it... not to mention..."

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"What's more, you don't want to see your daughter suffer?" Before Ciel could say anything, Fran suddenly spoke up.

"Uh... I guess." There was a hint of embarrassment on Charles's face, but he still nodded.

The atmosphere became a little weird again.

"Okay. No matter what, you are right to think so." After a moment, Fran broke the silence, "What's wrong with a father thinking about his children?"

She didn't know if it was her imagination, but she always felt that there seemed to be a hint of relief and relaxation in her brother's frown.

"Okay, then do you two have any objections to my decision?"

"I have no objection."

"I have no objection either."

Of course, the two of them had no idea of ​​seeking justice for the count.

"The earl has a high position and great influence, so tomorrow this will be big news that shocks the whole country." After getting the support of the two people. Charles finally relaxed a lot, "Fortunately, he has been sick recently and is staying at home. This will make it easier for us to operate without making the outside world too suspicious of his sudden death... Laura is already looking for a doctor for her father. According to her, she can suppress this person by finishing everything as soon as possible. "

"Then what are we going to do?" Fran asked again.

"You should be just in case. Laura may not really get what she wants." Charles immediately replied, "At least we can buy some time now. You should seize the time to prepare for the worst and get the cash from Transfer as much as you can from the bank of the De-Beauvan family. If everything goes smoothly, it won't be too late to transfer them back. You should also hide many of the confidential documents and account books of the Railway Federation to avoid being caught off guard...as soon as possible. Go and do it early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I understand." The two of them responded at the same time.

"This matter can only be left to you. Fortunately, you are trustworthy." Charles was relieved, and then lay back on the sofa, "Ha, God knows how nervous I was at that moment."

"You're frightened." Fran raised her head and glanced at him, "How about you take a rest here tonight?"

"No... no. I have to rush back. There are too many things to explain." Charles shook his head and rejected her kindness. "I haven't stopped all the way. I just want to lie down for a few minutes."

"From now on... we will have a lot more troubles." Looking at his tired look, Fran felt a little pity, "It will never be as smooth as before."

"That's not necessarily the case." Ciel replied with his eyes closed. "Actually, although it may appear to be a major setback on the surface, as long as we operate well, it may turn into a good turnaround."

"What do you mean?" Fran was a little confused.

"Yes, of course Laura's ability and influence are not as good as her father's. This will cause me frustration, because there are many things that I can do with his father, but I can't do them with her, but... just because In this case, she can't order everyone like her father." The gloom on Charles's face gradually disappeared, leaving only calm." Although I have encountered great setbacks, from today on, I... I am the leader of everyone. I no longer have allies, only subordinates and servants. I am still young anyway, so even if I suffer some setbacks, it is nothing more. It just takes a few more years to get over it, I can afford it, and then...then I won’t have to worry about anyone anymore.”

This... is correct. She knew Laura’s temper, how could such an arrogant person get everyone’s support? Besides, after all, she has been out of everyone's sight for several years, and many things are unfamiliar to her. In the future, I am afraid that even the original members of the Count will follow the Duke's lead in order to preserve their own interests - it used to be the Treville-Bovan Party, and in the future it will be the Treville Party.

She finally understood where her brother's relief came from.

"Congratulations, sir."

"It's still early to say we are happy. There are still a lot of things waiting to be done. Others are not born to listen to me." Charles shook his head, "So it is up to everyone to work hard to prevent everything from causing a big mess. , Only in this way can we continue to suppress people's hearts and avoid being betrayed. "

"I understand." The lady agreed with her brother.

But she still felt something was strange, and this strange feeling lingered in her heart.

"Hey, to be honest, I actually feel really weird...Although I have always respected that person very much, when he died, I didn't feel much sadness. I seemed to be able to accept the result easily. ." Charles still closed his eyes, enjoying the sense of relief he finally got after hours of tension and anxiety. "Of course, no matter what, this can be regarded as retribution for the earl. He died under his daughter's gun... tsk tsk..."

The banker who had been in power for a lifetime was actually killed by his own daughter on such a night. To be honest, he was still a little shocked, but he also felt that it was reasonable.

Suddenly, he felt like there was someone sitting next to the sofa.

Before he could move, he opened his eyes and found that his sister's face was close to his, and she was breathing deeply, as if she was sniffing something. As time passed, her expression became strange.

"You...you slept with her just now?"

Ciel's expression became even more embarrassed, and he nodded after hesitating for a moment. "She asked for it, saying it was for celebration or something..."

He left directly after doing things with Laura, and of course there was no time to dress up again.

"Next to the pool of father's blood?" The two close friends were shocked again, even more shocked than when they heard the news of the count's death.

"You can do this?!" The lady couldn't help but exclaimed. Even she didn't expect that her brother could still be interested at that moment.

I'm afraid this is something that most people can't do.

She suddenly became jealous over there.

"What can I do... Anyway, that's what happened." Charles didn't know how to defend himself, so he simply chose not to defend himself. "In short, now that you know everything, it depends on everyone's efforts. I hope we can save the day and prevent the worst from happening.”

However, even if Ciel said this, it was difficult to eliminate the resentment that suddenly ignited in the other party's heart.

"You must be very happy. Your old lover has finally run away. Now you don't have to worry about her anymore." The lady glared at the Duke with some dissatisfaction. "You two will definitely be able to do whatever you want from now on."

"I don't know which of my words led you to draw such a conclusion." Charles shook his head and denied, "Besides, she is not my old lover."

Then he wanted to stand up. "Okay, I have to go."

Unexpectedly, he was suddenly hugged by the lady.

He looked down and finally saw the other person's eyes full of dissatisfaction and excitement.

"Then, let's celebrate too. Celebrate that you no longer need to rely on anyone in the future."

"Hey... is now the time to do this? I'm very tired."

"Mary, come and help me catch him!" The lady laughed coldly, "Then please work a little harder."

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