Flowers, Swords and France

"If she doesn't agree, then please forgive me for being helpless."

When he heard Charles say such conditions, Philip's face suddenly changed from joyful to livid.

"What? You asked me to admit my mistake in front of Charlotte?"

"Don't you think you should admit your mistake for causing such a disaster?" Charles asked. "We helped you, shouldn't you express your gratitude?"

"I...I'm very grateful to you, Charles..." Philip's face suddenly became distorted, and he obviously didn't know what to say, "But...shouldn't we keep this matter a secret now? The less people know about it, The better, if there is no need to tell her, then just don’t tell her..."

He didn't have a good relationship with his sister to begin with, and the previous inheritance dispute between the two made them even more at odds. With Philip's pride, he just bowed to Charles, who was an imperial minister, and he really didn't want to go. groveling with my sister.

But Ciel didn't intend to let him go so easily.

"Why shouldn't Charlotte know? She is the leader of our Treville family, and there is no one who should know more than her! The mistakes you make should be decided by her. If she doesn't nod, I will I will definitely not take action.”

Come on, how is she a leader?

Phillip's Adam's apple moved, but in the end he did not say the words. He knew that he wanted to ask Charles, and this was definitely not the time to offend the couple.

No matter how unwilling he is, he has no room to escape now. He has to do it even if he endures the humiliation. What other way is there?

After a long silence, he had to give a final nod.

"Well, Ciel, if you insist."

"Then... I wish you good luck." Charles shrugged, then waved his finger at the door, "Let's go over now, and I'll say a few nice words to you. Charlotte should still care about her family ties."

This is what he is really saying. Charlotte has quite a lot of other character shortcomings, but she has a strong sense of family and is also very concerned about family ties. Whether it is from the relationship between brother and sister or the reputation of the family, as long as Philip pleads for her. , then she should also nod to help, even more actively than her husband Charles.

Although it is embarrassing, losing face is much more lovely than going to jail.

In this way, Philip walked out uneasily, and Charles followed.

Just as Charles was about to step out of the room, the corner of his clothes was suddenly gently tugged by his father-in-law, Duke Treville.

Charles turned his eyes away and looked at the Duke in confusion.

"Charles, you are so mean. Thank you so much!" The Duke thanked his son-in-law repeatedly, as if he was extremely grateful. "We are relying on you this time. As long as you help Philip, how can I thank you later?" You can do it!”

Although he usually has a frivolous personality, Philip is his son after all, and his father's love cannot be wiped out. Now that his son is in trouble, of course he wants to save him at all costs.

"It's nothing. As a family, we should always help each other." Charles smiled slightly, no longer as harsh as before. "Philip is my cousin after all. I won't watch him in trouble and do nothing."

"Hey, yes, a family... How can we, the Treville family, live apart from each other?" The Duke also looked quite sad and sighed longly, "My child, you have to work hard during this period. , but it doesn’t matter, wait for things to happen Once that's done, I'll reward you! Don't you know, I found a dancer recently, and I'll let her serve you later. Even though she's young, her skills are really good! Your new favorite..."

"New favorite?" Ciel asked a little strangely.

"Didn't you have a good time with that Miss de Leolan recently? I heard several people secretly telling me..." The Duke looked at Charles, "What, isn't it true?"

Damn it. How come gossip spreads so quickly in this world? It's only been a few days, how come it has spread to my father-in-law's ears?

Charles was stunned for a moment, wondering if if this continued, the entire social world would soon know about him and Mary.

Maybe some people want to take revenge for his sudden attack before, or maybe they just want to talk about it after dinner. Anyway, the news has come out, and it is probably normal for it to spread.

He was so intimate with Mary in front of everyone, just to improve her status, but he never thought about what he should do when Charlotte launched an attack.

"Oh, what's so embarrassing about this! It's just for fun in private, who will tell you anything?" Seeing his son-in-law's uncertain look, the Duke couldn't help laughing, and then said, "They are all men." Well, who doesn’t have some hobbies secretly?” "Okay, Charles, it's settled when the time comes. I will definitely make you happy..."

Originally, Charles was worried that his father-in-law was threatening him by saying this at this time, but he immediately discovered that the Duke did not mean this. He did not even have the idea of ​​using this as an excuse to threaten him, it was just a talking point.

That's right. This father-in-law has been living and drinking since he was a child, and the women he passes by are unknown. Even after getting married, he doesn't restrain himself much. He often attracts bees and butterflies, and regards this as a display of his own charm and is complacent. I'm afraid in his eyes , it is natural for a man to secretly have sex with his wife, and it is not surprising at all. And he even planned to bring someone to give to his son-in-law to play with, without any thought of "whether this is hurting Charlotte".

Although he felt relieved with this result, Ciel couldn't help but feel a little sad for Charlotte.

Then, under the gaze of his father-in-law, his expression became serious again, although he seemed to have no intention of informing Charlotte.

"No, no, I'm not interested in this. Also, if you dare to reveal this in front of Charlotte, you know the consequences!"

Afterwards, he stepped out of the room and walked towards the living room with the astonished Duke.

At this time, Charlotte was playing with her children with her mother. Although it was strange that her father had just come in and called Charles away, she also understood that these men always had a lot of things to do, so she didn't Interfering and enjoying herself with her mother teasing the child.

But after a while, she suddenly noticed several people walking over. She originally thought it was her father and Charles who had returned, but when she looked up, she suddenly froze. The leader was her brother Philip.

"Phillip? Why are you back?" she asked in surprise.

Then, she seemed to think of something, and her face suddenly became stiff, "Did something happen?"

She knew that Philip had been traveling in the provinces during this period, so of course she was surprised when she first saw her brother.

Her first reaction was that her brother couldn't stand the pain of being in another province and wanted to come back for fun, but she soon realized that something was wrong. If he really wanted to come back for fun, it would always seem a bit sneaky like this.

Just when she was in shock, Charles appeared from behind Phillip.

"Charlotte, Philip got into trouble a few days ago."

"Are you in trouble? What happened?" Charlotte frowned, then handed the son next to her to her mother, and looked at her brother with a serious face, "Phillip, what have you done?"

"I... I was unlucky... I got into some trouble." Philip replied coyly, humiliating himself in front of his sister, which really made him feel uncomfortable.

However, he told Charlotte intermittently what he had caused before.

"You...how did you do such a thing!" After hearing that Philip had caused such a disaster, Charlotte finally became angry and yelled at her brother loudly. "Are you crazy?"

"I...I didn't expect this." Phillip lowered his head in pain.

"You didn't expect...you didn't expect...then what did you expect?" Charlotte still didn't mean to calm down, "If you were a little more reliable, how could you cause such a mess?"

When his sister said this, Phillip felt even more uncomfortable, and he could only look away.

"You've been like this since you were a child! You don't take everyone else to heart. You only care about your own happiness. When trouble occurs, you know how to go home and help!" Charlotte was still angry and continued to scold her brother, "You Ask yourself, who doesn’t know that you are a bad boy? Now that you have grown up, everyone thinks that you will finally become more decent. But what happened? You caused such trouble for everyone, can’t you improve a little bit? "

Being scolded by his sister like this, Phillip's patience and self-esteem were exhausted, and he felt that he was too embarrassed. His breathing became heavier, but in the end he clenched his fists and endured it all.

"Okay, Charlotte, now that the matter has reached this point, it doesn't make much sense for you to scold him. You can only solve the problem first." After watching Charlotte scold her brother for the most part, she remained on the sidelines. Charles finally spoke, "The situation is urgent. It won't be too late to scold him after the matter is resolved."

Then he added, "Just now, my father planned to ask me to help Phillip and get him out of danger. I...I personally have no objections, but I think you have to speak on this matter. I won't do it until you agree." If you can help him, what do you think?"

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Needless to say? Of course I want to help! When Charlotte's words came to her mouth, she suddenly swallowed them down, because she and Charles had been together for too many years, and she immediately heard something from Charles' words and tone.

Then, she quickly understood her husband's intention.

That's right, you have to help, but you must take this opportunity to catch your brother, and you can't let him continue to cause trouble in the future and smear the whole family.

So, she frowned slightly and began to think about how to deal with her brother.

Both Charles and the Duke and his son were looking at her, waiting for her to speak. Although their attitudes were different, it was as if she had become the center of the whole family.

"Phillip is my brother. He is in trouble now. Of course I have to help... No matter how big the matter is, we should try." After a long time, Charlotte finally spoke.

When Philip heard his sister say this, he felt as if he had been pardoned and his face was filled with joy.

However, before he could be happy for too long, Charlotte suddenly changed the subject. "But...help is help, and we are not servants who are ordered around by others. Philip must also be responsible for the troubles he caused."

"Responsible?" Philip looked at his sister in surprise and suddenly became nervous. "How do you want me to be responsible?"

"Since you caused the disaster yourself, you have to solve it yourself. Whether it's the aftermath, compensation, opening up joints, or all the expenses that Charles needs this time, you have to be responsible for it. You have to pay it alone. There must be no less money." Charlotte said to her brother with a straight face, and then immediately turned to look at her father, "Dad, you are not allowed to pay for him, he has to do it himself!"

"Daughter... this..." The Duke couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to intercede again.

"Dad, are you going to make another mistake at this time? Phillip is not like this because you are too indulgent. Do you want to continue to do this now?" Charlotte immediately glared at her father, "If you want us to If you help, Philip must take responsibility for his own affairs, or you can do it yourself!"

"Hey..." The Duke was forced to have no choice but to sigh.

And Phillip also knew that it was meaningless to say anything under his sister's tone, so he could only nod silently.

In the past two years, he has been checking the church properties everywhere and saved a lot of money for himself. However, it seems that he is going to suffer a lot of bleeding this time. It is heartbreaking to think about it. But in the current situation, there is nothing more to say, we can only admit the reality.

"Okay, I'll bear the cost myself." Phillip could only nod dejectedly in the end.

"There is another condition." However, Charlotte's blow to him was not over yet. "Even if the matter is resolved, it seems that you can't wander around in other provinces for the time being. So from today on, you have to be honest." Real life, follow our arrangements, in every aspect! You are now at this age, should you be ready to get married? I will find a suitable partner for you, but as long as I choose you, I will marry you."

"What! Have you had enough?" Philip finally couldn't bear it anymore. He shouted loudly to his sister, "Come on, what difference can we make? You just found a husband to support you. ...What kind of airs are you putting on in front of me?”

"Then do you want to go to jail?" His roar did not touch Charlotte at all, she just asked coldly. "I can satisfy you if you want, right?"

This rhetorical question immediately made Phillip lose his momentum, and he looked at his sister in astonishment.

"Okay, son." At this time, the Duke couldn't stand it anymore and had to stand up and persuade Philip, "At this age, you really should get married, right? You see, your sister has children... Charlotte I value my family’s reputation very much and won’t find someone just for you. Just accept it.”

Seeing that his father had spoken like this, Phillip couldn't help but feel even more uncomfortable.

Charlotte proposed marriage to him not only to get him married as soon as possible, but also to mean that she could handle his marriage affairs. If he agreed, it would also mean that from then on, her status in the family would be It really is unshakable.

And this is something he doesn't want to admit at all - in a sense, Philip is willing to bow to Charles, but bowing to his sister, it is just too uncomfortable.

He looked around blankly. Neither his father nor mother had any objection. When his eyes fell on Ciel, the cousin just smiled in a friendly manner.

"Do you want to go to jail?" At this time, Charlotte asked again.

There is no doubt that he absolutely does not want to.

Hey, now I really want to be their slave! Philip couldn't help but lament in his heart.

Anyway, things have reached this point and there's nothing more to say, so let's leave it at that.

"Okay, okay, Charlotte, do as you say!" In the end, he could only say loudly and self-defeatingly, "I will do whatever you say, so you should be satisfied, right?"

"Charlotte, the whole family will depend on you from now on." The Duke immediately said to Charlotte.

It wasn't until she saw her father and brother surrendering to her that Charlotte finally showed a satisfied smile.

"Ciel, let's go help him."

"Okay, Charlotte." Charles smiled and nodded to his wife. (~^~)