Flowers, Swords and France

After returning to his room, Ciel did not climb directly onto the bed and go to bed as usual. Instead, he returned to his desk and sat down as before.

After the old Marquis told him about his promising investment projects, he found that he was not sleepy at all. Yes, when it comes to the magnitude of one million francs, few people can sleep peacefully - especially when one million francs need to be spent at once.

He thought about it for a long time, always feeling a little uneasy. Even though he knew in his heart that the old Marquis personally went to explore the plate, and according to him, there should be nothing unreliable in the project involving financial giants like Baron de Beauvin, but he still Somewhat uneasy.

This uneasiness does not come from a sixth sense, nor from absurd intuition, but from "knowledge."

The little history he learned in his previous life always left him with a lingering uneasiness. In his still clear memory, the revolutionary wave that swept across Europe in 1848 was sweeping from Western Europe to Eastern Europe bit by bit. During this wave, France experienced a very long period of turmoil.

During this long period of turmoil, France not only collapsed politically and shed blood on several occasions, but even the country's financial order was on the verge of collapse. Although it finally regained stability, he couldn't remember who was missing. Get over it and expect that it is certain that French local financial institutions will go bankrupt in large numbers during this long period of turmoil.

Since this iron mine is being built in Lorraine Province, will it have any involvement with some local banks or financial institutions? If they are really involved, will this project go as smoothly as expected when such turmoil occurs in the future?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became - if, as was the worst prediction, this project was really involved with a local financial institution, and this financial institution unfortunately failed to survive the storm that swept across the country, then...

Cold sweat suddenly broke out on Charles's back, and he could no longer imagine it.

But he has to think about it, because no one will help him think about it, and it is related to his and his family's wealth and life, so he has to think about it carefully.

Since he was just a half-hearted young man in his previous life, Ciel couldn't be sure if there was any problem with this. However, when that time comes, no matter what happens, it will be an unacceptable disaster.

Maybe this is unfounded worry, but in any case, this kind of uneasiness cannot be eliminated by self-deception, but can only be eliminated through actual investigation.

Charles also hoped in his heart that he was just scaring himself. After all, good investment opportunities are not always encountered. Since grandpa can be so invested and so determined, it means that this project is really promising.

No matter what, let’s do some research while preparing to raise money. If you have a week, it should be enough to complete both things.

After thinking about it for a long time, Charles finally made up his mind, then put out the candle and went straight to bed. Strangely enough, after he made up his mind and made up his mind, all the disturbing thoughts disappeared without a trace, allowing him to fall asleep quickly.

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After sleeping peacefully, Ciel got up early as usual.

After briefly freshening up, he did not go downstairs to have breakfast, but went straight to the desk to write an important letter.

Just as he started to write, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"who?"

"It's me." Fran's voice came from outside the door.

"Oh, it's Fran. I have some things to be busy with now. You guys can have breakfast first and I'll eat it later." Charles replied casually while writing a letter.

However, Fran's answer surprised him.

"I didn't ask you to go to dinner. When I was about to go out just now, Mademoiselle de Perriette sent her servant to deliver a letter, and said that it was a very important matter and asked you to read it quickly... …”

oh? Is it the letter from the lady in blue stockings? Are you here to push for manuscripts again?

After listening to his sister's words, Charles became even more confused. He quickly walked to the door and opened it.

Fran was still wearing a plain white dress today. Looking at her somewhat disheveled brother, she suddenly blushed.

Looking at his sister's appearance, Ciel couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Ah, sorry, I slept too late last night..."

After saying that, he gently took the letter from his sister's hand.

After Fran completed her task, she immediately turned around and planned to leave, but she left a few words after trotting away.

"If you're still tired, take another rest!"

Charles was almost dumbfounded by his sister's rare self-reflection. When he was about to say thank you, his sister had already trotted away. Seeing Fran's jumping back, Ciel couldn't help but laugh.

Even if I want her to live the life she deserves, I should fight hard, right?

The smile disappeared from his face in an instant. He picked up the letter in his hand, returned to his desk, and then carefully opened it and read it.

The hardcover letter paper was sprinkled with some perfume, but the content was extremely simple.

"Dear friend, please be sure to come to my humble residence at six o'clock this afternoon to discuss important matters.

your friends

Caterina de Perriette

Looking forward to your arrival”

"Great!" Charles couldn't help but cheered a little, then crumpled up the letter on the desk that he had just started to think about writing and threw it into the wastebasket.

I really dozed off and someone brought me a pillow! Before he even went to find her, she came directly to him!

He thought about it for a long time last night and found that whatever he wanted, whether it was raising money or starting an investigation, this Miss Periette could help. What he was worried about was what price he should pay. Since the other party directly wrote a letter to invite me to go there this time, there must be at least a chance to propose the deal in person - even if it is a deal, negotiating it in person is much more reliable than other means.

He looked at the time and found that it was still early, so he started to do other things.

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After careful preparations in the afternoon, Charles took his light carriage and finally set off for Mademoiselle Periette's mansion outside the Bois de Boulogne. Obviously he was taken care of. When the other party's concierge saw that it was Charles's carriage, he opened the door and let Charles's carriage in.

Although it had been a while since he had been here, Charles was still very familiar with the layout of this mansion. He bypassed the corridors and lawns and walked directly into the mansion, while the famous Caterina de Pe Miss Liette was sitting peacefully on the sofa at this moment, greeting the visiting guests with a smile.

"Dear Mr. Treville, you came on time..." The lady in blue stockings was wearing a luxurious plain dress today, her chestnut hair was tied back, and she was holding an ivory fan in her hand. The smile seemed both gentle and solemn.

"Since it is your summons, of course I have to come on time." Ciel's smile contained a bit of compliment, and he bowed deeply.

"You were not as humble as you are today." Seemingly noticing that Charles's attitude was different from before, Miss Perriette smiled and joked, "Why, we haven't seen you for two months, our Treville Sir, have you learned to be so noble?"

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"We should respect beautiful ladies with the utmost sincerity." Ciel continued to compliment her calmly, "Also, by the way, I am originally a noble queen."

"Hahahaha, it's so rare, Ciel!" Miss Blue Stockings smiled happily, the ivory fan in her hand kept tapping the other hand gently, and even the title was changed to a friendly one, "It's so rare that you can be a Bonapartist after being a nobleman!"

"I don't think this is a contradiction." Charles replied with a calm smile.

He had long stopped pretending to hide himself in front of this powerful man, it was meaningless anyway.

"You specially called me here today just to have these two small talk with me, right?"

Miss Blue Stockings shook her head slightly.

"Of course not. Although I'm bored, it's not to that point."

"Then what's the matter with you?" Charles got straight to the point, "Just tell me directly. You have helped me so much. As long as you have a request and I can do it, I will do it. Don't worry, I will never hold anything back..."

He is now waiting for the other party to state possible requirements, and then tries his best to complete it so that he has the capital to entrust the other party with the thing he wants to entrust.

The rather delicate and slender face opposite him looked increasingly enigmatic at this moment.

"Char, I am so happy to get this promise from you. I hope you can remember this sentence in the future."

"That means you don't have anything you want me to do right now?" Charles was a little confused, so why did she ask her to come?

"Not yet, but there will always be in the future." Miss Periette shook her head slightly, "I called you here today to help you."

"Help me?"

"Well, let me help you meet a friend." The lady in blue stockings was still smiling, "A friend you must really want to meet?"

"Oh?" Charles was really curious, "Who is it?"

Miss Perriette suddenly stood up. Although she was not very tall, her smile had faded, which made people feel an inexplicable pressure.

"Charle, you must have guessed that my surname is not Periette."

"I'm not surprised by this." Charles nodded. It would be weird for a person like this to use his real name publicly. He was not interested in getting to the bottom of it. There were some things that he shouldn't know - Of course, if she took the initiative, that would be a different matter.

"Then what if I tell you..." Miss Blue Stockings deliberately drawled her voice, "I am an Englishman?"

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"I'm surprised."

Ciel was really surprised.

Seeing Ciel's surprised expression for the first time, Miss Blue Stockings nodded happily.

"Then you will be even more surprised later."

She walked to a wall and gently pressed a sculpture. A life-size painting hanging on the wall slowly moved to the side, revealing the person inside.

Ciel could no longer feel the surprise at this time.

"Hello Charles, we meet again." (To be continued.)