Chapter 58: The Duchess Meets Catherine

Adrian's poignant tears made Princess Claudia's maid Catherine think of her own untold tragedy, and she excused herself from the table to get some fresh air in the lobby outside.

At this time, His Royal Highness Albert was entering the Bilty Chapel with his mother, Lady Charlotte. Catherine is petite, not as plump as Claudia, but she has a pink face and neat temples, and at first glance she knows that she is a girl who is good at taking care of herself. As soon as Mrs. Charlotte saw her, she asked her son, "Who is this?"

"Mother, this is Princess Claudia's maid-in-waiting. ”

When Catherine saw His Royal Highness Albert coming, she hurriedly greeted her and curtsy the mother and son. She said very measuredly: "Madam, Your Highness, Bishop Mirière is having breakfast with the princess and others in the side room, you wait a moment, I will go and report it." ”

Albert nodded, and Mrs. Charlotte focused on the portrait of Cyril at the dome. Through this Cyrillic expression, she was reminded of Brother Benedict of Fort Salat in a trance. Although the alliance is short-lived, it can always leave some miracles, and the existence of her son Albert reminds her all the time that life is magical, born in passion, and can be destroyed in passion.

Mrs. Charlotte believed in fatalism, in fate, in man's invincibility. She is more down-to-earth and willing to seize every minute and second of reality to live her life. She had really loved Benedict, and now she was deeply in love with the old Duke Borot, and it was not a conflict, because there was also an Albert as a bridge in between. Albert's biological father was Benedict, but Duke Borot treated him as his own, unaffected by outside gossip. The biggest enemy of affection is time, and time is merciless, and even a philanthropic person like Mrs. Charlotte can hardly recall Benedict's sassy and heroic appearance now. The so-called love affair and parasitic romance can only evoke a trace of her affection for Benedict.

If there was a nominal percentage of her affection, it was 50 per cent on Albert's side, 40 per cent for the old Duke Borot, and only 10 per cent for Benedict.

Bishop Mirière and Princess Claudia and others heard that His Royal Highness Albert was coming with his mother, Lady Charlotte, and hurriedly arranged their clothes and hurried out to meet them.

Albert introduced them one by one: "This is Bishop Mirière, and this is Princess Claudia. ”

Mrs. Charlotte nodded, the princess gave her a good first impression, although the family and country were in trouble, she was neither humble nor arrogant, and her appearance and demeanor had the temperament of a lady.

Claudia was not going to see Albert very much, but considering her father's face, she pretended to be polite, but in fact, she talked to Xiao A's mother with something to say: "Madam, I heard that you like to be quiet and do not like to move, and you hardly appear in public, and since you came to our country of Destinibe, you have never seen outsiders, how can you think of coming to this Birty church today?"

The gossip in the world is always the fastest, and the feud between Albert and his mother is big news. Claudia's meaning is obvious, aren't you mother and son fighting a cold war?

The aftermath of the contemplation caused by Cyril's portrait had not yet subsided, so that Charlotte did not seem to hear Claudia's sarcasm, and she said with great calm: "We Tamborans are all Borussians, and it is Boism that has single-handedly defended our empire. Now that the country of Kentan is in turmoil, my son has led an army to conquer at the behest of the emperor, and the country of Destinipe and the Duchy of Borot are now a family, the other party has the advantage of land, and we have the time and the people. My son is young and vigorous, and some things are not done properly, and I am here to pray to the wise men of the Liberal Religion for inspiration and guidance. I had a chill some time ago, and who knew that it was rumored to be like this. People are terrible, these four words are really wise words. ”

Mrs. Charlotte's tone was calm and her voice was not loud, but the listener still felt a slight hint of complaint, and she had an extraordinary temperament all over her body, and she looked like a noblewoman.

Claudia saw that Little A's mother had so lightly soothed this embarrassing question, and she secretly admired it in her heart, but her eyes were neither towards His Royal Highness Albert nor at Mrs. Charlotte, and she was determined to make the other party understand that she would not compromise and would not grovel for some so-called interests.

They accompanied Mrs. Charlotte to the service, and then began to talk.

Adrian, who was standing behind Bishop Mirière, caught the attention of Mrs. Charlotte, and the bishop made a thoughtful introduction: "Madam, this is Your Excellency Adrian, he originally came to seek refuge with a distant relative in the city, but unfortunately the family is no longer there, he came here to ask me, and I will stay here for a few days." ”

Everyone secretly lamented Mirière's mercy, and if he told him the truth that he was a prisoner, he would not only lose face but also embarrass Mrs. Charlotte. The poor are especially strong, and the heart is especially fragile, and the bishop is acting in this way in order for Adrian to be a real human being.

Mrs. Charlotte nodded, commending the Bishop for his good deeds, and speaking a few words to Adrian.

During this time, Claudia behaved like a rooster with her head held high, and her maid, Catherine, was particularly virtuous, even a little disgraced. In the eyes of Madame Charlotte, Princess Claudia certainly showed her integrity as the heir of a country at first, but then the situation gradually changed, and the princess was too cold and arrogant and too blind to be approached by the Duchess. Catherine was different, the Duchess noticed that she cared for her son, although sometimes it was only a small look, but as a mother, Charlotte could not be mistaken, she was extraordinarily sensitive.

The Duchess also noticed that Catherine's eyebrows and eyes seemed to resemble a person, and this person's detached face often appeared in front of her eyes, and she looked at the portrait of Cyril in the dome, and remembered the Benedict friar of Fort Salrate, and suddenly her heart shuddered, and Catherine's eyes and nose and mouth clearly carried Benedict's shadow!

She quietly asked Bishop Mirière to be her penitent, and the two went to the cubicle on the other side of the hall, where the Duchess asked straight to the point: "Your Excellency, do you know about the Château de Salat?"

"This is where the current Apostolic See came from, and I know it, of course. Mirière looked puzzled.

"How long have you been here as bishop?"

"Decades. ”

"Have the monks of Fort Salat ever been here?"

Mirière couldn't understand what the Duchess meant, this involved many important secrets of the Commonwealth itself, even if the other party was in a high position, he could not easily tell the truth, he shook his head regretfully and said: "Duchess, the church of Bilti was built by Pope Clement himself, and the Château de Salat is a very important monastery. ”

"My lord, it seems that there are many inconveniences, and I will not force people to make it difficult, I must let you explain, you just need to nod, has the current Population ever been here?"

Mirière nodded.

"He was a monk of Fort Salat when he came, right?" confirmed Mrs. Charlotte.

Mirière nodded again, and he voiced his doubts: "Madam, with all due respect, why do you know this?"

Now it was the Duchess's turn to be embarrassed, and with a wry smile on her face, she did not answer the bishop's question.

In the lobby, Princess Claudia and Adrian had a good conversation, while Albert had no choice but to force a smile with Catherine. When Mrs. Charlotte came out of the confessional, she saw this scene at a glance, and there were many indescribable feelings in her heart, and it was too coincidental for her to doubt her own judgment.

The girl was certainly familiar between her eyebrows and eyes, but the shape of her face, her ears, and her size were not right. Benedict was tall, Albert was too small, and Catherine was too small in comparison. Mrs. Charlotte had just thought about the similar side in her mind, but now she thought about the opposite side, and the result would naturally be very different.

Claudia and Adrian were so caught up in their own little world that neither of them noticed the Duchess's presence. On Albert's side, Catherine didn't talk much, but she met someone who didn't talk much than her, so that she had to find something to say, and gradually fell into embarrassment.

When Albert saw his mother coming, he was about to get up to greet her, but Mrs. Charlotte motioned with her eyes and gestures to sit down, and not to be rude to Miss Catherine, who was beside her.

Xiao Ah had to straighten out his white robe to hide his intention to get up and leave.

Although Catherine was a little embarrassed that she had nothing to say, she was very happy that she could stay with His Highness for a long time. Her originally red face was now even more vibrant, and she talked a lot about her highness, including the princess's diet and daily life, the princess's hobbies, and some of the princess's cute and ridiculous remarks, and she never thought to talk about herself. She is a maid, and she is very clear about her position, although Her Royal Highness's broad shoulders and heroic appearance deeply attracted her, but she still restrained herself well, and moved the princess out as a topic, thinking about the princess wholeheartedly.

Albert saw Claudia and Adrian so close, his heart was already cold, he didn't want Catherine to say anything about the princess, so he asked straightly: "You are talking about your princess, why don't you talk about yourself?"

"Talking about myself?" said Catherine, as if she had just woken up from a dream, "I have nothing to talk about, I am the princess's lady-in-waiting, and when she is very young, I have served her. ”

"Your life experience, your hobbies, your diet and daily life, can't you all talk about it?"

Catherine shook her head and said: "My life experience, Your Highness will not be interested in you, Your Highness is the heir of the principality, I am a commoner, even more miserable than a commoner, I don't want Your Highness to be sad for my story!"

It was only then that Albert noticed Catherine's flushed face and moist eyes, and he was too young to know how to comfort the girl, so he took out the handkerchief he had brought with him and handed it to the other to wipe.

Catherine didn't dare to take it privately, and was about to ask Claudia for advice, but Albert said angrily: "Leave her alone, what I gave you, what does she dare to do?"

Catherine had no choice but to give it back to Her Highness after rubbing her eyes slightly with a handkerchief.

Mrs. Charlotte saw all this clearly, and no one else thought in that direction, so she didn't pay much attention to it, but Mrs. Charlotte, as Albert's mother, was still very concerned about her son's emotional life.

Outside the church was already as loud as yesterday, and Talen Crawford, the military advisor of Little Ah, came in unexpectedly, he greeted everyone in the church, and bowed to the Duchess and the Bishop, and then approached Albert to report something, and Little Ah immediately stood up and said, "I will go and verify it myself!"

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