Charlotte made such a request to her own brother, of course, not just to vent her personal anger, although she has had a bad relationship with her brother since she was a child, but in essence, she still regards him as her own siblings, hearing that Philip is in trouble, her first reaction in addition to reproaching is to rescue the other party. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But this kind of emotional bond, after all, still can't completely replace the consideration of interests, and Charlotte's request is of course out of such considerations.

In her opinion, her marriage to Charles is not only the crystallization of the love between her and Charles, but also the result of carrying the ardent expectations of the two old men.

The Duke and Marquis of Treville had supported each other since they were young, and they also recognized the importance and necessity of supporting each other within a family, so they agreed to marry Charles and Charlotte when they were just born, so that their children and grandchildren could continue to be united.

In the original situation, no matter how deep the relationship between the two Tréville brothers is, the elder and the young will become estranged with the passage of time, after the death of the two brothers, and finally become a family that does not contact each other, and then lose the bond of kinship, but with the efforts of the two brothers, their grandchildren are reunited by marriage, and the slowly cooling and estranged relatives become closer again.

In Charlotte's view, she inherited not only her grandfather's legacy, but also his legacy, and she wanted to carry through this arrangement to the end, so that the two branches of the family would continue to be closely united and integrated - she and the descendants of Charles would be the natural heirs of all the family inheritance. And it is for this reason that Philip's rebellion against her makes her even more angry, and she believes that Philip is not only against her, but also against her grandfather's last wishes.

So she must take this opportunity to restrain Philip back, let him act according to his own arrangement, and let him understand the reason, and never disobey his grandfather's last wishes.

Under Charlotte's unyielding harsh attitude, Philip finally chose to bow to his sister Charlotte. Although he is an arrogant and snarky person, he is not stupid, he knows how to judge the situation, he also knows that he desperately needs the help of his sister and brother-in-law now, and he has no capital to bargain, and now it is the most important thing for him to get through the difficulties, he can't afford the consequences, so even if he pays a lot, he has to get out of the disaster.

And he also knew that Charlotte's request would either not be agreed to, or he would not be able to renege if he agreed, because everyone present today had testified that if he repented, her husband, who was the Minister of the Empire, would never laugh at it.

He looked around blankly, depressed to the extreme, wondering how he had come to this point.

But there is no point in sighing for a long time, and now I can only go to the end.

Unlike Philip's depressed mood, the Duke of Treville was now very happy, he was originally worried that his daughter and son-in-law would not help because of the old grudges in the past, but he did not expect them to agree so simply, and he was naturally overjoyed.

Although his daughter put forward several conditions, in his opinion, although these conditions are harsh, they are not unreasonable, at least there is nothing unacceptable.

In the final analysis, he has acquiesced to the arrangements made by his father before his death, and accepts the result of being overridden by his daughter with peace of mind, unlike Philip, who is still a little indignant.

"Okay, now that we've said all the big things, it's time for us to have a good rest and a good meal, right?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a little solemn and awkward, he smiled and said to ease the atmosphere, "Charlotte, will you stay here and rest tonight?" ”

"Is that good......?" Charlotte was a little hesitant, "Didn't Philip's incident hurt your brains before?" Rest well. ”

"No, no, I'm in good spirits right now, and it's no problem to entertain you." The duke immediately said that he was out of the way, and then complimented his daughter, "It's rare for you to come over, how can you not entertain well?" Now that everyone is listening to you, we don't dare to snub you! ”

Charlotte's father was a little embarrassed when he said this, but there was also some pride in it.

"You...... You don't have to say that, if you don't feel tired, I'll be with you today. ”

"Well, that's great!" The Duke nodded with a smile, and then waved his hand to his son and cousin rather gracefully, "Alright, young people, don't worry about these things anymore, eat and sleep, and then start the journey again tomorrow?" ”

Charles did not object to the duke's arrangement, and he stayed with his wife for dinner, and then stayed there that night.

Not to live up to his painstaking efforts, Charlotte immediately discovered his hint, and then immediately felt that he would take this opportunity to knock Philip, and Charlotte's final request, although somewhat unexpected by Charles, made him quite happy, and at the same time secretly surprised Charlotte's courage to do what she said.

In addition, he had always been a little worried that the Duke would leak out the rumors he had heard, but he soon found that his father-in-law really didn't seem to care about what he was doing in secret, which made him feel a little sorry for his wife.

Early the next morning he sent to the Ministry of the Interior to inform the secretary that he wanted to see His Excellency Minister Morni that day.

As the Minister of the Empire, and one of the most powerful ministers, Morni is of course also a busy man, with a very tight schedule at hand, and there are almost no minutes of free time during the day, even if Charles wants to arrange a meeting with him, it is not that he can meet him on the same day, but Charles in order to compete for time, so he specially told him to see the minister today, and asked him to revise the schedule of the day.

Although they did not know what important matters Charles had asked to see His Excellency, they did not dare to slack off when they saw Charles's solemn attitude, and immediately reported the request to Minister Morny, and then Charles was notified at noon that day, and His Excellency Molny agreed to Charles's request to see him, and had already set aside enough time in the schedule for his visit.

Charles soon took Philip to the Ministry of the Interior's office building on Beauvo Square, a yellow-and-white building that looked bright and spacious, without the eerie atmosphere of the legendary police department. However, when Charles and the others walked in, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and most of the people inside were wearing uniforms, walking in a hurry, and their expressions were serious.

As soon as they entered, a young man in civilian clothes approached and bowed slightly to Charles.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency, I'm in charge of leading the way for you, please come with me."

Charles nodded slightly, as a salute to him.

As the minister of the Empire, of course, all the staff inside knew Charles, so when he found out that Charles had walked into the building, everyone in his way immediately got out of the way, and then watched the minister's actions closely with a pretended indifferent expression, speculating about the purpose of his sudden visit to the headquarters today.

In a solemn atmosphere, Charles and the others made their way through corridors and stairs to an office door, and then the young man in charge of leading the way bowed to Charles and opened the door.

As soon as Charles and Philip entered, he closed the door and stood outside.

Today's weather is already cloudy, and the glass windows inside are covered by thick velvet curtains, and the light is even darker, and it looks even more gloomy. At this time, Charles spotted His Excellency the Home Secretary sitting behind the desk in the innermost part of the room, with pen and paper and a large pile of papers at hand, apparently taking time out of his busy schedule to see Charles.

"You may be seated, Charles." The slightly bowed middle-aged man beckoned to Charles in a friendly manner, with a subtle smile on his face, "It's the first time I've seen you in this kind of place, and I feel weird. ”

"I also feel weird...... Personally, I still hope that I don't come here as often, or I'm afraid that people will think that I am going to be in prison. Charles smiled as well, and then sat down dryly, "You have a good command of your subordinates, and you are very efficient here. ”

"It can't be helped, we have to. If we are negligent here, the empire is finished. The middle-aged man shrugged his shoulders, and his face returned to seriousness. I have to say that there are a lot of professionals here, very professional, and they are loyal to the government regardless of the form of government, which honestly helps me a lot. ”

"I'm coming over today ......"

"Let me guess what you're here for, how?" Charles was about to say what he was here for, but Morney interrupted him with a smile.

Then, he lifted the bar slightly, and gestured to Philip, who was standing next to Charles. "If I'm not mistaken, this gentleman is your cousin Philip, right? And you, probably for him. ”

As he spoke, he gestured to a stack of papers next to him.

Charles immediately understood that the Chancellor had received reports of the incident involving Philip from the local police and spies, so he immediately guessed his intentions - perhaps he had been waiting for his visit.

Considering that Philippe had fled all the way to Paris and hurried back to Paris, it must be said that his intelligence network was very effective and swift because he was able to get the report so quickly.

"You're so well informed...... he couldn't help but sigh.

"Not smart enough, at least not as fast as I would like." Morni's attitude was still calm and calm, and he didn't see much joy or anger, "Well, I have been urging Your Majesty not to let go of the surveillance of the provinces, so that every village can be connected by telegram, but Your Majesty still refuses to meet our budget needs in full...... It's a shame. ”

"Sooner or later, you will achieve your goal, and the whole country will be connected by the telegraph network, and the news of every village will not be able to avoid your ears and eyes when the time comes." Charles replied with a smile. "But you're probably going to be very busy at that time."

"Let's hope that day will come soon!" The middle-aged man nodded slightly, "The Empire needs a ubiquitous surveillance network, so that we can eliminate every spark and make the Empire's enemies nowhere to hide." ”

He never said what he planned to do with Philip, and his attitude was very vague, but he kept the news a secret, which was already an expression of attitude.

Charles' smile remained unchanged, and then he gave Philip a look next to him.

Philip understood, and immediately bowed to Morny.

"Your Excellency, I'm very sorry that I have caused you so much trouble by causing such a disaster...... But I can assure you that this was never my intentional fault, and I am willing to do my best to remedy the damage I have caused. ”

"Young man, this is not a question that can be solved by a word of forgiveness or non-forgiveness." Chancellor Morni was still noncommittal, only calmly reminding Philip, "As a young man, it is good to be motivated, but judging from the reports I have received, you seem to have over-zealized. At this point, you have to learn from your cousin, although he is younger than you, but his personality is much more stable, if it were him, I am afraid that he would not have caused such a mess. ”

Philip was a little ashamed to be told by the minister, but he also knew that now he had to say something for himself.

"You are right, Your Excellency, I do ...... There are indeed too many things that need to be corrected, and I will try my best to correct myself in the future, following you and Charles as an example. But now...... Now I would like to ask you to give me a chance so that I can calm down this storm and get everything back on track. ”

As he spoke, he also bowed his head to the minister sincerely, and his attitude was very sufficient.

Morni didn't say anything for a moment, just looked at Charles and Philip's faces, as if thinking about something.

"Your Excellency, since I am here today, I am making a statement. Philip is my cousin and my wife's own brother, and I am willing to use everything I can to help him, and I ask you to help him. Charles immediately said, "And, to tell you the truth, before I came here today, my wife gave me a death order, and if I can't help Philip, I'm afraid I won't be able to have sex with my wife in the future......"

"Puff hahahaha...... Charles' joke finally broke the serious atmosphere, causing His Excellency Chancellor Morny to laugh. Charles, being young is good, you can joke casually! Well, since you said this, even for the sake of your future life harmony, I have to find a way to help you. ”

Of course, Charles is not joking, in fact, he has already stated that if you are willing to help me in this matter, my wife and I will be grateful to you, and owe you a favor, and you can let us repay the favor in the future.

And this is the purpose of the other party in the final analysis - if he didn't plan to give the Trevill family a favor beforehand, why bother to suppress the matter and wait for Charles to come to the door?

After receiving Charles' promise, Chancellor Morni quickly regained his composure amid laughter and looked at Philip again.

"Well, Philip, you know, I'm friends with Charles, so I'm willing to help when I can. But...... If this is an ordinary criminal case, I can help you suppress it with two words, and Charles doesn't have to come forward, but you also know that the situation is unusual. ”

"Yes, I know it's tricky." Philip immediately understood, "So, Your Excellency, I beg you to lend a hand, and I will be grateful to you!" ”

"It doesn't matter if you're grateful or not, the point is that I'm not omnipotent." Of course, Molney will not be infected by Philip's attitude, but is still very calm, "I can help you suppress the case, so that the police and the court over there do not trouble you, and I can even silence the newspapers here and prevent them from making nonsense about you...... However, the church is in a difficult position, and they are not the ones I can call at a casual order. ”

With that, he looked at Charles again, apparently saying that he had to do it himself. "Still, I remember, Charles, the archbishop seems to be your witness?"

"I'll take care of it over there at the church, I'm so grateful that you can do so much." Charles replied immediately.

"Are you sure?" Morni asked with concern.

"I think I'm sure." Charles smiled, "Rome still needs us to protect them after all, and I happen to be in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and know something. ”

"Well, if you can do it...... "Molney smiled, "then good luck." I don't know how, I'm confident in you. ”

"It just so happens to me." Charles replied with an equal smile. (To be continued.) )