In the midst of Charles' nervous moments, Miss Perriette burst out laughing with joy, and all at once his anger vanished. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Think about it, Charles, if we're really going to get you in trouble, why are we going to keep quiet and let me tell you about it today?" Miss Perriette looked at Charles with a smile, her eyes sparkling in the dim light, "Even a medal for you?" ”

She did have a point.

Charles understands that he has been secretly tricked by the other party.

Just now, because the other party mentioned Charlotte, and associated such a thrilling thing with her, he was nervous, and he was a little confused—he knew that if this matter was really revealed by the British, Charlotte and even himself would probably be in some trouble.

But now, he has regained his composure.

That's right, why should the British have to embarrass themselves? Are they really going to pursue their wife for the life of a foreigner? What's more, they can't extradite Charlotte back to the UK to deal with it.

But, in any case, he really had to be a little shorter in front of the British.

"The story you told is really interesting, and I thank you for reminding me." He bowed slightly, "Please tell me, what do you need me to do?" ”

"Oh, grief, Charles, don't be so nervous, don't think of us as blackmailers......" Miss Perriette stroked Charles' cheek lightly, as she usually did with her favorite young writers, "We just want to be friends with you, this matter has already been over, no one will know, it is just a story." ”

In that case, why are you saying it to my face? Scare me? Charleston was angry for a while, but even so, he had to let the other party touch him.

He was indeed a little bitter, he was in an embarrassing situation back then, and he had to bow his head to this Miss Perriette for the sake of money, but he didn't expect that now, he was already a minister of a country, with countless resources and subordinates, but he still had to be treated by her as those young followers around him.

Britain is now a world empire, so he can only endure for the time being.

"Charles, don't think about it, it's not a requirement from our government, no one wants me to scare you, and it doesn't mean what we want to do. I tell you all this only because of my personal thoughts...... Don't be so nervous, I'm just a little curious why you are involved in such a dangerous thing, you don't look like an imprudent person. As if to be able to see what was in his mind, Miss Perriette put her hand on his forehead, and tapped it lightly, as if joking, "Now I can see that this is not your leading act, you are only protecting your wife...... Well, since you don't want to tell me the truth, I won't ask any more. Rest assured, you and your wife can live in peace, and I won't trouble you by interrogating her—but I must warn you that Britain is not the playground of the Trevilles, and we don't want to see anything like this happen again, do you understand? ”

The next example means that this time is the same? Charles understood.

"You can trust my assurances, it really was just a special case for me last time." He straightened up and assured the other party, "I will never do anything unpleasant to you in England." ”

"I believe in you, Charles." Miss Perriette slapped him on the forehead again, then looked away with a smile, "Well, we can pretend that it didn't happen, and we can look ahead." ”

Then, she took the lantern from Charles, who was still a little confused, and walked forward, it was already dark, and she could not see the outline of the buildings of the Château de Fontainebleau, and could only barely see the path under her feet, and she took Charles's hand with her other hand, and walked towards the court step by step.

Although he still didn't quite understand the other party's intentions, Charles secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the British were willing to hide this matter in their hearts, and they didn't take it out to blackmail him and negotiate terms with him, which really made him a lot easier.

"Charles, actually, I think it's a pity," said Miss Perriat, who was beside him, while he was secretly rejoicing, "you made me feel that you were gifted enough to leave your mark on the literary path, I thought you would be able to make a name for yourself and become a well-known writer, but I would have thought that everything would turn out like this!" You'll never be down this path again. ”

Before she knew it, her name had become much more intimate, and Charles had noticed the change.

"I thought you were just using the patronage of literature as a cover...... I didn't expect you to care so much about this? He changed his tone, and looked at the other inquiringly.

"At first I just used it as a cover, a way to make the French like me...... After all, you French people have always loved this kind of elegance...... "Mademoiselle Perriette smiled teasingly, "but soon I found that it was a wonderful pleasure that made me feel pleasure beyond my duties, that a good story can make one forget too many things, and that one can feel too many things, so I now see it as both a means and an end." ”

"It's really impressive!" Charles replied, half-jokingly. "You're the best example of combining your career and your interests."

"To tell you the truth, I am a loyal man to Britain, and will do whatever the Empire requires me to do, and I don't think I can even find a few people in England who are as loyal to her as I am - and you may consider this my boasting." Miss Perriette still smiled, as if she didn't hear the sarcasm in Charles's tone, "but even so, I could feel something else, and I was calm beyond the frenzy. I'm still young, I've seen too much, I've been to the Americas, I've been to India, I've even been to China...... I have seen the most prosperous cities, and I have seen the most terrible disasters, and all I lacked was a clumsy pen to paint all that I had seen, and when I came to France, and then really made myself feel the preciousness of it all because of you, I found that man is so poetic......"

Her voice grew erratic and her words stranger, and Charles couldn't figure out what she meant.

By this time, they had already come to the lawn outside the palace, and the yellow-gray palace wall finally showed its silhouette in the light of the lantern.

Miss Perriette paused, "Yes, I know that we of the British Empire have a bad reputation in the whole world, and I have no intention of justifying everything we have done - brutality is the cornerstone of the Empire, without which we cannot conquer the world." But beyond this brutal conquest, we have done at least one other thing - for the first time we have truly connected the whole world. We let the world revolve around a system, we let the resources of the Americas and Africa circulate around the world, we made India a European dependency, and we even forced the Qing to open up the country...... I don't expect you to agree with such a great achievement, but I hope it will be engraved in this world. ”

Charles listened quietly to the other man's account, and he found that although he was emotional, there was always an indescribable arrogance in the words of Miss Perriette.

Yes, it was now at the height of Victoria's prosperity, England's warships were navigating the world, and colonies were all over the world, and this was a true empire on which the sun never set, and its people were entitled to arrogance.

Although Charles was not convinced by the British, he was happy to admit the reality.

"And how are you going to engrave it?" He asked rhetorically.

"Quite simply, I want to record Britain's glorious journey, so that the whole world knows how we got to where we are now...... Especially for the posterity of Britain to remember. Miss Perriette looked up and looked at the outline of the palace in front of her, "The most detailed general history of Britain and its subjects. It's a frighteningly high goal, but literature has its own power, and after a long association with you, I'm finally confident that I'll accomplish it. ”

"......" Charles was a little stunned.

He never imagined that such a terrifying determination could be seen in this delicate-looking woman.

What a fanatical supporter of the Empire.

"It's a big goal, but I'm going to do it even if I spend all my money, it's my sacrifice to the Empire." Miss Perriette had an indescribable solemnity on her face. "And you...... I need some help from you. ”

"Do you want to sponsor?"

Charles knew that the other party deliberately threw such a bomb in front of him, but it was not just to idle time, so he was also prepared.

"No, I don't need your money...... Miss Perriette shook her head with a smile, "but I would like you to open up some archives for me, so that I and my assistants may write in the most detailed way possible the three centuries of struggle between England and France—until the final bell of Waterloo, I will record it in no doubt, without any pen." ”

"It's ......," Charles hesitated, but finally nodded. All right. ”

He can do this a favor, although the French will be humiliated but he will not.

"Also, I'd like you to write a preface to a book like this." Miss Perriette continued, "You are entitled to a name on this book by your stature...... Of course, don't worry, I'll be decorating this book with many other names similar to yours. ”

"What?" Charles was amazed.

After a moment's hesitation, he asked. "Can I be anonymous?"

"Nope." Miss Perriette shook her head.

"Okay......" Charles sighed. (To be continued.) )