He and she got to know her.

He and she got to know each other.

He had a love affair with her.

Then, he had an argument with her.

Then, he and she separated.

Almost every love affair that ends with separation completes its life with these five steps, and all that remains to be filled is the specific content in it.

However, he and she are cousins. However, although they are cousins, he and her birth date are not less than a month, and they are basically the same age of young people.

Of course, no matter how big the age gap is, if it is in the 21st century, I am afraid that this is a clear violation of the law...... Oh no, even in China in this era, having a romantic relationship between a cousin and brother is just as appalling a crime.

But in Europe in this era, in order to maintain the bloodline, in order to prevent the family property from leaking out because of the dowry, or for something else, or even just for the convenience of relatives, it is not uncommon for cousins to fall in love and even get married. Not to mention anything else, isn't Louis XVI's eldest princess married to her cousin, the son of Louis XVI's younger brother, the Count of Artois? If the Wang family is like this, why should the nobles and commoners below have any scruples?

However, he and she eventually broke up.

It's not because Charles has any moral barrier, or because he's afraid of affecting the physical and mental health of the Tréville family's next generation - well, it's fair to say that Charles is a little scared, but that's not the main reason.

Anyway, to put it simply, Charles used to have a crush on his cousin Charlotte, but, it's over,

At least Charles himself thinks it's all over.

However, when the silky and delicate hand caressed his forehead, he still forgot to avoid it, and even lost his mind.

Fortunately, both ears are able to faithfully transmit the words they receive.

"The marriage contract was deliberately mentioned to my grandfather, and if no one came to stop it, I would let it be interrupted. However, I am very happy that you really stood up and ruined this marriage...... Charles, I'm really happy......"

"Grandpa said you did a good job, you have both guts and brains, and you have become a real Trevile......"

"I know that you won't and don't dare to come to see me, so I'm here today. Charles, how are you doing? ”

Are you okay? Are you okay? Are you okay?

The sincere and concerned greeting brought Charles to his senses.

It's all over, isn't it?

A smile resurfaced on his face, and he tilted his head slightly, avoiding Charlotte's nudge.

"Oh, Xiexie you care, I'm fine."

The title he uses is still a respectful and detached "you".

The hand was slowly withdrawn, but the inexplicable smile still remained on the beautiful face.

Then, she stepped back slightly, and sat down on the opposite side of the charr, at the end of the chessboard. "You're still the same." She looked at the chessboard, as if she had something else to say.

"It's fine." Charles replied briefly, then glanced inquiringly at his sister. "What are you doing today?"

"Can't I come and see you if there's nothing else?" Charlotte was still smiling.

Charles did not answer.

Charlotte sighed softly.

"Well, I do have one other thing besides coming to see you."

"So, what the hell is going on?" On the surface, Charles asked with interest, but inwardly, after thinking about waiting, he instructed the servant to declare his absence when Charlotte came to visit him in the future.

Charlotte looked up at Charles, the subtle smile on her face still there, but with some inexplicable solemnity added to it.

"Charles, I've just returned from a trip to Austria."

Although after the separation two years ago, Charles never took the initiative to care about Charlotte's affairs, nor did he specifically inquire about her itinerary, but Charles vaguely remembered it, and did have some impressions on the side, as if he heard that she had recently gone out for a leisurely trip. Nowadays, people often travel to Italy or Austria, and this is nothing surprising and irrelevant.

"Oh, I hope you can have fun." He responded politely and detachedly.

Charlotte lowered her eyes, as if she was thinking about something, but suddenly she raised them again, and Charles's heart shivered. At this moment, Charles finally remembered that the girl of the Trevill family was also surnamed Trever after all.

"I'm there in Vienna......" she stared at Charles. Met with Her Royal Highness the eldest princess. ”

After the July 1830 coup d'état, the Bourbons were expelled from France. They fled first to England and then to the Austrian Empire, where they lived first in Gorizia. In 1844, Louis-Antony, the eldest son of Charles X and head of the Bourbon family, died of illness, and his widow, the eldest princess, moved to Vrodovburg, just outside Vienna. 】

The corners of Charles's mouth twitched, and then he looked back at the other with sharp eyes.

Charlotte laughed so much that her eyebrows curled. "Was it a surprise?"

The heavy breathing lasted only a moment, and Charles regained his composure.

"Don't put yourself in danger, you're just a girl!"

"Allegiance to the Bourbons who have gone into the coffin? It's insane! Is there a more ridiculous move than this? ”

"If you go to be the king, we'll only be enemies, you know."

Should I say that?

No, there was no need anymore, these words were already said at that time.

Now that things have come to the point where they are, there is only one answer Charles can come up with.

"Not unexpected. I'm just weird weishenme you're coming over and telling me this, aren't you afraid I'm going to denounce it? ”

"Whistleblowing?" As if hearing something funny, Charlotte covered her mouth with her right hand and laughed quietly. "Are you going to denounce me? A Bonapartist denounces a royal party? ”

Charles didn't smile, just gently swung the piece he had just moved back into place. "I still don't understand that you're coming to me."

Charlotte watched Charles slowly clean up the chessboard, and there was a rare anxiety in her eyes.

"Charles, are you really not thinking about it anymore? We are short of available talent...... And if you succeed, what kind of reward do you think? With your ingenuity, the future ......"

Looking into Charles' eyes, she knew that this persuasion was still meaningless and useless. She sighed again.

"I got a lot of instructions and reminders from the eldest princess, and I conveyed them to our people after returning home."

"For example?" Charles suddenly became interested - paying attention to the work of his peers is a necessary professional quality.

"Of course I can't tell you that, unless you agree to follow us." Charlotte's light smile had a sly look in it, and she had a little girlish naughtiness, but the smile quickly faded away. "Unexpectedly, something big happened later."

"Something is wrong?" Charles looked at Charlotte, who was unusually solemn.

"Our men have held a secret meeting in a secret stronghold near Batino Gris Street to convey the latest instructions, and the results are ...... As a result, it was detected by the government, and the military and police searched for it......" Charlotte's blue eyes showed a gloom, "We have many people arrested, and some have been killed...... Of course, there are some who have escaped ......"

"Oh, that's a pity......," Charles said sympathetically, but there was always a hint of schadenfreude in it that could not be concealed—when people heard their peers suffer, they were always a little gloating when they were sad about the death of the rabbit and the fox. At the same time, he also realized in his heart that during the secret meeting that day, the shootout that occurred nearby was an exchange of fire between the military and police and the royal party.

"Are you okay then?"

After noticing Charles' subconscious change of title, a hint of joy flashed on Charlotte's face. "Except for a few people, I never contact the rest of the organization, and I usually pay attention to secrecy, but this time I confirmed it for a long time before I came out again, so I should be fine. Moreover, this time, due to the cover of other people's fighting, most of the important people fled, and there was no way to implicate them at all......"

"Oh, that's good." Charles, who realized that he was out of shape, quickly changed back to the polite and detached tone just now. "I'm glad for you."

"I have to admit that although we have fortunately not caused greater damage, this time our vitality has ......been greatly damaged," Charlotte shook her head slightly, "What is even more terrifying is that this time the government is operating in several places at the same time, in Paris and several places in other provinces, they launched attacks on our people at the same time...... Charles, I guess you can see what that means, right? ”

"That means, there are traitors among you?"

Charlotte nodded slightly.

"I'm afraid the level is not low."

"That's how it should be."

"My business shouldn't be okay, but ......"

Charlotte suddenly squeezed Charles' hand.

"Charles, I'm here today to remind you, beware! We all know that this dynasty is now at the end of its rope, but because of this, the government will be even more crazy, and you must be careful when it will do something to you! You're not like me, I'm just in charge of delivering the message and then coming up with ideas in the back while you ...... You've always been ......."

Her hands were clenched tightly.

"Of course I'll be careful." After waiting for a long time, Charles slowly answered. "You have to be careful, too."

"I will too." Charlotte smiled. "But you have to think more about yourself. I also have two older brothers, and they are not involved in the conspiracy, and even if I are caught, they will not be implicated, but what about you? If you get caught, who will take care of Fran? Are you going to let Fran inherit your ideals and career? ”

"Of course not." Charles replied with great solemnity. "I'll never allow Fran to be involved in any of this, there are enough conspirators and lunatics in the Trevills!"

"Crazy? I didn't expect you to see you and us like that. Charlotte smiled wryly again, "But so what? Everyone knows that, like on the chessboard, the closest to the king is always a madman. ”

[It's a pun intended.] In French, fou means both "phase" and "madman" in chess. 】

"Bang!"

There was a loud bang on the door, and it was kicked open.

"Fran?" The two siblings were startled at the same time, and then Charlotte quickly withdrew her hand.

Fran took her tea and walked to the middle of the table without a trace, just cutting off the sight of her brother and cousin.

"Sister Charlotte, why didn't you say hello when you came to my house, I miss your ...... so long without seeing you", she smiled at Charlotte, and then put the tea in front of her. Let's quench our thirst with a cup of tea, right? ”

Her tone is light and cheerful, perfectly in line with hospitality.

However, with her back to Charles, there was no smile in her eyes, and her sharp gaze only showed questioning.

You weishenme want to come here! What did you just do?

Charlotte froze for a moment, then an almost identical smile appeared on her face.

She stood up abruptly and hugged Fran gently.

"Fran, my dear sister...... I haven't seen you for two years, and I'm looking a lot better, well, I've grown taller, which really makes my sister happy......"

A fifteen-year-old girl, a twenty-year-old girl, with very similar but slightly different faces, seemed to have the same expression at the moment. Could it be that this is also due to the fact that they are also of Treville blood?