Under Charles's gaze, the woman looked up at him with no intention of flinching.

Her courage and courage are much stronger than her father's.

"Hello, you must be Princess Karona, right?" Charles stood up first and bowed respectfully. "Allow me to introduce myself ......"

"I know that you are Charles de Treville, who is now powerful in France...... You don't have to introduce yourself to me. Although it seemed like envy in her words, she squinted at Charles slightly, obviously without much real respect. You are now well-known in Europe, and everyone knows who you are. ”

"Judging by your reaction, I think you may have some kind of misunderstanding about me." Charles sensed that the other party was not looking good, so he wanted to get closer.

"I don't think anyone will misunderstand you, everyone knows that you are a fierce liar, a profit-hungry fanatic, and a prodigal who has never put family honor in his heart." She still squinted at Charles, not giving Charles any face, "And you came to us just to deceive my father and make him leave the honor of the family like you?" ”

She said it harshly, but Charles found that he didn't have much to refute. Yes, people all over Europe think he's pretty much that.

However, there are some points that he must refute.

"Miss, I know you may have a bad opinion of me, and I am not angry about it, because it is your right. But I have to make one thing clear - I have not deceived or persecuted in any way, I have made everything clear to your father, if you need it. I can share it with you. ”

Because Charles was unmoved, he remained calm. So her momentum suddenly dropped a lot. Her brow furrowed even tighter, and she turned to look at her father.

Because I feel guilty in my heart. Her father avoided her gaze, and she grew angrier.

"You're going too far to get us involved in your shady business!"

"I don't think there's anything unremarkable about it, I think it's the opposite, it's a great honor to be the queen of France." Charles calmly continued to refute her, "So, I asked your father for his opinion in a dignified manner, and he didn't object to it......"

After Charles carried her father out. Her momentum was even lowered.

In this era, it was still one of the rules of society for children to obey their fathers in marriage, and she really couldn't blame Charles for that.

"You must ...... You must think you know everything, you can master everything, right? Such pretentious......" she looked at Charles proudly, "yes, from the world's point of view, you are a success, and you and your master have too much to snatch in your hands. The power and honor of France, and the crown...... Hehe, obviously the president of a republic, but now he is not shy about saying that he is about to wear the crown. It's ridiculous. ”

"It's not ridiculous, miss. This is in response to the will of the people, and it is the French people who call for order and empire. If we want him to be emperor, we just want to conform to the people's hearts. Charles corrected the other man's words with a serious face. If you're worried, I've got you covered. We will turn this republic into an empire within this year, and you will soon be the queen of this empire...... Your father agrees with us. ”

"But I'm against it! I don't want to wear the crown you gave me, and I don't want to marry Monsieur Bonaparte. Princess Carona replied loudly, "Sir, you have already received an answer, whoever wants to be this queen should be, anyway, you don't use it to bother our family!" ”

If it was normal, when the person said so, Charles would not continue at all, but turned around and left, continuing to look for other candidates, but today he changed his mind slightly.

That's right, this stubborn, proud girl seems to have some kind of charm that makes him feel quite interesting and worth continuing. If she were to be the queen of France, I would like to come...... It's going to be interesting.

"It doesn't seem necessary for you to turn down such an enviable title so quickly." Charles smiled slightly, "As I told your father, girls always have to marry when they grow up, but few can marry the emperor, and it is not so easy to get back if this opportunity is lost." ”

"Don't mention my father! If my grandfather ...... If my grandfather was still around, he wouldn't have agreed. The woman looked up at Charles, "Though he has lost his kingdom, he will not want to see his granddaughter defile his blood, marry into the family of his enemies, marry into a ridiculous family of usurpers." ”

Charles realized that some of her resistance to the Bonaparte family stemmed from her hatred of the Swedish usurper.

However, in all fairness, her grandfather Gustav IV did have some grudges against France, but isn't European history just that you beat me and I beat you? With the thousand-year-old hatred between Britain and France, they can still become allies according to practical needs, and a family feud of her level is really nothing.

"Your grandfather died untimely and I can't listen to him in person, but I don't think he would have rejected us so decisively. You see, as a king, one cannot only consider the emotional factor, but weigh the pros and cons. Didn't the Habsburg monarch marry his daughter to the emperor by weighing it out? Think about it, how many people would refuse support and help from France? Besides......" Charles said, spreading his hands, "we are on the same ground, at least for now, Bernadotte shamelessly betrayed the Emperor, and we still hate him, and his descendants will naturally not be respected by us, and you ...... We identify with your father and your noble bloodline, otherwise we would not have come to you. ”

Although Charles didn't really hate Bernadotte and didn't care about anything noble, he could naturally say such things without blushing.

As soon as he said this, the girl's momentum was even lowered, and she found that she could no longer come up with any more reason to continue scolding the person opposite.

"Anyway...... Anyway, I just don't agree! She could only shout out at the end. Then she walked over to her father's side, "Daddy." Let them go, and I can continue to take care of you in the future! ”

The daughter's pleading. The middle-aged man was once again in a state of hesitation, and he slowly looked at Charles, as if he wanted to find some answer from him.

"That's enough, how long are you going to be willful?!" Seeing that the prince was a little shaken again, Charles hurriedly shouted loudly and regained control of the scene, "This is your father's most serious consideration and plan for your future, and you ...... You are yelling and pushing away his kindness and love for you. Is this what a filial daughter should do? Are you worthy of your father? ”

"You...... You...... What nonsense! As Charles expected, she was really touched, "Do you need to take care of our family's affairs?" ”

"Miss, you are now eighteen years old, do you know how many people at your age had the dream of being a girl and dreamed of becoming a queen? But it's useless for them to dream, they don't qualify. They bleed different blood than you! Although he didn't think that any royal blood was noble, Charles still encouraged her passionately, "And you...... And you, seeing that you can become a queen. But how many people have dreamed of an opportunity to push away? Do you know what it means to be a queen of the French Empire? Do you think this is an honor that can be easily discarded? I'm sorry, but I think it's a shame anyway. Think of your father. He has been displaced for so many years and has encountered so many bad things. In the end, I will take you to live a hard life alone, and wait until you grow up. He's still worried about your future...... This is a man's most unreserved love, and you don't value this precious fatherly love at all, you just want to do it yourself! With all due respect, you are not a royal family, nor do you see a love for God. ”

Charles actually secretly changed the concept and changed "her marriage" to "whether she is grateful and obeys her father's will", but in this era, this kind of stealing is reasonable.

"You...... You ......" because this accusation is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so the girl suddenly shed tears, and kept looking at her father, she and her father depended on each other, and she was indeed reluctant to break her father's heart.

"You see, how much did your father put his heart and soul into you? What kind of life are you living now? You know, that's not the life of a crown prince, a prince, he's the son of a king, he deserves a different life, doesn't he? "Can't you give your father the same glory that Stanisław I finally lived as a monarch?" ”

[Originally named Tanisław Leshczynski, he was a Polish nobleman who was made King of Poland by King Charles XII of Sweden in 1707 during the Great Northern War, and became a vassal of Charles XII. After the defeat of Charles XII at the hands of Russia, he abdicated and was forced into seclusion. In 1725, his daughter, Marie-Leszczynska, was unexpectedly chosen by the French Prime Minister Duke of Bourbon to be Queen of France, and he received new reinforcements.

In 1733, when the Polish throne became vacant, his son-in-law Louis XV supported him to become King of Poland again, but was opposed by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and the Tsar Anna I of the Russian Empire, which eventually turned into the War of the Polish Succession, in which the French army fought and lost the Russian army for the first time, but the French defeated Austria. In 1736 he was forced to abdicate from the Polish throne, but received the Duchy of Lorraine from the Austrians for the rest of his life.

The words were so convincing that the princess was speechless for a moment.

There is no doubt that with the full support of France, her father will surely be able to get out of the present situation of having no title but no honor, and will be able to free himself from the embarrassment of life, all that is required is a small sacrifice on her part—and it is not even a very serious sacrifice, which is common in high society, especially in the royal family.

"Aren't you converted to Catholicism? God did not teach his people to disrespect their fathers. Seeing that she had been completely shaken after bringing out the father-daughter relationship, Charles smiled slightly, "God teaches us to be kind, to be grateful, and to reciprocate, so now is a great opportunity for you." Can you really bear to say no? ”

"You...... You investigated me? Princess Kalona's eyes widened.

"As an important candidate, of course I have carefully investigated you. You don't need to be surprised. "We don't really care if you're a Protestant, a Catholic, or even an atheist. But since you have converted to Catholicism, it is even more convenient, it is almost like God has given you guidance, so what should you hesitate about? ”

The Oldenburg royal family was a Protestant prince of Germany, and the Holstein-Gottp family should naturally be Protestant in order to rule Sweden, and the prince is now a Protestant. However, according to the information obtained by the Charles. The princess, despite her father's objections, had recently converted to Catholicism – perhaps because of the influence she had suffered from living in Austria.

France is a Catholic country, although religion has never been taken to heart, but Louis Bonaparte still put on a show of respect for Catholicism on the surface, and even eyebrows with the Holy See, Princess Carona's conversion to Catholicism a while ago has reduced a potential trouble for them - or rather, it has added another reason to choose her.

"I'm not here for this!" The princess's face turned pale and she immediately defended herself.

She feared that Charles would look down on her because of this. He thought he was changing his religion because of this opportunity, but Charles didn't think about it that way - of course, it didn't matter if it was true, Charles didn't mind.

"Oh. Of course I believe in your religious fervor. You discover God and you believe in it, this faith that has been speculated and chosen. Be more faithful than other confused faiths. Charles bowed slightly, "Your Highness." I really think you're a great candidate, please think about it. Not just from your own point of view, from your father's point of view, from your family's point of view, from God's point of view, really, such an opportunity is really hard to find, isn't it? ”

Kalona looked at the young man in front of her silently, and his smile was so kind that it was like a real mask, and nothing could be seen from it.

She slowly looked at her father again, and he still looked hesitant and tangled.

He was still hesitant when he had already expressed his opinion so clearly, and it was evident that he was very inclined to accede to the request of the French.

Do you want to selfishly continue to refuse, or do you have to be considerate of your father and accept this offer?

She was suddenly caught in a state of uncertainty that she had never experienced before.

"Dad, do you really want me to say yes?" Resisting the urge to cry, she asked her father in a low voice.

Because of pain and hesitation, the father's face was slightly distorted, and in the end, he shed tears before his daughter.

"Child, I really love you, so ...... So if you don't agree, I won't force you. ”

The father's tears finally brought out the daughter's tears, and the father and daughter suddenly hugged each other and cried at the same time, which made Richard von Metternich feel a little sympathetic to it, and even Charles was slightly uncomfortable.

After crying for a while, Kalona sobbed and wiped her tears with her sleeve, "No, father, I'm your daughter...... I...... I follow your arrangement. That person is right, you have raised me for so many years, and I have no reason to be willful. ”

After saying these words, as if she had given up her position, she still held her head high and slowly gathered the pain into her heart.

The middle-aged man sighed sadly, wrinkles already crawling all over his face.

"Does His Majesty the Emperor really agree?" He asked Richard suddenly.

"Yes, His Majesty agreed, and he would like to congratulate you and your daughter for it." Richard replied immediately. "Of course, my father would have liked to do the same."

The support of the Habsburg Emperor and Prince Metternich at the same time was indeed enough to embolden him.

"I can assure you that if everything happens as we hope, you will be the most honored guest of France, and you will settle in France if you want to, and you can settle elsewhere if you don't want to, and we will treat you with the courtesy of a king, Your Highness." Seeing that things had reached the final stage, Charles hurriedly began the final persuasion, "In addition, I can guarantee that Her Royal Highness the Princess will have all the courtesy, respect and wealth that the Empress deserves, and all she will get in France is reverence, you can see her whenever you want, and no one, including our Emperor His Majesty in the future, will be rude to her." Really, there are definitely not many women in the whole world who can get such honor, you ...... You can do it, but you regret it. ”

"What are you talking about...... Is it true? The middle-aged man asked in a trembling voice.

"It's all true." Charles held his head high and expressed his sincerity. "The French don't joke about this."

The middle-aged man lowered his head.

The Emperor and Prince of Austria expressed their support, and France assured that everything was due, and there was nothing to worry about anymore.

"You ...... You're not going to look for anyone else, are you? ”

"We still have to do the contact of other candidates, after all, we can't make everything public so early." Seeing that the work was about to be completed, Charles smiled faintly, "However, I am the person in charge, and I can assure you that if you agree, we will not consider other candidates." ”

This final blow made the middle-aged man suddenly sigh.

It was the hardest decision of his life, but he eventually overcame his habitual hesitation.

In life, you always have to make some decisions that are difficult to make.

Whether it is good or bad can only be judged by God. (To be continued.) )