Amid the cheers of the crowd, the winner of the first race of the Jockey Club had already been decided, and in such a frenzied atmosphere, almost everyone focused on the lucky winner of the race, and His Majesty the Emperor, who was ready to present the award to him personally. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The champion was so pleased that he had won the contest and kept waving to all directions, and His Majesty the Emperor, apparently pleased that he had guessed the winner, was equally smiling, and he walked forward step by step, surrounded by the guards, attracting the attention of the audience.

At this time, Charles did not pay attention to His Majesty the Emperor and the hustle and bustle in the audience, but found that there seemed to be something wrong with Her Majesty's expression. Although she was smiling on the surface and looking ahead, Charles could see that her eyes were very distracted and confused, and she always felt a sense of detachment, as if she was absent-minded about today's grand scene.

If it were someone else, because the attention was focused on Her Majesty, he would not notice Her Majesty the Queen much, and he would not feel that there was anything unusual about her, but in Charles's opinion, the situation was completely different.

She was not happy - Charles had made a conclusion in his mind with the sophistication of his own years.

Although he is young now, after years of teaching by his grandfather, after several years of mixing in the political circles, he has already become very deep, and Her Majesty is only a woman who is just twenty years old after all, even if he deliberately hides it, it is not so difficult to see the emotion.

But now that she is the queen of a country, enjoying the worship and admiration of all people, in an environment like her, what else can there be dissatisfied? Charles couldn't help but wonder.

Could it be that something happened in the court? He thought with some curiosity.

After all, the emperor of the empire has such great authority, as a minister, the clearer he understands the affairs of the royal family, the better, and only in this way can he continue to maintain his influence on His Majesty the emperor.

It's a pity that now Charlotte is recuperating at home because she is pregnant, and no longer goes in and out of Her Majesty's side, so he has no direct channel to explore the information of the palace at once.

However, in addition to Charlotte, he has people who can help in this matter.

Without a trace, he withdrew his gaze from Her Majesty, then retreated from the railing to the high platform, paced slowly to the side of a man without the people noticing, and then gently tugged at the sleeve of the other's shirt.

The other party, who was preoccupied with His Majesty the Emperor, was stunned for a moment before discovering Charles.

"Charles? What's up? ”

This is a middle-aged man dressed in a court embroidered gown, and he is also an old acquaintance of Charles, François Carrion, whose father was an archaeologist who traveled to Egypt with the Emperor Napoleon, and left him a will loyal to the Bonaparte family, as well as a craft of forgery, which he also used to raise a lot of money for the group, and can be called a hero of the organization, although it is a feat that cannot be disclosed to outsiders.

However, after the re-establishment of the empire, he no longer needed to use the skills of the past, because His Majesty the Emperor made him the head of the court, and he became one of the most trusted people around His Majesty.

This middle-aged man was in charge of the affairs of the court, large and small, and prepared His Majesty's schedule, his mind was nimble enough to cope with pressure from His Majesty and other directions, and his calm personality made him understand how not to make people jealous of himself despite receiving such favors.

Originally, the friendship between the two people was quite close, but after he became a courtier of His Majesty, the relationship between the two people was not so close, at least there was much less contact - this is also necessary, no emperor wants to see the courtiers and ministers around him have close contacts.

Because of this, when Charles pulled his sleeve, Carrion was a little strange about Charles's sudden behavior.

"I have something to ask you, and I hope you can clear my doubts......" Charles smiled ambiguously and gestured to indicate that it was not convenient to speak here.

Carrion looked at him and frowned slightly, as if he was hesitating, but finally his brow stretched again.

"Okay, but I don't promise I'll be able to say anything."

Then, he led Charles down the platform, and then to the back of the platform, where a large area of flags was waving in the wind, which also happened to isolate a small space, and not far away was full of guards, privacy and security could be guaranteed.

"What can I say now? Your Excellency Chancellor Tréville? After a pause, Carrion said to Charles in a slightly teasing tone.

"Alright, sir, it's just the two of us here, don't use this title to make fun of me." Charles shrugged, "Or do you want me to call you Lord Carrion respectfully?" ”

Carrion didn't reply, just kept looking at Charles.

"Well, if you want to be serious, I don't have anything to displeasure about." Charles sighed, "But don't be afraid, I'm not here to trouble you......"

"I think you're already bothering me, Charles." Carrion sneered, "In this case, if you drag me away, it is inevitable that people will not see it, when the time comes, what will Your Majesty be unhappy in his heart, which of the two of us can afford it?" ”

"Can you only pretend that you don't know anyone now, and even say hello to consider whether Your Majesty is happy or not?" Charles was a little upset, "Sir, you weren't like that before, were you?" ”

Charles's rhetorical question made Carrion suffocate slightly, and he wanted to refute, but he stopped before he could speak, his expression changed, and finally he could only sigh.

"Hey! I can't compare to you! You can be ministers, high-ranking officials, I stay by Your Majesty's side, how can I be cautious? ”

"It's good to be cautious, of course, but there's no need to be afraid of it......" Charles was still a little dissatisfied.

“…… You don't know...... Now it's different, Your Majesty is Your Majesty after all, and you're different from us. Carrion still smiled bitterly, "Okay, let's not talk about this, what the hell is it that deserves you to drag me out so much?" ”

"I just want to inquire about one thing, a little gossip." Charles smiled slightly, "Her Majesty doesn't seem to be happy today...... I didn't see her come out yesterday, what's wrong with her? Isn't it...... Did the two Majens quarrel? ”

As soon as he heard Charles's question, Carrion's face suddenly stiffened. He glared at Charles, as if disgruntled.

"What do you ask about this kind of thing?"

"I just want to ask, after all, His Majesty's family affairs are also national affairs, and as a minister, I have to care about it." Charles replied without shying away from it. "Well, tell me, what the hell is going on?"

Carrion was still frowning, obviously not wanting to answer, and even had the intention of turning away directly.

"Sir! Have you forgotten our old friendship? Charles raised his voice, "Don't forget, we lived and died together at that time, and there was no one to help us!" Because we have been through difficult times together, I have always regarded you as a senior I should respect and trust, have you really forgotten these friendships? ”

Charles is not only moving with affection, using the old friendship to influence the other party, but also knowing the reason, threatening the other party if this is the case, everyone's friendship will be gone, and this also gives Carrion a difficult choice - in his position, it is difficult to put it aside.

He hesitated for a long time, but finally reluctantly spoke.

"Charles, it doesn't matter if you know this kind of thing......

"But I just want to know." Charles interrupted him. "Carrion, you don't have to sell anything to me, and honestly, with my wife's position at Her Majesty's side, if she is, why should I ask you? Now it's just because she's recuperating at home, so I have to look for you...... However, she can always go to the court, and I will know sooner or later anyway, so why not know sooner? ”

Because Charles's reasoning was reasonable, Carrion eventually stopped insisting on it.

"Okay...... All right...... I'll tell you if you want to know, but it's not really a big deal, it's just a bit of a common dispute. You also know His Majesty's personality...... That's a person who doesn't want to be lonely. ”

Charles looked at each other steadily, as if he understood something. "Is it ......?"

"yes, that's it." Carrion nodded, "Man, who can't have a hobby?" Although Her Majesty the Queen is charming, but always staying next to a woman, who wouldn't want to do something else after a long time? Especially, this is still the emperor......"

"In other words, Your Majesty secretly went to find a lover?" Charles already had a rough idea of what was going on. "And then Her Majesty the Queen found out?"

Although it was a little surprising at first hearing, Charles thought about it carefully and felt that this was really normal, like his uncle Emperor Napoleon, the current Emperor His Majesty is also a romantic person, when he was young, he experienced many romances around him, several mistresses, and left illegitimate children.

How could such a romantic person be able to hold his heart after becoming the emperor? Although he had married a young wife, after a year, it was impossible to have the same affection as before, so it was not surprising that he would do something in private.

"You're right, that's probably what happened, Her Majesty the Queen is a little angry with Her Majesty's behavior, and she hasn't paid much attention to it for a while." Carrion sighed again, "But you see, isn't there a lot of this kind of thing in society?" ”

"I think ......so," Charles replied casually, his mind still running at high speed, "But isn't Your Majesty trying to figure it out?" ”

"Who's to say no? His Majesty still likes the queen very much, and he has been trying to coax his little wife to please him for a while, and I think she should be angry after a while......" Carrion said this, laughing a little narrowly, and at this moment got rid of the identity of the courtier, revealing a little bit of his witty personality back then, and teasing the emperor and the empress, "According to me, Your Majesty has done enough intimate things like this, who is not like this now?" Charles, aren't you like that? ”

"I ...... I'm not that kind of person. Charles replied with embarrassment. Okay, I kind of get what you're saying......"

"How? Ordinary trivia, right? Why do you want to go deeper? Carrion became serious again, "In short, you must keep what I am telling you now, and don't spread it around, otherwise Your Majesty will not be happy and I will not be able to help you." ”

"I know that." Charles silently remembered what the other party had just said, "I think Her Majesty the Queen should be able to easily recognize the reality. ”

"Whatever! Since ancient times, how can there be a queen who only enjoys and does not endure hardship? If she can stand it, she can bear it, and if she can't stand it, she can bear it herself, anyway, I will retire in a few years, and I can't care so much......" Carrion narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was tired, "I can't wait to retire immediately." ”

"If you say this, I'm afraid you will have to make a lot of people angry." Charles couldn't help but laugh, "There are a lot of people in your place who are hungry. ”

"Gluttonous? They haven't really done it, but if they do, who would want to do this? Brother, let me tell you, this thing is too tiring, and no one can keep doing it. Besides, who wants to be careful all the time? Perhaps because he had been suppressed for too long, after chatting with Charles for a while, Carrion also threw away his previous serious mask and confided his sincere words to Charles, "You can't imagine that kind of pressure, staying with the Emperor all the time!" If you make him unhappy, it will be miserable, if you make him happy, it should be, no one will thank you! I don't believe anyone likes this job. ”

He sighed as he spoke, and Charles's eyes were sunken, and even his hair was graying a lot, and it was clear that he was telling the truth, and that this official position and job were both honorable and stressful for him. Charles could tell it was true, he was really tired.

However, Charles also understood what kind of purpose the other party had when he suddenly vomited bitterness in front of him......

"Are you dreaming of retirement so soon? You're not that old...... are you?" he quipped.

"I'm not like you, each has great ambitions, and now that the empire has been rebuilt, and you have stabilized the country again, what else is wrong with me? I can retire early...... Play with my collections, and by the way, I have itchy hands and make some antiques to play with......"

"Then you have been by His Majesty's side for so long, he should have arranged a way out for you to retire......" Charles's tone became more and more mysterious, "I don't doubt that." ”

"I think so, Your Majesty is a person who misses the old love, he will not ignore me, titles, honors, money, I'm afraid everything that should be given will be given to me." Carrion smiled, "But no one thinks they're going to have less money when they retire, right?" ”

"I understand." Charles nodded.

He really understands it. (To be continued.) )