When Charles's carriage returned to his house, it was already nightfall, and he stepped out of the carriage, and the servant came at once, ready to lead the carriage to the stables...... Charles was about to walk straight home, but the servant suddenly saluted him.

"Sir, you're finally back, and the master is waiting for you in the restaurant......"

"Huh? Haven't they finished eating yet? Charles was a little surprised, because they had already finished their dinner at this time, "Still waiting for me?" ”

"Yes, Lord and Miss, they are still waiting for you to dine together......" the servant lowered his voice, "and besides, Lady Trevel is here too......"

No wonder Grandpa made everyone wait, Charles suddenly realized, it turned out that Charlotte was here tonight.

Because it was only engagement, the servants of the house now seemed to feel that it was too presumptuous to call "Madame" directly, but they also felt that it was not respectful to call it "Mademoiselle de Treville" in general, and after they discussed it once, they finally decided to call Charlotte "Madame Treville" first, in order to get through the short transition period before Charles and Charlotte got married, although Charles did not feel any concern for this customary etiquette, but since the servants insisted on being called so, So he had no choice but to nod in approval.

"Okay, thanks, I see." He nodded to the servant, and walked straight to his home.

Then, after putting away his hat and walking stick, he walked straight through the living room and opened the door to the dining room. Then it immediately became the focus of attention in the restaurant.

Grandpa, Charlotte. Fran, all three of them were seated, and the atmosphere was not cold, though. But it doesn't seem to be enthusiastic, and judging from the expressions on everyone's faces, it seems to be a little strange.

What were they talking about? Charles had some doubts in his heart.

"I'm back, sorry for keeping you waiting." Charles smiled and apologized, trying not to overshadow himself. With a slight hint of trepidation, he sat down in his usual place. Charlotte sat next to him.

The moment he sat down, he felt that Fran, who had been hanging his head all the time, seemed to tremble slightly.

"Charles. You're finally back, we've been waiting for you for a long time. Charlotte, who was next to her, suddenly smiled and said to Charles, "Although we all know that you are busy right now, you also have to take care of your body?" ”

"Hmm. I know. Of course, Charles didn't dare to explain why he had been delayed until now. just vaguely agreed, "Because it's just turned around now, there are more things and more complicated, and it will be good to wait for a while......"

"It's okay, man, it's okay to be busy...... Marquis of Treville excused Charles nonchalantly, and then beckoned to make a gesture for the servants to quickly bring up the dish that had been heating up just now.

"Why are you here today. Charlotte. In between the servants' servings, Charles asked Charlotte in a low voice.

"What? Can't I come? Charlotte replied with a smile.

"No...... Of course not......" Charles shook his head quickly. "I'm just curious about what news you're going to bring me."

"Good news." Charlotte blinked.

Perhaps because she was very happy, Charlotte made a rare playful appearance, which made Charles laugh.

"What's the good news?"

Charlotte leaned in close to Charles and replied with his face on his face.

"The messenger sent by our family to Ames has returned from there."

"Hmm......?" It took Charles a moment to react, "Oh, how did that turn out...... Looks like there shouldn't be a problem, right? ”

"That's right." Charlotte smiled and nodded, her face glowing with happiness, "That gentleman has approved our marriage and blessed us...... Charles, that's great. ”

"Oh...... That's good. Charles was not as happy as she was, but forced a smile and nodded his head in accord with Charlotte.

The so-called envoy "sent to Ames" was the envoy sent by the Duke's family to Ames in Germany to see the Count of Chambord, the heir to the Bourbon royal family. In addition to bringing some of the latest news in France, this time, he also reported another thing...... That is the marriage of Charles and Charlotte, hoping to get the royal permission of the "king" who is still in exile.

That's right, in the royal era, the marriage of nobles to each other required the approval of the king...... This is especially true of a noble family like Treville (however, this is generally just a formality, and the king will not veto the marriage contracts of the nobles lightly. ）

However, it is no longer the time of kingship. After the Bourbon royal family was replaced by the Orleans royal family, out of contempt for Orleans, many old nobles either continued to ask the Bourbon royal family in exile for royal permission when they got married, or simply married without going through the procedures of asking for royal permission, so this form gradually began to decline.

At first, Charles was not very happy, thinking that "I want to get married, and I need an exile to approve what to do", but at the insistence of the Duke of Treville's family, he had to go through this form, but fortunately, the time was not short, and it did not cause any inconvenience. Today, the messenger finally came back with the news that the Count of Chambord (Henry V) had indeed approved Charles' marriage.

If he didn't approve it, he really didn't know what Charlotte's family would have looked like - although he knew that it was unlikely, Charles couldn't help but think with a little malice.

"Yes, Charles, that's great......" Charlotte's eyes narrowed with laughter, "Now, there is not a single obstacle in our way!" We could have planned our wedding earlier, couldn't we? ”

Charles suddenly felt a cold swishing in his neck, as if he was being targeted by someone.

However, there is no denying this...... He sighed inwardly.

"Hmm...... yes, that's it......" He replied vaguely, not daring to look up to see where that gaze came from.

"Charles, I know you've been busy lately, it's okay, leave these things to me, I'll prepare, you just need to listen and stand obediently when the time comes!"

"Ahh......h

A "Teng" sound sounded from the opposite side of the Charr.

Charles subconsciously raised his head and looked across the side, and now Fran was looking at him expressionlessly.

I don't know why, but after a brief moment of staring at each other, he immediately looked away.

"I'm done eating, let's go back and rest first." Fran whispered.

"Alright, Fran." The Marquis of Treville nodded.

Then, she turned and left the restaurant.

As the dining room closed again, Charles felt a little relieved - he knew that Charlotte had deliberately been angry with her, but in the presence of his grandfather, he didn't know what to do to stop it, and now that Fran was gone, he finally didn't have to face that kind of embarrassing embarrassment.

"Charles, in addition to approving our marriage, he has something else to tell you." As if noticing Fran's angry departure, Charlotte continued to whisper in Charles' ear, "Something very interesting. ”

"Oh? What does he want to tell me? Charles quickly came back to his senses, and his expression became stern.

"He wants to tell you that you don't have to follow the ...... behind Louis Bonaparte all the time," Charlotte looked at Charles cautiously, as if she was afraid that he would be angry, "for a promising young man like you, he can be reused if he returns." As long as you can be loyal to him, what Louis Bonaparte can give you, he can give you, and more - he can give you a duke or even a prince, and he can make you a future ......."

"Poof......" Charles couldn't help but laugh, almost squirting out the food in his mouth, "Our 'king', has you prepared another hundred thousand corpses this time?" However, it is a great honor for me to be able to value me so much! Ha ha! ”

"Charles! I'm talking to you about serious business! Charlotte couldn't help but frown because of Charles's joke, "Don't make this kind of joke, okay?" ”

"Oh...... Okay, sorry......" Charles was still smiling, "I just can't help but want to laugh." ”

[After Napoleon's coup d'état became the first consul, Louis XVIII, the exiled French king at that time, felt that the time had come for restoration, so he wrote a letter to Napoleon, promising him that as long as he helped the Bourbon royal family to restore, he could make him prince and make him a minister. Napoleon laughed and replied to Louis XVIII with a mocking letter of refusal, including the phrase "You need not think about returning home, unless you intend to step over the corpses of 100,000 men." ”

In the end, of course, the Bourbons returned, but only after stepping on the corpses of a million young people of all nationalities in Europe......]

"Charles, actually, I think this condition is not bad." Perhaps trying to make a last-ditch effort, Charlotte continued to say to Charles, "Think about it, Louis Bonaparte wasn't a good guy to get along with, was he? He has a strong and gloomy personality, and he may hold a grudge against you at any time, but not the Count of Chambord, who has a good temper and is tolerant, if you were a minister in his hands......"

"But we don't choose kings by temper, Charlotte." Charles replied as he cut the steak on his plate with a knife, "Don't say I'm not going to do anything, and even if I wanted to, I couldn't turn back the clock...... Unless there is another terrible tragedy, the Bourbons will not return—and since he will not return, what is the point of making more wishes to me? ”

Then, Charles looked up at the Marquis of Tréville on the throne.

"Grandpa, you said yes, right?" To be continued......

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