As the clouds gradually cleared, the continuous rain finally came to an end. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The golden winter sun shines on the earth, and although it does not bring much warmth to the world, the blue and clear sky can make people feel refreshed.

On the second-floor balcony of the Charles House, Fran sat in a white willow chair, basking in the warm sunlight, quietly watching the scenery in front of her, while a stack of sketchbooks and a steaming cup of coffee sat on the table in front of her.

On the ground beneath her gaze, there was a building surrounded by glass, which shone brightly in the sunlight, and the inside of the glass was also full of color—a large cluster of flowers blooming in the greenhouse, trying to attract her attention in this way.

The greenhouse was built in the garden after Charles and Charlotte moved into the mansion, and in order to decorate their new home, and as a pastime, the couple spent a great deal of effort to renovate the greenhouse, not only to supervise and participate in the design themselves, but also to bring in a variety of valuable flowers from all over the world to be cultivated here.

The deep winter season is so lonely, but in the greenhouse of this garden, you don't feel the coolness at all, but it is full of life.

Although it was already a cold day, the sun was shining warmly and gently, the wind was blowing softly, although the moon flowers in the greenhouse were a little inferior because there was no ice and snow, but the calla lilies were still blooming warmly and delicately, and several rare moon seasons and roses also showed their charm without hesitation.

Fran quietly admired the view inside the greenhouse, and for a moment she was a little dizzying.

And in her sight, there were several figures jumping - the hostess of this place, Charlotte, was walking through the greenhouse with her son Clovis.

Clovis is now just a year old, and has learned to walk, but he still stumbles a little, and from time to time he bumps into the branches of the flowers next to him, and the way he staggers, and the occasional babbling cry, combined with his delicate features and eyes, looks so cute.

Although he had broken a lot of branches, some of which were even precious flowers that Charlotte had spent a lot of time trying to make, Charlotte was not angry at all, just laughing at his clumsy appearance as she reminded him.

And the maids next to her, perhaps to please the hostess, or perhaps equally genuinely happy about it, laughed with Charlotte, and gave the greenhouse a little more active air.

This picture of the happiness between mother and son made Fran see her god, and she was also mixed in her heart, happy that the Tréville family had a descendant, but at the same time it made her flash a trace of bitter jealousy.

If only I had a child, I wasn't greedy, even if there was only one, God, help me...... Her heart was sour, and she quickly picked up the coffee on the table and poured herself a sip.

And at this time, Charles happened to come over and saw this scene.

"What's wrong, are you feeling well?" He walked over to his sister and asked with concern.

"No...... It's nothing......" Fran shook her head, "It's a nice day. ”

"Sure enough, I'm still a little tired." Charles smiled and patted her on the shoulder, "You better take a break, I'm not in a hurry, you can take your time, don't work yourself." ”

"Thank you......" Fran blushed slightly, then put down the cup in his hand.

Then, she took out a few pages of manuscript from the table and handed it to Charles, "This is the manuscript I translated this morning, you can take it and look at it, if there is anything you don't understand, tell me!" ”

Not long ago, Fran had just returned from Petersburg, and Count Bezukhov had gone to great lengths to collect a great deal of information and documents on the military, political and diplomatic aspects of Russia, which she had resorted to a little trickery in order to bring them back to France safely.

She first asked Count Bezukhov and Andrei Bezukhov to translate the manuscripts into French, and then she drew them all on the drawings – the sketches that were placed on this table.

If she hadn't specifically told her, it would have been difficult for anyone to see that these flower-looking patterns would actually be an article.

And since her return to France, in order to allow her to translate all these documents back, and to reward her for her work, Charles has let her live in his own home for this time.

So during this time, Fran was always in the mansion, translating these manuscripts, and living with her brother and sister-in-law.

Charlotte was not particularly pleased with her sudden inhabitation, but Charles had always insisted on solving the problem in such a confidential way, and Marshal Tréville had also spoken, so she could not say anything against it, so she could only pretend to agree to her husband's request.

Fran smiled lightly. "There's not much left now, and at the recent pace, I can get the job done in a day or two."

"Thank you." Charles thanked him as he accepted the documents she had translated, and then reviewed them casually, "It's been a hard time for you!" ”

"It's okay, it's what I'm supposed to do." Then, she looked back at the happy mother and son in the greenhouse, and sighed softly. "When I'm done, it's time to go back......"

"No, if you want to stay here, you can stay as long as you want." Because he heard that his sister's emotions were not quite right, Charles immediately comforted her, "We have no shortage of rooms for you to live in. ”

But what's the point of staying? After all, he is an outsider...... This is your home. Fran shook her head, "You've got such a lovely child, you should spend more time with him." ”

"He's just a naughty guy, what's there to mind." Charles replied with a smile, but his face was full of smugness.

"I want a kid like that, too...... Even if it's just one! Fran's breath suddenly shortened, and she suddenly turned to stare at Charles, "We'...... Sir, didn't you say you were going to give me a reward, I just want this reward. ”

"Huh......" Charles' eyes widened, as if surprised.

"Am I saying something wrong? Charlotte can have a home, why can't I? Only when you have children, you can have a home, right? Fran continued to ask, and then simply hugged him, "Sir, let's not hesitate, what else is there for us to be afraid of?" ”

Although she knew that her current appearance was a little strange, but in the past few days, she had been watching Charlotte's mother and son happy, and the envy in her heart had reached its peak, and she couldn't care about these things.

However, Charles was frightened by his sister's actions, and he hurriedly looked around, until he was sure that none of the surroundings, including Charlotte downstairs, noticed the scene on the balcony.

"Hey...... Don't do this! We can't do that here! He hurriedly grabbed Fran by the shoulder, and then pushed her out of his arms little by little, "Girl, wake up! ”

"I'm sorry, sir...... I lost my temper. Fran finally woke up at this time, and then she couldn't help but cover her face with her hands, and almost cried, "I just ...... I'm just so envious, really, sir, I want to have a baby sooner rather than later! Why can't we get such happiness? ”

"I'm sorry, but please wait a little longer......" Charles relented a little, but he had to soothe him with gentle words. We still have so much to do right now. ”

"Yes, I know......" Fran finally put her hands down, and then smiled half-bitterly and half-sweet, "at least we're walking in the right direction." ”

"Let's go down and play with them, you should rest." After a moment's hesitation, Charles decided to change the subject.

Soon, the brother and sister went downstairs together and walked to the greenhouse.

As soon as he saw his aunt, Clovis ran over and hugged Fran's leg - strange to say, although there were not many opportunities to meet, the child had a good impression of Fran and was very affectionate, maybe this is the role of blood.

Fran also liked this nephew very much, and just picked him up, and kissed him on the forehead, making him giggle, but Charles was not so lucky, and his son was relatively unfamiliar with him, so he had to act as a foil next to him awkwardly.

"How's her job?" While Fran was still teasing her nephew, Charlotte leaned over to her husband and whispered.

"It's going well, it's pretty much done." Charles replied casually.

"Alright, when everything is done, let her go back." Charlotte said unquestionably.

"Why? It's rare for her to be a guest...... And it was a lot of fun again. Charles shook his head, "We shouldn't spoil her. ”

"She's happy, but our normal rhythm of life has been disrupted by her, do you like this feeling of being watched all day long?" Charlotte retorted to her husband, "Besides, I can't entertain guests every day, can I?" ”

"She's not a guest, she's our dearest." Charles stressed to her.

"She's our dearest, but she's still a guest." Charlotte didn't give an inch, "Charles, you have to understand that we are already different families from her, and she has her own home!" We should take care of her, but we should not affect our own lives for her. ”

"I don't understand why the hell you're doing this." Charles was a little upset.

"I think you understand, you just don't want to." Charlotte replied with a sneer, "Or are you actually happy about it?" We happily stay by the fireplace and flatter you together to please you? You must be satisfied, right? ”

…… Charles didn't answer because he wanted to say "yes", and he knew he must never say "yes".

“…… Maybe you're happy about it, but I'd say, disgusting! Charlotte glanced at him, "I can't sit with her, you know how hard it is for us to pretend to be friendly during this time." Tell you, she doesn't necessarily want to stay with me for long......"

Considering that Fran also said that she wanted to leave, Charles didn't know what to say.

While he was still grieving about this, a close servant came up to Charles and told him of the visit of Baron de Beauwon's personal servant.

Charles was puzzled at first, and then his face suddenly turned pale.

Because he thought of something very important.

"I'm sorry, Charlotte, you guys can play here first......" he reluctantly steady, then smiled at Charlotte, "I'll leave first." ”

Although she felt strange about Charles's divine feelings, Charlotte knew that her husband and the baron had a lot of unsavory cooperation, so she didn't care about it and let him go.

And after he left, the flowers that were originally blooming in the greenhouse, as well as the sunshine that was sprinkled, were suddenly covered with some invisible shadows, and a depressing atmosphere suddenly filled the entire space.

Fran was still teasing her nephew in her arms, smiling, but something seemed to be missing.

Charlotte, on the other hand, simply stopped maintaining her original smile and reached out directly to get her child back.

"Okay, what are you pretending to be when everyone is gone? You actually hate it, hate me for having a child......"

"I don't like you, but it's nothing to do with the child." Fran handed Clovis back in her hand, then beckoned to him gently, causing him to giggle again. "He's my brother's son, how can I hate him? This is the heir to our family. ”

"If you really like children so much, why don't you bother to have one of your own?" Charlotte couldn't help but snatch her up, "You get married early, it's good to pick anyone, it's good for everyone, isn't it?" We can pay you a large dowry. ”

"You don't have to worry about this matter, I'll figure it out myself." Fran replied coldly, "You'd better think more about yourself...... You've gained a lot of weight lately, and it would be a pity if you lost your shape! ”

"You!" Charlotte was so angry that she was on the verge of rage.

When she was young, Charlotte was proud of her slender figure, but recently because of childbirth, her waistline has increased a lot, but it is not related to obesity, it can only be said that she is a little plump - her bust has also increased a lot.

But with such a sensitive topic, how can Charlotte not be angry.

"How many years have you been so mean, you are this mouth." In the end, she held back her anger, and then sneered, "But now that I have everything, what do you have?" ”

The question stabbed Fran as well, and she looked at Charlotte with hatred. "Do you think you beat me on your own?!"

The two of them stared at each other like this, and neither of them would back down.

And the maid next to her was already trembling with fright, but she didn't dare to talk more to play the round, Madame and Mademoiselle were both members of the Trevill family, and no one dared to intervene too much and cause trouble for themselves.

"Let's go, let's go play tennis, don't waste time here." Charlotte finally picked up the hostess's dignity, and then waved her hand, "I'm going to tell you, I can beat you, anything." ”

"I'd like to give you that chance, but ......," Fran sneered again, glancing at Charlotte's waist, "can you still move?" I don't want to take advantage of people......"

Charlotte was extremely angry in her heart, but on the surface she didn't have any more seizures, she had long known that this sister-in-law was so vicious when she was mean.

"I hate to shoot you to death, but now that you're a guest, I'll treat you as a guest." Finally, she turned around and left, "I'll see how arrogant you are after losing." ”

While Charlotte and Fran were taunting each other, Charles nervously went to the reception room and found Baron de Beauwon's valet.

The valet had been a close confidant of the Baron for many years, so he knew a lot of secrets—and he was smart enough to keep his mouth shut, so he didn't reveal a word to anyone when he asked to see Charles.

"Did something happen?" Upon seeing him, Charles asked in a low voice.

The valet bowed respectfully to Charles, then walked over to Charles' side and whispered a call.

Chardon froze.

Lola started to produce.

She had recently reached her due date, and the doctors had been by her side, and today at noon she felt unwell and began to struggle to give birth, and now a large group of doctors were on standby in the mansion of Baron de Beauvan, working to ensure that the Duchess of Ricarnicht gave birth to a child.

In other words, if nothing else, he will become the father of another child.

"Oh my God." Charles froze.

During this time, maybe it was a subconscious escape, he never thought about it, but now, there is no way to avoid it, because the child is about to be born.

He subconsciously looked back, and although he couldn't see the two people, he still had a very strange feeling.

What have I done?

"The carriage is still waiting outside, sir, do you want to go back with me now?" The valet asked in a low voice next to Charles.

It was evident that he, or Baron de Beauvan, wished he had been present when the child was born.

In essence, Charles did not have this obligation, as the child was not legally his child.

But...... He didn't hesitate, and immediately nodded, this is his bloodline after all, although it was never planned.

"Alright, let's go quickly, hopefully everything will be in time."

"Yes, sir, please come with me." The manservant nodded with a look of great pleasure, then turned and walked away.

Charles didn't care to do anything more, so he took a coat from the side and ran after him to the stables of the mansion.

Just as the Tréville cousins began to use tennis to decide their losses, Charles returned to his way to the palace of Baron de Beauvan for the birth of another child. (To be continued.) )