Perhaps because she was entrusted with a heavy task by her brother for the first time, Fran prepared very carefully, and soon finished the packing with her characteristic care. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

And Andrei Bezukhov has not been idle these days, he casually made an excuse, declared that something was wrong at home, and then begged the embassy to give him a leave of absence so that he could return to Petersburg.

Andrei was usually an idle prodigal child, and he did not do any important work in the embassy, and his father was notoriously rich and powerful, so the embassy did not embarrass him, but happily agreed to his request.

Andre spent a lot of time saying goodbye to his fox friends and dogs, and settled the accounts with his debts very righteously, and even took the time to meet with his girlfriends.

And when they have everything ready, the journey is about to begin.

On the day they were about to leave, Charles went to the Paris train station to see off his sister, and as the direct minister, he was there in person, and of course he was given the highest privileges.

And Fran came here with Mary. They were all dressed in fashionable clothes and wore wide-brimmed hats decorated with lace and artificial flowers on their heads. Although they have tried to dress as lightly as possible, they still salute a lot, but naturally they don't have to carry these things in person.

"Take care of yourself along the way, and take care of yourself, otherwise it will be very troublesome if you get sick." Although it was obviously his own decision to send her over, when he really came to this day, Charles was quite reluctant, so he kept telling her. "It's best to do it, and if it can't be done, I have a way to remedy it, so if the situation is really bad...... You must not insist too much, the most important thing is to protect yourself. ”

"I know." Fran nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, I can take care of everything and take care of myself." ”

She also knew that this was the first time she had left her brother's side to go far away, and it turned out to be that country thousands of miles away, so she was naturally a little worried in addition to being excited. But she also knew that there was no need to show such concern.

"It's good to know." Charles nodded, then turned to look at Andre who was standing next to him, "Andrei, I have entrusted their safety to you, as a diplomat and a responsible person, I think you should know that you must do your best to protect their safety...... They weren't involved in any of your father's schemes, and they still haven't, they're just messengers, and you can't put them at risk! ”

"Alright, alright, of course we know." "Rest assured, as a gentleman, I will never sit idly by and watch such a lovely young lady fall into danger," said Andre. Since she is on her way to Russia as our friend, we have to bear all the responsibility for her, according to the rules of our Russians - whoever wants to do her badly must step over my corpse! ”

Seeing that he was so pompous, Mary couldn't help but laugh. "You are so oily, I really don't see how reliable you are."

"Don't look at me like this, miss, I got out of the Janissaries of Petersburg anyway. I've dueled five times with people and killed two people. Perhaps feeling embarrassed to be questioned by a woman, Andre suddenly became serious, "How do you think I can grab a place to come to France as a diplomat?" for they are all afraid of me. ”

"Really?" When André said this, not only Mary, but even Fran was a little surprised, and she couldn't stop looking at Andre, "It doesn't look like you......"

"That's because in France I have to be like a Frenchman, and if I have to, I can be like a Russian." Andrei shrugged his shoulders, but inexplicably a little more arrogant, "We Russians are like this, we can fight without saying a word, and after the fight, if both of them are still alive, we can still drink two more glasses of vodka......"

"It's really interesting." Fran blinked, "I've heard for a long time that the Russians are heroic, but I didn't expect it to be like this......"

"That's why we're the largest country in the world, miss." Andrei Bezukhov suddenly leaned in front of Fran and reached for her silk-gloved right hand. "But please don't misunderstand us, we are only rude to the enemy, and we will be absolutely polite to beautiful ladies, and there will be absolutely no barbaric behavior."

In front of everyone, Andrei Bezukhov gracefully picked up Fran's silk-gloved hand, then bowed down and slowly brought the slender hand to himself, and then his lips touched slightly, as if a professional diplomat were communicating with a noblewoman.

Because of the suddenness of the incident, Fran didn't have time to react at all, and it was only after he completed the etiquette that she realized what was going on, her face flushed slightly, and she immediately withdrew her hand quickly, and then glanced cautiously at her brother next to her.

She knew that this was actually a very common etiquette, but because she had lived in seclusion and didn't participate in social interactions before, almost no one had ever done it to her, so she was still a little uncomfortable. What made her even more unsettling was that her brother was still watching.

Charles's face was indeed ugly, he knew exactly what Andre's virtue was before, and after being a playboy like Albert for so long, of course he would not be a good person, and ...... How dare he do it in front of himself?

However, now after all, he is in the public court, and he is also the respect of the minister, so he can't be angry at the other party for the time being, but the anger in his heart has indeed been hooked.

Boy, didn't I warn you before? How dare you take it seriously?

Perhaps sensing the anger of His Excellency the minister next to him, Andre couldn't help but put away his frivolity and became serious again. "Are you frightened? I'm sorry, but it's just my usual etiquette...... I apologize if you don't feel comfortable. ”

"Nothing, nothing, I just had some surprise." Fran smiled reluctantly, signaling that she didn't mind.

"We all know you're beautiful, but we didn't expect that after seeing it with our own eyes, it would be even more beautiful than I imagined." After all, Andrei Bezukhov has served in the diplomatic community for so many years, and there is no trace of polite words. "I dare say that if you arrive in Petersburg, you will be warmly welcomed."

"You're going too far, I won't believe it." Fran smiled slightly, and though she looked like she was protesting against him, she was actually quite happy.

"Of course it's the truth, we're upright and we'll just tell the truth." Andrei Bezukhov still did not give up the compliment.

"Okay, don't say any more polite words." At this time, Charles interrupted them, and then looked directly at Andre, "Andrei, my sister is not deeply involved in the world, and she is not experienced enough in dealing with people, please stop treating her with the usual way in the social arena, just say something." And, I hope you remember what you promised me......"

You're too overprotective, aren't you...... is already twenty years old, and he is not a child anymore, and he has to be so rigid. Andrei couldn't help but be a little unimpressed.

But he did feel that the Miss Tréville opposite was gentle, with that kind of innocent charm that could not be seen in the social scene. However, he also remembered what Charles had threatened him, and what he had just shown was just the inevitable courtesy reaction of a person like him after seeing a beautiful woman, and it did not mean that he intended to break the contract - in fact, after so many years of fighting in France, he had already developed the instinct not to be moved in front of beautiful women. He knew what was more important to him now.

"Of course I remember what you told me, Your Excellency." He put on that relaxed smile again and nodded at Charles, "Alright, I'll go over and have a look first......"

Then, he turned and left the VIP room, and went to check that everyone was in order. The train was bound for Calais, and Mademoiselle Treville would of course use the first class. Once in Calais, the group will board a ship and travel directly from France via the Baltic Sea to St. Petersburg, the window of Russia facing west and the capital of the empire.

After André left, the room fell silent again, and Charles looked at his sister, not knowing what to say for a moment.

In the end, he just sighed and hugged each other gently.

"Take care all the way."

"Thank you, I will." Fran closed her eyes slightly, then hugged him as well, "I'm so proud to have so much trust in you. ”

"Grandpa already knows my decision, and he is deeply pleased with your courage." Charles patted her on the back.

"Take good care of him, he's not in good health, especially after receiving his father's bones......" Fran sighed softly, "I saw him crying at night the other day. ”

An old man, after hearing the news of the death of his only son, I'm afraid it's impossible not to be sad, and grandpa has such a stubborn personality and refuses to show weakness in front of anyone, the pressure on his back will only get bigger and bigger, and Charles also feels helpless about this, so he can only try to comfort the old man.

The time was approaching, and even though he was a little reluctant, Charles let go of his embrace.

At that moment, however, Fran suddenly stood on tiptoe, and then her lips brushed gently over his cheek.

Then, she turned away, her blonde hair fluttering softly under her hat, leaving only "I love you, goodbye!" The residuals of ".

Charles quietly watched the back of his sister leaving, and didn't say a word.

I've finally grown up.

"Actually, that's not bad." (To be continued.) )