"Ungrateful?" Marshal Trevel frowned, pondering the meaning of his grandson's words, "Are you saying that our Empress Majesty is not grateful to you?" ”

"Perhaps, it seemed to her that she had been sold to France by her own father, and that I was the one who had instigated her father to do it." Charles replied in a low voice.

"These women always want everything, and they always feel innocent!" Marshal Trevier said a little angrily, but fortunately he still had his senses and controlled his voice, "You gave her such a riche, and she will blame you after accepting it!" ”

"It's not surprising that people are always like that." Charles shrugged his shoulders, "However, I believe that even if she had such thoughts, reality would slowly educate her, after all, she came to the court alone and needed help no matter what." ”

In Charles's opinion, this Caroline princess is definitely not an ordinary person, not only strong-willed, but also probably ambitious - at least not willingly to be a silent vase queen. She comes from a poor and devastated royal family, with no backing and no property, and if she wants to play a significant role in state affairs, she needs the help of those around her.

Moreover, she had to face the challenge of the princes of the House of Bonaparte, who were too ambitious to see her children ascend to the throne.

And the Tréville family, obviously, can be her helper. So Charles was not in a hurry, waiting for time to educate the queen and make her give up this boring obsession.

"That being said, you shouldn't take it lightly." After listening to his explanation, the old man nodded, "Charles, you should be careful now, after all, we have made a big move, and everyone thinks we are too powerful." ”

"Of course I'll be careful about this, I'll be careful not to give others a chance." Charles hurriedly replied, "But...... Anyone who has come to our point can't be held back for fear of the jealousy of others, can they? ”

"That's right." The old man agreed, and then turned his head to look again at the center of the church.

At this moment, Her Majesty the Empress had walked to the side of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon III, and the two of them looked at each other, the Empress looked dignified and noble, and His Majesty, although his expression was calm, could still see the joy hidden in his heart. And next to the two of them is the Archbishop of Paris, who will give His Majesty a marriage today.

In order to consolidate his rule, His Majesty, like his uncle, began to seek reconciliation with the Catholic Church as soon as he came to power, and the declining Church of Rome certainly did not refuse help from France, and the two sides were soon closely united.

At the behest of His Majesty the Emperor, the Catholic priesthood began to be stationed in every public school in order to "purify the minds of the people", and the property of the Church increased considerably by the deliberate favor of the government.

This grand marriage was seen by the emperor as an excellent opportunity to show off his status, but ...... And that's not all.

When he didn't get the throne, he wandered all his life, thinking about restoring the country, and never cared about any heirs, but when he ascended the throne, the whole situation was different, and he had to do everything he could to make his empire last for a long time, and the queen would hopefully solve this problem.

He was not old enough to make a last-ditch effort, and it was not a shock to marry a nineteen-year-old wife at the age of forty-three—didn't the emperor marry eighteen-year-old Luisa at the age of forty-one, and get the king of Rome?

With this in mind, he quietly looked at his future wife.

In the preparatory stage before the wedding, she had been staying in the palace for almost a month, although the etiquette requirements made them not get along too much, but there were opportunities to meet every day, and in these days, he found that his wife, not only did not have the arrogance of the royal family, but also had a very kind heart, and was really a rare candidate for the queen.

The Bonaparte family was originally very fond of clinging, and after meeting such a queen, the emperor's heart, which was full of lust, exaggeration, cunning and even cruelty, immediately softened, and it was rare to fall in love with a woman.

All eyes were on him, but he didn't notice it, just looked at the woman opposite.

She looked so beautiful in a wedding dress that she looked like an angel who had strayed into the mortal world.

Although he could see that the queen was still very nervous, and even a little disgusted with him and France, he believed that as long as he showed his sincerity and treated this wife well in his married life, then she would eventually open up to him one day.

The bishop next to him had been chattering, but it was only after he had finished speaking that His Majesty the Emperor noticed him, because at this moment the attendants next to him handed him a small box.

He took the ring out of the box and stood in front of the queen.

The queen visibly flinched, but at last she stood still and looked up at her timidly.

How cute she looks, and how nervous she is, she is probably still worried about her married life.

I'll take good care of you, kid.

With a strange sense of love and pity born of excitement, he took the glittering ring and put it on the slender finger of the queen's right hand, and the noise next to him brought him an incomparable sense of vanity.

A ruined aristocracy in Italy, with nothing and no respect, was in the turmoil of the times, they attacked, they plundered, they took risks, they were pushed to the fore by fate...... They eventually became the supreme rulers of the country, and then they married a woman of the royal family.

In the glittering lights, he experienced the supreme happiness that his uncle had experienced, although hierarchically a small royal line like von Holstein-Gottep could not be compared with the Habsburg line.

The wedding came to an end in the evening, and with the Emperor crowning the Empress, the French welcomed a new queen of their own, and finally a full royal family, and the Bonaparte family's rule over France now seemed to be rock-solid.

The flowers on both sides of the road had begun to wither after a day's arrangement, but the fireworks in the sky were blooming everywhere, weaving all sorts of beautiful patterns in the sky, and the whole city was in a state of celebration, though many of them were only superficially celebrating.

At the end of the celebration, Charles had planned to leave with his grandfather, who was already visibly tired, but before he could set off, he was stopped by the man who stopped him, the great banker Baron de Beauwon.

The baron has not recovered from the blow since the tragic death of his son Maurice, and he has been living in seclusion lately, rarely attending large events, but today's wedding, as one of the few financiers in the country, of course he has to attend the event, but he can't help but give His Majesty face.

"Sir, do you call me something?" Charles was a little strange, after all, this was not the time to say anything serious. He noticed that he seemed to have more gray hair on his temples than when the two of them met a while ago.

"There's something important, urgent, and I'd like to tell you in person, Mr. Trevier." The baron's face was so calm that he didn't see anything unusual.

Charles looked at his grandfather hesitantly.

"It's okay, you can talk, I can go back myself." The marshal waved his hand, signaling that his grandson did not need to worry about him.

"All right, sir." Charles did not hesitate any longer, and with full doubt, followed Baron de Beauvoin into his carriage.

It was already evening, the sky had been dyed golden by the sun, the light was very dim, in the carriage, the baron's face was half light and half dark, and it looked a little uneasy, and the glow of the fireworks flickered from time to time, but this flicker did not make the baron appear amiable, but added a little more hideous.

Ever since Charles got into the carriage, the baron had only told his servants to drive away quickly, and then without saying a word, Charles had been patient at first, but he soon couldn't help himself—after all, he had a lot to do.

"Sir, do you have something to explain when you called me over? If there's anything I need help with, just mention it, and I'll do it for you, as long as I can do it. Charles asked in a low voice.

He didn't expect the baron's answer to be so strange.

"You...... After all this nonsense, is there nothing else to say to me? The baron glanced at him coldly.

The original sense of uneasiness has become even stronger, where did I offend this big banker? With his usual personality, he usually laughs, even if he angers him in some small places, he will never make such a sad and angry appearance.

If he's behaving like this now, that shows ...... I must have inadvertently done something big wrong and angered the other party.

However, Charles thought carefully, but could not have imagined that what he had done would anger the baron so much. Except for that thing...... But why wouldn't Lola have told the Baron about that?

He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a clue.

He wasn't afraid of the other - now, with his current position, he didn't have to be afraid of what the Baron could do to him, but in any case, the Baron was an important collaborator of his, and he didn't want to lose this helper because of something inexplicable.

"If something you off...... You can point it out explicitly, because I may have done something wrong unintentionally. After thinking for a moment, he forcibly suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and replied nervously. Sir, we are now very close collaborators, and I will not deliberately do anything that is detrimental to you or to our common interests. ”

"Do you still know that we are collaborators? Then why would you do such a bastard thing! "His words did not have the desired effect, but instead added fuel to the fire, provoking the baron to be furious." Bastard boy! You...... You actually deceived my daughter! ”

………… Charles froze.

He really didn't expect that there would be an incident in the east window.

How could Lola tell her father about such a thing? Didn't she know that she had such a big handle on her?

Because his thoughts were a little confused, he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"What?! Aren't you usually quite able to speak, but why don't you have any words now? Keep talking! The baron looked at him with wide eyes, as if he had lost his usual demeanor, "Lie to me again like my daughter!" If you can do it, give it a try! Bastard thing! ”

His roar drowned out the sound of the horse's hooves, and Shire's eardrums ached.

Charles, however, maintained their most basic composure, and he wanted to get to the bottom of the situation.

“…… Did Lola tell you about it? She...... She ...... "He wasn't stupid enough to deny it, he just had the audacity to ask, but he still had some difficulty—after all, it was a bit hard to tell a father that he had raped his daughter." "Did she tell us anything about our previous relationship?"

"You're pretty confident, aren't you? With your rhetoric, your ugliness will not be revealed......" The baron sneered, "That's right, Lola was deceived by you, and although I don't understand why such a clever child was blinded by you, she really didn't tell me anything...... I really didn't have anything to say! But you must think it's strange that your ugly thing has been discovered! Do you know how much your absurdity has bothered everyone now? You know how much shame you have inflicted on my daughter! ”

Lola didn't tell him, so how did he know?

A terrible thought suddenly flashed through Charles's mind.

Don't......

He looked at the baron dumbfounded.

"Haven't you always been pretentious? Why did you suddenly look like this? Still sneering, the baron said, "Yes, you guessed right, my daughter is pregnant, and she is pregnant with the child of your bad seed!" She hadn't told me anything before, this stupid child didn't even know she was pregnant, and when the body reacted, the doctor found out, and when I pressed her, she told me that it was the product of her and your absurdity. Mr. Treville, do you think I want to congratulate you for playing with my daughter's heart like this? Hell, I had to ask her for so long before she would say it! ”

Lola is pregnant, and when she hears that her fears have been confirmed, Charles froze.

This...... How can it be? I've only done it twice...... Charles stopped talking.

He didn't know how to defend himself.

However, even in such a dangerous situation, Charles's head still runs on its own, calmly giving his master an analysis.

From the Baron's account, Charles probably came to the conclusion that Lola did not dare to say anything to the Baron because of her scruples, as he had expected. But...... She is expecting.

She probably didn't have any previous experience and didn't know anything about it, so she didn't feel it, and even when she started to have pregnancy reactions, she just thought she was sick. But the doctors of the de Beauvin family were not so ignorant, and after examining Lola's body, they immediately came to the right conclusions and reported it to the baron.

Naturally, the baron was furious, and then pressed Lola to ask what was going on, and Lola was so frightened that she probably couldn't bear the pressure and confessed to herself - finally she still had the last shred of sense, and did not say that Charles had raped her, but that she had been deceived by the playboy Trevile, so that she lost her life.

Hey, that's really ...... After straightening out the whole train of thought, Charles sighed heavily.

"It's all here, you...... You still can't control your desires, you can't control it, you don't touch so many people outside, you go and touch my daughter......" The baron looked at him, and the more he talked, the more angry he became, "Are you confused by lust?" I still don't think I can deal with you right now! ”

"I ...... That's not what I meant, sir. Charles was embarrassed, "I just ...... I just ......"

"Lost words? Isn't it usually very good to say! You pervert, you are very much like the ancestors, I salute the dukes of the past generations! The baron looked angry, and picked up the ashtray next to him, and made a gesture to smash it at Charles, "I want to smash your head with this to see if it's full of sperm!" ”

Charles subconsciously hugged his head, and then looked at each other in embarrassment, like those swingers who seduced a girl and were confronted by their father.

However, as embarrassed as he looked, his mind was still pondering, wondering how he should deal with this.

Is it all out of this way? That was his first thought, but it was quickly rejected.

It doesn't make any sense to say it - it can destroy Lola, but it doesn't do him any good, and people will only see him as a scumbag who takes advantage of others' danger, and there will be no gratitude.

In that case, it is better to play the trick to the end, or at least continue to use Lola as a pawn - Charles finally made up his mind. The baron couldn't really do anything to him anyway.

"I'm sorry, sir, but I apologize for the absurdity I thought of you before. I was just ...... before It's just that I admire your daughter, and it's my fault that we can't help each other after many times of contact. He looked up and apologized to the baron, "I know there is no point in apologizing, but I want you to ...... Could you forgive me a little bit and let me make some amends. ”

"It's like a human saying now!" The baron took a sip, then put down the crystal ashtray, "Then tell me what you plan to do to remedy it?" ”

Very well, as long as you are willing to say so, there is room for redemption, Charles breathed a sigh of relief.

"Do you want to get rid of the child? While it's still too late. "Anyway, I owe you a great favor, and I will do my best to help you fulfill your wish to become president of the Banque de France." ”

"Is that what you think? Are you going to abort your child? No, no! No way! I want grandchildren! Granddaughters too! "Who knows, but the baron did not accept his suggestion, "The child must be born, and you must be his protector." ”

"I am a married man." Charles had to be bold enough to point out a fact to him, "Even if this child is born, I can't make it public......"

"Damn, I know you're a married man! Why didn't you remember that you were a married woman when you seduced my daughter! The baron picked up the crystal ashtray again, apparently angry, "I know you have a wife, and I have no intention of asking you to divorce her, but this child-this child you must not leave alone, you don't think!" Don't think you can send me away so easily! Listen, I want you to leave a note to prove that this unborn child is yours. In that case, you will be his protector in the future, and you will have to take care of him no matter what I do. ”

"This ...... I'm afraid this ......" Charles was embarrassed.

"Why, you don't want to take care of your own children?" The baron sneered, "Well, we can go back now and make everything clear, your wife is probably still there, it's still too late." ”

"No...... Well, I'll take responsibility. Hearing the baron's threat, Charles had to retreat for a moment, "I'll write to you and be the child's protector." ”

Just then, the carriage finally stopped in front of the mansion of Baron de Beauvan.

"Come in with me, let's have a good talk, bastard!" The baron glared at him angrily, then opened the door and left. (To be continued.) )