22, Montauban Family (I)

A manor house on the outskirts of Paris, France, and although it seems to be relatively remote, its owner is definitely not low. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info because this was the property of the Montauban family, the last prime minister of the Second French Empire and the Count of Baliqiao. Twenty years ago, Paris was in turmoil, and then the Montauban family gradually came to live here. Although France is now a republic, the constitution of this republic is actually a constitution established by the royalists and republicans working together to compromise. So even the so-called aristocrats in the past still had a deep influence. In particular, this Montauban family has a lot of influence in the French Army, although it is impossible to say that it can affect the general trend of the country, but it is enough to influence the appointment of some high-ranking officers, and the appointment of low-level officers can definitely be done casually, and ordinary people dare not give face.

Therefore, although the Montauban family does not have the so-called noble title, there are still many people who regard them as nobles.

"Your Excellency, this is a telegram from Chile, and the person who sent the telegram claims to be your niece!" A servant said.

Although France was already a republic, the stale aristocracy still demanded that their servants call their former titles as if they were good nobles. In fact, their behavior of covering their ears and stealing the bell still existed more than 100 years later. Many people still claim to be proud of their nobility, but in fact they have no privileges at all in the law, but only seem to satisfy their vanity. However, this does not hide the fact that the aristocracy is declining, and the influence of the Montauban family is actually declining day by day. This is understood by anyone, and the same is true of any French aristocracy, because at present, the strength of the republicans is getting stronger and stronger, and the people's acceptance of the republican system is getting stronger and stronger, and the monarchy advocated by the aristocracy has been gradually swept into the dustbin of French history. But there is no shortage of "ostriches" in this world, and the more times like this, the more those nobles tend to care about these.

Charlie Montauban, the patriarch of the Montauban family, heard this self-proclaimed "niece" and seemed to remember nothing for a while. But after a while, I remembered that my sister seemed to live in Chile, and she married a Chinese and gave birth to a daughter. And this Charlie Montauban is also more concerned about his sister, but for the daughter born to that sister and Chinese, it is ......

Charlie Montauban looked at the telegram, and then it said that Wang Jing's mother had died of illness for three years, and now it was a telegram back, and there was no slow thing like a letter. This time, Shi Sizhong spent a lot of money, so he let the telegram deliver the letter. You must know that the telegraph is very expensive, especially in this era, it is extremely expensive, if you use the telegraph casually, the telegraph is a word to calculate the money. It is also very possible to have a silver dollar per word. However, it is also worth taking the opportunity to get in touch with the Montauban family as soon as possible.

"Hey, I didn't expect my sister to pass away, so forget it!" Charlie Montauban said.

The servant immediately asked, "What ......about the daughter born to the young lady and Chinese, that is, your niece of the earl?"

"Ignore her, she has nothing to do with our Montauban family, and I won't admit that she is my niece!" Charlie Montauban said.

As soon as Charlie Montauban finished speaking, an elderly woman asked, "What's the matter?" Who has nothing to do with our Montauban family, and what nieces are there? Which niece are you talking about? I wish I didn't have any nieces in France? ”

Charlie Montauban wanted to be sloppy and said, "Mother, there's nothing, I'll just say it!" One of my sisters is missing, and the other sister is married, how can you possibly have a granddaughter? So, where do I have a niece? You must have heard that? ”

But Charlie Montauban's mother didn't seem to be so easy to fool, and asked directly: "Is it that my daughter in Chile has news again?" What did she say? A few years ago I had been hoping to bring her back, but you didn't want him to come back with my granddaughter, so she didn't seem to want to come back for the sake of her daughter. I had hoped she would come back, but you asked her to change her daughter's surname to Montauban. After that, there was very little contact, and in the end, the news was lost for several years, and now the news is coming again, why don't you tell me? ”

"Well, this, I ......" Charlie Montauban hesitated, obviously not quite able to answer.

The mother of Montauban saw the telegram in Charlie Montauban's hand and immediately asked, "This is a telegram?" What's on it? ”

The old lady snatched the telegram directly, and the Charlie Montauban didn't pay attention for a while, and was snatched away. Charlie Montauban didn't dare to take it back, although there are not as many traditional rituals in Europe as there are in China, but the younger generation has to respect the elders, and this Europe also advocates that the elders and the younger generations should have rules and not mess around. Therefore, Charlie Montauban secretly complained that he was actually discovered by his mother.

When the old lady saw this telegram, she suddenly cried: "My hard-working daughter, why did you leave like this? You're just leaving......"

"Mother, please mourn!" Charlie Montauban hurriedly comforted.

"My miserable daughter, she was forced to leave twenty years ago, and we haven't seen each other anymore. But now I actually received the news that she has died, this is also ......" The old lady suddenly cried a little, after all, it was her own daughter, and she was conceived and gave birth to a daughter in October!

Charlie Montauban hurriedly said, "Mother, since this is the case, then please mourn." And then you and me, and your grandchildren and grandchildren, you won't ......"

The old lady was suddenly surprised: "Yes! My miserable daughter is gone, but she still has a daughter! Isn't she my granddaughter? I also have a granddaughter, who is my daughter's daughter, and I have the blood of our Montauban family. So, let her come to me, I'm going to see her. Even if I can't see my daughter, I want to see my granddaughter! ”

Charlie Montauban really wanted to slap himself, this was really self-inflicted, he really couldn't open which pot, but it was too late to stop it.

"My sister married a Chinese and had a daughter with him. This daughter has yellow Chinese blood, so I guess it's still not a good fit, right? Charlie Montauban said cautiously.