Chapter 15: A Difficult Choice
"My condition is not to run around with Adeline for the past two days, especially not to leave the manor."
Not being able to go out and play was really painful for Mara, so she was puzzled and asked, "Why! ”
Ernst, who could not explain it, did not give any explanation, but said: "If you do not obey then I can tell your mother what I just said, and you have also said that Countess Mosetti is very powerful." ”
Mara was very upset, because in her eyes Ernst was a traitor, how could she tell the adults what they had to say to each other at the same age?
But Mara, who was really a little scared, could only choose to agree, and Ernst left satisfied, and he didn't know that Mara was cursing him behind his back.
For lunch, Countess Mosetti barely ate because of the Count of Bonarroti, and Mara and Adeline, the two little ones, were much more relaxed, and they did not want to eat well, sleep soundly, and want to go out and play. Of course, it was impossible to go out and play, after all, Mara had promised Ernst that she and her sister would not leave the manor.
The evening was approaching, looking at the Countess of Mosetti, who had been waiting silently in the hall, Ernst couldn't help but step forward and said: "I have arranged for someone to go to Florence, if nothing else, he will be able to bring news soon......"
Knock knock~
There was a knock on the door......
The Countess of Mosetti stood up as fast as she could, and so did Ernst, whose servant had already opened the door, but it did not turn out very well, for it was Ernst's servant who had arranged for the news, and behind him was a servant who had followed Count Bonarroti out, ragged and bloodstained......
This glance gave Countess Mosetti signs of fainting, and when the anxious-looking servant came to them, panting and telling the story, Countess Mosetti could no longer hold back and faint directly.
"We were attacked on our way back...... The Earl and the dozens of remaining servants fled...... They were then stranded on a small hillside south of Florencrosa...... The situation is unclear now, but the Earl should still be alive. ”
This is the news brought back, it is very bad, it is difficult to choose, who knows whether the other party is transferring the tiger from the mountain and surrounding the point to send reinforcements? Of course, this is not the case in the West, but the truth is the same.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ernst......"
"Lord Earl......"
The servant's cry was urgency and anticipation, while Bert's was a reminder, and although it was also for Ernst to decide as soon as possible, their purposes were very different.
At this time, Countess Mosetti woke up slowly, glanced at Countess Mosetti in the hall, one of her personal maids, two servants of the Bonarroti family, and Bert, and Ernst rubbed his head and put the matter directly in front of them.
"It is very likely that the other side deliberately lured us to rescue Count Bonarroti, and then they attacked here more easily, and the safety of Countess Mosetti and Mara and Adeline will not be guaranteed, this is not what Count Bonaroti wants to see. There is also the possibility that they are now waiting halfway to ambush us, and then Count Bonaroti and this place will be wiped out. ”
"This ......"
They were all shocked by Ernst's speculation, and so was Bert.
The Earl had not studied much military affairs, but ......
Now is not the time for shock, but for a decision to be made, and how it should be laid out before him, Ernst looked at the Countess of Mosetti.
If there are only two people here who can make a decision, then only Ernst and Countess Mosetti make this decision, but Ernst makes this decision and Countess Mosetti does it in a completely different sense.
"Could it be, could it be that we think too much about ourselves, in fact, the other party ......"
These were the words of Countess Mosetti's personal maid, Ernst did not express his dissatisfaction with this, he nodded and said: "It is possible, but it is very unlikely that that way, if I am not mistaken, you should have escaped and not Count Bonarroti covering you to let you come back for help." ”
There were some other meanings in Ernst's words, and Bert reacted immediately, reaching his waist and preparing to draw his gun, but was stopped by Ernst.
"I didn't mean that, the servants of the Bonaroti family are all reliable, and I suspect that the other party deliberately let him come back."
Needless to say, the fleeing servant himself was very difficult to look at, and needless to say, this is what happened!
If the other party had set the trap earlier, he would not have been able to come back at all, and if he had not set the trap, then he should have been more than one servant who had returned.
In particular, the injuries on his body indicate that he has not gone through too fierce battles, so such a coincidence will not happen. Of course, it is also possible that he was greedy for life and afraid of death, and he hid while the others were fighting, but since he was taken out by Count Bonarroti, it was naturally impossible to be such a good.
"They have been watching this place for a long time, and Count Bonaroti will find out as soon as he leaves them, but the morning is not the best time to start, so they deliberately delayed it until the evening, waiting for us to come to their aid."
"So, what should we do now?"
The Countess of Mosetti was confused, and she could only pin her hopes on Ernst, because even she herself did not know what to choose.
"This is a multiple-choice question, Countess Mosetti, it must be chosen by you personally, I am not suitable."
With Count Bonarroti on one side, the estate and his two daughters on the other, Ernst giving her the right to choose will be the greatest harm to Mosetti, because no matter what choice she makes, once it causes any consequences, then everything will be borne by her, she will feel guilty, she will blame herself, and she will live a life that is worse than death.
"I ......"
The sound of Kurt's leather boots stomping on the floor echoed in the doorway aisle, and then his serious face appeared in front of Ernst.
"There's a farmer named Bazali from the small town of Bonaroti, and 100 young people from the town have come at the same time."
"Old Bazali!"
"100 youth!"
The people in the hall were happy, but they were not happy, Bert and Ernst were happy with the 100 youths, while the people of the Bonaroti family were happy that old Bazali could come. Because in the eyes of the Bonaroti family, old Bazagli is the only one who can help now, after all, he was from the Florentine legion, and he once held the position of deputy commander.
In the midst of such attention, the old Bazali came to the hall, and after saluting one by one, Bert told Ernst's analysis just now, and the old Bazali, who was already over sixty years old, could not help but fall silent after listening to Ernst's analysis, and with his silence, the Countess Mosetti and the servants could not help but feel uneasy.
In a state of unease, old Bazali finally spoke: "As His Royal Highness Prince Ernst said, this is a multiple-choice question......
Seeing that old Bazali finally had no better way, Ernst couldn't help but smile lightly: "Maybe there is no need to do multiple-choice questions now, Bert!" ”
"Lord Earl!"
"Let Kurt gather our guards, old Mr. Bazali!"
"His Royal Highness Prince Ernst!"
"I hope you can hold on to the manor before we return, 150 armed men, 2 hours I hope you can guarantee it."
"No problem, but ...... Are you going to take only 100 guards with you? ”
"Lord Earl......"
Old Bazali was worried about whether Ernst would be able to rescue Count Bonarroti, and Bert was surprised that Ernst was actually going to go in person.