Chapter 10: The Secret of the Count of Bonaroti

"Morning, His Royal Highness Prince Ernst."

"Morning, Butler Parker."

Just as he was about to go out, he saw Parker's butler coming from the small corridor, greeted Ernst and asked, "Count Bonaroti got up so early?" ”

"It's usually at this time, Your Highness the Prince."

Nodding his head, Ernst got out of the way, bent down and saluted in thanks, and then Parker Butler went upstairs to prepare his clothes Count Bonaroti to get up, although Parker Butler was Count Bonaroti's personal valet, but in the case that he had not found a suitable personal valet, it had always been Parker's butler who temporarily took over this position.

Opening the door, a cold wind hit, Bert hurriedly stepped forward to help Ernst block the wind and snow, but was stopped by Ernst, looking at the white world Ernst walked out of the door very happily.

"Lord Earl, do you want to ......?"

"We're just going to walk around, and there's no danger."

Bert was relieved to get a clear answer, he was worried that Ernst was not at ease near the manor and was going to run away, so that Bert would not be at ease without a guard by his side.

Bert? Although he also has some force, it is very limited, and it is not clear whether he can ensure Ernst's safety in case of danger.

"Wow!"

Just as Ernst was somewhat childlike as he was building half a snowman, the dog barked behind him and turned his head...... It was Count Bonarroti's black Kasro, and when he looked up at the jubilant dog and looked behind him, Count Bonarroti was smiling at him.

"Xiaohua, you can't be so rude to treat guests! Early, His Royal Highness Prince Ernst. ”

"Morning, Count Bonaroti."

Little Flower is the name of the fierce Kasro, perhaps there is something wrong with the translation, but in short, Count Bonaroti himself likes the name of his pet, as does Countess Bonaroti and her two daughters.

Coming to Ernst's side, Count Bonarroti stood up straight and looked into the distance and said with some emotion: "Florence in winter is like this, it is very cold but the scenery is very good, and the children also like it. ”

Seeing that Count Bonarroti couldn't help but glance at himself when he said that he was a child, Ernst kicked down the half of the snowman next to him, and he couldn't help laughing.

"There are a lot of rumors about you in Rome."

"There are rumors about the heir of the Bonaroti family!"

As the two of them walked, they talked about the topic that Count Bonaroti had been worried about, and Ernst was an outsider and there was a good chance that he would not have the opportunity to meet in the future, and Count Bonarroti did not mind sharing his thoughts with him.

"That's right, the nobles of Rome laugh at you for putting your hopes on the belly of your wife and daughter, and the words are hard to listen to but made up very true, at least the citizens of Rome believe it."

"What about you? His Royal Highness Prince Ernst, do you think this is true? ”

The Count of Bonaroti was looking forward to the idea of a young man who was only six years old but could talk to him, and Ernst's answer did not disappoint him.

"I believe it, but I understand that you are not counting on your own daughter, because you are only a generation of managers of the family, and it is impossible to give up the glory of your ancestors and give everything to a foreign surname."

"You're right, how could I possibly put my hope in the hands of a man with a foreign surname?"

Although he said this, the Count of Bonarroti looked into the distance with a very deep and helpless gaze, and Ernst, who found this, seemed to understand something.

"Countess Bonaroti ......"

"It's not her, it's me. Once, while fighting with those rebellious nobles, I accidentally fell off my horse, I guess ...... No longer able to have children. ”

I don't know why, although the contact time was not long, and Ernst was only a child of a few years old, the Count of Bonarroti believed him very much, and even did not hesitate to tell such a secret thing.

"Is there no way for the doctors in Rome?"

"No, some people say that there is a doctor in England who is very good at medicine, but it is too far away for me to guarantee that there will be no danger along the way."

The Count of Bonaroti was neither an adventurer nor a diplomat, and there was no reason for him to risk all the way to England. Train? Although trains existed, the aristocracy did not like to ride noisy and bumpy trains, especially when trains did not connect the whole of Europe.

Of course, this does not deny that the train of this era, as the most accommodating passengers, the fastest means of transportation, the war potential of the train is huge, you must know that one of the agreements signed in the defeat of Germany is that Germany needs to hand over all the locomotives, because they are afraid that one day the German ** team will suddenly appear in front of them.

"Europe is not the western part of the United States, security can still be trusted, and if you can, I recommend you to go to the United Kingdom for treatment."

It was not necessary for Ernst not to take the train himself, although they were slower than the train, but they were able to rest well in the evening and get to know the nobles along the way, which was not possible by train.

The train was fast, but he had a fixed route, and he couldn't follow the path he wanted to take like Ernst, and if he took the train, then naturally it would not be possible to come to the Bonaroti family estate, because it would be delayed for a long time, and it was completely opposite to the Italian railway, one in the east of Florence and the other in the west of Florence.

Count Bonaroti is different, if his purpose is England, then he only needs to follow the railroad tracks all the way, although it is harder, but it will be fast and relatively safe.

Safety is relative, you can't spend all the time on the train all the way, get off the train to live in a hotel, eat in a restaurant, if it's always a big city, if you stop in some small town, then the local people happen to hate Italians, wouldn't Count Bonaroti be unlucky?

The most unfortunate thing is that the traffic is not developed at this time, if something really happens, the family is not clear at all, whether it is life or death, whether it was misunderstood by the local sheriff and arrested or stabbed to death in the hotel while being stolen by thieves?

This is the main reason why ordinary citizens and even nobles will not leave their territory unless they are adventurers, it is too dangerous. Forehead...... It is relatively better to only communicate within the country.

"Let's talk about these things later! The family affairs themselves are a mess, and if I go out and make some mistakes, Mosetti ......"

Ernst thought back to the good Madame Mosetti that if an accident had happened on the way to Count Bonarrotti's treatment, she would not be able to save the manor and thousands of acres of land.

"I'm just saying that, you have a better choice!"

"A better option?"

Ernst shrugged his shoulders and looked into the distance, and said with some guilt: "But this will be very unfair to Mara, she should have her own choice in marriage." ”

"Mara? Marriage of its own choice? ”

Even if Ernst didn't say it explicitly, but in a trance the Count of Bonarroti still understood, and for a moment he was so excited that Xiaohua seemed to sense his master's mood, and it quickly stood up and shouted after lying on the ground.