Augustus did not further destroy the self-esteem of Lady Mary, but of course it was not cold-blooded and cruel, he was rarely sympathetic and tolerant, in fact, more reason could only be that he was tired of playing this uninteresting game of cat and mouse; he indifferently put forward the first condition, asking the female power cultivated by Lady Mary to hide around Alfred's castle and monitor and protect all the situation around Alfred; Staying at Alfred Castle for the time being, it is necessary for her to make targeted efforts and arrangements, even if Augustus does not mention it, she will take the initiative. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The first condition was well consummated, perhaps at the sight of the light of day, and Lady Mary's expression quickly returned to her usual implicit provocative smile.

Esteem?

Does that thing work for survival?

The second condition, Augustus, asked Madame Mary how much staggering profit the 'Moulin Rouge' had brought her, that is, how much Madame Marie still had in her private property.

This is more private, and from any angle, the asylum seeker Madame Mary does not seem to have the need to answer this question, but in the face of Augustus's playful eyes, Madame Mary hesitated again and again, and finally explained in detail that she had left in too haste, and that many valuable jewels had not had time to be sorted out, and that since the upheaval in Sauron, the 'Moulin Rouge' had been out of business, and the total amount of property she could take out was less than 20,000 gold bourbons. 20,000 gold coins, no matter how you look at it, it's a lot of money, but Augustus has been playing for a long time, and finally sneered jokingly, what a dishonest little ewe, madam, you are testing my IQ again, at least there must be another zero behind the 20,000 here is your real private property.

Lady Mary's expression remained unchanged, and she smiled and was about to explain.

But he didn't give her a chance to explain at all, Augustus said categorically, Alfred's financial situation has been difficult recently, I believe you also know, since you will stay in Alfred Castle for the time being, or even for a long time, the huge wealth in your hands will not be of much use, why don't you lend it to Alfred first? This is also the best opportunity for you to show friendship to Alfred, don't miss it. After a pause, still not giving Lady Mary, whose face changed slightly, a chance to speak, Augustus sighed, "Next, because of you, I am likely to become enemies with my friend Artelas, you know, if you are an enemy, there is always the possibility of war, and once war comes, death is inevitable, madam, do you know the preciousness of life?

Holding the gold mine in one hand and reaching out to claim it with the other, saying that Alfred is financially struggling?

He also said that this is an opportunity to express friendship, not only to provide gold coins for free, but also to be grateful?

Well, even if war does come and there will be casualties, will it really be because of her that when Alfred and Arthras will inevitably clash for war?

Madame Mary gritted her teeth and said fiercely, You said that how much I need to pay is enough to show my sincerity.

Augustus smiled happily and said easily, 150,000.

150,000 Don't even think about it! Lady Mary, who couldn't stand it anymore, seemed to be stepped on by the tail and jumped to her feet, but Augustus's smile was still gentle, and he asked softly how much are you willing to pay? Up to 50,000, Lady Mary's categorical conclusion made Augustus frown slightly, Madam, do you think our friendship is so cheap that it is only worth 50,000 gold coins? This really saddens me, at least 120,000.

So in this subtle but not fierce bargaining, he finally settled on 100,000 Bourbon gold coins, which was a great fortune for Augustus, a poor bastard.

He finally got up, bowed with a smile, and said again, "Alfred Castle welcomes friends like you, Madame. ”

Lady Mary, who had just arrived at Alfred Castle and was almost bankrupt, pouted, and she didn't even bother to perfunctory with her legs crossed.

Augustus, of course, would not mind, and after a brief explanation he would as soon as possible instruct the servant to sort out a room for Lady Mary, and then he left the living room apologetically, and then as he walked to the door of the drawing-room, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and turned back and said calmly: "There is one thing I must remind you, my sister Elizabeth is sure you must have heard of it, then, I allow you to dwell in my castle, but I sincerely advise you not to disturb her." ”

Lady Mary, holding the red wine, was slightly stunned.

Which of these is the true mask of the young earl, a treacherous nobleman with means and courage, a shrewd and philistine merchant's face, and his brother who loves his sister?

......

Walking out of the living room, to meet the old butler waiting at the door, Augustus first asked the latter to arrange a room for Lady Mary, and then thought about it and solemnly instructed the old butler to pay close attention to this strange guest, although he knew very well that Lady Mary was indeed desperate to seek Alfred's protection, but to give this scheming and ambitious woman absolute trust, that is what a fool would do, Augustus was not worried about how Lady Mary would make waves in his castle, but he certainly did not want to see this woman affect the normal operation of his castle。

The old butler bowed down and temporarily lost his great strength, but he never bothered Augustus with his ability to handle these trivial matters.

Then Augustus stood alone in front of the drawing-room door, looking at the withered yellow lawn in front of the castle, and his expression was indifferent.

No matter from which point of view, Lady Mary's attachment at this time is definitely more beneficial than disadvantageous, which is not only reflected in the gold that has basically been put into his pocket, but also in the defensive power that cannot be seen around Alfred's castle, because Christopher's counterattack will come soon without an accident, Augustus does not know what kind of means Christopher will take to counterattack, but he knows that once Christophe, who has a big hand behind him, fights back, it will definitely not be the same as at the beginning, just send a few knights who left the war horse to try to cut off his head。

I'm looking forward to it.

......

And just as Augustus was expecting, in the castle of Morgan City, Christopher's territory, Count Christopher was alone in a dark and closed secret room in the castle.

The faint candles flickered softly, reflecting the white face of Count Christopher, and the huge black cross hanging from the dark walls, the whole chamber looked heavy and very religious.

He stood quietly facing the cross, and stood for a long, long time, before he gently took off his black robe with a blank face, and what was exposed, except for his extraordinarily fair skin, was the sinuous and hideous scar on his back, which was particularly shocking and extraordinarily gloomy and heavy—he stretched out his hand, and on the small table in front of him, there was a chain made of gold, the chain was strangely shaped, like a soft broom, and a chain as thick as a baby's wrist extended downward, branching into seven, cold and sacred under the light of the candle.

He grasped the golden chains and fell to his knees under the cross.

He whipped his body and tortured his soul.

The skin is open, and the flesh is flying.

Christopher's rigid expression, however, reacted no other than a slight frown and the inevitable dull moan—though cold sweat instantly covered his forehead.

The shrill sound of golden chains whipping flesh reverberated through the chamber.

Christopher gasped and murmured in the midst of this pain and shrillity: "I have sincerely decided, with God's help, to repent of my sins, to accept penance, to reform my ways, and to flog my body and torture my soul, so that my sin, the devil that lurks in my body, has nowhere to hide, exposed to the glory of the Lord and turned to ashes." ”