It seems that because there are few people to talk to in the court on weekdays, Lady Adelaide and Fran have a long conversation this time. It wasn't until Zuihou that the lady-in-waiting, seeing that she was already in a bad spirit, suggested that Fran should end the conversation early so that the lady could regain her spirits.

Fran hurriedly offered to say goodbye, and the lady smiled and nodded, allowing her to leave.

"Okay, let's go play, remember that you're still a kid."

"Xiexie, ma'am." Fran saluted solemnly, then turned to leave the gazebo, her golden hair swaying gently as she moved, and then falling gently down her shoulders.

Her mood was a little heavy at the moment, so her steps were a little sluggish.

The lady who had lovingly cared for her, and who had spoken gently to herself, was now running out. Yes, even if a fifteen-year-old girl doesn't really understand what "death" means now, she can see that it is clear that this lady is now nearing the end of her life.

When she walked out of the garden, she found several of her classmates on the side of the tennis court on the lawn, and hurriedly walked over to them, and then greeted each other. Though they could all see the lady's preference for her, none of them asked her what she had just talked about with Lady Adelaide, not even the slightest curiosity - perhaps it was the girl's insistence on self-esteem.

Still, as always, there is one exception.

"How did you talk to the lady? Miss Treville? Lola ignored the person next to her and walked straight up to Fran.

Obviously, everyone was afraid of her, and even her comrades did not dare to make a mistake, so they gently avoided her.

"It's fine. xiexie you care. Fran casually perfunctory.

Lola looked at Fran blankly before resuming her mouth after a moment.

"You've been on your minds lately."

"No......" Fran was about to deny it, but Lola interrupted her directly, "Do you think I can't see it?" You've been absent-minded lately, and that's the case when you were drawing, your painting isn't your usual level. ”

Is she trying to convince me? Then do as she wishes, Fran thought to herself.

"Congratulations. You did a very good job just now......"

"No, it doesn't matter." Lola shook her head slightly, "I know it myself. Not to mention your proudest work, even your usual standard is slightly inferior, I didn't come to you to demonstrate to you. ”

"Is that weishenme?" Fran was a little surprised.

Lola looked at the lawn in the distance and asked casually.

"I heard you have an older brother. Right? ”

Fran was taken aback when she heard this question. Then she was alerted to her brother's advice to her at the exhibition. But the fact that she has a brother is not a secret among her classmates at all, and it makes no sense to deny it, so she has to admit it honestly.

"Yes, as ...... as you do"

"yes, it's the same ......as me," Lola nodded in acknowledgement, adding an ambiguous remark, "It's not quite the same." ”

Before Fran could react, she asked again. "Have I seen him?"

Fran replied immediately.

"No, he's usually busy. Never came from our side. ”

"Wasn't it your brother I saw at the exhibition that day?" Lola asked suddenly and softly.

"Of course not, that's my cousin...... Grandson of the Duke of Treville. Fran quickly explained.

"I heard that it's still your betrothed?" Lola turned her head and looked at Fran earnestly.

Fran Lian turned red in an instant.

"Yes...... Yes......"

While answering, she secretly "complained" loudly in her heart about her brother, putting herself in such an embarrassing predicament.

"I see," Lola nodded, as if accepting Fran's explanation, "and your cousin has been to my house recently." ”

Fran's eyes widened, and then she quickly looked at Lola, "Has he been to your house?" When? weishenme？ Did something happen? ”

Could this be the reason why my brother left the house suddenly?

Concerned and chaotic, she asked a few questions in a row, and her tone was very urgent.

Lola still didn't speak, and Fran couldn't help but get closer to her.

"Can you tell me? I really want to know, xiexie you! ”

"Are you in such a hurry to get married?" Lola asked suddenly in a low voice.

"Ah...... Woo...... Hmm......" Fran blushed even more this time, unable to even speak, but her concern for her brother still overcame her irrepressible shyness, "Please...... Please let me know......"

Lola looked at Fran, whose face was flushed, and her expression suddenly became very strange, and then she suddenly looked up.

“hahahaha…… hahahaha…… It's fun...... hahahaha……”

Lola's usual cold and arrogant appearance collapsed in an instant, and the contrast was so great that Fran couldn't help but be surprised, and even several girls next to her were dumbfounded.

However, Lola, who had stopped smiling, glanced to the side, and soon the girls did not speak and walked away, even if she was not in the studio, Lola's prestige was obviously useful.

After everyone else had walked away, Lola looked back at Fran, who was full of anticipation.

"He came to my house and made a big fuss, I was not at home at the time, but I heard from the servant that it was very bad, and he beat one of my father's men to a serious injury......"

"No wonder...... No wonder ......" Fran finally "understood" the reason for her brother's sudden run away from home, her expression became very nervous, her eyes wandered, "How can this be...... He's not usually like that...... There must be some other reason......" After a moment she regained her composure and looked at Lola again with a very earnest expression, "Miss Beauwon, can you help persuade your father to forgive him......"

"Forgiveness? Miss Treville, I think you seem to have misunderstood something......" Lola raised her eyebrows slightly, "My father wasn't angry with him at all?" Not to mention what he was going to do to him. ”

"Not mad at him? That weishenme......" Fran whispered to herself.

"Then weishenme still has to run? Right? Lola complemented Fran's words, and there was some joking in her tone. Probably because he did a lot of bad things and didn't dare to face my father...... Maybe I owe my father money. ”

How did she find out about "my brother ran away"? Fran didn't have time to dig into the question.

"No, it won't! He would never be that kind of person! Fran interrupted Lola directly, and her tone was very firm. With complete conviction, "If it was for this reason, he would never have run, he would never have been the kind of person who only knew how to run, there must have been some other reason!" ”

It was the first time she had faced Miss de Beauvang so sharply.

After Fran fought back, Lola didn't look angry, just nodded slightly.

"Okay. Pardon me, Miss Treville, I was just joking...... "Without waiting for Fran to speak." The corners of her mouth suddenly curled slightly, and a smile appeared, "Still, it's really interesting." He vehemently denied that he was the grandson of the Duke of Treville. And you insist in front of me that he is the grandson of the Duke of Treville, which is so funny. ”

Fran was shocked again.

"He wrote to my father two days ago and told me in plain terms that he was not the grandson of the Duke of Treville, and that he only assumed it because he was the lover of your cousin Charlotte......"

Silent.

"Did he really say that?!" Fran asked in a blank and flat tone.

"Why should I tell a lie?" Lola replied directly, "So you see, I don't understand that your cousin, the betrothed person, would insist that he is the lover of Miss Charlotte de Treville?" It's because he's a shameful big dandy who cheated on you and your sister. Or is it ...... for some other reason? ”

Fran still had no expression on her face, and there was no focus in her eyes.

"I don't know what this cousin of mine thinks."

"At this point, you can still hold on and not let go. It's remarkable. Lola suddenly whispered a word of approval, "But it's okay, in fact, I didn't come to interrogate you today, but I just want to ask you something......"

"What's the matter?" Fran asked softly.

"My father was very interested in him, and he was not upset with his previous offense, which he now understood for a reason, and he said that everyone should forget the history that had happened and look forward together......" Lola whispered her father's words, "so I wondered, if you could meet him one day, if you could tell him about it?" Tell him that my father is not going to do anything, that there is just a little misunderstanding for various reasons, that these misunderstandings can be easily eliminated and should be eliminated, and that he is interested in meeting your 'cousin' again to clear up this misunderstanding. ”

"Haode, I get it......"

"I'm not trying to get you involved, I'm just asking you to help convey it, if you're short on time or have other reasons, it doesn't matter if you don't tell me, my father will have another way after all." Lola sighed suddenly, "My father thinks a lot of money about him, but ...... I have to admit that he is much better than my brother who is not a weapon. ”

Fran didn't understand what Lola was talking about, but she could sense that the message was important to her brother, so she nodded.

"I'll tell him well...... xiexie you. ”

"It's okay, I'm just helping people relay a word." Lola also breathed a sigh of relief, as if because the mission was complete, "Whether you understand it or not, I want you to tell him that we have no ill intentions." ”

“haode。”

"Let's talk about it now." Lola nodded, signaling that she was done.

“zaijian。”

"Although after I spoke to you that time, you didn't come to me until Zuihou, but that's a good thing, after all, nothing happened is the most haode. I just wanted to say something......" Lola smiled faintly again and nodded lightly at Fran, "You're lucky, really lucky." (To be continued......)

PS: I'm very busy with work during the day today, so I don't have time to write.

Work harder in the evening and see if you can catch up with another shift...... However, there is no guarantee that ......% >_