When Charles and the Duke of Treville replied, his attitude and tone were not particularly respectful, not so much as if he were facing an elder, but like a friend. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But this can't be helped, although the current Duke of Trevil is Charles's father-in-law, but perhaps because he is too familiar with the nature of this duke, Charles can't mention the respect for his father-in-law to the duke at all, but has some cordiality towards his friends, and his cousin is not dissatisfied with this, for him who has always been easy-going and funny,

Besides, before he married Charlotte, he had seen a lot of the duke's style, which was a standard playboy, and his behavior could be said to be quite witty and even absurd, and there was really no way to make him feel that kind of respect in his heart.

However, the Duke was not angry with Charles' attitude, and to be honest, with his character, he would feel embarrassed if Charles treated him respectfully.

"Oh! Look, who's coming! At this time, the duke's eyes turned to Clovis who was being held by Charlotte, and then he took it directly, and then smiled and half-crouched down and lifted his grandson high, which made Clovis laugh.

Seeing the intimacy between her grandparents and grandchildren, Charlotte couldn't help but smile - isn't the best way to please a mother be to make her child happy?

After playing with his grandson for a while, he put Clovis back down and let him run into his mother's arms again.

"Oh, I really didn't expect that I would become a grandfather all of a sudden, and I really had a hard time getting used to it!" Seeing his grandson's lively and innocent appearance, the Duke of Trevill couldn't help laughing, "This time flies so fast, I haven't paid attention yet, I'm getting old." ”

"You're not old, you're still quite energetic." Charles immediately complimented his father-in-law.

"Hey, you're old...... Old...... Now I don't have much energy to move, why haven't I aged yet? The Duke shook his head, "It's already fifty years old, and there is no way to compare with you young people!" ”

When he said this, he was also a little more depressed, and he no longer had the frivolity when he was joking with his son-in-law just now, obviously he really felt the horror of the passage of time and the loss of energy.

Charles came to his side at this time, and found that the duke's hair had been neatly combed with golden hair, although it was still very neat, but some white flowers could already be seen between the temples, and although the face was still very white, fine wrinkles had been densely covered in the corners of his eyes and forehead.

It's really old, Charles couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is a fate that no one can escape.

"Okay, let's stop talking about this kind of frustrating thing, let's go in together!" At this time, the Duke of Trevil regained his spirits, and then pointed to the inside of the door, "It's much warmer inside." ”

Then the couple followed the Duke in, and as soon as they got inside, they took off their coats, and at this time Charles's mother-in-law, now the Duchess, also greeted them, and then hugged Charlotte, and then the mother and daughter chatted and teased Clovis next to them, and they were a happy scene.

While the mother and daughter were talking, Charles noticed that the father-in-law next to him gave him a look.

"Charles, can you come and talk to me?"

Charles was slightly stunned, but immediately nodded in agreement.

He also knew that his father-in-law specially called his own minister, His Excellency, to come over, and he would definitely not just watch them bring their grandson over to hang out, he must have something to ask him, or something to help him.

However, as a son-in-law and a family, he doesn't mind helping if he can.

Led by the Duke of Treville, they went to the Duke's study together.

Since the death of the first Duke of Treville, in order to express his grief, the Duke decided to seal his father's bedroom, leaving everything as it was, and he lived in his original room, which also made it the center of the whole mansion, but when Charles followed him, he was surprised to find that no one passed by along the way, which shows that his father-in-law was prepared.

And...... It shouldn't be a trivial matter, Charles's heart tightened slightly.

Soon, the two of them sat down again, and the Duke's breathing became a little messy, but apparently still trying to compose himself, and he asked Charles another question he had heard.

"Whiskey or brandy, Charles?"

"Whatever you want." Charles spread his hands, much more relaxed than before, "However, it is better for us to drink less, lest we not have enough brains when we talk about things, and besides, it is not good to be full of wine when we go to see Madame later?" ”

"You're right...... We have to drink less, and we can't delay business. The Duke nodded slightly, and then he took a bottle of brandy from the wine cabinet and walked over to sit down beside Charles.

Then, he and Charles each poured themselves a glass of wine.

After the wine was poured, the Duke took it directly, and then poured himself a large sip at once, as if to calm his mind.

Then, suddenly, he looked up at Charles.

"Charles, can you do me a favor?"

"Can you just say it?" Charles took a small sip unhurriedly, and then looked at the duke, "I'm your son-in-law, will I still see you?" I'll help if I can. ”

"Hey, that's great...... Shire. "After hearing Charles's statement, the Duke finally came to his senses." Actually, it's not that something happened to me, I'm wandering around all day long, drinking some wine and playing cards, what can happen? What happened was ...... It's Philip. ”

"Philip? What happened to him? Charles was a little surprised on the surface, but he had a little bottom in his heart.

When the first duke died, because he was dissatisfied with the old duke's disposal of the estate, Charlotte's brother, as the eldest grandson, Philip, wanted to make a big fuss, and also tried to persuade his father to fight against his grandfather's will, but after the final family showdown, because of the resolute attitude of Charlotte and the Charles couple, as well as his father's retreat, his resistance finally failed, and he could only accept the duke's arrangement.

However, his rebellious psychology Charles can understand, after all, Philip has always regarded himself as the direct heir of the long branch and the natural leader of the Trevill family, and the psychological gap between his grandfather and his grandfather to distribute the inheritance is too big. Besides, if he was resentful, he would lose the face of the whole family in front of outsiders if he kept making a fuss, so in order to appease him and reduce his resistance a little, Charles decided to give him some compensation - under his operation, Philip became one of the inspectors of the nation's ecclesiastical property, responsible for investigating and cleaning up the ecclesiastical assets that had been improperly confiscated during the Revolution, so that the government could return them to the church and allow the empire to reach a compromise with the church.

Although he was still a little reluctant, after receiving compensation, Philip finally accepted the result, and then took people out to the provinces to start inspecting the church's assets. Perhaps because he wanted to find compensation, Philip was also very enthusiastic, and he was so enthusiastic with his followers that he rarely even went home, and Charles had not heard much from him in the past year or two.

"Hey...... Hey......" After hearing Charles's question, the Duke stopped talking, and finally poured himself another sip of wine. "Philip went to Niort a while ago to inspect the ecclesiastical estate, and he ...... He was on business, and as a result, he got into conflict with people. ”

"With whom?" Charles frowned slightly, then immediately asked. "How much of a conflict? What did he fall in love with? ”

To be honest, this is not unexpected, Philip's personality is almost the same as Charlotte's, arrogant, and self-esteem, and at this time he wants to recoup his losses, so he will definitely be very aggressive, even unscrupulous.

The so-called official business is just a pretext for the duke, and it must be that he wants to get his hands on it, and finally put the recovered assets into his own private pocket to take the opportunity to make a fortune.

But this is not a bad thing for Charles, after all, the more Philip does too much, although he can make a lot of money, the worse his reputation will be, the more people he offends, the old relationships will surely be used up, and he may still have to ask for himself - and at that time, he will no longer be able to hold grudges against the Charles, but will have to obey their will.

"Hey...... This...... It's hard to talk about. The Duke glanced at his son-in-law with some embarrassment, as if he was very embarrassed, "Philip thought that there was a problem with the property rights of several vineyards, so he inspected it very closely, and wanted to verify the specific situation, and the result was ...... As a result, they quarreled with others. ”

"Did you quarrel with the local farmers?" Charles had come to his senses.

"No, not a farmer, if it were!" The Duke of Trevil sighed again, "It's with the people of the church......"

"People from the church?" Charles was really a little surprised, "Why did he get into a quarrel with the people in the church?" ”

It stands to reason that Philip is helping the church to inspect and return their old assets, so even if he makes a profit from it, the church will not say anything, anyway, everyone knows that people don't work day jobs, but Philip actually fell out with the people in the church, which was a bit unexpected by Charles, which shows how intense Philip did it.

The people in the church were not satisfied with his ruling, so some people went to his place to make trouble, and as soon as it started, it was difficult to clean up...... Philip is indeed too unsophisticated. The duke's face was gloomy, and he was obviously quite dissatisfied with what his son had done, "If it's an ordinary quarrel, forget it, but in the end, everyone got into a fierce fight, and they actually started to shoot......"

"Actually got a gun?" Charles was really taken aback, "Are there any casualties?" ”

"There are some casualties......," the Duke took another sip of wine, "Actually, Philip and they also want to restrain themselves, but a bullet is not long-sighted!" Stray bullets scurried, bringing some casualties to that side, and finally ...... In the end, a priest was killed. ”

"Killed a priest." Charles wasn't surprised at this time, but frowned, "Philip, what a beautiful job!" ”

Although the duke said all the truths for the sake of his son, after hearing this information, Charles could almost put together a truth.

After all, his cousin Philip was a man who had lived in the world of flowers for a long time and was accustomed to enjoying it, and he could not afford to run around and sometimes stay in the poor countryside, so after getting this errand to inspect the assets of the church, he was bent on making money back as soon as possible, and never planned to live a long life.

When he is in a hurry, sometimes he has no food to speak of, and he must have offended everyone, and those people around him are either servants who have been with him for many years, or they are friends with wine and meat around him, where can these people look down on people from other provinces, and where can they talk well to people, and the result must have been conflicts.

Originally, in other places, they should have had conflicts, but because the Tréville sign worked after all, and the matter could be suppressed, so no one bothered Charles, but this time it was different, they actually had a direct conflict with the church, and there was a firefight, and even killed a priest - in the church system, the priest is the highest clergyman of a church, and it can be said that he is a person.

Although Nior is a rural area in the west, it is not a prosperous place, and the church will not be too influential, but after all, it is still a priest, and it is by no means something that the now-declining Duke of Treville's family can suppress. So it's no wonder that as soon as he heard the news, the duke immediately remembered to call his son-in-law over for help.

"Hey...... Philip was so careless! Of course, the Duke could hear the dissatisfaction and ridicule in Charles's tone, so he scolded his son, "But, Charles...... You know, he just wants to get some money, and he definitely doesn't have the idea of conflict with the church, he must be unintentional. ”

"Whether intentionally or unintentionally, now everyone is dead!" Charles interrupted his father-in-law angrily, "If there were no dead people, it would be fine to say anything, but now that he has beaten people to death, he is still a priest!" ”

"That's why I found you, didn't I......" The Duke smiled, and then looked at Charles flatteringly, "Charles, we don't have much to do now, but you, you're different!" You are a favorite of His Majesty, and you have the means, and if you come, you will definitely be able to do so......"

Because of the request for Charles, the Duke is now cautious of Charles, and he does not have the grandeur of his father-in-law at all.

Charles was silent.

The Duke looked at Charles cautiously, afraid that he really didn't care.

"Where is he now?" After a long time, Charles asked directly.

He ...... He had already come back yesterday and rushed back overnight. The Duke replied at once. Still at home. ”

When he heard Charles ask, he was relieved.

"Count him smart." Charles frowned, then shouted as if he were a parent, "Call him to me at once!" (To be continued.) )