After laying out the matter and talking about it, the two of them were silent for a while, and His Royal Highness the Prince sat in his seat in a daze, his face was very changeable, and he obviously remembered those bastards back then. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because of Charles's sudden revelation of the secret, His Royal Highness Prince Jérôme is now a little like a pins and needles, and he no longer has the calmness and leisure that is unique to the old man just now, but he is a little out of order, and it can even be said that he is embarrassed, but it is good for Charles to appreciate the embarrassment of the members of the Bonaparte family.

He did not feel pity for His Royal Highness, in the final analysis, this was also his own affair debt, it was he who abandoned his wife and children and ran back to France, and now even if there is a problem, he cannot be blamed, even if there is any embarrassing thing in the future, he will have to face it himself.

"Hey! You said that at my age, why should I suffer this sin again! After a long time, His Royal Highness finally couldn't help but sigh, "The shadows of the past always refuse to say goodbye to us...... Charles, she will definitely hate me and grit her teeth, but I can't say how much I have to suffer! Besides, who doesn't have to do something like this to a greater or lesser extent? ”

"Your Highness, I have no intention of interfering in your private life......" Charles knew that the prince would definitely want to defend himself in order to save his image in Charles's mind, but Charles was not interested in listening to such justifications - anyway, it was nothing more than some cliché such as "people can't help themselves".

"Well, it's okay if you don't want to hear it, anyway, there's no need to say anything about it now." Prince Jérôme smiled bitterly, "Anyway, as long as she doesn't come back, everything is fine, I don't want to let the past things haunt me now, because my life is messed up enough!" As for that kid......"

The prince pondered again, as if he was choosing words, "Well, he is my grandson after all, and although I can't openly admit him now, if he wants to contribute to our family, I don't want to stop his wishes, or that this is a good result, and I can even help him later......"

There was a long pause in his words, and Charles did not interject, quietly waiting for His Royal Highness the Prince to say that "but".

This "but" came quickly.

"But...... For reasons that I believe you should be able to understand, I cannot meet with him publicly, let alone be his protector publicly. Prince Jérôme shook his head slightly, "It's not just because of my feelings, it's also an important practical consideration, Charles, you know, I can't embarrass Joseph and Mathilde......"

"Oh, of course I can understand you." Charles replied very dryly. "Judging from His Majesty the Emperor's current attitude, he doesn't want this person to officially become a member of the Bonaparte family, but just lets him join the army and secretly take care of it."

Although Prince Jérôme's words seem unkind, they actually have some truth, and although Prince Jérôme can accept the return of this grandson who grew up in the United States, he cannot accept him as his official family member, otherwise it will definitely trigger a violent backlash.

Prince Jérôme married Princess Catherine of Württemberg and had three children, one boy and one girl, the eldest of whom served in the army of his uncle King Württemberg in the army of Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte and died untimely in 1847 without children.

His remaining children were Prince Joseph-Bonaparte and Princess Mathilde, neither of whom is now married, let alone heirs. If Prince Jérôme had shown the slightest attitude towards his grandson, who had returned from the United States, as his legitimate heir, the two of them would surely have rebounded violently and provoked civil unrest in their families.

So Prince Jérôme could only choose to ignore this grandson and pretend that he had not heard of it.

Moreover, he had to tell Charles and His Majesty the Emperor in advance that he must show this attitude clearly. He must not allow His Majesty the Emperor and Charles to threaten the stability of his family, otherwise everything will fall apart.

Although this is undoubtedly more sorry for his wife and children in the Americas, it is at least a solution, which is better than being entangled, so Charles can understand his attitude.

After receiving Charles' assurances, Prince Jérôme was clearly relieved.

"Thank you, Charles, and in that case, then I'm relieved. If it weren't for you, God knows how I would have escaped from this disaster......! ”

There was always some sarcasm in his words, and Charles didn't think he knew it. "Actually, His Majesty was also very surprised by this matter, so he didn't make a decision for a long time."

After the initial shock, Prince Jérôme was now almost reminiscent, and he had been secretly set up by the bastard Charles de Treville - after he and Elizabeth Patterson had finished talking, he had not even told him anything about it, but had told His Majesty the Emperor directly about Elizabeth's request.

Although he did not express his attitude on this matter, his attitude is clear from the fact that he did not disclose it to himself. Maybe he deliberately fanned the flames in front of His Majesty, made this matter out of control, and made himself disgraced.

As soon as he thought of this, Prince Jérôme hated it a little, but now he had no way to do anything to Charles, on the contrary, there were many things to rely on the care of His Majesty the Emperor and the former red man.

Still, he was able to make a small counterattack.

"You did such a thing in secret without a sound, and let me suffer such a crime, I should really pick up this and beat you to the head and bleed!" He laughed reluctantly, and then, as if joking, picked up the cane next to him, and made a gesture that was about to hit him on the head, "In that case, you can just help me cut off all the family affairs, and save me so much trouble here!" ”

"What do you mean?" Charles didn't quite understand.

"My current wife has fallen out with me, and now she wants me to give her a large sum of money as compensation, where can I get the money now?" Prince Jérôme tapped lightly on the carpet with his cane, looking very anxious, "So please help me out of this trouble." ”

Charles frowned slightly, he didn't expect Prince Jérôme to make such a request to him.

Although he didn't go out of his way to gather information, Prince Jérôme's life was always high-profile, so Charles had already heard of his family situation.

After the fall of Napoleon's empire, although the emperors of Russia and Austria exiled the French emperor after defeating Napoleon, they did not particularly embarrass Napoleon's relatives and brothers, although the title of King of Westphalia in Jérôme was stripped away, but his property was not confiscated, and he still had the wealth obtained during the imperial era.

However, because of his habit of profligacy, it was not long before Prince Jérôme, who lived in Florence, Italy, became indebted and almost bankrupt, and in 1835, the death of his wife, Princess Catherina, dealt him a major blow.

At this time, under his embarrassment, like most bankrupt aristocrats, he thought of the idea of using his marriage to a rich lady or a widow to save his finances.

So in Florence, the prince married the widow of a wealthy Italian marquis, and used the widow's money to alleviate his financial crisis and make the woman named Jestina Picori Suarez his third wife.

However, the prince only liked her money, and while he was in Florence he called her only the Marquise, and his children were equally unhappy with the stepmother, and refused to recognize her as a full member of the Bonaparte family.

When the empire was re-established and the Bonaparte family returned to France, and the Prince of Jérôme returned to Paris to enjoy the rich life he had started again, Jestina's importance was less important.

Prince Joseph-Bonaparte began to ask the stepmother to leave France, but Prince Jérôme, as her husband, acquiesced and simply ignored it, and under their persecution, the lady had to leave France and return to Florence.

However, although she obeyed the orders of the Bonapartes, she demanded compensation for the financial support she had given to the Prince of Jérôme at that time, and that the Prince should give her a large amount of alimony.

This request did have a reason, so Prince Jérôme agreed to it.

It is precisely for this reason that the prince is so anxious about money and will cause today's incident.

It was now clear that he was going to get Charles to pay for this new trouble for himself, and his new wife.

Charles was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that Prince Jérôme would be able to extend his romantic debt to the present.

Sure enough, it's a prodigal prince!

"If you settle this matter for me, I will choose to ignore everything that happened before and what may happen after." Under the gaze of Charles with some surprise and even admiration, Prince Jérôme did not shy away from saying, "How is it, Charr? Didn't you want to pay me a stipend before? Then you can send it now, and I'll advance it for a few years. ”

Charles didn't answer him immediately, but fell back into a deep groan.

After all, he is the younger brother of Emperor Napoleon, although he usually only knows how to spend time and drink, and he has no power, but if he really wants to put on old qualifications, whether it is Charles or His Majesty the Emperor, he can only let him score three points.

Since you want to win him over, then just do it to the end, so as to save him from holding a grudge.

However, there is one sentence that must be made clear, lest he think that he is an ATM here, and he can advance as much as he wants.

"Yes, Your Highness, I can relieve you of such worries, so that the lady can live comfortably in Florence. But I warn you that this is a special case, you can't treat me like she treats, and I'm not the one you can give as much as you say. ”

"Okay, okay, I know, I'm sorry for you." His Royal Highness waved his hand, indicating that he was tired.

And Charles is now very satisfied, he has got what he wants, even more than he wants.

"Have a nice evening, then." He stood up and said goodbye to His Royal Highness.

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In the run-up to winter, the weather in London is very uncomfortable, and the cold wind is caught in the mist, making the cold penetrate everyone's body, making people want to curse the world.

In a mansion in a wealthy area, a roaring fireplace insulates the cold.

Right next to this fireplace, a very sturdy and handsome young man was reading the letter slowly in his hand, his hands trembling slightly, obviously a little excited about the contents of the letter.

When he had read the entire letter, the young man shouted excitedly.

"Thank God! I was able to go to France! ”

See her again. (To be continued.) )