The morning after meeting Charles, Matilda, who had returned home, wrote a warm and respectful letter to Her Majesty, as she had promised Charles, telling her that she could only put off the honor of accompanying Her Majesty for the time being because she had important matters to do. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Out of habitual caution, she did not tell His Majesty in detail about her own affairs, but only said that the matter was very important, please forgive Your Majesty.

And after going to the court, and personally delivering the letter to the court's attendants, she did not go straight home, but drove by carriage to the outskirts of Paris.

Along the way, the streets are bustling, and the hot weather makes people seem more and more restless, and various sounds are mixed together, making people listen to it restlessly.

After the initial war frenzy had passed, the whole city had returned to its daily life, and the citizens were still singing and dancing and living as usual, as if they had not been affected by the great war, which was now only a large show held thousands of miles away from the country, and only a trace could be seen in the newspapers.

Of course, because of the huge government spending, prices began to rise slightly, but because the government was still able to control it, it did not cause much trouble, and the city was once again intoxicated with its own glory.

It was in the midst of this noise that Matilda's carriage managed to make its way out of the city and into its destination in the suburbs.

Compared to the crowded city, it is much more deserted, with sparse dwellings and a lot of green traces around. She stopped in front of one of the modest buildings—a large spire that had been a church but had recently been bought for other purposes.

After being inspected by the guards, Matilda was able to enter the church.

And as soon as she entered, a strange smell mixed with alcohol, antiseptics, and blood rushed into her nose, and the smell was so strong that even if she had been prepared for it beforehand, she felt very uncomfortable at once.

After standing in a daze for a few seconds, she finally regained her senses, and then took a closer look at her surroundings.

The original altar and chairs of the church had been removed, so that the interior was empty, except for a few small cubicles divided by wooden boards, and from time to time a large group of people dressed in white or dark clothes walked by, looking busy and nervous, and among these people, Matilda noticed that there were even many women.

Matilda walked down the corridor between the compartments, and found that some of the cubicles were lying on their beds, looking pained, and some were even wailing, and in one of the compartments, an operation was underway, and a group of people were operating on an unconscious man and cutting off his arm.

When she saw this, Matilda's footsteps finally stopped, and she covered her mouth. The strong smell of blood, the smell of anesthetics and medicines, and the lonely arm made her almost gag.

Now she understood where the bloody breath had come from when she first came in.

"Matilda!" Just as she was in a trance, a cheerful greeting suddenly sounded in her ears.

Matilda shuddered, turned around and looked at the person who greeted her.

That's exactly who she's looking for today.

She wore a white dress with a short hem that reached only her knees, but the white stockings on her feet did not expose an inch of her skin to the air, and she even wore a strange white hat on her head, and her blonde hair was tied up in the hat. The material of the skirt is ordinary, the design is also very concise, and the whole white clothing and non-powdered makeup make people feel that the other party is a little more beautiful and lovely, just like the child in the studio back then.

It's not like the people who are supposed to be here.

Such a beautiful woman is too incongruous with the simple, rough and even somewhat bloody scene here.

However, after the initial slump, Matilda gradually regained her senses, and with the help of her glasses, she noticed that the other party's arms and skirt were faintly stained with blood.

These bloodstains probably came from the people in those hospital beds.

"Fran, long time no see." She barely managed to compose herself, then forced a smile to say hello. "I really miss you a little."

"Ah, I'm sorry." Seeing Matilda's surprised look, Fran couldn't help but laugh, "I haven't been able to spare time lately, so I've had to bother you to come up here to find me." ”

Then, she beckoned and motioned for the other party to follow her, "Come, come with me, let's not quarrel with others here." ”

Matilda obeyed her will, and followed her all the way through the cubicle to a modest common room.

Along the way, she controlled herself and never looked at the scene in the next compartment again, afraid of being shocked like the one just now, and she had too many questions in her heart.

"Is this your hospital?" As soon as she sat down on the wooden chair, Matilda hurriedly began to ask.

"Yes, this is our hospital, of course this is only temporary, it should be a place to learn in more sense." Fran replied in a low voice, "There are a large number of doctors trained here to go to the front as medics to treat the soldiers, and when the war is over, this place will be closed." ”

"You...... Are you really going to the front? Matilda asked again.

"Of course, is there any room for reversal now?" Fran smiled and replied, "You've already been here, and I'm telling you, it's just a joke, I'm not going...... Wouldn't that be a big joke? ”

"I'd rather you're joking......" Matilda whispered. The shock of that scene just now was so great that she hadn't really calmed down yet. "You...... Don't you feel scared? ”

"Looks like you were really scared just now." Fran's smile was a little more different, "Let's be honest, I was scared at first, it was too scary, the appearance of those stumps and dead bodies lingered in front of me, I vomited several times, and I couldn't sleep at night, but after staying for a while, it wasn't so scary, people are like this, as long as you are in an environment for a while, then no matter how bad the environment is, you will slowly get used to it......"

"Maybe you're telling the truth." Matilda nodded, "But it's remarkable that you're willing to force yourself to fit in." ”

Suddenly, she thought of a terrible question and hurriedly asked the other party again. "By the way, the people who were operated on...... It can't be caught, right? ”

"Of course not, how dare we do that in the capital?" Fran smiled again, "This is a patient we transferred from another hospital, and it cost a lot of extra money. But it can't be helped, you think about it, in war, soldiers always have to have surgery, either gunshot wounds, knife wounds, or shrapnel, sometimes even amputation, so we have to adapt first, and the more we adapt to this kind of scene, the more useful it will be. In the end, no matter how miserable we are, we will not be as miserable as those soldiers, at least we don't have to really die in the rain of bullets. ”

She spoke very plainly, which made Matilda admire even more, she never imagined that a noble lady would do such a thing, even if she herself could not endure such an environment.

What a terrible self-control and willpower, she does bleed a different blood than we do. Matilda thought to herself.

"Well, since you say so, I won't stop you anymore, in fact...... I admire you, really, you are a feat, and I think you will go down in history for it! ”

"Leave your name in history...... I've never thought of this kind of thing, what's the point? I'd rather the world forget about me, and no one should think of me, so that I can be the freest. Fran couldn't help but laugh again, but there seemed to be some gloom in her tone, "It's just the two of us here, so I'll tell you clearly, I want to please the world, my grandfather, and by the way, some atone for myself." ”

"Huh?" Matilda was even more confused.

"I want to please the world, so that I can be a good man in their eyes, and I want to please my grandfather, so that he may forgive me for my sins of disobedience...... Yes, it really comes down to one thing. Fran looked to the side to make sure no one could overhear, and told her friend the truth, "My brother has promised me that when the war is over, we will be united, so I ...... I have to do these things. ”

"Oh God!" Matilda gasped.

Surprisingly, though, she wasn't too surprised. She already knew a lot about the relationship between the two brothers and sisters, and even knew some horrific things that the other party had secretly done before, so it was not too strange that even if an agreement was reached in the end.

However, it is still difficult to accept.

In a sense, she also knows that her beloved is amorous, and even she can accept her not-so-honorable situation. But Mary and Lola are one thing, and Fran is another.

That's a ......

Her mind was already a little confused, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

"You see, even you are like this, how can I expect to be blessed by others?" There was a little more bitterness in Fran's smile, "This is sin, I know, I ask you not to tell me some big truths, it will only make me angry with you." ”

Matilda was so upset that she didn't know what to say.

"Yes, I have committed countless sins, but none of them have been for the sake of glory and riches, but only for the sake of my desire for happiness...... But this is not destined to be forgiven, sin is sin, and even my grandfather hates me because of my willfulness. Fran continued to herself, perhaps to confide, "so once in a while I think I need to do something to atone for my sins, and for every one more life I save, I atone for a penny, if not enough to redeem myself, at least a little relief, without worrying about the curse being passed on to others." It's ridiculous, it's obvious that it's already come this far. ”

"If you have to do it, then I won't object to it. I...... I will bless you, and I have no position against you. After a long time, Matilda finally spoke, and she spoke a little dryly, but at last she did. But I'm really worried about you, oh my God...... How terrible it would be if this was a real nightmare! ”

"It's man-made, isn't it? If we don't act because we're afraid, we'll be stuck in the quagmire of self-doubt forever and won't be able to do anything. I'm so satisfied with my hard work and I'm going to keep going until I get to the finish line. Fran replied in a very firm tone, "I have no other way to go. ”

Matilda didn't think much of the other party's persistence, she didn't believe that with the other party's family background and beauty, there would be no other way. But in the face of this fanatical and fiery love, she also knows that no matter how much she says, it will not help, and it will only affect the relationship between the two people in vain.

"Alright, well...... she replied with a dejected sigh, "if only luck had always favored you!" ”

"Besides, it's not particularly bad right now, is it? We've come a long way, at least. Matilda, please tell me, now that you know what we are going to do, are you still going to help us? ”

"I will." After only a moment of hesitation, Matilda finally made up her mind.

As she said, now that the matter has come to this, there is no other way out.

She can't regret it, and she can't regret it, so she can only go all the way.

"Matilda, I am truly grateful to you, you have proven time and again that you are indeed someone we can trust." Fran nodded to the other party very sincerely, "Okay, I've wronged you to stay here today, and we'll go through the handover tomorrow, I think you need me to explain a lot of things......"

"Well, I'm not a very smart person, but I have a good memory, and I'm serious about what I do, as long as you explain it to me, I can remember it." Matilda didn't want to say anything else, and nodded hurriedly.

In the end, though, Matilda couldn't help but ask. "What should I do with Mrs. Charlotte?"

"One of the people we have to watch out for is her." A slightly sneering sneer appeared on Fran's face. "There are some accounting problems that I want to tell you."