Chapter Ninety-Nine: Bending the Knee and Agreeing
"If she doesn't agree, then I can't help it. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
When Charles said such a condition, Philip's face suddenly turned from joy to iron.
"What? You told me to go to Charlotte and confess my mistakes? β
"Shouldn't you admit your mistake when you have caused such a disaster?" Charles asked rhetorically. "Shouldn't you thank you for helping you?"
"I ...... I'm thankful for you, Charles......" Philip's face suddenly contorted, obviously not knowing what to say, "but...... Shouldn't we keep this matter a secret now? The fewer people who know, the better, and if you don't have to tell her, then don't talk about it......"
He didn't have a good relationship with his sister, and the two of them had a bond with the previous inheritance dispute, and with Philip's pride, he bowed his head to Charles as the Imperial Minister, and he really didn't want to grovel to his sister.
But Charles wasn't going to let him go so easily.
"Why shouldn't Charlotte know? She's the leader of our Trevill family, and there's no one better than she should know! The mistakes you make should be decided by her, and if she doesn't nod, I will never make a move. β
Come on, where is she the leader?
Philip moved his throat for a moment, but in the end he didn't say it, he knew he had something to ask Charles, and this was definitely not the time to offend the couple.
No matter how unwilling he is, now he has no room to dodge, even if he has to endure humiliation, what other way is there?
After a long silence, he had to finally nod slightly.
"Well, Charles, if you insist."
"So...... Good luck. Charles shrugged, then waved his hand at the door, "Let's go over now, I'll help you say a few nice words, Charlotte should still care about family affection." β
This is what he said in his heart, Charlotte's special character has a lot of shortcomings, but the family concept is very heavy, and it is also very affectionate, whether it is from the feelings of brothers and sisters or from the reputation of the family, as long as Philip pleads with her, then she should also nod her head to help, even more positive than her husband Charles.
It's a shame, but it's much cuter than going to jail.
With that, Philip walked out nervously, and Charles followed.
Just as Charles was about to step out of the room, the corner of his coat was suddenly gently tugged at by his father-in-law, the Duke of Treville.
Charles turned his gaze to the duke, confused.
"Charles, you're so funny, thank you so much!" The duke thanked his son-in-law again and again, looking grateful, "We will rely on you this time, as long as you help Philip with this, I can thank you as much as I want to go back!" β
Although he is usually a frivolous personality, Philip is his son after all, and the father's love is unquenchable, and now that his son is in trouble, of course he wants to save it at any cost.
"It's nothing, as a family, you should always help each other." Charles smiled slightly, no longer with the harsh words he had just spoken. "Philip is my cousin after all, and he won't do nothing while he falls."
"Hey, yes, a family...... How can we have a division between the TrΓ©ville family? The duke was also quite embarrassed, and sighed long, "Child, this time is going to be hard for you, but it doesn't matter, when the matter is done, I will treat you well!" You don't know, I recently found a dancer, I'll let her serve you too, don't look at that chick, her kung fu is really good! It's definitely not going to be worse than your new favorite ......."
"New favorite?" Charles asked, somewhat curiously.
"Didn't you have a good time with that Mademoiselle de LΓ©oland lately? I've heard several people whispering to me...... "Why, isn't it true?" the Duke looked at Charles. β
Damn it. How can the world spread the gossip so fast? It's only been a few days, how did it spread to my father-in-law's ears?
Charles froze, wondering if the whole social world would soon know about him and Mary.
Maybe some people want to take revenge for his surprise attack before, maybe it's just a conversation after dinner, anyway, the news has already come out, and I'm afraid it's normal for it to spread.
He was so intimate with Mary in front of everyone at that time, just to elevate her status, but he didn't think about what Charlotte should do when the time came.
"Oh, what's so embarrassing about that! It's just fun in private, who's going to say you? As soon as he saw his son-in-law's uncertain appearance, the duke couldn't help laughing, and then looked like "they're all men, who secretly doesn't have a hobby". "Alright, Charles, it's time to decide, I'll make you happy......"
Originally, Charles was worried that his father-in-law was threatening himself by saying this at this time, but he immediately found out that the Duke didn't mean it, and he didn't even have the idea of using this as a handle to threaten himself, it was just a talking point.
This is also right, this father-in-law has spent a lot of time drinking since he was a child, and the women who pass by him don't know how many, even after getting married, he doesn't restrain much, he often attracts bees and butterflies, and he is complacent about this as a display of his charm, I'm afraid in his eyes, it is natural for a man to secretly steal joy outside his wife, and it is not worth being surprised at all. And he even planned to bring someone to his son-in-law to play with, without any idea of "is this hurting Charlotte".
Although relieved by such a result, Charles couldn't help but sigh a little at Charlotte.
Then, under the gaze of his father-in-law, his expression became serious again, although the father-in-law seemed to have no intention of snitching Charlotte.
"No, no, I'm not interested in that. Also, if you dare to show your mouth in front of Charlotte, you know the consequences! β
Then he stepped out of the room and walked towards the living room with a stunned duke.
At this time, Charlotte was teasing the child with her mother, although it was strange that her father had just come in and called Charles away, but she also understood that these men would always have a lot of things to do, so she did not interfere and happily teased the child with her mother.
But after a while, she suddenly noticed that several people were coming, and she thought it was her father and Charles who had returned, but when she looked up, she suddenly froze, and the leader was her brother Philip.
"Philip? How did you get back? She asked, surprised.
Then, as if she had thought of something, her face suddenly stiffened, "Is something happening?" β
She knew that Philip had been traveling around the province all this time, so of course she was very surprised when she saw her brother at first glance.
Her first reaction was that her brother couldn't stand the suffering of the province and wanted to come back to play, but she soon saw that something was wrong, and if she really wanted to come back to play, it always seemed a little sneaky now.
Just as she was in doubt, Charles emerged from behind Philip.
"Charlotte, Philip got into trouble the other day."
"Got into trouble? What's the matter? Charlotte frowned, then handed the son next to her mother and looked at her brother with a serious face, "Philip, what have you done?" β
"I ...... I'm out of luck...... Something happened. Philip replied with a twist, whispering in front of his sister, which did make him feel very uncomfortable.
However, he intermittently told Charlotte what he had caused earlier.
"You...... How did you do such a thing! "When she heard that Philip had caused such a disaster, Charlotte finally got angry, and then roared loudly at her brother." Are you crazy? β
"I ...... I didn't expect that either. Philip bowed his head in pain.
"You didn't expect that...... I didn't expect ...... So what do you think of? Charlotte still didn't mean to be discouraged, "If you are a little more reliable, how can you cause such a mess?" β
Being told by his sister made Philip even more uncomfortable, and he could only look away.
"You've been like that since you were a kid! You didn't take everyone to heart, you just cared about your own happiness, and when you caused trouble, you knew to go home and help! Charlotte continued to count her brother down, "Ask yourself, who doesn't know that you are a wicked young man?" Now that you've grown up, everyone thinks you're going to be decent after all, and what happened? As a result, if you cause such trouble for everyone, can't you grow a little bit?! β
Philip's patience and self-esteem were exhausted by his sister's number, and he only felt that he was too embarrassed. His breathing grew heavy, but in the end he clenched his fists and endured it.
"Alright, Charlotte, now that things have come to this point, it doesn't make much sense for you to count him, you can only settle the matter first." After watching Charlotte count her brother almost down, Charles, who had been watching coldly, finally spoke, "The situation is urgent, and it's not too late to count him down after the matter is resolved." β
Then he added, "Dad was going to ask me to help Philip and get him out of danger, I'm ...... Personally, I don't have any objections, but I think you have to speak up for this, and I can only help him if you agree, so what do you think? β
Needless to say? Of course I have to help! Charlotte's words suddenly swallowed when she rushed to her mouth, because she had been with Charles for too many years, and she immediately heard something from Charles's words and tone.
Then, she soon understood her husband's intentions.
That's right, help is to help, but you must take this opportunity to hold your brother down, and you can't let him continue to cause trouble in the future and discredit the whole family.
So, she frowned slightly, and began to think about what to do with her brother.
Both Charles and the Duke were watching her, waiting for her to speak, although they had different mentalities, as if she had become the center of the family.
"Philip is my older brother, and now that he's in trouble, of course I have to help...... No matter how big it is, we should try. After a long time, Charlotte finally spoke.
When he heard his sister say this, Philip was overjoyed as if he had been pardoned.
However, before he could be happy, Charlotte suddenly changed her mind. "But...... Help is help, we are not servants to be called, and Philip must also be responsible for the trouble he has caused. β
"Responsible?" Philip looked at his sister in surprise and suddenly became nervous. "How do you want me to be responsible?"
"Since the disaster is your own fault, then you have to solve it yourself, whether it is the aftermath, or the pension, or the joints, or all the expenses that Charles needs this time, you must be responsible, you have to pay alone, and you can't lose a penny." Charlotte said to her brother with a straight face, and then immediately turned to look at her father, "Dad, you are not allowed to pay him, he has to come by himself!" β
"Daughter...... This ...... "The duke was a little unbearable and wanted to intercede again.
"Dad, do you want to make mistakes again at this time? Philip didn't become like this because you were too indulgent, do you want to continue to do it now? Charlotte immediately glared at her father, "If you want us to help, Philip has to take responsibility for his own business, or you can do it yourself!" β
"Hey......" The Duke was forced to sigh.
And Philip also knew that under his sister's tone, there was no point in saying anything, so he had to nod silently.
In the past two years, he has been inspecting the teaching property everywhere and saving a lot of money for himself, but this time it seems that he must be bleeding profusely, which is heartbreaking to think about. But in this situation, there is nothing more to say, only to admit the reality.
"Well, I'll pay for it myself." Philip could only nod his head in the end.
"There is another condition," however, Charlotte's blow to him is not over yet, "even if the matter is settled, it seems that you will not be able to wander around the provinces for the time being, then from today onwards, you have to live honestly and listen to our arrangements, in any way!" You're your age now, it's time to get married, right? I'll find a suitable partner for you to marry, but as long as I choose you, you have to marry. β
"What! Are you enough! Philip finally couldn't help it, and he shouted at his sister, "Come on, what difference can we have?" You're just looking for a husband who can support you...... What shelf in front of me? β
"Do you want to go to jail?" His roar didn't touch Charlotte, she just asked coldly. "I can satisfy you if you want?"
This rhetorical question made Philip's momentum suddenly dispelled, and he looked at his sister in amazement.
"All right, son." At this time, the duke couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to stand up and persuade Philip, "At this age, you really should get married, shouldn't you?" You see your sister has children...... Charlotte values her family reputation very much, and she won't give you random people, just accept it. β
Seeing that his father had already spoken like this, Philip's heart couldn't help but become more uncomfortable.
Charlotte gave him a marriage, not only to let him get married as soon as possible, but also to mean that she could deal with his marriage affairs, if he agreed, it also means that from then on, her position in the family is really unshakable.
And this is something he doesn't want to admit at all - in a sense, Philip is willing to bow to Charles, but it is too uncomfortable to bow to his sister.
He looked around blankly, neither of his father nor mother objected, and when his eyes fell on Charles, the cousin only smiled in a friendly manner.
"Do you want to go to jail?" At this point, Charlotte asked again.
There is no doubt that he absolutely does not want to.
Hey, I'm really going to be their minions! Philip couldn't help but lament in his heart.
Anyway, things have come to this point, and there's nothing more to say, so be it.
"Alright, alright, Charlotte, do as you say!" In the end, he could only say loudly to himself, "I'll do whatever you say, so you should be satisfied, right?" β
"Charlotte, the family will depend on you in the future." The Duke also said to Charlotte at once.
It wasn't until she saw her father and brother bow their knees to her that Charlotte finally smiled with satisfaction.
"Charles, let's go help him."
"Okay, Charlotte." Charles smiled and nodded at his wife. (To be continued.) )