While Fran was exchanging heartfelt conversations with her friend, her brother, as she had said, was nestled in his room, and of course, this brother was not as laid-back as the younger sister.

He was now reading a letter.

This is a letter he has just received at a place designated by Haode, and the letter was also taken by a special person.

When opened, the letter looked ordinary at first glance, just a greeting, but after Charles took out some words and reassembled them in the order agreed beforehand, the content he really wanted to pass on to him was revealed.

"An important meeting will be held in Aung Hye on the 11th, so please be sure to attend on time, there will be important people in attendance. After arriving there, receive new instructions, extremely secret. ”

After reading it, Charles burned the letter in its entirety, as usual, and then sat back in his chair, lost in thought.

The letter was simple, and of course the meaning was clear: in a few days, the leading cadres of the Bonapartist faction would convene a very important meeting in the small town of Enlaing, not far from Paris.

The receipt of this letter was evidently a testament to the fact that the Charles, or the Marquis de Treville, were already regarded as important core members of the Bonapartists.

However, after reading it, Charles also had some doubts in his heart.

Not long ago, when the royal party held a secret meeting, it was ambushed by the government military and police, since Xia Er already knew about it, then the people above must have already known about it. In this case, they decided to gather their important members for a meeting at such a juncture? Aren't they worried that they will repeat the mistakes of the royal party and be served by the government?

No, they would have been scared.

However, since I am afraid to do this, there must be something extremely important to discuss or communicate, and it is so important that I have to take this risk. In addition, the phrase "there will be important people present" is also very reminiscent - Charles can only come to this conclusion after thinking about it, so he also has some expectations in his heart for the secret meeting in a few days.

While he was still immersed in thought, there was a sudden knock on the door of the room.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! "There was a heavy knock on the door.

Charles glanced around him in a very short time.

The secret letter I just received has been burned, and there are not even ashes left. There is nothing else suspicious around me.

Very good.

"Who? What's wrong? After confirming that nothing was wrong, Charles asked.

In fact, he also knew in his heart that there was only one person who could and would knock on his door like this in this mansion.

"It's me."

Sure enough, it was indeed his stupid sister.

"Oh, Fran, what's the matter?" Charles asked softly.

"Miss Leolan, I've come to visit you today."

"Oh, then you guys have fun." Charles replied casually.

"We've been playing for a while." Fran was a little impatient in her tone, "I got tired of everything else, so Mary offered to let you continue teaching her to play chess...... Okay, stop talking nonsense, come out quickly, she's waiting for you in the small reception room. ”

"Playing chess? But ......"

"Okay, don't worry about it so much, it's rare for someone to come and play once, don't make people unhappy." Fran interrupted him directly, "That's it, hurry up!" ”

Charles sighed softly, there was really nothing he could do about this sister.

Well, there's nothing going on right now, so let's pass the time for entertainment.

He looked around again, and after finally confirming that there was absolutely no mistake, he rearranged his clothes and opened the door.

Fran was waiting at the door, and Charles patted her on the head.

"Let's go."

"It's all said, don't always pat me on the head!" Fran was angry again, and forcefully pulled her brother's hand away, her face full of anger.

"Hahahaha......" Xia Er Daxiao said, and then walked downstairs to the reception room.

"It's really grinding, but it makes others wait for a long time." The younger sister followed behind, gritting her teeth and playing on the topic.

"You didn't have to wait long, did you? I came out not long after knocking, unless you had been delayed for a long time before that. Charles refuted her sister's fallacy, then complimented her friend. Having said that, Miss Léoland was quite serious about learning chess, and her progress was really fast, and at first I thought she was just talking about playing...... I didn't expect her to really have the perseverance to go on, and it's rare for today's girls to be able to do this. ”

"How rare can it be?" Fran seems to have made up her mind to go against Charles today, even if it sounds like a blow to her derogatory friend. "It's just moving the chess pieces......"

"Well said, it's just moving chess pieces!" Charles squinted at his sister who was following him, "As a result, some people have spent years but haven't learned, and sure enough, there is indeed a gap between people." ”

Fran seemed to be enraged by Charles' blunt taunt and lightly stomped on Charles' heel. "Don't go yet!"

Speaking of which, this is also a sad thing for Charles.

From the time Fran saw Charles obsessed with chess when she was a child, she often pestered her brother and asked him to teach him how to play chess...... It's a bit tragic.

Even at her behest, Charles patiently taught her many times, but after several years, she did not make much progress, and many times she would make some of the most basic mistakes, which was really disappointing. What's even more troublesome is that she doesn't seem to admit defeat, and often has to play, which makes Charles cry and laugh.

There were many, and when Fran became angry and turned the board upside down in order to get a "draw" - in fact, Charles had already conceded a lot by then - Charles would always wonder if he had no talent for teaching others to play chess.

Fortunately, judging from the progress of Mademoiselle de Leollan, Charles has finally regained his lost self-confidence. In this sense, this young lady is not necessarily all trouble.

But...... This also shows that this sister is indeed too stupid......

Charles couldn't help but glance back at his sister with pity.

When we arrived at the small reception room, Mademoiselle Marquis was already waiting there.

"Good morning, Miss Leolan." Charles glanced at the other party, "It seems that you have been looking very good lately, and you are glamorous." ”

Mary seemed a little happy to see Charles noticing her new outfit. "Really? This is my new pick, isn't it pretty? ”

"It's just a friend's house to play, you're dressed too formally, aren't you?" Charles smiled and replied, "But, of course, it's really pretty." It is a great honor for me to have such a beautiful girl as my student. ”

"After all, I've already started to live independently, so it's time to learn to be an adult sooner......" Mary smiled apologetically. xiexie your compliments. ”

"He's never been a compliment," Fran picked up. "So, Mary, be happy! It's really beautiful! ”

"No thanks." Charles sat down across from her, "Let's get started." ”

After the game began, Charles began to play against the opponent while explaining it in detail.

"A strong enough opponent will not easily waste his chess pieces in vain, so if you come across a piece that seems to be easy to capture, don't rush into action, think more about whether there is something hidden behind it, because it is likely to be a trap......" Charles picked up a chess piece and took a step, "You see, in the current layout, if I take this move, it looks like you can eat a horse for nothing, but if you do move like this, I will do it...... Such...... And then ...... like this," Charles went on to demonstrate a few more steps, "and you can checkmate in a few steps, which is a classic pattern that you should keep in mind." ”

Mary watched the steps Charles had taken, and then replayed them herself.

"It's the same with life, sometimes things that seem easy to get, if you don't think twice, end up paying a high price...... "Charles sighed.

"Play chess, you just like to talk so much......" Fran, who was sitting on the side of the chessboard, muttered.

Charles smiled, unimpressed.

"But I think it makes a lot of sense." Mary replied solemnly. "This kind of thing happens a lot in the world...... Our ancestors, for example, thought that they were born with everything and did not need to do anything, and they were arrogant and lascivious without any scruples, and did not take the resentment of the people seriously, but they turned out to be ......"

At this point she stopped, but the two siblings understood what she meant.

Then all three fell silent. In this day and age, when it comes to this topic, the descendants of the clever French nobility are always silent.

"Let's fight a game, I'll let you have a horse." After teaching for a while, Charles proposed.

"Okay!" The other party readily agreed.

So the two sides rearranged the chess pieces and began to play against each other.

After many careful teachings, this Marquis's chess skills have really improved, and after giving up an eldest son at the beginning, Mary chose a tactic of constantly attacking and forcing Charles to deal with it, which made Charles quite difficult to deal with, and for a while there was a feeling that she was unable to parry and could not fight back. Under heavy pressure, he had to put all his energy into the battle.

At first, the three of them chatted occasionally, but then both of them were so engrossed in the game that they gradually stopped talking, and only Fran was still talking, as if to liven up the atmosphere.

"By the way, brother, how did Charlotte talk to you that day?" Fran seemed to remember something, and suddenly asked.

"It's not good, I said hello, reminded me and then took my leave. After you finished talking to her, I didn't say much to her and she took her leave. It's also quite haode, so you don't ......have to be embarrassed," Charles replied casually.

Wait a minute...... He came back to his senses, is this something that should be premised in front of outsiders? Really!

He couldn't help but glare at Fran, who turned her face away.

Charles regained his senses, and it took a lot of effort for him to find a way to deal with it, and with the help of a small trap, he ate one of his opponent's horses, and then slowly turned the situation back. Zuihou, he conceived an ingenious company general, the marquis lady checkmated.

"Finally won!" Charles breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately he saved face. "Miss Leolan, I must admit that you really have some talent, and you have made very, very great progress."

"It's a pity that I still lost." Mary sighed.

"It's okay, you're just inexperienced as a beginner, and you'll be even more powerful in the future." Charles continued, "It's a shame for me not to be able to grow at all after studying for so long, unlike some people. ”

Before Fran could jump to her feet, Charles pulled out his pocket watch and looked at the time. "Ah, it's not early, I'll be here tomorrow later......" He then stood up and nodded to the two girls, and walked out of the reception room.

After her brother left, Fran also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she looked at her friend, then fiddled with the pieces with her hand and swung them back to the chessboard. "Mary, when you came down here just now, that's all you have to do...... And then...... If you continue ......, my brother will lose the queen, and you can win whatever you want. ”

Mary took a closer look at Fran's move, then exclaimed. "Really! Fran, you're amazing! ”

After being praised by her friends, Fran's face was slightly red, and she shook her head gently and smiled. "Where, it's just a coincidence......"