In the cool autumn breeze, Charles moved out of the Château de Fontainebleau, where he had lived for some time, and set out in a carriage on his way home from Paris. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

His wife, Charlotte, was with him, but because of the previous quarrel between the two of them, she had a very bad attitude along the way, and refused to talk to Charles with a straight face, looking at her puffed up, Charles understood that, as she had done for many years, she was expecting herself to apologize and give in, and to act according to her will.

But Charles didn't want to apologize this time, so he relented.

First, he didn't want to be threatened, especially by Charlotte; Second, he was really reluctant to let Matilda leave his side and go to a place like Spain to suffer.

So he kept silent, and like Charlotte, he kept a straight face, and sat back and watched the green mountains and green waters outside the window quickly retreat beside the speeding wheels.

After this oppressive silence lasted for a long time, Charlotte finally couldn't hold back in the muffled sound of horses' hooves.

"Charles, have you forgotten the promise you made to me when we were married? You said you would love me. She stared at her husband as if she was dissatisfied.

"I still love you now, even more than we ever did." Charles replied in a low voice, "But these are two different things, and you can't ask me to do something I don't want to do. ”

"If you love me as much as I love you, you're willing to do it, aren't you?" Charlotte asked, "I've done it for you!" ”

"Yes, thank you." Charles shrugged, "But that's not a reason for you to use the strongman as a loyalty test, it's a boring practice. ”

"Is it difficult to be strong? Is it harmful to whom is what I am proposing? Is it going to hurt anyone? Charlotte was visibly angry, and looked at Charles hatefully, "No, I don't see such a prospect - unless it's you, you're still obsessed with her, and you're still thinking about her and wanting to renew your old relationship!" ”

Because Charlotte was so directly stabbed in his heart, Charles was a little embarrassed for a while, because he really thought so - of course, this is also absolutely unadmitted.

"Needless to say, I think you are using something that didn't happen to catch the wind and make us quarrel over such a trivial matter for no reason."

"For no reason? I think there's a good reason for that, sir. Charlotte couldn't help but sneer, "Didn't she already make it clear to me?" She won't change her mind because I'm threatening her—well, God knows how such a reasonable request of mine has become a threat—and she's not willing to stay away from us unless you drive her away, and you? You don't want to do that, not even to make a superficial gesture! Sir, things are already obvious, aren't they? Am I unreasonable, or am I unreasonable? ”

Under Charlotte's sharp questioning, Charles suddenly had a feeling of being out of words.

Indeed, as a wife, she does have the right to make such a request, and her attitude is a little rough.

However, he could not budge, as it would mean that Matilda would be innocently driven away...... And now he has promised Matilda that he will never give in.

"Well, I'll consider your request, Charlotte." Charles sighed softly, then grabbed his wife's hand, "I'll talk to the Earl, if he wants to bring his daughter there, but I can't force them to do such a thing." Okay, now you should be satisfied, right? Let's stop arguing over such trivial things...... Just let it pass, I just want to go home and get some rest now. ”

However, Charlotte did not stop because of her husband's words, on the contrary, she looked straight at her husband with disappointment in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Charles couldn't help but frown.

"Charles, we've known each other for more than twenty years, and we've been married for almost two years, so I know you well enough, and I know clearly what promises and what is perfunctory." Charlotte pursed her lips and opened her eyes wide, "If I was a little confused before, now I'm pretty sure that you will never forget her old love!" You'd rather quarrel with me than accommodate me, and you'd rather quarrel with me for her than do what I say! ”

"Hell, why do we have to fight over such a thing!" Charles finally got a little impatient, "Okay, whatever you want, all in all, this matter is over for me, I don't want to waste time and energy on it, and I don't want to go through the trouble and ruin my relationship with my friends, so let's stop talking about it, that's it!" ”

After he had spoken so harshly, Charlotte had been looking at him all the time, and her face was getting more and more ugly, but in the end she said nothing.

The two of them were silent all the way, and returned home with the carriage.

Charles, who had been staying in Fontainebleau recently, certainly had a sense of intimacy after returning to his mansion, but Charlotte next to him still had a straight face, obviously angry with him, so he was really in a bad mood.

When she heard that the master and the lady had returned, the nanny immediately took Clovis out.

Clovis has now learned to walk, but his gait is still a little staggering, and he looks very cute when he staggers, because he is well nourished, so he is strong, fleshy, and with his short blond hair and blue eyes, he is almost like a little rag doll.

When he saw his parents, Clovis suddenly smiled and walked crookedly towards him.

"Good son, come here!" Seeing his son's cute appearance, Charles's heart couldn't help but feel a pang of joy, and he leaned down and opened his arms, intending to wait for his son to be thrown into his arms.

However, to his embarrassment, his son ignored him and threw himself directly into the arms of Charlotte next to him, and then shouted out to his dissonant mother with a happy smile.

Charlotte's face finally showed a smile when Aiko threw herself into her side, and she hugged and kissed her son, making Clovis giggle.

Seeing the mother and son so happy, Charles was happy and hot, and he unconsciously came to the side of the mother and son, and then stretched out his hand to tease his son.

But just as his hand was about to touch his son, Charlotte suddenly turned around directly, causing Charles' hand to fall short, and Charles could only stretch out his hand and look at his wife in embarrassment.

"Also...... You don't have to do that, do you? Charles couldn't help but complain, "Even if you're angry with me, can't I touch my son anymore?!" ”

"Do you think of yourself as a father and a husband?" Charlotte replied to him very dissatisfied, "You are not at home most of the time, and you are not with your son when you are at home, you only tease twice when you are at a whim, you see that your son is almost not knowing you, so you still want to be a good father?" ”

"Aren't I usually too busy? Also, since you think I don't spend much time with my child, you should let me stay with him a little longer? What are you doing now? Charles was momentarily angry, "Charlotte, we're arguing, but you can't use children as tools." ”

"Who said I used my children as tools? It's you yourself who don't do well as a father and husband! Charlotte was furious, "If you don't think so much of us, why do we bow down to you?" ”

"Who made you bow your heads? I just want you to do what you normally do! Charles finally couldn't help it, he almost yelled, and the people next to him panicked, "Really, Charlotte, your mood has been very abnormal for the past two days. ”

Then, he walked directly to Charlotte, and then stretched out his hand to hug his son, but he didn't expect that at this time, maybe because he was a little terrible because of his roar just now, Clovis actually cried in fright, and as a result, Charles didn't know what to do for a while, and froze in place.

"Is that how you can be a good father?" Charlotte was also so angry that she shouted directly at him, "If you really think you can do whatever you want, then you are wrong, have you forgotten what I told you before?" ”

Looking at his crying son and his weeping wife, Charles suddenly felt some compassion, after all, he did feel guilty in his heart.

And what's the point of arguing like this?

"Let's stop arguing, Charlotte." Finally, he sighed, "What's the point of arguing like this?" ”

After he slowed down, Charlotte trembled slightly, almost literally crying.

"If you ...... If you don't want to have any more quarrels between us, then you know what to do! ”

Then, she turned around directly, hugged her still crying son and left.

Charles stared blankly at Charlotte's departing back, and the baby's crying faded away, and to his ears was a mixed taste.

And the servants next to them were all stunned for a moment, Mr. and Mrs. were usually very affectionate, although they occasionally quarreled but almost never quarreled, and it was very rare to quarrel like today, and for a moment they were guessing what was going on.

Charles quickly felt their prying eyes, he turned to look at them, and then directly scolded, "Go and get me dinner!" ”

He hadn't eaten since he had left Fontainebleau, and after the bumps of the journey and the heated discussions, his hunger had become unbearable.

Under his roar, the servants retreated in panic, and immediately re-prepared dinner for him, but this dinner Charles ate alone, and neither Charlotte nor his son came to eat, apparently intent on putting on a face for him, so Charles ate very depressed.

The blow to him continued, and after dinner, Charles tried to go to the bedroom to see his wife and son, but he closed the door, and Charlotte locked the door and refused to open it no matter how much he called it, as if she had made up her mind to teach him a lesson this time.

In which era, women like to play the Cold War! He couldn't help but lament in his heart.

However, despite such a heavy blow, he still did not intend to surrender to his wife.

In order not to let people see his jokes, Charles had to leave the door of his bedroom and simply went to the study. There was also a place to sleep in the study, and he planned to rest here for the next few days.

That night, Charles took out the official documents that he urgently needed to deal with, and then wrote at his desk as usual, and when he was a little tired late at night, he copied it to the side, but soon found that the steaming coffee that had always been there was no longer there.

He was stunned for a moment, then sighed, and reluctantly gathered his spirits to continue to devote himself to the paperwork, so as to dissipate the depression in his heart.

In this way, the Trévilles' cold war lasted for several days, during which Charles went to work in the ministry during the day and lived alone in the study at night, and the couple did not speak a word when they met for a day.

The storm caused by the quarrel between the two men was not confined to the corner of the mansion, and one afternoon, Charles's grandfather, the elderly Marshal Treville, came to Charles's mansion.

As soon as he heard the news of his grandfather's visit, Charles hurriedly went to entertain him, and Charlotte also attended with his son, but Charlotte still didn't say a word to him, just accompanied the old man with a smile to tease his great-grandson.

After Charles and Charlotte were married, the Marquis of Treville rarely visited and did not like to disturb the lives of the juniors, but since the birth of his great-grandson, he has come to the house more frequently, and Clovis is so likable to him that he sometimes even brings his great-grandson directly back to his own home, and returns it to Charlotte a few days later.

However, although Marshal Tréville still teased his great-grandson today, he obviously had other things on his mind, so after the meal was over, he let Charlotte take Clovis away, and only the grandparents were left in the restaurant.

"Boy, why did you fall out with your wife?" After Charlotte left, the old man, who had been smiling and groaning, suddenly became serious, and then asked Charles in a rather vulgar tone, "You tell me what's going on?" ”

"Actually, it's just for some small things...... "Charles was forced to be unable to do so, so he told his grandfather the cause and process of the dispute between him and Charlotte - but the absurdity of his time with Matilda in the Palace of Fontainebleau was, of course, directly hidden by him.

"What? How is this woman again! Upon hearing Charles' explanation, Marshal Tréville was visibly a little angry, "Are you dazed?" Still having a falling out with your wife over the past? ”

"That's because Charlotte's tone is too strong and tough, and I don't like to be treated like that." Charles explained quietly.

"Didn't she say it kindly at first?" However, the old man did not accept his explanation at all, "But what about you? You shirked and refused! How can you not make people angry? ”

Then he stared at Charles, "Well, tell me, if I ask you to do what Charlotte says, and drive that young lady out of your sight and into whatever corner you want—will you do it?" ”

"I won't, grandpa." Charles replied categorically, "I promised her that I wouldn't let anyone threaten her because of me." ”

"How stupid!" The old man sighed bitterly, "Charles, now that you are a minister of the empire, why are you still so unreasonable!" As a nobleman, as a descendant of our Trevill ancestors, you can be ridiculous, you can be debauched, but you can't love, you understand? For us, **** is human nature, and there is nothing wrong with pursuing joy, but love is different! That's unseemly stuff! Because it makes people act impulsively - and you, you, are now a negative example! ”

"I ...... I don't understand how my promise will hinder me. Charles replied in a low voice, "Matilda won't let my future be ruined no matter where she is, will she?" Or rather, if she helped me, I would be more able to exert my power - after all, I am now very dependent on their family for help. ”

"Don't you understand? I think you deliberately don't understand. The old man glanced at him, "Whether it's from the point of interest or from the point of feeling, you should coax your wife, right?" Don't forget, she has a lot of things in her hands that you rely on. ”

"That's just on the surface, and I don't rely on her." Charles was still unmoved, "I am the minister of the empire, and the people below are all selected by me, without my approval of Charlotte's orders, even her brother and father, don't they listen to me more?" Grandpa, I accommodate her because I love her, not because I'm afraid of falling out with her. ”

"You've thought of this?" Field Marshal Trevil was shocked, "You don't really want to break with Charlotte, do you?" ”

"No, of course I don't want to, she's my wife, Clovis's mother, how could I want to break with her?" Charles shook his head, "But I don't want to surrender on my knees, especially under such a threat. ”

"Do you want this to continue?" Marshal Trevil frowned, "Charles, in fact, you only need to make a little concession on this matter, is that young lady so important to you?" ”

"Whatever you say, I'm not going to drive Charlotte away on an unwarranted whim." Charles said to his grandfather in a rare tough tone, "It's not just an emotional issue, you don't know Matilda, she's really a nice person, we shouldn't treat her with rudeness......"

"You just thought you couldn't be sorry for that chick, didn't you think about Charlotte? You're so sorry for her, it's crazy! You shouldn't be bound by feelings, understand?! Because of his grandson's rare contradiction of himself, the old man looked at Charles angrily, and even his hair trembled slightly, "I don't understand what is so good about that girl that deserves your infatuation?" ”

"I'm sorry Charlotte has too many places, there's just this one thing!" Charles finally couldn't help but burst out, almost as if shouting, "Let me tell you, I fornicated with Baron de Beauwon's daughter, and now I have impregnated her, and she will give birth next year...... I also toyed with Mary, even if I had been hanging out with her for a while ago, and I was going to give her such a surprise...... Look, that's bad enough, isn't it? I've become a heinous bastard! But isn't that what you taught me? Even Mary was pushed to my side by your hand! So I guess you have no reason to accuse me, do you? That's decent enough, right? ”

Perhaps because he had been unable to talk to others, Charles suddenly finished the words in his heart in one breath, and he almost shouted out because of his excitement.

And as he narrated this, the old man's expression became more and more surprised, and finally he could be said to have looked at Charles dumbfounded.

After Charles finished speaking, he kept blinking, not quite believing what he had heard, but after studying Charles for a long time, he confirmed that these words were true, and finally accepted the shocking truth.

He looked at Charles as if he were recognizing his grandson for the first time.

Then, his expression slowly changed to calm again, and there was even an indiscernible smile and a slight nod.

"Well done, Charles." (To be continued.) )