Flowers, Swords and France

After hearing Charlotte's words, Ciel could only choose to remain silent. +◆，

At this point, Ciel has no interest in having any dispute with Charlotte over historical issues.

Rather, he is an outlier in the Treville family because he has this kind of thinking.

In the Treville family—no, to put it more broadly, in almost all the aristocratic families that survived the Great Revolution—isn't this how they view the problem? In a sense, this is correct from their standpoint.

What really makes Charles feel a little sad is that Duke Treville is so lonely - even his children don't understand his thoughts at all. They just put aside his glory of being in exile and relying on his own efforts to support the whole family. The experience was regarded as a dark history that the family should erase.

In their view, aristocratic families should not rely on lowly jobs to manage their lives. The subsequent dukes were unable and unwilling to admit that their ancestors had worked as shoe repairers even under forced circumstances. As Charlotte said, after the Duke himself died, his extremely well-preserved tools would probably be abandoned or thrown away.

However, the Duke brought this upon himself. He spoiled the children so much that they could not understand him at all.

Perhaps it was because they had been displaced for decades and suffered so much due to domestic riots in their early years. Both Treville brothers doted on their children, fearing that they would suffer. Therefore, they unintentionally developed an arrogant and arrogant personality in their children.

Of course, it goes without saying that the Duke of Treville, among his sons and grandchildren, which one is not arrogant? Charlotte just revealed this personality a little more superficially - in Charlotte's eyes. There are only a few hundred families in Europe who can compare with my own, and only these people deserve respect.

Even the younger brother. How much better could it be?

His father, according to the old Marquis himself. That's "give me what I want". Precisely because he has had everything he asked for since he was a child and has never suffered any hardships, this father has developed that absurd character who only cares about his own enjoyment but never wants to take any responsibility, right?

Although grandpa always scolded him when he mentioned his father, but in fact, after his father committed the evil act that killed his mother, didn't he choose to conceal it without hesitation?

What terrible consequences will come from uncontrolled doting on children! The encounters and experiences of these two generations of the Treville family. Once again proved this truth that is true both in ancient and modern times.

Fortunately, after experiencing the terrible lessons from his father, the Marquis of Treville finally became more sober and became much stricter on his own education. Moreover, he was a traveler through time and space, so he did not become a useless person like his father. Guy.

It was precisely because of the good influence he had exerted that his sister did not become another Charlotte, but developed a gentle, humble, and kind character, Charles thought happily at the same time.

But perhaps it wasn't just the brothers' fault - the way they raised their children. Isn't it just the traditional way of nobles for thousands of years? Aren't the weaknesses in his father the traditional bad habits of nobles?

It is precisely because of these deep-rooted bad habits that this class destroyed itself.

If Charlotte and I have children in the future, I will definitely be stricter with them. We must not do this to these two seniors, otherwise God knows what else we might do. Ciel thought to himself secretly.

"Char, what are you thinking about?" Because he found that Charles seemed a little absent-minded. Charlotte looked at Ciel curiously and asked.

"Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking..." Ciel retracted his thoughts, and then suddenly had some mischievous mentality in his heart. “How should we discipline our children in the future?”

"...Huh?" These words came out of the blue. Charlotte opened her mouth in shock and looked at Ciel in disbelief.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" After a moment, Charlotte reacted and scolded Ciel with a red face, "Why are you saying such things now? Are you kidding me?"

However, although the reaction was fierce on the surface, Charlotte did not feel angry in her heart. Instead, she secretly felt an unspeakable joy. No matter what the reason was, this was the first time that Charles had shown it in front of her. You have to have some aspirations for married life.

"Hey...ah..." Seeing Charlotte being so angry, Charles panicked, "Don't be angry, Charlotte, I just thought of something suddenly..."

After Charles tried to persuade her, Charlotte finally calmed down.

"Forget it, I should have understood after all these years. Being angry with you is asking for trouble for myself." Charlotte glanced at Ciel, then looked away, "But Ciel, I'm not talking about you. At this age, you should be more stable, right? Especially now that you are in such a position, you should show some magnanimity! How can you show dignity in front of others if you keep making these ridiculous jokes? ah?"

Calmness and stability cannot be demonstrated by pretending to be majestic.

——Of course, Charles would not argue with his future wife about this kind of thing. He just smiled and nodded, agreeing with Charlotte's view.

Seeing that Charles was so talkative today, Charlotte said nothing more, so the two of them walked towards the study of the young Duke Treville again.

Perhaps because of the important task entrusted by her grandfather and the fact that she was about to become the actual head of the entire family, Charlotte's momentum was much stronger than usual. And because the decision of the Duke of Treville had been secretly spread throughout the mansion, the servants along the way seemed to be more respectful and did not dare to show any disrespect to the two young people.

"Oh, you are back? Did you see your father?" As soon as he walked into the study, the little Duke of Treville asked without turning his head.

Compared with just now, Charles's cousin seemed to be more depressed than before, and his eyes were a little bloodshot.

"Dad, why are you still drinking at this time!" Charlotte smelled the strong smell of alcohol as soon as she came in, so she looked at her father with dissatisfaction.

Grandpa is still seriously ill, but her father is still drinking to entertain himself. This kind of thing is really hard for her to accept.

Seeing that she was about to lose her temper again, Charles quickly grabbed Charlotte's hand and signaled her to calm down first.

Although this was not very authentic, he could still understand his uncle's feelings in a sense. In addition, in the current situation, it was not appropriate for Charlotte to provoke her father again.

"Yes, we have met him. The old man is more energetic than I thought." Charles nodded to his uncle, then pulled Charlotte to his side, "I have already told him what we just talked about. He..."

"He agreed, right? I know from the looks of you." The little Duke of Treville smiled bitterly, "How could he not agree? Or he should be more than happy. The two branches of the Treville family are reunited. How great! It's simply great!"

The original text can be read in the six # 9 @book/bar!

"Thank you, I think this is exactly what the old man wants." Charles ignored the sarcasm in his tone and looked at him calmly, "I have promised him that I will do my best to help everyone in the future."

"Help... Yes, help." The cousin shook his head with a wry smile, then sighed softly, "Now you have to help me, the elder. I'm sure Dad will be very disappointed in me."

"Dad!" Charlotte next to him couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help scolding her father for life, "Okay! Now that things are settled, don't be angry, right?"

"Why can't I be angry? He values ​​his nephew more than his son... Shouldn't I be angry?" The cousin replied with a sneer, "If he just values ​​you more, it's fine, but he also wants you to be our ruler... Let us live on your breath in the future, he actually did this!"

The little Duke of Treville frowned and complained, panting softly, obviously he was extremely annoyed.

This is not surprising. Of the two branches of the Treville family, the eldest branch has always been dominant. As a result, now that the times have changed, the young branch has turned over and ridden on the head of the eldest branch. How can this not make people depressed? Moreover, because of the Duke's arrangement, this depression will be magnified several times.

It is also because of his age and increased patience that the young Duke of Treville did not lose his temper like his son.

"Well, since you can't do anything about it, just admit the reality." At this point, Charles no longer intends to be humble. "I think you should face the reality. Charlotte will be the manager of our entire family."

Then, Charles stopped talking and just stared at his cousin.

Under the gaze of Charles, the cousin smiled bitterly at first, but finally regained his composure. "Okay, I accept all this, Charles, I won't cause you any trouble, you can order us around in the future."

In the end, he chose to obey his father.

"Thank you."

"Then...please tell me..." The cousin suddenly raised his voice, "When are you going to marry Charlotte?"

"Ah?" Charlotte exclaimed.

"Cousin, can you bear to see my father die before you get married?" The cousin frowned and looked at Charles, "Could it be...you are really so hard-hearted that you can't bear to turn a blind eye to Charlotte who has done this to you? If you want me to accept it, it's very simple, just marry her quickly and let my father live on the sickbed to be your witness!" (To be continued...)

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