Flowers, Swords and France

After explaining everything, both of them were silent for a while. His Highness the Prince sat blankly in his seat, his face changed very much, and he had mixed feelings, obviously thinking of those bastard things back then.

Because of the secret that Charles suddenly revealed, His Royal Highness Prince Jérôme is now on pins and needles. He no longer has the calmness and leisureliness unique to the old man just now. Instead, he is somewhat at a loss, and can even be said to be in embarrassment. It would be better to let Charles Enjoyed the embarrassment of the Bonaparte family members.

He didn't feel pity for His Highness the Prince. After all, this was the romantic debt he owed himself. At that time, he abandoned his wife and children and ran back to France. Even if problems arise now, he can't be blamed. Even if He would have to face any embarrassing things in the future by himself.

"Hey! Why do you have to suffer this crime again when you are at my age?" After a while, His Royal Highness finally couldn't help but sigh, "The shadows of those past events always refuse to behave. Say goodbye to us... Charles, she will definitely hate me with gritted teeth, but I have so many difficulties that I can't explain! Besides, doesn't everyone have to do something like this to some extent? "

"Your Highness, I have no intention of interfering in your personal life..." Charles knew that the prince would definitely want to defend himself in order to restore his image in Charles' heart, but Charles did not use such excuses. I listened with interest - anyway, it's just some clichés like "people can't help themselves in the world".

"Well, it's okay if you don't want to hear it. Anyway, there's no need to say these words now." Prince Jérôme smiled bitterly, "In short, as long as she is not allowed to come back, everything will be easy to talk about. I don't want to let the past happen. Come and pester me now, because my life is already messy enough! As for that child..."

The prince pondered again, as if he was choosing his words, "Well, he is my grandson after all. Although I can't admit him publicly now, if he wants to contribute to our family, I don't want to stop his wish, or Said this is a good result, I can even help him later..."

There was a long pause before his words. Charles did not interrupt, quietly waiting for His Highness the Prince to say that "but".

The "but" came quickly.

"But... for some reasons that I believe you should be able to understand, I cannot meet him in public, let alone be his protector." Prince Jerome gently shook his head, "This is not just Because of my emotional problems, and it is also an important practical consideration, Charles, you know, I can't embarrass Joseph and Mathilde..."

"Oh, of course I can understand you." Charles replied simply. "Judging from His Majesty the Emperor's current attitude, he does not want this person to officially become a member of the Bonaparte family. He just wants him to join the army and take care of him secretly."

Although Prince Jerome's words may seem unkind, they actually do make some sense. Although Prince Jerome can accept the return of his grandson who grew up in the United States, he cannot accept him as a formal member of his family, otherwise he will It will definitely trigger a violent backlash.

After Prince Jerome married Princess Katharina of Württemberg, they gave birth to three children, two boys and one girl. The eldest son served in the army of his uncle, the King of Württemberg, after Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte came of age. Unfortunately, he died young in 1847 and had no children.

His remaining children are Prince Joseph Bonaparte and Princess Mathilde, both of whom are not married now, let alone heirs. If Prince Jérôme shows any attitude towards treating his grandson who returned from the United States as his legitimate heir, then the two of them will definitely rebound violently and cause civil strife at home.

Therefore, Prince Jérôme could only choose to ignore his grandson and pretend that he had never heard of it.

Moreover, he had to tell Charles and His Majesty the Emperor in advance that this attitude must be clearly shown. He must not let His Majesty the Emperor and Charles threaten the stability of his family, otherwise everything will fall apart.

Although this is undoubtedly more sorry for his wife, children and grandchildren in America, it is at least a solution, which is better than getting entangled, so Charles can understand his attitude.

After receiving Charles's assurance, Prince Jerome was obviously relieved.

"Thank you, Charles. If that's the case, then I'm relieved. Without you, God knows how I would have escaped from this disaster...!"

There was always a hint of sarcasm in his words, but Charles didn't take it personally and pretended not to hear it. "Actually, His Majesty was also surprised by this matter, so he has not made a decision for a long time."

After the initial fright, Prince Jérôme has almost come to his senses now. He has been secretly set up by Charles de Treville, a bastard - he and Elizabeth Patterson were together. After the conversation, he actually told His Majesty the Emperor directly and told him Elizabeth's request without even letting him know about it.

Although he did not express his attitude on this matter, judging from the fact that he did not disclose the matter to himself, his attitude was obvious. Maybe he deliberately fanned the flames in front of His Majesty, made the matter out of control, and made himself disgraced.

When he thought of this, Prince Jerome was so angry that his teeth itched, but now he couldn't do anything to Charles. On the contrary, there were still many things that needed to be taken care of by the emperor and his favorites.

However, he could still make a small counterattack.

"You did such a thing in secret without making any noise, and I suffered such a crime. I really should pick up this and beat you up!" He smiled reluctantly, and then, as if joking, he picked up the cane next to him and pretended to hit him on the head, "In this case, you might as well help me settle all the family affairs, so that I don't have so much trouble here!"

"What do you mean?" Charles didn't quite understand.

"My wife has fallen out with me now, and now she wants me to give her a large sum of money as compensation. How can I get the money now?" Prince Jerome tapped the carpet with his cane, looking very anxious, "So please help me solve this problem."

Charles frowned slightly. He didn't expect Prince Jerome to make such a request to him.

Although he didn't go out of his way to collect intelligence, Prince Jerome has always lived a high-profile life, so Charles has heard about his family situation.

After the fall of the Napoleonic Empire, although the emperors of Russia and Austria exiled the French emperor after defeating Napoleon, they did not make it particularly difficult for Napoleon's relatives and brothers. Although Jerome's title of King of Westphalia was revoked, his property was not confiscated, and he still had the wealth he had obtained during the imperial era.

However, because he had already become accustomed to a life of extravagance, it wasn't long before Prince Jerome, who lived in Florence, Italy, became heavily in debt and almost bankrupt. In 1835, his wife Princess Catherine died, which dealt him a heavy blow.

At this time, he was in a desperate situation, and like most bankrupt nobles, he thought of marrying a rich lady or a widow to save his finances.

So in Florence, the prince married the widow of a wealthy Italian marquis, used the widow's money to ease his financial crisis, and made the woman named Justina Piccoli Suarez his third wife.

However, the prince only had eyes for her money. When he was in Florence, he only called her the Marquise, and his children were also very dissatisfied with this stepmother and refused to admit that she was an official member of the Bonaparte family.

After the empire was rebuilt, the Bonaparte family reigned over France again, and Prince Jerome and his family returned to Paris to enjoy his newly reborn wealthy life. At this time, Justine's importance seemed less important.

Prince Joseph Bonaparte began to ask the stepmother to leave France, but Prince Jerome, as her husband, chose to acquiesce and simply ignored it. Under their coercion, the lady had to leave France and return to Florence.

However, although she obeyed the orders of the Bonaparte family, she asked for compensation for the support she had given to Prince Jerome at the time, which meant that the prince had to give her a large amount of alimony.

This request was indeed reasonable, so Prince Jerome agreed to it.

It was for this reason that the prince was so anxious about money and caused today's incident.

It is now obvious that he intends to ask Charles to pay for this new trouble and his new wife.

The original text is in the six # 9 @book/bar!

Charles was slightly stunned. He did not expect that Prince Jerome could continue his romantic debt until now.

He is indeed a dissolute prince!

"If you settle this matter for me, I will choose to ignore everything that happened before and what may happen later." Under Charles's surprised and even admiring gaze, Prince Jerome said without hesitation, "What do you think, Charles? Didn't you want to give me an allowance before? Then you can give it now. I will advance it for a few years."

Charles did not answer him immediately, but fell into contemplation again.

After all, he is the younger brother of Emperor Napoleon. Although he usually only knows how to spend money and have no power, if he really wants to show his seniority, both Charles and His Majesty the Emperor can only give him three points.

Since you want to win him over, just do it to the end, so as not to let him bear a grudge.

But there is one thing that must be made clear, lest he thinks that he is an ATM here and can advance as much as he wants.

"Okay, Your Highness, I can relieve you of such worries and let the lady live comfortably in Florence. But I remind you that this is just a special case. You can't treat me like she does. I can't give you as much as you ask."

"Okay, okay, I know everything. Thank you for your trouble, Charles." His Royal Highness waved his hand, indicating that he was very tired.

And Charles was very satisfied now. He had got what he wanted, even more than he wanted.

"Well, I wish you a pleasant night." He stood up and said goodbye to His Royal Highness.

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As winter approaches, the weather in London makes people feel very uncomfortable. The cold wind mixed with the mist makes the cold air penetrate into everyone's body, making people want to curse the world.

In a mansion in the rich area, the blazing fireplace isolates this cold air.

Right next to this fireplace, a very strong and handsome young man is holding a letter in his hands and reading it slowly. His hands are shaking slightly, and he is obviously a little excited about the content of the letter.

After reading the whole letter, the young man shouted excitedly.

"Thank God! I can go to France!"

I can see her again. (~^~)