"Alphonse!" Mrs. Desai glared at Alphonse angrily. Couldn't she afford the money to buy an iron sword? She was afraid that little Lisson would be injured; but Alphonse didn't think so.

First of all, children are forgetful, and they may forget what they want today...

In addition, let him save his pocket money, and he will have to choose between the things he likes again and again, whether to buy toys or save up to buy an iron sword, which is enough to put him to the test. Even so, little Leson

If he still insists on buying an iron sword, either he has too much money or he really wants to be a general. At least he can start learning swordsmanship.

"Mom, you can stop giving him pocket money from now on." Veronica came up with another bad idea from the side!

"Winnie! How could you do this?" Little Liesen was furious.

"Who told you to ridicule me that I just want to be a rich lady, eat, drink and have fun?" Veronica immediately retorted.

"Is the family so lively?" Will Morty came to the door and interrupted after hearing the noise.

"It's my fault for taking you out." Mrs. Desai also covered her forehead and said, "I'm embarrassed in front of my uncle and brother."

"Perhaps it is a test before God bestows glory on you?" Alphonse smiled: "Maybe you will become the mother of two counts and a countess. God must give you some suffering fairly."

"It would be great if that were the case." Mrs. Desai looked happy again, walked into the hall and smiled at little Betty: "Baby, come to your godmother."

"Godmother." Little Betty ran over and greeted the others: "Brother William, sister Winnie, and little Lissen."

"Winnie is so beautiful today." Mrs. Morty came over and said with a smile.

"Godmother, you should care about me. Winnie just hurt me and made my mother not give me pocket money." Little Lisen took the opportunity to complain.

"My mother won't give it to you, but my godmother will give it to you. How much do you need?" Mrs. Morty held little Leson in her arms and smiled.

"Brother Alphonse, how much does an iron sword cost?" Little Liesen asked, tilting his head.

"The Viking iron sword in Oslo only costs 50 livres, the British rapier only costs 80 livres, and the long sword in Nantes is more expensive, 120 livres; the Ottoman sword is even more expensive, and is used by the red-bearded pirate king.

A scimitar costs 300 livres, and a Mughal long knife in my collection costs 500 livres." Alphonse smiled and asked: "Which one do you want?"

"Red Beard's scimitar is better. Brother Alphonse told me that he is the most powerful pirate and the pirate king." Little Betty next to her immediately interjected.

"Then...is 300 livres okay?" Little Lisen blinked cutely and looked at Mrs. Morty.

"Baby, if your godmother has so much money, she will definitely give it to you." Mrs. Morty said helplessly. Although she could actually take it out, she obviously had to tell her child that she couldn't. Think about what he wanted to do with the money.

Buy a sword!

"Why are swords so expensive?" Xiao Lisen replied with a sad face.

"A good knife can help heroes achieve great achievements, but of course it is expensive." Alphonse smiled.

"Then...can I see the swords in my brother's collection? I'll just take a look." Little Liesen looked at Alphonse, who owned a sky-high price sword.

"Let's eat first, Armand, everyone is waiting for you." Armand, who had just changed into a shiny suit, appeared at the stairs, and Alphonse changed the subject without hesitation.

What if Xiao Lisen sees his long knife, hugs his thigh, cries and makes a fuss, and refuses to let go without giving him the knife? Never underestimate the ability of a naughty child...

"If there is music, I will definitely ask you to dance." Armand's compliment routine was really extraordinary. With just one sentence, the little girl Veronica turned her attention to him, as if he didn't find music for her.

It is a huge sin.

"Mr. Alfred, go and invite some musical performers. How can we have a meal without musical accompaniment?" Alphonse told Alfred without changing his expression, while leading everyone to the restaurant.

He said grimly to Armand: "What new dance have you learned recently, Armand?"

"Yvette's friend taught me a new social dance." Armand had no self-consciousness and was a little too naive.

"Tell us about it, after all, many of us don't know how to do this." Alphonse replied calmly, pulled out the chair and let Mrs. Desai sit down first, and then helped Veronica open the chair.

"This... I'm actually not very familiar with it." Armand can definitely dance, but if you ask him to talk about it, it's really not that easy, just like someone who can do the questions may not be able to talk about them, not to mention that he is also a newbie.

A newbie in learning.

"That's not okay, Armand. You raised everyone's interest and then said you wouldn't do it?" Alphonse began to be aggressive: "Then you should at least perform something to comfort everyone!"

"Yes! Performance!" Xiao Lisen shouted immediately. He didn't care whether he danced or not, but the performance was completely watchable.

"Uh... Then let me recite a poem for you." Armand is also a standard aristocrat who has received aristocratic education, so there is no problem in reciting a poem.

"Hey!" Little Liesson was the first to boo. What kind of performance is this? But others were very interested, especially Mrs. Desha: "Armand, give us the latest one!"

"Then let me read you a piece of "Rides and Rivers" by Mr. La Fontaine." Armand cleared his throat and began to recite:

"A torrent poured down from the top of the cliff, making a thunderous roar;

All living creatures cannot escape when they see it, and the wilderness trembles with fear.

No passerby has ever dared to cross this natural barrier;

Only one person was forced to take the risk and crossed by the robbers;

I hope the rapids will stop the robbers and make them frightened.

However, the water in this frighteningly loud stream was actually very shallow, and the man only had a false alarm in the end.

The successful attempt emboldened him, but the robbers were still chasing after him.

On the way, he met another river. The water in this river was calm and peaceful, like a baby sleeping in a dream.

In addition, there are no steep slopes on both sides, and the river water is crystal clear.

He thought it would be easy to cross the river, so he got into the river.

Unexpectedly, this river as calm as a mirror caused people to lose their lives.

In this way, both he and the robber went to the underworld to wade in the water because they could not swim.

From this point of view, people who say nothing should be careful, but people who are noisy and laughing all day long do not necessarily mind."

"Okay, very good!" Mrs. Desai clapped her hands and said with a smile: "A very philosophical allegorical poem."

"It's impressive." Will Morty also praised with a smile. Only Alphonse curled his lips, but the Chinese civilization is broad and profound, and the phrase "a biting dog does not bark" explains everything.

"Is there more? Brother Armand?" Veronica also asked.

"Uh... let's play another part, "The Bag"." Armand, who had planned to sit down and brag, had to continue telling everyone fables: "One day, the God King Jupiter said:

"All animals listen. If anyone has an opinion about his or her appearance, you can raise it today and I will find a way to correct it."

The God King first said to the monkey: "Monkey, come here, tell me first, who do you think is the most beautiful compared with them? Are you satisfied with your image?"

The monkey replied: "My limbs are perfect, and my appearance is impeccable so far, and I am very satisfied. In comparison, my bear brother looks clumsy. If he believed me, he would probably never want to see his appearance again in this life."

”

At this time, the bear staggered forward. Everyone thought it would admit that it was not good-looking, but unexpectedly it boasted about its appearance and commented on the elephant, saying that its tail was too short, its ears were too big, and its body was too stupid.

There is simply no sense of beauty at all.

After hearing this, the honest elephant replied sincerely: "From my aesthetic point of view, the whales in the sea are much fatter than me."

At this time, the tiny ants rushed to say: Microorganisms are so small, compared with them, I am a giant.

These animals accused each other in the palace, but no one was willing to say anything wrong with themselves, so the god-king Jupiter had to wave them away.

Just like these animals, we humans are more outstanding at this point. Looking at the performance of others, we can pick out the bones from the eggs;

No matter how ugly you look at yourself, your own children are good. We tolerate ourselves but not others, just like wearing a pair of color-changing glasses.

It’s like the Almighty Creator has made a bag for each of us to carry things. Throughout the ages, people have always been accustomed to hide their own shortcomings in the pockets at the back of the bag, while leaving the front pockets for other people’s shortcomings.”

"Let's toast the versatile Armand." Alfonse clapped his hands and smiled. He wanted to embarrass Armand, but he actually behaved well?! No wonder so many people hate nobles and get along with them.

But I no longer hate it. As expected, everyone can tell the truth, especially the nobles who say it more beautifully...

"The cultural atmosphere in Amiens is really good." Veronica blinked and looked at Armand, who was sitting next to Alphonse, and said.

"Yes, we are frequent visitors to several viscounts' homes. Do they often have guests from Paris or Fontainebleau?" Armand began to brag: "We were also lucky enough to watch a comedy by Mr. Molière, which was very good.

”

"I heard that salons are popular in Paris now?" Mrs. Desai also said. Although she failed to hold a salon last time, it was because there were no heavyweight guests. If there were, it would definitely be worth investing in.

"Oh, yes, a guest from Paris came to our manor a few days ago and said that Miss Scuderi's Saturday salon is now the second most aristocratic banquet after the palace banquet. Many dignitaries and writers are present.

Guest of honor." Armand replied immediately.

"You're talking about Sir Wiggery, right?" Alphonse took over the topic.

"You know him too?" Veronica asked.

"Honestly, he's probably not as capable as your cousin Sir Philip." Alphonse chuckled and belittled Rie de Vigeri and said, "At least Sir Philip sent it to me.

An invitation from the Duke of La Rochefoucauld."

"God, Duke?" Armand was startled by Alphonse's words. In fact, Alphonse deliberately revealed this to him. When the time comes, Armand will naturally reveal it to Riet de Vigeri, thus creating a better future for him.

Alphonse created opportunities to profit from both Colbert and La Rochefoucauld.

"Is it the last time my cousin came? I went to the church and couldn't meet my cousin." Veronica said with great regret, then looked at Alphonse and said: "Brother Alphonse, the Duke invites you

Are you going to attend his party?"

"Even if this is the case, Brother Alphonse will only take Sister An with him." Little Betty first put an end to Veronica's idea of ​​messing around.

"Miss Charles doesn't understand aristocratic etiquette, maybe brother Alphonse needs me?" Veronica said unhappy.

"Okay, there's nothing to argue about. I'm just going to attend an auction. If the auction doesn't restrict guests, I'll get more invitations from Uncle Darren and Uncle Will, and then we'll all go to Boulogne together.

Play for two days." Alphonse smiled and waved his hands. In fact, he already felt very bad at this time.

Although Veronica did not mean to belittle Ann's background, this often represents the views of contemporary people. Veronica is not even a serious lady from a jazz family, she is looking down on Ann, a commoner; if Alphonse continues to be a political figure

If he obtains higher status and prestige, his future with An will actually become farther away...

"What's included in the auction?" Xiao Lisen began to ask again.

"I don't know yet, but what may appear are usually antiques, works of art, or some rare items that are difficult to price." Alphonse continued with a smile: "But the Duke invited me there, probably because he wanted to take a look.

I have so much money, so I probably won’t buy anything by then.”

"Alphonse, this is your fault. Why don't you show your strength to the Duke? Maybe the Duke relies on you!" Armand knocked on the table and said unhappy.

"Not buying is also a way of showing strength, which fully demonstrates my lack of financial resources." Alphonse shrugged and replied.

"Haha, brother really loves to joke!" Little Betty laughed loudly: "Don't lie to me, I heard from Sister An that you have hundreds of thousands of livres, and your silver coins can be piled as high as the roof!"
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"What?" Armand's eyes widened immediately. Are you kidding?

"Shhh! Don't let anyone hear it." Alphonse put his finger to his mouth and smiled: "Without this money, how can we fund little William's studies?"

"Is Brother William going to Paris soon?" Little Betty tilted her head and asked.

"Well, at the end of the month." Little William nodded.

"I also want to go to Paris." Little Betty continued: "Can I also go to Paris to study?"

"What do you want to study in Paris, honey?" Will Morty asked with a smile.

"I want to learn drama and become the greatest drama actor!" Little Betty immediately replied: "I want to join Mr. Molière's troupe!"

"This is not easy, honey, this is a very difficult road and will delay your marriage." Mrs. Desai smiled.

"Brother William is also going to Paris. Can I marry him?" Little Betty asked.

"This is not possible. William wants to marry the daughter of an earl." Veronica said immediately.
Chapter completed!