Chapter five hundred and eighty fifth [wind rolls like a knife]
Chapter 585 [Wind like a knife]
After midnight, the empire has entered the first dawn of the nine hundred and sixty-sixth year.
At this moment, on the streets of the imperial capital, a carriage was driving gently. The driver hid his head and ears in his hat, facing the cold wind of dawn, waving his whip vigorously.
Mrs. Lister's face was as dark as water. The carriage was driving on the muddy and bumpy road. In the carriage, on a small table next to her, a cup of warm wine had already become cold, but she did not reach out to grab the cup.
Just now, I had a long conversation with Du Wei in the Duke's Palace. At this moment, those words and every word are still ringing in my ears...
"What a big whirlpool..."
Mrs. Lister finally came back to her senses, with deep worry on her beautiful face. She sighed softly, finally stretched out two slender fingers, picked up the wine glass, and drank the cold wine in one gulp.
The liquid of the wine was as smooth as his mouth, and it seemed that he had suppressed the irritability in his heart a little.
After a while, the carriage finally stopped at the Liszt family's courtyard in the northwest of the imperial capital city. Two white-feathered knights in silver leather armor knocked on the car door gently and greeted the beautiful hostess with a respectful gesture.
Please get off the carriage.
"Go...go find the Muse to see me." Mrs. Lister's voice was low.
The attendant seemed to be hesitant: "Madam, it's already dawn, I'm afraid Miss Muse has already fallen asleep..."
"Then drag her out of the bed!" Mrs. Lister snorted and gritted her teeth gently.
After a while, the pair of sisters finally met in the study. Muse had not fallen asleep. When she came, she was wearing a cotton robe, but she looked very awake. Only her short hair was a little messy.
Mrs. Lister looked at her sister and dismissed the servants in the room. She stared at her sister for a long time and whispered: "I just came back from Duwei... I have made an engagement for you and Gabri...
"
Muse was shocked and stared at her sister in surprise: "What?"
"I said, I have made an engagement for you and Gabri. You will marry Duwei's younger brother Gabri." Mrs. Lister snorted: "Isn't this what you want? Tonight, do you know that you broke into the law?
Woe?"
Muse frowned: "Is there any?"
"The little emperor likes you." Mrs. Liszt knew very well how careless her sister was, and did not want to waste words with her: "You can't marry the emperor. But looking at the empire, I dare to marry you under such circumstances, and I still have the strength.
The only one who wants to marry you is the Tulip family!"
After saying that, Mrs. Lister's tone finally softened a bit: "Don't you also like that Gabri?"
Muse's eyes widened: "Who said I like that boy! Humph, it's okay for him to accompany me to fight and make noises. Marry him? Sister, are you kidding me?"
"Muse!!!!"
Mrs. Lister suddenly shouted angrily, which startled the Muse. The beautiful Marchioness suppressed her anger and glared at her sister: "Have you not understood the current situation? You...you are confused.
!!”
Mrs. Liszt walked a few steps in the room. She flicked her sleeves irritably and gritted her teeth: "I wouldn't have settled this matter in such a hurry! But tonight...tonight at the banquet, you first
I first refused His Majesty the Emperor’s invitation to dance, and then accepted Gabri’s invitation to dance…”
"But it's not a big deal. You know I can't dance, and I don't like dancing." Muse curled her lips: "Later, that guy Gabri shamelessly pestered me. I didn't want to agree to it at first, but you weren't with me before.
Did you say that you want me to be more polite when dealing with Du Wei and his brother, so as not to offend them? I followed your instructions and barely gave that boy some face."
Mrs. Lister was so angry that she almost raised her palm and slapped her, but she finally suppressed her anger: "You...you...stupid!!"
She laughed angrily: "When can you not give me face? Why do you want to reject the emperor first and then accept Gabri at this banquet?"
"It's just a dance. Socializing at a banquet is not a big deal."
Mrs. Liszt looked at her still stubborn sister, and finally sat down weakly, leaning on a chair, and sighed: "You still don't understand... If you are a person like Prince Chen, maybe you won't care about the loss."
Such a small favor, as you said, it’s not a big deal. But that person is...Charlie!"
As she said that, she closed her eyes, shook her head and smiled bitterly: "I ascended the throne at the age of twelve. And I still have the aura of the Emperor of Destiny... Muse, I have told you a long time ago that in our family, three women will
How difficult it is to survive in this circle surrounded by wolves! When I returned to the imperial capital this time, I had spent countless efforts to inquire and investigate which figures in the powerful circle of the imperial capital were worth advising! And this person
The little emperor is the top priority of my investigation! Do you know what kind of person this little Charlie is?"
Muse shook his head: "I don't know, isn't he just a twelve-year-old child?"
Mrs. Liszt smiled feebly: "A twelve-year-old child... Huh, he is a twelve-year-old emperor! He is young and vigorous, and in the wealthy circles of the imperial capital, everyone praises his youth and intelligence. And after my investigation,
He is indeed very smart on weekdays, but he is a bit too sharp! Last year's Harvest Festival was the first time he came to prominence. He dared to rebuke him in public at a banquet in front of everyone, including His Majesty the Pope.
The leader of the Holy Knights of the Temple! What kind of person is he? He is sharp and sharp! There is only one disadvantage..."
As she spoke, Mrs. Lister gritted her teeth, her face was gloomy, and she slowly said this:
"Being energetic is a good thing! Humph, I carefully recalled the incident when he rebuked the temple during the harvest festival. During that incident, everyone outside praised this child for how young, smart and proud he was... But in that incident
In my opinion, this is exactly a kind of great stupidity! What is the relationship between the temple and the royal family? How many times have the two sides fought for thousands of years? They want to rebuke the temple and overpower the church. Let the church lose face... Doesn't the regent not want to do this?
Do it?
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t!!
But what about this little emperor? He was so young and energetic, so he did this! It looks smart, but in fact he is reckless! He doesn’t know how to hide the truth! He is the person in charge of the future empire, and now that there is a regent to support the overall situation, he should be even more important.
Hide yourself well and hide yourself under the big umbrella of the Regent! At this time, the lower the profile, the better! There are open and covert attacks from outside. Of course, the Regent will take the lead! What's the point of a child like him??
Huh, are you afraid that the church doesn’t know that the next generation of emperors is very hostile to the church?
This is good, because before he officially takes power, the church may have already started to pay attention to him! He can obviously hide behind, but he has to throw himself in front of the stage... Is this smart?
In my opinion, this little emperor is smart, but not very wise!!"
What he said. His Majesty the Emperor openly belittled the empire behind his back, which can be described as extremely treasonous.
But if Du Wei heard Mrs. Liszt's remarks from the side, he would probably have to applaud her, just because these words are really profound. The hostess of the Liszt family can...
With the body of a woman, she has been able to maintain her position in the empire's powerful circles for many years. She is indeed extremely smart!
She had never gotten along with little Charlie day and night, and she could analyze the little emperor's temperament and behavior accurately just by investigating and analyzing one or two things in the past!!
Every word of these words makes sense, and every word is heart-breaking! If you are not a truly smart and intelligent person, you will never be able to analyze it.
Sure enough, as Mrs. Liszt said, this little emperor has some cleverness, but he lacks great wisdom!
He is young and too sharp, and does not know how to hide his clumsiness. It would be fine if he were in an ordinary powerful family, but in the royal family, he is still the heir to the throne... If these shortcomings cannot be improved in the future, they will definitely become his fatal weakness!
Muse was stunned. She couldn't help but be stunned when she heard her sister say such shocking remarks tonight.
"Don't you understand my painstaking efforts?" Mrs. Lister waved her hand. She attended the banquet tonight and socialized all night. Then she ran to see Du Wei. After talking for a long time all night, she was really exhausted. At this moment
She also had to cheer up and give guidance to her sister, which really made her feel deeply powerless.
She finally took Muse's hand and said softly: "Listen carefully, Muse. In my opinion, this little Charlie is definitely not a man of magnanimity. With his past behavior, tonight
It's probably impossible to just laugh at this thing! Moreover, he is so arrogant and ascended to the throne at a young age. I'm afraid he can't tolerate the disobedience of others. If he can't get something for a while, I'm afraid
On the contrary, it will arouse his greater interest! And if..."
At this point, her face became more worried and a little pale: "If not only can't he get it, but there are people around him trying to rob him...I'm afraid the situation will be worse, but it will completely arouse his desire to compete! With him,
The emperor's noble status, if he is really determined to get something...I'm afraid...it won't be a blessing to you or our family!"
This beautiful lady really sees things between men and women too clearly!
As the saying goes, a wife is worse than a concubine, a concubine is worse than a thief, and a thief is worse than not being able to steal!
This is the essence!
So... what can inspire a man's possessive desire more than being unable to steal?
You can't even grab it!
If you can't even grab it, it will simply make a man lose his appetite and sleepless nights!!
What's more, he is a little emperor who is narrow-minded, young and energetic, always trying to stand out, and is afraid that others will not know that he is smart and powerful?
Muse's face also turned pale. Although she could not comprehend all the content of her sister's words at the moment, she had deeply understood since she was a child that her sister was extremely smart, no matter how she saw things or people, nine out of ten words were correct! Since she
Having said these words, I’m afraid these are all true!
On Muse's pale face, after struggling, she finally raised her head and looked at Mrs. Lister. There was some deep apology in her tone, but she gritted her teeth and shook her head resolutely!
"No, sister, I won't marry that Gabri!"
"Why, why!" Mrs. Lister's first reaction was to slam the table.
"I don't like him! I don't want to marry a man I don't like." Muse resisted resolutely.
Mrs. Lister did not yell at her sister. She looked at her sister's firm eyebrows, but suddenly her heart softened. She suddenly remembered that many years ago, that night, she was like Muse now, and she tried to resist and did not want to marry her.
The later husband...
"Muse, I am a widow." Mrs. Liszt suddenly said this softly and faintly. The softness in her voice shocked Muse, who was used to seeing her sister's strong side.
"Back then...when I married your dead brother-in-law, did you think that I really loved him?" Mrs. Lister's smile seemed to have a trace of sadness, and the smile at the corner of her mouth, that taste, but
I don’t know how many years of bitterness it took to brew it.
"Many times, we women have no choice in this world!"
Muse looked at her sister steadily, and her eyes were full of pain. Although she was soft-hearted at the moment, when she thought of marrying that person...
Suddenly, a strong resistance arose in her heart, which instantly swept away her softened mind.
"I won't marry him!!"
With a roar, Muse turned around and rushed out of the room, quickly leaving.
Mrs. Lister sat there steadily, staring blankly at the open door, letting the cold wind outside blow in.
The wind is as sharp as a knife!
"It's... such a big whirlpool." The beautiful woman shook her head gently, with a wry smile on her face.