Although he put on a chic look in front of his wife and left, Edgar still had a sleepless night after all. Obviously, the mess in front of him now is beyond his ability to handle. It can even be said that until now, he still seems to have had a nightmare.
He is more or less a heartless and flashy prodigal, and he doesn't really care about whether his bloodline can be passed on. Even if his wife is unfaithful, she has "the most precious jewels" anyway, and it hasn't brought him much. Trauma.
But once family inheritance is involved, the situation is completely different.
In fact, he also knew that the reason why he was able to live a debauched life and live a privileged life since he was a child was ultimately just because of his father's protection and because he was born into the Treville family. Now, due to political changes in the family, the long branch has been forced to go into exile. You can only let the young ones take the lead. If you end up being "changed" because of yourself, how can you feel at ease?
Because of this, he rarely summoned up courage and intelligence at the same time in his life, and racked his brains to negotiate terms of exchange with His Majesty.
With His Majesty's acquiescence, the Treville family can still continue to rely on their illegitimate son Ezreal de Treville. This is also a fortunate result.
He believed that His Majesty would abide by his promise.
It's not that he really believes in His Majesty's noble morals, but because "breaking the promise" will do His Majesty no good at all.
After he arrived abroad, he had a "secret" as a handle. If His Majesty broke his promise, then he could disclose the entire incident to the outside world, and add more fuel and jealousy to portray the incident as "His Majesty the Emperor seduced his wife and... In order to occupy his mistress for a long time and give his illegitimate children legal status, he actually framed himself with various crimes and forced himself to go into exile."
Although this is not the case, as long as he conceals some details, he can't get clean at all - the world is often willing to believe the most sensational and bizarre secrets, and as long as he dares to make it up, many people will believe it.
By then, even if he is the emperor, I am afraid he will be the laughingstock of the ages.
On the one hand, he spent some resources to support Ezreal and bribed himself, on the other hand, he became a laughing stock and an excuse for attacks by political opponents. With his shrewd mind, His Majesty can definitely distinguish the importance.
Therefore, he believed that his illegitimate son would definitely be able to enter the family and become the de facto successor of the Treville family.
But having said that, as long as Alice gives birth to a daughter, things will be much simpler. A daughter is nothing more than giving Xia Lu more sisters. She doesn't have to expend so much effort to scheming with His Majesty, let alone worry about the family being " Change the species.”
"God, I never pray to you when I throw dice, but this time, I hope you will give me good luck and let me bet right!" He secretly prayed to the God he had never truly believed in. .
After praying, he took out a pen and paper and began to write a letter to his father.
And this time he had a headache again.
When he was in trouble and in jail, the person he missed the most was his father who had worked hard to raise him since he was a child. He also dreamed of his father countless times in his dreams. However, when he was about to write a letter to his father, he only felt that My scalp is numb and it is difficult to write.
It is indeed too difficult.
His father once almost cried in front of him and asked him not to cause trouble. He also promised him that nothing would happen, and even if something happened, he would handle it alone.
But what about now?
He caused a huge mess. Not only was he imprisoned, but his family's reputation was also hit hard.
Ever since he was a child, he has been disappointing his father, and it is still the case now. He has never been proud of him for a moment.
At this moment, he still wanted to write a letter to tell him that because he and his wife had turned against each other, the family was facing greater danger.
How embarrassing it is...
His hand holding the pen suddenly started shaking violently, and he almost couldn't hold the pen anymore.
Edgar recalled his father's stern eyes and the painful look after that quarrel, and then his heart ached violently.
To be honest, if his father were right in front of him, and then he picked up the riding crop and gave himself a few hard blows, he might feel a little better.
"Dad, I'm sorry..." When he thought of this, Edgar felt sad and couldn't help crying.
These few tears were the last bit of conscience left in his life.
However, my father must be told, and only by myself.
After crying for a while, he finally regained his composure, racked his brains to come up with ideas, picked up the pen and started writing.
"Dad, thanks to His Majesty's grace, I have now been released from prison and have regained my freedom. Soon, I will leave the country and live in exile in other countries as he said before. Although I have not committed any crime claimed by others. , but this is also the fate I deserve, so I have no complaints.
I am very ashamed at this moment. I have repeatedly let you down and brought heavy disasters to you and our family. I dare not ask you to forgive me. I just want to make up for what I have done in my last time in China. mistakes and fight for some of the rights you should have.
I know you will continue to curse me, but please calm down for a moment, because next I am going to tell you something very shocking..."
Then, Edgar told his father about Alice's affair with Agron and the news that she was pregnant, and also made clear the terms of his negotiation with His Majesty. After explaining the information that would definitely make his father furious, he changed his tone and urged his father to agree to this transaction condition.
After all, the Treville family's bets are now on the side of the empire. His Majesty is the decider of the family's future prosperity and disgrace. The Treville family simply cannot confront him head-on; no matter how much they hate Alice, they will use her now. There is no way, she is still "Mrs. Treville". In this case, it is better to admit that she is wrong.
Edgar explained his judgment carefully and analyzed the pros and cons just to make his father emotionally accept all this.
However, based on his understanding of his father, he believed that even if he did not persuade his father to agree, his father would make a subsequent judgment - when weighing the pros and cons, his father had always been more rational and courageous than him.
Late at night, this guilt-ridden and important letter was finally written, and Edgar put it into an envelope.
Tomorrow, someone will take this letter and show it to His Majesty. After confirming that everything is OK, it will be secretly sent to General Treville through the palace and North African mail channels, so that this troubled man can The general suffered another thunder.
However, this is not something Edgar can control.
Now that he has completed all his "work", as long as he lives at home for a while, he can fly away with his lover and no longer have to worry about all the disturbances in the world. He looked out the window at the dark night sky, and for a moment It was also filled with a sense of relief.
He will live a life without any obligations, and the price is to turn Alice into a real "widow".
She had cheated Alice all her life, and after she had withheld it for several years, she took revenge in such a decisive way. But no matter how she took revenge, she would continue to use the title of Mrs. Treville until the day she died. This Her name is also one of her few "assets".
As time goes by, the past grudges will eventually turn into smoke. I hope she can successfully restart her life in the face of headwinds...
After seeing everything, Edgar finally fell into sleep.
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Edgar, who was completely "lying down", also lived in seclusion when he returned home, but his wife Alice was still quite busy. After settling in with her husband, she took a carriage to her sister's manor and started packing. .
"Sister, where are you going?" Agnes asked curiously.
"I want to go home, sister." Alice replied calmly, "It wouldn't be outrageous to stay here all the time."
"Go home? Where?" Agnes was confused for a moment.
She knew that her sister had turned against her father before and rarely returned to her parents' home; now she had turned against her husband. Where else could she call home except her own?
"Of course I'm going back to my own home." Alice responded matter-of-factly, "You may not know yet, but Edgar has been released by His Majesty and he has returned home. Now it's time for me to go back."
"ah?!"
Agnes was so stunned that she felt numb.
She was not surprised that His Majesty released Edgar - after all, she had known that he would be released; she was surprised that her sister actually wanted to go back to live with Edgar as if nothing had happened.
"Why? Haven't you already gotten into trouble with him like this?" She was shocked and asked quickly. "And...he, didn't he say he was going to be exiled from the country? Why did he just go back home?"
"Exile is necessary, but before the exile, His Majesty was very gracious and allowed him to go home and live for a period of time, about... about a month." Because she was prepared, Alice said what she had wanted to do for a long time. Good answer.
"...Your Majesty is really good at joking." Agnes couldn't help but spit, "Even so, there is no need for you to go back to accompany him, right? Even if you are still his wife, you have already made trouble like this It’s better not to see each other..."
In fact, why don’t I think so? But there's nothing we can do about it...
"He has suffered so much because of me, so it is right for me to accompany him for the last time." Alice complained in her heart and replied seriously to her sister, "Besides, while there is still this little time, I still want to be with him for the last time." Try harder.”
"Work hard? Work hard for what?" Agnes asked.
"Try to have another child." Alice replied seriously.
"………………"
Agnes was looking at her sister as if she were looking at some incomprehensible mysterious object. It was obvious that her brain had been "overclocked".
"Alas... Now that things have happened, what do I have left?" Alice sighed, and then gave the excuse she had thought of, "Edgar will leave, and their family will turn against me. Apart from Treville, I Nothing will be left except the empty title of madam; my life is already a wasteland, except for children... Yes, children are my only comfort, so I want to have another child—— Just think of it as finding some headway for your future life, can you understand?"
If it were before, Agnes would definitely not be able to understand it, but as her pregnancy progressed day by day, she gradually entered the role of "mother". She was able to feel the spiritual bond and love between mother and child, and she was even more able to understand Why does my sister love Xia Lu so much?
If that's the case, it's understandable that my sister wants to have more children... Agnes thought to herself.
"Even if you want a child, there's no need to go find that guy again, right? Don't you hate him so much? Why do you have to wrong yourself again?" After a moment of silence, Agnes gave another opinion.
She has gradually accepted her sister's idea, but she is still a little disgusted out of disgust for Edgar.
"What? Didn't you say that I am still Mrs. Treville now? Who else can I look for if I want a child but him? Do you want me to find someone else?" Alice asked, "Let me do it. I'm not happy with this kind of thing, or can you give up your Majesty to me for a while? His Majesty has enough weight to ask me to abandon my principles."
"You... please stop joking!" Agnes immediately shook her head subconsciously and rejected her sister's 'joke'. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is not something I can just give in to if I want..."
Sure enough, even if you are facing your dearest sister, you will still feel a little jealous after all.
But that's what's so cute about Agnes.
Of course Alice could predict her sister's reaction, but unfortunately, whether she liked it or not, when things got to this point, it was already a "fait accompli".
Of course, she had no desire to "compete" with her sister for favor, and just smiled indifferently.
"So you see, don't I have to find him in the end? Anyway...after this period of time, he will fly away. Let the past grudges go away. As long as I have one more child, don't You don’t have to worry about him anymore, do as he likes, and we will have nothing to do with each other from now on. Isn’t this good?”
"It's... not bad." Agnes finally gradually agreed with her sister's idea.
Then, she became energetic again, "Then after you get pregnant, I'll come over to take care of you, right?"
"Just take care of yourself, and leave me alone." Alice pointed to Agnes's obviously bulging belly, and then replied with a smile, "We are different. I am the wife of a sinner, and you are the doting wife." Concubine! It doesn't matter if something happens to me. If something happens to you, who can afford it? So you should just rest by yourself and stop caring about others. After you give birth to a child, you should also rest at home for a while. You are not allowed to go out and wander around. Wait. I will come back to see you when I am better - otherwise, if something happens to you, His Majesty will be furious. Of course you are fine, but how can we afford it?"
Agnes was speechless. What her sister said was reasonable and she couldn't refute it.
"So, Agnes, even for our sakes, I ask you to stop messing around, stay at home, and prepare to be the best mother you can be..." Alice hugged her sister warmly and expressed her hope. He gave his final blessing, "During this period, thank you for taking me in and taking care of me. Don't worry, I have come out of the haze. No matter what happens in the future, we will continue to support each other until we finish this life. Thank God, I I have a good sister like you. Goodbye~"
Then, with a renewed mood, she left her sister.
Although she paid a heavy price, she finally withstood the storm and haze and regained her life. Next, the obstacles on the road ahead have been cleared, and there is no need to worry anymore... She will continue walking without hesitation.
