In the Seine City, at the recently reopened Grand Theater of Saint-Michel; La Fontaine, the former royal adviser to the Burgundian dynasty with a face full of make-up and oil paint, was also looking bitterly at the empty theater from a corner of the dome, as those who took their seats one after another The men and women in gorgeous clothes breathed out wine and said in a hateful voice:
"Sovereign God, why have the noble bloodlines and noble traditional virtues been trampled to the ground? Now those who enjoy wealth and honor are a group of upstarts and heretics without morals and decency, and some who don't know What a vulgar piece of clay is etiquette,"
Because a large part of the well-dressed audience were unfamiliar faces with foreign accents. They either carry ribbons representing knighthood, or wear sword and shield badges of knighthood on their chests; or wear straight royal blue double-breasted military uniforms with stand-up collars.
Some people even wore necklaces of different shapes, made of gold, silver and inlaid with gemstones, which reflected the aristocratic status of the new dynasty, shining brightly under the lights. In his arms are the most popular courtesans in those social occasions, or the aristocratic women who were born in the capital;
However, under the decoration of all kinds of gorgeous clothes and expensive accessories, the vague awkwardness and stiffness in his movements, or the solemnity of forced calmness, are easily distinguishable from other sophisticated viewers. Others greeted and chatted loudly as if no one else was watching.
Some people rolled up their sleeves when they felt aroused, and even took off the collars that represented their aristocratic status without hesitation and handed them to their female companions, showing off the numerous scars on their arms and bodies. Therefore, where these people appear, the solemn and elegant art venue is as lively as a vegetable market.
But La Fontaine had completely forgotten that when he was most impoverished, he chased him barefoot at the entrances of theaters and salons everywhere. He peddled his scripts to all kinds of people; he also wore dirty and tattered clown clothes on the streets of downtown and tried his best to please the poor people.
However, at least there is still an old lover who is a well-known actor. Thinking of the old relationship and admiration for his talent, he is willing to take the risk under the eyes of the new dynasty, providing the identity of a clown actor to hide and cover him, and gave him His most basic daily food and clothing guarantee.
However, a familiar figure mixed in among the audience and distinguished guests made him couldn't help but widen his eyes, and he was so full of jealousy and hatred that he almost fell off the beam where he was hiding and drinking...
For another member of the royal council of the former dynasty, the former assistant to the finance minister Charles Travel, the mood was even more complicated and mixed. Because this also means that after a few months, he has reappeared in social situations, starting a new chapter.
However, such an amnesty order with many related people waiting inside was based on his full cooperation with the Free Army/Salvation Government and the vast majority of people in the capital with his name, including big and small bankers, loan sharks, financiers, and underground gangs. , everything was exposed and investigated.
Therefore, just as these people fawned over and flattered him at first, they now hate him. Even though he was wearing a hood that concealed his face, he could still deeply feel the resentment and hatred from those desperate colleagues; but no matter what, he could live in the sunshine.
He just had to lose the word "virtue" in his name, which represented his aristocratic status, and start everything over as an ordinary citizen. Although he has lost most of his property, all his appliances and belongings, including the building where he was hiding, have been retained.
However, Charles also had troubles that were not going well; first of all, during the days when he was under supervision after the martial law was lifted in the city, Aunt Agnes went out early and came back late all day long, not knowing what she was doing. When Charles returned home, she found out that she had signed up to become a medical nun.
Therefore, during this period of time, I followed the nuns from the Capital Hospital around the downtown area, often making myself dirty. Then the signs of pregnancy of private secretary Mary were inevitably exposed when she was alone; but his wife Charlotte did not attack her, but kicked Charles out.
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Finally, there was his lover, Lola de Bovan, the daughter of a banker, who had a close relationship with him. After insisting on returning to her private villa, she was inevitably attacked. Although the personal guards she maintained had repelled the previous groups of looters and street mobs.
However, then there was an injured alien that wandered around and broke into her courtyard in a panic. Although it was successfully killed in the end, it also caused heavy casualties to the private guards. As a result, when the next wave of mobs arrived, the remaining guards abandoned their duties and fled on the spot.
Therefore, when the Free Army soldiers who maintained order in the city began to clear the streets of the thugs who were taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, they finally found the only living Laura in this mansion. It's just that she has suffered unspeakable injuries, and climbed to the top of the building in a lunatic manner.
Finally, Fran, who was in the city, got the news and sent someone to take her back. When Charles saw Laura again in the confinement room of the nunnery, she was tearing her hair and clothes frantically, trying to throw them as weapons, and there was no threat in the air.
But what makes Charles even more frustrated is that he failed to fulfill Matilda's entrustment before she left: to wait for an opportunity to take care of her sister who had just given birth to a child. He sent his cousin Lucien to find the other party, but he missed the other party due to the turmoil on the streets. As a result, he only saw the looted apartment.
It was not until a few days later that he was discovered by Free Army soldiers searching for contraband in the basement of an illegal tavern in a slum. It was just that she and several other women who were covered in bruises and filth were lying on the box, dying with only one breath left. It was Fran who took her in.
So today is also an opportunity for him to rise again; just like when he couldn't even pay the deposit for inheriting the title, he relied on selling off his property to live with his sister, and the process of restoring his family business and glory bit by bit; he couldn't help but think of this. He glanced at the magnificent box above.
Maybe Fran was there, but just the short distance between upstairs and downstairs seemed like a huge chasm between her and him. Because she was already one of the few female courtiers in the new dynasty, and she was just a pardoned criminal from the previous dynasty; only severing ties would be better for both of them.
Despite this, he still couldn't help but think about, even regret and feel heartbroken, his decision to send Fran to his ancestral home in the south. She even couldn't help but think about what happened to her and what price she paid to become the female courtier of the Knight King.
In fact, he had been secretly uneasy and troubled by Fran, whom he had been dependent on since childhood, and who still maintained attachment and excessive closeness as an adult; but he also confirmed that she was determined to break up with him, and had even become the subject of ambiguous rumors. There will be a faint feeling of distress and sadness.
Maybe, I am a man who has failed in my love life and family relationships. The next moment, he put aside many distracting thoughts and solemnly walked towards an old man who had just entered the venue; he was the chairman of the Marseille Shipping Federation and one of the business groups that initially supported the Free Army.
After most of the bankers and financial practitioners in the capital were liquidated by the new government, the remaining market gaps and demands were naturally filled by their counterparts from the south. However, these external business organizations and groups are obviously unfamiliar with the local conditions in the capital.
This is also one of the reasons why Xia Ermin noticed it and tried to use it to rise again. Otherwise, he would never be able to support a large group of people around him by collecting rent from a building! In particular, he feels a lot of guilt about his wife Charlotte, and it also involves the treatment of the child who is about to be born.
Far away on the coast of Africa, Polis, who was wearing an unmarked military uniform and leaning on the railing to look out, couldn't help but sneeze a few times. Then he turned around and said to Joseph, who was supporting Joseph, whose belly was slightly exposed: "My dear, it's windy here, let's go in!"
As the former Madame de Beauharnais, Joseph, who had now taken the husband's surname of De Baz after a simple wedding oath witnessed by the priest, also looked at her husband with happiness and tenderness and nodded, but did not show any signs of it. The worries and melancholy of traveling to a foreign land...
Because as her de facto sister-in-law and former best friend, Nana now has prominent power in the new dynasty; in the brief meeting after the reunion, she gave her a solemn promise and guarantee. As long as she could give birth to and raise the child in exile in Africa.
Among them, the first-born son, regardless of gender, can return to the country to receive specialized education after the age of ten. Then, when he reaches adulthood, he will directly inherit the family name, title and castle of his hometown of D'Artagnan. Because Nana has taken back these ancestral properties from relatives with ulterior motives.
And under the care of such an aunt with a prominent position and power, this child's future will not be said to be smooth sailing, at least he will be able to live a life of wealth and safety. In this case, she can accompany her husband without any worries and spend the rest of her life in this overseas place.
After experiencing many misunderstandings and sorrows, and re-opening her heart, she just wanted to stay away from the vanity fair in the capital that was full of overt and covert intrigues, lust and malice; a place where no one knew or cared about her past. , start a new life again...
In the theater box above where Polis was paying attention, a corner of the scarlet velvet curtain had been gently lifted; this also meant that a distinguished guest had already entered. But it was Faius, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, who was sitting on the right arm of several beautiful ladies wearing gorgeous skirts.
Because, a rumor of unknown origin has just appeared recently. It is said that this former noble son from the royal family of the Western Empire needs to curb his unruly private life a little and find a formal partner through legal marriage because of his natural role as a role model after becoming the prime minister of the kingdom.
Therefore, the many lovers who maintained close relationships with him, and even the temporary bed partners who had had romantic relationships, could not help but be tempted by him. They all tried their best to express themselves around him, and even when they were sleeping with him, they were fighting over each other in private...
However, Feius's thoughts at the moment were not on these women who were trying to please him.
