Chapter 572
The Red Blood Fort at midnight, the dome is full of bright stars, and the courtyard is covered by a faint cold mist; the mist thin as a gauze will split into morning dew at dawn, for The delicate summer flowers are embellished with a little sparkle.
"What's going on?"
In the dark courtyard, the black hair wizard sits on the chair facing the female count, rubbing his fingers on the edge of the cup, the mellow wine syrup Rotate with the shaking of the cup.
Loren, who played with the wine glass in his hand and sniffed the scent, didn't mean to drink it, looking towards Charlotte, who had specially left him behind, with a confused look in his eyes.
"Hmm."
The female count with no smile on her face is only slightly nodded, and she has no interest in drinking, and she didn't even look up at him, just snorted as a reply. .
The other party is silent, and Loren can only carefully guess why the other party left him behind; this female count is not a broad-minded person, and her dedication in the palace hall today can be said to be great. Offended her, so I let myself stay in order to scold myself when no one is there?
Um...this is in line with her character.
Being able to save yourself face when outsiders and the little wizard are there is probably the limit for this proud female count; if I don’t give her a chance to vent, sooner or later I will show up Thing.
This is not deliberate accommodation, but a minimum respect...people and people, because the educational background and birth environment will inevitably be very different. People may be more important than their lives, because this is the idea they have been instilled since childhood. They would rather die than be ashamed.
Forget it, for the sake of the interests of both parties, anyway...
"I'm sorry."
"Huh?!"
The black hair wizard hadn't reacted yet, and the frowning Charlotte had already put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up from the seat with a serious expression, pressed his palms together in front of him, and bent down.
Loren, who was unprepared at all, sat stiffly on the chair, staring dumbly at the female count who bowed to him, and didn't even notice the wine glass in his hand.
"Although I have hindsight, I am not stupid..." Slowly got up and straightened her chest, the female count's expression was very calm, her expression calm:
"You are in the palace The actions in the hall seemed rude, but actually saved my life...otherwise, I'm afraid this palace has been blood dyed into red, and it has become a real "Red Blood Fort"."
" Even if I can perish with Gaspar, but Governor Byrne, a symbol of imperial power, died in the palace of the Scarlet Blood Castle, the Torino family will inevitably suffer severe damage because of this... Maybe one or even two generations will not be able to save the situation!"
"In order to save me and the Torino family, you took a risky move and transferred Gaspar's hatred to yourself...I owe you this favor."
"You are welcome, count; I did this only because..."
"I am not afraid of death, but...I want to live; I want to be in the hands of Roland Torino, the black duke The glory of the declining Torino family reappears, and the Golden Lion flag is flying on this land again!" Charlotte’s expression was determined, and there was no tremor in her voice:
"For the purpose, even if It's a deal with the devil, Evil God, and I don't hesitate!"
Loren didn't speak, looking straight into those eyes calmly, slightly nodded.
Go to Imperial Capital alone to negotiate with Brandon Desalion... Not even willing to give up such a slender hope, which is enough to show her determination.
There was a long silence, and the garden at midnight became very quiet.
"Apart from this, I also want to thank you."
The female count's voice is very slight, the corner of her mouth seems to be smiling, but the next moment changes again Become indifferent.
The black hair wizard looked at her and stopped talking.
"Before today, no...before Gaspar spoke that sentence..." Charlotte held the glass, and the bright red wine syrup kept oscillating and shaking in the glass:
"I would never imagine that he could do such an excessive thing, stepping on the dignity of the Torino family without fear!"
"until now, I will I think he will at least be jealous of the Golden Lion of the Scarlet Blood Castle, even if it is too much, he should maintain equal respect; even if we lose the title of Duke, we have controlled the Scarlet Blood Castle for hundreds of years, in this land The roots are deeply ingrained, and no one dares to humiliate us even if it falls!"
"I was wrong, and it was very difficult to deal with...In Gaspar’s eyes, the status of both of us has never been I've really waited!"
Charlotte took a deep breath, with an incomparable sense of humiliation in his voice: "In his eyes, we are just puppets. The so-called respect and courtesy are nothing but Covering a fig leaf, a soothing trick; as long as you like, you can trample us under your feet at any time!"
"I want to thank you...If it weren't for your presence, maybe I would have been hypocritical by Gaspar Blinded by the mask, I thought he was still afraid of the Torino family...Maybe he will never be able to see the bloody truth like he is now!"
"Since I have seen the truth, I will not escape...such as What you said, this is a fighting game between the Torino family and Governor Byrne." Female count's eyes are determined:
"What do I need to do?"
black hair wizard eyebrows raised , Picked up the slipped wine glass from the ground, raised the corners of his mouth: "First of all... we must be clear about our enemy."
"We can only fight Gaspar, not Governor Byrne... And the empire represented behind it, that is a force that the Scarlet Blood Castle absolutely cannot contend!"
Charlotte looked at him quietly, with serious eyes.
"And now the people were alarmed, all split up and in pieces of the Scarlet Blood Castle, it is precisely because of the confrontation between the Governor's Mansion and the Torino family that they have lost their allegiance-and now you have ten days Time, bring them back to Torino's command, this is the most important thing to do right now."
"Use your wrist and courage to conquer them! Let them only see the glory and glory of the Torino family , Seeing a strong and unexpected count of Red Blood Castle, instead of Charlotte Torino who is burdened with responsibility and heavy."
"Let them forget your gender, age, experience and experience , And then bowed his knees in front of the Crimson Blood Castle count."
Playing with the cup in his hand, Loren’s joking expression was extremely serious: "We are going to cut off the running dogs and wings of the Governor’s Mansion, and let Chi The blood castle has become a piece of iron that they have no way of starting, so internal loyalty and stability are necessary."
"And after the integration of the red blood castle, we can focus on the whole Byrne...Torino is Dominating Byrne’s family, the old prestige can give you a lot of convenience, and your identity as a woman also allows the other party to ignore you to a certain extent and not regard you as an equal threat to them."
Women...
This statement made Charlotte frowned slightly, but she also knew that what Loren said was the truth: "Is it too early to start cooperating with other counts now? Something? I’m worried that this will attract the attention of the empire..."
"Union? No...On the contrary, what you have to do is to find the contradiction between them and divert their attention; In the confrontation, the black hair wizard becomes the mediator and reaps the profit!"
The black hair wizard slowly got up, took the wine glass from the female count’s hand, and poured into his empty cup: "You really Think that the situation facing the Torino family and the Scarlet Blood Castle today is not what they want to see? Or...today are still loyal to the Torino family and have not reached any secret agreement with Governor Byrne in private?"
"Rumors, rumors, turmoil, riots...Keep your eyes open, and you will know who is secretly instigating, funding and promoting the situation behind them, so that the situation becomes beneficial to them."
Silent Charlotte, smiling Loren put the wine glass in her hand again:
"It doesn't matter."
"Whether they are enemies, friends, traitors, loyal ministers... When the dust settles, they will have to quit the game;"
"Because there can be only one winner..."
Lightly on the female count's wine glass With a knock, Loren drank it, then turned and left.
Just in this brief moment......
"Thank you!"
Charlotte, who spoke suddenly, stopped the black hair wizard, but did not look back, just Smiled: "Didn't I say that, these..."
"Thank you..." The female count gritted her teeth in a frowning voice, but she was very determined:
"Loren ·Torino!"