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Chapter 585: Coming Together
The wind is as sharp as a knife!
After midnight, the empire has entered the first dawn of the 966th year.
At this moment, on the main street of the capital, a carriage was gently moving along. The coachman had his head and ears hidden under his hat as he waved his whip in the wind.
Mrs. Lister's expression was as heavy as water. Inside the carriage, there's a small table next to her with a cup of cold wine, but she didn't reach out to grab it.
Just now in the Duke's mansion, every word of the long conversation she had with Du Wei was still ringing in her ears … …
"What a big whirlpool …."
Mrs. Lister finally recovered from her daze. Her beautiful face carried a deep sense of worry. Sighing, she finally reached out two slender fingers to pick up the cup and drank the cold wine in one gulp. Only after the cold liquid slid down her throat did she manage to suppress the irritation in her heart.
After a moment, the carriage finally stopped at the Lister House's residence in the northwest part of the capital. Outside, two white-feathered Knights wearing silver leather armor gently knocked on the door and respectfully invited the beautiful mistress out of the carriage.
"Go … Go find Muse and bring her to see me." Mrs. Lister's voice was low.
The servant next to her seemed to be hesitant: "Madam, it's already dawn. I'm afraid Miss Muse is already asleep …."
"Then drag her out of bed for me!" Mrs. Lister grunted and gently gritted her teeth.
A moment later, the two sisters finally met in the study. Muse wasn't asleep yet. When she arrived, she was wearing a cotton robe, but her expression was very awake. Only her short hair was a bit messy.
Looking at her sister, Mrs. Lister dismissed the servants in the room. After staring at her sister for a long time, she whispered: "I just came back from Du Wei's place … I've already arranged a marriage between you and Gabri …."
Muse's body trembled as she stared at her sister in shock: "What?"
"I said, I've already arranged a marriage between you and Gabri. You're going to marry Du Wei's brother Gabri. "Mrs. Lister snorted:" Isn't this what you wanted? Do you know what trouble you've caused tonight? "
Muse frowned. "Is there?"
"The little emperor likes you." Well aware of her sister's carefree nature, Mrs. Lister didn't want to waste her breath with her: "You can't marry the Emperor, but in the entire Empire, the only one who dares to marry you and have the strength to do so is the Tulip Family!"
With that said, Mrs. Lister's tone finally softened a bit: "You, don't you also like that Gabriel?"
Muse's eyes widened. "Who said I like that kid? Humph, it's fine if he fights with me, but marry him? Sister, are you kidding me? "
"Muse!!!"
Mrs. Lister's sudden outburst startled Muse. Suppressing her anger, the beautiful Marquise glared at her sister: "Do you still not understand the situation?! You … you're a fool!! "
Pacing around the room, Mrs. Lister irritably flicked her sleeves and gritted her teeth: "I wasn't in such a hurry to settle this matter! But tonight … Tonight at the banquet, you first refused His Majesty the Emperor's invitation to dance, then accepted Gabri's …. "
"But that's not a big deal. You know I can't dance, nor do I like to dance. " Muse pursed her lips: "Later on, it was that guy Gabri who kept pestering me. I didn't want to agree at first, but didn't you tell me before to be polite to Du Wei and his brother and not to offend them? I followed your instructions and reluctantly gave that brat some face. "
Mrs. Lister almost raised her hand to slap the girl in the face, but in the end, she managed to suppress her anger: "You … You … Stupid!!"
Laughing out of anger: "When can't you give face?! Why do you have to first refuse the Emperor and then accept Gabri? "
"It's just a dance, it's not a big deal to socialize at a banquet like this."
Looking at this stubborn sister of hers, Mrs. Lister finally collapsed into a chair and sighed: "You still don't understand …. If it's someone like Prince Son, perhaps he wouldn't care about such a small loss of face. Like you said, it's not a big deal. But that person is …. Charlie! "
As she spoke, she closed her eyes and shook her head with a bitter smile: "Ascending to the throne at the age of twelve, and with the halo of the emperor of destiny … Muse, I've told you before, in our family, for three women to survive in the circle of wolves, it's not easy!! Before returning to the capital, I've already spent a lot of effort to find out who's worth paying attention to in the circle of nobles! And this little Emperor is the most important subject of my investigation! Do you know what kind of person this little Charlie is? "
Muse shook her head: "I don't know, isn't he just a 12 year old child?"
Mrs. Lister bitterly smiled: "A 12 year old child ….. Humph, he's a 12 year old Emperor! Young and impetuous, there's no one in the circle of nobles that doesn't praise him for his intelligence. And after my investigation, I found out that although he's smart, he's a bit too much of a show-off! Last year's Qingfeng Festival was the first time he stood out. He dared to reprimand the head of the Holy Order in front of everyone including the Pope! What kind of person is he? Showing off his edge, showing off his edge! In other words ….. he's a ….. "
With that said, Mrs. Lister grit her teeth, her expression fluctuating as she slowly uttered these words:
"It's a good thing to be impetuous! Humph, I carefully recalled the incident where he reprimanded the Shrines during the Qingfeng Festival. At that time, everyone was praising this child for his intelligence and pride ….. But in my opinion, this is the greatest kind of stupidity! What's the relationship between the Shrines and the royal family? For thousands of years, how many times have the two sides fought? To reprimand the Shrines, suppress the Church, and make the Church lose face ….. Does the Regent not want to do this?
It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he can't!!
But what about this little Emperor? He's young and impetuous, so he did it! He looks smart, but he's actually reckless! He doesn't know how to hide! He was the future ruler of the Empire. Now that the Regent was supporting the overall situation, all the more reason for him to hide himself under the Regent's umbrella! At this time, the more low-key the better! The spears and arrows outside will naturally be taken care of by the Regent! What's a child like him doing??
Humph, is he afraid that the Church doesn't know that the next Emperor is hostile to the Church??
He hasn't even officially taken power yet, but the Church has already begun to pay attention to him! He can obviously hide in the back, but he's throwing himself in front of the stage ….. Is this smart?
In my opinion, this little Emperor is smart, but not wise!! "
These words, publicly belittling the Emperor behind his back, can only be described as treacherous to the extreme.
But if Du Wei were to hear this from the side, he's afraid he'd have to applaud this woman. Because these words are really penetrating. This Lister House's mistress, as a woman, can stand in the circle of the Empire's nobles for so many years without falling. Sure enough, she's very smart!
She's never spent time with little Charlie, but based on one or two things in the past, she's able to analyze this little Emperor's temperament and behavior without any mistakes!!
These words are very reasonable, and each word strikes the heart! If one wasn't truly smart and wise, they'd never be able to analyze this.
Sure enough, it's as Mrs. Lister said, this little emperor is smart, but he lacks great wisdom!
He's too young and doesn't know how to hide his strength. If he's in an ordinary noble family, it's fine, but in the Royal Family, he's the heir to the throne ….. If he can't improve these flaws in the future, it'll definitely become his fatal weakness!
Muse was stunned. She couldn't help but stare blankly as she listened to her sister's shocking speech tonight.
"You still don't understand my painstaking efforts?" Mrs. Lister waved her hand. Tonight she attended the banquet, socialized with the guests, and then went to see Du Wei. After a long night of talking, she was already exhausted to the point of exhaustion. Now that she had to lift her spirits and guide her little sister, she felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
Finally holding Muse's hand, she softly said: "Listen carefully, Muse. This Little Charlie, in my opinion, is definitely not a magnanimous person. Based on his usual style of doing things, it was unlikely that he would just laugh off tonight's incident! Moreover, he's so hot-blooded, ascending to the throne at such a young age, I'm afraid he won't tolerate other people's disobedience. If he can't get something in a short time, I'm afraid it'll only arouse his interest! And if ….. "
Speaking up to here, her face became even more worried and pale: "If not only he can't get it, but there's also someone else next to him ….. I'm afraid the situation will be even worse and arouse his desire to compete! With his noble status as the emperor, if he's determined to get something ….. I'm afraid ….. for you and our family, it won't be a good thing! "
This beautiful madam really saw through the matters between men and women too clearly!
So called, a wife is inferior to a concubine, a concubine is inferior to a steal, and a steal is inferior to not being able to steal!
This is the essence!
Then ….. What can arouse a man's possessiveness more than not being able to steal?
It's not being able to snatch it!
Not being able to snatch it, that's simply making a man unable to eat and unable to sleep at night!!
What's more, this is a narrow-minded, hot-blooded young emperor who's afraid others won't know he's smart and powerful??
Muse's face also turned pale. Although she can't fully comprehend the content of her sister's words, she's deeply understood since childhood that her sister is extremely smart. Whether it's looking at things or people, nine out of ten words are accurate! Since she said all this, then I'm afraid it's all true!
After struggling for a while, Muse finally raised her head and looked at Mrs. Lister with a deeply apologetic tone. Gritting her teeth, she resolutely shook her head!
"No, Sister, I won't marry that Gabriel!"
"Wh, why?!" Mrs. Lister's first reaction is to slap the table.
"I don't like him! I don't want to marry a man I don't like! "Muse resolutely resisted.
Mrs. Lister didn't yell at her sister. Instead, she looked at her sister's resolute expression and felt her heart soften. Many years ago, on that night, she was just like Muse right now. She once tried to resist and not marry her later husband ….
"Muse, I'm a widow." Mrs. Lister suddenly softly said this sentence. The trace of weakness in her voice caused Muse who's used to seeing her sister's strong side to tremble.
"That year …. When I married your dead brother-in-law, did you think I truly loved him?" There's a trace of bitterness in Mrs. Lister's smile. It's hard to tell how many years of bitterness she's had to endure to be able to form such a smile.
"Many times, we women have no choice in this world!"
Muse stared at her sister, her eyes also filled with pain. Although her heart softened at this moment, the thought of marrying that man ….
All of a sudden, a strong sense of resistance rose in her heart, sweeping away the softening of her heart.
"I won't marry him!!"
With a roar, Muse rushed out of the door and quickly left.
Mrs. Lister sat there and stared blankly at the wide open door, allowing the cold wind to sweep in.
The wind was like a knife!
"Really …. What a big whirlpool." The beautiful woman gently shook her head with a bitter smile.
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