Your Mightiness

Julie is full of confidence and feels that she will not be rejected.

Raphael didn't make a sound to stop him, because he believed that August...

"What gave you such confidence, made you feel that I would definitely agree to you after you just opened your mouth?" Poison Tongue Ao returned to the arena!From words to expressions to actions, they all seem to say "you scum"!

Julie was taken aback for a moment, it was obvious that this was not in her imagination, there was an unconcealable astonishment in her beautiful eyes.She didn't expect the nine-year-old Duke to understand what it means to be sympathetic, but at least he shouldn't be like this, right?What about the cutie?Is it easy to speak well?Well said... How foolish?

If Father Qiao were here, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood. Who will make an agreement with you?

It’s true that August is easy to soften his heart, but that doesn’t mean he’s too cheap. Providing asylum to a person from another country is a very labor-intensive thing. He initially agreed to let Father Joe come to the castle’s chapel temporarily , Father Joe's appearance is partly the reason, but more is because August needs to befriend the white-clothed bishop.

Now, August is the umbrella of Father Joe, who needs to please whom? !

Julie didn't even figure out the relationship between primary and secondary supply and demand, so she spoke rashly, as if August took advantage of her to take her in... This will inevitably arouse August's dissatisfaction.Your Excellency the duke with a steamed bun face looks noble and glamorous to the outside world.Even though his stature requires him to look up at people, his heart does not.

Even the golden hair on August's head now shows a kind of unyielding arrogance. He said to Julie: "As you said, you can only sing for me, but I need to risk my own life." Possibly at the great risk of harboring spies for the enemy, and taking on all the troubles you might cause in England in the future - no doubt, as you can see from your wonderful life in France, this will happen So, why would I do this? Do you think your life isn’t exciting enough?”

Julie is at a loss for words, what she said just now is inevitable, but now it seems that she is actually self-righteous at all.

But Julie still didn't want to give up. She was already tired of the love game, at least for the time being, and the only person with a high position and authority who didn't have to worry about what he would do with her was the Duke Bean in front of her.

Julie managed to find her mouth again, and tried to say, "Because you...are kind?"

"The kindness in your mouth is really worthless." August dismissed it, and decided to stop talking, and took Raphael to turn around and leave.

Julie stepped forward anxiously, trying to attract August's attention. She raised her voice and said anxiously, without thinking for a while, she said directly: "You do a lot of charity every year, and regularly donate to the porridge shed. Donate, give gifts to the children in the orphanage, and you've helped Joe. Why can't you help me too?"

August turned around and made the gesture of looking up more like arrogance with his chin raised. He asked Julie: "Have you heard the famous saying of St. Martin of Tours?"

Julie shook her head, waiting for August to continue.

"Sharing is a degree of charity. If it exceeds it, it becomes a gift. This sentence means that the sage is encouraging us to share, but he does not want us to overdo it."

August took a few steps forward: "The donation of the porridge shed and the gifts to the orphans are a drop in the bucket for me; Father Joe is the spiritual belief of me and other people in the castle, and my help is compared with it." Almost so insignificant; but what about you? What can you do for me? Except what a child of a few years can do, and I already have a choir doing singing work."

"Let's put it this way, compare the help to you to 10, but the return you can give me is not even as good as 0.1. You just asked me if I want to think about it, and I can solemnly answer you now, sorry, I don't think about it."

August spoke very bluntly, because this is the style of this era.

—No one would think that trying to make as much profit as possible would in any case be detrimental to the dignity of a gentleman. BY: "European Nobility" (USA)

Julie was completely shocked, and every time August took a step forward, she couldn't help but retreat a little.It was obvious that she had never thought about this question, why should the Duke of Gloucester help her?Just because she is poor?There are too many poor people in the world.August is different from the people she's encountered before who do what she says because of her beauty.Let's not talk about whether the other party will be moved by her beauty, just say that she is actually not prepared to pay for her beauty, then she should consider something more practical in return, not something like coaxing a child to give a lump of candy.

August took Raphael out of the scene calmly, leaving only a back view of Julie going further and further away, without a trace of nostalgia.So what about the first beauty, he is a dead gay.

Cough, just kidding.

August and Raphael have now finished visiting the church as a courtesy, and have expressed enough importance to the church in front of the residents of Bristol. The rest is naturally that they can finally go back to the castle with peace of mind and be an otaku. up.

Why do you have to come and visit?

Because August was leaving a way out for himself, and he didn't want to leave any chance for the leading bishop to splash dirty water.

It is true that the lord seldom contributes to the construction of the local church, but once the leading bishop breaks out, August will also be greatly condemned when the whole people believe in religion.

There is no doubt that if it is possible, a despicable person like the leading bishop will definitely do it, and he will especially sell it badly.With this visit, it will be different. In the future, Auguste can interpret this trip as—the leading bishop came to me and complained about the lack of money for the church construction. I came to the church non-stop the next day without saying anything. After talking with the volunteers kindly, I found out that this is not the case at all, so I didn't donate money.

The leading bishop probably also thought of this, so he could only send away August and Raphael who were guarding against each other with a bitter face, hoping that Raphael could forget the unhappiness in the past because he was already so honest.

Raphael's answer was a meaningful smile.

After the carriage left, August remembered to ask: "Have you left someone for Julie?" Julie's carriage was broken, and she couldn't be left alone in the church.

"If you stay, we will send her back safely to where she is temporarily staying." Raphael has always been careful in his work.

August nodded, and then waited for Raphael to ask him why he did this with shining eyes. He rejected Julie before, but now he still cares.

But Raphael just didn't ask. He didn't seem to notice the contradiction at all. Instead, he picked up the pile of documents that seemed to be endless in his life, as if he wanted to hurry up and work.

"!!!"How can you do this? !August is still waiting to hear Raphael's praise, or praise!Raphael didn't ask, how could August tell his plan smoothly!His plan!Ahhh, isn't Raphael very smart, but he suddenly becomes dull at this time, are you kidding me?How should I remind him? !

Of course Raphael was teasing Auguste.Even if he didn't understand what medicine was sold in August's gourd at first, he should understand now.Raphael deliberately didn't ask, watching August's anxious look like a little squirrel that had been robbed of food was simply endless fun.

After teasing for a while, Raphael unhurriedly asked the question August wanted: "Are you really not wanting to take in Julie, or are you trying to get her?"

August took a sip, and immediately bit the hook.He shook his golden head, triumphantly: "Guess!"

"Playing hard to get." Raphael didn't have the slightest sense of surprise on his face.

"..." August, who suddenly felt that his sense of accomplishment had lost three-quarters, thought for a while before he realized, "You guessed it a long time ago!"

Raphael shrugged: "I didn't say I didn't guess it."

August wanted to bite, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only hum a few words, and said unwillingly: "Then do you know why I want to help her? Reasons other than helping others! I don't He's a nice guy!"

Raphael looked at August who was solemnly emphasizing that he was not a good person with his teeth and claws, and laughed even harder: "Yes, yes, how powerful you are, you are a big villain, not a good person."

"Correct!"

The big villain began to explain his reasons in detail. As a rare and calculating person, August is full of desire to talk at this moment, commonly known as a performance personality.

Common children have this problem.

The number one beauty is indeed not attractive to August, but the title of the number one beauty is fatal to other nobles who blindly follow fashion.

Before August was still worrying about communication problems, now Julie took the initiative to deliver to the door.

What is communication?For nobles, there are endless banquets, dances and tea parties, which are not only the hobbies of noble ladies, gentlemen are also very keen, they always like to get together to discuss fine wine, cigars and beautiful women.

August is going to use "Miss Matt" as a gimmick to hold a grand farewell ball in Bristol, so that even after a long time, the ball will still be discussed and unforgettable.And once the nobles are impressed, they will not forget August, the host of the banquet, in the short term. Will August still have to worry about socializing?

This is the fabled frenzy, no different from a star who wants to keep the topic hot all the time.

Of course, August didn't expect to use this method for a lifetime.This palliative is not a cure, but it gives August enough time to think and prepare a long-term solution.He could wait until he got to London.

Not only that, after going to London, "Miss Matt" can also become an important means for August to open up London's social circle.The successful Christmas banquet held by Raphael for August was just a good start, but it was not stable. August urgently needed a gimmick to maintain his brand as the duke.Once a sense of "the Duke's banquet must be good and tickets are hard to come by" is formed, a virtuous circle will automatically start.

By the way, August's popularity in London can also affect his popularity in Bristol, giving him longer vitality and greater influence.

Human beings are so strange, the more they can't get what they want, the more they want it. If no one cares about it, then what they originally thought would become less so.If August's idea is successful, it will not be that he has to painstakingly manage the relationship with others, but that others will find ways to maintain social relations with him.This is much easier than August's struggling to do other things.

Not only would the nobles of Bristol not forget and alienate August, but they would wish to keep in touch with him, even if it was just for conversation.

The premise of all this is that August can take in Julie.

"Julie is used to being paid attention to and being responsive to everyone's needs, so she doesn't cherish it at all." August knows this type of Julie too well, because... his mother in his previous life was like this, she was not a good lover, She is not a good marriage partner, but she is a good mother. Before she died, she kept telling her son, beware of a woman with a cold personality like her, "but if she tries to pursue it, she will definitely regard it as Like a treasure."

For example, the one unforgettable in Julie's heart will always be the daughter of a wealthy businessman who cannot be with her.

If August directly agreed to Julie, such an easy-to-get item would make Julie take it for granted and not care about it.

But in fact, if August wants to take in Julie, he really needs to withstand a great risk.

August hoped that he would get what he paid for in return.Moreover, August was also a little angry that everyone seemed to think that he was easy to bully. If there was no leading bishop yesterday, August would probably be able to speak better today.

But it's done, that's the only way to go.

If Julie is willing to persevere, then August will be happy; if she just gives up, August will not feel sorry, and at worst, he will think of other ways.

Raphael couldn't help but raised his hand and rubbed August's head: "You've done a great job. But if it were me, I'd probably let her return at least 5.00%."

"!!!"

Raphael's answer was cold, but also realistic: "There is no huge benefit, why should I get myself into trouble for no reason?"

As we all know, Ms. Matt is from France, not to mention whether she has any problems, but just to say that her existence can be easily used by political opponents to make a fuss.Moreover, if Julie is really the kind of erotic spy who can no longer act in spy movies and hooks up with the lustful Richard II, then Auguste has no place to cry.

There are too many risks, and the benefits must be worth the risk to make people excited.

In Raphael's view, August's equivalent exchange is already doing charity, and he is still too soft-hearted.However, such a set of ideas has greatly surpassed Raphael's expectations for August, and it is still worthy of praise: "I'm even ready for you to soften your heart when you talk about it."

"Why should I soften my heart?"

Truth be told, Jolie now has to flee England entirely of her own making.Julie’s situation is different from Father Joe’s. The Pope wants to persecute Father Joe because Father Joe has a father he can’t choose; Julie can choose her own life, no one forces her to fight, and she can No one forced her to directly fight her love rival to death without staying a line in the future.She has too many things that can be changed, but she chose the hell mode, who is to blame?

Of course, those aristocratic families are also very inexplicable. They were the ones who agreed to live or die, but they were also the ones who turned their faces because the one who died was not their own. It's a bit shameless.

That's why August is willing to make a move instead of directly refusing.

After returning to the castle, Father Joe was already waiting there.

This is of course not a coincidence, but Raphael sent August's servants to inform Father Joe in advance, either show up now and talk to everyone; or don't need to show up in this life.

Father Qiao was wearing a black robe that was not so common for priests. The appearance was plain, but the inside... was so colorful that it was hard to see.Just like his character, when he doesn't speak and just laughs, he has a sense of holiness that has been in the industry for many years, but once he speaks and reveals his true temperament, it is "disillusioned".

Father Qiao didn't do anything out of the ordinary. He was just a pure literary young man who loved life and enjoyment. He opened his mouth to dream as a horse, shut up to poetry and distant places, and had a unique pursuit and understanding of art and literature.The most rare thing about him is that he is a clear stream in the priest's mudslide-never approaching women.No matter how fanatical the female believers in or outside the castle are to Father Joe, he can maintain a calm expression and refuse any physical contact, as if he really wants to keep his mind and body clean for God.

However, August felt that there was another reason that could better explain Father Joe's behavior, and he was also a dead gay.

Really gay, not the kind that August made fun of the old butler in his heart, but the kind that Father Joe really likes men, and he can't walk when he sees the knights training shirtless.

As a fellow man, August especially understood Father Joe.He also understood why Father Qiao's "uncle" wanted to send Father Qiao away. The illegitimate child is already a small problem, and the real trouble is sexual orientation.In the middle ages when he could be arrested and imprisoned for a few years just because of homosexual behavior, Father Joe was simply a fighter among priests, and he rarely concealed his unusual "love" for men.

Raphael didn't show up with August because something went wrong along the way.

When Father Qiao didn't see Raphael, he breathed a sigh of relief, which was very obvious.Then he and August found a warm and well-lit place, and chatted while drinking tea and watching the knight training.

"I'm sorry I haven't had time to tell you about Julie."

August shook his head. He didn't mind, because Father Joe's hesitation proved that Father Joe didn't have the confidence to think that August deserved to help him.Father Joe was afraid that August would reject him, and he was also afraid of adding trouble to August.For such a person, August is more willing to rush to help, don't ask why, probably because he is in a hurry.

"How did you meet her?" August was curious.

Ms. Julie’s experience can be said to be tough, but she has never left the country and has been stirring up wind and rain in France; Father Qiao is logically a native of Rome, and it is even possible that he almost never left. How did these two people come into contact with each other and become friends?It can't be a pen pal.

"We're pen pals."

"..." It's so special.

But it also makes sense.The way priests enlighten people in this day and age is to talk face to face and write letters to each other. Although Julie seems to be living recklessly, she seems to be very open-minded, but it is not impossible for her to be angry because of the daughter of a wealthy businessman who has passed away. And seeking spiritual comfort.

Faced with August's unreserved trust, Father Joe began to fidget.He has enjoyed the life like being in the clouds, and understands what is the icing on the cake, but he has only experienced what it means to send charcoal in a timely manner from the young Duke.

Father Joe suddenly felt guilty.

So, after going back and forth, Father Qiao decided to take a risk and tell the truth: "Julie and I didn't know each other at all before. I'm sorry, I lied to you. She is not my friend, but she is very important to me. A letter from one of her elders, asking me to take care of her in England."

Julie has a lot of energy in France, so she asked others to be her lobbyists and arranged her life in England for her.

August wasn't surprised by this.He just didn't expect that Father Qiao had already crossed the river like a mud bodhisattva, but he still insisted on taking in Julie.

"It's possible that you won't believe me when I say that, but I was hesitating." Should I introduce Julie to August? He is enough to cause August trouble, "but That elder in France is really important to me, without him, I might not be able to live until now. I have to repay him. I actually want to send Julie to someone else."

It's like the bishop in white who introduced Father Joe to August.

August thought to himself, this is the attitude one should have when asking for help.Also because of Father Joe's concession, August was determined to keep Julie.

But for now, August doesn't plan to announce it, he just said: "I will think about it carefully for your sake, don't feel pressured."

After Father Joe sat with August for a while, he left.He planned to continue to avoid Raphael until Raphael came back.

Unexpectedly, Raphael did it on purpose. There was nothing impromptu. He waited at the door on purpose, just to meet Father Joe by surprise. He wanted to have a private talk with him.

The moment he saw Father Joe, Raphael understood why the other party would avoid him.

Because they have seen it before.

"We meet again," Raphael smiled, "Bishop Giovanni."

The real identity of Father Joe is not the illegitimate son of a cardinal, he is a cardinal!He ran away in a panic because he failed to participate in the pope election a year ago.He was the clergyman who had become an archbishop at the age of eight because of nepotism.

"Long time no see." Father Joe could only bite the bullet and said, "Earl March, please stay safe."

"Please." Raphael was not going to talk nonsense with Joe, and made a movement towards the car door, and it was impossible for Joe not to think about it.

After Father Joe stepped into the carriage, Raphael was waving at August who had been sent out. His smile couldn't have been brighter than the sun. He even threatened Joe, "Smile happily, don't let Al see it."

Father Qiao could only return a professional smile, as if the two hit it off.

Then, Raphael sent Father Joe away from Fort Bristol.

"Do you know the difference between harboring a cardinal's illegitimate son and harboring a bishop?"

In terms of universal political theory, Father Joe was the loser in the competition for the throne and pretended to be the son of a powerful minister. The risk that August had to take for this was completely different.

"I'm sorry." That's why Father Joe didn't want to introduce Julie's trouble to August. He was already the biggest trouble. "I will leave on my own initiative."

"Why?" Raphael asked back.

"Ah?" Father Qiao's parting grief was forcibly interrupted before he could brew it.

"Al took you in for a year, and you slapped your ass and left before the harvest time. It's a good idea." Raphael crossed his legs, crossed his hands, and looked disdainfully, "I hope you can remember, How much risk Orr has taken for you, even if he doesn’t know anything about it. You should know how to repay in the future, if Orr doesn’t understand, I will remember it for him.”

Compared with investing in the son of a cardinal, it is obviously more exciting to invest in a cardinal, who may become pope in the future.

Of course, Father Qiao no longer has the position of archbishop, and the absurd things he did as the pope's brother-in-law have almost been revoked.

However, it is still possible for Father Joe to return to the Vatican, justifiably so.

When the Pope was elected a year ago, Father Joe and the current Pope were not the only candidates, and a cardinal with more qualifications than them was also among them.But the ultimate winner is the current pope, through bribery.Father Joe and another pope candidate fled to England, and the other went to France. When Father Joe was only playing house with August, the cardinal in France had already persuaded France. The king, regardless of the war with England, resolutely fought on two fronts and participated in the Habsburg War of Valois.

Raphael is very optimistic about the cardinal, thinking that the other party will become the new pope sooner or later.And this cardinal is already very old, even if he becomes pope, it will only be a few years. His successor, Father Riccio, is one of the most likely candidates.After all, they shared weal and woe, and Father Qiao was still so "obedient".

"I don't know if I have the honor to get the friendship of a quasi-pope." Raphael smiled nicely, and his words were also nice.

Father Qiao, however, has no ambitions. He doesn't think that he can become the future pope optimistically. Now that he can live and continue to enjoy life, it's good.He shook his head and smiled wryly: "As long as you don't turn my face and be ruthless when I don't become the pope."

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PS: Father Joe also has a historical prototype, but I won’t spoil who it is for the time being.What needs to be stated in advance is that he did not leave the Vatican after the fall of the Pope as his brother-in-law, but he lost his high position and lived a little transparent life.