Eugenie with money [Grandet]

The funds secretly remitted by Nucingen Bank to Madrid, Spain amounted to 200 million francs, all of which would be used to buy Spanish national government bonds in batches, which were also dominated by panic and fell badly.

The Portuguese public bond market finally resumed trading. Before the resumption of trading, the literati of the Portuguese Revolutionary Cabinet wrote lengthy analysis articles, refusing Bono’s article to nothing.

With the injection of capital and the confidence boosted by public opinion, Portugal's national bond market finally began to bottom out and rebound.

In Spain, where Riego is still wandering the country with a mobile column, the royal family and the constitutionalists are fighting for power. No one can help the turbulent capital market, and no one has noticed the 200 million francs. Arrived in Madrid.

Immediately following the arrival of the funds, there was a lone horse-drawn carriage in the direction of Madrid, the capital of Spain.

The closer to Madrid, the more sporadic gunshots came from time to time, and the horses pulling the cart swayed more violently—the post road was artificially damaged, and the coachman had to try his best to avoid ditches of different widths while maintaining his speed.

"Miss," Mrs. Taigou's face was pale, and she was about to lie on Eugenie's body: "Why do we have to come here? Wouldn't it be better to wait for Baron Nucingen to deliver the news in Paris?" At least more Safety.

Eugenie, who was also shaken to pieces, desperately grabbed the seat cushion so that she would not be thrown to the floor of the carriage.She looked fiercely at Mrs. Taigu: "Madam, before I came, I told you about the possible danger."

Mrs. Taigu was about to cry: You said it was dangerous, but the tone of the description was too relaxed, the tone of the narration was too cheerful, and the amount of reward was too large. I thought it was just a long trip.

The shocked Mrs. Teigou kept her mouth shut, and Eugenie herself was not at ease—they set off from Paris four days ago and did not tell anyone that they would arrive in Madrid. Even the carriage was bought from the border. The commission promised to the coachman was as high as a thousand francs.

The coachman also said in advance that if something happened, he could not guarantee the safety of the two ladies.

The situation in Spain is so chaotic now, it's really not a good time to travel.

Eugenie knew this, but she had to go this trip by herself, not for the 220 million francs shipped to Spain, but for better capital operation in the future.

The car stopped suddenly, and the inertia caused Eugenie and Mrs. Taigou to fall involuntarily in the carriage. Outside the car, there were gunshots warning the carriage to move forward.

Eugenie got up and tried her best to help Mrs. Taigou, and found that the old lady's face was full of tears: "Go back, miss, let's go back." This sentence was repeated over and over again.

But can I go back?Eugenie has no idea until now, this decision is after all a risky one.

Outside the car door, Spanish chattered non-stop, the coachman spoke French, and the two interlocutors were chatting like chicken and duck. Eugenie knew that such communication can sometimes be fatal.

After wiping her hair and rubbing her face, Eugenie wanted to open the car door.Mrs. Taigu rushed forward and grabbed her hand. If she went out at this time, wouldn't she be dying?

Eugenie firmly pushed away Mrs. Taigou's hand, and opened the door with a bang, attracting the eyes of all the people around the carriage.It was already dark, and those who surrounded them were lighting torches, and the light of the flames flickered on Eugenie's face, casting a halo on her beautiful face.

"Which one is the commander?" Eugenie tried to make her voice calmer, so she had to turn sideways to block her trembling left hand clutching the door frame.

Part of Spain was occupied by France for a long time, and many Spaniards speak French.Facts proved that Eugenie's guess was correct, a person who did not hold a torch, clipped the horse's belly, passed others to the carriage, and looked down at Eugenie.

Even though Eugenie was standing on the top of the carriage steps, she was still much lower than the people on the horse, and she had to raise her head to meet people's gaze.

This is a pair of eyes used to seeing fire and blood. The pupils should be blue, shining like amber against the torch.

Taking a deep breath again, Eugenie said a name: "Riego, I want to see him." The cabinet, and Riego, who contributed the most to the revolution, was not a member of the constitutional cabinet.

The already dark eyes of the person on the opposite side became turbulent at this moment, and French with a Spanish accent came out of his mouth: "Dear Madam, Riego doesn't seem to know any French nobles."

If it wasn't for the situation, Eugenie wanted to take a look at her attire—in order not to attract attention on the road, she wore a black dress, and she didn't have any jewelry on her body except for a thin platinum necklace. How did you consider yourself a nobleman?

Don't tell her that she has aristocratic temperament. Grandet has not been promoted to the Jin Dynasty for half a year. Didn't it mean that it takes three generations to become a nobleman?

"No, I'm not an aristocrat, I'm just an ordinary Frenchman, and I'm here to discuss a business with Mr. Riego." Eugenie knew that she couldn't show any guilt at this time, so she could only focus on this person jaw.

"An ordinary French lady would not come to Spain under such a situation." The man on the horse suddenly grinned.

Eugenie didn't bother with him on this issue: "Excuse me, sir, can I meet Mr. Riego through you? If necessary, I can pay for your introduction." These people around the carriage looked dressed It's fairly unified, and it should belong to the army.

Not stationed in the city so late, Eugenie dared to guess that these people were the mobile column led by Riego.

The person immediately smiled sincerely: "Miss, there are only two ladies who are away from home, so you shouldn't talk about paying other people's expenses all the time. This will arouse more greed in others."

What a golden word.Eugenie couldn't help but also laughed: "I believe Mr. Riego is leading a real gentleman."

The man took a deep look at Eugenie, turned the horse's head, and said a few words in Spanish to his subordinates. The man with the torch gave a low cheer and walked slowly into the distance.

Eugenie glanced at the man who reined in the horse, not knowing whether he was letting go or what, so she continued to wait.

"Aren't you leaving?" asked the rider.

Eugenie called to the driver who was still in a daze, and told him that he could continue driving, and she retreated into the carriage until the door was closed.Depressed and let out a long breath—whether this person is malicious or not, he should be safe in a short time.

The car started again, covered by the sound of the wheels, Mrs. Taigu came over: "Miss, who is that Riego, why do you want to do business with him?"

Eugenie looked outside the car vigilantly, but she couldn't see anything because the carriage was blocking her, so she could only shake her head to Mrs. Taigou, signaling her to stop talking.Mrs. Taigu also remembered the saying that walls have ears, and she fell silent.

Not long after, the carriage stopped again, but this time the stop was more relaxed. Eugenie and Mrs. Taigou swayed to maintain their balance.

"Miss, that gentleman invites you to come in and talk." The coachman's voice was trembling.Eugenie glanced at Mrs. Taigou, and helped her get out of the carriage—the traffic in this era is just like that, not to mention Mrs. Taigou, but Eugenie herself just stood on the flat ground after sitting in the carriage for so long All feel weak.

What the coachman pointed to was a low-rise residential building without a fence on the side, which looked like it had been abandoned for a long time.I don't know if it's because of the cloudy sky or the beginning of the month, but none of the stars are seen in the sky. The dark layer looks like a crouching beast, and the open door is the beast's mouth.

Eugenie walked towards the beast's mouth step by step with Mrs. Taigu. She could feel that there were other people in the dark, but she couldn't see how many people there were.Even if her legs were weak, she had to move on, and Mrs. Taigu sobbed softly again.

Then, the weeping Madame Thiago was stopped by men with muskets at the mouth of the beast, and Eugenie had to explain that Madame Thiago, who was old and frightened, had to stay with herself. Together.

This didn't soften Lan's heart. Maybe he didn't know French and couldn't understand what Eugenie was saying. He just shook his head, put the gun across his waist, and pushed Mrs. Taigu back with the gun.

The feeling of being slapped in the face made Eugenie's chest rise with anger, and she said loudly into the room: "I want to take back what I just said, I don't think bullying an unarmed lady is what real gentlemen should do! "

"Please come in with them," said the voice of the one who had just spoken to Eugenie.

The soldier with the gun took a step back and watched Eugenie and Mrs. Taigou step by step into the house.The room was not big, and a thick candle that was common in Saumer was lit, and the same oily smoke hovered from above the flame, which made Eugenie feel as if she was in another world.

"Please sit down, ladies. Please forgive my soldiers, they are only responsible for my safety." The people behind the table tried to put down a gentle tone, as if they were afraid of scaring Eugenie and the others.

Already frightened.Eugenie had no choice but to accept this kindness, and helped Mrs. Taigou sit across the table: "Indeed, it is about whether the Constitution can be fully implemented, and they must be responsible for your safety."

The silence turned the air in the room into substance, and Mrs. Taigu felt that it was difficult for her to breathe.She decided that she would never go out with the young lady again, not to mention two thousand francs, even twenty thousand francs.

Riego moved closer to the table: "How did the miss know that I belong to Riego himself?"