Eugenie with money [Grandet]

"Hahaha," the king laughed louder: "You have to supervise them for me, well, as you wish. By the way, there will be a banquet in the Palace on the [-]st next month, Nie Rilang, remember to give One invitation from Grandet. No, let him have two, I heard that his daughter is also old enough to attend the banquet."

After the Count Niegeland agreed, he led Grandet out of the meeting room.The guard at the gate closed the gate and looked at Grandet curiously—not everyone who was summoned by the king would laugh so loudly.

Has this provincial man been favored by the king?

Looking at the two invitations that Grandet brought back, Eugenie was a little puzzled—for a banquet at a normal family, the whole family only needs one invitation, and the host will count the number of people based on the attendance of the whole family .Is the banquet in the palace actually invited according to the hair of the person?

It is impossible for others to explain her doubts, so she can only ask Mrs. Taigu for advice.Unexpectedly, the old lady was very excited when she saw the two invitation cards: "Miss, the king not only recognized Mr., but also you."

recognize yourself?Eugenie was even more puzzled: "Can you tell me what's going on?"

Mrs. Taigou taught Eugenie the etiquette of court banquets, which is the same as ordinary noble banquets, no matter who gets the invitation, they can bring their families to attend.However, people who are particularly valued by the king or the queen will directly send an invitation card with that person's name on it. These people may be received by the king or queen after the banquet.

And if you get an invitation card and go with the whole family, you will not have the chance to be interviewed.

"Miss, over the years, no more than ten families have received two invitations from the king for the same banquet." Mrs. Taigu reminded her seeing that Eugenie was not as important as she imagined.

"But I don't think I will be received by the King." Eugenie shook her head, she might still be received by the Queen, but for the King of France, she might be able to avoid it.

Mrs. Taigou didn't want her to attend the banquet with such an attitude of indifference, so she sent someone to invite the owner of the clothing store the next day, and asked him to get Eugenie's new clothes out within two days. made.The proprietor of the jeweler's shop also invited her here, in order to have a set of ruby ​​jewellery, which she had entrusted to Eugenie in a jewel case, to be cleaned again.

Looking at the whole set of rubies the size of pigeon eggs and shining with fire, the owner of the jewelry store repeatedly assured Mrs. Taigu that he would find the best craftsman to complete this cleaning task.

"Please clean this set of sapphires as well." Eugenie took out another set of jewelry and handed it to the boss.

Mrs. Taigu didn't agree very much: "Miss, your dress is smoky blue, and it looks good with rubies."

"But you need jewellery, too." Eugenie winked at her.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Taigu, who had her own share, was a little at a loss: "But where is Mr...." She wouldn't agree to attend the banquet with her.

Eugenie was sure of this point, as long as she didn't pay for Madame Taicourt's dinner, Grandet would not stop what he thought was an act of taking advantage of her own family.For example, now, with his head held high, Grandet rode his white horse fast, leading the carriage that Eugenie and Mrs. Taicourt were riding all the way towards the palace.

"Mr. Earl looks very happy today." Mrs. Taigou's eyes were attracted by Grandet, and she sighed.

The news of being appointed as the second-class financial supervisor has already been published in the "Journal de France". Grandet has also been in office for a few days. According to him, he did not embarrass him, and it is normal to be happy.

Eugenie said without any sincerity: "Yes, it's the first time for Dad and I to attend a palace banquet, so it's inevitable that we will be a little excited."

You can't see the excitement.Mrs. Taigu said something in her heart, and the expression on her face also calmed down. When her family was prosperous, she was also a frequent guest at palace banquets, so she couldn't let the lady feel that she was too excited.It's not decent.

It's not easy to keep calm.As soon as we got off the carriage, Mrs. Taigu found that she and the young lady were surrounded by enthusiastic ladies. Everyone, familiar or unfamiliar, smiled at the young lady and greeted the young lady one after another, as if they already knew each other. Same for many years.

Eugenie had long been accustomed to such scenes, with a decent smile on her face, and the same enthusiasm for everyone.It's just that, being sensitive by nature, she still felt a not-so-kind look in the crowd, so she had to respond to the enthusiasm of others while secretly observing where the look came from.

Soon, Eugenie discovered that the owner of that gaze was a lady wearing a bright red imperial dress, her big eyes just looked at Eugenie, seeing that Eugenie found that she didn't Feeling guilty, he tossed his well-manicured curly hair, and the bird feathers on his head jumped a few times, clearly showing disdain and provocation.

Eugenie did not know the lady, and could not understand why she was so hostile to her.

"That is Countess La Saunière." Mrs. Taigou, a competent family teacher, noticed that the expression on Eugenie's face had changed, and immediately found the source, and introduced the lady opposite to her in a low voice.Eugenie found that Madame Thiagout was a true Parisian, and there was no one whom she did not know.

Shrugging her shoulders lightly, Eugenie felt that she might have been lying on the ground, otherwise the countess, who should keep her body and mind with the King of France, should maintain superficial politeness even if she was not grateful to herself.

She didn't know that in the eyes of the Countess de Lassonier, who had been paying attention to her, this slight shrug could be called a declaration of war. At the court banquet of the King of France, someone dared to confront her, the Countess de Lassonieres. Declare war!

Is it because the king sent her an invitation card alone, so that this rural woman from other provinces dared to provoke herself like this? !

Mademoiselle La Saunière stood still, just watching Eugenie continue to greet people with a smile, and approached her step by step.Eugenie felt that it was common for people to have disagreements with each other, and if others didn't like her, then she could just ignore her, but she didn't expect that the countess actually stopped her.

"Countess Grandet." The proud voice had a condescending tone.Such a tone had not been heard for a long time since Eugenie had become a partner of the Nucingen Bank.

It was not very pleasant to hear such a tone again.The smile on Eugenie's face disappeared, she lightly looked at the young lady who was as proud as a swan in front of her, and nodded slightly to her.

No matter how close your relationship with the king is, isn't the queen someone else?

This attitude made Miss La Saunière even angrier: "Have you been in Paris for more than two years, haven't you learned the necessary manners?"

Eugenie frowned: "Is it polite to expect others to bow to you without introducing yourself?"

Mademoiselle La Saunière, who had been flattered by all Parisians for several years, opened her mouth a few times, unable to think of how to answer Eugenie's question.Doesn't this provincial woman know her identity?

"I'm the Countess de La Saunière." Suppressing her accusations, the Countess introduced herself reluctantly.

Eugenie felt that the King's vision was just like this—the IQs of the bedmates were almost the same. No wonder the current King of France was kicked out in [-], and his end was doomed only by looking at his lover.

It's just that Eugenie is not interested in teaching anyone to be a man, so she just bowed her knees slightly: "Count de Grandet is my father." You are a countess, and I am a countess as well, and there is nothing to brag about place.

"You—" Miss La Saunière, who was once again speechless, watched Eugenie bypass her and walked towards the banquet hall.A group of ladies didn't know what expression they should make. They couldn't figure out where Miss Eugenie got the confidence to choke Miss La Saunière face to face, and seemed to have won.

Seeing that Countess La Saunière's complexion was not good, the lady-like ladies took their daughters away quietly, and then swarmed into the banquet hall, lest the bad-tempered Countess La Saunière vent her anger to himself.

"Miss, you shouldn't..." Mrs. Taigu sighed softly and couldn't continue.It was the countess who made trouble just now, and the lady's response was very Eugenie.

Eugenie, who didn't regret it, reassured Mrs. Taigou in a low voice: "That countess has forgotten that even if the queen doesn't like the king, she is still the queen."

Before the words finished, a lady had already stood in front of the two of them: "Marquise de Taigou, long time no see."

The expression on Mrs. Taigou's face suddenly became solemn, and she performed a standard kneeling salute: "Duchess de Godferroy, hello."

The Duchess also returned the salute to Mrs. Taigou, and then looked at Eugenie: "This is the Countess Eugenie de Grandet, she looks really extraordinary."

Mrs. Taigou continued to solemnly signal Eugenie to salute the Duchess, and then said: "Yes, this is Miss Eugenie. Miss, the Duchess is the queen's chief lady."

Only then did Eugenie realize why Mrs. Taigou had such a solemn expression, she couldn't help but put away her smile, and accompanied her dignifiedly to let the Duchess look at her.Eugenie also quietly observed the Duchess. She was over 50 years old, her hair was already gray, she was wearing a long royal blue dress without any lace decorations, and she looked very serious.

This seriousness is produced by being in a high position all the year round, and it is not the same as the harshness of the Marchioness of Lascambe.It is said that the queen is a very serious person, probably influenced by the chief female officer.

The Duchess quickly withdrew her gaze, and still only talked to Mrs. Taigu: "I heard that you have returned to Paris. I have to serve the Queen every day. I haven't been able to visit you. I hope you don't mind."

Mrs. Taigu has always been decent: "How could it be? I didn't expect to be able to return to Paris. So I don't dare to disturb everyone."

The Duchess didn't care what Mrs. Tycourt said, and asked, "Do you still live in Rue Bertin?"

"Yes, Duchess, now I live with Mademoiselle Eugenie." Regarding her becoming Eugenie's family teacher, Mrs. Taigou did not hide it. She knew that as long as she wanted to, the Duchess would also Know.

Such a candid attitude was recognized by the duchess, and she finally looked back at Eugenie again: "Miss must benefit a lot from being able to learn from the Marchioness of Taigou."

"Yes." Eugenie found that the queen's chief lady was not hostile to herself and Mrs. Taigou, so she relaxed a little: "The Marchioness gave me a lot of help."

The Duchess noticed that someone had already looked over, and nodded to Eugenie: "Seeing that you are getting along with the Marchioness happily, I am relieved. If I take the liberty to visit you, will I not disturb you too much?"

"Of course," Eugenie replied quickly, although she felt that it was strange that the chief female officer would visit her for the first time, "your arrival will bring glory to Temple Street."

A smile appeared on the duchess's serious face: "Then it's settled. The queen will attend the banquet soon, and I will serve."

Eugenie watched the Duchess leave before asking Mrs. Taigou in a low voice: "Does the Duchess have the habit of visiting people whom they meet for the first time?"

Mrs. Taigou has already figured out the key point: "The Duchess has always been loyal to the queen, and she never makes any decisions against the queen's wishes." Fearing that Eugenie might not understand, she reminded her in a low voice: "Maybe you just now The Queen has already received news of the conversation with the Countess La Saunière."

What?Eugenie was a little surprised: "Didn't you say that the queen is not in the king's favor?" Why is the news so well-informed?

Mrs. Taigu smiled contemptuously: "The queen has been close to the king for 20 years, and there will always be some loyal people guarding her."

In other words, even if the king has found a confidante in recent years, the queen is not completely powerless to fight back.Now, after hearing that Eugenie was having trouble with the king's confidante, you immediately wanted to win her over?

Eugenie was troubled to think that if the Queen knew the news, the King of France must have known it too.Mrs. Taigu said that those who get the invitations sent by the King may be received by him after the banquet. Will the King of France stand out for his confidante?

With such a mood, even if the King and Queen attended the banquet together, Eugenie just glanced at it and stopped looking at it—a middle-aged couple with majestic expressions but ordinary looks, apart from being unsmiling, they had nothing to do with others. middle-aged couples are no different.

Little interaction?Which middle-aged couple will throw dog food to the people around them after half their lives, that is just pretending.The queen, who looked very serious and rigid, did not seem like someone who would do such a thing.

On the contrary, Countess La Saunière, when the King and Queen attended together, made a little commotion, which made Eugenie doubt the IQ of the French King again—the French are romantic, but the royal family strives to maintain a fig leaf. The confidante on the Internet is so ungrateful to the queen, even the face of the king of Dharma will not look good.

Eugenie could only pray secretly in her heart, after she traveled here, all she wanted was to earn more money and enjoy a better life, not to participate in any foreign palace fights.

Whether Eugenie wanted it or not, after the banquet, the king's attendant, the Count de Négerand, came to her and Grandet on a business-like basis and asked them to stay. The king would summon the financial inspector and his daughter. .

Under the envious eyes of others, Grandet followed Count Négerand on his arm with Eugenie, and found that there was no one around, so he asked the attendant walking in front of them in a low voice: Earl, what is the king summoning us for?"

Count Niegeland's back was full of resistance, but Grandet was a person who would not give up until he achieved his goal. Even though he could already see the attendants guarding the door, he insisted on asking again.

Earl Niezhilang didn't turn his head back, but a low voice came over: "Your Majesty is very interested in your proposal to supervise the raising of military salaries last time."

Eugenie couldn't believe her ears, and Grandet was also quite surprised: "When did I say that I would supervise the military pay for the king?"

The meeting room was right in front of him, and the attendants had already begun to announce the arrival of the three of them. Count Niegeland had no intention of continuing to answer Grandet at all, but just glanced at Eugenie, and there seemed to be a kind of sympathy in his eyes.

This made Eugenie's heart a little higher, and while the attendant was waiting for the order, she said to Grandet in a low voice: "Please answer the question carefully in a while, father."

Grandet didn't even have a chance to explain, and the father and daughter were called into the meeting room: "Recently your reputation is very loud, Grandet." The king's voice was a bit sharp: "Is it because you have been promoted since your promotion? Do you feel that you can really be compared with the old nobles?"

"Your Majesty," the King of France suddenly launched an attack, catching Grandet, who was saluting respectfully, by surprise: "Your subject knows that I am just a countryman from another province. You know that I am one. The other is not on the stage. I don't know what I can and cannot do. , even if someone pointed out the way for me, yes, I don’t know if I can walk well..."

Eugenie had finished bowing her knees, and she just lowered her head and watched Grandet's incoherent speech on the spot from the corner of her eye.It is believed that the King of France was seeing someone like Grandet for the first time, and Eugenie really wanted to look up at the expression of the king whom she doubted about his intelligence.

"Shut up, you country bumpkin." The King of France's disarming power was exchanged for endless nagging, and he felt a headache, so he turned his eyes to Eugenie who looked harmless: "Miss Grandet, he has always been like this." did you talk?"

Eugenie had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, father can't be nervous. When he gets nervous, he will forget what he said before, and he hopes to express his thoughts clearly, so..." Just be patient.

The King of France snorted heavily, and found that when he asked Eugenie, Grandet had automatically stopped, so he ignored him and only asked Eugenie: "I heard that you provided the news about the steam locomotive to Lascan. The Marquis of Bei, transporting gold back from Spain is also your idea?"

This is not the time to be greedy for credit, Eugenie lowered her head even more: "Your Majesty, I just overheard the news about the steam locomotive, and I mentioned it to Mr. Bono while chatting with him. The transfer of gold from Spain to Jamaica was all the work of the manager of the Madrid office of the Nucingen Bank."

"That's not what I heard." There was no joy or anger in the voice of the King of France: "I only know that you hold the same amount of railway bonds as Nucingen. And the profits you get from Spain, Nothing less than Nucingen."

Eugenie quickly denied: "Your Majesty, I don't know where you got the news. Whether it's railway bonds or profits from Spain, Mr. Count Nucingen and I strictly share dividends according to shares. And because all transportation All the gold returned was exchanged, and those profits were reinvested and not distributed to shareholders.”

His Holiness knew who the gold was exchanged for.He had frightened Grandet into incoherent words just now, and thinking of a young lady like Eugenie, he must be even more frightened.Who knew that Eugenie's answer couldn't find any empty words, which made it difficult for him to speak next.

Fortunately, there was still a Grandet who could scare me, and the King of France changed the subject of the conversation again: "Grandet, last time you said that you would supervise the military salary for me, have you thought about how to supervise it now?"

Grandet, who had just calmed down a little bit, suddenly became nervous again: "Your Majesty, have you ever said that? Maybe, who knows, sometimes I can't remember what I said. Whether I said it or not, such Things, such complicated things, you know that I am just a countryman, I never dare to talk to soldiers, for fear that I will be beaten if I don’t like them, and I will pay the tax honestly..."

The King of France had to shut up Grandet again: "A person like you has become a financial supervisor." His target turned to Eugenie again: "Miss Eugenie, anyway, you have been to In Spain, people who know there have an unfriendly opinion of France. So France has to be ready at any time to let those who dare to insult the French Empire know that the blood of the French has never disappeared."

Eugenie bent her knees in admiration, but refused to answer a word.

The king of France became more and more impatient: "But the soldiers need military supplies. I thought that Grandet would be able to do it. Now it seems that he has a beautiful and wise think tank behind him."

Eugenie replied cautiously: "Your Majesty has praised too much."

The King of France is no longer ready to go around in circles: "Beautiful and wise lady, not only the soldiers need military supplies to defend the empire, but I, the king of the French Empire, also need you to contribute your talents to the soldiers' military supplies."

Eugenie raised her head abruptly, and looked at the middle-aged man sitting in the upper seat. Time and worry had successfully made him look older than his peers. There was no wisdom in his eyes, but calculations.

Seeing Eugenie looking directly at her in such a disregard of etiquette, the French King showed her a smile that he thought would fascinate all sentient beings, which made Eugenie's goosebumps rise: "Your Majesty, it is the natural mission of every Frenchman to be loyal to you. .”

"You promised, beautiful lady?" His Holiness leaned gently on the chair, and Eugenie felt that he had relaxed too early: "I'm just a speculator with some vision, although I also want to fulfill some of my obligations, it's a pity that the power meager."

"Miss, not everyone who gets gold from the Spaniards can transport it back to France smoothly. Not only did you transport it back, but you also exchanged it to the empire at the market price. Do you really think your power is meager?"

"The gold brought back from Spain is the credit of the manager of the Madrid office of the Nucingen Bank." Eugenie insisted on this point. Riego has gone to the Americas, and even if he was still in Spain, Eugenie would not Make sure you can leave Paris smoothly.Even if she can leave Paris, the Spaniards are not friendly to the French.

The King of France knocked on the desk impatiently, and looked at Grandet: "Grandet, you once told me that you would raise enough salary for my army."

"God, I just said that I can supervise them. As a countryman, I have no ability to do it by myself." Grandet was trembling, and he had already understood that the king of France wanted to rob.

Count Niegeland coughed lightly, reminding Grandet who he was talking to.Eugenie gritted her teeth, and bent her knees to the King of France: "I don't know how much the King needs to raise for the army." If it was a one-time deal, she could still afford it.

The King of France shook his head lightly: "Your father, Grandet, should know this best. After all, he is already a financial supervisor."

"Even if he has become the financial supervisor of the king, he cannot maintain the operation of the entire imperial army, Your Majesty." Eugenie took a deep breath: "The only one who can guarantee the operation of the army is you, Your Majesty .Because whether it is a general or a soldier, the person they need to serve is you, and only you, the king of the French Empire."

"Hehe," the King of France smiled softly, "The military salary they received was allocated by the Ministry of Finance, and the money from the Ministry of Finance was allocated by me. Of course, they must pledge their allegiance to me."

Compared with such shameless words, what is Grandet's shamelessness? !

Eugenie knew that all the achievements of a bad person after she came to Paris would be plundered, including the 600 million francs that Grandet gave.She tried her best to suppress her anger and told herself that no matter which corner of the world the monarchy was, they were all bloody and tyrannical, and it would not be wise to offend the Dharma King now.

"I, Eugenie de Grandet, on behalf of my father, Count Grandet, would like to present all my shares in the Bank of Nucingen to His Majesty the King of France." This decision made Grandet's body tremble. As if wobbling, she opened her mouth wide to look at Eugenie, and then at the King of France.

He knew how much Eugenie had spent on those shares, and he believed that it was definitely not his intention that Eugenie would donate the shares now.Having been taught etiquette lessons for several months, Grandet is no longer the lawless Grandet of Saumur. He understands that Eugenie said that they donated their shares because they could not afford the loss of not donating their shares.

Even if the shares were donated, Grandet's chest was already so tight that he couldn't breathe.

The French king continued to laugh softly, but his voice was poisonous: "Miss, what do I want the shares of Nucingen Bank to do? Do you think I will participate in the operation of Nucingen Bank?"

Eugenie reiterated with difficulty: "Your Majesty, Bank of Nucingen did not distribute dividends this year, but reinvested all of them."

"Although there is no dividend, it is already the largest bank in France, isn't it?"

"So, what does the king need me to do?" Come on, is it interesting to go around in circles?

The King of France glanced at Count Niejran, and he was still tapping on the table lightly, with such a chaotic rhythm that people wanted to scream.

Count Niegeland took a step forward and said to Eugenie: "Has Miss Eugenie ever understood the current situation in Spain?"

Eugenie shook her head, the more she talks now, the more she will lose.

As if he knew the answer, Count Negeran introduced the situation in Spain to her: because the Bank of Nucingen emptied all the Spanish national bonds, the Spanish capital market almost collapsed.The whole of Madrid was devastated, and the market lost confidence.

Even if the Spanish constitutional cabinet once again adopted the method of closing the transaction, the capital market did not regain confidence after the market reopened.With the turmoil in the capital market, the exchange rate of the peso continued to decline, the purchasing power of the people declined, and the confidence in the Spanish royal family plummeted. The flames of the uprising spread throughout the land of Spain.

Since Riego had gone to the Americas, the generals of the Spanish army had no one to restrain them, and the struggle for power became more serious. However, the Spanish royal family could not provide the military salary that could motivate the army, and the uprising spread further.

"So, the Holy Alliance has to intervene in the situation in Spain," Nie Rilang's voice was still so gentle: "And dispatching troops requires the support of military pay."

I have already decided to donate the shares of Nucingen Bank, isn't it enough?Eugenie expressed her dissatisfaction in silence.

Count Niejran revealed the true intention of the king of France: "Miss Eugenie, the borders of the empire have always been unstable. Now because of the chaos in Spain, the friction on the border between the two countries has decreased. And there is not only one neighbor of the empire. Spain."

Is it what I thought?Eugenie looked at Count Niegeland in disbelief, and found that he was also looking at her, her eyelids blinked slightly.Eugenie wasn't sure if the information she received was correct, but for safety's sake, she still had to try: "Mr. Earl, do you think the Spanish model can be replicated?"

There was a suffocating silence in the meeting room. Both the King of France and the cabinet had actually discussed the situation in Spain. It was because it was difficult to replicate, so they wanted to try it on Eugenie.

What if?

Seeing that everyone remained silent, Eugenie felt that the information she had received was correct, so she thought about it and continued: "The success of Nucingen Bank in Madrid is firstly due to the fact that Spain itself is in turmoil. There was only a temporary plateau at that time.”

"And the lower peso-franc exchange rate has benefited the exchange of francs at the Madrid office. Rumors that the Holy Alliance may intervene in the situation in Spain is another reason for the decline in the Spanish national bond market. These reasons are indispensable."

"Your Majesty, there is almost no situation in Europe that is the same as Spain, and the royal families of all countries will learn from the Spanish incident, and no one will risk the collapse of their own capital markets. They will not even let their own gold, an ounce out of the country."

"Britain, the current situation is also very turbulent." The King of France was most worried about his old opponent who had launched two Hundred Years' Wars.

Eugenie thought that her secret support for landless peasants in England had been exposed, so she couldn't control her expression for a while, and looked at the King of France in surprise.The King of France thought that Eugenie found it unbelievable that he proposed Britain, and explained to her for the first time: "Britain has always been unwilling to stay away from the mainland. They colonized everywhere with their advanced ship technology and seized land with the empire."

Not that he finds himself subsidizing landless farmers in England.Eugenie let out a long breath quietly, and found that the French King was still staring at her, and quickly swallowed back half of the breath.

"What do you want to say?" His Holiness asked without missing Eugenie's moment of relaxation.

Eugenie had already calmed down, so she quickly came up with a countermeasure: "Did Your Majesty forget about the steam locomotive?"

Fawang stood up abruptly: "You mean?"

Eugenie nodded affirmatively: "Whether it's the empire or Britain, colonization is for local resources. Whoever can grasp resources faster can take the initiative. I think that although Britain is still the hegemony of the sea, if the empire is in If more railways are built on land, their advantages will disappear."

The King of France and Nie Rilang looked at each other and laughed loudly: "Haha, sure enough, Grandet's success is all because of your idea behind the scenes."

As the king's attendant, Earl Niegelang was thinking about specific matters: "But the construction of the railway also requires a lot of money."

"Isn't the domestic construction method suitable for the colony?" Eugenie looked puzzled: "Besides, there are a large number of aborigines in the colony. If they are used for construction, the cost will be minimized."

Earl Niegeland received the hint from the King of France, and he did not intend to continue the discussion with Eugenie, but reminded the King of France: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to rest."

Grandet and Eugenie knew that it was time for them to leave, and they bowed to the King of France on the throne before leaving.Before he reached the door, he heard the voice of the king behind him: "Miss Eugenie, you are a cautious person, aren't you?"

Eugenie and Grandet had to turn around and salute the King again, and both promised that they would be satisfied with the King.

"Eugenie." Grandet's speculative mind was completely inadequate, and he wanted to ask whether Eugenie's shares in Nucingen Bank had been donated.But before the words were spoken, a lady came in front of them.

Earl Niejran, who sent the two out, took the lead to salute the lady: "Have you not rested yet, Duchess Godferroy?"

The serious duchess is still dressed for the banquet, which shows that she has stayed in the palace and has not returned home. Her return gift is very standard, but she looks at Eugenie: "No, the queen asked me to confirm with Miss Eugenie. Time to visit her."

Count Niegeland also took a look at Eugenie: "It's rare that Miss Eugenie is favored by the queen."

"The queen also needs the service of the newcomer." The Duchess pushed back neither soft nor hard.Earl Niegelang smiled kindly: "Yes, you are right. But it is getting late, the gate of the palace should be closed."

"Then let's make an agreement, Miss Eugenie." The Duchess did not give Eugenie a chance to refuse, and directly stated her decision: "I will visit you at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

"Waiting for your presence, Duchess." What else could Eugenie say?

Grandet can say too much.As soon as he got into the carriage, he yelled at Eugenie: "Your decision is wrong, Eugenie. I shouldn't stay in Paris. I'm going back to Saumur. No one can rob me there."

Eugenie had a headache and couldn't breathe: "Okay, father, you go back to Saumur, anyway, I can't go now. Take everything you can bring back, I am here, no one will go to Saumur looking for your trouble."

"But if you don't go back, what's the use of me just guarding the secret room?" Grandet froze all of a sudden, and said weakly: "How could he do this, why did he do this, everyone has their own control Freedom of property, isn't it."

"Because he is the king, he has the right to decide the life and death of everyone in the kingdom." Eugenie gritted her teeth and said, never willing to answer any of Grandet's questions.

Grandet was right, her decision was really wrong.From seeing the importance of power, I was too eager.Bribes were offered to Lascambe and Niejlang in order to let Grandet get a share of the power circle, and let those who are interested see the wealth of his family.

Huge wealth is not only awe-inspiring, but also coveted.When he was unable to protect such a huge wealth, he was like a three-year-old child walking on the street holding a piece of gold, only to see who would first extend his sinful hand to him.

The king of France has already reached out, and the queen's chief female officer has also come forward. Do I want to make a choice between the seemingly ordinary middle-aged couple?

Even if the queen has the ability to protect herself, it is only self-protection. She will protect her own purse, but not necessarily the person who provided it.It wasn't that Eugenie was pessimistic. Since the King of France showed her true colors, she no longer naively believed that the reason why the Queen asked the chief female officer to come forward was simply because she had quarreled with the Countess La Saunière and wanted to find an ally.

The queen of France, no one's eyes will be limited to the favor of the king of France.Josephine of Napoleon was, and so is the present queen.

Could it be that what I traveled through was not the Miser Cultivation Literature, but the Rebellion Literature?Eugenie smiled wryly.Grandet, who has been watching her quietly, even though there are tens of thousands of people in the carriage