[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

chapter141

In fact, these days, Albert has been thinking about how to protect himself.

He didn't show up on the day of the duel, because he knew that with Morcerf's vengeful character, he would definitely seek revenge from Lord Weimar.It would be good if it was Lord Weimar who died, so that the Count of Monte Cristo would not have to fight him.If it was Morcerf who died, he could wash away a little shame with blood.

What happened later went more smoothly than Albert had expected. Both Lord Weimar and Count Morcerf died in the duel.

But that's not enough.

The count of Morcerf had been discredited, and Albert's most urgent task was to distance himself from him.

He reluctantly donated the house that should have been inherited by him, and then claimed that he would not want any penny left by the man, so that the Parisians would sympathize with him and feel that the father's fault should not be borne by the son.But in fact, when the reporter Beauchamp claimed to expose the Earl of Morcerf, Albert began to secretly transfer the property, so what he gave up was only a small part.

Next, he planned to disappear from Parisian society for a while until people gradually forgot about it.But thanks to Madame Cerf, he found a quicker way.

Yes, he should go to his mother.

However, he did not visit his biological mother directly, but first met with her husband, Baron Danglars.

Albert threatened him with the news of Danglars' investment failure, and told him that as long as he and Eugenie got married immediately, he would give him an investment of 300 million francs to help him tide over the difficulties.

"Why should I give up Prince Cavalcanti and choose you? He can also bring me a lot of wealth, maybe more than you," Danglars said, holding his hands.

"What if I tell your prince the truth that you are penniless? Do you think he will still be willing to marry your daughter?" Albert threatened, "Now you are in my hands, I need to restore my reputation, and you Need money, you are a shrewd businessman, you should know how to choose."

"You are such a shameless person!" Danglars couldn't help cursing.

"The pot is too dark," Albert said with a sneer, "Besides, Eugenie and I were going to get engaged. If you accept me now, not only will people in the Parisian social circle not feel ashamed of you, they will also think that You are a trustworthy person. You know, reputation is priceless to a businessman."

These words had an effect on Danglars. He immediately told his wife Albert's proposal, but she was firmly opposed, "Eugenie is also your daughter, how can you put She pushed into the fire pit?"

In fact, the reason why Ermini said this was partly for Eugenie, and to a large extent also for herself.She came from aristocratic background, and she valued reputation more than money. What's more, even if Danglars really went bankrupt, she would leave a way out for herself.

After learning of Madame Danglars' attitude, Albert was not in a hurry.He went to the Ministry of the Interior to visit Mrs. Danglars' lover Lucien, but unexpectedly, this former friend avoided him.Albert waited until the Ministry of the Interior was off work, and then stopped Lucien beside the carriage, and asked him to take him to visit Madame Danglars.

Lucien felt that this was not an excessive request, and he didn't want to entangle Albert in public, so he reluctantly agreed, "However, I'm responsible for bringing you to Madame Danglars, and the rest is up to you." on your own."

"Of course," replied Albert.

After getting off the carriage, as he said, Lucien led Albert into Madame Danglars' living room as he had completed the task, took his leave and left.

The owner of the room, Ermini, looked at Albert with an arrogant attitude, "Your father's reputation has been discredited, and it is impossible for me to agree to your marriage with my daughter."

Albert said nothing, but took out the half veil.

Ermini was stunned on the spot, because she recognized that half of the veil was the token used to wrap her poor illegitimate child.When she realized who the person in front of her was, she embraced Albert excitedly, almost crying to the point of tears.

"Why did you abandon me then?" Albert's eyes flickered.

"I didn't intend to abandon you," Ermini explained, "it was your father who told me that you were born dead..."

Albert didn't believe her words, he wanted to know the identity of that cruel man even more, "Who is he?"

However, Ermini just kept begging for forgiveness, and never mentioned the person's name.

Albert left the Danglars' house somewhat disappointed, but his purpose had been achieved.There is no doubt that Madame Danglars will choose again, and she will use her daughter who is not related to her by blood to save the reputation of her own son.

The marriage of Albert and Eugenie was thus settled.

Because both parties were eager to get what they wanted, the wedding was rushed, and the engagement and wedding were chosen on the same day.

The engagement ceremony was held at Danglars' home.Every room was brightly lit, to give a radiance to furniture that had no other use than to boast of wealth.

Half the celebrities of Paris were there, and the crowd came and went like a vortex of sapphires, rubies, emeralds, opals and diamonds.

The protagonist Eugenie is surprisingly quiet.

She was wearing a pure white wedding dress, without any jewelry on her body, and the only decoration was the white bouquet in her hand.Although such an attire looked pure and noble, her eyes revealed a kind of arrogance that was contrary to it.

Eugenie is not a person willing to be at the mercy of fate.She kept looking in the direction of the door, as if waiting for someone.But even if that person didn't come, once the wedding was over, she would take Rosie and escape by herself, to the plains of Lombardy, the canals of Venice, the palaces of Rome or the bay of Naples, to pursue their artist's dream.

After all the guests signed the marriage certificate, the group went to the auditorium.Just as the newlyweds were about to swear their oaths in front of the altar, an uninvited guest suddenly rode into the church on horseback.

Like an electric shock, everyone in the audience turned their eyes to the door.I saw the wild sandy hair of the man who broke into the auditorium fluttering in the wind. Although he covered his face with a blindfold, he still couldn't hide his handsome and tough outline.And the black steed under him was as handsome as him, with a white spot on his forehead, like a shining star.

He fired a shot into the air and shouted, "I am Roger Wampa, the Roman thief, and the bride is mine!" Then the steed, under his command, charged straight at the newlyweds.

Albert rolled aside in embarrassment, but Eugenie showed no fear, and even showed joy in her eyes.She stretched out her hand and firmly caught the hand that the man who called himself a robber gave.It wasn't until she got on the horse nimbly that people realized that she had already worn men's trousers under her gauze skirt.

Before everyone could react, the two rode away on horseback.The guests ran away because of the fright, the original wedding became a farce, and the groom Albert rushed out of the auditorium in anger.

The Count of Monte Cristo followed closely behind.He stopped Albert and suggested that he join the army in order to regain his honor, "Albert, I promise to help you."

After seeing the indifference of his former friends, Albert should have been grateful for the earl's selfless assistance.But after all this, especially after the disillusionment about his father, Albert no longer knew how to face this man in front of him.

What's more, he found that he couldn't see the count clearly anymore.Although he had never seen Vampa himself when he was taken away by the robbers at the Roman Carnival, he recognized that the so-called Vampa who made a big wedding today was Cavalcanti, and this person was made by The Count of Monte Cristo led into Parisian society.

Doubt seized Albert.

Finally, he shook off the earl's hand and said coldly, "I don't need your pity."

"I thought we were friends."

"Not anymore."

When he reached the corner, Albert speeded up and finally got rid of the count.But he didn't know where to go.He had already disposed of his own house and was going to live in Danglars' house, but now he had nowhere to go.

Finally, he walked into a lonely alley, ripped off the buttons as if venting, and threw away the bright coat that made him get pointed at.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed a slight sound of footsteps behind him.Albert's tense face eased a lot, he turned around, "Your Excellency?"

However, it was not the Count of Monte Cristo, but a young girl.Although her appearance is not the eye-catching type, if you look closely, you will find that she has a pair of violet eyes.

"Who are you? Why are you following me?" Albert asked angrily.

"My master says you need help," the girl replied.

"The Count of Monte Cristo?"

"No, the Duke of Buckingham."

Albert hesitated for two seconds, "Take me to see him."

The girl led Albert into an empty room in the hotel and left.About ten minutes later, the legendary duke finally arrived. His hair and mustache were golden in color, and everything on his body was very valuable.

He was accompanied by a young girl, much prettier than the previous one.She has exquisite facial features and exquisite cheekbones, even compared with the Greek beauty Haidee.But she also has purple eyes.

"Don't doubt, she is the same girl who brought you here just now," the Duke of Buckingham explained. "Sometimes being too conspicuous is not a good thing. She has to use makeup to hide her beauty."

"Your Highness, what is the purpose of your visit?" Albert asked curiously.

"I hope you can help me," said the Duke straight to the point.

"In my situation, I'm afraid I can't help you much," Albert spread his hands.

"Don't say that, I solved a problem for you," the Duke blinked.

"What's the trouble?"

"Countess de Morcerf."

Albert's eyes widened suddenly, and he subconsciously stood up, feeling a chill down his spine.He remembered that Madame de Morcerve had said that the duke wanted her to stay in Paris, but she had not listened to him, and that for that alone the duke had silenced her.

"Don't be nervous, Viscount Morcerf, or I should call you Albert," said the Duke of Buckingham with a smile, "I won't hurt you."

Forced by the coercion in the other party's eyes, Albert sat down again, "What do you want from me?"

However, the Duke did not directly answer his question, "Do you want to know your life experience?"

"Of course," said Albert.At this moment, he only felt that his throat was a little dry.

"I guess you already know who your biological mother is, otherwise she wouldn't have agreed to the marriage."

Albert raised his head slightly, surprised by the Duke's sharp insight, "You are right."

"I don't know if she has told you the identity of your father, but it's the same for me. You should be familiar with him, because he has always been active in the Parisian social circle. He is the prosecutor Villefort."

The Duke of Buckingham pondered for a while, "But he is really not worthy of being a father. When you were born, he tried to strangle you and buried you in a garden. But maybe he was too weak and you didn't die Yes, that assassin named Bertuccio accidentally saved you."

"No..." Albert's eyes widened. He never thought that the prosecutor would be his father.He saw him often in social settings, but he had little special impression, except that his adoptive father seemed to have a certain distaste for this man.

"Albert, it's a pity that people like you grew up in the countryside of Corsica. Afterwards, I decided to let you return to the upper class of Paris, but it took me a lot of thought to find an aristocratic family willing to adopt you." ", the Duke raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to know why your adoptive father is willing to adopt you?"

Albert opened his mouth, but did not make a sound. He subconsciously became afraid. He was afraid that the Duke of Buckingham would tell more cruel truths.

"Because Villefort hurt his most beloved woman," the Duke continued, "Count Morcerf trained you and taught you, all in order to allow you to avenge your biological father one day!"

"Please stop talking..." Albert's tears finally burst.

He was pretentious, and he didn't expect that he was just an abandoned child that no one wanted, no one cared about him, no one loved him.No, the woman in Corsica, Essouté, had loved him as her own son, but he didn't cherish it.

After calming down, Albert spoke again, breaking the silence, "Tell me, what exactly do you want me to do?"

"Fight against our common enemy."

"Who?"

"The Count of Monte Cristo!"

A stern, bitter smile crept across the Duke's face.

After the cargo ship of the East India Company was attacked by the Nemesis, he quickly found Paris through Danglars.He discovered that during this period of time there were two people who entered the Paris social circle one after the other, one was the Count of Monte Cristo and the other was Lord Weimar.The two are rumored to be enemies, but the Duke of Buckingham knows the truth is not that simple.

After Lord Weimar's death, he sent someone to intercept the ship bound for Great Britain, and found the Lord's coffin empty.After coming to Paris, the Duke secretly investigated the Count of Monte Cristo and found that he was the man who saved Venus in Rome.

Based on the Duke of Buckingham's mastery of the Dark Star and connecting several clues in series, it is not difficult to guess that the feigned Lord Weimar is his former love general Venus.

He had heard the story of Venus' fiancé, and knew that he was framed by Villefort and others.Now all he needs to determine is whether they are the same person.

At this moment, Albert became a little puzzled, "You said...he is our common enemy?"

"Think about it, how many things happened after the Count of Monte Cristo came to Paris, can't you figure it out?" The Duke said with a sneer, "He came here purely for revenge. Whether it is your biological father Villefort, or Your adoptive father, Morcerf, is his enemy! And you are just a stumbling block on his road to revenge."

"What..." Albert clenched his fists. He didn't expect that even the Count of Monte Cristo, who was still willing to help him, was not sincere to him.He had never been so desperate, as if he had been betrayed by the whole world.

The Duke of Buckingham knew that the time was ripe, he stood up and extended his hand gracefully, "Would you like to be my ally?"

Albert lowered his head, pondered for a few seconds, and finally raised his head, his eyes sharpened.

He took the Duke's hand.

The author has something to say: Thank you Sakura Han and Taylor Niss for the nutrient solution, okay~

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This chapter explains Albert's blackening process. Although he is not white, he has never thought of harming the Earl before, and he still has certain fantasies about the Earl.You should be able to guess who the girl next to the Duke of Buckingham is. It is said that the person with purple eyes must have Eurasian blood.