[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

chapter145

Plum Tess looked out of the window, the front and back of the villa were covered by the thick shade of poplars and maples, and the original barren appearance was completely lost, only the labyrinth garden looked the same as it was more than 20 years ago .The Earl proposed rebuilding a brighter rose garden, but Valentine decided to keep it because it kept her childhood memories.

Now, Valentine is also accompanying Haidee to visit her grandfather, and even the servants are sent to help Mr. Noirtier take care of the old house on the Rue de la Hayron, so only Plum Tess alone.

Plum Tess stood before the mirror again.She was a great actress, but it's time to drop all pretense.Now, she is no longer the fisherwoman of Marseilles, or the queen's lady-in-waiting, or the first mate of a pirate ship, or a Roman robber.She is not Venus, nor Salome, she is herself, from Mel 200 years later.

In the past, she was like a lost star in the sky, and the Count of Monte Cristo never appeared in her trajectory.However, fate brought her to this strange era, met him, and fell in love with him.Maybe her casual sentence told the truth at the beginning, maybe the North Star and the Venus star will never meet in the sky, but his light will reach the Venus star one day, pointing out the direction for her inner compass.

Plum Tess fastened her cloak in front of the mirror and went out the door. She spent the whole morning thinking about how to tell him her story.However, before she could walk through the path paved with green grass, there was a sound of horseshoes mixed with wheels.

She walked quickly to the gate, and recognized the coachman from a distance as the black slave Ali. Has the Earl returned?

However, the person who got out of the car was not the Count of Monte Cristo, but Busoni.

"What's the matter?" Mei Tess asked suspiciously.

"No...the count just went out, I have something to say to you," Busani explained, "You are wearing a cloak, are you going to go out?"

Hearing that the Earl was away, Mei Tess' eyes became a little sad, but she did not show the slightest emotion.She prevaricated that she was going to see Valentine, and invited Busoni into the room.

Busani mulled over his intentions, and he came to apologize.If he hadn't insisted on driving her away on the Nemesis, the Earl wouldn't have been separated from his fiancée for so long.

"Mei Tess, I don't expect you to forgive me, I just hope you understand that I didn't mean it at the time. At that time, I didn't know that you were the count's fiancée, I only knew that you were a member of the Dark Star. The count is mine My benefactor, I want to protect him..." Busani's blue eyes flickered, "You are right, I shouldn't judge Jupiter on you, you are different from her."

Plum Tess just shook her head lightly, "Busani, let the past go."

"I also hope that those things will pass, but..." Busani paused, and continued, "Seeing the Earl in such pain these days, my heart is also suffering. I hope you can get back together with him as soon as possible."

"Did the count send you here?"

"No, I want to come by myself."

"Then you can go back. We will settle the matter between me and the count ourselves." Mei Tess pondered for a while, "I also want to tell you about Jupiter, she has difficulties."

"Sorry?" Busani shook his head, "You have no idea what she and the Duke of Buckingham did to me in that temple!"

"You don't understand what the Duke did to Jupiter in order to force her to frame her true love."

The atmosphere was condensed in a tense silence, and at this moment, there was a neighing sound of a horse stopped outside the gate.

Both stood up at the same time, but Mei Tess walked out first.The first time she saw the person coming, she immediately turned her head and told Busani to hide.

Dismounting from the horse was Mars, the most loyal servant of the Duke of Buckingham.She had helped Mei Tess in Greece, but they had become enemies in Rome, so Mei Tess was not sure where she stood.

"Venus, long time no see," Mars said first.Her language is very proficient, and her attire also caters to the trend of Paris, except for the sharp and huge animal tooth hanging in front of the skirt.

"Mars, are you here to look for me?" Mei Tess frowned.

"No, I have another goal in Paris, a prince from Prussia." Mars waved his hand, and a falcon immediately flew over and landed on her shoulder. It was her other pair of eyes. "But the carriage caught my attention just now. I told Deimos to keep an eye on it and chase it all the way. I didn't expect to see you here."

"So, you're looking for the person in the car?" Melissa Tess looked around vigilantly, but fortunately Mars' other pet, Bofors, didn't show up.

"Yes." Mars didn't deny it. She looked into Mei Tess's eyes and asked, "Can you let me meet that person? Even if you still owe me a favor in Greece."

It was the first time she had seen the haughty Mars beg someone else, yet she couldn't let her see Busani.If Buckingham knew that his brother was in Paris, there would be a bloodbath.

However, what Mars said next made Mei Tess a little puzzled, because she said that the people in the car were very similar to her relatives.No, she's not talking about Busani!Mei Tess suddenly realized that the person Mars was talking about was Ali who was driving the car.

"He's from Tunisia, maybe not someone you know," Maisie Tess explained.

"Really..." Mars said disappointedly, "I knew it..."

But Mei Tess called Ali out anyway.

The moment the black slave Ali walked out, Mars couldn't believe her eyes. She tried to ask in the native language, "Uncle, is that you?"

Ali was equally excited, but he walked over and hugged Mars tightly after getting Mei Tess' approval.

Mars continues talking to Ali, only to discover that he cannot speak.

"Ali was sold to the Tunisian royal palace. Because he offended the king, his tongue was cut off. Originally, the king planned to cut off his hands and feet on the second day, and then executed him on the third day. It was the Count of Monte Cristo who saved him. You can ask Ali."

So Mars repeated Mei Tess's words in the native language, and Ali responded with a nod.

"Okay, what you said is true." Mars looked at Mei Tess, "but who sold my uncle?"

Mei Tess didn't know why Ali was sold to Tunisia, but after learning about his relationship with Mars, she immediately guessed who was behind the scenes.

"The Duke of Buckingham."

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