[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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As a nobleman of Marseilles, Renee has not been to every corner of the city.From the beginning of her memory, her honorable mother, the Marchioness of Saint-Méran, warned her that there are some places she should not go to because they are the territory of civilians.

However, for several days, she went to a "shouldn't go" place called Merlin Lane to visit Mr. Dantès who was sick.Under the careful care of Dr. Avrini, the old man's physical condition gradually began to improve, which finally gave him the strength to "drive" her and Mei Tess out of the house to relax.

At this moment, they were walking arm in arm on the Prado beach, and the gentle sea breeze from the Mediterranean Sea made people feel confused.For Renee, this new friend is like the west wind from the other side of the ocean, bringing an unprecedented coolness to the long-drought world she knows.

Renee has always been a kind-hearted girl. Before she met Mei Tess, she was very sympathetic to the poor people at the bottom, but her sympathy at that time was condescending.

In her opinion, most of them are destined to drift with the current like foam in the waves from birth, and spend their lives mediocrely without leaving any traces.So she pities them and sympathizes with them. She even suspects that in their busy lives, they don't have time to stop and think about the meaning of life.How sad!

It wasn't until she got close to them that she realized for the first time that all her judgments about this group were completely imaginary.In Renee's view, Mei Tess is no different from herself. Her elegant speech and behavior can always make people forget her origin, and her kind and sincere character is better than many people from high society.

Renee couldn't help feeling, what kind of sadness is it when such a noble soul has to succumb to life?

This is why there was the French Revolution, and why the "Declaration of Human Rights" was born - all people are created equal.

So a noble girl and a poor girl established an unprecedented friendship in this still unfair era.Their acquaintance was purely a coincidence, Renee saved the kitten, and Mai Tess saved Renee.

With the deepening of understanding, Renee was pleasantly surprised to find that they have quite a common language.

When she talked about the food in Marseilles, it triggered Mei Tess's cooking experience of Bouillabaisse; The description makes accurate judgments on actors, scripts, theaters and other aspects.

And when the conversation between the two girls turned from daily life to more intimate emotions, it proved that they have become close friends.

Plum Tess first talked about the scene where Edmund was taken away at the engagement ceremony. Renee can fully imagine how heartbroken Plum Tess was at that time.Next, Renee also began to tell her story with Villefort.

"I first met Villefort at a ball at Count Salvio's. I was wearing an ivory Schumize dress that my mother had chosen for me, and she said it would make me look Pure and elegant, but when the waiter accidentally put all the jam on my chest, I became the joke of the whole ball."

"I can fully imagine how embarrassing that would be," said Mei Tess sympathetically.

"Everyone laughed, except Villefort," Renee pondered for a while, "I think that's when I started to like him..."

"and after?"

"I didn't expect him to pursue me first." Renee's eyes began to shine brightly. This memory was as sweet and fragrant as the lavender flowers in Provence, and the corners of her mouth raised an arc unconsciously. "I found that I I can't help falling in love with him. I love his blue eyes like the summer sea, I love his way of concentrating on his work, I love his smile...I love everything about him..."

"Then you were together?" Mei Tess asked with a smile.

"No, we encountered a lot of obstacles. But at that time, I made up my mind that I would never give up our love no matter what."

Renee's bright eyes suddenly dimmed.Perhaps Villefort will never understand what she paid for their love.

The Marchioness of Saint-Méran is a strict mother. She has always been proud of raising a standard lady.However, with the growth of age and the maturity of mind, Renee gradually began to have her own opinions, but she dared not put them into action.

However, love made her do the most rebellious thing in her life, which was to accept a marriage proposal from the son of a Napoleonic party member.This is a great disgrace to her old-fashioned aristocratic family, and it is absolutely unforgivable.For this reason, the Marchioness of Saint-Méran was so angry that she wanted to sever her mother-daughter relationship.

From the Marquise's point of view, this is completely understandable. After all, her father, Renee's grandfather, was guillotined during the French Revolution.Therefore, she did not simply threaten Renee, but directly cut off all her financial resources.

However, this did not deter Renee. She asked the maid to secretly sell the old jewelry to maintain basic expenses.After my mother found out, she went on a hunger strike to protest.In the end, it was her close friend, Count Salvio's daughter, who persuaded her father to mediate among them, trying to persuade the imperial minister to agree to the marriage.

Unexpectedly, their conversation alarmed Louis XVIII. The king interjected, "Villefort is a young man with great judgment and carefulness. He will definitely become a prominent figure in his line of work. I like him very much. I am delighted to hear that he is going to be the son-in-law of the Marquis de Saint-Meran. I myself would have thought so to bring this pair together if they had not first begged me to agree to the marriage." (Note 1)

In the end, the mother had to compromise.If there is another day or two at night, maybe Juliet's tragedy will be staged again in Marseille, France.However, the victory obtained through such hardships is not so sweet.

Renee hesitated for a while before continuing, "Mei Tess, last time you asked me why I went to Aix by myself, I replied that I ran away from home... I think you can guess that Villefort and I There were some problems between me. When we first got married, he was still very warm to me, but since he was transferred to Nimes, he gradually became cold. He has to go to Paris on business trips almost every month, but when he When he came back, all I could see in his eyes was indifference..."

Having said that, she couldn't help but start to choke up.

"Renee..." Mei Tess didn't seem to know what to say, she gently held Renee's hand as a sign of comfort.

Renee looked at the place where the sea and the sky met in the distance, which was blurred into a blue, which reminded her of Villefort's deep blue eyes.She saw the desire for honor and the desire for power in it, but she couldn't see herself.

But how much she loves him, does he know?