[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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After running for a day and a night, Mei Tess only felt pain all over her body.She's tired from riding, she's tired from grief, she's tired from being alone, but she has to keep going.

Last time she failed to escape the Duke of Buckingham's control, this time, she will never allow such a thing to happen again.

Before reaching the port town, Mei Tess threw her expensive saddle into the pond, and anything bearing the Duke of Buckingham's mark would get her into trouble.Then she faced the calm water, messed up her hair, and covered her face with ashes.Now she looks like a down-and-out girl.

After much hesitation, Mei Tess also threw away the sword she was wearing, leaving only a dagger hidden in her boots.A woman with a sword pinned to her waist will definitely attract curious eyes.

When all this was done, she led the black horse to a stable.

"I was robbed, and all my property was taken away, and I escaped by relying on it..." Mei Tess choked up slightly when she spoke, making herself look frightened, "Mr. , please, buy it, I need some money before I can find my family."

The owner of the stable didn't doubt Mei Tess's words, he stroked the horse's beautiful mane reluctantly, "But miss, this is a fine horse, I'm afraid I can't afford such a high price."

"No, I don't want much." Mei Tess was eager to sell the horse, "as long as it is enough for living expenses these days, when my brother finds me, he will be happy to redeem it at a high price .”

"Okay, wait for me here." The owner of the stable turned and left.Plum Tess was worried for a moment, but a few minutes later, he returned with a purse and no one else around.

"Thank you very much, sir," Mei Tess finally felt relieved.She took the purse and walked straight to the pier.There will be no "brother" to redeem the horse, that person will make a lot of money.

There are many boats moored at the pier.The captain of a smuggling boat is happy to take her, but his ship is headed for Portugal.Another beautiful brig passed by Marseilles, but the owner offered a price that Mae Tess could not afford.

She finally found a cargo ship that was going to France to sell woolens.The captain was a proud Scotchman, and when she brought out the money he shook his head, "That's not enough, miss."

Plum Tess frowned, she must return to France as soon as possible, "I can sleep in the warehouse."

The captain stared at Mei Tess for a full minute. He took the money and led Mei Tess to the warehouse, "Sleep here, don't infect my cargo with your dirty disease."

Mei Tess finally understood why the captain refused. She was about to refute, but she stopped in time. It was better to think of her as some kind of improper occupation than to find out that she was a "Dark Star" spy who was on the run.

When the captain left, he noticed the brooch on her chest, "Here, I can change it to a comfortable soft bed."

"No, it belongs to someone who is important to me," Mei Tess flatly refused, and put the brooch back into her pocket.That brooch belonged to Catherine, who had bought her freedom with her life.

The captain left with a sneer.Before arriving in France, the captain never communicated with her except to bring her food at a fixed time every day.

After an unknown amount of time, the sailboat finally arrived at Brest, a port in western France.Plum Tess found a place to refresh herself, where she no longer needed to disguise herself.But then, she had to spend the rest of the money and took a carriage to Paris.

Her luck was very good, and she met a cavalry team of the gendarmerie in the suburbs of Paris.She only knew that Saturn's lover served in the Chasseur Battalion of the Gendarmerie, so she asked the cavalry for a name called "Sedrian".At first no one responded to her, but when she showed them the brooch, a major rode out from the line.

He stared at the brooch for a long time before he said, "Come with me."

After arriving at the tent where he worked, Mei Tess did not speak first, she was not sure about the major's feelings for Saturn.

"Can you give me that brooch?" said the major straight to the point.

Mei Tess handed the brooch to him, "Of course, this is what she asked me to give you."

"Where is she now? Why are you thinking of me now?" The major seemed to try his best to sound calm, but his flashing eyes revealed his insincere words.

"She's gone," answered Plum Tess.

"Where did you go?" the major frowned.

"I mean, she's dead..."

"What...Catherine she..." the major asked with a sense of loss, "How did it happen?"

Mei Tess did not disclose too much content, and no country can tolerate spies like her and Saturn.She mentions only vaguely that they were exiled to England, forced to work for a dignitary, and that Catherine was shot as they fled.

The major paced up and down in the tent.

"I gave her the brooch. Ten years ago, she and I met to go to Scotland together. If we got married there, my parents would have to acknowledge our marriage. I don't know who leaked the news , On the appointed day, my uncle forcibly sent me to the barracks in Paris..."

He turned around slowly, "Later, I finally found a chance to leave there. But when I returned to Marseilles, I couldn't find her anymore. My mother told me that Catherine later became a prostitute. Girl, she got syphilis and died. She took me to her grave, on the tombstone there was only her name in the brothel, Little Rose...that kind of flower really suits her."

The major suddenly laughed, but the smile was uglier than crying, and Mei Tess could see how sad he was.

He did love Catherine deeply, but he didn't really understand her. Catherine was a noble person to the bottom of her heart, and no matter how poor she was, she would definitely not pursue that kind of career.

"Every time it was her birthday, I would go back to Marseille and bring a bouquet of roses to her grave. My family forced me to marry the lady of Baron Nargona's family, but I never agreed, because I only had Catherine in my heart .Maybe because I was obsessed, they even removed Little Rose's tombstone...Because of that incident, I broke with them completely, went back to Paris alone, and changed my name to Dominique. This is the beginning I didn't respond to your reasons. I just didn't expect the truth to be this way..."

The major clutched the brooch, took a slow and deep breath, and then fell silent.

Mei Tess knew that he needed time to be quiet, and turned to leave the tent.But the major stopped her.