Now that Sebastian has decided on a place to stay, Charlotte didn't wait too long at her store.
I met the manager of my own jewelry store who was excited and incoherent. I smiled and listened to the other person's report on the development status of the store in Lutecia and the various difficulties encountered over the years. I encouraged him as a lord and promised to follow.
After devoting a certain amount of resources to the family's business focus in the royal capital, Charlotte boarded the carriage again surrounded by everyone.
But this time, the person leading the team was no longer Baron Chalon, but Sebas.
Similar to the major cities in various human countries in the Miria world, Lutesia is also divided into inner and outer urban areas. The inner city is centered on the royal city and is home to a large number of nobles, priests and wealthy people.
The gate security in the inner city was even stricter than that in the outer city, but the guards here did not make things difficult for Charlotte.
They recognized the Castel family's emblem as soon as they saw the Castel family's carriage, and automatically let Charlotte through without waiting for her to identify herself.
Not only that, the officer in charge of the garrison even saluted Charlotte’s carriage from afar:
"Your Majesty Count Castells, welcome to Lutecia!"
Charlotte was surprised by this huge difference, and at the same time she had further speculations about the situation in the royal capital.
Unlike the crowded outer city, after entering the inner city, the streets become much wider and smoother. It does not mean that the roads have really become wider, but that there are fewer people.
Of course, less is only relative. This is because there are a large number of noble manors and villas in the inner city. The overall building density is much smaller than that in the outer city, and the natural population is also different.
Not to mention, the inspections for entering the inner city are also stricter.
The noble manor rented by Sebastian is located in the west of the inner city of Lutetia, on the banks of the artificial river section of the Caina River that crosses the entire royal capital of Lutetia.
This is a manor with an area of almost 20,000 square meters. It is called No. 7 Riverside Street. It is not too big, but it is small but has all the internal organs. The architectural style is completely different from that of Bold and Castells, but it is typical.
It is in the Seyonite style, with towering spiers, slender columns and pointed arches everywhere.
Of course, based on Charlotte's habits, she prefers to call it Gothic.
Overall, the style is more mysterious and solemn, especially in conjunction with the overall blue-gray architectural tone of Lutetia, which gives it a sense of solemnity.
The greening is also very good, and there is an exquisite fountain garden.
Through the garden, you can even see the towering spiers and copper-green roofs of the Holy Cathedral of Lutetia in the distance.
Seeing the holy cross symbol at the top of the spire, Charlotte's heart moved slightly:
"This...is very close to the Cathedral of Crescent Parish?"
Sebastian smiled slightly and said respectfully:
"It's not too close, but it's not too far either. It's a level where it's not under the nose of the church, but it's not too far away to allow people to speculate."
After hearing what Sebastian said, Charlotte nodded slightly.
Indeed, from the perspective of the Crescent Royal Family and many nobles in the kingdom, the relationship between her, an emerging noble lord, and the church is probably quite delicate.
In a sense, the biggest reason why King Louis V acquiesced to the third prince's coveting of Castres was her attitude towards the church.
Charlotte could almost foresee that relevant issues would also be discussed at this central meeting and this meeting with the king.
"After I finish packing, I can go to the church to visit first."
After thinking for a while, Charlotte said.
No matter how she puts on a show, she is a devout and holy believer.
"Of course, everything is as you wish."
Sebastian answered respectfully.
After looking around the manor, Charlotte got out of the carriage.
The waiters and maids who had changed into Castel uniforms were already waiting at the door, but there were not many people, only about thirty or so.
"Your Majesty the Earl..."
When they saw Charlotte, they all saluted respectfully.
"Master, these are some servants selected from the shop to take care of the manor during this period. They have all passed the magic test and can be trusted."
Sebastian said.
Charlotte nodded slightly, and then motioned for the convoy to enter the manor.
Soon, the knights and attendants who were accompanying them became busy and began to unload the goods, and the whole manor suddenly became lively.
Charlotte went straight into the main building of the manor.
Just like the solemn exterior, the interior decoration of the manor also tends to be serious. The color tone is mainly black, gold and red, which Charlotte prefers. However, it is serious but also luxurious at the same time. It can even be said to be quite stylish.
This is definitely the result of Sebastian's careful selection after considering her preferences.
"This manor...which family belongs to it?"
Charlotte asked curiously as she caressed the smooth and thick wooden spiral staircase inside the manor and looked at the huge oil paintings hanging on both sides of the wall that were absolutely priceless.
"Returning to the master, he belongs to the Anluo family."
Sebastian said.
"Anro? De Anro family?"
Charlotte raised her eyebrows.
"Yes."
Sebastian nodded.
"The Anluo family..."
Charlotte nodded slightly, thoughtfully.
The Anluo family is one of the nine major ducal families in the Crescent Kingdom. The head of the family is John de Anluo, the guardian duke of the moon.
The other party can be regarded as an old acquaintance of Charlotte. When she went north to Castel to succeed to the throne, she passed by Yuehu Duchy and visited Duke Yuehu. It was also at the dinner party in Anluo City, the capital of Yuehu Duchy, that Xia
Lot met the third prince Philip for the first time.
However, as far as Charlotte knew, the encounter with the third prince was just a coincidence, and the other party just happened to pass through Amro City on his way south to Boulder.
The Anro family itself is a branch of the royal Valva family, and is also a staunch royalist party in the kingdom. John de Anlo, Duke of the Moon, is a staunch supporter of King Louis V. Of course, considering the blood relationship, he also
He is a cousin of His Majesty the King, and the demesne is also adjacent to the royal territory.
In the dispute between the second prince and the third prince, he always remained neutral and never took sides. When it came to his attitude towards the church, he was not too strong like some tough nobles, but was relatively gentle.
In other words, Duke Yuehu is a good gentleman among the royal party.
Thinking of this, Charlotte nodded slightly:
"not bad."
Not bad indeed.
The nine great dukes in the kingdom each took sides, and Duke Yuehu happened to be the one with a relatively aloof status.
Renting another manor may lead people to wonder if Castel is planning to take sides or something, but the Anluo family is just fine.
During this trip to the royal capital, Charlotte had no intention of taking the initiative to wade into the murky waters of the political struggle in the Crescent Kingdom.
Her purpose is just to consolidate the status of the kingdom's direct vassal, to be loyal to the current king, to dispel the king's doubts about Castel, and at the same time to visit the church, and to tell the story that the Blood Demon Order also has a stronghold in the royal capital of Lutesia.
Tell the other person things.
The Blood Demon Order was already her enemy. Through the Blood Demon Priest, Charlotte already knew that this organization also had its own stronghold in the capital.
However, Charlotte did not plan to deal with the opponent personally this time, but planned to throw it directly to the church.
Leave professional matters to professional people, report it, who can’t do it? By the way, you can also see if you can get anything else from the church.
In addition to that, it is to open up the sales channels for the Castel family's extraordinary materials, make friends with noble families in various kingdoms, make various small amounts of money, and prepare for the development of their own territory.
As for the fight for the throne, she doesn't care, as long as he is not the third prince.
As for this, she believed that the Second Prince Party would definitely take advantage of this good opportunity to add insult to injury. After all, they were the ones who facilitated the convening of this central meeting.
What Charlotte needs to do is to avoid being used as a weapon in the process.
Thinking of this, Charlotte recalled her experience when she first entered the capital of Lutesia, and asked calmly:
"Sebas, you said before that something urgent happened in the store, so you couldn't go to the city gate to greet him urgently. What exactly happened?"
After hearing Charlotte's inquiry, Sebastian was slightly startled and replied respectfully:
"Master, it's a matter of store inspection."
"Store inspection? What to inspect?"
Charlotte was stunned for a moment.
Sebastian smiled bitterly:
"Check for hidden cultists."
Charlotte's heart moved slightly:
"Cultist? Blood Demon Cultist?"
Sebastian nodded:
"Yes, a few days ago, there was also a sacrifice of members of the Blood Demon Cult in the capital of Lutesia. Although it was stopped and arrested by the diocese in time, it also caused quite a stir in the capital...
"
"It is said that His Majesty the King was very angry when he found out. He ordered the city guards and the church to strengthen their management and uproot all the Blood Demon Cults entrenched in the darkness of the capital."
"The central meeting is about to be held, and the security within Lutesia has also been strengthened. All shops need to be inspected, in order to prevent the Blood Demon Order from taking this opportunity to cause trouble..."
"This is the reason why our store is being focused on, because one of the arrested Blood Demon Cultists happened to be a clerk in our store..."
After hearing Sebastian's words, Charlotte suddenly narrowed her eyes.
Blood Demon Cult, Blood Demon Cult again...
To her, this organization is like a dog-skin plaster, its ghost lingers wherever she goes.