It was a bright spring day, and there was an endless stream of pedestrians on the road from West Poitou to Vichy.
This road, which was built with a large number of victims during the original disaster relief, is playing an increasingly important role. The straight, wide and solid road is lined with lush pine and cypress trees.
The originally barren hillside under the Rocky Mountains in the north is even more green. Tea trees are planted there, and many female workers in blue smocks are busy among them. In a few days, the first batch of new tea this year will be picked.
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Carl was tired from playing and fell asleep in Audrey's arms. Sean rode his horse parallel to her carriage.
"He...didn't come back?" Audrey suddenly asked.
"Who?" Sean didn't respond for a moment.
"Percy!"
Sean glanced at her: "You know everything?"
"Looking at your tone, I guessed it right." Audrey suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, "If I didn't ask you this, how long would you keep it secret from me?"
Sean was a little annoyed. This woman was smart enough to cheat.
"I received an unsigned letter a few days ago, but I guessed it must be Percy." Audrey said.
"Madam, it's not that I want to hide anything from you, nor am I trying to deceive you. Because I can't prove Percy's innocence, why should I disturb your peace?" Sean explained.
"In fact, it's hard for me to believe that Percy is so insidious and vicious, but I will never allow anything detrimental to Carl to happen. It's scary, thinking about the vicious things that happened to Carl, even his father's
His death may also be a conspiracy, so I can't forgive him." Audrey looked downcast, "I'm not afraid of swearing a poisonous oath with the most vicious curse. If Percy really thought he was innocent, why didn't he dare to come?
See me?"
"Percy suffered a lot..."
"But my heart is tortured all the time. Only when I see Karl's happy figure can I temporarily forget all this."
Audrey buried her face in her hands, fearing that her tears would fall on Karl in her arms, so she quickly wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.
Pear blossoms bring rain.
"Madam, I can't tell you the whereabouts of Percy. But what I can tell you is that Percy already has clues about his enemy." Sean said, "I ask you to keep this secret, and Percy also swore to me that he
It only takes five years to solve this mystery, otherwise I will personally bring him to you to atone for his sins."
"Sean, what makes you trust him so much? I hope you won't regret trusting someone so easily in the future." Audrey turned her head, her eyes a little red and swollen.
"Madam, when a man encounters ruthless destruction of his honor, body, and even life, but still lives strong for only one belief, most of the time this belief has become the only reason for his life." Sean said, "He told himself.
My brother's love and respect are no less than those of you, madam; he treats his nephew
His care and love are no cheaper than yours, madam. His honor and responsibility to the family exceeds that of any person named Robinson. Madam, the Percy Robinson in your impression is dead. What else can make a person who was once known as the family
A proud person who endures the pain of betrayal, separation and infamy?"
Audrey nodded: "Maybe you are right. You just said that Percy...well, he found a clue?"
Audrey looked at Sean with her beautiful eyes. Sean sat on the horse, leaned down and leaned against the car window, and said a name in her ear.
Sean's intimate behavior made her very uncomfortable, but when Sean said that name, Audrey's expression changed drastically, and her lips almost kissed Sean's face as he was about to withdraw due to excitement.
"How is this possible?" Audrey exclaimed.
"Please think carefully after you return to Rowan Castle. You may have some clues." Sean said.
While we were talking, we arrived at the town of Vichy.
Sean directly sent Audrey, who was still in shock, to Rowan Castle, and then returned to the Rose Garden.
Lying on a lounge chair under the banyan tree, a servant brought tea and newspapers.
Not surprisingly, the newspapers were divided into two groups. One group vigorously praised the crown prince, saying that he was the reliable future of the empire and quickly restored peace and order in the empire's granary. The other group said that the counter-insurgency operation should have ended earlier, because now
A lot of farming time has been delayed, and the Longjiang River Basin will not be able to truly recover until at least next year.
What Sean is interested in is the arrangement of various militia groups formed in various places for counter-insurgency and self-defense. In any case, these local militia groups have made great efforts in counter-insurgency, and it is necessary to properly arrange them.
Most of the militia groups will be disbanded. This is not only a way for the country to guard against local forces, but also because the country cannot support too many troops.
However, some people advocate that the most combat-effective and most formalized militia group should be directly transformed into a local garrison. They even named the Genoa Civil Defense Force, believing that the dissolution of such a militia group, which was praised by the Crown Prince and General Schmidt, is really a waste.
It's a huge waste.
In fact, a big reason for the rebellion launched by the rebel party in the Longjiang River Basin was the lack of local defense forces. The empire placed too many military resources on the northern border, which gave the rebel party an opportunity.
Regarding the future of the Genoa Civil Defense Force, Sean had a discussion with Governor Byrne when he led the army back to Poitou.
Byrne hopes that this army will exist. Firstly, he does not want to see forces like werewolves causing chaos under his rule. Secondly, the existence of this army gives him an excuse to levy a 1/20 tax, although the next levy will still be levied.
We had to wait until the end of 1833.
Although some privileged people and wealthy people in Genoa often heal their wounds and forget their scars, and it is like dying to ask him to pay a little more, but in the past year, some people suddenly discovered that because of the existence of the Civil Defense Force
, they made a lot of money.
Genoese businessmen are very active north of the Ote Mountains. If it is the arms suppliers in Gyeonggi Province that made a lot of money in the past year, then the Genoese people also made a small fortune by following the march route of their own soldiers.
As far as Sean is concerned, he has developed some kind of exclusive desire for this army that he is not even aware of.
But if the Genoa Civil Defense Force is transformed into a local garrison, even though it is subject to local restrictions and is mainly responsible for local appeasement, it must also accept the jurisdiction of the Military Command. Therefore, neither the Military Command nor the emperor will allow Sean to continue
Hold the position of supreme commander.
Sean was mentally prepared for this.
In the Poitou newspaper, there was a piece of tidbits that caught Sean's eye for a few minutes.
Viscount Bibb-Lincoln has been missing for nearly a year without any news. Seeing that the rebels have been destroyed, his relatives believe that he is dead. So they can't wait to divide his property, especially for the inheritance of the title. The tribesmen are quarreling.
The feud became a hot topic among Poitou people.
Early the next morning, Sean came to Rowan Castle again.
Although the place is still full of flowers, Fort Rowan still gives Sean a cold feeling. After Audrey decisively divorced her, the Robinsons rarely came.
This castle is more solemn than exquisite. It seems to show its majesty to the world all the time, making every visitor who comes to it feel respectful.
But times are always changing, and its majesty has become lonely due to the tide of the times. One day, people will only regard such a castle as a memorial to history.
Audrey managed the property under Carl's name very well. In addition to following Sean's example in planting tea, the food produced in the fields supplied the growing migrant population in Vichy Town. The harvested mulberry cotton became the largest supplier of Kang's Textile.
source.
In addition, Vichy is the most luxurious hotel and one of her few investments. This was not the original investment that Posey advocated for.
The servants entertained Sean warmly. Seeing Butler Miller appear, Sean asked: "Mr. Miller, Carl was vaccinated with cowpox yesterday. Did he have a fever at night?"
"Excuse me for your concern. Master Carl had a low fever last night. He struggled all night and couldn't sleep well. Fortunately, you and Dr. Nolan both explained it, so my wife didn't worry too much this time. Master Carl looked better this morning and is sleeping now."
The sweetness is taken care of by servants," Miller replied.
"That's good. Where's Madam?" Sean nodded.
"Madam is in the study. She guessed that you would come and told me to take you directly to the study." Miller said.
This study was very large, with its own bathroom and a living room. Sean noticed that there was a huge portrait hanging on the wall of the living room, and it should be the portrait of the late Earl Robinson.
The untimely death of Count Robinson is very regrettable. Although this man was young, he was extremely influential in Genoa and was regarded as the most outstanding heir to the Robinson family in the past century.
Although the Earl died young and left behind a seemingly helpless mother and son, and after the childbirth, relatives and friends rarely interacted with each other, the heritage of this family with a long history is by no means comparable to that of Sean.
"Madam, Viscount Connelly has arrived." Miller announced loudly.
"Viscount please come in, Miller, please get the Viscount some tea and snacks." Audrey's voice came from inside.
Sean walked in and paused for a moment. He saw that Audrey was wearing casual clothes today. Her thick chestnut-brown, slightly curly long hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and was simply tied up with a golden headband. Her slender neck
Below, fair and round shoulders are exposed.
She was wearing a simple and elegant light yellow dress today, with only a cute bow tied around her waist.
Without complicated clothes, Audrey showed a quiet and lazy style like an eldest daughter.
And Sean
"Madam, what are you doing here?" Sean asked.
"I'm sorting out the Earl's letters during his lifetime." Audrey asked Sean to go to the inner room.
There are two huge bookshelves against the wall, and a large number of envelopes of various styles are scattered on the velvet carpet.
"I sorted through the letters that the Earl kept during his lifetime and found a few. The correspondence started two years before the Earl's death. There are a total of five letters signed with initials. I think these letters may be useful."
Audrey looked a little haggard, as if she had just cried, which was pitiful.
After receiving these letters, Sean said:
"Madam, I suggest you take a rest or go for a walk in the garden. As for these letters, I will read them."