Claude knew very well that he should be an important target of the Sterling royal family's attention, and perhaps there was a symbol on his head that showed no loyalty to the royal family and was very threatening. In the sand table simulation conducted by the senior staff of the Kingdom's Army Department, they believed that it was not the best time to attack the Kingdom of Hicks. However, they insisted on coming to the Kingdom, saying that they wanted to reorganize and reorganize the Thunder Legion to attack the Kingdom of Hicks. Then who There will always be doubts in my mind...
For this reason, Prime Minister Blancart rushed to White Deer City to meet with him in order to find out his plans. Unfortunately, after Claude communicated with him for half a night and explained the reasons why he wanted to attack the Kingdom of Hicks, Prime Minister Blancart was still dubious. But this is not surprising. Before Claude revealed his attack plan, no one believed that Claude could defeat the Kingdom of Hicks with a Thunder Legion.
Claude decided to stay in White Deer City for a few days and purchased a three thousand-acre manor and a ten thousand-acre forest farm in his own name in the southern suburbs of White Deer City. They were named Claude Manor and Claude Forest Farm. When Claude was sixteen years old and had just traveled through time, the southern suburbs of Bailu Town were filled with villagers' farms, orchards. Claude and his young companions often went to the hills and hills in the southern suburbs to hunt rabbits and catch pheasants to earn money. Order some extra cash...
It was just that during the civil war in the kingdom, the southern suburbs were the first area to be affected by the war, and everything was destroyed. The owners of those farms, farms or orchards either died in the war, were captured, or fled never to return. As a result, this huge area in the southern suburbs became ownerless land, and was once again taken back by the Bailu City Administrative Office and became state-owned.
Claude brought people to the southern suburbs just to review the memories of his boyhood. Seeing the situation in the southern suburbs, he immediately decided to buy a property here, saying that when he retired from the army in the future, he would also have a place to stay in White Deer City. As for the palace-style mansion, Claude is only in charge of it now. He does not want to compete with his mother for the property rights of this mansion.
Prime Minister Blancart accompanied Claude for two days. Seeing that Claude was indeed buying a property for himself, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and left. Firstly, he was busy with official duties, and secondly, during the past two days of contact, he found that Claude really had no other ideas, did not even want to go to the royal capital, and had no intention of getting involved in the conflict between his mother and wife. He just sent a falcon message to the royal capital and looked for land to buy property in White Deer City. I felt that White Deer City was more attractive to Claude.
Prime Minister Blancart felt that he and His Majesty the King seemed to pay too much attention to Claude, the marshal of the kingdom. Although Claude was already the supreme commander of the Overseas Dominion Military Region and had always been wary of the royal family and the royal court, he had no hostility and Ambition, but expressed satisfaction with the current status quo of the Kingdom's mainland and overseas autonomous territories. Generally speaking, as long as you don't provoke him, there will be no threat to the safety of the kingdom.
On the afternoon of the fourth day, Butler Swenson rushed back from the royal capital and made a detailed intelligence report to Claude. Claude finally understood the origin of the conflicts and quarrels between his mother and his wife. How did the two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law become a hot gossip topic in the royal capital, and they even got into trouble in front of His Majesty the King over the ownership of the manor on the outskirts of the royal capital...
It's very simple. After my mother took Kaifni and her son to the royal capital in the second half of the year before last, His Majesty the King kept his word and gave them a noble mansion and a royal manor in the suburbs. So my mother, Kaifni and her son moved into this mansion and started living in the royal capital. Of course, they all like the bustle and commercial markets of the royal capital, and they often go shopping and bargaining.
Originally, the life of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was very comfortable, and they felt that the royal capital was infinitely better than the overseas dominions. It was only about half a year later, with the increase in interpersonal interactions, that they realized that among the nobles of the royal capital, the two of them were called bumpkins from the countryside. Because no noble lady would go to the market to purchase cheap goods in person and bargain with the vendors for a long time for the price. You must know that the nobles in the royal capital want the best and most expensive items when purchasing. In addition to clothing, jewelry and luxury goods, general daily necessities are ordered to be handled by the butler...
After hearing these comments and tactful persuasion from the kind-hearted noble lady next door, it was a big blow to my mother. Because his deceased father was posthumously made an honorary Viscount of the Kingdom by His Majesty the King, his mother also bore the title of Viscountess Field. Now she feels that her and Kefni's actions are embarrassing the dead Viscount Morsan and the Field family, and is determined to change and integrate the Field family into the aristocratic circle of the royal capital.
So my mother asked someone to hire aristocratic etiquette instructors, as well as housekeepers and servants who met aristocratic standards. Old servants like Swenson and those who came from overseas autonomous regions were either sent to the manor, or they were asked to learn from the servants and housekeepers hired with high salaries, and strive to meet the standards of noble servants. During that time, Swenson and the others were tortured enough.
Then my mother began to hold banquets and dances in the mansion to entertain the nobles of the royal capital in order to spread the reputation of the Field family. The problem is that my mother's thoughts are beautiful, but the reality is that the Field family and her name as Viscountess are not ranked at all in the aristocratic circle of the royal capital. No nobles in the kingdom with any status would accept her invitation, and even their own wives and children would not be allowed to come over.
Those who came to attend the banquet and dance were all honorary nobles who were eating and drinking in the royal capital. These people had no other talents, but they were good eloquent and could flatter. Their flattering mother was very happy, so Field Mansion became the residence of these honorary nobles. The place where she ate and drank for free was a mess every day, and her mother once again became a joke among the aristocratic circles of the kingdom, and was called the confused old lady of the viscount.
This time it was Kefni's turn that she couldn't bear it anymore. You must know that Claude is the hereditary earl of the kingdom, and she also holds the title of countess. It's just that she had a cold war with Claude and didn't want to use this title, so she acted very low-key. She hated the bustling scene of people coming and going in her house like a restaurant every day, but she could only endure it when her mother was so happy to be flattered by these honorary nobles.
However, her mother only claimed Viscount Morsan's great achievements to the outside world, saying that he opened up a new route from the kingdom to the overseas autonomous territories. However, she was wrongly accused, persecuted and committed suicide. Now His Majesty the wise King has named him Viscount of the Kingdom, and the Field family has come into being...
As a result, those honorary nobles who came to eat and drink did not know the relationship between their mother, Caifuni and Claude, and only regarded the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law as lucky people. Several honorary nobles also had the idea of Kifni as their daughter-in-law, hoping to gain both people and wealth.
It's just that Kaifuni was already very disgusted with the mess in her family and these honorary nobles who were eating and drinking, and she didn't give them a good look. So a few drunken honorary nobles prepared to use force. Anyway, this daughter-in-law with no status was bullied and could only swallow her anger, but they, the honorary nobles of the kingdom, could not.
Then they kicked the iron plate with one kick. Just as these bastard honorary nobles stopped Kaifuni from moving her hands and feet, they were pushed to the ground by the guards who came from nowhere and were beaten severely, and then were shot with muskets. He was escorted to the Kingdom's Noble Justice Hall. He was found guilty of insulting a noble lady and was stripped of his honorary title and thrown into a labor camp.
This incident immediately scared away half of the honorary nobles who came to the mansion to eat and drink. Only then did they realize that this confused old viscountess had such a great god hidden in her home. Therefore, the honorary nobles who were still staying in the mansion were respectful in front of Kaifni and did not dare to offend in the slightest, which made the home a lot quieter...
However, this made her mother unhappy. She was very dissatisfied that Caifeni's title as Countess should be placed on her as Viscountess, so she scolded Caiphni for using the title of Countess of Claude, an unfilial son. To bully those honorary nobles, most of them now no longer dare to come to the mansion to chat with her, the Viscountess.
Generally speaking, when her mother gets older and nags a few words, Kaifuni will be able to endure it. Claude knows this very well. Kaifuni has a pretty good character. After living with her mother for so many years, her relationship is still the same. some. It’s just that my mother has become more and more stubborn as she gets older, and everything must be done according to her wishes, otherwise the trouble will never end.
Just like Kaifuni persuaded her mother not to continue entertaining these honorary nobles, her mother insisted that this was to make the Field family look good. After all, those who came and went were all nobles of the kingdom. Even the honorary nobles were Mo Mo who was the administrator of the town back then. Mr. Ersan cannot please you. This is the glory of the Field family...
Another thing happened at this time, that is, my mother had no money. Originally, as an honorary noble of the kingdom, he could receive an annual subsidy. For example, the honorary baron is one hundred gold crowns, the honorary viscount is two hundred gold crowns, etc. This subsidy is lifelong. Because it was a posthumous title, Mr. Morsant's honorary viscount's allowance was transferred to his mother until her death.
If the mother saves a little, the title subsidy of two hundred gold crowns a year can completely allow her to spend her remaining years in this mansion. But my mother wanted to revitalize the reputation of the Field family in the royal capital, hire aristocratic etiquette instructors, housekeepers and servants that meet the noble standards, and purchase living utensils and decorations that meet the noble status, etc. Not to mention anything else, the labor salary alone cost more than 20 gold crowns per month, so my mother had to use her own savings to fill it.
Her mother's savings were all the pocket money given to her by Claude and her sister Anna when she was in the Overseas Dominion, as well as the bounty that her brother Blovik received for his military exploits before leaving home, which was given to her for safekeeping. The total amount was two thousand. Gold crown. But living in the royal capital is not easy. Prices here are much higher than in Bailu City. In addition, her mother spent a lot of money on dressing up the mansion and entertaining the honorary nobles of the kingdom who were eating and drinking. As a result, within four months, her savings were gone.
Then her mother thought of the 30% dividends from the tobacco factory that Kaifani controlled. This was an inexhaustible wealth, with dividends of nearly ten thousand gold crowns in a quarter. As long as she has this money, her mother won't have to worry about having money to entertain those honorary nobles of the kingdom. Therefore, her mother asked Kaifani to hand over the dividends to her for safekeeping and handling in the name of the Field family...
Of course Kaifani was unwilling, and she was not stupid. She knew very well that Claude gave her the dividend because she had given birth to three children for Claude. She is Claude's wife. Claude said that this dividend was for her household use. In the past, she was the mistress of Field Manor in Lanhu City in the Overseas Dominion. The daily expenses of Field Manor came from this dividend. spent there.
Now in the royal capital, although she also lives in Field Mansion, this mansion was given to her mother by His Majesty the King in the name of her deceased father-in-law. The mother became the owner of the mansion, so there was nothing she could do to stop her from doing what she wanted. Whether it was recruiting servants or entertaining honorary nobles of the kingdom, it was all paid for by her mother, and she had no right to take care of it.
However, she paid for the expenses of herself and her two children, as well as the personnel brought from the overseas dominions, such as Butler Swenson, Sergeant Kuster, and the salaries of the old servants. Her mother paid for it. No matter what, the two of them have a clear distinction in terms of money. Kaifani will usually help the family buy some daily necessities.
The reason for the cold war with Claude was that Kaifuni hated Claude for being cruel and throwing her eldest son Tesore into the military camp without any affection, so that she could train Tesore to become the new leader of the Field family. The owner's plan failed. At the same time, I am also worried about the fate of my eldest son in the military camp. In this era, it is easy for soldiers to become cannon fodder on the battlefield.
The reason for the conflict between Claude and Kaifani was that he realized that she had become selfish. She ignored family ties and refused to adopt her younger brother Blovik's twin children for the sake of being the head of the family. At the same time, because of the arrival of his first love, Sheila, he naturally distanced himself from Kaifuni, a yellow-faced woman.
But no matter what, Caifuni is still Claude's real wife and the countess recognized by the kingdom. She was very disgusted with her mother's request for her to hand over 30% of the tobacco factory's profit dividends. She thought it was inexplicable that her mother was saying that Claude was unfilial, and then she was asking for the dividends that Claude gave her. . Moreover, this tobacco workshop was founded by Claude, and the profit sharing was given to her by Claude. What does it have to do with the Field family
Her mother was very angry and had a big quarrel with Kaifuni, believing that Kaifuni was from a humble background and was not worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the noble Field family. As a result, Kaifuni was offended, and she took her children to live in a manor on the outskirts of the royal capital.
Her mother was miserable as soon as Kaifani left. She had no money, not to mention entertaining honorable nobles, and she couldn't even pay the salaries of the housekeepers and servants hired in the mansion. So these servants stole the valuable things from the house and ran away, leaving the housekeeper and a homeless cook in the mansion. My mother was sick again, lying in bed lamenting the misfortune of her life, her son's disobedience, and her daughter-in-law's unfilial piety...
Fortunately, the housekeeper did his job well and ran to the manor to find Kaifani. Kaifani heard that her mother was lying on the hospital bed, so she decided to go and have a look, just in case. When she returned to the mansion, she heard her mother angrily scolding her for dying. He turned around and left immediately, not wanting to see his mother again. But she was Claude's mother after all, so Kaifani gave the housekeeper some money and asked him to take care of her mother and not let anything happen to her.
If this continues, my mother will have no money to deal with, and she will have no choice but to scold Kaifani in the mansion. As a result, a month later, in October last year, Albert, Claude's eldest brother, came to visit. Mother was overjoyed to see Albert, and her body immediately became strong. She hugged Albert and said that there was hope for the Field family...
It is said that Albert left White Deer City and traveled to various countries in Farea Continent. He suffered a lot, went to many countries, met many scholars, followed them, and learned a lot of knowledge from them. Now he is a well-known playwright. Now, almost twenty years have passed. He missed his relatives in his hometown very much and decided to return to his country. Unexpectedly, when he arrived in the royal capital, he heard the news about his mother and came to meet her.
After listening to Albert's story, her mother was very happy, thinking that her eldest son had finally made a difference and could inherit the Field family. He was the perfect choice for the head of the family. Her mother wanted to throw a big banquet to celebrate, but Albert was in the same situation as her and had no money in his pocket. He said that the expenses on the trip back had drained every one of his pockets.
Finally, Albert decided to ask Kaifuni to borrow money. He arrived at the manor and asked Kaifuni to lend him one thousand gold crowns. Kaifani knew Albert, she had met him several times when they were in White Deer Town, and the impression was still there. It's just that Kaifuni didn't have any good feelings towards him. Although Albert said all the good things, Kaifuni didn't agree to lend him money and only gave him ten gold crowns.
After returning home, the aggrieved Albert encouraged his mother to sue Caifani for occupying the Field family's property. Because the manor on the outskirts of the royal capital was exchanged for the Field family's 5,000-acre forest farm, it could earn more than 300 gold crowns per year. Now that Kaifani has occupied the manor, it is an infringement of the Field family property...
No nobles in the Kingdom of Overas have ever gone to court over family property disputes, and the Field family is famous for being an exception. It is truly the first time in the kingdom for a mother-in-law to accuse her daughter-in-law, especially since both of them are noble wives. All of a sudden, all the newspapers in the royal capital were making a big fuss about this lawsuit. If Prime Minister Blancart hadn't been vigilant and continued to speak out, those newspapers might even have revealed Claude's details.
In the end, His Majesty the King personally tried and judged the lawsuit brought by the mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law. Kaifani produced evidence, including the land deed of the 5,000-acre forest farm in White Deer City, which was signed with Claude's name. When Claude and his sister Anna purchased these 5,000 acres of mountain forest land as a family forest farm, the owner's younger brother Blovik was underage, and his sister Anna acted as the agent. Later, the purchase of a public forest farm required Claude's status as a captain and a knighthood holder, so when it was integrated into the Field Family Forest Farm, it was Claude who signed his name.
When his younger brother Blovik grew up, Claude gave him the land deed and gave him the opportunity to change the forest farm to family ownership when he went to White Deer City to manage the family property. As a result, Blovik didn't take this matter to heart at all, and turned around and handed the forest land deed to Kaifani for safekeeping. Therefore, the forest land deed is still signed by Claude and does not belong to the Field family...
Mother and Albert were stunned immediately. They did not expect such a result. If the forest farm belongs to Claude, then the manor on the outskirts of the royal capital was exchanged for the forest farm, so it naturally belongs to Claude. As his wife, it was natural for Caifuni to live in the manor. The lawsuit ended with the mother's defeat...
Kaifani also completely broke up with her mother because of this lawsuit, and she no longer cared about the mansion. Now there are only two mansions left in what my mother calls the Field family property, one in the Royal Capital and one in White Deer City. Because he had no money, he had to owe the wages of the servants in the mansion here in Bailu City.
All this can only be blamed on the mother. If she can be honest and tell the truth that the apartment building here in Bailu City is still built as an apartment building, then there will be an income of about ten gold crowns per year from renting it out. But he built a mansion just to save face, but now he can't even pay the servants' monthly salary. I didn't dare to sell it, as His Majesty the King had allocated funds to compensate the Field family for its construction, so I had to pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretending that I didn't get the news and didn't know that the mansion here had been completed...
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