Claude kept a gloomy look on his face as he listened to Butler Svenson tell about the farce that his mother, Kaifani and the others had caused in the capital. After Butler Swenson finished speaking, he didn't know how to express his opinion. My mother is already old, almost seventy, which is considered an advanced age in this world. But at such an old age, she is as unreasonable as a child. The so-called old child refers to her mother. She can only be happy if she obeys her temper...
The problem is that with a mother's background as a housewife, it is easy to get carried away when she suddenly reaches a high position. This is what the secular saying goes that morality does not match the position. Just like her current appearance, she has become a joke to the nobles and the royal capital without even realizing it. Claude has a headache and doesn't know how to treat his current mother. Anyone who cares will know why His Majesty the King treats her so well, but her mother doesn't understand and takes it for granted.
For my mother, this life has been smooth sailing and she has not experienced many hardships in life. She was originally the daughter of a small local official. After three years of elementary school, she stopped studying and did housework at home. Then she was betrothed to Mr. Morsan by her father. What about life after marriage? Mr. Morsand was on the rise of his career at the time, and his official career was smooth. Therefore, his mother's life as a housewife was very good, without any setbacks. In the town, she was flattered by her neighbors and businessmen. The object of flattery.
Although Mr. Morsan's subsequent suicide by jumping off a building was the greatest hardship in her life for her mother, she was also bedridden due to excessive sadness. But everything in the family was resisted by Claude, and she did not play any role in the great changes in the family. Even when Claude was drafted into the army, his sister Anna stepped forward to take over the family's burden. This was how she got through the most difficult years. In fact, her mother never experienced any pressure in life.
When Claude returned from the war and became a captain, the family returned to its former glory. The excellence of the children overshadowed the pain of losing her husband. The mother finally got over her heart disease, recovered physically, and became the envy of the neighbors again. Object. Then Caifuni and Claude got married, took on most of the housework after entering the house, and gave birth to their eldest grandson Tesore, and her mother became an old lady enjoying all the blessings.
If time stopped here, my mother would definitely feel very happy. Just because Claude went to the Overseas Territory, the whole family also went to the mainland of Nubisia. In the overseas territories, since Claude held a high position, his family members naturally received the best care and preferential treatment. Mother and Kaifani were also surrounded by the family members of local powerful people and big businessmen who wanted to have a relationship with Claude, and they became a shining center of communication...
In fact, my mother was originally an ordinary housewife who liked to gossip with others and gossip in the streets. She was flattered by these businessmen and the women of local families, and she soon got lost in them. She thought that Claude could achieve what he has today. It was all because she taught him well when he was a child, so he began to put up the old lady’s music scores at home.
When a person believes in the fantasy she has spun, she will become more and more stubborn. This was the case with my mother. She had forgotten the real source of her superior life, and instead thought that it was the protection of the dead Mr. Morsanne's spirit that made her children the glory of the Field family. Therefore, she began to intervene in the future of her children and arrange these things.
Because she is the mother, Claude, sister Anna, and brother Blovik usually let her go, but no one really paid attention to her so-called future plans. After his mother asked his brother Blovik several times to retire from the military and come back to become the head of the Field family, Blovik ignored her request. The mother decided to take the ultimate step and arrange a well-matched marriage for her younger brother Blovik, so as to regain her free heart.
As a result, his younger brother Blovik's love turned into a tragedy due to his mother's interference, so much so that Blovik angrily gave up the name Field and the title of head of the family, and ran away from home. This brought to naught the mother’s attempt to use her younger brother Blovik’s marriage to bring the Field family to a higher level. Angry and angry, the mother shifted the responsibility to Claude for not teaching his younger brother well, and decided to train his eldest grandson Tesore to be a qualified heir to the family head...
But what the mother doesn't understand is that a true aristocratic child cannot be cultivated under the careful care of a woman. What is cultivated without going through wind and rain will only be flowers in the greenhouse. What's more, the mother was not a person with a profound understanding of justice and outstanding vision. She was just a housewife. Her doting and partiality turned Claude's eldest son into a playboy who only had an aristocrat's appearance but not his god. In front of his face. One set behind another set of learning are all the bad habits of aristocrats.
But her mother was very complacent, thinking that Tesore had become Claude's most suitable successor under her training, and she had the idea of Claude's hereditary family territory, hoping that Claude would take over this territory. Leave it to Tesore to manage. Then Claude directly slapped him in the face. Not only did he not agree to his mother's request, he even ignored his wife Caifuni's plea and resolutely threw his eldest son Tesore into the military camp and used it as scrap metal to be reforged... ...
So her mother and Kaifuni broke up with Claude, left the overseas dominion, and returned to White Deer City. They went to the Royal Capital because of the forest farm lawsuit, and then caused an even bigger farce in the Royal Capital. It's funny to say that the glory of the Field family has become my mother's obsession, but the fact is that my mother has disgraced the Field family. Claude believed that if Mr. Morsant, his father in this life, had a soul after his death, the coffin boards would no longer be able to hold him down.
And his wife, Kaifani, is also a character that gives Claude a headache. No matter what, Claude gave birth to two sons and a daughter, and the relationship between husband and wife after so many years is still there. But after living with my mother for a long time, I was also infected with the virus of the Field family's glory. I naively believed that listening to my mother's words could cultivate true noble children, so I put a lot of effort into the aristocratic education in Tesore, But she also knew that her eldest son was not in the eyes of his father, Claude.
What Claude didn't understand was how the kind and simple Kaifni in his impression could become so selfish. He had refused to adopt his younger brother Blovik's twin children because of Kaifni. She was very angry, thinking that Kaifani didn't care about the brotherhood between herself and her brother at all. But now I realize that Kaifani is really very scheming.
Apart from anything else, Claude didn't know anything about the forest land deed, and so many people were kept in the dark. At that time, Claude gave the forest land deed to his younger brother Blovik and asked him to convert the forest land deed into a family property title. As a result, his younger brother Blovik didn't take it to heart and turned around and handed the forest land deed to Kaifani for safekeeping.
Generally speaking, Kaifuni should discuss this matter with Claude, but Kaifuni remained strictly silent. No one knew that her family, including her mother, thought that the five thousand acres in Bailu City were The forest farm had long since been converted into a family property, and no one had intervened until the mother and Kaifani filed a lawsuit to drive them out of the manor. Only then did Kaifani take out the forest land deed, slap her mother in the face, and win the lawsuit.
It's not a fuel-saving lamp. Claude doesn't know how to comment on the lawsuit between his mother and Kaifani now. After all, my mother's brain has been so funny that I can't control it. If I do, she will be scolded. She asks me for money and things with confidence. If I give her something, it is too little. If I don't give it, I will scold myself for being unfilial. Anyway, she is not a human being inside and outside. You can only stay away...
As for Kaifni, what can I say? If she wins this lawsuit with her mother, she will be embarrassed. If she loses, the three of them, mother and son, will be kicked out of the manor and become homeless. It will also be a joke in the eyes of the people of the royal capital. Even if Butler Swenson and Sergeant Kester were taking care of him, he wouldn't have to worry about having a place to stay, but that was not what Claude wanted to see.
"How is my mother doing now?" Claude asked.
Butler Swenson hesitated for a moment: "Sir, the old lady doesn't have any of us, but her housekeeper told me that the old lady is busy transferring her status as honorary viscountess to your eldest brother. , and you need to borrow a huge amount of money from Her Majesty the Queen as promotion fees and land selection fees to obtain a hereditary family territory for your eldest brother... "
Claude was shocked: "Is she crazy? Her title of Viscountess came from my dead father. How could it be transferred to Albert?"
"Yes," Butler Svenson nodded: "The royal court has rejected the old lady's request and spread the matter as a joke. Some noble ministers questioned the title granted to the old lady by His Majesty the King at the royal court meeting. She thought that the old lady had disgraced the nobles of the kingdom, and asked His Majesty the King to deprive her of her title. However, I heard that this matter was suppressed by Prime Minister Blancart. I don’t know why, but no one mentioned it again... . ... "
Claude snorted with satisfaction. Prime Minister Blancart was quite sensible and knew very well that no matter how confused the old lady was, she was also Claude's mother. Even if the relationship between Claude and his mother is not good, the identity of mother and son cannot be changed. And it is said that the reason for the bad relationship is not that Claude is unfilial, but that his mother is too confused. If he really treats the old lady as a clown and makes too much noise, maybe Claude will get angry.
"What about her obtaining family territory for Albert?" Claude asked again.
"It seems to have been successful. The person who originally issued the loan said that the old lady was already old. When I applied for a loan in her name, I was worried that an accident would happen during the process. I was afraid that the heir would be unwilling to bear the debt or inherit the title and take away the loan. Things will happen if you leave, so there is a restriction for applicants of Lao Madam’s age, that is, they don’t have enough money.”
Steward Svenson thought for a while and continued: "For those nobles of the kingdom who are older and in poor health, Her Majesty the Queen's lenders have their own set of regulations, that is, the applicant and his designated heir shall jointly bear the repayment obligation of the loan. .When something unexpected happens to the applicant, his designated heir will automatically inherit the title and debts as soon as possible.
In addition, during the loan process, the applicant and his designated heirs did not receive a single gold crown. Instead, they obtained the territory of their choice directly from His Majesty the King. The required promotion fees and land selection fees were paid by Her Majesty the Queen. The lender paid directly to the royal treasury, and the debt became effective with the signature and seal of the applicant and designated heir. "
Damn, this queen has a formal loan process. Claude complained in his heart and asked: "Then do you know where the territory my mother chose for Albert is?"
Butler Svenson shook his head and replied: "I don't know, sir. I didn't go to see the old lady's butler when I left the royal capital after receiving your Falcon message. I don't know their current movements."
Forget it, Claude waved his hand. If his mother really chose a hereditary family territory for Albert, then this would be easy to check. But now he wanted to ask something else: "Have you seen Albert?"
Butler Swenson nodded: "I met several times, probably four times. The last time I went to the market to purchase things, he pretended to meet me by chance and took me to have a drink. Then he asked me about the master and his wife in the overseas autonomous territories. I felt something was wrong about the matter, so I casually gave him a few perfunctory words and left, and when I returned to the manor, I told the lady about it."
"You did the right thing." Claude expressed that he was very satisfied with Butler Swenson's approach, and then asked: "Then how do you feel about him?"
Steward Swenson thought about it carefully and answered a little uncertainly: "Sir, I don't know what to say, but I'm sure he was lying when he said he was a playwright. He can't write articles, regardless of his Neither his body nor his fingers looked like a scholar. Especially his conversation, speech and behavior did not have the temperament of a great scholar.
I met several newspaper editors in the royal capital. Their fingers all had traces of holding pens and writing for a long time, but there were no marks on his fingers. His skin was very smooth, and he didn’t have the traces of sitting and writing articles for a long time. a habitual posture. I suspect that what he said about his experience of traveling in Farea for nearly twenty years and studying with scholars from many countries is also a lie. "
"Then think about it again. Who do you think he looks like?" Claude became a little curious.
Steward Svenson thought hard and frowned: "Master, let me say something offensive. I feel that he is a bit like a liar businessman, the kind of businessman who sells counterfeit goods in the market. He talks nicely, but he really listens to his words and buys them." The kind of person who doesn’t realize he’s been scammed until he gets something back home...”
Claude was speechless. He really didn't expect Butler Swenson to give such a comment to his cheap brother. It seems that Albert's life has not been easy during the past twenty years of disappearance. Maybe he has to find someone to investigate. His true roots. But there is no need to worry for the moment. I just hope that he can settle his confused mother. It doesn't matter if the head of the Field family asks him to do it. He and his brother don't like it anyway.
"So what's the current situation of Madam?" Claude became concerned about his wife.
"Madam is now living in seclusion and rarely goes out. She stays in the manor to take care of Miss Alyssa. Because of the lawsuit with the old lady, some noble ladies are now coming to visit and have afternoon tea together." Butler Swenson replied.
"Then she doesn't want to go back to the overseas dominions?" Claude asked again.
Steward Swenson shook his head and said: "Master, Madam, the young master and the young lady will not go back in recent years. They will all stay in this manor on the outskirts of the royal capital. Because the second young master Baierjiasi just paid a visit to the royal capital. A scholar becomes a teacher.”
Claude's eyes narrowed: "Did Madam find this scholar for him, or was he recommended by others?"
Butler Swenson laughed: "No, this scholar was found by the Second Young Master himself. Master, you know that the Second Young Master has always loved books, and likes to hide and read quietly. Madam and the old lady are still living in the Wangdu Mansion. When he was young, the second young master's favorite thing was to take his servant to visit the book market. Sometimes he would spend the whole day reading in the book market.
This scholar is a history professor at Wang Jiawen College. He once got into an argument with the second young master at the book market over a historical biography book. The second young master said that there was an opinion or a wrong record in the book, and it was made up by the author. Because the author is a good friend of the scholar, the scholar said that the second young master was talking nonsense.
He didn't expect that the second young master had a good memory, so he directly named a few books and said that the views in these books were completely opposite to those recorded in the book about their quarrel. The scholar opened it and found that what the second young master said was right. His author friend was too lazy to look up any information and scribbled it based on his impressions, but the second young master discovered it.
After this incident, the scholar had a good impression of the second young master and often chatted with him. One time, he followed the second young master home and told his wife that he liked the second young master very much and wanted to take him as his disciple. When the second young master reaches his age next year, he will be allowed to study at Wang Jiawen College. The lady was very happy and agreed to the scholar's request. By the way, this scholar's name is Delomenko Lang Faresco, who is well-known in the Kingdom and is a well-known historical and archaeological expert in the Kingdom. "
Perhaps, this is called planting flowers deliberately but not blooming, and planting willows unintentionally to create shade. Of Claude's two sons, their mother and Kaifani paid the most attention to their eldest son, Tesore, and were more partial to him. The second son, Byrgassi, is not very popular with his mother and Kaifani. How can I put it, this child has a cold personality and does not like to be around adults. He does not like his brother Tesore, who is willing to show off to his grandma and... Mom acts like a spoiled child and is used to staying aside and watching coldly...
When I got older and learned to read, I fell in love with reading. I read all kinds of books. Sometimes I would sit in a daze with a book for a day. His sister Anna once tested his magic talent, but unfortunately he failed. Anna told Claude that if Byrgacy's magic talent is qualified and he can practice, then he will be a very good magician, because his character likes quietness and solitude.
The eldest son Tesore was cared for by his mother and Kaifuni, but he was educated by them to become a playboy and almost became a cripple. On the contrary, the second son, Byrgashi, was not noticed by his mother and Kaifani, and quietly became a talent. This is really ironic. I don’t know how my mother and Kaifani feel.
Claude laughed: "Svenson, I have purchased a manor and a forest farm here in the past two days. When the manager is chosen, you can return to the royal capital and hand over the title deed documents of the manor and forest farm to Madam. , tell her that this is also our family's property, and let her do her part. I will leave for Beibu Gulf in one day, and you will be responsible for the affairs here. "
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