Rose Empire

"Get up and stop crying. You can't be blamed entirely for this. I didn't think it through enough." Charlotte closed the box and said with a smile.

The maid's name was Linda. Although she was not like Renee, who grew up with Charlotte, Linda had actually been with Charlotte's "old man" since she was seven years old, and Charlotte knew her inside out. Linda had no scheming and would not deceive herself, but she was a timid and cowardly person. She would probably lose her mind if Rosie frightened her a little.

Knowing that Linda was not the right person, Charlotte still gave such valuable things to her for safekeeping. It was indeed Charlotte's fault and constituted improper employment.

Linda stood up, but was still sobbing softly. Charlotte could only let the maid go to rest first.

Charlotte had known for a long time that Rosie didn't like her. Even before Rosie realized that she didn't like Charlotte, Charlotte realized that it was impossible for Rosie to like her.

As the eldest son of the Melfield family, Andre is the first heir to the Duke of Greenfield in legal terms. However, as a mother, Rosie must hope that her son Sean can inherit the huge family business of the Dukedom of Greenfield.

The late Emperor Joseph Hollowin married his cousin in order to compete for the throne, and Andrei was engaged to his cousin Monica Melfeld for the same purpose.

The conflict arising from inheritance rights naturally arose from the moment Sean was born. It was inevitable and irreconcilable.

Charlotte is Andre's sister with the same father and mother. In the battle for succession, she is naturally Andre's ally, and this cannot be changed.

Charlotte was not only welcomed by most members of the Melefield family, but also had good relations with her mother's family, the Kingdom of Cato. After Helen Melefield committed suicide, the Kingdom of Cato and the Principality of Greenfield became completely hostile. Both Jose Melefield and Andre Melefield were listed as unwelcome by the Cato royal family. Only Charlotte, because she was Helen's favorite daughter during her lifetime, was treated differently by the Cato royal family.

At the beginning, Rosie didn't realize how powerful Charlotte was as an ally. When she gradually realized this, she naturally became wary of Charlotte and even hostile. Whether it was trying to lock Charlotte up in a riverside castle or forcing Charlotte to marry, it was Rosie's attempt to control Charlotte.

"call……"

Charlotte let out a long breath and fell backwards with her head raised.

The stool under Charlotte's butt had no backrest, but she still successfully leaned into a soft embrace. It was undoubtedly Renee, who had no way to deal with her own lady.

"Miss, aren't you afraid of falling?" Renee tapped Charlotte on the head lightly in a reproachful manner, and then rubbed Charlotte's shoulders with heartache.

Charlotte was just an ordinary girl without any extraordinary powers and had never learned martial arts. She was exhausted after running around for several days.

After kneading it for a while, Renee couldn't help but stand up for Charlotte: "Mrs. Rosie is too much. How can she give the relics that Mrs. Helen left for the young lady to Master Sean!"

"Let her be. It's just some petty tricks that can't be put on the table." Charlotte held Renee's hand, looked up at her and comforted her, "Last year, when Rosie brought Gumboa back to humiliate me, she had already lost."

Renee blinked in confusion. She was still brooding over what happened on last year's Grace Day. If Charlotte hadn't forbidden it, Renee would have killed Gomba with a sword.

"Do you think that the groom is only humiliating me and Helen?" Charlotte said sarcastically, "No, there is also Jose Melefield. Rosie may have forgotten that besides me, my father is the one who wants to kill Gampoa the most in this world."

As for why she forgot, Charlotte could roughly guess it - after repeated failures, people would inevitably do some irrational things on impulse, and Rosie was no exception.

Just this one uncalm action was enough to make Rosie lose all her advantages.

"After all, Rosie is not my biological mother. Without my father's support, she doesn't even have the right to restrain me. If she wants to steal things, let her do it. I'll just give it to her for safekeeping temporarily. When the time comes, we can take back what belongs to me."

"Ah."

Renee nodded seriously. She was always very confident in what the young lady said.

Charlotte couldn't help but yawned sleepily. She rubbed her eyes and said, "Leni should go to bed early too. We should prepare to leave for Viscount Lanwan tomorrow."

"Eh?" Leni asked in surprise, "We're leaving tomorrow? Isn't that too hasty?"

"Winter is almost here and we still have a lot of things to do. There's no need to waste time here," said Charlotte.

"But, Miss, your luggage and belongings are still on the way. Shouldn't we wait for Knight Hermann Green?" Renee reminded.

"No need." Charlotte smiled and winked at Renee. "I believe that the first batch of construction funds for my territory has been received. We will set off directly tomorrow."

PS: The women’s football team won the championship, I’m so happy.

PS: Next door: What? 7-1 and they still don't walk around the court? Don't believe in rumors, don't spread rumors! QQ group Yiliubaeryi⑦liu

Volume 12: Chapter 11 Chapter Departure

The next day, before leaving, Renee finally understood what the start-up capital Charlotte was talking about was.

José Mèrefield provided Charlotte with a guard of eighteen knights and forty-three squires, and a sum of one hundred thousand fusos.

Jose Mellerfield felt guilty about the death of his ex-wife, and Charlotte knew this very well, so she mentioned Helen's suicide in front of Jose Mellerfield from time to time.

This approach may seem shameless, but it can indeed help Charlotte gain support from the Duke of Green Plains.

For example, this time.

Let’s not talk about money.

Eighteen knights may not be worth mentioning to the Green Plains Principality - as one of the top five forces in the Orlan Empire, the Green Plains Principality can easily mobilize seven or eight thousand knights during wartime, not including mercenaries and some garrison troops.

But for Charlotte, who is preparing to start from scratch, this is undoubtedly a great help.

If you need to transport so many people and property, it would be more appropriate to choose a horse-drawn carriage.

"After tying the ropes, check them again and fill the gaps between the boxes with hay so that they won't fall off the car on the road."

A middle-aged man with gray hair, tall stature and elegant clothes was directing the servants of the riverside castle to prepare the carriage.

If you look at the man from the left, there is nothing unusual about his appearance, but if you look at him from the right or front, you can see that he only has his left ear. There is no scar on his right ear, but he is missing an ear, as if he was born without it. However, even without his right ear, it does not affect his elegant demeanor.

This middle-aged man was none other than Renee’s father, Wolf von der Lun, the palace steward of the Greenfield Principality.

Wolf von der Leon has always been meticulous and conscientious in his work style. That is why he has always been trusted and relied upon by Jose Melfeld.

"Eh? What are you doing? Where are you moving to?"

A loud voice was shouting, and Wolfe frowned and looked in the direction of the sound, but when he saw who was shouting, he didn't care much, because that person was Andre Melfield.

"What are you shouting? Mind your etiquette, Andre." Charlotte frowned and blamed.

"Your people are about to take away all my money, and you still ask me why I'm shouting?" Andre laughed angrily.

"I'm your biological sister, so what's wrong with me lending you some money?" Charlotte asked back.

"When have you ever returned anything you borrowed from me?" Andre complained. "Charlotte, you are much richer than me. All of my mother's property was left to you. Don't think of taking advantage of my pitiful savings, okay?"

Charlotte glanced at her brother and sneered, "Don't you know why mom left all the inheritance to me, brother?"

Andre was somewhat resentful about Charlotte inheriting all of her biological mother's inheritance, but when Charlotte confronted him like this, Andre was unable to utter any more complaints.

In the years before Helen's death, she was deeply trapped in the pain of illness and slander, but Andre chose to stand on the side of Jose Melefield. The betrayal of her own son undoubtedly stabbed Helen's scarred heart again, which was another reason that eventually prompted Helen to commit suicide.

In front of outsiders, Andre may have a lot of reasons and excuses to explain his choice back then, but in front of his sister, he really can't say it.

Andre remained silent, but Charlotte said, "Forget it. I won't take your money for nothing. I'll tell you a piece of news."

"What news?" Andre asked puzzledly.

Charlotte leaned close to Andre's ear and said, "I encountered an assassin on my way back to the Principality of Green Plains. My knight Marion Duran died in battle to protect me."

Andre's eyes widened in surprise: "Who did it?"

"Although I can't be sure yet, based on the evidence I have, the assassin was most likely sent by Rosie." Charlotte was serious and solemn.

After hearing this, Andre's face darkened. Although the mother-son feud had existed for a long time, the conflict between Andre and Rosie had never been exposed, and they were in a state of fighting but not breaking. If Rosie really did assassinate, it would mean that the struggle between the two sides had entered a more tragic stage.

After saying these words, Charlotte left Andre and left.

"Uncle Wolfe, I bought gifts for my parents and some relatives, but they are still on the way. When Knight Hermann Green and the convoy arrive in a few days, remember to ask him to leave the gifts I prepared. I asked Renee to wrap the gifts. The names are written on the gift boxes. When the time comes, please help me deliver them according to the names." Charlotte reminded.

"Yes, Miss." Wolf Vonderen bowed slightly respectfully.

Maintaining a good relationship with the family is quite necessary for Charlotte. Why is the Viscount of Lanwan so poor? In Charlotte's opinion, one of the reasons is that it is not the territory of the Green Plains Principality.

The Viscountry of Lanwan is located on the border, within the territory of the Oran Empire. It is only adjacent to the Principality of Greenfield, but it is not the territory of the Principality of Greenfield.

The title of Viscount Lanwan was won by Basilik's grandfather through military merit while serving in the Royal Griffin Knights. He was a direct vassal of the emperor, so Charlotte needed to swear allegiance to Leopold Holloway when she was awarded the title.

Therefore, from the perspective of administrative territory, the Viscountry of Lanwan is an isolated island located in the southwest corner of the empire.

The emperor was separated from the entire Green Plains Principality by a long distance, and the Duke of Green Plains also felt that it was the emperor's territory, so he didn't bother to care about it. In the past history, the Viscount of Lanwan was isolated both politically and economically, and even when natural disasters occurred, no lord would provide relief food to the Viscount of Lanwan.

If the Viscountry of Lanwan was the territory of the Principality of Green Plains, Basilik would definitely not be so poor that he would have to sell even his own castle.

Charlotte cannot change the fact that the Viscountry of Lanwan does not belong to the Duchy of Greenfield, but she can ensure that her territory can carry out basic personnel flow and commercial trade activities with the Duchy of Greenfield by establishing good relations with the Melefield family. If she faces an enemy that she cannot cope with, she can also seek military support nearby.

"Miss, the convoy is ready." Renee, with beads of sweat on her forehead, trotted over and said.

"Now that you're ready, let's go," said Charlotte.

"Miss, you really don't want me to go?" said a timid voice.

Charlotte turned around and saw Linda looking up at her, so she reached out and rubbed the little maid's head and said, "Linda, the conditions where I'm going this time are very difficult. You're still young, so don't go. Just stay at home and take care of the house."

The little maid lowered her head. She didn't have the courage to contradict Charlotte, but tears dripped down her chin.

Charlotte waved and the convoy started moving forward.

Looking at the backs of the slowly leaving team, Wolfe couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that so many people would be willing to follow Miss Charlotte loyally."

Not counting Jose Melefield's support, Charlotte actually summoned 30 knights and 66 squire knights for this trip - as far as Wolfe knew, Mrs. Helen only left Charlotte with less than 10 knights before her death. In addition, there were more than 10 scholars, more than 40 construction craftsmen and apprentices, and more than 100 stonemasons, carpenters, grooms, gardeners, old farmers, etc.

Andre was still disturbed by Charlotte's words before she left. When he heard Wolfe's words, he responded casually, "They are just some untouchables, not worth mentioning."

PS: By the way, should we create a group?

Volume 13: Chapter 12 Chapter Journey and Team

Obviously, Charlotte deliberately framed Rosie without any evidence. The reason she framed Rosie was simple, because she found someone in her team - Harvey Sherwin.

Harvey Shelvin has the title of knight, but he does not look like a knight at all. He is potbellied, wears gorgeous clothes, expensive gold, silver and gems, and travels in a large carriage pulled by four horses, with at least two prostitutes serving in the carriage.

He was special simply because he was Rosie's relative.

Harvey Sherwin called Rosie "Aunt", but his last name was not Murat, so Charlotte could only assume that he was Rosie's father, the King of the Kingdom of Cosin, the son of one of Alphonse Murat's illegitimate children.

If not, Charlotte would not bother to guess, after all, the family tree of the nobility is always a mess.

Charlotte could guess what Rosie's purpose was in putting Harvey Sherwin into the team, which was simply to monitor her.

Charlotte was very upset that he had to disgust her before leaving, so she fought back and planted a thorn in Andre's heart. One day in the future, when Rosie gradually showed her clear intention to fight for Sean's inheritance, this thorn would likely bring her big (harmonious) trouble.

It takes about a week for the carriage to travel from the riverside castle to the Viscount Lanwan's territory.

On the first day, Charlotte and the others were able to find an inn to spend the night in. From the second day on, they had to camp outdoors. Fortunately, there were many people in the caravan, including many extraordinary people, so ordinary wild animals and ordinary bandits were not a concern.

"I can't take it anymore!"

On the fifth night, the caravan stopped to camp as usual. Charlotte twisted and turned in her carriage, refusing to sleep.

"Miss..." The newly made bed was messed up again, and Renee, who had already fallen asleep, had to sit up again, "What do you want to do?"

"I want to take a shower," said Charlotte.

"Where can I find a place for the young lady to take a bath in this wilderness?"

"I don't care. I've been sweating these past two days. I'm sticky and smelly. I feel so uncomfortable. I can't sleep."

Renee was having a headache and could only think of a compromise: "Then I'll get some water to wipe the lady's body."

"Okay." Charlotte agreed.

Renee brought a basin of hot water from the bonfire that would burn all night. Charlotte took off her clothes and Renee wiped Charlotte's body with a soft silk handkerchief.

Charlotte sat in a duck position, her graceful figure was completely naked, with her index finger on her lips, revealing an extremely seductive charm. There were only two people in the carriage, and the one Charlotte was seducing was naturally Renee.

Renee was both angry and amused. She admitted that her young lady was indeed a gift of beauty from God, but she grew up under this kind of charm and was immune to it. Such a simple temptation could not cause any ripples in Renee's heart... Well, maybe there would be a little ripple, but it was still within the safety threshold.

Renee flicked her finger on the tip of her young lady's upturned nose, causing Charlotte to wrinkle her nose and put away her charming look.

After wiping her body, Renee leaned over to Charlotte's neck and sniffed: "Hmm, it smells good. Miss, you can go to bed now."

Renee poured the water back, and Charlotte, who was still not wearing pajamas, hugged the little maid's waist and whispered in her ear: "Reni, let's do it."

Renee rolled her eyes: "In that case, Miss, you have wiped your body in vain."

Charlotte puffed up her cheeks and was pressed into the quilt by Renee.

Renee could finally turn off the lights and go to bed.

However, when Renee woke up the next morning, rubbing her sleepy eyes, she found a naked body in her bed. She didn't know when Charlotte crawled out of her bed during the night.

Renee did not wake up Charlotte immediately. The leader of the team was an old knight named Jack Moore, who was also an old servant left by Helen Melefield to Charlotte. Although he was only a second-winger, he had been on the battlefield many times and was very experienced. Jack Moore decided whether the team should move or stop, and which route to take, so Charlotte did not need to worry about it.

However, at three o'clock in the morning, when Charlotte finally got up, the team was still in the camping site and had not set off.

"What's going on? Why haven't you set off yet?" Charlotte asked while eating the bread brought by Renee.

"Knight Shelvin said that their horses were too tired and needed some water and food before they could continue on their journey." Renee said dissatisfiedly.

"Harvey Sherwin? Huh..."

After five days of walking, Charlotte realized that the 18-man knight squad that the Duke of Greenfield had sent to support her was mixed up by the Duchess of Greenfield. Although Harvey Sherwin did not have the title of captain, he had actually become the leader of the knight squad. As long as the decision was not too outrageous, the squad would basically obey Harvey Sherwin's orders.

Charlotte couldn't just sit back and watch this happen.