[West Fantasy] The noble lady who was divorced became rich

Chapter 88

Mrs. Christina of Verdun is the common descendant of the Barrett family and the Raymond family in the north of Obsta, because when she was young, these two families were the same as Odin and Cantero now. There was a dispute over the inheritance of the land.Therefore, under various mediations, Mrs. Christina, who was born in the Barrett family, married her cousin, Horn of the Raymond family, and incorporated Verdun into the Raymond family as Mrs. Christina's dowry.At the same time, the Raymond family also had to pay Mrs. Christina's dowry.

It's a pity that because of the intermarriage of the nobles, Horn of the Raymond family was born frail and sick, and died early before he had time to leave offspring with Mrs. Christina.

Because Mrs. Christina's mother was the older sister of the former earl of the Raymond family, she inherited the property of her late husband when the direct male heirs of the Raymond family were broken, and became the most powerful female nobleman in the north.

If there is no accident, Mrs. Christina, as the heir of the two families, should choose a great nobleman with an empty title after her husband's death, or the second and third sons of a noble family to continue her bloodline, and Butler home and the vast property of the Lemons.

However, such a widow, who should have been very popular, proposed an unacceptable nobleman before marriage, and at the same time planted a shocking thunder for her second marriage.

"If it wasn't for the lawsuit against Rudion, Mrs. Christina would not have left the Obstar Palace." Mariana found a small hotel to stay temporarily, and while waiting for the person who came to meet her, she and Abigail Waiting for someone to talk about Mrs. Christina: "I remember when I left, Mrs. Christina was already the head maid of my grandmother, and she had quite a lot of influence in the court. It's a pity that my good uncle took the opportunity when my grandfather left. It takes away the power of the grandmother, and it also alienates the central figure like Mrs. Christina."

"Who is Rudian?" Sera is the age most interested in gossip, and she doesn't understand the twists and turns of those politics, so telling her some unofficial history can also promote her understanding of the situation between the DPRK and China. Learn degree.

"Mrs. Christina's second husband, the second son of a poor family." Mariana stirred the ice in the glass and lazily said, "Although 'children are the property of parents' is out of fashion in this day and age. It’s the same way, but it’s still a piece of cake for the patriarch of a family to control a second son who has no foundation.”

"so what?"

"So Rudian's parents signed a 'buyout agreement' with Mrs. Christina. Although the law prohibits the sale and purchase of human beings, there is a lot of room for manipulation among nobles. In fact, when Rudian married Mrs. Christina For a moment, he voluntarily abandoned his surname and all rights to his children. It is equivalent to joining Mrs. Christina's family."

Speaking of this, Marianna also added: "From this point of view, Rudian is worse than my father. At least my father is semi-matriarchal, and my ambitious mother, in order to take into account the face of the two countries, and Guaranteed that Henry and I would not be disinherited from the Obstadt throne because of my father's marriage, so changed our surname to 'Aquique-Dunava' and even added a middle name of 'Lorraine' , to emphasize our kinship with Queen Mary."

"But Rudion is different."

"Not only did he have to change his surname to 'Raymond Butler', but even his legitimate son with Mrs. Christina had to take his mother's last name."

"That's too miserable!" Selim, who is also a man, couldn't help but click his tongue: "A man who gives up his surname and lives entirely on his wife will definitely be ridiculed by many people in society. .”

"If he doesn't want to be ridiculed, he can also run away from home or refuse the marriage in person." Botis retorted: "Even if the relevant agreement is signed, he can go back on his word until the moment he takes the oath. If Rudion is really kind, then don't make promises in front of all gods. Even if you are suppressed by your parents or Mrs. Christina, once his deeds are spread, many people will praise him. courage."

Botis feels that human beings are really interesting. Both men and women want to take advantage of each other as much as possible, but they don't want to bear the related infamy: "If it wasn't for the desire to take advantage of the Butler family and the Raymond family Thoughts, he would not agree to this marriage in such a 'humiliating' way."

"Yeah! It's just like those stupid knight novels." Mariana stared at Sera, as if warning: "A certain wandering heroic knight met a rich noble widow, and then won her easily She inherited her huge property and territory, and finally lived a life of a master. She even had affairs with maids, commoner girls, and some noble ladies behind her back. But in fact, how could it be so good? It's cheap."

"Especially when the intermarriage between nobles leads to a high death rate of offspring, and the change of dynasties is more frequent than in the old century. If the marriage between nobles does not tear up the inheritance rights for a few years, it will be a pity for them in the long years It’s a big loss.” Mariana remembers that in her previous three engagements, just discussing the dowry and morning ceremony required lawyers from the two groups to discuss in many ways, and then the parliaments of the two countries had to tear each other for several years before only the “ engagement" agreement.

As for marriage... that is more solemn than "engagement".After all, it involves the exchange of real money and territory, so no one dares to make a decision easily.

And a veteran aristocrat like Mrs. Christina will definitely block all the ways for Rudion to counterattack before he gets married.

Of course, Rudian also thought about delaying Mrs. Christina's age, and then threatened her with a divorce to take a step back.

However, whether it is the Butler family or the Raymond family, it is only the extinction of the direct male heirs, not the complete extinction, so Mrs. Christina's method is also very subtle, that is, to let her children marry with collateral members, and then it is logical Pass the title to grandchildren without hesitation.

In this way, he can not only hand over the power of the family to his descendants, but also prevent the Ludian lion from opening his mouth.

As for whether Mrs. Christina's children are willing to change their surnames...

"If you were them, facing a merciful father and a mother who has confirmed the right to inherit. Are you willing to inherit your mother's surname and become the undisputed direct heir of an old noble family, or return to your father's surname and become a side branch of a certain family?" Lena saw the blood for a while and said: "Although blood relationship is not the most reliable alliance, it is the most reliable alliance at this stage. It is estimated that the reason why the man named Rudian dared to fight against Mrs. Christina is probably because he has a new child outside. , so the fire of dignity that has not been extinguished is intensified. It is a pity that illegitimate children have no inheritance rights, even if he entrusts Mrs. Christina to an older age, he will not easily propose a divorce. "

Selim and Sela, who felt that they were being internalized, subconsciously darkened, but they couldn't help but think of their parents.

It is true that even if Earl Calda loves Agnès so much, and even almost married her, it is impossible to divorce the Grand Duchess Aquique under the influence of various interests.

Compared with Earl Karda, that Rudian was in an even worse situation.

If he divorces Mrs. Christina, not only will the Barratt family and the Raymond family bite back, but even his and Mrs. Christina's children will be more loyal to their mother, and then with their mother's support, they will marry their half-brothers. siblings compete for the father's property.

As for whether Rudion will remarry after divorcing Mrs. Christina... It can only be said that if he marries the mother of his illegitimate child, what will his illegitimate children think of the patrilineal heir?

And if Rudion wants to continue marrying a noble lady, then Mrs. Christina will definitely turn against her ex-husband's illegitimate children, and even agree to carve up Rudion's property and territory with her after the matter is completed.

As for whether Rudion will marry a noble lady after divorce...

It can only be said that the nobles these days are not stupid, and Rudion is not a big fat piece that everyone loves, and he is not worthy of the nobles' face and the price of a biological daughter.

Of course, if Rudion can become the overlord of a generation, let alone the nobles among the onlookers, even Mrs. Christina will turn around and kneel and lick this ex-husband.

It's a pity that the class monopoly in this era is more serious than ordinary people think.

Even if you are a once-in-a-thousand-year genius, they still have a way to make you fall without anyone noticing.

Not to mention that the nobles who have been baptized in the old century have begun to draw excellent blood from the academy tower and retired clergy, so as to avoid extinction or their inability to control the force that matches their power.

Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult for a genius born out of nowhere to disturb the world.Not to mention that during the game between the monarchy and theocracy, the nobles who sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight also began to negotiate terms with the two sides, and then formed an interest group that restrained the two.

Just like Wang Xie of the famous family of the Six Dynasties, and the Chehou Group in the early Western Han Dynasty.

Marianne can't help sighing, which confuses Abigail.

"What's the matter, is there something bothering you?"

"It's nothing, I'm just lamenting that I'm at a loss, how do I go on?" Mariana rubbed her temples, it was hard to imagine how she would govern if she inherited three territories?

If divided and ruled, then these three territories will eventually become independent after Mariana's death.

Just like the Grand Duchy of Aquiquie separated from Cantero, and the Principality of Brittania separated from Solins.

And if they are governed together, how will they balance the relationship between the three regions?

After all, the Grand Duchy of Aquique is the richest, the Duchy of Brittania has the best resources, and the Kingdom of Obstar has the strongest military strength.

If you force two of them to accommodate the third and carry out unified management, it will definitely intensify the friction between regions.

And the nobles and wealthy merchants would not be happy to see the ruler completely control these three places, because they could take the opportunity to take away Mariana's ruling power only when Mariana was at a loss for resources.