"Da ......" There was a sound of hurried footsteps in the corridor of the originally calm Charlottenburg Palace, and Jochen walked forward with a blue face, and the palace guards followed behind with anxious faces, and had to trot a few steps in order to keep up with Jochen's pace.

"How's my father doing?" Jochen's face was not good, and he asked in a stiff voice, "Why did you suddenly become delirious?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, the maid said that it is very normal for Her Majesty to take a nap, and in the afternoon, after taking a nap for a while, the Empress was about to wake up Her Majesty, and she found that Her Majesty was sweating all over her body and was hot. Finding out that something was wrong, Her Royal Highness immediately called a doctor, and then Her Majesty became delirious. The guard followed behind Jochen and replied cautiously, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's affection was obviously on the verge of exploding, and he didn't want to hit His Highness's spearhead.

Approaching Frederick III's bedroom, the guards standing at the door saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walking briskly, and immediately opened the door, in the past, Jochen would nod to the guards with a smile, but now Jochen walked into the room without even glancing at them, watching Jochen's stiff face flash in front of him, the guard who opened the door couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Upon entering the room, the extravagant room had become a mess, with several doctors surrounding Frederick III's window and the court maids running back and forth according to the doctor's instructions.

Her mother, Queen Victoria, sat on the right hand side of the bed, holding her husband's hand tightly with both hands, looking at her husband who was sweating profusely and talking nonsense from time to time, although her face was calm, but the tears that crossed the corners of her eyes showed the sadness in her heart.

His wife, son, and daughter stood by Queen Victoria's side, Valerie comforted Queen Victoria's side, Reinhardt pursed her lips and looked at her grandfather, Lily was too young to understand the meaning of this scene, but the atmosphere in the room made her quietly watch a group of adults standing beside her grandfather busy. But he looked slightly uneasy......

When a doctor saw Yochen walk in, he immediately stood up and walked to Jochen's side: "Your Highness." ”

"What is my father's condition doing? What medical treatments do you have? Jochen glanced at the doctor with only his peripheral vision, and then turned his gaze to Frederick III, who was lying on the bed.

The doctor, who was glanced at from the corner of Jochen's eye, swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and then said nervously: "Your Highness, Your Majesty is now having a fever, because the fever has caused a lot of sweating and delirium. We're trying to lower our body temperature by rubbing our whole body with alcohol. And give the Majesty xià infusion to replenish the flow of water. ”

"So does this treatment work?" Jochen finally set his sights on the doctor.

Although it is rude not to look at someone when talking to someone, when Yochen looks at the doctor, the doctor feels more pressure: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, this ......" He didn't dare to pack the ticket and say that it would definitely work.

"Jochen, don't embarrass that gentleman, come here." Empress Victoria interrupted Jochen's mental torture of the poor doctor.

"Yes, Mother." Jochen's voice softened, and he walked around the end of the bed. Walked up to Queen Victoria's side, then crouched down. When the daughter saw her father's arrival, she cautiously leaned towards her side, and Yoheng reached out and patted her daughter's little head gently.

Seeing that her husband and mother were about to talk, Valerie came over and hugged Lily to her side, and the daughter looked at her mother suspiciously. Valerie quietly put her finger on her daughter's lips, and the little girl nodded slightly.

Queen Victoria raised her hand and patted Jochen's arm. In a calm tone, he said, "Ever since Frederick was diagnosed with throat cancer, I have been in fear every day, worrying that he will be called by the Lord to leave me every day. Thanks to the Lord's mercy, it was enough for Frederick to survive such a terminal illness and to be able to continue to be by my side.

Ever since he was bedridden. I was ready for that day to come, and it was God's will. So all you need is to face it calmly, no matter what the result is, you have to accept it calmly, and all we can do is to be with him until the end. ”

Jochen looked up at his mother. The years have left a deep mark on her face, perhaps because her father is still alive and the family relationship is harmonious, and her mother, who was supposed to die in 1901, is still in good health, but the fear of her father and the passage of time make her look very old.

Although her calm words had an open-mindedness, the sadness in her eyes and the tears in the corners of her eyes let Yoheng know that her mother was not as calm as she said. Jochen nodded and whispered, "Yes, Mother." ”

The expression on Jochen's face finally softened, yes, his father's ability to escape the illness of 1888 was a great blessing, and all he could do now was accompany him.

It seemed that the doctor's treatment had taken effect, Frederick III's breathing stabilized, and he no longer sweated like pulp, and after wiping his body, changing into new pajamas, and putting the quilt back on, the originally busy room was quiet, leaving only a doctor and two maids still in the room, and the others left the room first and were ready to standby.

After a while, Frederick III opened his eyes, turned his head sideways, and saw that his wife, son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter were all by his side, and pulled a smile on his face, and then stretched his hand out of the quilt and lifted it with difficulty, and Empress Victoria immediately reached out and took his hand.

"I'm fine, don't worry." Frederick III whispered, the toss just now consumed too much of his body, and his voice seemed very weak: "Help me sit up." ”

"Father, you should lie down and rest, you are weak now." Jochen dissuaded.

"I know exactly where I am, kid, so, help me up." Frederick III, though weak, insisted that his eyes were clear and not cloudy, which was not a good sign. Looking back, the only word that came to Jochen's mind was that.

With the help of Jochen and the maid, Frederick III sat up, leaned against the head of the bed, and patted the back of the hand of Empress Victoria, who was holding him, with his other hand: "Thank you." ”

"No, it's worth it." Empress Victoria said calmly, but tears rolled down her face.

"There is no need to weep, this is the will of the Lord." Frederick III turned to look at Jochen: "Come, my child. ”

"Yes, father." Jochen leaned over to Frederick III: "Here I am. ”

Frederick III withdrew his hand from Empress Victoria and extended it to Jochen, who immediately held it with his hand. Frederick III said with some difficulty: "You have satisfied me, my child, and have always satisfied me. So I have nothing to worry about you, and I hope you can keep me satisfied. ”

"Yes, Father, I will continue to satisfy you, so please keep watching."

"Heh......" Frederick III smiled slightly, raised his other hand as if to pat the back of Jochen's hand, but this action was not completed in the end, and the palm of his hand fell weakly on the quilt.

Jochen was slightly stunned, opened his mouth as if to say something, and finally closed his mouth, grabbed Frederick III's other hand with one hand, and then gently covered the back of his hand, and heard the slight sobbing of his mother beside him, and Valerie whispered to his daughter: "Grandpa is asleep, don't disturb him." ”

Frederick III died.

The 17-year-reigned Emperor of the German Empire and King of Prussia, in the company of his family, fell asleep peacefully and forever.

The death of Frederick III surprised the Germans, but did not panic, His Majesty was bedridden all the year round to prepare everyone for the day, and the crown prince had always fulfilled the rights of the emperor so that there would be no change in affairs, and that night Riochen took over the scepter of the King of Prussia, and the ceremony of being crowned Emperor of the German Empire was to be held after the funeral of Frederick III.

Frederick III's funeral was held in the same way as that of Jochen's grandfather, William I, who added the word Great to his father's title.

No one questioned that the enlightened monarch reigned for 17 years, during which the German Empire annexed Austria and achieved true unification; Germany acquired a number of colonies overseas, allowing the emerging Germany to join the tables of the old empire, and Germany's industrial capacity increased rapidly, the economic level continued to rise, and overseas trade continued to increase.

This was a period of rapid German development, a period of imperial prosperity, and the second emperor of the German Empire deserved the title of Great.

However, Jochen still regretted that his father could not bring the crown of the German Emperor in the end, although Jochen once wanted to engrave the title of German Emperor on his father's tombstone like a posthumous title, but Prime Minister Martial was firmly opposed, because he could not quarrel with the people in Congress over a title issue at this juncture, and Jochen had no choice but to give up.

The death of Frederick III also moved the whole of Europe, with newspapers in various countries mourning the death of the second monarch of the German Empire, and even in the United States across the ocean, there were newspapers in memory of Frederick III.

However, for politicians in various countries, it was more concerned that the German Empire was about to have a new emperor, which was an important political event, even if Jochen had already exercised the authority of the emperor before that.

Therefore, the heads of state of Europe went to Berlin for the funeral of Frederick III, and prepared for the coronation of Jochen, and then came to test the political attitude of the new emperor. (To be continued......) R1292