Chapter 8 Charlottenburg Palace
Early the next morning, at breakfast with his parents, Joey convinced the crown princess and his wife that he would not have to wait for the emperor's chamberlain to arrange and visit his grandfather today. The reason is very simple, since the crown prince and his wife have decided that Joey will follow the emperor's wishes to go to middle school, then this good news should also be the princess to come forward to tell the emperor.
So today Joey went to Berlin with his father, his father continued to work at the Royal Museum, and Joey went to see his grandfather at Charlottenburg Palace. In the evening, Joy and his father returned to the palace on Unter den Linden Street to reunite with the crown princess and his siblings.
The crown princess's family lived in two places because the crown princess was afraid that Joey's diphtheria would spread to her other children, so Joey's brothers and sisters were arranged to live in the palace on Unter den den Linden.
Strictly speaking, anyone who visits the emperor needs to make an appointment, and the specific time of the audience is arranged by the emperor's attendant minister, Prince Alexander, who decides who the old emperor will see and who not to see.
Prince Alexander was a well-known minister of the Imperial Court, his father was Hesse and the Great Highway Dwig II of the Rhine (there was another famous Ludwig II of Bavaria, Ludwig II of Bavaria, who later called the "Swan King", and the famous Swan Castle was built by him), and is now the uncle of Ludwig IV of the Grand Duchy of Hesse.
Prince Alexander of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, who was only 16 years old at the time, became the attendant of Wilhelm I, who was still the Prince of Prussia, and followed Wilhelm I to fight in the north and south.
But Joey knew from the memories that Waldemar had left for him that he was the only one who could enter and leave William's palace without an appointment. The reason is that the old emperor made a special case for his favorite grandson.
After hours of jolting from the Potsdam Palace, Joey's carriage finally arrived in front of Charlottenburg Palace.
The Charlottenburg Palace in front of Joey is not a replica of the Kaiser Palace after it was bombed and burned down by the British and American Air Forces in 1943 and rebuilt after decades after the war, but an original Baroque architecture and Rococo decoration style mixed and matched.
The striking golden statue of Lady Fortune stands on a blue baroque canopy in the center of the palace, and the balustrades of the two wings of the palace are lined with beautifully carved marble statues of ancient Greek mythological figures, and the yellow façade and red roof are decorated with cartouches, and a colorful castle full of ornate decorations shines in the spring sun.
Citrus groves can be seen, as can the Langhans House, and behind Spruce Avenue are the mausoleums of William III and Empress Louisa. In the sound of horses' hooves, the scenery of Charlottenburg Palace is displayed in the window of Joey's carriage, and Joey quietly contrasts the impression of Charlottenburg Palace with the impression of later generations.
It wasn't until he arrived at the main entrance of Charlottenburg Palace that Joey finally noticed that the bronze equestrian statue of Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, was not in front of the palace. In addition to this bronze statue, the Charlottenburg Palace, which was later copied, was indeed meticulous, Joey said in his heart.
Prince Alexander was in the office of the Minister of Chamberlain making arrangements for William I for the next week, when a court guard hurried up to him and whispered: "Your Royal Highness, Prince Waldemar has arrived." ”
"Now?" Prince Alexander asked with a frown.
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince has arrived at the gate of the palace and is now on his way to the Emperor's office." The guard replied respectfully.
"What an annoying family, parents are disgusting Brits, and their disabled eldest son is doing everything possible to seduce my pure niece, the younger son not only keeps crocodiles in the palace, but also has no respect for my right to go in and out of the palace at will, and even more hateful, he actually brings his disabled brother's love letter to my niece! I'm fed up with this family! Prince Alexander was furious in his heart, but his face was full of smiles, "It is a great thing that His Majesty the Emperor's favorite prince and grandson have come to meet him as soon as he has recovered from his serious illness, and let me go to meet Prince Waldemar." ”
In the east wing of Charlottenburg Palace, after Joey had walked a few corridors under the guidance of his attendants, the Whitehall, Wilhelm I's office, was just behind the two closed doors in front of it. In his previous life, Joey had been to Charlottenburg Palace many times, but in the previous life, Charlottenburg was rebuilt into a palace-style museum after World War II.
Walking quietly through the Charlottenburg Royal Palace, the interior walls of the palace are decorated with large pieces of bright green and pink oriental brocade, beautiful oak boards made of delicate frames, gold frames are exquisite frescoes, a large number of plaster decorations composed of garlands, bows and arrows and shell patterns, arching the ceiling of large colorful oil paintings, the palace is placed by the intricate decoration of oak furniture..... No signs, no more disgusting quarantine.
The court attendants and servants shuttled through the quiet palace, and occasionally saw a few unknown ministers hurrying past after saluting him, and at this moment, Joey felt that he was walking in a gorgeous and delicate, light and delicate history.
Just when Joey was immersed in history and couldn't extricate himself excitedly, a smiling man appeared in front of him. "Prince Alexander." Joey's memory quickly popped up with the man's name.
Prince Alexander in front of Joey was a small West German wearing white tight silk pants, white high stockings with black high-heeled suede boots, a black tuxedo jacket with a highly decorative collar and cuffs, and a white braided wig on his head.
"Ah, this is not the Kyurot-Frak costume worn by the theater actors..... Forget it, it's still the three-piece suit my father wears that is more acceptable to me, a man in tight silk pants and high heels, what is the difference between this and a strange man walking down the street in a ballet costume? The cloth bag embroidered with patterns and gems on his crotch, could it be Codopes? Joey suddenly felt a little sick to his appetite.
Similarly, Prince Alexander looked at Prince Waldmar in front of him with some surprise. "Why is it different from what the Englishmen who usually come to the palace wear breeches with wool coats, why do you wear a Prussian military uniform today and wear the Order of the Black Eagle with an eight-pointed star? Hey, this rude guy, he's looking at me! Prince Alexander couldn't stand Joey's gaze a little and decided to break the awkward silence between the two first.
"It's really nice to see His Royal Highness the Prince who has recovered, I also told His Royal Highness the Crown Prince yesterday that I hope His Royal Highness the Prince will come to the palace at the right time to meet His Majesty the Emperor, I didn't expect Your Royal Highness the Prince to come so quickly, it's really a surprise!"
"Hello, Your Royal Highness, I am also very happy to see you." Joey immediately realized that he had been rude, "I'm sorry I was distracted. Is my grandfather here? ”
"His Majesty the Emperor is in Whitehall, His Royal Highness the Prince, go in quickly, His Majesty the Emperor has been missing you very much these days." Prince Alexander said with a smile.
"Oh" Joey just wanted to agree, but a sentence popped out of his head, "Beware of this cunning Rhinelander", and instantly Joey immediately swallowed the words that had reached his mouth without hesitation, and changed his words: "Your Royal Highness, please don't disturb my grandfather's business, I think I can do something else, well, such as ....."
"Do something else?!" Prince Alexander instantly raised the danger level of the situation, "For example... Want to send a love letter to that brother again? It's too dangerous, absolutely not! Prince Alexander gracefully gestured for Joey to wait, then turned and walked to the door of Whitehall, and spoke softly to the two guards at the door.
"Is the dispute between His Majesty the Emperor and the Prime Minister over?"
"My lord, ten minutes ago, when I went in to deliver coffee, I just ended the debate about Russia and Austria." Squire Armor.
"My lord, there has been no quarrel in these ten minutes." Guard B.
"Good!" Prince Alexander decisively pushed open the door of the Whitehall and entered.