If Princess Maria had a heart for him, it would be a good story among the nobility, and would be blessed by everyone.

Unfortunately, Princess Maria was disgusted at the first sight of him, and even drove him out with a rattan whip, saying that she would not marry him even if she died.

Far from being discouraged, Francis became more and more fanatical, and he was completely dead set on Princess Maria. has always insisted on disdainful pursuit of Princess Maria, and it has been five full years now, and Princess Maria has also changed from a thirteen-year-old girl to an eighteen-year-old beauty.

Every time I see Francis, I will treat him with all kinds of rough and cruel methods, but Francis will continue to persist more and more. For this reason, Princess Maria couldn't help but cry out with a headache, and secretly said that this Francis actually had some talent for shaking.

When Eugen was there, Francis didn't go to Princess Maria to avoid trouble, he didn't even go to Schönbrunn Palace, and he didn't see Eugen at all.

However, this did not prevent him from constantly belittling Eugen, who was not there a chance these days, and he immediately ran to Schönbrunn Palace for three days, hoping to find a chance to meet Princess Maria.

It's a pity that Princess Maria didn't give him a chance at all, and the doors of the Tulip Palace were always closed. Seeing that autumn was approaching and the tulips were gradually withering, Francis was afraid that Princess Maria would set another fire to the tulip flowers, so she didn't dare to go there more often.

At this moment, Franciston felt in good spirits after receiving his father's personal reassurance, so he said excitedly: "Haha, father, you must stop that Eugen, he is a perverted pervert, and he must not let Maria fall into his clutches." ”

The Duke of Lorraine naturally nodded again and again, whether it was for the benefit of the family or for the sake of his son, he would definitely prevent Eugen and Princess Maria from marrying.

The more Francis spoke, the more excited he became, and a cold light couldn't help but appear in his eyes, and he said in a cold tone: "Father, if you don't just do nothing, we will send someone to assassinate that kid and make Maria completely dead, what do you think?" ”

"Nonsense!" The Duke of Lorraine didn't expect his son to say such a thing, and immediately roared angrily: "Are you confused? To say such a thing, the kid in your mouth is an imperial count, assassinating an earl! You can't figure it out! ”

The Duke of Lorraine scolded angrily, gasped violently for a while, and then continued: "Okay, okay, I have my own number of what to do, you can concentrate on going to your Maria, useless things, the queen has told your mother, let you make some merits to grow majestic, but I see that you are a pig's brain, I am afraid that you can't count on it at all." ”

Francis was scolded by the duke, and he didn't dare to talk back, but just pursed the corners of his mouth to express his dissatisfaction, and then turned around and walked out of the room.

Duke Lorraine looked at his son's back, still angry, but he couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, just looking at this fox and fake tiger might, then Count Eugen doesn't know how much stronger than you, but unfortunately he is not my son, but my enemy." Otherwise, even I have some appreciation for that kid. ”

By the time the news reached the Hannover area, it had little impact.

The Welffs were in the process of establishing contact with the branch of England, which was now Emperor of the British Empire, on a par with Charles I of the Habsburgs, and even more powerful than the Habsburgs.

Even the once-powerful French Empire had great respect for this rival across the sea. In fact, there was a century-long historical war between the two countries, in which both sides won and lost, and several emperors were captured or died before and after, which can be said to be extremely tragic.

However, in recent years, the British Empire has gradually become stronger and stronger, and the French Empire is unwilling to touch its edge, so it pointed the arrow of exploration to the Holy Roman Empire, which lives next door.

The British Empire has been in obscurity all these years, and it is clear that they have bigger plans, but they have not severed their ties with the mainland, and in fact the imperial family has always been in contact with the head of the Holy Roman Empire, exchanging information.

At the moment, they didn't pay much attention to Eugen's announcement, but were more concerned about the rumored terrible disease.

Duke Rudolph of the Welf family sat on the throne and said with a relaxed face: "I heard that it is said that the strange disease first came from the Mongolian side in the east, and it is said that the whole city of Gafa died because of it, and at first people thought it was a terrible curse, and it seems that this Count Eugen said it was a disease. ”

Opposite Duke Rudolph sat a gentleman in a suit with good manners. With a broad face and a modest smile peculiar to the Irish, he spoke: "Well, that Count Eugen is indeed a talent, and it is said that he has the support of the Church, and is summoning the doctors of the whole country and even the whole of Europe to prepare for this disease. It seems that this disease is indeed terrifying, and I wonder if His Excellency the Duke is prepared to deal with it. ”

Duke Rudolph waved his hand, laughed loudly, and said, "I see that this Count Eugen is a little too nervous, and it is really an exaggeration to summon those doctors. The disease now spreads only on the Mediterranean coast, and our Duchy of Hanover is at the northernmost point of the Empire, separated by a wide expanse of land, and it is impossible for the disease to reach us. ”

The Irish gentleman was the envoy sent by the British Empire to the Duchy of Hanover to communicate with the main line, and his other identity was the prince of the British Empire, which was also extremely noble.

Hearing the duke's nonchalant words at this moment, the prince couldn't help frowning slightly, but he didn't care too much, just said lightly: "Presumably, Count Eugen has his own intentions, and many scholars in our domestic academy have also heard about this matter, and they have expressed their hope to go to Heidelberg to participate in this matter." The king didn't order it to stop it, so I hope you can give some protection to these scholars, they are all very important talents. ”

The Heidelberg region is adjacent to the Duchy of Hanover, a confederation of small nobles, with no powerful dukes as the leader, only a few marquis to check and balance each other.

The protection in the mouth of the British Imperial envoys was actually to give those scholars a suitable status and be able to enjoy some favorable living conditions. These are just trivial matters for a grand duke, and Duke Rudolph naturally agreed to it repeatedly.