Chapter 19: Sons and Daughters

"Alice, stop me!"

Under everyone's panicked or embarrassed gaze, the queen slowly walked to the door, and then looked at the young child in Charles's arms with exasperation.

Her brow furrowed tightly because of her annoyance, and her tone was commanding and unquestionable.

It was only then that she truly displayed the majesty of a king in front of the Charles. Under the influence of this momentum, not only the attendants were silent, but even the Charles couple were a little worried.

However, the majesty of the queen did not work as well as it should have for her daughter.

Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, who was in Charles's arms, was still writhing vigorously, still trying to break free of Charles's arms. It's just that how could a child of her age be able to withstand Charr's strength?

In the end, she had to give up on this useless struggle, and then looked up at Charles with hatred.

Charles wouldn't be like a child, so he just winked at her with a smile on his face, and then grabbed her arm harder, trying to pull her back to face his mother.

Feeling the pressure from Charles, the princess gritted her teeth, as if she was trying her best to resist Charles's intentions, her cheeks bulged out, and her face turned a little red.

However, this qiē was of no avail, and in the face of Charles' irresistible strength, she could only turn around little by little and face her mother.

The queen glanced at Charles gratefully, then walked up to Princess Alice in exasperation, and pulled her hand to her own, pulling her directly to her side.

"Alice. What do you run! She lowered her head and scolded her second daughter dissatisfiedly. Did Mom say you wrong? Haven't you done anything wrong? Talent is so big, why is the temper so bad? Hurry up and get me back! ”

However. Princess Alice did not honestly admit her mistake as her mother expected, on the contrary, she still looked at her mother angrily, and did not back down at all.

"What? Do you think you have a point?! As soon as she saw her daughter resisting so much, the queen was even more angry, took her daughter's hand and walked to the restaurant, "I sue you, don't think that your mother will nod and acquiesce in whatever you do." You don't want to do whatever you want in front of us! Now, honestly apologize to Alfred, and promise everyone that you won't lose your temper again in the future, right away! ”

"I'm not wrong! It's Alfred who is not right, you always favor him, always! Perhaps enraged again by the Queen's attitude, the princess suddenly shouted at the Queen, "Besides, even I am at fault." Why should I be blamed alone? If it weren't for Alfred's fault, my ragdoll would have broken! I asked him to apologize, but he wouldn't...... Can't I, as an older sister, discipline my younger brother? ”

"Alfred was unintentional. Besides...... Isn't it just a rag doll? If you want it, just tell me and you can as much as you want. After hearing her daughter's aggrieved defense, the queen's attitude softened a little. Even if Alfred is doing something bad, then you can't do this to him! Don't forget. He's not in good health......"

"Who says he didn't mean it? He just meant it! He's sick, so he can't see us happy. Desperately trying to us off! Alice continued to defend unrelentingly, "Is he sick and am I causing it?" Why do we want us to obey him every day? It's because you are partial to him every time...... So...... That's why he's like that...... You just did what Alfred wanted, but you didn't take me to heart at all! ”

As if thinking of something sad, some tears suddenly appeared in the corners of the princess's eyes, "You can give as much as you want...... I don't want anything else, just Becky, can you give it back to me? Now that Betsy has been torn apart by him, is it ...... Are you going to blame me alone? ”

When her daughter sobbed softly, the queen's anger was finally calmed down. She looked at Alice slightly apologetically, and finally sighed softly.

"Okay, don't cry......" she stretched out her hand and wiped her daughter's tears, "what nonsense? How could mom not take you to heart? All right...... Forget it this time, you two reconcile again......"

As she spoke, she gently stroked her daughter's back to calm her mind.

"Old, don't cry, mom won't blame you, okay? Look at you, such nonsense, such yelling, how will the guests look at you? Today's guest is a descendant of a famous French aristocratic family, and if you make a bad impression in front of him, your reputation in French social circles will be ruined......"

Seeing that Princess Alice was about to become a family and become ugly if she continued to talk about it, Her Majesty decided not to talk about this topic anymore, and directly used the unique power of her parents to suppress this matter.

At the same time, in order to make her daughter's heart weak, she also intended to use Charles to scare her daughter.

The Queen's lies (and perhaps half-truths) seemed to have had an effect, and Alice immediately turned her head to look at Charles, as if threatening, but she didn't cry anymore. Charles only bowed to her with a smile on his face.

After all, it is an eight or nine-year-old child, and he is most afraid of being underestimated by others.

In this way, the queen finally coaxed her daughter and dragged her back to the dining room.

After the two of them re-entered, Prince Albert, who had also followed out, but had only stood by and watched, suddenly sighed softly, as if he was a little exhausted.

"I'm busy with state affairs all day long, and in the end I'm bothered by my children's affairs! That's the reward of my tireless work......"

"You've really worked hard...... Charle nodded understandingly, and then sighed himself, "Everyone only knows how to envy the halos around us, but they don't know how much we have to pay to keep these halos!" ”

He can see that because Prince Alfred has been suffering from a serious illness since he was a child, the queen and his wife have to pay more attention to this child out of pity, and usually try to take care of it. Be careful not to expose him to any accidental injuries.

As a result, the other children must have felt a little jealous in their hearts

And because of the pampering of parents. Prince Alfred must have been very arrogant on a daily basis, coupled with the jealousy of his healthy siblings. So I must have been naughty on weekdays and angered these children.

Therefore, because a rag doll was damaged, the second princess's accumulated anger finally exploded.

Judging from today's conversation between the mother and daughter, this must not be the first time this kind of thing has happened, which is why this father is so exhausted......

"Children's hearts are the most innocent and correspondingly the least compassionate, because they don't know how to pay attention to other people's feelings, do they?" It was as if something had been thought of. The prince suddenly sighed heavily, "However, Alice is not a bad boy, please don't have a bad feeling for her because of today's incident, to be honest, we have neglected too many things, so it has caused a lot of trouble for the children......"

"Her Royal Highness Alice does seem to be a good child, but she has a stubborn temper." At this time, Charlotte interjected at the right time, "Your Royal Highness. In fact, I envy you for having so many lovely kids around you. ”

and their beloved, having conceived so many children, enjoyed the greatest joy of being a parent. Even if there are some troubles, they are happy troubles.

"I hope they grow up early and start their own family as soon as possible!" The prince smiled wryly. But it was finally a lot easier because of Charlotte's sincere comfort.

Then, he made an inviting gesture. "Okay, please forget about the unhappiness just now. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy a pleasant lunch. ”

………………

As soon as he arrived at the restaurant, Charles felt like he was suddenly the focus of several glances mixed with curiosity and dissatisfaction.

When he followed the oncoming gaze and looked towards the dining table, he noticed that several children were looking down at the plate in front of him, as if no one had looked at him.

What a lot of kids!

Although the three-year-old Princess Louise and the one-year-old Prince Arthur are still being cared for by the nurse because they are too young, they do not appear at the table, but five is enough.

These princes and princesses do not seem to be able to see guests very often, so they are very interested in the visiting Charles couple, and although they can't talk much because of etiquette, they always sneak a glance at them.

The gaze from Princess Alice was not so kind, and it seemed that she was still holding a grudge against Charles's rude behavior.

"Charles, Charlotte, please take a seat." Because of Charles's merits just now, the queen now seems to be full of affection for Charles, she spread her hands and motioned for Charles and Charlotte to sit next to her, "Come, let me introduce you to these naughty ghosts, shall you?" ”

Then, regaining her cheerful and easy-going self, she introduced her children to Charles one by one with a smile on her face. "This is Victoria, the eldest of them, this is Edward, my eldest son, this is ......"

The other children nodded to the Charles, either voluntarily or reluctantly, but when Princess Alice was introduced, she gently turned her face away and did not say anything to them.

Charlotte's face was as usual, but she was very uncomfortable, and Charles didn't think it was wrong, but nodded at her again with a smile on her face.

Lunch began in this strange atmosphere.

I have to say that the queen said before that she was worried that the Charles couple would not be used to eating was a deliberate moderation, but in fact, the meals made by the royal chefs today were very authentic.

Although Charles doesn't pay much attention to appetite, he eats very well because he is already hungry, and Charlotte has a special appetite because she has not eaten anything as good as at home during her recent trip.

Her Majesty the Queen was also very happy to give such a face-saving guest, looking at them with a smile on her face, and taking the time to ask them how they felt from time to time.

However, after all, what happened just now cast some shadows on her heart.

She turned her gaze to look at Prince Alfred, who was pale as paper and looked unappetizing, visibly worried.

"Alfred, eat more!" After a moment, she couldn't help but urge her son worriedly.

"He has a bad appetite, maybe because he was not happy about what happened just now." Crown Prince Edward said coldly, "Don't forget, he was just pushed and punched. ”

The ten-year-old boy now had some royal pride, a cold and lifeless face that seemed indifferent to anything.

"Edward, stop talking!" Seeing her younger brother fanning the flames, the eldest sister Victoria spoke, "Didn't Mom say that this matter is over?" ”

"I'm just worried about my brother." Edward shrugged his shoulders, not taking his sister's scolding to heart in the slightest.

The two daughters formed a gang, but the crown prince Edward did not care about the brothers, did not care about his own meals, and was not willing to say a word for his brothers at all.

It's just a deliberate rehash of the old thing just for fun.

"Edward, what qualifications do you have to say about me!" Seeing that she was being attacked, Princess Alice suddenly sneered, "Don't forget...... You know how to play all day long, and you can't even learn math well! The thought of the future of Britain being handed over to you as a fool makes me feel sad for the future of this country! ”

"Enough! You're making such a big fuss today, don't you know how to converge? The queen finally couldn't take it anymore and slapped the table hard. (To be continued......)