Towards the end of the celebratory dinner, one of the guards quietly entered the banquet hall and handed Bestuzhev an envelope sealed with fire paint.

"Your Majesty, it's a letter from Vienna"

When Bestuzhev saw the seal pattern on the red fire paint, his brows furrowed, and he thought to himself, could it be that something had happened?

"Vienna's? What happened? ”

Empress Elizabeth, who was talking and laughing with Razumowski, changed her face suddenly, and her expression was terrifyingly cold.

"Do you need to open it now?"

Bestuzhev asked cautiously.

On this festive celebration of victory in the war, if something bad happens, I am afraid that it will greatly affect the face of the Russian Empire and the Tsar, and the diplomatic influence will not be good, so we must act cautiously.

"You take a look first, if it's a good thing, tell me, if it's not so good, leave the hall first, and I'll be there"

"Understood, Your Majesty"

Bestuzhev sighed, walked to the corner of the hall where no one was looking, tore open the wax with trembling fingers, and unfolded the letter with trembling fingers.

"Something interesting seems to be happening over there."

Due to the length of the celebratory dinner, daughter Sophia and son Paul were very tired, so Peter and Catherine had to say goodbye to the children and were just returning to the hall.

It was at this moment that the sharp-eyed Peter first noticed the strange behavior of Bestuzhev, who had been talking to his aunt. And the empress's face was just like the silence before the feint of anger in the past, and the mask-like crescent moon smile was strange and terrifying.

"Oh? Your Highness, what do you think has happened? ”

Catherine also glanced at the empress and asked lightly.

"It's none of my business anyway, let them be, hehe"

Peter, who was out of breath, snorted coldly.

Knock knock!

Suddenly there were several knocks in the bustling hall, and the guests immediately looked towards the source of the sound.

"Quiet—Her Majesty has something to say!"

Razumovsky said in a long voice.

It seemed that something big had happened, and the hall was instantly silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have just received an urgent letter from Vienna"

Empress Elizabeth held a folded piece of letter high in the air.

"An urgent letter from Vienna? What's going on? ”

"Vienna's... I don't mean that..."

"It seems that the war has taken a new turn!"

While the Empress paused, the guests who knew each other began to whisper to each other.

Ministers and diplomats from Britain, France, Osiri and other countries also looked at each other seemingly casually, and there was a faint fire.

The letter was written by Maria of Austria. Written by Archduchess Teresa herself! ”

With every word she spoke, Queen Elizabeth glanced at everyone in the hall with a look of excitement.

"The letter says..."

After another pause, the Empress took a deep breath and held the golden scepter harder.

"On August 17th, by Leopold. Joseph. Feng. The army of the Holy Roman Empire, commanded by Marshal Dawn, on the outskirts of Beronka, a small town on the banks of the Beronka River southwest of Prague, encountered and engaged the Prussian army led by Prince Moritz of Anhalt-Dessau"

Oh –

Oh my God-

"God, it's Prince Moritz, who is known for his bravery and temper! Austria is in danger..."

"Heck, the winner or loser of this battle will determine whether the siege of Vienna can be resolved within this year, tsk"

Hearing the word encounter, many guests began to mumble quietly, quickly judging possible changes in the situation.

"In this battle, 8,000 officers and men of the Holy Roman Empire under the command of Marshal Daun were killed..."

Oh God—

It's terrifying-

"Oh my God... Austria is finished! ”

"Shhh Huh"

"Yo, this is interesting, the victory celebration is going to become a memorial service, hehehe"

When hearing such a large number of casualties, the whole hall let out an exclamation, and it was obvious that the expressions of many guests had changed suddenly, and a small number of people were gloating, ready to see how today's good show would end.

"And the casualties of the Prussian army were... More than 10,000 people! Another 7,000 men were taken prisoner, and the commander Prince Moritz was seriously wounded and captured. William. Feng. General Seydlitz was killed, the rest of the Prussian army fled, and the Holy Roman Empire army was victorious! This is another glorious victory since the beginning of the war against Prussia, and please raise a glass to celebrate the victory of Marshal Daun! ”

Speaking of the latter, Empress Elizabeth obviously couldn't contain her emotions anymore, and her voice was full of emotion, generosity, and excitement.

"Let's celebrate the great victory of Marshal Daun of the Holy Roman Empire! Cheers—"

Razumovsky was the first to raise his glass, stepped forward and stood beside the empress, shouting to the audience.

Cheers –

Although the guests were still in an inexplicable state of shock and excitement, they were all aristocrats who had seen the big scene, and the more they had to maintain proper etiquette at this time, there was no transgression or faux pas, and even the diplomats and family members from England behaved perfectly without the slightest mistake.

"The Great Empress!"

"Cheers to the Empress!"

"Long live the Russian Empire!"

"Long live the Slavs!"

After the first toast, many Russian nobles raised their glasses again and shouted in the direction where Empress Elizabeth was. Seeing this, the empress reciprocated with a resolute expression and a triumphant smile.

Woo la-

Woo la-

Woo la-

After drinking it all, the excited nobles were not satisfied, and then shouted loudly, which soon evolved into a collective cheer of the whole audience, with high emotions and patriotic feelings.