The whole welcome banquet was more suitable than a blind date banquet, and the old nobles, in the name of Mary's arrival, began to choose the new nobles who were not married to marry their families. These centuries-old families each have their own way of living, and marriage is undoubtedly the easiest and most straightforward way to do it whenever they meet.

The shy aristocratic lady, the young nobles with a critical eye, everything below makes Ernst, who has been paying attention to the whole scene, shake his head helplessly, it seems that maybe in a hundred years, the new and old nobles of the Czech Duchy will be completely integrated because of interests, at that time they are good or bad for the royal family, it is estimated that even Ernst can't tell.

"Aren't you going to stop it?"

Faced with Masséna's question, Ernst had only one answer: "It's better to be blocked!" Maybe that's what those cunning old guys want to see, and it's better to take advantage of the situation to guide them to the direction they want. ”

Although he was a little unimpressed, the long-term new appointment made Massena never talk about it again, nodded and left for a high-ranking German official. This high-ranking German official is now a cabinet adviser to the Czech principality, and with the arrival of a large number of German generals and ruling high-ranking officials, the number of advisers in the Czech principality has increased more than tenfold.

After the feast the guests began to disperse, and Ernst, as the host, had the opportunity to whisper something to his wife. Maria lay on the sofa in the large study with no regard for her own image, and the coffee that Bert had brought early on the side made Ernst feel the urge to laugh.

"You want to laugh?"

Maria threatens Ernst with her fierce fangs and claws, and no matter who she is at this time, the character of a girl in her 20s can never be erased, especially in front of Ernst, who thinks she is extremely safe.

Shaking his head, Ernst said very gently about another thing that was completely unrelated: "It's hard and stressful!" The environment in Siberia is harsh, but in the harsh environment it is not as bad as the heart. I won't apologize because it was your fault, but I can't deny that I always want you to come back, after all, this is your home. ”

Ernst's words reminded Maria of the time when she was caught between her fiancé and her father, reminded her of the brainwashing of her sister and sister all the time, reminded her of the Cabinet of the New Russian Empire forcing her to dispose of Colonel Schellner, and reminded her of ......

A lot of pain, a lot of struggle, a lot of stress, all of which were released at this moment, just like Ernst just said, this is her home, not only her husband but also her family, her parents! There is one thing that Maria has never wanted to admit, and that is that when St. Petersburg was overturned, she was full of worry, but deep down she could not deny the slightest hint of relaxation.

The most tragic thing in the world may be that the two sides of the death war are the two people she loves the most, and if an outsider suddenly appears in the middle at this time, even if the outsider takes everything that belongs to one of her favorite people, she will be angry and angry, but why not relax and be happy? Because she doesn't have to make a choice, the most difficult thing in the world may be to choose which one she has in front of her, but no matter which one she chooses, she can't afford it.

Didn't Maria suddenly go to Siberia because she wanted to escape? Fortunately, there would be no second escape, and Maria believed that Ernst would never give Nicholas II a chance to confront him.

Silently snuggled into Ernst's arms and weeping, Maria hugged tightly because she did not want to live alone in Siberia anymore, even if she was the titular empress, the ruler of millions of people and endless lands.

Holding Maria and touching her hair, Ernst comforted: "Everything is in the past, you will always stay in Prague in the future, this is your home, this is where you belong, you can wander in the palace gardens, you can go to the suburbs, you can even go shopping on the Royal Road, you are the hostess here!" ”

Maria, who was half-squinted, was immersed in Ernst's words, the tone was very flat, and the words were not emotional, but it brought Maria a faint warmth, which she had been pursuing for a long time but could not get, so at this time she was very comfortable and comfortable and wanted to enjoy it all the time.

The next morning, when Maria opened her eyes with a little tiredness, Ernst was no longer in the room, as if sensing the madness of the previous night, and Maria's face was slightly blushing. As the bell flickered, a maid had already come to the bedroom door with breakfast, but it was not her who had brought it in, but Ernst, who had rushed back from breakfast.

"The weather is nice today, there are a few little guys from the school playing football in the stadium next door, if you are interested, you can go over and have a look."

On the side of the palace is the football field in the stadium, and you can clearly see the red roof of the stadium and the football field with a telescope from the top of the castle. The little ones who are only eleven or twelve years old are very diligent and come to practice early in the morning, and for them maybe football is the whole of life.

"Don't you have anything to do today?"

Maria, who loved football, did not answer Ernst's words, but looked at him with some confusion, to which Ernst hesitated and then shook his head slightly. Maria is an attentive girl, and the slight hesitation just now was clearly seen by Maria, remembering yesterday's reporter's inquiry about what she suddenly understood.

"Little Rosa's body is fine!"

Ernst was stunned, he didn't expect Maria to be so sensitive, she guessed the reason for her hesitation just after hesitating, but since the matter has been spread out, Ernst doesn't have to worry about anything, especially when he sees that Maria really cares about little Rosa's body.

"It's not clear yet, but Dr. Karel says there have been several successful cases of healing with TCM techniques, and that there shouldn't be much of a problem with Rosa's earlier discovery."

Maria nodded and muttered, "May God bless Rosa!" ”

Ernst, who was a little depressed because of the mention of Rosa, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and said teasingly: "It is not God but Chinese medicine that can cure little Rosa." ”

Maria, accustomed to Ernst's blasphemous behavior, did not speak, prayed and began her breakfast, and Ernst quietly left, and today it was necessary to visit the castle in the suburbs again, and at the same time let the Archduchess Sophia come back to accompany Maria.

Archduchess Sophia is Ernst's mother, and at this time, she is not with her daughter-in-law but is in the mistress's castle, even if there are extenuating circumstances, there will inevitably be some gaps, this is not the result that Ernst wants to see, and it is an inevitable move to replace Archduchess Sophia.

After leaving Maria's room and arranging for the day's work, and omitting many unimportant matters from the valet's ugly face, Ernst headed straight for the castle on the outskirts of the city.

After the defeat of the Allies at the end of World War I, the Czech Duchy inherited to a large extent many things that had belonged to Germany, starting with several major heavy industrial companies. Mercedes-Benz is one of the smaller ones, such as Krupp, which moved its head office to the Czech principality.

Krupp itself is naturally reluctant to relocate, but if several major shareholders propose to relocate, then even if a small number of people who are unwilling to relocate resist, they can only leave.

The arrival of the Krupp company has greatly improved the military science and technology of the army of the Czech principality, although the arrival is only the scientific research department and a large number of materials, and the relevant machinery is only a small part, but the most important thing for a company is not the scientific research department and data? Machine tools and the like can always be rebuilt with a little effort.

The new Krupp Company, the Cabinet Government of the Czech Principality, holds 15 percent of the shares, and the royal family also invests about 10 percent of the shares, although it is far from a controlling stake, but it is believed that it is only a matter of time before the German Krupp Company becomes the Czech Krupp Company over time.

The arrival of Mercedes-Benz was also very welcome, and even Prime Minister Massena was very puzzled, why did Ernst value such a small car company? Is it because it was founded relatively early and has a large market in Germany?

Even in order to advertise Mercedes-Benz, Ernst deliberately changed his car to Mercedes-Benz, and at the same time merged several car brand companies representing the royal family into Mercedes-Benz, plus 1 million pounds of capital injection, the Czech royal family has occupied 65% of the shares in Mercedes-Benz, which is enough to meet the holding needs.

Christmas in 1918 was undoubtedly the most beautiful, not only in the victorious countries, but also in the Czech principality, Prague. It's just that this doesn't represent Ernst's mood, because little Rosa is still lying in the hospital bed for treatment. Of course, the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is still very effective, although the effect is not too obvious, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the little one's body is getting better day by day.

Thanks to Ernst for giving Dr. Karel a knighthood, and at the same time being the first to recognize the scientific nature and status of Chinese medicine in Europe, Karel even opened a Chinese medicine clinic in Prague, where several Chinese medicine practitioners from the East sat in it, and the business flourished with the recovery of little Rosa's body.