On August 14, 1900, the day Ernst returned to Vienna, a major event occurred in East Asia, when the vast capital of the empire was under attack from the West, and the fall of the empire began......

Naturally, East Asian affairs had little to do with Ernst, and although he had a love-hate and mixed feelings for that place in his previous life, he was now mainly the second son of the Austro-Hungarian crown prince, and had very little to do with that country.

However, Ernst was still very concerned about the affairs of the empire, because he knew very well the value of the treasures he had snatched back, and for most Westerners, no matter how much they overestimated them, they far underestimated the value of the treasures themselves. Maybe...... Two thousand pounds sterling Ernst can be exchanged for hundreds of treasures or palace treasures from the Old Summer Palace in the East, which can be exchanged for tens or hundreds of times the income in the future.

Wealth is actually secondary, if these things can be returned to the Manchu government, then I believe that some of Ernst's demands should be agreed to by the Manchu side, after all, he still has the status of a "foreigner", and he is also a member of the royal family among the "foreigners".

No matter how much it is a matter of the future, Ernst now needs to face a low-key but not actually low-key greeting procession, accompanied by a noblewoman with a big head and two richly dressed little guys outside the Vienna station, followed by a dozen or twenty servants in black suits.

There are only a few of them, but that one lady alone is as welcoming as thousands or hundreds of people, because she is the wife of the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince and Duchess Sophie!

Mom?

Talo Balbo was carrying his belongings with the guards, and as soon as Ernst got off the train, he saw a group of people waiting at the entrance of the station, his eyes flashing with speculation, and his heart muttering the two words that he had said the most in his previous life.

"Lord Earl......"

As if he was afraid that Ernst didn't know his mother, Bert couldn't help but give a hint on the side, but such a hint was actually unnecessary, because Ernst had already passed with a smile on his face.

He's coming!

Duchess Sophie is undoubtedly the most excited, maybe she is not a qualified duchess, the wife of the Grand Duke, but she is a qualified mother, because she loves and loves her sons and daughters very much.

"Ernst!"

Just came to the front of the Duchess of Sophie, Ernst was held in the arms of the Duchess of Sophie before he could speak, Ernst was a little depressed, isn't he afraid of recognizing the wrong person?

Maisimilian glanced at his sister Sophie, and the Sophie was also a little puzzled by this, how could his mother know that he was Ernst, had she seen the photo?

Naturally, I have never seen a photo, but it is difficult to imagine how much a mother who has been separated for five or six years misses her son, after all, it was from her body that fell, and it is not difficult to recognize Ernst at a glance.

"Mom, this is still the station!"

If this was uttered by Mesimian, then the Duchess of Sophie would have expressed her displeasure, and what about the station? I am the Duchess of Austria-Hungary, and it doesn't matter where I want to hold my own son, who would dare to stop me? It is impossible to stop it, after all, not to mention the staff at the station, even Franz Joseph I is probably embarrassed to jump out at this time, after all, it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ferdinand couple who he asked Ernst to leave.

But this sentence was said by Ernst, six years of love accumulated to this day, I can't imagine how the Duchess Sophie would spoil her son, although she was reluctant to let go, it was at this time that she found that she had blocked the entrance of the station, if it weren't for her seemingly extraordinary identity, if it weren't for the fact that this scene was barely touching, others would have already been noisy.

Bert and Kurt stood behind Ernst, and Talo Balbo and a few of the guards came behind Ernst with their belongings to make way for the other guests, and then Duchess Sophie introduced Ernst to her sister and brother.

"This is Sophie, it's your sister!"

Looking at the sister who was a little eccentric but definitely a beautiful woman in front of him, Ernst couldn't help but sigh about the strength of the family genes, whether it was his sister Sophie or himself, and even the guy next to him who was 90% sure that he was his brother, there was no one who was not handsome and beautiful.

"Sister!"

"Ernst!"

After all, this was the first time they had met, and they couldn't help but feel a little rusty even if they were sisters and brothers, but the cordiality in her eyes could not be hidden, and she longed to be friends with Ernst, very good friends.

"It's ......"

"I'm Mesimian, your brother!"

Compared to the Sophie Lord, Mysimilian was familiar with him, and Ernst smiled from the bottom of his heart and hugged him.

"I naturally know that you are my brother, and I also know that when you were a child, you were always trying to climb the guardrail of the crib, yearning for the world outside the guardrail."

As soon as he said this, Mysimilian and Sophie and Sophie Duchess couldn't help but look at Ernst with shocked faces, could it be that Ernst already had an impression of what happened at that time?

Knowing what was going on in their minds, Ernst could only explain: "I remember a little vaguely, but there are some things that still have an impression. “

Hearing this, Mysimilian couldn't help but shake his head and said that his younger brother was really extraordinary, not only him, but also the Lord of Sophie and the Duchess of Sophie.

The five Mercedes were the means of transport that greeted Ernst, because of its relationship with Germany, Mercedes was one of the best-selling vehicles in Austria-Hungary, and in terms of performance and appearance, Mercedes certainly deserved praise.

"These are the few people around you?"

In the car, Ernst was the only Duchess Sophie, and the Lord of Sophie and Sophie also wanted to communicate more with their extraordinary brother, but they understood the mood of the Duchess Sophie at this time, so they gave her the opportunity.

"We were going to come back in a carriage, but things in Italy made me change my plans, and the rest of the parts are still on the way, and they estimate it will take a while."

As the wife of the Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, the Duchess of Sufi naturally knew about the affairs of Italy, and in addition to expressing her condolences, the Duchess of Sufi also explained why Archduke Ferdinand did not come to greet her today.

"Your father is discussing the war in East Asia with His Majesty Emperor Franz Joseph I, and he was supposed to ...... today."

"The war in East Asia, we have begun to attack the city of Beijing?"

The war in East Asia Ernst is not very clear, this is a good opportunity Ernst naturally will not miss it, so he asked the Duchess of Sophie, but ......

"I don't know, I don't ask too much about that."

Duchess Sophie's shaking of her head made Ernst a little disappointed, seeing this scene, Duchess Sophie couldn't help but be a little puzzled, Ernst seemed to be very concerned with the war in East Asia.

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