Ernst's words made Nicholas II look at him very meaningfully, but Ernst chose to look at him without fear, and after a while, Nicholas II withdrew his gaze.

The Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna suddenly appeared in front of the two at this time, which was also the first time Ernst saw Alexandra Feodorovna, because of her physical discomfort until now she did not appear in public, this is a very beautiful and very power-hungry woman.

Kissing Nicholas II, he glanced Ernst up and down and said to everyone: "The servants have prepared a sumptuous dinner, and I think everyone is a little hungry!" ”

Looking at the place prepared by the servants, sure enough, a large amount of food was placed on the table, and long tables and chairs were waiting for the arrival of the masters.

Caviar, salad, fruit platter, steak, venison...... The delicious food and fatigue made the nobles very appetizing, even the unwell Empress Alexandra Feodorovna ate a lot of things under the influence of such a situation, and the only thing that made Ernst uncomfortable was that Alexandra Feodorovna's eyes never left his body.

It is estimated that no one knows that the main source of Nicholas II's engagement to Maria and Ernst is Alexandra Feodorovna, and it is not Nicholas II but Empress Alexandra Feodorovna who really values Ernst, but this empress only saw Ernst for the first time today.

The alcohol content of red wine is not high, but for Ernst, who has not been tested by alcohol, a few glasses have begun to make him a little dizzy, and the shame is not enough, but he does not dare to continue. He tried to find an excuse to evacuate the banquet, but Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's gaze prevented him from opening his mouth at all.

"It seems that our little Prince Ernst is not as good as we thought, but Archduke Ferdinand is very fond of this second son, and I don't want him to come to the door in the future and say that we are bullying his children."

Half-jokingly, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna teased the Austro-Crarian Empire with the Russian nobles and asked the servants to take Ernst back to his resting place.

Archduchess Maria was naturally also at the banquet, and she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Ernst being taken away, just now the Russian nobles seemed to be drinking with Ernst in general, and the stomach of one cup after another really made Archduchess Maria very worried.

Back at his residence, Cosimo saw a drunken Ernst who was very dissatisfied, although the contradiction between Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire had not yet reached the situation of war, but on such an occasion, it was natural to embarrass Ernst, a member of the Austro-Hungarian royal family, but his behavior was a little despicable, after all, Ernst was only a 16-year-old teenager.

After tea, washing his face, and doing a set of things that can make people sober up, Cosimo looked at the somewhat tired Ernst and couldn't help asking, "Lord Count, are you alright!" ”

Shaking his head, Ernst said in a bit of confusion: "It's okay, but I really didn't expect such a thing, and they would actually target me." ”

Some helpless, some bitter, in the future he will be half of the royal family of this country, but the relationship between the two countries is so obvious at the banquet, the future ...... Mary must be sad!

At this time, Cosimo was very wise to remain silent, he knew what to say and what not to say, and it was up to Ernst to deal with this matter of personal feelings! After all, Cosimo was just a servant, and the lives of the nobles were not within their reach.

Stretching out, the sun was shining outside, and I didn't know what to do in the afternoon, so Ernst simply went back to his room and prepared to sleep until the afternoon.

Ernst's departure had no effect on the banquet, and perhaps the only thing that had an effect was the extra concern in the heart of the maiden, and the guilt in the eyes of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Emperor Nicholas II.

"I want to live in Moravia for a while."

Spell...... It was indeed surprising that Archduchess Maria suddenly said this sentence at this time, especially Nicholas II, who was ready to say the impermissible words immediately.

In the end, the words were not spoken, because Empress Alexandra Feodorovna pulled at the corner of his coat, and Nicholas II, who had always loved his cousin's wife, chose to respect Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's choice.

"Can you tell why? My baby. ”

By this time, the banquet had almost ended, and Nicholas II had only Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Archduchess Maria at his side, so he spoke a lot more casually.

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's words made Archduchess Maria hesitate visibly, but thinking about Ernst, she finally mustered up the courage to say: "I want to be able to keep Moravia in the future!" ”

I want to be able to keep Moravia in the future! As soon as these words came out, Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna were silent at the same time. Sure enough, things are still developing as I expected, is my original decision right or wrong?

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna glanced at her husband, Nicholas II, who clearly guessed her thoughts, patted her little white hand and comforted her with a look of comfort.

"Maria, I never wanted you to leave St. Petersburg, in the future Ernst can live here, Moravia is not his only way out."

"But he was a member of the Austro-Hungarian royal family, he was a lord of Moravia, he was the protector of 200,000 citizens of Moravia, and I knew he would not leave Moravia."

At this time, Maria's words were firm and serious, and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Nicholas II were again silent, because it seemed to them that what Mary was saying was true.

"Even if you're in Moravia, the role is ...... It doesn't have to work, either. ”

If Ernst insisted on resisting, then even Maria's life in Moravia would not be of the slightest use, because the angry soldiers would tear apart everything they saw, and the generals, who did not want accidents, would not keep such a bomb in their own occupied zone.

Why is Austria-Hungary so unfavorable? Because Austria-Hungary's military strength was slightly inferior to that of the Russian Empire, Austria-Hungary would never have gained most of its interests in the Balkans without Germany.

Against the Russian Empire, all Austria-Hungary could do was stall for time and defend passively, and being able to hold on was victory. Offensive? Not to mention Austria-Hungary, it was very difficult for Germany to take the Russian Empire, which was extremely deep.

The cold and the vastness of the land were the natural protectors of the Russian Empire, where Napoleon was defeated, where Germany was defeated, and where almost any invader would be defeated. In the Russian Empire, no matter how bad the war situation was, they only had to retreat, retreat, retreat, and even if they could not defeat the invading enemy, it would never be a problem to drag a dozen or hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers here, as was the case during the Napoleonic period, the First World War, and the Second World War.

"But then my duty!"

These were the last words of Archduchess Maria, and she did not even wait for Nicholas II to agree to turn away, which made Nicholas II very sad, and he knew that his daughter was no longer his own.

"We ...... Will it really win? ”

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna asked with some hesitation, to which Nicholas II did not answer, not because he did not want to, but because he did not know.

The turmoil in the country had already begun, and some revolutionaries already had a lot of influence, but the Russian Empire was not a Manchu Empire, and Nicholas II could not arrest and execute those revolutionaries who had already begun to have great influence as the Emperor of the Manchu Qing Empire did.

Time flashed by, and before he knew it, hours passed, and when he woke up, Ernst found that it was already evening, and Cosimo did not wait for Ernst to open his mouth to explain that there was no important activity in the afternoon, and that Nicholas II had no one to urge him. Archduchess Maria came once, but left quickly without even entering the door.

Maria......

Ernst was a little puzzled about what the Archduchess Maria was doing when she came to her, but she thought that there was no answer and she put it aside, in Ernst's heart, even if there was something at her age, it would not be a big deal, it was nothing more than to come and see how she was doing, or if there was something fun to do with her, she wanted to pull herself along!