In early December 1868, Edward resigned to Alfonso and Nathan.

Tensions between the two countries suddenly rose as France repeatedly appealed to Prussia for territory within the North German Confederation.

France's anger was not unfounded, as the two countries met before the Austro-Prussian war, and the other side expressed no objection to ceding Luxembourg and the Rhine region to France.

Not only did he not fulfill his promises, but he even tried to shake the influence of France on the countries of South Germany, which no one could bear, let alone Nasan, who was bent on restoring the glory of the French Empire.

In this stormy situation, Britain feared that the crown prince's stay in the French capital might send some wrong signals to the international community, so they ordered Edward to return home under the pretext of preparing for Christmas.

To be sure, Britain did not want to upset the current situation in Europe, but it was destined to be a winner between North Germany and France.

In desperation, Britain decided to adopt a policy of neutrality and not to interfere in a possible war between the two countries.

On the one hand, the Queen of England is about to be crowned Emperor of India, and her focus has shifted from Europe to Asia.

At this time, preventing the Russian threat to India is the most important thing for the UK.

At present, Britain, which has integrated India, is fully capable of confronting Europe on its own, so she no longer pays attention to European affairs as before.

On the other hand, France has been building up power for a long time, and the glory of the Napoleonic Wars has not completely dissipated.

Nasan also won the Crimean War and then the War of Italian Unification, and expanded in northwestern Italy.

In the eyes of the nations, not only was France more prestige and economic power than Prussia (in fact, it was equally economical), but its battle-experienced professional army was more reliable than Prussia's conscripts.

Therefore, it is natural for Britain to be more optimistic about France, and they believe that this war will not end for a while and a half, and only need to make a voice when Prussia is about to lose the war to prevent France from taking advantage of the situation to annex Belgium.

"So that's how it went, I was back in London in about two days and couldn't come back to France for a long time." Edward reluctantly said that he was here to say his final goodbyes to his two friends.

As the crown prince of the United Kingdom, he has a lot of friends, but he likes to play with Alfonso, who is a teenager younger than him, and the two of them, who are both in their twenties, are really happy to tease the little boy Na Four.

"Christmas is coming, and you should go back." Alfonso understood.

"Of course, Britain has to worry, France is already so strong, as long as Britain shows a slight inclination to stand with us, Prussia will not obediently give up its territory with both hands!" Take the four stinky farts, it is estimated that his father is not as optimistic as him.

"Britain has ruled the four seas, and it has not been so inflated!" Edward had always been speechless about the blindly confident French.

He ignored Naivi and turned to Alfonso: "The French do have great hopes of victory, but once the war begins, no one knows where it will eventually go.

So I hope that you will go to the Royal Military Academy in London after the start of the war, which is the best school in the world, and will not disgrace your talent.

Of course, you can still stay in Paris and continue your career, and there is only one fuse missing between Prussia, but this fuse may not come for a long time. ”

Alfonso nodded, Edward was just in case, but he knew that Paris would be besieged.

He would have left early before the war began, but he had not yet decided whether to go to Vienna or London.

"In addition, the patent of the lottery in France will take a few days, but the patent in the UK has already been filed.

What do you think of the UK's National Lottery Commission's willingness to acquire the right to use this patent for £12,000 per year, or to buy it out for £160,000? ”

Alfonso frowned, the price was a little lower than he expected: "Is the final price?" And didn't you say you were going to contract? How does it sound like an official body. ”

Edward understood that Alfonso was not satisfied with the price, and said: "The British lottery is a corporate contracting system, and the official authorizes private companies to operate through bidding, and you add a clause when you sign a contract with them, and give priority to the company in which I have a stake."

If you are not satisfied with the price, you can talk about it, they will come to Paris to find you in two days, the lottery committee has money, I estimate that the price can be increased by 50%. ”

"yes, I see."

Edward and the two took turns hugging and then left in the carriage, and before leaving, he told him: "Don't save money for the committee, it's not me who pays!" ”

"Ah, in the future, there will be three missing one to play cards, Napoleon cards require a minimum of 4 people, I, you, François, there is still one missing, I can only add a guard." Nasi said regretfully.

In Nasi's mind, his family and friendship are perfect, he is also very good, and the country is also very strong.

He was born with everything, and his main job is to have fun.

If it weren't for Eugenie still barely controlling him, he would have gone to heaven a long time ago, but even so, he has been playing more and more crazy lately, not living at home for 6 out of 7 days, and sleeping in a bed with Alfonso every day.

"Still thinking about playing cards, Edward is gone, Eugenie is probably going to settle accounts with you, you don't really think that your mother doesn't know what you did after so long, right?" Alfonso rolled his eyes, he was also quite complicated inside, Nasi and his relationship were getting better and better, but he had to watch his friend fall into the abyss without trying to save him.

"I can't say that I have to be responsible for myself, my family and my country, let alone that even if I say it, Nasan won't listen to me." Alfonso shook his head, admonishing himself inwardly.

Nasi heard Alfonso mention Eugenie, his face instantly turned into a bitter melon, he knew that Eugenie was not stupid, and now he must have found that he went out to play every day.

This is already very scary, and more importantly, he borrowed 10,000 pounds from Edward to buy a horse at a young age, which Eugenie must not kill if he is discovered.

"Come with me to the art exhibition, Father Enrique's masterpiece has already toured around Paris, you haven't seen it once, accompany me, it's a hospice." He wrapped four rings around Alfonso's waist and begged.

"You guy." Alfonso couldn't help laughing, "Okay, let's go, I didn't want to go out, there are too many Parisians who look at me every day......"

When I went out and asked, I found out that the art exhibition was held on the Champs-Élysées.

This is convenient, and the two of them go directly on foot.

Many people on the street had just walked out of the exhibition and immediately recognized Alfonso as the prince, and everyone's eyes stayed on him for a long time.

Fortunately, people stared at him for a while and remembered his identity, and this behavior was really rude, so they barely controlled themselves and turned their heads.