Chapter 12: Passionate Victoria

"Ambitious?"

Albert's face was slightly raised, and his curiosity led him to turn his attention away from Louis. Napoleon's body was transferred to Jérôme. On Bonaparte's body, a German sentence subconsciously came out of his mouth.

The Bonaparte family has in its bones the blood of a Corsican rebel!

Prince Albert sighed silently in his heart.

Since Napoleon. More than 30 years have passed since Bonaparte lost the throne, and the Bonaparte family has never stopped chasing the throne for a moment, and Bonaparte's henchmen have never given up for a day.

From Leahie. Count of Stadt (King of Rome), Napoleon. Louis (Louis. Napoleon's brother), Louis. Napoleon, and now Jérôme. Bonaparte, the second generation of the Bonaparte family has lost 3 candidates, and they still have no dead heart on the French throne.

Albert didn't know whether to call them resilient or dead-eyed.

"That's right! Your Royal Highness! Dr. James told Prince Albert of his conversation with Jérôme.

Prince Albert's brow, sometimes furrowed, sometimes soothing, rose and paced back and forth in the cramped room.

Seeing this, Dr. James also did not dare to continue to sit on the sofa, he hurriedly followed Prince Albert to get up and stand on the sofa, one hand on the sofa, the other hand pressed against the brown and black cowhide trousers on the lower body, and his eyes were aimed at Albert from time to time.

"Your Highness, the black tea has arrived!" Rough Scottish English came from outside the door, pulling Albert back from his thoughts.

Albert, who came back to his senses, looked at Dr. James with an embarrassed expression, and his face showed an apologetic expression again: "Dr. James, I'm very sorry! Because of me......"

"Your Highness, it's nothing!" Dr. James hurriedly waved his hand in response, then saluted, "It is my honor to be able to serve the royal family!" ”

"Then please take a seat!"

At Albert's beckoning, Dr. James sat down again, and several attendants carefully placed a small round table carved out of pine in front of Dr. James and Albert.

Immediately afterwards, a plate of dim sum, a small pot of black tea, and two small black tea cups were placed on the round table.

John. Brown carefully lifted the teapot and poured it into one of the cups, then stepped back to where the squire was standing.

Prince Albert carefully picked up the teacup and slowly blew two sips of hot air, then gently took a sip of black tea, revealing an intoxicated expression.

Although Indian black tea does not taste as good as the tea leaves of its neighbors, it is better than the quantity to ensure that every British citizen can drink authentic black tea.

Black tea with milk and sugar cubes is a must-have for the British people.

Prince Albert, who had tasted it carefully, remembered Dr. James, and he was about to get the teapot and pour tea for Dr. James.

Unexpectedly, Dr. James took the first step to "snatch it", and Prince Albert's cup was filled with black tea again, and by the way, he also poured himself black tea.

A silent afternoon tea lasted only half an hour before it ended, Prince Albert thought a lot, and Dr. James suffered for half an hour.

"Your Royal Highness, it's time for me to go!" Dr. James humbly bowed his mind to Prince Albert to leave.

Albert, who got the answer he wanted from Dr. James, was unwilling to let the doctor continue to "suffer", and he politely expressed to Dr. James that he hoped to meet again next time. Brown sent the guests away.

Dr. James followed John. After Brown left, Prince Albert also left the side room, this time to a room in the backyard of Buckingham Palace.

With Prince Albert's knock on the door, an elegant German "Please come in" came from inside the door, and Prince Albert showed an uncle smile of a mature man who fascinated thousands of young girls.

A slightly bloated woman from her pregnancy is sitting on a long sofa with her hands crossed, humming a lullaby from a German child, and holding a sleeping "elf" in her arms.

"Victoria, you know ......" Albert didn't seem to notice the presence of the "elf", and his voice seemed to be even higher pitched than usual.

"Shh Victoria made a silent gesture and pointed to the baby.

Albert realized the child's existence at this time, and he hurriedly swallowed the words that were about to come out.

But it was too late, and the "elf" in Victoria's arms, who had just turned a month, was awakened by his father's push on the door and the sound of "noise".

"Wow!"

The "elf" cried loudly, and Victoria looked at Albert complainingly, and could only laugh dryly twice.

Victoria continued to hum a ballad from Germany as she shook her arms gently.

The little baby stopped making noise under the gentle care and singing of its mother, and quietly looked at the mother in front of him.

Several maids outside the door thought that the child was hungry again after hearing the crying inside the door, and they hurriedly found the nurse who was stranded at Buckingham Palace.

The nurse followed the maid into the room, looked at Victoria and the princess in her hand, and said, "Your Majesty, let me come!" ”

Victoria gave Albert a reproachful look again, handed the princess over to the wet nurse, and told them to take care of her.

The nurse carefully held the little princess in Victoria's arms in her arms, saluted Victoria slightly, and left the room.

Only Victoria and Albert were left in the room.

"It's all your fault! Woke Louise up! Queen Victoria pouted and complained to Albert like a little girl.

I'm afraid no one can imagine that a woman who controls most of the world can also have the expression of a little girl.

Looking at Victoria's childish expression, Prince Albert strode around Victoria and sat on the sofa and laughed: "If Lord Melbourne [note 1] knows, he will definitely teach you a lesson with a straight face!" ”

Lord Melbourne, a Whig Member, was notoriously diehard, and Victoria was taught by Lord Melbourne as his own daughter for four years, during which time she was taught basic political methods and methods, so Victoria respected Lord Melbourne very much.

"The Lord has returned to his castle to retire, but he doesn't have much to do with us!" Queen Victoria expertly put her arms around Albert's neck and showed a seductive expression.

PS: 1. Lord Melbourne: former whip of the Whig Party, Prime Minister of Britain in the 30s and 40s, and also Queen Victoria's teacher.