When all the dishes were served, John. Brown reappeared in the dining room, this time with a bottle of tan unopened sherry.

"Would you like a glass of sherry?" Prince Albert asked Palmerston in a brisk tone.

Palmerston pretended to be flattered and agreed to Albert, but kept telling himself that he must not drink and lose his words.

Compared with Queen Victoria, who did not have any "scheming", Palmerston was more "afraid" of Prince Albert.

This high-achieving student from Germany seems to have been born for the British system, and in him Palmerston does not see a trace of aristocratic frivolity, he is like a seasoned politician who is good at quietly stabbing you in the back.

Albert motioned to John. Brown uncorked the bottle, and with a "poof", John . . . Brown opened this dusty wine from the small town of Jerez, Spain, that had been sealed for almost 200 years.

Another servant appeared in the dining room with a tray of 4 crystal cups, each containing 2 ice cubes in the shape of sugar cubes, the ice cubes emitted a white cold air, and the walls of the crystal cups were covered with a layer of hazy hoarfrost. Brown carefully poured the sherry into the crystal glass, and a burst of "la-la-la" beer-like dull yellow hot liquid was poured into the crystal glass, and the hoarfrost covering the walls of the glass disappeared, and ice cubes floated on the crystal glass.

Four glasses with sicle in John. After Brown finished making it, four servants entered the dining room and placed the sherry in front of Prince Albert and Palmerston.

The four servants departed, and John. Brown also saluted everyone present, and then carefully half-covered the door of the restaurant, and stayed outside the restaurant to wait for Albert's summons.

"Cheers to Britain!" Albert raised his glass and turned his gaze to Palmerston, followed by Queen Victoria to Palmerston's Lady.

Palmerston immediately raised his glass and said with a flattered expression: "Cheers to the Queen and the Prince!" ”

The same is true of Mrs. Palmerston.

The warmth of the sherry combined with the coolness of the ice cubes ran down Palmerston's throat to his stomach, and Palmerston felt a little drunk.

After half a glass of wine, Prince Albert didn't say anything more, he gently picked up the aluminized table knife and cut off a piece of beef loin and stuffed it in his mouth.

Seeing that Albert didn't say anything, Palmerston also cut off the sirloin and chewed it carefully.

It wasn't until after the second sip of sherry that Prince Albert got to the point: "Palmerston, what do you think of the recent events in Britain?" ”

Palmerston immediately put down the knife and fork in his hand, picked up the napple and wiped his face, thought for a moment and then pushed: "Your Royal Highness, Prime Minister Russell is in charge of Britain's internal affairs, and he must know better than me!" ”

Seeing that Albert, who saw Palmerston playing football, had no other way than to scold the "old fox" in his heart, Albert did not want to believe that Palmerston, who was committed to the post of prime minister, really did not understand the seething "Chartist movement" that was rumored by the outside world, and was probably unwilling to get involved in this matter.

Albert, who was angry at Palmerston in his heart, still had a kind smile on his face and said, "As the foreign minister, can you tell me what has happened in Europe recently?" Knowing what's going on in Europe and properly handling the relationship between Britain and the border should be within your reach! ”

"Your Highness, I don't know which part you want to hear!" Palmerston asked?

For some reason, Albert suddenly remembered what Dr. James had said to him at noon today, and he immediately said, "Let's talk about our old neighbor France!" After all, the birthplace of this revolution came from that country. ”

Palmerston pondered for a moment, and reorganized the language in his mind: "The people of Paris drove their king out of the palace during the February riots! The country at its worst was on the side, with the republicans and the mountain parties struggling to maintain a republic. ”

"So, the riots in France did not affect Britain?" Albert then asked.

The horrors of the Revolution had penetrated into the bones of European monarchs, who even went so far as to demonize everything in order to make people afraid of it.

Palmerston, after combining the British ambassador to France with the changes in Europe as a whole, replied: "As far as the situation stands, this riot is different from the one a few decades ago, and there is no decisive force in the French political situation to bring France together!" The parliamentarians of the former dynasty remained in their original positions. ”

"That's right!" Prince Albert nodded, and asked again, "Which force in France do you think will be able to win the final victory!" Will the Bourbons be able to return? ”

Palmerston shook his head and replied worriedly: "A dynasty is always better than a republic in the interests of Britain, but judging from the available information, the future of France is likely to be in the hands of the republicans." ”

"Didn't you say those councillors were still in their places?" Albert, who lacked information about France, asked suspiciously.

"Your Highness, it has been 33 years since the Bourbon dynasty began in 1815, and the people of Paris have become disgusted with Bourbon! The Parisian mob itself is a people who love the new and hate the old! Palmerston adds: "Although in our eyes the two generations of Bourbon are of the same origin, in the eyes of the Parisian mob the power of France is nothing more than a shift from one Bourbon to another!" ”

Palmerston in April could not have imagined that the June Revolution two months later would push the Republicans, who had sealed the victory, directly into the abyss of defeat.

"If so...... The words of the Bonaparte family ......," Prince Albert asked tentatively.

A hint of surprise flashed in Palmerston's eyes, he had heard some rumors about Prince Albert's contact with the Bonaparte family, and now it seemed that some of the rumors were not groundless.

"Your Highness, with all due respect!" Palmerston said bluntly: "It has been more than 30 years since the Bonaparte family left politics, and its influence has long since disappeared with the disappearance of the empire. It is difficult for a party without influence to make a difference in French politics! ”

Then, Palmerston changed his tone and said: "Of course, I'm just saying that in general, who knows that French politics is changing rapidly, and there may be a miracle!" Proper investment is still necessary! An empire is far better than a republic! ”