"Albert, you don't need to have such a big psychological burden, I will always stand with you!"

Queen Victoria grabbed Prince Albert's hand and said affectionately.

As the queen of the Kingdom of Britain, she could not speak ill of her subjects, so she could only be vague on the subject.

"I'm glad to have you!" Prince Albert also understood Queen Victoria's difficulties, and he decided to cut off the topic.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were in the carriage for a few moments, and the carriage came to a slow halt.

The charioteer outside the carriage spoke half-baked English to Queen Victoria and his wife in the carriage: "Your Majesty, we have arrived!" You're ready to get off! ”

"Got it!" Queen Victoria replied loudly, then straightened her crumpled dress a little, and got out of the car with Albert.

After seeing Queen Victoria get out of the car, Mocal, who was in charge of the reception, hurriedly trotted in front of them and said, "Your Majesty, please come with me!" ”

Under the guidance of Mocal, Queen Victoria and his wife entered my castle near the Bois de Boulogne, in the western suburbs of Paris.

"Your Majesty, please wait here with Her Royal Highness for a moment!" Mocal confessed to Queen Victoria and left.

After a while, Franz. Joseph and Elizabeth also entered the castle.

Franz at this time. Joseph seemed to have forgotten the unhappiness of the previous military parade, he looked around the castle with a serious face, and then led Princess Elizabeth to Queen Victoria and his wife.

"Her Majesty!" Elizabeth gave a salute to the Victorian couple in front of her.

"What a lovely princess!" Seeing Elizabeth, who looked like a porcelain doll, Queen Victoria unconsciously let out a compliment, "You are Franz. Joseph's fiancée? ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! Elizabeth nodded obediently and replied to Queen Victoria.

"It can be seen that your husband is still quite discerning! I can choose you among many royal families! You're really beautiful! Victoria unconsciously commented on Elizabeth.

"Honey!" Prince Albert's voice was slightly heavier, and he was reminding Victoria to be careful.

"I'm so sorry!" Queen Victoria immediately realized that she was offended by this act and hurried to Franz. Joseph and Elizabeth apologized.

"Nothing!" Franz. Joseph smiled generously and replied with a shake of his head.

Subsequently, Prince Albert and Franz. Joseph and the two were speechless, while Queen Victoria grabbed Elizabeth's hand and took her to a secluded corner to talk about some intimate relationship between girls.

During this period, Elizabeth also approached Franz from time to time. A peek in the direction where Joseph was.

After another twenty minutes or so, the guests who had been brought into the castle by Mocal had taken up a third of the castle's living room.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!" With a cry from Mocal, Jérôme. Bonaparte appeared in the castle and hurried to Franz. Joseph and Albert invited them to dine together.

The rest of the guests were also arranged by Mocal to go to different rooms in the castle for dinner.

When Jérôme. Bonaparte, Franz. When Joseph, Elizabeth, and Victoria entered a small dining room to the right of the castle's drawing room, they found the pregnant Empress Augusta sitting in the main seat of one of the two dining tables, one in the back room.

"Your Majesty/Augusta, why are you here?" Elizabeth shouted at the same time as Queen Victoria.

"Didn't I come to stay with you? Princess Elizabeth, Your Majesty Victoria, come and sit! Empress Augusta cautiously rose and extended an invitation to Elizabeth and Victoria.

"Be careful/be careful!" Elizabeth spoke to Augusta at the same time as Queen Victoria.

"I'm not so delicate yet!" Augusta came to Elizabeth and Victoria's hands, sat down together, and then left Jerome in the hand. Bonaparte and the others looked at each other and said, "If you have anything to talk about, you can go to the back room to discuss!" ”

After saying that, Augusta complained to Queen Victoria and the others: "They always like to discuss work things during dinner!" ”

"Yes!" Queen Victoria echoed the words: "They can always discuss things with relish, even though they are boring!" I don't know what it means! ”

Queen Victoria's criticism of Augusta made Jérôme. Bonaparte and Prince Albert smiled wryly.

Of course, the words of the two of them are also for Jérôme. Bonaparte, Franz. Joseph and Albert entered the back room and found a suitable reason.

"Since the ladies don't like us discussing things at the dinner table, how about we leave this to them and go to the back room?" Jérôme. Bonaparte shrugged his shoulders and asked Franz. Joseph and Albert said.

"I agree!" Albert immediately agreed with Jérôme. Bonaparte's opinion.

"I ...... Agree too! "Franz. Joseph hesitated for a moment, then nodded as well.

Jérôme. The three Bonapartes entered the inner room and closed the door of the inner room.

Jérôme sitting at the round table. After Bonaparte and Prince Albert looked at each other, Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke: "Franz, don't you have anything to say to me?" ”

"Why are there Russians in the parade?" Franz. Joseph frowned and spoke slowly.

looked at Franz beside him with a helpless face. Joseph, Jérôme. Bonaparte understood that now Franz. Joseph wanted to accuse him of treachery and drag the Austrian Empire into the water, but he was afraid that he would offend him and Albert too much, and thus fall into a state of isolation.

"It's normal for Russians to appear at military parades!" Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke eloquently to Franz. "Just as the generals of ancient Rome wanted to bring the soldiers of the defeated countries back to Rome for exhibition, we also need to show the people what we are doing in Sevastopol," Joseph said. ”

"Why didn't you tell me before?" Franz. Joseph asked Jerome with a hint of reproach. Bonaparte.

Jérôme. Bonaparte responded to Franz with an innocent face. I Joseph said, "I thought you should know!" That's what the parade was supposed to do! ”

"That's right? That's how military parades should be! Prince Albert also helped.

Face Jérôme. Bonaparte and Albert's eloquent words, Franz. Joseph felt humiliation in his heart.

"Franz, is your Austrian Empire unwilling to side with us and the Kingdom of Britain?" Jérôme. Bonaparte pretended to be shocked and asked Franz. Joseph.

"Of course not!" Despite the fact that Franz. Joseph had some resentment in his heart that Britain and France had pushed him and the Austrian Empire into the pit of fire without informing him, but in the face of the political correctness of anti-Russophobia, Franz. Joseph still did not dare to stand with Britain and France.

"If the Austrian Empire has declared war on our side, why are you afraid of those Russian soldiers!" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked in a tough tone.

"We're not ready yet!" Franz. Joseph vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

"Not prepared? What to prepare? "Jérôme. Bonaparte was stunned for a few seconds at Franz. Joseph asked.

"We are not ready for a war with the Russian Empire!" Franz. Joseph vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte replied: "Our weapons and equipment are still in a state of renewal, and our finances are on the verge of bankruptcy......

Franz. After Joseph revealed his family background, Jérôme. Bonaparte and Albert looked at each other, and although they repeatedly lowered the expectations of the Austrian Empire, they really did not expect that the finances of the Austrian Empire would be stretched to such a point.

"You're just mobilizing!" Albert spoke in a lost tone to Franz. Joseph responded.

"That mobilization cost the Reich 50 million florens, plus the previous war with Prussia! Our finances cannot afford a decent war in a short period of time! "Franz. Joseph was depressed and dejected to Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

Prince Albert hurriedly asked Franz. Whether Joseph was willing to accept a military loan with a lower interest rate than a bond?

"Mr. Albert! If the Kingdom of Britain is willing to lend us a loan for the development of industry, we are willing to accept it! The words of the military side ...... "Franz. After hesitating for a moment, Joseph gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid we won't accept it!" ”

"It's not impossible to take out industrial loans!" Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke to Franz in the astonished gaze of Prince Albert. Joseph replied: "How many loans does the Austrian Empire need!" ”

“3…… 500 million francs! "Franz. Joseph held out five fingers to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"500 million francs! That's not a small amount! "Jérôme. Bonaparte muttered for a moment before he said to Franz. Joseph said: "France is willing to provide the Austrian Empire with a low-interest loan of 500 million francs!" However, a portion of the loan will be channeled to the Austrian Empire in the form of technology! I wonder if the Austrian Empire would like to accept it! ”

Franz. Joseph remembered what Prince Metternich had told him that industrialization depended not only on capital but also on technology, and that neither could be done without either, and he nodded and replied, "Of course!" ”

"However, the Austrian Empire needs to promise us one condition!" Jérôme. Bonaparte vs. Franz. Joseph said.

"On what terms?"

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