Chapter 34: Success?
A grand duke who is likely to inherit the throne usually has three attendants, one for security, one for finances, and one for food and drink.
Completely different from the governess, the person who can become an attendant is usually a person of high status and ability.
This ability can be one's own ability or family strength, but it is certain that a person who has no strength and no background will never become an attendant officer of the heir to the throne.
This Miss Adjani is said to be the daughter of an exiled French nobleman, but looking at her tired of dealing with those courteous little nobles, you know that her life is not very good, after all, a young lady with status and status will clearly reject some people she does not like.
The aristocracy of this era valued not only status, but also wealth, and beauty was the least important thing they cared about.
The morality of the same era did not think that it was a shameful thing to find a lover, but that a man without a lover was not a successful man.
Although Miss Adjani has countless supporters around her, all the people who propose to her are some small nobles, and there are no big nobles, because the latter's marriage is usually not about love, but only about interests.
As for Adjani's beauty, what is the use of a small child?
These nobles even suspected that Grand Duke Franz would wipe his nose with her beautiful dress.
Moreover, the Archduke Franz looked dumbfounded, he was six years old but barely spoke, and it was very likely that he inherited the mental illness in his parents' family.
As for the professors who claimed that Archduke Franz had extraordinary wisdom, in the eyes of the aristocracy they were a bunch of liars, born to know? Don't want to work, but still want to get paid? Think beautifully! No wonder it was thrown into the street by the royal family.
The Habsburgs were prone to stupidity, while the Wittelsbach were prone to madmen, and the Archduke Franz was not normal.
In fact, Franz just didn't like this kind of occasion very much, and at the same time, Mrs. Sophie also asked Franz to be cautious in his words and deeds, after all, he represented the royal family in everything he said and did.
After that, Mrs. Sophie's series of actions were completely beyond Franz's cognition, and he did not quite know what his mother was going to do.
If it is enough to just learn the etiquette of communication, why bring this woman of unknown origin home and give her a heavy responsibility?
In fact, Franz once considered directly appointing Talia as his lady's attendant when he grew up, but soon Franz found that it was impossible.
Talia's family is considered a well-known family in Bohemia, but she has been removed from the family.
But even if she didn't have this, she was not qualified to serve as Franz's chamberlain, her university degree was not recognized, the only thing that could be recognized for women was seniority, and there were many nobles who had served the Habsburgs for generations in the court.
And the Adjani in front of her is just a French aristocrat in exile, and I'm afraid that this identity is fake.
Franz had asked Talia to investigate the Polish Restoration Army, and this Adjani seemed to be one of the leaders of the Polish Restoration Army, and it was rumored that she had planned the murder in Frankfurt.
Let's not talk about her identity of unknown origin, let's just say that she has been in Vienna for less than a year, and I am afraid that she will not be able to find her direction when she arrives at the palace.
If she was just a socialite, it would be fine, or with this leaky intelligence organization she had established, she would have been dragged out and shot for ten minutes.
"Prime Minister, this Miss Adjani is your guest, so can you be her introducer?"
Madame Sophie opened her mouth and threw the pot to Metternich, and at the same time pressed Adjani with a general background, that is, Prince Metternich's people.
It's just that Prince Metternich is a little difficult to handle, and Adjani's identity is known to him.
But it's hard to do here, and if he sends a leader of the Polish rebel army to the palace, if something happens, it will definitely be a big cauldron.
But if he refuses, then with the character of Mrs. Sophie, he will definitely be investigated to the end, so it will be a matter of time before Adjani's identity is exposed, and as the prime minister of the Austrian Empire, he is not clear about the leader of the Polish Restoration Army, and I am afraid that he will not be able to escape the involvement.
At this time, Count Korolav decided to fall into the ground.
"Miss Adjani, but the Prime Minister's ball is a regular attendee, and we danced together."
Prince Metternich's face was very ugly, and he knew that this Korolav was trying to kill him.
"Count Korollav, you're here too."
"Good evening, Madame Sophie, you are always so radiant." Count Korollaf stepped forward and kissed his hand, then looked at Franz again.
"Good evening, Archduke Franz."
"Good evening, Count Korollav."
At this point, Mrs. Sophie continued.
"Count Korolav, you must have met Miss Adjani at Prince Metternich's balls more than once, and danced with her, so you must know her very well."
Count Korolav said subconsciously.
"Yes, a beauty like Miss Adjani, even the Prime Minister..."
Korolav realized that something was wrong, but Mrs. Sophie did not give him a chance to change his mind.
"Oh, I guess it's okay to put your big name on the name of another recommender."
The stone that Count Korolav had lifted ended up falling on himself.
Metternich and Count Korolav looked at each other, both trying to strangle each other to death.
Now Adjani's identity is no longer a problem, after all, there are two of the most powerful people in the imperial government as guarantors, who dares to question it?
But Prince Metternich and Count Korollav had made up their minds to go out and have the Polish Restoration Army destroyed, so as to cut off her contact, lest Adjani do anything in the palace.
Adjani was still hesitant to accept Madame Sophie's invitation, after all, it was all too sudden and too much like a trap, but she should have no better chance, and no more vicious woman would use her own child as bait.
Mrs. Sophie's words refreshed Franz's perception of unreasonableness. Of course, I also have a new understanding of this mother who likes to listen to stories.
Madame Sophie picked Adjani's chin with her fan.
"What are you waiting for? My dear. ”
This couldn't help but make Adjani shiver, did Madame Sophie have that hobby?
All this makes sense, Adjani sighed infinitely in her heart, obviously trying to get close to Archduke Franz Karl, but now it seems...
"Thank you, Mrs. Sophie, for accepting the position."
"That's great, this little guy has always wanted to be close to you."
Adjani crouched down and looked at the child in front of her.
"Hello, my name is Adjani. Archduke Franz, I will be your attendant from now on. ”
"Hello, Miss Adjani."
Mrs. Sophie opened the fan in her hand and covered her mouth.
"Miss Adjani, from now on you will be in charge of Franz's daily life, starting from coaxing him to sleep, it's hard to coax~"
"Please rest assured, wrap it up with me."
Adjani respectfully saluted Madame Sophie away, and Talia was thrilled to learn that she was going to work with Adjani, and if she had had a tail, she might have broken now.
Madame Sophie entered the corridor, and Colonel Hussel immediately followed.
"Go and tell those fools from Poland that their leader has betrayed them, and now they can choose to be loyal to me, or go and feed the fish in the Danube."