Flowers, Swords and France

"Alice, stop!"

Under everyone's looks of panic or embarrassment, the Queen slowly walked to the door, and then looked at the toddler in Ciel's arms angrily.

Her brows had been furrowed tightly out of anger, and her tone was bossy and unquestionable.

It was only then that she truly showed the majesty that only belongs to a king in front of the Charles couple. Under the influence of this momentum, not only the attendants were silent, but even the Charles couple felt a little embarrassed.

However, the queen's majesty did not play its due role on her daughter.

Her Royal Highness Princess Alice was still twisting hard in Ciel's arms, still trying to break away from Ciel's arm. However, how could a child of her age be able to match Ciel's strength?

In the end, she had to give up this useless struggle, and then raised her head and looked at Ciel hatefully.

Of course, Ciel didn't know how to behave like a child, so he just winked at her with a smile, and then pinched her arm harder, trying to pull her back to face his mother.

After feeling the pressure from Ciel, the princess gritted her teeth and seemed to be trying her best to resist Ciel's intention. Her cheeks bulged and her face even turned a little red.

However, all this was of no use. Facing Ciel's irresistible power, she finally turned around little by little and faced her mother.

The Queen glanced at Ciel gratefully, then angrily walked up to Princess Alice, grabbed her hand into her own, and pulled her directly to her side.

"Alice. Why are you running away!" She lowered her head and scolded her second daughter dissatisfied. "Did Mom say something wrong about you? Didn't you do something wrong? How come you have such a bad temper when you are so young? Come back quickly!"

However. Princess Alice did not honestly admit her mistake as her mother expected. On the contrary, she still looked at her mother angrily, with no intention of giving in.

"What? You still think you are justified?!" Seeing her daughter's resistance, the queen became even more angry. She took her daughter's hand and walked into the restaurant, "I tell you, don't think Mom will nod and agree to whatever you do. Don’t do anything you want in front of us! Now, apologize to Alfred honestly and promise that you won’t lose your temper again, right now!”

"I'm not wrong! It's Alfred who's wrong. You always favor him, always like this!" Perhaps because she was angered again by the queen's attitude, the princess suddenly shouted to the queen, "Besides, even I am also wrong. . Why should I be the only one to blame? If it weren't for Alfred's fault, why would my doll be broken? I asked him to apologize, but he refused... As a sister, can't I discipline my brother? "

"Alfred was unintentional. Besides...isn't it just a rag doll? If you want it, just tell me. You can have as many as you want." After hearing her daughter's grievance-filled defense, the Queen's attitude Slightly toned down. "Even if Alfred did something bad, you can't treat him like this! Don't forget. He is not in good health..."

"Who said he did it unintentionally? He did it on purpose! He is sick, so he can't see us happy. He is trying his best to annoy us!" Alice continued to protest reluctantly, "He is sick and this is me Is it caused by this? Why should we follow him every day? It's because you always favor him... so... that's why he is like that... you just follow Alfred's wishes, but you don't take me to heart at all. superior!"

As if thinking of something sad, some tears suddenly appeared in the corner of the princess's eyes, "You also said you can give it as much as you want... I don't want anything else, just Betsy, can you give it back to me?" ? Now that Betsy has been shattered by him, can it be that... do you have to blame me alone for this? "

As her daughter sobbed softly, the queen's anger was finally calmed down. She looked at Alice slightly apologetically, and finally sighed softly.

"Okay, don't cry..." She stretched out her hand and wiped her daughter's tears, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could mom not take you to heart? Okay... Forget it this time, you two Let’s make peace again…”

As she spoke, she gently stroked her daughter's back to calm her down.

"I'm old, stop crying. Mom won't blame you, okay? Look at you, acting like this, yelling like this, how will the guests see you? Today's guest is a descendant of a famous French aristocratic family. , if you leave a bad impression in front of him, your reputation in French society will be completely ruined in the future..."

Seeing that Princess Alice would cause a scandal in the family if she continued to talk, Her Majesty the Queen decided not to discuss the topic and directly used her parents' unique power to suppress the matter.

At the same time, in order to make her daughter feel guilty, she also deliberately used Ciel to scare her daughter.

The queen's lie (perhaps half-truth) seemed to have some effect. Alice immediately turned her head and looked at Charles, as if threatening, but she finally stopped crying. And Ciel just bowed to her with a smile.

After all, he is an eight or nine-year-old child who is most afraid of being looked down upon by others.

In this way, the Queen finally coaxed her daughter and dragged her back to the restaurant.

After the two of them re-entered, Prince Albert, who had also followed out but had been standing aside and watching, suddenly sighed softly, as if he was a little exhausted.

"I have to be busy with national affairs all day long, but in the end even my children's affairs bother me! This is the reward for my tireless work..."

"You have indeed worked hard..." Charles nodded with understanding, and then he sighed, "Everyone only envies the aura around us, but they don't know how much we have to pay to keep these auras!"

He could tell that because Prince Alfred had suffered from a serious illness since he was a child, the Queen and his wife paid more attention to the child out of pity and tried their best to take care of him. Be careful not to expose him to any accidental injuries.

As a result, the other children must be a little jealous.

And because of the love of parents. Prince Alfred must have been very arrogant on a daily basis, coupled with the patient's jealousy of his healthy brothers and sisters. So he must be naughty often and anger these children.

Therefore, because a doll was broken, the second princess's accumulated anger finally burst out.

Judging from the conversation between mother and daughter today, it must not be the first time this kind of thing has happened, which is why the father is so mentally and physically exhausted...

"Children's hearts are the most innocent and the least compassionate, because they don't know how to pay attention to other people's feelings, right?" It seemed as if he had thought of something. The prince suddenly sighed heavily, "However, Alice is not a bad child. Please don't have a bad feeling towards her because of what happened today. To be honest, we have neglected too many things, so to the children It brought a lot of trouble..."

"Your Highness Alice does seem to be a good child, but her temper is a bit stubborn." At this time, Charlotte interrupted at the right time, "Your Highness. In fact, I am quite envious of you. You can have so many lovely people. The child lingers beside him."

I have given birth to so many children with my beloved and enjoyed the greatest joy that being a parent can have. Even if there are some worries, they are happy worries.

"I hope they grow up soon and start their own business!" The prince smiled bitterly. But she finally felt a lot more relaxed because of Charlotte's sincere comfort.

Then he made a gesture of invitation. "Okay, please forget the unpleasantness just now. I sincerely hope you can enjoy a pleasant lunch."

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As soon as he arrived at the restaurant, Charles felt that he suddenly became the focus of several looks that were mixed with curiosity and dissatisfaction.

When he followed the oncoming gaze and looked towards the dining table, he found that several children were looking down at the plate in front of him, as if no one had looked at him.

So many children!

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Although the three-year-old Princess Louise and the one-year-old Prince Arthur are too young and are still being cared for by wet nurses and did not appear on the dining table, five is enough.

It seems that these princes and princesses don't usually see many guests, so they are very interested in the visiting Charles couple. Although they cannot talk much due to etiquette, they always glance at them secretly.

The look from Princess Alice was not so friendly. It seemed that she was still holding a grudge for Ciel's rude behavior just now.

"Charle, Charlotte, please sit down." Because of Charles's contribution just now, the Queen seemed to be full of affection for Charles. She spread her hands and motioned for Charles and Charlotte to sit next to her. , "Come, let me introduce these naughty guys to you?"

Then, she regained her cheerful and easy-going attitude, and introduced her children to Charles one by one with a smile on her face. "This is Victoria, the eldest of them all, this is Edward, my eldest son, this is..."

The other children either proactively or reluctantly nodded to the Charles couple, but when Princess Alice was introduced, she turned away slightly and did not make any sign to them.

Although Charlotte looked normal, she felt very uncomfortable. Charles didn't feel dissatisfied at all, but nodded to her again with a smile on his face.

Lunch started in this strange atmosphere.

I have to say that the Queen was being deliberately modest when she said she was worried that the Charles couple would not be used to the food. In fact, the meals prepared by the royal chefs today were very authentic.

Although Charles didn't pay much attention to appetite, he ate very well because he was already hungry, while Charlotte had a particularly big appetite because she hadn't eaten anything as delicious as at home during her recent trip. open.

Her Majesty the Queen was very happy to show such honor to the guests. She looked at them with a smile on her face and took the time to ask them how they felt from time to time.

However, what happened just now cast a shadow on her heart.

She turned her eyes and looked at Prince Alfred, who was as pale as paper and looked like he had no appetite, and she was obviously worried.

"Alfred, eat more!" After a moment, she couldn't help but urged her son worriedly.

"He has a bad appetite, maybe because he was unhappy about what happened just now." Crown Prince Edward said rather coldly, "Don't forget, he was pushed and punched just now."

This ten-year-old boy now has some of the arrogance unique to the royal family. His face is both indifferent and lifeless, and he seems to care nothing.

"Edward, stop talking!" Seeing his younger brother fanning the flames, the eldest sister Victoria spoke up, "Didn't mom say that this matter is over?"

"I'm just worried about my brother." Edward shrugged, not taking his sister's scolding to heart.

The two daughters formed cliques, but Prince Edward didn't care about his brothers at all. He ate his meal without any concern for his brothers and was unwilling to say a word for his brothers.

It was just to have fun and deliberately bring up the old things.

"Edward, what qualifications do you have to say me!" Seeing that she was attacked, Princess Alice sneered, "Don't forget... you only know how to play all day, and you can't even learn math well! When I think that the future of Britain will be handed over to a fool like you, I can't help but feel sad for the future of this country!"

"Enough! You guys made such a big fuss today, don't you know how to restrain yourself?" The Queen finally couldn't listen anymore and slammed the table heavily. (To be continued..)