Flowers, Swords and France

With the Queen's loud bang on the table, the restaurant fell into silence again.

After all, there was still some prestige in the children's hearts. When they saw their mother angry, although they were not happy in their hearts, they still glared at each other and lowered their heads again.

However, although she barely restrained her sarcasm, Alice still looked indignant, and was obviously very dissatisfied with her brother's attitude just now.

Only such a fearless child could say that his brother, the crown prince of the empire, was a fool in public in front of everyone.

However, the prince continued to eat without saying a word, as if he had not heard the quarrel between the children that had just started again.

Usually, so many things are enough to bother him. He really has no interest in paying attention to the mental health construction of his children. Once he encounters such a thing, he would rather pretend that he didn't see anything and let his wife deal with it.

The prince's attitude of not caring about this matter made the queen a little unhappy. She glanced at her husband, but there was nothing she could do. Finally, she sighed softly.

"Charlotte, you see... this is the fun we get from children!" The Queen whispered to Charlotte with a wry smile, "They are sent by God to torture us!"

"But if I had so many lovely children like you, I would rather be angry with them every day." Charlotte answered considerately and from the heart. "It is normal for children to quarrel. I often quarreled with Charles when I was a child. You don't have to take it to heart."

"I forgot that you have been staying here since you were young!" As if to get rid of the annoying things, the Queen quickly changed the topic and gently put a piece of milk almond parfait into her mouth. "I think you must have had a lot of fun when you were young?"

"Well... then there are quite a few..." After hesitating for a moment, Charlotte answered with a little embarrassment.

"Oh?" The Queen raised her head slightly. It showed some curiosity just right, but it didn't seem abrupt. "You are luckier than us in this respect... I didn't know Albert a little until I got married!"

"God has already set the most glorious future for you. You don't need to worry too much. Everything will come to you automatically." Charlotte answered with envy, "Fate has destined you to get a husband who is most suitable for you and can make you happy, isn't it?"

"Haha!" The Queen couldn't help but chuckle, "You are so good at complimenting people. I almost thought you were deliberately mocking me!"

"Please never doubt my sincerity, Your Majesty."

"Yes. Of course, I have no doubt," the Queen still smiled, "sincere compliments are much more beautiful than those said purely to please us..."

Then, she continued to look at Charlotte, as if she really got along well with her.

"It seems that your husband has a lot of schedules tomorrow... So, do you have any?" After a moment. Her Majesty the Queen suddenly asked Charlotte.

"Well, I don't." Charlotte answered immediately. "But it doesn't matter. I can go for a walk around with people and see this great city."

"That's not good. What's the point of being idle here? I think this city is boring, not as good as your Paris." The queen shook her head disapprovingly. Then she suddenly blinked mysteriously, "I'm going to a festival in the suburbs tomorrow. I just need a female companion. Are you interested in attending as a friend of the queen?"

Attending the event as a friend of the queen?

This is a proposal that is hard to refuse.

At least it can make you stand out in front of everyone.

She looked at Charles hesitantly. However, she was eager to try it in her heart, but she was worried that it would hinder Charles's pre-planned pace.

When she saw Charles nodded slightly to indicate that her agreement or not was irrelevant to the overall situation, Charlotte immediately nodded and agreed to Her Majesty's request.

"Okay, Your Majesty, although I just came to the UK and feel a little unwell, your hospitality... I really have no face to refuse, and I will be honored to attend with you."

When the Queen was so happy, Charlotte naturally had no interest in spoiling her fun.

Besides, coming to the UK to please the Queen and establish a harmonious private relationship with the UK, isn't that the most important purpose of her and her husband's coming to this country?

"Oh, that's great!" The Queen blinked again.

After getting Charlotte's promise to attend, Her Majesty quickly changed the topic, and then the two couples began to chat while dining.

The Prince looked a little tired, so he didn't say much; and because of his age and status, the Trevilles strictly abided by the principle of being cautious in their words and deeds, almost always agreeing, or adding a few irrelevant and insensitive words, so this conversation almost became a discussion around Her Majesty, and she almost laughed from beginning to end.

"Mr. Treville, I heard that you are one of the founders of the French Railway Department?" After chatting for a while, the Queen suddenly asked Charles.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Charles replied with a little pride, "After the president was elected, he decided to set up the Ministry of Railways in the cabinet under the recommendation of me and some other people, and I was appointed as an official of the Ministry of Railways."

"But you were only in your early twenties at the time! It is really rare in the world to be able to occupy a place in the political arena at such an age! And... your political achievements seem to be good. You set up this ministry and then ran it efficiently. Her Majesty the Queen couldn't help but sigh softly, "To be able to achieve such an achievement at such a young age, who else in Europe can compare with you?"

This is new. I didn’t expect that as soon as I went abroad, I would become the first person in the new generation in the Queen’s mouth?

This hat is really too high... although it is actually not unreasonable.

"I'm afraid you're overestimating me. It's just because I was lucky that I got a chance to make a name for myself." Charles replied humbly, "After I got this opportunity, I worked hard and trembled to complete the tasks delivered by the president. us Compared with my personal performance or reputation, I am more happy about another fact - because of my efforts, our people's lives have become more convenient and our country's business activities have become more and more convenient. prospered..."

After hearing Ciel's confession, whether it was sincere or false, Her Majesty the Queen nodded repeatedly, seemingly very satisfied with Ciel's humility.

"Performing your duties faithfully and completing the tasks assigned by your superiors and the motherland is very simple to say, but how many people can do it? Our poor country needs young people like you... You can tell me Yes, in our position, aren't we obligated to serve the prosperity of the country?" She sighed and slowly picked up the wine glass, "Then, we will work for you and the future prosperity of Britain and France. One cup?"

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"Cheers." Charles quickly picked up the wine glass.

"Would you like to drink a glass to your family?" After finishing the glass, the queen asked the servant to pour herself another glass of red wine, "I wish you and your wife will continue to be in love, and your family will remain harmonious as always... …”

Although the Queen was smiling all over her face, Ciel couldn't help but froze slightly after hearing this.

If even the Prince knew that he was an unfaithful husband, it was obvious that Her Majesty would know as well.

Therefore, when she suddenly mentioned this, it seemed like she was being sarcastic...

But there was nothing famous about her face.

Is this like my husband, taunting me and warning me not to be naughty?

interesting.

With a sneer, Ciel drank another glass of wine.

……………………

When the party ended, it was already two or three o'clock in the afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Treville have gone back to rest, while the Queen and his wife are still in the restaurant.

"Are these two young friends to your liking?" After a moment of silence, the prince, who had been silent, asked.

"The lady loves her husband very much, but the same cannot be said for the husband - although he is respectful on the surface, but... in fact, he is too respectful, so that he cannot see too much enthusiasm." The Queen Frowning slightly, he answered in a completely different serious tone than before, "I feel like the two siblings have fallen apart. The elder sister is showing her emotions, while the younger brother is deep in thought and seems to have everything in mind."

"Is this question important?" the prince replied a little tiredly, obviously not interested in discussing the private life of the other couple. "It doesn't matter to us what kind of person Mr. Treville is, as long as he can bring France to provide us with A few hundred thousand stepping stones would be enough. For this reason, we can either give him courtesy or turn a blind eye to some of his actions - as long as they do not offend the interests of the United Kingdom, he can naturally do what he wants."

"Who says it's not important? It's extremely important!" The Queen shook her head disapprovingly, "This Mr. Treville, I think is very strange. When he looked at us, he didn't take us to heart at all. "

"This is not news to us." The prince shrugged, and then poured himself a glass of wine. "Treville is ambitious, cunning and ruthless - I think there are few people in Europe who don't know this now. That’s it. He already respects us on the surface, and that’s enough, isn’t it?”

"If you plan to get something sincere from him, you shouldn't ask for so little." A smile appeared on Her Majesty's face again, "Aren't the French more dependent on us?" (To be continued...)