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The next morning, at dawn, Constantine's new attendant, Captain Schmidt, informed that Corfu had arrived.

When he boarded the ship yesterday, Constantine was caught off guard when he saw Schmidt carrying two large suitcases.

Schmidt conveyed the words of George I, "The study trip to Germany begins now, and there is your luggage in the suitcase."

George I's sudden attack gave Constantine the illusion of being kicked out.

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After hearing Schmidt say that Corfu has arrived, Constantine, dressed neatly, came to the cruise ship deck and saw the island covered in green, seagulls chirping, and between the blue sea and the green land. yellow beach.

Looking along the beach towards the island, I can see low-rise buildings full of Corfu style, white stone walls, red tiles, and the blue sea, bright and clear colors, bringing The strong visual color impact strongly attracts people's attention.

The remaining darkness of night is lingering, giving all the pleasing scenery a hazy veil.

Constantine opened his hands, stretched, and took a deep breath of fresh air. He felt refreshed and refreshed.

"What a beautiful view," said William behind him.

While the two were enjoying the beautiful scenery, Schmidt told them that a carriage came to visit, saying that a guest invited them to visit.

Constantine, who was confused, looked at William who was happily going, and had no choice but to follow him.

"William. Where are we going? Who invited us?" Constantine, who was sitting in the luxury carriage, asked as he looked at William who was praising the beautiful scenery outside the window.

"The place we are going to is Achilles Palace," William replied without looking back.

Constantine suddenly realized that this was the elder that George I was talking about.

The famous Princess Sissi, Queen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The carriage carried Constantine and William along the country road and came to a white palace shaded by greenery.

"Welcome to the Palace of Achilles," the Queen of Austria, Queen Elisabeth (Princess Sissi) in a gorgeous dress, standing in the courtyard, warmly received the two guests.

Constantine brushed his chest with his left hand, took off his hat with his right hand, and presented his luggage to Her Majesty the Queen.

Although she is 45 years old, this queen, who is famous for her beauty and is known as the most beautiful queen in Europe, still retains her grace.

With thick and shiny long hair, fair skin, and a tall figure of 1.7 meters, she looks like the goddess of beauty Aphrodite.

"Your beauty eclipses the flowers, Your Majesty Queen Elizabeth," Constantine said respectfully. As long as any woman is beautiful, you can always please her if you praise her beauty, especially a beautiful woman.

"Thank you, Constantine," Queen Elizabeth responded with a smile, obviously feeling very much benefited from Constantine's compliment.

At this moment, a young man walked out of the hall and came to William to say hello.

Apparently the two knew each other.

"Constantine, this is my son, Rudolf," Elizabeth introduced after seeing Constantine's confusion.

"Rudolf, this is Constantine"

The two of them saluted each other.

Rudolf, that is the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Because it was still early, Queen Elizabeth was very interested and had guests coming today.

Therefore, he personally introduced Achilles Palace to William and Constantine, a beautiful palace that he personally participated in the design of.

The first is the Muse Courtyard facing the sea. The courtyard faces the sea and is surrounded by green trees.

The corridor in the courtyard is supported by Greek-style pillars. In front of each pillar stands a beautiful muse. The goddess has a graceful figure and a calm face.

The palace was called the Palace of Achilles because of the frescoes of Achilles that often appear in decorative paintings.

The oil painting "Achilles on the Chariot", the white marble statue "Dying Achilles", and the bronze statue "Victorious Achilles" fully demonstrate the strength and beauty of Achilles.

"Your Majesty, you have designed an extremely exquisite palace," William praised, and William also liked exquisite and gorgeous buildings.

This famous empress could not stand the strict rules of the Vienna court, so she could only use travel around the world to relieve her depression.

Queen Elizabeth admired ancient Greek culture and came to Corfu every year to learn Greek.

Very happy to see William enjoying his palace.

While the three of them were visiting the courtyard, a maid came to deliver a message, "Your Majesty the Queen, lunch is ready. Your Highness the Crown Prince asked me to invite the guests."

Elizabeth led the two of them to the restaurant, and the four of them sat down around a round table.

The servants took turns serving the dishes.

"William, Constantine, what do you think of the current liberal trend among the nobility?" Rudolf suddenly asked.

This question is very abrupt, because according to the dining etiquette of European aristocrats, some light-hearted topics should be discussed, and politics, sex, and health should not be discussed at the dinner table.

Constantine and William could only look at the hostess, Queen Elizabeth.

The Queen shrugged, which meant the topic could continue.

Rudolf and his mother, Queen Elizabeth, were both liberal-leaning people.

Among the aristocratic class before the 19th century, among the conditions for marriage between the two parties, the most important thing was blood, the second most important was property, the least important was appearance, and the least important was emotion.

This inhumane aristocratic tradition was challenged at the end of the 19th century.

The 19th century was an era of rapid development in science and technology, social economy, culture and ethics. After the first and second industrial revolutions in Europe, the rapid increase in production capacity and rapid economic development led to great changes in the social landscape.

What followed was an increasing number of intermarriages between nobles and common people, and the decadent aristocratic ideas that went against human nature became increasingly unpopular.

The mother and son in front of me are victims of this concept.

Although the love story between Princess Sissi and the emperor was widely circulated in later generations, Princess Sissi was a tragic figure.

Princess Sissi, who grew up in a relatively liberal family, was at odds with the strict rules of palace life.

Rudolf even committed suicide for the freedom of love.

At the end of the 19th century, a liberal trend set off. Those American millionaires had a large amount of wealth through their successful efforts in the New World, but their social status was not high. In the eyes of European aristocrats, they were a group of uneducated people. The upstart is full of contempt. There is no place for such a person in a gathering of nobles.

So those rich people gave the opportunity to improve their social status to the nobles.

The most famous example is Jenny Jerome, the mother of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

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