Chapter 413: Time for the Crown Prince (please vote for me)
Joseph subconsciously looked at Alexandra, who was still introducing a composite wine cabinet on the stage. "She is really a little angel, beautiful and cute, and very serious about what she does."
Well, among the entire crew, the Russian girl's advertising performance was the most natural and smooth. He must have praised her more.
Queen Mary heard another flavor from his words, and quietly cast a proud glance at her husband, which meant, "How is it?" My guess is right, my son really likes the Russian Grand Duchess.
Louis XVI looked at the little girl on the stage. To be honest, he was a little dissatisfied with her Russian origin, but he couldn't help but feel soft when he thought that his son had just called her "little angel."
He was also influenced by Enlightenment ideas, and his requirements for royal marriage were far less rigid than those of his parents. Instead, because of his love for Queen Mary, he felt that his son should also choose a girl he liked.
Forget it, Joseph liking her is the most important thing. Louis XVI muttered in his heart, at least she was a real girl and a princess.
Although Joseph had denied to his father early on that he liked men, Louis XVI had witnessed countless homosexual incidents in the Palace of Versailles - which were even popular among the nobles - so he was always worried about his son's orientation. Only then can I truly feel relieved.
Louis XVI also looked at Queen Mary and nodded, expressing his approval of the "Crown Princess" on the stage, and then both of them showed a smile of relief like an aunt.
After all, the Crown Prince will be 16 soon, and the engagement is finally settled...
Joseph had no idea that his parents had decided on the future Crown Princess of France at that second. He was looking at Baron Tyron Xiao who was distributing soda drinks to the distinguished guests on the stage, and suddenly frowned slightly. Was there too much advertising? Hmm...a half-hour drama with only 35 minutes of advertising content, it should be okay...
However, the audience soon became distracted due to the massive advertisements, and the king's family also started chatting in the VIP box.
"My dear, I really like the set of furniture you gave me." Queen Mary fed a piece of nut jelly into her son's mouth and said with a smile, "This is the best birthday gift I have received this year. Oh. , of course, and this gift is also very good.”
She said and pointed to her hair accessories:
"Isn't it cute? Your father made this himself!"
Joseph looked at the slowly rotating birdcage above his mother's head. Suddenly, the mechanical nightingale inside flapped its wings and jumped out, making a "chirp" sound.
"In fact, it will also play a short piece of "Ode to the Birthday of Queen Anne." Louis XVI raised his head proudly.
Joseph blinked and asked hesitantly:
"Dear Father, how long did it take you to make this hair accessory?"
"Not much," Louis XVI said very proudly, "just two and a half months, well, plus some design time. Mr. Ferrorant said that even if he were to do it, it would not be more than this..."
Joseph couldn't help but raise his forehead when he heard this, thinking that it's no wonder that there has been no progress in the development of new rifled guns. I bet you have been tinkering with birdcages these days.
Forget it, he shook his head silently. Speaking of which, dad didn't receive a salary, so he could naturally arrange his "working" time as he pleased. But I still have to remind him from time to time in the future...
Queen Marie's birthday celebration ended with joy and laughter, and soda drinks were sold all over Paris - even if a bottle cost up to 6 livres. There was also a queue of hundreds of meters long in front of the "Yiju" furniture store in the Louvre area...
But what Joseph didn't expect was that the advertising placement he did on the Queen's birthday would have a very bad impact.
As usual, the major theaters in Paris followed the example of the court troupe and began to incorporate soft advertising into their plays. Of course, this is also because advertising placement has brought them a lot of revenue, so they can no longer give it up.
On the corner of Rue Richelieu, the Comédie Française is performing "The Marriage of Figaro".
A couple saw an actor on stage start mentioning "The Source of Elegance Perfume Shop" and immediately looked at each other.
The man whispered:
"It seems it's 'Crown Prince Time'. We can go have a cup of coffee first." "Okay, dear."
Well, the French audience naturally gnashed their teeth in hatred of the soft advertisement, and after tracing the source, they learned that this was the earliest scheme created by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Therefore, "Prince Time" has naturally become synonymous with advertising placement.
…
Brussels.
In the Parliament Building, Karl II looked at the British court messenger angrily, but when he remembered the autograph of George III on the letter on the table, he could only sigh.
"Please tell His Majesty the King that I will lead the army back to Hanover as soon as possible."
Although he was the governor of Hanover, he was also a "tool" of George III. Therefore, when the British king asked him to stop supporting the rebels in the Southern Netherlands, he could only choose to obey the order.
After the messenger left, Karl II looked at the vague gunpowder smoke in the distance, but felt an inexplicable feeling of relief in his heart.
In fact, deep down in his heart, he had concluded that it was impossible for him to defeat the French troops on the opposite side.
It was just the shame of being captured that made him unable to face this retreat.
But the British King's order just now helped him solve this problem.
"Alas, for the sake of loyalty to Your Majesty, I can only endure this shame temporarily." He murmured to himself and walked towards the gate, waving to the herald, "Order Maeterlinck to lead two regiments to guard the southern front. Other troops immediately gathered in the northern suburbs of Brussels."
"Yes, Marshal!"
Van der Noort and the Southern Netherlands MPs soon learned of the unusual mobilization of the Hanoverian army. Although they were surprised, they only went to ask Karl II about the situation.
At this time, Karl II had already been escorted by the guards to a place fifty miles away from Brussels.
Van de Noort and others did not realize that they had been sold as commodities. While they hurriedly organized the National Guard of the Southern Netherlands to take over the defense of Brussels, they also asked for help from the Prussian army in Liege.
…
Potsdam, the administrative center of Prussia.
Sanssouci Palace.
William II frowned and said:
“This means that our large investment in the Southern Netherlands will be in vain!”
British Foreign Secretary Lord Grenville showed a simple smile: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, how to end the war in Silesia as soon as possible is the issue that you should be most concerned about.
"If the news I got is true, Prussia's finances should be very tight, right?"
(End of chapter)