Chapter 1376 Sweet Violet

Chaptal was supposed to be a handsome man when he was young. In addition, he was talented. Perhaps it was because of this that he was spotted by Marie Anna Layal from Bagnoles. He was able to get rid of his financial difficulties and have enough funds.

Implement your dreams and plans.

At that time, the French industry was very backward and relied too much on foreign countries for the supply of raw materials, especially in the field of textiles. He predicted that modern chemical progress would be enough to find substitutes for the missing raw materials and improve various production processes. He also made cloth.

The trading Rayal family became more prosperous through Chaptard, and Chaptard also entered the closed and powerful financial and textile industry circles of Montpellier through this marriage.

On Christmas Day, Georgiana accepted Chaptard's invitation and came to his private residence—the manor that once belonged to the Duke of Choiseul, an important minister of Louis XV.

Georgiana believed that after a failed relationship and marriage like hers, she would have the idea of ​​​​spending. Napoleon Bonaparte was generous and gave her 6 million to decorate the restaurant in the Tuileries Palace. This money can be regarded as the breakup fee.

Well, an ordinary dyer may never see so much money in his life.

As soon as she thought of this, she no longer had the idea of ​​​​spending, but she did not plan to use these silks to decorate the restaurant. She wanted to paint the scene of the French army crossing the Alps twice on the wall like "The Last Supper"

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It would be a very magnificent painting, with vast snow-capped mountains and soldiers moving the sleigh with unknown force. It would be perfect to use it to decorate a restaurant where men are the main diners.

In addition, she also found a carpet among the trophies returned, which was given to Napoleon by the Turkish Sultan. It was mixed with gold thread and woven with many philosophical words and admonitions. It looked very magnificent.

Georgiana doesn't plan to put it on the ground. She wants to hang it up or display it with a screen. As for the dining table, she plans to use a long table like the ones in medieval monasteries, or simply bring a few tables from the monastery.

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The tableware is still made of silver, but the plates are all from the Sèvres Ceramics Factory. The floating candle ceiling at Hogwarts is no longer possible, but she can paint constellations on the ceiling. She plans to replace the lighting fixtures with Venetian ones.

It is made of handmade glass, and the theme is the story of the Odyssey. She has already given it to Denon to find someone to design it. After moving a few Greek sculptures from the Louvre, the new restaurant will be decorated like this.

Her office is next door to the restaurant. She originally wanted to be underground, but it was too dark inside with no light. It would take some time to build a cubicle of her own. During the renovation of the restaurant, French senior officials had to find another one.

There's a place to eat.

She went to the city hall by herself and filled out the damn trouser permit application form, and obtained the right to wear trousers and men's clothing from the Paris police station, but she did not use it immediately.

She did not need to be unconventional, and she felt that it should be used on more important and formal occasions. Originally, she planned to use it with the sword set with the Prince Regent's diamond. Later, she asked Sophie to return the sword to its original

Owner.

One million francs is enough to buy a very nice manor, and she will move out of the suite in the Louvre as soon as possible.

Then she will start a new life.

But before that, she hoped to have her shackles removed. Without Napoleon's protection, the purgers might hunt her down, and she didn't want to end up in the same situation as those witches who were tried.

Being independent means having to rely on yourself for everything. She used to be able to take care of more than 1,000 students in the school, and she will not be reduced to the point where she can't take care of herself even if she has money.

If she wants to do business, it would be very inconvenient to continue to have Caprara as her guardian. It is best for a clergy to stay away from secular affairs. It would be much more convenient to switch to Chaptar as her guardian.

Chaptal also had a guardian in the past, Claude. He always hoped that Chaptal would be more rational, stop doing chemistry, and continue studying medicine. However, he dissected the body of a young man who died of acute thoracic pleurisy, leaving a shadow.

As soon as he removed the scalpel, the dead body sat up on its own. From then on, he stopped contacting medicine.

On Christmas Day, perhaps because she looked too "blue", Mrs. Schaptal asked her what had happened, so she honestly told Mrs. Schaptal what had happened to her, and later she lived in the Schaptal family.

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On December 28, the official "Paris" published a handwritten letter written by Chaptar to the female star Miss Dumeni. There is no need to express the love in it, but the female star is only 23 years old.

He is old enough to be her father.

Georgiana could not describe Mrs. Schaptal's mood at that time. Perhaps she came at the right time, and Mrs. Schaptal could use entertaining her as an excuse to ignore the gossip.

Mariana talked to her about many things that Shaptard had done as a young man, including his work in the Gunpowder Bureau and the explosion at the Gelenachen Gunpowder Factory.

In the era of Robespierre's rule, any failure would cost lives. When the chemical plant was blown into ruins, it also took the lives of thousands of workers and dozens of horses, and they disappeared without a trace.

, leaving no trace.

That scene shocked him deeply, and from then on he started teaching chemistry. It was not until the end of the Terror that he built another large chemical factory in Terna.

Not all scholars advocate democracy. Many academicians of the French Institute study a new political science with Chaptard, hoping that the government in modern society can be more rational.

Georgiana was invited to take part, but she refused on the grounds of physical discomfort, for now she was not happy even with Schaptal.

All the silks bought by Napoleon were white and not dyed. Georgiana discussed with Mariana to dye the silks with fuel and resell them. Georgiana wrote to Mrs. Talyan and Reka for advice on styles and patterns.

Mrs. Mill, later Mrs. Talyan came to Chaptard's house, but Mrs. Recamier did not come.

Mrs. Tallian said that the most in demand in Paris today is blue, and the current dyes are plant dyes. When Shaptard was young, Turkish red cotton had to be imported at a high price. He borrowed Bertolt's discovery of chlorine to bleach cotton.

, through the principle of reversible reaction, he found the chemical reagent that dyed cotton red. Georgiana felt heartbroken just thinking about the rivers where chemical wastewater was used to make jeans, so she was determined not to let Schaptal participate in this matter.

She was going to try using isatis as a substitute for indigo, which was available in the greenhouse, but she didn't want to go to the Grand Trianon for such a small price.

The ending between Lily and Severus was very simple and not sloppy at all. On the contrary, Severus never forgot her.

Originally, Georgiana wanted to make up her mind that the man she would find next time would never be so obsessed with his old love, but then she thought about it, this kind of man would often abandon his wife who shared the same hardships when he got a better one, and then

If you marry someone younger and more beautiful, or someone who is more beneficial to you, then you no longer want to fall in love.

Others dreamed about good and happy things, but she dreamed about unhappy and unpleasant things. But this dream didn't seem like a nightmare, at least it was much better than what Theresa had experienced.

Teresa is the name of Mrs. Tallien. She is very fashionable and strong. She would call Bonaparte "rustic" without any polite words, and how hypocritical upper-class women are. When Polina first arrived in Paris, she was like

Like ordinary country girls, although they are naturally beautiful, they don't know how to dress up and are not eye-catching in social circles.

Later, she learned to dress up and became dazzling. After Napoleon led his troops to Egypt, one day there was a party at Juno's house. On that day, Paulina dressed up as a Basque priestess, the god of wine. She wore a corolla headdress surrounded by leather vine leaves.

It is decorated with gems, her hair is tied into a high bun, and bunches of grape-shaped gold ornaments fall from the bun. The Indian sari dress has large gold embroidery and a solid-color Greek style.

Short top.

The belt was in the ancient Greek style, and the buckle was a magnificent imitation Greek gemstone, which was held on the chest and tied up. When she walked in, she revealed her round arms, with a gold bracelet inlaid with relief on her arm.

The men present were all admiring and admiring, while the women felt disappointed, and there were many vicious words in their whispers.

Some people said that she was a commoner three years ago, how could she become a lady now? But their words were soon drowned in the loud praises of the men.

The first beauty, Madame de Contade, who was originally dressed as Diana, the goddess of hunting, at the ball was suddenly eclipsed. The suitors surrounding her stopped complimenting her and instead surrounded Madame Luceber.

At that time, Mrs. Luckber said that the living room was too hot and uncomfortable. She went to the dressing room, where there was a recliner where she could lie down and show off her graceful figure.

But there was a problem when she was lying down. The dressing table had a mirror and was illuminated by candlelight, which made the dressing room appear brighter. Polina's head happened to be in the brightest place in the room.

Madame de Contade was observing Paulina carefully. She did not say harsh words like other women. Instead, she praised Paulina from beginning to end. Then Madame de Contade exclaimed, "Oh my God, this is so

The beauty actually has a flaw. Look at her ears. They are too big. Isn't it so big that it would be just right to cut them in half?"

Then everyone's attention focused on Pauline's ears. Those big ears made other women suddenly feel that God is fair. Pauline's ears were big, ugly and soft, just as Madame de Contade said.

That's so ugly.

This move was too much for Madame Leclerc to bear. She cried and then left the show, citing physical discomfort.

Georgiana was so angry that she remembered the name de Contade.

"Oh, look." Mariana suddenly exclaimed.

Georgiana and Teresa looked in the direction she was looking, and saw a little boy in a gray coat walking towards them holding a bouquet of violets.

The boy was known to Georgiana as Delmir, Pauline's son. He was supposed to have boarded the ship to go to Santo Domingo with his parents.

The gray coat is almost the symbol of Napoleon, but Delmid did not wear his three-cornered hat, but a small round hat and boots, which made him look like a small Napoleon.

Delmid handed the violet to Georgiana and said, "This is my belated apology."

Delmid said in a childish voice.

"I know this story." Teresa said quickly. "General Bonaparte's countryman Salicetti hid in Mrs. Permondi's house. The general came to arrest him personally. That Salicetti is really not a good person.

It is too dangerous for Madam Permondi to harbor such a person. General Bonaparte said, Madam, you are a good person, Salicetti is a bad person. He is so bad that he is not worthy of your help. He knows that you will not be cruel.

If you shut him out, he will drag down your whole family, and you have no idea how much risk this will bring to you."

Georgiana looked at three-year-old Delmid and said, "Who brought you here?"

"Uncle," said Delmid.

"Which uncle?"

Delmid shook his head.

Georgiana looked at Theresa "Are you his lobbyist?"

"I just happened to know this story." Mrs. Tarlian covered her face with a small fan.

Georgiana looked at the fox speechlessly.

"I've been staying in your house for a long time. Thank you for taking care of me." Georgiana said to Mrs. Schaptal.

"My door is always open to you." Mrs. Schaptal said with a smile.

Georgiana stared at the "little flower boy", took the violet from his hand, and then took his hand and left.

Theresa was whispering to Madame Chaptard behind her back, and it was clear that they had something new to talk about.
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