Chapter 2255 Fierce Fire Frenzy (15)

Antwerp's City Hall is a Renaissance-style building. You can see the murals of Antwerp's history in the hall of the City Hall. It looks very luxurious, in contrast to the small Parliament.

When the City Hall was built, it happened to be the period of Spanish rule. The Spanish regarded Belgium as an ally. Although it was not independent, it enjoyed a high degree of autonomy. The Spanish royal family usually served as the governor and was stationed in Brussels to represent the Spanish king. The State Council, Privy Council, and Finance Council supported the governor.

They enjoy great autonomy in domestic affairs, but in foreign affairs, the three houses must take orders from the minister of state and military aircraft stationed in Brussels, rather than the governor-general.

Antwerp is the hometown of Rubens. He once served as ambassador to Spain, and Georgiana currently lives in his former residence. The Flemish people of his time slept sitting up because they thought it would be easy to die if they slept lying down.

Therefore, the bed the painter himself slept on was very small. Georgiana did not stay in the master bedroom of his home. Rubens was already very famous when he was alive. Many nobles and artists would come to visit him. There were many guest rooms in his home. George

Anna chose a bedroom next to the atrium to live in. Every night when she went to bed, she would pass by his living room, which contained not only Rubens himself, but also works of art given to him by his friends.

Among them, there is a mural "Adam and Eve" with the theme of the Garden of Eden in the hall. The proportion is several times that of a living person, and it looks like a giant.

There is a legend about the origin of the name Antwerp. In ancient Rome, there was a giant named "ant" who blackmailed passing ships. A soldier cut off his begging hand and threw it out as a "werpen".

, and then there is Antwerp.

Rubens's painting style was greatly influenced by the Venetian School, especially Titian. She also discovered Tintorito's works in his home. Even though she had seen many "big scenes", she was still shocked.

Bonaparte did not live with her; Edgeworth lived in the house of the former Lord Mayor Roccox, who had been Ruben's friend and protector, and from where he set out every morning.

, picked up Georgiana at Rubens’ home and continued the day’s itinerary.

Richard was a very competent guardian, but that situation was beyond his control. In Rubens' home there was a building similar to the Pantheon in Rome, but much smaller in scale. The light could be seen from a small window on the ceiling.

The light shines in, forming a strong contrast with the surrounding darkness.

The background of the girl wearing pearl earrings is pure black, which can highlight the image of the girl. She is like a bright light in the darkness, but not dazzling. Just like the pearl earrings on her ears, they emit soft light.

Some people think that this is the painter's use of small hole imaging and camera obscura technology. She has seen a painting by Rembrandt, which depicts the descent of the cross. At that time, a beam of light shone on Jesus from top to bottom.

She found Lyon in Rubens' "dark room". He exuded the aura of darkness. It happened to be a cloudy day, and the light coming in from the ceiling opening was not enough. It seemed that he was about to merge with the surrounding darkness.

The "Pantheon" was made of marble, with several recesses where sculptures could be placed. The human heads and limbs looked like human stumps. Anyway, she felt a kind of cold terror.

She stood there without speaking for a long time, and then he sighed to himself.

"What do you want to say?" he said tiredly.

What can she say? Who is the person who used his wife's dowry to keep his mistress?

Many people believe that Napoleon's achievements today were due to Josephine. Even during the Coup of Brumaire, she was the one who held back Barras, one of the five directors. It was she who introduced the Corsican to the French upper class.

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"I don't think those things were said by Josephine," she said bluntly. "It's not good for her."

He sneered and looked up at her.

She thought it might be because of the gold paint used in the "Pantheon" that his eyes turned amber again.

"She's jealous of you." He said slowly, "She was supposed to come on this trip."

"You won't let her come?"

"She doesn't want to be with you." He stood up from his chair. "Otherwise we'd be just like Nelson."

She didn't know what to say.

"A woman must get what she wants, otherwise there will be endless noise..."

"She told me that she was looking for the cavalryman to ask him to snoop on information in the parliament to see if those people had any plot against you." She interrupted him, and continued regardless of his expression, "Don't

Let rumors cloud your judgment."

He obviously didn't want to continue talking, his boots made a crisp sound on the marble, and he wanted to leave this place.

"A knowledgeable person can think and judge things." she shouted, "and will not be easily confused by his passion!"

"Do you understand what you are doing?" He suddenly turned around and roared.

"A woman's reputation is easily ruined by scandal. This is how Madame Du Barry ruined Marie Antoinette's reputation." She said uncompromisingly, "You have to understand, this is the court!"

His nose flapped violently.

"Eugène has lost his inheritance rights for this. Some people even rumored that Hortense's child is yours. I don't believe it is true." She looked into his eyes and said, "That's why I didn't spread the rumors. There is a proverb, '

The wise does not buy rumours'."

"Maybe you're not as smart as you think." He said with a malicious smile.

She had a moment of doubt.

"The heir you proposed is not the child of Hortense and Louis. Is that why Josephine spread such rumors?"

"Their wedding was originally only held at the Tuileries Palace. You made her a white wedding dress for her to wear during the religious wedding." He kept staring at her, "Just like the one you wore at the banquet that day.

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"I didn't think so!" she yelled.

"Why? You feel embarrassed?"

"Why should I feel ashamed?"

"Don't you think you are ashamed?" he asked.

"If you feel ashamed, why did you bring me out?" she said while controlling her emotions.

He smiled, but did not answer or leave.

"Is it because of me?" she asked after thinking for a moment.

"Why do you think that?" he asked calmly.

She remembered the Bonaparte who still loved Josephine very much. He even went to the restaurant where she often went and told everyone that they would definitely get married in the future, as if announcing to the whole world.

"It's like a dream." She said softly, "You won't fall in love with me."

He chuckled.

"Did you say the same thing to him?"

"What words?"

"He can't fall in love with you."

She recalled it, and just as she was about to say something, he no longer wanted to hear her answer.

"What are you going to play in the masquerade?" he asked.

"How about Eve?" She teased and sarcastically said, "Just find a few fig leaves."

He glanced at the fresco of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden outside, and then looked at her.

"You are not as plump as her." He said objectively, and she was so angry that she put her hands on her waist.

"Is this what you want to say?"

"Otherwise, what do you think I should say?" he asked frivolously.

For example, do you still doubt Josephine, who created public opinion to condemn the two of them?

Later, she thought that it was their husband and wife's business. Even if she persuaded Henry II to get closer to his wife like Henry II's tutor, Josephine would probably not appreciate it. Since good people are not rewarded, she did not want to sow discord between them.

If you two get divorced, you might as well just leave it alone and do whatever you want.

"You go back to Paris, I'll stay in Belgium." She said indifferently, "There are a lot of things going on here..."

"You come back with me!" he ordered. "'Many things' are not your consideration. What are you going to play in the masquerade?"

She wanted to beat him.

"Greek goddess? Athena?" he asked.

"No, I'll play Undine."

"who?"

"Water elves among the four elemental elves, they mostly appear near lakes and waterfalls. Isn't this dance held in the botanical garden? I..."

"I promise with every conscious breath in my life that I will love and be honest with you from now on. I solemnly swear this." He suddenly said, "There is a German myth that says this, but the man who swore broke the oath, so

He is cursed."

She listened quietly.

"The fairy cursed him and said, you have sworn to me with every waking breath that you are loyal to me, and I have accepted your oath. In this case, in order to fulfill your promise, from now on if you can

As long as you are awake, you can still breathe, but as soon as you fall into sleep, your breath will be taken away, and you will definitely die."

She took a breath of air.

"you do not know?"

"I just thought Undine was similar to a Veela," she whispered.

He lowered his head and smiled strangely.

"It's indeed very similar." After he said that, he turned around and walked away with a swaying step.

"I'll sleep here tonight and change to a different bed. That bed is too small." He said without looking back.

Georgiana wanted to say that he had misunderstood, and that she did not sleep in the master bedroom, even though the bed was more or less adequate for a dwarf like them.

But she didn't explain that Marie Antoinette shouldn't let the king handle the necklace incident, and the king handled it too lightly. She still had to figure out how to deal with those chatty people, but unfortunately this was a foreign country. Unless

Arrest them and take them to Paris for trial like the former mayor of Antwerp. The problem is that they have not broken any laws, they are just gossiping, and they cannot be arrested on this basis.

"It's really hard to maintain." She muttered and left the "Pantheon".
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