Chapter 2408 "Green Sleeves" (Part 2)

There will always be a focal point in every dance, usually those "young women" who are simple, natural, graceful, lively and full of vitality. Generally speaking, they are from the urban class. In fact, they do not need to be specially packaged.

They, jewelry and clothing are used by rich old women to cover up their age and wrinkles. No matter how carefully they take care of them, they are not as good as a newly blooming rose.

But this time the focus of attention was not an adult woman with her skirt flying on the dance floor, but a dark-skinned girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. People even talked about her more than Georgiana.

She came with the fifth Duke and Duchess of Jerica of Spain, and beside her was a little boy under ten years old, with a Golden Fleece medal hanging around his neck.

This little boy is the 14th Duke of Alba, one of the richest nobles in Spain. The 13th Duke did not leave any heirs, not even a girl. The dark-skinned girl was originally a

The daughter of a slave was later adopted by the 13th Duchess, who named her Maria.

Although she is an adopted daughter, it is impossible for Maria to inherit the title of Duke of Alba. The father of the little boy who inherited the title of Duke, Duke Jerica, is a branch of Stuart. He has two sons. The eldest son was born in 1795.

He died young, which means that this little boy will inherit his father's title in the future.

In addition to talking about how this big pie fell on the heads of this family, there are also people discussing the 13th generation Duchess of Alba. The Duke of Alba also had a female heir. The 13th generation Duchess is, she and

As the richest couple in Spain, her husband supported many artists, including Goya, who was already a famous painter before the Duke's death.

After the Duke's death, he created many paintings, including two oil paintings, Maha with clothes and Maha without clothes. It is said that the model was the Duchess of Alba.

Although many years have passed since the Renaissance, it is widely considered shameful to paint such "disheveled" paintings in Spain. However, the heroines of these two oil paintings are both named "Maha", and Goya never said who she was.

Who. In July 1802, the Duchess died of tuberculosis and fever at the age of 40. However, some people said that she was poisoned, because shortly after her death, Goya was summoned by the Inquisition.

In order to seek protection, Goya painted portraits for King Charles IV and his family. Whether he could escape was also part of the discussion.

Compared with Mechelen, there are obviously many more Italian nobles in Spain in Brussels. When Austria repays war bonds, not all the money from its own treasury is used. Some people, such as Charles de Merode

Count, he was engaged in the arms business. Joseph II once asked him to replace the Austrian Governor and serve as the Minister Plenipotentiary of the United Provinces. He donated 40,000 florins to pay for the bond, and there were others like him

When the Austrians withdrew, they also followed the immigrants to Germany, taking their industries with them. So Brussels is currently facing a serious unemployment problem, and only the Free Masons Union is still providing jobs.

At this time, it can be said that Belgium has nothing, or it can be said that hundreds of industries are waiting for prosperity. Some of these people come to buy high-quality assets, and some come to see if there are any new opportunities, or like the 14th Duke of Alba, they come out to "see the world" and let everyone

Know that he is the new successor.

Although the little Duke is less than 10 years old, there are already families with girls of "marriageable age" discussing the possibility of marriage. As written at the beginning of "Pride and Prejudice", there is such a universally recognized truth that anyone with substantial property

A single man must be in need of a wife.

That scene made a "single person" like Georgiana want to roll her eyes, but if she really did that, she probably wouldn't be like Napoleon who said other people's hair was ugly in public, and someone came to save her.

She searched the ball for a long time but didn't see Padma. Now Georgiana regretted not letting Padma wear that eye-catching blue dress.

At this moment, applause suddenly rang out at the door, and the applause became louder and louder. When she followed everyone's gaze and looked over, she found that Bonaparte in a green marshal's uniform had appeared.

Being struck by lightning was not enough to express Georgiana's shock at this moment. She watched helplessly as he walked in front of her.

"You're not..."

"I arrived in Brussels in the morning." He interrupted her, "Where do you think I went?"

She really had nothing to say.

Then he bent his arm and let her take his hand, and the two of them walked to the center of the dance floor, and the others dispersed, as if they were doing an opening dance.

As the music played, they danced a waltz that made her dizzy.

For a moment she thought she was dreaming, but then she thought carefully, hey, wasn't she dreaming?

While dancing, she searched for Padma in the crowd. Regardless of whether she was lost in this dream, she would send Padma back to her original world, because she still had a sister.

But Georgiana didn't find Padma, but found that the dark-skinned girl who was being talked about was looking at her. The girl's eyes did not look like a teenager's.

"What are you looking at?" Bonaparte asked her.

She shifted her gaze to him.

"Did you know that Henry VIII was also good at playing the flute?"

He didn't answer.

"For a while, he suddenly ordered everyone in the court to wear green clothes because he fell in love with a woman with green sleeves. It was generally believed that he created it for Anne Boleyn."

"But?" he said.

"That's his imagination. No woman is perfect, she will have flaws." Georgiana said, "There are also things they are good at, just like Plato's lovers in heaven and lovers on earth."

He looked straight at her.

"Are you listening to me?" she said dissatisfied.

"I must be dreaming." He whispered, "That's why I saw you."

She wanted to say something more cruel, but she didn't say anything.

"I heard that you met the manager of the Royal Opera House. What did he say to you?" Bonaparte asked.

"He told me that he wanted to perform "The Magic Flute" at the concert tomorrow night."

"Where to perform?"

She was stunned for a moment, then said, "Isn't it the Royal Opera House?"

"If you are talking about the Opera Monet, it has been demolished." Bonaparte said. "It was severely damaged during the war and was completely demolished in 1795. Remember the Opéra Comique in Paris

Well, it was built after the Monnet Opera House and is the most beautiful theater in Europe."

"You want to build a new opera house?" she asked disapprovingly.

He smiled, his eyes shining and his white teeth showing.

"Don't spend money on unnecessary things, you should pay more attention to people's livelihood."

However, he completely ignored what she said and led her to continue dancing. If the music had not stopped, he would have led her to dance until she died of exhaustion, just like the ordinary people who broke into the Veela dance circle.
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