Chapter 1,180 People’s hearts are scattered (Part 1)
Dancing has never been Li Xiao's strong point. In fact, for the Chinese people of later generations, dancing is really not a necessary skill, especially such serious ballroom dances such as waltz, which are really only fifty
Only the uncles and aunts of the 1960s had that hobby.
Because Chinese folk have neither the tradition nor the conditions to dance ballroom dancing, naturally young people like Li Xiao who grew up under the red flag do not have the enthusiasm and foundation to learn this thing.
Although the Grand Duke Andrei after time travel has this skill, he is not considered to be a master, or even just a master. After all, given his miserable situation of being punished by Nicholas I, he can barely eat.
The problem is, there is no foundation for building a superstructure.
That is to say, old Igor taught him, and then he could only dance once or twice occasionally. Naturally, he was incomparable with those aristocratic playboys in St. Petersburg who were so wild that they wanted to be on the dance floor every day.
Anyway, this is Li Xiao's flaw, and it's the kind that can't be cured in a short time. After all, he himself doesn't like dancing. If he has no interest, he has no enthusiasm, and he can't improve.
Alexei reminded him that he was indeed joking, but it was also a tactful reminder. After all, dancing is still very important in aristocratic social occasions. Whether it is to meet beautiful aristocratic ladies or ladies, or to be in the social circle
These are essential skills that are indispensable for opening up situations.
Alexey, the networker, can help with the matchmaking, but whether he can open up the situation depends on Li Xiao himself, and there is no way he can do this for him.
Li Xiao sighed and said: "I will practice more..."
Alexey joked: "Would you like me to help you find a teacher?"
Li Xiao chuckled. He definitely couldn't agree to this. If he really agreed, he would definitely be embarrassed to see others. After all, learning to dance is acceptable before the age of fifteen, but at his age, he would really be laughed at by the crowd!
He didn't want the company to die on the spot!
"I just need to practice more!" he argued stiffly.
Alexei smiled and said: "Then who are you going to practice with?"
"Well……"
This is indeed a big problem, because most aristocratic children have tutors to teach them when they first learn to dance. These older, elegant ladies who are proficient in aristocratic social skills will responsibly take the junior brothers out of the dance.
Li Xiao's situation is obviously not suitable for this situation, so he may have no choice but to go home and close the door to secretly contact old Igor about his dancing skills. It's just that dancing with an old man in his arms would be a bit awkward, and
The scene was a bit eye-catching, which was also an important reason why Li Xiao resisted social occasions such as dance parties.
That would be too embarrassing after all!
Seeing that Li Xiao felt embarrassed, Alexei did not continue to beat the drowned dog, but to save some face for his good friend, he smiled and said: "If you lack a dance partner for practice, I have a suitable candidate here."
Li Xiao looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Who should I choose? Who?"
Alexey smiled and explained: "Should you know the Duchess of Angoulême?"
Before time travel, Li Xiao really didn't know who the Duchess of Angoulême was, but after traveling to this era, he found that if he didn't understand the blood relationship of Europe's top nobles, it would be almost difficult to get along in the upper class society.
, he could only study it reluctantly.
The name of the Duchess of Angoulême sounds a bit strange, but compared with other European nobles who have not left many traces in history, she is still somewhat famous.
The parents of this duchess are the famous Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Yes, this is the only surviving child of Louis XVI during the French Revolution, and she is also the eldest princess of France.
The duchess's husband is also somewhat famous, that is, her cousin Louis Antoine, who was later ridiculed as the so-called Louis XIX.
Li Xiao looked at Alexey slightly strangely and asked: "My friend, don't you want that duchess to be my dance partner?!"
Alexey smiled and said: "Of course it's impossible. I don't have the ability to invite that duchess from heaven to be your dance partner. The dance partner I want to introduce to you is related to that duchess.
It’s just a relationship!”
Li Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, because he was really worried that Alexei would introduce an old aunt to him as a dance partner, which would be more embarrassing than practicing dancing with old Igor.
Alexey continued: "You should know that the duchess had no descendants, but he adopted an adopted daughter during his lifetime. This lady's name was Maria Charlotte Christina, who was from Brunei.
Countess of the Duke of K-Lunenburg. This lady Maria is married to the Duke of Orenburg in our country..."
Li Xiao listened very carefully, because Alexei introduced such a long list of key things and had not yet heard it. He still didn’t understand why Alexei took the initiative and enthusiastically introduced him to his dance partner, because this person was not like
He is someone who likes to do this kind of thing!
"Duke Orenburg, you know, is not a big shot. Apart from the title of Duke, their family doesn't have much left, and this Duke is a playboy, so..."
Isn’t it just a broken house?
Li Xiao thought to himself, but is there anything special about the Duke of Orenburg? I have never heard that this one has anything to do with Alexei or his late father!
"The Duchess of Orenburg has a very close relationship with my mother. My mother has always asked me to take care of the Duke's children." Alexei slowly revealed the answer, "The Duchess has three children in total, and the eldest daughter is already
She is married, the eldest son is also serving in the army, and the youngest has just arrived in St. Petersburg...".
Speaking of this, Alexey paused for a moment, as if he was thinking about how to explain this matter in a reasonable and reasonable way. He sighed and said: "This lady is a strong person, and her father has been heavily in debt and declared bankrupt before.
She was married and lacked a source of income. She was initially planning to go to the palace to try her luck, but as you know, she couldn't get in without connections there... She also refused my support, so I thought I could only find her a decent job.
The job makes a living..."
After saying this, Li Xiao understood everything. Ruined aristocrats like this lady are everywhere in Russia. Many similar aristocratic ladies have been reduced to playthings like social butterflies. It is rare to see someone who sticks to principles like this lady.
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"Are you going to let her be my dance partner?" Li Xiao asked with a frown.
Alexey nodded: "I think this is a good way to get the best of both worlds. It not only maintains her dignity but also solves your problem. It kills two birds with one stone!"