Schwarzenberg was becoming more and more speechless towards Wendy Schretz. He felt that someone's heart was so inflated that she could even say such taboo words. It was really outrageous.
Of course, it's okay to complain, but he also found it a bit difficult to deal with the Grand Duchess whom Windisch Gratz complained about.
Why? Speaking of this Grand Duchess, she also came from a distinguished family. Sophie Friedrich Dorote Wilhelmine was King Maximilian I of Bavaria and his second wife, Princess Caroline of Baden.
The daughter of the famous Wittelsbach family.
This Princess Sophie is a ruthless character. She is best known for having many conflicts with her daughter-in-law, Princess Sissi, and is a truly evil mother-in-law.
Of course, the evil mother-in-law was not that exaggerated in 1848, because the beautiful Princess Sissi had not yet married. Of course, there is a saying that Princess Sissi actually came from the Wittelsbach family, and she was actually Princess Sophie
The daughter of her biological sister, Princess Ludovica. So she actually has to call her mother-in-law aunt.
Princess Sophie must have heard the saying, "We are born from the same roots, so why rush it?", so she was not polite to her sister's daughter at all. But on the other hand, the Habsburg family is really weird, you see
The marriage between close relatives has reached such an extent that there is no natural reason for them not to self-destruct.
Of course, this is not the most outrageous thing. What is even more outrageous is that Princess Caroline Augusta, Princess Sophie’s half-sister, actually married Sophie’s father-in-law Franz II. Anyway, these two sisters
No matter how you think about it, it's fun enough to think about, but I don't know if it's embarrassing or not.
However, in addition to abusing her daughter-in-law, Princess Sophie actually had a complicated relationship history when she was young. When she first married the idiot Archduke Franz Karl, she was quite depressed. She was the only one in the Austrian court with whom she could talk.
Only Napoleon II!
Yes, you read that right, it was the only son born to the Austrian princess, the only legal heir in name of Napoleon the Great. This child had been fostered in his maternal grandfather's house since he was a child. He had experienced the anguish of living under the care of others, and then encountered the same anguish.
After Princess Fei, the fire got out of control.
There are rumors that Princess Sophie cuckolded Archduke Franz Karl more than once later. Maximilianno I was not the son of Archduke Franz Karl at all, but the Napoleon who died young due to tuberculosis.
The second son.
Of course, this is just a rumor, but Princess Sophie did have a very good relationship with Napoleon II. After the death of the handsome Napoleon II, the princess completely changed into a different look, without a trace of warmth anymore.
, turned into a cold political strong woman.
From then on, Grand Duke Franz Karl was completely controlled by Princess Sophie. The Grand Duke almost completely followed Princess Sophie. He would never dare to go west if Princess Sophie asked him to go east. So Schwarzenberg
If they and Wendy Schreitz want to persuade Archduke Franz Karl to give up his inheritance rights, they must first convince this difficult strong woman!
To be honest, this is very difficult, because Princess Sophie almost lived for politics for the rest of her life, hoping that Ferdinand I would be defeated so that she could ascend the throne of queen. This was her only wish.
The difficulty of persuading such an ambitious woman can be imagined. Anyway, Wendy Schretz and Schwarzenberg went to explore Princess Sophie before, but the result was not ideal. They were directly attracted by Princess Sophie.
Came back.
Because if Archduke Franz Karl does not give up his inheritance rights, then neither Wendy Schretz nor Schwarzenberg can really do anything about it. After all, the position of a certain idiot Grand Duke and Crown Prince is legal and valid, and there is no way for him to do so.
Let go, and according to the rules, no one can take your place.
According to Windisch Gratz's idea, it is not impossible to use strong methods to force the terrible Grand Duchess to make concessions, but the appearance is too ugly and does not conform to the tradition of the European aristocracy. It is too Russian to do so, and only the barbaric Russian court aristocrats
The world is so barbaric. How can their noble Austria be so tasteless?
So Schwarzenberg decided to have a good talk with Princess Sophie. He felt that this woman was not as brainless as the fools of the Habsburg family. This woman had considerable political wisdom and could be a good candidate for negotiation.
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Schwarzenberg felt that Princess Sophie was actually waiting for a price, just to sell her husband and son at a good price. As long as part of her ambitions were satisfied, everything was negotiable. At least this woman would not
She was not that stupid to watch the Habsburg family being destroyed, because that would only make her lose all her money.
The only thing that makes Schwarzenberg depressed is that he has not yet figured out what Princess Sophie's conditions are.
"Your Excellency, Madam, please go to the drawing room, the Justice is waiting for you!"
As Schwarzenberg followed the maid to the living room, he vomited in his heart: "Instead of saying that fool is waiting for me, it's better to say that your princess is waiting for me, okay?"
The truth is similar to what he estimated, because although Archduke Franz Karl is not as stupid as his brother, he is also an imbecile, as slow as a turtle, with no interest in politics and no ambition. Although he is
A member of the Austrian Regency Council, but more of a totem.
But Princess Sophie next to him has a completely different look. Unlike her sleepy and spiritless husband, although this woman looks calm, the waves in her eyes cannot be hidden at all.
Live. Her whole body exudes a captivating aura, as if she has everything under control.
"Hello, Madam, Grand Duke..."
Schwarzenberg knew that tonight's negotiation would be a tug-of-war, so he was not particularly anxious and took his time. So he just said hello calmly, as if he was here to drink tea and chat.
He is not in a hurry, and Princess Sophie is even less anxious. As for Archduke Franz Karl, he doesn’t even know what being anxious is. For him, a life of sitting quietly, drinking tea and eating snacks is beautiful.
Damn it, why bother with that?
This boring nonsense continued for a while, until Princess Sophie accidentally mentioned: "Before you came, Duke Alexander Gorchakov also came and chatted with the Grand Duke for a long time. I didn't expect that he and the Grand Duke
The Grand Duke is so agreeable, I have to say that this Duke is really a wonderful person! The Grand Duke likes him very much!"
Schwarzenberg's heart skipped a beat, knowing that this was Princess Sophie's move, and this move was a big move!