Maria Pavlovna was very dissatisfied with Karl Alexander's performance. She felt that the latter was too childish. How could he speak so casually and casually? Fortunately, this was a private chat. If it were placed in a serious diplomatic situation,
, this is going to cause big trouble.
Nowadays, the whole of Europe is not at peace, and his old father's health is getting worse day by day, which means that many things must be left to him. But with his childish performance, Maria Pavlovich is really
Don't worry!
She glared at Karl Alexander without leaving any trace, showing her dissatisfaction vividly, which shocked the latter, because his old mother rarely showed such obvious dissatisfaction, more often than not
Patiently persuade and educate.
Karl Alexander was a little uneasy. He began to recall every sentence he had said from just now, trying to find the problem. But, for the straight men of Germany, this was really too difficult for them. He thought
After a long time, I still didn’t feel that I said anything wrong.
Naturally, this expression couldn't be hidden from Li Xiao's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little funny: [The future Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach is really a stick, and his thinking is not roundabout. Look at what happened to your old mother.
Urgent, luckily you are already in your thirties, otherwise you would have had to be spanked and slapped at night.】
Although he was a little gloating about his misfortune, Li Xiao knew that he was asking for help. The success of his mission had a lot to do with the mother and son in front of him, so he had better calm down and change the topic quickly!
"Let's not talk about these troublesome topics. Dealing with these annoying problems every day is enough to make me exhausted. Sometimes I want to escape from all these troubles and listen to an opera and dance a waltz to those beautiful melodies.
And the beautiful dancing always makes me feel relaxed!"
As he spoke, he turned to Liszt and Wagner: "Two distinguished gentlemen, do you have any masterpieces recently? I can't wait to appreciate them!"
Maria Pavlovna finally breathed a sigh of relief. After Li Xiao interrupted, the topic naturally turned to music. Both Liszt and Wagner were masters in this field. Even if they played casually, then
It is also a level that is as high as the clouds. In future generations, Li Xiao will definitely show off to his friends: "I have listened to the live versions of Liszt and Wagner. I must be envious!"
In addition to being slightly relieved, Maria Pavlovna became more and more worried. Her previous idea was to ask Karl Alexander to explore Li Xiao's mouth and details. She felt that her precious son had already
There is no reason why someone who is in his early thirties and has been practicing for so long cannot handle a short winter melon who is eighteen or nineteen years old.
But now she felt that the only way to let Karl Alexander test Li Xiao's tone was to deliver food. The level of the two sides was very different. Short winter melon could unilaterally beat the tall, rich and handsome man.
If you fail to find the bottom and your trump card is exposed, wouldn't you want to cry without tears?
However, Maria Pavlovna did not hesitate for too long, because she immediately remembered that Karl Alexander did not know their family’s trump card. This poor child actually knew nothing. He just followed orders and
It's just intuition taking care of things.
This made Maria Pavlovna feel a little more relaxed. At least she could comfort herself that it was not that Karl Alexander was stupid, but that the parents did not tell the unlucky child the truth.
So Maria Pavlovna decided to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Karl Alexander later. She could not let this poor little man continue to be confused. She had to let him know the importance, otherwise how could she dare to hand over this family fortune to him in the future?
ah!
At this moment, Carl Alexander did not realize the seriousness of the problem, nor did he know that he was almost labeled stupid by his old mother. He was still talking and laughing as usual, showing off his status as a young man.
Children's advantages.
What are the advantages of young masters? The biggest advantage of young masters is that they never have to worry about survival, so they have a lot of time and energy to focus on non-survival skills, such as music, dance, equestrian, tennis and other so-called interests.
Hobby.
In this aspect, Karl Alexander is much better than Li Xiao or Li Xiao's predecessor Andrei Konstantinovich. Because Li Xiao's predecessor actually did not receive much aristocratic education, maybe the most basic
Those things that he understands, but require a lot of money and a waste of energy, a certain Grand Duke really can't do.
For example, in music, a certain Grand Duke's level is that he can read music scores. As for playing the piano or the violin, he really doesn't understand or know how to do it. Because Andrei Konstantinovich can neither afford a piano nor a violin.
I can't even afford a violin teacher.
But Karl Alexander was different. He was not short of money at all, and there were a lot of musicians in Germany at that time. Liszt, Mozart, Schubert, Haydn, and Wagner were all gathered here.
.It makes you wonder whether these Austrians put all their talents into music.
So after changing the topic of music, Karl Alexander's opportunity to perform came. When the conversation got interesting, he could play a piano piece after Liszt, or simply play a piano and violin ensemble with Wagner.
And a certain Grand Duke can only look at it and laugh, because he basically doesn’t know any musical instrument. He only learned the guitar for two days when he was in college in his previous life in order to pick up girls. He can’t hold the guitar and play Two Tigers at this time.
Bar?
Maria Pavlovna also saw Li Xiao's embarrassment. On the one hand, she was very pleased that her son's aristocratic education was successful, and she was not like someone who could only laugh and applaud when encountering such an occasion.
On the other hand, she felt vaguely distressed, because seeing Li Xiao's embarrassment made her think of her second brother.
I think back then, her second brother was also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He could play the piano and dance the waltz well. He was a girl killer on romantic occasions. Unfortunately, because he left too early and too hastily, this poor nephew
A child without a father can only be bullied. It is conceivable that if the second brother was still there, it would be more likely that the cousins Karl Alexander and Li Xiao would perform together on this occasion. That scene would be more beautiful and comfortable, right?
!
Maria Pavlovna's thoughts suddenly drifted into the distance. She thought of St. Petersburg, the Winter Palace, and the situation in which the family got along when her father and eldest brother were still alive. No one could have imagined that at that time.