This is actually the same as the official assessment of the ancient dynasties of Eastern China, and there is also an assessment department in the Prussian government, but William sent Hornd to investigate this time, so Hornd used the Royal Intelligence Department.
inspection data.
William dotes on Christine. This favor is more like a father's love for his daughter. What's more, the dowry William gave to Christine is a huge western Lithuania. If Prussia is regarded as the eastern barrier of Lithuania,
Put into the hands of a mediocre person, William really couldn't believe what would happen next.
"Hornde, what do you think of this person?"
Hearing William ask him questions, Hornder was a little confused, but he didn't know the origin of the Neville that William was investigating, and he didn't know whether this Neville had offended William. Moreover, after the investigation by the Royal Intelligence Department, Hornder
I also knew that this Neville actually had a relationship with Christine, and this relationship was obviously not a normal relationship between a princess and a guard.
In this situation, how could he talk nonsense?
So Hornder said:
"Your Highness, this Neville can only be regarded as ordinary. Besides, I know what to say about a small city guard!"
Hornde kicked the ball away from William.
However, when Hornde mentioned Neville, he used a small guard instead, which made William a little dissatisfied with Neville.
Yes, Neville served as a soldier for five years, and finally got the position of squad leader based on his years of experience. In the eyes of some Prussian bosses, a squad leader and an ordinary soldier are the same.
Furthermore, listen to the meaning of Hornde's words. For a small city guard, these words simply mean that he does not think highly of Neville. Just imagine if William married his most beloved sister to Neville, the Prussian nobles would
What do you think of the Hohenzollern royal family?
After investigation, it was found that Hornder was not unaware of the relationship between Christine and Neville. In this case, Hornder still used this adjective, which shows Hornder's biased attitude.
"Honder, call Christine to me!"
William said to Hornde with a bad expression.
But when Hornder went to invite Christine on William's order, he was greatly disappointed, because Christine was not in the palace, and she slipped out again.
At this moment, at Neville's home in the Hasker neighborhood of Brandenburg, Christine was talking to Neville's mother.
Neville's home is very small. Including Neville's current small tailor shop, it is only more than thirty square meters. This is still the inheritance of Neville's father. After all, Brandenburg is the capital of Prussia, and the land price is very high.
The gold is not an exaggeration. Although the Hasker neighborhood is a low-level residential area in Brandenburg, its land price has also reached a very considerable level.
Neville's mother was called Lisa. After Neville's father passed away, Mrs. Lisa relied on a small tailor shop of less than ten square meters to support Neville as he grew up.
Time has left very deep marks on Mrs. Lisa's forehead. Although she is only in her early forties, she looks over fifty. For a person who relies on labor all day long in exchange for a meager salary.
For the lower class people, they don’t care about maintenance or upkeep.
"Aunt Lisa, look, this is the gift I brought you. I carefully selected this, see if you like it!"
To be honest, Mrs. Lisa still liked the little girl named Christine in front of her very much. When Neville brought this little girl into the house for the first time, although the little girl's dress was not very outstanding.
, but Lisa could tell that this little girl was well educated.
After arriving at home, Christine was not dissatisfied with the mess and crowding of Neville's home. Even when Lisa was busy, the little girl was still helping, although sometimes she seemed flustered.
, and it was not helpful, but Lisa still loved the lively and lovely Christine very much.
And after that, Christineni became a frequent visitor to Neville's house, and from time to time she would bring some inexpensive but exquisite gifts to Mrs. Lisa.
Although Lady Lisa repeatedly refused, Christine still forced the gift to Neville.
"Christine, you bring gifts every time you come here. We don't have anything to give you at home, which really makes me very embarrassed. So, I have a hairpin left by Neville's father. I
I’ll give it to you, okay!”
With that said, Mrs. Lisa walked to a simple room behind the tailor shop and took out a hairpin from a rather delicate box.
This hairpin can be said to be the most valuable thing in Neville's family. This hairpin was seized from the home of a minor nobleman during a battle when Neville's father was serving in the Prussian army.
"How can I ask for this? This gift is too expensive!"
Although this hairpin is completely incomparable with the jewelry that Christine had in the palace, this hairpin is also made of pure gold, and Christine, who has a complete understanding of the Neville family, naturally knows that this pure gold
What does the golden hairpin mean to this poor family?
However, Christine was not allowed to refuse, so Lisa put the hairpin on Christine's head. Looking at Christine, Lisa became more and more satisfied, but while she was satisfied, she also
Sighing, because she knew that although Christine was not necessarily born into a wealthy family, it could be seen from the fact that a little girl could give her some small gifts every time, that Christine's family was still decent.
.
And Lisa also knew that Christine liked Neville, but Lisa had no idea whether the relationship between the two would be possible, so she could only pray that Neville and this lively little girl could make it to the end.
But just as Lisa and Christine were chatting, a woman came to the door.
"Lisa, look at what kind of clothes you made for me last time! If you can't do such a small thing well, who will come to your house to do business in the future!"
This woman had a loud voice. She shouted loudly as soon as she stepped through the small door of the tailor shop.
When she heard someone calling her name, Lisa stood up quickly. When she saw the woman in front of her clearly, a smile appeared on her face and she said cautiously:
"Mrs. Durand, I don't know why you are here. Come on, please sit down!"
Unexpectedly, just after Lisa finished speaking, Durand looked at her and the items in the tailor shop with a look of disgust, and then said in a very contemptuous tone:
"Look, here it is, how can I sit down! Don't say anything more. Look at this dress for yourself. Last time I only asked you to change the waistline, but I didn't expect it to be changed by me.
I spent a lot of money to buy this dress, can you afford to pay for it? Huh!"
This Mrs. Durand had a very serious tone, and even under such circumstances, Lisa still said with a smile on her face:
"How could that be? I'll take a look at the clothes first. If you don't like them, I'll change them for you!"
With that said, Lisa quickly picked up the clothes that Durand had thrown on the table and looked at them carefully. After a while, Lisa, who relied on her crafts to eat, discovered the problem.
At the end of the 18th century, European women had always regarded thin waists as beautiful, so they often wore belts around the waists inside their clothes. This can be seen in the dress Mrs. Durand brought. The needlework of the dress starts from the waist.
It exploded all of a sudden at first, which meant that the clothes were completely stretched.
Look at Mrs. Durand's body shape. Lisa confirmed her thoughts, so she said with a smile:
"Mrs. Durand, the reason why this dress is broken is not because of my poor craftsmanship. It was caused by being stretched and has nothing to do with sewing! I think you must have not worn a belt on the day the dress was broken."
And just after Lisa finished speaking, Mrs. Durand, who looked a little fat, said angrily:
"You mean my clothes are ruined because I'm too fat? You Lisa, I didn't expect you to curse without swearing. Who doesn't know in the entire Hasker neighborhood that I have the best figure here?
One of the good ones!”
Facing Mrs. Durand, who was like an enraged lioness, Lisa could only try to please her even though her face was full of grievances.
But at this moment, a very disharmonious scene appeared. Christine who was standing aside burst into laughter, and this suddenly attracted Mrs. Durand's attention.
"Who are you? Why are you here? Why are you smiling? Did I say something wrong? Don't think it's good for you to be thin. You know nothing about this little girl!"
Christine was very unhappy when she heard that Mrs. Durand was targeting her. She was joking, Christine, who had always been treated like a princess, had never dared someone to point fingers in front of her. Isn’t she tired of living?
"It makes sense for me to laugh. You are fat and you blame others for their poor craftsmanship. I think you are just messing around!"
In fact, this dress was just as Lisa said. Mrs. Durand felt uncomfortable wearing a belt that day, so she didn't wear a belt. As a result, she made some big movements and the waist of the dress ripped open in one fell swoop.
But how could Mrs. Durand tell the truth about the matter at this moment? In addition, Christine was younger and more beautiful than her, which made her even more angry.
"Okay, Lisa, this little girl is yours. I think she's just a wild girl. Take a look at what she looks like. And don't even think about seeing your tailor shop. I'll have you transferred to her right away."
The house is closed!"
"Well, Mrs. Durand, no, let's do this. I'll pay for the clothes. Let's see how much it costs."
Lisa was naturally panicked when she heard that Durand wanted to close down her tailor shop. Although Neville is now serving as a soldier in the army, Neville's military salary is not much.
Prussian military pay is divided into two parts. In modern terms, one part is salary and the other is allowance. The soldiers in the Prussian regular division field army have very high pay. On the one hand, their wages are high, and
On the other hand, their subsidies far exceed those of city defense troops like Neville.
Although Neville's allowance is enough to support the two people in the family, for Mrs. Lisa, Neville's military salary is only enough to cover the family expenses. It will not be enough when something happens. What's more, Neville doesn't have money yet.
Get married. If you get married in the future, the expenses will definitely be higher.
Hearing that Lisa was willing to compensate, Mrs. Durand showed a proud smile on her face and said:
"I think so. I originally bought this dress for fifty gold marks, and I've been wearing it for a while now. You can just give me forty-nine gold marks. What do you think?"
Lisa panicked when she heard that Mrs. Durand actually asked for nine gold marks. You must know that Neville's monthly military pay was only twenty gold marks, but now Durand actually asked for forty-nine gold marks.
, which is equivalent to the income of this small family for more than two months.
"Mrs. Durand, this is really too much. Please be merciful. I only have twenty gold marks now. Can you see if twenty gold marks can do it?"
"Master and I are here to make ink. Either you pay me now, or you wait until this little shop is closed down!"
Mrs. Durand said arrogantly.
The reason why Mrs. Durand had the courage to close down her tailor shop was because her husband was a peace officer in the Haskell neighborhood.
No matter which country it is, civilians are afraid of people with official names. The reason is that these officials, even insignificant officials, can easily affect their lives.
Just like Mrs. Durand's husband, although her husband is only a peace officer in a neighborhood, and now he is just a police captain. But anyway, if he is really in trouble with Lisa, then an excuse can make Lisa
The small tailor shop was closed for a few days. The reason was very simple. An excuse for harboring criminals was enough.
"Why do you have that! Aunt Lisa relies on her craftsmanship to make a living. Besides, who gave you the right to close other people's doors! Do you think you are some kind of noble lady?"
At this moment, Christine, who had long been filled with righteous indignation, immediately spoke.
"What a wild girl! You dare to scold me here even if you have a mother but no mother? Believe it or not, I will have you arrested and put in jail for a few days!"
"How dare you! I think you are tired of living, so you dare to scold me!"
Faced with Mrs. Durand's threat, Christineni immediately cursed.
"Okay, I'll call someone right now. If you can, don't leave!"
With that said, the angry Mrs. Durand left her clothes alone and walked out of the small tailor shop quickly, apparently to call for help.
Lisa, who had just reacted, immediately said to Christine:
"Christine, please leave quickly. Don't worry about this place. Mrs. Durand's husband is the sheriff here. Why do you bother to embarrass her? Leave quickly!"
"It's okay, Aunt Lisa. If I leave, you will be in trouble. I won't leave!"
Christine's attitude was resolute. Although Lisa repeatedly urged her to leave quickly, Du Li had no intention of leaving.
And just ten minutes later, Mrs. Durand, her husband and several men came to Lisa's small shop again.
When the men walked into the small shop and saw Christine, their eyes suddenly lit up.
You must know that the princesses of the royal family are generally not ugly. After all, their genes have been improved for hundreds of years. Just imagine how a king would marry an ugly girl. From generation to generation, the descendants of the royal family will
How could one be ugly? Of course, genetic mutation is not impossible, but the probability is very small.
Moreover, Kristine received the education of a princess since she was a child. In this case, both appearance and temperament are top-notch, so how can she not make the people at the bottom of the Hasker neighborhood shine in the eyes.
Mrs. Durand's husband came back to his senses after being stunned for a while, and then said to Christine with a straight face:
"Madam, I suspect that you are related to a theft case. Please come with me immediately!"
With that said, Mrs. Durand's husband tried to pull Christine by force, and the men following him showed lewd smiles.
"Hmph, you have no evidence, why should you let me go with you? And if you dare to falsely accuse me, why don't you give up your head!"
If Christine was dressed like a princess, Mrs. Durand's husband might really have to stop.
But don't forget, they are now in Lisa's small tailor shop. How can such a powerful person who can easily get a sheriff appear in this messy tailor shop?
Therefore, Mrs. Durand’s husband did not stop, but grabbed Christine’s hand and said with a wicked smile:
"I say to this young lady, you'd better be obedient and think about yourself!"
"Let Christine go now, or I will fight with you!"
At some point, Lisa came to Christine's side holding a pair of scissors tightly in her hand and yelled at Mrs. Durand's husband.
But faced with Lisa's threat, this man didn't care at all.
"Let this old guy be honest. In addition, as a sheriff, I declare that this tailor shop has evidence of this thief. You will search it for me immediately!"
Mrs. Durand's husband said to the men behind him who looked more like hooligans. After hearing his order, these people immediately started rummaging around in the tailor shop happily, and of course they got some things to see.
Things that look good will naturally line your own pockets.
"You guys, stop it, or I want all of you to die!"
Tears flowed from Christine's eyes, whose hands had been caught. There was some sadness in her eyes, but more of them were angry.
"Little girl, stop screaming, it's useless if you scream, haha!"