Chapter 636 Victoria's Curse

After Frederick's engagement, Franz finalized the marriage of three other sons at the fastest speed. Since the children are still young, this engagement is only verbal, and the ceremony will be re-organized in the future.

These days, royal marriages are all patriarchal, and the emphasis is on the right families. As long as the parents of both parties reach an agreement, it is basically determined, and the opinions of the parties are rarely asked.

The question is also a vain question. The oldest person involved is in his teens, and the youngest is less than ten years old. It's too bullying to make them think about lifelong events.

Seeing that Franz was not in high spirits, Queen Helen asked suspiciously: "What's the matter, have something on your mind?"

"Yeah! I'm wondering if it's right or wrong to marry a few little guys now. If the wrong person is chosen, will they blame us." Franz replied

I only heard Queen Helen chuckle: "Franz, you are thinking too much! Don't all the royal family members come here like this, no matter how bad it is, where can it go?

Blame us, why? You know, I have personally asked them for their opinions, and they all agreed, and they still want to go back on it! "

Looking at the domineering queen, Franz suspected that something was wrong with his eyes. In the past, he didn't notice Helen's domineering side.

As for asking "the opinions of the sons", it was directly ignored by Franz. Is it still difficult to convince a teenage kid?

Franz said unscrupulously: "Well, this is the wife they chose, and they must be responsible for their choice."

Yes, it is indeed the wife they have chosen. During this period, the three royal families of Yingbi and Hei did not have only one princess. The marriage was a relationship between two families, and it did not necessarily have to be a certain princess.

There are four princesses in the British royal family. In addition to Edward's three daughters, Prince Alfred has a daughter who seems to have not been weaned.

Not to mention the Montenegrin royal family, Nicholas I was a father-in-law in Europe. He had 6 daughters of mine, one died in the middle of the journey, and now there are 5 daughters. The oldest is 13 years old and the youngest has just been weaned.

Fewer royal princesses of Belgium, Leopold II had only one daughter, but his brother and cousin had two daughters.

Considering the situation faced, the range of options seems to be quite large. The actual situation is quite the opposite. Franz's youngest son is in his teens. How can he choose a baby who is breastfeeding?

As soon as the age inappropriate is excluded, there is no choice in an instant. In order not to be laughed at, the three little guys decisively accepted Queen Helen's suggestion.

These are all small problems, and the royal family members themselves have no choice in marriage. Asking for opinions in a symbolic way is already very respectful of personal wishes.

The sons' life events were finalized, and Franz was ready to reveal the truth of the "royal disease" to the world.

Franz also felt very embarrassed when he was just married, but he resolutely chose to sacrifice his personal integrity in order to prevent the European royal family from being harmed by hemophilia.

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Paris, after the transformation of Napoleon III, the city has become more prosperous.

After Napoleon IV took the throne, the French government was busy fighting for power and profit, and everyone had no energy and did not create new ideas, and continued the economic policy of the Napoleon III era.

Although the French economy is increasingly tilted towards the financial sector, it is generally in a healthy state. Even after an economic crisis, Paris remains prosperous.

Newspapers have become a part of people's lives in this active cosmopolitan city. The people of Paris with a little economic strength have developed a good habit of ordering newspapers.

Mark Payne was one of them. After a simple breakfast in the morning, he habitually came to the door of the newspaper stop and took away the newspapers he subscribed to.

Mark Payne's face changed greatly when he saw the headline on the newspaper he just got.

The title is impressively "the culprit of royal sickness - the Victorian Curse". The title is amazing, and the content inside is even more amazing.

Without any point of view, the article just summed up all the cases of royal diseases, found a pattern from it, and finally came to the conclusion that all the patients were descendants of Queen Victoria.

A detailed blood relationship table is also attached below, which proves the relationship between patients with "royal disease" and Queen Victoria.

In the face of the facts, Mark Payne naturally believed it. Then schadenfreude rose, and there was no doubt that the news was passed, and the British royal family was in big trouble.

There will even be a chain reaction to politics. The European royal family, suffering from "royal disease", is expected to completely hate the British.

Without the Franco-Prussian War, the French's number one enemy was still the British. As for Austria, it has always been an underdog not worth mentioning in the French newspapers.

The brilliance left over from the Napoleonic era made the arrogance of the French directly burst. For the sake of sales, newspapers naturally cannot fight against readers.

It is naturally a joy to see the enemy unlucky. On the way to work, Mark Payne has decided to share the good news with his colleagues.

It's not just Mark Payne who made the same decision, countless people in Paris have made the same choice.

"The culprit of the royal disease - the Victorian Curse" spread throughout Paris in the shortest time and began to spread all over the world.

After reaching an agreement with the French government to cut off the French-Egyptian trade line, British Minister to France Thatcher walked out of the French Foreign Office in high spirits.

He heard someone talking about "Royal Disease" and "Victoria's Curse", which instantly extinguished all his good mood.

Thatcher, the British minister to France, asked his entourage: "What's the matter?

Lian, what the hell are the French doing? "

"Your Excellency Minister, something big has happened. The French Times published an article linking the royal illness to the great Her Majesty the Queen."

After finishing speaking, William handed the newspaper that published "The culprit of the Royal Family Disease - Victoria's Curse" to Minister Thatcher.

After a brief glance at the content, Minister Thatcher directly smashed the newspaper into a ball and scolded: "Bastard, these damn French guys are so bold, they dare to arrange any content!"

A few murderous gazes were cast around him, and it seemed that he sensed something was wrong. Minister Thatcher decisively chose a hero to avoid the immediate loss.

He swallowed the rest of the words and ordered, "Go back to the embassy!"

Deep down, Minister Thatcher had come to believe what the newspaper said was true. That blood relationship table is really convincing.

Thatcher, who was familiar with international relations, with his professional knowledge, can be sure that the relationships between the characters above are accurate.

This means that the source of the "royal disease" is indeed Queen Victoria. For the British, this is undoubtedly a big blow.

In a region with a strong religious atmosphere like Europe, the source of the virus cannot be explained clearly, that is, the "curse".

The next problem is bigger. The prestige of the "cursed" royal family is bound to be affected, and there may be a power struggle in the London government.

In addition to internal conflicts, more troublesome is external pressure. If someone with a heart leads the problem to a conspiracy theory, they will have another wave of hatred.

Of course, these are the issues that the London government should worry about. If Thatcher was not the minister to France, he could also be a melon eater without thinking too much.

It is a pity that, as the minister in France, the public opinion was detonated from France. No matter there are thousands of reasons or excuses, he is not to blame.

If this problem cannot be properly resolved, his political life will be lost.

Back at the embassy, ​​Minister Thatcher reported the situation to the country as soon as possible, and of course did not forget to send a telegram to the Queen first.

When it comes to the royal family, Thatcher still has some political savvy.

Queen Victoria has been indifferent to things for a long time. The conflict between the government and the queen is very small, and her prestige is high enough. Even if there is a storm, most of them can get through it.

To put it bluntly, the "royal disease" only harms the European royal family, and it does not affect the lives of ordinary people. It still cannot shake the foundation of Queen Victoria.

Pulling the banner of "curse" will at most make the queen look ugly. It is impossible for the British people to listen to a few shouts from the French and run to overthrow the Queen.

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Not to mention the shadowy area in Queen Victoria's heart now, the London government has been blinded, and Prime Minister Benjamin was so angry that he overturned his desk.

Foreign Secretary Edward said righteously: "This is all an enemy conspiracy, and we can't let ourselves go. The royal illness is just a coincidence, and we absolutely cannot accept this kind of slander!"

Do not admit it!

It was the only way Edward came up with it. Otherwise, the troubles of the London government will be big, and a new round of political turmoil will break out.

Now that the monarchy has not declined, it is common in Europe for the cabinet to take responsibility for the monarch.

After reacting, Prime Minister Benjamin said decisively: "Yes, this is all slander by the enemy. We must fight back, and the government immediately organized medical experts to explain to the people.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a serious protest with the French government, asking them to ban such irresponsible remarks so as not to affect the relationship between the two countries. "

It doesn't matter if it's real or fake, now the London government needs it to be fake. You don't need everyone to believe it, as long as the majority of the people in the country believe it.

For other issues, Prime Minister Benjamin can't take care of it for the time being.