Chapter 23 Corfu Vacation

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The next morning, at dawn, Constantine's new attendant, Captain Schmidt, informed that Corfu had arrived.

When he boarded the ship yesterday, Constantine was caught off guard when he saw Schmidt carrying two large suitcases.

Schmidt conveyed the words of George I, "The study trip to Germany begins now, and there is your luggage in the suitcase."

George I's sudden attack gave Constantine the illusion of being kicked out.

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After hearing Schmidt say that Corfu has arrived, Constantine, dressed neatly, came to the cruise ship deck and saw the island covered in green, seagulls chirping, and between the blue sea and the green land. yellow beach.

Looking along the beach towards the island, I can see low-rise buildings full of Corfu style, white stone walls, red tiles, and the blue sea, bright and clear colors, bringing The strong visual color impact strongly attracts people's attention.

The remaining darkness of night is lingering, giving all the pleasing scenery a hazy veil.

Constantine opened his hands, stretched, and took a deep breath of fresh air. He felt refreshed and refreshed.

"What a beautiful view," said William behind him.

While the two were enjoying the beautiful scenery, Schmidt told them that a carriage came to visit, saying that a guest invited them to visit.

Constantine, who was confused, looked at William who was happily going, so he had no choice but to follow him.

"William. Where are we going? Who invited us?" Constantine, who was sitting in the luxury carriage, asked while looking at William who was praising the beautiful scenery outside the window.

"The place we are going to is Achilles Palace," William replied without looking back.

Constantine suddenly realized that this was the elder that George I was talking about.

The famous Princess Sissi, Queen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The carriage carried Constantine and William along the country road and came to a white palace shaded by greenery.

"Welcome to the Palace of Achilles," the Queen of the Austrian Palace, Queen Elisabeth (Princess Sissi) in a gorgeous dress, standing in the courtyard, warmly received the two guests.

Constantine brushed his chest with his left hand, took off his hat with his right hand, and presented his luggage to Her Majesty the Queen.

Although she is 45 years old, this queen, who is famous for her beauty and is known as the most beautiful queen in Europe, still retains her grace.

With thick and shiny long hair, fair skin, and a tall figure of 1.7 meters, she looks like the goddess of beauty Aphrodite.

"Your beauty eclipses the flowers, your Majesty Queen Elizabeth," Constantine said respectfully. As long as a woman is beautiful, you can always please her if you praise her beauty, especially a beautiful woman.

"Thank you, Constantine," Queen Elizabeth responded with a smile, obviously feeling very much benefited from Constantine's compliment.

At this moment, a young man walked out of the hall and came to William to say hello.

Apparently the two knew each other.

"Constantine, this is my son, Rudolf," Elizabeth introduced after seeing Constantine's confusion.

"Rudolf, this is Constantine"

The two of them saluted each other.

Rudolf, that is the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Because it was still early, Queen Elizabeth was very interested and had guests coming today.

Therefore, he personally introduced Achilles Palace to William and Constantine, a beautiful palace that he personally participated in the design of.

The first is the Muse Courtyard facing the sea. The courtyard faces the sea and is surrounded by green trees.

The corridor in the courtyard is supported by Greek-style pillars. In front of each pillar stands a beautiful muse. The goddess has a graceful figure and a calm face.

The palace was called the Palace of Achilles because of the frescoes of Achilles that often appear in decorative paintings.

The oil painting "Achilles on the Chariot", the white marble statue "Dying Achilles", and the bronze statue "Victorious Achilles" fully display the strength and beauty of Achilles.

"Your Majesty, you have designed an extremely exquisite palace," William praised, and William also liked exquisite and gorgeous buildings.

This famous queen could not stand the strict rules of the Vienna court, so she could only use travel around the world to relieve her depression.

Queen Elizabeth admired ancient Greek culture and came to Corfu every year to learn Greek.

Very happy to see William enjoying his palace.

While the three of them were visiting the courtyard, a maid came to deliver a message, "Your Majesty the Queen, lunch is ready. Your Highness the Crown Prince asked me to invite the guests."

Elizabeth led the two of them to the restaurant, and the four of them sat down around a round table.

The servants took turns serving the dishes.

"William, Constantine, what do you think of the current liberal trend among the nobility?" Rudolf suddenly asked.

This question is very abrupt, because according to the dining etiquette of European aristocrats, some light-hearted topics should be discussed, and politics, sex, and health should not be discussed at the dinner table.

Constantine and William could only look at the hostess, Queen Elizabeth.

The Queen shrugged, which meant the topic could continue.

Rudolf and his mother, Queen Elizabeth, were both liberal-leaning people.

In the aristocracy before the 19th century, the most important condition for marriage between the two parties was bloodline, followed by property, the least important was appearance, and the most insignificant was emotion.

This aristocratic tradition that violated human nature was challenged at the end of the 19th century.

The 19th century was an era of rapid development of science and technology, social economy, and cultural morality. After the baptism of the first and second industrial revolutions, the rapid improvement of production capacity and the rapid development of the economy in Europe led to tremendous changes in the social landscape.

As a result, there were more and more marriages between nobles and commoners, and the decadent aristocratic ideas that violated human nature became increasingly unpopular.

The mother and son in front of us are victims of this concept.

Although the love story of Princess Sissi and the emperor was widely circulated in later generations, Princess Sissi was a tragic figure.

Princess Sissi, who grew up in a relatively open-minded family, was incompatible with the strict rules of court life.

Rudolf even committed suicide for the freedom of love.

At the end of the 19th century, a wave of liberalism was set off. The American tycoons, through their successful struggles in the New World, had a lot of wealth, but their social status was not high. In the eyes of European aristocrats, they were a group of upstarts without cultural education, full of contempt. There was no place for such people in aristocratic gatherings.

So those tycoons gave the opportunity to improve their social status to the aristocrats.

The most famous example is Jenny Jerome, the mother of British Prime Minister Churchill.

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