Struggle in Russia

Prince Alexander Gorchakov was hesitant, worried about leaking information. But he also knew that Li Xiao's request was reasonable, some things had to be seen with his own eyes to understand, the real relationship between Archduke Franz Joseph and his mother Princess Sophie seemed pretty good to him, but what kind of relationship was there in the aristocratic circle? Are there any tricks?

Everything may be fake, it's just a bunch of fake flowers!

"I can only try my best to arrange it for you, but you know, what can be seen in those salons and dances? Everyone is acting on the spot, and it's hard to tell whether it's true or not!"

Li Xiao humbly accepted, and then Prince Alexander Gorchakov continued: "My opinion is that you try to minimize direct contact with them, and don't impress them too much, so as not to be passive after returning home..."

Li Xiao knew that Duke Alexander Gorchakov was doing this for his own good, so naturally he would not have any objections, but he still insisted on having closer contact, since he can only see clearly when he gets close!

As for the issue of identity, he will also take some precautions, such as putting on makeup, putting on a fake beard, dyeing his hair, etc. Besides, he believes that there are very few people who know him in Austria. One would think that the Grand Council of Russia would suddenly come to Vienna and sneak into balls and salons under the guise of a secretary.

What's more, a small person like him does not deserve the attention of those big people. Even if he has met him a few times, he will probably forget it in a few days.

So Li Xiao dressed up a bit, and then appeared on stage with Duke Alexander Gorchakov.

If you only look at the outskirts of Vienna, you would never imagine that the country is in turmoil, and the sound of guns in Vienna cannot affect the social life of the nobles.

While the revolutionaries in the city were fighting bloody battles for freedom, there were dances and salons in the villas in the suburbs one after another. Apart from complaining that they couldn't go to the city to watch a play, the well-dressed nobles, five and six, were showing off their relationship history.

I also met a few noble ladies, and hooked up with a few noble ladies, or took a fancy to a certain gemstone or necklace.

Occasionally, only a few fledgling youngsters mentioned a word or two about the revolution. For them, the revolution is as old as the glorious victory of 1814, and they don't care that Vienna, a few kilometers away, is still screaming and killing.

"The second idiot is probably about to ascend the throne, do you know?"

Strolling around the ball, Li Xiao was a little disappointed that he neither won the favor of celebrities nor found any interesting targets. According to the tradition of this era, the more prestigious people are, the later they will be present, so at this moment, neither Princess Sophie nor Grand Duke Franz Joseph is there. On the contrary, some old aunts with bad mouths gathered together in groups and kept gossiping.

"Who else doesn't know this?" Another tsundere old aunt with white paint all over her face snorted, "My husband is serving for the Regency Committee, and the important ministers including several princes feel that changing An emperor is our way out... If I say it should have been changed long ago, letting such an idiot stay on the throne is simply an embarrassment to us!"

"Who says it's not! Fortunately, Her Majesty's belly is not up to par, and she didn't give birth to a son and a half daughter. Otherwise, we will serve little fools and little fools in the future!"

"Then tell me, who will inherit the throne this time?"

The "gossip aunt" who asked this question was immediately surrounded by a group of blank eyes, and her old girlfriends all despised:

"It's worth thinking about, it's not the second idiot succeeding!"

The despised "Auntie" suddenly became upset, and complained: "Then what's the point of changing it, either the big fool or the second fool, the person sitting in that position is not a fool!"

As soon as this remark came out, the old girlfriends shut up one after another, because they thought it was true, since they are all fools, what difference does it make? Of course, there are also those who know the inside story and gossip immediately:

"You think the Regency Committee doesn't want to change it! It really can't be changed!"

"How to say? How to say? Why can't it be replaced?"

"Does His Majesty not agree to abdicate?"

"That idiot doesn't have that brain!"

"Then who has the ability to prevent us from changing to a more normal emperor?"

"Normal? There are a few normal ones in the big fool's house,

The whole family is stupid..."

"The Archduke Franz Joseph is quite normal, wouldn't it be good to replace him!"

"Che, the Grand Duke Franz Joseph is normal, but can you guarantee that he is the son of the Grand Duke Franz Karl? Let me tell you, according to my sister who is a lady in the palace, the Grand Duchess is the same as that French bastard. It’s not clear, maybe the Grand Duke is the grandson of that dwarf!”

This remark caused a burst of laughter. It was obvious that all the "old aunts" were more interested in this topic, and they couldn't wait to share the scandal and anecdotes of Princess Sophie, which was called vivid, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

After a long while, another old aunt who couldn't get in the way brought the topic back: "You haven't said who is preventing Grand Duke Franz Joseph from succeeding! Who has such a great ability!"

"This is a long story... It seems that the Russians have an opinion... It seems that the tsar also made a statement, which made Mr. Schwarzenberg very passive. We can only make concessions!"

"Why do the French disagree with the news I heard? It seems that the French are eager to mess with us, and those Italians are not honest..."

When Li Xiao heard this, he was going to leave directly, because the following gossip was meaningless, but at this moment, a sentence from an old aunt suddenly caught his attention:

"Speaking of which, Grand Duke Franz Joseph's life is still suffering, and he has such a foolish father and an unfaithful old lady... The grand duchess is also the same. She knows that her husband is a fool, but she doesn't stop it. She is probably greedy for the queen. Throne!"

"Who said it wasn't! Thanks to her, she kept telling everyone how good she was to her son. It was a lie..."

The last ugly word was not uttered after all. It was not that the old aunt still had basic aristocratic qualities, but that the protagonist she was talking about, that is, Princess Sophie herself was holding the arm of her son, Grand Duke Franz Joseph. walked in gracefully.

The Grand Duchess immediately became the focus of the audience, everyone looked at her, moving with her steps like a magnet that attracted attention.

In an unnoticed corner, Li Xiao also quietly watched the grand duchess and her eldest son, but there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth...