Chapter 351： princess augusta

"My dear brother, you are back!"

Hearing the strange tone of yin and yang from Mathilde Bonaparte's mouth, Jerome Bonaparte showed a helpless expression on his face.

Of course he understood that his sister was dissatisfied with her not taking the initiative to visit. After all, it was he who was marrying, not Mathilde. The woman (Württemberg) has already been delivered to the door of the house, and it is too unprofessional to be unwilling to meet her for the first time.

"I'm really sorry!" In order to prevent his sister from continuing to "sneer" at him, Jerome Bonaparte immediately bowed and apologized: "I was discussing some financial matters with Minister Manet just now..."

Jérôme Bonaparte once again pulled Manie out as a shield. In this way, the time delayed by Vernia crying is well explained.

Although it is said that her sister often mocks herself in words (Jérôme Bonaparte is used to it), she is more concerned than anyone else when it comes to the stability of the empire.

During the period when Jerome Bonaparte was the president and the queen, Mathilde was in charge of all the affairs (communication) of the Tuileries Palace and the Elysee Palace.

This includes, but is not limited to, holding literary salons, donating to welfare hospitals, and organizing charity evenings.

Mathilde is partly to blame for the Bonaparte family being able to have such a good reputation in Paris and even in France.

Sure enough, after Mathilde heard Jérôme Bonaparte discussing with the Chancellor of the Exchequer Magnet, he naturally thought of the recent bond issuance by the Ministry of Finance, his expression turned from frivolous to serious and asked, "What happened to the finances? Question? Do you need my help?"

"No need!" Jérôme Bonaparte shook his head and responded: "Currently, the short-term treasury bonds are gaining momentum, and Magnet plans to issue a new round of treasury bonds in the near future!"

"It's fine!" Mathilde smiled again, she suddenly remembered that there were not only herself and her brother in the room, but the topic just now seemed to have nothing to do with what was going on today, so Mathilde The girls beside each other quickly showed a playful smile: "I'm really sorry..."

"Nothing! Sister Mathilde!" Princess Augusta of Württemberg smiled softly, then turned her gaze to Jerome Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte also turned his attention to his cousin Augusta.

At this time, Augusta was wearing a fluffy white court dress, and her round and fair face was inlaid with a pair of light blue eyes that were as clear as water. Her hair hangs down like a waterfall, and on the whole, it gives people the aura of a big sister next door. The only fly in the ointment is that her **** are so unremarkable, which also causes her to lack some attractiveness.

(PS: The historical Augusta got married on June 12, 1851. Because of Jerome Bonaparte’s coup d’etat and ascending to the throne, the Kingdom of Württemberg decided to wait a bit.)

Compared with the slightly quirky Virnia and the "bitter" Mathilde, Augusta obviously has more royal momentum.

Jerome Bonaparte had no way of connecting the slim princess in front of him with the snotty girl from more than ten years ago.

It's really the eighteen changes of the female college!

Jerome Bonaparte sighed involuntarily.

Afterwards, Mathilde Bonaparte enthusiastically made a connection between Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta.

Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta also gradually got to know each other.

"I'll go first if I have something to do!" Seeing that there was no longer any obstacle to the communication between the two, Mathilde Bonaparte also got up and retire just in time.

Only Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta were left in the room, they looked at each other and neither of them spoke.

After a while, Jerome Bonaparte decided to break the silence and said, "Cousin, you have grown up! I remember the last time we met, you were so tall!"

Saying that, Jerome Bonaparte gestured to Augusta about the height she remembered.

"Huh?" Augusta also recalled her memories of being with Jerome Bonaparte, and she responded with the same smile: "Your Majesty, that was almost twenty years ago!"

"Still don't call me Your Majesty!" Jerome Bonaparte waved his hand and said to Augusta: "Let's go by the previous name!"

"Yes! Your Majesty..." Augusta quickly changed his words: "Cousin!"

Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta talked in the room for a long time, and the memories made them completely eliminate the rawness and become intimate.

Standing outside the door, Mathil eavesdropped on the bursts of laughter from the room. She also had a gratified smile on her face and said to herself, "Not bad!"

Although the cousin of Augusta is not too amazing (the aesthetics of France and even Europe are related to the chest), but in general, she is cheerful and intelligent.

With her in charge of the affairs of the Tuileries Palace, Mathilde can feel a little relieved.

My younger brother is fine with everything, but he doesn't care about the dance party and the connection between the nobles.

Compared with the traditional aristocracy, my younger brother prefers to communicate with the nouveau riche (industrial bourgeoisie and bankers and soldiers).

From time to time, they were invited to the Tuileries Palace to party, and even developed a rule of holding a small one a week and a large one for half a month.

If it weren't for the help of himself, the Bonaparte family would really have become the nouveau riche family in other populations.

it's good now! With Augusta's help, Mathilde doesn't have to worry about the ball from time to time.

Mathilde, whose thoughts remained in the aristocratic class, did not know that the influence that the bourgeoisie could erupt could completely destroy the entire aristocratic class, causing the aristocracy to lose the last piece of pure cultural land.

In general, everything has two sides. On the bright side, Jerome Bonaparte was rejected by some old-fashioned aristocratic forces, making the Bonaparte family almost return to the ranks of the nouveau riche, but he also received the support of the new bourgeoisie and the middle class. Love, many of the Orleanist bourgeois upstarts have completely turned into Bonapartists.

In the 19th century, when the influence of the old aristocracy was still prevalent, there was only one person who could put down his face and treat the new bourgeoisie equally, and only Jerome Bonaparte.

Even Britain, which claims to be a bourgeois monarchy, also revealed contempt for the upstarts.

Mathilde was very satisfied with the "brothers and sisters" in the room, and her heart began to think about the wedding.

In the room, Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta were still chatting hotly. The two had been chatting for more than 2 hours, and there seemed to be endless topics between them.

Augusta's intelligence convinced Jerome Bonaparte that his cousin was indeed the most suitable candidate for the queen.

Stunning looks and a perfect figure are not necessary conditions for a queen, but political wisdom is the most important criterion.

Especially in a country like France, Louis XVI's cake queen and the historical Empress Eugenie are obviously not a qualified queen/queen.

A stupid queen/queen will only hasten a regime's demise.

If the original cake queen can have the same political wisdom as his mother Teresa, then the Bourbon dynasty will not be overwhelmed by the revolution.

In the same way, if Empress Eugenie had the same wisdom as Empress Josephine, the first wife of Emperor Napoleon, the French Second Empire would not have been hastened to collapse.

Thinking of this, Jerome Bonaparte decided to say to Augusta "affectionately": "Cousin, are you willing to be the most noble existence in France! You will witness the glory with me in the years to come. !"

"I..." Princess Augusta naturally understood that the reason why she appeared here was to make the Kingdom of Württemberg closely linked with France, and she responded firmly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be yours. wife!"

Seeing that his cousin Augusta agreed to the marriage, Jerome Bonaparte grabbed Augusta's hand and put it on his mouth, and printed his own lip print.

"Welcome to France! Queen!"

The door of the room opened slowly, and Jerome Bonaparte walked out holding Princess Augusta's hand.

Mathilde, who was standing in the doorway, looked at Jerome Bonaparte with relief.

"Thank you! Sister!" Jerome Bonaparte thanked Mathilde Bonaparte.

Mathilde Bonaparte nodded in satisfaction and replied, "Yeah! You've finally matured!"

Then, Jerome Bonaparte took Augusta to his father, Prince Monfort.

At the request of Jérôme Bonaparte, Prince Monfort summoned all the members of the Bonaparte family living in Paris.

In front of many members of the Bonaparte family, Jerome Bonaparte announced in public that Augusta was about to become Queen of the French EmpireAll Bonapartes except Pierre Bonaparte The Bapai people all smiled.

As for why Pierre Bonaparte is unhappy, the reason is very simple, according to the order of inheritance of the Bonaparte family.

If Jerome Bonaparte dies unfortunately, Pierre Bonaparte will be the first heir, which can be said to be the crown prince of the Bonaparte family.

The arrival of Princess Augusta made Pierre Bonaparte very likely to miss the throne, so his attitude towards Augusta can be imagined.

Of course, Pierre Bonaparte didn't know that Jerome Bonaparte had considered bringing his "brother" and "nephew" into the Bonaparte family.

Once they joined the Bonaparte family, they were undoubtedly the closest candidates to the throne.

In other words, Pierre Bonaparte is still three positions away from the throne.

In addition, he was older than Jerome Bonaparte, which meant that he had no chance of becoming emperor at all.