Harry Potter Morning Light

Chapter 1395 "Extremely Smart"

According to Matilda's inquiries, Josephine's bedroom in the Tuileries Palace is very elegantly furnished, not as luxurious as other rooms in the Tuileries Palace.

This is very in line with the taste of her noble background. She usually arranges what she wants to do by herself, and there will be a large number of visitors during the day, so that some guests have to queue up to see her.

She always had lunch with her friends, old and new, and she used to weave tapestries with her friends, and she wove the upholstery of Malmaison's furniture in this way, Napoleon I agree with her way of life.

Like Georgiana, Napoleoni has its own librarian, but the difference is that Mr. Ripo is also responsible for recommending books to the First Consul. Georgiana has always advocated choosing which books to read by herself.

Judging from Napoleon's current criteria for appointing people, he must first use his cronies, and then use those who are capable.

Based on this, Georgiana can have a small office of her own in St. Luke, but she is not irreplaceable, just like the owner of this palace, which was originally the Bourbon royal family, and now it has become the Bonaparte family.

Not everything is eternal, but some people hope that wealth can be passed on to their descendants from generation to generation, so there is a hereditary system.

Maybe someday another woman would take Georgiana's place in that lounge, but at least the place was hers for now, and she could decorate it however she liked.

She ordered some sandalwood furniture, a wood with a natural scent that repells insects, and took the order from the Jagers, who were repairing the Tuileries for Napoleon, promising that the room would be furnished before they returned from Lyon. .

She left Matilda, Godin's relatives, and several staff sent by the art committee to arrange.

She emphasized that this room should have some oriental features, and then took Sophie, Michelle, Mrs. Laner and Phyllis and followed them on the carriage to Lyon.

Josephine was still accompanied by the wife of the First Consul, and Lyon had already prepared a ball in her name.They were accompanied by other officials, such as Lange, who now belongs to the Bureau of Statistics. He was originally the mayor of Lyon. In addition, Cardinal Caprara and the ambassador of the Southern Alps Republic also accompanied them. by Napoleon's side.

The scene of the "Emperor's Parade" is indeed very different. "In the past", if a dignitary appeared in London, there would be a police car to clear or block the road, so there was no need to worry about traffic jams.

This time the French hussars did not come, the outermost ones were the Italian guard of honor, and the Guards were still responsible for protecting the important carriages. Good horses, fine horses, unlike when Napoleon first arrived in Nice, the cavalry had no horses to ride, only 500 mules.

As long as you leave the central city and go a little farther away, you will be in the world of post cars. In the old days, in addition to the gorgeous palaces, there are also post roads, which have covered the entire territory of France.

However, the French economy is not a unified whole. It is composed of a series of provinces. Each province maintains its own privileges, interests and daily life. According to the planning of large-scale projects, it is rarely beyond the scope of the regional economy.

Thoroughfare is a major policy of the overall national planning, which is separated from the local pattern, but the more ambitious the goal, the higher the cost.The road from Paris to Lyon is very good, and the delivery station is also very fast. The delivery of letters in other areas must be carried by ox carts, and the speed is naturally incomparable.

Don't worry about these things, it's actually a kind of happiness to just come out to play.

There are quite a few real young people in the "drive-by" team, and they gallop through the team on horseback.

Many of these people are exiles, and there are also some French artists who went to Italy. Napoleon issued an ultimatum. All exiles must return to China before September 11, 1. Pledge allegiance to the constitution, the total number of amnesties shall not exceed 1802, regardless of the date or the number of people, if it is full, it will not be accepted, and the property of the exiles will be confiscated.

This led to the return of a large number of exiles, including even Louis XVI's minister of war, Louis-Marie-Jacques Almalric de Narbonne Lara.

It is not so easy to become Napoleon's military attache. This position is almost overwhelmed, but the former Minister of War knew Talleyrand. Talleyrand introduced him into the army and awarded him the rank of major general. This time he tried to get in In the accompanying team.

Narbona Lara paid a special visit to Georgiana when passing by a post station for a rest.Of course, Talleyrand would not go to Guadeloupe obediently. He introduced someone else to be the general.

Through Narbonne Larat, Talleyrand sent Georgiana a set of emerald jewels, designed in the shape of a bay leaf, which could be worn as a tiara or as a necklace.

Although Lara is French, he was born in Parma, Italy and can speak Italian. He enthusiastically recommended himself as the interpreter for Georgiana's trip.

Georgiana did not refuse. After they got into the car, Mrs. Laner introduced to Georgiana that the former Minister of War might be the illegitimate son of Louis XV.

Louis XV had a huge group of mistresses, and not all of them were born as humble as Madame Dubarry. The first son born to the Duchess of Narbonne Lara, and the one who will inherit the duke title must be The Duke's second son is unclear.

Fortunately, illegitimate children do not have the right of inheritance, and Louis Narbonne Lara cannot even inherit the title and property of the duke, let alone the king's scepter.

Napoleon was wary of those royal families with "legitimate" Bourbon blood.

This bloodline doesn't have magical powers like pure-blooded nobles, so what's the use of paying attention to it?
Even if you have noble bloodlines, but you don't have the ability to rule, you will also lose everything that your ancestors painstakingly managed.

Napoleon sometimes has a "King's Landing" temperament. When he just came back from Egypt, he had long hair, but now it only grows to the temples. The hair looks very thin and has no bangs. It looks a bit "bald". After wearing the hat I can't see it.

Narbonne Lara also wore a three-cornered hat, but it was covered with fluffy feathers, and it was worn askew. When he was wearing the hat, he couldn't see it. Once the hat was taken off, Georgiana only paid attention to him. Bald forehead.

She wanted to persuade Bonaparte to change his hairstyle, not much change, just the way it was before, and it would make him look younger.

30 years old should look like 30 years old, Leon is her "French little lover", so it's boring to be old-fashioned when you are young.

"I want to find a tailor." Georgiana said suddenly, "and buy me some silk. I have a gift for him."

"You want to give a gift to the First Consul?" Madame Laner asked.

"A pair of trousers," Georgiana said, smiling. "Last time he was made fun of for wearing Arab trousers in Egypt."

"You want to help him win back his face?"

"Not only that, but I want to wear men's clothes. Besides silk and satin, you can also buy me some woolen clothes."

"Yes, ma'am," said Mrs. Lanner, laughing. "Can I wear men's clothing?"

"You have to write an application. I have legal procedures." Georgiana said coldly, "I hope I can wear it at the ball, without lace and lace, and try to cut it as simple as possible."

"You're going to the ball in men's clothes?" Sophie said in surprise.

"Of course." Georgiana sneered, "After all, the most beautiful must be the first ruling lady."

(End of this chapter)