My Italian

The invention of radio has a great impact on the development of the world, but this is all in the future.

Only a handful of people who have participated in Marconi's experiments are currently aware of this, but these people have been warned by Tesla not to speak out. Because he knows how practical the technology is, this technology can be temporarily hidden until it is practical. As for how long it can be hidden, I can only say as much as possible.

At present, Tesla's worries are a little over-concerned, because the royal ball is about to start, and almost all eyes are currently drawn to this feast.

"Maria, am I so pretty?"

In a room of the Alenon Palace, a girl in a dazzling dress asked another girl beside her.

"It's nice and looks good."

The girl who was talking was also dressed beautifully, watching her sister still looking around in front of the mirror, trying to make herself more perfect.

"I feel that this necklace is a bit unsuitable. Maria gave me that pearl necklace to try."

"Okay, sister."

Maria took out a beautiful pearl necklace from the jewelry box. The snow-white pearls shone on her tender neck, which finally satisfied Margaret.

"Looks better."

Seeing her sister Margaret's satisfied expression, Maria felt that it was a mistake to come to see the world with her sister this time.

Both are daughters of Archduke Karl Ludwig, but compared to her sister Margaret, Maria is much younger. She is only fifteen years old this year. This time, she was brought to meet by her sister. world.

One more thing here, the current Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, Archduke Ferdinand, is also the elder brother of the two.

Of course, not only the two grand duchesses participated in the ball this time, but the beauties from all over the world were also making their own preparations.

In the evening, the Quirinale Palace was brightly lit, and the bright electric lights illuminated the entire palace.

The palace guards even put on new uniforms, showing their heroic appearance full of energy.

Everyone knows that today's palace is of great significance, so the guests are all dressed up to attend. Of course, they also know that they are not the protagonist, but the beauties who came from the king and other countries.

As representatives of the Habsburg family, Margaret and Maria also entered the ball scene together.

"Looks like Italy isn't as barren as they say?"

Maria, the youngest daughter of Grand Duke Ludwig, muttered softly after looking around.

"This is also organized by the Savoy family. Although it is not as good as our Habsburg family, it can't be too different."

The sensitive elder sister Margaret then explained to her sister in a low voice.

Although Margaret was explaining, her strong sense of superiority could not be changed.

Yes, as a member of the Habsburg family, Margaret is full of pride in her family. The Habsburgs are also aristocratic and wealthy families with a long history. If it were changed a hundred or two hundred years ago, the girls of the Habsburg family would always be the most sought after by the kings and nobles.

The Romanov family are all barbarians, and the Savoy family was also a small noble before. As for the French Bourbon, Capet, Saxe Wetting, Bavarian Wittelsbach and other families, they are far from being comparable to the Habsburg family. Although the Habsburg family is not as good as before, it is still the top three families in Europe. With the exception of the Hohenzollerns of Prussia and the Hanoverians of the British Empire, no other family can be compared with them at all.

In a way, European aristocrats are similar to Eastern families in that they evaluate family status from various aspects. What a glorious history, current power, and enough fame, of course, these are all famous families for comparison. The backing is all empires, kingdoms, and once again the grand duchy. With such a national strength, it is possible for the nobles to have all kinds of comparisons.

These are the affairs of the great aristocracy, and the little aristocrats who are not the great aristocracy are much worse, and the life of the little aristocrats in this era is much more difficult. It is not news that many small nobles have gone bankrupt for the sake of decency.

As for these guests attending the dance, there is no such convenient pressure.

"Hello, my name is Margaret and I'm from Vienna."

"Hello, my name is Grace and I'm from France."

...

After some conversation, the two separated amicably and intimately. When she turned around, Margaret felt as uncomfortable as eating flies.

"Damn it, I didn't expect it to be a **** from Corsica."

That's right, this girl named Grace has a Bonaparte prefix. However, the Bonaparte family, which is good in France, is not very good in Europe. Everyone knows that the history of the Bonaparte family came from Napoleon. Although it was only 20 years after the fall of Napoleon III, the Bonaparte family is less than 100 years old now, which is not ranked in Europe at all. Take a family out, it is a long history of hundreds of years.

Compared with the Habsburg family, which has a glorious and glorious history, the Bonaparte family does not accompany the shoes, and can only be called the nouveau riche.

This is also one of the reasons why Margaret felt uncomfortable. She didn't expect that the first person she knew was a Corsican upstart.

In some ways, Margaret represents the status quo of most of the European aristocracy, and they are very realistic to say that they are very hypocritical.

Even if she didn't want to get along with this Bonaparte girl, she would not show it at all, but instead showed great enthusiasm.

Apart from this girl from the Bonaparte family, Margaret's subsequent communication was very good. She met a lot of girls from other countries, and also made a lot of friends she thought she could know. Although everyone knows the purpose of the other party's coming here, no one will put the competition on the bright side.

But when she returned to her sister after socializing, she immediately vented her dissatisfaction.

"Maria, are you here just to eat?"

Facing her sister's greedy appearance, Margaret didn't know what to say. Although the person looks like an angel, there is no noble etiquette in doing things, just like a commoner girl.

"But I'm hungry. You only asked the servants to bring some vegetables at noon today, which is not enough to eat at all."

Maria, who still had food scraps stuck to her face, casually explained the reason to her sister.

It's okay that Maria didn't explain. After hearing her sister's explanation, Margaret almost wanted to give herself. How could I have thought of bringing Maria to see the world at that time? I knew it would be better to bring my sister Elizabeth. Although the youngest sister is only thirteen years old, she is much better than Maria who is fifteen but still confused. .

Although she wanted to pretend she didn't know each other, Margaret could only come forward to sort out her sister and drag her reluctantly away from the dining table.

And some people who were paying attention to the table smiled knowingly.

Just as she was telling her sister, a shout drew everyone's attention.

"Respected Queen Margherita and King Carlo are here!"

As the announcement fell, the Queen Mother Margherita brought Carlo into the arena.

With the arrival of the protagonist, the dance scene immediately quieted down. Today's Carlo was a little helpless. He was forced to play in costume. Although the retro white military uniform made him handsome and straight, he always felt awkward, especially his neck was a little stretched, but he had to smile.

"Everyone is very happy that you are here for this dance..."

After the Queen Mother Margherita made a brief speech, the beautiful music sounded, indicating that the dance had just begun.

Many people present danced to the sound of the music, setting off the atmosphere of the dance. Although most of the people were dancing, there were still many people sitting here waiting like ladies, and most of them were unmarried girls. As for the purpose, it was very clear that they were waiting.

Of course, they were waiting to be the protagonists this time. Carlo chose his dance partner, and the main purpose of this dance was for him.

As the focus of many eyes, Carlo also knew the importance of his first dance invitation.

So he was constantly patrolling among the beauties of various countries, and these girls tried to show their good side when facing the eyes of the king.

"what?"

Carlo's eyes were immediately attracted by a figure. Unlike other noble girls, this beautiful-faced girl sat on the chair and looked around, as if she didn't take the purpose of the dance to heart at all.

Seeing that Carlo's eyes stayed there, the captain of the guard beside him whispered. "Your Majesty, this is Grand Duchess Maria from the Habsburg family, next to her sister Margaret."

"I see."

Then Carlo got up and walked towards it. And many girls saw that Carlo was not walking in their direction, and there was a gloom in their eyes.

"Come to me, I want to be more solemn."

Margaret felt a burst of joy when she saw Carlo walking towards them~www.wuxiaspot.com~. Although she came from a Habsburg family, who wouldn't want to be a queen if she could be a king. Besides, this Carlo looks good, and it is perfect as a husband.

Margaret is very clear about her identity, even though she has lived a colorful life without worry about food and clothing, but few daughters of nobles can seek happiness the most. The word "marriage" is basically set up for noble girls, not to mention the Habsburg family that grew by marriage. So being able to choose a handsome king as a marriage partner, couldn't be better.

But she was immediately taken aback.

The handsome king walked up to them and said with his right hand. "Are you lucky enough to invite a dance?"

He is inviting his sister who has no noble etiquette at all. What's going on?

As for Maria, who was despised by her sister, she was a little overwhelmed by suddenly becoming the focus of the audience. Having never seen such a scene again, she naturally turned her attention to her sister for help.

"Margaret, what should I do?"