Versailles is worse than being queen

◎Can Paris be far behind? ◎

The wedding took place in Innsbruck, in the west of Austria, not far from France, and only a few days away from the Duchy of Lorraine, the fief of Emperor Franz before he married the Queen.

So, when the queen was about to leave for Vienna, Franz decided to revisit his former land for a while, and also visit his old friend, the current Duke of Lorraine Stanislaw.

This time, he specifically asked his little daughter, "Want to go to Lorraine?"

Antanya was startled, and immediately agreed.She doesn't really have any particular interest in Lorraine, but...

Now that Lorraine is here, can Paris be far behind?

Originally, her father had never lived to this day. Now that he existed in a history that did not exist, and set foot on this land again, Antanya felt that she seemed to be able to do something bolder.

The Holy Roman Emperor originally just wanted to visit his old friends and go hunting in the forests and valleys of Lorraine, but when his daughter acted like a baby to him and said that he wanted to secretly go to Paris, where he would go in the future, he hardly hesitated I agreed.

People in the Habsburg-Lorraine family love freedom by nature. From him and his wife to the children, the hobby of traveling in micro-clothes can be regarded as the same strain.

——Although in many cases, as the Roman emperor, the so-called "micro-service" when he travels is just that the royal families of other countries politely pretend not to know.

"You want to go to the Paris Academy of Sciences?"

The emperor was a little surprised when he heard his youngest daughter's request, but then he remembered that she seemed to have developed a strong interest in scientific research in recent years, just like his eldest daughter Anna.

Anna was disfigured by smallpox in her childhood and lost her value as a married princess. Now the emperor and his wife are going to appoint her as the abbot of the Prague monastery.

But Antania is still young, and she is likely to marry to France in the future, so there is nothing wrong with meeting the scholars of the Academy of Sciences in advance.

Franz was very familiar with the current dean of the Paris Academy of Sciences, Mares Chebe, and without much effort, he happily decided that since they were all in Lorraine, it would be better to visit Paris secretly by the way.

Before setting off, Franz happily counted his assets in Paris and called his daughter to him.

"Antania, let me give you a bank in Paris. The Mainston Bank on the Rhine is one of the properties I inherited from my ancestors in Lorraine. I don't usually take care of it, but the income has always been good. Are you not Do you want to learn how to run a business? How about learning from the bank.”

……

"Count Stein and his daughter are visiting?"

Dean Mareshebe was stunned when he heard the familiar and unfamiliar title in the announcement, and then he came to his senses.

It is estimated that some rich and powerful old rich emperor came to travel in microservices again.

However, there are too many daughters of that one, and it seems that His Royal Highness Christina is not brought this time—after all, I heard that that one is engaged and preparing for the wedding.

This is really a little curious.

The dean of the Academy of Sciences just held a salon that afternoon, so he invited old friends to join him.

When Earl Stein and his daughter arrived, the salon was already very lively. The large living room of the dean's mansion was full of people, chatting and discussing enthusiastically with wine glasses in twos and threes.

"Frantz, my old friend! You look younger than ten years ago." The dean greeted the door and warmly embraced the old friend.

"Thanks to my daughter and her friends." Franz smiled happily, "This is my youngest daughter Antania."

"Oh—what a beautiful and intelligent lady." Mareshebe admired sincerely.

"Thank you for your compliment." Antanya bowed her knees and saluted.

"Her mother and I are very proud of her beauty." Franz smiled and patted his daughter on the shoulder.

The well-dressed people around cast curious glances at this place.

Those who gathered at the salon of the president of the Paris Academy of Sciences were either academicians of the Academy of Sciences or nobles who were passionate about scientific research—it seemed that Count Stein most likely belonged to the latter.

The earl's pocket watch is so elegant and unique in design, and his clothes are so exquisite and elegant, he is not an ordinary aristocrat at first glance.

None of the people present were stupid, and everyone knew very well in their hearts that the person who could receive such a warm welcome from the dean was probably a big benefactor.

So although everyone couldn't rush forward due to etiquette, they couldn't help but glance over here from time to time.

Only two young men were lying on the window sill with their backs to them, chatting intently, holding the wine glass that had already been drained in their hands and gesticulating from time to time, completely oblivious to the movement at the living room door.

Antanya asked the dean in a low voice: "Master dean, who are those two—?"

As soon as she came in, she saw a figure from the back that seemed somewhat familiar, but she was not sure.

Mareshebe smiled as soon as she turned her head: "The countess is really discerning."

"The one who is shorter and looks older is the Italian Lagrange - a very good mathematician. He created the method of variation of calculus at the age of 18 and became a professor; last year he Using universal gravitation to explain the moon's rotation and libration problems, I got a reward for papers from the Academy of Sciences for several years, and now I have signed up for another reward from the Academy of Sciences, the six-body problem of Jupiter and satellites, and it is estimated that it will be solved soon. A bounty has been offered."

Franz couldn't help admiring: "What a genius!"

"That's not true! And the young man next to him in his early twenties is Antoine, the heir to the Lavoisier family, a lawyer who is not doing his job properly—well, he is actually a lawyer, and he is not an academician now, but these few days He has been researching minerals with geographer Geta for [-] years, and signed up for a reward for papers on urban lighting issued by the Academy of Sciences this year. Speaking of which, the Lagrange family originally wanted him to be a lawyer..."

"Father, let's talk first. I want to talk to those two gentlemen." Antanya interrupted decisively.

"Ah, miss, please forgive me..." the dean said in astonishment, "You may find them, uh, a bit weird when you come here for the first time."

Oh, don't worry.She knew that Lagrange was a little eccentric, cute and eccentric.

After all, he was invited back to Paris after being poached by Berlin for many years, and soon became her good friend.

Old man, let her find it so quickly!

She came here for him—it's just that he is very young now, and it's hard to be sure when he sees his back at first sight.

As for Lavoisier...he had discussed financial matters with her in France's final turbulent hours—he was her tax collector after all.

The kind that was beheaded by the people in the end.

Shortly before her death, the newly adopted Constitution abolished all academies in France, and the French Academy of Sciences was dissolved.

Many of the glamorous scholars around now were persecuted at that time.

In the eyes of everyone around, Antanya calmly took a glass of lemonade from the servant's tray, and then went straight to the two young scholars.

"Mr. Lagrange, Mr. Lavoisier." The girl bowed to them very gracefully.

As soon as the two turned their heads, they hurriedly took off their hats in astonishment: "Ah, this beautiful lady is—"

"Antania." The girl said with a smile, "Antania Stein."

……

Franz chatted with his old friend for a while, then went to get another glass of champagne.

People in the salon talked about a wide range of topics, from geometry problems to geographical discoveries to new trends and business opportunities in Paris.

"Peace has been restored in the past few years. The financial industry here should be developing very well, right?" Franz asked casually.

"Of course. People in Paris are getting richer, and thanks to the smallpox vaccine brought from Austria, the smallpox infection among the people is much less, and business is getting busier every day."

Franz thought with great satisfaction, then the banking industry must also be thriving, and his daughter should be able to easily obtain a steady stream of wealth from the bank.

He glanced at his daughter—the girl was standing by the window at this moment, chatting happily with the famous young mathematician and his companions.

This is really surprising.

"My dear lady, I am a lawyer, as you say."

Lavoisier scratched his head embarrassingly, "I'm still famous in Paris... A few days ago, the Rheinische Zeitung wanted to ask me to be a bankruptcy legal adviser, but I've been too busy with research recently, so I didn't have time, so I had to decline. .”

"Bankruptcy? Is the Rheinische Zeitung about to go bankrupt?" Antanya narrowed her eyes slightly.

She really didn't know this newspaper.At least after she married in France, there were only a few newspapers in Paris, and the content was worthless.

"Yes." Lavoisier shrugged, "Paris newspapers are too difficult to make."

"I'm sorry." Antanya replied plainly.

She looked at the short young man again: "Mr. Lagrange, I heard that you were also planning to be a lawyer?"

"Oh, indeed." Lagrange spread his hands, "After all, my family is in business, and I am the eldest son. I studied law in college, and my parents wanted me to inherit the family business and become a lawyer—but then I went bankrupt."

Antanya raised her eyebrows slightly: "Then I really want to congratulate you."

Lavoisier's eyes widened immediately, and he glanced at the girl like a ghost.

And Lagrange suddenly laughed: "Thank you! That is indeed one of the luckiest things in my life, hahaha."*

Lavoisier: "..."

He laughed twice, picked up the champagne and took a sip: "Louis, you...it's true. Your being a lawyer is probably a loss for the whole world."

"Yeah!" Lagrange didn't seem to hear his friend's teasing at all, and patted him on the shoulder sincerely: "So I said you are too. You must concentrate on learning. I've been so annoyed by the entertainment among the nobles... You are still working as a lawyer, and you can't do well on both sides. You have inherited so much property, and you are not short of money! So I often advise you to resign and change careers."

Lavoisier scratched his head and took another sip of champagne, "You are right. I will think about it carefully."

Antanya interrupted them with a smile: "Actually, Mr. Lagrange, I think you really think that many of the red tapes in the Academy of Sciences are too annoying, and even affect the knowledge itself - I also feel the same way. Then, you must Would love the vibe in Austria - it's a lot more open and laid-back than Paris."

"Is it because I don't want to leave Paris?" LJ

Lagrange smiled wryly and shook his head, "Then I have to have a place to go. Although I have a bit of fame, if I want to go to any other country's Academy of Sciences, I need the invitation of the king—eh?"

He suddenly thought of something, looked at the gorgeously dressed girl in front of him, turned her head and blinked playfully, and then looked at Count Stein at the door of the living room, who was chatting happily with his colleagues—

He was tongue-tied and suddenly forgot what he wanted to say.

The author says:

Touch Lavoisier's neck.

During the Great Revolution, he was pulled to the guillotine and beheaded. Lagrange was very sad: "They can cut off his head in the blink of an eye, but he will not grow another brain like that in 100 years."

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