October 2nd, afternoon, Grand Residence of Luxembourg.
"Hey! Charlotte, you are lazy again."
Tangning was very familiar with the routine and caught the Second Princess of Luxembourg who was lazing about again on the swing in a hidden corner of the garden.
"Brother, can you not take me back? I don't want to learn French."
Today, Charlotte is still a cute princess, with a well-behaved face and a cute expression like Tangning.
Faced with Charlotte's coquettishness, Tangning still accepted it very much. However, as a high-quality handsome boy, he did not need to be a bitch, so he would not be doting on him without any bottom line every time.
"Brother? Who is your brother?"
Tangning knocked Charlotte lightly and raised her lips to pretend to be dissatisfied.
"Charlotte, why don't I remember you have a brother? Who are you calling?"
"Ah, Tangning, you are my brother!"
Charlotte was a little confused after hearing Tangning's words. Tangning is his brother!
Although there is a generation gap between Charlotte and Tangning, Charlotte's mother Maria is the aunt of Tangning's father Francisco, which means Charlotte is also Tangning's aunt.
But because they live in Germany and the two are about the same age, Tangning usually calls Charlotte sister and Charlotte calls Tangning brother.
However, Tangning is a bad boy.
Except for his real sister Helen, he hopes that these lovely little aristocratic girls can call him master.
There is no other meaning, it is purely a bad taste left over from the time when I was in love with Catherine, a member of the Braganza royal family.
He likes the noble lady the most and calls him master!
Ah~
To be able to have so many cute little princesses and noble ladies call him master, the sense of honor and accomplishment is really unparalleled.
Alas!
In the final analysis, it is all due to Catherine's indulgence. The master-maid game has now penetrated into Tangning's bones and cannot be changed.
"I don't have a sister like you."
Mingming had already discussed with Charlotte the day before yesterday and paid a large amount of bribes to let him call him master in private.
Unexpectedly, this hateful fool has forgotten it now.
"Woo~"
Charlotte only has sisters. His parents gave birth to a younger sister not long ago. Except for Tangning, a close relative, he really doesn’t have anyone he can call a brother.
She was very envious of her best friends who had older brothers. Charlotte welcomed Tangning's arrival.
Now this brother disowns him, which makes Charlotte cry sadly.
"Brother, Tangning, you are my brother!"
Charlotte, you're doing this again, always crying, Tangning won't eat it this time?
If you do this every time, you will spoil her in the future.
Charlotte must remember what she said. She always gets benefits from this but forgets to pay. How can this be done?
"Huh! I don't have a sister like you who always forgets her promises."
Tangning's expression is unselfish, as if she is interrogating a prisoner.
"You can return the paper cranes and wind chimes I gave you when you go back today. I will never give you anything else in the future. I will give them to Hilda.
Although Hilda is only five years old, one year younger than you, she is much better behaved than you.
Have you forgotten what happened the day before yesterday? As long as you don’t recognize the mistake you made, I will ignore you for a day.”
When Charlotte saw that she was acting coquettishly and crying, instead of being comforted by her brother, she was scolded instead. She suddenly panicked. Could it be that her brother really didn't like him anymore?
I heard you mention the wind chimes and paper cranes the day before yesterday, and Charlotte finally knew what mistake she had made.
"Oh, Master, Charlotte knows she was wrong."
Charlotte choked up her tears and said obediently that she would not do it again next time.
"Charlotte, I will never forget it again!"
"This will never happen again!"
Satisfied with her bad taste, Tang Ning quickly took out her handkerchief and began to gently wipe away the tears and sniffles from Charlotte's face, while teaching her earnestly.
"Only for close people, in private, my brother allows him to call him master!
Charlotte, you also know that many people call me brother. Brother is just a common title. Although everyone comes here, only girls who I particularly recognize as close to me can call me master.
You must remember this time and don’t do it again next time.”
"Well, Charlotte has remembered what the master said."
Charlotte obediently cooperated with her brother's wiping and made her promise seriously.
"Tangning is the closest person to Charlotte, my master, and I will never forget it!"
Tangning was very satisfied and nodded with a smile. When she saw her well-behaved look, she thought of her maid and lover Catherine.
"Brother's handkerchief is ruined because you soiled it.
In the future, you must remember what you promised and don’t do it again. The most important thing for a person is integrity!”
"Master, I'm sorry, it's all Charlotte's fault."
Charlotte lowered her head and apologized.
"As a master, I am very tolerant, just don't do it next time."
Tangning stretched out her left hand, gently stroked the girl's head, and began to fulfill her responsibilities as a master and pay attention to her studies.
"Why don't you want to learn French? This language is easy to learn."
"Master, I think French is so difficult to learn!"
Charlotte asked with some confusion: "France is not that powerful?
The two French emperors Napoleon were overthrown by us Germans, and they also cost us a lot of money. The French should learn our German language."
This is really hard to explain. Since the end of the Franco-Prussian War, the Kaiser was crowned in the Palace of Versailles and established the German Empire.
The Germans have been wiped out by the French blaster for hundreds of years. Luxembourg is considered a part of Greater Germany. It has strong pro-German ideas and many people despise France.
However, strength and weakness are relative. Although France is weaker than Germany, it is not that much worse.
If the difference is too large, France will not be upset. It has always been full of confidence and is not weak in the face of Germany. It will try every means to regain its position.
Moreover, Paris, France has been the political and cultural center of the European continent for many centuries, and its cultural influence is not comparable to Berlin in Germany and Vienna in Austria.
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Although English will overwhelm French in the future, at this point in time, French is the common language of the upper class. It will only slowly loosen after the First World War and completely collapse after the Second World War.
"Charlotte, is Luxembourg a country?"
"Master, of course it is."
"So does Luxembourg belong to the German Empire?"
"Doesn't belong."
"So!"
Tangning took Charlotte's hand and slowly walked to the classroom.
"France is bigger than Luxembourg, so we have to learn French!
You see, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and France are all bigger than us. We all need to learn the languages of these countries so that we can communicate with them."
"But, master, why do I still need to learn English?" Charlotte asked her question.
"Because Britain is stronger than France and Germany, we must also learn their language."
This is not the aristocracy of later generations. Although they also learn multiple languages, they generally only need to master German, English, and French.
The aristocracy of this era is miserable. They have to learn the languages of all major powers, including English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and even Greek, Dutch, Portuguese and Swedish.
Male nobles are fine, but noble women are even more miserable. They are very likely to join any country and are destined to learn more languages than male nobles.
For example, Tang Ning is the crown prince of the Braganza royal family of the exiled Miguel family in Portugal, because he does not need to marry, and he only needs to master German, French and English.
Although the two languages of French and English are somewhat different from what they are today, the gap is actually not that big, and it does not require too much serious study.
As a member of the royal family in exile in Germany, and her current mother is also German, Tangning has been exposed to German since she was a child.
At a young age, Tang Ning has mastered four or five languages proficiently, coupled with her usual intelligence, she is considered a child prodigy by many nobles, and is very popular.
Although Charlotte is still young, only six years old, she has already begun to learn French, the most popular language in Europe.
Charlotte is now the most miserable among the sisters. The eldest sister Marie Adelaide is the eldest daughter. Even if Guillaume IV and Maria eventually give birth to a male heir, even if they get married, they will only choose to live in Germany.
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Therefore, in addition to her native German, Mary only required to master French and English. Charlotte, who was most uncertain about her whereabouts, and the remaining sisters were destined to learn multiple languages. However, the other sisters were still young, and only Charlotte was suffering now.
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"Ah, how big are those countries? Are they ten times bigger than Luxembourg? I don't know if they can learn Luxembourgish." Charlotte complained.
Oh, Charlotte, you are really my silly, innocent and lovely little maid!
Luxembourgish is just a German dialect that no one can learn. This language is only spoken in Luxembourg, with a population of only a few hundred thousand.
Moreover, among those countries, the smallest one, Belgium, not counting the colonies, is at least twelve times larger than Luxembourg. As for Tsarist Russia and Germany, it is even more incomparable, starting from a thousand times.
"Don't be sad, Charlotte."
Tangning, gently comforted the wounded Charlotte.
"Don't you still have me? I will also teach you. As long as you can complete my goal, I will reward you!"
"Really? Master" After hearing Tangning give the reward, Charlotte immediately became motivated to learn.
"Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"
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