Except for Jerome Bonaparte, no one would know that the sudden death of Louis Napoleon caused the whole of Europe to begin to move along the extreme historical line, and a haze called the unknown enveloped Jerome's heart.
Jérôme realized that he had to be more careful with every move. The "pillar" of the Bonaparte family died young, and he had to become the new "pillar" to hold up a world for the followers who followed Bonaparte.
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Looking at his cousin's body lying motionless on the bed, Jérôme immediately gave his first order: "Pessini!"
"Yes!" Pesini responded immediately.
"My cousin's body cannot exist for too long, so can we cremate it?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Pesini.
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.
Pesini's expression was a little stiff.
Miss Howard, who burst into tears, accused Jerome angrily: "You want to burn your cousin's body before his bones are cold!"
Faced with Howard's angry accusation, Jérôme Bonaparte realized that there was no tradition of cremating corpses in Europe.
Catholics even believe that cremation is disrespectful to the corpse, a despicable act that prevents the corpse from completing its "resurrection".
Even the United Kingdom, headed by the Anglican Church, only promoted cremation at the end of the 19th century.
In 1848, European countries were unwilling to cremate corpses.
I was negligent!
Jérôme, whose thoughts were still stuck in modern society, glanced at the angry Miss Howard, then at the Bonapartists with different expressions, and decisively admitted his mistake.
The expressions of Miss Howard and the Bonapartists improved.
Since cremation was not an option, Jerome considered embalming his cousin's body.
The embalming technology has become a mature process from Egypt thousands of years ago. Emperor Napoleon, Jerome's uncle (called uncle by Louis Napoleon), had embalming treatment after his death and then made it available for viewing.
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It is said that someone seemed to have cut him with a knife. Jérôme mourned for a while in his heart for his uncle, who had never been masked.
Pesini followed Jérôme Bonaparte's order and prepared to find a qualified embalming master at dawn the next day.
"Where are you going to take Louis?" The smart Miss Howard quickly realized Jerome Bonaparte's plan.
Jérôme Bonaparte said with a hint of sadness: "My cousin is going back to France! That is his home! He is a hero of the French Republic, and heroes should be enshrined in the Invalides!"
Hero?Invalides?
Miss Howard didn't know what Jerome wanted to do, but a woman's sixth sense reminded her that the guy in front of her seemed to be using Louis' body to make a fuss.
But she was just Louis Napoleon's lover and had no right to stop the decision made by Jérôme Bonaparte, a worthy relative.
After the handling of his cousin's body came to an end, Jérôme Bonaparte smiled and said to everyone present: "You have been tired for several days! Go back and rest first! I will just guard this place.
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Pesini and others firmly requested that they also come to guard the body of Louis Napoleon, and Jerome Bonaparte could only agree to their request.
Everyone worked together to take off Louis Napoleon's clothes and put on his favorite military uniform from the First Empire. This military uniform was the same one he wore when he launched a coup in Boulogne. They also helped Louis Napoleon wipe his body.
, he was covered with a tricolor cloth symbolizing the French flag, with a soaring eagle embroidered on the cloth.
This is the flag that Louis Napoleon dreamed of flying over France, but now he can only cover himself.
After finishing all this, Jérôme and others stood around Louis Napoleon and quietly stared at the flag covering Napoleon III.
On this day, no one rested in the Louis Napoleon Mansion. The heavy rain stopped around 5 o'clock, and the dark clouds shrouding London were blown away by the strong wind.
At seven o'clock in the morning on May 9th, the eastern sky finally turned white, and the fiery red sun slowly rose. The sunlight shined through the glass on the body of Louis Napoleon.
Upon seeing this, Pesini quickly closed the curtains, and the sunlight could only shine through the curtains to the side of the bed.
Time passed again to 9 o'clock in the morning, and there were gradually more gentlemen on the street. They wore high hats and held a cane made of unknown wood in their hands, walking leisurely on St. James Street.
Pesini is also preparing to set off to find a famous embalming master in London. This time, following Pesini in the carriage is Tyran.
Just after Pesini and Tailan left, Dr. James came as usual to ask about Louis Napoleon's situation.
The moment he opened the door, he saw the national flag covering Louis Napoleon's body, as well as the sad faces of Jerome and others.
Dr. James came to Jerome Bonaparte with a serious face and said some words of comfort to Jerome.
Jerome Bonaparte also expressed his gratitude to Dr. James for coming.
"I'm just doing my job faithfully! Besides, your cousin's illness has not improved because of my treatment! Speaking of which, I feel ashamed to be a doctor!" The disappearance of life (or the disappearance of money?) made
Dr. James sighed deeply and asked Jérôme what his plans were.
Jerome told him "sincerely" that he would bring his cousin back to France and then participate in the French elections.
Dr. James, who heard that he wanted answers, comforted Jerome again and left in a hurry.
Looking at the background of Dr. James leaving in a hurry, Jerome's face showed a smile of success.
On the other hand, Pesini and Tailan also invited the best embalming experts in London. After the two parties agreed on a price of 100 pounds, the doctors began to work on the body of Louis Napoleon.
Jerome and others no longer gathered in the room, but left and went downstairs, leaving Fleury alone to supervise the progress.
Not long after, a gorgeous carriage stopped in front of Louis Napoleon's mansion.
John Brown, the steward of the Royal Family of the United Kingdom, got off the carriage and knocked on the door of the mansion.
Pacini, who was responsible for opening the door, was extremely surprised when he saw John Brown. The arrival of the British royal family was something he had never thought of.
"Hello, Count Pesini!" John Brown saluted Pesini.
"Hello, Butler Brown!" Pacini nodded and lowered his eyebrows, forcing a smile on his melancholy face.