After the Empress Dowager Sophie left with a lot of grievances, Franz Joseph extended an invitation to Jerome Bonaparte with a smile on his face.
On the way to the ball, Franz Joseph whispered his thanks to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Thank me for what!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded with a smile.
"If it weren't for you, I'm afraid Sophie would never return to Elizabeth's hands." Franz Joseph showed a bitter smile on his lips, and then said frankly: "You don't know that my mother has a strong desire for control. She wants to
Everything in the Hofburg Palace must move forward according to the set track, even me is no exception!"
"I can understand your dilemma! On one side is your wife, on the other side is your mother, both of them are the closest people! When two people conflict, the person in the middle often has to endure great pain!" Jérôme
Bonaparte put his hands on Franz Joseph's shoulders (an unnatural expression flashed across Franz Joseph's face, but he concealed it very quickly) and said to him.
Then, Franz Joseph once again expressed his gratitude to Jérôme Bonaparte.
When Jérôme Bonaparte and Franz Joseph returned to the ball again, they immediately attracted the attention of all the nobles in the ball.
The originally elegant music also stopped abruptly at this time. Jérôme Bonaparte waved his hand and said to everyone present: "Keep playing, keep dancing!"
The band played music again, and the nobles on the dance floor also continued to dance to the elegant music.
Jérôme Bonaparte, Franz Joseph and others sat on the sofa next to the dance floor and chatted. Jérôme Bonaparte asked Franz Joseph when he was going to set off, and Queen Augusta thoughtfully offered her a warm welcome.
Queen Elizabeth imparts tips on raising children.
After the two parties talked for a while, several nobles appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph.
After bowing to Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph, they asked the two monarchs if they could invite the Queen to dance with them.
"You should ask the Queen, not me!" Jérôme Bonaparte shrugged his shoulders and pretended not to care.
"No! Thank you!" Queen Augusta decisively rejected the nobleman's invitation, and the nobleman showed a disappointed look on his face.
"Me too!" Queen Elizabeth also responded.
The nobles who were rejected by the two queens left in embarrassment, and then two richly dressed ladies appeared. They also curtsied to the two monarchs, and then asked the two monarchs if they would be honored to dance with them.
Jérôme Bonaparte declined the noble lady politely, but Franz Joseph accepted the lady's invitation because one of the ladies was an important minister of the empire.
After Franz Joseph left, Jérôme Bonaparte ordered the servants waiting at the side to call Countess Lafalte to him. He wanted to ask the countess something.
After a while, the Countess Lafayre appeared in front of Jérôme Bonaparte. She curtsied to the emperor and the two queens respectively.
"Madame de Lafalte, stop standing, sit down!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded coldly to Countess Lafalte.
"Your Majesty, I dare not!" Countess Lafayre quickly replied to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"If I ask you to sit down, just sit down! Why is there all this nonsense!" Jérôme Bonaparte said impatiently to Countess Lafayre.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Countess Lafalte responded to Jérôme Bonaparte in a forced and calm manner. At this time, she was already prepared to face the anger of Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte.
Elizabeth, who was sitting aside, saw her teacher and friend who was responsible for teaching her etiquette being reprimanded by Jérôme Bonaparte. She also spoke to the rescue and said: "Your Majesty, why did Mrs. Lafalte make you unhappy? I
He will scold her! Please forgive him!"
Jérôme Bonaparte ignored Elizabeth at all. He continued to stare at Lafalte and said: "Mrs. Lafalte, I think you should know why you were called here by me!"
"Before I did this, I had already made preparations! Your Majesty!" Countess Lafayre responded firmly to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Okay, just be prepared!" Jérôme Bonaparte still said to Countess Lafalt expressionlessly, "Mrs. Lafalte, you..."
Just when Count Lafalte was silently waiting for Jérôme Bonaparte to punish her (theoretically, Countess Lafalte was not affiliated with Jérôme Bonaparte, but as a foreign monarch, Jérôme
Bonaparte can still punish him.), Jérôme Bonaparte changed the topic and said to Countess Lafayre: "You did a good job!"
The originally tense atmosphere immediately became relaxed after Jérôme Bonaparte's words.
Countess Lafalte clutched her chest and breathed heavily, as if she had just been on a roller coaster.
"Mrs. Lafalte, would you like some red wine?" Jérôme Bonaparte stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers. The servant who received the signal immediately brought four glasses of red wine.
"Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Majesty!" Countess Lafalte responded to Jérôme Bonaparte as she picked up the red wine.
"Nothing!" Jérôme Bonaparte shook his head and replied to Countess Lafalte, then took a sip of red wine.
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" Queen Elizabeth looked at Jérôme Bonaparte with a puzzled expression.
"Your Majesty, the thing is like this..." Countess Lafayette told her exactly how she used Jérôme Bonaparte to "avenge" Queen Elizabeth.
"Oh my God!" Queen Elizabeth covered her mouth in horror and responded to Countess Lafayette, "How on earth do you dare to do this?"
"Your Majesty, I'm just angry that the Queen Mother treats you like that!" Countess Lafayette replied to Queen Elizabeth: "A kind and lively Queen like you should not be treated like this! So!
Only then did I think of using the power of His Majesty Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte to avenge you!"
"Your Majesty, I deeply apologize to you for Countess Lafalt!" Queen Elizabeth lowered her head and apologized for Countess Lafalt's use of Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Apologise? Why apologize?" Jérôme Bonaparte shrugged and whispered to Queen Elizabeth, "Even if Mrs. Lafalte does not choose to use me, I will find an opportunity to help you teach Sophie a lesson.
Grand Princess!
Sissi, you now have custody of Princess Sophie. You must show your motherly appearance to Grand Duchess Sophie.
Otherwise, she will look for another opportunity to take Sophie away from you!"
"I will!" Queen Elizabeth responded firmly to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Okay! Madame Lafalte! You have nothing to do here anymore, you can go and do your own business!" Jérôme Bonaparte waved his hand and replied to Countess Lafalte.
After Countess Lafalte finished drinking the red wine, she stood up and bowed to say goodbye.
After a while, Queen Elisabeth stood up again and said to Jérôme Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, can I invite you for another dance?"
Jérôme Bonaparte and Augusta both had surprised expressions on their faces, and then Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and responded affectionately to Elizabeth, "Of course! My angel!"
Jerome Bonaparte and Queen Elisabeth held hands and took advantage of the gap between the previous song and the next song to enter the dance floor again, and the music started again.
Jérôme Bonaparte and Elizabeth held hands and began to dance. After the two parties gradually fell into the rhythm, Queen Elizabeth looked at him with clear eyes and asked: "Your Majesty, why do you want to help me again and again?"
"Isn't this bad?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked, looking around.
"Your Majesty, this will make me feel stressed!" Elizabeth responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"You know how much pressure an 18-year-old girl can feel!" Jérôme Bonaparte took advantage of the moment when he let go and pinched Elizabeth's nose gently.
"I cannot betray my husband!" Elizabeth said to Jérôme Bonaparte with a serious expression.
Jérôme Bonaparte was surprised at first, and then he suppressed a smile and said to Elizabeth: "You don't think I have fallen in love with you by doing this, do you?"
"Your Majesty!" Elizabeth pouted slightly and said to Jérôme Bonaparte: "Can you please answer my question seriously!"
"Let me tell you a story! Once upon a time there was a carefree princess..." Jérôme Bonaparte danced and said it as a story while adding part of the history of the movie "Sissi" in his previous life.
Gave it to her.
After listening to the story of Jérôme Bonaparte, Queen Elizabeth subconsciously said, "Her life was so tragic!"
Later, Queen Elizabeth suddenly realized that the story told by Jerome Bonaparte in the first half of his life was very similar to her own. She widened her eyes and asked in disbelief: "Your Majesty, can't I be the person in the story?"