Chapter 2430 royalcircus (thirteen)

   Generally speaking, diamonds under one carat are worthless, and diamonds of one carat are not affordable for ordinary citizens. But Napoleon's wedding ring to Josephine consisted of two 1-carat diamonds, which was nothing to Bonaparte now, but at that time, it was the limit he could afford. .

Georgiana looked at the amethyst ring in her hand with a ring of broken diamonds. This was her "trophy" just now. It was much bigger than the small wedding ring, but she didn't know it at all. Not happy.

  Many memories are dormant. It is not the junk information that the brain cleans up every day. It is quickly forgotten, but recorded. However, it is usually not felt that it exists, and it is suddenly recalled by people.

Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" is a very thick book. Although it was written around 1870, it tells the story of the war of 1812. It tells a plot in which the protagonist Pierre Rezukhov observed a huge, brilliant comet in the sky that some believed heralded all kinds of woes and the end of the world, shortly after events such as Napoleon's invasion of Russia and the War of 1812.

  The ancients believed that the relative positions and motions of celestial bodies could explain human destiny, and astrologers and prophets could also predict the future. Comets are often seen as a bad omen, but people after the Revolution did not believe in this superstition.

In the original prophecy, a prince will appear in ravaged Europe, who will resist the obscurantism and **** that unscrupulously threaten people, and thus become the protector of humanity, justice and culture. This prince does not refer to Bourbon, but more. No name was given but it was the Duke of Enghien. After disbanding the army of exiles, the Bourbon princes chose to seek refuge in England, Austria, Prussia, or hide in a castle.

  There are many hidden castles in the forest. They used to be brilliant, but they were forgotten and decayed with the passage of time. The villagers felt that there were monsters who sold their souls to the devil in those castles.

  Lakeen Castle was originally the same, but Bonaparte bought the land and planned to give it to Josephine as compensation for her inability to come to Belgium this time.

   She estimated that Josephine would accept it. Josephine was much more practical than her. Jewelry, mansions, and the bills that Bonaparte continued to help her pay after the divorce could prove that she was divorced, but not so down.

Now the amethyst in Georgiana's hands will not be very valuable in the future, especially after the artificial synthesis technology, in contrast, diamonds are "eternal" and are still circulating, such as royal jewelry, and the princess will also be seen in official festivals , the queen wears them.

   Women rarely have no mystery about jewelry, but although this kind of cheap jewelry is charming, few people will wear it in occasions where real diamonds and gems are everywhere. Bonaparte brought Georgiana out for the sake of beauty. Last time she was in Antwerp, it was said that the dress she was wearing had broken diamonds and looked shiny. Although it was also white, it was more beautiful than the white ethnic Belgian girls. Clothing is much more expensive.

  Bacchus is the name of the **** of wine in Roman mythology. The **** of wine in Greek mythology is Dionysus. Nietzsche once said that he was a disciple of the philosopher Dionysus. Generally speaking, the **** of wine represents madness and instinct.

  Many people thought he was mentally ill, but in fact he was also admitted to a mental hospital.

   It is undoubtedly unwise to use precious grains to make wine in times of famine, although today the poor in Belgium also eat potatoes, and this high-yielding American crop could prove unreliable in the event of an outbreak of potato late blight. In fact, before the outbreak of potato late blight, it was recognized that there were other diseases that would cause it to reduce yields.

But it has not yet come to that time. Due to the war and political turmoil, Brussels has not had a decent festival for a long time. People enjoy revenge. In addition to the tax on drinking, which is used to improve the lives of war survivors, other consumption taxes will increase Brussels' taxes. City Hall And they can't rely on the mint to mint money like in the past. There are many rich people who have followed the withdrawal of the Austrians, not to mention that they have a high-sounding reason. This is doing good deeds, so there is no such thing as a gluttonous meal. guilty.

  A person who is hungry and cold, does he want to eat first or to get warm first?

  The vast majority of people will choose to eat enough, so that even if they are thinly dressed, the food will generate enough heat to resist the cold.

   But there are also chocolates for children's Christmas, this food contains sugar, which can relieve anxiety and give people a sense of happiness.

She has always believed that food can bring happiness, but Severus believes that strength can bring happiness. Slytherin has always been like this. Because of ambition, he longs for power. Whether it is taboo or black magic, he dares to touch it. .

On that famous Horcrux-destroying trip, Harry had gone back to Godric's Hollow, and it was Christmas Eve when they met Bathilda Shabak, but she was no longer herself, hiding in her old skin. Below is Nagini.

  Nagini didn't bite them, the idea is very dark, if Nagini bit Harry or Hermione at that time, their sleeping memory may be awakened, Arthur was attacked by her. But he was cured in St. Mungo's. The doctors invented the antidote. As long as the blood tonic is constantly replenished, this is not a serious injury.

   She liked the peppermint that Severus put in her palm when she was a child. It was his newly discovered medicinal plant, and it was more important to her than any gemstone ring.

"How are you?"

  Georgianna looked at Padma, who was sitting across from her. She put on the blue dress she was going to wear yesterday, but she didn't wear a full set of jewelry like Georgiana. People who are beautiful themselves don't need much decoration.

   "I'm fine, thank you." Georgiana smiled and said "You look beautiful."

   "If you feel unhappy, you can leave with me." Padma said solemnly, "You don't need to be like this."

   She was a little surprised. Originally, she thought that Padma, who likes dancing and showing off, would easily get lost in this dream.

   "I didn't advise you that you cried so sadly last night," said Georgiana.

   "Yeah, you keep repeating to me, Ron is not that bad." Padma teased, "What kind of performance is bad in your eyes."

   She recalled how Severus asked her to be his dance partner.

   "Do you think 'don't be so wasteful' or 'you're a girl', which of these two reasons is worse?"

   "Harry invited Parti, I'm just a foil," Padma said.

"alright, you win."

Padma looked sullen, and Georgiana stopped talking. The pure-blooded horse-drawn carriage drove along the main road of Brussels to the Royal Opera House on the eastern outskirts of the city. It was brightly lit. It was a bit like Cedric's Prince Arenberg's cousin who opened the door for them, and Padma reached out to him, and he pestered her out of the carriage.

   Tonight he was her dance partner.

  If Cedric didn't obey her order to invite Qiu Zhang that day, who would he invite?

   He was nice to every girl, no one was special, so when he invited Qiu, the girls hid Qiu's dresses.

   Just as she was stunned, another white-gloved hand was placed in front of her, and she got off the carriage with that hand.

Standing outside the carriage was Richard Edgeworth, who was in his 60s despite being full of energy. By his side stood his wife Francis and Maria Edgeworth. Married parents have two daughters who are too old to marry.

Then she took the lead down the steps and walked to the opera house. The manager of the theater was already waiting for her at the door. He looked very happy. I don't know if it was because he was pretending to be happy, or because the song he was going to perform tonight was his early I wanted to perform The Magic Flute.

   Even if the coloratura soprano of the night did not really sound, the rhythm was already circling in her mind.

   sounds tactful and high-pitched, like a nightingale.

   (end of this chapter)