Almighty painter
Chapter 398 Anna
Chapter 398 Anna
It seemed that Hofburg's answer was within Anna's original expectations.
Due to historical legacy reasons.
Their family's position in Austria's political ecology is very delicate.
Some people in the old aristocratic old Japanese and European social circles thought she was a traitor to populism. It was the existence of people like them that led to the collapse of the old European political order.
But modern national governments also maintain a disinterested attitude towards them.
If in Germany.
Even in France, which beheaded the king, it is not surprising that politicians claim to be royalists.
Of course, which king should I protect?
Napoleon Bonaparte was still the Louis royal family, the Bourbon dynasty was still the Orléans dynasty, and the royalists in our small circles had been at each other's throats for hundreds of years. There were often gatherings of royalists in small wine tubes, chatting, They started fighting with each other.
Do people really believe it?
Anyway, we organize a walk every year, sell souvenirs and raise funds for activities, etc. It’s quite noisy, and we can often make media news.
The situation in Austria is special.
It is located in the heart of Europe. It is not a big place, but it is the kind of place where four wars took place.
Since the days of the First Republic, European countries have been most wary of the participation of old aristocrats in political activities.
There is also an external and objective reason: the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is really capable of surviving.
The crown prince who was serious during the First World War survived until a few years ago.
think about it,
When he was a child, he was taken by Karl I to meet Anna's great-great-grandfather. When Anna was born, he even used a cane and went to the delivery room to congratulate her in person.
It is indeed quite good at maintaining health.
Going on a TV show to promote health and wellness concepts is sure to be very convincing.
pity.
The crown prince is not committed to such a lucrative job as selling health care products. Instead, he has been thinking about establishing a huge restoration empire called the "Danube Federation".
So Austria is really complicated about this matter.
Let's talk about sensitivity.
A hundred years have passed. Even if conservatism has been rampant in recent years, it is obviously too unreliable to rebuild the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Everyone knows that this is impossible.
Call it insensitive.
As representatives of the few nobles who had their property and land returned and were allowed to continue living on the land of the new government, the Elena family was required to sign a legal agreement.
They will give up all privileges and political movements within Austria, give up their titles and noble middle names, and all living family members will promise not to run for the seat of the President of the Republic of Austria for life.
The owners of the Irina family have not always loved art but not the country.
Anna's father was a political activist before he died in a plane crash in Rome.
But he is a member of the European Parliament.
But it is difficult to participate in the local political ecology. This is the reason.
The staff team at Hofburg will definitely feel that at this point in time, getting too close to the Irina family in the eyes of the news media will take a lot of political risks.
"But we still have good news. Oil Painting magazine has signed many well-known painters, and has reached in-depth cooperation intentions with four intercontinental galleries."
"But they still lack a resounding name and an iconic symbol. I heard that Gagosian is unwilling to let go of Hearst, who has just reached a second cooperation. The negotiations with Cao Xuan also did not go smoothly. .They are urgently looking for a replacement."
"In addition, although the president will not visit the Elena Manor, he is not willing to appear too cold. There is a steakhouse four minutes' drive away from the Edelweiss Hotel. They will have dinner there at 5:45 in the evening. And invite the lady You had dinner together and we got maybe an hour and fifteen minutes of private meeting time.”
"The official residence specifically stated that Your Excellency likes dogs very much. He will be very happy if you are willing to take August with you for dinner. Of course, this is just a private request."
The butler looked down at his notepad.
Make sure you haven't missed anything important.
"I have submitted the list of vaccinations and dates it has received to the other party." He added casually.
Anna lowered her head and scratched the springer spaniel's ears.
"Do you want to meet the president? It would be a little boring just lying at the table in a restaurant for an hour and fifteen minutes." She stared into the brown eyes of her dog.
August nuzzled Anna's white hand with his nose, leaned down gracefully, and lowered his eyes slightly.
It is like a pet dog that accompanies the king in palace paintings. Its hair is as shiny as the best brocade, and its body is as graceful and peaceful as if it were outlined bit by bit with fine brushwork.
It also seems that the king himself is taking a nap, motionless, yet full of majesty.
With a kind of solemn arrogance.
Hey, the famous Queen's Corgi in Buckingham Palace is not as impressive as our own dog!
The housekeeper secretly admired the temperament of his big dog who ate from an antique bowl.
What is innate nobility? This is innate nobility.
Springer spaniels are certainly a good hunting breed.
But it was a companion dog left by her aunt to keep Anna by her side since she was a child, rather than a professional working dog used for hunting.
August's aloof demeanor was completely developed naturally in life, without even special instruction from the dog trainer.
Isn't this more impressive than those rich people who think about buying a clouded leopard all day long and carry a whole tiger around with them to scare people?
Anyone who has a tiger around him will naturally feel scared, but if you can feed your pet dog at home like an elegant king, that is your real skill.
No wonder he was specially named to meet with the leader.
"Well, it looks like you agreed."
Anna patted the springer spaniel's white and brown forehead and turned to look at the butler: "Reply to your Excellency, I will take August with me to the dinner."
The moment the owner's fingertips touched its forehead.
The dog, as peaceful as a sculpture, suddenly came to life again. Its pink tongue licked the palm of Anna's hand fawningly, purring in its throat.
The graceful king turned into a country dog with two big festive ears and a flattering look in front of his master.
"That's a little old man in his seventies or eighties. He should be quite boring. We agreed in advance that you are going there on your own, so if you think he is annoying, you are not allowed to bite, otherwise some people will be nervous and their hearts will stop beating. Deal with it. It's also troublesome to provide security. If I was photographed by a news reporter, the news that I let the dog bite someone might make the headlines tomorrow."
"The Countess intends to unleash wild beasts to assassinate important government officials, rekindling the Restoration War? The effectiveness of the rabies vaccine is questionable."
The butler thought for a while and then said in a cold and humorous tone: "It's a bit like the New York Times. I will call and ask the reporter to make August look more powerful in the photo."
Anna thought for a few seconds.
Hold August's paw.
She lowered her head and added: "Let's do this. If you really feel annoyed by him touching you, you can show your teeth to scare him, that's fine."
August grinned, revealing his cold white teeth, and barked twice fiercely.
I don’t know how effective it is to scare the president.
Anyway, scaring the cheap kids on the street to tears is not a big problem.
"Since the official residence has freed up the dinner time, it means that we have 75 minutes of private meeting time to persuade the president to consider re-examining the sale of shares of the National Publishing Group."
"You are the only one on the invitation list for this dinner. Therefore, Miss Elliot cannot accompany you. She has drafted a 'dinner conversation outline' for you and placed it in a red folder on the desk in the study."
The butler thought for a while and said with a smile: "My personal suggestion is that you can use August as a big killer. If the president doesn't eat oil and salt, and refuses to eat hard or soft, you can release August to scare him." Him.” ˆ ˆ ˆ “A very good proposal.”
Anna was also amused and smiled.
"By the way, there is one more business. There is no rain in the weather forecast tomorrow, but the temperature will be cooler at night, between 14 and 18 degrees. Since it is not a formal dinner, I asked the maid to prepare three sets of clothes."
"A classic cashmere skirt paired with the emerald short necklace left by your aunt will look more serious. If you want to be more fashionable, the retro metallic style blue Dior also looks good and can be paired with some smaller pearls. Earrings that better match your age.”
Although the butler wears the same clothes all year round, he has received professional training in clothing matching.
"Finally, I waited for someone to send me a full set of clothes currently on sale at Zara and Mango. Considering Sir Brown's upcoming speech at the annual meeting, I think..."
He paused for a moment: "You may not want to match it with any jewelry. You may want to dress more approachably and make your public image closer to the lives of ordinary people."
"Thank you."
"It's my job to serve you."
Anna looked at the lake and mountains outside the window in trance and said nothing.
This young lady should be thinking about whether to take risks and try some new styles of clothing. Dressing up is always a top priority among beautiful girls.
The butler thought.
Miss Elena doesn't have to worry about this kind of thing at all.
Some beautiful things, in his heart, are hard-earned by spring rain, winter snow, and hard times.
For example, the white snow line on the Alps, or the comet streaking across the sky on a midsummer night.
and Anna at the Manor.
She is the kind of person who never looks out of place no matter what she wears.
Whether it's a cashmere sweater, a Dior dress, or a more civilian clothing brand.
Even though one day she wore the black robe of a reclusive old nun in a medieval convent and passed through Fifth Avenue in Paris in a wheelchair.
Passers-by will also wonder whether it is the latest retro fashion.
Because any kind of clothing on such a flawless beauty will pale and become her foil.
Her appearance is so beautiful that it can make people fearful, with a religious solemnity.
Sometimes people feel lucky that her legs and feet are inconvenient.
Otherwise, she would fly suspended towards the clouds in the next second, like the goddess of beauty Aphrodite stepping on the waves and flying towards the holy mountain of Olympus in the sunshine.
You don't care about the blades of grass next to the rose, nor what kind of clothes Anna is wearing.
he thinks.
Since Sir Brown attacked Anna as a brainless rich second-generation vase.
It would be better to wear a chain clothing brand like Zara and earn some civilian image points when the paparazzi take stock of your outfit ideas.
Nowadays, many members of the royal family do this, and the effect is really good.
But the butler didn't speak.
Because he also felt that Anna was not worried about what clothes to wear or whether they were beautiful or not, she was just a little lost in thought.
The butler even had a sense.
From the moment he walked in the door, the girl in front of him may not have fully paid attention to what they were talking about.
She was thinking about something else.
Be distracted by something more important.
It’s hard to believe, what kind of thing can be more important than meeting the number one figure in a country?
That's Mr. President!
In Austria's administrative planning, the most powerful politician and the head of government should be the Chancellor.
But the president remains the legal head of state and the symbolic administrative center.
If the other party is willing to take their side at this time, they may even instruct the court to re-examine the acquisition proposal that is still in progress.
The help it can bring is self-evident.
at this time.
The phone on the table lit up and vibrated briefly twice. Ana picked up the phone, glanced at the screen, and blinked twice.
The housekeeper couldn't describe Anna's expression at that moment.
To say happy is not accurate.
The description of happy is too frivolous. The lady's look was a little expectant, a little nervous, and a little relaxed.
The message on the screen she seemed to have been waiting for.
when seeing it.
A kind of housekeeper's precious look appeared on the young lady's face only in those days when Anna's aunt was still alive.
Like a crystal palace lantern that was lit one after another, a faint smile spread out from her face.
Miss Jelena in the palace-like manor will always be the Jelena family, a large Austrian landowner, a world-renowned collector, the boss of artists, and the youngest patriarch in the history of a brilliant but increasingly depopulated family. .
He is also the only and last family member alive.
Anna can be equated with almost all the living imprints of this ancient family.
She is still alive, and this family is still alive.
And if she dies suddenly now.
Elena will become a yellowed symbol in history, just like Medici, Borgia, and all the names that were blown away by the rain and wind in the long and turbulent nineteenth century.
She is the entire Ileana family.
Therefore, the young lady is always so cold in front of outsiders, neither sad nor happy, nor angry, nor does she laugh like girls of the same age sitting in front of the TV watching talk shows.
Her whole body was shrouded in a faint sense of vicissitudes of life.
She once told Detective Cat that elegance is a combination of coldness and ennui.
He is clearly at the age of just graduating from college, but he behaves like a gradually fading oil painting.
Even though the butler had just told a joke about August biting someone.
He knew that his young lady might not be really happy.
It's more of a "necessary sense of humor" that's been trained to display.
And now the moment I pick up the phone.
She seemed to be a normal young girl who had just turned twenty-two again.
The vivid expression on her face was unique to Anna.
(End of this chapter)
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