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Chapter 1165 Napoleon III's Helplessness
Chapter 1165 Napoleon III's Helplessness
While William I was reminiscing about the former glory of his great-grandfather, Napoleon III, who was far away in Paris, was looking at his Queen Eugenie with a gloomy face.
75-year-old Napoleon III and 57-year-old Queen Eugenie looked at each other.
"What on earth is the Kingdom of the Netherlands doing, announcing a commemoration of the 120th anniversary of the end of the Seven Years' War in Amsterdam at a time when a volcanic eruption on its own territory has killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people?
Inviting the countries that participated in the war to become the main guests? What exactly does William IV want to achieve? Damn, France was defeated and lost a lot of overseas territory and prestige. How will the world view us France if the Netherlands does this again? I don’t think they have any good intentions and are deliberately humiliating our great France. "
Napoleon III was so angry that he was gasping for breath. It took only a short while for Empress Eugenie to help him gently stroke his back before he calmed down.
From an angle that Napoleon III could not see, Queen Eugenie showed a look of disgust.
The two were 18 years apart in age, and their sexual relationship had already ended.
What's more, Napoleon III's feelings for his wife were not always loyal.
Just like Napoleon III's mother, Queen Hortense (Queen of the Netherlands when Napoleon's brother Louis was King of the Netherlands) and his grandmother (Napoleon's Queen Josephine), Napoleon III always pursued pleasure and love.
His relative Stephanie de Tache said that Napoleon III was both fickle and gentle and affectionate.
Napoleon III himself openly stated that this was just a little entertainment for him personally.
After the first few months of the imperial couple's marriage, Emperor Napoleon III actually returned to his dissolute old ways.
Queen Eugenie was unhappy about this at the time.
After some unpleasant conflicts, Eugenie made several trips that were somewhat like running away from home.
It can be said that although the two maintained the stability of their marriage, it was in name only.
Like previous French kings and his uncle Napoleon I, Napoleon III lived in the Tuileries Palace.
The monarch gradually renovated the palace and completed its connection with the Louvre.
Napoleon III turned this ancient plan into reality just a few years after he ascended the throne as Emperor of France.
The Tuileries Palace itself is a series of drawing rooms and corridors.
The bell tower, which is occupied by the Marshal's Hall, is located in the center of the palace.
The monarch and his wife lived in the south wing of the palace, between the Seine and the belfry.
Napoleon III occupied the ground floor side adjacent to the garden.
Empress Eugenie lived above Emperor Napoleon III, also on that side of the garden.
After renovations on the adjacent terrace, Eugenie finally occupied about 12 completely rebuilt rooms. Many French nobles admired the three living rooms, all of which could serve as a modification of the 18th century mood decoration.
The Green Drawing Room was used for banquets for the ladies of the palace, the Rose Drawing Room would have a portrait of Eugenie dressed as the goddess of flowers by Chaplin, and the Blue Drawing Room would have portraits of beauties in the palace hung, where Queen Eugenie, the regent of the French government, would hold court.
Queen Eugenie's office was busy with small decorations, where she wrote and met with close friends. Along the other side of her suite, to the left of the Cavalry Arena, was a series of living rooms and corridors, including the large Louis XIV living room, where Napoleon III and Queen Eugenie had dinner together, and the Diana Corridor, where grand dinners were held.
Apart from this, the couple has not been confined to the palace recently, as this morning the Queen went out to inspect hospitals, prisons and charities.
The couple also took a separate car ride in the Bois de Boulogne.
A few days ago, the Emperor and Empress were shopping in a beautiful store along the boulevard.
Back in time, they would watch a performance every week. Emperor Napoleon III even went to the opera every week. In fact, he preferred funny plays, while Queen Eugenie preferred exciting plays.
However, when the two appeared in the same occasion, they were actually just showing off their love in front of the French people. In their hearts, they had already lost interest in each other.
To be honest, the two of them are now living together to maintain the dignity of the royal family.
If it were the young Eugenie, she would not have paid much attention to Napoleon III's roars at this time, but after three regency terms in France, she has become a more qualified politician.
"I think the Netherlands is doing this to hold a conference in the name of the injured, and then to win the sympathy of the society and occupy the moral high ground to hold a commemoration event. It is obvious that it is preparing to further investigate the status of various countries in the world pattern as a leader."
Eugenie said with a serious face.
Napoleon III snorted coldly, and then said sarcastically: "Even if we unify France, will Britain agree? Will the German Empire agree?
Back then, these two countries stepped on the backs of France. The Netherlands's actions this time are obviously exposing the despicable behavior of the two countries in the past. Queen Victoria and William I probably didn't like their countries' weak status being analyzed.
Just like we don’t like to be exposed to the public about how our country is declining and embarrassing.”
Queen Eugenie, who had never been against Napoleon III, disagreed with this statement this time. She said very rationally, "You are familiar with William IV. The King of the Netherlands always likes to do things in vain. Since he did this, and he did not let Jules Darnettang, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, publicly send out the invitation, but instead sent it out in the name of the King of the Royal Family, he was inviting kings from all over the world to participate."
Eugenie looked at Napoleon III seriously and said, "William IV likes to keep a low profile. He is the most low-key king in Europe and even the world. This time he actually held this meeting publicly. Whether his purpose is not pure or he is no longer low-key, it is a very important matter. France must participate. Otherwise, we will be regarded as offending the powerful King of the Netherlands and causing him to ease relations with Britain. Then for us, it will be a loss, isn't it?"
France's relations with Britain have recently broken down. France, which originally walked a fine line between Britain and the Netherlands and was slightly leaning towards Britain, has now followed Napoleon III in publicly criticizing Britain for secretly supporting the German Empire in splitting France and forming the Second French Empire in the north ruled by Napoleon III and the Third French Republic in the south led by Thiers.
As a result, diplomatic relations between France and Britain have been very tense recently, and when France sought foreign aid, it began to move closer to the Netherlands.
Napoleon's uncle had to admit that France really could not offend the Netherlands now.
This made him, who had always been proud, suddenly feel a little lost.
(End of this chapter)
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