I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 409: Jealous Women
When Alexandra found out that the person she was acting opposite was the French Crown Prince, stars suddenly sparkled in her big eyes.

She had always admired the crown prince who invented the "great wonders" such as the merry-go-round, the Ferris wheel, and the pirate ship. He also taught a dandy boy like Uncle Alexei to become a successful gentleman, and he was so handsome! She was actually going to act with him this time, it was like a dream!
She straightened her chest and said in a childish voice, "Your Highness, please rest assured. I have learned recitation and body language, and I will definitely be able to play Anne well!"

Joseph looked at her serious expression and didn't want to hurt the little girl's enthusiasm, so he smiled and nodded and said, "I am honored to perform on the same stage with you."

He didn't care who he acted with, as long as he could promote composite board furniture and soda drinks. And having a Russian Grand Duchess as the heroine might also help him develop the Russian market.

Alexandra grinned happily when she heard that, but her expression suddenly froze. She hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands and moved aside, turned her back and fiddled with it in her mouth for a while, then she stroked her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a close call just now, my dentures almost fell out!

She was at the age of changing her teeth, and there were two gaps on her front teeth. In order to play the leading role this time, she spent a lot of money to order two dentures. However, the craftsmanship of dentures in this era was very poor, and there was a risk of them falling off if she made a little big movement, just like what happened just now.

In contrast to Alexandra's happiness, the other noble ladies participating in the performance all looked at the troupe's leader with gloomy faces.

They learned from the Queen's maid that the Crown Prince was going to play Hunter Shaw, so they joined the troupe through the back door at all costs, just to get close to His Royal Highness by playing the female lead.

Who would have thought that today, the little Russian girl who suddenly appeared would snatch the heroine away! And seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was quite polite to her, she was filled with indignation.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the troupe leader quickly shrunk his neck and ran away.

Joseph was completely oblivious to the tense atmosphere among the actresses and was concentrating on directing several servants to move a huge ivory bookcase onto the stage.

After adjusting the position of the bookcase, he picked up the script and started flipping through it:

"Well, this needs to be changed. A paragraph needs to be added here..."

Soon, the actors all received the revised script, and after reading it, they all showed strange expressions on their faces. But this was revised by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so immediately a noble lady praised loudly:
“This is a brilliant change that makes the original drama shine as brightly as the sun!”

"That's right! Your Highness's literary talent is simply the best in Paris!"

"Oh, I really like the sentence that Your Highness changed - cool down in the summer and enjoy the pleasant time. My favorite Paris Coke..."

The noble lady was halfway through reading when she turned to look at the people around her in surprise and whispered, "Do you know what this means?"

"Well, I don't know..."

Joseph coughed and interrupted the awkward chatter: "Well, everyone, memorize the lines and start rehearsing."

On the stage, a petite figure raised the purple medicine bottle in her hand and shook it disapprovingly at the noble man in front of her:

"I have already prepared the 'Decomposition Potion'. Your 'Sleeping Potion' was decomposed before it could take effect."

The man had a look of resentment on his face. He opened his backpack and was about to fight back with another potion, but suddenly he saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince winking at him.

He quickly recalled the script, grabbed the glass bottle from the crowd, tilted his head back and took a big sip, then exaggeratedly clenched his fist and swung his elbow downward:
"Paris Coke, bring me confidence! Anne Xun'er, my sixth-level alchemy will end this fight." Joseph waved to the crowd, asking them to let go of the luxurious bookcase behind them...

Although Alexandra was young, she acted very well, especially the part where she competed with others in alchemy - she saw dueling scenes every day in Russia, so she just had to imitate them.

Moreover, her performance of the commercial placement was the most natural. Since she had not read the original novel, she thought that the plot itself was supposed to be like that, so she did not feel the awkwardness that other actors had when inserting commercials. As a result, she received continuous praise from Joseph, who asked other actors to learn the commercial part from her.

Several noble ladies immediately rolled their eyes at the little girl, and while Joseph wasn't paying attention, they spoke in a sarcastic voice just enough for Alexandra to hear:

"Oh, Your Highness was just being polite to her. Look how proud she is."

"What does a Russian bumpkin know about drama?"

"I don't know how she got into the troupe through connections. I guess she spent a lot of money."

The little girl politely ignored them and turned around to continue rehearsing.

If these people knew that she got the deal through the Queen's connections, and that not only did she not spend any money, but the Queen also gave her several dresses, their eyes would probably pop out.

When "Annie Xuner" was acting opposite the eldest daughter of the family, "Catarina Shaw", Alexandra had just taken two steps forward when a noble lady who was acting as a spectator next to her suddenly and secretly stretched out her foot.

Alexandra was about to trip over that foot, but luckily she reacted very quickly. When she caught a glimpse of the shadow under her feet, she immediately prepared to step over it, but she instantly remembered the humiliating words that the people had just said to her.

She immediately retracted her foot and stepped hard on the dark shadow in front of her.

The red leather boots stepped hard on the ankles wrapped in stockings, immediately causing a scream:
"what--"

The evil-minded female noble sat on the ground in pain, hugging her right foot and gasping for breath.

Several noble ladies gathered around her and pretended to comfort her, then turned to Alexandra fiercely:
"You are really going too far!"

"Triss's foot bones may have been broken. How could you be so cruel?"

"Look at what you have done. Please apologize to Miss Triss immediately."

Alexandra also came over and looked carefully at the feet of the woman who plotted against her, looking relieved:

"Fortunately, I'm light, otherwise you would have broken a bone. Aryan always taught me to maintain a dignified posture when standing. You see, if you just stick your feet out, it's not only impolite, but it's also likely to be stepped on by others."

Several noble ladies were stunned. They didn't expect that this little Russian girl was not only not timid at all, but also could insult them so sharply.

A female noble immediately looked towards Joseph and said in a crying voice:
"Your Highness, you saw it all. The Grand Duchess of Russia deliberately stepped on Triss and wanted to humiliate her..."

(End of this chapter)