Chapter 88 Encounter
Friedrich's nosebleed spurted wildly, and then he fell on his back, which really scared Thalia.
She felt that she was not running fast today, and it was obviously the other person who hit her. How could it be so serious? Could it be that there were internal injuries like Franz said?
Thalia stepped forward and held Friedrich's head, using a handkerchief to stop his nosebleed.
"Are you okay?" Thalia asked, while secretly thinking displeasedly, "How could a grown man touch her so uncontrollably?"
Friedrich had not been in such close contact with women since his mother's death. He entered the military academy when he was very young, then the artillery academy, the naval academy, and then the navy. There were almost no women in these places.
The women that this young man usually sees are all dressed more conservatively and solemnly. Those women can hardly speak to men. Their hands and feet are tightly wrapped, and even their hair is covered with hats.
Friedrich had never seen this kind of half-exposure palace attire in the northern hemisphere before, which was really too exciting for him.
Logically speaking, Thalia was only wearing a skirt that was very common in upper-class social interactions. However, Friedrich hated upper-class social interactions. He was half-social, so how could he have seen such a revealing outfit.
Thalia's long, disheveled hair made Friedrich even more imaginative.
In fact, most women in this era usually looked like Friedrich when they went out. However, women with a higher status in the court preferred to wear palace clothes or formal clothes.
As for Talia's long hair, the reason is more because she finds it troublesome to wear curly hair, and at the same time, letting it go makes her feel freer and more comfortable than wearing a hat.
Franz also thinks that Talia is more suitable for long hair. After all, not every woman is suitable for hairstyle.
In addition, Thalia is indeed a beauty. Taking all the factors together, it is not surprising that Friedrich would have a nosebleed.
Friedrich lay in Thalia's arms, intoxicated by the other's caress, letting the other person poke his nostrils with a handkerchief, acting obediently like a cat that had been caught with its neck stretched out.
Seeing that the boy's nosebleed had stopped, Thalia helped him up and then touched the boy's head.
"Sister, I still have something to do. I'm sorry this time. I'll treat you to coffee next time."
Thalia didn't know Friedrich, but she knew his major uniform and his age.
Thalia could easily tell that the boy who bumped into her was a child of a noble family, or an officer of the Imperial Guard who had been concealed by his ancestors.
Now she has more important things to do, but she doesn't have time to take care of the children, although she is also doing things for the children.
Archduke Friedrich, who was watching Thalia leave, didn't think so. He felt that the other party must want to invite him to drink coffee.
After it was clear that no one was around, Friedrich took out the bloody handkerchief and smelled it vigorously.
Then he happily continued along the path towards his destination, thinking about the next encounter. He even thought about two children, a boy and a girl, and their names.
Soon they met again. Friedrich was tying a scarf on a child, and the two seemed very close.
Friedrich immediately held his head and went crazy, "Could she have a child?"
The steward of the royal garden on the side wanted to come forward to greet him, but seeing that Archduke Friedrich was acting a little rude, he coughed twice.
Friedrich was a little absent-minded, and the garden steward had already begun to introduce him.
"Archduke Franz, this is Archduke Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold. You should call him uncle."
"Hello, Uncle Friedrich, I heard that you are the youngest genius in the history of the Austrian Imperial Navy. I have always wanted to meet you." Franz said.
"Archduke Friedrich, this is Franz Joseph, the eldest son of Archduke Franz Karl." The garden steward continued to introduce.
"Hello, Franz. Do you want to play hide-and-seek or go on the swing? But I suggest you play with your own peers. I am not only your uncle, but also an officer of the empire. I also want to serve the empire. No time is wasted on meaningless games.”
Facing Friedrich's cold words, Franz really didn't expect that he had met Archduke Karl's eldest son, Archduke Albrecht, before. Although he was tall and powerful, he was easy to get along with, at least he wouldn't As aggressive as this.
But Franz soon followed Friedrich's gaze and discovered something was wrong. He was not looking at himself, but at Thalia.
At this time, the garden steward also noticed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and immediately stepped forward to smooth things over. The two of you probably haven't had lunch yet, so why not chat while eating.
The garden steward snapped his fingers, and a servant immediately brought desserts and fruit wine.
Thalia also wanted to lighten the atmosphere. She didn't expect that the person she knocked down was an archduke. He looked very angry and had to find a way to remedy the situation.
"Yes, yes, according to the latest scientific research, people are more likely to be aggressive when they are hungry."
At this time, Thalia found that Franz was also looking at her, with questioning and reproach in his eyes.
Thalia had no choice but to lower her head and pick up the coffee pot next to her. She first poured a cup of coffee for Franz, and then walked to Friedrich. In a sense, Thalia fulfilled her previous promise.
"Mrs. Sophie, thank you for the coffee." Friedrich said very solemnly.
Franz has a lot of dark streaks in his head. This guy thinks of Thalia as his mother, but this is even weirder.
The garden steward immediately ran to Archduke Friedrich and whispered in his ear.
"This is Archduke Franz's tutor, Miss Thalia, not Mrs. Sophie."
Friedrich's expression changed several times, first shocked, then ecstatic, and finally facing Franz with a dark face, as if he wanted to fight Franz.
The situation was very awkward for a time, and Thalia quickly stepped aside.
Although Franz didn't know what was going on, 99% of the look on Thalia's face had something to do with her. This kind of woman who had not received any systematic palace education was prone to getting into trouble. It was no wonder that he hadn't seen that beautiful woman yet. Miss Adjani.
In fact, Franz really wanted to reply. You are an officer of the empire, and so am I. You are a major, and I am still a colonel!
But Franz didn't do this. He decided to use his trump card to end this meaningless farce.
Franz hooked his fingers, and Thalia naturally understood what he meant. She took out a box and opened it on the table. Inside was a model of a ship.
When Friedrich saw the ship model, his eyes immediately lit up like a later glue guy, and he started playing with it carefully.
But he quickly returned to his previous stinky face and said coldly.
"This steam battleship of yours doesn't even have a paddle wheel. Do you want to use the steam engine to drive the blower to blow the sails?"
Then he rushed towards Thalia with a smiling face, and Thalia could only smile awkwardly.
The first chapter was released. I don’t know the rule of releasing it at 12 o’clock. I originally planned to post it at night, sorry.
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We are very close to the second node that will change the fate of the Austrian Empire, and Archduke Friedrich is one of the key pieces.