Chapter 226 Reconciliation
Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.
Madam Sophie was combing her little daughter's hair with a doting look on her face. Unlike her three strong brothers, Princess Maria was always particularly vulnerable.
This also made Mrs. Sophie particularly fond of this daughter. After all, according to royal rules, she could not raise her sons personally.
The little princess is very cute and chubby. She keeps pestering her mother to listen to stories.
At this time Count Xussel came in. The little princess was particularly close to him and immediately left Mrs. Sophie to beg for sweets.
"Mr. Count, do you have any candy?"
"Yes, Your Highness Princess."
Earl Xussel gave Maria a handful of candy bars and then gave instructions.
"Take the princess out to play."
The surrounding servants immediately understood what the Earl meant. He must have something extremely important to discuss with Madam Sophie. After all, this situation had happened not once or twice, so everyone withdrew wisely.
Princess Maria naturally becomes very well-behaved when she has candy. The only ones left were Count Xussel, Madame Sophie and her two most trusted maids.
"Screwed up?"
Although Mrs. Sophie had heard about the accidental death of Baron Dill and the car accident of Baron Slote early in the morning, she could tell from Earl Xussel's expression that things were not that simple.
"Baron Diehl has been hiding in the Hofburg Palace and never leaving Her Majesty the Queen. We can't find a chance at all. Baron Slote's coachman and two bodyguards were killed in the car accident, but he himself did not die, he was just in a coma. .”
Xussel's voice was very low. He was Mrs. Sophie's most effective assistant, but he didn't expect that he would do two things at the same time today.
"You didn't send someone to do what happened to Baron Dill?"
"No, but he left a letter saying that you are the murderer." Count Xussel said in a low voice.
Mrs. Sophie originally planned to drink tea, but when she heard this, she threw the tea cup away with her backhand.
"What a useless thing! Where is that letter?" asked Mrs. Sophie. She was a little disappointed because the man in front of her was her most trusted subordinate.
"She told us that it was in the hands of Queen Anna." Count Xussel answered very unconfidently.
"Okay, now that bitch has defeated the general." Mrs. Sophie laughed angrily and continued.
"Slut is not dead, where is he now?"
"At the Vienna General Academy."
"Then what are you doing now? Go transfuse him with sheep blood, inject him with sulfuric acid, and in short, don't show off your flaws anymore!"
Earl Xussel immediately bowed and left. He felt that sheep blood transfusion was a good idea. Anyway, not 10,000 but 8,000 people died from sheep blood transfusions in Europe every year.
Until 1900, when Karl Landsteiner, a famous Austrian medical scientist and physiologist, discovered the secret of human blood types, the theory of transfusing sheep blood in times of trouble was still popular in European countries.
Although it seems magical, due to the lack of scientific basis, quack doctors and witch doctors always like to use the lives of patients for experiments. After all, those terminally ill patients have nothing to lose if they die. If someone miraculously survives, it will be enough for them to brag about for a lifetime.
Madame Sophie did not want to kill Queen Anna, she felt that now was the time to show her cards.
As Lady Sophie's messenger, Madam Verre Grandol entered the Queen's palace.
"Salute to you, Your Majesty the Queen."
"Hello, Mrs. Grandor." Queen Anna's face was a little pale, but her tone was still gentle.
After the simple greetings, Mrs. Grandol was a little surprised, because she felt that the queen should be more hysterical at this time. After all, people will become angry when they are extremely frightened.
After people around her disappeared or died tragically one after another, Queen Anna could still calmly talk to her enemy's messenger. This alone impressed her. Mrs. Grandor was determined to let Mrs. Sophie get rid of her. Otherwise, this woman will become a trouble in the future.
"Her Royal Highness, Grand Duchess Sophie would like to invite you to the Royal Garden of Schonbrunn Palace. The Grand Duchess will bring the Grand Duke with her, and you can also go with His Majesty the Emperor."
Although it sounded like a Hongmen Banquet, in fact, with the emperor and the Grand Duke present, no one dared to continue using tricks.
"Tell Madam Sophie that your majesty and I are grateful for her kindness. We will go to the appointment on time and ask her to have the best chef prepare his favorite almond balls for your majesty." The queen showed a reluctant smile.
"We're looking forward to your arrival." Mrs. Grandor saluted and left.
On the throne, Queen Anna let out a sigh of relief. She didn't know how the shrewd Baron Dill died, but she only knew that the two were still together before that.
If, as the guards said, Dill's belongings exploded, if the explosion had happened earlier, I'm afraid he would have been affected as well.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a chill.
"Dil's analysis is correct. It seems that the person who wants to harm me is really the Grand Duchess Sophie. What a good man, what a pity." Anna couldn't help but feel a little sad when she thought about this, and then thought about her expression. Brother, I feel guilty again, but obviously my life is more important.
At this time, Mrs. Sophie was in Franz's study asking questions.
"Did you instruct Adjani to do what happened to Baron Dill?"
Franz subconsciously looked at Adjani, who directly covered her face. This was obviously Mrs. Sophie's deception.
Looking at the expressions of the two, Mrs. Sophie had already guessed something.
"Franz, please explain it to me!"
"Mother, I just said that Queen Anna couldn't move, but I didn't say that the people around her couldn't move either. I had asked Adjani to send someone to investigate before. The person who has been covering up this matter is Baron Dill, and Si Root is just a shield for him to push to the front."
To be honest, Franz never knew that such a conspirator existed in the palace, so he had to die.
Franz didn't like the feeling of being beaten at all, especially at critical moments, when he might be killed if he didn't pay attention.
Franz still has a lot of big things to do, and he doesn't want to have to deal with powerful enemies while also dealing with the villain behind him.
In fact, Mrs. Sophie didn't mean to blame him too much. On the contrary, she was very pleased with Franz's behavior because she always felt that Franz was not cruel enough.
However, Mrs. Sophie was very dissatisfied with Adjani's attitude of not reporting to her and concealing the facts, because for Mrs. Sophie, although Adjani was trained by her, she was still by Franz's side. an unstable factor.
"Now the person who gave advice to that bitch is almost dead. Now I plan to make peace with her. Will she forgive me?" Mrs. Sophie is obviously very satisfied with the current result.
Although she didn't do it, she still feels very proud.
"Mother, if you are so sincere, she will definitely understand." Franz said.
"Miss Adjani." Mrs. Sophie deliberately raised her voice.
"At your command, Madam Sophie." Adjani looked humble and respectful.
"Mother, Miss Adjani still has a lot of work to do." Franz couldn't bear to see Adjani's appearance and planned to help her out.
However, Mrs. Sophie did not seem to intend to betray Franz, and touched his head lovingly.
"The knife will become dull if it is not sharpened. Let me help you. She will be able to use it better in the future."