Chapter 546: Throwing the burden away
On the other hand, Adjani seems to be very attached to Princess Sinekka, but Franz does not want to leave such an unknown guy in Schonbrunn Palace, and at the same time, he also wants to avoid suspicion.
Nephews, aunts, and a group of pregnant maids, he didn't know how this kind of thing would spread over time.
In fact, Franz didn't understand one thing. He didn't know why the Archduke Karl's family had so many properties in Vienna that they had to send them to Schönbrunn Palace.
So Franz took Princess Sneka and her eighteen maids by car to the Abrecht Palace in Vienna.
"This carriage is so comfortable." Princess Sneka actually didn't want to ride in the carriage, because carriages in this era really have nothing to do with comfort.
Moreover, almost no one in the Oman Empire rides a carriage. Most nobles and merchants ride camels and horses.
However, Princess Sinekah is one of the few people in the Oman Empire who has made a carriage. It was a gift from the British Ambassador for Said’s birthday. However, due to road problems in Oman and the design of the British carriage, it was not a period of time. Good memories.
So when Franz proposed to leave the palace, Sneka hoped to use horseback riding or camel as a means of transportation.
However, due to differences in cultural traditions, Franz could not agree to the other party's request, but he assured Princess Sineka that this should be the best carriage in the entire Austrian Empire.
Then the latter saw a luxuriously decorated extra-long carriage. In fact, Franz felt that the capacity of six horses to pull a regular carriage was a bit wasteful, so he made a specially made one.
After the attack on Archduke Franz Karl, Franz built several more.
The carriage carriage is designed according to the specifications of a public carriage, so it doesn't feel crowded at all if there are five people sitting in the carriage at the same time.
The five people in the car were Franz, Adjani, Kagura, Sineka, and one of her maids. As for Colonel Bordeaux, he was riding a horse to salute Franz.
Franz pulled down the curtains and said to Sineka: "Thank you for your compliment."
Princess Sneka: "This is not flattery but sincerity. This is my first time riding a carriage that is not so bumpy."
After all, it has rubber tires and shock absorbers, so it won't bump like a traditional carriage.
The so-called shock absorbers in this era were actually a few large springs and some simple mechanical devices, and were considered more of a luxury pleasure tool.
"What do you think of this country?" Franz said with a smile.
"Very beautiful and very strange." Princess Sineka replied without thinking.
"Why do you think so?"
"When I just got off the ship, I boarded a giant black snake, and it only took me one day to get here." It seems that the train really shocked Princess Sneka.
Franz: "That's a train. If you need it, we can also build a railway in Oman. Then transportation will be much more convenient. Both goods and people will be able to circulate faster.
If a railway could be built from Austria to Oman, it would only take a week for you to return home to visit your relatives. "
Sneka was very surprised, but she didn't feel any excitement. Instead, she felt a bone-chilling chill. He had no choice but to hide his embarrassment with a smile.
"You are so funny."
"I'm not kidding, I just hope you can bring peace to the two countries. And I will hire special teachers for you to teach you language, etiquette and other related knowledge."
The reason why Franz's attitude was like this was because he had just received a piece of intelligence from Tanzania.
"Do you need coffee and tea? We have just baked the cake here. Does anyone want to have some?" Adjani saw the embarrassment of the situation, and it was her turn to appear at this time.
"Please give me a cup of coffee without sugar, thank you." Franz said naturally. After all, the princess in front of him would become his aunt soon.
"I want tea, thank you." Princess Sineka then took the tea cup and took a sip and began to praise the tea leaves. Then she praised Adjani's beauty and wanted to stop the conversation just now.
Abrecht Palace is the winter residence of the Archduke Karl family, but since Archduke Karl was not at home, Carolina did not leave Vienna.
Since the marriage of Grand Duchess Isabella in 1837, Carolina has been very bored. Her father does not know what to do all day long, and her three brothers are not at home all year round. The younger brother also wants to be a soldier and went to Hesse to study. .
When she heard that Franz was coming, Karolina was very happy. But when he saw the people getting off the carriage, he pouted.
"Why are they all women!?"
"I have to ask your third brother." Franz replied.
"Friedrich? He just went out to sea, and he did all this?" Carolina looked at the group of foreign women with bulging bellies behind her with an expression of disbelief.
"God please forgive his sins." Carolina crossed herself. Suddenly he had a new understanding of his third brother's unreliability. Did he go to sea to do this? So much more, so...deeper
It is impossible for the Grand Duchess, who is already nineteen years old, to say that she does not understand this kind of thing at all. The requirements for men and women in this era are completely different.
Men advocate late marriage, and even in this era where the average age is 34, it is considered normal to renew their relationship in their fifties.
For example, the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire married four times, and even married Lady Sophie's sister at the age of forty-eight.
John Taylor, mentioned earlier, even married a lovely wife who was younger than his youngest child at the age of fifty-four.
The requirements for women are completely opposite. The best age to get married is before the age of sixteen, and once you are over twenty, you are an old girl.
Franz's Grand Duchess Carolina was just nineteen years old at this time, but fortunately her family was rich enough and would not send her to a convent or a mental hospital.
In fact, the great nobles at this time would hire experts to teach health care knowledge.
The book returns to its true story.
Franz: "How is that possible! It was his group of soldiers who did it."
Carolina: "It sounds even more disgusting."
Adjani covered her face, then took a step forward and said: "These girls are poor people, they are all servants serving the princess. Some misfortunes happened on the way here. By the way, your brother is about to meet this princess. get married."
Carolina: "Marry the princess?"
Franz pointed at Princess Sineka, who immediately folded her hands in front of her chest and saluted.
"My father has given me as a gift to Archduke Friedrich"
"A gift!" Karolina was immediately furious. It was hard for her to believe that there was such a father who would give his daughter as a gift to others.
But it seems to be a good thing to think that such a beautiful and temperamental princess will be my sister-in-law.
Franz: "Gift is an Eastern term, but it should actually be considered a marriage. Everyone has obligations just like us."
Carolina seemed to understand now. After all, the Habsburg family had many marriages in its history.
"This is Princess Sneka, the thirteenth daughter of Emperor Said of the Oman Empire."
"This is Archduchess Carolina, my aunt and Friedrich's sister."
Franz introduced.
Carolina immediately lifted up her skirt and saluted.
"Hello, Princess Sneka. You are so beautiful. Come and sit in the room."
The two princesses ran happily, and Franz and the steward of Abrecht Palace explained some things and left.
Franz felt that handing Sneka to Karolina should be regarded as an explanation to Friedrich, but he did not know how much trouble this decision would cause him in the future.