After Frederick's engagement, Franz finalized the marriage of his other three sons as quickly as possible. Since the children are still young, this marriage is only verbal, and the ceremony will be made up in the future.

In these years, the royal marriages are all patriarchal, and the emphasis is on the right family, as long as the parents of both parties reach an agreement, it is basically determined, and there is rarely the opinion of the parties.

The question is also in vain, the oldest of the parties is only a teenager, and the youngest is less than ten years old. It's too bullying to make them think about lifelong events.

Seeing that Franz was not interested, Queen Helen asked suspiciously: "What's the matter, do you have something on your mind?" ”

"Hmmm! I'm wondering if it's right or wrong to marry a few little guys now, and if we choose the wrong person, will they blame us. Franz replied

I only heard Queen Helen sneer: "Franz, you think too much!" Aren't all members of the royal family coming here like this, and how bad can they be?

Blame us, why? You know, I personally asked them for their opinions, and they all agreed to it, and they still want to regret it! ”

Looking at the domineering queen, Franz suspected that there was something wrong with his eyes, and he had not found Helen's domineering side in the past.

As for asking "the opinion of the sons", he was directly ignored by Franz. Is it still difficult to convince a teenager?

Franz shook the pot unscrupulously and said: "Well, this is their own wife, and they are responsible for their own choice." ”

That's right, it's indeed the wife they chose for themselves. During this period, none of the three royal families of England and Belgium had more than one princess, and the marriage was a relationship between two families, and it did not necessarily have to be a princess.

The British royal family has four princesses, and in addition to Edward's three daughters, Prince Alfred has one daughter, who does not seem to have been weaned yet.

Not to mention the Montenegrin royal family, Nicholas I is the father-in-law of Europe, and he has 6 daughters of mine, one of whom died in the middle of the journey, and now he has 5 daughters. The oldest is 13 years old, and the youngest has just been weaned.

There were fewer Belgian royal princesses, and Leopold II had only one daughter, but his younger brother and cousin had two daughters.

Considering the situation, this seems to be a lot of options. In fact, on the contrary, Franz's youngest sons are all in their teens, so how can they choose a nursing child?

If you are not suitable for age, you will have no choice in an instant. In order not to be laughed at, the three little ones decisively accepted Queen Helen's suggestion.

These are all minor problems, and there is no choice for the marriage of the royal family. Asking for opinions symbolically is already very respectful of personal wishes.

The sons' lifelong events were finalized, and Franz was ready to reveal the truth about the "royal disease" to the world.

Franz also felt very embarrassed by the black hand just after marriage, but in order to prevent the European royal family from being harmed by hemophilia, he resolutely chose to sacrifice his personal discipline.

……

Paris, transformed by Napoleon III, became more prosperous.

After Napoleon IV succeeded to the throne, the French government was busy fighting for power, and everyone did not have the energy to continue the economic policy of the Napoleon III era.

Although the French economy is tilting towards the financial sector, it is still in good health overall. Even after an economic crisis, Paris is still thriving.

In this cosmopolitan city with a lively mind, newspapers have become a part of people's lives. The Parisian people, who have a little bit of economic power, have developed a good habit of ordering newspapers.

Mark Payne was one of them, and after a brief breakfast in the morning, he habitually came to the door of the newspaper stop and picked up the newspaper he had subscribed to.

The newspaper he had just gotten and when he saw the headline on it, Mark Payne's face changed dramatically.

The title is "The Culprit of the Royal Family's Disease - The Victorian Curse". The title is amazing, and the content inside is even more amazing.

Without any point of view, the article just summarized all the cases of royal disease, found patterns from them, and finally came to the conclusion that all patients were descendants of Queen Victoria.

A detailed list of relatives is also attached below, which proves the relationship between the "royal disease" patient and Queen Victoria.

In the face of the facts, Mark Payne naturally believed it. Then there was schadenfreude, and there was no doubt that when the news got out, the British royal family was in big trouble.

There will even be a chain reaction to politics, and the European royal family, which suffers from the "royal disease", is estimated to hate the British completely.

Without the Franco-Prussian War, the number one enemy of the French remained the British. As for Austria, it was never worth mentioning in the French newspapers.

The splendor left over from the Napoleonic era made the arrogance of the French directly burst. In order to sell, newspapers naturally cannot compete with readers.

Seeing the enemy's bad luck is naturally a joyous thing. On his way to work, Mark Payne has decided to share the good news with his colleagues.

It was not only Marc Payne who made the same decision, but countless Parisians who made the same choice.

In the shortest possible time, "The Culprit of the Royal Family's Illness - The Victorian Curse" spread throughout Paris and began to spread all over the world.

After reaching an agreement with the French government to cut off the Franco-Egyptian trade route, the British minister to France, Margaret Thatcher, walked out of the French Foreign Ministry in high spirits.

heard someone talking about "royal illness" and "Victoria's curse", which instantly extinguished all his good mood.

Thatcher, the British minister to France, asked his entourage: "What's the matter, William, what the hell are the French doing?" ”

"Your Excellency, something has happened. The Times of France published an article linking the royal family's illness to Her Majesty the Great Queen. ”

With that, William handed the newspaper with "The Culprit of the Royal Family's Illness - The Victoria's Curse" to Minister Thatcher.

After a cursory glance at the contents, Minister Thatcher directly crumpled the newspaper into a ball and scolded angrily: "Bastards, these damn French guys are really daring, they dare to arrange anything!" ”

A few murderous eyes around him, as if he sensed that something was wrong, Minister Thatcher decisively chose the hero not to suffer the immediate loss.

Swallowing the rest of the words back, he commanded, "Go back to the embassy!" ”

Deep down, Minister Thatcher had already believed that what was in the newspaper was true. That blood relationship table is really convincing.

Thatcher, who was familiar with international relations, with his own expertise, could be sure that the relationship between the characters above was accurate.

This means that the source of the "royal disease" is indeed in Queen Victoria. For the British, this was undoubtedly a big blow.

In a region with a strong religious atmosphere like Europe, the source of the virus is not explained, and that is the "curse".

The latter is a big problem, the prestige of the royal family that has been "cursed" is bound to be affected, and maybe there will be a round of power struggle in the London government.

In addition to internal contradictions, what is more troublesome is external pressure. If someone with a heart leads the problem to a conspiracy theory, they will pull a big wave of hatred.

Of course, these are the problems that the London government should be worried about. If Thatcher was not the minister to France, he could also be a melon-eating crowd without thinking too much.

It is a pity that as the minister to France, public opinion was detonated from France, and no matter what the reasons and excuses, he could not escape the blame.

If this problem is not properly resolved, his political life will be at the cost of his life.

Back at the embassy, Minister Thatcher reported the situation to the country as soon as possible, and of course did not forget to send a telegram to the queen first.

When it comes to the royal family, Thatcher still has a bit of political acumen.

Queen Victoria has been in business for a long time, the contradiction between the government and the queen is very small, and her prestige is high enough, even if there is a turmoil, most of them can get over.

To put it bluntly, the scourge of "royal disease" only affects European royal families, and it does not affect the lives of ordinary people, which cannot shake the foundation of Queen Victoria.

Pulling the banner of "curse" will make the queen ugly at most. It is impossible for the British people to listen to a few shouts from the French and run to overthrow the queen.

……

Not to mention the dark area in Queen Victoria's heart now, the London government has already caught blindness, and Prime Minister Benjamin is so angry that he directly overturned the desk.

Foreign Secretary Edward righteously said: "This is all an enemy conspiracy, and we cannot afford to mess with our own positions." The royal illness is just a coincidence, and we absolutely cannot accept this slander! ”

Death does not admit it!

This was the only solution Edward could come up with. Otherwise, the London government will be in big trouble, and a new round of political turmoil will break out, and they will have to step down early.

Now that the royal power has not declined, it is common in Europe for the cabinet to take responsibility for the monarch.

After reacting, Prime Minister Benjamin said categorically: "That's right, it's all slander from the enemy." We have to fight back, and the government immediately organizes medical experts to explain to the people.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a serious protest with the French government, demanding that they ban such irresponsible remarks so as not to affect relations between the two countries. ”

It doesn't matter if it's real or fake, now the London government needs it to be fake. You don't need everyone to believe it, as long as the majority of the people in the country believe it.

For the time being, Prime Minister Benjamin can't take care of other issues.