Struggle in Russia

The joy on Princess Sophie's face could not be hidden at all, or she didn't mean to hide it at all. The grand duchess, who has suffered a lot of anger, is ready to let out a sigh of anger and vent all the depression in the first decades of life.

As for her eldest son, Grand Duke Franz Joseph, he was very calm, with no joy or anger on his face. He looked ignorantly at her mother's performance and looked so harmless.

Those who don't know will only complain about this great prince, thinking that he is definitely delayed by his mother, otherwise he must be the emperor, not his foolish father.

But Li Xiao didn't think so. He saw a familiar thing from the face of Grand Duke Franz Joseph-performance.

Yes, it's a performance, and it's a very superficial performance, just like a crappy little fresh meat insists on acting.

What other people think about Li Xiao doesn't know, he only knows that this thing is too immature, he can only lie to ghosts. The only thing that makes him wonder now is, whose idea is to perform such a clumsy performance?

Is it Grand Duke Franz Joseph himself or someone else. If it is the grand prince himself, then he can only say that the grand prince, as described in history, likes to be smart. In other words, I like to be greedy for small and cheap and suffer big losses.

It is true that it is really depressing not to be the emperor right away, but if you use such poor acting skills to protest, then you really find the wrong person. Except for being able to fool a little bit like those gossip aunts just now, who can you fool?

For old foxes like Schwarzenberg and Duke Alexander Gorchakov, you can see through the true intentions at a glance, but will deliberately design to routine you.

Li Xiao guessed that the grand prince might want to send a wave of sympathy and build momentum for himself. It’s just that politics has never sympathized with such a thing, expecting others to have mercy on you to ascend to the throne of God? Isn't this trying to be blind?

Politics has always believed in strength. With strength, you can do whatever you want. Without strength, you can only be rubbed on the ground. But this Grand Duke Franz Joseph has no strength, and his heart is higher than the sky. Isn't this funny!

Anyway, Li Xiao's first impression of Grand Duke Franz Joseph was not good. He felt that the Grand Duke was an ambitious and restless lord, but he was not good at making troubles.

On the contrary, the Princess Sophie deserves more attention. It is not that this mother is much better than her son. To be honest, Princess Sophie may be a master at the Habsburg court, but palace fighting is not equal to politics. A set of intriguing performances and the performances of these acting masters in the political arena are just trivial.

Princess Sophie vented her emotions indifferently, and seemed a little overwhelmed, but in fact it was much more useful than Grand Duke Franz Joseph's tricks. The first is to declare the ownership of the throne to the entire Austrian aristocratic circle, and the second is to express its strong attitude at the same time.

Both show that she is very confident, and politically confident is almost equivalent to having strength. In short, the grand duchess is actually showing her strength to prevent other disruptors from making trouble.

This kind of strength can avoid a lot of troubles and disputes, at least it is much more useful than her son's virtue of "the baby's heart is bitter but the baby doesn't say anything".

Li Xiao lowered his voice and said to Duke Alexander Gorchakov: "The Grand Duchess is smarter than his son!"

"It should be more sensible," Prince Alexander Gorchakov smiled slightly. "The grand prince didn't know what to do to the best advantage. He would only do some plausible stupid things for granted. He would be more happier than he was. His face is calm and strong!"

Indeed, after all, Grand Duke Franz Karl is also the father of Grand Duke Franz Joseph. It is true that this father is a bit slow, but that is your dad after all. Your dad is an emperor girl, and I can imagine you. Isn't this son good?

What's more, Grand Duke Franz Karl’s succession to the throne is reasonable and legal, and no one can pick the bones. Why your son is a big opinion, as if he has been wronged. It is clear that you are an ambitious white-eyed wolf!

Naturally, to a truly smart person, Grand Duke Franz Joseph is almost as human as he is. Basically, he can be seen through it at a glance. What is ridiculous is how clever this stupid boy thinks he is.

"Do you have any idea?"

Li Xiao curled his lips and said: "Not yet, and I need to look at it again..."

Li Xiao's next look is definitely not about Grand Duke Franz Joseph. He is more about Princess Sophie. He wants to see how this woman behaves in different scenes so that he can make further judgments.

"Would you like me to recommend you to meet the Grand Duchess?" Duke Alexander Gorchakov kindly asked ~www.ltnovel.com~ not necessary for the time being," Li Xiao smiled and declined, "I'll still hide for now. It is more suitable in a dark place. "

Duke Alexander Gorchakov just said that, Li Xiao has a smaller chance of reducing exposure to important people such as Princess Sophie, and he is also happy to do so.

At the moment, the two soldiers were divided into two soldiers. Duke Alexander Gorchakov continued to pass a leaf among the flowers without touching his body, while Li Xiao, who was short and less attractive, wandered around the court with a wine glass. It seemed that he was not here for a dance but a walk.

Li Xiao has been observing the actions of Princess Sophie. The future Queen of Austria is handy in dealing with the current situation. In addition to the occasional heroine's popularity, it is more like a spring breeze.

Of course, some of her inadvertent small movements still caught Li Xiao's attention. She didn't care about her nerdy husband. Even if some of the ladies who were dressed up and dressed deliberately talked with the grand prince, she just watched Glanced.

Either he was confident that he could control Grand Duke Franz Karl, or she didn't care what the named husband did. Or both.

Li Xiao noticed that the Grand Duchess was actually very concerned about the movements of Grand Duke Franz Joseph. Whenever he has free time, his eyes will search for the figure of Grand Duke Franz Joseph in the crowd and observe his actions. If he moves properly, the mother will smile with relief.

Of course, Princess Sophie's brows would not help but frown when the Grand Duke encountered a problem or did not respond so appropriately.

Li Xiao shook the red wine in the goblet, and muttered in a voice that was inaudible by others: "This seems to be a mother who has a strong desire for control..."