As soon as Xiao Letian finished speaking, the four ice-cutting craftsmen had already grasped the base of the huge jade sculpture. The four of them roared in unison, and the human-like jade sculpture, which was more than one meter high, was pulled up from the iceberg.
The surrounding attendants suddenly raised countless lamps, and the snow-white light shone on the jade sculptures, causing a great uproar among the guests present.
The most excited ones were the Queen and the Crown Prince. Queen Victoria swayed and sat back on the chair. The royal attendant next to her saw something bad and rushed over quickly. He took out the smelling salts from his pocket and let the Queen smell them.
Prince Edward even lost his composure and ignored his mother who was about to faint. He rushed over in three steps and then reached out to touch the jade sculpture.
At this moment, the answer was finally revealed. Xiao Letian said in a low voice, "This jade sculpture was specially made to commemorate Prince Albert. We collected hundreds of photos and paintings of the prince, and the best jade carving masters understood the prince's expression. , and finally formed this masterpiece!”
All the guests present took a deep breath, thinking that Xiao Letian was so thoughtful. This national gift was so prepared that the queen could not refuse it.
Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband and her cousin, married the Queen when he was twenty years old. Since then, this man has become the pillar behind Victoria's halo.
Most people, especially Chinese people, may think that a daughter-in-law becomes a queen and her husband becomes a good housekeeper. This is really a great event where the world is reversed, the hen is in the morning, the rituals are broken, and the music is ruined.
But in the European political arena, there are countless queens, and there are just as many examples of men condescending to others.
But don’t think that the glory of the Victorian era is all due to the Queen alone. In fact, history records that the Queen’s husband, Prince Albert, was also an accomplished politician.
During his lifetime, he reformed the British education system, promoted the abolition of slavery around the world, and hosted the 1851 World's Fair.
Prince Albert is a scholarly politician, free, smart and studious. His knowledge far exceeds that of Queen Victoria. Many government documents that the Queen had a headache with were read by the prince step by step.
It can be said that when the Queen was in her twenties and learning to handle state affairs, her husband was her best teacher. Later, when the prince passed away, the Queen would shed tears and whisper in a low voice every time she encountered a problem in state affairs, "What will my Albert do if he is alive? How will he deal with this..."
There is nothing to say about the good relationship between the couple, and the prince does not have too many ambitions for power. He just firmly supports the queen behind her.
Victoria idolized him to the extreme, and in the family his word was law. The Queen taught her nine children that their father was their role model and the only role model. Several children were disobedient, especially the later Edward VII, who was a complete prodigal. Victoria would blame them for being unfaithful to their fathers rather than feeling sorry for them themselves.
After the death of her husband, the queen remained a widow all her life, and except for special celebrations, the queen lived in mourning clothes. Everything in the place where the prince lived remained as it was.
The desk, bed, wardrobe, and even the placement of a towel used by her husband are maintained as they were during his lifetime. The Queen even wants to erect a huge golden statue of her husband in Kensington Palace.
This shows the affection between the couple. Xiao Letian's knife hit the weak spot!
The statue is more than one meter high and is carved from a whole piece of Hotan mutton-fat jade. Its value is simply inestimable! In the Qing Dynasty, Hotan jade had been controlled by the royal family, and private mining was absolutely prohibited.
Occasionally, small pieces of jade are secretly leaked to the people. It doesn't matter. Once such a huge jade with such good quality is discovered, the only ending is to be sent to the palace.
I still have to thank this war. If it hadn't been for the chaos in the Western Regions, and if Zuo Zongtang hadn't led his troops into Xinjiang, it would have been really difficult for Xiao Letian to get such a good piece of jade.
As soon as the queen saw that familiar figure, she almost breathed out of breath. The longing she had suppressed for many years suddenly burst out, and her vision went dark and she almost fainted.
God knows how Xiao Letian chose the subject matter. This jade carving reflects the prince's personal reign in the last few years.
His figure is always fixed in front of the desk in Buckingham Palace piled with various documents. Under the green writing lamp, his crouching body is like a heavy sculpture.
His diligence in the last few years almost reached a crazy level. The green desk lamp became brighter and earlier, the correspondence became more and more extensive, and the newspapers he read became more and more comprehensive. He always insisted on the memorandum. His writing became more and more detailed, profound, incisive, and lengthy, all of which almost swallowed him up.
In other words, he himself is like a hungry dragon, devouring the increasing workload day and night but still feeling hungry.
Rather than saying that the prince died of a cold, it would be better to say that he was exhausted to death and crushed to death by heavy pressure!
This jade sculpture vividly depicts the real scene of the diligent prince in the last years of his life. The mother and son at the venue were immediately moved to tears.
Edward watched his father burst into tears. The self-blame was tormenting his heart from beginning to end. His mother took her father's death out of her anger on him.
But why doesn't he express his anger at himself? If he could start his life over again, he would never make that choice!
The atmosphere at the scene became depressing, and countless guests were sweating for Xiao Letian. Who knows whether this gift would offend the queen or please the queen.
But looking at the queen's appearance of fainting just now, Xiao Letian might have lost everything!
Benjamin's brain was running rapidly. He was guessing the Queen's attitude towards this gift, and gradually he came to his own judgment.
"The death of Prince Albert was a thorn in the heart of the mother and son. Xiao Letian definitely made a miscalculation this time! He tried to flatter the Queen, but it was obvious that he made a mistake..."
"Look at the jade carving theme chosen by Xiao Letian. This is the most tiring and laborious scene before the prince's death. The saddest thorn in the queen's heart is stirred by you like this?"
"Haha, I'm just waiting to see your misfortune. You are too smart!"
Smelling salts were a must-have for aristocratic women in the 19th century. At that time, women's clothes were so tight around the waist that they could hardly breathe, and sometimes even suffocated. At this time, refreshing smelling salts were needed. .
The queen did not like to wear thin-waisted skirts, but she was very excited when she saw her husband. She opened her eyes and pointed at Xiao Letian, "You... you, you..."
You've been talking for a long time, but you can't even get the second half of the sentence out!
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