After Zhu Jingyuan eliminated the influence of Queen Mary, he continued to directly inquire about the situation in France.
As the crown prince, Charles did not start handling government affairs, but he was familiar with the domestic situation in France.
Now I didn’t hide much, I told the truth what I knew, and finally concluded:
"...All in all, we are short of money. We owe too much debt from the royal family and the court, and we even have to pay back the interest.
“Wars are too expensive, and everything from the World War to the current Yinzhou War has been a mistake.
“If France accepted Ming’s invitation to cooperate from the beginning, it would not be involved in a failed world war.
“The Yinzhou War, if we had accepted the Ming Dynasty’s plan to send troops to assist in the suppression, it would not have continued to last three years like this.
"My best friend, if only we had known each other earlier..."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded as he listened, confirmed the general situation in France, and finally shook his head and said:
"It's useless for us to get to know each other earlier. You were still a little kid and couldn't decide anything at all.
"You have no chance to know me, I wasn't even born before the World War.
"It's useless to go back and think about what happened at the beginning, think about what will happen in the future.
“You Taixi should not mind the Crown Prince’s involvement in government affairs, so you can’t just think about your own affairs in the future.
“You have to participate in the decision-making of your French policy.
"Help your father make decisions on key matters. Don't let those selfish nobles do whatever they want."
Charles nodded lightly with a heavy expression, and then looked at Zhu Jingyuan beside him:
“I knew I should do something, but I didn’t know how.
"Can you help me? Can Daming help France overcome the current difficulties?"
Zhu Jingyuan thought for a while and said:
"I will find a way to prepare a batch of low-interest or even no-interest loans for France.
“I will organize some companies to open factories in France and recruit your unemployed workers.
“But things between countries are never free.
“Since you can’t come up with money, you can only offer conditions other than money.
“But if you talk about these things now, you may not be in the mood to have fun these days.
"So just relax now and discuss it after the armistice agreement."
Ciel nodded slightly again with a complicated expression.
The two continued to chat for a while, and it was time for the banquet to start in the front hall.
The servant came over to notify Zhu Jingyuan and Charles, and they put on their shoes and went to the front hall together, and the banquet began immediately.
There are still musicians playing live today, but today the venue is larger, there are more people, and it is quite noisy.
So instead of playing directly, we added radio equipment and amplification equipment, and used speakers to broadcast to the entire audience.
Amidst the melodious music, Zhu Jingyuan took Charles to get food.
Charles already knew the format of today's banquet, but when he arrived at the scene, he still said in disbelief:
"Do you really want to get your own food?"
Zhu Jingyuan took a plate and handed it to Charles:
"Yes, you can get what you want to eat without worrying about etiquette or waiting."
Charles had these incredible questions:
"Including us?"
Zhu Jingyuan confirmed while picking up vegetables with tongs:
"Yes, including us, we have to eat like this so that more people can eat together."
Ciel finally accepted this rule and took the plate to find what he wanted to eat.
Looking at the large piece of meat next to it, I turned over a few lamb chops with tongs. It was obvious that I wanted to eat them very much, but in the end I only took two pieces.
Zhu Jingyuan looked at him with some doubts.
Charles noticed Zhu Jingyuan's eyes and immediately explained subconsciously:
"As you said, if you don't do high-intensity exercise regularly, you should eat less meat, but you can't stop eating it completely, otherwise your body will collapse."
Only then did Zhu Jingyuan realize that he had even taught him about dieting and eating more vegetarian food.
He also said that his current clothes would look better if he was slimmer.
This guy is now thinking about staying in shape.
Zhu Jingyuan's mood suddenly changed again.
If these Thai and Western men, all their living habits and aesthetic concepts are inclined to the women of later generations.
But at the same time, they had no corresponding understanding at all and thought it was a male image.
So what exactly is their state like?
Zhu Jingyuan didn't know how to evaluate it, so he simply shook his head and stopped thinking.
I used tongs to get myself several pieces and quickly assembled a plate of meat.
Ciel's eyes suddenly widened when he saw this posture.
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and said:
"I have to train for thirty minutes to an hour every day. If I don't eat more meat, I will lose strength and may even have muscle atrophy."
Charles looked at Zhu Jingyuan's plate of meat and immediately felt envious.
Subconsciously, I wanted to think that I would train for half an hour every day from now on, but I quickly gave up this idea.
Ciel knew there was nothing he could do.
If you eat more meat regardless of yourself, you will definitely become an ugly fat man, which will not look good.
Zhu Jingyuan and Charles were the host and guest, and they were also the two people with the highest status at the scene.
Other ordinary guests did not dare to approach the two of them rashly.
In addition to three other members of the royal family.
Queen Charlotte of the United States forgot to ask for clothes at the last banquet and has been suffering for several days.
Today there is finally another banquet, and we can finally see Prince Dashi again.
It just so happens that today is a buffet, so everyone can get their own food and communicate with each other in the process.
So Charlotte came over with a plate in her arms, followed by Princess Amelia.
He greeted Zhu Jingyuan and Charles and immediately took the time to explain his purpose.
Then he looked at Zhu Jingyuan with full of anxiety and expectation, waiting for the other party's answer.
After Zhu Jingyuan heard this, he smiled and said:
“Those clothes have just been designed and have not been officially put on sale yet.
“If it were anyone else, of course they wouldn’t be eligible to get it now.
“But little Charlotte is the queen of America, so of course she is entitled to a sneak peek.
"I asked Eileen to help you measure your body size and make a special set."
Amelia, as an adult, thinks more.
Listening to the simple conversation between Zhu Jingyuan and Charlotte, his expressions became particularly serious and exciting.
Amelia knew that Prince Dashi's new Ming-style formal attire, the first set of every new style in the European continent, had always been exclusive to the French Crown Prince Charles.
As a result, Charles became the fashion trendsetter for Thai and Western male aristocrats.
This is something that many nobles are extremely envious of.
This is also a regrettable thing for the British aristocracy.
Now, the new women's clothing designed by Prince Dashi himself, the first of its kind in the entire Thai and Western society, will belong to his little niece Charlotte.
The British aristocracy has finally made a comeback in the fashion world.
Charlotte herself, a child, has a relatively simple mind. She is happy when she gets what she wants.
If it weren't for the nobles present, if it wasn't in front of Prince Zhu Jingyuan, the little girl would definitely cheer for joy.
Now, Charlotte held the plate and bowed to Zhu Jingyuan very seriously to thank her:
"Thank you, Your Highness, you are so gentle. Charlotte is so happy..."
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and nodded gently:
"You're welcome. Go find what you like to eat. You don't have to worry about so many aristocratic etiquette today."
The little girl agreed seriously again and went to pack food with her aunt.
Prince Charles, who was following Zhu Jingyuan, watched the exchange process between Zhu Jingyuan and Charlotte.
After Charlotte and Amelia left, she asked in a rather sad tone:
"My dear friend, when you design new clothes in the future, won't you let me experience them first?"
Zhu Jingyuan felt jealous in his words, so he turned around helplessly to explain and asked:
“This time I designed pure women’s clothing, the kind of style worn by Thai and Western aristocratic women today.
"It's not the kind of clothing you wear that you think is men's clothing, it's just a style of clothing that I personally think can be worn by women.
"If you really want to try it on, I'll make a set for you."
Charles subconsciously wanted to say that the clothes he was wearing now were defined by Zhu Jingyuan as women's clothes, but in fact they were not at all.
But when he heard that it was the current style of Thai and Western women's clothes, Charley suddenly got excited:
"Since it's women's clothing, forget it...haha..."
After finishing eating, the three of them returned to their respective positions and started chatting while eating.
Charles drank wine, listened to the music, and the chatter of the people around him, and occasionally chatted with Zhu Jingyuan.
But the previous conversation appeared repeatedly in my mind, and an idea began to grow uncontrollably.
Charles actually wanted to know what the women's clothing designed by Zhu Jingyuan looked like.
But as a man, he naturally curbed his curiosity about women's clothing at the time, but he couldn't let it go afterwards.
And it's not just curiosity, it also involves the honor of the royal family.
It is unacceptable that British women have new clothes designed by their best friends, but French people do not.
Charles drank several glasses of wine in a row and gathered enough courage for himself. He whispered into Zhu Jingyuan's ear:
“My dear friend, can you give me one of those new women’s clothes you mentioned?
"Of course, don't think too much. I don't want to wear it myself, I just collect it."
Zhu Jingyuan took a sip of ice-cold wine and replied with two words very calmly:
"Okay, I understand. I'll ask the craftsman to make a set for you later."
Ciel was obviously taken aback when he heard this.
Charles originally thought that Zhu Jingyuan would definitely make fun of him, and would definitely laugh and say that he definitely wanted to wear it.
Charles had prepared many excuses in his mind to deal with Zhu Jingyuan's teasing.
As a result, the other party agreed neatly, as if this kind of thing was a matter of course.
There was absolutely no nonsense to make him uncomfortable. This made Ciel feel a little awkward. He couldn't help but take the initiative to explain:
"My dear friend, I hope to keep a copy of the clothes you designed for my collection.
“The key is that what the British have, we French must also have.
"So I really don't wear them myself, I just collect them."
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and nodded:
"You don't need to explain anything. We are friends. We don't need to cover up each other or worry about anything."
Charles was still a little worried:
"Do you really believe me?"
Zhu Jingyuan nodded seriously:
"Of course I do."
Charles finally felt relieved and said with emotion:
"His Royal Highness is indeed my best friend. You are completely different from those boring nobles.
“They always like to make trouble unreasonably, always seizing on other people’s unique points, making exaggerated and unbridled fun.
“Use other people’s embarrassment and uneasiness to comfort their shallow, ignorant and empty souls.”
Zhu Jingyuan toasted to Charles:
"I hate that kind of people too."
Charles picked up the cup, touched it with Zhu Jingyuan, and drank it down in one gulp with great pleasure.
This time the banquet was relatively short and ended before ten o'clock in the evening.
Mainly because there were too many people attending the banquet, there was no entertainment after the banquet.
After having a good time chatting and drinking, the banquet ended naturally.
