Palmerston's vague response made his wife fall silent. During the 9 years of "falling in love" with Palmerston (more about each getting what he wanted), she (referring to Mrs. Palmerston) had already Understanding the "dominance" and "stubbornness" of the man in front of her in politics, it became a "commandment" in Mrs. Palmerston's heart to never discuss politics with this man.
Facing the silent box and the carriage that was trembling slightly from time to time, Palmerston pressed his body against the back seat of the carriage, slowly closing his eyes and making a gesture of taking a nap.
For an old man over 60 years old, staying up late is really harmful to the body, but the complicated diplomatic work and the call of Prince Albert (the one who gave the order was Queen Victoria) had to do it. things to face.
Palmerston had reason to believe that Queen Victoria would oust him without hesitation if he faced mistakes in his work.
By then, I'm afraid Prime Minister Russell will be the first to attack him.
Thinking of the various strategies of Prime Minister Russell, Palmerston's face with his eyes closed showed a subtle disdain.
The Prime Minister simply does not understand the root cause of Britain's difficulties. The ten-hour working day to deal with unemployment and the hasty establishment of the Public Security and Health Commission to deal with cholera are only proposals that solve the problem but only solve the problem.
Although Palmerston has already prepared a backstab against Prime Minister Russell in his heart, the current situation requires the unlucky Prime Minister to shoulder the two major thunders of unemployment and strikes. Barely maintaining the political operation of the cabinet is the best plan. .
Palmerston was thinking about the questions that Prince Albert might ask and how to deal with the possible difficulties that Queen Victoria might have to come.
The accident in 1839 made the Queen disgusted with herself [Note 1]. Unless necessary, Palmerston came into contact more with Prince Albert. The Queen was always guided by her own emotions and lost her love. A politician should have the magnanimity that a politician should have, and Mr. Wang is a qualified politician.
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The carriage walked slowly in James Park for nearly 5 minutes to reach its destination.
The carriage slowly stopped in the open-air "parking lot" in front of Buckingham Palace. The driver in charge of driving the carriage called to Palmerston in the carriage respectfully: "Viscount (note 2), we are here!"
Palmerston opened his eyes and helped his lady open the carriage door.
At this moment, a servant wearing a kilt hurriedly ran out of Buckingham Palace. He was John Brown.
"Mr. Brown!" Palmerston's slightly raised head nodded like a dragonfly touching water, and he spoke in traditional Scottish Gaelic.
As the Foreign Minister, he knew that the vulgar guy in front of him was a close servant of Prince Albert, and it would be beneficial for him to show some goodwill to the servants around Prince Albert's palace.
As Palmerston expected, John Brown's body trembled slightly after hearing Palmerston's cordial greetings in his native dialect.
It had been a long time since he'd served as Prince Albert's butler, and he hadn't heard "the native tongue."
His favorable impression of Palmerston also gradually increased after Palmerston spoke his "hometown dialect".
"Viscount Palmerston, the Queen and the Prince are waiting for you in the restaurant!" Unlike his arrogance towards Dr. James, John Brown showed due respect for the politician Palmerston.
"How are the mood of the Queen and the Prince?" Palmerston tried to judge what kind of "destiny" he would face today through the mood of the Prince's husband and the Queen.
"The Queen and the Prince are in a good mood!" John Brown's words were like a reassurance, which relieved half of Palmerston's worries.
Under the leadership of John Brown, Palmerston came to the main hall of the Buckingham Palace restaurant.
The chandelier on the ceiling of the main hall illuminates the entire main hall. Below the chandelier is a long dining table made of nanmu. The dining table is covered with a layer of light yellow tablecloth. On top of the tablecloth is a carved sculpture from the East. On the porcelain plate with exquisite patterns, there is a pair of silver-plated tableware. Under the illumination of the ceiling chandelier, the silver light shines with closed eyes. Under the silver-plated tableware is a white silk handkerchief. The guests are quietly watching. A handkerchief can be used to clean the residue from the mouth after the dinner, and next to the tableware is a gilded candlestick with three candles.
The entire banquet exudes makeup and luxury. The cost of the decoration is enough to feed more than ten families in Britain, including a family of four, for a year.
And these arrangements are just some trivial embellishments.
As the ruler of a huge empire, these embellishments are also essential.
Queen Victoria, as usual, put on luxurious court clothes and sat in the center of the long dining table. Prince Albert, also wearing a bright red military uniform and wearing a medal on his chest, sat opposite Queen Victoria.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness!" Palmerston and his wife saluted Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as they entered the restaurant.
"Minister Palmerston, you are here!" Prince Albert, who was in a good mood, said to Palmerston with a smile.
Queen Victoria said nothing but nodded, seemingly still angry about Palmerston's rude behavior.
"Don't be formal, please take a seat!" Prince Albert invited the Palmerstons to take a seat.
Although the protagonist of this banquet is Queen Victoria, Palmerston understands that the real protagonist is Prince Albert.
Palmerston did not sit next to Queen Victoria, but sat to the left of Prince Albert's husband, while his wife sat next to Queen Victoria.
When everything was ready, Prince Albert nodded to John Brown who was standing at the door. John Brown, who understood what the prince meant, brought out a tray with a bell on it. John Brown shook the bell gently.
Two food carts rolled to the Buckingham Palace dining room.
Caviar from the Russian Empire, foie gras and snails from France, and sirloin cut into small pieces...were placed in front of them.
PS: 1. In 1839, Palmerston married his wife. In the same year, he had an affair with a maid at Windsor Castle because he couldn't control his belt. The Queen, who was pregnant at the time, was very angry when she learned about it and said that she must give her. Palmerston is beautiful.
2. Palmerston was awarded the title of Viscount. Before the implementation of the universal suffrage law, the rights of Britain, which relied on tax dollars to participate in voting, were still in the hands of the nobles in the House of Lords. Without the disapproval of the majority in the House of Lords, the cabinet would collapse.
