Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Chapter 660 Royal Family Scandal

In the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean, if someone looks down from a high altitude, they can see a long wave of water carrying a white belt, getting longer and longer from east to west.

If you look closely at a low altitude, you can see that the seawater strips formed by the waves are actually sea waves driven by a fleet sailing from the east to the west.

I saw the unified Union Jack flag hanging on it. It was obviously a surface ship of the British Empire, the strongest navy in the world.

If someone counts further, they will find that there are a total of 10 ships, including even the Cape Town ironclad ship, and there are also two heavy gunships among them.

These are the backbone ships of the British Navy, and now they are rushing west in a hurry.

The Cape Town armored cruiser usually does not leave the South African fleet, but this time it was dispatched, and it also brought 9 warships with it, which shows that something is not small.

If anyone in the Dutch military sees this scene, they will definitely be terrified, because the direction of the fleet's sailing does not seem to be the past either heading northwest to the northern Atlantic and returning to the British Isles, or India passes through the Mozambique Channel and then Background Northern Indian Ocean.

The direction of sailing this time is to the west and parallel to the west at the same latitude?

Anyone with any sense of geography knows that it's either losing Argentina in South America or going to Chile. And now that the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are competing for influence in Chile, the answer is already clear.

This group of 10 British warships under the M flag is heading to Chile, and Chile currently has 9 warships in front. This time, 10 more warships were dispatched, and it was done without everyone paying attention. It's really mysterious. Needless to say at this point, it's obviously a British covert operation.

Buckingham Palace.

Sitting next to Queen Victoria is her second daughter, Princess Alice, currently the Duchess of Argyll.

"Originally the Netherlands had 15 warships and the UK had 9. If we add the 10 warships we sent not long ago, we can completely suppress the 15 warships sent by the Netherlands."

Princess Alice was born in 1843 and is now 35 years old. However, due to proper maintenance, the charming parts are still so plump, showing the charm of a young woman.

But that's right. Princess Alice has given birth to a total of five children in the past 12 years since she married the Duke of Argyle in 1866. She can have one child every two and a half years, and she is still happy.

Queen Victoria had a kind smile on her face.

Princess Alice was her favorite daughter after marrying Princess Victoria, the eldest daughter of Prussia and now the German Empire. The latter's personality was very similar to her husband, Prince Albert, so she loved Princess Alice even more.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of Princess Louise who married away to Greece and became the Crown Princess, and Princess Helena who married away to Sweden and became Prince George, the second son of Christian IX.

Especially Princess Louise, Queen Victoria couldn't help but feel worried when she thought of what she had done in Greece.

But she suppressed it and said: "Yes, it seems that now, after the 10 warships we secretly sent arrived in Chile, we have the upper hand. However, William IV, you know, this person is very cunning, we can do Yes, I don’t know if the other party will notice it and do the same thing as us."

He couldn't help but worry. The 38-year-old William IV was currently in his prime. Compared with the 60-year-old Queen Victoria, the middle-aged William IV was absolutely incomparable in terms of energy.

What's more, in many previous Anglo-Dutch contests, Britain seemed to be always contained, resulting in repeated suppression. This put Britain at a disadvantage.

Therefore, in the face of another collision between the two countries, Queen Victoria and Creston were much more cautious. They first sent out 9 warships to confuse the other side. Even if they could not confuse the other side, they could still use the other side's estimation to send out less advantageous ships. The formation came out, and then Britain used this to secretly send more than 10 warships to join the battle. If you think about coming to the Netherlands, you will definitely be deceived by the British generosity.

Queen Victoria couldn't help but feel more relaxed when she thought of this.

But she relaxed, but her second daughter, Princess Alice, was not going to let her go.

Princess Alice hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said: "Mother, according to rumors, Louise..."

Queen Victoria frowned and wanted to stop the other party from continuing, but in the end, she held back.

Seeing this, Princess Alice, who knows how to read people's words, knew that she could finish her sentence.

"There are currently rumors among the aristocracy in London, England, that Prince Frederic of Greece seems to have fallen off his horse during a horse riding event in his early years, so he is no longer able to have children. And it is said that this happened in 1870. Who else was Crown Prince Frederic dating at the time? When William III was in the Principality of Luxembourg, he was only 21 years old that year and had just gotten married.

But now Louise has given birth to two princes and princesses in 1873 and 1877. This rumor is spreading more and more fiercely. Mother, I think that although there are no groundless rumors in this world, this is not true. That's outrageous. "

Afterwards, Princess Alice showed a rare ruthless expression on her face, and said sternly: "Things that damage the reputation of our British royal family should definitely be suppressed. Mother, I think we should stop such rumors from continuing to spread. , otherwise, it will be very detrimental to the image of our British royal family."

After finishing talking, seeing that Queen Victoria was still expressionless, Princess Alice said: "Louise's innocence cannot be slandered."

"But what if she really did it?"

When Alice heard this, she was shocked and shocked. She immediately looked up at Queen Victoria, looking at the latter in shock.

What if Louise really did what the rumors said?

This was something she had never thought about.

As a member of the royal family of the British Empire, Princess Alice has always been a model of a well-behaved European royal family. Her temperament is elegant, her temperament is gentle yet noble, and she is relaxed and relaxed. It can be said that she shows the charm of a European aristocratic lady.

She became the pride of the British royal family.

Princess Louise is the smartest princess in the British royal family. Even her sisters, Princess Alice and Princess Victoria, have to admit this.

There are many legends about her circulating in the UK.

Therefore, they all praise the princesses born from the queen to be smart and beautiful.

But now there are rumors in the UK that Princess Louise, who was married to Athens, Greece, was unfaithful to Crown Prince Frederic, and the reason is because of something wrong with Crown Prince Frederic?

So if it is true, who are the princes and princesses born to Princess Louise?