The Sun Never Sets In Spain

Walking out of the Elysee Palace, facing the three Sorançois waiting in front, Alfonso said:

"I'm going to a dance party at 7 o'clock in the evening. Now I will either go shopping nearby or just wait here. It won't be long anyway."

"But I heard that you have to dress up before the prom, and you'd better get a haircut from the local barber..."

Domingo recalled his previous experience of standing guard outside the ball, trying to persuade his prince not to be so casual.

"And we have walked so much today. Paris is still very hot at the end of September. You should have sweated a lot, Your Highness."

Alfonso chuckled and raised his head, "Do you think I need to dress up? Besides, this intensity of exercise can't make me sweat."

Long Zhang Fengzi, natural in nature, this proud smile directly showed all three men dumbfounded.

"If the nobles grow up like you, there won't be so many rebellions in history. Your beauty really reminds me of the legendary son." Francois regained his senses and exclaimed.

"François, are you interested in doing things for me?" Alfonso was very happy. Only by praising him for being handsome can he be happy.

"I came from a poor man and almost never went to school. What can I do for you?" François was a little afraid of delays.

"Follow me and praise me for being handsome."

"..." François stared at Alfonso's blue eyes and murmured, "I am willing."

"?" Alfonso was flustered by the phrase "I'm willing," and quickly changed his words:

"Just kidding, I think you have a strong learning ability. Didn't I tell you that I am going to open a large shop in the Champs Elysees."

You can follow along, maybe someone will call you Francois the Great Merchant in the future. "

"Oh... this way." François was a little disappointed, but he still responded: "This is a good thing, of course I am willing."

"That's all right, you go back and explain the situation with your companions, pack things up, and come to me in a few days.

Our residence is not sure yet. When you see someone in the Champs Elysees decorating, you can go to the person in charge, or you can come directly to the Elysée Palace to find someone. "

"Companion... Okay, see you in a few days." François seemed to have made up his mind, and trot away after saying goodbye.

But he turned back after a few steps, scratching his head, and said a little embarrassed: "So what, I haven't paid me the salary today, and there is also a copy of the times."

Alfonso choked speechlessly. He had indeed forgotten this trivial matter, so he said to Domingo: "Give him one hundred francs."

Then he turned his head and declared to François: "Ten francs are your employment, bonus and newspaper money, and the other 90 francs are your advance payment, and you have to pay me back."

In fact, one hundred francs is really not that much. Before they rented a luxurious carriage, it cost seven francs an hour.

The monthly rent for a normal house is two hundred francs. I can only sigh that the wages of low-level workers are too low.

"No problem... No problem, it should be enough to have this money... Your Royal Highness Alfonso, you are such a wonderful person." François became a lot more lively when he saw the hundred francs, as if he had taken off some burden. .

After seeing François farewell, the two men and the boy didn't have much interest in shopping. They turned to the garden on the back of the Elysee Palace and sat for a while, and ate some snacks to fill their stomachs.

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Time soon came close to 7 o'clock, and there were hundreds of rooms in the Elysee Palace, most of which were lit up.

In the night when there is no electric light, countless candles make this beauty (oil lamps are vulgar and dangerous).

Said that he does not need to dress up, but Alfonso still put on a French tuxedo with black velvet shorts. Even if he is only 11 years old, his unstoppable charm is destined to make him the protagonist of the prom.

"The Frenchman is really rich!" At this moment, he was on his way to the ball hall, and when he saw this extravagant scene, he remembered the electric light.

At this time, Joseph Siwang of the United Kingdom has almost completed the research and development of the incandescent lamp, but the vacuum technology and the choice of filament materials have always troubled him.

Going back to buy his patent, and then increase investment in vacuum technology, the development of an electric lamp is also a lucrative business.

But it is too early to say this. Even the top powers like Britain and France do not even have a power plant in China.

This ball is a private small ball of Napoleon III. Because it was temporarily organized, not many people were invited to participate, and there was no mandatory requirement to bring a dance partner.

However, the emperor prepared a lot of social flowers on the periphery, and there will never be embarrassing scenes of no dancing partners.

Having said that, Alfonso is still too early to reach adulthood, and many rules for participating in the prom do not apply to him, so he can be more casual.

Entering the ballroom, he saw Napoleon standing at the entrance, holding a middle-aged woman's arm and talking with two other men.

If there is no accident for women, it is Empress Eugenie. The two men are middle-aged and old, and the other is young. I don't know who it is, but they should not be French.

There were smiles on the faces of several people, and it was obvious that the conversation was very pleasant, and there was a little boy listening.

As Alfonso entered, the people who were chatting quietly cast their eyes one by one.

Even the people with their backs to him gradually turned their heads to look at him because of the strangeness of their companions. In an instant, the whole meeting place was quiet.

Alfonso is a very confident person, but he also feels uncomfortable in this atmosphere.

It was Napoleon who broke this embarrassment. He walked over with a smile, took Alfonso's hand, and said loudly to everyone's curious eyes:

"This is Alfonso, Alfonso de Bourbon, the Crown Prince of Spain, let us welcome him!"

"Papa Papa" everyone also gave face, applauded under the emperor's leadership.

Then he turned his head consciously, anyway, after the prom officially started, there was a chance to get acquainted.

"Alfonso, let me introduce to you, this is my wife, Eugenie." Napoleon led Alfonso to the people who had talked with him before.

The elegantly dressed woman smiled and waved her hands.

Then he pointed to the brown-haired youth standing on the left: "This is the Crown Prince of England, His Royal Highness Edward. (The Queen of England has not yet received the Indian Crown

Edward is obviously a lively person. He blinked at Alfonso and said in an aria-like tone: "His Royal Highness Alfonso, you are such an angel..."

"...You have a good reputation." Although the West doesn't like the modest thing, Alfonso can only say so now. Even if he was called an angel by the person who met for the first time, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Cough." Napoleon let out a clear cough and interrupted Edward, who was still trying to say something.

"These two are the Austrian emperor... Anton, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and His Royal Highness Rudolf."

The gray-haired Anton didn't say anything yet. Rudolph, who looked slightly younger than Alfonso, said: "Brother, you are so beautiful. Sister Gisela will definitely want to meet you."

"I would also like to know a Habsburg." Alfonso responded with a smile, knowing many historical celebrities today.