Harry Potter Morning Light

Chapter 1397 The Concubine of Paris ([-])

The old town of Lyon is located on the right bank of the Saone River. It actually looks a lot like Florence, with red roofs.

This prosperous city from the 15th to the 17th century should have been influenced by the Renaissance and is full of Italian style, but the suburbs are full of French castles.

Since Josephine made such a strong protest, it would be a shame for Georgiana to stay at Fish's house, so that night, Georgiana took the maids and Mrs. Laner to the hotel in Lyon. up.

She changed into men's clothing, which would be more convenient, but it was her butler Godan who communicated with the innkeeper.

Because 450 representatives from Italy came, almost all the better hotels in Lyon were full. Just when she planned to stay in the room where ordinary merchants lived, Mrs. Recamier appeared.

She took them to her manor and arranged them very well. In the middle of the night, Godin rode out for a trip. When he came back, he brought two columns of cavalry to station outside the manor. The leader happened to be Louis. Major General Narbonne Lara.

These soldiers are not the guards, but more like borrowed from the Lyon garrison, and their horses are obviously not as bright as the guards.

The first ruling of Corsica meant that apart from the parade, Georgiana had better not participate in all social activities, including the inauguration ceremony of the Supreme Chief Executive of the Italian Republic held at the Jesuit College.

He deliberately arranged the inauguration ceremony after the military parade, which may express the meaning of force deterrence. Normal women should worry about what clothes to wear and how to dress properly in the military parade at this moment.

Why didn't he let Josephine participate in the military parade?
So Georgiana left the manor on horseback early in the morning, and went for a drive.

This time she was riding a gray zebra, which was borrowed from the horse number of the First Consul. Many rulers with military backgrounds have many horses. His Excellency Bonaparte may not be aware of the lack of a horse. arrive.

This gentleman once said that the Italians are more hypocritical than the French, and now Georgiana knows it firsthand.

She let the gray zebra gallop down the snow-covered road, with a small troop of French cavalry not far behind.The city flag of the city is a lion and a phoenix flower with a red and blue background, and they flutter on the top of various buildings with the cold wind.

She reined in her horse and stopped by a bridge.

She remembered that Severus once said that Napoleon saw the hanged Lyon workers by a bridge for the first time when he was 17 years old, and then exclaimed "Oh my God, this is the revolution".

Will it be this bridge?

Georgiana looked at the stone bridge in front of her and couldn't help thinking.

Napoleon's gentleness is shown to women. When he smiles, he is elegant and charming, and when he is angry, he is also very frightening, just like the mirror lake and the thunder.

His hatred of Britain was so deep that he forgot how great an advantage he had in order to block Britain.

If you don't imagine the horror scenes that once appeared here, the scenery of Lyon is still very beautiful and magnificent. Although there has been a lot of snow here, the river has not frozen like the Seine, and the sound of gurgling water made her heart start Calm, just don't run, the cold wind will make people shiver all over, it seems that in addition to the woolen suit she wears, she also needs to buy herself a cloak or coat.

The winter in Russia must be colder than that in Lyon. Soldiers wear too thin clothes, even if there is a fire to keep warm, they will still suffer from frostbite.

The best way to deal with the scorched-earth warfare is to come from a steady stream of local logistics, which is definitely not something a militaristic country can afford.

Louis XIV also had an astonishingly good memory. He would clearly remember which nobles were present and which were not. The nobles worked so hard to please the king that they neglected the management of their territories and gradually lost their ruling power.

Only managing to build Paris and ignoring other places can do harm.

A city of 200 million people was nothing in the 20th century, but it was definitely a big city in the 19th century.

After seeing the scale of Paris and looking at Lyon, I found that this second largest city in France is actually a small city.

It is difficult to adapt to this huge gap, but Georgiana feels that she can adapt. Hogwarts and Hogsmeade are not as many people as there are in Lyon. She lived in that isolated castle. What is the loneliness of living for more than 30 years, and another old wizard living in the tower for more than 100 years?
If someone listened, Georgiana would advise that young man not to be a white wizard, because the final ending of a white wizard is to die alone and cannot enjoy the life of a normal person.

Minerva was also married once, though it didn't end well.

However, Hogwarts is the safest place in the world, and it is a blessing to live there.

"Hey!"

Georgiana heard a man shouting and looked over her shoulder to see Sir Merry approaching on horseback, followed by a young man in the bright red uniform of the British Army, riding in the snow. very eye catching.

He was good-looking, but he kept staring at Georgiana, like he was curious about this strange woman in men's clothing.

Georgiana didn't keep her eyes on him for long, she looked at Mr. Merry.

"Good morning." Georgiana greeted him in English.

"Good morning," said Mr. Merry, also in English. "We meet again, Miss Georgiana."

"You should call her Madame," Louis Narbonne Lara said also in English.

This is the benefit of the old aristocratic class. Narbona Lara can speak German, Russian, Spanish, and Latin. It is very appropriate to appear on diplomatic occasions with such an interpreter who understands aristocratic etiquette.

"Which lady? Madame Smith or Madame Bonaparte?" said the young man in the red uniform frivolously.

"Who are you?" Georgiana asked indifferently.

"Charles Cornwallis II," said the young British officer, "I am the son of the Marquess of Cornwallis who came to Amiens to sign the peace treaty."

"Are you just a second lieutenant?"

"And he's a corporal, just like Bonaparte." Charles Cornwallis II fearlessly said Napoleon's other nickname - "little corporal".

This nickname is different from "Pony", which is intimate and cute, but Charles Cornwallis Jr. does not seem to take the first ruler of France too seriously.

"Shouldn't you stay with your father?" asked Georgiana.

"I want to see you, what does the famous 'Cleopatra' look like?" Little Charles looked at Georgiana.

"You look a little disappointed," Georgiana said with a smile.

"It's really different from what I imagined." Charles Jr. said.

"It was the same when they first arrived in Egypt. There was a gap between the legendary city and the imagination." Georgiana said calmly, "Have you had breakfast? I'm hungry."

"Let's go into the town," said Ser Merry.

"No." Georgiana shook her head. "It's too ostentatious for us to go into town."

"You made a lot of noise last night. Bonaparte kicked you out of the house?" Little Charles said with a sneer.

"Be careful with your words, young man," warned Louis Narbonne Lara.

"Sometimes people encounter this kind of dilemma. If you have money, you can't buy bread. This city once ran out of food. The situation I encountered was that I couldn't find a place to live. This made me understand a truth."

"What's the point?" asked little Charles.

"How generous people are to help you when you are in trouble, just like the British once rescued the French navy from shipwreck. I wish a gentleman would give us his room last night. live, where were you at that time?"

Little Charles seemed to be choking.

"This is a test for the first ruler. It's a pity that such a big city can't find a knight who is willing to rescue a woman in distress. On the contrary, there are many people who laugh at me." Georgiana smiled contemptuously, "You don't think it's such a coincidence , Mrs. Recamier will appear at that moment."

"Put it on." Sir Merry took off his coat with a smile. "You are too thin for such a little."

"Wear more when riding, so you don't feel cold." Georgiana didn't take the coat, pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and ran towards the way it came.

(End of this chapter)