King's Landing in France

Chapter 10 The Intersection of History

An Ning followed Klots into a typical Rococo-style foyer.

This style was developed in the Louis XV era and is currently the latest popular style.

Considering how long it took for the Palace Royal to be completed, the owner of the palace must have put a lot of effort into renovating the palace to keep it in style.

As soon as he entered the palace, a short and fat nobleman came down from the second floor, and said to the people around him as he walked: "That Austrian girl, the news of the fiasco at the front can't stop him from holding a palace banquet. I must have the latest brochure." Slam her extravagantly!"

An Ning raised her eyebrows, thinking that "that Austrian girl" probably refers to Queen Marie Antoinette of Louis XVI.

Crotz took a step forward and stretched out his hands to the plump noble who came downstairs: "Hello, Earl Mirabeau! Long time no see!"

An Ning couldn't help but carefully looked at this short and fat nobleman—this was unexpectedly the later famous politician, Mirabeau, the leader of the constitutional monarchy after Lafayette lost power!
Mirabeau was stunned for a moment, staring at Crotz for a few seconds before suddenly realizing: "Oh, it is you, Miss Tollestel... Oh no, Mr. Tollestel, Your Excellency the Marquis, I heard that Did you go to the front?"

"Yes, I just came back from the front."

"Is it bad?"

"Too bad, I only saved my life thanks to this Mr. Andy Frost." Klotz turned his head and smiled at An Ning.

Mirabeau glanced at An Ning, tilting his head as if recalling something, probably wondering which noble family An Ning was the heir to.

An Ning stepped forward and introduced herself, "I'm Andy Frost, the son of a cobbler."

Mirabeau exclaimed: "The cobbler's son!"

He looked down at An Ning's trousers and stockings—only nobles would wear them, and the cobbler's son obviously wouldn't wear them.

Just as An Ning was about to explain, Crotz said again: "Andy can speak German, and we escaped from the battlefield thanks to him."

Mirabeau raised his eyebrows: "German? A cobbler's son can speak German?"

An Ning: "Well, there are a lot of German-speaking people living there, so I also learned a little bit in Sunday school."

At this time, the person behind Mirabeau stepped forward: "Maybe his hometown is closer to Alsace and Lorraine, and there are many people who speak German there. Hello, I am Antoine Lavoisier, the Duke friend."

An Ning was shocked, and suddenly had the real feeling that he had entered history, and now he met two famous figures in history!
Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry!

I remember that Lavoisier was sent to the guillotine during the Great Revolution. I wonder if I can interfere with his fate a little bit!
An Ning held Lavoisier's outstretched hand: "Hi, Mr. Lavoisier, I've heard of you, you discovered oxygen!"

Lavoisier looked surprised: "Really? I thought my scientific discoveries were only popular as talking points in Paris salons."

An Ning: "Why are you here..."

"Because His Excellency the Duke of Orleans is also my patron, Count Mirabeau and I have received considerable sponsorship from the Duke. But I don't come to the Duke as often as Mirabeau."

Crotz: "Monsieur Lavoisier occasionally gives us lectures and conducts some interesting experiments."

"Only occasionally."

While talking, a well-dressed middle-aged nobleman appeared at the top of the stairs: "Let me see who is here?"

As soon as Crotz raised his head, he immediately ran upstairs with open arms: "Dad! I'm back!"

An Ning looked up at the scene of father and daughter embracing each other on the stairs, and carefully observed the Duke of Orleans.

Thorestier, Duke of Orleans, was a muscular man, wearing a long red coat, with a green riding jacket faintly peeking out from under the coat.

Compared with the Duke, Klotz was a whole circle smaller. When the Duke embraced him, it was like hugging a pigeon returning home.

"My dear Christina, you are finally back!" His Excellency the Duke probably didn't see the presence of an outsider, An Ning, and directly called Crotz's real name.

Crotz-Christina frowned immediately: "Dad! My comrade-in-arms is still there!"

An Ning took a step forward: "Uh, I have already discovered your identity, Crotz. After all, you never need to shave."

Christina turned her head and glared at An Ning, her face blushed instantly: "You actually found out a long time ago! I'm still working hard to keep this secret!"

The Duke laughed loudly: "Hahaha! Didn't you hear what this gentleman said, you have to grow a beard if you want to keep this secret."

Christina curled her lips, and then said seriously: "Dad! I have achieved meritorious service on the battlefield, and General Carnegie said that he would apply for a Legion of Honor medal for me! Now I can go to Briena's military academy to study ?”

An Ning thought, that's what happened. This guy disguised himself as a man and went to the battlefield just to get his father to agree to go to the military academy.

Wait, Brienne's military academy... This school is very familiar, it seems to be the military academy that Napoleon studied?

It's 1780, Napoleon is only 11 years old, theoretically speaking, he should be entering the military academy in Brienne...

Of course, there are some changes in the details of time and space. For example, the Seven Years War is only now fought, and Frederick the Great is still able to fight in person at this moment.

Maybe Napoleon's age will also change.

The Duke showed embarrassment: "This...Christina, going to the military academy is very troublesome. You will be mixed with the daughters of those poor nobles. They all go there because their families can't afford the dowry money..."

Christina interrupted her father: "What is this! I don't care about these, I want to be a female general, I don't want to get married!"

Your Excellency the Duke sighed: "Okay, okay! If I don't agree, you might have to disguise yourself as a man and join the army again. Okay, I promise you. I will send you there when the Brienne military academy enrolls students this year. .”

An Ning was a little surprised that the aristocrats of this time and space agreed so easily for their daughter to join the army.

Even if it is because of the history of Joan of Arc... It seems that in this time and space, at least in France, the status of women is much higher than in another original time and space.

At this time the Duke turned to Anning: "You are Andy Frost, right? A cobbler's son?"

An Ning nodded: "Yes, it's me, Your Excellency the Duke."

The Duke put on a businesslike tone: "Thank you very much for letting my daughter out of danger. If you want to open a leather goods store in Paris, I can provide you with free storefronts and houses."

When the Duke said this, the mission target that had been lit on the right side of An Ning's field of vision suddenly changed.

[The task of escorting the sons of Tollestel is completed, the Duke of Orleans Louis de Philippe Tollestel's favorability for you has been raised to friendly, and you will receive a total of 550 crowns in bonuses!Withdrawals can be made at any bank! 】

An Ning was overjoyed, 550 crowns!That's a lot of money!And the Duke also promised to open a shop for himself for the house!
An Ning from the 21st century couldn't hold back when he heard that the house was given away for nothing, because he had been watching the house and sighing in his previous life.But at this time, a new thought lingered in An Ning's mind...

At this time, Christina suddenly said, "Dad, can I hire Andy as my follower?"

The Duke of Orleans shook his head and said to his daughter: "No, no, our family has a professionally trained team of attendants..."

At this time, An Ning said loudly: "Your Excellency, after this war, I found that I have some talent in this area, so I want to enter the military academy in Brienne to continue my studies in the future."

That's right, I'm going to military school, and then hold Napoleon's thigh!

(End of this chapter)