Chapter 2431 The Night Queen’s Fight (Part 1)

Freemasonry in each place has different "initiation rituals", but one thing is common, that is, the leader will cover the eyes of the newcomer with a cloth, and then take off the blindfold when he arrives at the place.

This is actually the same routine as when someone is kidnapped. The purpose is to hide the location of the lodge, but it later evolved into darkness and light. The symbol of Freemasonry is an eye.

Georgiana knew that the opera The Magic Flute contained many Masonic elements, but she was still shocked when the curtain lifted at the end of the overture. There was a big snake on the stage. Of course it was not alive, but a prop, probably

It is about the same thickness as a basilisk and has a pair of amber eyes.

Padma was also startled and subconsciously covered her eyes. Her dance partner Charles immediately smiled and comforted her.

Georgiana pretended to be calm and lightly fanned the folding fan in her hand. She "bought" it at the exhibition today. It was made of shells, and the Garden of Eden was carved out on it. The shells would change with the light.

Produce colored light.

Then the "big snake" stepped aside, allowing the "prince" to reveal his figure...

Tenors usually have a big belly, so that they have enough lung capacity to sing with a penetrating voice, but this Belgian tenor's big belly cannot even be covered by a deliberately loose robe.

At this moment, the big snake suddenly fell to the ground and made a "thud" sound. Everyone in the opera house laughed. Then three witches appeared. To be precise, they were the maids of the Queen of the Night. They were chasing the big snake chasing the Egyptian prince.

After he was defeated, they surrounded him and said, without conscience, that the prince lying on the ground looked really good-looking.

Charles didn't know what he said to Padma. She didn't even watch the show, she just stared at him and laughed. Then Georgiana felt a burning gaze. She followed the feeling and looked over, and found that it was Alice who was looking straight at him.

Looking at Padma and Charles.

The look was the same as the look Lavender Brown gave Ron after he and Lavender Brown broke up. Then Georgiana turned her attention to opera.

The play "The Magic Flute" was once very popular, not only because it was written by Mozart, but also because the aria of the Queen of the Night is very gorgeous and suitable for sopranos to show off their skills. The prima donnas of various opera houses will perform it to prove their solid skills.

Singing. Even though it was banned for a while, the actors performed it with ease.

Then an impressive scene happened. Three "Queens of the Night" appeared on the stage, one was an Italian soprano appointed by Napoleon, one was a soprano from England, and a local soprano from Brussels

, they divided the words of the Queen of Night into three sections, and each one of them took turns singing each section.

The audience in the audience whispered that watching a live opera is always indispensable for such a "dramatic" scene, and Richard Edgeworth, who was in the same box as Georgiana, was very happy to watch it.

No one cares, just leave it like that.

Georgiana looked at the three queens of the night surrounding the prince like goddesses with golden apples. Maybe she was thinking too much. When the queen of the night sang "A young man like you can surely comfort the sorrow in my mother's heart", she

I couldn't help but glance at Borsky's box. Sure enough, the old widow was accompanied by a young man, but he didn't look handsome, and his hair was thinning because of his wisdom.

"That's Labouchere from the House of Hope." Edgeworth came over and looked in that direction and said, "Are you going to see him?"

"Don't worry yet." Georgiana looked around to see if she could find any other acquaintances.

At this time the curtain came down, it turned out that the Queen of the Night's play was over, the prince was left alone on the stage, and then a funny character appeared - a bird catcher covered with colorful feathers.

There was no smile on the faces of Maria's family.

This matter was not only a domestic matter in other countries, but also an international issue. Because lynchings were repeatedly banned among the people, Arthur Young, an agriculturist on the Enclosure Committee, was almost hanged by French farmers.

While the judges in the courts are still conducting procedural justice, rural areas are still judging by natural justice.

At this time, the "Magic Flute", an important prop of the entire opera, came on stage. The maids of the Queen of the Night handed it to the prince. It looked like wood, but the libretto said that it was more precious than gold. Then they played it under the Queen of the Night.

Under the guidance of the maids, we went to the castle and rescued the princess.

By the end of the scene, there were no actors on the stage, and then there was applause. The audience, both in the box and in the seats below, stood up and prepared for the "intermission."

Georgiana did not go with anyone else. She was led by the manager and took another path, which can also be said to be a special passage. It was like a secret passage leading to a small room, which was decorated with splendor and splendor.

She walked to the window and looked downstairs. People were entering the dance floor next door one after another. They would not enter the venue until everyone else was almost done.

She looked back at the others, not knowing what to do during this time. At this time, there was a knock on the door of the lounge. The theater manager opened the door, talked in a low voice with the person at the door for a while, and then looked at Georgiana.

"Someone is looking for you, ma'am."

"You can ask that person to come and see me." Georgiana said bluntly.

"He insists on doing it," the manager said. "There is something important."

She looked at him suspiciously for a while, touched the bracelet with the wand on her wrist, and then left the room, led by the attendant to a room not far away.

The attendant knocked on the door, but it was Constant who opened the door. Before she could be shocked, Constant let her in, and then he closed the door.

Bonaparte, who was looking out the window, looked back at her.

"You look beautiful tonight."

"And you, what are you dressed up like?" Georgiana looked at his "underwear". He looked like an accountant. "I thought you had left Brussels."

"Mortal people's thoughts are constantly changing, and our plans are uncertain." He held his hat and said, "I'll leave tonight. I'm here to say goodbye to you."

She didn't know what to say.

"You didn't say 'be careful on your way'?" he said in French with a Corsican accent.

She walked over, brushed his hair away with the back of her hand, and looked at his ears.

"I heard a story today, do you want to hear it?"

"What are you talking about?"

"About Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring"." She touched his earlobe. "That girl has a name. Her name is Griet. She was originally a maid in the Vermeer family. The pair of pearl earrings belonged to the mistress.

of."

"Why did the earrings appear on her ears? Did she steal them?"

"That's not the point." She smiled and said, "Griet didn't have her ears pierced. Guess who pierced her ears?"

He didn't speak.

"It hurts." She said softly. "Although Vermeer was very careful, her tears still flowed together with the blood, but he did not retreat immediately. His hand crossed her cheek and wiped away her tears.

"

"What did he do?"

"Piercing your ears." She said with a smile and let go of his ears. "I was thinking about what jewelry to give you today. I can't give you a chain like the Bourbon nobles gave gemstone necklaces to their dogs.

"

"So you want to pierce my ears?" He touched his ears.

"Do you want to wear it?"

"Who pierced your ears?"

She didn't answer.

"Is it him?" asked Bonaparte.

"Vermeer had a wife at the time, and she bore him five children. Griet was pregnant with the sixth when he entered her house..."

"What on earth do you want to say to me?" he asked a little annoyed.

"Would you find another woman when your wife is inconvenient?"

He looked at her confused.

"Don't forget the last witch in Switzerland, she was also a maid."

He was even more confused.

"Don't take advantage of the maid," she said dryly.

"You are not worried about my safety, but you are worried about this?" he said incredulously.

"This is how I care."

He shook his head, looking hard to accept.

"I will write to you." She patted his chest, "Remember to reply."

"This is not what I want!" he shouted angrily.

"Isn't this the point of our separate actions? It's not that you are always worried that I can't do well, causing you to be distracted." She said silently, "I'm not the kind of person who cries."

He looked very angry and ignored her.

"We will meet again. Didn't we say we would meet in Compiègne?" she said dryly.

He simply gave up and kissed her.

This is at least a little more romantic than her, although it's really cliche.
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