If rural men did not yearn for city life and leave the women, elderly, and children behind in the countryside, Georgiana would never have come up with such a rotten idea. When men became willful, they only did what they wanted, with no regard for anyone else's feelings.
Georgiana looked at the Louvre Museum's latest acquisition on the wall, the Girl with a Pearl Earring from the Netherlands. She had said that a copy would do, yet Augereau had sent over the original. The French had always been criticized for plundering occupied territories. Perhaps The Rearing Horse had been lent away because of this painting.
When it came to Belgium, she would be dealing with the Dutch often in the future. If she truly brought the Venetians into the court, how was she supposed to get along with the Dutch?
Britain had a Holland Park. Although France currently occupied the Netherlands, whether their hearts truly leaned toward France was another matter.
It was like a failed political marriage. Neither spouse had their heart with the other, and aside from producing children, such a union had no practical value at all.
For unmarried girls, the wedding ceremony marked the end of the story. From then on, the prince and princess lived happily ever after.
But for married women, the wedding ceremony was only the beginning. Just now, Georgiana had told Carnot that she wanted to do better than Josephine. In the end, she had even developed the urge to compete for favor. What could be worse than that?
She had once had a husband who loved her deeply. He spent all his time keeping her company, and she had needed to chase him out to work.
Now, a hollow dream had turned her into part of the emperor's harem.
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