Greece’s Roman Road

"Your Highness, His Majesty King George and Queen Olga are already waiting for you in the dining room, and breakfast is ready." A sudden voice from beside him interrupted Constantine who was thinking.

Looking up, it turned out that it was his personal maid who came to tell him to have dinner.

Nina is two years older than herself. She entered the Greek royal court since she was a child, and has been dispatched to Constantine's side to serve and take care of Constantine's clothing, food and daily life. Although she is only two years older than Constantine, but She is smart and sensible, and won the favor of Queen Olga.

According to the queen's wishes, sending Nina to Constantine's side was not just as simple as giving Constantine a servant.

Although the royal family has a noble status and a bright appearance, there are only gains and losses. It is precisely because of the high status and status that everyone is the focus of attention wherever they go. No matter when and where, they must not lose the royal majesty and dignity, and there are rules in the court. Too many, and after a long time, it is easy to make people feel boring.

Therefore, Queen Olga sent Nina to Constantine's side, hoping that Constantine could have a peer as a playmate and dilute the boring life of the court.

I saw Nina with her hands behind her back, her body leaning forward, her face facing Constantine, her tongue sticking out of her mouth.

She was wearing a black maid uniform, a white apron in front of her, and a white sanitary cap on her head. At the age of 17, she was the most beautiful girl in appearance. She was slim, petite, and fair-faced. The brown eyes are clear and bright, the nose is small and firm, and the chest rises and falls on a small scale.

Dressed in an ordinary maid's attire, she looks eye-catching when she wears it.

"Nina, be careful that Queen Olga sees your naughty appearance and will transfer you away." Constantine stood up from the chair while teasing with Nina, and walked with Nina in the direction of the restaurant. .

"You'd better worry about yourself. Even in the royal family, I have rarely heard of someone as expensive as you." He stared at Constantine with a worried look on his face.

"The thing you planned, cost so high, can it really be successful?".

Nina was Constantine's personal servant and the person Constantine trusted most. The two grew up together and knew each other well. No matter what they did, Constantine would not hide it from her. She knew almost everything about Constantine.

"It's up to people to get things done. As for whether it's successful or not, then only God knows. Do your best and obey the destiny." Constantine said lightly, but there was a look of determination in his eyes.

Although the Greek royal family was born in the Danish royal family (Denmark is a country with a majority of Protestants, the royal family is Protestant), Constantine was named Duke of Sparta at birth, the heir to the Greek throne, accepted the baptism of the Orthodox Church, and is an Orthodox Church. believers.

This is because Greece is a country where the Orthodox Church is the state religion. In order to win the favor of the people, the future king of Greece should be united with the people and have the same belief.

"The queen ordered me to summon you. From the look on her face, I'm afraid she is going to ask about it. You have to be prepared." Nina was still a little worried that Constantine would make Queen Olga lose her temper.

"Don't worry Nina, I'm ready." Constantine patted Nina's back with his right hand to comfort him.

While they were talking, the two were already approaching the dining room. Nina took two steps slowly to make herself one position behind Constantine. The relaxed expression on her face also turned into a serious and solemn expression.

Constantine, who was beside him, saw this scene and wanted to laugh, but Nina patted his arm as punishment.

The two walked to a European-style single-storey building. In front of the red wooden gate, there were three stone steps rising for the first time.

Constantine pushed open the door and walked in. He entered a long corridor. There were some oil paintings hanging on the walls on both sides of the corridor. The contents of the paintings were similar. For example, on a dining table covered with a white tablecloth, pottery filled with milk was placed. , placed in front of the dinner plate, which is filled with sliced ​​and neatly stacked bread. Next to the dinner plate is a silver plate. On the silver plate is a bunch of red and round grapes like rubies, like pink peaches that exude a fragrance, and cut into pieces of watermelon with black seeds. Most of them are pictures depicting the scene of dining at the table.

Every time you walk a certain distance, there will be two symmetrical statues on both sides of the corridor, all of which are characters from Greek legends, such as the peerless beauty Helen, and Prometheus who stole fire.

After passing through the promenade, there is a spacious and spacious hall. A fluorescent crystal chandelier hangs on the top of the center of the hall. Just below the chandelier is a rectangular dining table. A middle-aged man and woman are sitting at both ends of the dining table. Luxurious, it is the parents of Constantine, the King and Queen of Greece, His Majesty George I and Queen Olga.

There was nothing in the empty hall except the dining table.

Constantine walked towards the dining table, the shoes collided with the black and white tiles above the ground, making a harsh "tap" sound, which was very clear in the empty hall, the hall was so spacious that people walked around. The sound actually echoed.

It is said that the reason why the restaurant was built like this is to prevent people with bad intentions from approaching.

The spacious and grand hall, with the hard black and white tiles laid in the hall, will undoubtedly reveal any abnormal noise.

Constantine walked to the middle of the long dining table, pulled out a high-back chair and sat down.

"Your Majesty George, the beautiful Queen Olga, good morning." Constantine turned to the two of them respectively, bowing his head to greet them.

Nina respectfully stood behind Constantine, her hands hanging on either side of her thighs.

George stared at the newspaper in his hand, and replied without looking up, "Morning, Constantine has come, let's start the meal."

As soon as he finished speaking, he put down the newspaper in his hand and placed it on the white tablecloth, put his hands together, "papapa", and clapped his palms three times.

As soon as the applause fell, a line of male servants dressed in tuxedos with neatly combed hair, with his left hand behind his back and his right hand dragging a plate, came to the three of them in an orderly manner. After placing the breakfast neatly, he bowed. After bowing, maintaining the salute state, taking a few steps back, he returned to his normal posture and exited the restaurant.

Because it is breakfast, it is not complicated, a plate of sliced ​​oatmeal bread, jam in a plate, fruit salad with a silver plate device, inside this one grape and two slices of citrus cut in half, a glass of milk Served in a glass, with some caviar as a condiment for the bread.

Queen Olga first put the napkin on her chest, tidied it up, took a sip of the milk, then picked up a piece of bread, spread it with jam, took a bite, swallowed it, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and faced Constantine. Ding said: "My dear son, how is your African Congo expedition going?".

Hearing his mother's question, Constantine was not flustered. He picked up the handkerchief on his left and wiped his mouth, before replying, "I have received the news that today, Mr. Stanley is from the team of explorers sponsored by me and His Majesty. Leader, I will come to Athens by boat today, firstly to report to us the progress of the expedition plan, and secondly to take this opportunity to rest for a while.”

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