After the funeral of Leopold II, the envoys of various countries stayed in Vienna for a while, after all, they all came with missions, and if these missions were not completed, it would be impossible to return home.
It took Elstner five days to finally finish some of the Prussian government's affairs, but Elstner did not relax, and even as the date of his return drew closer, Elstner's heart became more and more nervous.
For Elstner, the journey home was not smooth, for he was to carry out a very important task, and that was to make Her Highness Anna never return to Brandenburg.
Contrary to Elstner, in the days after the funeral of Leopold II, Anna's expression was better and more bloody, and her face no longer had a sad look on her face all the time, of course, the redness and swelling in the corners of her eyes could not be concealed.
During her stay in Vienna, Anna kept visiting the relatives of the Habsburgs, that is, her own relatives, because Anna knew that after returning to Brandenburg this time, she might not be able to return to Vienna the next time. ’ These days, the Prussian mission is quite strict about Anna's protection, but this also makes Anna feel that she is being watched, and what's more, if Louise hadn't proposed to give her two hundred royal guards to guard, I'm afraid that the Prussian mission guard would not have taken Anna in his eyes at all.
This gave birth to a sense of crisis in Anna's heart.
Louise told Anna to take care of her own safety before she left, but Anna had been immersed in the sorrow of Leopold II's death.
Therefore, Louise's warning was a little slack, but now that Anna was relieved, she had to pay attention to Louise's advice to her.
"Werner.
What is Lord Elstner doing these days?
” Anna asked Werner, who was guarding behind her.
Because of Louise's advice, Werner can be said to be an all-weather escort for Anna along the way, and even if it weren't for the inconvenience of gender, Werner might have to stand on the side to protect Anna while she was sleeping.
Werner immediately replied after hearing Anna's question: "I would like to inform Her Highness the Queen, Your Excellency Elstner has been holding talks with envoys from various countries these days, including diplomats from Austria, Sweden, Great Britain, Russia and other countries!"
Hearing Werner's answer, Anna nodded.
Although Ellsterner's performance can be said to be very normal, for Anna, her heart is not calm, because she feels that Elstoner is definitely not as simple as she appears on the surface.
These days, too, Anna has been given free time to think about something, and this time she thought about how easy it was to go to Vienna.
Locks risked offending Louis to tell the news of his father's death, and the shrewd prime minister would never have done it if it had not been of great benefit or necessity.
After all, at the time, Locks was close to breaking with Louise.
Although Locks is the prime minister of Prussia, don't forget that the prime minister is only a minister after all, and Louise is the queen mother of Prussia, and the current King Wilhelm of Prussia is her own son, which makes Louise almost half of the king.
In the monarchy ** country.
The consequences of offending the king are obviously obvious, and a shrewd person like Locks obviously would not easily make such a low-level mistake.
And although Louise did not say anything to Anna, Anna can obviously feel the attitude of Prussia towards herself, originally some time ago in Brandenburg City vigorously asked for the crown prince movement also made Anna feel that her position was stable, but then the attitude of the top government officials to this matter and the silence of the movement can be said to make Anna obviously feel that the wind is changing.
Come to think of it.
Anna thought of Karina's three daughters.
If there is anything to be remembered about himself, it is undoubtedly only the crown of the Queen of Prussia.
Anna is very clear about this.
And if there is anyone who cares the most about this crown, then the answer is only Du Li and Karina, because both in terms of power and relationship with William, these two women have an advantage over themselves, and with the birth of the Prussian heir, the two and the family behind them undoubtedly feel a huge threat.
As for Lilisa, Anna doesn't think that Lilisa can pose a threat to herself, after all, Lilisa does not have any strong forces behind her, and Lilisa's weak personality is also doomed to make it impossible for her to become the queen of Prussia, or even if Lilisa becomes the queen of Prussia, her final consequence will be overthrown!
Anna was horrified at the thought of this, because she knew that she had become a grain of sand in the eyes of others, and if she did not clear herself, then these people might not even be able to sleep well.
Of course, if you think about it carefully, you can understand the reason, before Anna did not give birth to children, she was only the queen of Prussia, and even if Louise did not protect her, then when William unified the Holy Roman Empire, she no longer needed the nominal excesses of the Habsburgs, then Anna would have been deposed as queen at any time.
But she has now given birth to this child, and if she waits until this child is completely grown, then Anna's position is absolutely unshakable, because as the queen of Prussia, as long as there is no problem with the boy she gave birth to, then she will definitely become the crown prince of Prussia, because only the concubine will have the right to inherit!
It is precisely because of this that others feel threatened, if Anna dies before the child grows up, then the child will certainly become the crown prince or even the king of Prussia in the future, but for some families, the threat of this child is not very great, because the child's growth is malleable.
Thinking of this, Anna's face was already pale.
"Werner, is there anything else Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother wants you to say to me?"
Anna seemed to think of something and immediately said to Werner, hearing Anna say this, Werner's face hesitated, but it was only for a moment "Your Royal Highness, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother told me that on the surface, there are only two hundred royal guards to protect you, but in secret, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother has indeed arranged a full five hundred troops, and there is also a suspicious and trustworthy general in the army under Marshal Dessau, if necessary, we can ask for the protection of this general!"
Werner told Anna everything Louise had planned.
Hearing Werner's words, Anna's heart, which had been raised to her throat, finally fell a little more.
If it is said that Anna is not afraid, since she left Brandenburg, all the food she eats has been arranged by her own cronies and maids, and even her own personal maids have personally gone to the street to buy, make, and taste, and every item Anna uses has been carefully inspected by the royal guards to ensure that there is no problem.
Moreover, two hundred royal guards are enough to keep Anna's perimeter impenetrable, so there is only one way to Lyon's disadvantage for Anna, and that is either to assassinate Anna with killers or directly send troops to destroy Anna's escort and then kill Anna.
If those people did use this method, Louise's arrangement would undoubtedly be of great use.
On Austrian soil, Anna believed that no Austrian general would send an army to assassinate her, after all, as the queen of Prussia, Anna was the link between Prussia and Austria, and for Alexander and Carlo, who now held military power, Anna's existence was more valuable than her death.
Louise was worried that the only thing left was Prussia, after all, Anna did not have any power in Prussia, in other words, if anyone wanted to attack Anna, then the best choice was undoubtedly in Prussia.
"Werner, can we leave the mission quietly, and we return to Brandenburg first?"
Anna asked Werner beside her, and when she heard Anna's question, Werner's face was stunned, and then she saw him say with some hesitation: "Yes, yes, but I'm afraid Elstner won't agree!"
Hearing Werner say this, Anna immediately said: "Since you can arrange it, then we will return to Brandenburg tomorrow, remember not to tell anything about it, we must not let Elstner know, not even when we are gone, and if Elstner finds out or even if he stops you, then you should not pay attention to him at all!"
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Although I have to contact the staff arranged by Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, I will return to Brandenburg as soon as possible!
” Hearing Anna's words, Werner immediately answered loudly.
When Werner left, Anna was the only one left in the room, and at this moment Anna's face was unusually hideous "You forced me to do this, and if I can be safe on this trip, then you will all have to pay the price!"
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Early the next morning, Werner left the Prussian mission without informing anyone in the carriage guarding Anna, and the movement of two hundred royal guards attracted the attention of the whole mission, knowing that they were supposed to leave Vienna in three days, but now it was clear that Anna was preparing to leave Vienna early, and the mission had not received any news so far.
Elstner, who received the news, hurriedly rushed out, and when the attendant reported the news to him, he was sweating profusely!