"What, father was assassinated?"
When Carlo learned the news from his mother, he was stunned.
When he saw his mother walking into his room with red eyes just now, he was still a little puzzled. He didn't expect such a result.
"How is the injury?"
Now Carlo is very concerned about his father's injury.
"According to the Prime Minister, the telegram said that your father's injuries were very serious, and it would be difficult to transfer to Rome for treatment."
When the mother said this, the tears couldn't help falling again, and when Carlo heard this, his heart sank, and it became difficult to move, which made him have some bad shadows in his mind.
Looking at her son's performance, she thought he was worried about his father, Queen Margherita wiped her tears and continued. "I also don't want to believe this fact, but this is a telegram brought by the Prime Minister himself. Get ready, we'll go to Palermo right away."
Ma's mother left this sentence and left, and he will tell the news to his other children. God was so unfair to her, why did her husband have such an experience.
The king was assassinated, this news was too shocking for Carlo. Although he has only been in this world for more than a year, and his father is rarely busy because of state affairs, he basically asks them whenever he comes back, and he also feels the deep affection from it.
People are not plants, so how can they not have feelings? So slowly he also concealed his identity from the beginning and gradually accepted his parents in this life.
And the news of his father's assassination naturally surprised him. At the same time, he has a deeper understanding of Europe. Kings are easy to be assassinated, and it can be seen how chaotic Europe is currently.
But now he doesn't care about anything else, and is ready to go to see how his father's injury is.
Carlo, who quickly changed his clothes, rushed downstairs immediately. Downstairs, the mother was talking to Prime Minister Cairolli, as if talking about the itinerary.
Carlo also noticed that the prime minister nodded to himself as he went downstairs.
The Prime Minister's actions naturally attracted the attention of the mother. "Carlo, you came just in time. The Prime Minister has already prepared a boat to send us to Palermo at the fastest speed."
After hearing his mother's words, Carlo said sincerely, "Thank you for your arrangement at this time, we will keep it in our hearts."
"It doesn't matter, this is what I should do. I'm also very sad about what happened to Your Majesty, but it's better to ask the queen to rush over as soon as possible."
After the Prime Minister said what was most important now, he continued. "I have sent people to send the best doctors and medical equipment. In addition, in order to pray for His Majesty, I also went to the priest. I hope His Majesty is safe."
Cairoli's words also fully demonstrated that as a prime minister, he has taken all aspects into account in his ability to face emergencies.
Queen Margherita was very grateful to hear that the Prime Minister had arranged for the best doctors and medical equipment. "Thanks to the Prime Minister for the arrangement, it's so important to my husband."
Such a capable prime minister naturally makes his mother happy. In this situation, someone really needs someone to help him come up with ideas. When she heard that her husband was assassinated, she was in a hurry, and she could only think about her injured husband.
As for Carlo, he is at a loss now, so he can only comfort his grieving mother first. Those seniors who crossed the border showed that they were not afraid of danger, and they had nothing to do with him.
Prime Minister Cairoli did not lose the person chosen by his father Umberto, and at this time fully demonstrated his ability. Two hours later, when the group of carriages arrived at Antium, the port closest to Rome, there were already a lot of people waiting here, such as Interior Secretary Giardley, Health and Education Minister Mikavi and others. It can be said that at present, in addition to maintaining the operation of the government, most of the senior military and political officials are here.
Carlo was not familiar with these people, so he could only listen to the Prime Minister's introduction and greet them one by one.
And this also gave him a bad feeling, it was too early.
But now he can't care about this, and the priority is to appease his family. At present, except for myself, the other brothers and sisters have all cried in a circle.
Of course, now everyone knew what the important thing was, and they didn't dare to waste time. After the group boarded the boat, they immediately rushed to Palermo.
The Rhododendron is a high-speed cargo ship with a displacement of 3,000 tons. I usually transport high-value goods, and I never thought that it would suddenly become a passenger ship.
But who made it the fastest ship in the port at present, reaching a high speed of 14 knots per hour. However, there are still a lot of goods on this ship that have not been removed, so it can be seen at a glance that it is a cargo ship.
It's just that no one cares about it now, and even the most particular people don't have any dissatisfaction.
In the evening two days later, the Rhododendron docked at the port of Palermo, and was in charge of welcoming the mayor of Narsh.
Speaking of which, the mayor was also pitiful. He let the assassin stab the king under his own eyelids. The moment the king was shot, he knew he was finished. But even if he is finished, he has to stand on the last post. This is not his conscience, but he hopes to make up for it in the next move.
So after receiving the telegram that the royal family and senior officials were coming, he immediately arranged for someone to carefully clean the port, and at the same time called in the police to give the highest degree of vigilance. If there is another assassination, don't say he is finished, it is estimated that his family is all Don't have to run.
It's just that his actions were all in vain for the blind to turn on the lamp. Everyone who came off the Rhododendron was exhausted, and everyone was full of expressions of wanting to rest. But if you think about it, you can also know that the Rhododendron is a high-speed freighter. What kind of comfortable ride can it have? Even the royal family in the best position has exhaustion in everyone's eyes.
However, they can't rest now, and they must follow the royal family to the hospital to check on His Majesty's safety.
So after the group boarded the carriage, they immediately rushed to the hospital.
The San Siro Hospital is the best hospital in Palermo, but this best hospital has been closely guarded since His Majesty Umberto was sent.
As the captain of the bodyguard, Baron Filimickey kept guarding the seriously wounded king. His eyes were full of remorse for himself, and it was all his own fault that made His Majesty assassinated.
He already knew the news that the queen was coming today, but now he didn't want to leave the ward at all. At the moment when the king was assassinated, his heart died.
With a bang, the door of the ward was opened, and a tired queen walked into the room with several princes and princesses.
"Queen, I..."
Felipe Mitch did not forget his duty and stepped forward to greet the queen full of apologetics.
The Queen was surprised by the appearance of Filimickey, his face was pale, his eyes were bloodshot with thick dark circles, and the stench on his body could not be dissipated for a long time.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to blame yourself for this matter, it's all arranged by God."
As the queen's mother, her mother stepped forward to comfort the chief guard who had suffered a huge blow.
"Thank you for the queen's tolerance to me, but I am very aware of the fault. I am very sorry, but I failed to protect Your Majesty."
In the end, the chief guard who paid the most attention to appearance was crying like a child, which made the others couldn't help but want to forgive the chief guard.
And the sound in the ward woke up the father in the hospital bed.
"Yes, Martha?"
My father's voice made my mother not bother to continue comforting the chief guard, and immediately went to the hospital bed. "It's me. When I heard the news that you were attacked, I rushed over immediately. Are you all right?"
Umberto raised his hand with difficulty, and replied with a smile. "How could it be okay? I almost thought I was going to see God right away."
The father's joke did not make the mother laugh.
"Carlo, where is my little Carlo."
Facing his father's sudden call, Carlo hurried to his side. "Father, I am here."
Seeing Carlo come out in front of his eyes, his father stretched out his hand to touch his face with difficulty. Carlo saw his father's difficulty and quickly put his hand on his cheek.
"Carlo, you have to promise me to take good care of my younger siblings, okay?"
"No problem, father, I will take good care of my younger siblings."
Feeling like his father was about to explain his last words, Carlo immediately took it and agreed.
"Cairoli, Cairoli."
Hearing that his father was calling the Prime Minister, the head of the bodyguard, who had recovered a little, immediately called the Prime Minister in.
"Your Majesty."
The Prime Minister, who walked to the hospital bed, saw the state of the kingdom, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Prime Minister, I have already felt the Lord's call. But before I leave, I hope you can protect Carlo until he reaches adulthood, okay?"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely protect His Highness Carlo."
Feeling that after explaining everything, my father muttered to himself. "It's a pity that I didn't see Amedeo, otherwise I would still want to talk to him. It's a pity. But it's enough now. I didn't expect that I would spend my life in this way. I hope future generations will not have any trouble with me. Okay...evaluate...let's..."
On April 21, 1880, Umberto I, King of Italy, died at the San Siro Hospital in Palermo. Although he ascended the throne for just over a year, he still left a precious legacy to Italy.