Chapter 1438: The Castle of Europe
As soon as he got out of the car, Huo Sining saw the towering ancient castle standing in front of him, such a magnificent residence, compared to what manor and villa Huo Sining had seen before, it was simply weak. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, before coming here, Huo Sining also made a certain understanding, in England, castles can be said to be everywhere.
Years of war between England and Scotland, combined with its historic monarchy, have left the island of Great Britain home to countless castles, large and small.
Although the number of these castles is not as large as that of churches in England, the history and unique beauty of these castles are unmatched.
It can be said that castles are a beautiful scenery in England.
When you think of castles in England, you can't help but think of the vampire culture of England, because it is these historic European castles that are the birthplace of vampires.
When the vampire legend was first born, the rumor seemed to take root and spread rapidly in a short period of time, and in Europe, especially in England, thousands of people believed in the legend and were extremely afraid of the darkness coming.
Because they believe that in this world, there really is an ancient and mysterious race of vampires, this race lives by sucking human blood, and can not grow old or die.
Even to this day, there are still people who believe that these vampires live in the old castles of England, and say that the dukes living in these castles are vampires who have lived for thousands of years, and there are many vampire fans, and even go out of their way to live in those old castles that have been converted into hotels and inns to experience the exciting and mysterious vampire culture.
However, just like the courtyard houses in the imperial capital of China, many of the old castles in England that are still well-preserved have long since been abandoned.
Because of the large area of the castle, it was very difficult to maintain, so many castle owners had to abandon it, and some even resold the ownership.
Therefore, Huo Sining often sees such news published in China, a rich man or local tyrant in a certain province, spending tens of millions of dollars to buy castles and the like in England.
Of course, similar to the Chinese government's approach, many castles in England were mostly reclaimed by the English royal family after the 20th century, and were instead managed, protected and maintained by special foundations.
There are also a small number of castles that are private property, but in order to pay a huge inheritance tax, the descendants of these heirs choose to open the castle to the public, even to tourists from all over the world, and publicly display the castle's collection and exhibits, in order to raise funds to support the restoration and maintenance of the castle.
In England, only the truly super-rich can afford to live in these historic castles and spend huge sums of money every year on the maintenance of the castles.
Obviously, this Albert Adrien is one of the super-rich.
Hothnin had seen pictures of English castles in magazines, but looking at the Albert family's private contract so closely brought Hothning a completely different feeling than reading the photos in the book.
However, Huo Sining didn't scream when she saw the castle like a bun, her heart was shocked, and her eyes also flashed with amazement, but soon she controlled her emotions, she knew very well what she was here for, and as long as she thought that this castle preserved the long history of Huaxia Kingdom, she couldn't enjoy it indifferently like a tourist.
Huo Sining's indifference, in the eyes of the old butler, but it changed its taste, seeing that the Oriental lady's expression was so calm, the housekeeper's eyes unconsciously revealed a trace of approval, it seems that the Oriental female guest invited by Mr. Adrien this time is a well-educated lady.
The poor old butler didn't know at the moment, he enthusiastically opened the gate of the castle, and the girl who looked like an angel was actually a big thief who had committed a big crime in the Eastern Capital and stole more than 4,000 Chinese cultural relics from the National Museum.
If he knew this, the old butler would definitely not be able to laugh at this moment, because his action of opening the door and bowing and stretching out his hand to welcome the guest was clearly luring the wolf into the room.
After passing through several iron gates, Huo Sining and Li Jun finally came to the gate of the castle, and a special wide stone road led to the castle in front of them, according to the old butler, from this road, the territory inside belonged to the private domain of the Albert family, and in this field, even Queen Elizabeth could not enter without permission.
The castle is very beautiful, but because it is winter, the green grass and flowers that Huo Sining wanted to see are all gone, but because this castle is backed by the Thames, the various facilities in the castle are full of European flavor, and each sculpture is the history of Great Britain, giving people excellent visual effects.
"Misho, you're here, haha, that's great!"
Just as Huo Sining and Li Jun walked through the labyrinthine garden and walked to the gate of the castle, they saw an old man greeted the two with an enthusiastic face.
Apparently, this is Albert Adrien.
"I'm Albert Adrien, this time the International Treasure Appreciation Conference, I also wanted to go to the scene to experience it for myself, but because of some things delayed, I didn't expect this Treasure Appreciation Conference to be so exciting, let me lose an opportunity to witness Miesho's brilliance, it's a pity!"
After Adrien walked out, he gently grasped Huo Sining's fingertips and kissed the back of her hand as a solemn greeting.
Behind the earl, there were more than a dozen servants, and after seeing Huo Sining and Li Jun, they all put their right hands on their chests, bent down slightly, and performed an English-style gentleman's salute.
"Thank you very much for the invitation, Mr. Adrian, your castle is very beautiful, the most magnificent modern residence I have ever seen!"
Huo Sining politely handed the gift she had brought to the servant, and then duly praised the castle, neither exaggerating nor revealing any flattery.
Obviously, Huo Sining's praise was very satisfactory to this Adrian, and after hearing Huo Sining's words, the old gentleman was very excited, and his eyebrows danced:
"Dear Huo, I'm glad you like this castle of mine, in fact, it's almost a thousand years old, and although I've done a lot of repairs and spent a lot of money on it, it's been worth it, at least you all like it, don't you?" )