An Feng refused the honor conferred by the queen, but he didn't feel any pity, the title didn't mean much to him, he was not British, he didn't have the slightest sense of honor in the British nation, and there was no difference between having and not feeling. Unless the title gives him tax benefits.

But Joanna is different, she is from an English aristocracy and has a family honor, and now she picks it up again, and her heart will naturally be excited. It's like a citizen of a country being awarded a medal by the country's leader himself. For a guy like An Feng who only uses nationality as a vest, he can't understand it.

After being excited, An Feng smiled and patted her on the shoulder: "It's time to share the good news, right?" Your mom will be proud of you! ”

"Hmm!" She nodded, picked up the phone and dialed the number.

The result is self-evident, the other end of the phone chatted for a long time, and in the evening the Sasson family came to congratulate, and after the meal, Joanna and Kelly talked about a lot of things, including the details of the award, which is different from the Imperial Medal, after the title is canonized, it is a nobleman, and it is different from having a fiefdom alone.

Kelly looked at the contents of the email and said, "That is, the baroness of Cops Hill in Kingston-on-Thames in London?" Baroness of Cops Hill for short? ”

"That's right." Joanna nodded.

"I have a cousin's child at nearby Surbiton High School, which is near Hampton Court Palace and is a nice place," Kelly said. ”

"Does that mean it's a good place to live?" An Feng asked his mother-in-law.

"What do you think?" Joanna turned to look at him.

An Feng also had thoughts: "It's your fiefdom, we often go to the UK, and it's more appropriate to have a suitable residence?" ”

"It's up to you young people to plan." Kelly said with a smile.

"I think it's good." An Feng said.

The fief of the Baroness of Cops Hill, which was later revealed, only had an apartment in the city of London. This is also too cheap, although the apartment is also sky-high, but where is it compared to a villa with a single courtyard? The main thing is that it is a villa in his own fiefdom.

Even if you don't live in it, the meaning is different.

Joanna has no opinion, anyway, An Feng doesn't take money seriously. He bought a car of more than 10 million yuan when he was happy, and he was not short of a villa. He called his assistant in England, Goodrich, and asked him to look for a house in the area around Newmaden, especially around Mount Cop, and prepare to welcome the new lord!

……

An Feng also shared the good news with his family.

Taking care of cultural differences, An Feng described the baroness as a landlord, and the title is the name of the landlord, just like the long string in front of the names of those emperors. Mom and Dad easily accepted this contrast of images, and then Dad asked, "How big is this baron's land?" ”

"There will be no land now." An Feng said with a smile.

"What about the ancients?" Dad asked.

An Feng thought about it. Combined with the land area of England...... He said, "It's probably a township." ”

"So small?" Dad was surprised, "It turns out that this foreign nobleman has been talking for a long time, and he sounds so powerful, but in the end he is just a township chief!" ”

"Hahaha!" An Feng couldn't help laughing, but according to the area divided, isn't he the township chief?

An Feng stopped laughing: "Different father, this township chief has the right to rule and can form a private army." And dare to expose the rebellion. ”

"That's the miniature vassal states." Dad put it another way.

"It's quite similar." An Feng nodded, "Not quite." Anyway, you just need to know that the daughter-in-law is the kind of symbolic landlord. ”

Dad said, "Congratulations to her for us." Whether it is the township mayor or the town mayor, those who can mix up their identities are all good. ”

"That's right." An Feng hung up the phone with a smile.

……

After An Feng's reply was sent, at the end of December, the queen's final list of honors was announced.

Every year, there are two trips to confer the title, and the number exceeds 1,000. The medal is no longer worth much...... But it is quite rare to be able to take the lead, KEB/DBE is very front, and the most concerned is the title of nobles, and the United Kingdom will no longer award hereditary nobles, but lifelong nobles are common.

But also relatively. The only one who has been conferred the title in the last two years is Joanna.

As soon as the list was announced, all eyes were on her. She is indeed very special, first of all, she is young, and after the year she is only twenty-nine years old; The approval rating is very high, although the royal family does not care about these, but it will also be affected by some popular values; Finally, there is the issue of image, and the result of changing a bad old man will inevitably be different.

This matter is being discussed by all sectors of society.

In addition to the political factors do not need a reason, the reasons for the award in other aspects are incomparably sufficient, first of all, social contributions, she brought military science and technology and promoted industrial development, military science and technology are not many people understand, but in terms of industrial development, Berg's Nokia is obvious to everyone.

The second is her identity as a philanthropist, who has donated more than one billion pounds, funded people in need from all walks of life, overcome a variety of diseases, and made free contributions to the society...... If this honor is not awarded, then most of the other awardees do not need to exist.

In the end, it can also be said that it is sports, such as Liverpool winning the treble, how much is the reason why she burned money, which has raised the face of the British, what does the royal family value? Face! In the final analysis, the royal family's conferral of titles also takes into account personal feelings, and there is no absolute justice.

On the other side of the ocean, the United States does not feel deeply, but in England, Joanna is already the focus of social topics, and those who knew and unheard of before want to see her origin now, but unfortunately there is little information, and a newspaper broke the news, and Joanna refuses any interview.

Since being named a Dame, it's not that no one has paid attention to her, and it's not that no media wants to do an exclusive interview, but all of them have been rejected without exception. In the case of a chance encounter, he only got one or two responses, and the rest of the time was either low-key or protected by strong bodyguards, warning the living not to approach.

But there are still enthusiastic fans who gather information, build a Wikipedia entry about her, edit some content in English, and attach photos. An Feng has read the content of the encyclopedia, introducing some of her birth and the experiences that can be found, the charity fund established in her name, and the Liverpool Club. There are still some marriage situations in the back, and someone broke the news that she has given birth to a daughter.

"It's taken a lot of thought." An Feng handed her the computer.

Joanna said, "There are also people who have collected pictures of my elementary school stage plays! ”

An Feng has already experienced the heat on the Internet, he said: "Why don't you also make a social account public?" Interact with your followers or spread the word about your philanthropic ideas. Wouldn't it be better to help children and women and things like that? This is also a kind of doing good deeds. ”

"Maybe it's going to be like this, or it's always being guessed." Joanna said.

An Feng said: "Also, after you are knighted, there will definitely be media who want to interview you, and I heard that the Guardian and The Times are interested." Now that you're high-profile, it's also good to be interviewed by the mainstream media as a prominent figure in society to build your own image. ”

"I'll think about it." Joanna said that the Guardian and The Times are both mainstream media in the United Kingdom, and the content of the reports is more serious, unlike entertainment-oriented weekly magazines, such as The Sun, and An Feng first knew that it was for the "third edition girl".

"Let our assistant take care of it." An Feng edits the email. Goodrich now also has two assistants, so it's easy to get things done.

……

After the New Year, they arrived in London.

Joanna's investiture arrangement was more advanced, and unlike other people who were awarded medals, the conferment of titles of nobility was a separate process, with a morning set aside for meetings with the queen and meetings with other members of the royal family. Or visit Buckingham Palace.

Accompanying An Feng and her parents were in attendance.

In the choice of costumes, Joanna, as the main character, wears a specially tailored morning gown. It is not as bright as participating in the horse racing festival, the color is more calm and conservative, the skirt is knee-high, and the heel is about four or five centimeters, which is easy to walk and does not appear too tall.

Her stylist specializes in giving a very appropriate outfit. Including hats, jewelry and other details, the other three are more low-key, mainly to set off the protagonist, the men are simple, An Feng and Frank are both suits and morning dresses. Kelly added some jewelry.

They were delivered to Buckingham Palace by the royal family's exclusive Jaguar-XJ sedan.

This is a very different treatment from the last time, and this morning, the Queen of England has reserved a special time for the baroness.

It feels like a big name, but because it is a royal forbidden place, there are no paparazzi or reporters around, and some are only one or two very strict photographers, and there are regulations on the time and occasion of taking pictures. In the midst of this royal solemnity, Joanna fell to one knee and the queen saluted with her sword.

The photographer was in charge of documenting this classic scene.

An Feng and his father-in-law and mother-in-law watched the ceremony from the sidelines, the ceremony was not long, and there was a large period of time to arrange after the end. They met the Queen and the Crown Prince in the reception hall and sat down to talk about a lot of things, and Joanna, the host of the conversation, talked about charity, technology and the Queen's preferences.

The gray-haired crown prince has frequently shown his face recently, and it is estimated that he is preparing to take over the throne, so he is responsible for the communication of Joanna's family, An Feng, as his husband, is still a rebel who refused the royal title, and the crown prince is not interested in him, and they also have some common topics.

For example, equestrianism, which is almost the standard of the royal family, even if there are accidental injuries and dangers, it can't stop their interest, although An Feng is not so fanatical, but the technique is okay, which causes them to talk about big things while discussing preferences, and there are photographers to take pictures on the way to commemorate.

Then there is a tour, Buckingham Palace is open in the summer, but only important guests have the opportunity to see it when visiting Anfeng now. It doesn't feel as high-profile as his estate in California, after all, the architecture is different, the furniture used here is very ordinary, and there is not so much bright gold.

The only is the oil paintings in the royal collection, which can be seen with the strong financial resources, and the signatures are all some European painting masters, and the works are well preserved, and it took several generations of energy to collect. This low-key ostentation is the antithesis of Anfeng's baroque high-pitchedness.

To say that this An Feng is also hypocritical, he praised "good" on his lips, but he shook his head in his heart. The furnishings were simple, not as luxurious as his own, and the garden was too small, less than half of his home; How does this lake feel like a pond to him? So so; No tall upper pool, no sea view, bad reviews.

He doesn't like this style, and the tour is just wandering.

The only thing that is okay is that the royal family has a high opinion of Joanna, the queen has a kind attitude, and An Feng is satisfied, which is right, he made things so troublesome, the purpose is to make Joanna happy, otherwise he would not have the energy to think about doing things to please these people.

After a morning of touring, I also talked a lot and ended the trip.

The process was calm, but the outside world was very concerned, and from now on, she had to be officially addressed with honorifics, and unfamiliar ones should be titled, and the format of the letter was abbreviated and complete...... There are a bunch of rules and regulations that are suitable for traditional Britons who like to pay attention to red tape. (To be continued......)