Chapter 411: First Arrival in England
The ancient city walls, the rippling river, the mottled bridges, the family members and servants standing at the door waiting, although it is the 21st century, everything in front of him makes Wang Batian feel like he is in the 20th century. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
It has been two days since she left China, Wang Batian first went to the United States to walk around and meet Li Xiaohan, Yang Qian was naturally reluctant to go to the United States, so she came to London first, and then waited to go to Winston with Wang Batian.
The two days in the United States were quite happy, Li Xiaohan already knew that Wang Batian was going to England to inherit the dukedom, and she, like everyone else, was shocked that suddenly Wang Batian changed from a grassroots rich man to a British aristocrat.
In the 21st century, when people talk about the aristocracy, the first thing they want is Britain, although there are also remnants of the aristocracy in other countries, but don't forget that Britain is the only remaining monarchy in the big countries, although it is a constitutional monarchy.
The private jet was parked at the airport in Winston, and at that time, the luxury convoy led by Vincent, who came back first, was already waiting there, more than a dozen luxury cars, but there were also a lot of people brought by Wang Batian, so these cars were still a little crowded, even if you counted the dozen or so black Audis brought by Wang Batian.
Although he came to inherit the title in a foreign country, he had already explained that there were definitely many enemies here, although Wang Batian was very confident in his safety, but he still had Yang Qian by his side, so he couldn't be without some precautions.
More than 30 elites of the Raptors International Security Company are responsible for Yang Qian's security, not to mention ordinary killers, even the regular army may not be able to break the defense line around Yang Qian.
The car drove to the outside of Winston Castle, and the scenery in front of him had Wang Batian's sigh just now, Yang Qian was also very appreciative, she was a person who liked cleanliness, the smooth and clean road in front of her, and the neat and beautiful grass and flowers, all of which made Yang Qian, who was about to become a duchess, very satisfied.
After all, it is a century-old Duke's Palace, and this large area, including the road outside and the hill next to it, is the private domain of the Winston family, and there are special cleaning vehicles responsible for the cleaning of the road, and the neatness of flowers and grass is also responsible for special people. From time to time, you can also see black-clad bodyguards patrolling cheetahs and fierce dogs, who are the first line of defense to ensure the safety of the ducal castle.
The car was parked at the door of the main castle of the castle, and there were hundreds of people at the door, and there were only a few servants among them, after all, the duke's family was a huge family, and there were too many people in the three branches, so the servants who could appear here were all high-ranking servants of the duke's palace, such as Auston's personal valet, such as his mother's personal maid......
"This is Old Lady Kayla, Mr. Smith's wife."
The first one introduced is a wrinkled old lady, she looks like she is in her eighties, the old lady is very thin, and she can't see her appearance because of her age, but she gives people a very old-fashioned and strict feeling.
On the way, Vincent had already introduced the main members of the Duke's Mansion to Wang Batian, and the old lady Kayla was Auston's grandfather, and the one in front of him was naturally Auston's grandmother. Although she is a grandmother, Old Lady Kayla has no objection to Wang Batian's inheritance of the duke's title because of her respect for the old duke.
This kind of thing is not surprising, because in some ways Wang Batian is indeed orthodox, her husband, her son, and her grandson are just relatives of the princess, and the duke is an old duke but not a princess, so she thinks that her family does not actually have the right to inherit, even if there is no Wang Batian.
I have to say that sometimes such an old-fashioned old lady is still very likable, because her attitude Wang Batian is also very friendly, of course, Wang Batian will not believe all about Vincent, after all, he didn't even know that there was a relative of his own in Britain a few days ago.
Vincent's second introduction is also a lady, who is the grandmother of the young master Allen, that is, the wife of one of the two sons of the old duke, this old lady is already confused, and even she is Wang Batian who greets her in a wheelchair, although Vincent said that she was not confused before she encouraged her husband to inherit the title, but now people are confused and everything needs not be said.
In fact, everyone understands that it is impossible for the two sons of the old duke to inherit the title, what is the most important thing for the nobles? It's the bloodline, the noble blood can inherit the title, and the two sons of the old duke are from noble backgrounds? The answer is no, if they were born in the nobility, they would not have fallen to the point of being the sons of the old duke.
The third one introduced Auston's mother, and people couldn't help but sigh that the most people on the scene were women, and there were only four men in the lineage, Auston of the royal bloodline, Allen of the two righteous sons and his own uncle Dan, and the remaining one was Rowan of the other righteous son bloodline, that is, the middle-aged man who was a little younger than Vincent that Wang Batian had seen.
Rowan is equal to Dan's generation, speaking of which Wang Batian is also this generation, the four men in front of him are the actual rulers of the Duke's Palace, and the other ladies are just a symbol.
Could it be that the three bloodlines of the Duke's Mansion are the only ones with this person? If there is no World War II, of course, it will not be more, but it is a pity that World War II caused Britain to lose a lot of young people, mainly men, and the loss rate of the aristocracy is also quite high, and it is not easy for the three branches of the Duke's Palace to leave their bloodlines.
In fact, Auston and Ellen both have aunts, Rowan also has an older sister and younger sister, but they are all married to foreign countries, the only one who married an earl of London died four years ago, today is the first day to welcome Wang Batian's arrival, they are not suitable to show up, but in the next period of time they will come to the castle one after another to get acquainted with Wang Batian.
These family members in front of them made Wang Batian and Yang Qian frown a little, and they couldn't complain that Wen Sen would say that this was a big family, could it not be big? Even those ladies' sisters and sisters all live here, how can there be not many people?
Wang Batian has not inherited the title of duke, even if he inherits him, he can't drive people away, Britain is also a humane society, and this will be a big loss of Wang Batian's prestige.
After introducing them one by one, Vincent took the lead and walked towards the ancient castle, Wang Batian was the upcoming master here, he and Yang Qian were naturally in front, and then the three branches and four men of the Duke's Mansion followed.
It is worthy of a family accumulated for a hundred years, and the luxury here is somewhat beyond Wang Batian's imagination, whether it is the welcome hall or the large conference room, small conference room, study, bedroom, it is not an exaggeration to describe the interior of this ancient castle.
There are places that can be visited and places that Wang Batian can't visit, and the place where the servants live is not suitable for Wang Batian, and Vincent said that it will lose your identity, Lord Duke.
Although he has not yet inherited the title, Vincent has already called it so, and no one has expressed any objections, they all know the identity of this new master, and in terms of net worth, it is estimated that he is no worse than the old duke, and he is still his clansman.
Why are the people of the Duke's Court loyal to the old duke? Why didn't anyone dare to make a small move until he was dying? They had seen with their own eyes that the old duke, who was in his nineties, was able to tear through the ancient and heavy city walls with one punch. Although it is only a small crack, what is it that is not a miracle in the eyes of others?
Not to mention the others, three months before his death, the old duke was able to kill a horse with one palm and eat three catties of beef, who is not afraid of such a humanoid giant beast?
Wang Batian's figure is far greater than his cousin, and from time to time, Wang Batian's cousin will be very emotional about his family, what kind of place is Wangjiagou, the story of the pair of hundreds, and the story of the bare-handed tiger makes the people of the Duke's Mansion full of awe of Wangjiagou and the Wang family.
The cousin of this Wang Batian also said that he is not a real descendant, and he is not a real descendant, so what will happen to the real descendant? They all know that Wang Batian is the descendant of Wang Jiagou.
It is said that this person has a good relationship with the international organization Hongmen, with a value of tens of billions, unfathomable force, and connections in the international community, such a person is something they can deal with? Of course, it is impossible to let them give up like this, but they know the words of a generation of emperors and courtiers in China, Wang Batian is not an old duke, can he continue to let them control the finances of the Duke's Palace?
There is no doubt about the answer, so the current three branches can be said not to want to snatch the duke's title, and they can't grab it, because even if there is no Wang Batian, Wang Junping, Wang Junwei, and even Wang Zhongyi are still alive. Now their purpose is very simple, to keep their current position and to be able to continue to have this job.
Of course, Auston still has a glimmer of hope, knowing that the royal family supports him, most of the British nobles also support it, and there is already a Chinese nobleman, and they don't want a second one.
Being able to tolerate Wang Batian's cousin at the beginning does not mean that they can tolerate Wang Batian now, one of the reasons is that Wang Batian's cousin married a princess, and the second is that it was still the end of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at that time, although the East has declined, but it is not a joke to be the first in the world.
But after World War I and World War II, that ancient empire was no different from Africa and Southeast Asia in the eyes of Westerners, and they could tolerate a black man as a British nobleman?
It can be said that this is Auston's only hope, although it is not very hopeful, but it is also worth his hope, right? Wang Batian could see something from Auston's eyes, but he didn't care, he knew one thing, strength was everything.
The current British royal family is no longer the British royal family of the past, although the right to grant knighthoods is still in the hands of the royal family, but it is also necessary to seek the government's opinion, as long as Wang Batian can win the government's attitude, Auston They are just clowns. (To be continued.) )