Chapter Ninety-Five: Knowing the Prince

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As the opening ceremony was about to begin, the last guest invited by the school arrived. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After recognizing it as Princess Anne, Liu Wei couldn't connect her with the little flying girl last night. At this time, Princess Anne was a "good student", not only neatly dressed and elegant, but also very quiet, with a princess style.

Only her eyes betrayed her, letting Liu Wei know that she didn't recognize the wrong person.

When Liu Wei looked at her, Princess Anne also noticed Liu Wei. It's just that he couldn't recognize it, and his eyes stayed on Liu Wei for less than half a second, and then he turned to the others.

"Don't stare at people, it's rude." Bao Liuqing reminded Liu Wei in a whisper.

Liu Wei came back to his senses and asked in a low voice, "Why is she here?" ”

"She is an alumnus of Rodin Girls' School and graduated first in her class."

"First place, it's not bragging, right?"

Bao Liuqing smiled and said, "Here, she is still more regular, not as rebellious as she is now. It took two years after entering Oxford University to change, which gave the queen a headache. ”

Liu Wei thought about it and felt that it was the same reason.

Rodin Girls' School is a closed education, and students have little contact with the outside world, so there is no soil for Princess Anne to learn badly.

"Well, it's exactly two people, right?"

"I almost didn't recognize it."

"Don't think too highly of her." Bao Liuqing lowered his voice a little more, "Although the royal family is high, the members of the royal family are also people. ”

Liu Wei glanced at Bao Liuqing, and then turned his gaze to the royal family members sitting in the front row.

Unlike such events at home, even if the Queen of England is the nominal head of state, she does not sit on the podium, but is at the front like everyone else.

"Who in the royal family is in charge of auctioning off the title?"

Bao Liuqing thought for a while and said, "It should be Prince Philip." ”

Liu Wei looked at the old prince of Longzhong, but unfortunately he could only see his back.

"He was originally a prince of Greece and Denmark, his father was the fourth son of King George I of Greece, his great-grandfather was King Christian IX of Denmark, and his mother Alice was the great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, so strictly speaking, he and the queen are still cousins."

"Inbred marriage?"

"No, they are all Queen Victoria's great-great-grandsons, several generations apart."

"So complicated?"

"European royal families are like this, and the kinship relationship is a mess. In order to marry the Queen, Prince Philip renounced the Greek throne and changed his religion from Orthodox to Anglican, but with the same God. Later, his father-in-law, George VI, conferred on him the titles of Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merionis, and Baron Greenwich, and was also the Marshal of the Royal Army, Army, and Air Force. ”

"This son-in-law is also a good one, except for the title of king, he has taken everything he should take."

Bao Liuqing smiled and said, "It's all a false name, and it's still the queen who is in charge." In the royal family, the prince is a typical houseman. ”

"In other words, the internal affairs of the royal family are managed by him?"

"It's almost, she claims to be the queen to the outside world, but the prince is actually responsible for the work."

Liu Wei nodded thoughtfully and said, "Can you find a chance for me to meet him alone?" ”

"What do you want to do?" Bao Liuqing immediately turned his gaze to Liu Wei.

"If you want to get a knighthood, you must be close to the royal family, and it's a good thing to be familiar."

Bao Liuqing obviously didn't believe Liu Wei's words.

"The royal family will auction the title when they are short of money, and if they can make the royal family earn a little more, it will be a great credit." Liu Wei smiled and said, "Although we don't plan to spend money to buy a knighthood, we can be a foil." After the deed is done, the prince will blow some pillow wind to the queen, which will be even more helpful. ”

"What are you going to do?"

"I don't know, it's easy to talk when we meet."

Bao Liuqing thought for a while and said, "There are not many opportunities, if the opening ceremony drags on for two or three hours, the prince will go to the bathroom." ”

"That's enough."

At this time, the principal has finished speaking, and the opening ceremony has officially begun.

There was nothing to see, and the first show made Liu Wei sleepy: a choir of students sang about the great merits of God.

Liu Wei was not a believer, but a staunch atheist.

Also drowsy, there are also parents from other countries, who seem to be either the same as Liu Wei or believe in another God.

The next show made Liu Wei even more uninterested.

More than an hour later, Prince Philip greeted the queen next to him and prepared to get up.

Seeing this, Liu Wei hurriedly got up and rushed to the bathroom next to the field.

Five minutes later, the prince entered the bathroom, accompanied by a British agent. Because the agent had inspected every corner of the school a day earlier, and the parents who had been invited to the school were inspected before entering the school, the agent had a rough inspection and retreated outside.

Liu Wei stayed in the squatting position for a while, and only walked out when he heard the sound of flushing.

Prince Philip had just finished his meal and was at the sink. Although he is an old man in his nineties, he has a strong body, quick movements, and a very military style.

Liu Wei walked over and turned on the faucet.

Seeing Liu Wei, Philip smiled and was very personable.

"You...... You are ......" Liu Wei deliberately looked very surprised.

"That's right, I'm the Queen's husband, Prince Philip." The prince smiled and said, "Many people can't believe it when they first see me. ”

"Your Royal Highness, I was too presumptuous."

"It's okay, are you Chinese, or are you yourself?"

"Chinese."

"It's your daughter......"

"No, no, no, it's my sister."

Prince Philip smiled and nodded, and said, "This school will not disappoint you. ”

"With His Royal Highness's assurance, that's of course." Liu Wei also smiled and said, "It's my first time to come to the Kingdom of Great Britain, and I don't know much about many things here. ”

"I'm sure you'll come back more often in the future."

Seeing that the prince had already dried his hands and was about to leave, Liu Wei didn't detour anymore, and hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness, I heard that your royal family plans to auction the title, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

"Oh?" The prince glanced at Liu Wei, "Where did you know that?" ”

"At the party, I heard a few friends mention it."

Hearing this, the prince had to re-examine the young man in front of him, because only few people knew about the British royal family's intention to auction the title, and they were all big names in high society.

"You ......"

"My surname is Liu."

The prince nodded and said, "Mr. Liu, are you going to participate in the auction?" ”

"I do have this idea, but I don't know how much money I need to prepare."

"That's a lot."

"Money is a small thing." Liu Wei smiled and said, "The prince doesn't know, for us, if we can become a knight in the UK, it is definitely a matter of glory." ”

"Glory Ancestor?" The prince spoke in Chinese pinyin, which was a bit awkward.

"That is, it makes the ancestors feel extremely honorable."

"Your Ancestors ......"

"In our nation, after the death of our ancestors, we will live in another place and watch their children and grandchildren."

"A place like heaven?"

"Sort of." Liu Wei smiled, this cultural difference simply cannot be explained in words.

"So, Mr. Liu is very confident?"

"I just want to try my luck, in our culture, money is something outside the body, you don't bring it with you in life, you don't take it with you in death, and if you don't spend it, it's useless to make more."

Prince Philip laughed, then took out a business card and handed it to Liu Wei.

A very simple business card, with no address or phone number, only a name, and a long list of titles, but very beautifully made, with gold threads on all sides.

"At this time tomorrow, come to Windsor Palace to find me and tell you about the situation."

At this point, it's almost there.

Waiting for the prince to go out, Liu Wei stayed in the bathroom for a while before returning to the venue.

The opening ceremony lasted about an hour before the queen took the stage and gave a very short speech, mainly to encourage the students to study hard. After the headmaster announced the start of the new school year, the royal family members were the first to leave, and the parents who were invited to come went to the school cafeteria, accompanied by school staff.

Lunch was very simple and no different from what is normally arranged at school.

Interestingly, parents have to pay for meals out of their own pockets.

Parents who can send their daughters here to study will not care about the money for the meal.

Inviting parents to eat in the school cafeteria is mainly to let parents understand the school environment, put aside their worries, and do not interfere with the school's teaching activities.

After lunch, Liu Wei and his family, accompanied by school personnel, visited the teaching building, dormitory, stadium and other facilities.

Because of the greater emphasis on humanities education, the teaching facilities of Rodin Girls' School are not advanced and not very complete. Liu Wei was deeply impressed by the fact that the environment of the school was very good, with lawns and woods accounting for two-thirds, and there were places for students to study outside of class.

The only drawback is that the popularity is a little cold.

While most of the upperclassmen won't be back until tomorrow, Rodin Girls' School has only 600 students, and even if all the students do, it's not crowded.

Yumi Hashimoto's dormitory is on the second floor, sharing a room with a student from Shanghai.

The note attached to the edge of the bed reads "Liu Yumei", and interestingly, the student in the same room also has the surname Liu.

Liu Wei later learned that the girl's father was a well-known real estate developer in China, with assets of tens of billions, some of which were money, and this was just this daughter.

Bao Liuqing planned to make the bed for "Liu Youmei", but was refused.

Liu Wei knew that Yumi Hashimoto must not be in a good mood, because within half a year, she would have to live in this school that was similar to a prison.

After promising to visit her at Christmas, Liu Wei said goodbye to Yumi Hashimoto.

"Little girl has a temper, don't take it to heart."

Bao Liuqing glanced at Liu Wei and said, "Yumei is virtuous, I have long been used to it." lived with her for more than a month, and sometimes really regarded her as his daughter. ”

"Otherwise, you can recognize her as a goddaughter."

"Then you have to ask Lao Zhou."

Liu Wei smiled and said, "I'll go and tell Lao Zhou, I promise it's okay." ”

"Forget it, I'll handle this matter myself, and I don't need you to interfere." Bao Liuqing also laughed, "If it's okay at night, I'll take you to the car." ”

Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Bao Liuqing meant.

(To be continued)