In June of the thirteenth year of Tai'an, the Great Zhou envoys arrived in England, and after a short rest, the envoys officially presented their credentials to the Queen of England, restored diplomatic relations between the two countries and married Victoria.

In early July, the delegation left England and set out on its way home.

At the same time, on the French side, Louis XVIII also knew the news.

Louis XVIII was not surprised by the news of the resumption of diplomatic relations between France and the Great Zhou, as this was a common occurrence in Europe.

What really surprised France was that the Queen of England was willing to marry her beloved daughter, Princess Victoria, to the Emperor of the Great Zhou.

Soon, however, Louis XVIII learned the purpose of the Queen of England.

After Princess Victoria married the Emperor of the Great Zhou, I am afraid that soon, England will replace France again and become the largest trading country of the Great Zhou.

So Louis XVIII could not sit idly by and ignore this matter.

"Who doesn't have a daughter?"

According to Louis XVIII, since England could strengthen their relationship with the Great Zhou by marrying a princess, they could do the same with the French Empire.

This time, Louis XVIII once again went on a vigorous and decisive note, ordering a letter to be sent to the Emperor of the Great Zhou on behalf of Pierre, the French envoy to the Great Zhou.

Speaking of princesses, Louis XVIII had more than one princess under his knees.

But if you want to say that there is only one suitable age, that is seventeen-year-old Princess Alice.

As for appearance, Princess Alice's appearance doesn't have to be worse than Princess Victoria, after all, they are all royal blood, and there is no difference in appearance.

When Pierre received Louis XVIII's letter, Zhang Lingyang had already married Princess Victoria into the palace.

In order to show the importance of England, the wedding was held very grandly, in addition to the ministers of the DPRK and China, the envoys of various countries in the Great Zhou also participated in the wedding.

Of course, the so-called grandeur is only relative. No matter how noble Princess Victoria's identity is, but on the side of Da Zhou, her title is at most an imperial concubine, and there is a queen pressed on it, so the specifications of the wedding are still slightly restricted, and there is no transgression.

After the wedding, although the relationship between Zhang Lingyang and Victoria is not like glue, it is still very sweet.

At least that's how Victoria feels.

The architectural styles that are very different from those of Europe, the dazzling variety of jewels, the gorgeous silk service, the fine porcelain, the sweet tea, and the delicious food, all of which Victoria had never seen or tasted in England.

Silk, porcelain, and tea are the most popular luxury three-piece sets in Europe, and what can be sold to Europe is obviously more than a grade lower than that used in the palace.

The main thing is that as someone who grew up in the Dark Cuisine Kingdom, it was the first time for Victoria to taste such delicious food.

Originally, Princess Victoria thought that French food could not be surpassed, but after coming to the Great Zhou, Victoria realized how ignorant her previous cognition was.

Less than a month after entering the Great Zhou, Princess Victoria felt that she had gained a lot of weight.

"No, I want to lose weight!"

Facing the figure that had begun to gain weight in the mirror, Victoria said this every time, but when the food was delivered, Princess Victoria couldn't help but want to eat a few more bites.

Therefore, how to refuse food and maintain her figure has become the biggest problem that Victoria has to face at the moment.

Of course, Victoria's problems are not limited to this.

In the harem, the rest of the concubines were very jealous when they saw that Victoria, a princess from the barbarian country, had just come to the Great Zhou and was canonized as the imperial concubine by the emperor.

In the cognition of these concubines, the places outside the Great Zhou are barbarian lands, and it is natural that they also think that England is also a barbarian country.

For the princess who was born in such a country, they were contemptuous at first.

There are only a few people such as Queen Wang and Gao Guifei, because they are more concerned about the government and politics, and they understand that England is very strong, and the national strength is not lost to the Great Zhou.

No, the day after the wedding, according to custom, Victoria, the bride, should greet the queen and the queen.

In the process of greeting peace, there was an accident.

Because Victoria's etiquette is not very standardized, she was ridiculed by Concubine Jin, "Sure enough, I came from a barbarian land, and I haven't even learned any rules." ”

Because the Chinese language was not fully learned, Victoria did not understand what Concubine Jin meant at first.

But fortunately, with Jenny on the side translating, Victoria quickly understood the origin of the golden concubine, and also understood that she was mocking herself, so she retorted: "The land of barbarians, it's not Goryeo!" ”

"King Mu of Goryeo has been transformed for a long time, why did he become a barbarian land?"

"How can a country that eats kimchi every day not be a barbarian land?" Naturally, this was said by Jenny herself. As the daughter of the British envoy Wilson, Jenny followed her father to visit various countries since she was a child, and it is only natural that she has seen a lot of things.

"That's better than someone who can't walk when they see food!"

The concubine is ridiculing Victoria, the English princess, for not having eaten a full meal at all when she was in China, otherwise how could she have gained so much weight after coming to Da Zhou.

Jenny also understood the meaning of these words, so she retorted: "That's because Her Royal Highness the princess hasn't eaten Da Zhou's food before, so I can't help but eat more." ”

"Besides, our princess is the imperial concubine, how can you be a small concubine who is qualified to mock our princess?"

It's okay not to mention Victoria's position, but when I mention it, many concubines can't sit still, and they stare at Victoria like pink eye, which makes Victoria very uncomfortable.

On the side, Concubine Gao and Concubine Cao looked at everyone's expressions back and forth as if they were watching a play, and whispered a few words from time to time.

Others don't know why Victoria's position is so high, and after the sons of Concubine Gao and Concubine Cao were crowned vassal kings, they paid more attention to things outside, and naturally understood why Victoria's position was so high.

However, in order to watch this excitement, the two did not come out to persuade them, but sat there motionless as if watching a big show.

At this time, Queen Wang, who went to Empress Dowager Xu to ask for peace, came back.

Looking at the atmosphere in her bedroom, Queen Wang realized that something must have happened at this moment when she was not there.

However, because of the large number of people, Queen Wang did not ask in detail, but only encouraged Victoria and asked her to retreat.

It is said that after Victoria left, the rest of the concubines should also leave, but the Jin concubines just sat there and did not move.

"Do you have anything else to do?" Queen Wang glanced at Concubine Jin and asked.

"Queen Mother, the concubine doesn't understand, England is just a small barbarian country, why was Victoria canonized as the imperial concubine?"

"Who told you that England is a small barbarian country?" Queen Wang was stunned, "It's okay, you better listen more and see more things outside!" ”

After speaking, without waiting for Concubine Jin to ask again, Queen Wang said: "The palace is lacking, you all retreat!" ”

So saying, the queen got up and went back to her bedroom to rest......