"Mr. Zhou, His Majesty still needs to take a shower and change clothes, so the banquet will not start until another half an hour. Miss Hepburn and Baroness Hermstra were in the Blue Room, chatting with Her Majesty the Queen. Her Majesty has also heard of your name, so she has instructed you to take you directly to the Blue Hall. ”

The female officer spoke French very fluently and explained things simply. Zhou Nan asked: "I have learned the etiquette of meeting the queen with the female official who went to pick us up today, is there anything else I need to pay attention to?" ”

The female official smiled slightly and said, "The queen's personality is very good, and she will not pay much attention to the slightest mistake in etiquette. ”

is no stranger to this queen Zhou Nan, because this queen is not only the mother of the future queen, but also one of the longest-lived people in the royal family. She was 46 years old, but lived until her death in 2002. She has been the most popular and respected member of the royal family for decades.

Following the female official, Zhou Nan entered the splendid Buckingham Palace, and the other men all went directly to the White Hall or the banquet hall, and he was the only one who was led into the Blue Hall, where the ladies gathered.

Because there are not many people he knows, Zhou Nan also saves the trouble of greeting, and when he meets someone head-on, he can just nod slightly.

The Blue Room is Buckingham Palace's most elegantly decorated hall and a frequent meeting place for the ladies of the royal palace. The furnishings here are similar to those in the other halls, and the most conspicuous feature is the crystal chandelier at the top of the middle of the room.

Most of the sofas are placed against the wall, separated by the sofa and the fittings to create a different atmosphere. The middle is empty, so that people can enter and exit or the maids serve.

In this era, most of the ladies were the children of nobles, and they generally came here for a period of time to learn court etiquette before they reached adulthood, and they were proud to serve here.

Zhou Nan, an Oriental, naturally received a lot of attention, but it was just a matter of looking twice, and no one questioned how Zhou Nan could appear here.

Zhou Nan didn't squint, followed behind this female officer, and came to a circle of sofas on the right side of the Blue Hall.

There are a lot of women here, all dressed up in fancy ways, Zhou Nan saw Audrey, but the clothes on her body were changed into an ordinary court evening dress.

This outfit was obviously much more expensive than the clothes she had struck, but it was inconspicuous among the girls.

When she stood up, she seemed to realize that she was a little rude, smiled embarrassedly, and sat back down, just smiling at him.

Zhou Nan responded to her, glanced at the women present, nodded slightly, and looked at the queen who was surrounded in the middle.

The queen is 46 years old this year, with a sweet appearance, and she smiled slightly when she saw Zhou Nan. The female official did not use a high-pitched voice, but everyone in this circle could hear it: "Your Majesty, the famous scholar from Switzerland, Mr. Jonas Hoffmann Zhou, has come to see you. ”

Zhou Nan took two steps forward, stood at a distance of about a little more than a meter from her, took a small step forward with his right leg, and squatted down with a lunge, his knee did not hit the ground.

The queen raised her right hand, Zhou Nan lightly supported her fingers, lowered her head and kissed the back of her fingers, before saying: "It is a great honor to have the opportunity to meet Your Majesty, and I wish Your Majesty good health and beauty for a long time." ”

The last eight words of Zhou Nan were spoken in English, which was also a greeting in strict accordance with court etiquette and without any personal color.

The queen smiled and nodded to him, and after letting him get up, a female official set up a brocade stool on the periphery of the sofa and invited him to sit down before saying, "At present, there is Mr. Zhou's "General History of the World" at the head of my bed, and this interesting historical masterpiece is the history book that I am most fascinated by now. It's hard for me to imagine that history can be written in this way, although it seems lighthearted, but the content includes humanities, economics, philosophy, and culture. Moreover, the author turned out to be so young...... So, I hope to satisfy my curiosity and not make you feel a little restricted. ”

The group of women next to him all smiled slightly, and each of them covered their mouths with the fans in their hands.

"Thank you for the Queen's kindness, I am deeply honored."

"This is my eldest daughter, Eliza......"

"Good evening, Your Highness Princess." Zhou Nan nodded slightly, this is the queen who has been in power for the longest time in the future, she is not as beautiful as Marita, and her expression is much more serious.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, your writing is very good, but I am even more moved by your great feelings, and I prefer the analysis of the humanitarian spirit to your General History of the World. I hope you can put it together as soon as possible. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness, it will be published by the end of the year at the latest."

She smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to it." ”

The queen said, "This is my second daughter, Marita, you should have seen it." She was a little naughty, so she changed clothes with your little wife, and I heard that you designed this dress yourself? And also set up a clothing company? ”

Zhou Nan nodded to Marita, she is not fully grown yet, her height is slightly shorter than Audrey, and Audrey's clothes are worn on her body.

However, there is nothing on Audrey's chest, so some of them can't be lined up. But the dress became a little tight on her, and her chest was a little dazzling.

Zhou Nan quickly shifted his gaze and replied, "It's just that my main focus is still on academics and writing. ”

"That's good. …… Your talent is truly astonishing, not only to be able to create such a heavy literary work, but also to have a wealth of artistic talent, it is said that your bamboo flute ...... Is that the word? How well it plays? ”

Zhou Nan said modestly: "Maybe it's just because there is no such instrument in the West, so everyone has a sense of freshness." In fact, the bamboo flute is somewhat similar to the Scottish bagpipe, but it is simpler. The sound of bagpipes is crisp and loud, while the bamboo flute is tactful and melodious. ”

"This has piqued my interest even more, and I hope to have the opportunity to hear you play."

Marita smiled and asked, "Mr. Zhou, you can write books, be good at handling political affairs, play music, draw and design clothes, can you tell me, how did you master so many skills?" ”

Zhou Nan looked at the carpet in front of her feet and said, "Talent is everyone's innate talent, but most people don't dig it out. ”

She laughed like a child, and playfully asked, "But I didn't find out where my talent was!" I always felt stupid. ”

Zhou Nan couldn't answer, and it was really difficult to answer. Fortunately, the queen said, "Marita, maybe you can discuss this later, I need to introduce others to Mr. Zhou first." Mr. Zhou, this is the Duchess of Gloucester, and she also admires your musical talent and hopes to hear you play with her own ears. ”

For married women, Zhou Nan needed to kiss the hand again, and after he got up and saluted, he said: "My arm injury has almost recovered, maybe this time will come soon." If the Duchess is patient enough, I'll be burning my own music record next month. ”

The Duchess of Gloucester was the Queen's concubine, and she was also a long-lived person, as if she lived until 2004, a few months longer than the Queen, and died at the age of 102.

"The Queen was born in Scotland and loves Scarborough Market very much, and we are all looking forward to hearing you play it soon," she said with a smile. ”

They mentioned it again and again, and Zhou Nan understood that it was time for a more positive response. So he said, "I'm living on the other side of the park, always waiting for the call." ”

She smiled deliberately: "Will the injury on the arm have an effect?" ”

Zhou Nan shook his head. "Not much." In another life, he could only play with one hand, let alone two now.

The introduction continued, and Zhou Nan was simply fed up with this kind of red tape, but he could only complete this set of procedures with Xiao Xiao and greet everyone present one by one.

Only Audrey and the others are Zhou Nan's family members, so they are exempt from this procedure. The mischievous Melissa is still coaxing: "Jonas, and me!" You haven't said hello to me yet. ”

Everyone laughed again, and Zhou Nan was not reluctant to face her, and said with a smile: "Dear Melissa Jean Nord, good evening." ”

"Good evening, Jonas." Unlike other women, she had to cover her mouth when she laughed, and she opened her mouth wide and laughed, and took a bite of the apple in her hand.

But then, she groaned, covered her mouth in some horror, and said inarticulately, "Audrey, Audrey, my teeth seem to have fallen out." ”

Audrey paused for a moment and hurriedly hugged her in her arms. "I'll show you ......"

The other women laughed happily, Melissa is more than seven years old, and it is time to change her teeth, so it is not surprising that she has lost her teeth.

A moment later, one of the front teeth was wrapped in her handkerchief by Audrey and placed in Melissa's pocket. Melissa frowned, and like the other women, she blocked her mouth.

It's just that everyone else has a fan, but she can only cover her mouth with her hand, and no matter who teases her, she won't open her mouth and laugh.

After laughing for a while, Marita opened her mouth and asked, "Mr. Zhou, do you think I look beautiful in this dress?" ”

Zhou Nan nodded and said, "No matter how beautiful the clothes are, they can't compare to the beautiful face of Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

"But pretty clothes always go better with me, don't they?" She couldn't help but stand up, spun around in front of everyone, showed off for a moment, and then said, "Since you designed this dress, then I think you can also help me design a dress." ”

Zhou Nan said with some embarrassment: "Your Royal Highness Princess, I am not a designer, and the aesthetics of clothing are just the realistic presentation of my imagination of Audrey's beauty......"

"You mean, you don't want to?"

Zhou Nan wanted to say yes, but in front of so many people, he really couldn't refuse. Glancing at Audrey, her expression was calm, but her little hands were clenched tightly.

Zhou Nan could only say: "This is my honor, Your Highness the Princess." ”