Although Christie's has not been established for too long, its influence in the world is extraordinary, so the Earl of Liverpool can actually own a stake in the auction house and it seems that there is quite a lot, which Joseph is actually very surprised.

On the one hand, he told the waiter that he accepted the invitation of the Earl of Liverpool, and on the other hand, Joseph also asked his inner doubts, but unfortunately the person he was looking for was not the right one, and Kate was not very clear about the Liverpool family.

"The Liverpool family is still very influential in London, and the Earl of Liverpool's grandfather was once the Prime Minister of the British Crown, although he only served one term, but his relationship with the royal family is not ordinary."

For such a relationship, Joseph is naturally clear, after all, there is not much difference between the current Nord and the pre-World War II Britain, if it is not someone who can be trusted, it is absolutely impossible to be the prime minister.

As he spoke, Joseph and Kate went to the auction house's storeroom, and because of the late arrival, the guests had already traded their belongings, leaving only three or two of them.

Looking at a familiar figure at the door of the warehouse talking to the auction staff, Joseph said tentatively: "Aldrich? ”

Hearing the voice, the man turned around, and sure enough, it was Aldrich, and he smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, my father asked me to wait here for you to say thank you." ”

"Duke Hollis is too polite."

It can be seen that Duke Hollis already knows that it is he who is bidding for the Japanese sword with him, in fact, this is normal, although the auction will not reveal his identity, but it is a small matter for Duke Hollis to inquire a little about who is in the private room of the Fox family.

"Some old friends invited me, so my father entrusted me to come and thank you."

Afraid that Joseph would misunderstand, Aldrich explained why it was not Duke Hollis but his son Aldrich who thanked him, in fact, Joseph knew that it was not an old friend who invited him, but Duke Hollis who couldn't get rid of that face.

Joseph was a nine-year-old or perhaps ten-year-old child, and Duke Hollis, who was in his seventies, couldn't make sense of waiting for a child here.

Waving his hand to indicate that it didn't matter, Joseph said to Aldrich with a little excitement: "I bid for the next horse, you can come and have a look." ”

Without waiting for Aldrich to agree, he took the lead in walking towards the storeroom, and the waiter, who understood Joseph's identity, hurriedly took two steps forward to lead the way, although the storehouse was not large, but the place where different things were placed was still different.

Bypassing the two small storerooms, the waiter led Joseph outside a stable, where the portrait of William I that Joseph had purchased was also brought along, but Joseph was not in the mood to see any portraits.

With brown hair, a sturdy body, big bright eyes, and strong muscles, not to mention Joseph and Kate, she also fell in love with this horse for the first time.

"Good horse, but it's a little smaller, and it will take at least a year or two to be able to participate in the competition."

"The Earl of Liverpool also likes it, but in the end it was still auctioned by me, how about it, are you interested in helping me with tutelage?"

At the Liverpool family's estate, Joseph learns from Afra that Aldrich has some tricks for horse training, and Joseph wants to deal with the Hollis, which is a double thing.

"Your Highness is willing to give it to me?"

Watching the joke Aldrich approaching the horse, stroking his satin-like sideburns with both hands, and staring at the horse with a glow in his eyes, the first thing that came to Joseph's mind was that Aldrich didn't look at Anne like this!

Seeing that Aldrich didn't have the heart to pay attention here, Kate asked Joseph in a low voice, "Aldrich, the second son of Duke Hollis?" ”

"You don't know?"

Aldrich nodded at Keith just now Joseph thought that the two knew each other, after all, they were both from London nobles, but who would have thought that the two were not familiar at all.

"I'm not very familiar, I seem to have met when I was young, but at that time, there were hundreds of people at a banquet, and I can't remember it clearly."

Kate's words made Joseph nod with deep sympathy, he had also experienced this, a banquet of hundreds of people in the end he didn't remember the names of a few people at all, anyway, just smile gently at everyone.

After a while, Aldrich remembered that he still had a task, and hurriedly turned to Joseph, who was talking to Kate, and said apologetically: "My father invited you and the Marquis Kate to a banquet, and when he saw the horse, he forgot about it. ”

Joseph smiled lightly and said: "It doesn't matter, in fact, the Earl of Liverpool has already invited, it's still early, and there is nothing to do in the past, so there is no delay." ”

That being said, in fact, Joseph had wanted to go over for a long time, but Aldrich had always focused on the horse, and Joseph was not easy to remind.

Aldrich also knew Joseph's situation very well, so he understood how much water was in Joseph's words, and hurriedly led the way to accompany Joseph towards the outside of the auction house.

On the way, Joseph remembered Aldrich's words just now, and Duke Hollis was going to invite him, so he suddenly asked: "Aldrich, your family also has a stake in Christie's?" ”

It's not a matter of secrecy, so Aldridge naturally replied without hesitation: "It's just some loose shares, but the Earl of Liverpool has 11.3% of the shares in his hands, and he is also the managing director of the board of directors." ”

"The Fox family also has an auction house business, but at Sotheby's."

Aldrich did not forget Kate in the speech, but this sentence was somewhat inappropriate to say at this time, and there was a sense of reminding Joseph to stay away from Kate.

"Aldrich, are you familiar with Kate's uncle, Baron Abt?"

"Not very familiar, just met a few times, a very capable person."

Joseph suddenly said that Kate's uncle, Aldrich is a smart person, and naturally understands that this is Joseph's misunderstanding of himself, and it can also be regarded as an answer for himself, but he does not explain, because he does have a hint of reminding Joseph to stay away from Kate.

A very capable person, this is an answer that I don't know how to understand, but it also shows that Kate's uncle is indeed not ordinary, and all parties are not optimistic that Kate can regain the power of the family.

"I remember that Audi's agent in the west of England was Baron Abt, but I didn't deal with him."

Joseph had a trace of regret on his face, but at this time he really wanted to express what Kate and Aldrich believed very clearly, Kate was a little moved and Aldrich was a little surprised.

Although Fox is not a small family, but the Second World War has greatly damaged their family's vitality, and at the same time, the business has frequently gone wrong, and now the Fox family is still barely maintaining the glory of their ancestors, but the west of England is no longer the Fox family's final say.

The Fox family runs many businesses and has many partners, but the identity of Audi's agent in the west of England is undoubtedly a very important one, and if Joseph is really willing to help Kate, then the result is ......

Aldrich felt that it was necessary to tell his father, Duke Hollis, about this, because their family also had a lot of business in the west of England, and the relationship between the two families was not bad.

Of course, Aldrich didn't think that this would make the Ragnar family and his own family have any misunderstandings and contradictions, after all, as the business of the Fox family began to slowly recover in the past two years, Baron Eibot's mentality has also undergone some changes, and it is obvious that Baron Eibet's changed mentality is not in the interests of the Hollis family.