Chapter 846: Triple Strike
Portsmouth Military Port is crowded and lively.
The waiters had already set up the carpet and the long table, on which wine and food were placed.
In the midst of a repressive war, the nobles have not had a decent party for too long.
But this is not the time to enjoy food and flirt with each other.
The Royal Military Band is playing the loud "God Bless the Queen", and the imperial flag is rising in the sky, fluttering between the sea and the sky.
Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales, the Crown Prince of the British Empire, and one of His Majesty's two remaining princes, ascended the throne.
He hesitated, but finally pulled out the lengthy speech from his pocket and began torturing the absent-minded audience.
It is known that Her Majesty did not like this eldest son.
Prince Edward is not only obese, clumsy, obsessed with women, and morally low, but also has a problematic IQ.
Compared with Prince Alfred, who is brave and diligent, but has turned into frozen barbecued pork, and Prince Arthur, who looks like a dead husband but has been controlled by the Ming people, Prince Edward is a mistake more than thirty years ago in the eyes of the queen.
In fact, Victoria's refusal to attend such an important maiden voyage was certainly not due to the "Queen's health" as stated in the official statement.
It's because she doesn't want to see her stupid, stupid, and always troublesome son.
Some time ago, Prince Edward did not know what medicine he had taken wrong, and hopelessly fell in love with Miss Agnes, a 46-year-old old virgin, and developed a hot affection for her.
According to Prince Edward himself, "When I climbed into her bed, every nerve filled me with excitement." ”
This kind of habit is done, and if it is made public, of course, it will damage the royal dignity.
This makes Victoria very angry and ready to punish her son for not being angry.
Who knew that before she could figure out how to punish the rebel, Sir Charles of London filed for divorce in the court.
He testified in court that his wife, Mrs. Harriet Mordan, had fornicated with a number of men, including Crown Prince Edward.
Sir Charles is a very energetic man with a wide range of friends.
The worst thing is that Harriet Mordang didn't know what medicine she had taken wrong, but she really found out in conscience and confessed her mistakes to the court.
In this day and age, it was a crime to destroy someone's marriage, and although few people were more serious, Sir Charles was a more serious person.
This forced Victoria to secretly arrange for the court to convict Harriet Mordang of insanity and send her to a mental hospital.
thought that this rebellion would be able to stop for a while, but Victoria didn't expect that she was hit by a third round of crit.
Lord Ellieford's wife filed for divorce from her husband and claimed that she was going to elope with the Marquess of Brantford.
Lord Ellie Foster was a retinue of Crown Prince Edward, also known as Ma Tsai.
Ma Tsai was cuckolded, so he naturally wanted to ask the boss to come forward.
So Lord Ellie Foster asked Crown Prince Edward to come forward and do justice for himself.
But Crown Prince Edward said that justice or something, this king does not understand.
But X Dao, this king is very good.
He told his little brother very confidently, your wife is very good, but I can't help you.
Because my relationship with your wife is deeper than that with you.
Lord Ellie Foster almost fainted when he heard this.
In the end, it was Victoria who stepped forward to settle the troublesome Lord Ellie Foster and maintain the dignity of the royal family.
After a while, Victoria was so tired of her son that she didn't want to be within a mile of him.
It can be said that Queen Victoria would have been very relieved if the three minutes she spent with her husband more than 30 years ago had been used to make a piece of barbecued pork.
However, the reality is that Edward is indeed the crown prince of the Empire.
At one time, Victoria was not without the idea of abolishing the elder and establishing the young, but the succession to the throne was not something she could say alone.
And now, there are not many princes left for Victoria.
In addition to this waste Prince Edward, the other youngest son, Prince Leopold, is a severe hemophilia, and it is impossible for him to touch the throne.
Under such circumstances, Victoria also had to let Prince Edward participate more in government affairs to enhance his political prestige, and this speech was also arranged.
It's just a pity that Edward didn't do a good job.
Although he is only 36 years old, his speech level is still more crotch-pulling than the 80-year-old Mei Xizong.
And it's not a simple stutter, it's a deficiency in ability.
Edward struggled to finish reading the speech prepared by the Privy Council, and the audience burst into applause.
Awakened from his drowsiness by applause, Ah Lihui slapped his palms twice after a brief period of confusion.
In a trance, Ali Hui felt that the current scene seemed familiar.
The same lights, the same group of guests, the same warm atmosphere.
He had already experienced three aristocratic banquets like this.
The first time was in the ancient capital of the Qing Empire, to attend the birthday banquet of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
The second time was in Constantinople, which had just been acquired by the Russian Empire, to attend the coronation of Alexander II.
The third time was on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, to attend the coronation ceremony of the Empress by the Viceroy of India.
And now, in Portsmouth, the British Empire, he is dressed up for the fourth time for the highest ceremony.
Although there are four grand events, four civilizations, and very different styles, Ali Hui knows very well that they will all have one thing in common......
"Your Excellency, what do you think of this king's speech? Did it inspire the Royal Navy to be high-spirited? ”
Looking at Prince Edward, who had just stepped down and couldn't wait to ask, Ali Hui nodded: "Your Royal Highness, your level of speech is much better than that of your late brother-in-law!" ”
The "brother-in-law" in Ali Hui's mouth refers to the husband of Edward's eldest sister, that is, Frederick III, the former crown prince of the German Empire.
For a long time, this brother-in-law was a shadow of Prince Edward, the so-called "other people's children".
But what's the use of being excellent?
Didn't Frederick sit in a convertible and be overjoyed on the spot?
Prince Edward was very happy to say that he had surpassed Frederick and to hear that the recent rising stars in politics actually thought so highly of him.
Edward thought that his mother was 57 years old and would be 60 in the blink of an eye.
Since ancient times, how many monarchs have lived to be 60 years old?
I am afraid that I have a good chance of ascending to the throne before the age of 40.
Maybe maybe he should have to win over some henchmen and prepare for the throne.
The effects of the stock market crash seven years ago have not yet passed, and Edward is in deep debt crisis.
So he still thinks that it would be better to win over people through feelings.
Money or something, where can it compare to feelings?