Breakfast is a set meal of bacon, fried sausage, milk, mashed potatoes and black tea. Bread is of course a must.
Three copies were prepared today. In addition to Lu Ming and Robert, the extra one was of course for Debaya.
Robert became more talkative, and this very steady middle-aged man showed off his profound knowledge.
Debaya changed into a light green uniform suit from a foreign land (the Empire Continent). This kind of OL clothes that showed the temperament of an urban girl obviously made Robert's eyes open. The red-haired and brown-eyed Debaya was now
The beautiful and modern atmosphere it exudes should be very attractive to him.
Robert's talkativeness seems to be due to Dibhaya's presence.
"Mr. Yuan, Madam wants to see you!"
After breakfast, when the maid was clearing away the dishes, the housekeeper Mu Lin appeared in front of the restaurant and greeted Lu Ming who was about to go back to his room.
Her attitude was very respectful, which made Robert look surprised. The older the empire, the more declining aristocratic families are, the more rules they have to follow, and the more they have to show their differences from the common people. I am renting here now,
He had already felt how superior Mrs. Fatima was.
Of course, even if he is a defeated nobleman, the luxurious and elegant life displayed by this socialite will also make him fascinated. When he goes to bed at night, he will often recall the figure of Madam Fatima, such as sitting far away by the window and using roses.
The perfume gently soaks the snow-white hands to maintain her gorgeous manicure. In every move, the lady does not let herself have a trace of pure beauty. It is ecstatic to think about it.
It is very different from Miss Debaya's characteristics.
Coming to the imperial capital, I was able to get to know two such charming ladies who were completely impossible to exist in the countryside in such a short period of time. It was indeed an eye-opening experience in a city that has been prosperous for thousands of years.
Seeing Lu Ming's back going upstairs, Robert was stunned for a long time before he regained consciousness and walked to his room.
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The room facing the street has a pleasant fragrance. Looking out, there is a bus stop not far away. There are several young men and women waiting for the bus. The men are wearing tall hats and tuxedos holding gentlemen's sticks in their hands. The women are wearing light clothes.
, but they all wear beautiful hats, and their manners are elegant, and they are well-educated at first glance.
This area is a mixed residential area for the emerging class and the old aristocracy.
"Mr. Yuan, you know the value of that silver coin, right?" Mrs. Fatima sat across from the elegant pale white round table, holding a small teacup in her snow-white hands with beautiful manicure. Her voice was soft and charming, and I could hear her.
It's an excellent enjoyment.
Lu Ming smiled, "Yes."
Mrs. Fatima is somewhat similar to a Persian noblewoman, with fair skin, a high nose bridge, and deep eyes. She has a very three-dimensional and exquisite beauty, and has an indescribable lazy and attractive aura, but there are also some differences, such as her previous life.
It is very rare for Persian beauties to have long dark red hair, unless they are dyed with highlights, but Mrs. Fatima is born with it. I have to say that it is more suitable for this noble lady with a pair of extremely charming amber eyes.
More and more charming and charming.
"Mr. Yuan is also a gentleman. In order to take care of my face, he said that it was a deposit for the rent and it was deposited with Mu Lin. But I can't pretend to be confused, so I must thank you!"
Lu Ming smiled: "Ma'am, you don't have to be polite, it's just a matter of effort."
This is the truth, and it comes naturally to me.
Mrs. Fatima's crystal clear amber eyes flashed with a hint of surprise. Apparently she was keenly aware that this young man really did not spend all his money to help her.
"Mr. Yuan, can you spare some time in your schedule tomorrow night? There will be a small-scale dance at the Nice Champs Palace tomorrow. Would it be an honor for me to invite you as my dance partner?"
"Nice Champs?" Lu Ming was a little confused.
"This is the palace of Her Royal Highness Princess Constance." Madam Fatima looked at Lu Ming with even more surprise.
Lu Ming suddenly realized that this was naturally Mrs. Fatima's reward for helping him get to know the famous Little Rose Princess.
The favor he lent her money will naturally be repaid.
But when she came to the imperial capital with a lot of money, she didn't even know about famous palaces such as "Nice Champs", which made Fatima feel even more strange. After all, when she came to think about it, she lent her the money, mostly to get to know Princess Rose.
Otherwise, how could it be lent out such a huge sum of money without any mention of interest?
Lu Ming smiled while thinking about it: "Okay, I don't have any plans, I just play in the city."
"That's settled!" Mrs. Fatima raised the tea cup with both hands.
Lu Ming thought for a moment. In this regard, the aristocratic etiquette of the Lion Heart Empire was similar to that of his own country. This was serving tea to see off guests.
"Good day, madam!" Lu Ming bowed slightly and said goodbye.
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The Nice Champs is a snow-white palace manor located in the southern suburbs of the imperial capital. The entire manor covers an area of tens of thousands of acres and is surrounded by meandering clear rivers.
At night, the Nice Champs is brightly lit, and the entire small palace is like crystal clear jade, emitting a milky white light. It makes this princess palace even more elegant and exquisite, just like its owner, and its solemnity is different from other royal palaces.
This palace was built by Emperor Lionheart for the princess when she was six years old. It took three years to complete, which shows that Emperor Falcon loved his granddaughter.
Today's reception was, as Mrs. Fatima said, a small party. Even so, there were hundreds of carriages parked in the parking lot behind the huge lawn. Together with the retinue, there were hundreds of guests who came to the Nice Champs Palace.
the crowd.
Judging from the attire of the guests in the splendid palace, Lu Ming's understanding from his previous life showed that there were aristocrats and emerging bourgeoisie, including some very powerful brokers. Those extremely famous lawyers now also belong to the type of big brokers.
Or use legal knowledge to solve problems for the rich, or work together to formulate cooperation terms for the rich to do business.
Based on the social status of the guests, Mrs. Fatima should not be qualified to participate in this party.
But it happened that Madam Fatima was called to the princess's lounge first, leaving Lu Ming alone in a room full of guests.
With thunderous applause, two beautiful figures appeared slowly descending the stairs on the second floor. One of them was Mrs. Fatima.
Lady Fatima was wearing a gorgeous black dress, carrying a huge skirt, a black top hat with flowers, and a black gauze slightly covering her pretty face, making her even more charming and noble.
But at this moment, the focus of everyone's attention was naturally the innocent and beautiful girl in a snow-white gauze dress walking beside Fatima.
She has pink hair and deep blue eyes. She is an extremely kawaii cute anime girl, but she also has an aura of incomparable nobility and is awe-inspiring and inviolable. Just looking at her will make people lower their heads involuntarily.
Lu Ming looked up, and his heart skipped a beat. This little princess, like his queen and several concubines and palace lords, was a unique girl. According to his current superficial understanding, this was probably the only girl in this region.
Mothers are masters, of course, which does not mean that they are the local rulers. There are many people who encounter unkindness and end up tragically, just like those peerless beauties who left their names in history in their previous lives.
As for the little princess we see in front of us, she is beautiful, cute and powerful. The perfect combination of cute lolita and noble queen is unforgettable. She is indeed the most stunning beauty in the Lion Heart Empire, and is also known as the most beautiful girl in the millennium.
A Constance, which means the most noble and beautiful girl queen in history.
"Welcome all of you to be guests here. I'm very happy to see that Mr. von Leif still has such a high voice... Count Koli Kipcha, you are getting fatter and fatter..."
Every time the beautiful princess mentioned a name, there would be a burst of applause and laughter.
It seems that she is already familiar with handling such a scene.
When the beautiful princess walked down the stairs while talking, she was even more surrounded by people. Everyone wanted to say a word to her. If they were not all from the upper class, they were afraid of being trampled. Nowadays, they and the star-chasers seem to be the same.
Not much difference.
Lu Ming stood in the corner, holding a crystal goblet and tasting the wine slowly, his eyes flashing as he watched the frenzied scene over there.
I originally thought that this Rose Princess was just a tool for royal marriage, but now I see that this little girl is not such a simple person.
Think about it, his father, Grand Duke Conrad, is known for his extremely generous personality. This is originally an advantage, but now the northern Styx Empire is rapidly militarizing the results of industrialization. The Lionheart Empire is facing great pressure, and various new ideas are emerging.
, which caused the undercurrent of the ancient empire to surge.
At this juncture, if an emperor with a generous personality succeeds to the throne, it may be difficult to suppress various changes in the country.
Therefore, the Snow Lion family, which had monopolized the throne for hundreds of years, encountered the crisis for the first time that all parties might re-vote for the emperor.
And this Princess Constance, who was only 14 or 15 years old, has become a pole in the political center of the imperial capital.
It seems that most of the people who join the princess's family are the emerging bourgeoisie, and their purpose is naturally not to marry and pursue beauty.
Naturally, what the little princess did and said attracted them, making them feel that the little princess might be their hope for improving their social status and their hope for social change.
Those who can participate in such a small gathering are naturally the core figures of the princess faction.
Although it seems that the power of this extreme political and economic group is still very weak, if we analyze it from the perspective of historical development and the laws of historical development in its previous life, this faction has a bright future.
Of course, different worlds have different situations. In the case of the Lionheart Empire, the conservative aristocratic forces still have an overwhelming advantage.
"Have I never seen you before?" The person who came to chat with Lu Ming was a handsome man in his thirties, wearing a black tuxedo. He had a very gentlemanly temperament, but his eyes wandered, and there was a hint of cunning.
Gentleman.
"I came here with Madam Fatima." Lu Ming smiled at the handsome man.
"Oh? Mrs. Fatima actually brought a male companion here?!" The handsome man looked at Lu Ming up and down in surprise, then stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "I am Pierre, nice to meet you."
He took out another business card, and Lu Ming took it and looked at it. There were several titles on it, such as "Second Lieutenant of Dragoons", "Defender of the Snow Lion Cross", "Registered Attorney of the Supreme Court of the Lion Heart Empire" and so on.
Lu Ming thought to himself, he was a typical lawyer from the Napoleonic era.
"Second Lieutenant of the Dragoons" can barely be regarded as the noble status he won, and "Defender of the Snow Lion Cross" is a military merit achieved during military service. Of course, it may not necessarily mean bravery in combat, but may be what he has done for the military with his legal knowledge.
Contributions, such as disputes between the military and local areas.
Over there, Pierre looked at Lu Ming's business card and smiled: "Mr. Yuan is in business? Yellow River trade?"
Lu Ming's business card is "Executive Director of Yellow River Trading Company".
Lu Ming nodded slightly: "Our company is headquartered in the extreme south of the empire. It is not even within the territory of the empire. It is still in the south of the Principality of Linton. It is just a small family business."
Pierre nodded understandingly and seemed to be less interested in Lu Ming, but he still chatted for a few words casually before going to other circles.
Whether it was dancing in pairs at the dance, or everyone gathering in small circles to chat, Fatima never came to Lu Ming's side again.
The princess's dance partner, even Fatima, did not invite the little princess to dance. It seems that this is an unwritten rule.
When the dance came to an end and the little princess returned to the second floor to rest after giving her speech, Mrs. Fatima appeared next to Lu Ming and whispered: "Follow me."
In the noisy hall, the two of them went to the outer corridor inconspicuously. The guards let them go, and the two of them went up the stairs on the side of the corridor to the second floor. Almost no one noticed this.
Next to a huge green pine potted by the floor-to-ceiling glass window, Pierre suddenly came around and looked at the two people leaving. His eyes flickered and he didn't know what he was thinking.
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"Your Highness Princess!" Lu Ming bowed deeply.
"Just call me Eudora!" The little princess's voice was clear and sweet, but with a hint of tiredness.
This was a lounge on the second floor. Lu Ming raised his head slightly and couldn't help but be surprised.
The little princess had already changed out of the huge and gorgeous dress, and now she was wearing snow-white light clothes. Her little body was sunk into the soft and huge sofa, lying down comfortably, with even her two calves resting on the armrests of the sofa.
She was swaying in her cute snow-white plush slippers.
Mrs. Fatima, who was standing next to her with her head bowed, also looked helpless. She must have advised the little princess not to meet her dance partner so casually.
"Fatima is like my biological sister, so if I am like this now, do you think I am rude?"
"His Highness is very tired after thinking about it. He treats me as kindly as a friend. Although it is for Fatima's sake, I am only grateful. How can I think that His Highness is rude?" Lu Ming quickly lowered his head.
Since you are playing the role of a foreign trader, you still need to achieve this level.
"Ah ha, Fatima, it is indeed your first dance partner. He is very interesting!"
Fatima could only sigh deeply.
Lu Ming was a little puzzled. It seemed that the little princess was indeed very affectionate to Fatima, but when Fatima was in trouble, she didn't ask the little princess for help? After all, that amount of money is considered very large by the people, but
To the royal family, it's just a drop in the bucket. Even this underage little princess can squeeze it out with just a little effort.
"I heard from Fatima that your ancestral home is still in the south of the Principality of Linton? That land in the far south has lost contact with the empire more than a hundred years ago, and only recently did news come that it has become a place where ferocious beasts are rampant?
"
"There are still human beings surviving, and that's my family!" Lu Ming stroked his chest again.
"Then what special products do you have that you can sell to Alexandria?" the little princess asked with great interest.
"All kinds of daily necessities, what we produce there are quite different."
Lu Ming answered casually. In fact, it was an idea to build steam engines, locomotives, steel production lines, etc. here to help the Lionheart Empire fight against the Styx Empire. This would curb the expansion of the power of the Styx Prince, and at the same time hinder his inner strength.
Further awakening.
However, it is also important to choose an agent to support in this Lionheart Empire.
At present, it seems that my good intentions are rewarded. I originally helped a down-and-out noble, but I didn't expect to be able to come into contact with the top echelons of the Lionheart Empire so quickly.
But also because of this, I moved too fast. I haven't really measured the intricate relationships between the various political, economic and military groups in the Lion Heart Empire. I still need to learn more about it recently before making any decisions.
"Oh, daily necessities, I think they are very unique!"
You don't need to ask to know that what is popping up in the little princess's head at this moment must be all kinds of strange handicrafts from the wild land.
"If you have any difficulties, you can come to me directly in the future." The little princess smiled slightly.
Madam Fatima naturally understood that this sentence meant the end of the princess's summons. She hurriedly walked to Lu Ming's side and bowed slightly, "Your Highness, you have a good rest. Yuan and I are saying goodbye!"
The little princess yawned a little and quickly covered her mouth with her little hands, "Yeah, let's go, let's go, I'm really not energetic today. I'll listen to Mr. Yuan tell me the story of Ji Nan in a few days!"
Lu Ming glanced at her cute look from the corner of his eye, and felt helpless. If the family hadn't been in a huge crisis, she should have lived a carefree life as a child, right?
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On the carriage, the fragrance of flowers surrounded Lu Ming's nose.
The carriage was a bit narrow, and Madam Fatima sat very close to Lu Ming, her soft arms occasionally touching Lu Ming's.
"Yuan, you have a silver coin as a family heirloom, and it is now mortgaged with me as a rent deposit. It seems that you are not in a hurry to invest for the time being?" Mrs. Fatima seemed to hesitate for a long time and asked suddenly.
Lu Ming nodded and suddenly understood, "Does Her Highness the Princess need financial support now?"
Some questions were easily solved. Is it because Mrs. Fatima did not ask for help from the little princess because the little princess was afraid of a financial deficit?
Think about it, although there are many "capitalists" in the Little Princess Faction, her foundation is unstable at this stage. It is not easy for many high-ranking people in the imperial capital to gather around her at such a young age. Now she is asking for donations from capitalists, which will inevitably disappoint people.
It's despising.
It will also make people lose confidence in her status in the royal family.
It is precisely from the perspective of the family that she is still underage, and the money allocated by the royal family every year is not very large.
And although her original intention was to help her father fight against the "Electors", her brother and the top heirs would probably become wary of her current actions, and they would be able to hinder her from within the family.
Perhaps, it will be difficult to obtain more funds from the family.
These thoughts flashed through Lu Ming's mind, and he nodded, "In addition to lending that silver coin to you to pay your debt, the rest of it can be discounted to eight or nine million doyle? Just give it to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Mrs. Fatima was startled and stared deeply at Lu Ming, "Yuan, you are not married yet, right?"
Lu Ming waved his hand helplessly, "Don't worry, whether I'm married or unmarried, I won't think that eight or nine million riels are used to impress the princess. Am I so superficial? And I won't look down on Her Highness the Princess so much.
." Another smile, "Actually, I still have nine silver coins, so donating one-tenth will not affect my investment plan. Instead, I hope that the princess can give me convenience in terms of policy. Of course, it is definitely not malpractice for personal gain.
Class, my investment will definitely be beneficial to the empire and its people, but I am afraid of being opposed by conservatives."
When Lu Ming said that there were still ten silver coins, Madam Fatima was immediately stunned. She didn't know if she heard what Lu Ming said next, and she was speechless for a long time.
Lu Ming coughed. It was only ten silver coins from the Northern Territory. It would be a huge wealth in this world. Taking one out would be a maniacal act of soliciting favors. He was really embarrassed.
Sorry, comrades, I have been busy with various chores in the past month, including the local political association, and also went to Singapore to attend the annual meeting of Yuewen. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but the book will definitely end seriously, and it won't be a eunuch or perfunctory.