Alice's refusal to show Neil paintings, including Picasso sketches, was a slap in the face and left Neil feeling furious.
Although Alice is a princess of the British royal family, as a constitutional monarchy, neither the princess nor the prince, nor even the Queen, has the right to dictate the decisions of the British Museum. Therefore, Neil does not need to worry about Alice at all. What's more, Princess Alice is only thirty
About 20 years old, more than 20 years younger than him, this behavior made him unbearable. At the same time, he also suspected that the famous paintings Princess Alice mentioned were completely fictitious. Picasso's famous paintings were not in many museums. This young Chinese man
It's ridiculous to own one. It's simply a fantasy. Maybe it's a high imitation, and it can actually deceive Alice. The reason why I don't show it to myself is probably because I'm afraid of exposing it.
Although he felt ashamed and angry, Neil still bowed to Princess Alice politely and thoughtfully, and left without even eating.
Alice also looked ugly, Neil did not give her any face, and her attempt to help Yu Fei failed.
On the contrary, Yu Fei, one of the parties involved, did not show the slightest expression of frustration. He waved his hand lazily to Neil and said: Go slowly, don’t send me away.
Yu Fei originally wanted to say that the road was too dark at night, so be careful when walking, something very suggestive and threatening, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it. After all, he had fallen into the lower class.
When Neil was about to walk out the door, he was suddenly stunned
Because he saw the bronze sculpture in the corner of the living room
When Yu Fei brought these antiques that he had just bought from Bermondsey Market to the manor, the housekeeper Bernie was originally going to send these objects to the underground collection room. But Yu Fei felt that he still had to go to the gambling appointment.
I might stay in England for a long time. I had to take these things with me. It was too inconvenient to move them around in the collection room, so I asked Bernie to place them in the living room.
In order not to be an eyesore, Bernie placed the bronze sculpture in a relatively hidden position, so Neil didn't notice it when he came in. But when he was about to leave, he happened to see it because of the angle.
Neil's eyes suddenly widened and his breathing became rapid. As a curator of the British Museum who has been dealing with antiques all his life, he has seen countless precious antiques in his life.
Very few people are so surprised.
Neil's strange behavior was immediately noticed by Bernie who was seeing off the guests.
cried Mr. McGregor the butler.
But Neil didn't seem to hear his voice at all. He walked a few steps in front of the bronze sculpture, his greedy eyes seemed to be looking at a girl without clothes. He stretched out his hand to touch it, but he immediately let it go.
come down
Where did Her Royal Highness the Princess get this precious sculpture? Neil and Princess Alice have also had several contacts, and they have some friendship. He had also been fortunate enough to visit Princess Alice's storage room before, but he did not see this sculpture.
So it's a little strange.
In fact, the friendship between Alice and Neil was one of the reasons why Princess Alice came forward to sit Neil and Yu Feila together. She originally thought that based on her friendship with Neil and her own identity, Neil
I should have given in, but I didn't expect that because of Neil's stubbornness and Yu Fei's arrogance, the matter eventually fell apart.
Yu, you are too impulsive. Princess Alice said helplessly. Things have developed like this, and it is useless to say anything. But Alice still wants to give Yu Fei a few words of advice. With his character, he will definitely suffer in the future.
Yu Fei shrugged and said: Maybe. But I really don't like this old man.
Why did Princess Alice ask strangely, because he is the curator of the British Museum?
No, no, no. Yu Fei said no three times in a row. Then he said jokingly: Mainly because he is not handsome enough.
Seeing Yu Fei's indifferent attitude, Princess Alice had no choice. This was a person who didn't know what sorrow was at all. But the optimism in him was very contagious, and she always felt like being with him.
Relaxed and happy.
At this moment, the door of the restaurant was pushed open with great force.
Bernie, what's going on? Princess Alice frowned slightly with her back to the restaurant door. It was very rude to barge in without knocking on the door, and it also interrupted her conversation with Yu Fei. Because Neil had already
After leaving, Yu Fei walked next to Princess Alice. Half of his buttocks were already sitting on the dining table. The distance between the two of them was very close. Fortunately, he did not make any more intimate moves, otherwise he would have been completely exposed. Therefore, Alice
Princess Si was very angry. Bernie was an old man and had worked in the manor for decades. How could he forget even this rule?
But Yu Fei, who was facing the restaurant door, said in surprise: Neil
Princess Alice turned around in surprise. Yu Fei was right. The person who suddenly broke in was not the housekeeper Bernie, but Neil, the curator of the British Museum.
The elegance of this old gentleman was gone at this time, and he was eager to know an answer.
When he opened the restaurant door, he was surprised to find Yu Fei and Princess Alice sitting together in an extremely ambiguous posture. Although there was no physical contact, this familiar and informal attitude made him instantly understand Yu Fei
The relationship with Princess Alice may not be that simple.
Mr. McGregor, what do you want? Princess Alice asked coldly. Her title had been changed to something formal and unfamiliar.
Of course Neil heard it, but he didn't care. Your Royal Highness, where did you get the bronze sculpture in the living room?
Bronze Sculpture Princess Alice took twenty seconds to guess that the bronze sculpture Neil was talking about was the big, condescending man that Yu Fei brought back from Bermondsey Market. Is there something wrong? Although she also felt that
The sculpture is a bit weird, but I don't see anything surprising about it.
Princess Alice had previously thought about asking Mr. Neal to identify the bronze sculpture, but because the conversation was very unhappy, she did not say such a request. She did not expect that Neal would see it himself, and another one.
With such an attitude, could it be said that there is really something extraordinary about this bronze sculpture?
Princess Alice glanced at Yu Fei, but found that although Yu Fei was also a little surprised, the degree was far less than hers. It seemed that he had expected it. Could it be that he had known something for a long time?
The bronze sculpture figure you mentioned does not belong to me, but to Mr. Yu Fei. Princess Alice said.
What Neil couldn't accept was that such a precious sculpture actually belonged to this young Chinese. How could this be possible? If Alice's expression hadn't been very serious and didn't seem to be fake, he would have thought that Princess Alice was joking on purpose.
Mr. Yu, where did you get this sculpture? Neil's attitude is no longer as arrogant as before. At the same time, he also believes that what Princess Alice said before should be true. This young Chinese should indeed own a Picasso.
famous paintings. If this is really the case, then he is a very great collector.
Neil's attitude became respectful, and Yu Fei didn't think too much about himself, and said lightly: I just bought this bronze sculpture from the Bermondsey market.
Neil was stunned for a moment in Bermondsey Market, but then categorically rejected: Impossible, this is impossible, how could such a precious work of art be bought in Bermondsey Antique Market?
Neil almost thought Yu Fei was joking on him.
At this time, Princess Alice had to come forward and said: Neil, I know you find it difficult to accept. In fact, I am also very surprised, because Mr. Yu Fei once bought more than ten paintings in the Bermondsey market for four hundred pounds.
Famous European paintings, including sketches by Master Picasso. I know you may not believe my appraisal level, but these famous paintings have been appraised by Mr. Bafaya.
Neil was almost stunned by Alice's words. He actually found Picasso's sketch in Bermondsey Market. This is simply crazy. If Princess Alice hadn't mentioned Bafaya, Neil wouldn't have believed it.
In Alice's description, Bermondsey Market has almost become a huge treasure house, but Neil is very clear that what is usually sold there are only low-quality antiques. High-value antiques will only appear at large auctions.
superior.
Princess Alice understood Neil's attitude very well, and she felt the same way when she first received the news.
Mr. Curator, since you are so concerned about this bronze sculpture, you should know its origin. Who made it? Yu Fei asked.
And this is exactly what Alice wants to know. The two of them turned their eyes to Neil at the same time. To be continued...