Chapter 1520 Anyone who attends a wedding has to follow the others
Chapter 1522 Anyone who attends a wedding has to follow the others
After a night's flight, Du Fei's plane arrived at Huandun Airport in the early morning of July 28.
When he came out this time, Du Fei had no official status and received a private invitation.
But the royal family's reception was not sluggish at all. In addition to the factor of selling the aircraft carrier mentioned by Vincent, Du Fei's own identity and influence should not be underestimated.
Du Fei was a little surprised. Among the people he greeted when he stepped off the plane, the leader was a woman in a formal dress.
The woman is tall and pretty, about thirty or so. She is Princess Anne, the sister of the groom at this wedding.
Du Fei did his homework before coming here, and he knew the complex pedigree of nobles and royal families here.
"Dear Mr. Du Fei, I am very glad that you are invited to come." Anne behaves elegantly. As a royal noblewoman with a history of hundreds of years, she has received strict etiquette training since she was a child, and her manners and manners are impeccable.
"This is my honor, Your Highness." Du Fei smiled and shook hands.
His Highness's hands are not delicate, and there are calluses on the palms and at the mouth.
Du Fei knew that His Highness was an equestrian, but judging from the calluses on his hands, it seemed that he also loved shooting.
Du Fei couldn't help but have an image of riding a horse and shooting a gun in a lady's dress.
At this time, Annie was also looking at Du Fei, secretly surprised.
According to the data, Du Fei was born in 1946, four or five years older than her, but now he looks more like a young man in his twenties.
However, this has not had a big impact on Westerners, who cannot tell the age of Asians.
But Du Fei, dressed in a black tunic suit and handsome and upright, still made her quite concerned.
Then there’s the man’s experience and the power he holds.
Born as a commoner, his parents died young, and it only took him more than ten years to become a powerful figure.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two parties drove to their hotel.
After getting into the Rolls-Royce car, Du Fei moved his buttocks twice.
To be honest, this top-of-the-line Rolls-Royce car, exclusively for the royal family, is not as comfortable as the BMW car produced by the fire equipment company.
Du Fei made a mental plan to bring a transport plane to transport the car next time something happens.
On the one hand, it's pretentious, on the other hand, it's also advertising.
At this moment, I felt a chill in my heart.
Du Fei frowned and looked at Ci Xin, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
Today Cixin is wearing a light gray women's suit, a suit on the upper body, trousers on the lower body, her hair is styled into a high bun, and she also wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, giving her the aura of an elite secretary.
Just a moment ago, through the spiritual link, Du Fei felt that his compassion was full of vigilance, and he looked in a direction outside the car window.
Du Fei looked along, and there was Big Ben, the landmark of London.
With a thought in his mind, Du Fei asked what was going on.
Ci Xin replied expressionlessly: "There are masters..."
Du Fei was not surprised. As a great empire that had dominated the world for hundreds of years, its heritage should not be underestimated.
Even now, it has declined, but there must still be a strong man hidden beyond imagination.
This is why Du Feilai must be compassionate.
Du Fei said: "How does it compare with you?"
Ci Xin frowned slightly, considered for two seconds, and replied: "I haven't fought before, so it's hard to judge. If you only judge by breath, he has no chance of winning in a head-on fight, but..."
Du Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing the meaning of compassion. When encountering such an opponent, he would go all out to avoid having time to protect him.
…
At the same time, inside the official residence in Downing Street.
Mrs. Zeichel, who was wearing a goose-yellow skirt, had just signed a document with a black pen in her hand, closed it and put it next to her, and asked: "Are you here already?"
The secretary standing across from her desk immediately said: "Yes, ma'am."
Mrs. Zeichel nodded: "You go and make arrangements to meet during the wedding..." Then she raised her hand and looked at her wrist: "Just ten minutes~"
"Yes, ma'am." The secretary responded and went out.
As the door closed, Mrs. Zeichel took a long breath, and a look of exhaustion appeared on her tense face.
Ever since she moved into this house, she has been under tremendous pressure.
Being the prime minister of a declining empire is not an easy job. She must work hard to maintain it and be a paper framer.
In order to maintain the final dignity and gain a place in the order dominated by America, he must serve his former son and current master well.
Once there is a lot of service and the red necks in Wanshengtun are unhappy, she will have to move away from here.
On this point, her ex Callahan has proven.
Callahan's position was only slightly shaky and he did not even complete his term.
She showed a hysterical momentum, followed America's wishes, sprayed speed, and sat in this position.
But after she got up, she realized that this seat was not that easy to sit in, and it was even less comfortable to sit on it.
They are both prime ministers. Some people stick to their word, while others walk on thin ice. She is the latter.
She is from a commoner background and is a woman, so it cannot be said that her foundation is unstable. She could have reached this point simply by building a high-rise building on sand.
On the other side, the protagonist of tomorrow's wedding has a hesitant look on his face.
A young girl who has just turned 20 years old marries an old prince in his thirties. There is no love at all.
It's not so much a marriage as it is a huge show.
Since the last plan to restart the Eastern Fleet failed, the royal family has been in a passive position.
There are even some voices calling for the end of the constitutional monarchy.
In order to calm these negative influences, the royal family needs such a fairy tale wedding to win the favor of the people at the bottom.
For this reason, the royal family tried their best to render the new princess as a commoner to create a realistic version of the story of "Prince and Cinderella".
Just to increase the favorability of civilians.
But in fact, it is impossible for the prince to marry a commoner girl. Even if the new princess is rendered as Cinderella, she is still a noble lady and the daughter of an earl.
Although he is a down-and-out noble, he must be of noble blood.
In this story, there are various factors, except love.
At this time, the door opened, and a grandma who looked very old-fashioned came in from the outside.
Seeing the expressionless princess, she frowned and said, "Madam, you cannot appear in front of the whole world with this expression tomorrow."
Diane pursed her lips, nodded and said, "Of course, please don't worry."
Grandma nodded gracefully and walked over step by step. Each step was the same length, as if measured with a ruler: "Are you all ready?"
Diane: "Yes~"
She had been exhausted from preparing for the wedding during this period.
But except for some necessary rehearsals, she didn't even see her titular husband.
Although she had been mentally prepared before this and knew that His Highness had a lover who had been dating for many years, as a twenty-year-old girl she still had some illusions about marriage.
"Your Highness, he...is still there?" Diane couldn't help but ask.
Mammy frowned: "Madam, you have to know that His Highness cannot be the only Prince of Wales who does not have a mistress. It is not possible now, and it will not be possible in the future..."
The last light in Diane's eyes disappeared, and she said "Yeah" expressionlessly: "I understand, please don't worry, Ms. Laura."
…
The next day, the streets of Huandun were crowded with people, as if they were attending a temple fair during the Chinese New Year.
As a guest, Du Fei can just go directly to the church.
The so-called royal wedding is actually very different from an ordinary wedding.
But in Du Fei's opinion, it was a bit shabby.
For example, the motorcade used to pick up the bride was said to be the carriage used for the coronation of George V. At first glance, it seemed to be quite high-end.
Du Fei remembered correctly, the coronation of George V took place in 1910, and this carriage is at least seventy years old now.
A seventy-year-old second-hand carriage...
The crown worn by the bride is also old, and I don’t know how much was given to her, including three pieces of gold and a betrothal gift.
Du Fei was bored and made up his mind.
But it should be said that the bride is indeed very beautiful, especially in her wedding dress.
Even sitting in the carriage, smiling but not smiling, he didn't seem so happy.
Let Ci Xin go along with the portion and give two portions in total.
One share belongs to Du Fei. After all, he was invited, which is quite meaningful.
The other one was given to me on behalf of Julie.
As the Queen of Kuching, Julie has a somewhat complicated relationship with the Royal Family of Kuching. Kuching has also joined the Commonwealth, so even if she doesn't come, she can get it.
At this moment, a woman of medium height came over: "Mr. Du, this is our first meeting..."
Du Fei recognized the other person at a glance: "Mrs. Zeichel, it's an honor to meet you."
The two shake hands.
Although Du Fei didn't think of this woman as an iron lady, there was no doubt that she was a very powerful official.
She can take advantage of all favorable factors and defeat her enemies at any cost.
"A very grand wedding~Thank you for the invitation." Du Fei learned from Vincent that the invitation to him this time was not from the royal family, but from this woman.
Du Fei was not polite and said straight to the point: "I heard that Madam wants to restart negotiations for the sale of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal?"
Mrs. Zeichel was not surprised. She believed that with Du Fei's ability, there must be channels to learn the news.
Besides, the matter itself is not a secret.
"Yes, that is a very excellent ship. It is a pity that it has only served for more than twenty years." Mrs. Zeichel said matter-of-factly: "From my personal point of view, I very much hope to send him to Nanyang."
, start a new mission.”
Du Fei listened with a smile and sneered in his heart.
In fact, after understanding some circumstances, he had given up hope of buying the Ark Royal.
Objectively speaking, although this aircraft carrier is old, its value is not low.
The steam catapult and arresting lock equipped therein were quite technological in this era.
If it can really be taken down, it won't hurt even if it is dismantled and studied.
But it is impossible for others to not know such an obvious truth.
Moreover, the catapult and arrester are both produced by America, so even if they are actually sold, America's permission is required.
The reason why Du Fei was brought in was ultimately the game between the working class and the conservative group over the new Invincible aircraft carrier.
Mrs. Zeichel needs to make a gesture to win the navy's support.
The money from selling the old aircraft carrier will be a drop in the bucket for the government, but if a part of it is distributed to people, the amount will be quite considerable.
To put it bluntly, Mrs. Zeichel just wanted to use this incident to draw a big pie.
In the game, she didn't have many chips in her hand, so this move created chips out of thin air for herself.
Should she say it or not, this woman has played with people's hearts.
Although everyone knows in their hearts that the probability of success of this transaction is very low, even so, it can still attract many people.
As for Du Fei's willingness to come, the main reason is to satisfy his curiosity and see the bride.
Otherwise, he also planned to go to Sulian to watch Exercise 81.
As for being used, it doesn't matter. As long as the other party is willing to pay the corresponding price, he is willing to cooperate.
But if you think of him as a fool, that's a different matter.
Mrs. Zeichel's shrewdness did not prevent such low-level mistakes.
After a brief exchange, the two chatted happily.
Du Fei was happy to cooperate on the purchase and sale of the aircraft carrier and promised to have Kuching organize a negotiation team immediately.
In return, Mrs. Zeichel will make policy inclines on intra-Commonwealth trade.
Of course, these two conditions are not equal, and Mrs. Zeichel's bargaining chips are of greater value.
In order to balance, Du Fei will also purchase a long-term financial investment worth 3 million pounds from a financial company run by Mrs. Zeicher's daughter's boyfriend.
In addition, an initial investment was provided for the company started by Mrs. Zeicher's son Mark.
This is not a problem for Du Fei.
After the verbal decision was made, Du Fei could clearly feel that Mrs. Zeichel's smile in front of him was a little more sincere.
…
When I returned to the hotel in the afternoon, I turned on the TV and it was all about the wedding.
On the TV screen, Diane behaved quite appropriately, with a sweet smile, gentleness and kindness, playing the role of a happy bride.
But at the scene, Du Fei felt that the muscles on the bride's face were stiff.
It’s very tiring to smile but not to smile.
The groom was a little absent-minded and glanced at the nearby crowd from time to time. There stood another lady with a complicated expression.
From Du Fei's perspective, I really don't understand this prince's aesthetics.
Perhaps being 'young and beautiful' is too easy to come by for this kind of person, and it is nothing compared to the young Bai Yueguang.
Du Fei thought, looking from the TV to the window.
Ci Xin stood there and looked out. In the distance outside the window was Big Ben.
Through the spiritual link, Du Fei can feel the eagerness of Compassion in his heart.
Since the transformation, Ci Xin has not encountered an opponent worthy of her attack for several years.
This time when I came to London, I noticed as soon as I got off the plane that there was an aura in Big Ben that was not much weaker than hers.
Du Fei said: "Not now. When I leave, I will keep you for two days, so you don't capsize."
Cixin was slightly surprised, she didn't expect Du Fei to be so indulgent.
Although she was ready to move, she had no intention of doing anything.
After all, her first priority is to ensure Du Fei's safety.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ci Xin was overjoyed, as if he had taken a big gulp of cold beer on a hot day, and his whole body felt refreshed.
Du Fei smiled and looked at Big Ben in the distance. He wondered how many times the ascetic monks there could withstand the demonic pestle of compassion.
Du Fei didn't think about the consequences at all. Anyway, he would just leave tomorrow.
As for capsizing in the sewer, it is even less likely.
Compassion is just a desire to see something, it is not mindless or iron-headed.