C2173 End of banquet

The lunch continued until half past one. The royal family's large ice sculptures had been replaced five times, and the dishes had also been replaced five times like flowing water.

Ever since the envoy of the Sand Country was' invited 'out of the banquet by the Queen, the atmosphere immediately became more harmonious. Even the Ambassador of France Montopia, who was always causing trouble, quietened down.

Everyone knew the Queen's bottom line, and that was to probe with their mouths, but not to allow any serious conflicts in public, and even more so not to use their fists against diplomatic etiquette.

Everything Yi Wan had done completely disregarded diplomatic etiquette, and he had even forgotten whose territory this was.

Of course, the Queen would not make things too difficult for the envoy, letting him go out for a day to calm down, and allowing him to participate in the diplomatic service afterwards. After all, he could not offend Sha Russia for the sake of a group of Chinese people.

Xiao Letian, accompanied by Fang Guan, began to meet with the envoys from the other nations to exchange a few words with them.

Amongst them, there were a few reporters who wanted to interview Xiao Letian but rejected them with the excuse that they did not have enough time.

This battlefield without smoke was actually far more brutal than a real war. For soldiers and military officers, a momentary mistake could be considered a failure on a high ground, a collapse of a defensive line.

A short period of time where defeat could definitely be made up for by hard work in the later stages of the game, but for a politician like Xiao Letian, if he made a mistake, then the benefits he would receive would be innumerable.

How much is every 0.5 percentage point tariff cut in diplomatic negotiations? A slip of the tongue in post-war ceasefire negotiations might be enough to make a huge difference in the border.

Don't think that the Führer doesn't need to go to the front lines and his henchmen will be the ones to complete all his work. On the contrary, he will have to take responsibility for the entire Chinese people every step of the way.

As the toasts intertwined, Xiao Letian met many of his new friends, who also saw many of his old friends. Some were fawning over pleasantries, and some were even enthusiastically greeting them, but no one dared to drink too much.

The queen was obviously tired. She was sitting in the most respectable seat in the north, with her grandson and grandson accompanying her. No one dared to pick on the queen for her rudeness. In this situation, the queen's rank was the highest, and she had this privilege.

Prince Edward toasted a round of wine and took the time to walk to his mother's side and pass her a piece of fruit with his fork. The queen was tasteless as she ate, but she asked softly, "What's your impression of it? Do you feel anything? "

"Yes!" It was a great surprise to me. I could smell a very familiar scent coming from this man! If my judgement is not wrong, Xiao Letian is not a scholar, nor is he a politician. He does not have the ambition to become a general either … "

"He gives me the feeling of a businessman," he said, "but he won't let the business go bad!"

"Hehe …" I didn't expect you to give such an evaluation! A merchant... "It would be great if he was a businessman!"

Speaking up to here, the Queen looked at his grandson Young William with a smile and said, "My Young William, grandmother will depend on you. If this Eastern politician is a businessman, how about this?"

William tilted his head and thought for a while. "Grandmother..." "If the leader of the East is a merchant, then he should respect the contract and have the spirit of the contract. This is the nature of a merchant …"

"But are the Eastern merchants the same as us European merchants? I've heard a lot of people who've been to the East talking about it. That country is about power dominating everything, and credit must give way to power! "

"The cornerstone of business cooperation is a contract, but once those people get a little stronger, they will overturn the contract they have personally acknowledged. Isn't it very dangerous to work with a merchant like that?"

"Oh, my good grandson, you're absolutely right …" Queen Victoria picked out a piece of Switzerland chocolate and stuffed it into his grandson's mouth.

The Queen turned her head to look at her son, and said indifferently: "As your uncle, you don't even know as your nephew, so what if Xiao Letian is a businessman? Was he a businessman who believed in the European system of values, or was he a businessman who depended on power in the East? "Let's clear up these things before talking about things that we don't believe in!"

Hearing his mother's rebuke, Edward didn't dare to have a single bit of impatience on his face, but he inwardly sighed. His mother's worry for him had yet to be resolved, and the sin of his father's death was still firmly pinned on his shoulders.

It was really too difficult to satisfy such a mother!

"Yes mother, I will continue to observe him. Duke of Newcastle and Xiao Letian have some business with mysterious flavors in the east, and I also want to mix in a part of the business with summer medicine. Through these small scale business cooperation, I think we should be able to find out more about Xiao Letian …"

"Hehe …" Would you be able to test the strength of a nation that started from scratch? " The Queen shook her head helplessly, "Fine, there's no other way. It's just a small business deal. You can give it a try, but you have to be careful!"

"This Chinese man's ability to quibble is truly heaven-defying. Ordinary people can't avoid him. You have to be careful!"

Just as the Queen and her son were having their private conversation, the banquet had reached the end of their plan. At 1: 45 in the afternoon, the Attendant of the palace blew his trumpet and the Queen stood up to make her last toast.

According to the schedule, this was the end of the banquet. Xiao Letian and the others would be fortunate enough to visit Buckingham Palace in the future.

In the afternoon the legation will visit Westminster Abbey, the graves of the English sages, and then the Parliament and Big Ben.

At five o'clock, the diplomatic mission officially entered Marlborough House, which was also known as the Eastern Palace. This was Xiao Letian's residence during his visit to England.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the banquet hall in Buckingham Palace would prepare a traditional state dinner, followed by a ball to entertain guests from the East. The day would continue until midnight.

Just as Xiao Letian was listening to the Queen's toast and clapping his hands to calculate the time, a fragrant wind suddenly blew past him, and a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

"I really didn't expect that you would have such a sharp tongue. No one can match your sophistry!"

Xiao Letian turned his head to look. At that time, his heart had tightened to the point that he almost couldn't breathe. I wonder what I should call you? "

In a person's lifetime, they would always meet a few people like that. As long as you see her, a hundred flowers will immediately bloom in your heart!

To be able to cause time to stand still, to cause space to become void, to be able to make people feel that all the material objects in this world had turned into bubbles, and only the person in front of them was real.

In that instant, Xiao Letian could not feel any of the other people in the banquet at all, as if they were the only two people left on the southern lawn of the entire Buckingham Palace.

At this moment, even the air was sweet!