One day in June 1911, the new German warship "Von der Then" arrived at the mouth of the Thames and was anchored at the anchorage designated by the British authorities. During this period, its ship type was still classified as "armored cruisers", but its elegant and agile body like a cavalry, its majestic and powerful military equipment, and its defense that far exceeds traditional armored cruisers were enough to make the warships of various countries anchored here dwarfed. Even the latest Delaware-class battleships in the US Navy could not overshadow their popularity, let alone the Russian battleship "Glory" and the Japanese battleship "Xiangma" and those second-rate old ships of second-rate naval powers.

On the deck of the ship "Von der Tann", the summer tree wearing a German navy's summer white uniform, Charlotte, in the same white dress, stood side by side, and the coast of Britain was ahead of her sight. The two had completely different feelings about the blue-gray color.

Since promised in front of the German Emperor and the Queen, Charlotte has been working tirelessly in her way over the past six months. She wrote letters to her grandfather and parents, hoping that they could understand her decisions; she contributed articles to newspapers and radio, hoping that the people of England and Germany could put aside their opinions and rebuild them; she visited the orphanage and rescue station, trying to eliminate the boundaries between the country and the nation with a tolerant and loving heart... Although she received encouragement and help from Xia Shu, Charlotte's efforts

She still gained little, and every reply sent from the UK made her very sad, and it was common for newspapers and radio to reject her articles. Although the behavior of visiting orphans and helping the poor won her personal favor from the German people, the puppet show adapted from the story of this quasi-prince, is also a new drama that German women and children love, but people are deliberately avoiding her British identity and only regard her as the future bride of the Prussian prince Joachim...

Almost two years have passed since she left Thetford. Xia Shu was able to understand Charlotte's sorrow in missing her hometown and relatives, just like the "tulip" who first came to Germany from England. It was an unreliable entanglement, sometimes faint and invisible, sometimes surging like a tide, making people unable to resist. Now, the various factors that hindered the two of them from achieving success became her uneasy entanglement. When the British King George V was crowned, Germany was invited to send a ship to participate in the crowning review ceremony. The German Emperor appointed Xia Shu to go with the ship to explore the strength of the British Navy's fleet. Charlotte took the initiative to ask to go with Xia Shu and was approved by the German Emperor.

(ps: King Edward VII of England passed away on May 6, 1910. The 45-year-old Crown Prince George ascended the throne, and was called King George V of England. According to the traditional etiquette arrangement, his coronation ceremony was held the following year. In order to demonstrate the empire's strong strength and supreme prestige, Britain not only gathered elite naval forces, but also invited all countries to all places. From the close-knit French and Russian allies to the Qing Empire, which was far away from the turbulent situation in the world, they were invited to send ships to participate in the British King's coronation review ceremony.)

A woman will bring storms when boarding the ship, which is a superstitious statement from pirates in the past. Among them, Prince Heinrich and his wife, who served as the honorary commander-in-chief of the visit, were the Captain of the "Von-der-Tann" and Brigadier General Franz von Hippel and his wife. Regarding the arrival of Charlotte, most of the "Von-der-Tann" from the captain to the crew were welcome, and a small number of people were worried about her British identity, thinking that the technical secrets of this new German warship might be leaked because of her.

Just after the "Von der Tann" confirmed its visit, the originally peaceful international situation changed suddenly. Located in a sensitive place in North Africa, Morocco, an anti-Sudanese tribal uprising occurred. France used this as an excuse to send troops to occupy Moroccan cities, including Fes, and completely reduced Morocco to a country under the French bayonet. The Algherasis Agreement had actually expired. France assured the various signatories of the Algherasis Agreement that once the order of Morocco was restored, the troops would be withdrawn, but any European country understood that this so-called restoration of order would be indefinitely.

Although the German emperor was unwilling to be involved in the Moroccan issue again, fierce public opinion in China put great pressure on the German government. Under the active suggestion of the diplomatic secretary von Kidren Waht, the German emperor agreed to put pressure on France to withdraw his troops, otherwise he would "take action freely."

Confidently the French would make concessions in the face of Germany's strong military strength, and the German Emperor did not ask the army and navy to prepare for war. During the coronation ceremony of King George V of England, the contradiction between Germany and France over Morocco had not yet fully escalated to the level of war crisis.

On the same day that the "Von der Then" arrived in the UK, the French Navy's latest and most powerful battleship "Danton" also arrived at the mouth of the Thames.

The naval officers and soldiers of Germany and France looked at each other without provoking. The two warships started construction in the same year and entered service in the same year. The design tonnage was not much different, but they were not rivals with equal strength. The German "Von-der-Tann" was equipped with 9 11-inch naval guns in triple-mounted manner, with an overload speed of 28.4 knots, which was the fastest large warship of this era. It fully adopted a subdivided compartment design, with the thickest parts of the turret armor and main armor reaching 10 inches; the French "Dandong" was a non-full-heavy gun.

The battleship is equipped with 4 12-inch first-class main guns and 12 9.4-inch second-class main guns, with a maximum speed of 19 knots and a thickest part of the armor. In the context of the two levels of dreadnoughts, and two new dreadnoughts in each were in the construction stage, the French Navy resolutely built their "standard-of-the-art elimination ships". In the next few years, the French Navy can only use these six Dandong classes as the core of the fleet. It has to be said that before the war began, the French Navy had withdrawn from the ranks of competing with the British-German navy.

Looking at the ugly French battleship, not only Xia Shu, but also Prince Heinrich, Brigadier General Hippel and the officers with a little vision all clearly realized that Britain was the last and only obstacle on the road to obtaining sea power by the German Navy. In the next war, the two fleets representing the current most advanced technology will surely fight a fierce battle between success and defeat!

Before the coronation ceremony and ship reading ceremony, the British royal family held a grand reception banquet for guests from all over the world who came from afar. Prince Heinrich and Brigadier General Sperer attended the meeting with his wife. Although Xia Shu had many concerns, Charlotte insisted on taking this opportunity to break the deadlock and had to agree to go with her.

In the magnificent Buckingham Palace, royal nobles, dignitaries, and military generals from hundreds of countries and regions all from all over the world raised their glasses for the crowning event of King George V of England. With current communication and transportation methods, such a spectacular event is only for the British monarch, which is the unique charm of world hegemony. On such a high-standard occasion, Xia Shu and Charlotte, a handsome young couple, are not eye-catching, but the closer to the center of the hall, the more people around him are to look strangely. Until the radiant George V is almost gone, a burly middle-aged man stopped them.

"Xia Luo, it's really you!" The tone of the chaotic man was not only full of blame, but also full of the love of his father.

Charlotte's hand holding Xia Shu suddenly tightened, and then let go, and she took a step forward and hugged the middle-aged man tightly.

"Father……"

Because of this action, many people around him were attracted by the attention.

Xia Shu stopped her chest fearlessly and clenched her fists slightly.

General Hill took advantage of the situation and looked extremely complicated.

Despite the magnanimity and warmth of this embrace, Charlotte quickly retreated, took Natsuki's arm again, and said bravely and strongly: "I decided to marry Joheng and sincerely invite you to our wedding...father."

General Hill has the typical strong temperament of a soldier, with a arrogant and not arrogant expression. He stared at his daughter with his eyes and said nothing.

At this moment, another important figure of the Hill family, Duke Hill, appeared in a more graceful and gorgeous naval dress. He was full of anger, but he was unable to do so due to such a scene, so he turned this anger into coldness:

"Charlotte Hill, if you still keep the Hill surname... Very good, very good, you finally returned to England, if this is still your motherland..."

"Dear grandfather, I have decided to marry Joheng and sincerely invite you to our wedding..." Charlotte spoke with a tremolo, his face turned pale, but his eyes did not retreat.

Duke Hill stared at his granddaughter with a torch, and then swept towards the Xia tree.

There was a fierceness among the duels in this look.

On the other side of the duel arena, Xia Shu is not afraid at all and greets her with a cold and arrogant look.

If it weren't for such an occasion, Duke Hill would probably punch at each other, and after all, he suppressed his anger with the overall situation and gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Marriage? I don't agree!"

Natsuki responded coldly and arrogantly: "We are just here to inform the decision, not seek your consent, Lord Duke!"

Duke Hill glared.

"John!" Charlotte called out softly, "Please let me deal with it myself!"

Xia Shu was originally worried that she could not handle it, but now that she said that, she put away her tit-for-tat momentum and stood beside her unwaveringly.

Duke Hill turned to Charlotte, and his tone changed: "Your mother's illness is getting worse. Xia Luo, I think all you have to do now is to return to her side, take care of her, and let her recover as soon as possible."

In the letter, Charlotte had already learned that his mother was sick. It was said that it was just a cough with lung heat at the beginning, but it was not improved after treatment for a long time. She cast her father a proof look. General Hill's heavy expression seemed to confirm what Duke Hill said. As for how serious the condition was, it was difficult to confirm from them.

"I will go back to visit my mother and take care of her until she recovers. However, I will not give up on my feelings because of anything. I can only be a wife of a person in my life. No matter what happens, I will be loyal to him and will never change!"

After saying this, Charlotte did not let go of Xia Shu's hand. Duke Hill was speechless for a moment, and the two sides were in a stalemate face to face, until this incident alarmed the protagonist of the night, King George V of England, who was about to receive the coronation. After receiving the report from the attendant, he walked to the controversial exotic group and spoke with a polite attitude: "It's been a long time since I've been here, Prince Joachim, Miss Hill. You have appeared here together again, proving the magical power of love. It brings endless courage to challenge the world and subvert traditions again and again. If I'm not wrong, the two hope to get the blessings of everyone present today and thus form a sacred marriage relationship, right?"

These words sounded like admiration, but Natsuki captured a dangerous signal from the cunning look in the eyes of the new British king. At this moment, he wanted to mobilize every brain cell to analyze it to see what trap this guy had buried. However, Charlotte was not well-informed after all. She greeted George V with a ladylike manner and immediately said: "His Majesty, the noble king, before marrying Prince Joachim, I hope to receive your kind blessing!"

"Oh, marriage, what a happy thing. We should offer blessings, so it should be!" George V smiled and looked at the people around him. Of course, the extremely noble king could not change his face on such an occasion. He then stretched out his right hand to Natsuki: "Congratulations, Prince Joachim of Prussia!"

After a moment of hesitation, Natsuki shook hands with him: "I am deeply honored to be able to receive your blessings."

George V intentionally raised the volume: "We are the ones who are honored to win a British girl with a Hohenzollern genius like you."

Is this a nude mockery of the German royal family depreciating themselves? Natsuki thought.

George V turned around and said to Duke Hill with an embarrassing expression on the side: "Hisser Duke, we should all bless this new pair of people."

Duke Hill did not dare to look up at the King of England. He said respectfully and obediently: "As you wish, your Majesty!"

George V smiled and spread his hands: "Okay, this matter has been resolved successfully. Everyone, please continue to have fun!"

Has the matter been successfully resolved?

Xia Shu smiled bitterly in her heart. George V's words were vague and avoiding the real and turning to the false, as if they were perfunctory. If they wanted to be truly fulfilled, they should be given sacred blessings from the royal family and awarded Charlotte an honorary title or title. Now, Charlotte is still an ordinary British. Even though the Hill family reluctantly accepted this marriage, there are still many difficult problems to be solved.
Chapter completed!