The night I stayed in Windsor Castle was completely without the dreamy colors that outsiders imagined, and it was even less likely to feel at home. That night, Xia Shu tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep for a long time, and his mind was filled with Charlotte Hill's pitiful face and her thin and thin body. Later, he fell asleep, but then he walked through various dreams. When he opened his eyes, he got up and poured himself a glass of water, sat by the window and looked at the green grass, thinking that perhaps Charlotte was staying in the castle, and could not sleep at night like himself. At this moment, he was sitting behind another window looking at the grass. So he put on his clothes, walked alone through the complex corridors and stairs, and paced back and forth on this soft grass as soft as a carpet, hoping to meet Charlotte again without outsiders knowing it.

If there is such an opportunity, there is no doubt that he will definitely hold her tightly into his arms.

Ten minutes passed, except for the guards on duty, the entire castle was still sleeping soundly in the morning coolness.

Half an hour passed, the sky turned white, and the figure of servants began to be seen in the corridor. Xia Shu was a little disappointed. It seemed that Charlotte did not stay here. As her identity, she could not be a guest of Windsor Castle. The reason why she appeared here was just to be a pawn used to deal with her.

Thinking of this, Natsuki couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Just as he was about to return to the castle, a crisp sound of horse hooves came from behind him. He turned his head curiously and saw a rider in beige riding a tall brown Arabian horse towards him. Although the rider outfit was very neutral, Xia Shu could see at a glance that this was a young lady with a well-proportioned body and a strong complexion, without the slightest sense of weakness given by most noble ladies.

Looking at the confident and full face, Xia Shu felt like she was alike. After a moment, he reacted like an electric shock: she was the granddaughter of the former King Edward VII of England, the niece of George V, and Princess Favmode.

The two of them officially met at the banquet last night, but she was far less heroic than her riding outfit today, which was impressive.

Before Xia Shu could speak, the other party took the initiative to say, "His Highness Joachim gets up so early. He has the habit of walking every morning?"

Xia Shu didn't think much and replied in the same sentence: "Ha, Princess, you seem to get up earlier than me! You have the habit of riding a horse every morning?"

The Princess Favmode, who was the best in the sky, stopped in front of the Xia Shu, still talked with him in a lofty manner.

"I heard that Your Highness is a master of riding. He once shot Duke Hill's eldest son down on his horse in a wonderful equestrian competition. Is it true?"

Xia Shu shrugged: "Unfortunately, this is an exaggerated rumor. General Hill accidentally fell off his horse. The reason why I was able to win the game was actually a small trick."

"Ten years ago, Your Highness won the heirs of the Hill family with a small trick. Ten years later, Your Highness won the whole of England with a big trick... I have to admit that Your Highness is a man who is good at using tricks."

Both His Highness, Xia Shu was also a candidate for the throne of a country, and Princess Favmod was just an ordinary member of the British royal family who had no real power. The latter was so rude. Either the arrogant mentality of the empire's heyday at the height of the Sun and the Empire, or had great national hatred and family hatred with the other party. In Xia Shu's view, perhaps both were both.

Seeing that Xia Shu neither refuted nor was he furious, Princess Favmode raised her chin and said arrogantly and provocatively: "Why, don't you agree?"

This fierce spirit is not like a serious member of the British royal family. Natsuki looked her carefully from head to toe and snorted: "A good man won't fight with a woman."

Unable to understand the Chinese language spoken by Xia Shu, Princess Favmode raised her eyebrows: "What does it mean?"

"A old oriental saying." Xia Shu replied without hesitation, "A real gentleman will not care about women."

The princess said unyieldingly: "Everyone says that Your Highness is a genius who leads the trend of the times. I didn't expect that he still holds such conservative ideas in terms of equality between men and women. Tsk tsk, it's really disappointing!"

"What else?" Xia Shu raised her head and squinted her eyes, "I'm here to race the horse early this morning?"

The princess continued to provoke and said, "What's wrong?"

At this moment, a bloody voice in Xia Shu's heart was shouting, "Come on, whoever is afraid of whom?", but this voice could not control Xia Shu's words and deeds. He smiled faintly and turned around and left.

Princess Favmode, who had just celebrated her 22nd birthday half a month ago, looked at Xia Shu's back in surprise, muttering "coward" and "coward" in her mouth, but there was no trace of contempt in her eyes.

During breakfast, Xia Shu talked about Princess Favmode with Bona Rao, who was sitting beside her. From the new British Prime Minister, she learned that this princess was different from her tender and married sister. She liked literature, was keen on sports, had an independent personality, was unruly, and she had not yet married.

"As a candidate for the throne of Ireland, His Highness will sooner or later become the king of a country. Both for the country and the people, marriage should be considered as soon as possible. Only with children can the royal power be stabilized. This is a profound revelation left to us by history." Bona-Lao's words sounded full of kindness, but their implications are very intriguing.

Xia Shu responded openly: "I promised my father that I would definitely get married before the age of 30."

Joachim, born in the winter of 1890, was less than 25 years old at this time, and there was still plenty of time before the 30s. Xia Shu's statement was a ruthless reminder to the old man like Bonathaul, who was nearly 60 years old, even to King George V of England, who had just turned fifty: Britain is certainly many times stronger than Ireland today, but under its own leadership, Ireland is like a young man who has grown up in a vigorous way, but Britain is already a twilight old man. If the two countries maintain a confrontational attitude in a long run, the United Kingdom will definitely suffer the loss.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Bona Lau's face, but he was a political veteran after all, so he immediately adjusted his voice: "With your highness and your conditions, you can't find a second person in the world. I'm curious about what kind of girl will become the lucky one in the world. As far as I know... His Highness Princess Favmode seems to admire His Highness's talent very much."

"Oh?" Xia Shu inadvertently glanced at Princess Favmode, who was also sitting at the dining table. She changed into a rider outfit in the morning and put on a dignified and elegant lady's long skirt again, but did not wear a wig, but originally presented a head of capable short hair covering her ears.

Princess Favmode did not realize Natsuki's gaze, but whispered to the people beside her easily and freely, and occasionally showed a naughty smile. Such a noble lady with youthful vitality and masculine temperament should still make many men who are interested in taste obsessed with it.

But this definitely does not include the summer tree.

Bona-Lao's role is not a matchmaker after all. He did not talk about Xia Shu's marriage issue and turned the conversation back to the main business at the right time. According to the British arrangement, Xia Shu came to Windsor Castle at the invitation of the British royal family and was not formally visited by the state, so the scope of activities was limited to the British royal territories and would not go to British towns or public places for visits. The entire itinerary was basically mainly entertainment. In the next two days, Xia Shu would ride horses and hunt with the British royal members, and watch a polo game completely participated by members of the royal nobles. Of course, the purpose of entertainment is not just entertainment, but various political and diplomatic activities interspersed in it.

. Taking advantage of breakfast, Bona-Lao raised the issue of resource complementarity between Ireland and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has abundant coal mines and iron ore, the most developed industrial system in the world, and relatively developed agriculture and animal husbandry. Food and milk meat products cannot fully meet domestic demand. Ireland lacks coal and iron, and grain cannot meet domestic demand. However, milk meat products are mostly available for export, and lead and zinc mineral reserves are abundant. Before Britain left independence, Ireland's livestock, minerals and even fishery resources were always supplied to the island of Britain, but Britain's coal, iron, and machinery and equipment were rarely provided to Ireland, resulting in a long-term backward situation in the Irish industrial economy.

From a sensual perspective, Natsuki felt that the British were the most shameless realists in the world, but from a rational perspective, he knew that Ireland's development could not rely on Germany's assistance and support, because after occupying a large tract of France and Poland, Germany's industrial and agricultural resources could be self-sufficient and thus become a pure industrial exporter. Complementary and reciprocal trade between Britain and Ireland is the real promoting factor that is conducive to the development of Ireland's economic.

Through conversation, Bona Lau, the new British Prime Minister born in Canada, gradually discovered that the candidates for the throne of Ireland's concern for economy and trade exceeded military, political and diplomacy. Judging from the past experience of this member of the Hohenzollern royal family, his talent in business operations is indeed no less than his talent in the fields of military technology and tactical strategies, which can be seen from the huge Hubert Industrial Group he ran.

Bona-Lao was both happy and worried. He was happy that the person who held the Irish royal power was a rational person, not a reckless and impulsive person like William II, who was prone to create conflicts and frictions. This was a powerful factor for the long-term stability of the British Isles. His concern also stemmed from the other party's rationality and terrible scheming manifested in his words and deeds. At this time, Ireland was unwilling to discuss substantive military diplomatic issues with Britain. Isn't the real deep meaning of preparing for forcibly recapturing the Belfast region?
Chapter completed!