Volume 3: The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 53: The Queen's Invitation (Part I)
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As in the eyes of the dead, everything is equal if the dead can be conscious. After being reincarnated and reborn, Li Huan's temperament was a little more cynical and timely and fun-like, and he had no reverence for the so-called authorities and dignitaries, even if he wanted to meet the queen of the British Empire. He doesn't have any psychological pressure either. And he once heard Sun Hai say that he was once received by the Queen of England, and he also showed off the British royal invitation he kept as a souvenir. Li Huan remembered that Sun Hai's invitation bundle stated the dress code, requiring the guests attending the banquet to wear formal evening dresses, and the men were tuxedos and bow ties. But the invitation card in Li Huan's hand did not have so many requirements. Again, it was in the afternoon, not in the evening, and it was probably the queen who invited him to afternoon tea. Recently, in his spare time, Li Huan often reads the history of British culture and knows that afternoon tea was invented by an English woman. A group of noble ladies have nothing to do, and they get together in the afternoon, which has slowly become a popular fashion, but it is not a formal communication, more of a private nature.
After being shocked, Li Huan still took a warm shower as usual, and then sat at the computer to draft his autobiography. Jia Lei went to cover the World Cup qualifiers, he was alone tonight, the publisher urged him to do it, and Li Huan couldn't give it all to Jia Lei, Li Huan didn't lack the millions of manuscript fees for publishing, but after all, it was his own autobiography, and Li Huan couldn't help but care about what was written in it.
At about eight o'clock, Li Bing called. Ask him when he will go back.
Li Huan stretched one. Lazy, he stood up and whispered: "I don't have time to go back tomorrow, Her Majesty the Queen of England invited me to afternoon tea." β
Li Bing didn't believe it at all, and said: "Bah, I dare to tell such a lie, why don't you say that the queen wants to marry the princess to you." β
Li Huan walked to the balcony, looked at the city of London at dusk, and said with a smile: "The princess is too old." I don't have an appetite. The granddaughter is pretty much the same. β
Over there, Chu Shengnan snatched the phone, "Li Huan." Which lover do you want to go with. I'll tell you. Now Bingbing is the first place, and after the child is born, who do you want to accompany whom, we are not rare. β
Li Huan smiled bitterly: "Could it be that no one believes the truth, then tomorrow you will wait to read the newspaper, newspapers in Britain and Germany are fine, and it is estimated that TV should also have reports on this." Chu Shengnan and Li Bing were petrified, and they both heard it. Li Huan was obviously not joking, but their thinking was still hard to believe that Her Majesty the Queen of the British Empire would invite Li Huan to afternoon tea.
"Does Queen Elizabeth really want to marry her granddaughter to you?" For the first time in his life, Chu Shengnan asked in such a cautious and tentative tone.
Li Huan almost burst out laughing, "Nan Nan, your head is made of wood, no wonder it is said that Peking University and Tsinghua University are all places to cultivate slaves." β
Li Bing asked a key question, "Does Her Majesty invite you alone?" β
Li Huan shook his head. smiled: "I don't have the queen's mobile phone number, or you go to the queen's Weibo to ask." β
Li Bing said angrily: "Nonsense, Queen Elizabeth is over eighty, how can she be on Weibo." β
Li Huan then remembered that Her Majesty's Weibo would not be opened until a year later, and he talked about the future without paying attention, he smiled and said: "Legend has it that Her Majesty is very trendy, and it is not impossible to open Weibo." β
Chu Shengnan said: "I heard that Elizabeth II is a fan of Arsenal, does the queen want to see all the members of Arsenal." β
Li Huan said: "Impossible, almost all of my teammates have returned to the national team to play, and the rest are old and weak soldiers, and if we see our entire team, there will definitely be news." β
Li Bing was puzzled and said, "I'm really curious, why did the queen see you, what are you good about." β
Li Huan smiled and said: "Don't guess what the big man thinks, maybe Her Majesty just looks at me and asks me to accompany her for afternoon tea, there is no special meaning." β
Li Bing's mobile phone turned on the speaker, and after listening to Li Huan's extremely narcissistic words, the two girls almost vomited their lunch.
Chu Shengnan said: "Don't forget to take a photo with the queen." β
Li Bing specially advised: "You represent the entire Chinese people. When you go to see the Queen of England, you must dress up seriously and stop wearing a pair of jeans and a T-shirt to Buckingham Palace. β
Li Huan shrugged. "I only represent myself. I can't represent anyone, the whole Chinese have a lot to do with me. But out of respect for an eighty-three-year-old, I'll be going to Buckingham Palace tomorrow in a suit and tie. β
Buckingham Palace is located on the west side of London's James Park and is named after the Duke of Buckingham. Originally called Buckingham House, meaning "someone else's home", it is now the private property of the British royal family and the residence of Queen Elizabeth II.
At half past three in the afternoon, Li Huan came to Buckingham Palace. Take a seat in St. Janyaos Park next to Buckingham Palace, cross the red avenue, which symbolizes "The Queen welcomes you", to the door of Buckingham Palace, which once symbolized the empire on which the sun never sets.
Buckingham Palace is only open to visitors from April to October, and now in October, visitors can only take a look outside the palace. After Li Huan showed his invitation to the security guard, a servant came over and took Li Huan to Her Majesty's reception hall after a while.
Her Majesty's private suite is located in the northwest corner of Buckingham Palace and is divided into two parts: one is her daily work area, including her reception hall and office. This room is most recognizable from the outside, where the windows are arched. The other part includes her private dining room, bedroom, bathroom and wardrobe.
In the white reception hall, Li Huan finally met the world's most famous and most famous Queen Elizabeth II, who has ruled Britain for more than half a century, awarded and awarded more than 10,000 awards and honorary titles, and presided over more than 10,000 award ceremonies; There were six Archbishops of Canterbury. and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
She is not tall, and her face is vicissitudes. It is already difficult to find out the amazing beauty of youth from the physiognomy. is like an ordinary British lady on the streets of London, but she still has the grace and luxury of a royal family between her gestures.
Li Huan had to admit that even though the feudal imperial power had become the shell of modern society, he no longer held real power. The queen still has a dazzling light that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, which is not only the temperament formed by looking down on all beings for decades, but also the kind of substrate that has been precipitated by a thousand years of history.
Li Huan is cynical and contemptuous of the rules and precepts of the world, but yesterday he made up for the British palace etiquette on the Internet, and also consulted the experienced Sun Hai and met Elizabeth II. Li Huan bowed deeply, "I have met Her Majesty, I wish Her Majesty a long and healthy life." β
Elizabeth II nodded slightly, showed a kind smile, pointed to the mahogany chair opposite, and said, "Feel free to sit." I didn't expect your English to be so good, and I was worried that it would be a little difficult to communicate, so I asked Eugenie to find her classmate to help translate. β
After Li Huan sat down, he glanced at the two girls and found that the two girls were also looking at him curiously. One of them bears some resemblance to the old lady of the Queen, and looks very beautiful, and it looks like one too. The prince and the prince are grandchildren. Li Huan is inconvenient to look at it more, although he is cowardly, he is not big enough to tease her children and grandchildren in front of the queen at Buckingham Palace.
"Our country is now heavily promoting the English language, and most students who have gone to university are able to converse in English." Li Huan said very honestly.
At this time, the maid brought Li Huan a pot of black tea and put it on the table, on which there were already three layers of porcelain plates, which contained sandwiches, English, cakes, fruit tarts and other desserts, next to teaspoons, tea knives, forks, and a pot of flowers on the table. Li Huan bowed slightly. Say thank you.
Elizabeth II said: "Are you still used to living in Lunsan? β
Li Huan said: "It's okay, I'm used to wandering, and my adaptability is strong." β
Elizabeth II saw that Li Huan was still a little restrained, so she put the topic on football and said, "I am one." Fifty years as a Gunners fan, I've been through the Graham era, I've been through the glory of Arsene Wenger, and I've been through the torture of the Gunners for five years, I didn't know if there would be a chance to see Arsenal rise again, and now I know I'm going to be lucky enough to see Arsenal rise again. You've given Arsenal a chance to succeed and I've enjoyed watching you play. Your little Li Flying Knife is simply fantastic. β
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment, although I am the greatest talent in the world, but football is. Personally, I am the only one, and people can't make Arsenal rise. Li Huan saw that the three women in front of him had already started afternoon tea, so he unceremoniously tasted the taste of palace dim sum.
Li Huan's words made the two young girls a little dazed, and they felt that the Chinese man in front of them and the Chinese they had seen. and the Li Huan they saw in newspapers and TV was very different. The reporter said that Li Huan was arrogant, and now it seems that the reporter was wrong, Li Huan is not only arrogant, he is simply arrogant, but Li Huan's arrogance is not disgusting at all, just like the sun in this afternoon, warm and bright. But it's not glaring. Elizabeth II smiled slightly, did not take what Li Huan said to heart, and said: "Professor Wenger's ability to recognize and employ people is only comparable to Sir Alex Ferguson in the Premier League, and I believe that in the structure of Arsenal, he must have his own arrangements." β
Li Huan exclaimed: "I only knew that Your Majesty was an Arsenal fan, but I didn't expect you to know Arsenal so much about me." β
Elizabeth II smiled and said, "Can fifty years of fans still be fake?" In fact, I invited you to have afternoon tea today, not without purpose, my granddaughter and I hope to get your signed jersey and group photo, I am old, I can't compete with young people, I feel that it is too disrespectful to find someone to ask you for, so please come to afternoon tea. β
Li Huan was a little flattered and said, "What Your Majesty said is true or false, if it is true, I will definitely be proud." β
"Of course it's true, you sign my jersey in a while, it was given to me by Coach Arsène when he came to the palace two years ago, the shirt given to me by the best coach in Arsenal's history, the name signed by the first world footballer in the Premier League, this jersey is very collectible." Elizabeth II ate her treats elegantly, as if she were eating a family dinner, not a reception.
Eugenie sitting next to Elizabeth II was not very old and looked like a school student. She saw her grandmother asking Li Huan for an autograph. finally plucked up the courage and said, "Mr. Li Huan." I want your autograph and a group photo, is it okay? β
Li Huan smiled and said: "It's an honor, I thought it was the most honorable thing to be able to come to Buckingham Palace to meet Her Majesty, but I didn't expect you to give me greater respect and surprise, for the players, this is more glorious than the Golden Ball." β
Eugenie had a look of excitement on her face. "In front of you, I'm just an ordinary fan. I believe that all over the UK, apart from the Tottenham fans, are your fans, and your football is a miracle. β
Li Huan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment." β
"What I'm saying is true, and so do my classmates, and you say yes, Alice." β
The beautiful British girl next to Ogie said: "Yes, although I don't like football the most, I think Mr. Li Huan's football skills are amazing." β
Ou Genie said again: "Mr. Li Huan." I want to ask you. How did you practice your Xiao Li flying knife, David is not as good as your free kick, is it convenient for you to say? It's inconvenient, forget it. β
Li Huan smiled bitterly, this, the topic has been asked tens of thousands of times, and now that it has been asked again, Li Huan feels helpless and bored, he threw out a very mediocre excuse, and said: "Talent plus hard work, this is the principle of producing stunts." β
Elizabeth II said: "What Eugenie wants to ask is also what I want to ask." In addition, I am also a little curious about Mr. Li Huan, why have you been refusing to play for the national team in the World Cup. Is your country so distracted from football? β
Li Huan sighed, and he couldn't poke out his thoughts and the darkness of Chinese football. only vaguely said: "The World Cup is of course very important, for any professional player, the World Cup is sacred and untainted, but I have conflicts with the Chinese Football Association and the head coach." At the same time, I don't like the way the team plays, there is an old Chinese saying. Called, the Tao is not the same, and it is because of this that I have not played for the national team. β
Don't say that Elizabeth II doesn't believe Li Huan's words, even the two girls next to her won't believe Li Huan's nonsense. But with their identity, it is impossible to ask questions, only to listen to them as stories.
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