Chapter 900



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The Queen felt as if she had just experienced a social death.

Because of the fire, not only did she have soot on her face, but even her hair had frizzed from the fire and was in disarray on top of her head. Yet she had gone to meet King with her face in that same state and had even asked him, ‘Who is more beautiful, me or Nora Smith?’

As soon as she thought about it, she felt so ashamed that she wished she could bury herself in a hole….

The Queen quickly changed into other clothes. By the time she came out, she had regained her composure. The attendant watched the Queen’s expression warily and asked, “Your Majesty, are you all right?”.

Although the Queen felt terribly embarrassed deep down, she remained calm on the outside.

She replied, “It seems King has a big request for me this time.”

Otherwise, given her ridiculous appearance, would King be able to flatter her?

The aide also found it puzzling. She asked, “What could I possibly have to ask of him? After all, he is…”

However, she swallowed the rest of her words. The Queen glanced at Barbarian and Black Cat and then shot a glance at her aide.

It was forbidden to reveal King’s identity to outsiders. Even after so many years, her aide was the only one to whom the Queen had told the truth. Although Barbarian was her trusted bodyguard, it was better to keep some things secret if possible.

The aide fell silent.

Nora, who was following behind them, was watching Barbarian at that moment.

The man had shed his fierce and savage aura. He was as docile as a wolfdog when at the Queen’s side, which seemed quite novel to her.

With each of them harboring their own thoughts, the four of them entered the restaurant.

King was already seated on the sofa.

The Queen flashed a dignified smile and approached as if she had not just made a fool of herself. With a smile, she said in English, “I’ve kept you waiting.”

King paused and looked at Black Cat before replying in Welsh, “It is an honor to have kept you waiting.”

All these things King was saying were a gentlemanly way of speaking in the UK.

Not a single word was suggestive or ambiguous.

But since King had always been serious with women, the chivalry he was showing at that moment shocked and flattered the Queen.

She didn’t know why King had switched to Welsh again. Wasn’t it right even if they were communicating in English?

The Queen smiled and sat down opposite King. As she ordered the food, King humored her food preferences the whole time. In addition, he also spoke in Welsh the whole time.

After ordering the food, the Queen began to discuss business matters with King. She said to him, “Very good, you have been very polite to me all evening. Tell me, what exactly do you want to ask me?”.

King didn’t beat around the bush; after all, he was better off leaving after finishing his business here. What he hated most was wasting time.

He said unhurriedly, “I will be leaving for the United Kingdom sometime in the near future.”

The Queen: “?”

Her eyes lit up. “We have guest residences at the palace. You are welcome to stay there anytime.”

King coughed and said, “I intend to bring some friends.”

The Queen smiled. “These are all trivial matters, there is no problem.When have I ever turned you away on all your previous visits?”

King thought to himself, … ‘I have never stayed at the palace!…. Although the Queen invites me with great enthusiasm on every occasion…. Besides, I’ve only been to the UK three times! She makes it seem like I go there all the time!’.

Fortunately, a certain person did not understand Welsh.

King breathed a sigh of relief and did not refute her. He coughed and said, “They’ll be coming this time …. quite a few people.” The Queen laughed again, “Other people’s houses may not be able to accommodate too many guests, but what are ‘enough’ people for the palace? How many people are you going to bring? I’ll prepare the place in advance.”

“It’s not that many, actually. Just a hundred or so, I guess,” King replied.

The Queen: “…”

Even her smile had frozen a little.

A hundred outsiders at Buckingham Palace? If they didn’t mean well, with that number, they could start a revolution in there!

It was no problem if King only brought four or five people in there, but a hundred was too many.

No wonder he was being so friendly today.

The Queen was a little upset. She asked, “Why is he bringing so many people? Surely it can’t be because she’s getting married, can it?”.

“No, that’s not the plan,” King replied.

The Queen then asked, “Is your fiancée coming?”.

King raised his eyebrows.

The Queen said, “You know, the mother of his children.”

King’s identity was not to be revealed to the public, so the Queen would never directly mention Nora’s name.

King replied, “No, she’s not coming.”

Only then did the Queen let out a sigh of relief, but she soon said with a smile, “Speaking of her, your fiancée and I have already met a few times. I have also personally received her before when she visited the palace in the past.”

King nodded but didn’t pay much attention to what he said. At that moment, the food was served. After taking a couple of bites of his salad, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. He looked up abruptly and asked, “Did you say you’ve been to the palace?”

The Queen nodded. “Yes, I have.”

A foreboding feeling suddenly arose in King’s heart. He asked, “Did the two of you communicate in English?”

The Queen replied, “Of course not. She speaks Welsh fluently.”

King: “!!!!”

A shiver suddenly ran down his spine.

Hadn’t someone said she didn’t speak Welsh?

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