my wife is a consul

Chapter 248

"Miss Maggie, please come back with us and assist in the investigation."

A prosecutor spoke politely in front of Maggie and made a gesture of please.

Maggie was just one of several hairdressers and waitresses who were also told to be taken away to assist in the investigation.

Suddenly, Maggie rushed to the side and arrived in front of Lu Ming and the lady. At some point, she had a shiny razor in her hand. She stretched out her hand to grab the lady, shouting: "Don't move." The razor in his hand gestured to the neck of the noble lady who was caught in his arms.

But she didn't want to, and then she let out a cry of pain, but the hostage in her arms twisted her wrist and pushed her down to the ground.

The noble lady's face was already pale, and she was obviously caught by this neuropathy by the wrist, and she was about to be pulled into her arms. She was screaming, but she was gently pushed aside by a force.

It was Heitou who had been standing beside Lu Ming who subdued Maggie.

Lu Ming looked at Maggie who was being handcuffed with a blank expression, and shook his head. He felt that many of these extremist organizations and people associated with them were smart people. Although there were several people who said they would take away for investigation, she was not herself Alone, Maggie quickly noticed something was wrong.

In the store, many burly Western men suddenly came in, and surrounded the lady.

They even almost clashed with the prosecutors and police detectives who were blocking them. Moreover, they were so arrogant that they were scolded by the lady, so the western bodyguards retreated obediently, but left behind the lady.

Lu Ming also waved his hand, so that his people don't have to stop him.

Obviously this noble lady is not an ordinary noble woman at all.

……

This is Lu Ming's first visit to Christine's manor.

The interrogation of Maggie has not yielded any results, and an in-depth investigation of the personal network behind her is being conducted.

Mrs. Barkero is also a frequent visitor of "Beauty from the East China Sea". Although it seems to be a normal thing, Lu Ming still ordered the investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation on Mrs. Barkero in secret.

Returning to Sansha was put on hold for the time being. Lu Ming planned to go to Sansha after attending the municipal meeting in the first half of April on the 15th.

At such a time, yesterday afternoon the office received a call from the Minister of Secrets of the Tulip Manor, Miss Christine, to invite Councilor Lu Qianxing to the manor tomorrow.

Tulip Manor is the residence of Christine. As for the Minister of Secrets, it should be the title of some stewards in the manor traditionally. Nowadays, it is usually called by the manor, and it is also a form of traditional nobles remembering the past. For some reason, this "Minister of Secret Codex" used the title of Minister of Secret Codex when calling his office.

At first I thought I could play some tennis, but recently my physical strength has become stronger and stronger, and I also want to make an appointment with Christine before going to Sansha again.

But I don't think it will be such a very formal meeting, which is different from the previous dinner appointments. The "Minister of Secrets" directly contacted his office to confirm the itinerary, which is a very formal official behavior.

Tulip Manor is located in the outskirts of the West District. This land is worth tens of thousands of acres. Even a tributary of a river belongs to Tulip Manor.

After all, before the era of great reclamation hundreds of years ago, the entire land of Donghai belonged to the Duke family of Donghai.

The inner courtyard of the manor is deep, forests and lakes coexist, and the ancient castle is hidden in it.

Touring it in an extremely luxurious snow-white horse limousine, Lu Ming could only shake his head heartily. He has lived in it since he was a child, and with all this, what is money and the like?The thinking of a real top aristocrat is indeed beyond the reach of the grassroots.

However, the carriage did not pull him to some luxurious banquet hall, but parked beside a river.

A blond beauty wearing exquisite maid costumes had been standing aside for a long time. After bowing her knees, she led Lu Ming on a dreamlike path lined with flowers and flowers. Turning around the path, he saw a small pavilion next to a gurgling stream. , there are a few faint figures inside.

When he got closer, Lu Ming was slightly stunned. In addition to the maids, there were two noble ladies sitting in the water pavilion. They were both wearing extremely gorgeous tutu skirts. One of the graceful and glamorous ladies is Christine, who is wearing a gorgeous and exaggerated tutu skirt that blends snow white and lavender. Layered to create a sense of light and dreamy, several layers of spun gauze skirts are layered, setting off Christine, noble and elegant like a white swan.

Lu Ming was slightly startled when he saw it. His mother is still very beautiful.

In the past, they were regarded as the elders, but today they suddenly discovered that the mother is very charming and beautiful, and the noble and inviolable majesty aura added to her unspeakable charm.

Looking to the side of Christine again, Lu Ming's face collapsed a bit.

It's like sitting on a fat pig, but she still wears the same dress as Christine, but the waist must be specially made, but this fat thick waist, no matter how tight it is, it doesn't feel slender.

Lu Ming was taken aback when the fat woman turned her head. It was the noble lady in the barber shop.

The lady's swollen face was already smiling like a flower, "Yes, yes, yes, it was this young man, he was the one who saved my life."

Christine smiled lightly: "As soon as you said it, I knew it was this little guy."

Lu Ming took two steps forward, slightly patting his chest in salute, "Master Christine, this noble lady! It's an honor to meet these two noble ladies!"

"Haha, you're still very good at talking!" The fat woman pointed to the seat next to her, "Come on, sit down!"

"Thank you ma'am!" Lu Ming still sat on the slightly low western chair a little further away from the waterside pavilion.

The fat lady smiled at Christine: "It seems that the rumors are false. This kid is not that close to you. He doesn't even want to sit with us!"

Christine ignored her, looked at Lu Ming, and said, "This is Mrs. Windsor, the wife of the Grand Duke Falkland." Seeing Lu Ming's expression, she also knew that he didn't know who was who. Windsor College was founded by the ancestors of Mrs. Windsor a hundred years ago."

Lu Ming suddenly realized that it turned out to be the imperial concubine of the imperial capital.

Lu Ming really didn't pay attention to the situation in the imperial capital. For him now, he couldn't figure out the intricate relationship of the dignitaries in the East China Sea, let alone the imperial capital, which was too far away.

But when it comes to Beiguan Windsor College, you know that the Windsor family is at its peak now, and a woman in the family married a prince who was named a grand duke more than ten years ago.

To be named Grand Duke is a very important prince for the current royal family.

After all, there are not many Grand Duke titles that the royal family still holds in their hands, and they are in the recycling stage.

Hundreds of years ago, many peerages were abolished by Parliament.

Of course, from the tradition of Central Continent, the Grand Duke of Falkland is more like a prince in name only, while the Grand Duke of Donghai is a real prince with a fief.

From the tradition of Central Continent, this Mrs. Windsor can be regarded as a princess.

Lu Ming smiled at Madam Windsor: "So it's Princess Windsor, I'm sorry."

"You are my savior, and I have to thank you!" Mrs. Windsor said with a smile, "I didn't expect that it turned out to be a family. That's great."

Lu Ming knew that although the black head rescued her, in her eyes, black slaves were not considered human beings. How could she be rescued by lowly black slaves?
Therefore, it was naturally the owner of the blackheads, that is, myself, who helped her.

As for her insistence on being a "life-saving benefactor", I don't have to be humble and explain that it's not a life-saving grace, as if it's really a big deal if someone is polite.

"Excellent younger brother!" Madam Windsor's fat face was full of admiration, and she said, "Chris, it seems that he is your chosen future minister of the Privy Council?"

Christine smiled: "He, you want to command him? This little guy has an idea. He has so many ghosts in his mind that he doesn't know what he wants to do. Don't beat me to death as a master in the future. I will be grateful." Thanks!"

Lu Ming's heart trembled. Many people joked, but in fact they often revealed some real thoughts in their hearts.

But to say, in the future, no matter what, I will not be disadvantageous to Mother Christine, this is for sure.

"Throughout the ages, capable people have always been like this!" Mrs. Windsor's eyes flashed a sly light, and she looked at Lu Ming more.

Lu Ming suddenly wondered, "Is it the Privy Council?"

Mrs. Windsor smiled: "Brother, you can't do this. Chris will be awarded the Earl of Bo Hanli tomorrow, and officially become the Crown Prince. Why don't you know?"

Lu Ming was taken aback. Earl Bo Hanli was the most fundamental title of the Duke's family in the East China Sea.

Bo Hanli was the old name of the West District. The former Earl Bo Hanli meant that all the land in the West District of Donghai belonged to this earl.

In the Duke's family of the East China Sea, Earl Bo Hanli is both a grand duke and an administrator. Only when a successor is determined, will Earl Bo Hanli confer the title to the successor, that is, the status of the crown prince is truly determined.

"My lord, congratulations!" Lu Ming smiled, sincerely happy for Christine.

He thought again, no wonder the butler group of the Tulip Manor communicated with his office in the name of the Minister of Secrets, so that was the case.

"Why do you want to pay back your Excellency and your lord's? It's too much." Mrs. Windsor smiled slightly, "Brother, you and I hit it off at first sight, how about it, you people from Central Continent are traditional, can't you sworn brothers and sisters? It's also called sister-in-law. Brother, right? How about I recognize you as a younger brother? From now on, you can call me elder sister. You can call Chrissy elder sister, or aunt according to seniority. I will call her aunt according to seniority, but We've always been sisters."

Lu Ming was stunned, completely unprepared.

Mrs. Windsor curled her lips: "What? I know you. You are very capable and proud. You are young, not yet 20 years old. You have already beat up a bunch of white and red barristers. You are also a member of the Beiguan Council and a municipal councilor. But this is just your appearance. In fact, your current wealth, not counting the oil field in the Western Regions, is almost over 9000 million. However, the bank owes [-] to [-] million, which is only a short year. Actually, you don't have any background, some outsiders think you are supported by Chris, but in fact, you are not. You are really a monster, so you look down on your sister, right?"

Lu Ming's forehead broke out in a cold sweat.

This fat Windsor looks like a very arrogant and brainless aristocratic woman, but she doesn't want to, but she is actually a powerful person.

It's really unrecognizable.

She is not like Christine. Christine respects herself, so she will not check herself secretly.

But she obviously checked herself out.

Although, what she found was not all, but she should have investigated herself recently, and it didn't take much time.

If she really gave her time to dig deep, she would definitely be able to dig out more things about herself.

Mrs. Windsor smiled again: "You little monster, in the bloody storm that is coming, you think you can stay out of it, especially, those people, if they investigate you like I do, they will definitely think you are Chris's financial planner and will Do you let me off? Now, don’t you call me sister? There are many things that my sister can hide for you!”

"Why do you scare him?" Christine frowned slightly, "This little guy has a weird temper, and you can't scare him."

Mrs. Windsor pursed her lips and smiled: "Yo, my sister is distressed, right?"

Christine didn't bother to pay attention to her, and looked at Lu Ming, feeling a little helpless: "You bastard, I really didn't expect that when Windsor told me, I was shocked."

Lu Ming scratched his head and said, "You never asked, and I didn't mean to lie to you."

Christine nodded and looked at him: "Okay, then let me ask you now, how much gold and silver have you encircled?"

Lu Ming was stunned, thought for a while, and was about to open his mouth when Christine smiled and said, "Forget it, surprise me later." Looking at the stream, she sighed softly, "As soon as Hou Men entered the deep Like the sea, how about you, you have to think about a lot of things, is it worth it to enter these terrible vortexes?"

Lu Ming nodded lightly.

"Cut!" Madam Windsor curled her lips, "It's boring."

Lu Ming smiled at her: "Sister, we are sworn brothers!"

Mrs. Windsor was slightly startled, and then laughed happily: "Brother, I said I saw you right!" She stood up even more excitedly: "I seem to want something like a censer, right? Chrissy, if you don't have it here, go call Buy the best one!"

Lu Ming said with a smile: "Sister, the most important thing in sworn brotherhood is to know each other well, we just need to pray to God!"

"Okay, then we will pray to God!" Mrs. Windsor laughed in a rough voice, which made people's eardrums hurt.

However, Lu Ming did not expect that when it came time to make oaths, Madam Windsor was very serious, and she really knelt down and taught the oaths herself.He swore very seriously, and kowtowed three times loudly, his forehead was a little red and swollen.

Wearing an exaggerated tutu, it was extremely inconvenient for her to do these actions, but she pulled the maids who wanted to help aside, sweating all over.

Lu Ming also made a solemn oath. When he stood up and looked at Mrs. Windsor again, he felt something different in his heart.

"You all go, let's talk!" Mrs. Windsor waved her hand, and the maids all backed away.

Mrs. Windsor hammered here and there, and the topic was wild and unconstrained. She asked her younger brother how to get the title deed for the oil field for a while, and then talked about the situation in the imperial capital.

Lu Ming was listening most of the time, but gradually he got a general idea.

It seems that Mrs. Windsor came from the imperial capital to be a lobbyist.

The current situation in the imperial capital is very chaotic.

The main thing is the battle for the throne, and it is very different from before.

The main competition is between the two heirs, and both sides are supported by military figures, and civil war is likely to break out.

Because this battle for imperial power is not just a struggle for power, but also a fierce conflict of imperial political ideas.

In the imperial capital and the Westerners’ gathering areas, the Zhongzhou people’s gathering areas represented by the East China Sea are getting richer and richer, and because of autonomy and elections, etc., those gathering areas have become more and more self-governing places for the Central Continents, and the privileges of the Westerners are becoming more and more Weakened, they were already very dissatisfied.

The supporters of the number one heir are all conservatives.

Especially in the East China Sea, the wealthiest metropolitan area in the empire, after the first Zhongzhou native was appointed as the local chief judge, the news spread to the imperial capital, causing an uproar.

The supporters of the second-in-line heir are actually more extreme on ethnic issues.

It is very likely that this change of imperial power will lead to a tragic civil war in the federal empire.

The Madam Windsor faction supports the third heir. According to the ancient prophecy, this heir will be born when the empire is most dangerous and facing the crisis of division.

According to the ancient prophecy, this heir should be the number one heir.

But the dignitaries in the current imperial capital don't believe in prophecy for a long time. With the advancement of science and technology, some of the legacy of their ancestors has long been out of date.

This heir does not have too many supporters, and there are almost no real power factions.

Madam Windsor wanted to persuade the Duke of Donghai to support the heir and resolve the most serious crisis in the empire for hundreds of years.

Especially this heir, according to the ancient tradition, has a special contractual relationship with the Duke of Donghai.

However, the Duke of Donghai has always remained neutral, and has not expressed his position on the intensified imperial power struggle in the imperial capital for a long time.

Mrs. Windsor's faction pinned their hopes on the Crown Prince Christine.

Listening, Lu Ming rubbed his nose, his elder sister sworn to him because she wanted to get closer to Christine.

Listening to Mrs. Windsor's eloquent speech, Christine sighed: "It's really inconvenient for me to say anything, but Windsor, don't worry, your Highness's safety is safe in the East China Sea."

Mrs. Windsor shook her head: "Chris, when the dust settles, do you think that if His Highness goes into exile in the East China Sea, will your Tulip Castle be able to protect it?"

Christine was silent, picked up the teacup and drank tea.

Mrs. Windsor looked at Lu Ming and smiled, "Brother, you are a monster, do you think it makes sense? Even if we want to be neutral, we must have the capital to be neutral, right?"

Lu Ming agreed in his heart, but he couldn't say anything at this time.

Mrs. Windsor shook her head, "The East China Sea is no longer represented by the Tulip Castle. All kinds of parties and political forces, when they encounter a crisis, still want to go there? How difficult is it to mobilize the militia to serve the king?"

Mrs. Windsor glanced at Lu Ming, and suddenly smiled: "Brother, you are tossing around in Jiangning Province, right? Just drive away that old idiot Chakson, he is almost a joke, and Chris is the only one who still misses her old love. You drive him away, and when the time comes, my sister will help you or your cronies go to the governor. They have been guarding against the barbarians in the Northern Territory. There are a lot of troops, right? They are all from Central Continent. You can talk to them, hold them in your hands, and practice hard. Lian, the day we really see each other in the future, it is also our capital!"

Lu Ming was taken aback.

Christine frowned: "Windsor, what are you talking about?"

Mrs. Windsor giggled: "I said it was too early?"

Lu Ming was even more startled, looking at Christine who was drinking tea calmly from a teacup, he was speechless for a moment.

It seems that I am really a child.

My mother tempted herself to go to Jiangning by becoming a steel tycoon. Could it be that she had other thoughts in the first place?
This world is too complicated, I'd better go back to my previous life.

(End of this chapter)