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Chapter 1420 London's Midsummer (rd update, please subscribe)
July in London is the best time of the year. The sun is shining brightly and the green spaces in the parks are full of people enjoying the sunshine.

And at the Platinum Khan Palace, as in the past, there are still some tourists visiting the open areas.

Of course, the open areas are only limited to certain areas, and most areas are not open to the public. In the unopened area, a little boy is lying on the window, looking up at the sky.

Those beautiful big eyes were full of anticipation. Hearing the footsteps behind him, he asked:

"Michelle, uncle and aunt are arriving in London today, right?"

Like his brother Charles and sister Anne, Prince Andrew was cared for by a governess during his childhood and received his early education in Buckingham Palace, with Michelle as his governess.

"Yes, Your Highness, but he will come to the White Khan Palace tomorrow as a guest. You know, this is an official visit."

As the prince's tutor, Michelle certainly knew who "he" was referring to, of course Princess Margaret's family.

"But Charlie and the others will come early!"

Charlie is Princess Margaret's fourth son and is the same age as Andrew. Although they do not have many opportunities to interact with each other, for him who has no playmates of the same age, he is naturally looking forward to the arrival of his cousin.

It wasn't just that he had no playmates, but also that he was not a prince only in front of his cousins. As for Charles and Anne... they were both in school.

"It depends on Her Royal Highness's schedule. If they follow Downing Street's reception plan, they should stay in the hotel first."

"Can I go to the hotel and wait for them?"

"This requires your Majesty's consent."

"Okay, I'll go ask Mom."

Soon, Andrew walked towards his mother's office. Outside the door, he took a deep breath before pushing it open.

"Mother……"

As soon as she saw her youngest son, Elizabeth almost understood his purpose. With a smile on her face, she asked directly:
“You come here now, you must want to give Charlie a surprise.”

"Ah, Mom, how did you know?"

Andrew opened his eyes wide and said:

"A few months ago, when he returned home, you even packed your luggage and wanted to go to Chang'an with him. Now that he is here, you must want to see him as soon as possible."

Elizabeth walked to her son's side, stroked his brown hair, and said softly:

"Actually, Mom misses him a lot, too."

It's just that he is different from him.

"Then...Mom, can I go early?"

The answer is yes. Not only would he go, but even Elizabeth herself would go. Wearing a veil, she drove a black Land Rover and left the Platinum Khan Palace.

More than an hour later, when the door of the hotel room opened, Li Yian was stunned when he saw the person inside. Before he could react, his son ran over excitedly and said:
"Andrew, you are here!"

"Charlie, I told you I'd come get you!"

Along with the shouting, a figure came into Li Yian's sight. Looking at Andrew hugging his son, Li Yian felt complicated.

Now, he understood Lu Buwei a little bit. He probably felt the same way when facing Ying Zheng.

"Lily!"

"Mary!"

However, the women's shouts soon interrupted his thoughts. When the two sisters who had not seen each other for half a year met again, Li Yian seemed to have become an outsider.

This was not true, because when Elizabeth and Margaret were talking, he could see the look in Elizabeth's eyes, and any man could understand the message contained in it.

Despite this, Li Yian was actually an outsider in this room. Her son was playing games with Andrew, while Margaret was chatting with Elizabeth. The two sisters, who had not seen each other for half a year, seemed to have endless things to talk about.

So, Li Yian tactfully left the living room of the suite and entered another study. This was not his first time staying in this hotel. In fact, he was also the owner of this hotel - because it belonged to Carrefour.

Thinking of Carrefour, Li Yian naturally thought of Stana and Jillian, and the children in London. After finishing his work, he would definitely take time to visit them.

However, the children seem to be all in school - following the tradition of the British upper class, the children all go to boarding schools, which is a necessity for cultivating connections and building circles.

"I should be able to spare some time..."

While Li Yian was talking to himself, someone hugged him from behind and said:
"Isn't this time for you?"

Without turning around, Li Yian could tell who it was. Smelling the perfume behind him, he asked softly:
"Where's Mary?"

"She said she was tired after sitting on the plane for too long."

The woman behind him leaned her head on his back, hugged him with her hands, and said softly:

"I think she knows."

"Um……"

Li Yian nodded and hugged the man in front of her tightly. Her legs were slightly rubbed against each other under her skirt. Her eyes were blurred and she bit her red lips lightly with her pearly teeth.

Even through the clothes, he could still feel the heat of the woman's body, so he turned around and looked at the woman with a dazed look. At this time, there was no need to say more.

"what……"

She cried out softly, and when she came to her senses, she found herself being held by the other person around the waist, moving towards the desk.

"Door, lock the door..."

Although the woman was as limp as cotton, she still did not forget to lock the door.

Li Yian laughed and ignored her, but put her directly on the desk. The woman's face was rosy, her eyes were like water, and her voice was as sweet as pink cotton candy. "Aren't you afraid of being discovered by Mary?"

"Just found it, don't you want to try it?"

Li Yian spoke in a loud voice, questioning the young woman's soul.

The woman pursed her lips and did not answer, closing her eyes, as if she was thinking about it.

So Li Yian had a wonderful experience.

"Like a hungry wolf..."

The woman's body was pressed against Li Yian, and the two of them just lay there on the leather swivel chair. She sat in his arms, beads of sweat on her smooth collarbone, her face was like a ripe apple, and her breathing was rapid and disordered.

After an hour, she was exhausted.

……

"right here……"

Looking at the heavily guarded police and agents outside the hotel, Wells said:

"If we want to meet him, we have only today. I got his schedule from my friend in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His schedule will be very tight next time, and I'm afraid he won't have time to meet us."

"The question is, will they meet with us?"

Facing Richard's question, Wells smiled and said:

"There is someone who will help..."

As he spoke, Wells pulled out a magazine and said:
"He and I were classmates in college, and he will help me meet that Excellency."

The person in the photo in the magazine was none other than Robert, the deputy director of the official residence’s secretarial office.

"Will he... help?"

Richard looked at his friend with some confusion.

"Don't worry, we are friends of the Brotherhood, and of course interests are more important!"

In fact, the friends in the fraternity are not the most important, what is important is the interests. But it must be said that the fraternity is a stepping stone. When Wells called and revealed his identity, Robert immediately invited him happily.

"Haha, old friend, it's been many years since we last met. The last time I think was before the war!"

Robert seemed a little excited when he saw his old friends. After all, these were friends he hadn't seen for many years.

"Yes, it's been many years since we last met. After all, after graduating from college, you went to South Asia, and I returned to East Africa. Then the war broke out. I heard that you were in a prisoner-of-war camp during the war."

Robert waved his hand and said in response to his old friend's question.

"Don't mention it. I suffered a lot from those Japs in those years. By the way, what about you? What were you doing during the war?"

"I went to the Air Force, and then..."

Although they were all colonial elites, they had all shed blood for the British Empire during the war. When they mentioned the past, there was a hint of pride in their tone, and more of memories of their youth.

At the end, when they talked about the past, they couldn't help but sigh.

"Looking back now, when we were young, we thought that there were infinite possibilities in this world. We thought that the British Empire would always exist, but later..."

"Then we found that the world was changing too fast, right?"

Robert said.

"But this is also the most helpless part. It is not subject to our will. We are just playing our own role in this long river of history."

"Indeed it is."

Robert said while expressing his agreement.

"But compared to us, you are lucky. Or the North Borneo Company is lucky. At least you will always exist and will exist for a long time in the future. But what about us?"

Wells said in a tone full of regret.

"Perhaps in a few years or a dozen years, we will disappear into history. After all, the British Empire is a thing of the past. Perhaps they will protect us and maintain the existence of this colony in the next few years, but in a few years or a dozen years..."

Wells did not continue speaking, but fell into silence. Facing his silence, Robert said.

"Hey, my friend, no matter how the world changes, at least we are all alive. I believe that when these things happen in the future, London will definitely take everyone's interests into consideration."

Facing his friend's persuasion, Wells was silent for a while, then said:
"Robert, if there is anything that war has taught us, it is that we can never put our fate in the hands of others. After all, we never know what will happen next, so our fate should be firmly in our own hands."

Wells' words seemed repetitive, but he was conveying a message to the other party - I want to take control of my own destiny. He was not talking about individuals, but about them, the people of East Africa?
Looking at his friend whom he hadn't seen for many years, Robert thought for a while and then said:
"Why? Do you have any other ideas about the colony?"

What he called "you" actually refers to the white people in Wales and the local area. For these colonial personnel, in their context, "they" never include the locals.

Now that they have found this place, it is obvious that they have some ideas of their own.
“It’s not what we think.”

Wells said, shaking his head.

"We just hope to maintain our own interests, but now we can't see this hope in London at all. London has too many concerns. They always want to please the world and show their progress, but in the process they ignore our interests."

Looking at the friend in front of him whom he hadn't seen for many years, Wells said in a serious tone.

"So, I came here, thinking that you can help us out of this mess better than London can."

(End of this chapter)