I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 178 The City That Never Sleeps (Additional update)

Although Xia Qingdai barely touched the dinner plate and only drank a little bit of freshly squeezed juice, she was still the center of attention at the dinner table.

Otherwise, her Lotus Tower carriage was so popular that the count's children and his wife were all curious about it and kept asking questions.

So Xia Qingdai generously said that if she didn't need it tomorrow, she could lend it to the Countess for an outing.

Her generous act immediately won the friendship of the countess, and also made the count and his wife's young children who had not yet entered the social circle very happy.

At eight o'clock in the evening, everyone finished their meal. At the invitation of the host, they went to the terrace on the third floor to watch the sunset.

Most of the nobles have nothing serious to do, and finding ways to make their days more interesting every day is probably their entire job.

This post-dinner tea party to watch the sunset was the Countess of Charlton's idea to pass the time.

Her daughter, who was only ten years old, was also brought over by her tutor to sketch on the terrace. The task was to paint the scene of people watching the sunset into the painting.

Although the little girl's paintings were relatively immature, everyone present gave her a high evaluation of her emotional intelligence.

The Countess of Charlton looks exactly like she did when the Chinese asked their children to perform for the adults at family gatherings.

It seems that there are some things that are common to both China and foreign countries in ancient and modern times.

When the sun disappeared over the Thames and night fell, everyone turned back to the living room filled with candles.

Everyone played the piano, chatted, played cards, read books, and those who were in high spirits would even dance to the music.

In addition to the relatives and friends brought by Owen and Xia Qingdai tonight, there are also many people from the Earl of Charlton family, including a prince from Austria.

He came to London with a marriage mission, and his goal was of course the summer social season of the British royal family.

The British royal family and the Austrian royal family in the eighteenth century had completely different trends. The former prospered in the context of the Industrial Revolution, while the latter went from bad to worse.

Therefore, the political purpose of marriage in the British royal family is relatively small. Many of the daughters of King George III remained unmarried because they did not meet a suitable love. Unlike the Austrian princesses who were all sent out for marriage.

The same goes for the Austrian prince who came out this time. Although he talked eloquently during the dinner and displayed his gentlemanly demeanor to the extreme, making Caroline and Connie laugh. But it would be tragic if she fell into his gentle land.

He was gentle and gave people the illusion of being in love. He was polite to the girls present and did not neglect any of them. Even the tutor who was the daughter of an earl was praised by him. He seemed extremely graceful and good at dancing, but he was obviously It is impossible to marry any commoner girl here.

The daughter of the earl and his wife is the most likely in terms of status, but she is currently too young.

And Connie and Caroline, with their backgrounds and dowries, would never be able to marry a prince.

Therefore, no matter how happy the chat is, there will be no results. These heirs are all very sober.

It would be terrible if the "Cinderellas" themselves were not sober.

Facing the prince who looked rather like a central air-conditioner, Jane and Xia Qingdai both shrugged and had nothing to say.

Rather than chatting with men, the two would rather huddle together and play the piano and read a book.

Xia Qingdai learned piano from Owen, from Connie's tutor, and from Jane. Although he was learning this way and that with hammers and hammers here and there, he was not too useless and he could play the ball well. Mainly due to the strengthening of her five senses and six consciousnesses, her sense of music has also become stronger.

Just as she and Jane were playing four-handed playing, the prince came over and leaned against the piano, praising their fingering skills with a smile.

His brown eyes seemed to be able to speak, but they were of no use to the two ladies. They just smiled and said nothing, neither thanking him nor discussing fingering with him.

Xia Qingdai was quite self-aware of herself. In eighteenth-century England, her greatest charm was probably her status as an "Oriental Princess".

The Lotus Tower carriage, mansion, diamonds, and specious legends have given her a golden body, making her particularly popular in the social world.

However, she is not obsessed with this false pursuit. She likes to talk to friends she can talk to. There are not many friends in this world that she likes. After all, there is a generation gap.

The prince saw that the two of them were relatively indifferent, so after standing there for a while, he turned around and left, joining Owen and others in their card-playing camp.

Irving was teaching the gentlemen present how to play egg-smashing. This new card game made people interested as soon as they heard it.

Connie and Caroline could not help but be drawn to the prince's side, and from time to time they gave their opinions on this new way of playing cards.

They know how to crack eggs, so it would be perfect for them to serve as advisers to the prince at this time.

Everyone played at Earl Charlton's house until nearly midnight before saying goodbye and leaving.

After getting on the Lianhualou carriage, there were many carriages running on the street, and the public carriages were still busy.

London is a paradise for people to socialize at night. All-night dance parties are held in many upper-class mansions, and the brightly lit opera houses also attract crowds of people.

For nobles, they can play from morning till night.

But for most civilians, they have to work hard to make money during the day, and only the night time belongs to them, so they are reluctant to go to bed early.

Even if you are too short of money to enter the opera house, you can still have a few drinks in various taverns, play cards, and make fun of the landlady.

Xia Qingdai was sitting on the second floor of Lotus Building, overlooking the busy streets, and couldn't help but wonder: "Is London a city that never sleeps? Why is it still so lively in the middle of the night?"

The person who can best answer her question here is Connie, who has lived in London since she was a child.

She smiled and said: "Yes, but there are more opera houses on this street, so it doesn't matter. I heard that the cockfight is the most lively."

Xia Qingdai nodded, wondering if Xu Yan in the 21st century would be able to see such a lively scene, but it was a pity that she could not communicate with her in real time.

It would be really interesting if she could send a message to Xu Yan in the 21st century in London in the 18th century.

Back home, Xia Qingdai found that lawyer Henry and his family were also back. After the two parties greeted each other, Attorney Owen and Henry went into the study to talk, while the others were doing whatever they were supposed to do.

Xia Qingdai returned to the room, and when she saw the electric fan, she remembered that the one given to Jane was still in front of Owen's window.

Such a fan, which is smaller than a palm to her in modern times, has become a floor fan in Lilliput, requiring two strong male servants to carry it.

But Owen was busy at the moment, so she couldn't disturb him, and she couldn't just break into Owen's room.

It is possible to turn back into a giant and go to the window to get it, but it would take too much faith.

After thinking for a while, he could only give up and ask the servants to put an extra piece of ice in Jane's room.

If it weren't for the fact that Xia Qingdai had a video call with Xu Yan at six o'clock tomorrow morning (six o'clock in the modern evening), she could have invited Jane to come over and sleep with her, but it was not very convenient now.