I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 185 Princess Charlotte

Because Xia Qingdai agreed to lend the Lotus House carriage to Countess Charlton last night, she sent someone to pick up the carriage early in the morning and drove it to the countryside.

So in the evening when everyone goes out to a banquet, they can only sit apart.

But this is not a big deal, after all, there are not many carriages that can hold people like Lotus Tower! It is normal for a family to go out in separate cars.

Xia Qingdai took Jane Austen and Owen to ride in the golden pumpkin carriage, while old Mrs. Owen, her daughter and Connie were arranged to ride in an off-road vehicle.

As for the other members of Lawyer Henry's family, although they also received Irving's invitation, they did not go with them to the upper class banquet.

Henry's eldest son, William, was disabled and did not like to go out, preferring to stay in the villa and take care of the house. The Henrys were still busy wiping the butt of their eloped niece.

Xia Qingdai has already learned from Owen that Mr. Henry is making every effort to promote the marriage between his niece Anne and her elopement partner. It has the same logic as Jane Austen’s novel world. Sure enough, novels come from life.

The requirements for chastity in this era are too strict. If the men and women who elope cannot successfully get married, the life of the woman will be ruined, and the life of their relatives and friends will not be easy either.

Not only would the Henry family's reputation be damaged, but their children's marriages would also be affected to a certain extent. The most important thing was that they would have to move out of Xia Qingdai's mansion and return to the fate of renting a house in a mixed place.

Therefore, no matter what, the Henrys must actively resolve this matter. It's really a matter of interest, so they can't help but be indifferent.

This is a world where everyone is prosperous and everyone suffers.

Xia Qingdai didn't comment on this. Anyway, everything was left to Irving to handle. It didn't matter to her whether his uncle's family would stay or leave. She believed in all of Owen's judgments.

Because I left early, the middle class people who needed to work in London had not yet got off work, so there was no traffic jam on the road at all.

In addition, Buckingham Palace is only less than three miles away from Xia Qingdai's residence, and the group arrived at their destination soon after getting in the car.

Buckingham Palace was bought by the current King George III as a gift to his wife, Duchess Charlotte, and the queen was fully responsible for the repairs.

Due to problems with her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the queen did not live in the current palace, but spent most of her time in Buckingham Palace.

Most of George III's princes and princesses were born in Buckingham Palace, which is not yet a royal palace.

Xia Qingdai held Owen's hand and stepped out of the pumpkin carriage. She was surprised when she looked at the white and luxurious building in front of her.

"The White Castle...is this Buckingham Palace?" Xia Qingdai turned to ask Owen.

Owen replied: "Yes, this is Buckingham Palace."

"Wow! This is really Buckingham Palace!" Xia Qingdai held her face in excitement. She actually came first to a place where Xu Yan couldn't make an appointment.

Not only did she come, she was there to attend the picnic and the evening dance.

This time, how can I say "Shuang"?

Although the current Buckingham Palace has been expanded, it does not have the scale of later generations. But compared to the mansion Xia Qingdai bought, it was still too lavish.

The most important thing is that this building has the charm given to it by history, and you can feel the extra weight when you get closer.

The most attractive thing about a historical building is its "history".

Seeing Xia Qingdai's excited expression, Owen smiled slightly and continued to introduce: "This mansion was built in 1703, so it is almost a century old. It was a gift from His Majesty to Queen Charlotte, and she lives here all year round. Xia Qingdai was confused and asked strangely: "Queen Charlotte? Isn't it Princess Charlotte who wrote to us?"

Caroline, Connie and Jane looked at Xia Qingdai in surprise at the same time, as if they were very surprised by her question. After all, this seemed to them to be common sense.

Only Owen was not surprised. He knew that the goddess did not really belong to the British people in the eighteenth century, so it was not surprising that he did not react for a while.

He said calmly: "Yes, the person who wrote to us is Princess Charlotte. She is the eldest daughter of Queen Sophie Charlotte and has the title of eldest princess."

Xia Qingdai suddenly said: "Oh, I understand."

She was a little surprised when she heard "Queen Charlotte" just now. After all, she had been thinking about what kind of person Princess Charlotte was on the way here.

Foreign culture is very different from Chinese culture in this aspect. It is very common in the Western world for father and son to have the same name, mother and daughter to have the same name, and even grandparents to have the same name for three generations.

They think that giving a newborn the same name as their elders is a tribute. But for us Chinese, not only is it impossible to give the same name as our elders, we can't even write it.

Whenever there are words with the names of parents in the article, they should be replaced with pseudonyms or missing strokes to avoid taboos.

Before entering Buckingham Palace, the sound of music and laughter could already be heard.

The flowing skirts of the girls drew circles on the grass, and their plump and energetic young figures made all the elderly people unconsciously think of one word: youth.

At the age of seventeen or eighteen, there is no depth. Laughing and crying are so hard.

The beautiful girls' skirts are next to each other, and their hats filled with flowers are overlapped. The sun shines through the treetops and falls on the brim of their hats.

A few naughty lights make the girls who are usually taught to be fragile and dependent come alive.

The requirements of the times for young girls are to be weak and ignorant, dignified and polite. Women with wisdom and means are usually ostracized.

Naturally, Xia Qingdai, who comes from the 21st century, and Jane, who has independent thoughts, do not approve of this stupid route at all.

Among a large group of girls with innocent deer eyes, girls like Xia Qingdai and Jane, whose eyes sparkled with calmness, seemed very out of place.

Especially Xia Qingdai's appearance is so different and stands out even more.

If it weren't for the exquisite curves under her slender neck, she would have looked like a child who shouldn't be in social circles, with a face so tender that it could make you choke.

For today's picnic, Xia Qingdai chose a burgundy skirt, which particularly complemented her skin tone.

Her skin is also very white, but it is different from the morbid paleness pursued by European aristocrats in this era, but a bright white, which belongs to the Orientals and is full of vitality.

Her dark eyes never dodge, and no matter who looks at her, she will calmly respond with a calm gaze and a leisurely smile.

Xia Qingdai was quickly brought by the servant to Princess Charlotte, who invited her. The other party gave her a warm and affectionate kiss.

Princess Charlotte is even more beautiful than Xia Qingdai imagined, and every move she makes is full of charm and grace.

"Xia, it's nice to meet you. I'm Charlotte. I heard that you are also a princess, a princess from the east, right?"

Xia Qingdai smiled and said: "This is all lies. I am just a commoner, but my ancestors once lived in the East."