I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 186 Those who wish take the bait

Xia Qingdai was introduced to several other princesses and noble ladies by Princess Charlotte.

The two parties exchanged polite greetings for a while. When they heard that Xia Qingdai denied her identity as the Princess of the East, everyone's original curiosity faded a bit.

But among them there are also aristocratic ladies who always have the same attitude towards Xia Qingdai, such as Princess Elizabeth.

Britain has a very high rate of duplicate names. Xia Qingdai knows only two Elizabeths. One is the heroine of "Pride and Prejudice", Elizabeth Bennett; the other is the longest reigning monarch in British history, Elizabeth II.

She had a fond impression of the name Elizabeth, so she also seemed very friendly to Princess Elizabeth.

Xia Qingdai didn't have an in-depth understanding of the British royal family. She just took a look at it while looking up information about George III.

George III was a very serious daughter-slave. Other royal families like to use princesses for marriage to consolidate royal power and wealth. George III, on the other hand, was just the opposite. He was not even willing to marry off any of his precious daughters so that they could stay in the palace and become princesses forever.

All his daughters married late or even never married. The eldest princess, Charlotte, was proposed several times, but none of them received permission from George III.

But she still got married, but she was already over thirty when she got married. This age is naturally considered normal in modern times, but in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was definitely a late marriage.

Princess Charlotte was the earliest among the daughters of George III to get married, and the other princesses were already in their forties or fifties when they got married.

Xia Qingdai didn't care about the love lives of the princesses, so she forgot most of the information she read in the blink of an eye. She is now fully enjoying the barbecue picnic held at Buckingham Palace.

Almost everyone who comes here has a title, and commoners like Xia Qingdai and Owen are the outliers.

However, because of the Lotus Tower, everyone was still very enthusiastic about Xia Qingdai, and many people asked her about the carriage in the Lotus Tower.

Everyone was a little disappointed when they learned that she did not come by Lotus Tower carriage today, but by an ordinary carriage.

Many people also want to see the Lotus Tower with their own eyes and feel how luxurious Oriental luxury cars can be.

But soon another news spread. This time, the carriage Xia Qingdai and Owen were riding in was an extremely luxurious gold carriage, full of royal style.

This news once again refreshed everyone's understanding of the wealth of Xia Qingdai and Owen. Those nobles who had empty titles but were gradually declining were the most enthusiastic towards them.

What everyone was most curious about was whether this pair of cousins, whose fortunes were intertwined, were engaged. When they found out that they were not, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason why Xia Qingdai attracted attention today, apart from her three distinctive cars, was also partly related to the huge diamond necklace she wore on her long, snow-white swan neck.

This is a modern artificial diamond with excellent quality. It cost Xia Qingdai more than a thousand yuan.

After receiving the loose diamond in the 18th century, she asked a goldsmith to make it into a necklace. This time she entered the palace to attend the palace picnic. It was such a good opportunity, so of course she had to bring this necklace.

There were indeed many ladies who were interested in her necklace. Princess Elizabeth's eyes were unknowingly attracted to the diamond several times.

The reason why Xia Qingdai wore this diamond necklace was not to show off herself, but to find a buyer who would take advantage of her. She was using herself as a model to advertise.

Her most ideal target is a member of the royal family. If the royal family is not interested, then other nobles can also do it. Whoever she deceives counts.

Earl Robert Grosvenor, who bought her two artificial diamonds six months ago, also brought his wife to the picnic this time.

The Grosvenor family has always had a close relationship with the royal family, and he himself is Princess Mary's godfather. Xia Qingdai and Owen came to the picnic together, so they would naturally be introduced to the count and his wife.

The two previous diamonds were sold to Earl Grosvenor in Owen's name.

However, after buying the mansion where he currently lives from the other party, the property rights were registered in the names of Owen and Xia Qingdai.

Therefore, the Earl and Mrs. Grosvenor were really curious about the relationship between the cousins.

However, Xia Qingdai and Owen were not very curious about the couple, so they only exchanged the recent weather with them before politely walking away.

The Austrian prince, whom he had met once at the Earl of Charlton's dinner last night, also came. His demeanor was as good as yesterday, and he could talk to every lady.

And every time Xia Qingdai caught a glimpse of him, she saw him chatting and laughing with different ladies, but she didn't even have a male friend.

It seems that this prince's demeanor is gender-specific. He is only attentive to ladies, but he acts like a prince to gentlemen.

While Xia Qingdai and Princess Elizabeth were chatting, the Austrian prince came over and tried to interrupt their conversation.

Xia Qingdai silently took a sip of the freshly squeezed juice in the cup and gave up her seat to the prince.

The Austrian prince also has some talents, and he can actually make Princess Elizabeth laugh.

However, he must be disappointed, because George III was reluctant to let any princess get married.

The eldest Princess Charlotte is now only twenty-five years old, and the other sisters should not even think about getting engaged.

Everyone's attentiveness to them was in vain. The British nobles were well aware of this situation, so there were not many aristocratic gentlemen who showed their attentiveness to the princesses.

This made the Austrian prince feel like a fish in water, and he had the illusion that he could marry a British royal princess.

But in fact, it is useless at all. Even if he could coax the princesses, he couldn't pass the king's test.

But Xia Qingdai never expected that the buyer of her diamond necklace would eventually fall on the Austrian prince.

Her original intention was to deceive the British princes and nobles. As for the decline of the Austrian royal family, she still couldn't bear it.

In the end, the other party knocked on the door by herself, so she had nothing to be pretentious about.

Connie and Caroline's eyes were always focused on the Austrian prince. There is inevitably a bit of jealousy towards Princess Elizabeth, who takes up the most of the prince's time.

When they first entered the picnic party, seeing so many polite, handsome and aristocratic young people, the two of them felt a little attracted to each other.

But soon they felt left out. The British princes and gentlemen were too arrogant and were very indifferent to the few civilian girls like them. To be precise, they were completely dismissive.

Except for the Austrian prince, there was no other gentleman in the audience who praised them.

This made them very disappointed, and at the same time it was like being splashed with cold water. Being a wallflower in such a high-end event, the two of them spend almost every day like a year.