SWDnovel Chapter 389: The Golden Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 389: The Golden Dragon Son-in-Law
After much deliberation, Her Majesty finally spoke, "Mr. Chen, could you give me two days? I need time to think this over carefully."
Old Mo smiled and said, "Of course, I await His Majesty's good news."
Finally, the meeting came to an end.
Old Mo did not stay for dinner, and the Queen was not in the mood to invite him to stay either.
She needed to immediately convene her think tank to thoroughly analyze the matter.
Soon, the Queen summoned her trusted ministers for a special emergency meeting.
In fact, the Queen's power in England is not as great as one might imagine.
Some people even call it a mascot. In fact, that's a bit of an exaggeration.
In reality, the Queen only sets the general direction. The Prime Minister is the one who actually executes the plans. The decision-makers are her think tank, what we call the Cabinet.
The Queen summoned all her cabinet members.
She sat at the head of the conference table, looked at them, and slowly said, "The reason I summoned you all here so urgently today is because I have received definite intelligence that the US has indeed lost gold, probably several thousand tons."
"What? This is actually true?"
The scene erupted in uproar.
At the same time, they were also in high spirits. After being treated like underlings and ordered around for so many years, they could finally hold their heads high.
In future diplomatic dealings, they will no longer need to be so afraid of the US.
The Queen gestured for everyone to quiet down.
The Queen then spoke, "That's not the point. The point is, the people who stole this gold have contacted me, saying they want to give Princess Anne one hundred tons of gold as a dowry. What do you all think?"
"What?"
Prime Minister James was so shocked that he stood up.
"Your Majesty, is this true? Then please agree quickly! No, is it that Princess Anne is unwilling?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, what's there to discuss? Just agree to it! Even if Princess Anne doesn't agree, we must persuade her and make her agree."
"That's right. One hundred tons of gold for a princess, oh my god."
Everyone in the think tank was excited.
Let alone just giving him Princess Anne, if it weren't for the fact that there was only one princess, they would be willing to give all the princesses to Old Murdoch. Yes, buy one get n free.
The Queen showed no sign of joy and said coldly, "This person is Chinese."
"what?"
The scene fell silent instantly.
The Queen's unexpected turn of events caught them completely off guard. Everyone fell silent, too afraid to speak.
Marrying a princess to a man of Asian descent? Isn't that a joke?
She's the only princess, people will laugh their heads off.
Most importantly, they dare not express their opinions recklessly! They have to see how the wind blows first.
Gradually, everyone calmed down, and all eyes fell on James.
In fact, marrying a princess to a Chinese man is not impossible, as long as they have a hundred tons of gold to spend.
Yes, it was His Majesty who sold the princess, and they were the ones who paid for it.
So even if there are some minor irregularities, they can accept them.
They just don't dare to say it out loud for the time being.
James looked at the Queen and asked timidly, "Your Majesty, we would like to hear your thoughts first."
The Queen frowned and slowly said, "This person must be quite capable to have managed to smuggle thousands of tons of gold from the US."
I told Princess Anne that if she married a Chinese man, she wouldn't be qualified to compete for my position.
The other man interjected, saying that with his support, that was the greatest and best support. They're playing their cards openly, what do you think?
For a moment, all of them stared wide-eyed.
They were all cunning old foxes, so they naturally understood what he meant.
They've made it clear they're here to steal the throne. Even if they can't be king, their son or daughter will.
This person is clearly here to trample on their moral bottom line.
What? A Chinese person can't be king? Then can I have my son be king?
This is unprecedented! Those British people have never even considered having a Chinese person as their leader!
But... it's really hard to refuse!
They have thousands of tons of gold!
Their currency value can immediately multiply several times over simply by nodding their heads.
Their land area is equivalent to a country the size of Guangxi, and suddenly thousands of tons of gold were dumped into it. What does that mean?
James tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, what is Princess Anne's opinion? Is she willing?"
Her Majesty the Queen sighed, "She's very willing. In fact, they were in a free-love relationship."
Silence fell again.
In other words, Princess Anne brought them thousands of tons of gold. Whether they take it or not is up to them.
James asked again, somewhat hesitantly, "Did that person have any other conditions?"
Her Majesty the Queen said, "Oh, right, I almost forgot. Besides marrying Princess Anne, he also requested the title of Prince of Hong Kong. This is unprecedented in history. What do you think?"
James and his teammates fell silent again.
On one side are the rules, and on the other are thousands of tons of gold.
How to choose?
James thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, even if he marries Princess Anne, can he be sure that Princess Anne can become Queen?"
The Queen said, "He only gave one hundred tons of gold to marry Princess Anne, and a princely title in return. He didn't say anything else."
James thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, this is what I think. I think we can agree to his request first. Since Princess Anne has agreed, it's equivalent to buying a princely title with a hundred tons of gold. No matter how you look at it, this is a win-win situation!"
Yes, he doesn't mention anything about the Chinese people; all he wants is money.
Another advisor said, "I think the Prime Minister is right. It's just a matter of whether he can produce the thousands of tons of gold or not."
Anyway, let's get our hands on it first. Once he becomes our royal son-in-law, he's ours. If he refuses, then this gold will be out of our reach!
"That makes sense. Once he becomes our son-in-law, he'll be one of us."
The strategists then began to speak, one by one.
At this point, being Chinese or following any rules becomes completely irrelevant.
A Chinese person who owns thousands of tons of gold is no longer Chinese; he is a saint.
Her Majesty the Queen also perked up.
"So, you all agree?"
This is more than just agreement; it's unanimous agreement! A unanimous vote!
James said, "Your Majesty, I believe this is the best approach. Since Princess Anne has agreed, why should we object? Your Majesty, this is a golden opportunity!"