Chapter 15 The eldest princess visiting at starry night
After receiving the support of the queen, the eldest princess Anne couldn’t wait to leave the palace. She was even impatient to ride in the carriage, but rode in the royal stables A war horse led his guards out of the city and arrived at Brandlis Manor.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess is here late at night. Please forgive me for not being able to welcome her from afar!" Old Butler Foster looked at the dark sky outside and was very surprised by Princess Anne's arrival.
Just by the way the horse that Princess Anne rode was dripping with sweat, he could tell that the princess must have been galloping all the way here without any pity for the horse power.
If there was not a very important emergency, a dignified imperial princess would definitely not make such a dangerous and reckless move.
So Foster hurriedly welcomed Princess Anne into the manor and said to her: "Miss is having dinner at the moment. Are you in a hurry?"
"Well, prepare one for me too. "I came out of the city in such a hurry, I haven't had dinner yet!" Princess Anne was a little informal due to her years of military experience. As she walked to the restaurant, she told Foster: "It's still the same as before!" Same thing, lamb chops with sun-roasted eggs, and a bottle from old Baron Brandlis’s wine cellar! I brought Little Perfectcott’s knighthood certificate with me.
That’s right. , and the horse I rode here, take good care of it! As for my guards, don't worry about them, just provide them with a place to station in the manor."
"Please. Don’t worry, I will definitely take good care of your horse!” As an old butler who has served the Brandless family for three generations, Foster clearly knows what the title certificate means to the Brandless family! .
This also made him more and more afraid to neglect. He clapped his hands and activated all the maid puppets in the manor, asking them to provide services to Princess Anne.
Suddenly, more than a dozen dolls came out from various parts of the manor and began to move. This made the Brandless Manor, which originally only had the old butler and Perfect Court, seem to have returned to its busiest time in the past.
Seeing these maid puppets, Princess Anne was not surprised at all. After nodding to the old housekeeper, she went directly to the restaurant under the guidance of a maid puppet.
Although she is no stranger to Brandlis Manor, sometimes aristocratic etiquette is such a troublesome thing.
The old butler Foster hurriedly went to deal with the horse that Princess Anne rode. Because Purficott dismissed all the servants in the manor three years ago, Brandless Manor now has no grooms. .
Although there are still a few old horses left by Grandpa Perfectcott in the stable, they have always been taken care of and managed by Foster every day.
After all, after replacing the steam carriage, the horses in the manor only meant that Purficott occasionally rode them when he was in a good mood, or that Foster himself rode them for hunting and patrolling forest farms, so they did not require additional care.
Fortunately, Foster used to be Grandpa Perfectcott’s knight squire. Taking care of horses has been something he has been exposed to since he was a child, and it is not complicated to do.
A horse that has traveled a long distance like this cannot be allowed to rest immediately. It needs to be allowed to walk slowly for a distance to relax its muscles before being led to the stable.
But before that, you need to dry the sweat on it with a dry cloth to prevent it from getting cold.
Horses are very delicate animals, and even the smallest accidents and carelessness may cause them to become sick or even die. So in the past, the first lesson for knights and their attendants to start their knight training career was to learn how to take care of their mounts. After all, this was the knight's closest companion on the battlefield.
After taking care of Princess Anne's horse and arranging for the Princess's guards to rest and station in the manor, Foster returned to the mansion. As a butler, he must be present when receiving important guests. .
At this time, Princess Anne was already sitting in the restaurant, and the maids had already served her exquisite dishes and the fine wine from the cellar that she had requested, while Purficott was looking at Her Majesty the Queen. A handwritten document.
“Allow me to directly inherit the title, and have prepared all the documents for the title. Her Majesty the Queen seems to have high hopes for me!” Purficott did not expect that the Queen would directly give such support. .
You must know that although she is the sole heir of the Brandlis family, she is indeed qualified to inherit the title according to the empire's current title inheritance law, but the empire's inheritance law is still a male-first inheritance system.
Therefore, even if Purficott reaches adulthood, she still needs to go through a series of long and complicated processes in order to pass the review of the Noble Council, inherit the title passed down by her grandfather, and obtain her title certificate.
But now, Her Majesty the Queen bypassed this layer and directly gave her the title certificate, which removed the biggest obstacle for Perficott to inherit the title.
Especially since Purficott’s title certificate says Baroness instead of Baron, the meaning is even more different.
But this is not the point. After all, the world is about to be destroyed. Having or not having a title still has some impact now, but it has almost no meaning in the future. It is not even as good as a ticket to the New World.
"In addition to the title, there is also the support of all the resources in the royal family." Princess Anne tasted the soft lamb chops again and again, while explaining to Purficott: "My mother allowed me to mobilize the royal name. Put down all the resources to support you and carry out the so-called "Arctic Scientific Expedition" plan. Now you have enough resources to realize your idea."
"All the resources in the name of the royal family? This is indeed very good! Then the Royal Langton University and the Royal Dockyard..." Purficott's eyes suddenly lit up. It was obvious that this was the support she wanted: "Mobilize Professors from Royal Langton University join this plan and ask the Royal Dockyard to build more airships according to my requirements. Can this be done? "
"If you need it, the Royal Dockyard is there? I can ask them to free up about...three slipways for you." Princess Anne made an estimate, and then gave a guarantee: "They are all large slipways that can build cruisers, although I also want to give you more slipways. , but it is impossible for the Royal Dockyard to abandon the ships being built on the slipway just to make room for you.
On the other hand, Royal Langton University, anyone you need can, I will do it in the name of the royal family. Recruit them to join your plan.
Even if the professors don't know about the disaster, I think they will be interested in exploring the Arctic and conducting scientific expeditions in the Arctic."
" Let’s recruit people in the name of Arctic scientific research in the mainland. In order to avoid causing unnecessary panic, we must keep it secret.” At this time, Purficott finally felt a little confident that he could deal with this disaster.
(End of this chapter)