Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

   Chapter 89 Buckingham Palace

   Buckingham Palace

   Located in Westminster, London, it is the palace and residence of the British royal family.

   It was named after the Duke of Buckingham in 1703, and it was first called Buckingham House. After being resold to the British royal family in 1761, it has been repaired several times and gradually became the royal palace of the British royal family.

  Since 1837, successive British kings have lived here, and Queen Victoria is the first monarch to live here.

  The Royal Palace of Buckingham Palace is a four-storey square gray building with a solemn main entrance with the royal coat of arms, the center of the emperor's power.

  There are many statues in the square in front of the palace, as well as the Queen Victoria Memorial Hall, which was expanded and completed by Edward VII.

  Victoria - The golden angel on the Queen's statue represents the royal family's hope to recreate the glory of the Victorian era.

   Buckingham Palace has more than 600 halls including ceremony hall, concert hall, banquet hall and gallery.

   In addition, there is a vast garden with beautiful flowers.

   Since Victoria, Buckingham Palace has been the place where the Queen handles important state affairs and activities.

   Every time the queen summons the prime minister and ministers to discuss state affairs, it is here.

   In addition, reception and banquets for visiting foreign heads of state or government, acceptance of credentials from foreign envoys, etc. are all held in the palace.

   At the same time, many heads of state who came to the UK for state visits also stayed at Buckingham Palace.

  The defense of Buckingham Palace is guarded by the Royal Guard in full dress.

   Yang Chen couldn't help but want to laugh about the guards who were wearing formal attire and had cockscombs on their heads.

   This is in the same vein as Asan, who is next door to our country, and I don’t know if the UK was influenced by Asan, or Asan was influenced by the UK.

   Anyway, the two countries are the same in this regard, which makes people want to laugh.

   "How is it? Isn't it shocking?"

  Alisa is no stranger to the palace outside the window, but she doesn't have much interest. Seeing that Yang Chen has been staring out the window, she thought that the other party was shocked by the splendor of Buckingham Palace.

   Yang Chen heard the words, shrugged and said, "It's okay, it's smaller than I thought."

   "Is it true?" Alyssa didn't believe it, thinking that Yang Chen was deliberately stubborn and didn't tell the truth.

   "What are you doing to lie to you? If you have time, I will take you to my house. My house is much bigger than this." Yang Chen looks like I am a coal boss, and my family has mines and money.

   "Uh..." After Yang Chen finished speaking, Alyssa didn't answer, but looked at Yang Chen with the look of you teasing me.

   At the same time, she also gave Yang Chen a big headache without making a draft.

   Didn't hear Alisha's response, Yang Chen turned his head, saw her expression of disbelief, and blinked: "You don't believe it?"

  Alyssa asked back: "Do you think I should believe it?"

   "Haven't you heard of the Forbidden City?"

  Alisa tilted her little head for a while and said, "I remember grandpa mentioned that it was the place where the emperors of your country lived in the past. Just like the current Buckingham Palace, only the queen and members of the royal family can live in it."

   "You know quite a lot!"

   "That's right, but what does this have to do with you? It's not your home."

   Yang Chen said solemnly: "Why not, don't you know that our country is called the People's Republic of China? The government of the people, the army of the people.

  The whole country belongs to the people, and the former imperial palace is naturally also the people. As a member of the people, it is also my home. "

   "Uh" Hearing Yang Chen's words, Alyssa found that she couldn't find a reason to refute for a while.

   "Is there nothing to say?" Seeing that Alisha was speechless, Yang Chen smiled proudly.

   Seeing Yang Chen's complacent look, Alisha said angrily: "Hmph, don't forget that you are now British, even if that ancient country now belongs to the people, it won't be your turn."

   "Uh" Being scolded by Alisha, Yang Chen's face couldn't help but froze.

   "Hee hee" Seeing Yang Chen being speechless by what he said, Alicia showed her victory cheers.

   Looking at Eliza who was smiling victoriously beside him, Yang Chen let go of the depression in his heart, he touched his nose and didn't speak again.

   Seeing that Yang Chen didn't speak, Alisha suddenly remembered those Asian classmates she had met, and those people seemed to be particularly sensitive to her motherland.

  Many Asian students have conflicts with white students. It is often because of this reason that many Asians who seem to be kind on weekdays will become violent when they hear someone insulting their country.

   The students from that ancient country are particularly prominent here. Although she didn't speak ill of Yang Chen's motherland just now, she could see the fleeting anger in Yang Chen's eyes.

   So, he quickly and carefully asked: "Chen, are you angry?"

  “…”

   Seeing that Yang Chen was really ignoring her, Alyssa suddenly became anxious and shook Yang Chen's arm forcefully: "Chen, don't be angry, I'm just kidding you, I'll apologize to you, okay?"

   Yang Chen took a deep breath and said, "No, Alicia, you don't need to apologize to me, you are right, I am indeed a second-class citizen under British rule.

   I'm here too thank you for reminding me of who I am. "

   "Trust me, one day, I will take you to my real home, where to be a guest, to know where we are, but very hospitable."

After carefully observing Yang Chen in front of her, Alyssa saw that he didn't seem to be a fake, she nodded and replied, "Okay, Chen, I'll go to you when I have time, don't push me when I have time. Said there was no time."

  Yang Chen patted Alisha's hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely welcome you warmly at that time, not only take you to visit the palace, but also take you to taste our most famous Manchu and Han banquet."

   "Manchu and Han banquets? I know this, my grandfather mentioned it to us, and I heard that it was the dish that the emperors of your country used to entertain ministers or foreign guests."

Being amused by Alisha's good student, who knew everything, Yang Chen corrected it: "That's not just for entertaining ministers and VIPs, we used to have an old lady, she would eat every meal. Hundreds of dishes are served every day.

   "Old lady? She eats hundreds of dishes every day, can she finish it?" Alyssa opened her mouth after hearing this, she couldn't believe it.

   Regarding Alisha's doubts, Yang Chen spread his hands: "I don't know about this, maybe she just wanted to smell it."

   "Uh..." Seeing Yang Chen say this, Alicia was speechless again, and didn't ask any more questions.

  It's just, I don't know since when, the two have been quietly close to each other, and even clasped their hands together.

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   (end of this chapter)