Buckingham Palace,
The Queen's Bedroom.
The old queen is putting on her coat with the help of her maid.
Next to her, Margarita was already fully dressed, waiting excitedly and anxiously, as if she was about to welcome something big.
The queen sighed helplessly,
"Isn't it just watching a drama? Why are you so nervous?"
Margarita couldn't tell, either.
Taking the queen to watch Professor Lu's play gave her the feeling of taking someone to meet their parents.
She whispered coquettishly: "Grandma, if you don't watch today, you won't have such a good opportunity in the future."
The Queen is curious,
"You won't be performing after today?"
Margarita shook her head,
"It's not that we won't perform anymore. It's just that after today, the Lyceum Theater will be expanded. As a result, in the next five to ten months, only the central area can welcome guests, and the boxes on the second floor will not be open to the public. That's why I am so Said."
The modern Lyceum Theater has 2,100 seats, but it has been rebuilt many times to achieve its size.
Moreover, these renovations all took place after World War II.
Lu Shi's "Yes!" The emergence of "Prime Minister" has brought this process forward.
The Queen nodded to the margarita with her finger,
"Tell me, why do you do things so haphazardly? Even though I knew the expansion was coming soon, I didn't book the tickets earlier. I had to postpone it until the last day. If I have any work today..."
Margarita stuck out her tongue cutely,
"I don't want to use my privilege~"
The queen said amusedly: "Then you didn't use your privileges today? How did I hear that we can sit in the first box today? Moreover, we are with Mr. Lu and Mr. Xiao, the two writers of "Yes! Prime Minister"."
Margarita was speechless.
The Queen continued: "Besides, haven't you LSE students always been able to buy cheap tickets provided internally?"
Margarita was surprised: "Grandma, do you know all this?"
The queen chuckled and didn't say anything.
Margarita came from Hesse. Her father, the Grand Duke of Hesse, begged the queen to take more care of his daughter in a telegram.
Since the Queen has made a promise, she naturally needs to keep abreast of Margarita's movements, as well as the situation in London Political and Economic Affairs, and only then does she know about the internal vote.
The Queen changed the subject,
"Since you can buy internal tickets, you should have seen it, right?"
Margarita nodded,
"I've seen it, twice. But I always feel like I can't get enough of it. I read it often and it's always new."
The Queen is curious,
"Is it really that powerful?"
Margarita nodded and said: "Of course! Professor Lu can not only write novels, editorials, and poems, but he can also write extremely wonderful scripts with pungent political satire. I think it is better than those romantic dramas. Much prettier.”
The queen's expression is playful,
She always felt that Margarita seemed too emotional when talking about Lu Shi, which was completely different from her usual state.
Could it be that……
The corners of the Queen's mouth curved.
The Grand Duchy of Hesse has good relations with the United Kingdom through marriage, and is one of the many federal states in the German Empire. It is in a relatively neutral position.
As a princess, Margarita is not the first heir, so naturally she doesn't have to worry so much.
Maybe it’s really possible to fall in love freely?
But with a Chinese...
When the Queen thought about this, she felt it was too absurd.
She shook her head to banish the thought from her mind.
Margarita said in surprise: "Grandma, what happened to you just now? Suddenly you shook your head. Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
The Queen said: "No, no, I'm fine."
As he spoke, he raised his voice and shouted to the door: "Freck, is the carriage ready?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Stephenson's voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, we are ready. But don't you really need to call more guards? Although the security around the Lyceum Theater is good, there are many audiences after all. It’s inevitable that there will be a mixed bag. I’m worried…”
The Queen said majestically: "It doesn't matter, you are enough."
She turned to Margarita and nodded.
Margarita immediately took the Queen's right arm and helped her out of the bedroom.
Seeing the Queen coming out, Stephenson led the Queen's guards to salute collectively.
Afterwards, Stephenson raised his head to observe the queen's condition.
Some time ago, the Queen's health became worse and worse, and Stephenson even felt that the Queen might not survive this winter.
But Margarita's company day and night restored the Queen's energy and spirit very well.
And then there’s that magical Chinese boy——
Lu Shi.
The Queen often reads Lu Shi’s works,
Whether it is novels, editorials, or poems, every time the Queen finishes reading, her face will glow, she can even eat two more pieces of bread, and sleep more soundly.
Stephenson was of course happy to see such a change in the Queen.
This is why he was willing to compromise and agreed to the Queen going to the Lyceum Theater without guards.
because of! "Prime Minister" is Lu Shi's work, or is it a comedy?
The queen must have been happy to see it.
Stephenson ordered: "Let's go!"
The Lyceum Theater is in Westminster, not far from Buckingham Palace, so the carriage arrived at its destination quickly.
Margarita jumped down lightly,
She was about to cooperate with Stephenson in helping the Queen out of the carriage, but suddenly she was stunned and said softly "Huh?"
Stephenson was puzzled;
"Your Highness?"
Margarita shook her head and said, "Don't worry yet, look over there."
Stephenson followed the princess's gaze,
I saw a dozen British gentlemen who had a place in Downing Street, Whitehall or the Palace of Westminster, chatting and smiling as they walked into the theater door.
Churchill,
Sir Wodehouse,
Sir Renato Irwin, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff,
Robert Gascoigne-Cecil, current Prime Minister,
…
Liberal and Conservative Party bosses gathered.
Margarita told the Queen about this situation, and the Queen smiled meaningfully and said: "Today's Lyceum Theater really has visitors from all over the world. Well, let's wait, it's better not to run into these 'officials'."
There is always something funny about the word "Master Guan" coming out of the Queen's mouth.
Margarita chuckled,
"It's up to you."
…
the other side.
A group of "officials" entered the box on the second floor.
Wodehouse smiled and said: "Everyone, this play is very popular today and it is hard to get a ticket. Winston and I got the box tickets through several connections. You should cherish it."
He is the Honorary Chancellor of the University of London Union, and he is nominally a Temperance Bernard Shaw. How could he not get a ticket?
Cecil snorted coldly,
"You've gone through all the trouble and still haven't gotten a ticket to the first box."
They are in the second box now.
Wodehouse chuckled;
"The first box today is reserved for Mr. Xiao, the famous playwright, and Mr. Lu, the writer of "Yes! Prime Minister". We have the power, so of course we can use force, but we won't usurp the position of the literary people, right?"
These words are undoubtedly yin and yang,
Cecil pretended not to hear.
At this time, First Sea Lord Erwin next to him came over and lowered his voice and said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, it is said that "Yes! Prime Minister" is satirical and spicy, with many lines..."
Cecil waved his hand,
"Sir Erwin, please show your gentlemanly demeanor! The writer of this drama is a Chinese. No matter how ironic and funny he writes, it is just nonsense. We should be tolerant, how can we put those who have Don’t you take it to heart?”
Erwin scratched his head,
"But……"
"Nothing good!"
Cecil interrupted firmly, and then glanced contemptuously in Wodehouse's direction, full of provocation.
result,
Twenty minutes after the performance started,
Cecil:
"
Fxxk!
Damn the Chinese!
"
