Golden Greenery

The flowers have fallen, the winter has faded, and the streets of Brussels, Belgium are deserted. The biting cold wind has blocked pedestrians in their homes. Even Xiao Lian, who is always peeing in front of the palace, is suffocated by the cold.

There are two royal palaces in Brussels. The Brussels Palace is said to be the most luxurious royal palace in the world today. It is where King Albert II of Belgium has his office. It is also a magnificent museum. Whenever there is no national flag on the highest dome of the palace, it means that the king is not here and tourists can enter.

Laeken Castle on the outskirts of Brussels, also known as Laeken Palace, is the private residence of the Belgian royal family, where the king and queen spend most of their time. Laeken Castle has a huge classical-style conservatory garden with a metal and glass building topped by a huge crown. There are a large number of rare and precious plants in the greenhouse garden, many of which were collected by the late King Leopold II from all over the world. The large greenhouse requires constant temperature and humidity throughout the year, which consumes 800,000 liters of fuel every year.

Zhuo Yang was invited to this fantastic garden today.

After attending the FIFA awards ceremony in Zurich, Zhuo Yang rushed to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, according to his previous schedule. His cute little sister Myrdelle Swinburne invited him to attend her knighthood ceremony. Today, when she turns eleven, she will be awarded the title of Countess by the Belgian royal family.

Many existing royal families in Europe trace their origins to the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha families, and the Belgian royal family is no exception. Regardless of ancient bloodlines or subsequent marriages, these royal families are actually distantly related. Moreover, European royal families have long achieved equality between men and women, and women also have the right to inherit the throne.

The fertility of these princes and nobles cannot be said to be weak or not strong. At the very least, they are not as fertile and capable as ordinary working people. The growth of the royal family is generally not very ideal. Moreover, the European royal family also has a very valuable tradition. When encountering war, men from the crown prince to the viscount will take the lead and take up guns to fight the enemy for their lives. It is not uncommon to die.

In view of the above reasons, in order to strengthen cohesion and bloodline inheritance, many royal families in Europe will grant titles to aristocratic women who are related to them by blood, as is the case with Midel. Her great-grandmother, Andrew Swinburne's biological grandmother, was born in the Belgian royal family. This is the basis of Mydel's background. Midel's grandmother is a distant relative of the Monaco royal family. As for his mother Ophelia, she came from the prominent Habsburg family, although this family has now lost its crown.

In fact, this kind of title does not have much practical significance. Take Meadle as an example. After Countess Meadel Swinburne married as an adult, her offspring will be male or female, regardless of region. Even if she married a Chinese and gave birth to a mixed-race child. Daughter, this little girl will still naturally become a peripheral member of the Belgian royal family and the theoretical succession line to the throne, nothing more.

There is not a dime of salary corresponding to the title, not even an inch of fiefdom, nothing, only an empty name. Of course, if you are interested when you grow up, you can use your title to enter the House of Commons and become a member of the House of Commons, becoming a boring and useless female politician.

But speaking of it, this may be a nobility in the legal sense of modern society. This may also be a helpless move by European royal families to maintain their narrow aristocratic core circle.

Ronaldinho said yesterday that this is a world of looks. Women who are left behind by blood relations and have nobility are generally knighted, but the title can also be higher or lower. When translated into Chinese, it means a prince and a son-in-law. Those women with unattractive looks can be dismissed as baronesses. But a sweetheart like Midel, who is loved by everyone, is naturally treated differently.

You can be awarded a title when you turn eleven years old. Mydel is already the highest countess of her status who can be awarded a title at this stage, and another of his royal bloodline, the Monaco royal family has already made a reservation, and will be given the title when she turns fourteen. that year,

She was also given the title of Countess. By then, little Mydel will become a double countess.

In fact, only this kind of hereditary title can be regarded as a real title and a real nobility. A title like Ferguson's should actually be called a 'knight', which comes from the military medal system. His title is not a 'knight' in the strict sense, so calling him 'sir' is just a common name.

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"My dear Princess Midel, no matter what you ask, I am willing to serve you." After the conferment ceremony hosted by Queen Paola Calabria was completed, Zhuo Yang pulled Midel who came to him. , flattering with gusto.

The European royal family does not have the official position and formal status of "princess", but an unmarried countess will be nicknamed "princess" by everyone, while a countess and a baroness are not. For example, the famous Queen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who came from the Wittelsbach family in Germany, was awarded the title of countess in the same way as Midel today. She was called 'Princess Sissi'.

"This princess accepts your service." Midel replied seriously. "Knight Zhuoyang, can you compose a beautiful piano music for me?"

Zhuo Yang: "..." It hit Zhuo Yang's shortcomings. Of course, Midel did not do it unintentionally. Zhuo Yang encountered obstacles in the creation of music and could not make a breakthrough for a long time.

"Oh, Myrtle, I've been worrying about this recently. Why don't you open which pot? Give me some time, and I will definitely give it to you in the future."

Medel laughed happily, and the whole world became happy.

Compared to the time when they first met the little girl four years ago, Midel now has a vague air of a great beauty. She has grown much taller and wider, and her qualifications as a beauty and enchantress have been fully realized. Perhaps it was the added effect of her title, but just a few days after her eleventh birthday, she looked like a big girl, with a somewhat mature air.

After finishing laughing with Midel, Zhuoyang looked up and was suffocated. Not far in front of him, a breathtaking beauty was smiling and looking at him. It was the extremely beautiful Midel. little cousin.

Juanjuan has light makeup on her temples, her cheeks are as curved as a pair of hairpins, and she can do everything at once, whether she laughs or cries. If Mydel is a cluster of fragrant and white jasmine, then my cousin is a magnificent magnolia. It is not an exaggeration to give her all the beautiful words in the world.

Zhuoyang and his little cousin have met several times, but they have never had the opportunity to formally get to know each other. How can we pass by such a windy beauty so many times? Zhuoyang mustered up the courage to walk towards the girl who always made his heart bloom with flowers, smiling and sincerely.

"Zhuoyang, you are here! Come with me for a walk, let's go, let's go!" Sharach Mebarak suddenly appeared, grabbed him, and ran away.

Charage is a close personal friend of Astrid, the third in line to the throne of the Belgian Crown Prince. She was also invited to attend the ceremony. When she and Zhuo Yang met at the door just now, it suddenly dawned on them that they were meeting in a different place again. She sighed at the fate. Zhuo Yang and Xia Laqi both entered and exited the garden together, which made the media confirm the scandal between them.

However, this caused Zhuo Yang to once again miss the opportunity to make friends with his beautiful little cousin;

However, Sharach said: "Zhuoyang, the little boy you met when you were having dinner is that little hero, Gerald Pique. He is really an interesting little guy."

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Tomorrow morning, I have to rush to London to do something that Zhuo Yang thinks is the most meaningful thing in this new year, something more meaningful than the Golden Globe Award, World Footballer, and Mydel's knighthood. When saying goodbye to Midel, Zhuoyang held her soft little hand: "My little princess, don't eat too much tiramisu. You will cry when you grow into a fat little girl."

Mydel smiled and said, "I'm actually full. These are for my sister. She likes them best."

Zhuoyang smiled knowingly, waved goodbye, and left Laken Castle alone. Midel's words were just rumblings in response to the situation, and he didn't take it to heart.

This was the first time Zhuo Yang heard this name. At this moment, he had no idea what the owner of this name meant to him.