Father Mavie

Chapter 790: The Downtrodden Noble (two in one, please subscribe!!!)
A warship from Warsaw docked at the Port of London, the boarding board was lowered, and the gray-haired Duke Ivanovich slowly walked off with his family.

The last time we met was a year ago. At that time, Duke Ivanovich was still very high-spirited. He was the Duke who controlled hundreds of thousands of troops. After not seeing him for a year, he had lost his vigor and looked like an old man who was dying.

Along with them came the Duke of Tbilisi, Count Shirkov and other nobles of the Romanov Kingdom. Like Duke Ivanovich, they all became cautious and frightened.

You know, a year ago they had a war with the Kingdom of Windsor, and now they have come to London to seek asylum. No one knows whether it is a blessing or a curse.

They have no choice.

The second prince did not come to greet them, they were just a group of dignified nobles. It was already very honorable for the prime minister to greet them in person, so how could the king come forward?
Seeing Mavey surrounded by many officials, Duke Ivanovich quickened his pace, came to Mavey, took off his hat, and said respectfully in Windsor: "Prime Minister Nicholas, thank you for providing us with shelter, thank you for your love. , very frightened.”

As a veteran nobleman, Duke Ivanovich has received a high-quality education. It is not surprising that he can speak Windsor. The Duke of Tbilisi, Count Shirkov and others also understand Windsor.

"Princess Ivanovich, welcome to London. I welcome you on behalf of His Majesty."

Mawei waved his hand, and David came forward with a plate of spirits. This was a welcome ceremony, a welcome ceremony unique to the Romanov Kingdom.

While Duke Ivanovich was still wondering how Mavi knew such etiquette, Duke Tbilisi had already reached for the wine glass. The short goblet was filled with vodka, as clear as glass.

The weather was really too cold. It had already entered winter in London. The cold wind mixed with moisture blew on the body, like a biting sharp arrow. It was cold and painful. Ma Wei raised his wine glass, touched his lips symbolically, and immediately invited Ivano. Duke Vicki and others got on the bus.

After getting in the car, Duke Ivanovich's eyes stayed on Yunia. He remembered that Nicholas von Manstein was in his 20s and had a five-year-old daughter. More importantly,
Judging from his age, Nicholas von Manstein looked very similar to the man he feared.

However, Yunia's eyes and aura were different from what he remembered. In his impression, Yunia was a complete foodie, only interested in cakes and desserts, timid and cowardly, and used to hide behind Ma Wei, and the person in front of her was The little girl looked indifferent, not to mention cowardly. Prince Ivanovich was afraid that she would take out a gun from her arms.
Definitely not the same person!

"Princess Ivanovich, you can rest assured when you come to London."

After introducing London to these distressed nobles, Mawei talked about practical issues: "Although the Kingdom of Romanov has made a request to our country to transfer political prisoners and war criminals, the Kingdom of Windsor and the Kingdom of Romanov have not established diplomatic relations, so I won’t hand you over, you can live here without worrying about safety issues.”

"Thank you, Prime Minister."

After hearing these words, Duke Ivanovich finally showed some smile. He brought his family and his family to London just to seek asylum. As long as this was met, other issues were easy to discuss.

"His Majesty has arranged several suburban manors for you. Of course, if you want to live in the city, Clarence House is a good choice."

“Isn’t Clarence House the palace where Prince Charles lives?”

"It used to be, but now it's empty. It's His Majesty's property, as well as the eldest prince's villa in Regent's Park."

Ma Wei seemed to be saying another trivial matter: "The Kingdom of Windsor does not provide you with political asylum for free. You need to submit intelligence about the Romanov Kingdom. In order to prevent the leakage of intelligence, just provide it to me."

"In addition, the government will arrange some servants to ensure your daily living, but this is only the minimum. In view of the government's current financial situation, we cannot allow you to live a luxurious life. Three meals a day is still no problem."

"In addition, we will send demon hunters to protect you. This is of course not to restrict your freedom, but to ensure that the Church of Truth does not send anyone to assassinate you. I think as long as you do not leave London, you will not be in danger. .”

"The Prime Minister is so considerate."

Duke Ivanovich forced himself to apologize. He knew very well what Mavey meant. It was half a test and half a beating. Its purpose was nothing more than to make them be more honest and behave like obedient dogs.

"I see that you have brought a lot of luggage, so I guess it won't be a problem to make ends meet."

"To be honest, Mr. Prime Minister." Prince Ivanovich said angrily: "We escaped in too hasty and didn't take out much property, if you are willing."

"No matter whether you have property or not, it must be inspected." Ma Wei said calmly: "This is all for the safety of London. We will check your luggage, but we will never touch the property inside."

"well."

The defeated nobles are actually no longer nobles. The down-and-out phoenix is ​​worse than a chicken. As glorious as Duke Ivanovich and others were in the past, they will be miserable next. As for the belongings they carry
To put it bluntly, Ma Wei didn't need to do anything. Just some upper class social expenses were enough for them to drink a pot.

"Oh, by the way, the conditions I mentioned are limited to you, Duke Ivanovich, Duke of Tbilisi and Count Shirkov."

Duke Ivanovich was stunned for a moment: "What about the other nobles?"

"They will enter London as stateless persons. After all, the Romanov Kingdom has deprived you of your nationality. You are no longer residents of the Romanov Kingdom."

Ma Wei said: "The Kingdom of Windsor is not a philanthropist and cannot control too much, so the other nobles and soldiers who followed you to London should be left to fend for themselves."

Prince Ivanovich shuddered.

Most of those who followed him to London for refuge were officers and boyar nobles, the upper class of the Romanov Kingdom.

They have no skills and some cannot even speak Windsor without government protection.
There was a war between the Romanov Kingdom and the Windsor Kingdom not long ago, and many nobles probably still hate them!
Looking at Mavey's indifferent face, Duke Ivanovich's lips wriggled twice, but in the end he was unable to say a word of mercy.

Catastrophe is imminent.

The most important thing is to take care of yourself.

The second prince met Duke Ivanovich and other exiled nobles at Kensington Palace. He didn't look too good. After a few casual greetings, Duke Ivanovich and others left.

"Nicholas, these Romanov nobles have no value anymore, why should we take them in?"

The second prince was very puzzled: "Not long ago, we had a war with the Romanov Kingdom, and it was these nobles who led the army! Now they have lost their land and status, and even their final value is gone. They are like garbage. I feel bad for spending even a penny on garbage!”

Mawei smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Duke Ivanovich and the others are neither relatives of the emperor nor can they shake Katerina Romanov's orthodox status. Allowing them to come to London is already the greatest kindness. ,but."

"but what?"

"But I think they still have some value. For example, they have lived in the Romanov Kingdom for many years and are familiar with the environment there. They may be useful in the future. It doesn't cost much to keep them. Rather than handing them over to Napoleon, it's better to keep them In your own hands.”

"That's true." The second prince picked up a piece of orange and stuffed it into his mouth: "They used to be famous old nobles in the Romanov Kingdom. They must have accumulated a lot of gold and silver treasures, which are of some value. Can I touch them?" "With the exception of Duke Ivanovich, Duke of Tbilisi and Count Shirkov, no one else is protected by the kingdom."

"I understand." The second prince grinned and said, "No one will support them anyway, right?"

Afternoon, suburbs.

The afternoon sun was shining brightly. After meeting the second prince, Duke Ivanovich and others arrived at the manor outside the city under the surveillance of the demon hunter. Rather than being a manor, it looked more like a villa in the countryside, which seemed a bit desolate.

It was enough to have a place to stay. Duke Ivanovich did not complain, but walked into the villa with other nobles. The butler and servants prepared by the second prince had been waiting for them for a long time.

"Your Excellency Duke, we have prepared warm-up black tea for you. Are these your friends?"

Butler Henk asked, looking at the other nobles behind Ivanovich.

"Yes, they haven't found a house yet, so they will live here for the time being."

"I'm afraid it won't work."

"What did you say?"

Duke Ivanovich looked at the butler Henk in disbelief, not expecting that the other party would reject him.

"According to the orders of His Majesty and the Prime Minister, this house can only be temporarily occupied by you, Prince Ivanovich and your family. Others have no right to use it, let alone spend the night in this house."

Butler Henk said quickly: "Even your friends must leave before nightfall."

"you!"

Duke Ivanovich felt a tightness in his chest. Henk's unceremonious behavior hurt his heart again. He wanted to punish or even fire Henk, but Henk was the steward designated by Prince Mawei and he had no right to dismiss him. .

Equally indignant was the Duke of Tbilisi, whose beard was trembling with anger: "Ivan! Let's go! We are not welcome here!"

"Before you leave, we need to check you all." Butler Henk suddenly said: "This is also your Majesty's order, in order to prevent you from carrying threatening items."

There was another uproar. Some nobles could not bear the humiliation and turned around to leave. Henk did not stop them and allowed them to leave.

As soon as the nobles left the manor, they were met by 'robbers'.

This group of robbers had been waiting for them for a long time. With weapons in their hands, they stopped their carriage and robbed their property like robbers. The nobles wanted to resist, but there were too many robbers. When they opened fire After killing several people, the nobles no longer dared to resist.

Those guards who followed had their firearms confiscated long ago. With a pair of fists, how could they be the match for the robbers?
After robbing the property, the robbers did not harm the lives of the nobles. They just spat on the ground and then let them go with strange smiles.

The nobles fled in panic. Seeing this scene, other nobles did not dare to step out of the villa. Duke Ivanovich even asked the demon hunter to take action, but the demon hunter said, "My mission is only to protect your lives." Rejected on security grounds!

what is this?
Blatant robbery in broad daylight!
Is there no royal law?

From the disdainful and even contemptuous looks in the eyes of Henk and the witcher, Duke Ivanovich suddenly realized that they were not protected by the law.

The reason why they came to London smoothly and even stood here alive was because Ma Wei wanted to see them.

That's it.

And the only people Ma Wei is willing to protect are Duke Ivanovich, Duke of Tbilisi and Count Shirkov.

"Ivan. Ivan!"

A nobleman panicked, stepped forward and grabbed Duke Ivanovich's clothes and said: "You are the only one who can save us!"

Duke Ivanovich swallowed and turned to look at the butler Henk. Henk's face was expressionless. He had no choice but to take off the gold ring on his hand and hand it over. He thought Henk would know how to use the Internet. I didn't think so.
"Your Excellency, are you bribing me?"

"I"

Seeing that Henk had a sneer on his face and showed no intention of accepting the gold ring, Duke Ivanovich could only give up the idea and asked instead: "As long as I stay in the villa, I can guarantee safety, right?"

"Yes." Butler Henk said: "Not only your safety, Your Majesty the Duke, but also the safety of your family and property will be protected by the government, provided that it is registered."

Duke Ivanovich breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the nobles behind him: "Give me all your valuables, quickly!"

"what?"

"Ivan, are you kidding me?"

"You will be robbed after you exit this door!" Duke Ivanovich pointed at the malicious 'robbers' outside the villa and said: "Those people are here for you! You can stay here until night at most. , you can only escape by handing your treasure to me! I will keep it for you, can you still not trust me?"

The nobles looked at each other, and finally took out the jewelry and handed it to Duke Ivanovich.

Next, they were examined by Henk, the butler.

"Don't let your butt go! I heard that some bad guys like to hide poison in their butts or mouths! Open your teeth and take a look!"

The servant in charge of the inspection put on gloves and followed Henk's instructions. He took out a lot of jewelry from the noble's body, some of which were rings and some of which were necklaces. One woman was the most ruthless and even stuffed a Faberge ball into her body. Easter eggs!

The treasures were found, but Henk did not confiscate them. He registered them one by one, and then asked the servants to bring refreshments. The thirsty nobles ate and drank. In less than half an hour, they suddenly felt a sharp pain in their stomachs.

Looking at the nobles rushing into the toilet one by one, Henk said quietly:
"Go and follow them. Some bad guys will swallow things in their stomachs and pull them out when it is safe. This is what the Prime Minister said. Check quickly! Be careful they swallow it back again!"

(End of this chapter)