Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

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Chapter 161 Letter from the King of Wallonia in Flanders

On the morning of the 3rd, Alexandrine, who was in class, heard a knock on the door. Before she could say anything, Valdina beside her answered for her.

"Please come in."

After getting permission, Elena pushed the door open and walked in. After entering the room, she said to Alexandrine: "Your Majesty, the envoy from Flanders Wallonia is waiting in the reception room. He has a handwritten letter from King Adalbert to you."

"A letter from Uncle Adalbert?"

Alexandrine put down the book in her hand and turned to look at Elena in confusion.

Adalbert, the third son of William II, is now King of Flanders and Wallonia (Belgium).

Alexandrine turned her head and looked at her teacher. She was currently in class. Would she allow her to meet the messenger?

"Teacher? Can I go see the messenger now?"

Valdina nodded, which surprised Alexandrine. Why was her teacher so reasonable today?

Valdina didn't know that her student actually thought like this. If she knew, she would probably be unhappy for a while. Although she was very strict with Alexandrine on weekdays, this time the other party was an envoy sent by the head of another country, and he came to see Alexandrine specially. In addition, Adalbert was Alexandrine's uncle, so it was not appropriate to leave him there. Alexandrine needed to go and see the envoy.

Valdina took the book that Alexandrine was reading from the table, put it on the bookshelf and said to him:

"Eleni, today's class ends here. You go meet the messenger."

Although Alexandrine felt confused and surprised, she did not ask any more questions. She nodded, changed her clothes, and followed Elena to the reception room.

More than a minute later, Alexandrine came to the reception room. Inside the reception room, a middle-aged man in a suit was sitting on the sofa chatting with Cecilia. On the table next to him was an envelope with a red seal.

Hearing the noise at the door, the two turned their heads and looked over here. Seeing that it was Alexandrine coming in, the middle-aged man stood up and greeted her. Alexandrine gestured for him to sit down and then came to Cecilia's side.

"Your Majesty, this is the letter King Adalbert asked me to deliver to you."

The middle-aged man handed the envelope to Alexandrine respectfully. After thanking the messenger softly, Alexandrine took the envelope, opened it, took out the letter paper and read the contents written in unfamiliar handwriting.

After reading the contents of the letter, Alexandrine felt strange. In addition to reminiscing about the past, the letter also invited her and Cecilia to go to Flanders and Wallonia to attend the 12th birthday of Adalbert's youngest son, Prince William Victor.

What was strange to Alexandrine was why this uncle, who had hardly had any contact with her since 1925, suddenly invited her to his son's birthday party?

She handed the letter to Cecilia, who also felt very strange after reading the contents of the letter, and she became alert at the same time.

The two sisters had almost no real feelings for Adalbert, and only had vague memories of their uncle in their childhood. After the war, he went to Flanders and Wallonia to become the king. Since then, except for returning to his country in 1925 to attend the funeral of their grandfather and other relatives, he had never seen them again.

It is precisely because of this that Alexandrine and Cecilia have no real feelings for Adalbert. In their eyes, Adalbert is a stranger who has the same blood relationship with them.

This was not an ordinary family but a royal family. Cecilia knew that her sister had robbed Adalbert of the throne. Although Adalbert was the king of Flanders and Wallonia, in terms of the order of succession, it was much more reasonable for him to inherit the throne than Alexandrine.

Alexandrine became emperor with the help of Prime Minister Albert, and Adalbert had to continue to stay in Flanders and Wallonia as the king of a puppet state with German troops stationed there.

Family affection, apart from blood ties, is more about companionship. Adalbert has never given them any care as an elder during their growth process. Coupled with the issue of succession to the throne, it is not surprising that the two of them feel unfamiliar with Adalbert.

"So Uncle Adalbert wants to invite Cecilia and me to Prince Victor's 12th birthday?"

Alexandrine asked the messenger as if she was talking to herself, and the messenger nodded and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, King Adalbert would like to invite you to Flanders Wallonia to attend Prince Victor's birthday, and also hopes to invite you to pay a state visit to Flanders Wallonia."

"state visit?"

Alexandrine was even more confused. Why did Adalbert want to invite her to visit Flanders and Wallonia? Cecilia beside her wanted to refuse the invitation after hearing the word "state visit".

At this time, the door of the reception room was pushed open, and Prime Minister Albert strode into the reception room. The always arrogant Klein followed him obediently.

When the messenger saw Albert, he hurriedly stood up, greeted him and walked aside to offer him a seat.

Albert sat on the sofa and said to the puzzled Alexandrine: "Your Majesty, you have not toured the empire since you ascended the throne, so this is a good opportunity. King Adalbert is your uncle, and I believe he has a lot to say to you."

When Alexandrine heard Albert say, "You haven't toured the empire since you ascended the throne," she thought mockingly, "Isn't it because you kept me locked up in the Palace of Souci? And Cecilia...

She glanced at Cecilia beside her with mixed feelings.

"I have prepared the transportation for you. If you are willing to go, you can set off now."

From the Prime Minister's words we can see that he knew about this matter before Alexandrine.

Albert spoke to Alexandrine with unusual attentiveness. He looked completely different from the way he had been when he came to the Palace of Worship in the past. Alexandrine had no idea what the prime minister was up to, and she was hesitating whether to go or not.

Driven by blood ties, Alexandrine wanted to go to Flanders and Wallonia to meet her uncle. Although she didn't have any feelings for him, he was her uncle after all, and had the blood of William II like herself. Alexandrine was not a cold-blooded person, so it was difficult for her to choose to ignore Adalbert's invitation.

Cecilia didn't have so many thoughts. The Prime Minister's words and Adalbert's invitation to her sister for a state visit were enough to prevent her from letting her sister go to Flanders and Wallonia.

However, she didn't want to go. If Prime Minister Albert had not come, she could make up an excuse to send the envoy away. If the emperor didn't want to go, Adalbert would not force her to go. But now that the Prime Minister was there, it would be difficult to fool her.

Seeing that Alexandrine was still hesitating, Albert continued to persuade her, "King Adalbert could have chosen to have someone send a telegram, which would have delivered the news to you in just a few hours, but he chose to write a personal letter and sent it to you in Berlin, which shows that he is sincere in inviting you."

"And I think you should go meet your uncle, too."

After much hesitation, Alexandrine made up her mind. She nodded to the prime minister and said, "That's it. I'm invited to Flanders and Wallonia to attend Prince Victor's birthday party and make a state visit."

Seeing her sister nodding in agreement, Cecilia was extremely reluctant, but there was nothing she could do about it. She had already agreed to it in front of the prime minister and the envoy, so she could no longer refuse.

All she could do was try to avoid unnecessary people when she was with her sister in Flanders and Wallonia.

The prime minister was very satisfied with this. He smiled and asked:

"Then when will your majesty leave? In order to catch Prince Victor's birthday party on the 15th, we have to leave before the 12th at the latest."

Alexandrine thought for a few seconds and then said, "Let's go tomorrow. Aren't we going to make a state visit? Make the state visit first, then come back after attending the birthday party."

"Okay, then your majesty, I will take my leave and go get ready."

After saying this, Albert stood up and left, followed by the messenger who also left as he had to return to Flanders and Wallonia to report to Adalbert.

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Chapter 162 Reasons for Action

After leaving Wuyou Palace and getting in the car, Albert's expression changed drastically. The satisfaction and smile on his face disappeared without a trace, and were replaced by endless gloom.

Klein, who was driving in the driver's seat, did not notice the change in his uncle's expression in the rearview mirror. He was wondering why Adalbert suddenly invited Alexandrine to visit Flanders and Wallonia.

He himself couldn't figure it out, but he knew his uncle must understand why, so he asked: "Uncle, do you know why King Adalbert suddenly did this?"

After saying this, he looked in the rearview mirror and saw his uncle's expression and realized that he shouldn't have asked that question.

Albert turned his head to look out the window, paused for a few seconds before answering: "The reason is very simple. Adalbert wants to improve his relationship with His Majesty. You will understand if you think about what happened in the past month."

At the end he did not forget to remind his nephew.

After being pointed out by his uncle, Klein thought back to the past month. The first thing that came to his mind was this: "Your Majesty wants to take back his power." When he thought of this, he suddenly realized.

He understood that if Alexandrine succeeded in taking back her power, those around her would benefit, and the people who would benefit most directly would be the Hohenzollern family. As Adalbert was one of the only remaining direct relatives of William II in the Hohenzollern family, it would be more beneficial for him to have a good relationship with his two nieces.

"I understand."

Klein said, but Albert ignored him and just looked at the scenery outside the car window.

After solving this problem, Klein still had another question in his mind - why was his uncle so active in this matter? He hadn't seen his uncle make any big moves recently, and he lived a very stable life.

He looked up at the rearview mirror again, and swallowed his words when he saw the gloom on Albert's face. Coincidentally, Albert just turned his head and made eye contact with his nephew through the rearview mirror. He saw that his nephew wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it, so he said, "Just ask whatever you want to ask."

Only after getting his uncle's permission did Klein speak out his thoughts.

"Uncle, why are you so active in this matter? Do you want to do something while His Majesty is away?"

Albert nodded to Klein through the rearview mirror.

"In order to have a good ending for my future, I need to do something. This time when His Majesty is going to Flanders and Wallonia is the best time."

(For a good ending in the future?)

Klein was shocked. Why did his uncle say that? He quickly asked the question and asked Albert to explain it to him.

"Uncle, why do you say that? Even if His Majesty takes back his power and asks you to resign, you will still have a certain influence after you resign. We can still live comfortably with your influence."

Hearing this question, Albert shook his head slightly and sighed, saying, “It’s not as simple as you think.”

He looked up at the city of Berlin in the distance, feeling very annoyed. After looking at the scenery for a few seconds to calm down, he explained to Klein, "In the past two years, I have handed over most of the affairs to the people below me. I just glanced at the various documents they sent and approved them. This has led to a lot of corrupt and idle officials in the government. Their existence is caused by my incompetence. If I don't clean them up, I will suffer when they are eliminated in the future."

Klein thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be such a thing. He said to Albert in confusion: "Uncle, corruption is very difficult to completely eliminate. No matter which party is in power, it is difficult to avoid this problem..."

"It's not just about corruption."

Albert interrupted Klein. Thinking of those thorny matters, the prime minister's expression became worse and worse.

Klein was stunned. He was very curious about what had happened to make his uncle say that.

"You should be very familiar with the subsidy policy for veterans, right?"

Albert asked, and Klein nodded and said:

"Of course I know that this is a policy you implemented after you were elected as prime minister. Although it added a huge amount of expenditure, it also appeased the emotions of the veterans and won the favor of the military."

"Has this policy not been thoroughly implemented? I remember it was implemented under your supervision?"

At this moment, Klein noticed the red light ahead, stepped on the brakes, and looked up through the rearview mirror at Albert's gloomy face.

Albert took a deep breath as if to calm his anger, and paused for a few seconds before answering: "It has been implemented, but someone lied about the number of people and received empty salaries for several years."

"what?"

Klein found it incredible. This policy was implemented by his uncle himself. How could such a thing happen?

If the military knew about this, they would be furious!

"The military shouldn't know about this yet, right?"

Klein asked hurriedly.

"They don't know yet, and they won't know that such a thing happened in the future."

Albert said in a low voice.

Klein understood the hidden meaning of his uncle's words. He would handle this matter carefully to prevent the information from being leaked. If the military knew that someone was drawing a salary in the name of a retired soldier, then his uncle would be in trouble.

"So uncle, do you plan to take advantage of His Majesty's absence to clean up the Central Party and purge party and government officials?"

Albert nodded.

"But I won't do it right away. Before doing this, I have to do a thorough investigation and then deal with them after I have enough evidence."

After saying this, Albert stopped talking, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing his uncle like this, Klein focused on driving.

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Chapter 163 Porridge

After Alexandrine decided to accept Adalbert's invitation to go to Flanders and Wallonia, the maids in Sans Souci Palace became busy. This was the first time that the Queen was invited to go out since she ascended the throne, and to other countries. The maids were busy making preparations for her trip and helping her take things to Flanders and Wallonia.

Except for Letitia who was lying on the bed resting and Noa who was taking care of her.

In the room, Noah was chatting with Letitia. Their relationship was surprisingly good. Because there was a Cecilia standing in the way, the two girls were surprisingly harmonious in their feelings towards Lin Shangzhou.

The two were talking about what had just happened when the door was opened. After the sound of the door opening, the two heard Luo Er's loud voice: "I will take care of you for the next few days!"

After hearing her words, Letitia and Noah looked at each other in confusion, both wondering what had happened.

Then Elena came in with Lol. Lol ran quickly to Letitia's bed, sat down on it and held Letitia's left hand.

Noah asked Elena, "Aunt Elena, didn't you just say that I would stay to take care of Letitia? Does His Majesty want me to go with you now?"

Elena nodded and said, "Well, I will stay to take care of the work at the Palace of Carefree Palace, and you and Karen will follow His Majesty and Lady Cecilia to Flanders Wallonia to take care of His Majesty's life."

There was still confusion and reluctance in Noah's eyes. It had just been agreed that Roel and Kallen would follow His Majesty to Flanders and Wallonia, and now she was asked to go with them. If she left, wouldn't it create an opportunity for Letitia and Lin Shangzhou to get along?

Elena walked to Luo'er's side and put her hand on her head, stroking it gently. As she stroked it, she said, "This time, Her Majesty is traveling far away to an unfamiliar place. She needs to be accompanied by someone who is familiar with her life. Karen can do this job alone, but Luo is too playful. When she goes to that place, she might just be busy having fun and forget to take care of Her Majesty. By then, she herself might need Karen's care."

As she spoke, she looked up at Noah and continued, "That's why you need to go with His Majesty instead of Luo Er."

Noah looked at Elena, then turned to look at Letitia. In order to prevent Noah from hesitating too much, Letitia said, "It's okay, Noah, just go out with His Majesty. I have Luoer to take care of me. Even if Luoer wants to play around, there are others here. It's okay."

Noah was worried about taking care of Letitia, and Letitia's words made her feel relieved. However, when she thought that Lin Shangzhou might come to take care of Letitia, Noah's worry was immediately raised again.

Ever since Letitia fell ill, Lin Yangyu would cook a bowl of porridge for her every morning and send it to Wuyou Palace. If she passed away, Lin Yangyu might ask Lin Shangzhou to bring the porridge to visit Letitia. She and Letitia had a good relationship, and they both tacitly chose to remain silent about Lin Shangzhou, but this silence might be broken.

Of course, Elena knew what Noah cared about. She said to Noah, "Noah, it's okay if you don't want to. I will let someone else follow His Majesty to Flanders and Wallonia."

When Noya heard that she didn't have to go, she wanted to nod her head immediately, but she hesitated when she thought that she was rejecting His Majesty's wishes. Alexandrine and Cecilia were very kind to the maids, and Noya was also taken care of when she first came to the Worry-Free Palace.