Chapter 1216 The Queen's Flower Hall
Chapter 1216 The Queen's Flower Hall
You'd think she was raising something else if you didn't know better.
Kelly saw Tang Tang's obviously confused expression and immediately covered her mouth and laughed, "Nikolaita, do you not have a clear understanding of yourself?"
? ?
Tang Tang was unusually confused; what did that mean?
Then she heard the three people in front of her clearly share the same feeling. Caroline said, "Nikolaita, I've always thought you were the kind of... hey, a mysterious and elegant Eastern lady, maybe even keeping a tabby cat from the East..."
In short, it shouldn't have anything to do with raising snakes or anything like that.
Tang Tang fell silent for a moment, looking at her three best friends with complicated emotions, lost in thought.
Could it be that she was acting too convincingly...? Come to think of it, all of Tang Tang's unreliability and eccentricity were basically revealed to the system in private.
Tang Tang's public image has always been one of composure, calmness, and elegance.
So she could only smile helplessly, "I don't just keep snakes, I keep other animals too..."
Actually, aside from their special aura, the four of them, including Tang Tang, are just very cute little girls.
So, aside from discussing serious matters, everyone started chatting about their pets, especially Princess Kelly, whose lively manner caught the attention of Duchess Ella.
I don't know why, maybe it's because of some kind of mysterious temperament... In short, out of the four people, the other three would unconsciously rely more on Tang Tang.
Even Caroline seemed somewhat childish in front of Tang Tang.
"Hmm? Besides snakes, there are ravens, crocodiles, and tigers..."
Tang Tang was trying to suppress her laughter as they pestered her, wondering how things had suddenly escalated to this point.
“I don’t think Nikolaya is the type to keep pets,” Caroline muttered to herself. “Well… at least not reptiles.”
Tang Tang's aloof and calm demeanor was somewhat intimidating.
Looking at the three girls surrounding her, staring at her expectantly, she could only helplessly raise her hands in surrender, "I'll show you the photos in a bit."
"Wow! You actually keep crocodiles? I really didn't expect that, Nicoletta, that's so cool."
Now that Lilith was alright, Princess Kelly breathed a sigh of relief. A happy smile spread across her face as she said, "My dear girls, shall we go to the flower hall? It's absolutely beautiful there. We can have afternoon tea and chat."
"The Flower Hall?" Caroline exclaimed in surprise. "Is it the Flower Hall that Her Majesty the Queen designed herself?"
Buckingham Palace has been renovated; almost every monarch has undertaken some degree of expansion and renovation.
Of course, this kind of renovation is more reasonable. It's not as crazy as the previous administration's "Crazy Corn" project in the US, which involved complete demolition.
The full name of the Flower Hall is the Elizabeth Special Flower Gallery behind the Grand Conference Room.
It has a long name, but it is actually the Sunshine Flower Hall, which was designed and added by Queen Elizabeth herself. It is located behind the Great Hall and occupies 2000 square meters.
The roof of the flower hall is triangular, and the entire structure is almost entirely made of highly transparent glass walls. Of course, the glass walls have been specially treated so that they can be switched to opaque walls with one click to block sunlight.
All the glass in the roof can be converted into skylights that can be opened or closed at any time. The entire flower hall has a constant temperature system, and the flowers are specially cultivated in different zones.
It is said that the entire flower hall was designed by the current Queen Elizabeth herself, and now the flower hall is planted with about 10,000 kinds of flowers from different countries.
These flowers, from different countries, latitudes, and continents, will bloom continuously under the control of a temperature regulation system.
The Flower Hall is the Queen's private space, and she occasionally uses it to receive her female relatives. In order to receive Tang Tang and others, Princess Kelly went to the Queen to fawn over her.
This is also one of the reasons why the Queen became curious about Tang Tang.
After all, Princess Kelly is very sensible. She is smart and self-disciplined. In the entire British territory, there are only three or four girls her age who can be called friends by Princess Kelly and invited to Buckingham Palace.
Of these three or four people, only one had ever painted with Kelly in the flower hall.
……
"WOW~" The group followed Princess Kelly and, before they even reached the flower hall, they could already see the flower hall, which looked like a crystal palace, in the distance.
The transparent glass gleamed slightly in the light, revealing countless flowers blooming inside, their various colors intertwined, creating a scene as beautiful as a Monet painting.
Outside the flower hall, there were also loyal guards on duty. Upon seeing the visitors, they bowed their heads respectfully and said, "Your Highness Kelly, distinguished guests, please come in."
The revolving glass doors are over four meters high. As Tang Tang walks inside, she always has the illusion that she is walking into a beautiful music box.
Logically speaking, the glass room under the sun should be scorching hot, but once everyone went inside, the temperature was stable and quite comfortable.
The entire greenhouse was filled with the fragrance of flowers. All the flowers, regardless of type, were of high quality and carefully cultivated. Each flower was almost the size of a palm and bloomed almost perfectly.
"Shall we pick out a bouquet of flowers for our afternoon tea?"
Kelly smiled at Tang Tang and the others, winked, and said, "Sisters, do you have any good themes?"
Flower arranging is one of the essential skills for upper-class ladies, representing their discerning eye and aesthetic sense.
Duchess Ella followed behind, with two maids assisting her, while the other maids went to set out afternoon tea.
Isabella gently touched a brightly blooming Phalaenopsis orchid and said, "Perhaps we could each choose three of our favorite flowers... and then combine them together to try a mixed style?"
“Hey! Great idea,” Princess Kelly said. “How about this… we split up and meet back in ten minutes to see which cuties we’ve picked! What do you say?”
No one objected; after all, everyone had plenty of time and it didn't matter what they did.
Clearly, the flowers in the flower room were frequently picked. A maid quickly brought over several exquisite white wicker baskets. Kelly winked playfully at everyone, "I often come to the flower room to pick flowers for my grandmother. You can pick all the flowers here."
After saying that, she slipped away first, saying, "Hey, see you in ten minutes!"
Tang Tang and the others exchanged glances and immediately separated.
The entire flower hall covers an area of 2000 square meters, which is not very luxurious, but it is not small either. Many flowers are mixed and arranged in various ways, so it can almost be described as a beautiful scene at every turn. Tang Tang, carrying a flower basket, found it very interesting.
In fact, the happiness of the rich and the ordinary is sometimes quite similar. For example, Tang Tang and others picking flowers in the Queen's flower hall at this moment is not much different from many ordinary people picking strawberries in a strawberry field.
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