Chapter 12: Can you think of something?

At 8 o'clock on the morning of the 5th of June, a small passenger plane landed at Harrodsburg Airport. As the cabin door opened, Ming Zhou and Caitlyn followed the flow of people and got off the plane. 

In fact, on the day of Ferdinand's funeral, when Louise told them about the upcoming Harburg Conference, Ming Zhou decided without hesitation to attend the conference. Joking aside, since Caitlyn is the first heir to the Harrowsbourg family, if she doesn't come to the Harrowsbourg meeting, then isn't that admitting defeat? Other people might resign themselves to their fate, but Zhou Ming definitely won't allow it!

So they set off for Harrogate the next day. However, as there are no direct flights to Bermuda, they had to change planes in the UK. Despite leaving early, they didn't arrive until the third day.

Looking around, Caitlin muttered, 'Is this really Alsace? The birthplace of the House of Harburg? This is where my ancestors walked out and made the House of Harburg the most powerful family in the land.'

'Of course, but that's all history. Now that we're here, the future of the Harburg family will be written by us.' Zhou Ming said to Caitlin, who had already told Zhou Ming that since Harburg had fallen into disrepair before Caitlin was born, this was the first time that Caitlin, who was born in Austria, had been to Alsace.

Speaking of Alsace, it is also a very famous place in Europe, from ancient Roman times. a military stronghold. It was for this reason that the House of Habsburg, which rose from these parts, was chosen as the royal family of the Holy Roman Empire, thereby establishing its ruling position. However, with the relocation of the House of relocation to Austria, France and Germany repeatedly fought over the ownership of sovereignty here, and it is now an administrative region of France.

Following the crowd, Zhou Ming and Caitlin walked out of the airport. Since Caitlin had called Louise again to ask how to get to Harrogate while they were in the UK, they weren't lost here either and could just buy a map and go. However instead of taking a taxi, they bought a car and drove to Harburg.

However, there was something that Zhou Ming had not expected: they thought there would be a language problem because they did not speak French . However, once they arrived, they realised that they could communicate in German. It seems that because the region was occupied by Germany for a long time in the recent past, there are many German descendants here, which has eliminated the usual communication problems.

From the airport, they followed the map and finally arrived at the Chateau de Harcourt after three hours.

Compared to the stunning Harrods in Bermuda, the original in France looks much more delicate. Not only is it small in scale, but it also looks shabby. If it weren't for the tall tower, I'm afraid it wouldn't be much better than the domestic farmhouses of later generations.

But This is normal. After all, Harrowsbo's Castle in Bermuda was built during the family's heyday, while this original Harrowsbo's Castle was built more than a thousand years ago. Naturally, the two are not comparable, even though this castle is still being constantly repaired.

When Zhou When Zhou Ming and Caitlin arrived here, the entrance was already full of all kinds of luxury cars, but when Zhou Ming's car tried to get through, it was stopped by the security guard at the entrance. He politely saluted politely and said, 'I'm very sorry, sir, but this castle is private and you are not allowed to enter. If you want to visit a castle, follow this road for another hour and you will find one that is open.'

The gatekeeper was very said to Zhou Ming, obviously not the first time he has said this. It seems that there are usually quite a lot of tourists who want to come and see the legendary Harburg are still quite numerous, it's just that most people don't know that the aristocratic lords who were so influential in history still exist.

'You're mistaken . We are not tourists here, but here to attend the Harrowsbourg Conference. I am the heiress to Harrowsbourg, Theresia Catherina F. Harrowsbourg,' Catherina told him seriously.

The doorman heard this and looked at her carefully before saying, 'Very well, Ms. Tracy Kaitlin, since you say you are here for a meeting, please show me your invitation.'

Zhou Ming and Kaitlin both frowned at the sentence made both Zhou Ming and Caitlin frown. Seeing their expressions, the doorman kindly explained, 'Don't you know what an invitation is? It's an invitation Count André, who sends out invitations to all guests who come to the meeting. For security reasons, any guests without an invitation will not be allowed in.'

'Therefore, if you don't have an invitation, please leave, so as to avoid any unpleasantness.'

The doorman said at last, while making a gesture of invitation to Ming and Caitlin. Caitlin turned to Ming, obviously surprised by the situation.

Ming thought about it thought for a moment and said, 'Maybe we just left it at the hotel. Can you tell us the specific features of this invitation?'

'Of course . In fact, there is nothing special about it. It is a typical invitation from Harburg. On the front is a gold-plated openwork totem of a lion and an eagle. And of course, most importantly, there is a security code on the back of the invitation, so it cannot be forged. This is very important,' the doorman kindly reminded, but his eyes were full of disbelief towards both Ming Zhou and Caitlin.

'Ming Zhou, what should we do? Andre, he only wants Harrogate, how could he give us an invitation?' Caitlin anxiously asked Ming Zhou.

Ming Zhou pondered and finally made up his mind. He looked up at the doorman and said, 'Sir, if we issued the invitation, do we still need an invitation to come in?'

'You issued is from you?' The doorman laughed, 'I think there is a limit to your lies, and this is my last warning to you. Please leave immediately, or you will regret it, I promise!'

'I don't think so. On the contrary, I think you're the one who will regret it...'

Zhou Ming was about to say something when suddenly someone came up from behind him. He reached out and handed him an invitation in a dark red envelope. Zhou Ming could see that there was indeed a golden lion and eagle on the front of the invitation.

'I am Louise's butler. May my master enter?' the man said to the doorman.

The doorman nodded and replied, 'Of course there is no problem. I will get rid of these nonsense people right away and let you through immediately.'

The doorman said and was about to give the order when he heard the man say, 'No need. The princess said she wants to bring them in with her. Although the invitation doesn't specify the number of people allowed to accompany her, three should be fine, right?'

As the butler's words, the doorman was suddenly so surprised that he could not speak, because he could not figure out why these guys from nowhere were approved by a princess. Could it be that they were really the heirs of some family?

The doorman could not the question, but as the gatekeeper of Harburg, he knew what he should do now.

So he immediately put on a smile and promised Princess Louise first, and then said to Caitlin, 'Lady Caitlin, I'm very sorry, I'll let you through now.'

Zhou Ming and Caitlin said thank you lightly. After all, he was just doing his job, and there was no need to be unreasonable.

Zhou Ming and Caitlin arrived at the castle car park, while Louise's convoy was right behind them. After getting out of the car, Caitlin waited for Louise to say to her, 'Auntie, thank you very much!'

Louise, shook her head and said, 'I was just passing by, and even if I hadn't helped, I'm sure your gentleman here would have found a way, but it would have been a bit more risky. I just made it a bit easier, that's all.'

Louise said and smiled at Zhou Ming. Zhou Ming scratched his head embarrassedly and said, 'No, Princess Louise, you have really helped us a lot. You just said that my method is a bit risky, but I don't think my method has much chance of success.'

Louise hands to indicate that she doesn't want to talk about it anymore, and changes the subject: 'I didn't think you'd actually dare come to Harrogate. Have you thought about what you're going to do?'

Caitlin bitterly said with a bitter smile, 'We've been on the road for three days. We don't even know the content of this meeting, or how much property Harburg actually has. How can we think about what to do?'

Zhou Ming took up Caitlyn's words and continued, 'So we don't need to and have no way to figure out what to do, we can only choose to respond to the situation.'

'What a random response. It seems that you are taking this meeting too lightly. You have no idea what this meeting means. Do you still think this is a child's play? If there is one place is not handled properly, you could even be in danger of your lives, do you know that? Can you think of more ideas instead of just blankly staring?'

Louise said with some resentment, 'Like just now at the door, if I hadn't helped you, you wouldn't even have been able to get in. Do you know how many people are waiting to divide up the family fortune inside this castle? is very clever, and they all have their own support forces behind them. How can you two fight them?'

Louise became more and more agitated as she spoke, and she even forgot about her usual elegant bearing. It was clear that she was really worried.

At the end of it all Louise let out a helpless sigh and said, 'Perhaps I really shouldn't expect too much from you. After all, you are both only in your twenties, but...at least use your brains. This is the least you can do to live up to the hopes that Ferdinand has placed in you.'

Facing Louise Louise's words, Caitlin lowered her head, her expression a little ashamed. But compared to her, Zhou Ming still remained expressionless and said, 'Princess Louise, I know that we seem very rash to you, but please believe that we can handle things to the best of our ability!'

At the end Zhou Ming added playfully, 'Besides, Your Highness, didn't you just say that even without your help, I would still find a way? I just have to take a little risk.'

Louise was very surprised. He didn't expect Zhou Ming to dare to contradict her in this situation.

Louise saw in Zhou Ming's eyes that he was not speaking without reason, which confused Louise. She had no idea where Zhou Ming's confidence came from.

'Your Royal Highness, I don't think you need to care about where my confidence comes from right now, as long as we just observe how things unfold,' concluded Zhou Ming.

Relax when you're nervous, comfort yourself when you're troubled, and don't forget to bless yourself when you're happy!