Chapter 2393
Chapters 2459-2460: Charles
The imperial palace—Britannia's imperial palace was quite unusual. Though it belonged to a Western-style nation, its design reflected Eastern ideas. Rather than being a single enormous castle, it was clearly a royal town, filled with countless palaces of varying sizes. It was like the Forbidden City, except the buildings within were steeped in a distinctly British style.
For a Western nation to have such an imperial palace was not particularly surprising. Considering the Emperor alone had fathered over a hundred children, there would not have been enough room without so many palaces—not for all those princes and princesses, nor for the unknown number of Imperial Consorts, let alone the even more numerous attendants, servants, and guards who cared for the Royal Family.
After arriving at the imperial palace, Xiao Ran did not feel the slightest discomfort at the sight of the unusual, imposing cluster of massive buildings. He had seen plenty in his time; a mere imperial palace could not stir much emotion in him. However, after entering the palace, he did not immediately meet the 'great' Emperor Charles. Instead, he was brought to a palace that seemed specially used for receiving foreign officials. Together with Jeremiah and Vireta, he sat down in a separate waiting room within it.
As for Bismark, who had brought them here, he had separated from Xiao Ran after entering the palace. Where he had gone was unclear, though he had most likely gone to meet the Emperor.
As for Bismark's claim at the airport that the Emperor was waiting for him, Xiao Ran did not believe it at all. Would an Emperor supposedly burdened with countless affairs specifically wait for a newly promoted Knight of the Round like him? Xiao Ran knew that was impossible without even thinking about