Drift world

Qiao Yunzhou opened the door and walked into the room.

It was a somewhat gloomy house, all the windows were covered by crimson velvet curtains, and there seemed to be no light in the house, the only source of light coming from the open door.

She cautiously cast an Ignoring Charm nearby, and with a movement of her fingers, all the curtains were pulled open with a swipe, and the soft light from outside on a rainy day shone in, and the room was full of dust.

"Cough, cough!"

Qiao Yunzhou waved his hand, and the space energy sent out a lot of flying dust.Qiao Qing also dutifully swallowed and expelled the remaining stale air in the house, leaving a clean room.

"Thanks for your hard work!" She said to Qiao Qing, at the same time, her mental power had already passed through the clouds in an instant, and reached the deserted island villa in the sky, where she found a magic lamp that she had brought from the HP world.The magic lamp appeared in Qiao Yunzhou's palm in an instant, and then flew up to the ceiling tremblingly. The bright light shone down, clearly illuminating the thick dust on the furniture.

"How long has no one lived here?" Qiao Yunzhou couldn't help but ask.

Then the cleaning began.After several clean-ups, the magic mop and magic rag began to fly up and down, and the cleaning robot bought online also started to operate spontaneously under the power supply of standard energy stones.

The living room became clean at a speed visible to the naked eye.But looking up at the two floors above the stairs, Qiao Yunzhou still said,

"I think I really need a house-elf."

Qiao Qing also nodded in agreement, "Yes, house elves are indeed efficient and can cook delicious dishes. Even housekeeping robots can't compare with them."

"I just don't know if we have a chance to go back to the HP world."

Qiao Yunzhou sighed and went up the stairs.This villa has four floors, the bottom floor is the basement, the first floor is the living room, kitchen and dining room, the second floor is the study and master bedroom, and the third floor is the guest room and utility room.

She came to the study first.The ID card lit up as soon as she entered the study,

"Discovering the legacy of Lady Anne Hockley."

The green light illuminated a square box on the desk. The box looked small and was not locked.

Although Qiao Yunzhou wanted to know what was inside, she didn't open the box.Her aunt taught her to keep her promises since she was a child. Now that she has accepted the task, she shouldn't mess with things that don't belong to her.

She cleaned up the dust on the box, and then found a blank letter paper next to the box.

On the top of the letter paper are written the words of identification.At the same time, the market ID card emitted green light again, shining directly on the letter paper.

"Fake ID found."

Qiao Yunzhou squinted his eyes, but saw several interlocking exquisite magic circles emerging on the letter paper.According to her current knowledge of formations, she can barely recognize a few of them, "Memory triggers the magic formation, mental power implies the magic formation... and this one, is it a relaxation formation that removes defenses and increases trust?"

She studied it for a while and found nothing harmful to people, so she carefully put her finger on it.

The moment the fingerprint touched the paper, energy fluctuations immediately appeared on the letter paper.Immediately words appeared on the blank letter paper.

Qiao Yunzhou picked up his fingers and read softly,

"Name: Yunzhou * Qiao,

Status: Goddaughter of Anne Hockley Gower, Countess of Granville.His father is Merzhen Jo, Earl of the Qing Empire, and a close friend of the Earl and his wife of Granville.When Countess Anne Hockley Gower was living in China, Yun Zhou Qiao was born, and she traveled around the world with the Countess and Countess of Granville all the year round.

After the death of the Earl and his wife in Australia, they came to England under the will of Anne Hockley Gower and with the help of the Grand Duke of Elda.

……. "

The identity introduction on the letter paper is very detailed.

It roughly means that Qiao Yunzhou is the daughter of an earl of the Qing Empire. Her "father" became friends with the earl and his wife when the Earl of Granville was traveling in Asia, so Qiao Yunzhou became Anne Hockley's goddaughter.

The Hockley family where Anne Hockley belonged to has long since disappeared, and the title was taken back by the king.But before she died, she suddenly discovered that her elder brother who died young had an illegitimate son who later came to the United States to start a business, that is, the father of American steel tycoon Williamson Hockley.

Because the illegitimate son was unwilling to mention his disgraceful birth, the Hockley family in the United States did not know that they were related to the Hockley family, which is the only one in England. The aunt of the current family is a countess.

And Qiao Yunzhou's current task is to hand over part of Anne Hockley's inheritance to Williamson Hockley, the head of the Hockley family in the United States and father of Carl Hockley.Also lift the curse on Karl Hockley.

"It looks very reliable." At this time, Qiao Qing also joined in the fun to read the introduction of the disguised identity. It read the contents of the letter as a novel, and commented while reading, "I just don't know if the Qing Empire has Such an earl. The Qing Empire is Manchu, right? Qiao seems to be a Han surname?"

Qiao Yunzhou: "... makes sense, but how do you know so much?"

Qiao Qing twisted, "Didn't the Lun family learn to surf the Internet?"

Qiao Yunzhou: ...Well, after the transformation of the world of bazaars and tables with the information explosion, Qiao Qing is no longer just a small tree root...

After obtaining the identity, the ID card identified a Hockley family locator.This locator is shaped like a pen. Qiao Yunzhou rotated the tip of the pen, and a light yellow light emerged from the tip, pointing straight to the direction of central London.

A day later, the continuous rain rarely stopped.Karl Hockley sat at the desk with a gloomy expression. With a flick of his fingers, the pen spun around quickly and was thrown on the desk again.

"Why can't Miss Ruth attend the auction?"

The butler, Joey, bowed slightly and said, "According to Mrs. Bucket, today is unfortunately the reunion of Miss Ruth's college classmates."

Hearing this, Carl's expression softened a little. He picked up the pen and twirled it between his fingers, raised his head slightly and said, "Yes, Ruth went to college."

Carl quickly approved of Mrs. Bucket's explanation.Although the object of his fancy is not as well-behaved as imagined, she is at least beautiful and smart enough.Judging from her mother's behavior alone, although the Bookett family has declined, it still has a place in the London social circle.

And that's exactly what Hockley needs.Carl, like his father, Williamson, was committed to bringing the Hockley family more into the true upper class.Who told his grandfather that he was just an ordinary person who went to the United States to pan for gold, without a noble background?

"Alright, I can just give her a surprise." Carl said casually, and he put the pen in his shirt pocket.Then he got up and looked in the mirror to straighten his black and shiny back hair, and put on a black tuxedo.

Carl looked at the gold watch on his wrist and said, "Let's go, I hope the auction won't disappoint."

Then the fiery red Ford smashed the rain all the way, and soon arrived at the largest auction center in London, No. 8 King Street, in front of Christie's auction center.

The butler Joey got out of the car and held up the black umbrella. Carl got out of the car. He looked up at the shining Christie's signboard, and walked slowly into the VIP aisle under the hospitality of the waiter.

His seat is on the fourth floor, which has a good view, but the price is relatively high.

Christie's auction center has an elevator leading to the upper floor. As soon as Karl stepped into the elevator room, the waiter inside immediately nodded politely to him.

"Good morning sir, which floor are you on?"

"Fourth floor, thank you!"

The butler Joey answered the question, and Karl nodded politely and reservedly to the waiter.

The elevator door was about to close, but at this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the passage.

"please wait for a moment."

Karl was a little impatient, but when he saw the person coming, his expression changed instantly.

But I saw a tall young man with blond hair and blue eyes in a suit and leather shoes, guarding a lady with black hair and oriental appearance, walking towards here.The one who spoke just now was the waiter who received him.

"His Excellency, the Duke of Sutherland?" Carl's eyes flashed with surprise!All impatience and reserve had disappeared from his face, and Karl was now at once the most humble and agreeable young man.

The blond young Duke glanced at Karl in surprise, and then recognized the person in front of him with his good memory, "You are... Mr. Hockley from the United States?"

Carl immediately showed a flattered expression, "It's an honor to meet you!"

The Duke nodded. He turned to the lady beside him and said, "Lady Joe, this is Mr. Carl Hockley from the United States."

With a polite smile on Qiao Yunzhou's face, she nodded to Carl, thinking that she was still here for him.said the duke again,

"Mr. Hockley, this is Lady Joe from China. She is the daughter of the Earl of the East and the goddaughter of my aunt, the Countess of Granville."

Karl quickly reflected that the Earl of Granville was the younger brother of the former Duke of Sutherland. It is said that he and his wife have been living overseas, and they seem to have passed away not long ago.

"It's an honor to meet you! Dear lady!" Carl immediately stepped forward and held out his hand.

Seeing her movements, Qiao Yunzhou calmly stretched out his gloved hand and let Karl burn a kiss on the back of her hand.

"It's an honor to meet you," she said to Carl.

At this time, the butler of the Duke of Sutherland had already told the elevator attendants that their seats were on the third floor, which was a better seat than Karl's.

The elevator started quickly, and Qiao Yunzhou looked at Carl politely, then turned to chat with the Duke of Sutherland as if inadvertently,

"Hockley? Speaking of which, my godmother, the Countess of Granville, was also named Hockley."

The Duke of Sutherland's eyes flashed, "Yes, I remember that my aunt is from the Hockley family in Devonshire."

Qiao Yunzhou nodded to him, "Exactly."

After she finished speaking, she gave Karl another meaningful look.

At this time, the elevator had reached the third floor.Qiao Yunzhou put his hand in the arms of the Duke of Sutherland, and the two said goodbye to Karl and walked into the auction house.

The author has something to say:

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Carl Hockley, who wants to improve the status of the family: Auntie!

Yunzhou: ...

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As to whether there was an earl surnamed Joe in the official history of the Qing Empire, the answer is probably no.

But in this article, the author says there is, and there it is...

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