There are various luxury cars parked at the entrance of Christie's Auction House, including top-notch cars like Rolls-Royce. In such an environment, Joseph and Kate walked slowly over.

"Hello, please present your invitation."

Invitation letter? Joseph didn't know that he needed this thing, but he soon realized, how could he prove that you have the wealth to buy something without this thing?

He looked at Kate innocently, and Kate smiled in his heart, handed over his invitation letter in a slight manner, and then pointed at Joseph and signaled that he was with him, which made the waiter retreat aside to make way for the door.

"I didn't expect that His Highness Joseph, the Grand Duke of the Principal of Nord, would be blocked by the auction house. Perhaps the people here are not as rich as you."

Kate's words are actually correct. Nord is equivalent to Joseph's private territory, with a population of tens of thousands and hundreds of square kilometers. The value created here is not worth billions or tens of billions of dollars. All of these are indeed not as rich as Joseph's customers.

Of course, this matter cannot be calculated like this. Joseph just thought Kate was joking and walked inside with a smile, without realizing the light in Kate's eyes when he said this.

After all, Kate is one of the senior nobles in London, and she also has a fixed room here. To be precise, this room does not belong to her but to the Fox family.

On the way, Joseph also met the Liverpool Earl. He originally wanted to go up and say something, but after thinking about it, he still couldn't get over. He just nodded and said hello and followed Kate to her private room.

Two friends around Liverpool Earl couldn't help but ask: "Is that Marquis Kate of the Fox family?"

The Liverpool Earl, who understood what his friend wanted to ask, directly replied: "He is the Grand Duke of Nord, I'm talking about, but it's strange that they are now in the relationship. Did they know each other very early?"

The second half of the sentence of Liverpool Earl is not so much about telling his friends, but he soon dispelled the inference because when we first met, Carter's performance was obviously not knowing Joseph and Joseph did not know Kate either.

"It turns out to be a child. Is he really the son of God as the American newspapers said?" The one who spoke was an old friend of Liverpool. Although he was very old in a black suit, he was very energetic. However, his attitude was obviously very surprised at this time.

The old friend said that Liverpool Count obviously sneered: "Do you believe the words of a group of Americans? But it is indeed extraordinary. I heard that the EU was formed very strongly, maybe it was in the past two years."

Another elderly nobleman also spoke: "Yes, I visited the Duke of Lington two days ago. He also had the same view, and said that the possibility of the Principality of Nord becoming an initial EU member is very high, and Germany has been recommending it."

The old friend of Liverpool Earls was a little confused: "Shouldn't Germany be the United States?"

"Who knows if the US President has provoked our little prince? The US Secretary of State visited Nord some time ago and heard that the atmosphere was very bad at that time."

Weiwei jokes made the topic much easier, but they were different in their minds and wanted to understand what happened to the United States with Nord. Perhaps there were places where they made money or gained benefits.

"Kate and Joseph are together, maybe this is not a good thing for About." For some reason, another friend of Liverpool's Count suddenly mentioned this.

"There is no way, who made our old friend feel a little unfair to his niece. Not only did he control the family power, he even wanted to control his marriage leave." The old friend of Liverpool seemed to be standing on Kate's side, and he was indignantly striking Kate's uncle, Baron About.

"Haha, don't forget that our old friend Liverpool Earl did the same.

...

Joseph didn't know what the group of old guys outside said. At this time, he saw the refreshments arranged in the room about seven or eight square meters. Joseph curiously picked up a piece and put it in his mouth to taste it. Well, the taste was not as good as the restaurant.

"It's just a show. This is an auction house, not a restaurant, so it's not delicious." Seeing Joseph's appearance, Kate knew what he wanted to say, so he blocked his mouth before opening.

What else could Joseph say? He could only shrug and express his helplessness. However, the location of the private room is indeed good. You can see the whole venue from here. The only bad thing is that the venue is too large and the front cannot be seen clearly.

"Good evening, ladies, gentlemen."

Joseph arrived just as soon as possible, and it was quiet before it was too late. Joseph, who was chatting with Kate, looked up and found that it was the auctioneer on stage.

"Don't underestimate him. He is not an ordinary auctioneer. He is the one who is responsible for the London store. Even Her Majesty the Queen has ever met. She is a very capable person."

Kate's somewhat deserted voice came from his ears, but they were all very familiar. He could not notice the desertedness. The only thing Joseph thought was that Kate spoke very well.

"The first auctioneer in London?"

Originally, Joseph was just talking casually, but he didn't expect Kate nodded seriously. Seeing this action, Joseph calmed down and took a serious look at the auctioneer. He was middle-aged, a little handsome, very serious.

This is what Joseph gave to the auctioneer. Joseph has always believed that people who can be the first in any industry deserve respect because he has put in far more effort than others.

"Now we start bidding for the first thing, a portrait from the Dutch royal family. The owner of the portrait was William I. The Kingdom of the Netherlands was established in 1814. The territory includes the present Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The first king was King William I, namely Prince Orange Nassau, the owner of our portrait. I think many of the guests present knew the origin of William I. He was the son of the last governor, William V, and King William I was also the Grand Duke of Luxembourg."

Speaking of this, the first London auctioneer paused, and while breathing, he also gave the distinguished guests some suspense, and then said: "The starting price is 3,000 pounds, and each increase must not be less than 200 pounds. The auction is now started!"

With the hammer falling, the auction officially began. After all, it was the first item and it was still very valuable for treasure, especially when given to the Dutch royal family, which could gain a lot of favor. Not to mention others, even Joseph had the intention to bid.

"Three thousand two hundred pounds!"

"Three thousand five hundred pounds!"

"Three thousand and eight hundred pounds!"

"Four thousand pounds!"

...

The price rose very quickly, and Joseph also offered a price once during this period, but it was quickly crushed by others. Joseph could only shrug Kate helplessly.

"What's the point of buying this?"

Kate was very strange. In her opinion, such things mean more than reality, and Kate was generally not very interested in anything without actual benefits.

"There are few countries that Nord has good relationships with each other, and the EU is being formed. The Netherlands has some say in Europe. Although it is not very big, it will also help if it is willing to speak for Nord."

Joseph's words changed Kate's impression of him a lot. He couldn't say it was good but not bad. He could only say that Joseph was a little different from Joseph in her relationship.

"You are a very diligent grandfather. I believe Nord will definitely have great development in the future and have his own voice in Europe."
Chapter completed!