C2364 Arrival of the Queen (2/2)

”It doesn't matter, I just came here on the spur of the moment, I should be the one apologizing …” I have long promised His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qing that I would come to see a real debate in the council. In order to ensure the authenticity of the debate, I did not inform everyone in advance! ”

”How is it? Have my Disraeli and Gladstone had an outcome? ”Let's go to the House of Commons and discuss it in detail …”

As soon as these words left his mouth, all the veterans present were stunned. According to the customs of the empire, the king and queen would not appear in the House of Commons. They would only sit in the House of Lords.

Is the Queen changing the rules of history today? However, who would dare to refute? At this moment, only the leader was leading the way.

A group of people escorted the queen and Tongzhi the emperor to the House of Commons. When the queen brought the emperor to sit on the main platform, they immediately saw the mallet that had already been cracked.

Queen Victoria immediately laughed, ”Oh, dear Majesty, did you see that? ”Even the gavel that was used to maintain order was broken. From this, we can see that the debate just now was full of the smell of gunpowder …”

”Please show the record of the debate to His Majesty the emperor of the Great Qing …”

Only the Queen and Tongzhi were whispering to each other as they read the records. Whether there was still laughter or not.

The rest of them, including Prince Edward, could only stand around and wait.

Zai Chun's current English was already quite good, he was able to understand 90% of the shorthand words and sentences, and even the rare and obscure words, were suddenly enlightened under the Queen's explanation.

Through the words on the paper, all sorts of feelings welled up in Emperor Tongzhi's heart. This was a fight to the death! It's even more brutal than the internal strife within the imperial court in the Forbidden City! ”

After half an hour, the Queen finally put down the record and looked up at the crowd calmly. The smile on her face gradually faded as she said, ”So, the debate has come to an end. There's only a vote left?”

Duke of Newcastle hurriedly took a step forward. ”Yes, Your Majesty, we only need to vote!”

The Queen nodded, ”Then let's start the vote by show of hands …”

”Huh?” The Duke was stunned. ”Didn't His Majesty say something?”

Queen Victoria frowned. ”How can I interfere with the Assembly's decision?” Duke Xie, please speak your mind! ”

Duke of Newcastle was immediately embarrassed to the point that he was sweating. He turned his head and waved his hand, and all the six hundred members of the House of Commons returned to their seats. Under the orders of the Speaker, they carried out the most important voting.

Everyone sneaked glances at, only to realize that his face was as pale as ash.

Zai Chun, the little emperor, had never seen such a scene. In his heart, he had always thought that the Queen must have some sort of preference towards the Congress, as she would definitely speak up and express her attitude, which would affect the final vote.

But he never thought that things would go the other way. The Queen never expressed any attitude from beginning to end, this kind of extreme respect for the rules really shook Tongzhi's heart.