Chapter 1030 The Queen’s Gift

When Xiao Peng finally appeared in the live broadcast room the next morning, he was first greeted with a barrage of curses.

"Are you sure?"

"Cheat our feelings!"

"Didn't you say you were going to broadcast live yesterday? Where were you yesterday?"

"You haven't live streamed in so long, and now you're standing me up! You're going too far!"

Xiao Peng yawned. "That's enough for you guys. If I had live-streamed yesterday, you'd all have been watching it in the middle of the night! Wouldn't that affect your work and studies today? You should be at four or five in the afternoon now, and here it's seven in the morning! No one on either ship is sleeping in, and what about you? It's just right for you to watch the live-stream after work. You can't thank me enough! Besides, I never said I was live-streaming yesterday! Go find whoever arranged it!"

Chen Zetao on the side understood what was going on. It turned out that Xiao Peng cared about arranging things for him.

It's understandable if you think about it. He's a super-rich man now, so how could he still live a life of being a puppet? If he had arranged a job for Xiao Peng before, it would have been fine, but if he were to do it the same way now? Xiao Peng would definitely not accept it.

The barrage was still filled with various complaints about Xiao Peng.

"You're right to stand us up?"

"Apologize! You have to apologize!"

"Yes, if you don't apologize we won't watch your live broadcast again!"

Xiao Peng laughed: "I'm going to apologize to you? What are you thinking? I told you, go find whoever arranged this! If you all don't watch my live broadcast, I'll be so happy! Wouldn't it be great if I could just quietly make a fortune? If I didn't live broadcast and instead filmed and sold videos, do you know what conditions those Western TV stations asked me? Every time I discovered a new shipwreck, they would pay seven figures for my exclusive video footage! I'm talking about Euros! To put it another way, I have to pay you at least 10 million RMB for each live broadcast! I don't care about the money because I live broadcast to you. Really, you'd better report me or something to get my live broadcast blocked! Don't delay me from making money!"

After hearing the comments, some people were still spamming the screen: "That's because you're stupid."

“You have money, so you want to!” ×|

"You will never get my approval!"

"Do you really think you're that great? Who do you think you are?"

"The anchor has no manners, confirmed!"

"That's right, no quality at all!"

"That's it?"

"If you have that much money, why don't you donate it to charity instead of showing it off here?"

“…”

Of course, there are also people who support Xiao Peng.

"Xiao Peng, don't bother with these idiots. They must be having a hard time with such vicious words!"

"That's right, even if they don't want to watch it, we still do!"

"Where are the managers in the livestream room? Block these idiots! If Xiao Peng doesn't go live again due to a disagreement, we'll lose a lot!"

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Alright, stop scolding these haters. Let me tell you something quite interesting. Many of these so-called 'haters' are actually paid to do things, arranged by the live streaming websites themselves. Why do they do this? It's for traffic. You argue with those haters when they speak, which increases traffic and attention. It's a pretty stupid business practice, but it's very effective. People pay the most attention to words that irritate them, right? But let me be clear, I won't fall for it. There are administrators on live streaming websites now, right? The haters in my live stream will be permanently banned and kicked out of the room. If I still see that I haven't banned them immediately, I'm sorry. I'm quitting live streaming! Remember, we're all born and raised by our parents! No one is born to be scolded! Don't tell me I'm a public figure and need to be careful about my words and actions. Do I have to be scolded and not be able to talk back? Never mind, I won't lose my temper. Today was supposed to be a good day. Those in my live stream are blessed today. It seems we've found the 'Queen's Bride Price'."

"The queen's gift? What is it?"

"Please explain!"

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "This is a long story. If we want to talk about the 'Queen's bride price', we must first talk about the Bourbon Dynasty."

He waved his hand, and Ilka handed him a glass of champagne. Xiao Peng took a sip to moisten his throat and said, "Around 1327, the grandson of King Louis IX of the Capetian royal family of France was named Duke of Bourbon. His descendants all took Bourbon as their surname, which became the origin of the Bourbon royal family. Although the Duke of Bourbon was stripped of his title and lost his territory for suspected treason in 1523, the Bourbon family has been able to prosper for two hundred years and has obtained many other titles, so it has continued to prosper to this day. Including the current Spanish The Spanish royal family is the Bourbons. However, the French Bourbon royal family was overthrown during the July Revolution. French royalists are now constantly clamoring for a royal restoration, but this is highly unlikely because three families are currently in line to inherit the throne: the Bonapartes, the Bourbones, and the Orleans. Even if a French restoration were to succeed, who would be king remains a question... This is a bit of a tangent, but the topic we're discussing today, the "Queen's Bride Price," is related to the Bourbon family.

"Originally, the Spanish royal family was the Habsburg dynasty. However, since King Charles II of Spain, a member of the Habsburg family, had no children, he willed the Duke of Anjou of France as his heir. The Duke of Anjou belonged to the Bourbon family, and from then on, Spain entered a period of Bourbon rule. The Duke of Anjou became Philip V of Spain. Of course, his position was not secure. The Austrian Habsburg family launched the War of Succession to reclaim the Spanish throne. That war involved the entire Europe and lasted for twelve years, with the outcome being evenly matched. However, it ultimately confirmed the Bourbon family's royal status in Spain."

Xiao Peng snapped his fingers at this point. "But I'm not saying all this to praise Philip V's wisdom and might, but to talk about his wife, Elisabetta Farnese. Although Philip V was the founding king of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain, he suffered from severe manic-depressive illness. Spain at the time was essentially ruled by his second wife, Elisabetta Farnese. They married on September 16, 1714. Philip V had just secured his throne in Spain through war, and Farnese was heir to the Duchy of Parma in France. They formed a powerful alliance. So they wanted a grand wedding to show off their power, and during that time, all of Spain's colonies shipped wealth back to Spain to celebrate the king's wedding. Almost all of the fleets successfully returned to Spain, with only one fleet missing. This fleet became known as the 'Queen's Bride'. The shipwreck we found today might be the Capitana, the flagship of the fleet that carried the 'Queen's Bride'. If it's really that ship... forget it, no more speculation!"

Xiao Peng picked up the intercom: "'Calypso', HOV launch! 'Luna', ROV launch! We're going to uncover the mystery of that shipwreck!"