Chapter 34

"… Although so, I find the job of a copyist quite interesting. You can see many different documents and understand the personality and life of the writer through these documents, which is very fascinating. However, if I have the chance, I would still like to try something else. By the way, I heard you are preparing to go to Harvard. Well, maybe I will consider going to Harvard to continue my studies. When you see me, don't be too surprised. Alright, that's all for now, yours, Carolyn Kennedy."

After finishing the letter in his hand, Li Xu took a deep breath and looked at the table in front of him. On the left were seven or eight unopened letters, and on the right were two, one light blue and one pink.

In this era, where mobile phones had not yet been officially launched and the internet was non-existent, letters were still one of the main means of communication. Having experienced the information explosion of his previous life, Li Xu found writing letters quite interesting. Although he had few friends, he still maintained correspondence with a few.

"Reading Carolyn's letter first was indeed the right choice," Li Xu said, tossing the beige letter with a faint fragrance onto the table and looking at the two letters he had picked out. "So, what's next?"

The pink letter was very formal, with a complete address and name, and the handwriting was very pleasing to the eye. Even though Li Xu had spent years practicing English calligraphy, he still couldn't compare to this. The handwriting was elegant and light, clearly a woman's.

The light blue letter, on the other hand, had messy handwriting and only the recipient's address and name. In the sender's section, there were only the initials E.S.

Although so, Li Xu knew who had written it and what the content might be.

A plan he had been plotting for a long time should now have a result. Although the possibility of something going wrong was small, one never knows until the last moment. That's the interesting part of the world, isn't it?

He finally picked up the light blue envelope and opened it with a few quick movements. Inside was a very ordinary white sheet of paper with a short message: "Alice did not fall into the rabbit hole, the Sleeping Beauty has awakened from her slumber, Dorothy found her way home, may God bless you — E.S."

The message was cryptic, but Li Xu's lips curled up. He quickly opened the pink letter: "Dear Eddie, I am very happy to receive your letter, it makes me very happy.

… Thank you for the flowers and the beautiful photos you sent through someone. If I have the time, I will try to travel to Japan, have lunch under the cherry blossoms in Ueno Park, it must be very comfortable.

… Sometimes the children can be quite troublesome, but once they trust you, they will show you their affection without reservation. The sense of achievement is truly delightful.

… I have recently collected some reports that are very surprising. I never knew there were such poor places in the world. You are right, we should do something, it is our responsibility.

… Finally, I want to apologize to you. I really found some traces, but I couldn't hold back and told my sister without evidence. To my surprise, my sister didn't seem to care at all and said… said it was all the same.

… I can't understand, Eddie, I really can't understand, but… it seems everyone is used to it… I want to see you, please write back to me as soon as possible, yours, Diana Spencer."

Well, another silly girl is about to fall into my hands. After finishing the letter, Li Xu whistled. Charles should still marry Elizabeth Spencer honestly, and Diana will be left to me.

If he had to choose between Carolyn Kennedy and Diana Spencer, he would definitely choose the latter. Apart from age and other factors, the most important thing is that Diana is a typical naive and sweet girl.

Carolyn Kennedy has a formidable mother. Without mentioning anything else, her decision to marry Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis in 1968 to gain the protection of the Greek government is enough to show Jacqueline Kennedy's decisiveness.

If Carolyn learned even half of her mother's skills, Li Xu would find it very difficult to control her, even though they had a good relationship and had even been intimate. Li Xu had also tried to manipulate her a bit.

Moreover, although the Li family was friendly with the Kennedy family, their investments were mainly in Edward Kennedy, and their relationship with Jacqueline Kennedy was only average, even though his father had been flirtatious with her when he was young.

Edward Kennedy was the smartest of the three brothers, or at least the best at gauging the situation. After the car accident in 1969, he completely gave up his presidential aspirations and went to the Senate, declaring that he would dedicate his life to it.

He served as a senator for forty years and died in office, much luckier than his two brothers.

What kind of deal was made, Li Xu didn't know. He had once asked his grandfather indirectly about Kennedy's death, and his grandfather had disdainfully replied: "He died stupidly!"

Even though it was just a sentence, it revealed some information. After all, it is often said that the mortality rate of U.S. presidents is higher than that of the Marine Corps, but in reality, only four have died, and Kennedy was the only one to be shot in public, with his brain matter splattered everywhere.

To be honest, it didn't seem like an assassination, but more like a demonstration.

Moreover, the subsequent handling was a mess. If it was a premeditated assassination, wouldn't it be easy to hire a hitman who could commit suicide after being caught? Why involve a Jewish shop owner in killing the assassin?

Given Kennedy's ability to make enemies and the power struggles of the 1960s and 1970s, it seemed more like someone intentionally muddied the waters.

Returning to the main topic, apart from the reasons mentioned above, Grandfather preferred Carolyn because of the blue-blooded aristocracy. Given Li Xu's mother's status in this life, unless he married a Windsor princess, marrying a prominent American girl would be more beneficial for his future development.

As for Jacqueline, she was just a woman. As long as Edward Kennedy cooperated honestly, there would be no problem.

And as for lovers, that's no big deal. What rich person doesn't have a few lovers? Not to mention Kennedy and Monroe, even Theodore Roosevelt, who the Morgan family hated, had lovers.

The idea of playing around before marriage and then settling down to be a good husband is just a trick to deceive the middle class and the upper-middle class, like so-called refined self-interest.

However, although Diana's appearance is slightly inferior to Carolyn's, she is much easier to control. Her parents are divorced, she has a low educational level, and she has been in boarding school since the age of 9, which has left her with a deep sense of insecurity—this is probably the main reason Charles won her heart.

She is very quiet and innocent, unlike Carolyn, who enjoys parties and socializing. She is a very good ornament and a gentle little lamb—this is probably why Charles liked her.

So, Charles is really a fool. It's so easy to win over such a woman, yet he managed to make her so troublesome that she even used the media to fight back, which is a disgrace.

Li Xu has long known that he cannot make his own marriage decisions, or at least not entirely. So, he chose Diana early on and began to plan to intercept her.

Actually, it's quite simple to poach Charles. The Morgan family has always had close ties with the British upper class. Although Grandfather is a bastard, he has spent a lot of effort expanding his network in Britain to compete with the main family.

With the help of Little Morgan, who still took care of Grandfather, and the opportunity of European reconstruction, he achieved considerable success. So, Li Xu had already met Diana when he was 10.

Then? Then, of course, he slowly won her over. With his father's guidance and his mental age of over 40, he quickly gained Diana's favor and became pen pals.

Then, at Charles's 30th birthday party at Buckingham Palace in 1978, he publicly kissed Diana, and there were no problems. Even if Charles had a thick skin, he wouldn't dare to snatch someone else's girlfriend, especially since Queen Elizabeth II wouldn't be happy. The royal family still cared about their reputation in this era.

Moreover, the Li family is not an ordinary family, and Li Xu has an ally, Elizabeth Sarah Spencer, the eldest daughter of the Spencer family, who is ambitious unlike the gentle Diana.

In fact, the Windsor family initially favored the eldest daughter of the Spencer family, but Charles found the innocent and naive Diana easier to control, so he shifted his target.

So, Li Xu and Elizabeth were almost in perfect agreement. With an insider who wanted to become a princess and then a queen, it was easy to disrupt Charles's plans—of course, Li Xu wouldn't tell her about the decline of Britain in the 21st century or the long reign of the Queen, which is a huge pit.

Moreover, the Earl of Spencer did not approve of his younger daughter marrying Charles. He clearly knew some of the inside story, so even if Diana's mother supported the marriage, it was futile.

The light blue envelope was from Elizabeth, with E.S. as her initials. The letter indicated that Charles had basically given up on pursuing Diana and would soon become engaged to her, and thanked Li Xu for his help.

"Sorry, Grandfather." After putting away the three letters, Li Xu whistled. He was determined to have Diana, and Carolyn could just be a mistress.

He believed his father would support him. In fact, without his father's support, he wouldn't have been able to handle this so easily, such as attending Charles's 30th birthday party.

His father wasn't particularly picky about marrying a prominent wife, as long as she met the basic criteria. Moreover, he enjoyed going against Grandfather on such small matters.

However… what exactly is that matter? Li Xu couldn't help but think about it again. Both his grandfather and father were being evasive. If it was something bad, it didn't seem like it, but if it was something good, they seemed reluctant to talk about it. It was really frustrating not to know.