Although a lot of credit has been made, it is not enough for Marquis Mihail and his senior officers to be promoted to nobility. They just received a commendation from Her Majesty the Queen and received various beautiful medals that are very honorable.
Following the officers who came to the middle and lower ranks of Beldyland, most of them had a star or other symbols on their shoulders, and a very small number, about two or three, were honored to be awarded titles. Jenkins noticed that most of these people were young people under the age of 30, thinking that this was the royal family setting up a representative, encouraging the young officers on the front line to fight bravely, gain more achievements and add honor to themselves.
The long awarding and commendation process took an hour and a half, but people never got tired of it. The nobles looked at this group of upstarts, thinking about what they could get from them; the noble ladies covered half of their faces with beautiful feather fans, and kept looking at the young soldiers; the noble ladies were in groups of three or four, excited Talking about these people who have won honor and fame, they find their own fun; foreigners who have nothing to do with this time are also thinking about the impact of this war and these soldiers on themselves, and they try to remember it I hope that this information can be useful; even the servants who are standing around can find fun in it. Maybe they don't have the chance to receive such honors like the "stars" tonight, but seeing these ordinary-born It's always heart-pounding for men to take credit for themselves.
Jenkins struggled to control his urge to yawn, thinking he and the cat were bored when it was just him and the cat. He listened to the lecture with great interest at first, but soon became bored with everything. Although he still stood there with a smiling expression and looked towards the stage, he was actually lost in thought. After thinking about whether he should invite Dolores and Alexia to his house after they arrived in Beldylan to live in.
"I don't know when they will arrive in Beldylan, maybe I should ask about it later... The day they met Hathaway and Britney must have been the most difficult day for me since I came to this world... That The thirty-one days of the cycle do not count."
The cat on the shoulder has nothing to do, and knows that it can't run around and bark casually at this time, so like a normal cat, it looks around curiously at the people around it. There were many people at the banquet, some of whom were acquaintances of Jenkins, but Jenkins did not notice.
The cat pays more attention to the few human women around Jenkins. It hates adding new members to the family. Even if it is "magnanimous" to let the childish Jenkins find some "playmates" by himself, it still doesn't like these people encroaching on its own territory. women.
Hearing His Majesty the Queen who was speaking suddenly mentioned his name, Jenkins immediately pulled his thoughts back, and then realized that it was finally his turn.
At this time, the honors have ended, and Her Majesty the Queen, who started a new round of speeches, mentioned the financial industry reforms carried out by the Kingdom since the beginning of this year. This is closely related to most of the people present, so everyone sounds serious.
Now it is the second half of May. After half a year, the reorganization of the National Bank and the new policies of the financial and fiscal departments have basically been completed or are about to be launched. Her Majesty the Queen talked about encouraging everyone to invest in new financial industries and innovative and creative industrial factories, and finally mentioned the Fabry scam.
Since most people know that there is another protagonist tonight, it is not surprising that this is not a blunt change of subject. Seeing that it was his turn soon, Jenkins took the time to straighten his neckline, Britney behind him straightened his hair, and Hathaway nervously reminded Jenkins to button his cuffs.
Even Miss Windsor patted Jenkins' hem carefully, smoothing out the wrinkles. Jenkins thanked his female companions, then held his breath for a few seconds, and finally heard this voice:
"...so I have decided that, in recognition of his outstanding service to the Kingdom, Sir Jenkins R. Williams will be awarded the title of Viscount tonight..."
Explosive applause rang in the ears, Britney pushed Jenkins lightly, Jenkins walked out of the crowd, and then turned to thank the guests who watched the ceremony. He walked around the crowd to the side stairs of the high platform in front of the hall, and then climbed up the steps to Her Majesty's side.
Behind the two is a huge spiral staircase leading to the second floor, and a huge oil painting of the previous king hangs on the wall. This oil painting is a new one, and it was completed no more than three months ago. After Jenkins stepped onto the stage, the people who looked at him and the oil painting behind him found that the face on the oil painting was vaguely similar to Jenkins.
Not only one person noticed this, whispers came from the audience. But this is also Her Majesty's original plan. Before the official announcement, if people can get the truth through their own "discovery", then this news will not cause more waves.
Not paying attention to the voices from the audience, Jenkins knelt on one knee in front of Queen Isabella, officially changing from Baron William to Viscount William. Her Majesty also mentioned that she intends to grant Jenkins a small fief near Nolan, but she has not yet found a suitable location. But this matter has been decided, and soon Jenkins will have a good prefix before his name.
"It just so happens that everyone in Belduran City can come here to participate in such a grand event tonight. I have a little news to tell you."
Finally getting to the point, Jenkins did not step down after accepting the title, but stood beside Her Majesty the Queen. She put her hand on Jenkins' shoulder and patted twice, then said to the people in the audience:
"Recently, I suddenly discovered that the Middleton family is not without direct blood."
This sentence is full of air, which is completely opposite to the slow and deep old voice in the speech just now.
There was an uproar in the audience, under the dim light of the shining chandelier above the head and the gas lamp beside the wall, men and women had already talked aloud without regard to politeness. Even if some people know the most important thing tonight in advance, most of them don't know the truth.
At this moment, the door behind the crowd was suddenly opened, and the warm wind blowing in from the courtyard reminded everyone to look out.
Extending from the gate of Cold Spring Palace to the red carpet inside the building, three men in different styles of black formal suits were walking towards them under the guidance of their servants.
PS: In fact, according to the writing method of Wunao Shuangwen, I should arrange in advance not to look down on the villains of Jenkins, or the idiots who covet the beauty of the girls. But I can't write such a disgusting plot, I can't understand this kind of routine myself.
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