"Welcome to the beautiful Miss Lacey."
Earl Howard patted his palm while walking down the stairs. This was the first time he took the initiative to greet the guests tonight. Before, it was usually the guests who took the initiative to greet him.
The originally lively hall became quiet and noisy. The volume of everyone's speech suddenly decreased, and then they began to discuss with each other in a low voice.
"Who is that girl?" Several ladies whispered to each other.
"Beautiful, indescribably beautiful..."
"Which family is this, how come I've never heard of it before?"
"It seems to be the lady of the Chamber of Commerce who arrived in the imperial capital recently."
"The merchant's daughter? How can you have such a temperament, it doesn't feel like it." A lady with a lace veil shook her head.
"That business has a background of forest elves. The elves have a different concept of time from ours. Maybe they are influenced by elves."
"It makes some sense. It does seem to have the natural and flawless charm of the forest elves."
"Did she just come out of the Emerald Forest, like a fairy in the forest?" A low voice exclaimed from time to time in the hall.
"Huh, maybe this one also has elf blood, just like the direct daughter of the Landsworth family."
"There are always many beauties in the forest elves."
"Wow, the profile of that side face is so perfect, I really want to find a pen to draw this scene!" An aristocratic man who prefers art was excited.
"No way, my right hand is as hot as fire, and it is shouting that I will seize this dreamy moment." He rubbed his fingers eagerly, trying to draw something.
"Maybe you should find the servants on the side and ask them to prepare canvases and paints for you immediately, haha." The friend on the side chuckled, but did not take his eyes off the girl who was approaching in the hall.
"It's perfect." He was also a little intoxicated.
Lorraine Hill raised his head slightly, nodded and saluted Earl Howard on the stairs, and immediately felt countless gazes focused on him.
Such a scene, no matter how many times, is still a little concerned and not used to it. The girl thought secretly, filtering out other irrelevant people in her eyes, trying to think about other things in her mind, and diverting her attention from these lines of sight.
When she moved to the middle of the hall, a waiter stepped forward, "Dear Miss Lacey, please come this way."
He gestured sideways, opening a path for the girl in the crowd.
Roland Hill's line of sight followed forward, and he saw Earl Howard walking slowly towards it.
Then, the liveliness of the hall resumed before, and a group of figures began to spin and dance on the dance floor. However, compared to before, 90% of the topics in the hall now begin to revolve around this mysterious girl who just appeared, and people's curiosity for knowledge is burning like a raging fire.
"Nice to meet Miss Lacey."
Although Howard's status is high, this time he is very gentlemanly bent over and seems to be giving a kiss.
"Fairy Wood"
It's a pity that Roland Hill pretended to deflect his gaze, avoiding the other party's plan, and two hands wearing white silk gloves lifted the skirt lightly to resolve this invisible embarrassment in return.
"Good evening, Lord Howard, it's an honor to attend your banquet." The girl in the rose dress was meticulous in her etiquette, like a classical aristocratic daughter-in-law.
Loren Hill learned a lot of knowledge from Trinasha, which naturally included the etiquette and customs of the True Red Empire and the Quicksilver Dynasty. Today, the empire is just following things from the past.
Seeing this scene, Howard's eyes changed slightly, and then he let the girl sit down with a smile, and the two began to chat briefly.
As Earl Howard, who is good at socializing, he did not ask some sensitive questions as soon as he came up, but slowly started talking about the climate of the imperial capital, whether he was used to life, etc., and then exchanged his dietary preferences and interests in which flavors. .
So, slowly, the atmosphere gradually eased down.
Papa, Howard patted his palm, smiled and praised, and then asked the waiter beside him to bring wine in the gap of the conversation.
"I don't know what flavor Miss Lacey prefers. I have a relatively complete range of things here. As long as you ask for it, you can try your best to satisfy it."
"Then have a cup of Golden Honey Plum Fruit Bar." Originally, Roland Hill wanted to order some juice, but considering that everyone in the hall was drinking all kinds of alcohol, he didn't want to be too outrageous, so he replaced it with light fruit wine. .
"It turns out that Miss Lacey also likes the taste of Jinmi Li, which is a coincidence. In fact, my wife also likes it very much. Every year, she asks friends in the southern Cuibi province of the empire to prepare several barrels of freshly brewed fruit wine for her."
"Although Jinmi plums are also produced in several manors near the imperial capital, their taste is not as sweet as that of the south when spring and summer alternate. I wonder if Miss Lacey likes Jinmi plums that are ripe for a few months?"
"It's probably Jin Mi Li from June 9th to 15th. This time period is the time when it's fresh and delicious." The girl's pupils blinked and her eyelashes trembled slightly.
There are not many production areas of Jinmi Li in the Western Continent, at least two counties in the southern part of the empire, and it seems to be available from June to August, but in fact, only those who really pay attention know that the best batch of them is Only for a few days in June. After that, the taste changes due to ripeness or rainfall.
Except for the extremely picky nobles, other ordinary people don't pay much attention to this kind of thing.
When the two were talking, the attendant also brought two glasses of wine on purpose, and placed the bright yellow and transparent fruit wine in front of the girl.
"I also invite Miss Lacey to taste it to see if the taste is satisfactory, hehe." Howard picked up the glass of purple wine he wanted, waving slightly in the palm of his hand, and then gestured with a beard and a smile.
This Miss Lacey looks really unusual. It shouldn't be that kind of fake stuff. This kind of conversation and knowledge is really beyond the reach of ordinary people. He secretly evaluates and thinks in his heart. In the seemingly ordinary communication just now, he was actually constantly analyzing the background and preferences of the girl to see if it matched what she said.
Although Howard's own extraordinary strength is average, and he has no other special talents, but with the experience of socializing and seeing and hearing in the upper class of the empire for many years, his vision and knowledge are not bad.
This Miss Lacey was the rare beauty and sanity that made him happy and disappointed.
Fortunately, after seeing countless hypocritical girls who wanted to be shoddy and squeezed into the upper class in the aristocratic circle, such a fresh existence suddenly appeared. The disappointment is that such a rational beauty may not be easily shaken by her own power, and her appearance will attract more powerful competitors.
Sure enough, just as the two were chatting at the small table by the dance floor, a few noble youths who couldn't hold back finally walked over together. Their own titles and strength may not be as good as Earl Howard, but the family behind them is not bad, and they also have the handsomeness and youth that Earl Howard cannot match.
"May I invite you to a dance? This beautiful lady."
A young man with blond hair back his head uttered a voice like an opera aria, inviting the girl sitting at the table in a standard gesture. And behind him, several 'good brothers' are also eager to try, all seem to have the same plan.
After his voice fell, I don't know how many eyes in the field peeked over here, countless young hearts began to be nervous and hesitant, and many voices began to secretly bet on who could dance with this girl tonight.