The Empire of Saint Air, in the courtyard of the Phoebe family.
This is a luxuriously decorated and beautiful courtyard, surrounded by evergreen plants. Even in winter, it is still green, which adds a little vitality to the spacious courtyard.
A maid in a thick skirt traverses the courtyard's cobblestoned path with a tray in hand. She walks past the slow-flowing pool to a domed pavilion.
The maid stood under the steps of the pavilion, and her gaze passed through the pavilion pillars carved with arabesque patterns and fell into the softly and delicately arranged pavilion. There was a young girl sitting in the pavilion, about twelve or thirteen years old.
She was wrapped in a velvety white cloak, and her long silver-white hair, which was even more gorgeous than the moonlight, meandered down the edge of the cloak, and finally fell on her legs and spread out slightly.
The long hair is tied up behind and tied with a red ribbon in the style of a bow, which is entangled with the silver-white hair, which is particularly eye-catching.
She lowered her head and was looking at a book spread out on her lap. Her long eyelashes were curled and curved. Below were a pair of pink eyes, which seemed to glow like a crystal clear gem, and her lips were as delicate as delicate. As tempting as the petals…
The maid called softly outside the pavilion, "Miss, can I go in?"
When Samuel Phoebe heard the words, she raised her head, her innocent, holy and beautiful face was fully revealed in the maid's eyes, she laughed, and her voice was as sweet as a bird singing.
"Of course you can, come in quickly, Merry."
The maid took the tray up the steps and entered the pavilion.
She put the scented tea and pastries on the tray on the table—the hot scented tea was still tumbling after being poured out, blown by the cold wind, and the fresh aroma spread around.
Samuel's small face was shrunk in the suede cloak, making her skin white and crystal clear and lovable.
The maid couldn't help but say, "Miss Samuel, why don't you go to the study to read? It's so cold here, you'll be frozen..."
Samuel picked up the book spread out on her lap and brought it close to her chest, her clear face flushed: "I need an open place, the courtyard is just right."
"Merry, I like it here."
The maid still couldn't help but say: "But what if you get sick because of the cold weather... Oh my God, Lord Marquis will not agree with you for not taking care of your body..."
Samuel: "I'm not cold, I'll go back after reading this book."
Her heart was always on fire.
Seeing this, the maid stopped persuading her, and while standing by with her head lowered, she glanced at the cover of the book. She was actually illiterate, but she was familiar with the books Miss Samuel read.
—Miss Samuel has mentioned it many times.
This book is also very famous and circulated almost throughout the empire - a series of tales of the gods written by Lord Desineia.
Maid: "Miss Samuel, have you read the story of the gods again?"
She remembered that Miss Samuel had already read it all.
Samuel nodded, her slender fingers slowly turned the pages of the book, and her voice was excited: "I really like the characters in the storybook, the brilliance of the gods, the power of the dragons, the sturdyness of the elves, and the intelligence of the dwarfs..."
"He writes well."
Maid: "Are you talking about Lord Desinia?"
The tips of Samuel's ears, which were hidden in her hair, were flushed, and she nodded: "Lord Desinia is not much older than me, but he is so powerful that even his father has praised him."
Maid: "But Lord Marquis also scolded him."
"Have you forgotten that Lord Desina deceived the Marquis Lord a few boxes of gold coins with the secret recipe of sugar? Oh, he is too cunning."
The maid couldn't help covering her chest when she said this, as if it was a pity that the Marquis lost countless gold coins but only got a piece of useless waste paper.
Samuel pursed her rosy lips: "But the person who deceived his father is obviously the steward of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce, not the Lord."
The maid wisely did not continue to speak, otherwise, Miss Samuel should be angry again.
The cold wind passed through the pavilion and got into Samuel's cloak, and the person shrank back in the cold, making his face more delicate and delicate.
Samuel's fair and slender hands held up the cup with the pattern of branches and leaves, and took a sip of the hot scented tea, feeling warm all over her body.
Holding the book in one hand and stroking the cup with the other, she couldn't help pouting her lips coquettishly and said, "This flower tea is also what Lord Desinia likes to drink."
Samuel couldn't help thinking - she had heard too much about Lord Desinia, but never saw him in person, this time I heard that Lord Desinia would also come to the meeting between alchemists and physicians ,Maybe…
At this moment, the maid suddenly leaned over and said respectfully, "Sir Marquis."
Samuel turned to look.
—A man walked on the path connecting the pavilion. He also had silver-white hair, a pair of sharp brown eyes and fine lines at the corners of his eyes. He was no longer young, but still handsome.
It was Samuel's father, Marquis Gary Phoebe.
Marquis Galli walked into the pavilion and saw the book in Samuel's hand, with a dissatisfied expression on his face: "My daughter, why do you want to read this book again?"
The maid bowed her head to the anger of the Marquis-sama.
But Samuel was not afraid, hugged the book tightly and said, "Father, I like this book, you can't take away my hobby."
Marquis Galli sat on the chair opposite Samuel and waved the maid to leave.
When the maid disappeared, he said, "My lovely Samuel, you can cultivate some other interests, you don't have to stay at home and read books."
"You can go to a banquet with your friends, or you can go shopping in the street and come back with some groceries."
Samuel was reluctant to do so.
The lives of nobles were mostly dull and boring.
Men go out to socialize.
Women are shopping and chatting.
During the day, sitting in the garden in the morning and after lunch is the leisure time in the afternoon. Aristocratic women sometimes meet to go out for shopping and buy some luxury goods, and then exchange and show off their experience with each other.
After dinner, there is usually a banquet, which is the beginning of the ambiguous mood of the night.
The Phoebes are not the old nobles of the Saint Air Empire.
Originally, he did not live in the royal city, but owned a relatively remote small territory, until Gary Phoebe had the opportunity to have a good position in the royal city, and then the family moved here to live.
But apparently it didn't last long.
Samuel is still very unfamiliar with everything in the Imperial City, and is very resistant to going out.
Because in the eyes of some old nobles in the royal city, they are all small families from small rural areas, and the matter of Marquis Gary Phoebe being tricked into taking away a few boxes of gold coins was secretly ridiculed and ridiculed him. Quick success, eager for success...
Samuel couldn't bear the secret glances of the noble ladies, which made her very uncomfortable.
Obviously she is also a noble lady.
Facing her father's suggestion, Samuel bit her lip and said, "But what to buy, father."
"Is it the new vetiver perfume or the new winter dress, hat, or gloves from the rose clothing store? Or the romantic line of makeup?"
These are all products of the Thorns Chamber of Commerce.
Marquis Galli got stuck, frowned deeply, and said after a while, "My dear Samuel, the Ed Chamber of Commerce also sells the things you mentioned."
"But new products are only in..."
Samuel glanced at her father's face, but didn't say anything later, she pursed her lips: "You know, father, the noble lady needs to get new products to dress herself up as soon as possible, and no one wants to discuss it after it is out of date. These… "
There is currently no Thorns Chamber of Commerce in the Saint Air Empire, nor is it allowed.
But these new products are only sold in the Thorns Chamber of Commerce.
Therefore, if the noble ladies and young ladies of the empire want to get these things that will make them more beautiful, they have to ask someone to go to the not far away Akiyayoli territory or the kingdom of Anas to buy them and bring them back. .
Now, there is even a branch of the Thorns Chamber of Commerce in the Kingdom of Bia.
The noble ladies of the empire privately complained about the boring exclusion of the Ed Chamber of Commerce and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, otherwise they would not have waited long to get the items they needed.
"No one will accompany me to go shopping, they don't like me." Samuel wrinkled his fingers.
Tea time and banquets between nobles are very important places for communication. Only by dressing up with the latest, most beautiful and extravagant things can you show your identity, status and appearance.
This is also the embodiment of the aristocracy.
The Thorns Chamber of Commerce is obviously more important than the Ed Chamber of Commerce in the hearts of these noble ladies and ladies.
Marquis Galli immediately said, "Don't belittle yourself, Samuel, you are the best."
"My daughter is as beautiful and beautiful as Belranka, no one can compare to you."
On this point, the Marquis of Galli is very confident.
"Trust my father, even Princess Lennard of the Empire is not as beautiful as you. Your beauty is worthy of a prince."
"What are you talking about, father."
Samuel couldn't help blushing shyly, and hurriedly covered her cheeks with the pages of a book: "How could I be comparable to a noble imperial princess, let alone a prince..."
"Don't say that again."
These words would make her heart thump, almost jumping out of her chest, both shy and with a vague feeling of ineffable.
Marquis Galli's eyes couldn't help but fall on the book she was holding. As long as he thought of the gold coins that had been cheated out... A burst of anger and suffocation would rise in his heart.
He said, "Samier, is it possible that you love Desinia?!"
Samuel opened her mouth, her face flushed like delicate petals, and she whispered, "I haven't seen him before."
The folds between Marquis Galli's brows deepened: "No, Samuel, dismiss your thoughts."
"Maybe you should go to a few more banquets, instead of hiding in the courtyard all day reading these boring books, they will undoubtedly make you think."
"Samel, you are so beautiful that even if you are not the prince of the empire, the king of a country is enough to match..."
"The exchange meeting between alchemists and physicians is coming, and there will be countless nobles participating in this event. For example, the Grand Duke of Agia Yoli is very good."
"Of course, maybe you'll like the leader of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce."
Marquis Galli said with deep meaning: "He is a Cavendish after all. Even if the throne of Anas Kingdom is a woman now, you must know that she lost her right to be a mother from a long time ago..."
"If you marry Archibald Cavendish, the child you will have in the future will surely be the heir to the kingdom of Anas."
The heat on Samuel's face never subsided, she couldn't help covering her warm cheeks and said, "Father, will they all come to the empire?"
"Of course."
"Recently, His Majesty the King will arrange for a prince to receive the nobles who enter the royal city to participate in the exchange meeting. They will enter the royal city through the main road of Buluo, and then live in the Sheli Hall."
"Can I, can I go take a look on the street? Father."
Marquis Galli hesitated: "You must have the butler and the maid accompany you, Samuel."
"Thank you, father."
Samuel's voice was full of anticipation and excitement.