After sailing on the Volley River for more than half a month, Xia Zoe adapted well, and the three beasts and brown sugar were also able to bear well.
Because the ride was smooth, there was no seasickness.
Xia Zuoyi even once saw Snowball stand up and claw on the side of the boat with his front paws, looking down at the fish jumping out of the river, with his tail swaying behind him, looking curious.
The fleet is approaching the Anas Empire.
Judit brought a stack of carefully selected clothes, and said to Xia Zoe with a soft gaze, "Lord, it's time to change."
Xia Zuoyi, who was paralyzed in the seat and sunbathing in a wide shirt and suspenders for the sake of being cool: "...Can't I wait a while and wear it again?"
The little lord shrugged his brows, his expression quite pitiful and hot.
The answer is naturally no.
Judit gently refused.
- How could the lord of Desinia appear in the port of the Anas Empire in a disheveled manner.
The dignity of the nobility is - even if the weather is hot, you have to button up to the top, wear vests and strict coats meticulously, and put on boots.
Xia Zoe had no choice but to follow the responsible butler Judit to the cabin to change clothes.
—A soft blouse woven from fine linen, and black trousers with a waist. The waist is stitched with dark brown fabrics, and the outside is tied with crossed thin belts. There is an insignificant transition and a thin waist.
On the feet are leather shoes and boots that expose the ankles, which visually elongate the legs.
As for the coat, it is a short cardigan suit with a thorn rose-style badge on the right chest and a silver chain underneath, which is refreshing and unconventional.
But no matter how elegant and decent it is, when you put it on, you can say, hot.
The weather after May has gotten to the point of sweating.
Xia Zoe stood on the deck enjoying the river breeze, and finally saw the distant imperial port and the crowded crowd when the fleet slowed down.
Tosi Cavendish deliberately undertook the task of coming down from the port to meet Desinia from the hands of the king.
He drove away the stranded people in the port in advance, cleared away the unsightly ships, and lined up the knights in armor on the shore, only to wait for the arrival of Desinia to severely dampen his spirit and destroy his prestige.
The suppression from the very beginning made Desinia understand that a small lord in the empire can only be slaughtered by others.
Tosi came early and the weather was hot.
The standard aristocratic attire of a long coat and trousers made him sweat profusely, even if the servants kept fanning the wind next to him, it would not help.
Not to mention the knight standing on the shore of the port wearing chainmail, his body wrapped tightly, only a face and hands were exposed, which were soaked with sweat, almost to the point of coma.
But once they fall, they can't afford it, and they will definitely be held accountable by the Marquis.
It didn't take long.
Just as Tosi was pacing impatiently by the port, the Grand Duke of Archiayoli arrived.
Although he was the king's illegitimate son and a marquis, Tosi did not dare to put on airs in front of the grand duke.
He was jealous of the other party, but he could only hold his nose and say hello honestly.
Why did the Archduke Archiejoli come here
Orville, dressed in simple clothes, looked at the river with his hands behind his back, his expression focused.
He brought not many people, only personal subordinates and entourage, and Robert was one of them.
Orville disliked Tosi, always too lazy to answer his questions, often by Robert.
Robert: "Lord Marquis, the Grand Duke came to the port to pick up Lord Desinia for a visit and stay at the mansion. The Grand Duke is responsible for all arrangements of Lord Desinia within the empire."
"This is not appropriate." Tosi said stiffly, "Your Majesty ordered me to receive..."
Orville looked at him coldly: "Your Majesty has me there."
Tosi's face instantly turned blue and white, extremely ugly.
It is not the first time that he has been refuted by the Duke of Orville without giving him any face.
After all, in the Anas Empire, the Akiyayoli family holds enormous power.
Orville inherited the title of Grand Duke at a young age, and is highly valued by the family, even His Majesty will give him three points of face.
To put it horribly, his illegitimate son is not qualified to show his existence in front of Orville Achiayoli.
But Tosi's illegitimate son can let the king put him on the bright side, which means that he still has a lot of ways to please people, and he knows more about who can't be offended.
So Tosi forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and wanted to say something to Orville kindly, when Robert suddenly pointed to the river in the distance and shouted: "Grand Duke, the fleet of Lord Desinia has arrived!"
Tosi subconsciously turned his head to look-
- The fleet with the flag of thorns and roses raised high broke through the sparkling river and came to the port. The dazzling sunlight shone down, as if plated with a dazzling golden edge for the entire fleet.
Flocks of water birds circled and flew around, and there seemed to be an eagle chirping in the sky.
The next moment, the waterfowl scattered and flew high suddenly, as if a dynamic picture was slowly unfolded, directly jumping into people's hearts, making people want to sigh involuntarily.
Countless ships broke the water and slowly lined up as they approached the port.
Fortunately, Tosi drove away all the ships parked at this port in advance in order to give Xia Zoe a chance to disembark, otherwise it would be a problem to stop.
Many people are sighing.
However, such an astonishing and shocking scene made Tosi's expression difficult to see and I didn't know how to describe it. The housekeeper tried his best to reduce his sense of existence and did not dare to touch his bad luck.
Eventually, Desinia's fleet lined up in port.
The long wooden planks were put down, and two columns of soldiers, led by Fernandi and Valk, appeared on the sides of the ship respectively. The red and black undercoats and silver armor protected important body parts. The light and thin new armor was not cumbersome at all, but instead More atmosphere.
Tosi bit the twitching soft flesh on his cheeks, and forced the corners of his mouth to speak when he saw a half-big black panther jump out from the deck.
Immediately, the three huge beasts also suddenly followed over the springboard to the ground, causing a burst of exclamation and panic.
The people around kept retreating, the knight clenched his weapon tightly, and because Tosi got closer, the blood on his face disappeared and his lips trembled because he was frightened by the sudden beast.
When he ducked back in panic, he accidentally bit the flesh around his mouth with his teeth, his face twisted and funny in pain.
Orville's expression remained unchanged, and he even wanted to take a step forward.
Finally stopped by the equally pale Robert - Grand Duke, don't you see the sharp teeth and claws of the beast? !
The briquettes roared at Brown Sugar, as if educating disobedient children. Brown Sugar stopped and turned around, but hid by Xue Tuan's side.
This is entirely because when the ship was docked at the port, the hull was unstable. Brown Sugar was lying beside the briquettes chasing the raised tail with white stripes on a black background. As a result, one did not notice that his paws slipped and gnawed the hair on his mouth.
Xia Zoe slowly got off the board at this time.
Fernandi and Valk followed closely with two columns of soldiers.
Samuel did not follow and stayed on the ship on standby. The soldiers on the other ships did not land either. The springboard was lowered and several soldiers were assigned to guard on both sides of the ship.
And the two columns of soldiers who followed Xia Zoe alone compared the knights brought by Tosi.
Although he is a young boy, he is tall and has long legs and a beautiful appearance. Xia Zuoyi was still thinking about which nobleman the Anas Empire would send to receive him, but he didn't expect to see "acquaintances" after coming down.
"Lord Duke, long time no see."
Xia Zoe completely ignored the marquis who was frightened aside, and nodded to Orville, "You arrange it?"
Orville: "Please come and stay in my mansion."
"it is good."
Although Xia Zuoyi was a little surprised, he would not refuse. Living in a grand duke's mansion would save him a lot of trouble.
Tosi took a step forward with an ugly face: "Desinia, it's me..."
The big golden lion happened to be in front of him, and with a flick of its tail, it almost hit Tosi in the face.
Tosi stepped back two or three steps with soft legs, and was supported by the butler's arm.
He looked at Xia Zuoyi's puzzled look, and just wanted to speak again, but Orville suddenly reached out and put his hand on Xia Zuoyi's shoulder, turned around, and said away.
He heard Desina from a distance asking who he was
Orville: Never mind.
Tosi: Shit.
…
Tosi Cavendish dropped quite a few things when he went back, not to mention.
After Xia Zoe was properly arranged by the Duke, he sent someone to the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce to find Boris.
He came early, eight days before the Queen's birthday dinner began.
Xia Zuoyi intends to fully lease the port where his fleet is docked, prohibiting others from entering the port, and this port belongs to the industry of the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce, and it is just right to discuss with Boris.
Boris asked, "What do you want to do?"
Xia Zuoyi: "Of course it's business, and the nobles of the Anas Empire should not be short of money."
Boris is puzzled: "Doing business?"
"There is no store of the Thorns Chamber of Commerce in Wangcheng. What are you going to do? What's more, the business should have nothing to do with leasing the port..."
"You'll know then."
Facing Xia Zoe's insistence, Boris nodded in agreement.
The next day, the port where the Desinia fleet was stationed was changed.
The shore where the boat was docked was beaten and beaten by many soldiers dragging wood, building simple booths. In front of each booth was a conspicuous wooden board with the items to be sold, name, price, etc. written on it.
Lemon candy, rose candy, syrup wraps cut fruit skewers on wooden sticks, uses syrup to draw shapes on a smooth chopping board…
Fashionable and beautiful women's ribbons, hats, novelty decorations...
Put the dried rose petals in a jar, add salt, honey, etc., stir evenly, and seal.
After the time of two hourglasses, open it and pour out the excess water, then add sugar and stir to seal. The fermentation time is ten to fifteen days, and the fleet can just take it out after it reaches the Anas Empire.
The pickled rose candy is placed in a small bowl. The color is bright and attractive, and the air has the aroma of roses and the sweetness of sugar.
It seems to be more popular than lemon candy.
Xia Zoe ordered someone to prepare the bread, and spreading rose sugar between two slices of bread is an irresistible delicacy.
Of course, the price is prohibitively expensive.