The Marquis Roosevelt's Mansion is located in the northwest corner of the Garden District, next to an artificial lake called Xiuli Lake. It has a very beautiful environment and a very large area. It is one of the few villas in Sète Port with a private garden.
This villa did not originally belong to the Roosevelt family, but to another aristocratic family. However, due to some debt problems, it was mortgaged to the Roosevelt family. The Roosevelt family did not renovate the villa and only used it as a
Vacation place.
However, as the Roosevelt family began to move the entire family to the Kingdom of America and California, this villa in the largest port of the Kingdom of England gradually became the residence of the Roosevelt family. Almost every once in a while, the Roosevelt family would hold a banquet here.
He has always maintained good relations with the aristocratic circle of the Kingdom of England.
Although the status of merchants in Port of Set is much higher than that of other places in the Kingdom of England due to various reasons, in terms of overall status, it is still far from being comparable to the nobles. Most hosts will hold two banquets.
One door is reserved for nobles, and the other is mainly used by businessmen and ordinary dignitaries. The same is true for the banquets at Marquis Roosevelt's house.
Although the banquet was held in the evening, most of the guests actually came in the evening, and those businessmen and dignitaries came earlier, so the entrance to the mansion specially prepared for businessmen and dignitaries was cleared early.
"The banquet is about to start, and no one should be coming. How about we close the door and have a drink?" the steward in charge of receiving guests suggested to his colleagues next to him.
"Not yet, there is still one guest who has not arrived." The colleague looked down at the list in his hand, shook his head and said.
"Are there any guests who haven't arrived yet?" The steward reached for the list and looked at it, with a look of confusion on his face, and murmured to himself: "Leo Dodd? Is there a big businessman with this name in Port Set?
"
"There is one." Another person responded: "A nouveau riche who came out of nowhere. Not long ago, he bought a lot of properties in the city and invested in a lot of things."
"What a nasty guy!" the steward said with a hint of jealousy.
"He is indeed a hateful guy." Others also said with jealousy.
"How about waiting a while, that guy is coming, let's play tricks on him!" Someone suggested.
Although these people are all servants, as servants of the Roosevelt family, they always think that they are superior to others, especially in front of businessmen. They feel that their status should be higher, but at the same time, they also envy the businessmen's rich pockets.
This twisted mentality makes them always like to make things difficult for small businessmen and nouveau riche who have no background.
After hearing this proposal, everyone felt that such an upstart with no background would not be in trouble even if they were to make things difficult for them, so they all nodded in agreement.
However, among the group of servants, there was one person who seemed to be an exception. He had no intention of joining in. Instead, he looked at his colleagues with a mocking look on his face.
"Frank, do you seem to have any different opinions?" An attentive person quickly noticed his colleague's unusual reaction and asked.
"I don't have any objections, I just don't like to get involved in this matter. Everything you do has nothing to do with me." The man said, showing an attitude of staying out of the matter.
Although Frank is a very unpleasant guy among the many servants, all the servants present have to admit that Frank is very popular with the master of the mansion. In the future, if one of the servants present is selected to be promoted to senior steward, Frank will definitely be the first.
candidates, so Frank can also get some information that no one else can get.
Now Frank suddenly made such an unusual move, which must have some deep meaning. All the servants around him unanimously guessed that Frank must know something.
So, everyone gathered around and said some complimentary words to Frank, hoping to get some news from Frank.
However, Frank seemed to enjoy the feeling of being complimented, but he never let go. It was only when others expressed their impatience that he put forward the conditions and said: "I can tell you, but Leo will wait for a while."
·Dodd is here, I will entertain him, you don’t want to rob him.”
After hearing Frank's words, everyone understood that the Leo Dodd they had just underestimated was probably a hidden predator, not the upstart they thought.
It's just that they care more about Leo Dodd than getting benefits from Leo Dodd, because the most troublesome thing for servants like them who specialize in receiving guests is to offend some people who shouldn't be offended.
Countless servants had been driven away for this reason in the past. They were unwilling to leave such a comfortable environment, so they paid special attention to news related to people's identities.
After everyone agreed to the request, Frank also said: "Actually, I don't know the identity of that person very well..."
"Frank, you deserve a beating!" When everyone heard Frank's words, everyone was very angry. Some people even took off their coats, and it looked like they were going to drag Frank to the woods aside and beat him up.
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Frank shook his hand quickly and said: "Wait, don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet. Although I don't know the identity of that Leo Dodd, I know two things. One is that Leo Dodd
The apartment that O. Dodd lives in now used to belong to the royal family. The second thing is..." As he said, he couldn't help his old habit again, deliberately paused and asked: "Do you remember the Duke of Buckingham's house?
The former housekeeper?”
Although everyone didn't like Frank's problem of stammering, they were still attracted by Frank's words. One of the people with a good memory quickly gave the answer and said: "Are you talking about Butler Sanges?"
"Yes, yes, that's him." Frank nodded repeatedly, and then continued: "The second thing is related to him. Now this Sanges butler has been hired by this Leo Dodd."
At first, when everyone heard this sentence, they did not understand what it meant. So what if Sanges became Leo Dodd's butler? Could it be compared with the fact that Leo Dodd's current residence was once a royal property?
?
But soon some people who understood realized how special the second thing Frank said was, and a look of surprise appeared on their faces. Others who didn't understand also asked questions one after another, and after getting the answers, all of them showed their faces.
A look of contemplation.
Because they know very well that the butlers of the great nobles have a lifelong tenure, and there is no such thing as resigning midway. Resigning midway is often a sign that the steward has made a serious mistake. According to common sense, resignation means death. And Sang
But Butler Jace was able to survive and remain intact after resigning, and was not wiped out by the Duke of Buckingham by some means. This matter has aroused the suspicion of many people in the past.
Although there have been various opinions, none of which is the correct answer, there is one thing that everyone agrees on, that is, Sanges butler must have offended the Duke of Buckingham, and offended him seriously.
Therefore, in order to avoid being implicated, even though many nobles or big businessmen hope to get an experienced butler, no one is willing to hire Sanges as the butler.
But now this Leo Dodd actually hired Sanges butler, and it seems that there has been no accident. Even their master sent an invitation to invite this person to the banquet, so anyone with a little bit of brains can do it.
It is inferred that the identity of this Leo Dodd is unusual.
Thinking of this, all the servants were afraid of their decision to play tricks on Leo Dodd, because if Leo Dodd's identity was really as extraordinary as they suspected, then their decision would definitely make them become those
The fool they once laughed at.
Just when everyone was still in fear, a luxury carriage drawn by four scale horses came quickly from a distance. When it reached the gate of the mansion, the carriage driver stopped the carriage very skillfully and steadily, and then
A servant sitting next to the coachman quickly jumped out of the carriage, opened the door, lowered the steps, and stood quietly aside.
Everyone inside the gate is a very experienced receptionist. From their perspective, it is not difficult to see that both the carriage and the driver are very sophisticated. Only the great nobles will have such equipment.
Seeing this scene, everyone looked at each other, and the name of the person just mentioned appeared in their minds.
Then, they saw a tall, strong and well-dressed young man stepping out of the carriage.
Although everyone saw this young man for the first time and didn't even know his identity, when the young man's eyes swept over them, they all felt a kind of pressure, a feeling that could only be seen as very noble.
It is the kind of pressure only big men have, and it is this kind of pressure that makes them involuntarily lower their heads to show submission.
At this moment, no one had any doubts about the identity of Leo Dodd. They had already determined from the bottom of their hearts that the man in front of them was a hidden big shot. Thinking that the apartment he now lived in was once a royal property, they couldn't help but guess what they were seeing.
The person is probably a member of the British royal family.
After the young man got off the bus, the servant immediately stepped forward and followed him. He took the invitation from the young man's hand and handed it to Frank, who took the initiative to take charge of the reception.
At this time, Frank's face didn't have the arrogant expression just now, and was replaced by a look of submission. He lowered his head, walked to Leo, and introduced very enthusiastically: "I am Frank, sir. You are in the mansion."
The reception servant here, sir, please come with me. The dinner will be held in the main hall. After the dinner, there will be a dance. In addition, you all also like to play cards and chess..."
Leo looked at the somewhat enthusiastic servant, raised his hand to interrupt him, and asked in a deep voice: "Has Sir Fidia Roland arrived?"
"Sir Phediah Roland?" Frank was stunned and subconsciously wanted to answer, but his self-control still controlled his urge to speak out, and he changed his words: "I'm very sorry, I have other possible information.
I cannot reveal it, but you can look for it at the banquet and you may be able to find Sir Roland."
"You are very good." Leo saw that the servant in front of him was able to maintain his integrity even after being suppressed by his own life level. This showed that this servant's will was extraordinary, which also made Leo's affection for the Roosevelt family.
Gained a new understanding of strength.
Leo did not force the servant to answer, but took out the prepared bait letter from his pocket, attached a few gold shields and handed it to Frank, saying: "You can give this letter to Fei later.
Sir Dia Loren."
Frank's breathing became faster when he saw the large gold shields, but he still resisted the urge to agree. Instead, he calmly and quickly thought through the relevant rules in his mind to confirm that the act of sending letters would not
After making a bad impression on himself, he took the letter and said that he would hand it over to Sir Phediah Rowland.
Afterwards, Frank led Leo into the mansion from the front. On the way, he introduced some landscapes of the gardens in Ojue Mansion from time to time, and soon the two of them arrived at the main hall.
"If you need anything else, please summon me directly. I will wait for your instructions outside the door!" Frank ordered Leo to the reception attendant in the main hall, then saluted Leo and pointed to a servant at the door.
Waiting place.
"Yes!" Leo nodded and entered the hall under the guidance of the reception attendant.
In order to have a suitable place to hold banquets, Marquis Roosevelt converted the leisure building in the garden into a banquet hall. I don’t know whether it was because of hobbies or other reasons. The top decoration of this hall was all made of vinylon.
Various churches use the mark badges to represent the gods, and there are even some very famous evil god badges on the ground. It is these badges that make the entire banquet hall look mysterious and weird. Many people think that if such a hall is placed in the world of Velen
On other continents, it would definitely be considered blasphemy, and I am afraid it would have been removed by the church long ago.
At this moment, long tables were neatly arranged in the banquet hall, and people were sitting on both sides of the table. Because the banquet had not officially started yet, the people sitting there did not show too much restraint, and they all
Talking and discussing with people I know next to me, these voices gathered together, making the whole hall seem a bit noisy.
Under the leadership of the attendant, Leo came to a long table on the right side of the hall near a stag statue, and sat down next to the stag statue.
Seeing this stag statue, Leo was slightly stunned, because he found that the stag statue seemed to be the white deer in the Black Forest.
Although the deer in the world of Velen all look similar, the white deer in the Black Forest has a very strange pair of antlers on its head. The stag statue in front of you has exactly such a pair of antlers. It is obvious that the person who carved this statue
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