As the melodious and elegant palace dance music played, a group of bejeweled aristocratic women and ladies began to be hugged on the arms of a group of aristocratic men and young men, singing and dancing in the dim and gentle light.
The wind is diffuse.
During this period, Ilosu refused countless invitations from noble ladies on the grounds that he could not dance, and Fiona mercilessly rejected many noble children who came after her. The two of them were still wearing armor and had not changed it.
The dress looks extremely unique on this luxurious palace dance floor.
At this time, three people came over, two men and one woman. Based on the information about the royal family members they had seen before, Eloise immediately knew the official crown prince Ivan, the second prince Peter and the young princess Yekaterin who came.
Na.
Crown Prince Ivan is about thirty years old, with an extraordinary imposing manner, a handsome face and a mustache, which makes him look more mature than his peers.
The second prince Peter is about 27 or 28 years old. He is tall and handsome. He has a different temperament from Ivan. He is very sunny and like the big brother next door. He does not feel the distance of being a prince at all.
The emperor's only little princess, Ekaterina, is about twenty years old. She has a pair of bright green eyes, as bright as stars. Between her frown and smile, her noble look is naturally revealed, making people marvel at her elegance.
With her dazzling beauty, all beauties were eclipsed in front of Ekaterina, and even Fiona's appearance was suppressed.
Seeing the princes and princesses of the empire walking toward Eloise and Fiona, the noble ladies and young gentlemen all left in a sensible manner.
"How are you? The aristocratic ladies in the imperial capital are very enthusiastic, aren't they?" Second Prince Peter teased with a smile, and extended his hand to Eloise, "Hello, my name is Peter."
Eloise held Peter's hand and said awkwardly: "I really can't dance, so I disappoint those noble ladies."
Peter said nonchalantly: "Who are those ladies? Of course they don't take it seriously because you are so outstanding, Eloise. This is Miss Fiona, would you like to dance with me?"
When it came to Fiona, Peter's eyes widened.
"I don't know how to dance, you've found the wrong person." Fiona didn't show any mercy to Peter, which made Peter a little embarrassed to get off the stage.
At this time, Crown Prince Ivan, who had been silent, quickly spoke up to resolve the embarrassment: "Peter, don't embarrass our most distinguished guest. You should say, Miss Fiona, should I invite you to go hunting in the royal gardens?"
When Fiona heard that she could hunt, her eyes suddenly glowed, and she said with great joy: "I have long heard that Ludendorff's Royal Garden has many kinds of wild animals and is a famous hunting ground. How about we go there tomorrow?" After that,
Looking at Ivan and the others eagerly.
Ivan couldn't help but froze, thinking: "I'm just trying to lighten the mood, how come this lady still takes her seriously?"
"Ludendorff's Royal Garden is far away from Waldenhof. It's a four-day journey back and forth. I'm afraid I won't have time these days. Don't you still have to settle various matters and discuss alliances with the two southern empires?
Miss Fiona, do you think this is a good idea? When everything is settled, I will take you hunting myself." Ekaterina's natural voice sounded like a spring breeze, cleverly resolving Ivan and Peter.
An embarrassing situation for the two of them.
"Okay." Fiona couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when she heard that she wouldn't be able to go hunting in the royal gardens these days.
Yekaterina walked slowly to Ilosu, stared at him, and said gently: "Your Excellency Ilosu, can you dance with me?"
Facing Yekaterina's initiative, Ilos was a little at a loss and said: "Your Highness, I really can't dance, and I'm wearing armor, so I'm afraid it will affect your elegance."
When Fiona saw Yekaterina taking the initiative to invite Ilosu, she couldn't help but feel a little hostile towards Yekaterina.
"It doesn't matter. Court dance is relatively simple. I can teach you. With your talent, you will soon become a dancer." Yekaterina still chased after Elos.
Seeing that Catherine was so ignorant, Fiona was about to have a fit when Grand Duke Gros and Charles III came over with wine glasses.
"Eloise, it is not the behavior of a gentleman to refuse a lady's invitation." Charles III looked at the Grand Duke of Gros.
"That's right, Eloise, it's no big deal to dance. Don't do anything ungentlemanly. Besides, Ekaterina is the most beloved little princess in the empire." Archduke Gros said, "As for ladies,
It is the privilege to refuse invitations from men." After speaking, Grand Duke Gros winked at Charles III.
Charles III laughed and drank all the wine in the glass. "Forget it, you young people can decide for yourselves." After saying that, he and the Grand Duke of Gros left to chat with other low-ranking nobles and important ministers.
Eloise looked at Fiona, only to see Fiona turn away and gritted her teeth and said: "Don't look at me, you can jump if you want." At the same time, he saw the second prince Peter looking at her expectantly, and he immediately
Qi said: "Don't look at me either. My father said that a woman has the right to refuse a man's invitation to dance. It is not considered rude."
This made everyone present extremely embarrassed, and the most embarrassed one among them was Peter. His always irresistible male charm was put to the test today.
Seeing this, Elos could only extend his right hand to Ekaterina, "Princess Ekaterina, can I invite you to teach me a dance?"
"Of course" Ekaterina held Eloise's hand with a soft pair of hands, and the two of them walked elegantly to the dance floor.
Even if Fiona was unhappy, she couldn't say anything else at the moment. She could only look at Ekaterina's back bitterly, picked up the wine on the table and drank it down in one gulp. Seeing this, Ivan and Peter didn't want to make themselves unhappy.
After looking at each other, they said goodbye to Fiona in a tacit understanding and went to find another dance partner.
On the dance floor, Ekaterina patiently taught Ilosu the steps and techniques of court dance. Fortunately, Ilosu is a martial arts genius. Can dance be difficult to practice martial arts?
Soon, Elos could keep up with Ekaterina's rhythm in a decent manner. The two of them were like two butterflies, swimming on the dance floor, as graceful as a startling giant, as graceful as a swimming dragon.
The duet of the most handsome men and beauties from across the continent soon became the focus of the party. In the end, everyone stopped dancing and watched the two of them dance together.
Ilosu, wearing plate armor and with the help of light footsteps, does not look clumsy at all. The blue dress worn by Ekaterina is more shocking like cold spring water. The knight and the princess are a combination of violence and beauty.
, it can be said to be a match made in heaven.
This was the thought that occurred in the hearts of everyone present. Seeing the two dancing gracefully, some people even felt ashamed of themselves.
After the song ended, there was thunderous applause on the dance floor, and everyone applauded. Ilosu immediately let go of his arms around her slender waist and gave everyone a knight salute, while Ekaterina held up a skirt in each hand.
He raised his head, squatted down slightly, and made a ladylike salute.
Suddenly, a tall aristocratic young man roughly squeezed through the crowd, causing a burst of dissatisfaction. When they saw who it was, most of them shut up and did not dare to complain.
The aristocratic young man walked up to Yekaterina, without even looking at Ilosu, and said angrily: "Princess Yekaterina, why did you just refuse my invitation to dance with this country bumpkin? Did you
Don’t you understand my heart?”
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar. Although the nobles in the imperial capital thought that the Shire people were country bumpkins, in the presence of both the Emperor and the Grand Duke of Shire, those who dared to ridicule Ilosu as a country bumpkin in public were afraid.
They were not crazy. The group of people watching the excitement retreated and stayed away from the three people at the center of the storm. The nobles of the imperial capital liked to watch the excitement, but they did not want to become the excitement themselves, so it was better to stay away and watch the show.
"Augustus, watch your words. Our friend from Charles is our most noble guest. Now, immediately, apologize to Eloise." Catherine was very angry. She, who had always been a well-behaved lady, burst out at this moment.
It was the most extreme anger that her cultivation could produce.
"I'm just an adopted son, and he's worthy of dancing with you?" A noble young man named Augustus forcefully shook off the hand of a companion who was trying to persuade him to restrain himself, and stared at Eloise with hatred, "Country boy,
If you have self-awareness, just crawl back to the Shire by yourself!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of Grand Duke Gros and Fiona instantly darkened. Grand Duke Gros's status and self-cultivation did not allow him to do anything extraordinary, so he just snorted coldly. Fiona was different, she was already fiery.
His temper, coupled with the stimulation he received from Ekaterina and Ilosu's dance tonight, immediately exploded, and he wanted to rush forward to teach this unbridled maniac a lesson.
Upon seeing this, Archduke Gross immediately stopped Fiona and said coldly: "Is this the way Wadenhof treats guests?"
Charles III was furious, "Augustus, are you crazy? Where is the Marquis of Galil? Let's see what good son you have raised." Charles III said it in every word at the end, and anyone could see it.
He was so angry that even Augustus broke out in a cold sweat, blaming himself for speaking indiscriminately.
This was a tall and thin middle-aged nobleman who ran over from the crowd, rounded his arms and gave Augustus a big hand. Red and swollen five-finger palm prints immediately appeared on his face. He then knelt down on one knee and offered his respects to Charles III and Charles III.
The Grand Duke of Gross apologized, "Your Majesty, Grand Duke of Gross, please forgive me for teaching me. I drank too much wine today, so I spoke so freely. I hope that Your Majesty and the Grand Duke will forgive me."
Only then did Grand Duke Gros regain his composure and mocked himself: "It doesn't matter, we Shire people are indeed country bumpkins when we come to the imperial capital."
Charles III quickly smoothed things over, "We Albrexians are also country bumpkins in the eyes of the Southerners."
Charles III looked at everyone present, especially Augustus, and said sternly: "I don't want to hear this word on any occasion in the future!"
Everyone immediately said yes.
The Marquis of Galil walked up to Augustus and said in an angry tone: "You traitor, why don't you go over and apologize to Grand Duke Gros and Young Master Eloise!"
Augustus, who was a little frightened at first, suddenly became angry when he heard that he wanted to apologize to these country bumpkins from the Shire. Was Dabidu's punishment just now in vain? What's more, after hearing Archduke Gros mocking himself for being a country bumpkin, Augustus suddenly became angry.
Gusdu felt that this group of Shire people might not have enough confidence to act arrogantly in the imperial capital, so he got the courage from nowhere and started seeking death.
"I refuse to apologize." Augustus turned to Eloise and raised his head, "You pretty boy with oily hair and pink face, what else do you have besides this face? Do you dare to have a championship showdown with me?"
Everyone present was shocked. They all looked at Augustus as if he was mentally retarded. They thought to themselves: This fool must be sick. Your Majesty and the Grand Duke have given him a hard time. He still dares to challenge someone to a duel. It doesn’t cost the royal family anything.
Do you want it?
When the Marquis of Galil saw Charles III's face turn livid in an instant, he immediately felt as if he was dead. It seemed that his political future and family interests had been ruined by this rebellious son, and the efforts of several generations had been wasted.
Although Augustus felt a little regretful at the moment, he had blocked his escape route. It seemed that he could only save the face of the royal family and the Galil family a little through a duel. Augustus was very confident about dueling.
He studied under a Holy Swordsman from the Xirel Empire since childhood, and was promoted to Silver rank at the age of only twenty-two. Although his martial arts skills have been somewhat neglected in the past two years, he still has this confidence. I don't believe that a Shire country bumpkin has nothing but his face.
, the strength can be stronger than him.
At this moment, no one can stop him anymore. The matter has reached this point and it is irreversible. If Augustus wins the duel, no matter how angry His Majesty the Emperor is, he can still save some face. On this point, the nobles of the imperial capital on the scene have the same position.
One can only hope that Augustus can win the duel.
Augustus took off his gloves, secretly summoned up his fighting spirit, and threw it at Eloise, hoping that this would make Eloise look embarrassed in public.
This is the duel etiquette agreed upon by the knights. One party throws his glove to the other party, and the other party catches it, which means that he is willing to accept the duel.
The duel is the most sacred ceremony in the martial Albrex Empire. The official name is the duel of champions. It is similar to the orc's Makgora. Once it starts, it cannot be stopped. Those who dare not accept the duel will be regarded as cowards and will be humiliated.
Accompany a lifetime.
The white gloves wrapped in fighting spirit flew straight towards Ilosu's face. When they were about to hit him, the white gloves quietly turned into powder. This shocked Augustus. He seemed to have underestimated this country bumpkin.
Already.
Eloise looked at the slightly panicked Augustus and said calmly.