At night, on the main road outside the castle, a line of people holding torches stood on both sides, stretching for several miles. The superficial intention was to light up the way for the guests. After all, some people just like to show off their status and arrive at the last minute.
The sun usually sets at this time. The intention behind it is of course to show off the financial resources of the Grand Duke's family and to support his own granddaughter's debut in social situations.
The small square that was originally used to review military appearances was usually a parking lot for various vehicles of the Duke's Guard. However, in order to welcome guests, those big guys were moved to other places first, including the Grand Duke's customized cars. Now.
There are all kinds of carriages parked here, just like the idiom - there are so many crowns and covers.
A large flag was hung on the iconic iron-gray outer wall of the castle. The most eye-catching and largest one is of course the family crest flag of the Kavey family. Then there is the secondary title belonging to the Grand Duke of Kavey.
The flags of the local regiments assigned by the Grand Duchy. A sea of flags decorated the front of the castle in colorful colors.
Under the guidance of the attendant, we entered the grand banquet hall of the castle. The arrangement that started here was different from what someone thought.
Different from the plays someone watched on Earth and the aristocratic gatherings he attended while in the Lost Lands, the aristocratic banquets of the Gwana Empire had separate social occasions for men and women. Perhaps at the opening and important ceremonies
, they will appear on the same occasion, but basically men play with men, women play with women, and the two sides have separate activities.
On occasions where men and women attend together, the women of the empire will definitely wear veils, floor-length skirts, and long sleeves that can hide their hands. Basically, the principle is not to expose any skin.
Of course, for foreign guests and non-empire women, the Gwana Empire will not force them to comply with their customs. However, the main thing is not to be excessively exposed. In the empire, people will wear revealing clothes in public places and in front of men.
There is only one kind of person - prostitute. Therefore, if women do not want to cause misunderstandings, they must respect local customs in the Gwana Empire.
Because social occasions are separated for men and women, the nobles of the Gwana Empire do not hold any form of dances, but instead hold concerts. Under the pleasant music, the nobles chat about daily life, or have secret conversations that can shake the entire fandom.
The content of the local situation. And the musicians, waiters, etc., of course, distinguish between men and women and do not communicate with each other.
The reason for such a strict distinction is that in addition to the unique customs and habits of the Gwana Empire, in purely female situations, they will also take off their disguises and remove their veils. Compared with the nobles in other places, men and women
Mixed banquets are even worse.
If there is a lustful man, don't think that you can "accidentally" walk into such a place and enjoy the beauty of the crowd. Then you can escape intact, whether you are urinating or pretending to be crazy while drinking.
Basically, if something like this happens, look at how many women are present, and the man who breaks in is equivalent to making a feud with the family behind all the women.
If that person is a commoner, don't hesitate to chop him down first. If he is a noble, depriving him of his inheritance rights on the grounds of "imprudence", or forcibly passing the title to other members of his family, and then forcibly retiring, it is all
What actually happened. Even wars broke out between nobles and nobles.
Therefore, even the emperor did not dare to break into a purely female social situation. In the history of the Gwana Empire, there were cases where the emperor's heir did this, and then his inheritance rights were revoked and he was exiled to the frontier. Because at that time If the reigning emperor did not compromise like this, the Gwana Empire would directly fall apart and disintegrate due to rebellions in various places.
It is precisely because of this custom of separating men and women that the nobles of the Gwana Empire will not deliberately introduce family members of the opposite sex. Unless it is a child's coming-of-age ceremony, of course they will show them out. However, female family members will not be introduced in front of male guests. They still wear veils and other clothing that can cover themselves tightly.
And someone who intervenes in arranging the ceremony must of course comply with the customs of the empire. It is never a good habit to be independent, and someone does not want to be caught in a pig cage for a trivial matter that goes against local customs. So although it is mentioned We had a lot of opinions, but we still discussed it with the deacons of the old duke and came up with a ceremony arrangement that was acceptable to them.
First of all, the first change is the arrangement of music. At the strong request of Marquis Balan, the musicians belonging to the Duke's family all learned new music from Halloumi. Of course, pop music is not suitable for this occasion, but The classical music in someone's memory is very suitable for the atmosphere of this kind of aristocratic banquet, and it is not inconsistent if used as background music.
Fortunately, someone has experienced over and over... upgrades? changes? Anyway, my memory is so good that it is no longer like normal humans. When I was studying, I used to listen to classical music to relieve stress. It can be said that I have listened to all the music of famous artists. .
Of course, relying on these memories alone, someone can just hum. Halumi spent a lot of time writing the hum from someone's mouth into music scores, so that the classic music of the earth can be reproduced in the lost land.
The biggest difference between this music and the original music of Midi is that it is played in parts. Different instruments have different scores and play different music. Then they are combined to form melodious music.
The original music of Midi consists of multiple instruments, most of which are the same instruments, or at least similar in nature, playing the same music. It is more like a place without speakers. This method is used to amplify the sound and let everyone Everyone can hear the music.
In this case, Halumi found out some musicians who could only pretend but could not actually play the instrument. Or their skills were not proficient enough to be worthy of being hired by a duke family. They were just relying on the unknown. Where did the relationship come from, and he joined the Grand Duke's family to make a living. Of course, these people were fired. For this reason, the girl also received unknown threats.
How could a blond girl who had only seen the world and experienced life and death worry about the revenge of such a noble family? She directly handed the threatening letter to the deacon of Marquis Balan, so naturally someone would do it for her.
This can only mean that the other party made a mistake and mistakenly thought that this doll-like girl was just a wandering musician who was accidentally picked up by the Grand Duke himself or other deacons.
If the other party is really of this status, then it is definitely a high-profile job to enter the Grand Duke's family. Because female wandering musicians usually work part-time jobs to earn meager travel expenses. Such people are also low-level in the eyes of the servants of the Grand Duke's family. of.
But Harumi didn't mention her status as a magic apprentice, or a high-ranking member of the Ikaruga Alliance. Having followed their teacher through life and death for such a long time, and with Fen teaching her by word and deed, their nerves had already been extremely tempered.
Crude and trivial conspiracies are usually ignored as long as they are not fatal.
What's more, for the blond girl, she is already busy enough preparing for the apprenticeship ceremony of Marquis de Balan, so there is no time to worry about such a trivial matter.
It is obviously not practical for a group of people who can play musical instruments to suddenly master symphony-level music. So Hallumi adjusted the score so that everyone can still use the original instruments they are good at, but just play different parts.
That's all. She also specially asked the Grand Duke for a few good horn players in the army to supplement the wind section and form a small orchestra.
More importantly, she led the Grand Duke's craftsmen to make a piano. Their teacher always stayed on the drawings and did not actually build the instrument. On Earth, there is a saying that a piano is equal to a symphony orchestra. So by Ha
Rumi played the piano herself and paired it with other people's orchestral music. To some people, it was rubbish, but to the ears of the natives of Midi, it was amazing.
It was also difficult for the girl to master the piano playing method in a short period of time. Although the music played was still very raw to someone's ears. However, the nobleman of the Gwana Empire who believed that his musical taste was the best in the entire land.
They all stood still and listened intently to the piano concerto that the blonde girl and others had practiced.
The opening of the halloumi opened a unique banquet for the nobles of the empire. Under the guidance of the waiter, the male and female guests went in different directions. It was easiest for the male guests to go directly to the grand banquet hall.
The way of eating is no longer a long table, where the host has to arrange seats according to his or her status, which is a headache. Instead, it is a walk-around buffet, which of course also provides dining seats. This format is not only convenient for walking around and chatting.
In addition, it also helps people with ulterior motives to walk together without leaving a trace and discuss their plans in secret.
Female guests have a little more trouble. They will first enter a small room where they are used to tidy up their appearance. Under the service of their own maids, they will remove their veils and heavy robes, revealing the gorgeous clothes and jewelry underneath. Then they will officially
Enter the banquet hall for women.
Once the shackles are released, the women of the Gwana Empire are as beautiful as the female nobles of other countries. Noble fabrics, close-fitting tailoring, exquisite lace and various decorations, colorful and bright colors,
Every woman is like a peacock in full bloom, attracting and competing with each other.
After the men and women were separated, the musicians also went to different banquet venues to perform according to their gender. However, Halumi did not continue to do this kind of showmanship. Of course, he was taught how to use relevant instruments and new music scores.
The musicians hired by the Grand Duke. What this group of people who make music their profession lack is just proficiency.
Although he is still not very proficient, the freshness brought by the music played by the divisional ensemble is enough to cover up the unobvious flaws. More importantly, the food provided in the buffet format is so delicious that the nobles
It’s hard to imagine. I can’t even take into account the slight flaws in the music.
At first glance, they couldn't tell what the ingredients of many things were. Because they were all carved into flowers, made into balls, or kneaded with other ingredients into different shapes. You had to wait until you took a bite to taste them.
.In other words, these foods not only look pleasing to the eye, but also taste unforgettable.
It can be said that just with the opening music and the food at the banquet, Grand Duke Kawei really managed to get the upper hand. All the participating nobles realized that the strength of this great noble was still the same, and even more powerful than before.