Chapter781 The banquet is not for choosing a concubine.
Demacia's capital, royal palace.
The palace dinner convened by Jarvan III was held as scheduled. The guests who came to the banquet were either rich or noble, especially each guest brought with him an extremely beautiful female family member, which made the banquet hall look like a garden with hundreds of flowers blooming.
A banquet of this level is extremely rare even in Demacia, and now it is the first time, for no other reason than to climb a branch and become a phoenix.
The golden candlesticks on the long banquet table were illuminated with bright candlelight. The rare delicacies were neatly placed on the white tablecloth by the palace maids, with neat dinner plates, knives and forks placed next to them for everyone to take as they pleased.
It's just that the king and the main guests of the banquet haven't appeared yet, so naturally there will be no blind guests dining at will.
While waiting quietly, the door of the corridor leading to the palace was slowly pushed open by the guards. Jarvan III, wearing a jeweled gold silk cloak and a luxurious emerald crown, walked side by side with Lester, who was wearing a black and red imperial marshal's dress.
Behind them were their respective women and family members. It is worth mentioning that Tiana, who was wearing a formal dress, was also in the [Imperial Emperor's] women's team, accompanying the three Syndra women.
A small number of men's eyes were on the emperor's female relatives, while the eyes of most men and all women were focused on the face of the god-like young man next to Jarvan III. Leicester, who had mastered the power of lust, turned men and women
It is suitable for all ages, and its unique charm is fully reflected.
Jarvan III's princess, son, and Misha stopped on the high platform. Jarvan III and Lester, who had attracted much attention, came to the main seat and picked up the wine glasses on the maid's silver tray.
"Thank you dear ladies for coming to the banquet. As the guests gather together, please allow me, an old man, to say a few more words.
The kingdom is enjoying peaceful development, but signs of war are looming on the mainland.
For the sake of peace between the two countries, His Majesty the Emperor Leicester personally sent an envoy to the Kingdom regardless of the danger. I am overwhelmed by such courage and courage, so I signed a peace treaty with His Majesty Leicester. This dinner is for no other reason than to pay tribute to the Holy Spirit.
His Majesty the Emperor, Leicester, comes to rest,
For the emperor’s fearless courage, this first cup! I first pay tribute to His Majesty Leicester!”
"Your Majesty Leicester!"
The guests in the audience raised their glasses in response to their king. Leicester also took a sip from his glass and nodded to everyone, which made many lose their concentration.
When Jarvan III drank the red wine in one gulp, the king's maid slowly filled it up again and retreated silently.
"Now that the overall situation has been decided, peace has descended on the beautiful and sacred land of Demacia. From now on, the two countries will be as close as brothers. Not only in trade, the two countries will also be close.
military alliance,
The world is so big, no matter which country or state dares to invade Noxus or Demacia, it will definitely lead to a joint counterattack from the two countries!
The second cup is a tribute to the friendship between the two countries! The friendship between Germany and Norway will last forever!"
"The friendship between Germany and Norway lasts forever!"
After drinking the second glass of wine, Jarvan III was already half tipsy. When the maid refilled the glass of wine, Jarvan III laughed to himself.
"This third cup is a tribute to all my dear friends!
I believe that all of you have also heard about the upcoming marriage between Demacia and Noxus in order to strengthen the friendship between the two countries.
It’s a pity that I didn’t give birth to a beautiful princess and marry His Majesty Leicester as his concubine, otherwise there would be no such banquet? From this point of view, you should be grateful to me!”
Everyone laughed and cheered for Jarvan III, but Lester laughed and said nothing.
"Marriage candidates can only be selected from among the nobles of the kingdom. This banquet is also a meeting. Any young ladies who have not yet left the cabinet can come forward to show off their talents. If they can win the favor of His Majesty Leicester, they may be able to win the favor of the kingdom.
As a princess, she became the wife and concubine of His Majesty Leicester,
Dear ladies, you should seize this rare opportunity. Now I announce that the banquet has begun!"
The palace musicians began to strum the strings, and the melodious and relaxing Demacia minor tune could not maintain some peace in the banquet. Instead, it was like a fuse that filled each other with hostility.
Now that the Lightshield royal family has expressed its intention to surrender, the Demacia nobles do not have much hostility towards Noxus, and the dove faction has the absolute upper hand.
Because of this, the nobles who brought their daughters to Demacia were naturally not just for this royal dinner. The fundamental purpose was to marry their daughters off and become a genius through the empire.
But how to show her daughter's excellence and make her stand out from a dozen equally outstanding aristocratic ladies has become the most critical issue.
At this moment, the banquet has begun, but there is no one who stands out. Most people are waiting to see what others will do.
However, this does not trouble Fiona, the unicorn girl of the Laurent family. She always knows how to seize the opportunity.
The heroic girl combed her burgundy silky long hair into a high ponytail. Unlike other competitors who came in palace dresses, Fiona uniquely wore a sky blue dress that was transformed from a women's sword fighting satin skirt.
color combat skirt,
The combat skirt perfectly showed off a pair of tight and slender legs and jade arms like lotus roots. Coupled with the sky blue crystal high heels, Fiona, who was already tall and tall, stood out from the crowd.
At this moment, compared to her appearance, Fiona's tall figure and warrior temperament are more eye-catching.
Fiona bowed to Lester with impeccable swordsman etiquette, and neatly drew the Demacia sword.
"Your Majesty Leicester, my daughter's name is Fiona Laurent. I heard that the empire is a martial artist. I would like to perform a Demacia sword fighting dance for you to express my admiration for you."
Without saying anything, Lester just smiled and nodded. Fiona was a little disappointed in her heart, but it didn't show on her face.
The musician paused for a moment, and then the strings of the lute began to play slightly exciting notes.
Fiona waved the silver stabbing sword in the open space of the banquet center. Her steps were light and the blade was sharp, like a proud swan dancing on the ice lake. Especially the girl's feet were a pair of high heels, which showed the exquisiteness and beauty of the sword dance.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After the dance, Fiona put away her sword and stood up, looking up expectantly at the man on the high platform to make comments.
Lester applauded three times and Youyou commented.
"The sword moves are gorgeous, but the sword power is a little childish and weak, lacking the spirit of a swordsman. But overall, the flaws are not concealed. Although it does not have the spirit of a fighter, it has the heart of a dancer. Miss Fiona, your sword fighting dance is very good.
Beautiful, I like it very much.”
"thank you!"
Fiona left the central empty space with a smile on her face, walked to her father and raised her head proudly.
"Well done! It makes your dad look good."
Sebastian lowered his voice and gave a thumbs up to his little girl. Fiona chuckled, forked a piece of steak and ate it in small bites.
After Fiona left, the banquet was a little quiet for a while. Most of the noble ladies asked themselves that they could not be as pleasing to the eye and as original as Fiona, especially since Fiona had just left, and the gap between the two parties was even more obvious now that Fiona was on stage.
Noting that Jarvan III's expression was not very good, and he was staring at the Mediterranean nobles who were supporting the central government somewhere, Lester secretly felt funny.
Sure enough, the next moment, the daughter of a Mediterranean nobleman came forward with a forced smile.
"Ly, Your Majesty Lester, my name is Sabrina Murray, and I would like to perform a dance for you."
Before the performance even started, everyone in the audience noticed the difference between Sabrina and Fiona. This was not only the difference in figure, appearance and temperament, but also the absolute confidence in controlling themselves.
Fiona stands tall and graceful with her sword drawn, looking very harmonious, but Sabrina's clothes and temperament give people a sense of dissonance, probably like an ugly duckling wearing swan skin and dancing.
Lester still didn't speak, just smiled and nodded.
The music started, and Sabrina started to dance. Judging from the dance posture, she still had some basic skills. Unfortunately, if you look closely, there is nothing outstanding.
"I, I've finished dancing, thank you, Your Majesty Leicester."
In Sabrina's expectant eyes, Lester nodded faintly, and Sabrina smiled with difficulty and retreated sadly.
Sabrina's "cold reception" made the other noble ladies even more uneasy. At this moment, they couldn't help but regret that they had not gone up to perform earlier.
The banquet hall continued to be quiet, and Jarvan III's eyelids twitched. He even saw some noble girls who had given up on themselves starting to eat and drink.
What is this? When did the Laurent family give birth to such an outstanding girl?
Just as he was hesitating whether to force roll call with his eyes again, a little girl wearing an ordinary aristocratic dress and long sky-blue shawl hair came forward holding a stringed instrument she had never seen before. The stringed instrument was taller than the girl herself and very tall.
It's hard to believe that a girl can control such a big guqin.
When they came to the empty space in the center, the little girl with extremely gentle eyebrows pursed her lips and stood there without saying a word, looking up at Lester who was above him, seemingly at a loss.
"Give her a stool to put on."
Lester narrowed his eyes and ordered softly, and then the banquet maid moved a wooden stool and placed it in front of the surprised little girl.
After glancing at Lester blankly, the little girl hugged the piano and bowed to Lester, put the piano on the stool, and was about to pluck the strings with her little hands, but the vicious words came overwhelmingly.
"Whose uneducated child is this? She doesn't even introduce herself. She is so disrespectful to His Majesty the Holy Emperor. Could it be that she is mute?"
"It seems like a wild child adopted from Ionia by the newly-minted noble Bouvier family."
"The Bouvier family? What kind of low-class bullshit aristocracy are these? I've never heard of them."
"His Majesty seems to have only invited big nobles. How did a small noble like the Bouvier family slip in? And he also brought a rude little mute? Does he want to humiliate His Majesty Jarvan and His Majesty Leicester?"
As if this could suppress Fiona's sword-fighting dance, which dominated the audience, the discussion became louder and louder. The little girl lowered her head, shrinking her head like a doormat. I really felt pity for her.
Seeing the discussion in the banquet hall, Jarvan III could only stand up with a stern face and show that he was the culprit for letting the young nobles in.
"Barrett Bouvier, is this the genius adopted daughter you are talking about? Is this how you used such a little mute to fool me?"
After Jarvan III spoke, Barrett Bouvier, who had been silent at the side, stood up and saluted.
"Your Majesty, everything I said is true. Sona's piano skills are extremely superb. As long as you let Sona play the piano, all of you will definitely fall in love with Sona's piano sound..."
"That's enough! No need to tease the distinguished guests with your despicable lies! Now, take your mute adopted daughter and get out!"
"Your Majesty, please..."
"guard!"
Jarvan III, who looked impatient, felt that he had lost face and began to call for the guards. Barrett Bouvier looked deathly gray, and the little girl named Sona began to sob silently.
"Wait a minute."
At this moment, a sudden and majestic voice came into everyone's ears. Everyone looked towards the direction of the sound to trace its source. It was the guest of honor that His Majesty Jarvan spoke of, Lester, the Holy Emperor of the Noxus Empire.
The two guards who were about to set up Barret and Sona froze on the spot and looked at Jarvan III. After receiving Jarvan III's instructions, they stopped taking action.
Lester walked down the high platform slowly, and the guests along the way moved out of the way. They stared at the man with the most distinguished status in confusion, and were somewhat curious about what he was going to do.
Coming to Sona, under Sona's tearful and pitiful gaze, Lester squatted down and gently soothed the little girl's silky hair with the palm of his right hand until little Sona's face was as red as two delicious jelly beans.
Apple, Lester smiled and told the shocking truth.
"This stringed instrument is called [円华]. It is a magical instrument cast by the gods in ancient times."
"What!? It's actually a magic instrument? So that little mute... girl is an evil mage?"
"Oh my God! The Bouvier family actually adopted a mage as their adopted daughter? Barrett! Have you already colluded with the mage? How many mages are there in your family?"
Even Jarvan III cast an indifferent look. Faced with the questioning, Barrett turned pale and clenched his fists at a loss.
"Sir Barrett, when you adopted Sona, did you know that she could do magic?"
Jarvan III has murderous intent in his eyes. He can allow Noxian mages to be guests in Demacia, but he will never allow nobles to violate Demacia's ban on magic. For him, this is betrayal and a crime.
An unforgivable act.
Sona, whose eyes were dim with tears, also turned to look at her adoptive father.
【Sona, I'm sorry, Sona, I'm sorry for you!】
In an instant, Barrett was forced into a corner. Thinking of his wife Lestara and daughter Kashina, the man's clenched nails cut his fingers, but his face changed into a regretful expression, and he knelt down with a thud.
on the ground.
"Your Majesty! I swear by the honor of the Bouvier family! I swear that I didn't know Sona was a mage when I adopted her. She has always hidden it very well. She deceived the Bouvier family!"
Nodding noncommittally, Jarvan III looked at Lester again.
"Your Majesty Leicester, in your opinion, how should we deal with this little magic liar?"
At this time, Sona's eyes were empty and lost their divine light. She had lost everything after being abandoned by her adoptive father.
"Play the piano, Sona, play a tune for me."
Lester stood up and smiled.
"If you can make me cry, I can help you realize a wish."
