After finishing the exchange in a low voice, Phyllis turned around and saw Anne, Colin, and others showing signs of coming up to talk to Lucien. She couldn't help but smile. On the surface, they seemed to want to satisfy their curiosity and congratulate Lucien, but they took the opportunity to get closer.
I'm afraid distance is the real purpose.
So Phyllis half-blocked Lucien behind her, clapped her hands gently, and said with a beautiful smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, to celebrate the great success of Mr. Victor's concert, and to celebrate our classmate Lu
Sean has become a recognized genius in the music industry. I would like to invite everyone to attend a dance at my manor on Friday night. This matter has been approved by Mr. Victor, and now I want to know your wishes."
From Phyllis's point of view, with the help of Moonlight Rose, she and Lucien already have a close relationship, so she subconsciously doesn't want Lucien to have a deep friendship with other classmates. Of course, she has this resource exclusively for herself.
The best. However, she also understood that she could not interfere with Lucien's life. Only more contacts, more entanglements and exchanges of interests were the best ways to maintain the relationship.
Renee was the first to react and said with a bright smile: "Really? It's an honor for me to be a guest at your manor, Miss Phyllis."
After she agreed, Lot, Anne, Herodotus and others also responded one after another.
Phyllis saw that everyone was willing to accept her invitation, so she turned around and kept a beautiful smile: "What about you, Lucien? Are you willing to be a guest in my manor?"
An idea suddenly popped into Lucien's mind, and he replied with a smile: "Of course, it's my honor, Phyllis."
Hearing Lucien's promise, the expressions of Renee and others seemed to become a little more excited.
At this time, an energetic Victor came down from the second floor with his book: "Okay, ladies and gentlemen, let's start our study. There are still several days of dancing."
Lucien found a seat at random and was about to go over and sit down. When he passed by Lott, Lott leaned into Lucien's ear and whispered: "I heard that McCants doesn't like you very much. Maybe he will find you."
Your trouble. Of course, you are already the music consultant of Her Highness the Princess, so he cannot directly make things difficult for you. However, he may very well set up a trap to make you look embarrassed and smear your reputation."
"Thank you, Lot, I will be careful." Lucien politely thanked him, but how could he have the mood and energy to think about this matter? Saving Joel's family was like putting out a fire. Every day that passed, everything went smoothly.
There is even less hope of rescue.
Of course, Lucien also knows that he cannot act recklessly. He must wait patiently for opportunities and make all kinds of preparations, because this is a very dangerous matter. The more you want to solve it quickly, the less likely it is to succeed.
So Lucien's current state is like walking on a tightrope between two cliffs. On the left is slowness and procrastination, and on the right is impatience and recklessness. No matter which way he leans, he will fall to the bottom of the cliff and be shattered. The only way is to remain perfect.
It is an extremely difficult balance that leads to success.
With the help of his super memory and good learning methods, Lucien's learning of characters has almost been completed. What he lacks is just the accumulation of rare words. Therefore, Lucien, Lott, and Phyllis are also studying this afternoon.
Music. For Lucien, immersing himself in learning also helps him stay calm.
In this calmness, combined with the information obtained and tested in the past two days, a bold plan gradually took shape in Lucien's mind.
After studying was over, Lucien returned to his cabin and packed up some belongings and took them to the garden villa he rented at No. 116, Jisu District. This seemed to be a very normal process of moving slowly, so at night, the blank paper
It only mentioned one sentence: "Mr. Evans, please stay smart when you go to Lata Summer Palace tomorrow and don't do stupid things, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences."
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The quiet night passed quickly. Lucien used his forced calmness and learned a little bit of hypnosis knowledge from "Eye of the Stars" to prevent himself from insomnia due to anxiety. He fell into a deep sleep and was in good spirits when he woke up.
"Today will be a crucial day, there can be no mistakes!"
There were no new orders on the white paper. Lucien went to the Musicians Association after breakfast, occupied a small piano room, and used piano practice to distract himself so that he would not be so nervous.
Maybe it's because of the drastic changes in his life in recent days that Lucien has the feeling of being toyed with fate and facing numerous difficulties and dangers. Maybe it's because he's been watching various pieces of Beethoven's music recently, so he can barely play it smoothly.
After playing the melody of destiny, Lucien took a short rest and subconsciously played Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, also known as "Pathétique".
It is the pinnacle of Beethoven's early piano music. Although it is called "Pathetique", it is actually in the same line as "Symphony of Destiny". It uses the pathos and sorrow brought by life to create a tragic atmosphere to set off the trace of the melody.
Firmness expresses the heroic spirit in the face of suffering, dangerous fate, and the unyielding will to fight.
Lucien had never practiced this piano piece, so even though he could clearly remember all the notes, he played it intermittently and without any beauty. However, this intermittent feeling made Lucien's inner anxiety and depression even closer.
He was forced to calm down the complicated and contradictory emotions, so Lucien played it over and over again, and did not stop until he felt exhausted.
After venting through music, Lucien felt that his emotions and mentality had been maintained in a relatively intact state, so he left the piano room and went to his lounge to rest.
At ten thirty, there was a knock on the door of the lounge, and Elena's voice came in:
"Lucien, Her Royal Highness's carriage is here to pick you up."
Upon hearing this, Lucien slowly stood up from the armchair and replied: "Okay, Elena, I'll get down right away."
After tidying up his black coat and white shirt with wide lace cuffs, Lucien looked at himself in the mirror with black hair and eyes for thirty seconds, and then calmly and calmly walked out of the lounge to the lobby on the first floor.
The carriage sent by Natasha was dark purple with the crest of the Violet family. It was low-key on the outside but luxurious on the inside. Lucien sitting inside could not feel any bumps or shakes at all, and the dark yellow carpet from Tria
It created a warm atmosphere, but Lucien maintained an upright posture and did not pick up the blood-red wine and other items placed on the small table in front of him.
Ten minutes later, the carriage arrived at Lata Summer Palace on time. The main entrance was a stone gate carved with countless heroic statues. More than a dozen soldiers in red military uniforms were guarding the palace under the leadership of a muscular and powerful knight.
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After briefly checking Lucien's belongings, the guarding knight waved the carriage to pass.
As soon as he passed the gate, Lucien quickly felt the solemn and terrifying magical aura, which seemed to envelope the entire Latasha Palace.
Lata Summer Palace is a pale golden, magnificent building with a majestic and yet exquisite appearance. There are two majestic and solemn castle-style palaces symmetrically arranged on the east and west sides, and connecting them is a group of exquisite and gorgeous palaces.
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In front of the main palace of Lata Palace is a large square with a fountain, and the square is surrounded by a beautiful garden that is half the market area, with various exotic trees and flowers in it.
An artificial river that can carry several sailboats meanders through the garden with sparkling waves.
The carriage carrying Lucien passed through the garden avenue, crossed the long bridge over the artificial river, and stopped in front of the main palace. Two beautiful maids had already been waiting here.
"Hello, Mr. Evans, please follow us to Her Royal Highness the Princess's piano room." Two beautiful blond girls who seemed to be twins saluted Lucien in the same crisp voice.
Lucien nodded politely: "Thank you."
Under the leadership of these two maids, Lucien passed through the splendid palaces. They were built with top-grade patterned rocks of various colors, exuding dazzling lights of various colors. Stairs, railings and other places were wrapped in gold foil. According to
The themes of different palaces include giant crystals, pure white gauze, and epic oil paintings distributed on the inner walls and domes. Every detail is full of elaborate and complicated glitz.
The two maids walked skillfully and lightly. After being trained in strict etiquette, none of them spoke to Lucien and kept a polite smile. Soon, Lucien came to a beautiful corridor.
The corridor has twenty-four arched windows and doors facing the garden, and the other side of the corridor is inlaid with twenty-four mirrors composed of countless small lenses corresponding to the windows and doors. They reflect the scenery of the garden.
It makes people feel like they are wandering directly in the garden. Together with the majestic and huge oil paintings on the vaulted ceiling, the pure and holy light emanating from nowhere forms a dreamlike scenery.
This is the most famous building in the Lata Summer Palace, called the "Corridor of Heaven." Before Lucien was famous, he knew about it from the books in the library and from the conversations of Lot and others.
Passing through the "Corridor of Heaven" with the strongest magical atmosphere, Lucien entered the "War Gallery" palace where Natasha lived. There were many war-themed oil paintings on the walls.
"Mr. Evans, this is the piano room." The two maids took Lucien to a quiet and remote room, and one of them opened the door, walked in first, and reported to Ms. Camille.
After a while, after getting Camille's consent, the maid signaled Lucien that he could go in.
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This is a large room, with warm and peaceful orange as the main color, exquisite and gorgeous carpets, many musical instruments placed, and a pale golden piano in the center.
Natasha was sitting in front of the piano, playing a war march. Her fingering skills were skillful, and she displayed the passionate and powerful melody vividly. Her level exceeded that of most performers, but she seemed to be deliberately imitating Victor's skills.
That feeling of being free and happy.
There is a set of sofas and a brown coffee table in the corner. Camille, who never changes her black dress, is sitting there.
Feeling Lucien coming in, Natasha stopped playing, turned around casually, and smiled naturally: "Lucien, I don't understand something about Victor's new fingering method for playing the piano. Can you explain it to me?"
She didn't have any condescending attitude, it was like she was greeting an old friend.
"Of course, it's my honor." Lucien walked to the piano, sat on another piano bench, and began to explain to Natasha.
Although Lucien's own music knowledge is still at a relatively low level, what Natasha needs to communicate happens to be the part that Lucien is best at and has made up for, and this kind of vague and ignorant performance, on the contrary,
It is more certain what Natasha and others think about Lucien's composition.
Time passed quickly, and Natasha suddenly looked at Lucien and said, "Lucien, what are you worried about? I can feel your impatience, restlessness and nervousness?"
The intuition and induction of the fifth-level knight are very powerful!
Natasha, on the other hand, was straightforward and asked directly without any temptation or forbearance.