Earl Howard clapped his hands lightly while walking down the stairs. This was the first time tonight that he took the initiative to greet the guests. Before, it was usually the guests who took the initiative to say hello to him.
The originally lively hall now became quiet and noisy. The volume of everyone's conversations suddenly dropped, and they began to discuss with each other in low voices.
"Who is that girl?" several ladies asked each other in low voices.
"So beautiful, indescribably beautiful..."
"Which family does this belong to, and why have I never heard of it before?"
"It seems to be a chamber of commerce lady who recently arrived in the imperial capital."
"A businessman's daughter? How can she have such a temperament? It doesn't seem like it." A lady wearing a lace veil shook her head.
"That chamber of commerce has a background of forest elves. The elves' concept of time is different from ours. Maybe they are influenced by the elves."
"That makes sense. It does have the natural and flawless charm of a forest elf."
"Did she just come out of the emerald forest? She looks like a fairy in the forest." From time to time, there were low-pitched exclamations in the hall.
"Huh, maybe this one also has elf blood, just like the direct daughter of the Landsworth family."
"There are always many beauties among forest elves."
"Wow, the profile of that profile is so perfect. I really want to find a pen to draw this scene!" An aristocratic man who loves art looked excited.
"No, my right hand is as hot as fire, and it is shouting for me to seize this dreamy moment." He rubbed his fingers eagerly, trying to draw something.
"Maybe you should ask the servants on the side to prepare canvas and paint for you immediately, haha." The friend on the side chuckled, but his eyes did not leave the girl who was approaching in the hall.
"It's so perfect." He was also a little intoxicated.
Lorraine Hill raised his head slightly, nodded and saluted Earl Howard on the stairs, and then felt countless eyes focused on him. The eyes were as if they were real, which made the girl feel quite uncomfortable.
No matter how many times she sees this scene, she still feels a little concerned and unaccustomed to it. The girl thought to herself, filtering out other irrelevant people in her eyes, trying to think of other things in her mind to divert her attention away from these sights.
When her footsteps moved to the middle of the hall, a waiter came forward and said, "Dear Miss Lacey, please go this way."
He gestured sideways, clearing a path for the girl in the crowd.
Lorraine Hill looked forward and saw Earl Howard walking slowly towards him.
Then the excitement in the hall returned to its previous state, and groups of spinning and dancing figures began to appear on the dance floor. However, compared to before, 90% of the topics in the hall now began to revolve around this mysterious girl who had just appeared. People were curious
The thirst for knowledge burns like a blazing fire.
"Nice to meet Miss Lacey."
Although Howard has a higher status, this time he took the initiative to bend down in a very gentlemanly manner and seemed to want to kiss the hand.
Unfortunately, Lorraine Hill pretended to deflect his gaze to avoid the other party's intention. He lightly lifted the hem of his skirt with two hands wearing white silk gloves and resolved this invisible embarrassment with a return gift.
"Good evening, Mr. Howard. It's an honor to attend your banquet." This girl in a rose dress has meticulous etiquette, just like a classical aristocratic daughter.
Lorraine Hill learned a lot of knowledge from Trinasha, which naturally included the etiquette and customs of the True Red Empire and the Mercury Dynasty. Now the empire is just following the past.
Seeing this scene, Howard's eyes changed slightly, and then he asked the girl to sit down with a smile, and the two began to chat briefly.
As Earl Howard, who is good at socializing, he did not ask some sensitive questions at the beginning. Instead, he slowly started chatting about small things such as the climate of the imperial capital and whether he was used to living, etc., and then shared his food preferences and interests in which flavors.
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In this way, slowly, the atmosphere gradually relaxed.
Pa pa, Howard clapped his hands lightly, praised with a smile, and then asked the waiter on the side to bring the wine over during the conversation.
"I don't know what flavor Miss Lacey prefers. The things I have here are quite complete. As long as you ask for it, I will try my best to satisfy you."
"Then let's have a cup of Golden Honey Plum Bar." Originally, Lorraine Hill wanted to order juice, but considering that everyone in the hall was drinking all kinds of alcohol, he didn't want to go too far, so he changed it to light fruit wine.
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"It turns out that Miss Lacey also likes the Golden Honey Plum flavor. What a coincidence. In fact, my wife also likes it very much. She asks friends from Cuibi Province in the south of the empire to prepare several barrels of newly brewed fruit wine for her every year."
"Although golden honey plums are also produced in several manors near the imperial capital, the taste is never as sweet as the unique sweetness in the south when spring and midsummer alternate. I wonder how many months does Miss Lacey like the ripe golden honey plums?"
"It's probably the golden honey plums from June 9th to June 15th. This time period is when they are fresh and delicious." The girl blinked her eyes lightly and her eyelashes trembled slightly.
There are not many production areas of Golden Honey Plum in the Western Continent, at least in the two counties in the southern part of the empire, and they seem to be available from June to August, but in fact, only those who really pay attention know the best batch among them.
Only a few days in June. After that, the taste changes due to overripeness or rainfall.
Except for the extremely picky nobles, ordinary people would not pay much attention to such things.
While the two were talking, the attendant also brought two glasses of fine wine and placed the bright yellow and transparent fruit wine in front of the girl.
"I would also like to ask Miss Lacey to taste it to see if it tastes to your liking, haha." Howard picked up the glass of purple wine he wanted, rippling slightly in his hand, then tilted his beard and smiled.
This Miss Lacey does seem to be extraordinary. She should not be a fake. This kind of conversation and knowledge are really beyond the reach of ordinary people. He commented and thought secretly in his heart. What seemed like an ordinary exchange just now, he actually
I am constantly analyzing this girl's origin and preferences to see if they match what she said.
Although Howard's own extraordinary strength is average and he has no other special talents, his vision and knowledge are not bad due to his many years of communication and experience in the upper class society of the empire.
This Miss Lacey was that kind of rare beauty who had both beauty and reason, which made him happy and disappointed at the same time.
Fortunately, after seeing countless hypocritical girls in the aristocratic circle who want to squeeze into the upper class with shoddy goods, such a refreshing existence suddenly appeared. What is disappointing is that such a sensible beauty may not be easily fooled by her.
Shaken by power, her appearance will also attract more powerful competitors.
Sure enough, while the two were chatting at the small table next to the dance floor, several young aristocratic men who couldn't hold themselves back finally walked over together. Their own titles and strength may not be as good as Earl Howard, but the families behind them are not bad either, and
He is also handsome and youthful that Earl Howard cannot match.
"May I ask you to dance, my beautiful lady?"
A young man with blond hair on his back spoke out like a chant in an opera house, and in a standard posture invited the girl sitting at the table. Behind him, several 'good brothers' were also eager to try, it seemed.
They all have the same plan.
After he finished speaking, countless eyes in the audience peeked over, countless young people began to feel nervous and hesitant, and many voices began to make secret bets on who could dance with this girl tonight.