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The ladies of the nobility are most familiar with this matter.
Also care the most.
Many noble ladies started making various preparations for this banquet several days in advance.
New clothes, new gems, new diamond rings, new perfume...
Always try to show your best side as much as possible.
If you are lucky enough to receive an invitation to a royal banquet, then this kind of preparation will be even more terrifying.
Sometimes, in order to wear a well-groomed skirt, they will go on a diet in advance, even tighten their belts, and take laxatives to make their waists appear slimmer and slimmer.
The banquet held by Greg for the protagonist is not that exaggerated. After all, he is not Duke Negan. Real nobles usually only allow their descendants to attend.
It needs to be taken seriously, but it’s not that scary.
Neil is a very reliable housekeeper and has great experience in dealing with these matters.
He believed that although the Campbell family was in decline, it was not comparable to ordinary nobles. It should at least be equal to ordinary earls.
After all, this is a hereditary title. If Voltaire Campbell hadn't been too outrageous, Hastur would have inherited the title of earl.
The gap between the earl and the baron is huge.
For this reason, Neil transformed Voltaire Campbell's exclusive carriage to serve as the carriage carrying Hastur tonight.
Hastur had no involvement in these careful and cumbersome arrangements, leaving everything to Neil.
As Neil himself said, "If a noble is bothered by something like this, then their steward must be incompetent."
There is only one thing that Hastur has to do, and that is to wash up, put on the banquet dress, and wait patiently for the banquet to arrive.
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Queens, Earl Hall's house.
The setting sun shines through the bright stained glass and gently shines on the blond hair of an elegant and noble girl sitting at the desk in front of the window.
The girl was reading a book carefully. At the girl's feet, there was a big dog with the same golden hair lying on her stomach.
It closed its eyes and moved its tail lazily, as if to dispel the boring atmosphere in the room.
Boom boom boom!
There was a sudden knock on the study door. The sleeping golden retriever shook its golden hair and quickly got up from the ground.
"Who?"
The girl put her finger on the page of the book and looked at the door with an elegant posture.
"Miss, can you come in? It's time to get ready." the maid asked outside the door.
The girl put the bookmark on the latest page, then closed the book and said softly: "Come in."
"Miss, you have agreed to attend Mr. Greco's banquet tonight, and now you will start trying on clothes." The maid came in.
"okay."
"What style of gem would you like to wear tonight?"
"The blue teardrop one."
The girl's answers were brief. As she spoke, she leaned down and stretched out her hand to tease the golden retriever's chin.
The maid asked some more questions about the girl's preferences tonight, then turned and left, going down to prepare clothes, gems, perfume and other items.
The girl was obviously not interested in these things and just let her personal maid watch the arrangements.
She still has some impression of Greg. It is said that she has a very good relationship with her eldest brother and is also very good at business.
If nothing unexpected happens, this Lord Greg will be the next Duke Negan.
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Due to these reasons, she did not refuse the invitation to tonight's banquet.
"Susie, when do you think I can find the door to the mysterious world?"
"Viscount Graylingt has been recommending a person to me recently. He seems to be named Hastur Campbell. He is a young baron. He said that he once held a resurrection ceremony and successfully survived. He has a very profound knowledge of mysticism. "
"I will look for an opportunity to observe Baron Campbell tonight. If my impression is good, I will agree to Viscount Graylingt's invitation to the next banquet."
The girl's gentle and soothing voice flowed into the golden retriever's ears, only getting two barks in exchange.
As night falls, factory workers drag their bodies back home after a tiring day to eat and rest.
And the beautiful time for the nobles has just begun.
Luxurious yet elegant carriages drove along the King's Avenue in Queens with the melodious sound of horse hooves.
Greg Negan, the next heir to Duke Negan, his banquets are among the most exclusive in the entire aristocratic circle.
Tonight's dinner starts at 7:30 and will be held in a private estate owned by the Negan family in northern Queens.
At around seven o'clock, carriages of nobles began to arrive one after another.
One by one, the aristocratic ladies, who were gorgeously and delicately dressed and wearing various gemstones and diamond rings, walked briskly and showed confident and elegant smiles as they got off the carriage and entered the manor.
Sometimes they talked about the latest popular new skirt styles, sometimes about which perfume was more fragrant and elegant, and some who were bolder and more open-minded whispered about which of the men present tonight was more outstanding.
As for the invited male nobles, they naturally left the best place for the ladies to chat, and consciously stood on the periphery, holding up their wine glasses, admiring the graceful figure deliberately displayed by the noble lady.
Then we talked about some recent news in various aspects of the kingdom, as well as some romantic anecdotes among the nobles.
Earl Hall's carriage arrived at the manor at almost half past seven.
When Audrey Hall, Backlund's most dazzling gem, emerged from the carriage, everything here seemed to be dimmed.
Her blond hair was dyed like pure sunlight, smooth, silky and lustrous, and her green eyes were as deep as the sea, as if they were dazzling gems hidden deep underground.
She doesn't need to compete with anyone, she just needs to stand among the crowd, and she is the most dazzling light.
Hold your breath and admire the beauty. This is the unanimous choice of the male nobles present.
Not too many people can actually see the jewel of Earl Hall's family at a banquet. For many people, every time they see her it is a baptism of beauty.
Greg, the hero of the party, came out with Hibbert Hall to welcome Audrey.
"Your arrival adds a lot of splendor to my banquet."
"You are the sister I am most proud of and the most dazzling jewel tonight."
Not far away, Hastur raised the wine glass in his hand, looked at Audrey, smiled, and whispered softly: "First meeting, Miss Justice."
Chapter 34: The Legendary Dog Heroes?
Hasta came about ten minutes earlier than Audrey.
His arrival also attracted a lot of attention, especially the noble ladies who were chatting happily.
With his tall figure, handsome face, and youthful temperament, he is undoubtedly the most outstanding man among the nobles who are almost thirty years old. Moreover, he is still single and has always had a good reputation.
Fortunately, tonight was a banquet hosted by Greco, so those fiery eyes were restrained.
After Hastur arrived, he took a quick glance and found out to his surprise that Mrs. Germani was also invited tonight.
When her eyes glanced over, Mrs. Germani returned a more provocative look. The smile in the corners of her eyes made her look several years younger.
Hastur kept a decent smile and naturally turned around to avoid the area where Mrs. Germani was.
During this period, although Mrs. Germani did not block him at the court door, she often sent him banquet invitations, but he politely declined them one by one.
Perhaps this move aroused Mrs. Germany's desire to win even more, so she simply stopped pretending and no longer sent news in the form of invitations, but directly sent ambiguous letters in a private name.
In response, Hastur smiled every time and burned all the unopened letters.
Except for the accident of Mrs. Germani, Hastur is very free here.
He didn't know many aristocratic children, and there were only three or four who he really knew well. Some of them were not invited to the banquet because of their insufficient status. Gray Linte, as a viscount, was not invited to the banquet either.
Hastur speculated that this might be Greco's way of expressing his displeasure.
He didn't know many people, so he didn't have many people to talk to. Apart from superficial pleasantries, he didn't have to deal with people.
While sipping sweets, I listened to the nobles nearby talking about the latest current affairs and the anecdotes of the upper class.
Very comfortable, just like at home.
In addition to the dessert area, there is also a deli area, but looking at the piles of various tableware, his scalp felt numb and he had no intention of going to the deli area to eat something.
In front of each kind of food, there are special knives, forks, and spoons. There are more than a hundred kinds of them in total.
And they are all made of sterling silver. This way of showing off wealth is too high-end. Most people will lose their courage when seeing such a scene.
This is still a relatively public banquet. If it is a private banquet at a noble family, it will be more luxurious and have more etiquette.
When you sit down at the dining table, there are several kinds of tableware that you will use at the beginning. The servant will calmly replace you with special tableware according to different dishes.
How to accurately select the target from these similar forks, spoons, and knives is a profound knowledge.
After a banquet, each person will use dozens of tableware. If you have not received corresponding training, you will basically make a fool of yourself on the spot.
Complicated, refined, and luxurious, this is the normal life of the great nobles.
Hastur guessed that there might be hundreds of maids responsible for preparing today's banquet, and the money spent would start from a thousand pounds.
This is the relationship between a great noble and a downtrodden noble like him.
Huge disparity between ethnic groups.
It wasn't until Audrey's arrival that he caught his attention. From a man's perspective, Audrey's beauty was unmatched by all the noble ladies present.
From the perspective of a noble, there is probably no more outstanding marriage partner than Audrey.
Hastur just admired her for a moment and then looked away. Audrey was beautiful and was Backlund's brightest gem, but she was not the type he wanted to fall in love with.
As for the marriage partner?
He, a down-and-out baron, was obviously incomparable to an earl's daughter who could marry into the royal family at any time.
Even if he had equal status in the future, he would not have such thoughts.
Audrey's beauty is better suited to be appreciated from a distance, like now.
"Well, this caramel pudding tastes better tonight."