Back at Osmanthus Fang, Renard reflected on what had happened at the banquet.

He was invited to Marquis Quentin's birthday party, and the other party made it clear that he wanted to win him over, but the old guy didn't do anything serious and just poured wine into his stomach.

For the time being, he thought that this was a suspicious plan by the Cronin family, or rather, it was to make up for the relationship between the two sides step by step.

After all, Lei Ye didn't have the idea of fighting Hailan Province, he just wanted Cabbage County, which meant that there was no direct conflict of interest with the Croning family, and the two families could turn their rivalry into friendship.

However, the attitude of the Marquis of Sidney really puzzled him, Lei Ye's ambition to annex Kale County was clearly revealed, and there were rumors in the market that Lei Ye wanted to replace the Creighton family, and the two families would have to face each other sooner or later.

Why would the other party be indifferent and laugh with him?

There are also the nobles of the Rowling Kingdom, their intention to come to the Cronin family is even more obvious, that is, they want to unite the Cronin family to split the Arthur Kingdom.

The two families have a common goal and common interests, so why did they break up in the end?

There were too many things for Lei Ye to figure out, and the strength of the wine gradually surged, and he finally couldn't resist the rolling sleepiness, and fell asleep directly.

The next morning, before the sun rose, Lei Ye was awakened by frequent knocks on the door, he covered his forehead and slowly sat up from the bed, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Alka's voice came from outside the door: "Young Master, today is the day when you first participate in the Great Dynasty Meeting, and it was you who asked me to inform you in advance." ”

Lei Ye was stunned, and then the wine disappeared, and he patted his head vigorously: "! I actually forgot this important matter!"

April 20, the 69th year of the Arthurian calendar, this day has no special significance for the people at the bottom of Arthur's kingdom, but it is extremely important for the wealthy nobles of the kingdom.

Because this day is the first day when Baron Renard, the guardian of the entire territory of Arthur's kingdom and the governor of Southern Wilderness, participates in the grand court meeting.

Don't look at Lei Ye is just a small baron, but his status in the hearts of many wealthy families is no different from that of the king, after all, living in this chaotic year, someone under his hand is the king.

In order to have a chance to get in touch with this feudal official, many small nobles began to pack up and dress up at five o'clock in the morning, and then stayed outside the palace early, looking forward to meeting Lei Ye.

It is a well-known thing that the court nobles lived in poverty, almost on par with the imperial envoys and doctors in ancient China, but at least they still have a fortune, and there is filial piety during the New Year's holidays, and these court nobles have no fart except for the title.

In order to be able to be released as officials or to survive on a piece of land, they drilled all kinds of camps, not to mention that they were waiting for the feudal officials outside the palace early in the morning, even if they were asked to sell their bodies, they did not hesitate.

Therefore, it is easy to distinguish between the high and low titles of nobility and the size of their power, as long as they go to the outside of the palace on April 20 every year.

The earliest to come must be the nobles with the lowest titles and the least rights.

In other words, the latest to come must be the nobles with the highest titles and the most power.

After all, heavyweights always come out on top.

However, Lei Ye didn't understand the rules at all, so he went out early.

Because he was not going to an important banquet, he dressed very ordinary, and the palace was only two kilometers away from the Osmanthus Fang, so he did not ride the extravagant carriage to swagger through the city, but marched towards the palace under the escort of Arka and Mark.

Halfway through, the three of them also had a hearty breakfast on the side of the road.

When the bell rang at eight o'clock, Lei Ye had already arrived at the gate of the palace.

At this time, the morning sun happened to fall on the majestic palace complex, as if it had gilded these exquisite buildings with brilliant gold edges, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "What a beautiful complex." ”

Originally, it was just a very ordinary compliment, but it changed in the ears of some nobles, and a certain court nobleman couldn't help but laugh out loud, and gave Lei Ye a three-word evaluation: "Tubaozi!"

Renard touched his nose when he heard this, and looked at Arka and Mark with an embarrassed expression, and the three of them smiled bitterly one after another, no matter where they went, there would always be people who used them to brush up on their presence.

Fortunately, Lei Ye had long been accustomed to the arrogance of these court nobles, and he didn't bother to argue with the other party, so he walked to the corner by himself and waited for the palace gate to open.

The meeting began at nine o'clock, which meant that he had to wait here for more than fifty minutes.

Fortunately, the waiting time is not boring, because there is a lot of excitement to see and a lot of interesting facts to listen to.

For example, a certain nobleman was given green by a certain nobleman, a certain earl was caught and raped in bed by the original wife, a certain viscountess cheated and so on.

What's more, they fought in front of hundreds of nobles, and after inquiring, they learned that the two people who fought were the nobleman who was green and the nobleman who was green.

Lei Ye squatted in the corner, watching the boxing match in the distance, he couldn't be happy, because he found that the person who was beaten was the court nobleman who had just mocked him.

Sometimes the world is so coincidental, it's just so wonderful.

The two sides fought back and forth for nearly half an hour, and were finally pulled away by the patrolling Praetorian Guards.

Lei Ye had already noticed that these Praetorian Guards had been on the street corner for a full twenty minutes, and only came to pull the rack after watching the climax, obviously everyone had a problem with watching the excitement.

The crowd was quickly dispersed, and the nobles returned to their places, some chatting with friends, others closing their eyes and resting.

Twenty minutes passed, and the bell that heralded the beginning of the pilgrimage rang, and the long notes shook the morning air and the hearts of the people.

With the sound of hinges, the two gates of the palace were slowly opened.

Immediately afterwards, two teams of guards with the strength of Dou Qi Martial Artists poured out from inside the door, and a full twenty people stood on the left and right.

The nobles who had been waiting for a long time stopped talking and streamed in along the palace gate, while more people were still standing outside the palace gate, looking at the end of the street, as if they were waiting for someone.

However, these nobles would never have dreamed that the people they were waiting for had already walked through the palace gate and into the palace gardens.

From the dawn to the shadows, and from the shadows back to the dawn, the scene in front of you changes dramatically, as if you have walked from the bustling city to the beautiful forest in an instant.

It is important to explain here that the castle where the king held the court meeting was not the same as the castle where he lived.

The castle in which he himself lived was a small palace similar in appearance and internal structure to the English royal palace, and there were many similar castles in this huge royal garden.

These castles were used for a variety of purposes, some were used to entertain feudal officials from afar, and some were used for members of the royal family.

As for the large castle where the Great Dynasty Festival is held, it is located in the center of the complex, and the area is several times that of ordinary castles, but the architectural layout is not much different from other castles, and it is impossible to see a building similar to the Forbidden City.

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