Chapter 154 Thirty Years of Hedong and Hexi, Prosperity and Decline!

It is very particular to attend such an aristocratic feast, and the close-fitting gorgeous dresses and crown ornaments all highlight the identity and status of the participants. Wearing appropriate attire to such events is not only a sign of courtesy, but also a sign of respect for your host.

Gentleman culture as one of the symbols of Britain. Arthur, who attended the banquet, was dressed in a neat evening dress, with black shoes to set off the brilliance of Eddie, who reached out to support his little hand and got out of the car very elegantly.

Dark purple pointed-toe heels are paired with a purple handbag, and a large purple duck down hat is paired with a plain white tunic skirt with purple edges. The overall dress conforms to the color in the dress, the principle of consistent style, dignified and elegant, and is the standard dress of a noble woman. Graceful and luxurious clothing is also a symbol of status.

"Welcome. No wonder I said that tonight was a particularly beautiful night, and now I have finally found a reason. ”

"Welcome, Earl Arthur and Miss Eddy... ”

George Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon, stepped forward, with a bright smile on their faces, and greeted Arthur and Eddie, because Arthur and the other party's titles are both counts, so they can be more casual in their titles, just call them by their first names and add titles.

"Thank you and the Countess for the invitation, and it is a great honour to be here tonight. Arthur and Earl George smiled and shook hands.

And Countess George, and Eddie, beside Arthur, are the most standard and classical aristocratic women's etiquette, with both hands slightly bent and the sides of the skirt slightly raised, nodding in salute.

At this time, Arthur turned around and took a bottle of fruit wine with a ribbon bow from Paul, the butler who had been following him, and handed it to Earl George's hand with both hands, and said with a smile: "At this time, my family and I brewed a mixed fruit wine of red berries and limes, which is fragrant but not sweet, I hope you can like it." ”

"Thank you, I will definitely taste it well, I believe it will be delicious. Count George took the wine with a smile on his face, and said happily when he saw Arthur's handwritten signature on the white label of the Boleyn family crest attached to the bottle.

"Pleaseβ€”"

"Thank you. ”

Arthur and Eddie, who was holding his arm, both nodded with a smile on their faces, and after thanking them, they walked up the stairs with Count George and his wife, and when they stepped into the main entrance, Arthur glanced at the two large wooden doors, the delicate iron wolf head on the wooden doors, and the pair of bipedal wyverns in front of the door were exactly the same as those seen in the TV series in his previous life.

The castle is decorated with great luxury, with various Baroque and Rococo decorative mouldings, arched doors, and Corinthian columns, which are in no way inferior to Boleyn Castle.

"I'm sorry to forgive me for being reckless, but I must say that I personally like your depictions of Boleyn Manor very, very much, and it seems to me that you have restored almost the everyday details of the entire class at that time, even more so than in Pride and Prejudice. ”

When he was accepting the various small historical stories in the castle that Count George 'showed off', the countess said to Arthur with some abruptness, and Arthur could see in the other party's eyes a look of great approval.

"Thank you for your compliments and appreciation, my original intention in creating it was to restore the aristocratic life of that era as much as possible, so that others know that the aristocracy is not some feudal remnant, robbers who snatched land, but a group of people with blood and ROU, rich emotions, who have paid blood and sacrificed many lives for this country. ”

Arthur smiled and talked seriously, without the slightest sense of consciousness and guilt that robbed the other party of the family's opportunity.

Hearing Arthur say this, the Earl George and his wife both showed emotion, and although Eddie on the side had a smile of pride for Arthur, the corners of his mouth pulled for me still betrayed her true inner thoughts at the moment.

"Yes, the sacrifices made by our ancestors for the country seem to have been deliberately forgotten, and our responsibility to society is now only to protect the heritage, including the land around the castle, nature, the antiques and works of art inside the castle. Other than that, the definition of nobility doesn't make any sense. Earl George said with emotion.

"Hehe, okay, let's not talk about this, today we also invited a lot of friends, I will introduce you to you... The Countess felt that the topic was a little heavy, and couldn't help but smile and divert the topic, stretched out her hand to make an inviting gesture, and said with a smile.

"Thank you very much. Arthur smiled and nodded, to be honest, the purpose of coming to this kind of banquet is to meet new friends and expand his network, otherwise who would be idle DAN to come here and be avoidant with these people.

Walking into the on-site hall of the dinner, the low-key luxury design is very comfortable brightness. In general, 300 guests are the standard for large banquets, but today's banquet is not so many people, not even more than 100 people. However, the invited guests were quite high, all of them were important guests of high society, and the George couple even invited many Hampshire officials, which is enough to show that they also had frequent contacts with high society.

The Arthur brothers and sisters, who appeared in the hall accompanied by the Counts and Duchess George, immediately became the focus of attention of everyone present, and in the face of many scrutiny, doubts, suddenness, kindness and strange eyes, Arthur smiled and nodded from beginning to end, as if he was responding to everyone, calmly and calmly.

UNDER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE COUNTS AND DUES GEORGE, ARTHUR WAS EVEN MORE UNFRIGHTENING TO GREET EVERYONE, TALK AND LAUGH, AND COMPLETELY LOOK LIKE A VETERAN OF THE SOCIETY, I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE BUTLER PAUL'S ASSAULT TRAINING IS STILL VERY EFFECTIVE. In the face of Arthur, the earl of such a young new billionaire, the guests present were also full of enthusiasm for getting to know him.

Eddie, who is always by his side, carefully observes the expression and demeanor of his cheap brother, even in the face of everyone's hypocritical enthusiasm, Arthur still does not have the slightest impatience and irritability, elegant and calm, calm etiquette throughout, and even in her eyes there is a sense of grace, and the humor in the conversation and laughter is even more impressive, just this bearing, is enough to make people look sideways.

Eddie wanted to shake her head and shake the illusion out of her mind, but in fact, she also knew that Arthur was indeed going to be impressed now, and at the same time, it was also conceivable that after today's banquet, Arthur's reputation among the nobles would inevitably rise to a higher level.

Just like all top-level banquets, when the nouveau riche enter the party of high society, their every move will become the object of people's after-dinner complaints and contempt and ridicule, and that invisible pressure is absolutely overwhelming, slowly excluding the nouveau riche, and even more viciously isolating, making them feel like the ice thorns of falling into an ice cave.

But in the same way, if you can still hand over a perfect answer sheet under the gaze, you will also become the most shining star, and you will inevitably become the most popular upstart among the upper class.

"They're hypocritical, if I'm not mistaken, this should be the first time we've ever been at a formal dinner, right? ”

"Huh. Arthur couldn't help but chuckle as he listened to Eddie's whispered complaint beside him, and quipped with a slight twinkle in his eyes, "Aren't you also perfectly disguised?" I almost believed that you really were a lady, and to be honest, I was a little worried that you weren't comfortable with such an occasion. β€œ

"Damn, I'm a lady... We shouldn't be here. Eddie lowered his voice and said with some gritted teeth, but the corners of his mouth still showed a perfect arc, and with a bright smile on his face, he nodded to Countess George not far away.

"Don't complain like a child. Arthur glanced at Eddie with a smile and said lightly, "This is just the beginning, it will never be the only one, we want the entire British aristocracy to know that the Boleyn family is back!"

Eddie opened his face and finally glanced at Arthur with a complicated gaze, even in the aristocratic circles there is a hierarchy, and now Eddie does see the wider world.

It is true that the Boleyn family is a declining aristocracy, from economic conditions to fame in the circle. The deceased father, Francis Sr., was also the owner of a newspaper and a publishing house, and he seemed to be glamorous but was struggling, and he had been struggling to maintain his current life.

Now, they have managed to get back to the center of the circle. It sounds incredible, but it's true, not only did they not become a laughing stock, but they regained the life they dreamed of.

But it all came from Arthur's miraculous changes, successes and breakthroughs.

Again, for many people, the revival of the Boleyn family is a shame for them, even more shameful than a slap in the face. Because it proves their mistakes, and even more proves their ugliness and embarrassment. Especially for those who once ridiculed the Bolin family, held that there was no successor to the Bolin family, and completely sank into a laughing stock, now, it has become a kind of torture and blow.

Eddie could imagine that many of these people present had taken the Boleyn family as a joke and Arthur as a model of the disgrace of an aristocrat who would eventually become a beggar to educate his juniors.

These people should be superficial now, but they are actually suffering, right?

Because, whenever they try to forget what they have done and said in the past, and become the nouveau riche of the crowd, the personable Arthur will remind them over and over again, and they have to smile and respond appropriately and politely. Accept all the humiliation again and again.

I was a nobleman in England

I was a nobleman in England