North of Boston, southwest of Hopkinton, a secluded estate.

Phoebe was dressed in the evening gown she had just gotten in the afternoon, and she and Barbara stood near the entrance to the terrace in a ballroom that could accommodate nearly two hundred people, both of them holding glasses of wine, but neither of them had touched each other.

Phoebe's dress was black, and the upper body did not have a low-cut or open collar according to Phoebe's requirements, but a collar that resembled a turtleneck...... Below the waist, it may be that the Brund family considered that Phoebe was tall and outstanding, so they used a folded yarn from the abdomen to the skirt, highlighting the weight of the lower half of the skirt and making Phoebe look very - occupy space.

But at least, under the backdrop of this dress, even if Phoebe wears brown sports glasses, it does not damage her image at all, and her temperament is more unique and charming.

In addition, according to Blond, this dress is actually only a semi-finished product, and there is a lack of a lot of embroidery with Phoebe's personal label and has not been added, Phoebe knows a little about it, for example, the embroidery on the skirt of the ancient ceremonial dress in addition to ornaments, often has a special embroidery pattern on behalf of the family, so Phoebe is very strange, she is obviously not from a noble background, why Brund and Barbara think that there should be such a pattern.

The only possibility is that the family of the second family to adopt Phoebe allowed to do so.

In fact, Phoebe was also dissatisfied with the dress, because Blond did not set up a hidden pocket where she could not see on the skirt as she said, which made Phoebe have to accept a women's bag that Barbara had chosen for her.

Barbara, like Phoebe, also wore a black evening gown, but her gown was more traditional - she wore a low-cut evening gown, and Barbara also wore necklaces, earrings and other jewelry that she didn't know where she had been putting them, which also matched her blonde appearance, which also looked very charming.

However, despite the charming appearance of Phoebe and Barbara, no one came to talk to them at the banquet.

Suddenly, Barbara whispered to Phoebe, "It seems that your adoptive parents are not here, but your grandmother, whom she has never met, has come." ”

Fei Bi nodded slightly, "Oh, which direction is she?"

"Seven diǎn bell direction, that white-haired old woman is. Oh, she seems to have seen you, and it seems that although they haven't seen you, they seem to be quite happy with you. Barbara said to the old woman with a slight bow.

Phoebe also smiled, nodded slightly, and then asked, "I'm very strange, it's been more than an hour since the banquet started, and no one has come to talk to you." ”

"This is the second time I've been to this kind of banquet, so I've met everyone I should know, but it's your first time. I'm a little curious, the organizers should know about your face recognition barrier, how will they send someone to help you introduce people later?" Barbara whispered.

"You don't seem to have answered my question. ”

"Oh my God, Phoebe, can't you stop being so shrewd?" Barbara grumbled slightly, then explained, "As I said before, this banquet is quite high-standard, and most of the people attending are descendants of the founders of New England, especially Greater Boston, such families have actually been communicating with each other for the past two hundred years, and nothing will affect the strong bonds between these families. The Mayflower Proclamation sounds like an agreement between a group of unrelated Puritans, but if you go to the homes of these people, you will find that they were subordinate to three noble families. In the winter when they failed to arrive in time to colonize Diǎn, the three nobles had to use guò to stabilize people's hearts. ”

Phoebe glanced at Barbara and said, "Really?"

Barbara diǎndiǎn head said: "Of course, if you have the opportunity to go to that old lady's house, you will definitely find the original text of the three nobles who made promises to these subordinates. Of course, this was really a big scandal for the three nobles at the time, so it would be good to attribute it to God's will. ”

Phoebe diǎn diǎn diǎn head said: "Obviously the Puritans could not have been Thomas More's followers. ”

Barbara diǎn head again: "Well, the reaction is fast. After speaking, he said in a lower voice: "Actually, everyone here knows that the appearance of the Mayflower Declaration let the rulers know that they have found a set of rhetoric that is more suitable for ruling a country than the British Magna Carta. ”

Seeing this, Barbara didn't talk about this anymore, but glanced at the old woman just now and asked Phoebe: "It seems that your adoptive grandmother should have been notified by someone, although she has looked at you several times, but she has not come over, nor has she beckoned you over." ”

Phoebe diǎn diǎn diǎn head to show understanding, then took out a piece of paper she got from Brad and handed it to Barbara and said, "The other party should know your identity, so you can see again, is it possible that there is a hint on it that you can understand, but I can't." ”

Barbara didn't shirk either, took the piece of paper and put it in the palm of her hand, turned slightly to cover Phoebe's body, rechecked the piece of paper and said to Phoebe: "Not at all, unless this person has something I don't know about." ”

Phoebe took the piece of paper from Barbara's hand again, rubbed the paper slightly with her fingers, and said, "This feeling of not being in control at all is really a bit bad. ”

Barbara suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, don't you feel uncomfortable with too many strangers? Why didn't you burst out this time with your kind of aura that makes people feel cold and has no scientific basis?"

"You mean?"

Barbara diǎn diǎn to Phoebe diǎn head, signaling that the other party may want to wait for you to clear the field yourself.

Phoebe pondered for a moment, although Barbara's guess is also possible, but Phoebe has made a lot of preparations before coming, although the venue is full of strangers, but the strangers here are completely different from the strangers outside, Phoebe doesn't want to mess with anyone because of her carelessness, after all, she has to do a lot of things for her sisters in Girls' Generation, once she is hated by anyone here, the result will be ......

So, Phoebe decided to stay put.

The two waited for nearly half an hour, and Barbara had already begun to walk back and forth in a small area with impatience and anxiety, she knew the rules of this banquet, with her identity, she must not take the initiative to communicate with others, she could only wait for others to come to her, and Phoebe's identity was the same as her. At the same time, the people in Barbara's family did not take the initiative to lean towards her, which made her understand that in fact, she was able to attend this time, and I am afraid that she was still stained with Phoebe's light.

The reason is very simple, according to the rules of the alliance, in fact, regardless of whether it is the blood of the family or not, minors are not allowed to participate in this banquet, of course, those waiters who look very young and wear masks are actually the blood children of various families, and the only way for them to participate in this banquet before they reach adulthood is to become waiters - this is somewhat similar to the traditional way of training knights in Europe before.

Therefore, Barbara knew in her heart that Phoebe was probably one of the protagonists of this banquet, and as for the other protagonists, they were the children of various families who had just come of age, and were very self-motivated and capable enough, or some outstanding adopted son or daughter.

Phoebe kept smiling and standing in a standard posture, barely moving anywhere, not only thinking about the current situation, but also feeling the feelings of Barbara and the people around her, she clearly felt through the feelings of the people around her, they knew and cared about their own existence, but they did not dare to approach her to communicate, obviously she had been instructed by something.

When Phoebe felt that Barbara's love beside her became more agitated, she reached out and touched Barbara's arm and said, "Barbara, if you are tired, you go and rest for a while, I will continue to wait here as requested." ”

Barbara blinked, a little grateful, but rejected Phoebe's kindness and said, "No, I'd better wait with you, although the piece of paper doesn't explicitly mention that I must accompany you, but I always feel that accompanying you is the right choice." ”

Phoebe Diǎn Diǎn head, just about to speak, when she heard the lock of the door of the terrace that had been closed behind her be opened, she and Barbara looked at each other, and when they looked back, they saw a tall black man in a waiter suit, standing at the door of the terrace, signaling to them.

Barbara and Phoebe looked at each other again, then looked back at the people in the banquet hall, and Barbara noticed that someone was covering their mouths in surprise and turning their faces in the direction of not being able to see the terrace, and her heart was stunned, and then she felt that someone was pulling her hand towards the terrace.

It was naturally Phoebe who pulled Barbara, and she felt it more deeply than Barbara, and many people in the banquet hall were surprised by the appearance of this black man, which gave Phoebe a good reason to move forward.

Of course, Phoebe didn't completely let down her guard, because, although this black man came from the terrace, if it was an ordinary person, even if she was close behind Phoebe, Phoebe could find out from his affection, but this time, she didn't feel any love at all from this black man.

From the moment she arrived at the door of the terrace at night, Phoebe had always known that there were actually two people on the terrace, but this black man was definitely the one who appeared out of thin air.

When the black man saw Phoebe leave, he nodded his head, smiled, motioned for Phoebe and Barbara to continue, and closed the door to the terrace.

Barbara and Phoebe didn't look back when they heard the door closing, for they had seen a table on the large terrace, and the two old men were smiling at them.

In Phoebe's sense, the two people who had been on the terrace were these two old men, and Barbara looked at the two gray-haired old men in confusion, not knowing how to say hello first, after all, the older the person who can appear here, the more powerful he is.

That's right, Barbara, who usually seems to be fearless and intellectual, was really scared.

Phoebe was not, so she naturally stepped forward, and after making a lady's salute of their youth, referring to the age of the two old men, she asked, "It seems that the two of you are the only ones who make my adoptive grandmother dare not talk to me?"

Barbara was startled, the black man was expressionless, and the two old men looked at each other and laughed.

Phoebe also smiled, and before the two old men could finish laughing, she asked, "Is that okay?"

The two old men laughed and motioned to Phoebe to sit down, but Barbara froze completely, and Phoebe had to pull Barbara to sit down with her.

After Phoebe made elegantly, she looked at the two smiling old men, one of whom pointed to the English intarsia white porcelain tea set on the table and asked, "Will you do this too?"

Phoebe shook her head, and when the two old men were just showing disappointment, she said, "Oh?

The eyes of the two old men lit up, and the other old man in a wheelchair shook his head and said, "I'm old, so I don't have to follow those rules." ”

Fei Bi diǎn head, got up according to the British tea brewing method, and when the tea was finished, she selected a few buckwheat small diǎn hearts and put them in front of the two old men with small plates.

Barbara was amazed that Phoebe had fully demonstrated the queen's tea making method just now, and she saw that the two old men immediately thanked Phoebe very gentlemanly, and then the two old men looked at her again, and immediately thanked Phoebe with some embarrassment before the two old men stopped looking at her.

Barbara picked up the teacup, took a sip carefully, and immediately looked at Phoebe with strange eyes, and she found that Phoebe's own handmade zuò things, whether they were eaten or drunk, seemed to taste very good.

The two old men also appreciated Phoebe's craftsmanship very much, and the old man in the wheelchair shook his head with a smile: "I really didn't expect that there are still children who will pay attention to these traditions." ”

Another old man diǎn diǎn head and said to Phoebe, "How long have you been practicing?"

Phoebe did not answer this question directly, but said: "Everything in heaven and earth has its own specific laws, and tradition is also a kind of law. ”

The two old men were stunned again, then laughed again, and nodded to Phoebe diǎndiǎn, picked up the teacup and continued to enjoy the black tea, Barbara noticed that the two old men looked as if they were a little familiar.

And Phoebe was thinking, what do these two enigmatic old men want to do?

At least Phoebe knew that she would never take the initiative to ask this question. For, these two old men were obviously very old, old enough to be experienced, and if she asked a similar question, she would lose the possibility of seizing the verbal and psychological initiative in this place where the environment was unknown. If the last thing she wanted to happen, unless she took off her glasses and got all four people, including Barbara, at once, she would definitely face a situation that would be even more dangerous than it was during the Mad Old Man incident, and this danger would obviously endanger her sisters in Girls' Generation, because these two old men were probably two of the most powerful people in this manor......