Chapter 171: Me Too
Christine told him yesterday that the credit for the treatment of malaria is very great, and His Majesty the King may knight him, Chen Luo thought it would be a baron, but he didn't expect it to be a viscount.
Among the titles of the kingdom, the duke is the largest, followed by the marquis, the earl, and then the viscount.
The title was easiest to obtain at the time of the founding of the country, and the more difficult it became the further back on, unless he made a great contribution to the kingdom, a commoner would never have the opportunity to be promoted to a nobleman in his life.
The nobility of the kingdom generally did not have fiefs and did not have any actual power, but this was a kind of recognition, and only by obtaining this recognition did they have the qualifications to gain a foothold in the circle of nobility.
For example, nobles will only marry nobles, and if Chen Luo is a commoner, he basically has no chance of marrying a noble lady.
Of course, if he is a powerful magician or a famous scholar himself, he still has a chance to cross classes.
At present, becoming a viscount will not bring him any substantial benefits, but Chen Luo still stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty." ”
Orlando Werner looked at him and encouraged: "I hope that Viscount Blair can make more contributions to the kingdom and the people in the future......"
Celebration was the theme of today's feast, and after a brief speech by His Majesty and the Queen, the dinner was officially opened.
Dinner is not just about eating, dancing is also an important step.
Even the king and queen all danced in person, Chen Luo could see that these nobles had strong dancing skills, and Chen Luo's physical coordination was okay, but he had never learned to dance.
The food at the dinner was nothing more than cakes, bread, fruit salad and the like, Chen Luo put down his knife and fork after eating a little, compared to these, he was more looking forward to going home and eating rabbits with Isabella after the dinner in the palace.
The food was nothing new, but the wine was good, and he thought about saying hello to Christine for a moment and asking him to bring back a bottle for Miss Britney and Isabella.
He had just picked up his glass when a soft voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Viscount Blair, can you dance with me?"
Chen Luo turned his head, looked at the girl named Cecilia, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Miss Cecilia, I really can't dance." ”
Not far from Chen Luo's side, Vic, who had been rejected for the third time, saw this scene, and the blow on his face became even stronger.
Why was his invitation to a girl rejected, but Blair, a guy, was rejecting such a beautiful girl......
Cecilia's hand was still stretched out in the air, and she smiled and said, "It's okay, I can teach you." ”
Chen Luo hesitated for a moment, but finally held her weak and boneless little hand.
At the ball, the man should invite the woman, this is the rule, but also the gentleman's manners, refusing a girl's invitation, not only has no grace, but also makes the invited girl a joke at the ball.
Chen Luo didn't want Cecilia to lose face, and he didn't want to be an outlier at the ball, wasn't it just a dance, at most holding hands and hugging his waist, anyway, Isabella was not there......
The nobles danced a kind of court dance, the range of movements was not large, only a little space, Chen Luo put one hand on Cecilia's waist, the other hand on her shoulder, without squinting, moving his steps mechanically.
Cecilia smiled: "Viscount Blair, relax, you don't have to be so nervous......"
It was impossible for Chen Luo not to be nervous, when he hugged Cecilia, all he thought about was Isabella, and he always felt that he had betrayed her, and he always felt that Isabella was hiding in the dark and watching.
Seeing that winter is coming, if Isabella knows that he is dancing with other girls in his arms at the party and not getting into his bed, Chen Luo will have to face the cold quilt every day.
It's scary just to think about.
After turning around with Cecilia for a while, Chen Luo excused himself to leave, but as soon as he sat back in his place, another noble lady stepped forward, stretched out her hand to him, and smiled: "Viscount Blair, can I invite you to a dance?"
Not far away, Vic picked up the spoon, looked at his face reflected in the spoon, and then looked at Chen Luo, and began to doubt life.
......
Chen Luo was a little skeptical that the mosquitoes in the royal capital only stinged beautiful women, and in just a short time, four noble ladies invited him to dance, and the reasons were surprisingly the same.
But he had already promised Cecilia, and he couldn't refuse them, so after four times, when he saw Tassia walking towards him, Chen Luo subconsciously said: "Your Highness Tasia, I really can't dance......"
"Don't worry, I'm not here to invite you to dance. Tasia looked at him and smiled, "It seems that Mr. Blair is very popular in the king, especially among the noble ladies......"
Chen Luo knows very well that there are two biggest reasons why he is popular in the royal capital, one is the malaria incident a few days ago, and the other is that he let the Gaya scholars escape from Luolan, saving Luolan's face and becoming a national hero.
Of course, this reason cannot be told to Tasia.
"I just...... It happened to save them. Chen Luo said: "Just now I also saw that many people invited His Royal Highness Tasia, and His Royal Highness is just as popular here. ”
Tasia shook her head and said, "I don't know how to dance, let alone you Lorraine's dance, I just think Mr. Blair may be a little troubled, so come and help you." ”
After Tassia came over, no noble lady came to him again, and Chen Luo said heartily: "Thank you, Your Highness Tasia." ”
"You're welcome. Tasia smiled and said, "The first time I met Mr. Blair, I had a very intimate feeling, as if we had known each other before. ”
Chen Luo said: "Coincidentally, I'm also ......"
"Maybe it's because of our hair and eyes. Tasia said, "It's the first time I've seen someone like me......"
Chen Luo was puzzled: "Your mother and father ......"
"They all have brown hair and blue eyes. ”
Genetically speaking, this possibility is very small, but it is not impossible, the first time they met, of course Chen Luo could not discuss with others whether she was born to her parents, he just smiled slightly and said, "I still like black." ”
Tasia smiled and said, "Me too." ”
As Gaya's princess, Tasia couldn't always be by Chen Luo's side, and after a while, she got up and left.
As soon as Tasia left, Christine walked over, looked at Chen Luo in surprise, and asked, "What do you know about Princess Tasia?"
Chen Luo said: "Just now." ”
Christine said, "But you look familiar. ”
Chen Luo smiled and said, "Maybe we talked more closely." ”
Christine looked at him and said: "Tasia is the only princess of Gaya, and the future queen of Gaya, she has never taken the initiative to talk to others these days when she came to the royal capital, you are the first and only one, I also saw her smile at you, is it because you both have black eyes and hair?"
"Probably. Chen Luo replied casually, suddenly thought of something, looked at Christine, and asked, "Teacher Christine, is it possible for you to become the future queen of Loraine like Tasia?"
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