"Hiding in a tent all day long, I always have to show up when I get to the imperial capital, since this is the case, it's not bad to show up from now on."

Lin An pondered for a moment, and put the invitation letter between his fingers to play.

"Your soul wounds haven't fully healed at all, and you're going to have that plan so soon?"

John looked disapproving, and his expression was a little more solemn.

"The plan has begun, and after Master James saw me that night half a month ago, with his acumen, it is impossible not to notice anything......"

Lin An's words did not surprise John, the stay at home during this period of time and the situation that night, and even his words to the two of James, were all good for a long time, although the situation was a little unexpected, but if Master James was careful enough, he would have noticed that Lin An might temporarily lose the ability to protect himself, the difference was only the fact that he was really unsure.

“…… Although I don't know if he sent the news back to the imperial capital during this time, however, I have to do a full set of plays, and the fact that I used a secret medicine and couldn't condense my mental power for the time being, I always have to let him fully confirm it! ”

Lin An leisurely fiddled with the invitation, Fritz's invitation was just right, otherwise after a while, Lin An would have to think about how to show up in front of people, she didn't plan to stay in seclusion until she arrived in the imperial capital.

"But you don't have ...... right now"

John tightened his eyebrows, Lin An is not a disguise at all now, but a real performance.

According to Master Elvis's examination, it will take at least half a month for Lin An's soul damage to self-repair, and it will probably take a month or two to restore the spiritual sea, meditate and communicate with the magic pool, etc., step by step, and when he regains the ability to cast spells.

In the past month or two, Lin An needs to have a protector by his side at all times.

There were too many people attending the banquet this time, and if Lin An appeared as Fritz's female companion. Then John's will probably not be able to follow her side all the time, which makes John's who does not approve of Lin An's tentative plan of "showing weakness to the enemy" more and more uneasy.

"John, you're worrying more and more, and you're getting old and decrepit! Don't worry, I'm not going to joke with my safety—"

Lin An puffed out his cheeks, there was no way to take this stubborn knight, so he had to reveal part of the secret, "Sidney has put a small thing next to me, even if there is an assassin targeting me at the banquet site, the worst can delay until you come to the rescue!" ”

She said. He muttered again; "I've traveled thousands of miles on the frontline battlefield, and when I return to the south of Gaunt City, these small fights will still make me fall?"

"The law of the ice field is that strength comes first. This is not completely common in the current environment, not to mention that you are still ......"

John also felt helpless, and after gradually getting acquainted with it, Lin An became more and more unpretentious in front of him. Although it is all normal girlish nature, but because of this, he is more and more worried about Lin An-

The cruelty of the sword and sword shadow of the human society is not lower than the battlefield, and this is far from being understood by a girl who has been cultivating behind closed doors all year round, Lin An Binggu has to be decisive and calm, but this is based on the fact that she has complete strength.

John was well aware of the mage. Their own strength is what they really trust, and the little thing of the so-called Elvis mage is probably just her words to appease him. At least in this time, he hadn't seen Lin An and Master Elvis frown, let alone submit anything to her.

But the maiden did not understand his painstaking efforts, and when she found once again that her tongue could not convince the stubborn knight, she turned to a commanding tone and said firmly:

"No more - that's it!"

***

In the morning light of the first sun. A low-key and luxurious carriage, led by four snow-white horses, left the city gates. Slowly towards the army camp temporarily outside the city.

When the carriage arrived at the exit of the camp, the sun had already risen in the east sky, and the golden glow of the early morning gradually faded, revealing a warm and warm face.

The sound of horses' hooves stopped, and the young attendant, who was sitting next to the coachman, jumped out of his seat, and moved quickly and gracefully to the side carriage.

He twisted his white-gloved hand on the door handle, skillfully pulled down the pedal, took a step back to give way, bowed, his face was calm from beginning to end, his movements were concise and smooth, and he showed without boasting a kind of servant who could only be cultivated by the profound heritage of the wealthy family.

In the open car door, a middle-aged man dressed almost indistinguishably from an ordinary nobleman stepped out first.

He walked down the ladder calmly and silently, and after taking two steps, he seemed to raise his head casually, glanced around, made sure that the surroundings and the ladder were safe, took a step to the side, rotated ninety degrees with his right heel as the axis, and then stood sideways on the other side of the door, held the door handle, and stood opposite the attendant, his movements were as standard as if carved with a ruler, and he bowed slightly, and the mellow male voice whispered with an indescribable elegance:

"Your Excellency, please."

There was a slight chatter in the carriage, and the main owner appeared in front of the door.

He was dressed in a formal and luxurious gown, with a dark green silk surface embellished with low-key gemstone diamonds, spliced into an inconspicuous bird-shaped family ornament, the dovetail of the gown hung down to the knees, and the leggings that tightly wrapped around the slender legs were not exaggerated, and instead of exaggerated puff up of the thighs for the sake of popular taste like those southern aristocrats, the obvious thigh line was outlined, and the smooth muscle lines appeared powerful and very masculine.

But this noble lord looked much more casual in his actions than his butler, and he carried a cane in his right hand, the head of which was a flame bird circling upward, and his steps only stepped on the ladder for a moment before he came down, looked left and right at the camp gate, breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to his steward:

"Sims, how do you think I am?"

This question has been asked for the seventh time since he went out of the house, but Steward Sims showed no surprise at all, raised his eyes and quickly glanced at Fritz, lowered his eyes, and said in a voice as graceful and gentle as the first answer, without perfunctory:

"Looks wonderful, my sir! ――The dark green dress with a walking stick makes you look young and fashionable and calm, and you look more energetic than any previous banquet! ”

For the male host's nervous situation because he cares too much about the female companion at the banquet, Sims has basically not seen it since the male host got out of puberty, but thanks to the personal service experience of the male host during his adolescence. Butler Sims's business skills are still exquisite, and his heart has already been stacked, and he has prepared ten ** words to appease His Excellency Fritz's restless feelings like a flame bird during the courtship period.

"That's good, that's good!"

Fritz loosened his neckline, breathed a sigh of relief, and soon felt that the dress seemed to be slightly tightened to accentuate his figure, and he was a little out of breath.

He loosened his neckline and looked around, the attendants at the command of Simms' steward. I've already trotted into the camp to inform.

The camp was a little empty today because of the wind, and the soldiers who were not on duty called for their friends early and poured into the port of Kinshasa. Go to the tavern, brothel, and wharf market to spend their extra money and energy.

When some of the remaining soldiers were standing guard and patrolling, they were a little curious when they saw such a group of unknown people dressed gorgeously and out of place as if they were going to attend a noble banquet in front of the camp gate.

But the squire and the Sims steward's well-trained demeanor as they disembarked from the car, though most of the pauper soldiers had never seen it, seemed to have some natural majesty that made them hold their breath. Realizing that the identity of the person who came was extraordinary, he didn't dare to look directly, only some scattered and curious eyes quietly looked.

Fritz was accustomed to the gaze of others, his gaze looked at the end of the road, although he felt that Lin An would not appear so soon, but he still prepared for it. I hope that when Lin An saw him for the first time today, he could feel his sincerity and enthusiasm.

Waiting for a female companion is a compulsory lesson for aristocrats, even if there is no objective factor in grooming. In order to show her reserve and worthiness, the woman will usually delay for a while after the man arrives, and then she will belatedly appear under the guidance of the attendant.

But to Fritz's surprise, he didn't have to wait long, and the silk gown, which was breathable and cool, but still covered his whole body, didn't even make him sweat in the sun. The figure of the beautiful woman has appeared at the end of the line of sight under the guidance of the attendant.

The moment she appeared. His gaze was frozen.

It wasn't that he didn't fail to see the attendants and John in front of her, but even with both obscuring him, his gaze was still involuntarily drawn to her, unable to contain the others.

Not only Franz, but it seems that the reaction of other people is the same, and everyone subconsciously held their breath after seeing the indescribably beautiful face.

The situation that Franz saw was like a still scene oil painting, in which only the dynamic Lin An was the only center, and everyone's eyes moved with her movements, and no one's head had the space to think about why such a peerless beauty suddenly appeared in the barracks.

The distance was not long, and Fritz had woken up and not lost his temper as he had when they first met.

He stepped forward to greet Lin An in two steps, bowed slightly and took the delicate hand and kissed it lightly on his lips, even the Sims butler didn't even hear the heavy cough behind him to remind him of his rudeness.

After the kiss ceremony, Fritz realized that he was abrupt and beautiful, and hurriedly let go, and under Sims's heavy cough and John's stern gaze, he said to Lin An:

"After the ecstasy of receiving your reply yesterday, it wasn't until I saw you that the uneasiness in my heart really let go."

"Do you think I'm going to break my word today?" Lin Anqi said.

"Of course not," said Fritz, "but on the night of the first meeting, I was afraid of making a bad impression on you, so I did not dare to appear in front of you again, and I was always thinking about how I could restore the impression in your mind—"

He euphemistically explained what he had done during this time, and continued:

“…… Receiving your reply made me feel like I was in a dream, but I couldn't help but be a little worried—if you were to make a little joke on me for the abruptness of that night, I would have to accept it willingly in order to make up for the mistake of that night, and I would not dare to complain in the slightest. ”

Fritz's explanation made it impossible for Lin An to ask him about his previous self-assertions, but fortunately, since Lin An agreed to his invitation, he didn't plan to dwell on this, and smiled lightly:

"Your Excellency's sweet words, even if you know that they are just compliments of courtesy, still make people's hearts moved."

Fritz looked at the smile in front of him, took a breath, and hurriedly said: "Every sentence comes from the heart!" ”

He stared at Lin An, subconsciously breathed lightly, and thought in his heart:

"I used to look flawless from a distance, but when I looked closely, I couldn't find the slightest flaw. It can only make people feel her amazing beauty more and more immersively, and it is hard to imagine that there is such a beautiful person in the world-"

With his eyesight, he had naturally noticed that Lin An's face was not powdered, and even his clothes were not covered in any mage robe, and he only pulled the black and thick hair to one side of his chest, and tied it together with a silver ring buckle, revealing a slender neck to show etiquette.

But even with such a simple outfit, Fritz looked at Lin An, who only changed her hairstyle slightly and immediately looked more elegant and delicate than when she met for the first time, and she could already imagine that she was glamorous. The situation that became the focus of today's banquet.

That's when John's voice rang out.

"Your Excellency, due to Miss's physical condition, I am afraid that I will need a certain amount of rest in the middle of the journey. And it may not be able to support such a physically costly activity as dancing. ”

The solemn male voice broke the atmosphere between Lin An and Fritz, and Fritz frowned slightly and looked towards Johanm, who lowered his eyes one by one, but spoke in the direction of Fritz.

Didn't wait for Fritz to speak. Steward Sims spoke up, "Your Excellency, I will definitely remember to remind my husband of Master Lin's situation at the right time." ”

He took the words, and without a trace, turned the object of John's words to himself, implying that John's identity was the same as his attendant, and that it was not appropriate to speak directly to Fritz in such a disrespectful way on the occasion today.

Apparently. He could see that John was deliberately interrupting the atmosphere, so he quietly gave John a dismount in his words, and there was no fireworks. If it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that they might not be aware of the hidden meaning of his words.

Lin An lost his mental power and could not perceive emotions so keenly, but it did not mean that his intelligence had deteriorated, and he was so confused by Fritz's sweet words that he lost his previous observational power. Therefore, he frowned slightly, and wanted to make a sound.

But John gestured with his gaze. Shaking his head invisibly to stop Lin An-

In the communication of the aristocracy, such explicit metaphors can be seen anytime and anywhere, and since Lin An is about to enter the imperial capital, he must adapt to such rules of the game.

And an attendant like him, as a subordinate, is supposed to support the façade for the master, this time he is rude, if Lin An comes forward to support him, he will only laugh and be generous, so that Lin An's status in the eyes of others will be lowered more than a notch, and she feels that she is not elegant.

Of course, if Lin An directly shows his strength and quickly establishes his position in the social circle, then after the image is consolidated, he naturally does not need to be as cautious as when he first enters the social circle, but this also goes against the original intention of Lin An's plan of "showing weakness to the enemy".

This is also the reason why John originally disapproved of Lin An's plan of "showing weakness to the enemy", the aristocratic circle is far from being as simple as she imagined, even if it is not as life-and-death as on the battlefield, it does not mean that it is not dangerous, and the plan chosen by Lin An may bring her a lot of crisis.

The current situation is just a piece of cake, and it would be great if he could make Lin An change his mind if he was wronged.

Fritz saw Lin An's slightly frowning eyebrows, his heart tugged, and he glared at Sims secretly, Sims looked down in fear, but his eyes were calm, thinking that this Master Lin, who had achieved fame at a young age, seemed to be not as strong as he imagined?

Because John stopped Lin An, Simms's words were completely irreproachable on the surface, Fritz spoke out to lead the topic, gentlemanly helped Lin An to get into the car, nodded to John again, smiled and whispered:

"I have memorized your advice, is there anything else I need to pay attention to? For example, Master Lin's taboos in terms of eating and so on? ”

He inquired gracefully, and then lifted the small stalk just now, looking extremely gentlemanly.

Sims stood with his eyes down, pleased to see what he saw—the attendant was there for the sake of his master, and he had just done it for the sake of this moment.

As if unaware of the little trick of the two masters and servants, John replied calmly: "Mademoiselle does not drink, and besides, she does not like to eat too much of the dishes that are too strong." ”

Fritz nodded briefly, smiled approvingly, and got back into the car, where Steward Sims and Johann entered the carriage.

The attendant closed the door and jumped into his seat, and someone tapped twice on the door panel to signal the car.

The coachman shouted, waved his whip, and the four healthy horses were trained to go from slow to fast, and they trotted down.

The carriage was very large, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a small room, with dark red cushions on the walls, and the hanging curtains swaying gently, and there was no crest of the Yotte family on it, which Franz had borrowed from the local aristocracy.

"Has Lord Lynn had breakfast? You came out a lot earlier than I thought. "Slightly vibrating in the carriage. Franz, who was sitting in the seat opposite Lin An, asked out loud.

Lin An nodded, as if he had forgotten the unhappiness just now because of Fritz's redemption, and smiled politely, "I have a relatively regular schedule recently, and I got up early today." ”

Of course, Fritz would not think that Lin An's early rise was to prepare for today's banquet.

Since the tailor he sent to help Lin An tailor was sent back yesterday, he was prepared that Lin An would not appear in a normal lady's dress, although this did not affect his expectations for today's invitation, and he was inevitably slightly disappointed that he could not see Lin An's elaborate dress.

"In this way, we will arrive at the banquet site a little earlier than planned." Fritz continued the conversation. He didn't care about the content of the topic, he just wanted to talk to Lin An more.

Lin An was really surprised: "Didn't you say that the banquet started at noon?" We should be at the right time now! ”

Fritz pursed his lips and smiled, as if he felt that Lin An's surprised expression was very cute*. I didn't feel a little distracted.

The Sims butler and John, who were in the same carriage, had not made a sound, and the Sims butler tried to reduce the sense of storage as much as possible, so as not to affect the conversation between the two, and then replied aloud:

"Miss Lin, Mr. Lin is invited as the guest of honor. As is customary, he will arrive later than the official start of the banquet. ”

That's why Fritz asked Lin if he had eaten breakfast.

Because the official banquet will start later, and there may be some entertainment programs before the banquet, this time is not a small ordeal for many ladies and ladies who go on a diet a few days in order to go to the banquet in order to wear a new custom dress.

Fritz also came to his senses at this time. Afraid that Lin An would be embarrassed, he added:

"And there are too many people at the banquet today, not surprisingly. Maybe there will be more than a thousand people, you know, you can't arrange for them to crowd into the banquet hall at the same time, that would break the door. ”

He skillfully rounded up Lin An's lack of common sense.

But Lin An's focus was no longer here, and he said in astonishment: "More than a thousand? ”

Fritz learned his lesson. Secretly reminded himself that this time he had withstood Lin An's inadvertent expression attack again. Try to deviate from your attention so that you don't pay so much attention to Lin An's expression, so as not to lose your temper, and said humorously:

"Of course, it is not surprising that the gentry of the port of Kinshasa will bring with them many family members who have been admired by the young men of our team for a long time."

Lin An was a little forbearing, she already understood what Franz meant - in other words, this was a blind date meeting in disguise.

She understood the true face of this banquet completely.

In fact, this kind of banquet encountered by the honorees on the way, whether it is the local nobles, the imperial capital, or even the honorees themselves, are happy to see it.

In the high-level positioning of the empire, this is an opportunity to promote the military might of the empire and strengthen the centripetal force, the role is roughly similar to the military parade in the previous life, and the role of the awardees on the return journey and residence is not even lower than the grand award ceremony and audience in the imperial capital.

And for these local nobles along the road, these promising honorees are naturally upstarts and ready-made marriage partners in their eyes, even if they can't dig up their sons-in-law, such a good opportunity to expand their contacts is something that no one wants to miss.

The same is true for the recipients.

In fact, none of this could be imagined, as early as when Lin An learned that the team was going to stay in the "Pearl of the North" for three days, she should have realized it, but a period of staying at home and cultivating affected her information reception and thinking acuity, and she didn't understand it until now.

Lin An couldn't help laughing at herself, thinking that John's worries did have some justification, and the period of time she really recovered was probably the weakest and most incapable of self-protection since she crossed over, except for the initial period of panic and anxiety.

The carriage drove towards the Pearl Castle in the center of the Kinshasa Harbor, and finally stopped outside the Pearl Castle in the middle of the mountain as the sun was about to approach the middle of the sky.

Lin An stepped out of the carriage with Franz's support.

As soon as she left the carriage, she was immediately attracted by the beautiful white castle like a pearl in front of her, and the lively scene of gorgeous dresses and beautiful dresses walking through the green lawn in front of the castle.