Chapter 42: The Dinner Party (2)
Perhaps Charles did cause quite a stir when he first entered the castle, but his influence was limited to that, and the people cheered him only because he won the championship, and his status as a foreign nobleman was really nothing in the eyes of the nobles in the room.
Fortunately, the people in the room were all human spirits who had lived most of their lives, and although they lost their enthusiasm at the beginning, they did not make Charles feel left out. Everyone was lively and chatting peacefully, a harmonious and joyful look.
But Charles didn't care about this at this time, the only thing he could see in his heart now was those beautiful eyes, and he was desperate to communicate with the owner of that beautiful eye face to face, even if it was just to report his own name.
Just as he was about to sneak away from the crowd to say hello, Charles suddenly heard a few pot-bellied nobles next to him whispering about something, and the mysterious energy was almost like a standard textbook conspirator. Charles leaned over unconsciously, listening curiously to what they were talking about.
"Did you hear that Vikia and Nord are fighting again!"
"I've only heard about this, no wonder the Pierce family's caravan went out of the city with so many armor and weapons yesterday, it is estimated that he can make a lot of money this time!"
"That'...... What about the Carmen family......"
"Shhhh You know about Dante's assassination. I'm telling you that you don't have to say it, I've heard that everyone is saying that this is the work of the Pierce family! In order to prevent the Carmen family from making a profit from it, they are looking for a killer! “
"Hey, you don't dare to say that!"
"Yes, yes, yes, it's me who is too talkative, you must not spread it!"
Charles on the side frowned unconsciously when he heard this, no wonder he thought that Dante's assassination was something strange before, and sure enough, someone was indeed making trouble behind the scenes. But none of this has anything to do with him, although he will subconsciously feel sympathy for the victim, but he can't change anything at the moment.
But this incident can be regarded as a great wake-up call for him, maybe you will get in the way of others when you are not careful, and you can't blame others if someone kicks you away, unless you start before him......
At the candle-lit table, a richly dressed nobleman raised his glass and said loudly: "Let us raise the wine in our hands and wish our generous host, Count Atlas, a long and 100 years old!" ”
The rest of the people raised their glasses in front of them and said compliments loudly. But in fact, the host of this banquet, Count Atlas, did not appear in the hall at this moment, and only Du Wei's young and handsome figure kept flashing in this cheerful crowd.
Where is our generous master at this time?
In the shadowed corner of a secluded corridor not far behind the castle hall, a woman's soft moaning and a man's whisper could be heard from time to time, and after some time, the whole space became quiet again with the violent shaking of the curtain. After a while, a man walked out from behind with his pants, he looked coldly at the curtain behind him, and said without a little emotion: "Are you satisfied now, in my house, behind her favorite curtain." ”
After a terrible silence, a woman's voice came from behind the curtain, and she was heard laughing and saying, 'Aren't you excited, I don't care, after all, I'm more comfortable giggling than you.' Yes, my Earl. “
Count Atlas narrowed his eyes, no longer looking at her, nor saying a word. The woman behind the curtain herself felt a little bored, and she sorted out her clothes and walked out from behind. Under the moonlight, her face is faintly recognizable, this beautiful woman is about thirty years old, the expensive ornaments on her body fully explain her noble status, and her fair and soft skin shows that she has never done heavy work, and full maintenance makes this noble lady show no traces of age at all.
"Mrs. Pierce, don't you feel particularly sorry for your husband?"
"Ha, are you telling me a joke, my sweetheart. You don't look like you're worried about whether you're worthy of my husband, you know you're very excited. Mrs. Pierce laughed and shook her shoulders as if she had heard some great joke.
Count Atlas looked at her coldly, and said word by word: "Okay, you crazy woman, I promise you, your nephew will get the end he deserves, are you satisfied now!" “
Madame Pierce took Count Atlas's hand with a wink, and said in her sweet voice, "Of course, my Earl, I am very satisfied! Let's do it again while it's still early, you're really fascinating to me, and even the serious look is so cute. ”
Count Atlas impatiently pushed away this somewhat crazy woman, it was ridiculous to say, this woman's madness actually scared him a little, he was the lord of Djerkhara, what kind of madman had never seen it, but at this moment he was a little shudder in the face of this woman.
In order to hide his fear, Count Atlas had no choice but to put on his cold look, and said without any emotion: "I am the host of tonight's banquet, I can't help but show up, you quickly clean up and don't let others see the clues, my son is not a fuel-efficient lamp!" “
Mrs. Pierce covered her face with an aggrieved look. "You're grieving me, you ruthless lover, but I don't hate you, because I love you so much."
After saying these naked love words, she swaggered out again like no one, not caring at all that her clothes had become very wrinkled because of the madness just now.
Count Atlas cursed something secretly, and hurriedly trotted after him, not even noticing that his most cherished gold pendant had fallen.
Charles avoided the crowd of people who wanted to talk to him and made his way to the corner of the hall. There the beautiful goddess sat quietly. The long black hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and Charles was jealous of the long hair for no apparent reason. Her beautiful and charming eyes were staring intently at Charles at the moment, and the slightly pursed cherry mouthp added a bit of liveliness.
Charles said somewhat unnaturally, "Hello, beautiful young lady. Can I take the liberty of introducing myself? ”
Elena blushed, she was not as calm as she appeared: "Of course, sir, if you will"
Before Charles could speak, a man's voice came from the side: "Elena! You're here, my sweetheart! ”
Charles's face turned pale in an instant, and he felt as if someone had poured cold water over his head, cooling from head to toe.