The Earl of Pattinson was not young, over sixty years old, with gray hair. But his body is still very good, his body is strong, his face is ruddy, and his speech is also very full.

Like Jean Nord, his appearance is not bad, and he can be said to be dignified. Of course, without this skin, he would not have had his own lover all over London.

Today's gathering was strictly in accordance with British etiquette, first the men greeted each other, then the women, Zhou Nan only had a brief contact with his wife and a few direct female dependents, and the women took Audrey and them to the other living rooms.

The Earl of Pattinson led Jean Nord and Zhou Nan to a living room, where there were already five or six men of no small age chatting, and a girl playing the piano in front of the piano.

Seeing them walk in, several men stood up, and the girl who played the piano was about thirteen or fourteen years old, and had not yet grown, but was generous. She also stood up, glanced at Zhou Nan curiously, and called Pattinson Dad.

Pattinson smiled and said softly to her, "Go and meet your mother, there is another guest who is about your age today, you should have something to say." ”

Thinking about the record on the note, Zhou Nan guessed that this girl should be Pattinson's favorite youngest daughter, Lusa.

She was sweet-looking, gentle and lovely, good at the piano, and had a slight reputation in the aristocratic circles of London, and Pattinson often liked to show off her talents in front of her guests.

She waved her hand to a few guests, walked in front of Zhou Nan and them, and performed a formal lady's ceremony, and several men nodded to her.

She hugged her father intimately, glanced at Zhou Nan curiously, and then left the room.

After she left, Pattinson introduced Zhou Nan to several guests, who were also members of the British House of Lords, and had a similar position to Pattinson.

The eight of them sat in the main seat of the living room, and Pattinson's sons and Etinny sat on the periphery, where they could hear their voices but could not participate in their conversation.

After taking a seat, the topic began to talk about Zhou Nan's general history of the world, and Zhou Nan sat there but did not have many opportunities to speak.

Jean Nord is very familiar with them, and has been communicating about his relationship with Zhou Nan, as well as Zhou Nan's ability to show.

This kind of topic is actually quite boring, there is no academic communication and learning, and there is no in-depth communication on some issues, which seems very boring.

Zhou Nan got a little tired after a while, but he couldn't show it, and could only express a few words of opinion when they talked about a certain issue and asked him for his opinion.

Thankfully, it was six o'clock when they arrived, and the conversation had been going on for about an hour when a butler in a wig came in and informed them that the dinner was ready.

For the etiquette of the nobles, Zhou Nan almost completely did not understand. That is, Mrs. Hemstra told him some things when she was fine, but never practiced them.

Fortunately, he was also accompanied by a Jean Nord, although Jean Nord was not a nobleman, but he had experienced many such occasions, he had never eaten pork, and he had seen a pig run.

With him on the side, Zhou Nan followed everyone to the bathroom to solve the physiological problem first, washed his hands and cleaned his face under the service of the servants, and then came to the restaurant.

The Pattinson family is a large family, because his mother is still alive, and as long as it is in his line, several of his brothers have not yet separated.

But they all have their own careers, when Zhou Nan came over, they didn't meet any of them, and until this time, they only saw one, and two didn't go home.

But their families are all there, and the dining room can accommodate more than a hundred people, and they also sit a small half.

Even though they entered the restaurant, they still had to introduce each other. Zhou Nan, as the guest of honor, greeted everyone one by one under the leadership of the housekeeper.

Just as they were about to take their seats, another servant came to Earl Pattinson's side and whispered something to him.

There was a hint of surprise on his calm face, but he quickly disguised it. He then exclaimed, "Please be quiet, Princess Marita is suddenly here, I think we need to greet ......"

Before the words fell, a delicate pink figure had already broken in. "Uncle Pattinson, your home is like my own home, and I don't need to insist on all that red tape."

Walking into the room, she stood still not far from the door, pinched the hem of her skirt, and bowed lightly to everyone. "At this time, I am not a princess, just a poor girl who has escaped from the discipline of the nun and has not yet eaten dinner."

Everyone laughed, and because it was time for supper, they didn't wear hats, and the men bowed and welcomed her.

Although Zhou Nan doesn't understand etiquette, he also knows that he should follow others at this time.

Pattinson smiled, "Your Highness, as a loyal courtier of the British Empire, I don't believe anyone could bear to let our loveliest princess go hungry." Sima, please arrange a place for Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

Lusha couldn't wait to meet her at this time. "Sister Marita, what class did you take today? Did you learn a new tune? ”

The relationship between the two girls was obviously very close, and after whispering a few words, Marita was led by Lusha to the front of everyone.

And the butler of the Pattinson family had already quietly come to the princess's side, standing at a distance that would not disturb them. "Your Royal Highness, please allow me to introduce you to tonight's guests......"

Marita came straight to Zhou Nan and Audrey, and said with a smile: "I have always been a fan of Mr. Zhou's books, and after reading his "General History of the World", I realized that history is closely linked to our present, and Mr. Zhou's writing is very interesting, so that I can read it like this." ”

A real princess stood in front of her, and Zhou Nan couldn't understand most of what she said, and Zhou Nan was a little dazed all of a sudden. His heart has been torn between whether to shake her hand or kiss the back of her hand as seen in the movie.

Audrey was also a little dazed for a while, and only after Marita's words were finished did she react and translated her words with Zhou Nan.

Marita understood, and said in standard French: "Miss Hepburn, after reading today's newspaper, I am still a little dissatisfied with the praise in the newspaper, but now that I see you standing in front of me, I am sincerely jealous. ”

Audrey hurriedly said: "No, Your Royal Highness Princess, you are the real beauty." ”

From the perspective of Zhou Nanfang's appreciation, it is natural that Audrey's beauty, which tends to integrate East and West, is the real beauty. But if you look at the appreciation of Europeans and Americans, Marita is the real beauty.

Because "Roman Holiday" played by Audrey is based on this noble-born princess, in another life, Zhou Nan also checked the information of this princess and had some understanding.

Since she was born, she has attracted the attention of the whole of England, and compared to her sister Elizabeth, she has also been given more tolerance by the British because she is the second daughter.

George VI proudly praised her more than once: "She has the looks of an angel, a delicate figure and the temperament of a star." Even the birds in the trees will be attracted to her and sing around her. ”

It is precisely because of this favor that she is the most rebellious one of the royal family, and in the fifties, because she fell in love with a married man, she was opposed by the whole country, the family, the government, the church, and the people.

In the end, she gave in and married another man, but the happy marriage lasted for a long time, and the two became separated, and the couple played their own games, and finally divorced.

Compared with her emotional misfortune, she is a competent mother, a caring public welfare person, and an artist with high artistic accomplishment.

Zhou Nan thought about her deeds, watched the two girls quickly chatted together, and with Lusha, who was already familiar with Audrey at the beginning, reconciled in the middle, the three girls talked and laughed.

It's okay in this way, their chat also avoided Zhou Nan's embarrassment, he was a little rude just now. But he can't be blamed for it, who made his English very poor.

They chatted a few words, and she greeted the others under the guidance of the butler. Zhou Nan found that the very popular kiss hand ceremony did not appear, and most of them bowed or nodded slightly.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that she is not married, the kiss is generally aimed at married women, and it varies slightly from country to country, and in most cases, a man's lips cannot directly touch the back of a woman's fingers.

Originally, the seating was strictly based on the identity and age of the guests, and a man and a woman sat down cross-legged.

But because of the princess's sudden arrival, after consulting her, her seat was arranged next to Audrey.

Of course, Zhou Nan would not think that the princess fell in love with Audrey because of this. From what she started to say, Zhou Nan thought that she was probably a little unconvinced by the praise of Audrey in the newspaper, so she came to compete with Audrey for the limelight.

This is a real proud girl of the sky, who has been touted by the British since she was a child, and suddenly a girl who is not worse than her suddenly came, and she was touted by the media, and it is normal for her to be a little unconvinced.

After all, she is a year younger than Audrey.

Zhou Nan was separated from her by an Audrey, and when he looked at her from his point of view, he found that although she was one year younger, she was much plumper than Audrey, with a towering chest.

And her waist is very thin, coupled with her height and long legs, she has a perfect body curve, and she is indeed a very charming little beauty.

However, Zhou Nan only admired her, without the slightest reverie, this girl is not someone who can have a casual relationship.

Moreover, from a series of actions after she entered the house, it can also be seen that she is a very assertive, pampered and self-centered strong girl. As Zhou Nan, who is deeply influenced by oriental culture, he is not very interested in this kind of girl.