On the evening of December 24th, the Duke of Robert and his noble generals, William the Elder, Earl of Auburg, and his son William the Younger, as well as the Archbishop of Roundbow in Normandy, and his six bishops, Evreux, Bayeus, Constance, Avranches, Lisce, and Serre, went to Fisher Cathedral for Christmas Eve Mass.

William the Elder, Earl of Erburg, is William's uncle, now sixty-one years old, although gray-haired, he is still strong, strong and powerful, is an upright nobleman, although he does not look down on William's identity as an illegitimate son, but he will not bully William like other nobles.

And his son William the Younger, William's cousin, now twenty years old, with thick red hair and a full mouth and beard, was the third heir to the Duchy of Normandy, and he looked at William with a hawkish expression, and it was obvious that he was full of hostility towards William.

Most of these nobles took part in the campaign against Paris, so this Christmas Eve celebration can also be seen as a celebratory feast.

Hundreds of nobles, city councillors, bishops, and others of all sizes covered almost all the ruling classes of the Duchy of Normandy.

William, who followed behind his father, although he still had to endure the strange eyes of other nobles, he was now full of confidence and no stage fright.

Not only did William's current territorial army support him, but his father Robert promised to find Duke Arlen to stand up for him.

William followed Duke Robert and looked left and right, most of the nobles present looked at William with disgust, contempt, or hatred, and only a few of Duke Robert's cronies and nobles of the Count of Evler did not contradict William.

William, looking around, set his eyes on two nobles in their thirties, and although their appearance was a little down, their noble temperament still made people look sideways.

The two of them noticed William's kind gaze, and turned their heads to smile and nod, and William on the other side also nodded in return.

These two men were the last descendants of the Wessex dynasty of England, Prince Alfred and Prince Edward in exile in Normandy, of which Prince Edward was the later wise monarch of England, Edward the Confessor.

In 1003, King Swain of Denmark invaded England, and in the same year Eseled fled to Normandy, replacing him as King of England. Richard, Duke of Normandy, married his daughter Emma of Normandy, aunt of William the Conqueror, and gave birth to the future King of England, Edward the Confessor, giving birth to the Anglo-Saxon kings by blood with the Normandy family, from which William the Conqueror's claim to England came from.

Edward was born in England in the early 11th century, during the period of the Danish invasion of England. Faced with struggle, ransom, and egalitarian means, the Danes could not stop their raids, and fearing betrayal by his subjects, King Ethel Reed fled to Normandy. Before Ethred II went into exile in Normandy, he had sent Edward's mother and son to Normandy.

In 1014 Swain died, and Etheled regained the throne. But he died quickly, and after some turnaround, in 1016, the throne fell into the hands of Swain's son Canute I,

After the arrival of King Cnut the Great of Denmark in England, Richard, Duke of Normandy, escorted the British prince back to the country to restore the restoration in order to prevent the Duke of Normandy 'the Good Man'. The Duke of Normandy accepted Cnut's proposal to Queen Emma, sister of the 'Good Man' Duke Richard (i.e. Edward's mother), and promised the children born from this marriage to inherit England. Edward lived in the Duchy of Normandy ever since.

Relationally, Edward and Alfred, the two down-and-out princes, were William's cousins and male relatives, so William's attitude towards them was not as cold as that of other nobles.

According to William's weak historical knowledge of his previous life, the now down-and-out Prince Edward will become the king of the Kingdom of England in a few years - Edward the 'Confessor', and it is precisely because of his choice of William as his heir in history that William had the opportunity and excuse to take the throne of the Kingdom of England in 1066.

Whether it was out of concern for his down-and-out relatives, or out of consideration for burning a cold stove and making investments in advance, William treated Edward and Alfred very well, visited them often, and took care of their lives.

After this back and forth, Edward and Alfred gradually warmed up their relationship with William and became friendly with William.

The pre-Christmas Mass held by the Archbishop of Circum-Archbishop of Circum-Bo soon ended with solemn sacred music, and according to the tradition of a solemn feast on Christmas Eve, the Archbishop of Circum-Bo and the Duke of Robert took the lead to the nobles to the dining room on one side to enjoy a sumptuous communion.

William, who was following Robert, deliberately came to Edward and Alfred's side and said, "Prince Alfred, Prince Edward, Merry Christmas. ”

"Thank you, His Highness William!" Edward and Alfred nodded in return.

"How have you been in Normandy lately, and do you have any difficulties that you need my help with?" William said with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, we are all right in Normandy, no one is making things difficult for us." Prince Alfred nodded in response.

"It's just that when will we get back to ......," Edward said with some hesitation, only to be stopped by a glance from Prince Alfred in the middle of his sentence.

William knew their worries, smiled and nodded comfortingly: "Please rest assured, I think that as the situation in the Duchy of Normandy gradually returns to calm, my father, Duke Robert, will help you return to England to regain the throne."

It's just that you need to be patient now, the Danes who rule England are still strong, we need to wait for an opportunity, a chance for Danish civil strife, only then can we succeed in one fell swoop! ”

After receiving William's comfort and promise, the two of them cheered up and thanked William.

After separating from Prince Edward and Alfred, William followed in his father's footsteps and walked into the banquet hall where the Christmas Communion was held.

Just by looking at the dozens of long tables laid out, there were at least a hundred pigs, three hundred chickens and birds, a hundred pelicans and sixty geese, more than two thousand pickled fish, a pound of saffron (spices were very precious in medieval Europe), and not counting countless breads and cheeses.

In addition to the untold beer, there are at least six hundred gallons of red and white wine on the table.

There are countless candles used for lighting throughout the restaurant, and at least thirty pounds of candles are arranged here to illuminate the entire banquet hall.

According to tradition, the dinner on Christmas Eve is to eat pig's head or wild boar's head, just like we eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year, and the custom of eating turkey did not appear in the early Middle Ages.