By the time Moriarty returned to the main building with an excited and unfinished Matiel, it was already late afternoon.

Because the autumn is crisp and the temperature is pleasant, the old housekeeper thoughtfully arranged the welcome dinner on the big lawn.

On a row of slightly curved dining tables, the tablecloth is snow-white, the candlelight is ruddy, and a dazzling variety of meals and snacks are arranged in a staggered manner.

Tonight's main course is an ivy specialty: braised sea bass with creamy asparagus.

The main ingredient of the dish is "Shirahoshi sea bass" from the clear river near the farm, and the meat is fat and smooth, and there is no fishy smell. Asparagus is the most seasonal fresh vegetable dish, which is grown and picked by the estate, and even does not need to be cooked, and it is also unique to eat it raw.

The two wonderful ingredients are carefully cooked in milk, basil leaves, mint and rosemary, and the freshness of the fish and the freshness of the asparagus come together to make it difficult to get enough of it.

After dinner, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

At this time, it was not early, and after a tiring journey, Matiel was really tired. So Morarty asked the servants to serve the maiden and the knight of the round table and go back to their rooms to rest. However, at Martiel's repeated requests, Moriarty promised to come early tomorrow morning to accompany the girl and officially visit the entire estate.

For the week that followed, Martiel's mind was enchanted by the autumn colours and art treasures of the Ivy Estate.

Of course, with distinguished guests at home, Moriarty's usual routine was inevitably broken. It's just that for daily magic meditation and self-study, it is still thunderous. In this regard, Martiel expressed full understanding and support, and did not feel that the other party was rude at all, and the Knights of the Round Table did not say anything about Moriarty's behavior on the surface, but in his heart he was quite approving and appreciative.

During this time, messengers from Windsor Castle also visited the Ivy Manor once in a while. In addition to greeting his own young lady, he also brought a letter from Viscount Salk to Moriarty. After reading the letter, Moriarty simply instructed the butler to entertain the messenger a good meal, and then let him go back. As for the reply or even the message, there is none.

"What did my father say in his letter? Are you urging me to go back? Watching the messenger leave the manor in high spirits after a full meal and a reward of gold coins, Matiel asked softly.

"The Viscount is just concerned about your current situation, and asks if you are enjoying your time here. It can be seen that the viscount misses you, but he has no intention of forcing you to return immediately. Moriarty smiled at the girl, seemingly carelessly, slowly tucking the letter back into the envelope and tucking it into his cuff.

"That's good." Mathil patted her chest lightly, then frowned again, and pretended to be cautious and said to Moriarty: "Then what about you, are you tired of me?" Or do you want me to leave quickly? ”

"Haha, cunning Marty." Moriarty laughed out loud, and as she became more familiar and intimate with the maiden, the two of them had become accustomed to using nicknames: "I welcome you to stay in the Ivy until the Lord Viscount can no longer bear the thought of his daughter, and personally leads the army to the manor." ”

"Hee-hee, you have a heart, Morty." Matiel smirked triumphantly, then turned deftly and turned back to Moriarty, "It's time to water again, I'll go to the 'Green Sea' first." With that, he walked to the back of the manor by himself, and several of the maids around him hurriedly saluted Moriarty and hurried after him.

"Hehe, what a lovely young lady." The old butler stood behind Moriarty, looked at Matiel's back, and smiled softly, as if he had seen the familiar scene reappear in the ivy. …,

"yes." Moriarty was noncommittal, and then turned to look at Hugo: "When will my father return to the manor?" ”

"Tomorrow." The old butler replied affirmatively

"Okay." Moriarty nodded faintly, then walked to his study.

The next day, Baron Ensberg, who had been away from home for nearly two months, finally returned to Ivy Manor.

Moriarty, Steward Hugo, the Hamilton Knight, and even Miss Salk, who had been a guest at the manor for more than a week, and Charlie, the Knight of the Round Table, all greeted the Baron at the Ivy gates.

"Welcome home, Father." Moriarty smiled as he looked at Baron Ensberg as he slowly stepped down from the carriage and bowed in greeting.

And in the luxuriously and comfortable carriage, there is also a strange woman. However, everyone present turned a blind eye to this for the time being.

"I'm glad to meet you, Moriarty, too." The baron is still a consistent aristocratic scholar, elegant but very high-ranking bearing, which makes people can't help but break their hearts at first sight.

Looking at his only son, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Baron Ensberg smiled heartily, obviously very satisfied with Moriarty's recent appearance.

However, the Knight of the Round Table, as a bystander, keenly read something different from the slight tremor in the corner of the baron's eyes, and then thought of the wonderful figure still sitting in the carriage, Charlie frowned slightly.

"Welcome to the Ensberg family, the pearl of Salk." The baron looked at Matiel, a kind smile on his face.

"It's my pleasure, Uncle Philip." Matiel was obviously quite familiar with the baron, and after lifting her skirt and bowing lightly, she smiled coquettishly: "But it's a pity that I haven't seen my uncle for many days." ”

"Regret? Is it? The baron glanced at the girl with a smirk, and immediately made the other blush.

"Welcome, Charlie Knight, your presence has brought the Ensberg family to life." Turning around, the Baron solemnly saluted the Knight of the Round Table, but it could be seen that the Baron and the Knight of the Round Table should also know each other.

"The ivy is beautiful, the wine is good, and I love it." Charlie laughed and gave the baron a knightly salute.

As a high-ranking knight, although Charles has not yet received an official title, his status in the aristocratic circle can be roughly equal to that of an ordinary baron. Even any count who has the ability to canonize the title of barony and give the other party land will not hesitate to recruit a high-ranking knight as his vassal, and if he succeeds, he will probably even laugh out loud in his dreams at night. This is one of the reasons why Viscount Salk has always been able to vaguely overpower Viscount Maclelan in the "Twin Infighting" in Kent, because he has a powerful Knight of the Round Table "Spear of Dawn" under him.

"Father, who is this young lady?" At this moment, as if he had just noticed that there was a person in the carriage opposite, Moriarty asked the baron suspiciously.

"Hannah, come, get out of the car." The baron glanced at his only son, and instead of answering directly, he turned and said to the woman in the carriage, while reaching forward with his left arm very gentlemanly.

"Is it finally here, Philip? It's really beautiful. Gently holding the baron's arm, a blonde aristocratic woman in a white lily dress slowly stepped down from the carriage, and said softly with an impeccable gentle smile on the corner of her scarlet mouth.

"Yes, this is the Ivy, I hope you like it." The baron smiled.

"Of course, I love it. It's like Alice's dream wonderland. As she spoke, the woman naturally took the crook of the baron's arm, as if it had always been.

"Let me introduce you to Dame Hannah from the House of Farashia in Ruhrshire, and her father is Viscount Farashia." The baron glanced at the soft wattle wrapped around his arm, and introduced quietly. …,

"Welcome, Dame Farazia." Moriarty looked at Hannah, who was almost the same age as herself, and the oldest was only two or three years older, and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Moriarty." The dame nodded gracefully and smiled sweetly at the people around her.

"Alright, let's all go inside, the midday sun is a little too strong for the ladies." After the baron finished speaking, he took the dame and walked towards the manor first.

"Let's go." Glancing at Matiel, who had a slightly strange expression beside him, Moriarty smiled indifferently and stepped forward to follow.

The rest of the crowd followed him back to the main building.

That evening, the baron gave the dame a grand welcome ball in the Swan Hall. In addition to Moriarty and others, knights, knights, and relatives belonging to the vassal families of the Ensberg family also attended.

In the face of a pair of doubtful, speculative, or silent eyes, Dame Faradia always responds with gentleness, grace and a flawless aristocratic smile, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

"What a lovely man, you say, Morty." As Moriarty's dance partner, Martiel's side stayed by her side throughout the night. However, for this Miss Hannah who suddenly "appeared", Martiel obviously did not have much intimacy, but it was perfectly disguised, and only when she was alone with Moriarty, did she have a little affection, not light, not serious.

"Yes, Miss Falasha is indeed unusually beautiful, and has a very supple temperament, which is a model of a noble woman." Moriarty gently shook the crystal glass goblet in his hand, and the dark red Lux red ordinary wine formed a beautiful hanging glass on the transparent wall like sticky honey, and the fresh aroma of the wine also rippled.

"It's just that tonight this noble lady doesn't look like an Ivy guest, but as if she is the host." Matiel turned her head to look at Moriarty, but she couldn't see anything in the other party's flat expression, so she lowered her voice.

"Maybe. After all, the current Ivy does not have a hostess. Moriarty looked at the smiling dame snuggled next to the baron in the distance: "Marty, perhaps, it's time to leave." ”

"Well, I thought so too." Looking at Moriarty's flat expression, for some reason, he slowly relaxed his heart: "However, you have to take care of the 'Green Sea', the lavender garden there is about to ripen." ”

"Okay, don't worry, I will." Moriarty nodded, then clinked glasses with Matiel.

Opposite, the baron's eyes rolled

When I woke up in the morning, the score of the book list suddenly jumped to 3,000. Could it be that Dianniang also changes every day?

I didn't say it, a certain elephant is fighting, and there must be four more today (guaranteed 2 + book list 2).

By the way, I howled for a recommendation vote~~~