Just as Carl was thinking about how to brush Lady Loris's favor at the ball, the carriage suddenly slowed down. lā

Carl was surprised to find that he was now stuck in a long traffic. In front and behind are lavishly decorated carriages, and not far away is an exquisite and elegant Western-style building, which, like other aristocratic mansions in the upper town, has a wide and elegant square in front of it. In front of the fully open gate, stands a striking statue of the Siren Fountain, and a long queue of carriages follows the flow of traffic around the statue and stops on the other side of the square in a special space for carriages.

The mansion facing the square is a very beautiful white mansion building, with a spacious porch, thick supporting columns, marble paved steps and exterior walls, as white as snow, and a strong ancient Lotta-style porch is delicately depicted with exquisite reliefs and ornaments, making this beautiful building solemn and generous, but also with a free-spirited and elegant atmosphere.

Obviously, the large number of visitors and carriages vividly illustrates the power of the mermaid family and the popularity of Lady Loris. In front of Carl, there is a carriage decorated with two dolphin badges that cross and jump out of the sea, Carl is not an expert in heraldry, and he does not see which family this crossed dolphin badge represents, but as long as it looks like the family badge has the symbol of water and dolphins, it is mostly a close family that is closely related to the sea and belongs to the mermaid family.

The carriage stopped in front of Carl, but a family of three walked down. The first was a middle-aged gentleman in a gentleman's hat, a modest men's dress, a civilized stick in his hand, and a pair of beautiful mustaches with a slight curl.

His countenance, handsome and mild-mannered, gracefully lifted his lady, who was veiled, in a rather conservative white gown, and wore a pair of white silk gloves adorned with silver filigree, and a broad lady decorated with feathers and precious stones politely pressed low and obscured her whole countenance. However, even if she can't see her face clearly, it can be seen from her graceful figure that she must be an incomparably beautiful lady.

And following the couple was a beautiful girl dressed like a little princess in a fluffy princess dress with feathers and silk decorations. She has flaxen-colored hair, eyes as beautiful as amber, and a small and delicate face that makes it difficult to take your eyes off at a glance.

The little girl did not wait for her, but jumped out of the carriage herself, and looked curiously at the beautiful mansion, and the flowerbeds overgrown with lush petunias, roses, and violets, and the lawn as neat as the large carpet in front of the house.

"Why do people plant lawns in front of their houses?"

Not far from the place where the carriage stopped and the gate to greet the guests, the little girl followed her parents to the welcoming waiter, winking at her beautiful eyes like amber and asking a curious question.

"Well, probably because it's convenient and good-looking!" The middle-aged gentleman who was the father was obviously stopped by his daughter, and he could only give an answer indiscriminately.

"Because it represents power and wealth!"

Karl, who had just stepped out of the carriage and was about to walk to the door, couldn't help but smile when he heard the little girl's question, and replied on his own initiative: "The original castle, because of the need for defense and reconnaissance, had to cut down the trees within the field of vision, without any obstruction. ”

"And a beautiful lawn can not only be used to decorate the scenery, but also to show off a lord's financial and human resources......"

This era is not the earth with automatic sprinklers and lawn mowers, if you want to have a beautiful lawn, in addition to having free land, you also need a special gardener to take care of Dali, and you need manpower and material resources.

Moreover, the lawn does not produce any economic value, neither can graze cattle and sheep to graze, nor does it have edible and medicinal value. Ordinary families have absolutely no energy and financial resources to waste on such a large piece of precious land.

Therefore, the lawn at the entrance of the castle or villa mansion became a symbol for the nobles to show off their status. A neatly manicured lawn is almost a clear declaration to those who pass by: "I am full of wealth and food, and I am authoritarian, and I have countless territorial slaves, and I am not a matter of green space." ”

This knowledge is all Carl recently when he was making up for the relevant knowledge of the nobles' clothing, food, housing and transportation, and he saw it from that book, in addition to being the sigil key to the mage tower of the ancient magic empire, it is also a travelogue that describes the customs and customs of a certain place in the era of the ancient magic empire, and there are many customs and knowledge in it.

"Oh!"

The pretty little princess-like girl sighed softly, nodded, and said she understood, and then continued to look around curiously at what she was interested in, and did not speak.

"I see, I didn't expect that the lawn we are accustomed to still has such a history!"

The middle-aged gentleman with a beautiful mustache couldn't help but look back in surprise, but when he saw Carl's age, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Thank you for your introduction, you must be a knowledgeable scholar!"

Carl wore a white shirt, black leather shoes, long legged trousers, and a black dress jacket, which was carefully cut by the tailor and fit incomparably well, matching his slender figure, long black hair, black eyes, and handsome facial features.

"Hello sir, I'm Carl Rowland!"

Karl said politely: "I hope my presumptuous did not disturb you and your family!"

"Of course not!" said the middle-aged gentleman with a pretty mustache with a hearty smile and very gently, "I'm James Grant." ”

"This is my lady Mary!"

"This lovely little princess is my daughter Sophie!" Mr. Grant took the initiative to introduce his wife and daughter, and the beautiful Lady Mary, although her face and figure were covered under conservative clothing and veils, still bowed her knees slightly when Mr. Grant introduced him, and performed an extremely decent and elegant court lady etiquette, showing extremely good cultivation and temperament.

Sophie, the little princess-like girl, tilted her head slightly, looked directly at Carl with amber eyes, and introduced herself in a rather confused tone: "My name is Sophie, but I don't know why I'm called that, because my father said that before I called it, I could have been called Annie, Jenny, Dorosido or something else." ”

The little girl's tone was innocent and serious, as if she were a philosopher thinking about who I was, where I came from, and where I was going, seriously pondering why she was Sophie and not Annie.

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