Chapter 45: The Duke's Manor
The luxurious carriages of Fabre's father and son and the old god doctor and grandson left the inn one after the other, and soon left the main gate of the Boulder City, where they met the convoy of wild beasts waiting outside the city gate, so that there was a huge convoy on the official road outside the city.
"Father, the origin of this so-called miracle doctor is unknown, and according to my observation, their grandfather and grandson are extremely greedy for money, but Matthews collected ten gold coins for a treatment of his buttocks, and it is probably not a good thing to recommend him to the prime minister. As soon as Arman got into the carriage, he couldn't wait to pull the old man's bottom out, and his cheeks twitched at the mention of Matthews's ass.
Ibek Fabre glanced at his son, and then said lightly: "Greed for money is not a problem, if he can really cure the illness of the prime minister's son, let alone ten gold coins, I am willing to give ten thousand gold coins." ”
"Ten thousand gold coins?" Arman's mouth opened in surprise and turned into an O-shape, knowing that even a nobleman like Fabre who had been inherited for hundreds of years would not be easy to come up with so much money at once.
"Ten thousand gold coins may be a lot of money for us, but it is nothing to the prime minister, not to mention anything else, but the business controlled by the Phelps family and the Higg Empire is probably hundreds of thousands a year, so we still show our hearts this time. This can sometimes be more important than money. Fabre said lightly.
At this point, Arman realized that the gift that his father was going to give to the prime minister was not the caged beasts, but the old man who had made his face smeared.
"What is the illness of the Prime Minister's son?"
"You're still young, and it's better to know some things. Old Fabre did not satisfy his son's curiosity, and then said: "You just have to behave well in front of the Prime Minister today, which will be of great benefit to you and your family in the future." ”
Half an hour later, a sign indicating the direction of Phelps Manor appeared on the side of the road, and then the convoy turned onto a gravel driveway, on both sides of the lane, dense cypress branches and foliage interlaced, forming a natural vault, under the forest canopy, the mottled shadows of the trees seemed to reveal a long-standing and ancient atmosphere, and this place had begun to enter the territory of the Phillips family estate.
As the carriage went, the terrain gradually rose higher, and in the distance, a white palace stood tall.
When the carriage arrived at the main entrance of the manor, an old butler in a well-cut black welcome dress was already at the door.
Fabre and his son, the old man, and Rick all stepped out of the carriage, and the old butler greeted them, saluted them, and then said respectfully:
"I am John Brooke, the butler of the Philippines Manor, and several dignitaries have worked hard all the way, and the Duke has specially told me to wait here. ”
Old Fabre understood that this butler named John was only in charge of welcoming guests in the vast manor, but he still did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly returned the gift with his son, but the old man still had an arrogant expression, and little Rick was looking around with a probe.
"Lord Duke is so gracious, hard Mr. Brooke. ”
Brooke, the butler, smiled politely at Fabry and his son, and then politely let a few people walk into the gate of the manor, where two more open-top carriages had been prepared for the four of them, apparently specially arranged for the guests to enjoy the scenery of the courtyard. The servants and vehicles brought by the Fabre father and son were carried around the back of the manor by the steward. The butler and Fabre were in the same car as they walked along the stone path lined with poplar trees on both sides towards the palace, while the old man and Rick followed in another car.
Along the way, under the introduction of the housekeeper, Fabry and his son saw the most beautiful garden design, from the forest outside the manor to the fields, to the pine and cypress bushes and rose beds in the courtyard, as if it was a natural and gradual transition from one zone to another, simple and simple. Even the main road leading to the main entrance of the palace is only a poplar road, and the lilacs are fragrant. The flower beds on both sides are not only red and purple, but starry and colorful, and everything is in nature.
There are artificially dug streams in the manor, on the riverside lake, three or two pavilions are dotted in the meantime, and occasionally verandahs are connected, most of them are winding paths and tree-lined paths, which make people linger and forget to return. The sparkling river, the quiet and elegant pond, and the roses at every place along the river make people imagine that there is a beautiful aristocratic lady waiting for a handsome knight on a white horse.
The foundations of the palace can be seen from a distance, and they are not on a flat place, but are built on the high ground in the center of the entire estate, which further sets off the momentum centered on it. The palace is a small three-story building with wings on both sides, and the entrance court is supported by a thick white colonnade. The gates of the manor house lead straight along a straight avenue to the palace. In front of the main entrance of the main building, there is a plaza with flower beds and fountains. The garden is dotted with pavilions, rockeries, fountains, wooden bridges, and various statues. The garden path is lined with hedges full of climbing plants.
Such a wonderful landscape not only made little Fabre feel a little ashamed, even the old Fabre who had seen the big scene felt a little shabby. However, Fabre Sr. knows very well that in the Yus Empire, in addition to the royal family, there are only two major families who can own such a manor, and the Phelps family is one of them.
Just as the carriage of Fabre and his son was approaching the entrance to the square in front of the palace, another carriage was coming out from the direction of the square, and to the surprise of the old Fabre, the oncoming carriage was not the open-top carriage in which they were riding, but a carriage with a low curtain. But old Fabre didn't think much about it, as the manor of the prime minister of the dynasty, I don't know how many people visit every day, and it is normal for some of them not to want their identities exposed.
The three carriages walked around the flower beds in the square, the old man sat in the carriage and pointed to the water birds on the lake in the distance to explain what to Little Rick, the old man's voice was not loud, but at this time the black-robed man sitting in the van carriage seemed to have a particularly sensitive sense of hearing, he heard the old man's voice, and suddenly felt a little familiar, so he gently opened the curtain a gap, and looked sideways to the back.
A pair of sharp eyes shot out from behind the curtain, quickly swept the side face of the Fabre father and son, and then landed on the old man behind him, and in an instant, the person in the car gasped, and quickly lowered the curtain and leaned back to his seat.
The old man who was talking to Little Rick also seemed to glance back at the carriage, but when he saw that the curtain was hanging low and there was nothing unusual, he turned back again.