Chapter 100: The Dinner Party
Jiang Feng spent the entire afternoon in the library.
It wasn't until the evening bell rang and the maid standing outside knocked softly on the wooden door, reminding him that there was only an hour left before the dinner began, that he finished his scan of the books in the library and followed Grade's butler and the maid of the castle to the bathroom.
In the spirit of experiencing aboriginal culture, Jiang Feng chose to follow the local customs, washed away the fatigue accumulated on the journey under the service of several young maids, and changed into a dress specially prepared for him.
The palace banquets in this world are quite particular about dress, although as a sorcerer of Jiang Feng, he can ignore these rules and regulations, even if he stands in the banquet in a traveler's robe or even pajamas, no one will say a word about him.
But then you can't enjoy it.
After coming out of the bathroom, Jiang Feng happened to meet Yi Ran, who had also finished washing, but she seemed to have some small trouble here.
"Absolutely not! Take this dress away! I'm not going to wear this! Blushing and dripping blood, Yi Ran, who was wrapped in a bath towel, refused to let go of her little hand holding the bath towel, and changed into the long lace-trimmed dress in the maid's hand.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, as if she had found a savior, and her other hand reached out from under the bath towel, pointed to the spare dress on the hanger next to her, and said, "I'm going to wear clothes like that, is there anything smaller?" ”
"But Miss Eran, it's a men's ......," said the maid next to her, fearfully.
"Wow, verbose!"
In the end, it was Jiang Feng who stepped forward to relieve her.
The privilege of being a sorcerer does not require strict dress etiquette at banquets in the human kingdom. Yi Ran's identity claims to be his apprentice, and naturally he doesn't need to be bound by the rules of the human kingdom, and if he really doesn't want to wear a dress or a long skirt, he can wear casual clothes.
"You told me earlier." Changing into a clean cloak, Ira, who was shrunk under the hood, whispered.
Glancing at Yi Ran, Jiang Feng said speechlessly.
"You didn't ask me."
Leia rests in her room because she is unwell.
After Emily took a shower and changed into a clean cloak, Jiang Feng took the two little ones and followed the footsteps of Butler Grede to the main building of the castle.
At night, Valland is completely different from daytime, and looking out through the castle's stone windows, the bustling harbor is like a lake reflecting the night sky, and the lights are connected together. The drawbridge at the main entrance of the castle was lowered, and the richly decorated carriages lined up in front of the gate, and the guards in silver armor checked the invitations and the identities of the visitors from the grooms' hands before letting the carriages go.
The lowest status of those who can attend the palace banquet is also a baron, and even the captain of the guard who stands guard at the gate has the title of knight and the fief that matches the title.
The dinner was held in the main hall of the main building of the castle.
When Jiang Feng arrived at the banquet hall, most of the guests had not yet arrived.
The rectangular wooden tables are divided into two columns, running from the entrance of the main hall to the edge of the dance floor. Gold vessels are filled with fine wines, wooden plates are filled with brightly coloured fruits and vegetables, tantalizing aromatic grilled meats, and countless desserts. For example, a pastry baked with cream, honey and dough looks a little crispy, soft on the outside and crispy on the inside, sweet but not greasy.
From the moment she entered the door, Emily, who was following behind Jiang Feng, stared at the food on the table with big eyes and couldn't take her eyes off it, constantly swallowing her saliva.
Noticing the longing in the wizard apprentice's eyes, Butler Greid's coughed lightly, and in a voice that Emily could just hear, he whispered to Jiang Feng, "The banquet has begun, and the food on the long table can be taken at will. I personally recommend to you a glass of wine from Baanville before your meal, it has a magical power that makes the food even more delicious. ”
"I'll try," nodded slightly to Grede, and then Jiang Feng noticed the appearance of the little guy next to him, and couldn't help but smile, and said, "Emily, you can eat whatever you want on the table, but remember not to waste it." Also, you can't drink alcohol. ”
"Hmmm! Got it! ”
Nodding vigorously, before Jiang Feng could say anything more, Emily rushed to the nearest long table with joy.
Looking at Emily's back, Yi Ran, who was holding her arms, sighed nerve-wrackedly, threw down a sentence, and followed.
"I'm going to watch her."
Although he said that, Jiang Feng clearly felt that there was a little shadow of Emily in Yi Ran's eyes, which was completely filled with the dazzling array of delicacies on the table.
It seems that foodies know no borders, not even the universe.
Looking at the two little guys who were around the long table and constantly reaching out to the dessert, Jiang Feng's face couldn't help but smile.
"Have a good time at the party."
Seeing that Jiang Feng had already begun to enjoy the pleasure of the banquet, Greid bowed slightly and left from here. As the steward of the royal family, he still has a lot of work to do to ensure that the banquet is a satisfying for all guests.
As time went on, those guests of distinguished status began to show up.
During this time, Jiang Feng tasted every food on the long table, and he was already seven or eight points full. The plates in the hands of Ira and Emily were piled up with all kinds of desserts, and they hid in the corner of the banquet hall to feast on them.
It was probably the first time she had seen a dessert smeared with cream, and Emily, who was not sure what that white and soft thing like a cloud was, first leaned over and licked it slightly, and then her big eyes lit up, and the whole person instantly fell into the sweetness that spread along the taste buds of her tongue, and gobbled the cake into her mouth, and ate her mouth full of white cream.
On the other side, as the guests entered one after another, as the protagonist of the dinner, Jiang Feng naturally became the protagonist of the banquet.
For a powerful wizard, no family on the continent of Aditya will miss the opportunity to befriend him. What's more, this wizard is so young, and being young means unlimited potential.
Even without the hints of the father and brother in the family, the aristocratic ladies dressed up surrounded Jiang Feng like butterflies smelling the scent of honey.
"Honorable Wizard, may I ask you to do a dance?"
“…… I've heard your legend from the Bard, and I've heard that when you just gently lift your staff, Solore's curse leaves nothing like the sand blown away by the wind, is that true? ”
"Wizard, do you think I have the talent to become a wizard's apprentice?"
Sitting in the corner of the banquet hall, looking at Jiang Feng who was surrounded by the figure of Yingying Yanyan in the middle, Emily bit her fork sullenly and hummed with her pursed little mouth. Somehow, she suddenly felt that the dessert on the plate was not so delicious.
At this moment, the wooden door at the entrance of the main hall was pushed open, and the noise near the door suddenly fell silent.
The white gauze skirt hung down on the red carpet, covering the white ankles, the aqua blue ribbon was tied into a delicate bow around the waist, and the long chestnut hair that was as smooth as a waterfall hung down from the soft fragrant shoulders. Beside her, followed by a girl with blonde hair and a ponytail, with a pretty face that was not inferior to that of Her Royal Highness the Princess, but with a very different style. The moment the two peerless beauties appeared at the banquet, they immediately stole the attention of all the guests at the banquet.
"It's Princess Sophia." Someone whispered.
"And the young lady of the Gundal family, who even attended the banquet......"
Some people also noticed the heroic female knight next to Princess Sophia, but in comparison, Princess Sophia was more dazzling.
Walking through the sight of the crowd and stopping in front of Jiang Feng, Princess Sophia gently lifted the hem of her skirt and pursed her lips and smiled.
"Dear Wizard, I wonder if I will have the privilege of inviting you to a dance?"