The changes in the people around him naturally fell into the eyes of the four sons of Lovell, he stopped, subconsciously looked behind him, and frowned when he saw the two people striding over, and then he was relieved.

He didn't know John, but Phoebe J. Leochs has met a few times.

"Liles Lovell?"

Before he could get to him, John was the first to speak,

"It's me!"

Lears nodded, glanced at Phoebe, and then focused his gaze on John, "I don't know who Your Excellency is?" ”

"John Condon!"

John smiled and held out his right hand.

Hearing this name, Lils's eyes tightened, and his heart suddenly waved, didn't this guy just come home at noon today? How could it be here.

"Why, don't the four sons of the Rover family even know the etiquette of shaking hands?"

With sarcastic words reaching his ears, Lills suddenly came back to his senses, and when he noticed the strange stares coming from around him, he frowned slightly, and reached out to shake John's hand.

"That's right!" John withdrew his arm and said with a smile, "Southerners should look like Southerners, and meeting etiquette is indispensable." ”

When this sentence fell, the eyes of the surroundings unconsciously focused on the four sons of Lovell, the sarcasm in John's words could be heard by anyone, but the content was very appealing to them, most of the young people who could attend this banquet were from slave families, and the discord in ideas made them disgusted with the self-righteous racial equality of the northerners, especially in this era of the emancipation movement.

And the fourth son of the Rover family in front of him is a complete northerner, although he has lived here for a few years, and it is likely that he will continue to live here in the future.

"Is there anything else going on, Mr. John? If not, please forgive me for missing the company first. ”

Lils smiled and refused, he came here tonight to have big things to do, and he didn't have time to mess around with a "refugee", besides, the other party was obviously prepared, and if he continued to entangle like this, the situation would only become more and more unfavorable to him.

"Your Excellency has something to do, of course we can't stop it, but..." John's tone suddenly became strange,

"This is Mr. Logan's house, and the mayor and Miss Grace may be watching everything about the banquet in a corner, are you really going to leave without saying a word?"

"You ......"

Lovell's fourth son's face changed instantly,

Not only him, but also the expressions of the young men around him who heard this sentence also changed, and the people who could attend this banquet were not stupid, and they naturally understood the real purpose of Mr. Logan inviting so many young people to the banquet at this time.

But knowing doesn't necessarily mean you have to say it, after all, everyone is still friends on the surface.

And now, this layer of window paper is about to be pierced.

John glanced around, the smile on his face growing stranger.

"Guys, do you think it's appropriate for Mr. Lyers to leave now?"

The crowd did not answer, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent, and the young people who gathered around to watch the excitement were embarrassed to death, saying no, not saying no, not saying no, and wishing to go far, the farther away from this troublesome fool, the better.

Lovell's four sons glared at John, didn't say a word, turned and left.

As he left, the eyes that had gathered here slowly dissipated.

Phoebe covered her forehead, her face full of helplessness,

"I wouldn't have come with you if I had known."

His junior brother has really changed, like a sharp sword out of the sheath, his words are simple and sharp, until the other party is critical, making people angry but have nothing to say.

"We are senior brothers, when it is critical, if you don't accompany me, who will accompany me?" John said with a smile on his face, asked the passing attendant for a drink, and touched him.

Phoebe shook her head speechlessly, and said,

"What are you going to do now?"

"What to do?"

"Miss Grace's matter, you are not going to try your luck, you are alumni, and there have been scandals before, if you work hard, the success rate will definitely be higher than others."

John took a sip of his glass, was silent for a moment, and said, "My father won't approve of me doing this, and I don't want to do it myself, what about you?" There is no such idea. ”

"I thought, it's a pity that I already have a fiancée, and I'm going to get married next spring."

"Oh?"

John was a little curious, "Who is the other party?" Do I recognize me? ”

"Liana Doug, Minister Doug's granddaughter."

Phoebe said casually, mentioning her fiancée without the slightest fluctuation in her tone, as if she were talking about an irrelevant stranger.

"Minister Doug?" John frowned, "Which Minister Doug?" ”

"How many other ministers in the United States have the surname Doug?"

"You're talking about ...... or not?"

John's expression was slightly stunned, and his expression was a little surprised.

Phoebe nodded, "That's right, I'm married to the granddaughter of the U.S. Attorney General." ”

At this moment, John was not calm, patted his senior brother on the shoulder, and was about to say a few words of blessing, but after thinking about it, he frowned again and said in confusion,

"I remember if your family wasn't a supporter of the Democratic Party? How did it get mixed with the Republican Party again. ”

"It's just a deal."

Phoebe didn't want to go on on on this issue and asked with a smile,

"By the way, how do you feel about that fourth son of Rover?"

"Not bad!"

John's assessment is simple and straightforward.

"Not bad?" Phoebe smiled, "Can't you just add a few more words?" ”

John shrugged, "Two words are just right, and then it's a burden." ”

"Alright then!" Phoebe took a sip of wine and continued, "Do you think this fourth son of the Rover family can be the protagonist of tonight's banquet?" ”

John shook his head and said with certainty, "No, Mr. Logan would never let him be Grace's husband." ”

"Oh! Why? ”

Phoebe's tone was full of doubt, Liles Rover was born into a famous family, his ability was unquestionable, and his achievements far exceeded those of his peers, before he came, many people predicted that he would be the focus of this banquet, but when he came to John, he got the exact opposite answer, he was curious, and he wanted to know what the basis for this junior brother to make this judgment.

"Mayor Logan wants a successor who serves the Francis family, not a noble son who is bent on usurping the throne."

John took his glass and drank it down.

……

At the same time, on the other side, outside the central villa of the manor, the witch witch who had come to visit Grace suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked strangely at the garden dozens of meters away.

There, a young man of small height turned his back to her and was leaving.

Gretel's brow furrowed slightly, and the witcher's keen perception told her that there was a disgusting smell in this young man, but for a moment she couldn't tell what this smell meant.

"Stop!"

She let out a loud shout, and her voice was heard far and wide in the night.

The young man's body froze, without pause, and his body shook and disappeared directly into the garden.

"Sure enough, there is a problem."

Gretel tore open the skirt around her waist, pulled out her revolver, and hurried forward.