Near the stately Amst School of Magic and Wizardry, there is a castle in the city.

The beautiful little castle is adjacent to the magic academy that is full of spring seasons, and the carved metal gate leads to a tree-lined avenue, and the carriage has to drive all the way in to see the delicate little castle surrounded by a sea of hydrangea flowers.

In the middle of April, the transplanted pasture was mowed to a height of only two inches. In the light-filled garden on all sides, curtains and silk cloths were built along the pillars, and delicate silver candlesticks covered with glass were hung on all sides.

Red, blue, purple, pink, all colors scattered around the small castle, hydrangeas are not as fragrant as roses, nor as elegant as tulips, they are low-key when you look at them individually, but once there are more things, they form a momentum that should not be underestimated.

Mrs. Catrina makes no secret of her love for hydrangeas.

But what Liu Ci saw from it was not only the aesthetics of the hostess Madame Catrina that were very different from ordinary noblewomen. To maintain the city of Amster, which is cold in winter and hot in summer, lack of water and sand, so that the hydrangea blooms naturally when it is flowered, and it is a symbol of money and strength.

After taking the invitation, Liu Ci rode in a carriage and entered Mrs. Catherina's small castle openly.

The poor aristocratic lady who was sick really didn't have a wide range of contacts, and the waiter who received her had no doubts about Liu Ci's identity at all.

Of course, due to the obscurity of the invitees to the invitation, Liu Ci and Nana stayed in the flower hall for a long time, and none of the women took the initiative to chat with Liu Ci.

Everywhere there were splendid court dresses, the perfect combination of lace and silk, the sparkle of precious stones, and every lady and lady did their best to make it perfect for tonight's ball. Liu Ci's skirt is too plain in the eyes of the ladies, giving people the feeling that her status is not high, and the only thing that makes people can't help but look at it twice is probably the butterfly golden step that is inserted in the hair. The wings made of gold are slender and dexterous, the end of the butterfly's tentacles is decorated with two pearls the size of rice grains, and the butterfly wings are inlaid with fragments of blue and ruby gemies, as Liu Ci walks, the butterfly's tentacles are little by little, and the fluttering wings are also brilliant - more than exquisite, never enough to be extravagant, the black pearl necklace around the neck of a certain countess, the beads are as big as a dragon's eye; The second lady of the city lord's family, the bracelet is inlaid with eighteen "crystal" beads, and the water element mineral crystals that can nourish the human body make the value of this bracelet comparable to the countess's black pearl necklace.

The ladies and ladies are full of "bright" points, which makes Liu Ci, who was known for his luxury in the past, fall to the point of being small and transparent.

But this is also Liu Ci's deliberate, she came to Mrs. Catharina's ball to solve the crisis of Sijixian and Stull, not to show off her wealth with the daughters of the noblewomen.

Otherwise, just relying on the blue prismatic crystal given by the wolf god, it is estimated that even the owner Lady Catrina will steal the limelight. Keep a low profile, be low-key, it's better to come to the prom for a walk, and the thing is done without attracting the attention of others. Liu Ci, who had a good idea for a long time, took the maid Nana and lived in the corner eating dessert with peace of mind.

As the day began to darken, the servants of the castle lit the candlesticks placed overhead and around them, the music of the harp sounded, and the ball, but it had only just begun.

With the exception of the host, Madame Katrina, the ladies and ladies who had been invited, and their wonderful male companions, had almost arrived.

Most of the ladies were looking forward to it, and then faintly disappointed.

The castle lord's wife is seriously ill, and the castle lord probably won't show up at Lady Katrina's ball tonight, right? The aristocratic sons of those years ago were not handsome enough, but it was undoubtedly more attractive to become the wife of the new lord of Amster City, who held great power.

The lord of the castle did not come, but their rivals did.

In the beautiful music, Eve Gaskin, dressed in a white dress, holding her mother's hand, slowly walked from the hydrangea bush, and for a while the sound of the dance scene seemed to be eaten by dark creatures.

In the upper class of beautiful women, Viscountess Gaskin and daughter Eve Gaskin are famous, but their fame does not come from beauty, but who can lead the trend first, and have unique tastes.

The open-breasted court skirt, lace white gloves, every aristocratic lady is dressed similarly, the skirt is stacked layer by layer, and the plump chest is hung with gorgeous jewelry, everyone's beauty can be directly seen, in a beautiful color, maybe only Liu Ci has ever seen a look similar to the purple-eyed girl Weiyi, in order to stand out in the public dress.

Eve's mother and daughter are not stunningly good-looking, and they have always relied on the small details of their tastes.

But tonight is different, tonight's Eve Gaskin attracted everyone's attention as soon as she appeared.

The opposition between white and black is given the hidden meaning of "holiness" by mainlanders, so the priests of light in the Holy See are often dressed in white robes. Eve Gaskin, who wore a white dress, brought her own characteristics to the extreme, and her face that was not outstanding was made up for by her holy and dignified temperament. Just being dignified does not have the effect of stunning everyone.

A short-sleeved white dress with a deep V-neck with a corseted chest! The fine folds pinched under the waist make the monotonous white dress smart, and compared with the court skirt of the bandeau top, the ingenious deep V-neck makes Eve's figure advantages be reflected to the maximum.

She hung a black swan necklace around her neck, and the black swan loomed in a white and greasy twin peaks, and the strong contrast made many young people at the dance look like swans.

Eve Gaskin, who is generous and stunning enough...... Viscountess Gaskin looked at her daughter with an unspoken pride in her eyes.

The smiles on the faces of the other ladies froze.

They tore their handkerchiefs, and most of them were willing to pay any price at this moment, just to slap Eve Gaskin's dignified face into the dirt!

Then they rejoiced that the city lord's wife was seriously ill, and the city lord saw that it would not be possible to show Mrs. Katrina's ball, Eve's plan was doomed to fail, don't look at the mother and daughter to be proud now, they should be angry for a while, right?

The hall was ventilated on all sides, and although there was a fireplace for heating, the off-the-shoulder gown that Eve wore on an April night in Amster made her "beautiful" enough...... Thinking about it this way, the jealous noble ladies felt even more refreshed in their hearts.

The young lady's joy did not last long, and the maid of Madame Katrina's house led a middle-aged man in with a respectful face.

With eagle-like sharp eyes, tall height, and a temperament that cannot be underestimated by others, he is the Lord of Amster City, who won the most anticipated bachelor championship in the city sixteen years ago - the City Lord's wife is seriously ill, and today, sixteen years later, the Lord of the City will soon win the most anticipated bachelor throne.

This lord of the city, although he is also a middle-aged man who makes the noble girls follow one after another, but unlike the demeanor of the Marquis of Rhine City, Striff, his eyes have the uninhibited uninhibition of the grassland, and he is undisguised aggressiveness when he looks at people, and the timid noble daughters don't even dare to look him in the eye! Although not as handsome and unruly as the Marquis of Strave, it makes this city lord more pleasing to Liu Ci's eyes.

Men are not bad, women are not loved, and many aristocratic ladies present showed obsession in their eyes.

The castle lord's eyes were drawn to Eve standing in the center of the flower hall.

Even Liu Ci, who was hiding in the corner, could feel the interest in the eyes of the city lord, which was the more straightforward "desire" of a mature man.

The hot gaze woke up a group of ladies from their obsession.

They're pulling handkerchiefs again - damn Eve Gaskin, blatantly seducing the lord of the city, huh!

The owner of the prom, how can Mrs. Katrina, who is amazing enough every time she appears, not come out?!

A group of unwilling daughters, twisting lace gloves, despise Eve, and look forward to it in their hearts. Compared to Eve, who attracted the attention of the city lord with her novelty, they would rather lose at the hands of the famous Lady Catrina, at least they could restore the self-esteem that was lost to the ground after being hit, and their souls were faint.

"What's your name, why haven't I seen you before?" The voice of the city lord was hoarse and bewitching.

A shyness welled up on Eve's face, "Eve Gaskin, I didn't like to go out very much before......"

The ladies with their ears pricked up and the top of their heads continued to pull their handkerchiefs, their souls were faint, you don't like to go out, so is the person we saw at every banquet in the past a ghost?! Obviously it wasn't good enough before, and it was seen by the lord of the city, but he didn't remember it, hmph.

The atmosphere between a man and a woman became very charming, but outside of them, the atmosphere of the whole ball was very oppressive.

The sound of the harp is beautiful, and the food smells good, Mrs. Catherina, when did you come out to take Eve's wickedness?

……

If the noble ladies who had been trampled on their tails could look up closely, they would surely see that the lady Catrina they were looking forward to had flashed around the corner of the stairs.

Lady Katrina, who is famous far and wide, and the most promising of the castle lord's lovers, stopped wisely when she saw the scene of Eve and the castle lord "looking at each other affectionately". She wore a violet court group today, with a lower bust line than an ordinary skirt, and her makeup and accessories on her body were perfectly matched.

Too perfect is sometimes a kind of conventionality.

Although her beauty is more eye-catching than Eve Gaskin, in the case of the preconceived idea of the city lord, her appearance today is actually a loss!

Katrina's fingers grasping the railing couldn't help but exert force, everyone could see that the two downstairs were having a pleasant conversation and a harmonious atmosphere, and if they continued to talk, the city lord would definitely invite Eve to do the opening dance.

When the Lord's wife is seriously ill and all the lovers are fighting for the Lord's attention, Catrina does not allow herself to be stolen by Eve, she can't afford to lose - what does it take to win? The flamboyant Mrs. Catrina had countless plans in her head, and she rejected them one by one.

Not only did she have to win, but she also had to win beautifully, and let the sensation that Eve Gaskin had caused before go up in smoke.

Liu Ci, who has been hiding in the corner, not only witnessed Eve's amazement, but also saw the unwillingness and ambition in Mrs. Katrina's eyes.

Here's her chance!

"Nana, grab the gift and follow me upstairs!"