Chapter 218: Marriage
This is a secret room, which can be regarded as their exclusive passage to the Moon God Temple, after all, there are many people in the family, and the existence of the Moon God Temple is only known to three or five people.
"Is there anything Grandpa is looking for me?" Kane walked over and sat down.
Blair's face was a little complicated, "There's one thing, it's just... You'd better make up your own mind!"
Seeing him so embarrassed, Kane couldn't help but be curious for a while, "What's the matter?"
Blair reached into his arms and took out an invitation and handed it over.
Kane took it and looked at it, his eyebrows couldn't help but raise, there was a circle of pure gold on the periphery of this invitation, and even the words on it were made of pure gold, obviously the invitation itself was worth a lot of money, and it turned out that this invitation was sent by the royal family, to the effect that today is the sixteenth birthday of Princess Sophie, the youngest daughter of the king, and a birthday banquet will be held for her in the palace in the evening, and the Leiter family will be invited to participate.
There doesn't seem to be anything surprising about this content, it's just that the princess wants to invite some nobles to participate in her birthday, obviously it's not just the Reiter family who are invited, speaking of which, Kane hasn't pushed down such a banquet in the past few days, but in Blair's situation, I'm afraid it's not that simple.
"Princess Sophie, I haven't even heard of it, so I won't go at night, grandpa and father will go." "No matter what the situation is, Kane is not in the mood to participate in any banquet at the moment, mainly because Feng Heng is in a hurry right now, if it weren't for some things here, he would even want Feng Heng to rush overnight.
Blair shook his head, "I'm afraid you won't be able to push this off tonight, because you are the hero of this banquet!"
"What do you mean?" Kane had a bad premonition in his heart.
Blair smiled, "It's just that you are so good, yesterday the king personally summoned your father and said that he would marry Princess Sophie to you in front of everyone at this banquet!"
"Hmm?!, what did my father say?"
"The king's attitude towards this matter seems to be very tough, although your father said that he should ask for your opinion, but listening to his words seems to be impossible to refuse, speaking of which is a great joy for the Leiter family, but your current situation is a bit special, so I mean... Make up your own mind. β
Kane was stunned, "I'm not interested in this kind of political marriage at all, besides, Liya and Pytani are enough for me, and my grandfather and father will help me refuse it at night, just say that I have something to go out, and I believe that the royal family will not do anything to our family." β
Blair nodded, "Your reaction is within my expectations, but this matter is not so easy, although with your current strength, you really don't need to rely on anyone in the country, but if the Leiter family really wants to become a famous family that lasts for thousands of years, the relationship between the royal family cannot be erased no matter what, and it is said that Princess Sophie is the pearl of the king's palm, not only outstanding in appearance, but also intelligent, I don't know how many people broke their heads just to see her." β
Kane was a little speechless, "Listening to grandpa, it seems that he is moved?"
Blair laughed, "That's natural, who doesn't want their children and grandchildren to be able to glorify their ancestors, you pushed those big and small banquets before, but tonight is to attend no matter what, even if you want to refuse, you have to say it in person, your father and I can't withstand this pressure!"
Kane looked stunned, "Do Leah and Bethany know about this?"
"I don't know yet, but your mother does, and I think you should know her attitude towards this. β
"You're trying to force me, but I'm really not interested, forget it, I'll tell the king myself in the evening." β
Blair nodded helplessly, "But before I say that, I suggest you meet the princess Sophie first, and as for Leah and Betani, I'll let your mother tell them." β
Kane shook his head and got up, and said as he walked out, "Whatever, there's no way I'm going to marry that princess anyway." β
Blair was a little angry when he heard this, but he couldn't do anything about him.
Here Kane came out and mingled with the two girls for a while, and in the blink of an eye, night fell, the mansion of the Rett family was brightly lit, and in the hall, a group of people sat around for dinner, Kane suddenly felt that the atmosphere today seemed to be a little wrong, Lea and Bonney were expressionless and did not say a word, and even Britney, who usually talked the most, was surprisingly quiet.
Kane remembered that Lia and Pentani had been gone for a while during the day, so she couldn't have been called by Britney to tell them about the banquet, right?
After the meal, the two girls said goodbye and went back to their rooms, which made Kane feel more and more like a mountain rain was coming, and Blair also ordered a few people to prepare for the banquet, but after a while, they saw Liya walking out in full costume.
Kane was stunned, "Are you going too?"
Liya glanced at him, "I'm the only female marquis in Furui City, so I'm naturally among the invitees. β
"Oh..."Kane had a chill down his spine, and he could only respond in a daze, and saw that she had already walked out, so he could only hurry up and follow.
Speaking of which, Kane has been in Fury City for a long time, and he is no stranger to the location of the palace, but he has never been in, but it is not difficult to guess the situation inside just from the majestic appearance outside, but when he really entered, he found that it seemed to be the same thing, probably seeing a lot in the world.
The venue for this banquet is a small but very gorgeous palace, James's arrangement of the elite society can only be said to be a small comparison compared to here, the entire hall is dozens of meters high, there are eight huge crystal lamps with complex shapes hanging on the ceiling, the first floor is placed several tables according to a certain rule, on which a variety of snacks and drinks are placed in a dazzling array of snacks and drinks, and on both sides of the hall is a red circular staircase leading to the second floor.
Kane and when they arrived, the whole hall was already full of people, most of them were talking and laughing in twos and threes, feeling very noisy, Kane looked at it, it was full of all kinds of luxurious dresses and colorful and gorgeous skirts, and he only felt a little dizzy for a while, this banquet was really similar to what he had imagined before, and it was extremely boring.
He was looking here, and suddenly the whole hall fell silent, and then Kane's cold sweat came down, because almost everyone's eyes in the hall were focused on him.
"This... Could it be the Guardian of the Empire, the Golden Holy Dragon Knight, the first all-human mage in history, and the youngest arcane mage in the whole continent?!"
Suddenly, an old man in gorgeous costumes next to him said excitedly.
His words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire, making the eyes of people who were already eager suddenly become hot, although many people are familiar with the recent rise of the superstar in the empire, but most people have not seen him, because Kane has been very low-key since he returned, never attending any banquets or accepting any invitations, which makes him full of mystery in the eyes of outsiders.
And this mystery not only did not make his popularity fade, but made his fame more and more famous, and in the end he almost went hand in hand with some mythical characters.
"Thisβ" Kane didn't know how to answer his question, he just wanted to turn around and walk away now.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Blair hurriedly stood up, saying that Kane has been busy with cultivation since he was a child, and he has just returned from a training trip recently and is adjusting his state, and the reason why he refused the invitations of various families before is also for this reason.
This excuse couldn't be more obvious, all of them were old fox-level characters, and naturally they immediately understood that Kane was either a little shy or not very sociable, so the parents all turned their attention to Blair and Dessing, but Kane was not put aside, but was surrounded by a group of flamboyant aristocratic girls in an instant.
Kane was sweating profusely, and looked at Liya for help, but saw her snort coldly and walked away, Kane was a little helpless, so he had to face it hard.
The problem is that if there is a group of enemies in front of him, Kane can easily deal with it, but such a group of girls with little stars in their eyes, Kane is covered with goosebumps, and while answering their idiotic questions without a word, he slowly moves towards a corner of the hall.
"Hehe, Ling Lang is really a legend, this appearance and temperament, at a glance, you know that he is not an ordinary person, but the little girl has admired him for a long time, you see how well they get along!" said a nobleman who was talking to Duke Dixin.
Kane almost hit the wall on the spot when he heard this, don't these people have eyes, don't they see that he is more uncomfortable than death now? Besides, there are at least twenty people around him now, who knows which little girl your little girl is!
Just then, I heard a young girl cry out, "Where's Kane? He's coming, I'm going to duel him!"
As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell silent again, Kane followed the voice and saw that it was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old blonde girl who spoke, looking a little strange, of course, it is undeniable that she is also a beauty, but there are too many beauties in this hall at the moment, and Kane is a little numb when she sees it.
However, Kane immediately found out that she was standing with Liya, could it be that Liya was going to make some kind of moth?
"Estonia, don't mess around!" a woman next to her hurriedly came up and grabbed the girl who was talking, looking like her mother.
"Estonia?" Kane was sure that this was the first time he had heard the name, and if that was the case, he probably didn't know her before, so it was probably Lia's ghost.
"Hmph!" saw the girl shake off her mother's hand and strode over, the crowd immediately made a way, and the girl walked directly in front of Kane, "I want to duel with you!"
Kane only thought that Liya was trying to trick him, so he didn't care, and said flatly, "Can I ask the reason?"
"Why? Hmph, have you forgotten what you did to me a year ago?"
"Huh?" Kane was stunned, saw that the people around him began to whisper, and hurriedly said: "This lady, please don't talk nonsense, have we met before?"