Walter leapt off his horse, and a well-trained squire immediately stepped up and led the snorting steed aside.

Walter straightened his clothes and walked towards the manor, which was a noble manor of the Leopold family in the royal capital, like other aristocratic manors, luxurious and exquisite, and there was a norm, a norm that went deep into the marrow.

The straight and wide road is paved with white glazed rock floor tiles, the white glazed rock is white in color, smooth as a mirror, it is a precious stone, and there are not many nobles who can use white glazed rock to make floor tiles, but it is not nothing. And every floor tile here has been professionally polished, their size, thickness and arrangement are exactly the same, and all non-standard floor tiles are discarded, which consumes unimaginable human and financial resources.

The rest of the estate's decoration, vegetation, and architecture, like the floor tiles, are impeccable to specification. Every street lamp, every landscape tree, every street chair, their height, size, and distance are all the same. The same is true of the attendants on both sides of the road, their height, age, hair color, clothing on their bodies, and even their posture, bearing, and expressions are all standardized. Behind these norms lies luxury, revealing the reserve and arrogance of the royal aristocracy.

Walter felt sad. As one of the leaders of the family's caravanserais, Walter traveled to many places and met many lords, some rich, some poor, some noble, and some easy-going. Walter found a pattern in this, the more powerful, the more casual, the more down-and-out, the more exquisite.

The squires Walter met at the Black Castle were not trained in strict etiquette, which was a sign of unruliness in the eyes of the nobles of the royal capital. But the attendants were quick-moving, athletic, and obviously possessed martial arts, and they were all very busy, and they would not stop to greet the adults while they worked.

Look at these attendants of his own family, standing straight and well-dressed, whenever Walter passes by them, he will bow to him, the magnitude of the bow and the expression on his face are the same, and he simply cannot do this without years of etiquette training. The squires of the York family are compared to a group of dirt buns, and the meaning behind this makes Walter sigh, the squires of the York family are doing things, but the squires of the Leopold family are decorating, the squires of the York family have something to do, and the squires of the Leopold family can only do decoration......

Walter understands that the gap is the difference in family strength, but the Leopolds, as a new family, also have the opportunity to become a powerful aristocracy like the Yorks. Thinking of this, Walter tightened the bag in his hand, which contained coffee and cane sugar brought back from the town of Blackcastle.

Along the road, Walter entered the main building of the manor, where he met his mother, the Marquise de Melissa Leopold.

"Good day, ma'am. Walter saluted Melissa scrupulously.

Melissa has a flamboyant face, tall and plump, and the charm of a mature woman is unobstructed on her body, and she smiles at Walter.

"Walter, thank you. ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do. Walter said respectfully, "Madam, this is the coffee and cane sugar I brought back this time." ”

As he spoke, he handed the two bags in his hand to the maid next to him.

Melissa took the rhino leather bag from the maid and opened it to see that it was indeed brown coffee powder. She nodded in satisfaction. Ever since Walter brought back the drink, called coffee, Melissa has been hooked on its taste and has never sold it to the outside world, in order to surprise all the guests today.

"Why is the amount of snow candy decreasing?"

When the second bag was opened, she saw that there was much less sucrose in it than the last time, and Melissa's tone was even a little harsh.

"Madame, this time the coffee is delivered with less sucrose than the last time, only one pound of sucrose for every three pounds of coffee, and half of it is withheld by the Earl of York. Walter smiled wryly.

Melissa frowned, and before she could ask a question, Walter explained, "As far as our merchants in Blackcastle know, the process of cane sugar is very complex and the yield is extremely low. The last time Baron Victor ordered the sucrose to be destroyed, there was even less of it. Therefore, the amount of sucrose distributed by coffee in the future should be reduced, but in terms of the ratio of sucrose and coffee, it is still sufficient. ”

Hearing this, Melissa smiled instead. Baron Victor was very familiar to her, and she had given a lesson in etiquette to the young baron under the arrangement of the chief lady of the court, Count Ariel, but at that time she was wearing a golden mask, and the little baron did not know her. The little baron's attitude towards cane sugar is also very much to her liking, and such treasures would rather be destroyed than sold cheaply!

"Remember, Walter! This is snow sugar, not sucrose. Next time, when you go to Blackcastle to buy coffee, be sure to convey this to Baron Victor!, understand?" Melissa solemnly admonished the head of the family's caravan.

"Yes, ma'am, I remember. Walter bowed his head and replied that the sugar was always reminiscent of the purple cane eaten by the centaurs, and that if the family wanted to start a coffee business, they had to change the name of the sugar.

"Madam, the chariot of Lord André and Marquis Sophia has arrived. The housekeeper of the estate came over and reported to Melissaton.

"Tell me to go down, and the tea party will start soon. Melissa smiled, a hint of malicious excitement in her eyes.

When Andre walked into the tea hall with Sophia, the ladies who had been waiting for a long time were suffocated.

Andrei was tall, his face was handsome, his demeanor was natural and graceful and full of strength, his golden hair was brighter than gold, and his blue eyes were as deep and pure as the blue sky, and in the eyes of a noble woman, Andrei was as dazzling as the sun. Seeing the beautiful Marquis Sophia holding Andre's arm, looking like a bird, they couldn't help but feel jealous.

When Andre saw that in the tea hall, Yingying Yanyan was full of aristocratic women, and there was no man except himself, and he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of frustration in his heart.

Andrei is the Golden Knight of the United Kingdom of Borui and is 43 years old and unmarried. This is very rare among knights, and after most knights are promoted to the bronze rank, the family will arrange his marriage in order to expand the family's bloodline. However, Andre was born noble and obsessed with knighthood, and his family did not force him to marry until two years ago, when he was successfully promoted to the rank of Golden Knight, and requests for marriage came one after another. Just as he was about to take on the duty of expanding his family's bloodline, Nigel, a scholar from the Silver Tower, approached him. Nigel made an outrageous request to André to renounce his family title and go to Gambis to pursue a female knight and join her family.

This kind of request is simply an insult to the Andre family, one golden knight is enough to support a dukedom, and there is a reason why some families will be willing to let the golden knight join other families. But André and his family agreed, as the female knight was the first in line to the throne of the Kingdom of Gambis, the Golden Knight Roland Auguste.

Of course, there is a deeper reason for this, which is the game between the Paladin's camp and the White Tower's camp.

Gambis is one of the iron triangles against the Sassan Empire, and it is not in the interest of the Borui Kingdom to sit idly by and watch it collapse, which will inevitably lead to unpredictable consequences. It is also impossible for the Borui Kingdom to openly participate in the struggle between the Sassan Empire and the Three Kingdoms of Rand, so sending a golden knight to pursue the eldest princess of Gambis has become the best option. After a series of exchange of interests, Andrei's family also acquiesced.

André doesn't care about that, he really cares about Roland Auguste. Princess Roland has a noble identity and is the youngest golden female knight, and she is very attractive to the arrogant Andre, who believes that only he can be worthy of Princess Roland.

Under the arrangement of the Marquis of Golon, André met Roland and was smitten by her beauty and frankness. André then embarked on a passionate pursuit of Roland, but to his dismay, Roland was not interested in him.

Many nobles believed that Roland's rejection of Andrew was in order to put Prince Edward on the throne. Andre knew that Roland hadn't thought about it at all, she was the purest knight, liking is liking, disliking is disliking, there is no other reason. This is also what attracts Andre the most about Roland.

Although Andre admires Princess Roland very much, he will never be stubborn, for the Golden Knight, love is just an embellishment in life, and what they are pursuing is a higher level of power. So, Andrei is ready to return to the family.

It is for this reason that the banquets that invite André to attend are becoming more and more frequent, and there are more and more noble women attending the banquets, while there are fewer and fewer men, and it is clear that the royal nobles of Gambis are worried about the blood of the Golden Knight.

"Lord Andrew, welcome to today's tea party!" Lady Melissa greeted Andrew.

"It is my pleasure, beautiful lady. ”

André responded politely, he didn't want to participate in such a tea party, but at the request of the Marquis of Golon, he still came, in order to see Princess Roland again, but unfortunately, the princess did not come.

"Welcome, dear Sophia. ”

Melissa took Sophia's hand, greeted her warmly, and quietly separated the Marquis and Andrew, which made the other nobles smile.

"Thank you, Melissa, I didn't expect you to invite me, it's been a long time since I've received your invitation. Sophia said with a smile on her face.

"Dear Sophia, your beauty and wealth always make you feel inferior. This time, I don't even know what to take to treat you if I hadn't gotten a new tea. Melissa smiled and trembled, looking forward to Sophia's expression for a moment.

"Yes, Melissa, you told me a long time ago that you have a great drink here, but you have hidden it until today, and I am really looking forward to it. A noblewoman said, Baroness Ferro.

Melissa smiled and clapped her hands, and a group of well-trained waiters walked in with silver platters and served each guest a fine ivory cup full of brown coffee.

"It smells so good!"

"The taste is very special, bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter, with an endless aftertaste. ”

The ladies commented.

"What do you think, Lord Andre?" Melissa asked Andre with a smile.

Andre took a sip and said in surprise, "It's actually a fire elemental affinity drink." Madame, what is this drink called?"

Coffee subtly stimulates the human spirit, and for the Golden Knight, this is a manifestation of the affinity of the fire element.

"I don't dare to show off in front of the Marquis Sophia, she must know the name of the drink. ”

Sophia Dai frowned slightly, put down the cup in her hand, and said, "This is indeed a very superb drink." I've never drunk it before, and I'm going to ask the marquise for advice. ”

"This is the drink invented by your husband, Baron Victor Wimbledon, and a specialty of his domain. Sophia, how could you not know?"

Melissa's surprised voice was slightly higher, so that everyone could hear it clearly, and there was a sudden silence in the tea room, and countless eyes were on Sophia, most of them gloating. The ladies have been jealous of the beautiful Sophia for a long time, and everyone likes to see her jokes, who let her and Andre go the closest?

In the face of the malicious and mocking gaze, Sophia did not have any expression, but there was a touching taste, she was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "I haven't been in contact with Victor for a long time since he went to the Centaur Hills to take office. ”

There was an uproar in the hall, and the ladies whispered to each other, although the voices were subtle, but they were clearly audible to the knights, and they were nothing more than talking about how Sophia was shameless or something.

Sophia drank her coffee quietly, as if these criticisms had nothing to do with her, while Andre on the side felt pity for her.

As a knight of a great aristocratic family, Andrei is no stranger to the chaotic relationship between men and women of nobles, and he also had many lovers when he was in the Borui Kingdom. Since arriving in Gambis, André has been keeping himself clean, out of respect for Princess Roland. As a noble blood of the Golden Knight, it has a great attraction to the nobles, and all kinds of flirting and seduction are also endless, although the will of the Golden Knight is strong, but it can't stop the enthusiasm of the nobles. Andrei was always surrounded by all kinds of beautiful women, which gave him a headache. That includes Sophia.

Sophia feels different to Andrei, not only because of her beauty and wealth, but because she never makes Andre feel embarrassed, and even blocks a lot of trouble for Andrei. She always expressed her heart to Andre with admiring eyes and a gentle smile.

Sophia's proportions are appreciated by Andre, and her beauty is also Andre's heartbeat, if it weren't for Sophia's husband, and she also has a person to pursue, Andre is even willing to marry her. Now, André has given up pursuing Princess Roland, and he doesn't mind having a romantic relationship with Sophia.

Now, Sophia openly admits that she exiled her husband, silently bears all the blame, and she does not look at Andrei from beginning to end, which makes Andrei have some admiration. Andrei knew why Sophia wanted to exile her little husband, she just wanted to have an heir with pure blood, such a thing was not unusual for nobles, but she couldn't say what she could do.

Andrei decided to free himself from the siege of his confidante, and he asked Melissa.

"Lady Melissa, what the hell is this drink?"

The Golden Knight's interruption made Melissa a little annoyed, as if she had inadvertently pushed Sophia towards Andre again.

"It's called coffee. ”