Chapter 16: The Banquet at the Palace
The corridor leading to the ballroom is covered with a rich red wool carpet, and the cream-white stone walls on either side are unadorned, except that at intervals, a gilded-framed painting appears. These paintings, created by the artistic talents of the Aquarium in www.biquge.info long history, were purchased by the Basil family, who were full of power and wealth, and hung here to decorate the palace.
The white gold-trimmed doors of the tall ballroom were opened, and a pair of chainmail elven soldiers stood on either side.
Entering the banquet hall, the floor is actually paved with glass, under the glass, reflecting the magnificent and majestic dolomite mountains, larch trees cover the entire mountain range, in the banquet hall, as long as you look down, it is like standing in a bird's eye, looking at the natural scenery of the mountains made of landscape projection magic, with a 100% sense of reality, the whole banquet hall is filled with an extraordinarily peaceful atmosphere.
The style of the banquet hall is different from those lounges, but pursues the ultimate spiritual feeling. After all, those water nobles are already commonplace for luxury, and naturally they need something different to keep them from getting bored.
The original creamy stone walls have been replaced by white clay walls heated inside, the ceiling is paved with exposed wood, and the entire hall is open.
The long rows of tables in the hall were covered with white water-shaped tablecloths fixed with spells, and on them were ornate silver candlesticks of long white candles in a certain order, with bright flames flickering on the candles and silver carved plates arranged in an orderly manner.
From stews to cheese rolls, from Iberian ham to apple tarts, from cold-roasted lamb shanks to lemon steaks, there are all sorts of delicate flavours on those silver plates.
It was dinner time, and the banquet hall of the palace was already full of noble elves and senators, and among the hosts, elven waiters in white suits and black bow ties walked around holding silver plates.
Holding a red wine glass in his right hand, Hai Lishante was very comfortable talking with the elders around him.
The noble elves, large and small, talked, behaved elegantly and spoke appropriately.
From the perspective of Siga, most of their clothes are very similar to those of European aristocrats for centuries, but there are also modern suits, like century fashion shows.
There was a nobleman with dark green hair turned up, and a cloak fixed with rubies and pins on his chest, the cloak was dark green cotton, with small red flowers embroidered on it, and an orange-red and yellow-trimmed knee-length robe inside, with a sophisticated belt, and blue leggings, round hoop brown knee pads that resembled leggings, and white jade rings at the ankles.
The other aristocrat was a gray-green wide-lapel shawl sleeve knee-length coat, a white hard-necked shirt with a blue-gray narrow bow tie, a khaki wide-lapel vest on the outside, and a dark gray long blouse, he was wearing gray-blue long narrow pants, and a high hat was just taken off by his hand with white leather gloves, probably just arrived.
A silver-gray curly-haired aristocrat caught Siga's attention, he wore a silver-white scarf with a bow, a high-necked striped coat with blue and purple stripes and yellow stripes open, a short red waistcoat with yellow edges and yellow buttons, and a pair of black velvet trousers, which he remembered as if he had seen a French gentleman in a previous book.
There are also others who do not seem to be nobles, like high-ranking officials in the army.
There is an elf with a silver and white metal helmet with a mask decorated with red phoenix feathers around his waist, with soft armor inside, silver and white metal armor on the outside, the same silver and white metal knee pads at the knees, double leather with sword belts wrapped around his waist, and a long sword tied to one side, if it weren't for the Praetorian Guards outside the banquet hall just now, Si Jia must have been blinded, good guy, this is complete combat equipment, but cool enough!
Some other high-ranking military officials are also in this similar battle, but the metal of some armor is different, and some high-ranking officials remove their armor, revealing the leather tights inside, or wearing various colors of velvet windshields, probably for this atmosphere can not be so serious. After all, it's not very appropriate to hang out in a banquet hall in armor. But some elves don't care, that's why Siga can see that cool dress!
But basically the elves are all male, which makes Si Jia feel very boring, he can't always look at them, although no human in this century fashion show is as lucky as Si Jia to be able to witness it once.
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But Si Jia really never dreamed that he would come to this kind of place, if this kind of palace banquet was in the human world, I am afraid that there are only a few places on the earth, to be honest, he has always longed for the British royal family, he feels very generous, and has always wanted to take a look at it on the spot, although his English is rotten to a point.
"Alas, what a luxury. Siga sighed with a whisper.
In fact, the elven world is no different from the human world except for non-technology, and it also synthesizes the things of human beings for centuries, and its mastery is not trivial! However, its slavery system is far inferior to the modern system of human beings, and this is power out of power! Thinking of this, Si Jia sighed helplessly.
But I've come here, and I guess I can't go back, so I have to get used to the system of other people's territory, and the so-called people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads, Si Jia still knows it.
"You're here. ”
Ayako's hair was deliberately pulled up, there were faint makeup marks at the corners of her eyebrows, and she was wearing a gold and black embroidered robe with open long sleeves, and a transparent neckline was dotted with a few diamonds, which looked very beautiful, but it did not outline her perfect figure.
"Hmmm......"
Siga didn't expect to meet Ayako in this place, obviously he had experienced such an embarrassing thing not long ago, he stayed where he was, unable to speak, and couldn't think of what to say.
"I'll show you the way. Ayako struck a gesture of invitation, holding her skirt half-up in one hand.
Siga was silent, but her body still followed Ayako's side.
"Your Highness, please forget the previous one. Ayako lowered her voice and said quietly, as if pleading.
"Well, you can rest assured. Siga breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.
"Tonight, ...... It's a special palace banquet, and there will be elders to announce things later, Your Highness doesn't have to be too nervous, if you don't know anything, you can ask me, my name is Ayako. Ayako smiled at the visitor and carefully informed Siga with her mouth, and both sides were perfectly taken care of.
"Okay, I'm sorry for you, Ayako. Siga smiled habitually and touched the back of his head.
"By the way, don't call me Your Highness, my name is ...... Well, Ray, call me by name. ”
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Siga approached Ayako and lowered her voice.
Although I don't know why, it feels like this kind of place is to speak in a low voice, which is a little strange, Siga thought to himself.
Si Jia said that he didn't understand a lot about what was happening at the moment, after all, who made him completely ignorant of the rules of the palace etiquette and anything, after all, who knew that he would suddenly become a guest of the palace and participate in a palace banquet!
Siga didn't want to come, but thinking that maybe it was a good opportunity to leave, he agreed. As for what to announce in the future, it should have nothing to do with me...... He didn't care anyway.
"Your Highness, it's not in order. Ayako lowered her voice.
"Alas, you just listen to me, it's weird, people call me His Royal Highness. While Siga was still whispering to Ayako, a sweet cry suddenly came from front of him, causing him to turn his head.
"Brother Lei!"
Haiya's pink small and delicate one-piece skirt set off her fair skin more and more, the neckline was slightly wide, her hair was spread out like waves, and her body was full of extreme temptation, and she smiled sweetly at him.
Si Jia's Adam's apple rolled unconsciously, swallowed his saliva, and looked over, it was Hex, who was wearing a black tuxedo, a black bow tie, slim trousers wrapped around his sturdy long legs, revealing a white short vest, and combing his hair high, although his expression was stiff and solidified, but in the human world, this is an iceberg beautiful man!
Hex glanced at Siga indifferently, and there seemed to be anger, annoyance, and disdain in his eyes.
Siga was slightly stunned by Hex's eyes, feeling that he was not very treated, but the emotion was fleeting, so that he felt that he had seen it wrong.
"Oh, Haiya!" Siga waved happily to forget where he was in his position, and returned his attention to Haiya, a move that drew the attention of many noble elves.
They all held the champagne glasses in their hands and whispered to the elf beside them, the content was probably discussing the identity of Siga, and for a while, the venue was filled with whispers.
"Your Highness, don't be too ostentatious. Ayako hurriedly reminded in a whisper.
"Huh?" is this a swagger? Siga was stunned.
"In the palace, except for the princess who has privileges, no one else is qualified not to abide by the palace etiquette, Your Highness is easy to attract the attention of other nobles just now, Your Highness, it is good to maintain a noble demeanor anytime and anywhere, and Your Highness calls Princess Basil's name loudly, obviously will reveal your relationship to the other elves present, which is very bad. Ayako patiently explained, but her face was silent, only her lips were moving very indistinctly.
"Okay, then I got it. "I'll go, this palace will be strict. Siga was indignant.
Fortunately, the civilization here is very similar to the human world, otherwise Si Jia would think that he is Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and he doesn't understand anything and just makes jokes! It seems that the suit here is called "tailoredsuit", whatever, anyway, I think the suit sounds good, but if he learns English well, probably he will know that this is actually one of the languages of his human world!
Sijia was silently entangled for a while, but he didn't say anything, and he couldn't help it.
"Brother Lei, you're so handsome tonight. Haiya's sea-blue eyes showed surprise and praise, and her tone was gentle like a little sister who saw a big brother.
Hex's body stiffened without a trace.
A dark blue suit, a white hard-collared shirt, and dark trousers outline the slender figure, the hair is slightly raised, and the charming sea blue pupils are exposed to the air. In fact, Sijia is wearing the most ordinary clothes. Although the maids took out a bunch of dazzling and valuable clothes, Siga, who had never worn a suit, insisted on choosing the lowest-grade one!
But there were two more white jade rings at his ankles, and Si Jia himself felt strange, when did this happen? But he couldn't remember whether he was alive or dead, so he had to give up, so he didn't remember the whereabouts of his slippers and his missing watch, so he had to follow the local customs, and go barefoot.
Fortunately, the floor was full of plush carpets, not cold marble, and it was okay to be barefoot.
Siga smiled embarrassedly, this was the first time someone had praised him haha.
"You're beautiful, too. Siga returned the salute, bent slightly, and was as personable as a gentleman.
A gleam of joy flashed in Haiya's eyes.
Immediately, the two chatted left and right, leaving Ayako on both sides, and Hex stood silently aside, without saying a word.
After a long time, Haiya left first, leaving Ayako and Siga behind.
Sijia turned his head, looked at those rare dishes, smiled, and began to eat wildly, regardless of the image. At this time, only eating can be regarded as truly living, living in the present! Si Jia sighed silently in his heart, and his mouth did not stop for a moment.
The dinner lasted for two full hours, and it was almost at the end that Hai Lishante appeared.