Chapter 30: Hospitality
There were no aristocratic balls, no aristocratic ladies, and the empty hall was very deserted.
The butler walked briskly ahead to lead the way, and Andiel and Rossi talked about their idle days.
The daughter of the imperial capital eloped with a commoner, and was captured. The commoner was crucified to a tree on the side of the road, and the noble lady had a new love after a few days.
Whose children fought with whom, and the head was broken and bleeding, and even several people died. But it didn't take long for the two of them to go to the kiln together.
Andiel is a very talkative person, and Rossi has to admit that in the face of such a man with a high status and a lot of pockets, although he is in his fifties, he is still miserable and handsome, and he has a sense of humor.
In his mouth, the grim and cruel political events have turned into lace scandals and farces, as if the whole country is funny. But under these seemingly jokes and gossip language, Rossi can understand the cold and ruthless heart of the aristocratic class, and the disregard for the lives of civilians and enemies.
Along the way, Rossi is watching Andiel, and Andiel is also watching Rossi.
He had been staying in the imperial capital, where he had his own property and estate, which was the world of joy, the center of economy and culture, and the lifeblood of politics. Andiel, who had a very pleasant time in the world of flowers, returned to this rural place in order to meet Rosie.
Prince Fabio gave him a task, under the current situation, Rosie may stay in Greenland for a while, this is the Grand Duke of Greenland and his territory, he has to take care of Rosie, and he can't let him have an accident.
In fact, the other faction, including the royal family, wanted to win over Rossi, because Rossi most likely represented the reformers of the church. As a church that once left a terrible wound and memory for the ruling class of the Empire, the forces at the top of the Empire wanted to draw him to their side.
The Templars and ascetics lurking throughout the empire are valuable treasures, and if Rossi can become the Pope, does it mean that these powers can be used for himself?
Andiel's task is to observe and examine Rossi to see if Rosie has any value worth betting on, to see if the church really wants to change.
From what was known so far, Andil felt that things were not bad, as Prince Fabio had hoped.
Rossi behaved in a very different way than the past, and most of the clergy do now, as an unruly fellow, who drank, enjoyed, provoked wrong, and killed non-hostile forces. These things may be some minor problems when placed on the aristocracy, but when they are placed on the spokesmen who come out of the church, it is an opportunity.
The two entered the dining room, and the seven, eight, or ten-meter-long dining table was covered with a clean white tablecloth, and the silver candle holder exuded a luxurious brilliance under the crystal lamp. Some cold food and meals were placed on the table, and the two of them sat at opposite ends of the table, if it weren't for Rossi's good eyes, if he had bad eyes, he might not be able to see Andiel's face clearly.
Andil gently rang the bell on the side of the table, making a crisp sound, and the closed door suddenly opened, and more than twenty chefs walked in with a dining cart. The silver plate lid was full of anticipation for what was inside, and Rosie was a little uncomfortable.
Because he doesn't know how to eat Western food, or he hasn't enjoyed high-end dishes.
On the table in front of him were five forks, five knives, three different plates, and two small bowls, and the devil knew how to use them.
As if he could understand Rosie's embarrassment at this time, the butler walked up to Rosie and bent down, "Can you let me serve you?"
Rosie looked at him, "Of course. ”
The butler first pulled out the napkin, folded it, and placed it on Rossi's lap, then pulled out the silk square from the goblet on the table, folded it, and tucked it into Rossi's neckline. He first took out the outermost knife and fork and placed it in front of Rossi, "According to the order in which the dishes are served, you can apply these cutlery from the outside in, if there is something you don't understand, I will be on the side." ”
Rosie nodded in acknowledgment and looked at Andiel.
"I hate these things too, but there are some things that can't be avoided and we need to abide by them!", Andiel shrugged, and from the moment they met, he had been hinting at something from Rosie, and Rosie could feel it. Some he understands, some he doesn't, but it doesn't prevent him from writing them down first.
Gorgeous dishes are served, but they are often eaten in the most essential pieces. For example, the main meal is a kind of thing called a chicken, which is a bit like a combination of chickens and ducks, and one weighs at least four or five pounds. But what I really enjoyed was only a piece of meat on the chest of this thing. When the meat is cut, the dish is placed in the middle of the table and plated.
Rossi was extremely uncomfortable with the meal, but he was happy because everything was going for the better as he had imagined.
The meal lasted for nearly an hour, and Andil kept telling interesting things during the process, as if it was just a very ordinary hospitality. But Rossi knew that the meal represented an attitude, and Andiel was making his voice heard to the whole of Lyme City, to Greenland.
Rosie, this guy, the Marquis's Mansion is covered.
When Rosie was about to take his leave, standing outside the manor, Andil threw a coin to Rossi, "Give you a little thing, it doesn't have any practical meaning, we call it a lucky coin, it will bring good luck." ”
Rosie took the coin with both hands and looked at it carefully, it was a very quaint coin, he didn't know much about antiques, but he felt that this thing was very precious and wonderful, but he couldn't say what the specific wonder was. After thanking him repeatedly, he took the carriage of the Marquis's Mansion and drove home.
Watching the carriage go away, Andil laughed twice. Each meal is what he needs, but he finds that although Rosie is very young, in his teens, he has a very deep city. Throughout the meal, Rosie didn't act like a young man, but like a very wise adult. He doesn't stick to his attitude for one reason or another, and is always very funny, even hypocritical.
But Andiel just liked his hypocrisy, and only in this way could he be sure that Rosie was an outlier in the church.
And Fabio and the entire ruling class of the empire hope that the church will have an outlier, that those Templars who are hidden in the shadows can be used for their own purposes, and that those ascetics can become their help.
As the core class of the country, Andiel knows more than others, and this world is not as simple as everyone thinks.
"Let that idiot Domingo take a good look at this kid, and can't let him have an accident. Andil turned around and walked back towards the Marquis's Palace, with a slight pause, "After Santos died, the manor gave him another iron mine." ”
The butler bowed and followed Andiel's footsteps.
As for whether Rosie can take out Santos, who knows!?