Chapter 41: The Banquet (II)
"Her Royal Highness the Great Lawrence Empire, with Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia, drive to !!"
"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Third Princess. ”
Hearing the doorman's shout, everyone in the hall no longer cared about the silver phantom, and hurriedly lined up to greet the wife of the supreme ruler of the empire. Qin Shouzhuo also stopped talking here, and followed the principal to the side and stood up.
Whether it is Qin Shouzhuo or Rafeier, they are not people who like to be in the limelight, this queen is only stable with the support of the Holy See, and it is not as difficult to deal with as imagined, but now is not the time for other signs, the first retreat is to concentrate firepower to deal with the most difficult person.
"The family is exempt from courtesy. "The queen walks very slowly and steadily. There are a lot of decorations on the heavy royal dress, there are seven golden hanging tassels alone, and there are countless gold and silver ornaments and pendants.
Behind the queen's side, Princess Sophia, who is wearing heavy makeup, is a royal dress made by halving the queen's dress, although it is still very heavy, but it is obviously much lighter than the queen's set.
Sophia's pale face, blood-like bright red lips, when he first saw it, Qin Shouzhuo couldn't believe that this was Princess Sophia he was familiar with. This is the same makeup as changing the face, trying to look Princess Sophia mature and charming, but after all, she is only a 20-year-old girl, and this makeup destroys the innocence of young girls but cannot bring the temptation of mature women.
Princess Sophia, who was one of the four beauties in the imperial capital, said unceremoniously, the ugliest one tonight. It seems that this queen has a bad brain, I heard that her father is just a regional bishop, and the upper class of the empire has always complained that she grew up in the bottom society and lacked the cultivation that a royal family should have.
When the queen arrived, she was immediately surrounded by pro-papal officials, and the officials of the imperial and neutral factions were still scattered around, not giving the queen this face, and many people were still secretly despising the queen's level, and they simply turned the most beautiful girl tonight into the ugliest. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but mutter, didn't it mean that the queen wanted to marry the third princess to Victor Mu? Why did you put on such makeup? Could it be that we all misunderstood the queen? What is the real conspiracy?
Several young officials lacked experience in struggle, and at this time they only saw the surface, and only sighed that this soft bone queen actually came in earlier than Vic.
According to custom, the later the ball, the more honorable. As the empress of the Lawrence Empire, one of the four empires of mankind, although the strength of the Holy See is indeed superior to that of the four empires, the other party is not the Pope's own visit. It's just the head of the Templar Order, so it's normal for him to appear first and then greet the imperial queen together, and no one can find fault with it, but this cartilage queen actually ran to greet him in such a hurry.
The queen's posture is low, and Victor is not stupid. Empress Lawrence definitely wants to do this, and if nothing else, it is the so-called plan conveyed by the right minister before. Unfortunately, however, Victor is not interested in her so-called plan, which is not something that you can impress him to accept if you have a low posture.
Now that everyone is here, there is no need to continue waiting on it, and the time is just right, Victor finally tidied up his clothes and stood in front of the gate, and the female companion next to him naturally held Victor's arm.
"It's time for us to show up, dear...... Shirley. ”
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"Toot ~ Toot Toot ~ ~ ......"
Amid the sound of trombones, the door to the lounge on the second floor opened, and two figures appeared. The man is tall and well-proportioned, with a handsome face, and the woman is slender and slender, with long hair combed into a complex bun, leaving half a meter long hanging down behind her back, wearing a close-fitting red dress, showing a very beautiful figure.
"Let us warmly welcome the most honored guest of the Empire, His Excellency Victor Mou, son of the great Cardinal Knights of the Southern Templar Order. ”
"Bang Bang ......"
To the warm applause of the audience, Victor Mu made his grand debut. And the Raphael and Christina heads around Qin Shouzhuo were so surprised that they almost screamed.
"Shirley!"
How did Shirley become Victor's female companion? Although she knew that Shirley was given to Victor by her father, she was just a businessman's daughter, and her background was much deeper than hers, so even if she wanted to make a name for herself, it was not a matter of time or a half, how could she become Victor's female companion in the imperial capital so quickly? Could it be that Shirley betrayed us?
At the same time, Qin Shouzhuo and Rafeier, who thought of this possibility, couldn't help but glance at each other, and saw a message in each other's eyes, "This time it may be troublesome." ”
"Don't be foolish, wait and see, there is no evidence that Shirley betrayed us yet. Christina interrupted the two of them by opening her mouth, and when she heard the words of the house headmaster, their expressions stabilized a lot.
Qin Shouzhuo was somewhat sure that Shirley would not betray himself, at least he would not betray himself so early, otherwise it would be difficult to maximize his interests, but it was difficult for Qin Shouzhuo to understand the current situation, so he had to wait and see.
The welcome ceremony continues, the queen is already speaking on behalf of the royal family, followed by Victor's thanks, and finally the banquet is announced, and Victor invites Her Royal Highness to dance the first dance. The ladies began to set up the dishes on the long table in the middle of the venue, and the space on one side was vacated as a dance floor, and the band played cheerful music in the corner, and Her Royal Highness, as the host and guest, walked onto the dance floor with Victor Mu and danced the first ceremonial dance, and the joyful men and women watched and cheered.
If it was just a simple banquet, Qin Shouzhuo should have prepared to invite Rafeier to the stage at this time, but the few people who were worried didn't have this mind, but seeing that the two of them didn't end up, many aristocratic young people mustered up the courage to invite the well-deserved first beauty tonight, but they were all politely rejected by Rafeier.
"Why don't you go for a dance?"
Qin Shouzhuo looked back and saw that it was Shirley!
"Is it okay to just walk away?"
"It's okay," sighed, Shirley looked a little desireless, "It's basic etiquette to invite guests to dance the first dance as a host, although the queen as the host is a woman, but it's the same for Victor as a guest to invite the queen, at least you don't need me to accompany you until this dance is over." ”
"We've got so many things we want to ask you. ”
"Well, I know," Shirley, who bowed her head slightly, looked a little helpless, "Anyway, my sudden appearance as Victor's female companion is a huge surprise for all of you, and it's normal to be suspicious, I understand." Time is short, and I basically know your questions, and my answer is: no, I have not betrayed you, and I will not betray you. The merchant family attaches the most importance to integrity, and not leaking secrets is the basic. ”
Shirley was so frank, but it seemed that Qin Shouzhuo and Rafeier were a little stingy, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
"Don't talk about the extra nonsense, you have to remember the rest of the information. This afternoon, the right minister came to visit, and he and Victor had a secret conversation in the room for a long time, but they couldn't get the specific content of the conversation. What is certain is that the Empress did offer help to Victor himself, and Victor ......"
There was no promise. ’
These last words are interrupted before they can be spoken, and Victor, who has finished his first dance, is calling his female companion.
After the ceremonial first dance, the queen was doing her landlord's friendship to introduce Victor to the heroes of the imperial capital who were attending the dinner, and the headmaster and the head of the house Christina were also waiting for the introduction. Although everyone had already seen each other's appearances through magical images, and many of them still wished that the other party would die immediately, they all maintained a peaceful and friendly picture on the surface.
Finally introduced to the Academy of Magic, I heard the queen introduce: "This is the holder of my empire's rare skill: magic cannon magic, and is also the director of my country's War Magic Academy, and the head of Christina's academy, known as the 'Witch of Rage'. This is a student of the head of Christina's house, the eldest daughter of Duke Jefferson Edgar Jefferson, and Miss Raphael, the 'Ice Witch'. The ...... next to him The face is very good, is it a new disciple accepted by the head of the academy?"
Head Christina raised her glass and bowed slightly.
"Oh~~ The three masters and apprentices are all magicians with titles, it's really an honor. Although he said this, he didn't see the slightest sense of honor in Victor's eyes, but his face was full of the feeling of looking at the prey. Raphael felt very uncomfortable, but she was still very polite in return, and it was not yet time to turn her face.
The two sides staggered, and Victor continued to 'meet' the other nobles and bureaucrats who came to the banquet, while Qin Shouzhuo and Rafael were guessing what Shirley had not finished speaking. As expected, the queen really put forward a proposal to marry Princess Sophia to Victor, but what about Victor's attitude? Victor Mu has the cultivation of a great swordsman, and he is also the upper echelon of the Holy See, whether it is in terms of personal force or the forces under his control, Qin Shouzhuo and Raphael are at an overwhelming disadvantage, if Victor's attitude towards the queen's proposal is negative, he can avoid facing Victor head-on, the difference in strength is too big, it is better not to confront head-on or not to confront head-on.
It's a pity that in the following dinner, Qin Shouzhuo and Rafael never had the opportunity to be alone with Shirley. Just when the two were at a loss, the queen's plan began.
Unexpectedly, the unexpected situation did not seem to be unique to Qin Shouchou's side.
"Oh~ Dear Knight Victor, allow me to introduce you to my most beautiful daughter, the third princess of my Lawrence Empire, the jewel of His Majesty the Emperor, Princess Sophia St. Lind. ”
At the queen's signal, Sophia obediently stepped forward, bent her knees slightly, and made a lady's salute.
"I am very saddened to hear that the wife of Knight Victor passed away a few days ago, and I would like to ask for my condolences. Under the leadership of the queen, a circle of nobles and high-ranking officials around had to follow to salute to express condolences. "This daughter of mine has been studying in the Academy of Magic, and she should graduate in two years, and she must also think about marriage, otherwise her daughter will soon reach the level of a magician, and it will be a trouble to get married at that time. Therefore, I have a proposal, since Victor Knight has no women to pursue for the time being, this daughter of mine is also ......"
"Bang !!"
"Queen Mother, didn't you tell me about such a big banquet today, hahahaha~"
The door was interrupted by the sound of a kick open, and the queen's face immediately darkened, and everyone in the venue was also caught off guard, and hurriedly looked at the gate. A tall figure, with neat makeup, and very beautiful facial features, and the royal sister were striding into the banquet hall. The crowd watching the battle was already confused, how did it be arranged? While burning their brains, they saluted the new beauty.
"I've seen Her Royal Highness the Second Princess. ”
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