"Miss, you're back, have you seen any handsome aristocratic portraits this time?"

"Nothing special."

"Not something you like?"

"The elders just like it."

Jiuxi is grateful and obedient, she is fifteen years old, she has only been three months old this year, and she has already met three men.

The ladies' party I attended just now is actually a private party held by some female nobles in the city to inquire about each other's information. There, you can see many portraits of young men, who are accompanied by Rhea because their aunt is not available.

"I hope you can have a happy marriage, then I can always follow you."

After the maid finished speaking, Jiuxi just smiled.

After a day of traveling, Jiuxi and the servants got a few buckets of water before dinner and wiped her body clean, although there was a bath spring, she rarely used it. She also tried to save the pocket money that the elders gave herself.

Viscount Meng Gao likes to dine outside the house, listening to the sound of cicadas and insects in the woods, which is even more appetizing.

Today was also a meal outside, and the servants laid out the carpet early in the morning and gave the servants a seat. The members of the Dan family, on the other hand, sat on chairs with a short table in front of them, and dishes were served.

The estate has a large collection of wines, and the generosity of the owner means that even the servants can taste this heavenly delicacy of sweet and sour wine.

Meng Gao's wife has passed away, so only his daughter and son-in-law will persuade him to drink less, but it is basically non-binding.

Ruiya sat with Jiuxi, using a knife and fork to cut the steak into small pieces and put it in her mouth.

Originally, it was also a very ordinary dinner, but after Viscount Meng Gao took out his grandson's letter and another marriage proposal, there was a little change.

"There are two letters, which one do you listen to first?" Meng Gao said to the servant and his family.

He sometimes shared the secrets of his letters with others, but only ordinary letters, of course.

"Father, I'm not interested."

Meng Gao's daughter, Mrs. Deborah, put down her knife and fork and took a sip of wine.

Meng Gao ignored her and first removed the wax seal of the first marriage proposal.

Before the age of thirty, Meng Gao, as a copying secretary, thought that he wanted to take a pen for a lifetime, so he cultivated an interest in fonts.

Anyone who writes too poorly, he despises it in his heart.

"It's the fifth son of the earl's family you introduced last time, and after consideration, they decided to agree." Meng Gao looked at Deborah.

"Congratulations, Jiuxi. I can finally explain it to your father. “

Jiuxi's own uncle, Nikel, drank wine at the same time, and he was really happy.

In the Papal States, secular titles are more of a symbol than power and wealth.

There are five dukes, one marquis, five counts, nine viscounts, and forty barons, which is the current aristocratic table of the Papal States.

The nobles did not have much land (most of it was in the hands of the clergy), and the combined wealth of the viscount and the baron far exceeded that of the first three (they also owned a number of businesses), so it was not necessarily worth being happy that the viscount and the count were married.

"What do you mean?" Meng Gao turned to look at Jiuxi. This little girl is like her own granddaughter.

"I ...... Willing. “

There was a hint of disappointment hidden in his eyes, and the old viscount was very shrewd, of course he knew.

He prepared a dowry for Jiuxi, and when Jiuxi got married, he could live a good life as a hostess of a small manor.

But people's hearts are changeable, and Meng Gao suddenly wants to find a better one for Jiuxi.

"Forget it." Meng Gao shook his head.

"Father!" Nikl almost choked on his drink.

Meng Gao pointed at Nikel, "You are still his uncle, let Jiuxi marry the fifth son of an earl, not even a knight, the fief is not half an acre, except for the good looks of the face, there is no development." “

"But their family has a mine, and every member has an income every month."

"That open-pit silver mine has long been depleted after hundreds of years of mining, so they are pushing the family members, both men and women, outward, trying to maintain a decent and aristocratic life by relying on gifts and dowries, and there are many rude people in the family, and the elders have no education, only recognize gold coins......"

"But that's the Count!"

Nikkor still felt a pity, but Meng Gao's words would never be retracted, so he had to give up.

Then there is the second letter, which is opened and there is a letter, Leary knows that his grandfather will open the letter, so the content is to greet the members of the family, and at the end of the sentence, it is mentioned that a midshipman officer of the regiment will be invited to be a guest in the near future, hoping to "make a grand preparation"

Meng Gao read this passage out, and everyone immediately understood.

"The nobles of the Order? Where did you come from?" Deborah looked at his father and was also interested.

"Should it be Italy, or Frankish?" Nikkor answered.

"England is good, too, and I still remember my boyhood in London." Deborah had been in love with an English knight, and if it weren't for her father's inheritance of the family and his return to the peninsula, she might still be in London today......

Meng Gao opened the letter, and what caught his eyes was a good hand.

And some words are written differently than the church teaches

In order to get the font on the printing press, Bran also practiced calligraphy in his spare time, and he has made a little progress in the past few months.

Meng Gao looked at it from a few angles, and the person who carried the pen was very calm, and almost did not distort the font. He smiled with satisfaction.

The content is just a thank you speech before coming to visit, and the end of the sentence is "Bran Chaman".

Last month, his grandson Leary sent back a letter about what he knew about Bran's situation, and Viscount Mongo already knew that it was the family of the former Grand Duke of Venice.

Dragon Slayer! A great family that shook the Mediterranean decades ago.

But how could such a family marry a commoner's daughter!

In order to restore the country, I heard that a mercenary army was also raised, which is currently the main force of Florence.

Leary was still naïve, but it would be nice to meet the young man, Florence has been gaining momentum in recent years, and it needs Florence's help to sell the estate's wines to the North Central and even further north.

Even if it doesn't work, it's good to get closer to each other.

"Listen, this is an important guest, don't have any problems that day." Meng Gao commanded.

"Who is it?" Deborah was very curious, and the party Jiuxi was also very curious, and looked at Meng Gao.

"On that day, it became clear to you that, if the rumors were true, he was a very good nobleman."

……

The next day, Bran was training at the racecourse to flick his tail and swing his tail, and Joan slowly walked in.

In the more than forty days since he entered the Knights, Bran has never laughed at Joan, and the two have maintained a nodding friendship mode, practicing on the lawn separately.

After Bran entered the Knights and saw Joan training for the first time with one enemy and three enemies, he knew that Joan was a master.

In particular, Qiong'an has a pair of long arms - the arm strength is extremely strong, Bran guesses that Qiong'an probably has the "longbowman blood" left in the north, and every time he sees Qiong'an shoot at the target, the distance is extremely far - at least 100 meters before firing an arrow.

An officer at the headquarters of the Roman Order, Bran guessed that no one could outmaneuver him.