031.Viewing Ceremony (5)
The word "enter the palace" made Zoe and his servants think, are you finally going to Howard's main territory?
But I don't have too many expectations, after all, no matter how big it is, even called a palace, it is estimated that it is a larger village.
In the past two months, Zoe has put on the clothes of the aristocracy of the peninsula, combed her new hairstyle, and practiced her Italian hard.
Although because of her tongue, she can only barely pronounce the syllables of the characters' names.
But he is still very diligent in learning.
The sun came earlier than usual in the morning, and after five o'clock it was almost dawn.
The chill dissipated.
The housekeeper in the village had already gotten up early in the morning and was ready, and a row of knight mercenaries outside the village, wearing black hawk suits, were waiting outside.
When Zoe stepped out of the room, Simon stood outside and greeted the noblewoman in Greek.
As a former priest, Greek and Latin were no match for Simon.
"You...... Good. “
Zoe's words took seven or eight seconds with great difficulty.
Simon already knew that this Miss Dongfang couldn't speak well, he nodded and smiled, "During this time, His Highness has neglected due to various important matters and for the sake of secrecy, from now on, we will go to the High Court Palace, which is the residence of the two Highnesses. “
"It's just the dream language of a group of people who have lost their country, where did the high court come from?"
When Dornso was released, he scolded Simon when he heard this.
He once went to the Grand Palace of Junbao, saw the emperor's face, and felt that his status was noble.
But he has been under house arrest by a group of rough people for so long, and his heart is full of anger.
However, Simon ignores him and smiles and asks everyone to protect Zoe.
This time is different from the last time I came to the port.
The people of the Charman family, with their heads held high, can even be said to be arrogant.
As they walked along the avenue, two columns of knight soldiers with spears, short swords, and war bows looked like great lords on patrol.
Accustomed to keeping a low profile, although Zoe sat in the carriage and was covered by a curtain so that people outside could not see him clearly, she was still uneasy inside.
On the way, they also met the convoy of nobles from other cities, but Zoe and they did not stop, but the nobleman consciously gave way.
It is close to dusk, the sky is dark, and the tired birds return to their nests.
The High Court Palace came into view.
It can be called a palace here, except that there are no tall walls and towering buildings, and there is no shortage of others.
Three days ago, in the consul election, after Bran successfully overthrew Mrs. Meghan, the next day he directly expanded the land scope of the High Court Palace by 20 times.
Directly outside the original manor, the stone was directly transported, and the foundation was laid to start the building, and the palace castle was quickly built.
"Miss, have you seen it, the stones in front have just arrived, and His Royal Highness has instructed that within a year, the former Gaoting Palace will be slowly built on the peninsula as a companion capital."
What is accompanied, Zoe doesn't understand, just nods.
But it seems like it costs a lot of money?
These days, she feels that the family's expenses are too great, and she feels distressed about the cost of food prepared for her every meal.
If she becomes His Highness's wife in the future, maybe she should persuade His Highness to increase income and reduce expenditure.
Zoe slowly looked at the manor, this place was ten times richer than the village of Ratan, at least.
Even the angry knight Dorenso felt a little outrageous.
As far as the eye can see, there are rows of shops, food, clothing, housing and transportation.
A large number of wells were even dug for farmers to get water, as well as open-air pools and chapels.
"Give way, give way."
A caravan lined up and entered the manor.
This is a North African with extremely yellow skin.
After a while, the watchtower in the distance, and the towerers above shouted for permission.
Then a caravan was released, this one was from the North, and spoke Irish.
Their target was the warehouse in front of the manor.
I saw the warehouse's men, took out a pile of barrels, and then handed them to the caravan.
The caravan that gets the goods directly takes out a bag of coins.
Dornso wondered what was in the bucket
"Miss, there are various laws in the manor, all of which are set by the orders of the Duchy of Venice, and from now on, a noblewoman will teach you all kinds of court rules and etiquette."
The man Simon was talking about was Marlene.
When Marlene appears, there is a terrifying-looking Carol standing next to her.
The maid beside Zoe was frightened.
During the days of house arrest, Zoe was not idle, and asked about the people and things in the manor.
As long as he can say it, the housekeeper basically tells Zoe.
Zoe saw that this man was full of injuries and tall, thinking that it was His Highness's favorite general Carol.
As Marlene approached Carroll, Zoe held out her hand and asked Marlene to kiss her hand.
"Miss, now I'm your personal tutor." Marlene said.
Agatha stood behind Marlene, who had taken off her uniform and changed into ordinary women's clothes, and was responsible for helping Marlene with chores on weekdays.
The Ichisu and others brought back by Bran are now also in their respective seats assigned by Bran and working for the manor.
On this night, it was originally planned that the two highnesses would return, but when it was evening, there was no one.
So Zoe spent another long night.
The next morning, when she was invited to dinner, there was a young man who was already eating.
Zoe's heart was beating wildly when she saw the man.
Even the most brilliant and handsome nobles in Byzantium were afraid that they were about the same as the men in front of them, or slightly inferior.
And this man turned out to be purple eyes!
Bran looked at Zoe, who had figured out all of Zoe's identity yesterday.
If you insist on a relationship, you can barely be regarded as a distant cousin of the current Purple Emperor, but you don't have the right to claim it.
Unless the Purple Emperor changes a few people and comes to her department.
Bran looked generously at Zoe, who shy away from his face.
To Branlan, Zoe is not good-looking, but she is not ugly.
Born in the aristocracy, he has less than labor, so his body looks quite healthy, and he is not short. , about 1.7 meters?
The face is clean and clean, and the overall appearance is good
The probability of winning a beautiful woman among civilians is probably one out of ten thousand, or even lower.
The aristocracy is better, about one out of two hundred, or one out of a hundred.
There are a large number of close relatives in the nobles of the purple room, so Bran is already very satisfied with Zoe's appearance.
"Did you sleep well, Miss Zoe?"
Zoe was a little shy, but when she thought that this highness should be Bran, she would call her grandmother in the future, and she would not be an outsider, so she nodded at Bran and said, "Morning...... Quiet...... Quiet...... Temple ......"
Bran waited patiently for the sentence, and then said to the servant, "Get some Byzantine cuisine, and I'll taste it too."
The two knew etiquette very well, and they hardly made a sound when eating.
When Bran was using chopsticks, Zoe and the maids were secretly watching, what kind of kitchen utensils is this?
This meal, the two of them ate with their own concerns.
Zoe thinks about how to get along with the Grand Duke and Bran in the days to come.
And Bran thought of Otya, and after returning home, he kept inquiring.
A few days ago, the subordinates who sent out reported that Bavaria was now in chaos, full of bandits, and it was very difficult for foreigners to enter.
Bran hadn't found her until now, and he sulked in his heart.
So two days ago, I hated the Quake family so much, and I was a little angry.
While the two were eating, a woman appeared, and as she was about to enter the dining place, she was seen by Dornso, who was waiting outside.
Dorenso's soul is gone, this woman is so beautiful!
One word came to his mind, the Greek god of love.
There is nothing to pick and shave all over the body.
It's the side face when it walks by, it's all so charming.
If he weren't in someone else's territory now, he would have gone up to show his love immediately.
The princess of Alain was allowed to move freely a few days ago, but she was not yet allowed to appear in the high court.
She had been eating alone for a few days, and she didn't want to come today, but she heard that Bran had returned.
I also deliberately dressed up, brought jewelry, and pulled a popular hairstyle.
But as soon as he entered, he also met a Byzantine noblewoman.
The princess nodded to Zoe, who returned the salute.
The two girls sat opposite each other.
Alain thought to himself, "This is the Oriental who married His Highness (Howard)?"
Zoe thought to herself, "Such a beautiful woman, should she be the wife of Her Highness (Bran) or?"
Bran thought to himself, "There's so much to do, and if you can't find Otasia, what will Zoe do?"
This meal, Bran ate without any taste.
After his last bite of bread, he said, "Come with me tomorrow and see the city of Meath." “
"What courtesy?" Alain asked.
"The Rite of Governance."
Zoe didn't want to go, she went out at will, for fear that it would damage Her Highness's reputation.
"I ...... I...... To give...... Temple...... Next ......"
The sentence was extremely hard, and Bran pointed to the table, "It's okay, you can write it." “
In the end, Bran understood Zoe's thoughts, but still said, "As a member of the Charman family, you should know everything about Meath City, so it's decided." “