Chapter 439: Anna's Move
The luncheon was a great success, and the Duke of Il also gave Jonas a face, and did not make a big noise in the banquet hall to embarrass Jonas, and when everyone was brought to the climax by this joyful atmosphere, Jonas took them to the horse farm, horse racing, hunting, which was the favorite sport of the nobles, because it was their favorite thing to do in absolute safety, just like their status. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the hunting grounds, Jonas has already arranged countless reindeer, bison, wild boars, rabbits, pheasants and other small animals, and many ladies also picked up bows and arrows and followed the gentlemen into the pasture, Jonas naturally expected this, and put some tents on the banks of many rivers to give young men and women a place of pleasure.
After a cheerful and comfortable afternoon, everyone returned to Luger Castle from the horse farm, the gentlemen and ladies went back to their rooms to freshen up, and Jonas hurriedly arranged the next dinner, which was different from lunch, which was a buffet-style meal, with many foods and drinks placed among candles, and in the center of the ballroom was a huge dance floor, surrounded by bands, who were responsible for the day's music, and the whole venue was filled with a relaxed tone.
And at the moment the kitchen is also very busy, the gentlemen hunt the animals will be used as ingredients, this is the best reward for the gentlemen's hard work in the afternoon, all the ingredients will be cooked by the top chef on the spot, this is a very difficult thing, after all, no one can guarantee what the chef needs, the gentlemen will be able to hit, after all, it is too difficult for the gentlemen to beat a chicken.
When everything was ready, it was the turn of the protagonists, and as the host of the ball, Jonas was the first person to dance, and his dance partner was the most noble woman present, that is, the Duchess of Il, the Duchess of Rome di Cole.
This matter is naturally not what Jonas wants, but there is no way, the ancient tradition makes him have to dance with this woman, Jonas can only endure it, and he can only comfort himself in this regard, he is only eighteen years old now, and Roman Dicol is thirty-one, Il should not be angry about this, while thinking so, while walking to Roman Dicole's side, Jonas gentlemanly stretched out his hand, looked at Roman Dicol and said, "Madam, can I ask you to dance?"
"Absolutely. Roman Dicol said with a smile, and then put his hand on Jonas's hand, Jonas hurriedly lowered his eyes and looked at the floor under his feet, he didn't want to be misunderstood, who knows how big Eli's exclusivity is, he doesn't like this woman, and there are more women outside, but Joonas still has a cautious attitude about whether his woman can accept dancing with others.
Holding Rome Dicol's hand to the center of the dance floor, Jonas gestured to the conductor of the band, this person had worked in a count's house before, and he understood the eyes of the nobles very well, as soon as Jonas signaled him, he immediately waved the baton in his hand upward, and the melodious music immediately poured out, half-wrapped around Rome Dicole's waist, Jonas began to dance this ballroom dance with a polite smile.
"Viscount Jonas, why don't you look at me?" Jonas kept his head down, thinking that it would be good to finish the dance, but he didn't expect his dance partner to speak, and glanced at Roman Dicol, Jonas said embarrassedly: "How come, I'm just afraid that I will make a mistake and step on your foot." ”
At this time, other young men and women gradually began to join in the dance floor, many people were turning in circles, Jonas looked around, looking for the direction of the Duke of Il, and soon, he found the Duke of Il, at this time the Duke of Il's eyes were not on this wife, which made Jonas breathe a sigh of relief, there was a lot of people here, and it was not so easy to identify their location by ears alone.
"Oh, lying is not a virtue, my sir, today is your bar mitzvah, you can't learn bad habits first. Roman DiCole put his hand on Jonas's waist and stroked it as if nothing, so frightened that Jonas wanted to stop the music quickly, but many young men and women around him were enjoying this rare opportunity to dance, and Jonas was too embarrassed to disturb them, so he only listened to the person next to him continue:
"I know that you don't like me, and that the people of Saluzo never want to see Piedmont, do you? In your eyes, it is God's deliberate intention that I cannot bear children, doesn't it? ”
Roman Dicol said frantically, Jonas looked at her eyes red with jealousy, and there was an indescribable sympathy in his heart, indeed Roman Dicol was right, those women, a large part of them were sent to Il's bedside by the nobles of Saluzzo, including the Ruger family, they also sent three, one of them was lucky to conceive a child, and was living a happy childhood in the manor of Monferrato at the moment.
And most of the other families are like this, the nobles of Saluzo can't tolerate that their future lord will be a person with Piedmontese blood, the reason why it has only happened now is because Karst is the only high-ranking knight in Susa, and now, in addition to him, the Duke of Il and the Count of Jung in the entire Susa region have now become knights of the Medal, and it is said that the eldest son of the Count of Muller is about to break through the medal at this moment, so it seems that Karst's strength is naturally no longer in the eyes of everyone, and as the only Piedmontese among all the counts, his status is naturally plummeting。
Immediately after the news that Roman Dicol could not get pregnant, many Saluzo nobles naturally knew that the opportunity had come, whoever could give birth to Il, who would have the opportunity to become the next Duke of Susa, this is a truth that everyone understands, the current illegitimate child will be a legitimate prince in the future, for which many people even gave away their own women and put them on Il's bed for him to enjoy, for this.
Only a woman of aristocratic blood is qualified to be the wife of Eir, for this reason, at all costs, this is the code of conduct of many nobles, as for the fate of daughters, who cares, at least their parents care more about rights than their children, Jonas knows this enough, as for someone like Jung who sends an ordinary woman to Eir's bed, it is for other considerations, such as strengthening political alliances or winning Eir's favor, powerful families do not depend on Eir to live, they do not need to turn their daughters into a commodity to trade, of course, Jung does not have a daughter to trade。
This is naturally unfair to Roman Diccol, seeing that the girl who once loved Il has now become a complete jealous woman, Jonas doesn't know whose fault it is, politics and feelings are entangled, this is destined to be a tragedy, looking at Roman Diccol's eyes, Jonas whispered: "Your Highness, please be careful." ”
"Be cautious, someone is careless, why should I be cautious?" Roman Dicol glanced at Jonas with disdain, he thought that his words would make Jonas excited, but he didn't expect the man in front of him to be able to swallow his anger so much, not like an eighteen-year-old young man, but like a cunning old politician, which Rome Dicol did not expect, and because he did not expect it, it made his tone sound even more excited, Jonas saw this, and secretly complained in his heart, just wanted to finish the dance quickly and leave here.
Jonas's wish was quickly captured by Roman Dicol, who was close at hand, she sneered, leaned her head on Jonas's shoulder, and whispered: "I know, you're afraid of Il, right?"
"Your Highness, everyone is afraid of him. Jonas said truthfully, as a feudal lord, in the past ten years, Yi's actions have become more and more unclear, but everyone knows that this lord's strength is very strong now, and his courage can definitely be compared to the status of a duke, oh, maybe the duke is no longer the status that this gentleman should have, he is a powerful person, this point, even the picky Jonas must admit.
Some people are born stronger than others, Il is one of them, countless people are crazy about it, and countless people are working hard for it, he has such a charm, just like now, watching the people who Duke Il is walking towards, Jonas's pupils shrank sharply, like a cat seeing the enemy, he actually ran to Anna!
"I'm not afraid of him! He's just a little man of his word, he broke his oath to my father, what is there to be afraid of such a person!" Roman Dicol said sharply, at this moment Jonas all his attention has been invested in the direction of Il and Anna, for the woman in front of him who is controlled by jealousy, he has lost due patience, he said impatiently: "That's because you can't have children! Madam, Susa needs an heir, only in this way can we be stable, Il is right!"
Jonas's words undoubtedly pierced the heart of Roman Dicole, as a woman, she has a personal experience of the pain of not having children, and now, in public, it was said by a young man, although the people around her did not notice, but it also made her feel ashamed, his eyes looked at Jonas, his legs were numbly jumping, but the upper body was already stiff, she said: "But he shouldn't have so many women!"
She spoke, with tears in her eyes, Jonas looked at her, but there was no pity in her eyes, this is a poor person, but the reality is so cruel, what can he do, Roman Dicol is not a child anymore, she should deal with these problems by herself, or adjust her mentality, discuss these things with an eighteen-year-old child, is she crazy or has become a fool?
Jonas fell silent, he couldn't answer this question, why do you have so many women? Naturally, there is a need, but this answer Jonas can't say, this is tantamount to saying that Il is a pervert, and a duke is a pervert? This is not a good reputation, but if it is for the sake of children, this is really not worthy of the name, do the math, the number of women that Jonas himself knows is already thirty, if it is really for the children, it is too hard.
Obviously, a large part of the reason why Il did this was because of his dissatisfaction with Rome Dicol, and this was also something that Jonas could not say, until the dance was almost over, Jonas looked at Roma Dicol and said helplessly: "All this is God's arrangement, ma'am, I can't explain anything to you, thank you for your willingness to dance this dance with me, as a birthday present, I will remember." ”
After saying that, he took Rome Dicol's hand and took a half step back, bowed, put her hand to his lips, blocked the place where he was about to be kissed with his fingers, kissed lightly, kissed his fingers, and then let go, and Jonas ran away.
"What a cunning fox!" Roman Dicol glanced at Jonas who walked away, said hatefully, turned his head, and just saw Anna and Il getting off the dance floor, the look on his face was even more stiff, especially Anna's beautiful face and perfect body, which made Roman Dicol feel that she was getting old more and more, she clenched her hand, forced a smile, but could no longer control it, and finally ran away and left the dining room.
Jonas walked up to Andreas, as an iceberg beauty, he was the only young man who enjoyed the tranquility of this ball, Jonas approached him and said hurriedly: "Hey, my brother, what's going on with Anna, don't tell me, in just such a little time, she seduced our Duke!"
"I don't know, Anna is out of control, and she's my sister, how dare I order her not to do anything?" Andreas looked at Jonas and said calmly, which made Jonas a little annoyed, who doesn't know that Il's reputation is not good now, Jung has never let Anna appear in front of Il for Anna's future happiness, and now let the two of them dance? Look at the two of them dancing, it's called a smile, Jonas is frightened, he doesn't want Anna to have anything to do with Il.
It's just that now that he has jumped, Jonas doesn't have the courage to step forward to stop it, which will make many people unable to get off the stage, including Il and Jung, for these two men, Jonas is still relatively cowardly, so he can only stand next to him and watch anxiously, and when he saw a young girl pacing next to him, and when he didn't dance, Jonas hurriedly walked over and asked, "Miss, can I dance with you?"
The girl obviously didn't expect someone to invite her to dance, and when she looked up and saw that it was Jonas, the expression on her face was even more surprised, as if she had won the first-class lottery, and kept kowtowing and saying, "Of course you do, of course you do!"