Chapter Twenty-Four: The Banquet Begins
PS: The writer's background is convulsive again, and I can't log in until now, and the update is over, I'm really sorry for the fried rice
The Anthony family's villa was brightly lit tonight, not only in the house, but also in the courtyard outside the house, with magic lamps arranging to make the whole mansion look like daylight.
The banquet was held in the banquet hall on the first floor, which was the size of half a football field, and there were long tables around the venue, on which were placed all kinds of snacks and delicacies, and there were not many buffets, but few people would go to eat, and then they would be looked down upon by other nobles.
The servants weaved through the crowd with plates full of wine, and from time to time someone would take a glass of wine from it and clink glasses with the people next to them.
In one corner of the banquet hall, a small area is separated by a screen, and inside are the musicians who are hired to play various tunes for the people in the banquet hall.
The banquet was bustling, acquaintances got together, often a big nobleman led a circle of small nobles, the small nobles desperately patted the big nobles, and the big nobles stood proudly in the middle and enjoyed the compliments of everyone.
The ladies who came to Anthony's house also got together, talking about the latest fashionable clothes and jewelry, who had a new boyfriend, who hooked up with the son of which family, which lady red apricot went out of the wall, which lady seduced the slave, these secrets circulated among them, regardless of their identity as a girl.
Although the girls are together, there seems to be an invisible wall between them, although the smile on their lips is very sincere, but only the surface is laughing, today they are all competitors, except for themselves, the others are enemies, hindering themselves from entering the Anthony family and becoming the enemy of Anthony's granddaughter-in-law.
Young men also gathered around them, courteous to the objects of their affection, but unfortunately today they were not destined to be the protagonists, and the hearts of the girls were not in them.
Slowly, the music became quieter, and the people in the banquet hall stopped talking, they knew that it was time for the owner of the mansion to come out.
The door of the ballroom was pushed open by two servants, and then quickly stood on either side, one left and one right, and then Benson walked out, "Marquis Bert Anthony, Baron Feron Anthony arrives." ”
Faeron gently helped Anthony and walked in, and everyone in the venue applauded, and some of the little nobles blushed with excitement and had thick necks, and even wanted to come over and kiss Anthony's shoes.
"Guys, it's been a long time. ”
Anthony pressed his hands, and the applause in the banquet hall fell silent.
"In the past few years, I have been concentrating on the study of magic, and I have no time to manage the affairs of Philo, but I have found that you have managed it very well, and this time I have come back, Philo City has become a little more prosperous, I am very happy, today, I want to introduce you to one person, that is my grandson, Feron, Baron Feron Anthony. ”
After Anthony introduced Pheron, Pheren took two steps forward and saluted.
The people in the banquet hall took the opportunity to observe Fei Lun carefully, knowing that Fei Lun might be in charge of Fei Lun in the future, and it was very necessary to understand Fei Lun's temperament in advance.
The girls also looked at their prey to see if it suited their appetite and how to start.
Suddenly stared at by hundreds of eyes, Fei Lun suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, which was even more uncomfortable than being stared at by hundreds of timber wolves, especially the winking eyes of a large group of warblers and warblers, which almost stunned Fei Lun.
Anthony also saw Feren's embarrassment behind Feren's back, and smiled slightly, his grandson still needs to be trained, so he can't stand this gaze, thinking that at the beginning, he won the first place in the Continental Academy competition in the eyes of tens of thousands of people.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my grandson is still young, and he will go to study at the St. Philip Academy of Magic in a while, and I still need a lot of help from everyone in the future. ”
"Baron Ferren is worthy of being the grandson of Lord Marquis, and only Saint Feli can be worthy of Baron Ferron. ”
"That is, I heard that the Marquis of Anthony also graduated from Saint-Philly, and now Baron Ferren is also considered to be the successor. ”
"Baron Ferron is a young talent, a magician at a young age. (The magic robe worn by Faeron is a magician-level style.) )
There was a lot of sycophants in the banquet hall, and the more they talked about it, the more they went too far, and some directly said that Faeron was actually a mage, and he went to St. Philip's Academy of Magic to be a teacher.
"Okay, okay, don't praise Feiren anymore, the young man is still down-to-earth, everyone's interest is so high, I will announce the beginning of the banquet. ”
Although Anthony said not to boast, the smile on his face let everyone know that what he said was very much in line with Anthony's appetite, and they also knew about the place of Feron in Anthony's heart.
The music played again, and the banquet hall was lively again, but everyone's hearts were no longer talking, but always concerned about Anthony's steps, and the girls no longer got together, but returned to their families, waiting to be introduced to Pheren, and then seduced to Pheren.
After a brief opening speech, Anthony led Pheren into the crowd, where he needed to introduce some important people to Pheren.
"Feren, come and get to know you, this is Viscount Bowen Blaitz, the lord of Philo City, and the most haode lord under me. ”
Anthony led Fallon to a middle-aged man with a folded gown and a mustache, and introduced Fallon to the shrewd-faced man.
"Viscount Blaitz, fortunately. ”
Fei Lun said that he is a baron, there is no need to be so enthusiastic about a viscount, besides, the appointment and dismissal of the city lord of Philo City is not a matter of the Anthony family, but for the stability of Philo City, the necessary closeness still needs to be done.
"I've seen Baron Ferron, Baron Feron is really young and promising, Lord Marquis has Baron Ferron, and there is also a successor, and Philo has the backbone again. ”
Bowen Blaitz is still very acquainted, he knows who gave him his status, and he didn't give Feren a common dismount in novels, sometimes Feren is like, fortunately, there is no one in the Anthony family, otherwise he will play a few times of conspiracy palace fights and the like, Feren also admires Anthony's control, he has been away from Philo City for so long, and his ability to control here is still so strong.
"Viscount Bletz has won the award, I am far worse than my grandfather, otherwise my grandfather would not have sent me to study at St. Phili's College, and in the future, I still have to ask Viscount Bletz to help my grandfather more. ”
"That's what we should do as subordinates. ”
Bowen Blaitz said that he was righteous and awe-inspiring, and he was completely in the style of a cadre, and Anthony nodded with great satisfaction.
"Very well, Viscount Blaitz, go ahead, and hope to be in a good mood today. ”
Anthony touched Bowen Blaitz with his glass, and then continued with Fallon.
"Feren, this is the tax collector of Everll Bird, he is the money bag of our Philo, and all the income of Philo is going into his pocket. ”
The second person introduced to Pheren was the tax collector Evel Bird, who was only the lowest lord, but the official position was only under Anthony and Bowen, and the nobles who were higher than him did not dare to put on a stand in front of him.
Faeron looked curiously at this fat man who looked more like a businessman than an official, could it be that these rich people were all of this standard size? Eveel Bird's two small eyes were shining, and if he rubbed his fingers again, he looked like a profiteer.
"Oh, my Lord Marquis, you are wronging me and making Young Master Faeron have a bad impression of me, how can you say that it goes into my pocket, I can count the mouth of the pocket at most, and the bag is you, Lord Marquis. ”
Unlike Bowen Blaitz, who was deferential, Eiffel Bird was flamboyant, and he was not afraid of Anthony being angry at all, and joked with Anthony, but Anthony was really not angry, but joked with Eveel Bird with a smile.
"Eiffel, you are still the same as before, you like to be oily, Faeron, don't underestimate him because of Evre's appearance, no one in the Philo Territory has been able to evade taxes under his nose, to be shrewd, no one in the whole Philo Territory can compare with him, even in the Empire, that is also the material of the Minister of Finance, and you must learn more from this fat man in the future." ”
Anthony's high opinion of Eiffel made Pheren put away his contempt for the fat man, and perhaps it was only in this position that these money-lovers could display their talents.
"Grandpa Haode, I will definitely learn more from Lord Eiffel in the future. ”
Fei Lun said politely, just kidding, learn from him, this is not a matter for the superiors, he just needs to use them well, as for the details, it is better to be a professional.
"Lord Marquis, you are too boastful, I am as good as you say, how can Young Master Faeron learn from someone like me who has fallen into the eyes of money, if you want to learn or follow Lord Marquis, no matter how powerful I am, am I also your subordinate." ”
Eiffel said with a grin.
"How old are they, and they still don't have any righteousness, this is your daughter Dinah, I remember seeing it before, and now they are all so big. ”
Anthony shook his head helplessly, and then said to the girl next to him in a gorgeous gown with both shoulders exposed.
"That's right, Lord Marquis, she is my little daughter Dinah, Lord Marquis, you have a good memory, I brought her here seven years ago, but she was still a little girl at that time, I didn't expect you to remember now, Dinah didn't hurry up to meet Lord Marquis and Master Faeron. ”
Eiffel hurriedly pulled the girl in front of him and introduced her to Anthony and Pheron.
"Dinah has seen Grandpa Marquis, Young Master Faerun. ”
Dinah stepped forward with her puffy skirt in both hands, nodded slightly, and gave Anthony and Pheren a salute, which was generous, making Pheren feel similar to his etiquette teacher, and he was very good at talking, and a word of grandpa made Anthony happy.
"Don't say hello to me, an old man, this is Fei Lun, about the same age as you, you young people will have to communicate well in a while, Fei Lun doesn't have many friends, I just want him to know more friends at the banquet." ”
Anthony said as he stroked his beard.
"Haode, Grandpa Marquis, I will definitely take Young Master Faeron to meet some more friends in a while. ”
Dinah is very different from his father Evere, how can a fat man who looks like a philistine profiteer have such a generous and decent daughter, it can be seen that Eiffel has put a lot of effort into his daughter.
"Okay, I'll take Ferendo to meet some people first, and I'll hand over Feren to you in a moment. ”
After Anthony finished speaking, he continued to lead Feren Xiangxia to a target.
And Eiffel has already blossomed, handing over Faeron to his daughter, he believes that with his daughter's ability, there is no problem in taking down a junior brother, he has inquired about a lot of information about Feren through some servants in Anthony's mansion, and the matter of Faeron being the first brother may have spread among the upper echelons, and everyone is holding back their strength.