Not a Witch

Just like that, a girl wearing a white and blue rose dress came into everyone's sight, her footsteps were like ripples on the surface of a lake, rippling in the heart, making people's hearts beating and singing.

If the legitimate daughter of the Landsworth family is the Sun Bao diamond wrapped in golden flame roses, then this girl is the flawless moon surrounded by clear roses, hazy and dreamy, making people feel like falling into a dream.

"Perhaps, they really didn't exaggerate."

Earl Howard, who was standing on the stairs, opened his mouth slightly in surprise, and then felt a magical sense of mission spreading in his body and mind.

Perhaps, this girl will change the direction of all winds in the imperial capital.Because even he couldn't refuse such an alluring beauty.

In the aristocratic world far away from the troubles of the mortal world, only beauty and power exist, and this girl possesses one of them.

Chapter 43 Golden Honey Plum Wine

"Welcome to the beautiful Miss Lacey."

Earl Howard clapped his palms as he walked down the stairs. This was the first time he took the initiative to greet a guest tonight. Before, it was usually the guests who took the initiative to say hello to him.

The originally lively hall became quiet and noisy. The volume of everyone's speech suddenly decreased, and then they started discussing with each other in a low voice.

"Who is that girl?" Several ladies asked each other in low voices.

"Beautiful, indescribably beautiful..."

"Which family is this, why have I never heard of it before?"

"It seems to be a lady from the chamber of commerce who arrived in the imperial capital recently."

"A merchant's daughter? Why does she have such an aura? It doesn't feel like it." A lady wearing a lace veil shook her head.

"That business has a background of forest elves. The concept of time of elves is different from ours. Maybe they are influenced by elves."

"It makes sense, it does have the natural and flawless charm of the forest elves."

"Did she just come out of the Emerald Forest? She's like a fairy in the forest." A low exclamation sounded from time to time in the hall.

"Huh, maybe this one also has elven blood, just like the first daughter of the Landsworth family."

"There are always many beauties among the forest elves."

"Wow, the profile of that profile is so perfect, I really want to find a pen to draw this scene!" A noble man who prefers art looked excited.

"No, my right hand is burning like fire, it is calling me to seize this dreamy moment." He eagerly rubbed his fingers, trying to draw something.

"Maybe you should find the servants on the side and ask them to prepare canvases and paints for you immediately, haha." The friend on the side smiled lowly, but his eyes did not leave the girl who approached in the hall.

"It's perfect." He was also somewhat intoxicated.

Lorraine Hill raised his head slightly, nodded to Earl Howard on the stairs, and immediately felt countless eyes focused on him, and those eyes seemed to be real, which made the girl feel a little uncomfortable.

This kind of scene, no matter how many times I still care about it and I am not used to it.The girl thought inwardly, filtering out other irrelevant people in her pupils, trying to think about other things in her mind, and diverting her attention away from these sights.

When her footsteps moved to the middle of the hall, a waiter stepped forward, "Dear Miss Lacey, please go this way."

He gestured sideways, opening a way for the girl in the crowd.

Lorraine Hill looked forward, and saw Earl Howard walking slowly towards him.

Then the hall resumed its former bustle, and groups of dancing figures began to appear on the dance floor.However, compared to before, 90% of the topics in the hall now revolve around this mysterious girl who just appeared, and people's curiosity and thirst for knowledge are burning like a raging fire.

"Nice to meet Miss Lacey."

Although Howard's status is higher, but this time he bent over very gentlemanly, as if he wanted to kiss his hand.

It's a pity that Lorraine Hill pretended to deflect his gaze, avoiding the opponent's plan, and gently lifted the hem of the skirt with two hands wearing white silk gloves, resolving this invisible embarrassment with a gift.

"Mr. Howard, good evening. It's an honor to attend your banquet." The girl in the rose dress was meticulous in her etiquette, just like a classical noble daughter.

Lorraine Hill learned a lot of knowledge from Trinasha, which naturally included the etiquette and customs of the True Red Empire and the Mercury Dynasty. Now the empire is just following the past.

Seeing this scene, Howard's eyes changed slightly, and then he smiled and asked the girl to sit down, and the two began to chat briefly.

As Earl Howard, who is good at socializing, he didn't ask some sensitive questions when he came up, but slowly chatted about small things such as the climate of the imperial capital, whether he was used to life, etc., and then exchanged his food preferences and interests, etc. .

In this way, slowly, the atmosphere gradually eased down.

Papa, Howard clapped his palms lightly, praised with a smile, and asked the waiter on the side to bring wine over during the conversation.

"I don't know what flavor Ms. Lacey prefers. I have quite a complete range of things here. As long as you ask for it, I can try my best to meet it."

"Then have a cup of Jinmi Liguo Bar." Originally, Lorraine Hill wanted to order some juice, but considering that everyone in the hall drank all kinds of alcohol, he didn't want to be too out of line, so he switched to light fruit wine .

"It turns out that Miss Lacey also likes the taste of Jinmi Li. What a coincidence. In fact, my wife also likes it very much. Every year, she asks her friends in Cuibi Province in the southern part of the empire to prepare several barrels of newly brewed fruit wine for her."

"Although Jinmi plums are also produced in several manors near the imperial capital, the taste is not as good as the sweetness that is unique to the south when spring and midsummer alternate. I don't know how long Miss Lacey likes Jinmi plums?"

"Probably from June 6th to 9th, Jinmili is fresh and delicious." The girl's pupils blinked slightly, and her eyelashes trembled slightly.

There are not many production areas of Jinmi Li in the western continent, at least in two counties in the southern part of the empire, and it seems that they are available from June to August, but in fact, only those who really pay attention know that the best batch of them Only for a few days in June.Later, the taste changes due to ripeness or rainfall.

Except for the picky nobles, ordinary people would not be particularly concerned about such things.

While the two were talking, the attendant brought two glasses of fine wine, and put the bright yellow and transparent fruit wine in front of the girl.

"Let Miss Lacey taste it to see if the taste is satisfactory, hehe." Howard picked up the glass of purple wine he wanted, waving it slightly in the palm of his hand, and then smiled with his beard raised.

This Miss Lacey looked really unusual, she shouldn't be that kind of counterfeit stuff, this kind of conversation and knowledge are really beyond the reach of ordinary people, he evaluated and thought secretly in his heart.In the seemingly ordinary exchange just now, he was actually constantly analyzing the girl's background and preferences to see if it matched what she said.

Although Howard's own extraordinary strength is average, and he has no other special talents, but relying on his years of experience in making friends and seeing and hearing in the upper class of the empire, his vision and knowledge are not bad.

This Miss Lacey was that rare combination of beauty and reason that delighted and dismayed him.

Happily, in the aristocratic circle, after seeing countless hypocritical girls who wanted to pretend to be high-ranking girls, such a refreshing existence suddenly appeared.What is disappointing is that such a rational beauty may not be easily swayed by her own power, and her appearance will also attract more powerful competitors.

Sure enough, when the two were talking at the small table by the dance floor, several noble youths who couldn't hold back finally walked over together.Their own titles and strength may not be as good as Earl Howard, but the family behind them is not bad, and they are handsome and youthful that Earl Howard can't match.

"May I ask you to dance, fair lady."

A young man with blond hair back uttered a voice like a chant from an opera house, inviting the girl sitting at the table with a standard posture.And behind him, several "good brothers" are also eager to try, and they seem to have the same plan.

After his words fell, countless eyes in the audience peeked over here, countless young hearts began to tense and hesitated, and many voices began to secretly bet on who would be able to dance with this girl tonight.

Chapter 44 Banquet Duel

"Get out of the way, Finch. I think your conduct has troubled the young lady."

Just as Lorraine Hill was hesitating how to refuse, a slightly taller, muscular young man came over. Looking at the military uniform and badge on his body, this seemed to be a newly promoted military nobleman.

"Sorry for the interruption. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jihasen, a member of the Salamander Hussars." His voice was particularly rough and loud among the surrounding nobles.

"It's a great honor to meet Miss Lacey. The moment you entered the hall, I was overwhelmed by your beauty. Please allow me to be your most loyal suitor." He directly declared himself thoughts of love.

This way of hitting the straight ball suddenly calmed down the melancholy noble youths just now, and made them a little confused for a while.

Hearing such a frank declaration of pursuit, Lorraine Hill was a little inexperienced and hesitated for a few seconds.

"This...is very sudden. I don't have any thoughts of falling in love or getting married yet."

"I understand that for an existence like you who is like moonlight, you really have to choose carefully. But this does not hinder my passionate love. He will wait here sincerely and patiently until the moment you lean down and look at each other."

Originally, some pleasing behaviors of pursuing the opposite sex were easy to be despised by others, but when he said it so righteously and aboveboard, he became tall and powerful instead.

"Jihasen, you!" The few noble youths who arrived at the side were a little annoyed when they saw this scene.

Teenagers are the age that cares most about face, but they are robbed of the limelight in this kind of scene. Isn't this slapping them in the face? If they don't get it back today, they will probably become a laughing stock in the aristocratic circle tomorrow.

"How could you be like this... You are so rude, you are putting Miss Lacey in an embarrassing situation, you are simply too rude." Their faces flushed with anger, and they uttered a few awkward reprimands.

"Oh, I'm telling my heart, what's wrong? First, I didn't force others, and second, I didn't play any tricks. What's wrong with being honest and generous? I think your hypocritical style is strange. It seems that everyone has to surround you. Turning around with you, taking care of you feels normal, are you babies who haven't been weaned yet?"

"Giggle~" After saying this, many noble ladies laughed from around.

This time, the nobles with artistic and youthful temperament couldn't bear it any longer. They pointed at this sturdy noble officer and said all kinds of rebuttals and derogatory words.What aristocratic elegance, step by step, intertwined with pure spirit, etc., Jihasen is a very rude person, can't understand at all, etc.

Although these words are logical, they are not very lethal. In the eyes of that Jihasen, they are no different from noisy ducks.He also shrugged his shoulders as if he didn't care and didn't understand, which made the behavior of these people even more ridiculous.

stab-

The sound of drawing a sword suddenly sounded, and then one of them poured the wine in his hand on Jihasen, which is a way of showing a duel among nobles.

"Hey... are you actually going to duel with me?" Jihasen wiped off the wet wine on his body with his hands, and looked at the opposite side with disdain.

"Of course, I will wager my reputation on a duel with you. If you lose, you have to get out of Miss Lacey." The young man who greeted Lorraine Hill and invited him to dance held his sword in both hands and pointed at Jihasen Speak your own manifesto.

"This... please calm down, everyone." Lorraine Hill just wanted to cover his forehead at this moment, why did the situation become like this in just a short while.If this matter spreads to the outside world, it seems that she provoked a duel between the two parties, how could they draw their swords so easily.

"I'm sorry to disturb Miss Lacey, but I'm sorry to go against your wishes this time, because I need to maintain my qualifications to pursue you, which is also related to my dignity and glory." Seeing this, Jihasen said to Lorraine Hill He bowed again, said a few words, and then turned to look at those aristocratic youths with melancholy temperament.

Seeing Jihasen show favoritism and character design in front of Lorraine Hill again, the lungs of the people on the opposite side are about to explode, how can they be so shameless.But at this moment, the beauty is in front, once she loses her demeanor, everything will be meaningless.They had to act fast, ready to duel to silence this insolent fellow.

"Youth is so beautiful." Earl Howard took a sip from his wine glass, shook his head slightly and sighed.

"Aren't you going to stop them?" Lorraine Hill asked a little puzzled.

"Of course not, because this is the power of the nobility, and they can initiate duels against those who challenge their reputation and glory." Howard explained.

"If I were ten years younger, I think I would draw my sword for a beautiful lady like you. This is the romance of life." He expressed his admiration and love for this girl in a joking tone.

"My lord praises it." Lorraine Hill had no choice but to give up.

Soon, the middle of the dance floor was cleared and a space was cleared. The guests gathered around excitedly, looking at the two people who were preparing in the middle.

"I didn't expect to see such a play today. I haven't seen a duel for several months."

"Isn't it because of the blockade and purge, hey, forget it, don't mention these sad things."

"Who do you think will win?"

"I think it's Viscount Gihasen. He is a military nobleman and is currently the deputy commander of the Salamander Hussars. His strength has been tested step by step on the battlefield."

"However, Fenbull is not bad. Now he has the strength of Sequence 5. Look at the group of companions around him who are helping him collect family heirlooms. With the blessing of a luxurious equipment, he may not lose to Jihasen."

"No matter how good the equipment is, it depends on the person who uses it. I still think that Jihasen has a good chance of winning."

"How about we make a bet?"

"How about the three bottles of wine from Zixun Manor?"

"Yes, the total price is 100 gold coins, which is not too much."

Amidst the discussion of others, the two people in the middle also finished their preparations one after another, and each drew their swords and stood apart from each other.

At first, Lorraine Hill felt a little apologetic, feeling that her behavior caused the duel intentionally or unintentionally, but after several attempts to dissuade her, she also gave up this idea, and then focused on observing the banquet various viewpoints and ideas.

If the nobles are so addicted to pleasure and beauty, then this country is not far from decline.