Granville's estate

"Monsieur de Brion, please follow me here."

The waiter of Viscount de Bourgogne's mansion, dressed in neat uniform, stepped forward politely, and gestured for Villiers to follow him to the small reception room next to the entrance hall.

It is undeniable that when he heard the entourage of the Viscount's mansion address Villiers du Turner again and confirmed that he was not holding an invitation from Sologne, Louis was completely relieved—no matter what Whether Villiers uses the surname of Du Turner or the identity of the unknown nobleman de Brion, even if he claims to be the former French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, it is definitely better than he said he is. Sologne Grostedt is much better!But this result is not surprising when you think about it. Even if a poor student in Villiers wants Sologne's invitation, he probably won't be able to give him many francs. It would be strange to sell it at a price he was satisfied with!

At this time, Louis also probably understands why Alrede refuses to address Villiers directly, but uses "Mr." That's why.What's interesting is that Villiers wanted to use Alrede's identity as a guarantee for himself, and Alrede also kept a hand. If Villiers was found to have a problem, Alrede could also say that he actually did not Remember who this gentleman is.

Hearing the strange surname when the people in the Viscount's mansion called Villiers, Alred who was beside Louis was also relieved. When he stepped into the second hall, he told Louis with sympathy and gloating: "This Villier Lier is probably going to be kicked out by the Viscount Mansion, I think his invitation letter is probably forged, at least I have never heard of the surname De Brion in Paris."

"Huh?" Louis was taken aback by what Alred said. He turned his head to look at the entrance hall, and found that Villiers was no longer in sight: "Didn't the attendant say that he was just going to have a meeting?" Is it just to wipe your shoes in the guest room?"

"That's just an excuse!" Only then did Alred realize that Louis really didn't know the rules here, no wonder he was so dazed just now: "Didn't I tell you on the way here, at night There are specific rules when attending a ball, guests must take a covered box-shaped carriage. Those who go to the party in a rented carriage will be laughed at, and those who have no money to take a carriage and can only walk have no chance of being laughed at. No—they'll just be kicked out straight away, without ever seeing their master."

"It is also very easy to recognize people who come on foot. You only need to see if there is mud on the shoes. Think about it, have we never stepped on mud at all from here? Only walking through Paris is bad. Only people in the street will let the shoes get muddy, and the followers use this to judge whether the identity of the guests is a problem. If there is a problem, they will say, "Please let us wipe your shoes for you" and take them away from the master. where they were and then blast them out. Over time, 'shoe shine' became a code word for dealing with problematic people."

"So that's the case, my God!" Louis glanced at the entrance hall again a little uneasy, "Then Mr. Villiers won't be hurt? I don't know there are so many doorways here. I thought they really wanted to shine his shoes!"

"It's okay to be injured, it's just embarrassing at most, but to be honest, he is too bold to pretend to be a nobleman! If the people from the Viscount's Mansion investigate this, he will be able to go to the police court. I can only hope Be sensible when he was kicked out, and don't continue to anger the people in the Viscount's Mansion."

As Alrede said this, they had almost reached the Vicomtesse de Bourgogne, and Alrede stopped talking about this topic.

The mansion they are in can be said to be a palace built entirely for large-scale balls. The mansion of the Viscount de Bourgogne consists of multiple connected halls. They were all used as the venue for the ball, bright lights were lit everywhere, and the feet of the decorative statues were filled with blooming rare flowers. In every hall, you can see the uniform of the Viscount's mansion, waiting for orders at any time. attendant.The structures of these three halls are exactly the same, they are all designed in a two-story style, and the floors are connected by the typical huge marble stairs with gentle slopes in Gabriel's era. Climb up with difficulty.

The host of the ball, the Viscount de Bourgogne and her son, the Viscount de Bourgogne Jr., were waiting in the middle of the second hall to shake hands with the guests who came in from the entrance hall. The lady wore a cream yellow embroidered dress tonight. Brocade pure white dress, with a pure gold satin belt, a pearl necklace around the neck, and a bee hair ornament decorated with diamonds and topaz on the bun, which looks graceful and luxurious; her son De Bourgogne Jr. The Viscount is a young man who is not very handsome, but he is very attractive at a glance. He is wearing a black tuxedo, with a pearl pin on his tie, and has a hearty expression.

There were already many guests who arrived early, flowers, jewels and gorgeous skirts everywhere, no one was affected by the little disturbance that just happened in the entrance hall, and no one knew that there was once a poor student from the University of Paris I tried my best to step into this hall but failed miserably.

Here gathered all the real people and those who think they are real in Paris. The dresses of ladies and ladies are so gorgeous that they seem to exhaust the imagination of tailors and artists. Human creations are comparable to the natural world of gods.All the luxurious fabrics of clothing can be seen here: Lyon silks, Chinese crepes, gorgeous brocades and velvets; all the most beautiful rubies, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds you can imagine, in high hair. It is worn in a bun, on the white and clean neck, and is also inlaid on the ring on the hand, the brooch on the chest and the cuff of the sleeve, shining against the backdrop of the gorgeous chandelier hanging from the atrium, almost making the interior All the gold-plated decorations were eclipsed; the beaded tassels and the drooping tropical bird feathers set off the gracefulness of the ladies, and the beaded flowers in the braids shone with attractive luster.All the most luxurious jewels, the purest colors and the most stunning costume designs collided to create this dreamlike beauty - and all the words can't describe this gorgeous scene. Here is the gardener's greenhouse, the god's jewelry box, and the money's opera house.

As the hosts of the ball, the Viscountess de Bourgogne and the Viscount de Bourgogne gathered a considerable number of high-class people. The college students dream of talking to them-ambassadors sent by other countries, ministers who have been reused by the king, and nobles who have served the king for generations; the Viscountess de Bourgogne dealt with these noble guests very calmly. Greet everyone in a proper manner, and handle guests from different countries and identities with ease, without making any guest feel left out or neglected.

When Louis and Arred walked in front of the Viscountess de Bourgogne, the lady had just finished talking with a gentleman wearing a cross. When she saw them, the lady showed a very sincere smile.

"Monsieur de Granville, Monsieur du Farentin, I am very pleased to see you here."

"Ah, ma'am! It is our great honor to be invited by you!"

"It would be great if that's the case, gentlemen, and I hope you had a good evening."

"Thank you for your kindness, madam, and may God bless you with good health forever."

Because there are quite a lot of guests, including some distinguished guests who cannot be neglected, after Louis and Alred expressed their gratitude to Mrs. They walked away together wisely.

"Louis, let's go to the second floor! You can see the whole hall from there."

As soon as he was out of the sight of the Viscountess de Bourgogne, Arred proposed quite excitedly.

Under the guidance of their attendants, they climbed to the second floor from the huge stone staircase decorated with portraits of an unknown generation of viscounts at the corner, where they could see through the transparent glass windows the people in the outermost entrance hall who were handing over the invitation letter. The guests are like watching the stage from the box of the opera house; you can also see the host and her guests in the middle of the second hall from top to bottom.For this reason, many guests were on the second floor, chatting and commenting on every arriving guest.

Alred took Louis to find a position with a relatively good view, and he also enthusiastically explained to Louis the identities of the new guests around the Viscountess, but because there were too many guests, some guests His identity is something he doesn't even recognize.

"That's the Baroness de Chevalier. Her husband has recently been promoted, so she too is dressed in jewels."

It was a noble lady in very gorgeous dress, her hair was covered with shining gems, and there were at least five heavy gemstone bracelets on each wrist. Louis dared to say that these decorations on her hands alone would make A thousand workers in Paris live a good life for a year.

"That's the Viscountess de Morel. She and her husband came to Paris from the provinces a few years ago because they were promoted. This lady has a very temper... well, this lady has a very religious belief. She always thinks it is too much. Her enjoyment is against the teachings, so she basically does not attend the ball. If she has to attend, she will dress like this. It is said that no matter how the Viscount de Morel asks her to fulfill the obligations of a noble lady, she will never change .”

Unlike other ladies who try their best to show off their beauty, this Viscountess de Morel is simply an extremely conspicuous anomaly in the ball. Her dress is very simple and conservative, not to mention following the rules of the ball. The evening dress with a low cut and exposed shoulders, the Viscountess de Morel wrapped herself tightly, and wore a light-colored tulle turban, overlapping the turban to the chin; for the wife, it seemed to be begging God Forgive the crime-like dressing up that happened around her, the husband next to her looked very unhappy and helpless, and had a gloomy face from the moment he came in.Even so, the Viscountess de Bougogne greeted the couple quite calmly, as if the couple were no different from other guests, which made Louis have to admire the lady's good connotation and self-cultivation.

"That's... Eh, the Baroness de Portanduel didn't come with the Viscount de Durand?"

Baroness de Portanduel?

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar name, Louis hurriedly looked towards the first floor, and he saw the dreamy purple-eyed Claudia de Boer whom he had seen in the Bois de Boulogne and the Comic Opera. Baroness Tangier, but the person who walked into the second hall with her was not their former classmate Viscount Calliste de Durand, but the viscount's cousin Galbien de Durand .