The Sensory Animals of Ston Hill

"The Bastard of the Marquis" was played by bad actors, but both spectators were good spectators: His Majesty the King, despite their clumsiness, helped them to finish the play with all his might; Count Del saw at a glance who the two playwrights were behind the scenes, and he also understood that the two young men had colluded together and planned to throw him aside.

This knowledge annoyed the Earl of Arundel, and made him suspect that the emotional expressions he had seen in Grace were all acting.

The Marquis vividly recounted his romantic encounter with Grace's mother, Marie, and cried while hugging Grace as he spoke of Marie's death.

Grace was hugged stiffly by him, and the hostess of the villa testified that the Marquis was a frequent visitor to the villa 18 years ago, and the most beautiful maid in the villa, Mary, served the Marquis at that time to enjoy the "dew".

Grace heard the gnashing of teeth when the lady said her mother's name.He also smelled a strong smell of sweat from the Marquis, which forced him to hold his breath.

After all the prepared and impromptu lines were finished, His Majesty the King took the lead in applauding, and then asked the Marquis abruptly, "That beautiful Mary, what color is her hair?"

The Marquis's crying stopped abruptly. When he thought about it carefully, he actually remembered a beautiful impression, and happily replied: "It's orange!"

His Majesty the King was a little surprised that he got the answer right. He took Grace out of his sweaty arms and laughed loudly, "It seems that Mary is indeed a beauty!"

The dinner table was even more crowded than yesterday, because there were more Marquis and his two sons and daughters, and the seats were rearranged: the male guest closest to the king was occupied by the Marquis, and the Count had to move two seats to the side.Grace and Alan Stone were seated opposite him, sitting next to each other, and he could see the occasional whisper between them as soon as he looked up.

The Marquis had already forgotten about Grace at the moment, and was focused on promoting his son and daughter to His Majesty.They were the fairest and brightest of all his children, and yet the handsome siblings were of no use to King Louis except to prove that marquises can have beautiful children.He was bored listening to little Nakoren telling what he thought was interesting, but it was actually far worse than the bear hunting story told by Alan Stone; and Miss Nakoren's nose was too long, one nose was destroyed Lose the beauty of the whole face.

His Majesty stared at the opening and closing of Miss Nakoren's lips, and thought that it would be better to give these lips to Mrs. Durnell, who had always been dissatisfied with Mrs. Durnell's lips.

"Grace! Change places with Mrs. Denell and get closer to me!" His Majesty suddenly raised his voice and ordered.

All conversation stopped abruptly.Under everyone's gaze, Grace stood up and played her role as a maid, holding all her plates and wine glasses in her hands.

Someone gave a low laugh, an unrestrained muffled laugh, probably from Miss Nakoren, and Mrs. Durnell and the others gracefully covered their laughing mouths with their hands.

Alan Stone put his hand on the edge of his plate and made a downward movement.

Grace put down the things in her hands awkwardly, and took two steps towards Mrs. Denell, but she didn't dare to get too close, for fear that she would step into some etiquette trap again.

The Viscountess graciously gave up her seat and waited for the servant to come over with a tray and replace her with new tableware before taking her seat.

This time Grace learned the trick. He waited for the Viscountess to sit down before sitting down, and then heard Mrs. Denell chuckle: "Miss Grace doesn't seem to adapt to our table customs, she even said today 'breakfast'."

When the Viscountess called Grace "Miss", she obviously used a mocking tone, and at the same time, "breakfast" became a word in her mouth that made people laugh.Mrs. Denell repeated the word twice with a smile, and said in an incredible tone: "She actually ate breakfast!"

Mr. Faranelli was the first to hold the table and laughed, followed by several ladies who came to play with the king, followed by lowering their heads and snickering. Even the dignified queen pretended to hold a wine glass to hide her uncontrollable smile.

Grace didn't understand why eating breakfast was laughed at, although he was well aware that the simple truth that "you won't be able to work if you don't eat breakfast" is indeed difficult for these people who often sleep until noon and have nothing to do.But obviously, "breakfast" itself was not a very funny thing, because he didn't see them laughing like this when he said the word to them this morning.

They are just performing, for His Majesty who loves to watch plays.

But it's not a good feeling to be laughed at in the face by a group of people.He subconsciously looked at Alan Ston, just as Alan Ston was also looking at him, his eyes swept across his face, and finally stopped at Mrs. Denell.Alan Ston showed a handsome smile on his face, and said in an appropriate joking tone: "Ma'am, you can think that 'breakfast' is a unique local custom. It's too cold here, and we can't get enough food just by 'snacks'." Energy to withstand the severe cold."

It dawned on Grace that they called their morning meal a "snack."

Mrs. Denell looked at Alan Ston reproachfully, and asked him, "Do you also eat 'breakfast'?"

Alan Ston nodded with a smile, "I not only eat 'breakfast', but also 'snacks', as well as lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and supper, everything is indispensable." He winked mischievously at Mrs. Durnell He closed his eyes, but he didn't look frivolous, "Don't be surprised, you will be shocked if you go to our military academy. Some of my classmates have to get up in the middle of the night to go to the kitchen to get bread, or they will have to eat bread in the middle of the night." Falling asleep to the sound of their bellies rumbling."

Mrs. Durnell found herself staring fascinatedly at the young man.She was taken aback by herself, although she had always admired the young captain's appearance, after all, she had seen countless people and was a veteran in love; and this one in front of her was just a junior officer under 20 years old.

The Viscountess quickly took a sip from her wine glass, and said in a low voice, "The captain really likes to joke, how could I go to a military academy?"

Miss Nakoren was also staring at Alan Stone, and asked stupidly, "Do men your age eat that much?"

Alan Ston's smile turned into her eyes, "You can ask Viscount Nakoren this question."

Miss Nakoren blushed, and looked down into those smiling blue eyes.

They were all looking at Alan Stone, but Grace looked at His Majesty: his mistress was flirting with someone else, and he wasn't even angry.

King Louis noticed Grace's gaze, and just like Alan Stone did, he also blinked at him twice, and said to everyone: "From now on, I will call Grace 'Miss Nakoren'."

This reminded the Marquis of Nakron, "Yes, Grace should change her name. Who gave you your current name? My daughter, you should be called 'Margaret'!"

King Louis' face suddenly turned cold, and the entire dining table fell silent.

His Majesty's mother was named after that.

The Marquis of Nacolon hesitated for several seconds, and finally understood what was going on after being hinted by his son. He hurriedly explained that it was another "Marguerite" with a different spelling.

The more the explanation got worse, the king's face became more and more gloomy.His Majesty always had a more or less smile on his face. If he got serious, he was really angry.

In the past two years, few people have been able to see His Majesty's angry appearance. The Marquis of Nakoren suddenly remembered a few years ago, when His Majesty just came of age, he announced loudly in the Senate that a Duke and two Marquis would be imprisoned.

A layer of sweat broke out from the fat and round body of the old Marquis, and he evaded without hesitation: "It wasn't my name, it was Old Ston's idea!"

Grace and Alan Stone looked at him in surprise at the same time.

The Earl of Arundel, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Old Ston named your daughter? I remember that the ship carrying bad luck sank before Grace was born. Could it be that Old Ston died before Grace was born?" Have you given her a good name?" But the Marquis of Nacolon said that he didn't know that he had a daughter in this villa before, but he suddenly remembered it recently, and he hurried away after writing a letter to the hostess of the villa to get confirmation. over here.

The Marquis of Nakoren knew that he would not be able to live up to this lie, so he wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.

The Earl of Arundel showed great interest in the name, and asked him: "If the name was prepared before Grace was born, is there a corresponding boy's name? Did Old Ston tell you?" , if it is a boy, what name is he going to name the child?"

Grace stared closely at the Marquis of Nakoren.

"No...no boy's name." The sweat on the back of the Marquis of Nakoren grew even more, and he felt that this unknown earl was scarier than His Majesty.

"Oh, is that so?" Earl of Arundel chuckled lightly, as if speaking humorously, "Perhaps Old Ston planned this way: if a boy is born, he will be kept in the villa and not given to you. "

The Earl of Arundel once said to Grace that an illegitimate child born of a commoner, no matter how rich and talented he is, will be limited by his birth and will hardly have a brilliant future.

But it's actually the other way around.A boy, even illegitimate, was entitled legally to a good fortune, to an education, and to choose whether to serve in the army or in the church.

Old Ston has a smart mind. He must believe that his son will inherit his own merits, and he knows that he will be able to achieve a success whether he is an officer or a priest in the future.Maybe he also thought about making his son a businessman like himself.Although overseas trade is becoming more and more difficult, he has mature smuggling channels, so he never has to worry about not making money.

But if it is an illegitimate daughter, it is best to give her a good surname and prepare a generous dowry for her to ensure that she can live the best life.

The reason why Oldston can do a good job in business is to rely on foresight.This spring has just started, and he has already made plans for the second and third years.

As soon as he learned that Mary was pregnant, he arranged everything.He loves this woman and the child in her belly, and wants to give them the best future.It's a pity that the ship sank too soon.

Grace slowly turned her gaze from Earl Nacolon to the former Mrs. Stone.Madame's brow was sweating like a marquis's, and her face was extremely pale.This was a symptom of her headache attack, which she tended to do when she was stressed.

At this time, Alan Stone also wanted to understand that it was not Earl Nakron who voluntarily betrayed his father's entrustment during his lifetime, but his mother persuaded him to change his mind.

Not only did Grace's mother ruin her own mother's happiness, her own mother ruined theirs too.

Alan Stone suddenly turned his head to look at Grace next to him, but Grace had already lowered her eyes.

The Earl of Arundel saw the reaction of the two men and smiled contemptuously.Their alliance seemed to him childish and vulnerable.

His Majesty stood up suddenly, passed two people, and came to Grace's seat.He bent down, took a look around Grace's downcast face, then pulled him up and led him out of the annoying restaurant.