Throne Steps

Time is always fleeting when you are busy, and it is New Years Eve in a blink of an eye.

Because of Fuzhao's transcendent status, the nobles will not be particularly extravagant in their New Year's Eve activities.But this is also compared to their performance in showing grace. If the target is ordinary people, then the New Year's Eve activities of the nobles can be regarded as quite lively.

Of course, there is excitement every year, especially this year.First, Fujalal's two-color drawing, riding a tiger on the matter of Suoyang; then the main body of the first temple of Saen's has been completed, and it is waiting for official operation; finally, the two youngest Saen Leahy graduated from Pesa this year and is gearing up for the battle to win the title that will officially begin two years later.The nobles were trapped in the huge vortex created by the Saenlich family. Regardless of whether it was true or false, they all looked busy and kept their feet on the ground. For a while, the social circle in the capital of the temple was very lively.

Saenz, as an important social figure, naturally also revolves around in the capital of the temple.It stands to reason that he should also take all of his capable men out for a stroll at this time, on the one hand, everyone recognizes each other's faces, and on the other hand, he should also support himself.However, Xiao En, one of the caring little padded jackets, was falling into the quagmire of various news and couldn't extricate himself. He really had no time, so he had to apologize for missing the first social peak of this year-she, a noble lady, was so busy that she even held the "group meeting" at home. "I can't go, and Saenz really can't embarrass her; Li Chen, the second caring little padded jacket, insists on stationing in the temple that is about to "open" to oversee the work, and he claims to be "the black hand behind the scenes who can't see the light", Also, as always, not accompanied by public appearances.

So the people Saenz can slip this year are those in previous years.Everyone knows it well, even the introduction is omitted when meeting, and the first opening is a mode of reminiscing about the old days.

However, Saenz's "flowers are similar every year", while Fujalal's "every year is different"-his fiancée even accompanied him to social events!

In Retia's top aristocratic social circle, it is not easy to bring someone to accompany them, especially in important and formal social occasions, more attention is paid to the identity of the accompanying person.The accompanying person should be on the right path, and the relationship should be close enough, so as not to lose face.Generally speaking, the ones who can accompany you are nothing more than close relatives and trustworthy people, and they must be the kind that everyone recognizes as appropriate.If an aristocratic man brings a woman who has not disclosed the relationship, even if the woman is of a qualified status, others will still laugh at them behind their backs for "fornication".

To put it simply, the philosophy of the nobles is "I would rather be so cold that I have no friends than to associate with people of unknown origin."Even if other aristocrats violate this tacit rule once in a while, the pure white color known for its pure kindness will never make the mistake of lowering its status.

Take the current Patriarch Vagecheno as an example.Even though he has three wives and has the subtle name of "Merry", these three women are all of noble birth, and they all became Vagcheno's female companions in social activities after confirming their marriage contract.To say that one of Vagchenau’s wives died—the biological mother of Fugerard and Lailier, and one of Heli—Saenz’s biological mother, this kind of excitement can be regarded as an enduring topic in the aristocratic circle.But as far as Vagchenau's social etiquette is concerned, that's really nothing to say.The three women came and went by his side, neither tearing each other's faces, nor bearing too much criticism, it can be seen that the major families have also quietly and tacitly achieved a balance.

On occasions when a formal female companion is required, Saenz usually brings his biological mother along.If it is not necessary to bring it, then he will go to the appointment alone or bring one or two capable subordinates, not even the female officer who has been with him for many years.

And the boss, Fugeral, used to take Lailier.Even after getting engaged to the eldest lady of the main family with the color of navy blue, she was rarely brought to attend.Of course, the ostensible argument was that the girl was too young—under 20 at the time of the engagement—to be indecent to accompany her too early.Secretly, everyone speculates that in fact, Fujalal didn't want to let the color of navy blue stand firm too early, and he also wanted navy blue and rose to restrict each other more—look, the engagement has not ended after so many years, isn't it the same? mean?

However, now, the female companion by his side has officially changed from Lailier to his fiancée. It seems that not only is there a secret game between the two colors of navy blue and rose, but even Suo Yang's matter will have a result.

However, what the outcome of the Suoyang matter will be, the nobles can't simply figure it out from the matter of "Fjalal brought his fiancée to attend".Whether His Royal Highness meant to stand on the side of Navy Blue and bring his fiancée to confirm his status, or to stand on Rose's side and bring his fiancee out to show compensation, everyone was uncertain for a while.

What happened recently seemed to be a great test to the IQ of the nobles, causing them to feel like an enemy at the slightest sign of trouble.

Saenz had a good time watching the play, took a sip of fruit wine while getting away from the crowd, and looked in the direction of Fujalal and his fiancée with a smile: "'The wind is jittery'..."

Wiggins stood next to him: "What, Your Highness?"

If Noah was present, he would have stopped such a stupid question from Wiggins.But Noah was not there, and Saenz just glanced at Wiggins indifferently: "It's nothing."

In normal times, Wiggins would probably have to ask a few more questions.However, most of the people who came to say hello to Saenz today would ask about the temple when they saw him.Although Wiggins has been with Saenz for many years and has made great progress in social affairs, it is the first time that he has mainly undertaken such intensive "attacks" from all parties.After several careful dealings, Wiggins was exhausted.Seeing that Saenz didn't want to answer the question, he also died down.

But the pure white color is destined not to be forgotten, the two of them had a leisurely two minutes, and immediately another noble came over to talk.

Not surprisingly, the nobleman turned his head and saw Wiggins, which was another topic of discussion in the temple.

Wiggins held up his momentum as early as the opponent walked this way, and he was foolproof in answering questions.Although these answers have been said countless times tonight alone, Wiggins still did not dare to be distracted, and did not relax again until the opponent had already left.

Saenz took him to the edge of the courtyard to get some air, saw him staring at the direction of the crowd in a daze, and whispered with a smile: "You performed well tonight."

Wiggins came back to his senses and turned to Saenz: "Thanks to His Highness for the compliment, I am fortunate to be worthy of my life."

Saenz's tone was quite relaxed: "It seems that you have worked hard, huh?"

Wiggins paused and seemed to consider his words for a while before replying, "This is what I should do."

Should do?Saenz smiled, but stopped responding.There were many tricky, embarrassing, and biased questions about the temple tonight, but Wiggins was able to answer them fluently, as if he personally participated in every detail.But if he really participated in it, how could it be possible that he doesn't know who is actually supervising the work now?

Perhaps this was just the effect of Noah's assistance, but Saenth subconsciously felt that it must be the handwriting of a child far away near Zhuoya Qiumen.

During the New Year's Eve, the mountains where Zhuoya Qiuming is located finally ushered in the first snow of this winter.

The snow fell very thinly, enough to cover the roof with a light layer of white. As for what fell on the ground, it basically melted immediately.When the humidity was heavy and cold in the morning, the flat ground near the temple was covered with a thin layer of ice.

After breakfast, Li Chen wrapped himself in a cloak, walked around the temple, looked at the weather, and came up with an idea.First, someone who is proficient in meteorology is called to make sure that there will be no more dark clouds before dark; then he ordered to go down today without sweeping snow and shoveling ice, and if there is any sign of melting water, first use magic to temporarily freeze it; The choir rehearses for a period of time in the evening, so be careful.

After finishing the order, Lichen called Akeye and wrote a letter to ask him to hand over to the guards sent by Saenz in the temple, asking them to take them down the mountain to Zhuoya Qiuming's female officer Ye Lian.

"Bring her here. Calculate the time and go up to the platform in the evening." Li Chen verbally ordered again, "It's best to catch it at sunset. Allow a little earlier, and it must not be dark."

Akye nodded.Although it is okay for Li Chen to go and give orders in person, but there are too many people in the temple, so it is more appropriate to transfer hands through Akye.

After Akeye went out, Li Chen was alone in the study, holding a pen and paper to list each item, and ticked off the numbers one by one.The study room is located at the corner of the courtyard behind the temple, which could have been considered "inaccessible" in the first place, but it is even quieter after snowing.Li Chen was a little drowsy from the indoor heater, turned his head to look at the window lined brightly with snow, put down his pen, walked over and opened the window, and a gust of cold wind immediately woke him up.

After Akye delivered Li Chen's order, when he returned to the study, he saw Li Chen standing in front of the window like an ice sculpture in a daze.

He approached with a few steps, passed Li Chen and closed the window.Li Chen didn't mind either, but turned his head and ordered: "Let all the finishing works be suspended in the afternoon, and the craftsmen return to their rooms. The choir, female officials, guards... In short, all the people equipped in the temple should wear formal clothes. The person in charge of the choir , Your Highness’s overseers—Kandura, for that matter—all gathered before evening. Oh, ask someone to look at the mountain road, and if you find the person who picked up Ye Lian back, notify them immediately. Check all the effect equipment, Make sure to start immediately."

Akye replied: "Yes."

"The 'Black Swan' is also called one." Li Chen glanced at Akye as he spoke, and added, "Look for one of the four supervisors, and you come too."

Akye nodded.

"I think about who else..." Li Chen looked at the outside world through the window, "The person in charge of the project, call him too."

"Yes."

"Open the fountain and arrange to strike the bell." Li Chen walked back to the desk and added two lines of words to the bottom of the paper, "Don't look for the craftsman who tested the clock last time, find someone in uniform. Don't strike the bell on the hour, follow the instructions .”

"Yes."

"Bells, choirs, soothing magic, fountains..." Li Chen went through the route in his mind, counting the effects that can be used on the road, and felt that they were all alive. He turned to Akye and asked, "Is there any shortage?" What?"

Akye only roughly guessed what Li Chen wanted to do, but he didn't understand how far he wanted to do it, so he had no choice but to answer that he didn't expect it.

In fact, Li Chen also knew that if he asked, he would ask in vain. Rather than saying that he was asking about Akye, it would be better to say that he was asking himself.After much deliberation, he ordered everything else that could be arranged except that he couldn't use the number of people to hold up a show for the time being, and he couldn't do more.

He glanced at the magic-powered time display device, picked up the cloak on the back of the chair, and said, "Let's go and listen to the choir rehearsal." When he turned the corner of the table, he saw the paper on the table with the corner of his eyes, and he casually Pick it up and hand it to Akye: "Give it to the supervisor of 'Black Swan', let him check the effect one by one when the time comes."

Akeye took the paper, and saw that there were more than a dozen lines written on it, each with a number.Some have a checkmark in front, some don't.

There are several words written on the upper left corner of the paper - "Winter Snow Scene, First Rehearsal".

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