The two princesses appeared in the courtyard because Lesia invited Princess Margaret to take a walk in the courtyard and see the scenery of the noble banquet of the Kingdom of Delarian. This can be regarded as a way to demonstrate the strength of the country of Delarian.
Way.
Naturally, the princesses were surrounded by young people who gathered for various purposes, but when the princess was talking to Mr. Smith and Baron Fuller, they did not come close to them.
After the two old gentlemen heard that Marquis Leonardo da Vinci, Deputy Minister of Finance of Delrayon, had also arrived, they left together to visit him. Taking advantage of the fact that there were not many people around the princesses at this time, Shade looked at Lacey with a natural expression.
Ya said:
"Your Highness, I heard that you have a handwritten copy of "Summer Nights" in your hand. My female companion, Miss Dorothy Louisa, is very interested in that book. I wonder if you can lend it to us."
"certainly."
Lesia understood this "code" and was very happy that Shade could take the initiative to mention this matter:
"I happen to be carrying that book, but I can't give it to you yet. I will send the maid to find you when it's convenient."
She said with a serious face, and Shade nodded immediately:
"Thank you for your generosity."
This conversation is to make the invitation less abrupt.
Princess Margaret heard their conversation and was curious about it:
"The manuscript of "The Collection of Summer Nights"? I have heard of this famous collection of essays. Can I also take a look?"
Shade touched the cat head on his shoulder and turned his face to the other side. Lesia's expression changed instantly, but quickly returned to normal:
"If you are interested, I will give you the book tomorrow as a thank you for the bottle of red wine."
After saying that, he glanced at Shade and found that Shade was turning his head, as if he was interested in the champagne tower in the tent nearby, so he lowered his left hand and pulled up the skirt slightly, revealing his left foot wearing high heels in the dark.
No one noticed, Lesia lightly kicked Shade. But when Shade went to see Lesia again, Her Royal Highness the Princess seemed to have done nothing and invited Shade to join the conversation again.
Although it was a wedding banquet for a royal princess, neither the king nor Queen Diana actually came. They only attended the wedding ceremony at the Peace Church in the afternoon. Therefore, in theory, Carina was the one with the highest status at the banquet.
·The Duke of Cavendish, but Miss Carina is still chatting with Miss Sylvia on the third floor, so in addition to the bride and groom, the princesses and princes of the Cavendish family, as well as those who came to visit the city
Margaret Anjou is the real protagonist of this banquet.
After the two old gentlemen left, before Shade had chatted with the two princesses for too long, the local young aristocrats and girls came closer again.
"Mr. Hamilton, I thought you were Sir Smith's neighbor?"
Lecia asked pretending to be curious, Shade nodded:
"Yes, we all live in Saint Teresa Square, not far from Yodel Palace."
"Oh, I've heard of Saint Teresa's Square too."
Princess Margaret smiled and said:
"It is said that land there is one of the most expensive places in Tobesk."
"Yes, Your Highness. There's even a joke about Saint Teresa Square."
There was a voice from the crowd around him. Shade looked and saw that it was a gentleman in his twenties who was familiar to him but did not recognize him. He was wearing a red coat:
"It is said that government officials in Tobesk like to live in Saint Teresa Square after they retire. Because only by living there can they avoid being monitored by MI6."
"why?"
Someone asked again, so the gentleman in the red coat said:
"Because the land price is too expensive, MI6 cannot afford to buy nearby houses and cannot conduct long-term surveillance."
Everyone laughed, and Princess Margaret and Lesia also smiled in unison.
This kind of mocking of house prices and land prices is something everyone likes to see. Even Xia De smiled, but he immediately thought:
"Yes, a senior civil servant like my neighbor Mr. Smith who must know a lot of the kingdom's secrets should be under constant surveillance even after retirement. There should be MI6 agents near his house who occasionally appear.
Where will it be?"
【Is it possible that it's you?】
she asked with a chuckle.
The temperature is indeed a bit low tonight, and the two princesses will not stay in the courtyard for too long. But it is indeed very lively here. The candles on the dining table and the gas lamps in the courtyard make everything around them seem to shine. Lively wedding banquet
On the table, everyone could find something they were interested in. The group did not continue talking at the long table for too long, and soon it was time to share the cake.
Amid people's celebrations, Mr. and Mrs. Asperger held a silver table knife together and symbolically made a cut on the five-layer cake. Then servants came to divide the cake.
Little Mia, who was standing on Shade's shoulder, looked at the cake with sharp eyes. However, for the sake of the cat's health, Shade did not give it this food. The two princesses accepted Mr. Asberg's kindness and took their own cakes.
They ordered a very small cake, but Shade noticed that they were only holding the plates and not actually eating them.
After the cake was cut, interesting banquet games were held at the long table in the courtyard.
Among them, what surprised Shade the most was the game of "catching the devil".
First, fill a shallow bowl with raisins, soak the raisins in brandy, and then light the brandy. The cheerful blue flame will soon illuminate the faces of the people around you. The people participating in the game will take turns to
Reach into the flames, grab a burning raisin, and eat it as quickly as possible before your fingers and tongue are hurt.
This is a quite dangerous activity, but people seem to be used to it and are very happy. Even if someone is injured and screams in pain, it will only make the surrounding guests laugh, and then other people will continue to reach for the burning brandy.
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Even Lecia and Margaret were not surprised by this kind of game. Apparently it was a reserved item at wedding banquets.
In the game of "Catch the Devil", the person who can eat the most raisins can also get a gold-plated badge in the shape of a grape as a reward. Shade is very fortunate that he only needs to prove "strength, wisdom and charm", no matter what
Need to prove your "courage".
Therefore, in order to make himself not look so stupid, he did not join this dangerous but exciting game. Instead, he was invited to play another game at the table with the princesses.
One look at the clothes of the two princesses showed that they were not suitable for activities with a large range of movements. The new game in the courtyard did not require too much movement because it involved throwing darts.
This is not the common practice in taverns, where people use spiked darts to throw at a small target under the watch of a group of people. Instead, they very creatively made a human-shaped target that is as tall as one person. It is placed on the forehead, heart and left and right sides.
At the position of the kidneys, there is a small red circle representing the target. In addition to these four targets, the other positions of the erected human-shaped target are separated by black dotted lines, and each place has something written on it.
Small requests, such as reciting poetry or praising the moon, need to be carried out if these locations are hit.
Shade really didn't understand why people liked this kind of human-shaped target, but anyway, he was invited to join the game.
Because the two princesses were present, Mr. Randolph Asberg did not leave after cutting the cake, but replaced his old butler as the host of the game.
The darts game here will last all night, and guests who want to try it will get a gold-plated dart-shaped brooch as long as they can hit any one of the four circles.
Princess Margaret seemed to be in high spirits, and she discussed with Lesia who should come first.
The human-shaped target was erected next to the long table. Finally, it was Lesia who stood on the path on the side of the trail about five or six steps away. Amidst the lively discussion, she took the lead in picking up the dart:
"I hope I'm lucky enough."
Her Royal Highness the Princess said with a smile, and then she threw it lightly, and the dart flew towards the target, but it did not hit any of the four circles, but hit the target's right leg.
The red ink on her right leg said "Praise the Moon", so Lesia actually recited a little poem.
Next is Princess Margaret. She also behaved similarly to Lesia. Although the dart finally stabbed into the target, it only hit the right eye.
She smiled and complained to Lesia that the four red circles were too small, then called the servant to bring the wine, and took a sip, completing the request to "drink the red wine".
Now that the two princesses are here, people who want to impress them have also joined the game. After Princess Margaret, the groom Mr. Asperger’s brother, the pimple-faced Maka Asperger
Grid appears first.
He also played the gift-opening game on the other side of the long table, wearing a strange antenna-like hairpin on his head. He tested the dart twice, and then threw it violently, but the dart didn't even penetrate the target.
Instead, it flew straight into the deserted bushes on the other side, causing people to burst into laughter.
After young Asberg blushed and retreated, Shade came out. But the first thing he had to do was to find someone to take care of his cat. As a result, the cat fell into the trap before Shade could find the maid.
Quite consciously, Shade stretched out his two front paws towards Lesia in Shade's arms.
Shade almost broke into a cold sweat at that time, but fortunately Lecia smiled and praised little Mia for her cleverness, and then naturally took over the cat.
The frightened Shade took the dart and walked to the horizontal line on the ground. He raised the dart and looked at the target. The voice in his ears was still so clear amidst the noise of the crowd.
【Down some.】
Even though his eyes can see the target, he still needs help.
"I'm a little curious, can someone else's 'other self' also play such an 'auxiliary aiming' role?"
Shade thought curiously, looking at the target:
"After all, in addition to straight-line attack thaumaturgy such as solar rays, most spiritual and energy radiation thaumaturgy requires aiming."
"She" just chuckled but didn't answer. Xia De didn't care. After confirming that his strength was adjusted, he lightly threw the dart in his hand. So under the gaze of a circle of people around him, the dart hit the target very accurately.
After entering the heart of the target, Shade showed a smile on his lips, but he did not retreat immediately. Instead, he asked for another dart and threw it lightly, hitting the target's forehead.
“It’s really good.”
Lesia, who knew Shade's goal tonight, praised.
"Mr. Hamilton, you are good at this game, aren't you?"
Princess Margaret also asked curiously, and Shade nodded:
"Yes, Your Highness, my profession is a detective. Because of the requirements of my profession, I am proficient in tracking, boxing, Rhodes cards, darts and other skills."
He said softly, thinking that this would be enough. If he said any more, he would appear a little too arrogant. Unexpectedly, Lesia actually asked with a smile at this time:
"Knight, since you are so good at darts, and there are two targets on the target, how about trying it again blindfolded?"
After speaking, he looked at Princess Margaret, who also smiled and nodded:
"Yes, but there is no need to put too much pressure on it. This is just a party game."
"Of course, Your Highness, it's an honor to perform for you."
Shade said, he was very glad that Lesia knew how to cooperate.
People's interest was very high, and people were talking about the fact that Shade won the first place in the horse racing competition with Princess Agelina just now.
Mr. Asberg quickly asked the servant to fetch a black cloth, and the blindfolded Shade still used the pointed darts beautifully to hit the remaining two targets on the target.
When he took off the black cloth that blindfolded his eyes, people around him applauded. Lecia hugged Mia and smiled, and Princess Margaret softly praised:
"I also met a gentleman from Delrayon in Huntingdon. He was able to throw three coins into an empty wine glass while blindfolded. Maybe I should introduce you to him."
"What's that gentleman's name?"
Shade asked pretending to be curious.
"Sherlock Holmes."
Princess Margaret said, reaching out to touch little Mia who was being held by Lesia, but was blocked by the cat's claws.
"Sorry, Your Highness."
Shade hurriedly apologized and then took the cat back. Princess Margaret shook her head slightly, but she was more interested in the rumored "social butterfly" from Tobesk in front of her.