Chapter 334

The ancient castle where the Gulen family lived for generations stood quietly in front of Gawain.

It is located on the top of the mountain, next to a steep cliff, which has been eroded and collapsed over the years, and the cliff has almost begun to sag inward, giving the castle on it a disturbing, precarious posture, and the castle itself is more old. It aggravates the concerns of every visitor in this regard - but in any case, a fortress on the top of a mountain next to a dangerous cliff can really bring a kind of shocking beauty.

Gao Wen began to look at the ancient castle when he was still at the foot of the mountain, until the carriage finally climbed to the top of the mountain along the wide ramp, and when he came to the ancient castle, he sighed softly: "The hearts of the Gelan family. It's quite wide..."

Amber next to him was stunned: "You sighed about this all the way?"

Gawain glanced at the half-elf girl inexplicably: "What do you think?"

Amber opened his mouth and couldn't think of any other words after holding it for a long time, so he also followed Gawain and raised his head with emotion: "The people of the Gelan family are very generous..."&1t;i>&1t;/i>

"Okay, don't be emotional, go and call the door."

The heavy black gates of Gran Castle slowly opened in front of Gawain. As the oak gates inlaid with purple steel and copper runes opened to both sides, Gawain's eyes swept across their surfaces.

He saw mottled scars and a few scorched black marks, which, although retouched, were still faintly visible.

Behind the gate is the long hall with bright lights - a red carpet is spread from the main entrance to the stairs at the end of the long hall, maids and attendants stand on both sides of the red carpet, and a rather tall middle-aged butler stands at the front. He bent down, his left hand stretched out like a swan's wing, and guided the distinguished guest through the gate.

The Mistress of the Glen family was standing in the center of the long hall.

She is a tall but slender woman,

Around the age of 30, she has black, slightly curly hair, dark eye sockets, and a slightly pale complexion, but the years have not had time to leave the vicissitudes of life on this lady's face, she is still a person who can attract people at the banquet hall. Attention beautiful female. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

At the same time as Gawain stepped forward, the lady also came forward just in time.

Everything was well-mannered and well-regulated, which made Gawain couldn't help thinking of Fort Conde he visited last time - but there was only a chaotic and delusional dream in Fort Conde, what else was there?

Gao Wenzhan showed a smile: "I hope my rash visit will not cause trouble to the neighbors."

"Your presence has brought unprecedented glory to this land." Ropeney Glen bent down and saluted Gawain according to her title. Gawain noticed that what the lady was doing was a gentleman's aristocratic audience Etiquette, but there is no surprise in my heart.

After the Gren family lost the male master, this widow assumed the role of the male master. She is the lord of this land, and there is no news of remarriage so far, which is enough to show her attitude—— At this moment, she greeted the duke with the etiquette of the male nobles, which was also a "language" that only nobles could understand. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Gawain raised his eyes and looked towards the end of the long hall. Sure enough, on the wall between the two curved stairs, he saw a huge portrait, a handsome black young man, wearing a black coat and The snow-white shirt stands in the painting with a light smile on his face. In front of the portrait, you can also see a white candlestick and the same snow-white "death chrysanthemum".

That should be the previous Viscount Gulen. It is not surprising that his portrait hangs here, but the white candlestick and the death chrysanthemum are quite unusual-for many contemporary aristocrats, the loyalty of marriage is limited to Under the premise that both parties are alive and their respective families are stable, once one of the parties dies, then the surviving (whether it is a husband or a lady) will naturally seek a new marriage partner as soon as possible after a short period of mourning. The performance of "disloyalty", because a timely and sensible marriage is precisely the necessary means to maintain the strength of the family and support the development of the territory. A widow or widower who has been married many times can even be described as hot in some cases——&1t;i >&1t;/i>

Ansu's huge, complex, bloated and dirty aristocratic lineage and land transfer history were formed in such a "marriage war".

Gawain took his eyes away from the portrait of Viscount Grant, thinking of the information Amber had investigated, then he turned his head and smiled at Ropeney Grant: "Ma'am, you must already know that Kant is in the siege. The news of the Sear family, as well as His Majesty the King's new enfeoffment - Cecil's territory has been connected with Glenn's territory, and this time I'm just visiting my new neighbor."

"I should take the initiative to visit you to meet the rules," Ropeney Grant showed a slightly stiff smile, as if the smile had left her for so long that it became awkward to mobilize the muscles on her face now, "It's just that I left the territory a few days ago, and it's only been a few days since I returned here..."

"Rules," Gao Wen waved his hand, "We made the rules back then, so as long as I don't care, you don't have to care about the rules."&1t;i>&1t;/i>

After a brief and unsophisticated polite remark, Lady Ropeni invited Gawain and his personal entourage (Amber) to the castle's drawing room. She had ordered the most exquisite desserts and the best drinks, as well as Ge Lanling's finest harpists and bards come to add to the fun.

After afternoon tea, there will be a grand dance party in the castle, and the dinner will be held in the middle of the dance party.

To be honest, Gawain had no interest in the ball, nor was he actually interested in any welcome ceremony, but these were all necessary procedures—and the ball was nominally held for him, but in fact a The Duke has nothing to do in this kind of "little castle" ball, and no one dares to invite him. The real meaning of the ball is to become a social platform for the big and small nobles who come here.

Taking the visit of the duke as a sign, Luo Penny can invite the surrounding lords of all sizes to come as a guest, and even invite nobles who are more powerful than her to come here. As long as she can successfully hold this banquet, then the fame of the Gelan family is bound to be due to this. Soaring, even if the nobles of the southern border are not too fond of the surname Cecil, they will face up to the ability that Dame Granny has shown in the process of holding the event-in the occasions that are not suitable for bright knives, hold large and small Small banquets and balls were the usual means by which nobles showed their strength. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Gawain and Amber are not interested in these twists and turns, but the latter is at least satisfied with the fact that "there are a lot of people standing behind him and waiting for him to eat". While eating the dessert brought by the maid, the half-elf lady muttered to Gawain: "Look at others, and then look at you, so the big duke's mansion, your maids and attendants probably don't have many here. "

"Why do I want so many people to watch me eat? I find it disturbing," Gawain was chatting with Ropeney Glenn before, and now the baroness went to check the situation in the banquet hall, so he chatted with Amber Get up, "Say you eat slowly - there's another meal in the evening."

"God knows what a 'dinner' is, radishes decorated with feathers or raw meat surrounded by colorful stones? I've seen 'ceremonial dinners' at aristocratic formal banquets, and it's better than Betty's baked cakes," Amber pouted. He stuffed a small piece of cake into it, swallowed it hard, and winked at Gawain, "Hey, have you found any clues? Do you feel that... a sense of incongruity in a dream?" &1t;i>&1t;/i>

"No," Gawain didn't expect that Amber, the guy, had really not forgotten his business when he was eating Haisai, and shook his head after looking at the other party, "But I think this place is different from the original Fort Conde, this place should indeed be Not affected by real dreams."

Amber looked at Gawain curiously: "How did you know?"

"Remember our experience in Castle Conde?" Gawain explained patiently, "Viscount Kant lives in a secluded place, the castle never holds any banquets, and hardly invites any guests. Even if I am a guest, I don't take advantage of it in Castle Conde. What kind of activities are held at this opportunity, this is because the more outsiders in the 'real dream', the greater the probability of dream collapse, and the awake people will cause a very heavy burden on the ritual spells of the eternal sleeper - but that Ge Countess Lan obviously has no such concerns."

Amber nodded: "She invited a lot of people to visit you..." &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Gawain tapped on the head of the half-elf: "This castle doesn't have the weird atmosphere of Kant's territory, it is open to the outside world, which basically cuts off the possibility of large-scale dream illusions engulfing the castle. Of course. ...the specific situation will have to be observed to determine."

At this moment, the lady who went to check the banquet hall returned to the room, and she sat down in front of Gawain: "I hope I didn't make you wait too long."

"Don't mind, I'm appreciating the collection here," Gawain said casually, his eyes swept over the oil paintings and wooden carvings displayed to the guests in the living room, "It's a very good collection."

"These are all left by my husband before he died," Luo Penny said lightly. "He loves art, especially painting. Here are some even painted by him."

Gawain stood up and walked casually to a painting depicting a large area of ​​farmland and houses: "I rarely see anyone painting farmland on canvas." &1t;i>&1t;/i>

In this era, "painting" is a high-end and extravagant artistic enjoyment. Basically, only aristocrats, churches and rich people have the ability to spend money on it. Therefore, the audience for painting is only those "high-class people". The content can be described as monotonous, basically only various portraits, religious paintings and paintings depicting the life of the castle and court.

"It's my husband's work," explained Ropeney Grant. "He likes to paint what he sees outside, even if it's a dirty cowshed and a rundown barn."

"That's it," Gawain turned around with a smile on his face, "Very good."

At this moment, an attendant suddenly pushed open the door of the living room and walked quickly towards Countess Lopeni.

Gawain noticed that the expression on the attendant's face was rather nervous.

"Madame," the squire said quickly, stopping before the Countess, "Miss Patty says she is not feeling well..."

Ropeney Grant's expression changed instantly.

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