Guidebook for the Dark Duke

    The day of the gentleman's party came sooner than Evan thought. Evan had just had breakfast that day when Tom walked in with a strange face.

    "Mr. Pastor, it's so strange." Tom looked at Evan with some doubts: "I just wanted to go out to help you hire a carriage, but there is already a carriage waiting at the door. He said he came to pick you up, is this the carriage you ordered yourself?"

    Evan's expression froze, and after a little thought, he knew who wrote it.

    "It's probably a carriage sent by the duke, don't worry about it, go down first." Evan nodded lightly.

    Evan was so calm, but Tom was not so calm. He couldn't help showing an excited smile when he heard this, and even rubbed his hands with a smile and said excitedly: "It turned out to be Lord Duke, Mr. Reverend, you are so amazing that you can make Lord Duke value you so much."

    Evan pursed his lips and suddenly felt a little joy in his heart.

    "No one can talk more than you." Evan still looked calm on the surface.

    Tom stepped back with a smile, but his heart was full of ambition. He was very proud of the master he followed with such a status as a servant.

    Evan changed into one of his best suits, then put on the priest's collar, and went downstairs.

    The carriage was indeed sent by Duke Wilson, and the coachman Evan had seen it before. This carriage was Duke Wilson's very low-key-looking carriage, which Evan had ridden before.

    "Mr. Pastor Bruce." The coachman saw Evan coming out and hurriedly nodded and saluted.

    Evan nodded: "Did the Duke send you here?"

    "Yes." The coachman looked a little cramped and didn't seem to be very good at communicating: "The Duke said that I must personally deliver you to the manor."

    Evan nodded and didn't embarrass the coachman any more. Since it was Duke Wilson's intention, he would have no room for refusal, let alone he did not want to refuse.

    The coachman was Duke Wilson's coachman. The coach was fast and steady, and Evan arrived at Cornwall Manor not long after getting in the coach.

    Evan pushed the car door and walked down, the courtyard of the manor has long been occupied by all kinds of carriages, because the luxury style is very popular in the current era, so the carriages of the gentlemen are also very popular As gorgeous as it may be, his carriage is the most inconspicuous one.

    Butler Chris was originally instructing the servants to park the gentlemen's carriages in the backyard, but suddenly saw Evan and hurried forward: "Pastor Bruce, you are finally here." Butler Chris looked a little anxious.

    Evan couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Has it started? I thought it was eleven o'clock at noon?"

     Butler Chris smiled reluctantly: "It is indeed eleven o'clock, but there are a few gentlemen who came from out of town, and a few gentlemen who came early, so it's so busy now, It's really rude, I beg your pardon."

    It turned out to be the case, Evan thought to himself, these people want to flatter the duke, naturally they will not miss this opportunity, but he is a little strange, even dare to pinch the duke's banquet It took time to come, and among these people, it is considered an alternative.

    "You are too polite." Evan's mind turned sharply, but he still had a gentle smile on his face: "You are so busy, you have worked hard."

    Butler Chris showed a sincere smile at this time. He was at a loss by these people today, but Evan was the first to say that he worked hard.

     "Mr. Pastor, you are really a tolerant person. The Duke is waiting in the hall now, please come in."

     Butler Chris was really incapacitated at this time, so he found a servant and took Evan into the hall.

    Evan was also taken aback when he first entered. The well-dressed gentlemen were all gathered in one place. This was really a grand scene. I've never seen such a big battle.

    Evan couldn't help frowning, such a big scene is definitely not as simple as the party and chat as Colonel Mel said, Duke Wilson must have other intentions.

    Evan was chasing the trace of Duke Wilson in the crowd. In fact, it was not so difficult to find. In the place where the most people gathered, Evan saw it as expected, with a polite smile on his face. Duke Wilson.

    Different from when he was with Evan, the duke at this time looked cold and arrogant, although there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, but it was a kind of refusal The estranged smile shows no sign of closeness at all.

    Evan looked at Duke Wilson like this, and couldn't help but feel a little turbulent in his heart. All the gentleness of this man belonged to him. This kind of knowledge made Evan tremble with excitement.

    "Mr. Pastor." Under Evan's slightly scorching eyes, Duke Wilson finally found Evan who had just come in, hurriedly lined up the crowd, and walked towards Evan: "You are finally here. Yes." He seemed relieved, with an obvious soft color in his eyes.

    Evan looked at the man in front of him, pursed his lips tightly, but finally just raised the corner of his mouth and whispered: "Thank you very much for your invitation, Lord Duke."

    Duke Wilson didn't notice the difference in Evan's mood. In fact, he was thinking about the last time they broke up. At that time, his performance was too bad Now, just because he patted the back of his hand, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself, and then his performance was a mess at the original good time.

    "I... heard that Ferd had left." Because he didn't want to fall into awkward silence at this time, the Duke immediately asked.

    Evan raised his eyebrows slightly and said warmly: "Mr. Ferd knows what happened back then." When he said this, Evan raised his head and looked at Duke Wilson: "Is this what you told him? ?"

      Be sharp.

    "Mr. Reverend." Duke Wilson pursed his dry lips: "Ford has deep malice towards you, and if he didn't know the truth of the year, I'm afraid he would have done something else. The terrible thing that happened, so I took it upon myself to let Ferd meet the earl's secretary at the time, and you know what happened after that, I'm really sorry if it makes you feel unhappy."

    Duke Wilson's remarks are very sincere. He is very aware of the stubbornness of this man. If Evan is angry with him because of this, he really doesn't know what to do. .

    Evan looked at him so seriously, but suddenly smiled: "You don't have to apologize to me." His words calmed Duke Wilson's heart: "This matter needs to be resolved sooner or later, you do this It's also for my consideration, I'm not someone who doesn't know what to do."

    Duke Wilson breathed a sigh of relief.

    These two people talked for a long time, although outsiders couldn't hear what they said, but just looking at the atmosphere between the two of them, the eyes of the people around them went straight. Having seen Duke Wilson's gentle attitude, those who knew it all sighed at the firmness of the friendship between Pastor Bruce and the Duke, and those who didn't know quickly asked where the pastor was.

    But this is a banquet after all, and Duke Wilson can't always circle around Evan alone. At this time, Duke Wilson's most loyal friend and Evan's new friend, Colonel Mel, played a role. effect.

    "Mr. Pastor." Colonel Mel walked over to the two of them with a glass of champagne: "I was wondering why you didn't come, but now I finally see you."

     Colonel Mel's intervention made Duke Wilson frown slightly, but he also knew the situation at this time, so he didn't say much, and Evan also liked the colonel very much, and replied with a smile: "I'm so late, I'm really rude."

    Duke Wilson saw him say this, thinking that he was really apologetic, and hurriedly said: "You came at the right time, they came too early."

    Such blunt words made Colonel Mel's face stiff. If there was no mistake, he was also one of the 'them', but he instantly seemed like nothing happened. It seemed like a passing day, and he still smiled and greeted Evan, knowing that this person in front of him was the Duke. There were so many people present that few people could talk to the Duke, not to mention the treatment of Evan.

    Although the three of them were standing together and talking, Colonel Mel was talking to Evan more often, and Duke Wilson was standing aside most of the time with a very solemn expression.

    This situation lasted for a long time, until the butler Chris finally came in and announced that the lunch was ready, these people finally breathed a sigh of relief, the meaning of the Duke on the table should be very clear, everyone's Position ranking will clearly reflect their status in the Duke's heart.

    But unfortunately, the table rankings this year are not much different from last year. Except for the pastor Bruce who sat next to the Duke, the positions of others are not much different, but maybe No one could see it, but Colonel Mel, who was attentive, found that the seemingly useless Viscount from London, who was originally at the bottom of the line, sat in the middle of the table this time.

    The Viscount was so complacent, with a smug smile on his face, but most of the people around didn't pay attention to him, because for these people, sitting in the middle and back There is no difference, they are most concerned about the few gentlemen sitting in front.

    Thinking of the open and secret battles between several crown princes in London today, Colonel Mel only felt a chill in his heart. For him, this kind of thing is something that he can't see even if he breaks his neck, but for the Duke What a commonplace thing to say, Colonel Mel sighed in his heart, and then immediately threw himself into a chat with an unknown gentleman beside him.

    Evan did not attend this meeting last time, so he did not know what Colonel Mel observed, but even so, Evan could also see a certain tendency, such as Duke Wilson's treatment of The attitude of these gentlemen, although he has a cold face from beginning to end, but Evan has found that when dealing with certain people, there is always a hint of caution in his eyes.

    This kind of prudence may not be noticed by the Duke himself, but Evan saw it miraculously, and he also summed up what these people have in common - these people are all from London!