Lady of the Lord From the East

Penny is a girl who likes to gossip. Although she has matured and learned not to gossip about her master, she still likes to listen to other people's affairs, and this little hobby makes her more or less inquiring about news. Amazing talent.

According to Wei Wei's instructions, she first went to Butler Patton to ask about the matter. At this time, the butler was still in the restaurant, standing beside Felix watching the guests eat. After the only two ladies left, the group of knights It was even more open, and one by one, they started to fight with their wine glasses, no matter whether it was this time or the afternoon, it was too early to get drunk.

Like other men, Felix also likes to drink, but he is usually very measured and never drinks too much, but today when friends visit, he naturally wants to stay with him and stay drunk.

The servants were busy pouring wine and serving dishes for the guests. Butler Patton didn't need to serve them personally, but he also needed to take care of the whole process to prevent unpleasant things from happening to the guests, so he stayed on the side.

Seeing that Penny, who was returning, quietly waved to him from behind the door, Butler Patton looked at the people at the table and quietly backed out.

"What's up?"

Penny relayed Wei Wei's words to him.

"Earl Aldridge?" Butler Barton looked back vigilantly at the guest at the important guest seat. The latter was toasting with the others. Because his back was to them, he saw what the other party's expression was like at this time, but his The face of the other person appeared in his mind. It was a face that was very exciting for women. Look at the maids around who were in charge of pouring wine for the guests. Every one of them would take a peek at the Earl of Aldrich from time to time. Know how popular he is.

Butler Patton can already see how many people will be robbed of their heads to serve him when a servant is arranged for the little earl.

If it wasn't for the conviction that his hostess didn't pay too much attention to this guest before, Butler Barton would have wondered if Wei Wei also had some thoughts about this guest.

He shook his head and dropped these disrespectful thoughts: "I'm sorry, I don't know much about this earl."

The Aldrich family has always been very low-key, and Butler Barton is only a noble butler in a remote area after all, and the information is not well-informed. Before that, he didn't even know that such a noble existed.

Penny nodded regretfully and left, intending to find the entourage brought by the earl to inquire about the situation.

However, the housekeeper felt that a young and unmarried maid asking about this kind of thing would give people some bad associations, and it might even affect Wei Wei - although the hostess asked about the guests' conditions and better hospitality would be very difficult. It's a normal thing, but if the person involved is a very popular person, there may be some bad rumors - so she sent a servant to go with her, not saying that Wei Wei asked them to go, just saying that it was him The order is fine.

Penny took the footman to find Aldrich's entourage. The rooms for these guests were prepared early in the morning, so the entourage was not treated so well. Usually, they were arranged after the guests were settled. place to rest.

However, because they were brought by the guests, they were arranged to eat first, and they could all rest for a while before the host's banquet was over.

So Penny quickly found who she was looking for in the kitchen where the servants ate.

These entourages brought by Earl Aldrich heard that they were going to inquire about their own earl, and they all seemed to be not surprised. In fact, since Adonis took over the title and sent his sister to the capital, he often There will be wives who admire him to inquire about him, but most of the time they don't dare to disclose the information of the master at will, because this servant who was expelled and dismissed is a lesson for them, and no one wants to joke about their jobs.

But since this time the question was about the servants of the noble family, and they asked about some very sparse and common things, they still revealed a little bit.

It's not a secret, but it belongs to the owner's privacy. For example, what hobbies does the earl usually have, and what he likes to do.

Penny got a satisfactory answer and went back to find Wei Wei.

Wei Wei heard from her that Earl Aldridge usually likes to read, hunt and other activities, but he doesn't like to attend banquets. He only focuses on this young earl, who is still unmarried and does not have any favorite women. It can be said to be a complete single aristocrat.

"It's rare for a noble like him to be single." Adonis is the only heir to the Aldrich family, and their population is even more withered than the Felix family. It stands to reason that the deceased Austrian The old earl of Derich should find him a good wife's human form very early, and hope that he will spread his branches and leaves as soon as possible.

But no matter why he didn't get married first, the fact that the other party was single made Wei Wei a little more relaxed.

Although it may be that she is overly nervous, if Dolores really likes someone, let's not mention whether it is possible, at least, if the other party is single, she still has the chance not to.

Wei Wei hesitated to call Dolores over to discuss the issue, but ultimately did not act.

Just wait and see.

The meal lasted for several hours, and even because many people ended up getting drunk, the dinner was cancelled because they ended the banquet almost when the dinner started, and they were already full of food and drinks. I can't hold any more food in my stomach, so I don't need it for dinner.

When Wei Wei was in the room waiting for the dinner served by the kitchen servants, she only told them to prepare more supper today and deliver it to the guest room later, lest someone be hungry and embarrassed to ask for food at night, and stay in the room by herself. Eat dry food.

The others went to rest, and Felix naturally came back. He had a good drinker. Even after drinking for an afternoon, he was still very awake. Afterwards, she also consciously sat away from Wei Wei, so as not to let her and the child smell the lingering smell of alcohol.

"The steward said you wanted to know about Earl Aldridge?"

Felix, who had just taken a shower, was still dripping from his hair. He didn't need anyone else's help. He took a towel and slowly dried it. The servants in the room were all kicked out. The couple sat across the table. Wiping her hair and holding the child, Wei Wei is very warm and harmonious.

However, from his questioning, Wei Wei felt that she smelled a little sour, probably because the wine she drank fermented.

"Yeah." Wei Wei nodded. Most of her attention was still on the baby in her arms. Because she was coaxed to sleep during the day, the child was in good spirits at the moment. She didn't cry or make trouble in her arms. Smiling at her with a small mouth, the black-haired and blue-eyed little angel smiled so cutely that Wei Wei smiled along with him, and was always entertaining him.

Without waiting for Felix to become a grudge, Wei Wei continued: "He looks a bit attractive. I think Lola seems to care about him a little bit. It's always right to ask first."

When it came to her sister, although she didn't say it explicitly, Felix somewhat understood what she meant.

Since the king intends to marry the Williams family, the couple has become more and more concerned about Dolores' marriage. Although they prefer the little girl to be free and get married whenever she wants, but in the big times, she It is very incomprehensible for others to not be engaged all the time. If it continues, there will soon be rumors that "the lady from the Williams family can't get married". For silk, it's not a good thing.

Therefore, they usually pay attention to whether there are suitable candidates around. Even if they don't like them, they have to give people a kind of "Her brother and sister-in-law are very concerned about her marriage, but they are too high-minded and have not liked candidates", Rather than the negative impression of "she may have a problem, so she can't find a marriage partner".

The former is valued by her family, and it doesn't matter if she has a high vision. After all, she has a good family background, while the latter has a physical problem. No matter how good her family background is, it will affect her future choices.

"I don't know much about the Aldridge family. I'll ask Ellen tomorrow to find out."

The young lady of the Aldrich family is about to marry Prince Andrew. Felix also only recently learned about the marriage. The royal family in the capital has not made the marriage public, so the nobles are still on the sidelines. There are a lot of people, but they rarely leave the capital, especially Satinson. They are too far apart, and they are always a step behind in controlling the news of the capital.

"But why did the king choose the Aldrich family? The old earl of their family just passed away. Although the new earl has already succeeded to the throne, he should not have full control of his own territory, right? If it is to give Prince Andrew more help, there should be A better candidate than their family, right?"

Everyone knows that the king has only two sons. The eldest son, Crown Prince Edward, is in poor health. He has no children yet. Everyone almost agrees that he can't survive the king. The second prince, Andrew, is stupid and can't be said to be stupid, but it's really nothing. There is room for cultivation, so everyone has almost no expectations for him, so the Duke Romanov, who ranks third in the heir, will be sought after, but obviously this is not what the king wants to see, so recently, ranked fourth and fifth The heir gradually began to show his prominence, and with the support of the king intentionally or unintentionally, he began to challenge the Duke of Romanov.

But even so, apart from the crown prince, Prince Andrew is still the king's most satisfactory heir. No matter how bad his qualifications are, he is still the king's son and a legitimate heir to the throne. The king doesn't hate this child, so it is impossible to skip him. Choose someone else.

Therefore, instead of choosing a family that can support him better, I chose Aldridge, a noble family that, although a great noble, has just experienced the replacement of old and new, and is very low-key and never participates in these disputes, It's kind of weird anyway.

Felix was also puzzled, so the next day, he went to Allen to ask these questions.

Who made Alan the one who knew these things the most.

Unfortunately, regarding the king's choice, Allen just spread his hands helplessly: "Why do you think I can know this kind of thing? The king won't tell me this."

"But he should discuss it with your father."

"Maybe, but my father won't tell me about this kind of royal family, so I really don't know why the king wants to marry the Aldrich family." Allen touched his chin. Still said his own guess: "But maybe it has something to do with the rumors in the royal capital these days, that is, the rumor that people who are related by blood get married and easily give birth to children who are not in good health."

Felix, of course, knew about the rumor, but he made it up.

"I heard that the king has become very taboo about this because of the matter between the crown prince and the princess of Romanov. He seems to have said in private that he would find a wife for Prince Andrew who is not related, but you also know the capital's Nobles are more or less related by blood, especially the direct line members of a few big nobles are closer to the royal family. Prince Andrew can't possibly marry a young lady from a side branch, so he chose a young lady from the Aldrich family. The Aldridge family is not bad, although the current Earl of Aldridge is still young, but I don’t think he is someone to mess with, and it is estimated that his future achievements will not be worse than his father’s.”

Regardless of the age of the earl, his father has been ill for many years. Everything in the Aldrich family has long been under the control of the young earl, and his territory is a major transportation hub. In a big city, the distribution of forces in it can be said to be very complicated, but for so many years, no one has heard of any trouble there, which is enough to prove his ability.

And he dared to send his sister to the capital shortly after he took over, and then stayed in the capital for a month, and followed them to Sardinson. Obviously, this little earl is not worried that when he is not in the territory, there will be appearances in the territory. What is the change? Either his position as an earl is very stable, or he is too dispensable as an earl. With him or without his territory, there will be no change. According to Allen's observation, the answer can only be the former.

But these things are just his guesses, and Allen does not guarantee that this is the case.

Who knows what people like the king think.

Without definite news, Felix had no choice but to give up this question that was not really related to him, and instead asked about Kia Dunis himself, mainly his temperament and emotional issues.

"Why do you suddenly want to know this?" Allen looked at his friend suspiciously.

Felix paused: "I heard he's not married yet."

Alan is not stupid, he immediately understood, and he smiled and said, "You want him to be your sister-in-law."

In fact, I don't really think about it. After all, this little earl also has a sister who is about to become a prince and concubine. If this happens, their relationship with the royal family will be much closer. In this eventful time, this is not a good thing. , it is easy to attract the hostility of Duke Romanov.

However, the Williams family was originally on the side of the king, and because of the refugee issue, Felix and Duke Romanov had already settled the ties. Together with the previous robber group, some small clues found so far began to surface. This matter might have something to do with the duke, so Felix felt that sooner or later he and Duke Romanov would become hostile.

Thinking about it this way, there's nothing wrong with getting closer to the king.

And if the next king is really Prince Andrew, it would be a good thing for their family to have such a relationship.

Of course, the most important thing is that it is rare for Dolores to show a good impression of a strange man, and the other party's conditions are very good. If you don't take a good grasp of it, what if Dolores really never gets married?

Although she promised Wei Wei that she could decide Dolores's marriage by herself, Felix still hoped that she could find a suitable match. After all, she was his sister, and she could be a queen!

Allen recalled for a moment: "I don't know how he was in the past, but when he was in the capital, many noble ladies expressed a good impression of him, but I didn't hear who he accepted, especially when I asked him before to participate in your participation. What are his plans after the banquet, he seems to be going directly back to his territory, so there should be no one who has an emotional entanglement with him in the capital."

Allen is a well-known **** of all kings. His news has always been very well-informed. Adonis's appearance is very attractive to women. Even those courtesans said that even if the other party did not buy them gifts, they were willing to associate with each other. But Allen has never heard anyone show it off. Instead, there are always people complaining that he doesn't understand style. He knows that he is either not yet enlightened in this regard, or he really doesn't dare to be interested.

She looks so good, but she doesn't even bother, which is very rare among the nobles.

"He's just like you in this respect."

The same man who doesn't understand the style doesn't care. What's wrong with Ning Que Wu Dao, didn't he wait for Wei Wei because of this? If his emotional history is as rich as Allen's, do you think Wei Wei would have run away the first time? .

And Playboy's Allen lost his fiancee because of it.

"You don't seem to mind that much."

Knowing that he was asking himself about the termination of the engagement, Allen shrugged and said indifferently: "What's the matter, I didn't have any feelings for that lady at first, if it wasn't for the family's urging, I would rather continue to be at ease, To be honest, she ran away, but I'm more relaxed."

Although this is a bit humiliating, for Allen, freedom is more important than face.

Felix shook his head, not knowing what to do with his friend.

Two days later, the baby's baptism day finally arrived.

On this day, Wei Wei held the baby and the others went to church together.

Inside the church, Father Matthew is ready, and the holy water has been prepared on the altar, waiting for them to come.

There were very few guests watching the baptism this time. Except for the Williams family members and Felix's friends, the only one who had nothing to do with it was Aldridge, a representative of the royal family.

This guest's identity is unusual, and they are a little careful, so his position is arranged at the front, standing with Dolores to watch the ceremony.

Wei Wei stood in front of Father Matthew with the child and Felix in her arms, listening to him sing a scripture to pray for the child, while she listened and distracted from time to time to look at the situation on Dolores' side.

Dolores, who was standing with Adonis, looked very nervous, but she didn't take her etiquette class for so long. In addition, the little girl has seen a lot of markets in the past two years, and she has learned how to be in public. She maintained her manners, so even if she was nervous, she performed very well. She didn't look at the people next to her from beginning to end, but only focused on the joining on the altar. If it wasn't for someone she was familiar with, it was almost impossible to tell that she was actually there. nervous.

And I have to say, with Dolores' appearance, she is standing next to Adonis, and she is not compared. The little girl just hasn't fully grown yet. When she is older, this girl will definitely be A beautiful woman who does not lose to Queen Mirabelle.

As for the little earl of Adonis, Wei Wei could only see the gentle and polite smile on his face, and couldn't see what he was thinking at all.

This is a man with deep scheming, Wei Wei once again affirmed so.

However, being scheming is not a bad thing, as long as the heart is not bad, but if Dolores really likes him, Wei Wei is very worried that she will suffer.

Thinking that this person would leave after the Full Moon Banquet, Wei Wei felt the need to talk to Dolores.

She looked back, no longer distracted.

After the priest finished his prayer, the next step was about to begin.

Felix took the child from Wei Wei's hand, held him carefully, and placed his small head flat in front of the container containing holy water.

It was a holy grail-shaped container, which looked like a huge grape cup, half a person high, and could put a one-year-old baby in it, and it was made of sterling silver, with golden lines on it, those lines They are all painted with gold as a pigment. It can be said that such a piece of silverware is of extraordinary value, and generally only nobles are qualified to use it.

Baptisms vary from place to place. In some places, babies need to be soaked in water when washing their hands, and in some places, they only need to be watered on their heads. In Prady, everyone is generally the latter.

Father Matthew took a small spoon and poured a spoonful of water on the baby's head. The water was warm, but when it was poured, the baby inevitably cried.

His cry was loud, and everyone who heard it smiled. Although it was not kind, the louder the child's cry was, the healthier the child was in their opinion.

Wei Wei leaned over, stuffed her fingers into the baby's palm, and grabbed her mother's hand. He cried a little less, but when the next spoonful of water was poured down, he cried again.

After three sessions, the ceremony ended.

Wei Wei hurriedly wrapped the child's head with the prepared towel and gently wiped it dry. Even if the weather is good now, letting the baby's hair get wet may cause problems such as colds.

After the baptism was over, everyone got a candle, they lit the candle, and under the leadership of the priest, they sang and circled the room twice. With his other hand, he carefully took the candle farther away, so that the child would not touch the candle flame or be hurt by the dripping wax.

And after that, it's the most important naming.

In countries with high church beliefs, priests are often named after baptism, especially among the poor. They have not read any books and can’t come up with good names, so they usually ask priests to help them provide for their children. Obviously.

But aristocrats choose their own names for their children, especially in Prady. They don't want to hear a name from the priest that has a bad meaning and will make them very dissatisfied.

Felix held up his heir and said his long-awaited name to everyone.

"Antonio Wei Williams."

Antonio, his father's name, is now inherited by his children.