Lady of the Lord From the East

This celebratory banquet was a banquet that Wei Wei really held in the name of the hostess of Satinsonburg, not only to celebrate the wedding, but also to announce her status in the Williams family to everyone.

During the whole banquet, Wei Wei was held by Felix and walked among the guests. The pure white wedding dress that once amazed the capital made her debut again. In this banquet, she was undoubtedly the most beautiful focus.

But the guests did not ignore the young Countess' abilities. They soon discovered that when they tried to negotiate business with Count Williams, the Countess did not remain silent like the other ladies, on the contrary, Earl Williams would take the initiative to ask her for her opinion, and the latter always gave very good opinions. It could be seen that she not only knew the development of Sardinson very well, but also what they had in the territories of the outsiders. Specialties are very clear.

The men who originally only regarded this lady as a beautiful vase soon realized that she was not a vase, on the contrary, she was not only smart, but also had enough rights, and even sometimes Earl Williams' behavior showed that he was in many ways. Everything will follow her advice.

This is a countess who really has real power and can sway the thoughts of Earl Williams.

People silently reached a consensus, and their attitude towards her was more enthusiastic and friendly.

The family members of the five baron families belonging to Sardinson County were not in a good mood at this time.

If the last time they saw Wei Wei, the five baronesses and their family members could still treat this foreign visitor with a high-level attitude, then now, they don't even have the chance to get close to her.

The ladies and ladies headed by Baron Hunt's wife stood on one side indifferently, watching the completely different liveliness on the other side. Their moods were very complicated. The last time they saw Wei Wei, they proudly thought this The distressed foreign noble lady was only favored by Earl Williams for a while, and their relationship was destined to not last long. They even laughed at the naivety of this exotic lady in private, and mocked that she was destined to be abandoned by Earl Williams.

But the reality is that the person they think is destined to be abandoned becomes the countess, and from the beginning to the end of the count, who greets guests with his wife and protects her everywhere, their relationship is very good.

And what made them jealous was that the new countess was even more beautiful than the last time they saw her.

"Her dress is so beautiful..." A young lady couldn't help but express everyone's thoughts.

The charm of pure white silk wedding dress is absolutely irresistible to women at this time.

Envy and jealousy almost twisted their hearts, but they had no other way except jealousy.

Moreover, although they could not get close to Wei Wei, from the scenes where she and the nobles could have a good conversation, they had faintly realized that this young lady might not be as innocent as she had shown before, on the contrary , her tactful coping and occasional wit show time and time again that this is an intelligent and sociable woman.

"We've been deceived." Baroness Hunter gritted her teeth out, her expression angrily.

Yes, apparently at that time she disguised herself as a simple girl in front of them, so that everyone thought she was harmless and not to be afraid of, although I don't know why she did that, but it was the truth.

The ladies who have come to understand have no choice but to be angry. Today's Wei Wei can even be regarded as their mistress. Unless they are willing to give up the honor and title of the family, no one dares to blatantly offend her.

Look at how much the Count loves her, he keeps her equipment on the side all night, and his hand never leaves her waist. When their eyes meet, they always look at each other and smile in tacit understanding, communicating that only they are themselves. Knowing the information, the kind of intimacy revealed inadvertently is definitely not something that can be done by acting.

Fortunately, except for Mrs. Hunter, who directly offended Wei Wei at the first meeting, the other baronesses recalled their response at the time, and after confirming that they did not show a bad attitude, they were all at ease. Really offended, then they will have the opportunity to repair each other's relationship in the future.

Before they knew it, the baronesses who were originally in the group had different thoughts. The others secretly stayed away from the Baron Hunt family. They were destined to not have many opportunities to communicate with Wei Wei tonight. Let’s make contacts, such as getting to know nobles from other counties, and by the way, see if you can find a suitable marriage partner for the unmarried young people in the family.

And not realizing that she was actually left in the corner by the other baronesses, Mrs. Hunter, unable to vent her anger, made her take anger at her daughter: "If you could have seduced Earl Williams, now standing You are the one with infinite beauty in the crowd."

Jenny's face turned pale, she looked around nervously, making sure no one else heard it, and then looked at her mother angrily: "What are you talking about at this time, if you are heard, what do you think will happen? consequences?"

Jenny is a very realistic and somewhat arrogant girl. After hearing the news of Felix's marriage, she decisively removed the first marriage partner from the list, and this time she came to the banquet with her parents. , her target is the heirs of noble families from other territories. If her mother's words are heard just now, not only her expectations are likely to fall through, but she will even offend the current countess.

Baroness Hunt also realized that she had said the wrong thing, but as an elder, she couldn't be ashamed in front of her daughter, so not only did not stop the topic, but even more intensified accusing her of being useless: "Am I wrong? Can you stop being so reserved at the beginning, will this be the result now?"

This time, her voice was quieter, but the meaning in her words made Jenny even more annoyed.

"If you mean being reserved, you don't want to obey your arrangements and do things that only lowly people can do, then I'd rather be reserved all the time."

Miss Jenny may have a bad temper, and she has the usual stubbornness and willfulness of a noble lady, but she also has the arrogance of a noble lady. At the beginning, Baroness Hunter hinted that she should take the initiative to give Felix her arms, it is best to be able to do it. According to the established facts and then everyone finds out, forcing the other party to marry her, how can she do something that sounds very shameful.

The mother and daughter almost broke up because of this topic. Fortunately, they still remember the current occasion. Jenny didn't want to stay and listen to her mother's dirty words. The young people walked away from the place where the young people gathered, and the expression on his face quickly returned to a graceful and decent smile. Every move carried a ladylike demeanor, which was very attractive to some unmarried men.

After a while, she accepted an invitation from a young man to join the dance floor, leaving Baroness Hunt looking at her angrily from behind.

Felix and Wei Wei didn't know that they actually made the relationship between a mother and daughter stiff. They were busy chatting with foreign nobles, and doing business by the way. In one night, there were several more raw materials in Sardinson County. The place of supply, and the guests were very satisfied with the amount of gold coins that were about to go into their pockets.

There were probably only five barons who were going to take this opportunity to talk to Felix about freedmen's reparations and were now very upset, because as things stood, even if they threatened Felix by breaking away from Sardinson, the other shires were not. It is also impossible for the nobles to accept them, and if no one accepts them, as long as they dare to show a little thought of wanting to leave, I am afraid they will be directly suppressed by Felix's troops.

To make matters worse, when Felix inherited the title, they had some thoughts of not being ministers. Before, they were too arrogant because they felt that the earl had just taken over the territory and had no ability to do anything to them. Now I'm afraid they don't say it, the wise earl may have seen some problems from their past attitudes.

And judging from Felix's obviously cold attitude towards them at this banquet, the Count is probably not going to let this issue go lightly.

So at this time, the barons have been greedy about how to get more compensation from Felix, and now they are in a cold sweat, worrying about what he will do to them.

Wei Wei accidentally caught sight of their nervousness, not knowing what they were discussing together, and gently touched Felix with her elbow, motioning him to look over there.

After Felix saw it, he smiled at Wei Wei and said softly, "Don't worry about them."

Continue to do what to do after that.

The banquet continued until very late, even before Wei Wei usually fell asleep.

On the second day, some nobles left early, holding the cooperation agreement signed with Felix in their hands, and hurried back to adjust the arrangements for this year's spring plowing, freeing up part of the land to plant the raw materials that Felix wanted.

Others stayed, and some of them wanted to sign other trade cooperation with Felix, all of which needed to be discussed in detail with Felix.

And from the fact that Wei Wei was almost always present at every negotiation, and from time to time she asked or offered opinions, they deepened their views on her again.

When the guests were almost gone, Felix finally received the five barons.

After a few days of fright, these people were much calmer than the last time they met. Felix directly spoke about the freedmen without waiting for them to speak, and the compensation he gave was indeed very fair.

But the sweet dates were given, and there was no shortage of big sticks. He directly threw some information from the investigation in front of them, pointed out their careful thoughts, and warned them that they would not be polite if they did not restrain themselves.

"I know you all think I can't manage Satinson, but it turns out I can, not only can, I can make it better than before." At this time, Felix had no expression on his face, looking at Their eyes were as cold as a frozen lake, and they were fish frozen in water, "I can ignore some things in the past, but in the future, if you let me know who else acts against me or does it behind my back in private Something that shouldn't be done, then I don't mind taking back what the Williams family has given him - you know, the land of Sardinson is precious and it needs an obedient and obedient owner."

He has already told them directly that if anyone else makes small moves, he will deprive them of their noble titles and territories. Of course, this is a bit difficult in practice, but Felix has evidence in his hands. If he sends troops to attack them on the grounds that they are not ministers Baronies, they are completely unable to resist, and they will not support them.

And the content in the record is so detailed that there are even their private conversations, not to mention that they have been in contact with the great nobles of other counties. This kind of evidence can fully confirm that they really have no intention of being a minister. For a time, the barons sweated coldly. Again and again, he didn't dare to refute at all, but Nuonuo should be, and they all said that they would be obedient in the future.

Since then, even if there are more free people in their territory, these people will not dare to ask Felix for compensation, and they are very cooperative with his orders, and they dare not show a trace of disrespect, even in private They don't dare to talk nonsense, who knows if someone is watching their every move secretly.

When all the guests left Sardinson Castle, Wei Wei also received a notice from Pierre Architect that the house was finished.

Although the house that Wei Wei planned to build as her future home is not that important now, she still rushed to collect it as soon as possible.

There were also Felix and Dolores. One of them was curious about what the new house would look like, and the other was worried that Wei Wei would ask to move from the castle when she saw that the house here was more agreeable.

"If you want to move in, please take me with you." In the carriage, ignoring his sister sitting opposite, Felix grabbed Wei Wei's hand and asked her to promise him.

Wei Wei was a little funny: "Don't worry, I won't come here alone."

Although it is a pity, after becoming a countess, the house is indeed no longer suitable for her to live in. Although she knows that the place will be more comfortable than the castle, she cannot live there for a long time due to safety considerations.

The newly built concrete road increased the speed of the carriage, and they quickly reached their destination.

The house was built on the wasteland next to the hundred acres of land Wei Wei bought, but the first thing they saw was a fence made of sharpened wood, and a lot of thorns were transplanted outside the fence. The thorns, just like her test field in the garden, were larger, completely enclosing all her land.

Of course, this is not the first time Wei Wei has seen these fences. The last time she traveled to all the fields around Sardinson Castle to write the plan, she naturally did not miss her own part. Those fences were made by Felix. , but also got her consent, because these lands will be used to grow crops such as corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other crops that they have stored. The serfs who were originally given to Wei Wei will no longer be in charge of these fields. They were originally assigned to other lands. Here, slaves who are good at farming will be replaced. When the harvest season is about to come, they will even send troops to patrol day and night. .

So Felix has already planned to build some simple houses outside the fence, so that the soldiers can be responsible for the security here.

"When the time comes, there will be guards here. You can stay here for as long as you want. Of course, with me."

Felix always knew that Wei Wei didn't like life in the castle very much. He had also seen the architectural design drawings drawn by Pierre. He knew that if it was built according to Wei Wei's ideas, it would be much more comfortable to live in than the castle. , if he can guarantee safety, of course he would like them to live more comfortably.

The carriage entered through the only entrance, and the entrance was the empty field that had been ploughed like the outside. The house was protected by a tall fence in one corner. Above the fence, a gray roof with an attic was exposed, and the window of the attic opened to her. As big as I thought, the glass windows assembled from small pieces gleamed in the sun.

It's like a small manor here.

The carriage stopped outside the gate of the fence, and they got off the carriage. Pierre, who had been waiting at the door, came over and handed Wei Wei a key.

"Please see if it pleases you."

Wei Wei took the key and opened the door. What appeared in front of her was a small villa surrounded by gardens.

The villa is built completely according to the design drawings. With the addition of the attic, the three-storey villa covers an area of ​​300 square meters. The interior area of ​​all floors together is almost 900 square meters. The shape of the villa is just like the design. style, but compared to the booming decoration and fancy structure of the Gothic church that is now emerging, his design tends to be simple and simple, with a low-key beauty. The biggest difference is the outer wall of this building. There are no ornaments such as angels and gods.

Wei Wei didn't enter the house directly. She circled around the garden that had not yet planted flowers. From the side of the villa to the back garden, she saw the dug well, the stables and livestock sheds, and the two adjacent ones. a dry toilet.

Of course, the two dry toilets are not for men and women, but for masters and servants.

The dry toilet was her main concern, and Pierre built it very well. It was clean, ventilated and bright, but there was no possibility of prying eyes, and it was big enough, and there were wooden buckets for water in it. And the basin shelf for washing hands, the squat pit still has a seat, which is the kind of commode chair for patients, which can be said to be very convenient.

Of course, this is the master's treatment. Although there is water for washing on the servant's side, there is no sink for washing hands, and there is no seat, and the doors of the two dry toilets are not on the same side, so as not to appear because the master is using the toilet, the servant Don't dare to go to the other side of the situation.

After reading this, Wei Wei went to the cellar again. The cellar is far from the well. The area inside is very large. It should be built under the garden. The walls and ceiling are reinforced with masonry, and there are many supports inside. The pillars ensure that no matter how much work is done on the ground, it will not affect the firmness of the cellar.

After seeing these, they entered the villa.

The internal structure was also built according to the design drawings, and Wei Wei’s custom-made furniture was delivered when the house was built. Modern European-style furniture was placed in it, which made her feel like she was returning to the future.

The large windows make the interior of the house very bright, even if it is an empty attic, it does not feel dim, but makes people feel that they can drink tea and read books here, and spend a leisurely afternoon.

After visiting all the rooms, Wei Wei was most surprised that she found the bathroom in the bedroom.

There are bathrooms in the castle. It's not surprising that there are bathrooms here, but Wei Wei was surprised that this bathroom didn't need to be dug a hole. It was obvious that there were pipes under it.

It is a pottery pipe that goes straight from the second floor to the ground, and is linked to the septic tank at the bottom of the dry toilet. The wall of the pipe is very thick, and it is reinforced and filled with cement against the wall, so as long as it is not vandalism Basically, there is no need to worry about damage. Of course, you are not afraid of damage. You can replace it. The only thing to worry about is that this pipe is a straight line on the ground, and the underground is also inclined, so don't drop valuables. Can't get it back.

This kind of pipe was used because Wei Wei told Pierre when he was discussing the dry toilet with Pierre that if he needed a pipe, he could consider a ceramic pipe.

But she didn't expect that she just mentioned it casually at the beginning, and Pierre really made it and assembled it.

And Felix was also thoughtful after running to the storage room downstairs to look at the pottery pipes against the wall.

"Can this be used to build underground waterways? This will make the city's environment better."

"Of course, almost 2,000 years ago, our silk country used this kind of pipeline to build urban sewers, and it can be said that it has stood the test of time."

Wei Wei would know about the pottery pipes because she had seen the pipes unearthed in the Shang Dynasty in the museum. In the past few thousand years, it still looks strong, and it is not only a pipe with two ends, but also three links. The sewer pipe components look almost indistinguishable.

After all, it is pottery and will not be easily destroyed by time.

Felix nodded, remembering this seemingly very useful thing.

After visiting all the rooms, Wei Wei loudly expressed her joy: "I like it very much, it looks beautiful, it completely matches my fantasy of a house, Mr. Pierre, thank you very much for building such a comfortable place for me Another beautiful house."

"As long as you like it." The employer is satisfied, and Pierre is happy, not to mention that he also learned a lot while building this place, just like Felix discovered the usefulness of ceramic pipes, he also discovered , even in private, Pierre also tried to design a sewer system composed of these pipes. If someone asks him to design a castle church or other buildings in the future, he promises that these buildings will have a clean and convenient sewer system.

And Felix is ​​his next employer, although what he wants to build is not a castle or a church, but a city.

Felix had long planned to build a city. Although he never disclosed this, he told Pierre in private that he hoped that he could take over the work of designing the city after completing Wei Wei's commission.

I have to say that this is a great challenge for Pierre. The biggest design he has ever done is just a noble castle, but he did not retreat, but accepted the commission with great interest. It will be the greatest honor of his life to build a city that is different and wonderful with his own hands.