Chapter 340
On the night before Advent, a dinner was held at the Lord's Mansion in Huxin Town. Paul invited important figures from the military and government departments to gather together to celebrate the new year. To come.
According to custom, as a lord, he should make a speech at the beginning of the banquet. Everyone saw the lord holding a piece of paper, staring at it intently, and reading the content on it.
In fact, this article is quite good (people working around Paul can easily identify that it must have been written by the chief secretary, Baron Bernard Francis). In terms of text alone, it is gorgeous but not The grandiose rhetoric praised everyone's hard work in the past year, passionately introduced the major achievements in the territory, including agriculture, industry, and commerce, and focused on reviewing the major victories in the Assault War. This victory not only destroyed the major threat to the territory that the Kent family had always posed, but also brought the rich land of Emden under the jurisdiction of the Government Council, with more people, more wealth, more raw materials, and A bigger market. More importantly, this war greatly changed the embarrassing position of the Gleiman family in the Northwest Gulf. Not only did it build its own reputation, it also forged relationships with the Parker family, the Heller family, and even the newly promoted Duke of the Northwest, Henry Ferdinand. A relatively solid friendship has formed a de facto community of interests.
Especially the Northwest Industry, initiated by Alda and participated by all the lords, this so-called arms company in Paul's mouth continues to supply low-priced but high-quality weapons to the kingdom's army, not only making the world of Northwest Bay For the first time, the desolate land in their eyes entered the vision of the kingdom's senior officials, and the gold coins earned allowed all the northwest lords to share the interests, bringing Arda's image to a higher level among the various lords.
However, once the vast development history was spoken by the lord, it seemed to everyone to be as bland and tasteless as boiled water.
This was a torment for both parties. After finally finishing the last word, Paul announced the start of the banquet as if he had been granted amnesty, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively.
"Excellent, Lord Count! Your speech really makes us feel more excited!"
After Paul [escaped] to his seat, Hansel smiled and looked at He applauded.
After giving Hansel a blank look, Paul stopped paying attention to him. This guy was obviously teasing him.
"Earl, you really need to practice the art of speaking in front of the public." Irene said helplessly. She had seen her father's strong and powerful voice when summoning ministers in the court, and had also seen her sister's impassioned encouragement in the military camp. My subordinates, Paul's speech just now was really not up to par compared with theirs. He didn't cadence when he should be mellow, and he didn't pause when he should be frustrated.
"This is already very good." The Earl was very satisfied with his performance, "At least I didn't mispronounce a word."
He thought of his experience on earth. , in front of leaders or in front of everyone, even if you read a manuscript, you will make mistakes as you read, and your brain gradually becomes blank, and you don't even know what you have read after a call.
The people sitting near Paul were all core personnel from the Government Affairs Council and the army. They met frequently on weekdays, and they were no longer reserved. They talked loudly and enjoyed fine wine and food.
Among the people present was Navy Commander Austin, who came all the way from Port Fulan. After he was half drunk, he suddenly slapped his forehead and said with some annoyance: "I was so busy drinking that I was almost delayed. ”
He stood up and walked to Irene's side, the education director's eyes showed curiosity.
Austin carefully took out an envelope and handed it to Irene, "Miss Betty, this letter was entrusted to you by someone when our fleet was in Westport. The other party claimed to be from King's Capital Jingyao and it was yours. Relatives.”
Jingyao? Erin's heart suddenly jumped, and then she and her assistant Liya looked at each other, and they both saw the doubt in the other's eyes.
Since they are from Jingyao, they are most likely his parents or sisters. Do they know that they are in the Northwest Bay?
"Miss Betty? Miss Betty?"
Austin saw Irene was stunned and called her.
"Huh? Ah, okay, thank you." Erin came back to her senses, responded hurriedly, stood up and took the envelope with both hands. She anxiously handed the letter to Liya for safekeeping, and finally gave Liya a scrutinizing look.
Liya, who is also an assistant and bodyguard, felt nervous. Her Highness the Princess might not suspect that I had tipped off Jingyao, right?
Paul asked with great interest: "Betty, do you have relatives in Jingyao?" Then he immediately reacted, "Oh, I'm sorry, I was confused, haha."
He suddenly thought of the surname [Dias]. Her Royal Highness the Queen is also from the Dias family of the Gabela Empire. Isn't this obvious?
"Haha, that's it..."
Irene smiled awkwardly. At that time, she just said her mother's surname in a hurry. It seems that Earl Grayman is really Think of her as a member of the Gabeladias family.
Forget it, that’s it.
Irene and Liya spent the entire banquet with mixed emotions.
After the banquet, Irene hurriedly took Liya back to her residence, and then immediately interrogated her female bodyguard and assistant. Of course, Irene has no doubt about the loyalty of the female guard to her, but even for reasons of loyalty, Liya may still inform the royal capital. After all, most people will not think that a princess will be outside for a long time [Wandering ] is a good thing.
As a result of the interrogation, Irene concluded based on her own judgment that the female guard did not inform the royal capital. So who found out where she currently lives?
Irene couldn't figure it out even after thinking about it, so she turned her attention to the content of the letter, and a strong sense of nostalgia came to her heart.
During the dinner, she excused herself for a while and went to a place where no one was around to quietly read the letter over and over again. She didn't recognize the handwriting of the letter, but it was easy to tell from the style of wording that it was her mother's work.
Perhaps because I was afraid of being seen in the middle, I used the terms "you" and "me" throughout the article without revealing any specific identity information.
In the letter, he expressed his longing for Irene, complained about why she was still angry and refused to go back, and repeatedly emphasized that he would not force her to compromise on the marriage. Finally, in a pleading tone, she asked Irene to go back for reunion as soon as possible, preferably before Advent.
This letter made Irene burst into tears. It took a long time to clean it up before she dared to go back to the banquet and sit down.
"Miss, we have indeed been away from home for a long time. It's time to go back and have a look."
After reading the content of the letter, Liya also persuaded Irene.
After hearing this, Irene felt a strong sense of guilt in her heart. The other party had stayed with her for nearly two years in an unfamiliar place without any complaints, but she also had relatives of her own.
Finally, Irene wiped the corners of her eyes, and her longing for her relatives overcame everything. She held the hand of the female guard and said, "You are right, Liya, it's time for us to go home and take a look."< br>
(End of this chapter)