Chapter 171 Coming-of-Age Ceremony
Gottinghagen, seven o'clock at night.
First, I went to Master Justin's shop on Winks Street, and retrieved the ring made of the Stone of Life.
Under the exquisite craftsmanship of the other party, the stone of life and the silverware were welded without leaving any traces. The ornament that seemed to be very ordinary, similar to loose diamonds,
The sudden change is not inferior to the top luxury goods on the market.
Even Mr. Kelan, who has seen the world, admired Tu Fu's dedication when he saw this gift.
The location is just outside the central city, a royal palace dedicated to holding major ceremonies.
It has been infinitely close to Hill Palace.
Who told the current Duke of Weimar to hold the real power? The territory bestowed by His Majesty the King is the territory of a southern state. He holds local tax revenue and a small amount of land, and his clan members are also distributed in important positions in the Baia government.
Definitely the most powerful family in the country.
The ancestors of the Weimar family supported the Baier royal family during the founding of the country. This investment has made them a top family, and they have gained a firm foothold in the past few hundred years.
When Tu Fu arrived in Crane's steam car, the outside was full of such vehicles.
Most of the people who came to the ball were nobles with heads and faces. They held the hands of their wives, wore expensive evening gowns, and walked in with their heads held high.
Among the guests, there were all kinds of fancy clothes that Tu Fu couldn't recognize.
In addition to the Baia people, there were also ambassadors from major countries in the northern continent, wearing evening dresses of their own countries, who came to congratulate them in person, which shows how powerful the Weimar family is.
Seeing such a lineup, Tu Fu admired secretly in his heart, "Miss Weimar is definitely a real rich woman, I don't know if she can see through my disguised strong face in the future, soothe my hand, and tell me that from now on I don't have to do it again tried."
Seemingly noticing Tu Fu's astonished expression, Kelan offered to introduce with a smile on the corner of his mouth,
"Baia's coming-of-age etiquette is mainly based on modern dances. Even the parents of ordinary people will carefully prepare a dinner on this day to entertain invited relatives, friends and peers.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the more distinguished people are, the more they value face, and they will invite some big shots to participate in such a ball.
The Duke of Weimar's face is enough to make the nobles in Göttinghagen and the ambassadors of the northern continents join him.
This is no exaggeration, everyone in the city must know about Elena's coming-of-age ceremony this time, it's just like a court ball, and the ostentation is no worse than the coming-of-age ceremony of some princesses of the royal family. "
"So, Kelan, who did you invite for your coming-of-age ceremony?"
After Tu Fu understood it, he made inferences and blinked his big eyes.
This question without EQ made Crane's face darker than coal. He tried his best to look graceful as he stepped into the scene,
"Being a real adult with a mature mind doesn't need this boring ritual to prove it."
"The resentful son of the prime minister's family, tsk tsk."
Tu Fu followed him in Yaoyao, handed out his business card to the knight holding a knife and ax at the door, and followed the crowd into the palace building.
The luxurious imposing manner of the building blows towards the face, and the tall snow-white pillars are engraved with precise stripes.
Infectious sculptures on the terrace, as well as oil paintings of unknown masters hanging on the walls.
This combination makes the fireplace look more like a well-designed masterpiece.
The soft high-back sofa provides guests with a sense of copywriting. Walking up the stairs, the wrought iron handrails with graceful curves add a little tenderness to the hard and clean marble table.
When Tu Fu entered, he saw two rows of long dining tables filled with sweet and delicious food.
Buttered bread, honeycomb cakes, roast steak, lamb shanks, vegetable medley, chicken sandwiches and a wide selection of wines and reds.
Very traditional and very Baiyar style of food, they are piled up on the two dining tables with no end in sight.
The only regret for Tu Fu is that he did not see the popular hot pot here.
Tu Fu couldn't help sighing that there was a long way to go, and when the hot pot was introduced to the palace, it would probably be a real success.
"Why don't we have something to eat first, and then go to Miss Weimar when we're full, and then I'll probably have the energy to dance."
Tu Fu's proposal made Clan Sollens' eyes widen, and he couldn't believe what he said.
"Are you crazy? This will make us stand out among the guests, because the guests who come to the dance will not touch those things.
If my father knew, he would kill me. "
Tu Fu was greatly puzzled by Crane's words, he spread his hands,
"But I don't understand? Since it's a banquet, why can't the guests eat something?"
"This is not an ordinary banquet, and the people who come here are all famous people, so they won't taste these things.
No, it's not so much food, it's better to say it's decorations, to set off the atmosphere of the lively dance later, just like the fireworks that will be set off later, when the beauty in the sky blooms, those fireworks canisters are worthless .
Because after the ball, the people in the palace will throw all the food away. "
"Dump it all? Then it's better to make less, anyway, why make such a big show."
"Because His Majesty the King likes this, and this is also part of promoting Baia's strength.
Let those ambassadors who live in Göttinghagen see that our country has more food than we can eat, our granaries are full of food, our arsenals are full of ammunition, and our borders are full of mighty troops. If there is anyone in your country who does not have eyes and dares to be unfavorable to Baia, he must be asking for trouble."
Crane has repeatedly emphasized that at a banquet of this level, the most important thing is to drink some wine to ease the atmosphere.
As for enjoying food, it is undoubtedly a way of degrading one's status.
If anyone did this, he would be labeled as a new bourgeois nouveau riche, who never knew any etiquette, talked vulgarly, and was almost like a savage.
Even the most down-and-out aristocrats look down on these barbarians who are so poor that they only have money left.
This is also the reason why the Smith family, a southern business magnate, was not invited.
Tu Fu hesitated: "When did such unspoken rules start?"
"It started very early on, and when the first one did it, the second one, the third one followed suit, and in the end almost everyone did it, unless you wanted to be squeezed out by the others."
Crane told him seriously that this is not a joke.
"Well, in order to be civilized again, it looks like I'll have to go back hungry.
Oh, even the gentlemen who are hungry,
really not bad. "
Tu Fu straightened his collar and lightly pulled the tie on his chest. It seemed that the tie was too tight, which made him a little out of breath.
As I said those words, many images flashed through my mind.
In the Leeds refugee area, the poor children who beat you to death for a bite of food, the workers who feed a family suffering from exhaust fumes, and the people who trample on the sewing machine in the dark workshop of the Davy factory can't see their faces clearly.
Also, Brother Ram who voluntarily played the clown in Hanoi Village not long ago in order to avoid poverty and hunger.
They do this just for a simple bite.
A mouthful of food that was thrown away without moving at a certain grand banquet.
Tu Fu suddenly felt awkward, feeling a little uncomfortable wearing this suit.
In order to attend this high society banquet, he even ordered a set of formal black evening dress, and then put on the wristwatch and pocket watch presented to him by his friend Calvin.
But he suddenly didn't like this kind of dress, he was never a member of the nobility.
Now, rather than going out to meet people of high status in society and inviting a certain slender lady to dance, Tu Fu would rather pack some desserts whose names he has never heard of at the ball, and take them home to enjoy with Sophie.
When Miss Winster asked him about his experience of attending the ball, and asked how the nobles were different from ordinary people.
I talked about the so-called nobles in a mocking tone,
It's really just a bunch of well-dressed... starving idiots.