According to Tang En's instructions, Hilton and Thomas were supposed to host a party with a bottle of New Moon Wine and invite the nobles to share it. However, after hearing that Lord Douglas was going to host a birthday banquet, they decided to change their original plan.
They decided to use a bottle of New Moon Wine as a stepping stone to enter Lord Douglas's banquet. There was no faster way to get to know the local nobles than to attend the lord's banquet.
However, under normal circumstances, it was almost impossible for a merchant to enter a noble's banquet. Nobles were very proud. Even a fallen noble would not mix with a merchant. This was why the Rosa d 'Oro family, which was originally a merchant, ended up in this situation.
Hilton chose a very clever time. Before the auction ended, when everyone was still excited, she took advantage of this opportunity to speak directly with the Lord. If she didn't react fast enough, if she missed this opportunity, it wouldn't be so easy for her to talk to the Lord again.
She firmly believed that Tang En would not blame them for changing their original decision.
"Oh?"
As expected, Douglas's interest was piqued. "Since the Great Tang Chamber of Commerce has said so, I can't refuse your kind intentions. I'll make an exception and give you an invitation."
"Thank you, my lord!"
Hilton was overjoyed. She clenched her fists secretly. I made the right bet!
Douglas saw the joy on Hilton's face and shook his head with a smile. This woman picked a good time …
As a lord, how could he not know what Hilton wanted? To Douglas, this invitation was nothing. If the Datang Chamber of Commerce could really bring out a bottle of New Moon Wine as a gift, it would certainly add a lot of color to the banquet tomorrow. The Datang Chamber of Commerce would also have the opportunity to get to know the nobles. It was a win-win situation.
Seeing Hilton walk down the stage with a red face, the other merchants in the auction house looked at her enviously.
These merchants also wanted to shamelessly send gifts to get a ticket to the noble's banquet, but the problem was that they could not bring out something as rare as New Moon Wine, so they could only watch with envy.
However, after seeing how attractive New Moon Wine was to the nobles, they decided that if the Datang Chamber of Commerce were to auction New Moon Wine again, they would buy a bottle at all costs!
At the same time, many people started to ponder. They all knew that the Datang Chamber of Commerce came from Ellington. Could it be that Ellington had successfully met with the Elves and started to trade with them?
Other than this reason, what other reason could explain why they could take out so much New Moon Wine?
Ellington … Could it be that the desolate place was about to rise?
He couldn't miss this business opportunity!
Immediately, many people made up their minds to go to Ellington. Who knows, they might get a good opportunity to make a fortune!
On the evening of the second day, Hilton and Thomas arrived at the Lord's Mansion in a carriage in Bayin City, dressed in splendid attire and carrying delicately packaged New Moon Wine.
At this moment, many nobles had already arrived and were whispering to each other in the courtyard, discussing the recent situation of the Empire as well as various interesting news. Meanwhile, the noble ladies were all dressed to the nines. Their eyes were constantly looking around, trying to find that charming figure.
That's right, they were waiting to find Carl.
Carl was already 26 years old. In Prandal, noble men of his age would already be married, and some of his children would already be five or six years old. However, Carl had always been single. On one hand, this caused many nobles to privately discuss whether he had some hidden illness. On the other hand, it also gave unmarried noble ladies an opportunity.
It was a pity that Carl had never shown any intentions in this regard.
At this moment, in the Lord's Mansion.
"You stinking brat! I knew you wanted to run away! Get back here obediently! "
Baron Douglas blocked Carl's escape route with his sword, and Carl had no choice but to escape from the window.
"Father! I'm already 26 years old! Can't I choose the life I want to live?! "
"You can! But before that, you have to get married and have children, then inherit the title and territory! "
"Damn it! If I get married and have children, how will I have freedom?!"
"Your father, I, lived like that! Don't think about being free and unfettered! Be a good boy and change your clothes! Those people downstairs are all here to celebrate your birthday and are waiting for you to appear! And those noble ladies, they're all dressed up so beautifully that even I'm dazzled. Can't you just choose one properly?! "
"If you're dazzled, then go choose! I'm sure they wouldn't mind becoming my stepmother! "
"You, you bastard! Why don't you know how to chat with those ladies?! Don't tell me you like men?! "
Carl's expression changed. "You're the one who likes men! Your whole family likes men! "
Douglas's expression changed drastically. "Bastard! If I liked men, why would I have a bastard son like you?! "
Wait! Why does it feel like he's hiding something?!
Karl was stunned and stood there in a daze. He and Douglas looked at each other, and the atmosphere in the room became abnormally strange.
"Alright, alright, I admit defeat! I can't beat you now anyway! "
Carl threw away his weapon with a dejected expression.
"That's right!"
Douglas snatched the weapon away and said earnestly, "The most important thing for you now is to get married and have children, then inherit the title. When you have power, you can do whatever you want. Even if you have any hobbies, no one will dare to say anything about you. Just like me, who dares to say anything bad about me in Bayin City? "
Carl felt like his father was hinting at something …
After Carl admitted defeat, he quickly changed his clothes and went downstairs under Douglas's urging. At this moment, the banquet officially began.
After a simple speech, Douglas dragged the crestfallen Carl to accept the gifts from the guests.
Soon, it was Hilton and Thomas' turn.
Hilton handed over the gift. "Congratulations, Young Master Carl. This is New Moon Wine from the elven race. I hope you like it."
"From the elven race?!"
Carl's eyes lit up. "This is the legendary New Moon Wine that's incomparably delicious?! Didn't the elven race hide from the world? How did you get your hands on New Moon Wine? "
Hilton didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "This is, of course, New Moon Wine. I don't know how it came about. I only know that it was given to us by our Lord."
"Lord?"
"Yes, our Datang Chamber of Commerce is from Ellington. This New Moon Wine is also one of the goods given to us by our Lord, Tang En."
"Ellington? Isn't it in the town in the west? Wait, Ellington is very close to the Emerald Forest. Could it be that you have contacted the elves?! "
Carl became excited. "What do the elves look like? Are the males and females really as beautiful as the females? Are they really as hard to get close to as the rumors say? "
"Uh …"
Hilton was dumbfounded. Why was Carl's focus a little off?
"Ahem!"
Douglas glared at him. "If you like New Moon Wine, I spent 20,000 gold coins to buy you a bottle yesterday. You can try it later!"
"20,000 gold coins!"
Carl was shocked. He rolled his eyes. "Where is the New Moon Wine you bought? I want to keep it! "
That was 20,000 gold coins! With 20,000 gold coins, where couldn't he go on this continent?!
"You want to sell the wine for gold coins and run away from home? Don't even think about it! "
Douglas sneered. He had been guarding against this kid for a long time. After he finished speaking, he snatched the New Moon Wine from Carl's arms. "These two bottles of wine will be opened tonight and let everyone taste it!"
This cunning old man!
Carl panicked. "That's my gift! You should let me handle it! "
Douglas smiled proudly. "You haven't married yet, so you have to listen to me! You don't want to be controlled by me? Sure, as long as you get married, I won't interfere. There are so many girls here. You can choose one. "
All the guests were paying attention to them. When they heard what Douglas said, the nobles and a few lucky merchants were stunned. They immediately urged their daughters to move forward.
Those girls had been paying attention to Carl's situation. When they heard what Douglas said, they were so excited that they couldn't even stand properly. They all moved closer to Carl like lovestruck fools.
"Stop! Stop, stop, stop! "
Carl turned pale with fright. "We're not talking about romance today! We're only talking about national affairs! "
Hilton burst out laughing. This person was interesting. When other people held banquets, they didn't talk about national affairs and only talked about romance, but he did the opposite.
However …
Hilton looked at Carl carefully. Although this guy was quite handsome and seemed to have some ability, why was he so popular with the girls?
Hilton subconsciously compared him to Tang En and secretly shook her head.
Although Sir Tang En wasn't as handsome as him, but … how should she put it?
When she met Sir Tang En, she always felt like she was bathing in the spring breeze. She felt that he was completely different from the other high and mighty nobles. He didn't have that kind of arrogance in his bones, which made her feel very comfortable.
Moreover, Sir Tang En had created so many incredible things. Compared to this noble descendant who was still fighting with his father, Sir Tang En was really much better than him.
In the end, Hilton realized that Sir Tang En won in every aspect. She couldn't help but smile.
No wonder Miss Fiona fell in love with the Overlord …
After accepting the gifts, Douglas opened the two bottles of New Moon Wine and shared it with everyone present. Although everyone only had a small cup, the pure elven wine's taste conquered everyone. Even Carl's eyes lit up after drinking it, and he yearned for elves even more.
After the banquet, Hilton and Thomas, who had successfully entered the noble circle of Bayin City, left satisfied. The Lord's Mansion was quiet again.
However …
"Master!"
A scream broke the silence of the Lord's Mansion.
"What's wrong?"
"Young Master left a letter. He ran away from home again!"
"What!? Wasn't he enlightened enough to send those noble ladies home?! "
He was fooled!
Douglas blacked out. "That bastard!!!"
Outside Bayin City, a sneaky man made a disdainful gesture toward the mountain, "You're still not good enough to fight with me! Hurry up and be on your way. Ellington, elves, wait for me! I, Carl Bolet, am coming! "
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