The coachman was in his forties or fifties. When the old Count was still alive, the coachman was already a member of the Berne Manor, and he had picked up many nobles before. Therefore, the carriage was very stable, and Lucien did not feel that it was an ordinary road between manors.
After a while, Lucien noticed that the carriage had stopped.
"Mr. Evans, we've arrived at Lord Venn's manor. Do you need me to report to the guards?" The coachman turned around and asked in a low voice. In his experience, a noble gentleman would not lower himself to talk to a guard. This kind of thing was usually done by the servants or the coachmen.
Lucien smiled gently, "No, thank you. My friend is also a Knight squire. I'm not a notch higher than him."
As long as a Knight could awaken his Blessing, his status would be much higher than that of an ordinary musician. Of course, Lucien was now a Knight to be.
The guards at the gate were Ian and Durag, whom Lucien had met before. When they saw the carriage with the blazing bull emblem of the Hayne Family, they immediately held their heads high and were ready to welcome the distinguished guest.
But what surprised them was that the person who came out of the carriage was the poor boy that they had met once before, the one who had suppressed them by shouting questions and left a deep impression on them. Moreover, he was wearing a white shirt with wide sleeves and a black formal jacket. Coupled with his elegant appearance, he looked like a real aristocrat.
When Lucien stopped in front of them, Ian finally realized what was going on. "Hello, are you here for John?" Ian asked Lucien. The carriage of the Hayne Family and Lucien, who looked like a completely different person, made Ian forget the humiliation he had suffered in the past.
"Yes, please tell John that I'm here." Lucien had almost forgotten about Ian and Durag.
Ian nodded and was about to walk into the manor. At this time, Durag asked hesitantly, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Evans?"
After the great success of the concert in the Psalm Hall, even though John was not a braggart, he could not help but tell his friends about his good friend Evans. He also told them about Lucien's great musical talent, the great response to the concert, and the great praise from the Grand Duke, the Grand Cardinal, and the princess. Therefore, when Durag saw Lucien, who used to be a poor boy, being picked up by the carriage of the Hayne Family, he quickly connected him with the genius musician Evans.
"Yes, I'm John's good friend," said Lucien's voice.
"I've heard of your 'Fate', just a few days ago at Sir Venn's banquet. It's really an unparalleled work. I really like it. Please forgive me for my previous attitude towards you," Dorag said somewhat excitedly.
Passionate, sincere and excited. Lucien did not expect that Dolag was also a young man who really loved music. Dolag's big arms and strong chest did not match well with Dolag's strong body.
However, this was Aalto, and this kind of thing was quite normal.
"Thank you for your compliment. I'm very happy and proud," said Lucien politely.
Ian put on an embarrassed smile, "So you're Mr. Evans. Please forgive my rudeness."
Ian was not a music fanatic like Durag, but his master, the Knight Venn, loved Symphony of Fate very much. He even wanted to listen to it at the party. Therefore, Ian had to show his kindness. However, in his heart, he still hated Lucien.
Seeing this, Lucien could only sigh. Once his identity and status changed, the attitude of the people around him would also change drastically.
When Ian went in to find John, Durag was still very excited. He rubbed his hands and looked at Lucien, but he did not know what to say. Finally, he squeezed out a sentence, "Mr. Evans, can I invite you to my house?"
Lucien was a bit embarrassed, so he could only find an excuse to decline.
After a while, John followed Ian out and asked in confusion, "Lucien, why are you here? I'll be back at noon."
Lucien was not lying when he told John that he would go home on Saturday. He just told John half a day earlier than usual.
"There are some things that have already been solved. Let's talk about it in the carriage." Lucien pulled John onto the carriage. The old coachman was very smart. He tied the horse to the stake and walked to the side. He took out a leaf that looked like tobacco and put it under his nose to smell it.
John knew that Lucien was not a reckless person. Although he was full of doubts, he still listened carefully.
As Lucien told the story, John's face gradually turned gloomy. He clenched his fists tightly. When he heard about the three broken fingers, he even gritted his teeth. However, he remained silent and did not yell or curse. It was not until Lucien finished talking that he heaved a long sigh of relief and became speechless for a long time.
Lucien stayed with him to calm himself down and did not say anything either.
"Lucien, you don't have to blame yourself. Although it's because you became Her Royal Highness' music consultant that the devil's followers targeted your father, mother and Elwyn, it's their fault, not yours. It's not your reason for pursuing a career in music. Even if this didn't happen, as long as you or I had a chance to get in touch with the Grand Duke and Her Royal Highness, they would still do the same thing. We can't blame ourselves for their mistakes. "
After calming down a bit, John comforted Lucien first. He was afraid that Lucien would not be able to let go of this matter and affect his career in music.
Lucien did not expect John to say this. He felt a little warm, and the little bit of self-blame in his heart slowly disappeared. "Thank you for your comfort, John. I understand. We will never know what a bad person will do to us."
After confirming that Chorre's family had been rescued by Her Royal Highness' Knight, John immediately asked for leave to go back and visit.
"Wait a minute, John." Lucien took out the black bag containing the Moonlight Rose. "There are twenty grams of Moonlight Rose here."
John looked at the bag solemnly. He had just learned the origin of the Moonlight Rose from Lucien. After hesitating for more than ten seconds, he firmly took the bag and did not refuse. "Thank you, Lucien. I will awaken my Blessing. Only then can I have the ability to protect my family and friends."
He did not mention returning the money to Lucien, because he knew that before awakening his Blessing, he would not be able to return such a large amount of money. However, if he could awaken his Blessing and become a Knight, it would be easy for him to protect Lucien as a real noble and repay Quintal.
"But don't be too hasty. Follow Lord Venn's arrangement step by step. By the way, John, please keep the other twenty grams of Moonlight Rose a secret for me. " Lucien told John that when the cultists promised to help him awaken his Blessing, they asked for twenty grams of Moonlight Rose. However, Lucien did not mention this because he did not want to anger the princess. He only told Natasha that the cultists wanted to help him.
John smiled as if he was worried about his parents. "Don't worry. I can keep secrets better than the dead."
In his opinion, Lucien was just stalling and pretending.
After making up for the last mistake, Lucien asked the coachman to come back and drove the carriage back to the city of Aalto.
…
The appearance of the Hayne family's carriage in the slum area caused a small stir. Although most of the slum people could not distinguish the coat of arms and know the meaning of each coat of arms, they still knew the most famous families in Aalto.
Chorre, Alisa, and Elwyn had been sent back by the church. It seemed that the church did not get any useful information from them.
Seeing John and Lucien getting off the carriage, Elwyn, who had matured a lot, suddenly burst into tears, as if he wanted to wash away the unpleasant and sad memories.
John stroked Elwyn's head and patted his back, "It's all in the past. With God's blessing, everything will be fine."
Lucien hugged Chorre and Alisa. He was sorry, worried, and happy.
"It's none of your business. It's all in the past." Chorre and Alisa both comforted Lucien. When they were in the hands of the cultists, they thought that they would not be able to escape death. However, in the end, they were saved by the princess's Knight. This made them more tolerant and understanding of the God of Truth.
After more than ten minutes of comforting each other, Lucien learned from Chorre and Alisa that the church and the intelligence department of the duchy wanted to know the characteristics of the cultists from Chorre and why the Knight escaped before killing the hostages.
However, Chorre and Alisa did not have the energy to pay attention to their surroundings when they were being tortured. Later, they were suddenly knocked out by the loud noise. When they woke up, they saw the princess's Knight and had no idea what had happened. The rest of the hostages were the same. Even if they did not pass out, they could barely hear anything because of the severe ringing in their ears.
The only thing that puzzled the intelligence officers was why Chorre and Alisa fainted after being taken out of the cell, but woke up in the cell. However, this question and "why did the Knight escape before killing the hostages" were more reasonable.
After the loud noise, the Knight threw Chorre and Alisa back into the cell to prevent them from escaping. By the time the church, Camille, and Natasha arrived, the Knight had already escaped or died in the chaos.
While Alisa was telling the story with tears in her eyes, someone knocked on the door. Lucien turned around and saw Corella and another unknown church guard.
"It's just a senior Knight squire. It seems that I'm not suspected at all," Lucien thought to himself.
Corella invited Lucien into a small room and asked him what had happened. Lucien told him everything he knew to Natasha, except for the Blessing.
After taking notes, Corella stood up and thanked Lucien with a solemn salute, "The bishop asked me to thank you. If it weren't for your information, the Night Watch of the Lord would've been tainted by evil."
In the church's view, although it was a bit of a coincidence, it was actually beneficial to them. If it weren't for Lucien's information, the Night Watch would've suffered a greater loss, or even been completely wiped out.
Professor, who had only been in Aalto for three months, was not the same as Lucien, who had been living here all the time. This was the premise of the church's judgment. Although Lucien was a neighbor of the witch, and there was a certain possibility that he had met Professor before, it was only suspected that he had met Professor before. With his contributions and status, Her Royal Highness appreciated him, it would be difficult to catch him for interrogation. And if Professor had really met Professor, it would be better to observe him secretly and not do anything that would alert Lucien.
… …
After the church's inquiry, Lucien finally returned to his normal life. He started to study music and analyze magic, and he asked Alisa and her family to move to his garden house. After all, the security in Gesu was much better than that in Aderon.
Lucien did not take another look at the magic circle mark in the corner of the room. He did not even do any final cleaning in the magic lab, because he was worried that the church would be closely monitoring the area and looking for Professor.
On this day, Victor began to teach Lucien, Lot, and Phyllis how to play Kanon, which was a basic polyphonic music. Many parts imitated the same melody and intertwined with each other until the last chord was combined.
This kind of music was beautiful and easy to learn. Even beginners could compose similar chords. Therefore, it was a good choice to try to create polyphonic music.
"In fact, Lucien, you've used Kanon in your Symphony of Fate. It seems that you've learned a lot from the music library." Victor praised Lucien.
However, Lucien was thinking about something else. "Although the famous Canon in D major was composed by a musician more than eighty years ago, and the similarity is more than ninety percent, I can still adapt it into a piano piece according to Canon in D major. This way, I can save time and have some innovation, and meet the requirement of holding a concert within a year."
In Lucien's opinion, John Pachelbel's Kanon was more beautiful than Lucien's, and adapting it was the best way to complete the concert in a short period of time. Of course, "original" music was also necessary. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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