Chapter 33: First meeting, Miss Justice
If Professor Wayne did not tell the truth frankly in today's conversation, but instead fooled himself like he fooled Professor Foulun, then he would definitely feel resentful because of it.
In the future, when Professor Wayne is here, he will only learn his knowledge and ignore his so-called grand wishes.
But Professor Wayne is indeed an old lawyer who can see into people's hearts. He knows what kind of people should be said and what things should be done.
When he went to Backlund University to study law, Professor Wayne must have been eyeing him, so he took the initiative to become his law teacher.
Otherwise, even the president of Backlund University would have difficulty making such an arrangement.
He had done business with the old butler, owned the land title of the Campbell family, and was his own law teacher. These were plus points for him here.
He was still young and had not yet truly integrated into the aristocratic circle. Greg Negan, the heir to the duke, was still his close friend.
Such a good seedling is a plus point for him.
Why is it that once the surface of tenderness is revealed, it is all naked calculation?
Is this also a lesson Professor Wayne wants to teach himself?
Hastur was thoughtful, and Professor Wayne, who was sitting across from him, said with a smile: "Yes, you do learn very quickly."
One answer seems to answer two questions.
"Being good at learning has always been my strength."
Hastur also laughed. No matter what purpose Professor Wayne had, he never felt sorry for himself.
The two sat and chatted for a long time. Lecturer Foulen, who had gone home for a short break, also came to Professor Wayne's house.
As the three of them chatted, the topic returned to the workhouse.
"Is Dean Dahn really the source of all evil?"
The person who asked the question was Hastur. He wanted to give Professor Wayne a little reminder that Dean Dahn was not a good person, and Vice Dean Bard, who had always been at odds with Dean Dahn, was not necessarily a good person either.
Professor Wayne said with emotion: "Who can tell whether it is the source or not? As long as the children living in the workhouse can live a better life, then what we do has its meaning."
Seeing this, Hastur stopped saying anything. Anyway, he probably wouldn't go to the almshouse again.
The three of them chatted until about four o'clock in the afternoon, and Hastur left. He wanted to go back and take a rest before preparing to attend Grek's banquet tonight.
Attending a banquet hosted by such a great nobleman requires a lot of preparations in advance.
Dress appropriately, have the right perfume, and have a light meal before the banquet. You must also pay attention in advance to who are the nobles attending the banquet tonight, so as not to not know anyone by then.
There is also a certain time to set off and arrive at the banquet venue.
Generally speaking, the more powerful the nobles are, the later they will arrive.
If you arrive later than the big nobles, you will definitely be ridiculed and make others unhappy.
If you arrive at the same time, your appearance will appear dull and will cause the displeasure of the great nobles.
What level do you think you dare to arrive at the banquet with me?
This is probably the mentality.
Only by arriving earlier than the nobles will you have a chance to show off your charm.
Noble ladies are most familiar with this matter and care about it the most.
Many noble ladies started making various preparations for this banquet several days in advance.
New clothes, new gems, new diamond rings, new perfume...
Always try to show your best side as much as possible.
If you are lucky enough to receive an invitation to a royal banquet, then this kind of preparation will be even more terrifying.
Sometimes, in order to wear a well-groomed skirt, they will go on a diet in advance, even tighten their belts, and take laxatives to make their waists appear slimmer and slimmer.
The banquet held by Greg for the protagonist is not that exaggerated. After all, he is not Duke Negan. Real nobles usually only allow their descendants to attend.
It needs to be taken seriously, but it’s not that scary.
Neil is a very reliable housekeeper and has great experience in dealing with these matters.
He believed that although the Campbell family was in decline, it was not comparable to ordinary nobles. It should at least be equal to ordinary earls.
After all, this is a hereditary title. If Voltaire Campbell hadn't been too outrageous, Hastur would have inherited the title of earl.
The gap between the earl and the baron is huge.
For this reason, Neil transformed Voltaire Campbell's exclusive carriage to serve as the carriage carrying Hastur tonight.
Hastur had no involvement in these careful and cumbersome arrangements, leaving everything to Neil.
As Neil himself said, "If a noble is bothered by something like this, then their steward must be incompetent."
There is only one thing that Hastur has to do, and that is to wash up, put on the banquet dress, and wait patiently for the banquet to arrive.
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Queens, Earl Hall's house.
The setting sun shines through the bright stained glass and gently shines on the blond hair of an elegant and noble girl sitting at the desk in front of the window.
The girl was reading a book carefully. At the girl's feet, there was a big dog with the same golden hair lying on her stomach.
It closed its eyes and moved its tail lazily, as if to dispel the boring atmosphere in the room.
Boom, boom, boom!
There was a sudden knock on the study door. The sleeping golden retriever shook its golden hair and quickly got up from the ground.
"who?"
The girl put her fingers against the pages of the book and looked at the door with an elegant posture.
"Miss, can you come in? You should get ready." The maid asked outside the door.
The girl put the bookmark on the latest page, closed the book, and said gently: "Come in."
"Miss, you have agreed to attend Lord Greg's banquet tonight, and now you have to try on clothes." The maid walked in.
"Well, okay."
"What kind of gems do you like to wear tonight?"
"The blue teardrop one."
The girl's answers were very brief. While talking, she leaned over and stretched out her hand to tease the golden retriever's chin.
The maid asked the girl some more about her preferences tonight, then turned and left, going down to prepare clothes, gems, perfumes and other things.
The girl was obviously not interested in these things, but just let her maid look after the arrangements.
She still had some impression of Greg. It was said that he had a good relationship with her eldest brother and was also good at business.
If nothing unexpected happened, this Lord Greg would be the next Duke Negan.
Due to these reasons, she did not refuse the invitation to tonight's banquet.
"Susie, when do you think I can find the door to the mysterious world?"
"Viscount Glint has been recommending a man to me recently. His name seems to be Hasta Campbell. He is a young baron. He said that he once held a resurrection ceremony and survived successfully. He has a profound knowledge of mysticism."
"Tonight I will find a chance to observe Baron Campbell. If the impression is good, I will accept Viscount Glint's invitation to the next banquet."
The girl's gentle and soothing voice flowed into the ears of the golden retriever, and only two barks were heard.
As night fell, the factory workers dragged their tired bodies back home to eat and rest.
And the good time for the nobles has just begun.
Luxurious and elegant carriages, with pleasant hoof sounds, drove on King Avenue in Queens.
Greg Negan, the next heir to Duke Negan, his banquets are also the most upper-class in the entire aristocratic circle.
Tonight's dinner starts at 7:30 and is held in a private estate of the Negan family in the northern part of Queens.
Around seven o'clock, carriages of nobles arrived one after another.
One by one, noble ladies dressed gorgeously and beautifully, wearing various gemstones and diamond rings, walked lightly, showed confident and elegant smiles, got off the carriages and entered the manor.
Sometimes they talked about the new dress styles that were popular recently, sometimes talked about which perfume was more fragrant and elegant, and some bolder and more open ones whispered about which man present tonight was more outstanding.
As for the male nobles who were invited, they naturally left the best place for the ladies to talk, consciously standing on the periphery, holding up their wine glasses, and admiring the graceful figures deliberately displayed by the noble ladies.
Then they talked about some recent news in all aspects of the kingdom, as well as some romantic anecdotes of the nobles.
The carriage of Earl Hall's family arrived at the manor almost at the end of seven and half.
When Audrey Hall, Backlund's most dazzling gem, appeared from the carriage, all the lights here seemed to be eclipsed.
Her blonde hair was dyed like pure sunlight, soft, silky and shiny, and her green eyes were as deep as the sea, as if they were dazzling gems hidden deep underground.
She didn't need to compete with anyone, she just needed to stand among the crowd, and she was the most dazzling light.
Holding your breath and appreciating her beauty was the unanimous choice of the male nobles present.
There were not many people who could really see the pearl of Earl Hall's family at the banquet. For many people, every meeting was a baptism of beauty.
Greg, the host of the banquet, came out with Hibbert Hall to welcome Audrey's arrival.
"Your arrival adds a lot of glory to my banquet."
"You are my most proud sister and the most dazzling gem tonight."
Not far away, Hastur raised the wine glass in his hand, looked at Audrey, smiled, and whispered softly: "Nice to meet you, Miss Justice."