There is no one more complicated than Charlemagne.

This is the consensus of the upper class, and when it comes to the complexity of Charlemagne's court etiquette, even the old-fashioned Albiann royal family has to kneel.

Since the collapse of the Kingdom of Gilmania, the Charlemagne royal family is considered to be a time-honored royal family in human countries, and its court etiquette has been constantly revised and added in various eras in addition to the ancient heritage, making the entire court etiquette extremely cumbersome.

For example, when feeding a pet dog, at least a dozen well-dressed servants walked solemnly into the house where the dog lived, each carrying a silver plate filled with sliced rooster breasts, and laid down the food in front of the puppy in turn. After the clerk had played a few syllables on the clarinet adorned with golden irises, the servants took a step forward the porcelain plate towards the puppy, and when His Majesty's pets had finished eating, the clarinet played again and the servants took the plates.

Even Wang Xingren's dining can be so cumbersome, not to mention other aspects, such an important moment as the engagement disclosure ceremony of the princess, the etiquette cumbersome index is unprecedented.

When Charles IV arrived, a series of salutes, blessings, praises, chants, and kisses on the back of the hand...... By the time the engagement was finally completed, Roland was almost exhausted and paralyzed, and he almost fell asleep on the back of his chair.

However, sticking your butt to the chair does not mean that you are entering the rest time, it is just a change of posture to continue the ritual, and the posture should continue to be upright, and when listening to the blessings, you must not forget the elegant smile.

Just doing this for an hour is enough to make people cry bitterly, and what's more-

"First meeting, Lord Roland. Not only was the title of barony conferred by His Majesty the King, the division of the Colbert family, and the Pallas of the Navarre family. It is really a great surprise to be able to meet Her Royal Highness's husband, who had the privilege of meeting you—"

The details are somewhat different, and the faces that speak are completely different, but the theme is highly consistent.

Self-introduction + endless praise for Roland, by these adults of Roland's parents and even grandparents, said in a tone of awe, which really made Roland unbearable.

One or two words sound a little happy to be praised. When the number of people is more than 20 is. Anyone will feel that something is wrong. And Roland starts with the 10th. He was already bored with this overt flattery, and his head exploded at the thought of having three-digit people waiting to repeat the same thing, and that he would have to repeat the monotonous movements like clockwork dolls.

Listen to the same words. Repeat the same answer. He also unconditionally accepted the onlookers of hundreds of people, although he had long understood that this was a necessary formality for the government. It is also clear not to say "marriage", a kind of Cheng dù, and the existence of him and Minerva is itself "political zhì". Therefore, education and training in relevant aspects have been done for a long time. But somehow. Roland always felt like a parrot in a pet store, placed in a gold-wire cage, imitating human language to attract customers.

Maybe these big people don't see themselves, but Li Lin behind them and the financial and powerful power of V.E Company, and they do their best to curry favor with them.

But—

(Ahhh...... It's terrible. ）

If this treatment is based on one's own efforts to achieve actual merit, or if Roland's personality is self-centered enough, it may not be possible to take this treatment for granted.

However, should he be said to be just a commoner after all? Or is Li Lin's discipline too strict? Roland does not seem to have too much self-confidence to that extent, and he really can't accept the current situation calmly.

What did you do?

Indeed, in a series of events, he was seen as a good man and was recognized as Minerva's ideal husband. But without the support of Li Lin and the elven camp, those glamorous deeds would never have been like that. To put it mildly, because of such strong support behind it, maybe you can do it even if you don't have it yourself.

From this level, isn't it because of "accident" that I can appear in this Hall of Mirrors?

Entangled with this question, the whirlpool of uneasiness in my heart gradually expanded.

In order to temper his spirits, he listened pretending to listen while he tried to turn his gaze in other directions.

The nobles who had finished meeting in the Hall of Mirrors gathered together again to chat, seemingly at random, but in fact they were carefully divided according to the factions of the aristocracy, bureaucrats, and business cadres, that is, to facilitate private communication and exchanges, and also to avoid the entertainment drama of staging a duel on such an important occasion as today due to differences of opinion and verbal conflicts.

In addition to the negotiations, negotiations and conflicts under the water, the core of people's conversation is naturally the betrothed Minerva princess today, and her life partner, Roland.

"However, His Majesty and the Prime Minister are really bold enough to let the common people and His Highness sign a marriage contract. ”

"Indeed, it is really ...... to let the blood of the common people from outside mixed with the pure blood of the glorious royal family"

"There is no collateral royal family in the country now, and if you choose a husband from the princely family, it will put the next generation of royal families at risk of decentralization. With the support of the foundation, the throne will be secured. ”

"Hasn't the consortium always supported the second prince?"

"It's not clear......"

"What about that young man's magical talents?"

"It is said that she is an excellent talent who will not disgrace the royal family, and Her Royal Highness Minerva, who is known as a talented woman, seems to be a little worse than it. ”

"Oh, if that's the case, you've found a treasure. If you give birth to excellent offspring in the future, you will ...... the throne of the next generation."

"It's too early to say that thing......"

The whispered chatter and laughter of the nobles did not escape Roland's attention, and the sound of these contents was heard, which made his mood worse.

He has long known that in the world of politics, there is no such thing as happiness, and the so-called marriage is also a chess piece of the power game. But he didn't think at all that in the eyes of the nobles, his value as a human being, in addition to his status as the heir of the company, was only outstanding magical talent, which could give birth to excellent offspring for the royal family.

What's the difference between this and a stallion? There should be a limit to looking down on people.

"Roland—"

Just when Roland's mood was constantly accumulating unpleasantly, and the disguise was about to break, Minerva lowered his voice to remind.

His gaze turned to Minerva's eyes, and in a corner of the edge of the venue, among the many fancy dresses, the red robe and dark dress stood out, and the two foxes away from the crowd were looking this way.

That's Richelieu and Li Lin.

The two bigwigs at the top of Charlemagne's ecology are shaking more than 40 years of wine, talking like old friends for many years, and the two pairs of eyes glance at the young man and girl who are being interviewed from time to time.

The hurried glance made Roland clearly feel that there was an irrefutable taste in his eyes.

"No matter how much you don't like it, you have to stick to it. ”

Holding the boy's calloused hand, Minerva squeezed a resolute voice out from under the mask of her smile. (To be continued......)