Natasha stopped in front of Phyllis and said with a humorous smile: "Don't you welcome me I was originally a guest at Sylvia's house, and I happened to know that she was going to come to your coming-of-age ceremony, so I thought that when the old earl was still alive, I often visited this villa and Bern Manor, hehe, Phyllis, you were so short and young at that time, and you desperately wanted to follow me, Brother Alfred, Uncle Samuel, and Harrington to hunt, but you always fell, and couldn't catch up, so you could only cry, and ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and you are already so tall, Grow up and be sincere.
Brother Alfred and Uncle Samuel would have been relieved to see this scene in Heaven. ” Alfred is the eldest son of Grand Duke Vaorit, Natasha's elder brother, who also became a genius of the Fifth Rank Grand Knight in his twenties, and Samuel is the elder brother of the current Earl of Hain and Urbain, who once had the most legitimate and worthy heirs to the title, and they both died in a great battle with the Heretic Knights nearly ten years ago.
Natasha, who only planned to join in the fun and satisfy her curiosity, recalled the youthful past in the depths of her memory after seeing Phyllis, thinking that in ten years, she had finally become a real warrior from a little girl after ten years of hard training, while her relatives had been called by the Lord continuously, and she was gradually estranged from her former partners, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad and throbbing.
Phyllis was originally in a huge state of disappointment, frustration, sadness and anger, but she just forcibly supported her smiling face to welcome the guests, but at this time, she was shocked by Natasha's arrival, and then heard her warm words containing feelings, and immediately couldn't control herself, and tears welled up: "Of course you're welcome, very welcome, Sister Natasha, no, Your Royal Highness the Princess." ” She subconsciously shouted the name she used to call when she was a child.
Natasha gave Phyllis a hug: "It's okay, just call me Sister Natasha, when I was a child, I was always full of the best memories of my life."
Happy life, Phyllis, congratulations on becoming a real lady. ” The atmosphere was warm with a touch of sentimentality, which made people's hearts calm, and Lucien understood why even if he was so disgusted by Count Haine, Urban could still be the clerk of Aalto City Hall, and there were still many small nobles to associate with, and Phyllis could still become good friends with Yvette, the favorite daughter of Earl Hill, and Alfred and Natasha should have had a good relationship with Samuel, Urban, Harrington, and Phyllis.
Natasha let go of Phyllis, looked at her tears of excitement, joy and sentimentality, and smiled slightly: "Okay, Phyllis, don't cry, today is your coming-of-age ceremony, tears are not suitable for decorating your beautiful face, be happy, be happy, understand, I will preside over your coming-of-age ceremony."
As a great knight, she knew with a sweep of her eyes that Count Hain had not arrived, and she understood why.
"Well, I'll be happy to have a birthday banquet."
Phyllis tried to control her tears, and replied with tears and laughter, there is a future Grand Duchess, and the current Violet Countess officiates at the coming-of-age ceremony for herself, is that what the Earl of Hain can compare Seeing her like this, Natasha tried to lighten the mood with humorous words: "I didn't bring a gift, don't you mind, Phyllis" "Why, your arrival is the best gift."
Phyllis hugged Natasha again, her timely arrival, warm embrace, and soft comfort were all so beautiful, full of the feeling of a big sister or a brother.
Natasha waited for Phyllis to let go of herself before pointing to Lucien inside and said, "But my music advisor will definitely bring you good, joyful music that will make you forget your worries and immerse yourself in the happiness of the rite of passage." ” She cursed in her heart, "Bastard, I came here because I was curious about your serenade, and I almost burst into tears when I fell into such an emotion."
How can a great, strong knight shed tears, so I'm going to put pressure on you."
Due to the last "Silver and White Horn" incident, the strangeness between Natasha and Lucian has disappeared a lot, coupled with Natasha's humorous, direct, and teasing surname, and Lucian's "normal" response who is not afraid of stage fright, the two are becoming more and more like friends. was mentioned by Natasha in public, all eyes were focused on Lucian, because many of the musicians themselves were from noble backgrounds or sponsored by nobles, so most of them already knew that Lucian would play a new serenade to congratulate Phyllis on her birthday, so they talked softly. is so expected by Her Royal Highness the Princess, if it is not above the normal level, then this work is a failure "Welcome, Princess, Lady Camille, Lady Sylvia."
Urban's face was like a flower blooming, and while motioning for Phyllis to stop getting excited, he welcomed Natasha inside.
Arriving at the hall, Sylvia came directly to the circle where the musicians gathered, while Natasha greeted the nobles helplessly, no matter whether their titles were high or low, whether they were strong or weak, as long as they had the status of nobles, as their lords, the most basic etiquette was still required.
The more Sylvia walked this way, the more her face turned red, and the whole person became more shy and delicate, it was the first time she and Natasha attended a banquet in this way, and it was inevitable that she would react in the face of many acquaintances.
"Good evening, teacher, you arrived so early."
Silvia greets Christopher, a disciple of the "living musical legend".
Christopher sighed softly, not demanding anything, people in the music industry are more acceptable to this aspect of things, he only said with concern: "Sylvia, think more about the future, okay, don't you want to adapt piano music There are several piano authorities here, you can communicate more." ” His "authority" was Victor, Rhine, and Lucian, who appreciated the new fingering of the piano, while Sylvia was previously limited by the fact that the harpsichord instruments she was good at were only suitable for indoor play, and could only be played in the piano room or salon, so even though she composed many elegant and quiet and beautiful pieces, she never held a concert in the Chant Hall, and the appearance of the piano gave her hope that she planned to change some of the music to fit the piano in preparation for the future.
Natasha told Lucien about this, so Lucian did not have any doubts at this time, and communicated with Sylvia very seriously about the arrangement of piano music and piano fingering, which made her shy.
Julian and other musicians from the Trian court were forgotten by Lucian, who tried to interject several times, but they knew little about the piano and couldn't really join the conversation, and the others were not enthusiastic about them, and they didn't think of them as musical geniuses at all, because this was Aalto, because they didn't make a name for themselves in Aalto.
Such an attitude made Julian and the three feel the arrogance of outsiders in the Aalto music industry, and felt that they were insulted.
McCands smiled with satisfaction as he watched their expressions change.
Since Natasha came to preside over Phyllis's coming-of-age ceremony, many nobles rushed over after being informed, delaying the banquet, which was scheduled to start at eight o'clock.
Count Hain was very angry, since he was pretending to be sick, then pretending to the end, anyway, for a big nobleman like him, as long as he was not accused of blasphemy, treason and rebellion, even if he offended the Grand Duke, he could live a luxurious and noble life in his own territory, at most far away from the political arena of the principality and deprived of the control of the non-direct knights, but Harrington came to the banquet for a well-known reason.
The rite of passage was not complicated, Natasha took a flaming flower from Phyllis's mother, placed it on Phyllis's left breast along with the Hain family coat of arms, and then delivered a short congratulatory message.
Then.
She held out her hand to invite Phyllis, and the opening dance of the feast was the final part of the rite of passage.
In the festive and happy melody, the two beauties danced, Natasha is a fifth-level knight, far surpassing Phyllis in strength, agility and coordination, and took her to dance the best dance in her life.
After the opening dance, Phyllis gasped for breath while Natasha waited calmly, because according to the flow, it would be Lucien's serenade-style piano piece.
Amid everyone's curiosity and anticipation, Mother Phyllis walked up the hall to announce the show.
But then, Julian came up with him, and he said with a polite and apologetic smile: "Your Royal Highness the Princess, Honorable Madam, beautiful Miss Phyllis, and ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry to have walked here without permission.
I am Julian from the court of Tria, and it is too presumptuous and reckless to come to her birthday banquet with Mr.
Griffith to-day without being invited by Miss Phyllis, and I would like to serenade myself with a serenade of my own composition to express my apologies and congratulations. ” The reason is reasonable and sincere, if it weren't for Lucien's upcoming serenade.
Natasha raised an eyebrow and gave Lucian a funny look, as if to say, "What trouble, look, your reputation as a talented musician is really troublesome." ” Lucien spread his hands in response.
And in Natasha's opinion, he meant: "It's nothing, let him perform first." ” So she smiled and nodded in agreement with Julian's joining the line, and with her statement, Phyllis and her parents naturally would not object.
Julian walked up to the orchestra and handed them the sheet music he had with him, so that they could familiarize themselves with it, while he waited and prepared himself for a great opportunity to be known in front of Aalto's many musicians, in the presence of a princess and many nobles, especially on such occasions as a musician like him, who often serenaded the Celestial Balls at the court of Tria.
"Although Aalto is the musical mecca of the whole continent in terms of high music such as symphonies and concertos, the banquet-style serenade must have been better known to the musicians of the Trian court" is Julian's heart, and it is also the comment of many musicians who have traveled through Tria.
Of course, what kind of bad environment is suitable for what kind of music growth.
To be continued: