Field smiled and introduced to Marquis Carter: "This is my student, Gu Shi."
Gu Shi followed Field's movements and took half a step forward, then greeted Marquis Carter, "Hello."
Marquis Carter, who was good at observing people's words and expressions, naturally judged from Field's actions and expressions how much he valued Gu Shi, so he immediately began to praise him.
"You actually accepted a student? This young gentleman looks very handsome. To be accepted as your student, he must be a rare genius."
Marquis Carter was also well versed in the art of expression. He praised both Field and Gu Shi in one sentence, and then he pulled his youngest son over from the side, wanting him to make himself familiar to the two of them.
Marquis Carter patted his youngest son on the shoulder and introduced him to the two of them, "This is my youngest son, and he is also the protagonist of today's banquet.
I think he's about the same age as your student. Why don't you let them play together? They should have more common topics to talk about."
Gu Shi secretly complained in his heart, I am already in my twenties, and your son is only fifteen. We are almost a generation apart, how can we be the same age.
But Gu Shi naturally would not say these words out loud. He just stood there maintaining a standard smile, waiting for Field's instructions.
Field rejected Marquis Carter's proposal. "No, I have to take my students to greet the other people at the banquet. We won't bother you any further."
After saying this, Field didn't intend to give Marquis Carter a chance to stay, and turned around and left.
Gu Shi naturally followed the teacher's footsteps immediately. He didn't want to stay there and look at Marquis Carter's embarrassed expression.
After leaving Duke Carter's circle, Field took Gu Shi to meet several people of high status.
Gu Shi had been following behind him. Whenever Field introduced him, he would smile at him and then say hello.
Because of Field, these people were quite friendly to Gu Shi, and some of them even enthusiastically expressed that they could go to him if they encountered any problems in the future.
A long time passed like this, and when Gu Shi felt that his face was almost frozen from smiling, he finally heard Field say that it was time to end.
"Okay, that's all for today. We've met most of the people here. Go have fun on your own from now on. I'm going to talk to the others."
After hearing these words, Gu Shiru felt as if he had been pardoned and immediately ran away. He was really not used to this kind of social occasion.
At the beginning, when Field took him to recognize people, he could still remember who was who, but later his mind was a mess, especially because of the marriages between nobles, some people looked somewhat similar.
After separating from Field, Gu Shi planned to find a secluded corner to rest for a while. He also picked up a small piece of cake from the table next to him, ready to use dessert to soothe his tired heart.
But after seeing Field leave, some people who wanted to establish a relationship with him set their sights on Gu Shi. Since Gu Shi looked young and easy to talk to, they were ready to start with him.
Soon, a man who looked a bit cunning came over to Gu Shi and said, "Hello, young master. Are you interested in making friends with me? I am..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Gu Shi indifferently, "Sorry, I have no interest in you, and you are blocking my way."
Gu Shi didn't seem to care about his reaction. After he finished speaking, he walked around him and left.
The others who were paying attention to Gu Shi saw the first person who came forward get a cold shoulder, and they understood Gu Shi's attitude, so they would not bother themselves in front of him again.
Gu Shizhi finally found a quiet corner as he wished. It was a secluded terrace furnished with tables, chairs and benches. As long as the curtains were drawn, he would not be seen.
Just as Gu Shi was enjoying leisurely eating dessert on the terrace and feeling the comfort of the evening breeze, he heard the sound of the curtain being lifted behind him.
Gu Shi frowned, turned around and was about to ask the person to leave, but he saw that the person standing in front of him was his roommate Wendel.
Wendell lowered the curtain after entering the terrace, then spoke first, "Gu Shi, I didn't expect to meet you here. I thought I was seeing things at first."
"Wendel? I didn't expect you to come to this party." Gu Shi was naturally surprised to see Wendel here.
Wendell explained, "Marquis Carter and my mother are somewhat related by blood. Although the relationship is distant, we are still relatives. My family can't afford to be disrespectful."
Gu Shi asked doubtfully, "Shouldn't you be chatting with Marquis Carter or his son? Why did you come to see me?"
It's not good for Wendel to be so lazy in such an occasion of noble communication.
Wendell waved his hand to indicate that it was okay. "I'm here with my eldest brother today. He's responsible for this kind of thing. I'm just here to make up the numbers. You don't need to worry about this."
After saying that, he stretched himself, pulled out a chair beside him and sat down. "It's still more comfortable here. There are always some ignorant people coming over here when I stay here."
Gu Shi also said with the same feeling: "That's right, I don't want to attend this kind of party again."
The first time he was at least supported by some novelty, but if it happened a second time, he would probably just be bored.
"After your appearance with Instructor Burns today, I'm sure many nobles will send you invitations to their banquets in the future. But if you're not interested, just throw them away."
Gu Shi was stunned. "Invitation? How can I send it? They probably don't know my address, right?"
Wendell was used to this kind of situation. "What's the big deal? Anyone with money and power can always find out. Besides, the fact that you're a student at Congleton isn't confidential information."
Gu Shi slapped his forehead, suspecting that he had not yet fully woken up. In this world, investigating other people's personal information was not illegal, and people with connections could of course easily obtain his information.
Wendell added, "But you don't have to worry about it. Even if you don't want to go, they can't force you to go. You still have Instructor Burns to protect you. Even if they have some tricks up their sleeves, they wouldn't dare use them on you."
Gu Shi figured it out. "Anyway, I won't be staying in the royal city for long. There's always a way to avoid these things."
Wendell invited Gu Shi, "It's a rare trip for you to the royal city. Would you like to come to my house? There's an auction in a couple of days. If you're interested, we can go shopping together."
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