Chapter 222 Alice's Smile
The next morning, Gervis got up early.
As Gervis walked out of the room, a servant called him respectfully.
It turned out that as Alice's husband, Gervis could not dress casually as usual. Alice had already prepared a dress for Gervis, and the servant came to ask Gervis to change his clothes.
After changing into a dark dress in the locker room, which was considered to be the best in the world in terms of workmanship and texture, Gervis went downstairs.
It's no wonder that after putting on this brand new dress, Gervis' image was immediately improved.
When Gervis arrived at the first floor of the castle, he found that all the servants in the castle were busy. The entire corridor of the inner castle was filled with servants in brand new clothes coming and going. These servants were either carrying things or passing by in a hurry. They were obviously preparing for tonight's banquet. Suddenly, Gervis felt the bustle of the castle in this world for the first time since he traveled through time.
Normally, as the residence of noble lords, the inner castle was always quiet and empty, and the servants dared not make any noise when they walked. But today, there were no restrictions in the inner castle.
Gervis walked through the long corridor and came to the restaurant, and found that he seemed to have gotten up a little late after all. The restaurant was much more lively than last night, and it was almost full. Gervis looked up for a long time and finally found Gandalf, Pat and others. Coincidentally, Pat happened to be at the same table with Gandalf and others today.
After Gervis had breakfast with everyone, he took all his guards and a carriage with Gandalf, Pat and others to the Colosseum.
Coming to the main street in the South District, the Red Leaf Street has changed its appearance today. All the shops on both sides of the street have been moved away. There is a fully armed soldier standing every few dozen meters, and there are rose flags fluttering in the wind next to the soldiers.
In front and behind Gervis and his companions were people rushing to the Colosseum. The nobles rode horses or sat in carriages in the center of the avenue, while the common people walked on both sides of the street.
Although many minor nobles could not attend the evening banquet, the daytime activities were held in the Colosseum, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time, so anyone could go and watch as long as they bought a ticket.
When Gervis and his companions arrived at the entrance of the arena, they were quickly stopped by the maid Anna. It was Alice who deliberately left Anna here to wait for Gervis.
Under Anna's leadership, Gervis, Gandalf and others came to the third floor of the arena. However, Gervis and others did not sit on the side of the arena as they did in the previous few days. Instead, they were directly brought by Anna to the central stands of the arena.
The central stand of the Colosseum is usually not open to the public. It is only open on important festivals and with the permission of the Earl.
The central stand is designed to look like a diving platform, extending from the rear wall. It is only a few dozen meters away from the arena and is supported by eight stone pillars that can be hugged by three people. Not only can you watch everything in the arena up close, but because it is located dozens of meters higher than the venue, there is no need to worry about safety issues.
When Gervis and others came to the central stand, many nobles were already sitting there. Alice was already sitting in the main seat in the middle of the stand. Eight people were sitting in a row around her. They were the other seven earl families of the principality and the people sent by the king.
Gandalf and the others were arranged in a row behind Alice, while Gervis went directly to an empty seat next to Alice.
"Grevith, you're here!"
When Gervis came and sat down next to Alice, Alice actually smiled at him for the first time.
This attracted the attention of all the nobles around.
In an instant, Gervis almost drooled.
"Is this what it means to conquer a city with a smile? Fortunately, my cheap wife's city is bigger than mine, otherwise I would probably also light beacons to trick the serfs just to win a beautiful woman's smile..."
It's no wonder that Gervis is such a fool. In fact, Gervis is not the kind of person who can't walk when he sees a woman. It's just that Alice's smile is too stunning and too captivating. In addition, Alice always looks like a cold goddess, so the impact of this smile on Gervis is so strong that it cannot be exceeded.
But Gervis certainly didn't think that Alice smiled at him today because he suddenly became handsome.
Alice's smile should be for the people from the seven earl families present. After all, Alice's every move is under everyone's attention. If Alice is indifferent to Gervis, she will definitely receive dozens of love letters tomorrow.
No one in this world cares whether Alice has a husband or not. They only care whether there is a chance. After all, Alice is a real white, rich and beautiful diamond. If you get her, you can definitely save thousands of years of hard work.
"Sorry, I got up a little late this morning!"
After a while, Gervis finally reacted with a lot of thoughts in his mind, and then he answered Alice with a smile.
"How are today's preparations going? Is there anything I can help with?"
“Lina has arranged everything, you just sit here and watch!”
Alice felt a little warm inside when she heard Gervis' words. Although the smile on her face had faded, her tone towards Gervis was still gentle.
Hearing that he didn't need to help, Gervis nodded to Alice, and then began to look at the nobles around him.
This time, all the seven earls who came were the sons of young men, and no earl came in person.
Gervis speculated that apart from the Lord of the North who was unable to get away, the other earls probably looked down on the Jones family because the Jones family had lost the old earl. After all, the Jones family was still an earl family after all, and Alice, as a new earl, had to personally attend the first invitation sent out by those earls.
This has nothing to do with politeness or not, but rather a recognition and affirmation of Alice and the Jones family, which is also the treatment that every newly-appointed earl deserves.
Among the eight representatives present, Gervis only recognized two, namely Caroline and Kevin. They were both representatives of his family, and Gervis didn't recognize any of the other young men.
While Gervis was looking at these young nobles, they were also looking at Gervis, and from time to time they would whisper with people they knew around them. The most intense conversation was with Kevin.
Kevin looked at Gervis with eyes full of jealousy. You know, Kevin and Alice were classmates. During the years they went to school in the royal capital, Alice had never smiled like this to male classmates like them. But now, the second son of a baron, who originally could not even inherit the title, now received Alice's favor.
"Kevin, is that pretty boy Gervis? He doesn't look that good!"
A young man next to Kevin asked.
"He's just a lucky gigolo!"
Kevin's face looked even uglier. He had been pursuing Alice for so many years, but in the end, Gervis got the beauty. How could he be happy?
It's like you worked hard to move bricks for a month, but in the end your salary was given to someone else. This is what Kevin was thinking at the moment.
Alice chose Gervis as her husband, which not only made Kevin sad, but also made him lose face in front of his friends. In order to save some face, Kevin continued to speak to the young man next to him.
"I guess Alice chose him just to make it easier to deal with the king's will and then kick him out later. After all, if she chooses an excellent husband, Alice will divorce her husband without a legitimate reason, and other nobles will gossip about her behind her back."
"Kevin, what you said makes sense. Your chances are pretty good. Remember to treat me to a night at the Fok Manor in the capital after you succeed!"
"Don't just say one night, I'll treat you to ten nights, but you must remember what I told you yesterday!!"
Kevin gritted his teeth as he looked at Gervis, who was sitting next to Alice, and responded to the young man.
"Don't worry! Leave it to me!"
(End of this chapter)
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