Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 493: Mrs. Yagris's Winter Banquet
The most interesting thing about the North in recent years is that the highest-ranking male noble and the highest-ranking female noble are not from the same family.

The banquets held in Leon were basically very formalized, and the most important thing was the profit-sharing meeting during the day where the male nobles would get shirtless and quarrel with knives.

Although there will still be a "big reunion" banquet in the evening, Yuri will be in charge of the banquet.

No matter how handsome he looks, he is a man with a relatively normal personality.

What Yuri thought was a particularly interesting and worthy sight, the female nobles would probably just think he was sick.

After several innovations, Yuri returned to the most basic field of nobility amidst ridicule... He was actually quite good in this aspect.

But that is also very aristocratic.

The royal family and the aristocracy have existed in this world for too long, so long that it is difficult for them to come up with new things that conform to their so-called elegance and luxury.

The only thing that can surprise people is the magnificent spending of money.

Neither Leon nor Yuri would do such a thing... The experience of the Tiger Blade Adventure Group has engraved the word "saving money" in their hearts.

This is also the main reason why Yuri can only focus on the "new and unique" aspects.

With neither of these two options working, the banquets held by the Earl of Hamilton became notoriously dull. Everyone just went through the motions, leaving faster than the others as the time came.

It's okay if it lasts for a short time, but if it lasts for a long time, the ladies will definitely not be able to accept this result.

Not to mention the ladies' diplomacy that they are accustomed to, even... their children's weddings also need proper banquets to host them!

But aristocratic society appears to be free, but in reality it is clearly divided into upper and lower classes.

The banquet was not held in Hamilton County. Apart from relatives and friends who would give face, why would other nobles come from afar?

That would be easily misunderstood by the outside world...either you're hooking up, or you're inferior to them.

This is something that the nobles cannot do casually.

There was no other way, the noble ladies in the North could only write to Lady Yagris for help.

Only the former wife of the border lord, now the Countess of Montes, the mother of the Lord of Qingfeng who has a close relationship with the king, has the qualifications to suppress all disobedience.

Mrs. Yagris didn't want to agree at first. She knew that Lowry hated trouble, so she was not willing to take on these things.

Nor could she hold these parties in the Count of Montes's castle.

What Fabrice needs now is to minimize his presence.

Fortunately, the most outstanding person in the Montes family now is Lori, who has the least relationship with the Montes family, so Fabrice can hide reasonably.

It's not that many people don't remember the Count of Montes, but with Lori shining so brightly, they will definitely try their best to avoid pretending to have a good relationship with Fabrice.

Even though Lori Montes didn't seem to hold a grudge against his nephew.

But which nobleman has not seen a story where enemies are wiped out without anyone noticing while chatting and laughing?

No one wants to become cannon fodder for no reason.

This situation is not a bad thing for Lowry... Being considered vindictive and cruel by outsiders is definitely better than being considered a kind person.

But Leon, Earl Hamilton, who everyone thought would soon marry and have children, managed to hold on for several years and continue to be a happily single man, and it seemed that he would continue to be happy.

He lives longer and he is right, but what about others?

Most people can accept not engaging in first lady diplomacy and suspending marriage for a few years...and the most anxious people can still complete their initial tacit understanding at that awkward Hamilton dinner.

After all, in order to train as a knight, most nobles would only start to consider marriage in their twenties.

If they have the ability to become great knights and their families are not in a hurry to arrange marriage, they can completely postpone this time until they are 3 or 40 years old.

Anyway, the stronger and more sturdy the knight's body is, the less worried he is about not being able to give birth.

Anyone who prepares for marriage at the age of 20 knows that there is basically nothing to expect from this child except the title and bloodline.

The face is just an added value here.

Most nobles, given the choice between a plain-looking wife with decent knightly talent and a beautiful wife with little talent, would choose only the former.

But if the dowry... whether from the man or the woman... is enough to make up the difference, it is not impossible to make some concessions.

But the most basic premise of all this is that both parties must be of noble birth.

For a knight family, there must be at least two consecutive generations of children with decent talent.

Even though Valeera was popular among the lower-class nobles at the time, if Chesca hadn't appeared, she would have had no chance of marrying into a respectable noble family.

Unless she doesn't have children.

Nobles have always been realistic.

Their love stories are all within a certain range... They can fall deeply in love with a rival family, but they will never fall in love with an untalented commoner.

Most people who are "in love" with ordinary people will basically have a formal contract marriage first.

In this case, if their illegitimate children have talent, they can enter their respective families and become a branch of the family with low status. But if they don't have talent, they can only live with ordinary parents for the rest of their lives.

Love has no value in the face of the reality that all children are untalented.

Therefore, the marriage of respectable nobles, especially minor nobles, requires a long period of observation.

Failure once will cause great damage to your vitality. It is not easy to recover, let alone make further progress.

But no matter how long the observation period is, it is basically only five or six years.

The earliest group actually already had a tacit understanding when they had the banquet at Montes Castle, so even if the banquet at the Earl of Hamilton's territory was awkward, they were able to reach a consensus.

But what about the rest?

Who would dare to make a decision based only on rumors and superficial interactions?

In the world of the nobility, those banquets that wander between romanticism and vulgarity, between cunning and madness, and are immersed in ambiguity and the smell of alcohol are the places where a young person's character can be most easily seen.

If there is someone who can really have enough self-control in a place like this... wouldn't that be the best marriage partner for the child?
Anyway, as long as the marriage is established, the husband and wife will be the closest allies. Even if they are scheming against each other or being indifferent to each other, they are still very clear that only their positions are consistent.

The smarter and more self-controlled people are, the more they understand that this alliance is unshakable.

However, under Yuri's control, all of Hamilton's dinners were very formal.

They are obviously two bachelors, and they had lovers all over the world in the past. I don’t know how their life became like this!
The northern nobles could only curse and cry as they continued to ask Lady Yagris to come forward.

After all, the banquets held at Montes Castle in past years had always been perfect.

Mrs. Yagris did know the reason why those two lazy and romantic people did this.

Miriam.

Although he acted as if he had something to say to Valera and therefore revealed his brother's secret directly, in fact, it was Leon and Yuri who indirectly told Lori and Lady Yagris about their difficulties.

Those banquets were very important to the nobles, but to the two of them, they were a big trouble.

Compared to those young and promising nobles, Yuri and Leon are the most suitable marriage candidates!
Although most girls would not be able to get close to Leon in terms of marriage, for Yuri, who only has the title of baron, it is not completely impossible.

Moreover, as a person without elders to make decisions for him, if Leon really likes someone, it is not impossible for him to look down a little.

That's fine.

What is really scary are those noble ladies who have no worries and want to test the quality of their daughters first.

The hardest hit area is Yuri.

Although Yuri felt that he could endure it, it was just a social month starting from the Winter Day and ending on New Year's Day.

But Leon didn't want to.

He could make some concessions in order to succeed Earl Hamilton, but after having obtained the submission of the northern nobles, he would not accept that Yuri, who had worked so hard for him, would be wronged for such a boring thing.

Originally, these matters were not the Earl's responsibility, so he had the confidence to refuse.

In fact, the Northern nobles understood what Leon meant. They knew better that some of their own people had gone too far.

The point is that Lord Hamilton could really say openly, "I'm holding this dinner party because I don't want to see your wife in my bed."

Even the more innocent nobles did not want to hear the names of their neighbors spread throughout the country in this way.

Therefore, no one dared to force Leon.

They could only count on the always tolerant Lady Yagris.

But Mrs. Yagris is not stupid.

How could the Diana who dared to attack Leon and Yuri not dare to attack her own Lori?

Her son can be romantic or old-fashioned, but he must never be betrayed by a bunch of crazy women.

Originally, after a few years of turmoil, the Earldom of Hamilton was a little shaken... As a result, Leon's identity took a complete turn.

Although no one thinks they have a chance of ascending to the throne, being the king’s lover is also an official status!
The kind that even Dianniang has a chance.

Even the ladies who had never been involved in these things before could no longer hold back.

Yuri acted even more ferociously than before when his innocence was threatened.

This matter in the North was finally brought to the attention of the Noble Office and His Majesty King Travis.

Although the Nobles' Office also felt that the matter was a bit unclear, as the authority holders among the nobles, they would certainly be proactive in anything that could create problems for His Majesty the King.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, they would never let the king's life go too smoothly.

A king who thinks he can do anything is a huge threat.

(End of this chapter)