King's Landing in France

Chapter 17 Advice from the Maid

That night, Fanny was holding Mr. Andy Frost's dinner and was about to leave the main building of the Royal Palace when she was suddenly stopped by Miss Christina de Tolestel.

Fanny was a little surprised: "Miss, it's time for dinner, you should go to the restaurant..."

"What did you do, you made Andy and Reginald duel with you?"

Fanny looked aggrieved: "At first, I couldn't come across it, but when I was around the Royal Palace, I happened to come across Sir Fabry's speech. He stopped to take a look, and finally bumped into it."

With Fanny's facial expression, she almost said "it's all Fabry's fault".

Christina sighed: "I really didn't expect Reginald to start a duel with a commoner. I thought he looked down on commoners so much that he would never allow his family's name to be associated with commoners!"

"Uh," Fanny was slightly embarrassed, "it was the glove thrown by Mr. Frost."

Christina froze for a moment: "To whom?"

"For Reginald, and I watched from the side, he seems to be deliberately targeting the leader of the group of nobles."

Christina opened her mouth wide: "This...it's actually like this! But Frost did show a very superb swordsmanship in the process of rescuing me from the battlefield, killing the robbers who wanted to rob us in a flash..."

Fanny looked at her lady suspiciously: "Are you sure you saw a cobbler's son displaying superb swordsmanship? Isn't this ridiculous?"

Christina hesitated: "This...it was very dark at the time, and the process took only a moment, so I'm not sure..."

Fanny: "Reguinald's henchman thinks that the robber fell and hit Mr. Frost's knife directly. Is there such a possibility?"

Christina pursed her lips: "At that time, I was very nervous. I just fired a shot with my pistol, but I didn't hit anything. I was desperately reloading, so I really didn't see it clearly..."

Fanny: "I understand, everything is the scene after you beautified without authorization. Mr. Frost just barely killed the robber. But you added oil and vinegar to the salon welcoming you back this afternoon. Thinking about it like this, Ray It's not uncommon for Girod to be eyeing Mr Frost."

"You mean it's my fault?"

"I didn't say anything, miss. Anyway, it is a fait accompli that Mr. Frost will face Reginald, who has won three duels tomorrow, and all I can do is give him a little extra meal tonight." It's one o'clock." Fanny glanced at Christina, "Miss, you should go to eat too, or you will be reprimanded by Madam if you go late."

Christina looked very depressed: "This damn Reginald, how can I make him understand that I don't like him at all, I have no interest in him?"

Fanny: "When you go to the Brienne Military Academy, he will naturally understand. Now he seems to think that your claim to go to the military academy is a tease to him."

"How can that be interpreted as teasing!" Christina raised her voice slightly, which was heard by the people in the restaurant.

"Christina!" The Duchess's voice floated out of the dining room, "The whole family is waiting for you to pray before dinner!"

"I'm here Mom!"

Christina responded loudly, and then let go of Fanny's hand, straightened her clothes, and walked into the dining room with her head held high.

Fanny curled her lips, and quickly left with a large dinner plate.

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When An Ning saw the dinner served by Fanny, she was in a good mood: "Oh, it looks very sumptuous! I thought I would be accompanied by black bread again tonight."

Fanny: "Let the Duke's guests eat black bread, and if it gets out, the Duke will lose face."

"That's right, I thought it was the last supper for me." An Ning joked with a smile.

Fanny: "You are still in the mood to joke. Reginold is already in a daze in order to win the love of the lady. He will definitely find a chance to kill tomorrow. Even if Priest Sieyès tried his best to stop it, it would be useless."

An Ning smiled and said, "Instead of worrying about this, I'm more worried about whether there will be any problems if I kill a nobleman as a commoner."

Fanny frowned slightly: "Theoretically speaking, killing the opponent in a duel is honorable and legal, but..."

While tearing the bread, An Ning completed what the maid had left to say: "But that's a matter between two nobles."

Fanny nodded: "That's right, nobles generally only duel with nobles, while commoners generally don't fight duels, commoners like to fight directly. Like this commoner throws gloves on nobles' faces..."

An Ning stuffed the bread into her mouth, and found that the bread eaten by the Duke's family was also very hard. Could it be that all French bread has this kind of taste?

Where on earth should I go to eat the soft and fragrant bread that I remember?

The main course of dinner was steak, An Ning threw down the bread, picked up a knife and fork and began to cut the steak.

Fanny looked at An Ning's actions and asked suspiciously, "It looks like you've eaten steak?"

An Ning: "Should I have never eaten?"

The maid held back for a few seconds: "Now there are quite a few commoners who have eaten steak. I don't know if the cobbler's family can afford it..."

The answer is that they can't afford it. The memory An Ning inherited from the original owner has no memory of their family eating steak at all.

But it doesn't matter.

An Ning tasted the steak happily.

Compared with the steaks that An Ning ate in later generations, the spices under this steak are a bit less, but the heat is definitely better than the Chinese steaks that An Ning has eaten. The whole steak has an excellent taste.

Fanny silently poured a glass of water for An Ning and put it beside her, then watched An Ning eat in silence.

An Ning glanced at Fanny: "Where's your meal?"

"The servants will eat at nine, and I will eat then."

An Ning let out an "oh".

Fanny said again: "But seeing you eating so happily, I am indeed a little hungry."

An Ning: "Then sit and eat together, I'm not a nobleman, you don't need to care about so many rules."

Fanny: "I don't really want to eat at the same table as someone who is going to die tomorrow."

An Ning smiled and said, "I won't die. I'm still waiting for you to give me the benefits you promised. You said in the afternoon that you will give me benefits if I survive."

"I really envy your optimism."

An Ning laughed out loud.

"By the way, will you only take care of me until I go to the Brienne Military Academy, or will you also take care of me after I go to the military academy?" An Ning brought up a new topic.

Fanny: "It's not too late to discuss this issue after you have dinner tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, let's discuss something else, what do you think I should wear tomorrow?"

Fanny: "Is there a difference?"

"Of course, tomorrow I will become the focus of public opinion. After all, I am going to kill the son of a Marquis."

Fanny: "...you...are you serious? Do you really think you can win tomorrow?"

An Ning nodded: "Trust me, I will win."

Fanny tilted her head slightly, and after thinking for a while, she said to An Ning seriously: "Then I suggest you kill him directly, because if you let him live, you will definitely fall into endless revenge. Reggie will not let him go." Disgraced civilians."

(End of this chapter)