v3 Chapter 1079： Optimistic about your future son-in-law

The invitation of the Duke of Argyll once again disrupted Xia Yu's plan.

But fortunately, there is still plenty of time, so it doesn't matter if you delay some days.

In order to go with Duke Carter Howard, Xia Yu went to Norfolk one day in advance and stayed overnight at Castle Howard.

The following morning, the group went to Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland. The name of the town was named after the Campbell family’s castle Inveraray.

On the way, Duke Carter Howard introduced to Xia Yu in advance the title of Duke of Argyll and the history and current situation of the Campbell family.

Although Xia Yu knew a lot about the Campbell family, and even approached the Campbell family's intelligence organization when he was on the forefront of Xiangjiang, he listened patiently to Duke Carter Howard's narration.

The Campbell family's fief is in Argyll County, because the title is the Duke of Argyll, and the current patriarch Ian Campbell is Argyll XII.

It is worth mentioning that the Duke of Argyll has other titles, such as "hereditary director of the Scottish royal family". The main responsibility of this position is to be responsible for the internal affairs of the royal family in Scotland. Therefore, as long as the Queen of England stays at Howley Road Palace in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, the Duke of Algay will always appear in various ceremonies.

In terms of strength, the Campbell family is also much stronger than the Howard family. Although most of the family assets are fixed assets such as land, forests, and minerals, at least they exceed 10 billion pounds.

Although the history of the Howard family is longer than that of the Campbell family, there is no way, who has let the Campbell family seize several historical opportunities!

At about 10:40 in the morning, Xia Yu and his group arrived at Invera Castle, a Gothic Revival manor house on the shore of Lake Finney, the largest sea lake in Scotland.

This huge castle, which started more than two hundred and thirty years ago, has gone through the design and improvement of several generations of architects, and was finally completed in 43 years. It is one of the magnificent symbols of the Campbell family and is no better than the Howard family. The Howard Castle is inferior and is one of the top castles in Scotland.

The castle was originally a product of the European Middle Ages. In addition to being used for residence by the nobles, it also served as military fortification and political division. Inveraray Castle is a quadrilateral shape, except that the four corners are cylindrical arrow towers, and the top of the tower is crowned with a conical spire. There is a tower in the middle of the three-story castle, and the top of the tower is flying. banner.

Paving the road through straight red gravel, Xia Yu and others came to the gate of Inveraray Castle, and they were greeted by Duke Ian Campbell who had just met a few days ago.

The arrival of the Earl and Marquis does not require Duke Ian Campbell to come out, but Duke Carter Howard not only has the same status as him, but the two are friends who have known each other since childhood, so when he received the notice from the servant, he walked out to greet him.

"Sir Carter, Sir Xia, and beautiful Elena and handsome Henry, welcome to you!"

"Dear Sir Ian, good morning!"

"Sir Ian, I greet you!"

...

The four people say hello in different ways. Duke Carter Howard is obviously more casual, Xia Yu is not humble, and Elena and Henry, as juniors, use the interests of the nobles to greet Duke Ian Campbell.

"Please come inside!"

"Elena, and Henry, Mia, Heidi, Tokushir, and Weber are all upstairs. I will ask you to take you up to find them. They will be very happy to see you."

Duke Ian Campbell was in a very happy mood and said to Elena and Henry with a gentle smile.

"Thank you! I haven't seen Mia and Heidi for a long time, and I miss them very much!" Elena said expectantly.

While talking and laughing, Duke Ian Campbell accompanied the four people into the castle.

In the huge castle hall, it has been temporarily transformed and arranged. There are already many beautifully dressed men and women in it. Xia Yu glanced at it and felt that a small number of them were familiar, and he did not know most of the nobles.

But it doesn't matter, Duke Carter Howard has already said before coming, and will introduce him throughout the process.

After that, Elena took her younger brother Henry to the stairs, Xia Yu began to socialize.

The guests who are eligible to be invited to the coming-of-age ceremony of the first heir to the Campbell family are all aristocrats with certain strength, and ordinary barons and viscounts are basically not present.

These nobles have brought the outstanding children of their families, hoping to allow their children to establish contacts on this platform, and even to see if they can find their favorite people to facilitate the marriage of their families.

Xia Yu just glanced, and saw many young and beautiful girls wearing dresses like Elena, with white sandy gloves on their arms, white gauze on top of their heads, and some jewels on them, making themselves beautiful The side is shown.

But these noble ladies are beautiful, just look at them. Xia Yu doesn't plan to hook up. It's better to communicate with their dad more in this time.

Time slowly passed, more and more VIPs arrived, and the atmosphere on the scene became more heated.

When it was eleven thirty, Xia Yu had just finished communicating with an earl when he heard someone calling his name softly.

It's Elena's voice.

He followed the prestige, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

Elena was walking down the stairs with five pure and beautiful girls, each wearing a noble dress, and most importantly, two of them looked exactly the same.

Xia Yu walked over with a calm expression and bowed slightly to say hello to a few beauties: "Beautiful ladies, hello, I am Xia Yu!"

"This is my friend, and of course my current boss, Xia Yu."

Elena walked out of them and introduced Xia Yu to them.

Xia Yu obviously noticed that several people had a smile in their eyes, and they looked at Xia Yu and Elena a little ambiguous.

"Xia Yu, let me introduce to you, they are all my good friends."

"She is Ruth Connor, the daughter of the Marquis of Connor."

"Hello, handsome Mr. Xia, this is Ruth, it is an honor to meet you!"

"Hello, beautiful Miss Ruth."

"She is Mia, the eldest daughter of Duke Campbell, and this is the twin sister, Heidi."

The girl named Mia showed a gentle and quiet smile and greeted Xia Yu, while the identical-looking sister Heidi blinked her eyes and looked a little lively and playful.

...

After some introduction, Xia Yu remembered the names and appearances of Elena's five friends with his powerful memory.

However, he also noticed that the six golden flowers gathered together and attracted the attention of many people in the hall. Some young people were still a little bit eager, obviously wanting to come over to talk to a certain girl.

Under this circumstance, continuing to occupy the time of the six girls is undoubtedly very hateful, he just keeps his Elena.

Just as he apologized to several beauties and made excuses to leave, it happened that Tokushir Ian Campbell’s coming-of-age ceremony, the eldest son of Duke Ian Campbell, was about to begin, and some young people with ideas had to regret to suspend the action. .

"Xia Yu, Mia and Heidi are beautiful, aren't they? They are still single~"

Standing by and preparing to watch the coming-of-age ceremony, Elena suddenly whispered in Xia Yu's ear.

Xia Yu just wanted to say that she was very beautiful, and she reacted in an instant, looked at Elena with a smile on her face, smiled and said, "Elena, where are they beautiful?"

"I don't believe it, you still keep watching them secretly." Elena's mouth raised slightly and whispered.

Xia Yu calmly explained: "You just introduced me and I still know each other, but now I'm just thinking, which one is the sister and which one is the younger sister."

"How do you distinguish them?"

Elena couldn't help laughing. She covered her mouth and whispered: "They are really hard to tell, but there are still some subtle differences in their bodies, especially sister Heidi has a mark... You still look at their pendants, the color is silver The white one is sister Mia, and the lavender one is sister Heidi."

"Oh, there is indeed a difference."

Xia Yu realized that the pendants on their chests were of different colors.

...

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for participating in the coming-of-age ceremony of my child Tokushir Ian Campbell..."

Duke Ian Campbell and his wife personally presided over the coming-of-age ceremony for their son. Xia Yu looked at the blond boy who was expecting Xuanang next to him.

I have to say that Tokushir Ian Campbell is a talented person. If he has a more romantic personality, I don't know how many girls' hearts will be hurt.

Xia Yu remembers that according to the historical trajectory of the previous life, Tokushir Ian Campbell will inherit the family title and become the thirteenth Duke of Argyll. He is not a pioneer, but at least he is more than enough to keep it. The glory of the Campbell family.

There is nothing to say about the coming-of-age ceremony. Xia Yu follows the crowd. Applause when it’s time to applaud. After the protagonist steps down, with the melodious and soft music, the time for free socialization comes again. Those who want to drink, those who want to eat, those who want to eat, and those who want to dance. dancing.

In Elena's expectant gaze, Xia Yu took her hand and walked into the center of the dance floor.

While Xia Yu was dancing with Elena, Duke Ian Campbell, who was drinking, jokingly asked Duke Carter Howard next to him: "Sir Carter, it seems that your baby girl is in love with Sir Xia?"

Duke Carter Howard glanced at Duke Ian Campbell and said blankly: "I don't know the situation, you know my character, and I respect the privacy and freedom of the children."

After speaking, Duke Carter Howard drank a sip of red wine and counterattacked: "I'm not like you, a mad devil who is going to marry you with so many families. Who do you plan to choose?"

Duke Ian Campbell looked calm and retorted: "My love and care for the children is too complicated, and my daughters are so innocent. As a father, I certainly have to protect them."

"I don't want my daughter to be wronged in the future. If you want to marry my daughter, you have to pass my test first."

Duke Carter Howard shrugged and said, "Your eldest daughter may listen to you, but your younger daughter, who has a lively character, is not very easy to look after."

Duke Ian Campbell smiled calmly: "My daughter is obedient..."

Before he finished speaking, Carter Howard's jokes sounded: "Really? Look there!"

Duke Ian Campbell immediately looked at the direction indicated by Duke Carter Howard, and saw that Xia Yu and Elena were already off the dance floor, and his youngest daughter Heidi was sending out an invitation to Xia Yu to dance.

Although the noble etiquette does not stipulate that women should not actively invite men to dance, but now that the daughter actively invites Xia Yu, it undoubtedly shows that his little daughter has a more outgoing personality, which does not match what he just said.

His face was a little ugly, and he said angrily to Duke Carter Howard: "I'm optimistic about your future son-in-law!"

Duke Carter Howard deliberately laughed and ran on: "I can't manage."

His laughter made Duke Ian Campbell depressed and drank the red wine in his glass.

...

Let’s talk about the dance floor.

Xia Yu gently put his hand on Heidi Campbell’s thin waist, the distance between her body is relatively wide, and Heidi Campbell puts his left hand on Xia Yu’s shoulder, and his right hand is held together with Xia Yu’s left hand. , The two danced on the dance floor with soothing steps.

Heidi Campbell blinked and looked at Xia Yu: "Mr. Xia, were you looking at me and my sister secretly just now?"

Xia Yu didn't expect that she would say that, but Xia Yu was also thick-skinned, and said naturally, "Miss Heidi, it was not a peek, but an open look. I was telling you two sisters just now. Who is the younger sister."

Heidi Campbell came to be interested, and said curiously: "Then you can tell it clearly now?"

Xia Yu smiled and said softly: "It's clear."

Heidi Campbell hurriedly asked: "Hey, how do you distinguish it?"

Xia Yu looked down at the lavender pendant in the middle of Heidi Campbell's towering chest, and said, "Your sister Mia's pendant is silvery white, and your pendant is lavender."

Heidi Campbell suddenly understood.

At this moment, a question Xia Yu suddenly asked made her pretty face blush.

"Miss Heidi, Elena said you have a mark that is clearly different from your sister. Where is it?"

Heidi Campbell looked at her chest subconsciously and blushed and said, "I can't tell you."

It seems that because of nervousness, even the dance steps are a little messy, almost stepping on Xia Yu.

Xia Yu lowered his head and looked at the white snow and the temptation gully, and instantly reacted, could it be there?

Embarrassing ￣□￣｜｜

He raised his head hurriedly and just wanted to find a topic. He never thought that the a little shy Heidi Campbell would divert the topic first, still with a counterattack.

"Mr. Xia, are you dating Elena?"

"Uh... yes!"

Xia Yu was taken aback, then said frankly.

Heidi Campbell's tone was a little envious: "She told my sister and me that she didn't plan to fall in love before the age of twenty-five."

"But it can also be seen that destiny made you meet."

"Can you tell me how you met? How long have you been together?"

The first encounter with Elena appeared in Xia Yu's mind, and a knowing smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, which made Heidi Campbell who had been watching Xia Yu envied.

She couldn't help looking forward to the appearance of love.

Due to the strict supervision of her father since she was a child, she rarely had contact with the opposite sex, and because of family education, her vision became high unconsciously, and she has never had a boyfriend until now.

She is very curious whether the love of her good friend Elena is like the fairy tale.

It's a pity that a dance song ended at this time. The men and women on the dance floor began to walk out, and the people outside the court began to walk in.

Heidi Campbell and Xia Yu looked at each other, and could only follow Xia Yu out of the dance floor and returned to where Elena sat.

It happened that Xia Yu just saw Elena smile and refused a young man's invitation to dance.

As soon as he sat down, Heidi Campbell grabbed Elena's hand and asked curiously: "Elena, Xia Yu just told me that you are in love, right?"

"How did you meet before? How long have you been together?"

Heidi Campbell's sudden question made Elena a little shy, and she subconsciously glanced at Xia Yu, with love in her eyes naturally.

"I'm a little hungry. Go eat some food first."

Xia Yu, who had just sat down, got up at the right time, left a word and left, leaving space for Elena and Heidi Campbell.

Heidi Campbell became more vigorous, holding Elena's hand and said expectantly: "Elena, Mr. Xia is gone, don't be shy."

"You said before that you didn't plan to fall in love when you were less than twenty-five. What caused you to break this promise? Tell me..."

Unable to help Heidi Campbell's request, Elena had a scene of past encounters in her mind, with an unconscious smile on her face, and in the enviable and curious eyes of Heidi Campbell, she whispered: "..."

...

Xia Yu didn't go far, holding red wine and eating snacks not far away, and from time to time looked at Elena and Heidi Campbell who were whispering.

Waiting until they seemed to have finished talking, and when Elena started looking around for him, he took a tray and walked over with a stack of snacks and two glasses of red wine like a waiter.

"Two beautiful ladies, after talking for so long, are you thirsty? Do you need some red wine?"

"Thank you!"

Heidi Campbell said thank you politely, then gracefully held up a glass of red wine.

Elena also smiled and picked up the red wine.

"bless all of you!"

Seeing Heidi Campbell looking at herself and Elena with the wine glass and sending out blessings, Xia Yu and Elena looked at each other, and also raised the wine glass and touched her lightly.

"Thank you!"

...

Next the three chatted, and the topic unknowingly talked about the Campbell family’s Invera Castle and the life of the castle.

Heidi Campbell calmly commented on her castle: "I think it’s okay. My castle is not as big as Elena’s, and I grew up in the castle. Except for some peers in the family, I only have a lot of Few friends, Elena is one of the few friends."

"You can ask Elena about this. I still have my sister to accompany me. Elena was even more lonely when I was a child!"

Xia Yu could imagine this scene, he looked at Elena with a distressed look.

Elena smiled and said: "It was true when I was young, just like the princess in the fairy tale. We are all curious about the life outside the castle after leaving the family. I really have very few friends. I met most of the time. Friends write letters."

"When my father took me to other uncles' homes, I would meet people my age. We played in the garden together. This is the most profound and happy memory of my childhood."

"Of course, in retrospect, the life in the castle is actually very good. Without the hustle and bustle of a big city, the quiet, peaceful and quiet atmosphere allows me to relax and feel the beauty of nature."

"Yes, this is an obvious feature of life in the castle." Heidi Campbell said in agreement.

After speaking, she suddenly said to Xia Yu playfully: "Mr. Xia, do you have a castle?"

Xia Yu didn't know, so he shook his head and said frankly, "I don't!"

Heidi Campbell looked at Elena and blinked her beautiful eyes and said, "Elena likes the comfortable life of the castle. When she marries you in the future, she will rarely return to Castle Howard. What should I do?"

PS: The second update will be sent. Today I have changed 8,000 words, and I will update it tomorrow.

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