"Vivian, how do I dress?" Mavis was wearing a dark blue dress. Perhaps she had never attended a royal party before, and she seemed very nervous at the moment.
"Mom, your dress is perfect, please believe me." Vivian smiled and gave a thumbs up, while hinting at her father's performance with her eyes.
"Vivian is right, this dress suits you very well. Besides, you are a duchess, please maintain your dignity and don't let others laugh." Duke Klein smiled like a gentleman.
Mavis breathed a sigh of relief and said that Vivian had a good relationship with her. After all, they had been together for six years, and both of them had good tempers, so they didn't cause any big trouble.
To be honest, Mavis was a little afraid of Victor. She couldn't explain why, it was just that her body was resisting. Fortunately, Victor didn't want to get close to her, so the two of them had a tacit understanding to maintain a relationship that was neither far nor close.
As the sky gradually darkened, Vivian looked out the window at the endless luxury carriage and sighed. Fortunately, there is no need to queue up for the Klein family to enter the palace. Otherwise, who knows how long they would have to wait?
Vivian was bored and admiring the scenery of the palace. Suddenly she saw a tiger's head on a carriage not far away, and thought that the Duke of the West was also here.
The carriage stopped under the guidance of the escort, and Vivian saw three people coming down. Among them, the one wearing a dark red velvet coat with four stripes of mink on his hat was undoubtedly Duke Hoffman.
On formal occasions, the duke wears crimson uniform, and the crown is decorated with eight gold leaves. This is the highest level of dress for a courtier. Duke Klein also wore this, but in order to match Meiwei's blue dress, he wore a sapphire brooch.
"Father, Duke Hoffmann seems to be waiting for us?" Vivian looked back at Duke Klein, because the other party did not leave, but stood there waiting.
"Well, please don't be rude later." Duke Klein touched the ring on his hand. He and Hoffman were the only four Dukes who did not express their support for the prince. It seemed that he wanted to move around more.
Five minutes later, Vivian and others' carriage stopped.
Victor went down first, then raised his head to ask his father, mother and sister to come down. Sure enough, Duke Hoffman saw them and came over with a smile.
"Duke Klein, I haven't seen you for a year and you still look stunning." Duke Hoffman has dark skin and a long beard on his face. He looks about fifty years old.
"Duke Hoffman is exaggerating. This is my wife Mavis, and these are my children Victor and Vivian." Duke Klein smiled gently.
"I've met Duke Hoffmann." Vivian and Victor bowed and saluted, making each other laugh.
"This is my son Talon and this is my daughter Andrea."
Vivian was shocked when she heard the word "Andrea". According to the original plot development, Andrea married the crown prince politically two years later. The two got married first and then fell in love, creating a touching love story.
However, the author of the novel traveled through time and became Eunice, the daughter of an earl. In order to survive, she contracted a love relationship with the crown prince for two years. The two fell in love with each other halfway through, and Andrea turned into a female villain.
Tsk tsk, Vivian looked at the girl in front of her with a beautiful smile, and inexplicably felt that the crown prince was not worthy of such a good person. She had no idea about the future and had no idea about the crown prince. It was Eunice who kept getting her to be with the crown prince because she knew the future.
When she really fell in love with the crown prince, Eunice became pregnant and staged a show of a spoiled wife running with a ball. Andrea became the biggest joke in the entire empire, so she turned dark and took the path of a villain.
Andrea's brother Talon is a total sister-in-law. In order to prevent the crown prince from killing his sister in a rage, he would not hesitate to lose the entire family's property.
"Andrea, I'm Vivian, nice to meet you." Vivian took the initiative to walk to Andrea's side. The two were of similar age, one was petite and the other was elegant, standing together. Rather they complement each other.
"Mr. Vivian, you are more beautiful than I imagined. The color yellow really suits you." Andrea's voice was beautiful, like a bird singing.
"Pink suits you perfectly, too."
"Okay, okay, you are both beautiful, let's go in quickly." Finally, Duke Hoffman interrupted their conversation, otherwise they would have to talk for who knows how long.
The group of people followed the escort to the banquet hall, and someone immediately shouted loudly: "Welcome Duke Reeve Hoffman, Prince Taron Hoffman, and Princess Andrea..."
All the nobles in the banquet hall looked towards the door, waiting for the three members of the Hoffman family to come in. The protocol officer shouted again: "Welcome Duke Vincent Klein, Mavis Klein..."
As soon as the etiquette officer finished speaking, the four of them walked into the banquet hall. The nobles swarmed in, some surrounding the Duchess, and some surrounding Vivian and Victor.
The two of them are twins, with half or six similarities in appearance, and are very eye-catching when they stand together.
"Mr. Vivian, long time no see." The first person to come over to say hello to Vivian was Catherine, who was looking gorgeous in a red dress.
"Catherine, how have you been lately?" Vivian picked up the champagne and the two of them walked to the window sill to talk.
"A lot of things happened in the capital during the three months you left." Catherine said with a mocking look on her face. She had already decided to give up on the crown prince.
At first, I felt unwilling to give in and wanted revenge. However, watching the two people go in and out together every day, I felt ridiculous for no reason. She doesn't understand why she likes that kind of person and even loses herself?
The king did not agree with the prince's engagement to Eunice. First, her family was too weak and would not be helpful to the prince. Second, the aristocracy was firmly opposed.
After Eunice realized that she had become an obstacle to the crown prince, she hurriedly declared that she was just a lover and did not dare to covet the noble status of the crown prince.
Everyone saw her recognition, and their objections gradually disappeared. The queen once again approached Catherine to seduce the crown prince, but this time she refused and asked her parents to quickly arrange a marriage for her.
There was a clang, and someone's cup broke not far away.
Vivian and Catherine turned around and found Eunice staring in a certain direction in a daze. The two of them followed her line of sight and found that it was Andrea Hoffman at the end.
"I heard that His Majesty the King wants the Crown Prince to marry the Duke of Hoffmann." Catherine said casually.
"Duke Hoffmann's military strength is second only to that of the royal family, and I think Her Majesty the Queen has the same plan." Vivian knew that no matter which dynasty you were in, military strength meant power.
"It's so pitiful. She seems to be well protected. She can't even fake a smile." Catherine believed that people who are too simple cannot survive in the social circle of the royal capital.
"Duke Hoffmann has a daughter for a long time. He wishes he could love her like his eyes. There is no need to look at others' looks."
"I heard that Duke Klein also loves you very much."
"Indeed."
The two of them talked for more than ten minutes when they suddenly heard the etiquette officer shouting: "Please keep quiet, everyone, let us welcome the sun of the empire..."
The royal family appeared, Vivian shrugged and returned to her parents, and Catherine left the window.
Everyone bowed respectfully to the king and queen, and then the king gave a speech and announced the start of the banquet.
The music started, and the second prince walked up to Andrea with a smile. The prince invited Eunice to dance as usual.
"I wonder if I have the honor to invite Miss Vivian to dance?" A familiar voice came from above her head, and Vivian smiled and stretched out her hand.
"Brother Carol, long time no see."
"It's been a long time indeed."
"Brother Remino seems to be worried a lot. Doesn't he like lively occasions the most?"
"He's been in a bad mood lately."
"I heard that he couldn't pursue someone because he was heartbroken."
"I didn't expect that even you heard about it."
Vivian danced while talking to Carol. Remino was depressed after being rejected by Eunice, but in order to make her happy, he decided to persuade the family to support the crown prince.
Judging from Carroll's tone, the White family does not intend to participate in the struggle for imperial power unless Remino becomes the master of the family. Unfortunately, their grandfather was too strong to leave office so early.
After the first dance, Vivian found Victor leaving the banquet hall quietly, and hurriedly said to Carol before leaving.
