501 Banquet for nobles (1)
Two weeks later, it was ti for the guests to arrive.
During this ti, we had been running around preparing many different things for this banquet all so that our noble guests would enjoy themselves.
This was my first ti hosting an event like this, so it was definitely hard.
It was a good thing that I had Rose and Haley by my side, helping prepare everything.
Rose taught everything that I needed to know about etiquette while Haley helped us prepare many of the things that we would be using for the banquet.
If it wasn't for the two of them preparing everything, I really didn't know what I would have done.
Now that the day ca, the guests ca in droves.
After all, this was a banquet that was hosted by the new count, so everyone was naturally very curious about him.
That was especially true for the barons and smaller lords that were in the area since they knew that they would have to be careful of in the future. They wanted to use this banquet to gauge what kind of person I was so they knew how to deal with in the future.
But for , there were two main guests today.
It was Viscount Teomold and Viscount Henry who I had traveled to et before.
I had made sure to send personal invitations to both of them.
Since they had received personal invitations, they naturally had no choice but to co to this banquet that I was hosting.
But there was the grudge that was between them, so it wasn't as if they would forget about this just because of .
Not to ntion, both of them knew that the other would be trying to get a trade deal with , so they would go out of their way to sabotage each other.
Or at least that was what it would be on the surface.
In truth, I had already signed a trade deal with Viscount Henry and he was just acting the part.
The one that I was dealing with this ti was Viscount Teomold.
When Viscount Teomold arrived, the first thing that he did was get as close as he could to and raise his voice as he said, "Count Zwein, thank you for your personal invitation. I am honoured that you would think of inviting to your banquet."
He had made sure that we were surrounded by other nobles as he said this.
He wanted everyone to hear this so he could raise his own status among the other nobles.
After all, a personal invitation was sothing that was seen as very valuable.
It was only given to guests that the host cared very much about.
So when the nobles around us heard this, they all looked at Viscount Teomold in a different light.
I didn't mind this since he was soone that I did want here no matter what.
Not to ntion, it would be hard to say if he could keep that smile on his face by the end of the day.
So I said with a smile, "Of course, I couldn't think of anyone else that I would want at this banquet other than you."
It wasn't just the nobles around else, even Viscount Teomold was caught off guard by this.
After all, he never expected that I would be this friendly with him…
He had thought that I would just lightly admonish him for this, but I had gone the complete opposite.
After taking a mont to catch himself, Viscount Teomold opened his mouth to say sothing before closing it again.
He didn't know why, but there was a bad feeling that filled him.
It was as if there was sothing wrong about this place, but he just couldn't put his finger on it.
It was a feeling that made him want to leave this place as soon as possible.
But that was the last thing that he could do.
Even if he wanted to leave, leaving now would be a slap to Count Zwein's face and sothing that he definitely couldn't do.
So he could only suppress that bad feeling and said, "Count Zwein, thank you for your kind words."
I didn't hold back at all as I ca forward to take his hand and say, "Viscount Teomold, I can say for certain that there would be no party today if it wasn't for you."
The nobles all looked at Viscount Teomold with strange looks, as they wondered why Count Zwein was treating him so well.
But Viscount Teomold couldn't help feeling that there was sothing strange about these words.
The way that Count Zwein had said them, it gave him another bad feeling.
But before he could ask about this, there was another carriage that pulled up.
"Announcing Viscount Henry!"
The mont that Viscount Teomold heard this, the bad feeling that he had been feeling was blown away and he looked at the carriage pulling up with a dark look.
Anyone that saw this gaze could tell that this relationship with Viscount Henry who had just arrived wasn't good.
As the carriage was stopping, Viscount Teomold ca closer to to say, "Count Zwein, I advise that you don't get too close to this Viscount Henry in the future. I've had so dealings with this man and I can say that he isn't anything of value. He is definitely soone that a noble person like yourself would want to avoid."
I gave a secret disdainful laugh, but I revealed a friendly smile on my face as I said, "I know, I know, I've heard the rumours about this man."
Viscount Teomold was about to say sothing, but I cut him off by saying, "Unfortunately, he and my wife are related through their family, so I had no choice but to invite him today."
Viscount Teomold revealed an understanding look before saying with a nod, "I understand, but in the future, it would be best if you have less contact with this uncouth person."
I gave a nod and wanted to say sothing, but it was at this ti that Viscount Henry ca over.
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