King's Landing in France

"Yes, it must be so! Long live the guns!"

An Ning shouted Long Live with everyone.

Maybe it was true, guns smoothed out the final rigid gap between nobles and commoners, guns shattered armor and replaced swords, and from now on, military nobles who practiced martial arts could no longer be unparalleled among commoners.

The crowd quarreled for a while, and then gradually dispersed.

Then An Ning found Fanny and the Duke's butler standing not far behind her.

Butler: "Mr. Frost, Your Excellency the Duke invites you to have dinner together."

At this time, a line of reminders suddenly popped up in An Ning's field of vision.

[Duke Tollestern seems to appreciate you even more. 】

Chapter 021 The Duke is favored

An Ning frowned slightly, because the Duke certainly didn't just know that he had won the duel just now.

If winning the duel caused the Duke to appreciate him more, it should have changed when the news reached the Duke's ears.

But it was only now that the prompt came up, indicating that he hadn't updated this cheat in time. The system would only give a corresponding prompt after the duke said something and it affected tranquility.

Combined with the experience of the duel just now, An Ning deeply realized that his cheat has limitations and is not as omnipotent as he originally thought.

Since the Duke invited, An Ning naturally did not dare to neglect.

The butler led An Ning into the main building of the Duke's palace. As soon as he clapped his hands, a group of maids came up to surround An Ning and changed his blood-stained clothes.

Fanny stood by the whole time, watching the maids who were older than her fiddle with An Ning like a doll.

After An Ning finished changing her clothes, the butler said to him seriously: "When eating later, you can follow Miss Christina, and you do what she does, so that you won't violate too many table manners."

To be honest, An Ning, a commoner hero who was carried by a team outside and shouted for so long, suddenly asked him to pay attention to the table manners of the aristocrats, which felt a bit out of place.

But after all, An Ning is dependent on others, and this is not the era when the aristocrat is finished, so he thought about it and nodded.

Butler: "Then, please follow me."

After speaking, the butler led An Ning through several doors in succession.

The characteristic of mansions in this era is that there are no long corridors, and the rooms are connected to each other. To get to a certain room, you have to pass through several different rooms.

When An Ning came to the main building of the Royal Palace before, he stayed in the foyer for a while and met Mirabeau and the Duke, so he had no idea about the internal structure of the Royal Palace.

His impression was still the same as what he saw in the anime, a long corridor with rooms side by side one after another on both sides.

Didn't expect it to look like this.

When passing through the room, An Ning found that the interior of the Royal Palace was also similar to the bank he had been to before, with a mix of Baroque and Rococo styles.

The decoration of the entire room has mostly been replaced with the now popular Rococo style, but many furniture still have the golden feeling of the Baroque era.

If you think about it carefully, the Rococo style should have become popular in the Louis XV era, and the two styles are in the process of replacing each other.

While An Ning was looking around, the butler pushed open the door of the dining room.

Christina was already sitting inside, and when she saw An Ning, she smiled and waved.

Next to Christina is a little boy, judging by his age, he should be the cheating player Chartres who defected with Dumouriez in later generations.

Because he and Dumouriez defected to Austria, the Duke of Orleans, who originally belonged to the Jacobin faction, was suspected of being an accomplice and was directly sent to the guillotine.

For the Duke of Orleans, this was a sudden disaster. He was a well-known member of the Jacobins and changed his name to Philip Equality to show his support for the spirit of the Great Revolution. However, he still couldn't escape the fate of being tricked by his son.

But the current Chartres doesn't look like an unfilial son at all, just a plain-looking noble boy.

He looked at An Ning curiously, and then asked his sister: "I heard that Mr. Frost is a fallen nobleman and has also learned swordsmanship, is that true?"

"No, he is the cobbler's son."

"How could the cobbler's son beat Reginald? His swordsmanship is said to be among the top three in Paris!" Chartres said.

Christina glanced at An Ning, and her tone became uncertain: "This...he...uh..."

Suddenly Christina turned to An Ning: "You are not really the son of a fallen nobleman, are you? Then your German can explain it!"

An Ning: "What are you thinking, there is no such thing."

"But you look very proficient in defending Reginald's offense today, like a swordsman who has experienced many battles!" Christina said persistently, "The son of a cobbler or a layman will definitely not be able to do such a thing! "

An Ning took a seat under the guidance of the butler, while perfunctory Christina: "That's just because you are a layman, and you have a good relationship with me, so it looks like that, human beings always tend to beautify people who have a good relationship with us .”

Just as Christina was about to answer, a baritone voice came from behind An Ning: "That's right, human beings do have such a tendency."

An Ning looked back and found that it was the Duke, and hurriedly stood up to salute.

The Duke waved his hand: "Okay, sit down. You are a hero of the common people. I bet you are the focus of every dinner table in Paris tonight. Maybe even the king and queen have heard about you."

An Ning joked, "Maybe they will talk about me when they make their babies tonight."

The Duke laughed: "Maybe it's possible! However, I'm not sure if my brother will share the bed with the Queen at night. There are gossips in the palace that His Majesty would rather sleep in the tool room with his beloved." The locks are together."

An Ning is speechless, good guy, is Louis XVI in this time and space even more excessive than that in another time and space?

But after thinking about it, the Duke of Orleans in front of him is the mastermind behind the fabrication of many gossip and gossip about the queen and the emperor, and An Ning became uncertain again.

The Duke went to sit at the top of the table, looked at An Ning and said, "Talk about yourself, are you really the son of a cobbler? You know German, and your swordsmanship can beat people who are known as the top three in Paris. Christina also told me You know how to ride a horse, and as a cobbler's son, you know too much, don't you?"

An Ning: "But I am indeed the son of a cobbler. No matter how many people are sent to investigate, this is the truth. As for riding a horse, to be honest, this is the first time I have ridden a horse after leaving Germany. I have only ridden a mule before, but obviously riding a horse is not a thing A very difficult thing.

"The same is true for duels. I am a layman with swords, and I won only by my on-the-spot reaction..."

"Don't get excited," the Duke interrupted An Ning, "Mr. Frost, I didn't doubt what you meant, I just thought it was shocking that you, as the son of a cobbler, had such a performance. Looking at you, I I can't help thinking that maybe the age of the common people that those philosophers said is really coming."

The duke sighed, and then looked at his daughter: "Because Christina has reached the age of remarriage, I have been investigating young people in Paris. Let me tell you, the entire aristocratic circle in Paris is rotten, so I can't find her." Come up with a young man who I am willing to marry my daughter to!"

An Ning frowned, thinking what is going on, the Duke is planning to marry his daughter?

The Duke continued on his own: "More than one family came to me to propose marriage, but when I saw their sons, I wanted to chase them away like flies.

"So, it might be a good choice to send her to Brienne's military academy."

Ten thousand "no way" popped up in An Ning's heart, quietly waiting for the Duke to continue.

Duke: "Of course, I am a little bit worried that he went to the military academy as a girl, because the military academy is a man's world after all. But now that this problem has been resolved, I have decided to sponsor you to go to the Brienne Military Academy. Will cover your full tuition and fees. With a lad like you looking after Christina in Brienne, I'm sure you'll be all right."

An Ning's mouth was half open. He originally thought that it was a certainty that he would go to the Brienne Military Academy, but he didn't expect the Duke to confirm to support him now. He didn't really express his position before.

No, it should be that I took other people's noncommittal as a promise on my own initiative...

Duke: "In addition, if you graduated from the military academy in Brienne, if you can be admitted to the military academy in Paris, I will continue to support you. The house you live in now will always belong to you!"

An Ning: "Thank you Duke. However, that house is a bit big. If it's just me, I have to clean it up..."

The Duke waved his hand: "No problem, Fanny, what do you think? From now on, she will be your maid. Of course, I will pay her salary!"

An Ning: "Really, that's great."

As he spoke, he glanced at Fanny who was helping to distribute the tableware, and smiled slightly when he met her gaze.

Fanny kept a straight face, showing no signs of sadness or joy.

But Christina said, "That's great, Fanny!"

Fanny: "Yes."

At this time, the duchess was also seated, so the butler stepped forward and asked, "Your Excellency, can we have dinner?"

The Duke nodded: "Okay, let's start praying before the meal."

France is a Catholic country, and prayers must be led by the head of the family before meals.

Although An Ning folded his hands together and closed his eyes with everyone, his attention was entirely on the dinner that the servants had placed on the side table.

He seemed to smell a nice smell of roasted foie gras.

Speaking of which, I have traveled to France for so long, and I have never eaten a decent French meal—well, I have eaten authentic baguettes, and the taste is similar to eating wood.

While An Ning was thinking wildly, the Duke said loudly, "Amen!"

Everyone followed: "Amen!"

The Duke opened his eyes, snapped his fingers, and the servants began serving the food.

The first appetizer came was the bread basket.

An Ning looked at the baguette inside, and was instantly full of desire to complain.

At this time, Fanny, who was in charge of serving the dishes together with the maids, put a small cup in front of An Ning.

The maid whispered, "Butter foie gras, spread on bread."

An Ning glanced at Christina who had already started to spread the bread, quickly picked up a piece of bread, then used a butter knife to skim a piece of foie gras, spread it on the bread, and put it in her mouth.

The taste...is not bad.

It may be because An Ning hasn't eaten anything good for a long time.

He decided not to think about other things for the time being, and enjoy his first serious French meal after traveling to France.

Chapter 022 The Rose of Versailles

The next dish appeared to be a white broth covered with a layer of celery.

Fanny whispered the name of the dish: "Cream Bullfrog."

An Ning let out an "oh", then scooped up a spoonful and put it into her mouth.

The first feeling is a bit strange, like ice cream at room temperature.

The bullfrog meat was so badly stewed that it melted in your mouth.

And this dish did not eat the bones of the bullfrog at all, it should be that the bones were removed in advance.

As for that layer of what looked like celery, it was actually a lettuce-like vegetable.In short, the taste of this whole dish is even more strange.

While eating, An Ning suppressed her strong desire to complain.

Fortunately, the portion of this dish is not much, so it can be eaten in one go.

Just when the meal was finished, the servants came up and removed the empty dishes.

When Fanny brought out the next dish, she whispered the name of the dish into An Ning's ear as usual: "Provence stew."

An Ning looked at a series of stewed dishes made of mushrooms, eggplants, cucumbers and other vegetables on the plate in front of him, and didn't know how to evaluate it for a while.

Isn't this just plain stewing?

French delicacies?

However, An Ning has been eating bread since timetraveling, and basically doesn't take in much vegetables. It's not a bad thing to supplement vegetable vitamins at this time.

So An Ning began to stuff vegetables into her mouth.

At this time, the duke's cheating son Chartres, who was sitting opposite, was not happy: "I don't like Provence stew! I don't want eggplant!"

Duchess: "If you don't want to eat, just watch and wait for the next dish."

Chartres: "I want to eat bullfrogs! I want to eat snails!"

The Duchess stopped to put the eggplant in her mouth, and snapped: "Enough! Snails are only eaten by commoners."

An Ning raised her eyebrows and glanced at the Duchess.

Did the French nobles not eat snails?Could it be that civilians can't eat meat, so they catch snails as meal replacements?

Is it a unique feature of France in this time and space, or has it been like this in history?

An Ning was puzzled while eating mixed vegetables.

He found that Provence stew was actually quite good.

After eating the stew, An Ning felt that she was half full. It seems that the French food of this era is not the same thing as the Western food of later generations.

The servants came up again to collect the dishes.

Then the next dish was served.It was still Fanny who served An Ning, and she introduced in a low voice: "This is the main course, steak with red wine sauce."

The aroma of the steak entered An Ning's nostrils, but unfortunately he was already half full, so his appetite was not particularly good.

Everyone at the dining table started to move their knives and forks, so An Ning had no choice but to follow suit.

He cut a small piece of steak, only to find that the inside of the steak was still pink, and the steak was probably only half-done.