My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"Listen carefully, Litt." Orson took the family crest from his pocket and handed it to Litt.

This was just brought by the maid Vivian, who said it was given by Lucius.

The crest of the Stranik family is a black eagle flying in the blue sky.

Therefore, black and blue are the traditional colors of the family.

"This is the crest of our family. The nobles of the empire basically have their own crests." Orson explained the meaning of the crest to Litt. "The crest has many functions, the most important of which is to indicate your identity. Basically, the nobles of the empire know each other's crests. You just came, so don't rush to recognize them all. I will teach you slowly later."

"Now this crest is given to you by your father. Although our family crests are all blue-bottomed black eagles, the ones with gold edges represent direct members, that is, me, you, father and mother."

Orson then explained the meaning of many crests, and Litt was confused.

Seeing this, Orson smiled and comforted: "It's okay, it's normal not to know these things now, you will understand them slowly in the future."

At this time, the door outside was knocked again.

"Please come in." Orson said.

The maid Vivian walked in.

Seeing that Lit had already put on his clothes, Vivian said: "Master Orson, Master Lit, the master is urging you."

"Okay, Vivian, you go down first." Orson nodded, and then looked at Lit.

"The maid just now was Vivian. If I'm not at home in the future, you can find her or Albert the butler if you have any troubles."

"It's almost time, come down with me, and if you don't understand anything, you can ask me directly."

"Well..." Lit nodded, and then stood up.

After smoothing his clothes, he followed Orson downstairs.

The preparations for the banquet in the hall on the first floor have begun. The long table in the center is full of food and drinks. Lit has never seen these in the countryside.

At this moment, he only dared to follow behind Orson timidly, holding the corner of Orson's clothes with his little hand and sticking his head out.

Orson didn't feel anything about this.

In his memory of this life, he had attended banquets of this scale many times and had long been accustomed to this scene.

Moreover, the highest noble present was a marquis, none of whom had a higher title than his father. In this case, Orson was more casual.

As for Lit, Orson could understand him. He would be a little scared when he first arrived.

But there was no way, people always had to grow up.

Orson stopped, and Lit, who was following behind Orson, didn't pay attention and accidentally bumped into Orson's solid back, holding his nose and taking two steps back.

The surrounding nobles sneered.

Orson looked at the sneering nobles coldly.

"Count Carls, is it interesting?" He said this, pointing to a count.

"No, no, no." Count Carls, who laughed the loudest, immediately regained his composure and shook his head.

He was just a small earl, and he dared not provoke the Duke's beloved son.

Then, Orson looked behind him, and the iceberg melted immediately. He touched Lit's little head and said softly: "Lit, are you okay?"

"I'm sorry, I just stopped suddenly."

In fact, he was panicking.

He was just thinking about what to do with Lit next, and then stopped to think.

However, he forgot that Lit was following him.

This collision was not just a simple collision.

Lit might hate him for making a fool of himself in front of so many nobles, thinking that he did it on purpose.

Wouldn't all the efforts he made before be in vain?

So, he thought that even if it slightly damaged his relationship with these nobles, he had to save Lit's face.

The first banquet of the real young master must not have any mistakes!

"No, it's okay, Brother Orson, I didn't notice you stopped." Lit shook his head while holding his nose, and said in a muffled voice.

"No, I have to take a look." With that, Orson took Lit's hand that was covering his nose and checked it carefully. After confirming that it was okay, he nodded with relief.

Then, Lucius and Mary came up.

Seeing that the relationship between the two brothers was pretty good, Lucius was relieved.

Then he and Mary focused their attention on Lit.

After taking a bath and changing clothes, Lit was not as sloppy as when he first came in, and even Orson put on all the complicated accessories for him.

But his hunched back and unconfident look still did not have the temperament of an aristocrat.

If he was a noble lady, it would be fine, but he is Lucius's own son!

He is one of the future heirs of the Strannik family!

In the case that Orson's inheritance rights are not clear, he can even be said to be the only heir of the Strannik family.

But considering that Lit had been in the countryside for so long, it was normal for him to not adapt for a while, so Lucius nodded.

"Not bad, come to the table."

With that, Lucius took Mary back to the top of the long table and sat down.

Orson also turned around and motioned Lit to follow him.

"Orson, this is not in accordance with the rules." At the table, Mary frowned when she saw the two sitting on the same side.

According to table etiquette, after the host, the guests are relatives.

Leeteuk and Orson were supposed to sit on the left and right sides, but Orson actually took the initiative to sit on the same side as Leeteuk.

It's not impossible to sit on the same side. There is even a seat on both sides that is vacant.

That position was reserved for their future wives.

"Mom, this is the first time Li Te has come and he still doesn't understand many of the rules. I'll take care of him and make him feel better."

"Besides, we are at home after all."

"Okay." Mary looked at Orson and nodded.

Chapter 4: Inescapable traditional concepts

The banquet adopts a meal-sharing system, and everyone has a meal in front of him.

Lee Teuk looked at the plate placed in front of him, at a loss.

She didn't know what to do.

I have used the knife and fork in the countryside, but this is the first time I have used the silver one.

Porcelain plates were only seen by my adoptive parents when they took me to a restaurant for dinner on my tenth birthday, and they were far less delicate than the porcelain plates here. There were even patterns on them.

These porcelain plates with the size of works of art are actually used to hold food...

As for the food on it, except for a plate of bread that Li Te could recognize, she had never seen any other food.

"Everyone, today is the first day that my son Li Te returned to the family and got to know me." Lucius looked at the nobles on the table and raised the wine glass in his hand. “Today is a happy day, let’s drink to Lee Teuk!”

After saying this, the nobles in the audience also raised their glasses.

Seeing this, Orson motioned to Li Teuk to raise his glass. Li Teuk imitated Orson's actions and raised his glass in a dignified manner.

Then, Lucius took the lead and drank a glass of wine.

The nobles present also followed Lucius's actions and drank the wine in their glasses.

Liteuk imitated Orson's actions, and then, after frowning and drinking a glass of bitter wine, he choked.

Before this, Li Teuk had never drank alcohol, and after this, he probably wouldn't like drinking anymore.

"Ahem..." He coughed.

As Leeteuk coughed, all the eyes on the field were drawn to him.

The nobles around looked at Li Teuk, all secretly showing contempt.

When he saw Lee Teuk put on his dress, he looked much more presentable than when he first entered the house.

They thought this ugly duckling would transform into a white swan so soon.

But a country bumpkin is a country bumpkin after all. Even if he is the son of a duke, after living in the country for so many years, his actions with a hint of civilian habits still make these nobles uncomfortable.

If you don’t even understand how to drink, how can you still be embarrassed to be a noble?

It's just that because of Lucius's face, they couldn't show it directly.

Lucius was expressionless, while Mary was frowning.

From the very beginning of the party, she seemed to have been in a bad mood.

Thinking about it, it is definitely unacceptable for Mary, a person with a good face, to have her child make a fool of herself in public.

What's more, Mary is not Li Te's biological mother. The former duchess died in childbirth after giving birth to Li Te. Mary is the wife Lucius remarried five years ago.

She is the stepmother of Orson and Lee Teuk.

In the original book, the reason why the relationship between Orson and Leete deteriorated rapidly was also related to Mary's obstruction.

After all, in

Among the four core members of the family, only Lee Teuk and Lucius are related by blood.

Mary is not Li Te's biological mother, and Orson is not Lucius' biological son.

The two naturally formed a small group, with Mary making suggestions and Orson responsible for executing them.

Finally, after Orson was kicked out of the family, Mary had no tool and could only plan to get rid of Li Te...

After that, Orson couldn't remember the contents of the book.

On the other side, Leeteuk was coughing and blaming himself internally.

Why am I so useless? I have obviously decided to live a good life in my new home, but I end up making a fool of myself again and again...

He thought of the looks Lucius and Mary looked at him.

Lucius is helpless, Mary is indifferent.

This is not like the way parents treat their children...

But it's normal. How could a country boy like me be recognized by the nobles...

I'm afraid even Brother Orson will dislike me. I even soiled his clothes...

Thinking this, a few tears shed from the corners of Lee Teuk's eyes.

At this moment, Orson took a napkin, stuffed a corner of it into Li Te's collar, then unfolded it and covered Li Te's chest.

"This way you don't have to worry about getting dirty." Orson smiled, then cut the steak on his plate into small pieces, forked one piece and placed it in front of Li Te.

"Come on, eat."

Lucius on the side nodded happily when he saw Orson taking such good care of Li Te, while Mary's expression also softened a little.

As long as Leeteuk doesn't cause any more trouble, that'll be fine.

When other nobles saw Orson's actions, they also lowered their heads in shame.

No wonder Orson is the most acclaimed young man in the Empire.

Being able to be so kind and polite to a brother who has just passed away and has not known each other for more than ten years is something that others cannot do with this kind of energy.

Even Orson, who is the son of a Duke, doesn't despise Liteuk. What qualifications do minor nobles like him have to despise Liteuk?

With Orson's actions, the awkward atmosphere on the court instantly eased.

"It is a rare blessing for Master Lit to have a good brother like Master Orson." At this moment, an earl spoke up at the table.

"Yes, yes, he is worthy of being Master Orson." The other nobles also echoed.

"No, no, Lit has been suffering in the countryside for so many years. He just came home. These are what I, as a brother, should do." Orson looked at the nobles and showed a standard and decent smile.