Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

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

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

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

Early the next morning, the group went to the town of Inverley, Argyll, Scotland, which was named after the Campbell family's castle, Inverley Castle.

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

Although Xia Yu knew a lot about the Campbell family, and even contacted the Campbell family's intelligence organization when he was in Hong Kong, he still listened patiently to Duke Carter Howard's story.

The fief of the Campbell family is in Argyll County, because the title is the Duke of Argyll, and the current patriarch Ian Campbell is the twelfth king of Argyll.

It is worth mentioning that the Duke of Argyll has other titles, such as "Hereditary Head of the Scottish Royal Family", which is mainly responsible for the internal affairs of the royal family in Scotland. Therefore, as long as the Queen of England stays at Howeryrod House in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, the Duke of Argyll always appears 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 land, forests, minerals and other fixed assets, they are at least more than 10 billion pounds.

Although the Howard family has a longer history than the Campbell family, there is no way that the Campbell family has seized several historical opportunities!

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

This huge castle, which started more than 230 years ago and has been designed and improved by several generations of architects, took 43 years to complete. The Howard Castle is inferior and is one of the top castles in Scotland.

Castles are a product of the Middle Ages in Europe. In addition to being used for noble residences, they also serve as military fortifications and political divisions. The Invery Castle is a quaternary 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-storey castle, and the top of the tower is flying banner.

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

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

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

"Dear Sir Ian, good morning!"

"Sir Ian, I say hello to you!"

...

The four people greeted each other in different ways. Duke Carter Howard was obviously a lot more casual, and Xia Yu was neither humble nor arrogant, while Elena and Henry, who were juniors, used the interests of the nobles to greet Duke Ian Campbell in a proper manner.

"Come in please!"

"Elena, and Henry, Mia, Heidi, Tokuhir and Wilbur are all upstairs. I will let you 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 warm smile.

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

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

In the huge castle hall, it has been temporarily remodeled and furnished, and there are already many beautifully dressed men and women. Xia Yu glanced at it and felt that a few of them were familiar, and most of the nobles did not know him.

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

After that, Elena walked towards the stairs with her brother Henry, and Xia Yu started to communicate.

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

These nobles have brought over the outstanding children of their own families, hoping to let their children form contacts on this platform, and even see if they can find the right person to facilitate the marriage of each other's families.

Xia Yu just glanced and saw many young and beautiful girls wearing dresses like Elena, with white sand gloves on their arms, white gauze on their heads, and some jewelry on their bodies to make themselves beautiful. side is displayed.

But these noble ladies are beautiful, just have a look, Xia Yu doesn't plan to hook up, and if you have time, it is better to communicate more with their fathers.

Time passed slowly, more and more VIPs arrived, and the atmosphere at the scene became more and more enthusiastic.

At half past eleven, Xia Yu had just finished communicating with an earl when he heard someone calling his name softly.

It was Elena's voice.

He followed the sound and looked, a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

Elena was accompanying five pure and beautiful girls down the stairs, all wearing noble dresses, and most importantly, two of them looked exactly the same.

Xia Yu walked over with a calm expression, bowed slightly to the beauties and said hello: "Beautiful ladies, hello, I'm 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 found that there were a few people with smiles in their eyes, and their gazes towards Xia Yu and Elena were somewhat ambiguous.

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

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

"Hello, handsome Mr. Xia, I'm Ruth, it's an honor to meet you!"

"Hello, beautiful Miss Ruth."

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

The girl named Mia showed a gentle and quiet smile and said hello to Xia Yu, while her sister Heidi, who looked exactly the same, blinked her eyes, looking a little lively and playful.

...

After some introductions, Xia Yu remembered the names and appearances of Elena's five friends with strong memory.

However, he also noticed that the gathering of these six golden flowers also 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.

In this case, it is undoubtedly very hateful to continue occupying the time of the six girls, he just needs to keep his Elena.

Just when he apologized to several beauties and made excuses to leave, it just happened that the coming-of-age ceremony of Duke Ian Campbell's eldest son, Tokuhir Ian Campbell, was about to begin, and some young people with ideas had to regret to suspend their actions. .

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

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

Xia Yu just wanted to say that she was beautiful, but she reacted instantly, looked at Elena with a smile on her face, and said with a smile, "Elena, how can they be beautiful in you?"

"I don't believe it, you keep looking at them secretly." Elena said in a low voice with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

Xia Yu explained calmly: "You introduced me to me just now, but now I'm just thinking, which of them is the elder sister and which is the younger sister."

"How do you tell them apart?"

Elena couldn't help laughing, she covered her mouth and whispered: "It's really hard to tell them apart, but there are still some subtle differences in their bodies, especially the little sister Heidi has a mark... Look at their pendants, the color is silver. The white one is my sister Mia, and the lilac one is my sister Heidi."

"Oh, there is a difference."

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

...

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

Duke Ian Campbell and his wife personally presided over their son's coming-of-age ceremony, and Xia Yu looked at the promising blond boy next to him.

I have to say that Tokushir Ian Campbell looks like a talented person. If he has a more romantic personality, it is estimated that he will hurt the hearts of many girls.

Xia Yu remembered that according to the historical trajectory of his previous life, Tokuhir Ian Campbell would inherit the family title and become the thirteenth Duke of Argyll. Glory to the Campbell family.

There is nothing to say about the coming-of-age ceremony. Xia Yu follows the crowd and applauds when it is time to applaud. After the protagonist steps down, accompanied by the melodious and soft music, the time for free communication has come again. Dance.

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

While Xia Yu and Elena were dancing, Duke Ian Campbell who was drinking jokingly asked Duke Carter Howard next to him: "Sir Carter, it seems that your precious daughter 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 children."

After speaking, Duke Carter Howard took a sip of red wine and countered: "I'm not like you, a madwoman who is going to marry you. There are so many families who are going to marry you. Who are you going to choose?"

Duke Ian Campbell retorted with a calm expression: "I am caring and caring for my children. The world is too complicated, and my daughters are so simple. As a father, of course I 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 youngest daughter, with a lively personality, is not very easy to manage."

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

Before he could finish his words, Carter Howard's joking words sounded: "Really? Look there!"

Duke Ian Campbell immediately looked in the direction of Duke Carter Howard, and saw that Xia Yu and Elena had already left the dance floor, and his youngest daughter Heidi was inviting Xia Yu to dance.

Although the etiquette of the nobles did not stipulate that women could not take the initiative to invite men to dance, but now that the daughter took the initiative to invite Xia Yu, it undoubtedly showed that his youngest daughter was more outgoing, which was not in line with what he just said.

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

Duke Carter Howard laughed deliberately and said, "I can't control it."

His laughter made Duke Ian Campbell feel depressed, and he drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp.

...

Let's talk about the dance floor.

Gentleman Xia Yu put his hand on Heidi Campbell's slender waist, and the distance between the body and her was relatively farther away. Heidi Campbell put his left hand on Xia Yu's shoulder, and his right hand was grasped with Xia Yu's left hand. , the two took a soothing dance step and danced on the dance floor.

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

Xia Yu didn't expect her to say such a thing, but Xia Yu was thick-skinned and said naturally: "Miss Heidi, that's not a peek, but a fair look, I was just trying to tell who the two of you are sister, Who is the sister."

Heidi Campbell was interested and said curiously, "Then can you tell the difference now?"

Xia Yu said softly with a smile: "It's clear."

Heidi Campbell hurriedly asked, "Hey, how did you tell the difference?"

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 silver-white, and yours is lavender."

Heidi Campbell suddenly understood.

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

"Miss Heidi, Elena said you have a sign that is clearly different from your sister, where is it?"

Heidi Campbell looked at her chest subconsciously and said with a blushing face, "I can't tell you."

It seems that because of nervousness, even the dance steps were a little messy, and he almost stepped on Xia Yu.

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

Embarrassed￣□￣｜｜

He raised his head hurriedly, just about to find a topic, but Heidi Campbell, who was a little shy, changed the topic first, or it meant a counterattack.

"Mr. Xia, are you dating Elena?"

"Uh... yes!"

Xia Yu was stunned for a moment, then said calmly.

Heidi Campbell's tone was somewhat envious: "She told me and my sister that she was not going to fall in love before the age of twenty-five."

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

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

The first time he met Elena appeared in Xia Yu's mind, and a knowing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, making Heidi Campbell, who had been looking at Xia Yu, envious.

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

Due to the strict supervision of her father since she was a child, she seldom had contact with the opposite sex, and because of her family education, her vision also became high without knowing it, and she has never had a boyfriend until now.

She was very curious whether her good friend Elena's love was like in fairy tales.

It's a pity that the dance song ended at this time, the men and women on the dance floor began to walk out, and the people outside the venue also began to come 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 was sitting.

By chance, Xia Yu just saw Elena smiling and rejecting 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 told me just now, are you two in love?"

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

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

"I'm a little hungry, let's go get some food first."

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

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

"You said before that you are not ready to fall in love before the age of twenty-five. What is the reason for you to break this promise, tell me quickly..."

Unable to help Heidi Campbell's request, Elena's mind flashed the scene of the past encounter, a smile appeared on her face unconsciously, and in Heidi Campbell's envious and curious eyes, she whispered: "..."

...

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

It wasn't until they seemed to have finished talking, and when Elena began to look around looking for him, he took a tray and walked over like a waiter with a stack of snacks and two glasses of red wine.

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

"thanks!"

Heidi Campbell said thank you politely, and held up a glass of red wine with grace.

Elena also smiled and picked up the red wine.

"bless all of you!"

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

"thanks!"

...

Next, the three of them chatted, and the topic unknowingly came to the Campbell family's Inverley Castle and the life of the castle.

Heidi Campbell calmly commented on her family's castle: "I think it's okay, my family's castle is not as big as Elena's, and I grew up in the castle. Except for some of my family's peers, 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 lonelier when she was a child!"

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

Elena smiled and said: "It was like this when I was a child, just like the princess in fairy tales, we are all curious about life outside the castle after leaving the family, my friends are indeed very few, I know most of the time with Friends write letters."

"When my father took me to other uncles' houses, I met my peers. We played in the garden together, which is the deepest and happiest memory of my childhood."

"Of course, in retrospect, the life in the castle is actually very good. There is no hustle and bustle of the big city. The quiet, peaceful and leisurely atmosphere allows me to relax and feel the beauty of nature."

"Yes, that's a distinct feature of life in the castle," Heidi Campbell agreed.

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

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

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

PS: The second update is sent. Today, I updated 8,000 words, and I will update it tomorrow.

Draw back, there is a picture of the castle

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