"Oh, okay."
Why did this feel... like a mock exam before the college entrance exams?
Chapter 289: The Hall Family's Dinner Party
At six that evening, the Hall Family's luxurious villa was bustling.
Carriages belonging to various Backlund nobles drove into the Hall Family's manor from time to time.
Before Duke Negan's assassination, this banquet had simply been an opportunity for Earl Hall to strengthen his ties with everyone. Now its significance was entirely different-the highest-ranking nobles would use it to discuss Loen's coming political situation with Earl Hall, while the lesser nobles were mostly there to choose sides.
The small landowners had suffered the most. The repeal of the Corn Laws had bankrupted many of them overnight, destroying their families. Those who remained had originally still been able to struggle against the wheels of the changing times under Duke Negan's leadership, as he was Loen's largest landowner.
But with Duke Negan's assassination, the Conservatives existed in name only. Even if these small landowners wanted to join the New Party at the last minute, it was already too late-the land they held was bound to depreciate again in the days ahead!
This was the tide of the times that priest wanted. It did conform to the patterns of social development and would benefit human society in the long run, but countless victims were certain to be sacrificed in the process-
"These are necessary sacrifices."
To attend tonight's banquet, Edward had specially rented a luxurious carriage and traveled leisurely from his rented villa to the entrance of the Hall Family's manor.
He opened the carriage door and hopped down. Looking at the brightly lit villa and the constant stream of guests around him, he took out a mirror to check his hair and makeup before walking over.
Edward wore an immaculate