By the table, the maidis busycarryingto roast the foie gras and oyster, is fluttering the eeldashi of cabbageleafwith a pot. In the position of sleeves, Zelinnoticesmaidbodyto have the residualwhip-mark and burntrace.
餐桌旁,女仆正忙着端上烤鹅肝与生蚝,和一锅飘着卷心菜叶的鳗鱼汤。在衣袖的位置,泽林注意到女仆身上有残留的鞭痕和烧伤痕迹。In the living roomfilled the fragrance, Altriais making an effortto swallowunder the saliva.
客厅中弥漫着香气,阿尔托莉雅用力咽了下口水。Krepssitsin a longtableend, Zelinsitsnearhisleft hand, butAltriain the Zelinleft. The servantspouron the red wineforthem.
克雷普斯坐在长桌的一端,泽林坐在他的左手边,而阿尔托莉雅则在泽林的左边。仆人为他们倒上红酒。„Pleasetaste, Your highness.”Kreps'sself-confidentholding upwine glass: „Idare saying that suchgood winecan be joined toFindabairabsolutelyyour majestypalace.”
“请尝一尝,殿下。”克雷普斯自信的举起酒杯:“我敢说,这样的美酒绝对配得上芬达贝陛下的宫廷。”Zelincarries the wine glass, tastedone.泽林端起酒杯,尝了一口。
The flavorcould not have compared the collection of Tissaia.
味道还比不上蒂莎雅的收藏。„It is indeed good, Kreps.”Zelinputs down the cupslowly: „Ithink that Enidwill be interested, tastesonein leisure time the good wine of confessingcrowvineyardbrewing.”
“的确很不错,克雷普斯阁下。”泽林慢慢放下杯子:“我想伊妮德会有兴趣,在闲暇时间品尝一口来自白鸦葡萄园酿造的美酒。”Zelinremembers, the Nilfgaardempresshas mentioned, Krepshopes that canobtain the monopolizationprivilege of Tausentpalace. Buthisrequestwas rejected, the Tausentpalacethinks that the good wineis sacred, only then the most outstandinggood winecanobtainsuchgreat honor.泽林记得,尼弗迦德的皇后提到过,克雷普斯希望能得到陶森特宫廷的专卖特权。但他的要求被拒绝了,陶森特宫廷认为美酒是神圣的,只有最优秀的美酒才能得到如此殊荣。Obviously, Krepsis busy withpromoting the ownwine, creates the reputationinNoble, but the quickestmethod, obtains a palacesalescertificatewithout doubt, becomes the feeding speciallygood wine of somepalace.
显然,克雷普斯正忙于将自己的葡萄酒推广出去,在贵族间创造出名声,而最快的方法,无疑是得到一份宫廷特卖证书,成为某个宫廷的专供美酒。„Youcertainlyare an outstandingwine connoisseur, Your highness.”Krepsthought highlysaid: „Ipromisedyou,Beidayour majestywill obtainthismanorto deliver, mellowestwine.”
“您一定是一位优秀的品酒师,殿下。”克雷普斯恭维的说:“我向您保证,芬贝达陛下会得到这座庄园产出的,最香醇的葡萄酒。”„Ibelieveyouas a knight'scommitment.”Zelinsaid: „Iguess,youdefinitelyhavemanyalliesin the business, right? IinSintra, but alsohearssomepeopleto raiseyourname. Moreover, IandYour HighnessMooretalked, hehas also mentionedyourname. YouareoneinTausentmost successfulmerchant.”
“我相信您作为一名骑士的承诺。”泽林说:“我猜,您在生意上肯定有很多盟友,对吗?我在辛特拉的时候,还听到有人提起你的名字。而且,我和莫尔凡殿下交谈的时候,他也提起过你的名字。你是一位在陶森特最成功的商人。”„Yousaidright, Iindeedknowsomepeoplein the city of golden tower.”Krepssmiles: „But the factis, the timehad changed, the knightmustchoose the adaptationtime the tidal current, will not drop out. Has a look at the southernthesebarons! Purelydepends upon the monthly salary that the localpalacegives, finallyfinallyifalsowants the meansto marry a rich merchantto earn the bridegroom's gift to bride's family the daughter. The rich menhave the position the person who the bloodlineis more honored, wantedme saying that thiswas correct. The person who puts in the industriousworkmustbe respected, butwill lie downwill certainlybe eliminatedin the person who under the person of father's generationgracious favorwill be shiftless. The friend of mine, drawsis very correct, from now on, the trueknightspirit that extravagantCountSi said that must be the spirit of enterprise, rather thanwhat not realisticpitying, honorandgenerous. Welivein the real world, rather thaninfairy tale, not?”
“您说的没错,我在金塔之城的确认识一些人。”克雷普斯笑了笑:“但事实就是,时代已经变了,骑士必须选择适应时代的潮流,才不会被抛下。看看南方的那些男爵们吧!单纯依靠当地宫廷给予的月薪,结果最后还要想办法把女儿嫁给一名富商来赚取彩礼。有钱人比血统尊贵的人更有地位,要我说,这才是正确的。付出辛勤劳动的人应当得到尊敬,而躺在父辈恩泽下不思进取的人必将被淘汰。我的朋友,拉阔司伯爵说的很正确,从今往后,真正的骑士精神应当是企业精神,而不是什么不现实的怜悯、荣誉和慷慨。我们活在现实世界,而不是童话故事里,不是吗?”„Yourwordsmakemebenefit greatly.”Zelinsaidin a low voice.
“您的话让我受益匪浅。”泽林低声说。Altriarejected the foie gras and red wine, butchose the smoked meat, bread and clear water.阿尔托莉雅拒绝了鹅肝和红酒,而是选择了熏肉、面包和清水。„ThisamwhyIdo not liketreating the reasoninpalace.”Krepssippedred winelightly , to continue incessantsaying: „Inourthesejoin in the knights of commercial, Bao KelanPalaceis the place that eats and drinks extravagantly, seeks pleasureandlead a befuddled life as if drunk or dreaming, said that was the personarrived there, will only indulgeandwaste timedispiritedly, will not ponder the matter in business. Baronessyour highnesswill invitesuccessfulwinemerchantto attend the banquettoBao Kelaneach time, buteveryonepolitely refused. Everyonediscussedin private,Bao Kelanlooks likehasmana, canclean that lofty aspirations and high ideals of personwear down.”
“这也正是为什么我不喜欢待在宫廷里的原因。”克雷普斯轻抿了一口红酒,继续滔滔不绝的说道:“在我们这些投身于商业的骑士们而言,鲍克兰宫就是个大吃大喝、寻欢作乐、醉生梦死的地方,说是人到了那里,只会颓废放纵、虚度光阴,不会去思考生意上的事。女爵殿下每次都会邀请成功的葡萄酒商人到鲍克兰参加宴会,可所有人都婉言谢绝。大家都私下谈,鲍克兰就像是有魔力似的,能把一个人的雄心壮志消磨的一干二净。”„Perhaps, anybeautiful, safeandrelaxeddignifiedlife, will make one relax.”Zelinshrugs: „But, Ibelieve,likeperson who youprogressesdiligently, has certainly the honoredallyinNilfgaard.”
“或许,任何一个美丽、安全且轻松体面的生活,都会让人放松下来。”泽林耸耸肩:“不过,我相信,像您这样努力上进的人,在尼弗迦德中一定有许多尊贵的盟友。”„Right, mustsaynearplace.”Krepshappilysaid: „InSintra, I have manyacquaintances, stewardMr.thunderMengdunlikeSintraroyal palace. Youmaynot believe,Mr.thunderMengdunis only an ordinarysteward, in fact, hehasmanyindustriesinSintra, Sintradoes not have the governor, butourrespectedempressmustaccompany the emperorin the city of golden tower, thereforein fact, Sintrahas been managedbyrespectableMr.thunderMengdun.”
“没错,要说近的地方。”克雷普斯得意的说:“在辛特拉,我有很多熟人,就像辛特拉王宫的管家雷蒙顿先生。您可千万别认为,雷蒙顿先生只是一名普通的管家,实际上,他在辛特拉有许多产业,辛特拉没有总督,而我们敬爱的皇后陛下要在金塔之城陪伴皇帝,所以实际上,辛特拉一直由尊敬的雷蒙顿先生管理。”„......”Zelinis not interestedlooks atKreps: „Youhavesuchally, won't definitely planto work asTausent'swinemerchantmerely? Thatwas rather a pity.”
“唔……”泽林感兴趣的看着克雷普斯:“你有这样的盟友,肯定不会仅仅打算当一个陶森特的葡萄酒商人吧?那未免太可惜了。”„Isthis, Your highness.”Crespeputs down the wine glass, roasts the foie graswith the silverfork: „Wehavemanyplans, naturally, most importantly, wemustprove itself, canobtainmorerights to speak, like a club, canaffect the futureclub, butdesirejoinsit, the onlypassis the individual wealth. Iwas very happy that the friends of mineare willingto giveme a certificateownopportunity. Crown prince, Findabairyour majestyis a wiseandintelligentqueen, ifIcanassumein front ofhertable the winefortunately, Ilike the repaymentpresentally, will return the good intentions of QueenFindabair.”
“是这样的,殿下。”克雷斯普放下酒杯,用银叉叉起烤鹅肝:“我们有很多计划,当然,最重要的,我们必须证明自己,才能得到更多的话语权,就像一个俱乐部,一个能够影响未来的俱乐部,而想要加入它,唯一的通行证就是个人财富。我很高兴我的朋友们愿意给我一次证明自己的机会。亲王殿下,芬达贝陛下是一位明智且聪慧的女王,如果我能有幸将葡萄酒呈到她的餐桌面前,我会像报答如今的盟友一样,回报芬达贝女王的善意。”
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