Her Graceful War Song (Carissa Sinclair) novel Chapter 316

Preparations for the banquet had already begun at Northwatch Estate. Since there weren’t enough servants in the household, Theodore called some of the younger members of the family to come and help. They brought along some of the family’s servants as well.

In noble families, when marrying off a daughter, it wasn’t customary to host the banquet on the same day as the wedding. Typically, a feast would be held the day before, Inviting members of the extended family. Afterward, a three–day–long banquet would be held, allowing the townspeople to partake in the joy and festivities.

However, since this was Carissa’s second marriage, she didn’t bother inviting a local fortune teller to style her hair. Instead, she decided that one of the ladies from Elegance Ateller would handle it on the day.

Perhaps it was because her master and the others weren’t attending that Carissa seemed indifferent to the pre–wedding rituals.

It wasn’t that she didn’t care about marrying Rafael. She was determined to fulfill her duties as a proper wife after the wedding. She would take charge of the household affairs, and wouldn’t let anything distract Rafael from his work.

But no matter how good the man she was marrying might be, the absence of her family left her feeling joyless. Naturally, she didn’t feel the same reluctance as when she married Barrett–there were no tears, no pangs of sorrow at leaving her family behind.

Seeing Carissa so downcast before her wedding, Lulu felt uneasy as well.

She turned to Lily and said, “Lily, what do you think about arranging for a little entertainment? Hell Monarch Estate has a theater. We could book a few performances from the local theater troupe, or perhaps even a private show. It might help lift her spirits.”

Lily thought for a moment and replied, “At such short notice, I’m not sure if we can get one, but you can ask Mr. Carter to try.”

Lulu went to find Frederick and explained the request for a theater troupe.

Frederick said, “I already went to invite the Harmony Troupe today, but they’ve been booked by the Silverstone Estate.”

Harmony Troupe was the best theater troupe in the capital, especially renowned for their performance called Twilight Serenade.

“If we can’t get the Harmony Troupe, can we invite another one? After all, the Sinclair family has sent so many people to help us. It would be nice for them to have some entertainment during their downtime.”

Frederick nodded. “Alright, I’ll send someone to invite another troupe. There’s one called the Mirthful Fish Troupe that’s quite good as well.”

“Mirthful Fish Troupe? The name sounds a bit odd.”

“Who cares if they have a strange name? It’s fine as long as they put on a good show.” Frederick paused. Although, I’ve heard that the Mirthful Fish Troupe’s performances are quite…unconventional. Many say they’ve never seen anything like it.”

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Lulu agreed. “You’d best head out and make the arrangements. With the year–end festivities approaching, I worry that the troupes might already be booked for other banquets.”