The mourning music is still playing, and the people who have just walked out of the church are looking at the coffin covered with the Delrayon flag, and the people carrying the coffin are slowly sinking into the dug grave.
The atmosphere was solemn and solemn, sad and touching. Next to the king at the front, Queen Diana was not seen. Queen Diana, who is now six months pregnant, was dissuaded from attending the ceremony. This is not because of superstition.
, but out of physical and emotional considerations for pregnant women, they believed that the funeral might have an adverse impact on the queen's health and the health of the child.
In addition to Miss Carina and His Majesty the King, everyone else in the Cavendish family that Shade knew also arrived. Lecia stood relatively near the front, behind Shade and Miss Carina.
Agelina stood further back with her three younger sisters, Her Highness Alice, Her Highness Elena, and Her Highness Anastasia.
The ladies all wore black veils, and the men wore black formal suits and black hats. Even though it was snowing, no one showed any impatience or boredom.
"Death is the end of life, so what does the end of the world mean to us?"
Shade was really bored, and his thoughts wandered randomly, and then another voice sounded in his heart:
"It's boring, isn't it?"
This was Miss Carina's voice. Shade did not turn around to look at her, but also asked in his heart:
"Do I look obvious?"
While asking questions, he widened his eyes and made a sad expression.
The witch on the side seemed to curl her lips:
"I guess you are not interested in this kind of activity. But he is my brother after all, so please bear with me. Or, we can talk about your birthday tomorrow."
Today is the 21st of the Sunshine Month in 1854, and tomorrow will be the first anniversary of the arrival of the strangers in this world.
"It's better not to talk about this kind of thing at the funeral."
Shade replied in his heart, and then thought of Lesia behind him.
Red Butterfly Day ended in the early morning of Friday, the 23rd of last month. Originally, the next Red Butterfly Day should have arrived long ago. But in order to be able to come with Dorothy to congratulate Shad on her birthday, the princess and the writer unexpectedly
The precious red butterfly day has been postponed to tomorrow.
The arrival of tomorrow, the 22nd of the Sunshine Moon, also means that Shade can once again use a new time key. After living leisurely for a month, it seems that a new adventure is about to begin.
Of course, even though funerals feel boring, there is nothing new happening here.
Miss Carina introduced most of the members of her large family to Shade. In addition to the gentlemen and ladies with the surname "Cavendish", there were also a large number of descendants of the princesses who married out and relatives on the maternal line.
The duchess was able to completely understand the extremely complicated relationship between relatives. She even quietly told Shade which of her cousins had an unhappy marriage, which cousin was on the verge of bankruptcy due to failure in investing in a business in the New World, and which cousin
A great-nephew was almost caught in the face by his wife because he secretly kept his lover.
And when Miss Carina introduced her aunt, Marquise Josephine Michael to Shade, the 69-year-old old lady looked at Shade with kind eyes and told Miss Carina to let her get married as soon as possible.
At that time, the Marchioness would pass on to Miss Carina the beautiful set of gemstone tiaras that her mother, Miss Carina's grandmother, passed down to her when she got married:
"Carina, that was passed down from generation to generation by mother, grandmother, grandmother's mother, and grandmother's grandmother. I don't have a daughter, only a son. This set of jewelry must be passed down to you. You must get married as soon as possible and let me see it with my own eyes."
Until you wear it. Only the most beautiful Cavendish can get it from me."
After saying that, the old lady asked Xia De with a smile:
"Rejed's Hamilton, don't you think so?"
In addition to communicating with Miss Carina, Shade also found an opportunity to talk to Lesia.
Speaking of which, this is the first time that Shade has seen Lesia wearing a black dress and veil. Although she is dressed like Helena Oxenfurt, her temperament is completely different from that cold and calm lady.
.Xia De didn’t know how to describe it, but in short, it was very beautiful.
Lesia just found an opportunity to hug Shade in the church, but she looked quite anxious:
"The deadline is coming, and this time it's going to be really troublesome."
"Wait a minute, you are Miss Writer! Weren't you a princess just now?"
The anxious red-haired girl grabbed Shade's sleeve:
"Oh! Lesia said that she stayed up late yesterday to hold a ceremony to learn thaumaturgy. Because she failed once, she was mentally exhausted and couldn't bear to rest. She asked me to take her place just now! But I also have to rush the manuscript. What will happen to this funeral?
When will it end? The manuscript will be due next Monday! If I had known earlier, I shouldn’t have wasted time attending Miss Pinkie Pie’s reading salon on Wednesday afternoon.”
"You can understand."
Then he was warned by the writer lady with the eyes of a princess. Tomorrow is Sha De's birthday, which is also the day of Red Butterfly they agreed on. It must not be used to write manuscripts.
In short, amidst Shade's various random thoughts, the second half of the funeral continued. After the coffin entered the tomb, the current Duke of Rhodes expressed his gratitude to all the guests, and then King Larousse III led everyone in the final mourning.
After the process, the group returned to the No. 2 prayer hall of the Peace Church, which was specially prepared for the Duke's funeral today, to conduct what some people consider to be the most critical process of the funeral, which is the reading of the will.
Only a few people knew the contents of this will, so most people were curious about it. Duke Rod of Verne had a son who inherited the title, but those who knew the character of the old Duke
Everyone knows that although he gave the title to his son, he will never leave most of his property to the young Duke Rhodes. The relationship between father and son is extremely bad, which is not a secret in Delarian.
Everyone took their seats in the prayer hall. As an immediate family member, Miss Carina sat directly in the first row, and Shade also sat in the first row.
The lawyer appointed by the Duke before his death and the uncle of Miss Carina, the oldest and most respected member of the Cavendish family, read the will together.
Even Xia De, who had nothing to do with the matter, could feel that the atmosphere at the scene had changed a lot. Except for the lawyer who read the will, almost everyone held their breath. Xia De even believed that once the lawyer shut his mouth, there would be no room here.
You can hear a pin drop.
The old duke had no right to dispose of the land corresponding to his title, but he "generously" left about a quarter of his private property and fixed assets to his son. The generosity here is definitely not ironic, because Xia Detingjia
Miss Lina said that she thought the old Duke would leave at least one tenth to his son.
The Duke's property was quite rich, with one quarter left to his son, one quarter donated to the Peace Church, and the remaining half listed in detailed entries and distributed to his friends and relatives.
Among them, Miss Carina received three holiday estates. In addition to the estates, there were also a large number of private antiques and books. The relationship between the old Duke and his little sister was very good.
The old Duke also left his personal collection of books and all the red wine cellars to the king's nephew, and left Lesia some shares in the Delrayon National Steam Railway Company. Even she had barely spoken to him because she was born too late.
Agelina, both received two sets of jewelry collected by the duke's wife.
It can be seen that except for the young Duke of Rhodes, everyone is satisfied with this will. The priest of the Peace Church even said that he would keep a portrait oil painting of the old Duke in the local church to thank him for his generous donation.
At the end of the will reading, he was wandering around thinking about reporting to Miss Denister recently. Shade, who got clues from Laplace Howard's collection of books, unexpectedly heard his name being mentioned:
"Finally, I want to give some medals in my collection to Shade S. Hamilton. The names and origins of the medals are shown in the appendix. I don't know Red Jade Hamilton, but I have read about him in the newspaper.
I have read his story in the book, which is the greatest pleasure I got in the last stage of my life. I hope that Knight Hamilton can always walk with honor, and may the God of War and Peace bless him."
Shade, who had never thought that he would receive an inheritance gift, didn't know what to say for a moment.
The funeral ended after the will was read out. When Shade followed Miss Carina and left the church to get into the carriage, he said:
"The old Duke and I have never known each other, and he actually left something for me. I'm already starting to feel guilty because I was distracted at the funeral just now."
"Don't feel guilty, you are already a serious person who came to attend the funeral."
She took Shade's hand and boarded the carriage, looking at the other side of Little Duke Rhodes who was returning to Yodel Palace with King Larousse III:
"This will will definitely cause a bigger disturbance. The new Duke will not be willing to let the family property be lost like this."
"But this is his father's will. Does he want to overturn the old Duke's will? Oh, Tifa, good morning."
Shade greeted the maid in the carriage, who nodded slightly, with an expressionless face.
After sitting down, Miss Carina looked out the window, watching the people who had attended the funeral standing up and down the steps of the church talking:
"There can be some legal issues. It mainly depends on whether the young man can really be shameless. Funerals are obviously meant to bid farewell to those who have passed away, but they always bring trouble to the living. I hope my brother can rest in peace.
Don't let these scandals disturb the peace of your afterlife."
After removing the veil, that extremely beautiful face appeared in front of Shade again. Seeing Shade staring at her, the witch turned around and hugged his neck and kissed him:
"Thank you for coming to accompany me to the funeral. So, in the afternoon, you have to go to your group meeting? Your birthday is tomorrow, can't you take a break?"
