People in this world are used to holding weddings between one and two o'clock in the afternoon, and Princess Mona Cavendish's wedding was chosen at one forty in the afternoon on the 19th of the Frost Moon.
Although the Peace Church was not closed due to this wedding, additional decorations were still carried out inside the church. Yodel Palace had sent eunuch attendants in advance to lead the arriving guests to the wedding hall at the door of the church.
This is not the main auditorium of the church, but a side hall used for daily sermons, because people think that the marriage blessing in the main auditorium of the cathedral will bring extra pressure to the couple. Even if it is not the main auditorium, the solemn atmosphere is not lacking at all,
The astonishingly deep auditorium is large enough to accommodate hundreds of people. The clean, reflective tile floor and various religious oil paintings on the walls also give the church a more sacred feel.
The auditorium has been decorated for a long time. In the originally solemn auditorium, the red carpet extends from the entrance of the auditorium to the pulpit. The pulpit is filled with flowers. Even the huge holy emblem behind the pulpit is decorated with flowers.
The colorful windows are decorated with ribbons, and musicians in formal attire and children acting as flower girls have already arrived here.
Shade and Lesia arrived earlier. When they entered the auditorium, there were not many guests sitting on the long rows of wooden chairs. However, even though there were already many people, the auditorium was still quiet, and everyone was
Subconsciously, he lowered his voice. Shade understood this behavior very well. Even if a foreigner like him came to this environment, he knew that this was not a place to make loud noises.
The seats of the guests are not fixed. Except for the royal family members and immediate family members of both parties, who must be in the first three rows, friends like Shade who don’t know where to pop up can choose at will from all the seats in the back.
A bench can seat two people. Shade and the blonde girl sat in the fifth row near the center aisle. Shade sat on the outside and Lesia sat on the inside. After sitting down, his hand seemed to be on the
He stood on the right armrest that was already patinated, and then looked around curiously.
The church auditorium itself was so awe-inspiring, but because of the wedding decoration, it was even more festive. There were no acquaintances around for the time being, and the guests who walked in under the leadership of the eunuch attendants kept talking in low voices.
They would greet each other occasionally, but they would also control their own volume.
Shade could recognize most of them, and the gentlemen who were either wearing black formal clothes or red army uniforms could also greet Shade in a low voice, as if they were not surprised at all.
"Hamilton" appears here.
"Miss Carina's carriage has arrived outside the church and will probably arrive soon."
Count Deon, who works in the Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, even told Shade the news, and then said to Shade's female companion "Dorothy":
"Good afternoon, madam."
But the blonde girl didn't look very good at this moment. After the count left, she showed an expression that something bad had happened:
"Shad, Carina won't want to sit next to me later, will she?"
Next to Shade is the aisle, and high-status non-direct relatives like Miss Carina can sit in the first three rows, but they can also sit in other seats. In an occasion like the wedding, everyone can be more casual.
"have no idea."
Shade replied, but he was very sure that the great witch would most likely do this.
"Dorothy" pursed her lips, leaned her head on Shade's shoulder and closed her eyes. But she almost immediately sat down again, and when she opened her eyes, she was lying on Shade's lap.
The cat meowed lazily again:
"Meow!"
"Good afternoon, Shade."
Although she was always with Shade, Dorothy still said with a smile. She was in a good mood, at least much better than Lesia's mood:
"This is the first time I've been a bridesmaid for someone else. Oh, Shade, you don't know how much I did during this noon. Even with the help of the maid, being the chief bridesmaid is really hard work."
Although she was complaining in a low voice, the smile on the corner of Dorothy's mouth showed that she was also infected by the atmosphere and was blessing the newlyweds. Dorothy looked around, very interested in the decoration inside the church:
"This is my first time to enter the Peace Church."
"Lecia doesn't want to sit with Miss Carina. Is she running away?"
Shade asked in a low voice, and Dorothy immediately shook her head:
"Of course not. How could she be afraid of Miss Carina? She planned to arrange for someone else to sit next to me in advance."
"Who will sit next to you? Oh, good afternoon, Marquis Dirac!"
Shade raised his voice slightly and greeted the old gentleman passing by. The blonde girl smiled and winked, which was a very playful expression:
"you guess."
Before Shade and "Dorothy" walked in, Delrayon's famous wedding accompaniment "Midsummer Grass", "To My Love" and "Call from the Snowy Mountain" were already being played in the auditorium. Wearing formal attire
The gentlemen of the band continued to perform on the side of the church, and they seemed not tired at all. As time went by, more and more guests came here, and then sat down and chatted in low voices.
This exciting but solemn atmosphere also infected Shade. He greeted people and then talked with Dorothy about the decorative style of the auditorium and the origin of the religious murals above.
While the two were talking, there was a loud voice at the door of the auditorium. Shade heard the word "princess". He turned his head and met Lesia's eyes:
"Um?"
Shade looked at Lesia at the door, and then at Dorothy next to him. This feeling was really wonderful.
The red-haired princess is currently wearing a plain dress. The decoration of the dress is extremely simple, and there is even no lace on the skirt. She does not wear a corset, but wears a golden ribbon as a belt.
Her hair hung simply behind her, she wore two symmetrical silver bracelets on her hands, and silver high heels on her feet.
This "ordinary" dress is not suitable for the princess's identity. If Lecia were walking on the grass barefoot at this time and wearing a wreath on her head, she would simply look like the "holy maiden" depicted in operas and chivalric novels.
"no difference.
According to local wedding rules, the bridesmaid's clothing and jewelry must be simple. Although the price of this outfit and jewelry is more than Xia De can make in a month, the bridesmaid cannot rob the bride of her glory on the happiest day of her life. Instead, she must make the bride more beautiful.
, that’s why she dresses like this.
As a bridesmaid, Lesia certainly did not appear in the auditorium early to find Chad. Behind her, she was actually followed by Princess Margaret of Anjou and the accompanying female officials. It was obvious that they were also here to attend the wedding.
This princess from the South is wearing a long dress with a gradient of blue today. The upper body is roughly white and dyed with a dull blue. From the waist down, the blue becomes more and more obvious, until it is completely at the skirt.
turns blue.
Lesia's dress is not only plain but also extremely thin, which is suitable for summer but not winter. Princess Margaret's dress is not only complex in color, but also divided into at least three layers. She has light makeup on her face and is light blue.
Between her eyes and her white forehead covered by broken hair, her eyebrows are particularly pretty.
When Lesia and Princess Margaret stand together, it is obvious that the two princesses are beautiful in different ways, but because of the clothes, Lesia is rare and inconspicuous.
People near the door had noticed the appearance of the two princesses, and stood up to greet them one after another. Some even used the Kasenlic language.
Princess Margaret just arrived in Tobesk yesterday, probably because she was invited at Yodel Palace yesterday, and the visiting group led by the princess also had social needs to contact the nobles, so no one was surprised by her appearance at this time.
As Lesia led Princess Margaret and her entourage into the auditorium, people stood up and greeted each other one by one. Of course, they didn't stand up straight, but left their seats and then bent slightly. This is a wedding after all.
, even if you want to show your country's etiquette in front of a foreign princess, you still have to take the Cavendish family's face into consideration.
These scenes made Shade more and more excited. He liked this kind of peaceful and beautiful time. But soon, Lecia brought Margaret with a faint smile on her face.
Princess, came to Shade.
Shade and Dorothy also stood up like the others, but unexpectedly Lesia stopped.
She introduced Shade as if she were a complete stranger:
"Miss Margaret, this is the Hamilton Knight of Ray Jade. You met him at the station yesterday."
Shade vaguely understood what Lesia wanted to do, but Lesia had a cold expression on her face, which was completely different from her enthusiasm when they met last time, that is, when they discussed "The Night of the Red Butterfly" in the carriage on Saturday afternoon.
.
"Good afternoon, Your Highness."
But he still did not forget to greet Margaret Anjou respectfully, and the latter also smiled and nodded.
So Lesia said:
"Margaret, what do you think of the seats here?"
She pointed to the seat inside Dorothy, and Princess Margaret smiled and nodded:
"very nice."
So Lecia asked Dorothy again:
"Ma'am, would you mind if Princess Margaret sat here?"
"Oh, of course I don't mind, it's my honor. But doesn't the princess sit in the first three rows?"
Dorothy asked in surprise. She and Shade stood up and made way for Princess Margaret and the accompanying lady to sit down.
"Margaret thinks it's better not to disturb today's newcomers."
Lesia said softly, making eye contact with Dorothy, and the souls connected to each other could feel each other's joy.
"Madam, you are so beautiful, and you are a perfect match for the knight."
When Princess Margaret entered her seat, Lesia smiled and said to Dorothy who was standing aside. As soon as she finished speaking, the orange cat Shade was holding meowed, and Shade looked at her in surprise.
Dorothy, "Dorothy" replied:
"Your Highness, thank you for your compliment. You are as beautiful as the most delicate flowers today."
After the words fell, the squinting cat said "meow~" again, and then Shade heard Lesia say with a smile:
"Thanks."
These three sentences were all said by Lesia, and this "boring" behavior made the two girls laugh happily at this time. Under normal circumstances, it would take a lot of mental energy and spirit for them to exchange souls, but under special circumstances
In "The Day of the Red Butterfly", this kind of consumption was reduced to a minimum. Shade knew this on that stormy night.
Today, Lesia just praised herself. She and Dorothy exchanged words more than ten times that night.
【Is now the time to think about these things?】
"She" reminded softly, and Shade immediately dismissed the memory. So Princess Margaret of Anjou was placed next to Dorothy, and outside Dorothy was Shade, and then there was the aisle covered with red carpet.
After finding a place for Princess Margaret, Lesia did not leave immediately, but waited for a moment. Shade was initially confused as to why she was still here, but the badge on his chest became intensely hot at this moment.
Shade turned around and looked at the door again, and Miss Sylvia in a red dress actually appeared.
The young witch was also quite beautiful today. She should have come as part of Princess Margaret's entourage, but she was a little late for some reason. When she walked over, she realized that the entire row of seats on this side of the aisle was already full.
, Dorothy wanted to stand up and give up her seat to the beautiful Ms. Carsonrick, but Miss Sylvia shook her head and sat on the other side of the aisle, across the red carpet from Shade.
The witch nodded vaguely to Shade, and Shade responded. But then, he felt that the badge on his chest became hotter.
As expected, it was Miss Carina who walked into the auditorium with Tifa. She immediately saw Lesia standing on the red carpet in the aisle, wearing a bridesmaid dress, and then she saw the seat next to Shad
All seats are already occupied.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
PS: A 5K update will be added in the afternoon, and the original chapters will remain unchanged, which means there will be an 8K update in the afternoon.