"Who is Catherine?" Zhang Yanling asked in a low voice.
"Have you forgotten? The daughter of Governor Goya, she is my good friend." Helena whispered.
Zhang Yanling remembered.
"Is she that Alfonso's fiancée?"
"What fiancée? How could she like Alfonso? His father didn't force her to do this. The Governor betrayed my father in order to please Prince William and Alfonso. Poor Catherine must be his bargaining chip." Helen
Na said bitterly.
Zhang Yanling frowned and thought for a while and said: "You have a very good relationship with her? How good is it? Are you sure she was forced to?"
"Catherine and I have known each other since childhood. Governor Goya often brought her to my house to play. At that time, he and my father had a very good relationship. Later, Catherine and I were studying at the Royal Academy, and we talked about everything.
Friends. How can we describe our relationship? It’s like a good person. She is gentle and timid, and I help her in many things." Helena whispered.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Understood, in our words, it is just a matter of wearing a pair of pants. If this is the case, we may be able to find a way to get her help, and it will be easier to sneak in."
Helena was stunned for a moment, then her eyes flashed and she said: "You mean..."
Before Helena could finish her words, she suddenly stopped talking. Her eyes were staring blankly in front of and around her.
Zhang Yanling turned his head to talk to Helena, but when he saw her eyes, he followed her gaze. He saw dozens of eyes around him staring blankly at him and Helena, all with angry expressions.
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Zhang Yanling realized that it was the two of them whispering to each other that disturbed everyone around them. Silla, the leader in front, also looked at the two angrily, seeming to regret bringing in two unruly people.
Zhang Yanling hurriedly shut up. At that moment, the bishop, the governor and other church personnel were boarding the stone platform in the middle and standing under the cross. Everyone's attention was focused on them, and Zhang Yanling and Helena were able to get out of the embarrassing situation.
Father Markel stood on the center stage with a kind smile. Facing the dark crowd of congregants around him, he crossed his palms on his chest and bent down to salute the congregants. All the congregants knelt down and prostrated in salute.
Zhang Yanling was caught off guard, but could not stand conspicuously like a wooden stake, so she reluctantly lay on the ground and saluted like others. She cursed in her heart: "Son of a bitch, how can a Catholic salute like this? Buddha?"
The Langji people are not proselytizing, they are engaging in slavery. Markle, if you accept my worship, you will lose ten years of your life."
"Brothers and sisters, people of God. I am Father Markel, your elder brother and brother. Today is the day of high worship. We are gathered here again to bathe in the Holy Light of Heavenly Father. Let our hearts be close to Heavenly Father's.
Closer. I know you are very happy, and I am very happy too. Please sit down and we will start our sermon in a moment." Father Markel's voice was full of magnetism, which was very comfortable to listen to.
Everyone got up and sat cross-legged on the ground.
Father Markle folded his hands on his abdomen and continued: "Before the sermon begins, please allow me to introduce Governor Goya who is participating in the sermon today. He is also a loyal servant of our Lord. There is also his beautiful daughter Miss Catherine. For a moment.
She will lead you in singing psalms to praise our Lord.”
The crowd applauded loudly, Governor Goya bent down and saluted with his fat belly, and Miss Catherine also squatted and saluted.
"So, today's sermon begins. First of all, please ask Miss Catherine to sing the psalm for us. Brothers and sisters, follow her and praise our God. Miss Catherine, please!" Father Markle said.
Miss Catherine nodded, stood in front of the stage, clasped her hands on her chest. The audience was silent, but the melodious singing voice came from her mouth. The singing voice was very graceful, but Zhang Yanling couldn't understand her singing at all.
What is it? It just sounds like babbling and tongue twirling, but it is very beautiful.
The congregants started singing along as excitedly as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood. This hymn was obviously not in the local language, but these people could actually sing it, and they sang it word for word. Although the voices had different pitches, the voices were different.
Some are good and some are bad, but every one of them sings very reverently and seriously, with an expression of great enjoyment.
Zhang Yanling sighed in her heart that the power of religion is indeed powerful. It can allow so many people to be immersed in it, and it does have an extremely powerful effect in controlling people's spirits. If religion can truly be good and beautiful, and can cultivate people's noble moral character and goodwill,
If it is spread, rather than for some other bad purpose, then that is a good thing.
Helena can also sing, and she sings very well, and she is intoxicated with it. Zhang Yanling can understand that she should have been influenced by these religions since she was a child, and is a devout Catholic. According to what she said, she has participated in such activities. So there is no doubt that she
He also served as a lead singer on stage.
Catherine's singing voice was very contagious, and she sang with great devotion, and she could even hear the meaning of prayer and sadness in her singing. Zhang Yanling thought that maybe this was related to what she was going through. Her father wanted to use her as a bargaining chip.
Marrying Alfonso must have made her feel very sad and sad.
After the hymn was sung, the audience burst into applause. Father Markel saluted Catherine and expressed his gratitude. Then it was Father Markel's sermon time.
“Dear devout brothers and sisters, servants of our Lord Jesus. In the name of Heavenly Father, Mother, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, I convey God’s will to you and teach you how to become a loyal servant of Heavenly Father, serve Him, and win Him.
Forgive and receive His blessing. Heavenly Father is omnipresent and omnipotent. In the beginning, the world was in chaos.
Darkness, God said, let there be light, and there was light. God saw that light was good, so he separated light and darkness, and there was the first morning and dusk, the first day, of our world. God said, "Let there be light among the waters."
There must be air in the space, and it must be divided into upper and lower. Then there is air and heaven and earth, and then there is day and night. This is the second day. God said..."
Father Markle preached endlessly on the stage, and the believers in the audience listened with interest and their eyes were bright. How could Zhang Yanling have the heart to listen to his long-winded words? Such a story is not as big as Pangu's creation of the world and Nuwa's creation of human beings out of clay.
The stories of Yu's control of the floods are fascinating.
Zhang Yanling has been thinking about how to get out of here, sneak into the parking lot of carriages at the west intersection, and try to hide in the carriages. However, Zhang Yanling is very confused now. He has not considered the Folangji people at all.
The carriages of the Ming Dynasty are different from the carriages of the Ming Dynasty. Their carriages are open, but the horses pull a large seat. It is a completely open layout.
The places for storing luggage are also open under the seats and on the floor behind them. They can be seen clearly at a glance. The chassis of the carriage is very low, so low that there is no way to hide under the chassis of the carriage. Moreover, even if you can
Helena definitely couldn't hide in. She didn't have the ability to hide under the car and sneak in.
Zhang Yanling secretly cursed himself for not thinking carefully. If this is the case, if he wants to sneak into the West District, he may have to risk getting mixed in with a bunch of clergy and followers. But this is too risky, and he will be easily recognized.
Come out, after all, the Franji people are not wooden scarecrows. They should be aware of the presence of two more people around. This is not a TV series.
About half an hour passed. Father Markel stopped his sermon and entered the time of offering offerings according to the procedure. That is, believers bring their own food or property and voluntarily donate it to the church. The church said that it will use food and property to help the common people and show love.
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But Zhang Yanling understood as soon as he heard this that this was a disguised way to make money. When the church wanted to help the people, it distributed food for free. How could it be possible for believers to make donations? This was just an extremely clumsy way for the church to make money. But among these religious people
From the perspective of the congregation, these are all things taken for granted.
The crowd lined up to approach the stone platform in the middle. Father Markel stood on it and stretched out his palms to rub the heads of all the congregants who made offerings. If the offerings were large, Father Markel would even say a few words of blessing in a friendly manner.
The offering was not pleasing to the eye, so Markle just touched the other person's head and left it at that.
People enthusiastically knelt down in front of Father Markel, kissed his boots, and kissed his hands. With tears in their eyes, they were moved by themselves. It was as if the priest in front of them was the incarnation of God. To be close to him was to be close to God.
, it’s like receiving God’s blessing.
Zhang Yanling and Helena moved slowly with the crowd. Zhang Yanling told Helena in a low voice that if she really trusted Catherine, she would take the risk to let Catherine recognize her and get Catherine's help. Otherwise, it would be difficult to sneak into the West District today.
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In fact, Helena could not completely believe Catherine in her heart. After all, the betrayal of Catherine's father, Governor Goya, was unexpected. He and her father had been friends for many years, but he did not betray his father in the end.
Helena was not sure whether Catherine would reveal her identity on the spot.
But Helena finally decided to take a gamble on the relationship between herself and Catherine for many years. Make a gamble that not everyone in the world is like Governor Goya, a ruthless betrayer. At the same time, she also took a gamble on her feelings for Catherine.
It will also be a test of human nature and understanding of the world.
Helena walked to the stage, and before she reached the priest, she passed by Catherine. Catherine frowned and looked at other places with a melancholy expression, and did not notice Helena who came to the stage in front of her.
Helena stretched out her hand and pulled the hem of Catherine's black robe. This action startled Catherine, and she almost screamed. Having her robe pulled by a strange congregant was something she could not tolerate, and it was also unacceptable.
things that are allowed.
Before she could cry out, Helena whispered: "May the Lord bless you, my little rose. May you always be as beautiful as a rose."
Catherine looked at the black-robed congregant in the audience in astonishment. What she said was something she often said to a person. Catherine would say this sentence every time she saw Helena. Helena would use this sentence.
Remind Catherine.
Catherine stared at the man in black robe in the audience. Helena blinked, and Catherine immediately recognized those familiar beautiful big eyes. There was an expression of surprise on her face.
"Catherine, what's wrong?" Governor Goya, who was not far away, saw his daughter bending down and looking at a congregant with a shocked look on her face, and asked hurriedly.
"Oh father, I'm fine." Catherine said hurriedly.
"May God bless you. Thank you." Catherine said to Helena.
Helena walked past her with her head lowered and accepted Father Markle's blessing. Because Helena brought a large basket of tributes, Father Markel patted Helena on the head affectionately.
While Zhang Yanling followed her empty-handed, Markle was a little unhappy and even ignored him. At the same time, many congregants also rolled their eyes at Zhang Yanling. A cleric noted down the queue where Zhang Yanling was, and went back to find out which church member it was.
How can those who grow below be so shameless? They must be punished.
After the offering, it was time to rest, drink water, and distribute snacks to the congregation. During this time, you could move around and talk freely. Helena quickly told Zhang Yanling that she and Catherine recognized the secret code. Zhang Yanling paid close attention.
If anything unusual happened to the surroundings, he would immediately take Helena and flee.
On the stage, Miss Catherine lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking, ignoring the conversations of her father, the priest and the clergy around her. They were chatting about something with interest, not laughing.
"Father, I... feel a little uncomfortable. I want to go back early." Catherine suddenly spoke to her father who was talking loudly.
"Catherine, what's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable there?" Goya asked hurriedly.
"I don't know, I just feel uncomfortable. Maybe I didn't sleep well last night. I feel dizzy, nauseous and want to vomit. In order to avoid losing my temper in public, I want to go home and rest first. I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the next sermon. Father Markle
, I’m really sorry, I will definitely sing hymns again next time.” Catherine said.
"God bless you, my child. Go and have a good rest." Father Markle nodded.
Governor Goya said: "I will take you back, Catherine."
Catherine waved her hand and said: "Father, you just need to stay here, otherwise the congregation will be uneasy. I will just ask the servant to accompany me back. Don't worry about me."
Governor Goya had no choice but to say: "Okay, take the carriage back and let Silva drive you off. He is there in the carriage."
Catherine nodded, half-crouched and saluted, then walked down the stone steps, glanced in the direction of Helena, and walked slowly through the passage formed by guards, thinking about where a bunch of carriages gathered at the west entrance.