After the Austro-Hungarian wedding group had a day off, Edel personally came to greet the Austro-Hungarian Princess Sophie Marie for rehearsal the next day. In the hall, the two young lovers looked at each other, even though they had basically written a letter two or three days before.
, but it still cannot alleviate the pain of missing each other.
"I've met His Highness Edel." Princess Sophie Marie greeted Edel in front of everyone, with a pretty face and a slight blush.
Edel walked up to the princess and held her hand and said, "Sophie Marie, I will pick you up to take you to the rehearsal."
Compared with Sophie Marie's embarrassed expression in front of everyone, Edel was much more generous, probably because he was thick-skinned. Everyone looked at the performance of the two young lovers and laughed in good faith. This made Sophie
Mary's pretty face turned even redder, but she still didn't break free from the Crown Prince's hand, which was considered acquiescing to the Crown Prince.
"Then let's set off."
In the end, it was the princess's father, Archduke Otto Franz, who came to the rescue, which relieved the princess' embarrassment. After hearing her father's words, the princess blushed slightly and quickly took Edel with her to the platform to greet them.
carriage.
Looking at his daughter's performance, Archduke Otto Franz smiled bitterly and said to his brother, Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand, "It seems that my daughter no longer belongs to me."
"But she also found her own happiness, and got everyone's blessing, didn't she?" Archduke Ferdinand said to his younger brother. He thought of his marriage, and finally found true love, but the nobles and the royal family were all opposed to this.
More than ten years later, he still does not have the support of the majority of people. Now the aristocratic circle still does not accept his wife. He is quite angry about this in his heart, but there is nothing he can do.
Archduke Otto Franz looked at his brother's dim and melancholy eyes, unaware that he was hurt by the scene. He could only pat him on the shoulder and say comforting words. "Brother, don't think too much, they will eventually accept Sophie."
,Hornberg becomes your queen.”
After hearing his brother's words, Archduke Ferdinand knew that they were just words of comfort. If the Austro-Hungarian nobles and other members of the royal family really gave in so easily, he wouldn't have been worried about this matter for more than ten years. The crown prince was still very clear-headed and knew that now was not the time.
When I was feeling nervous, I cheered up and boarded the carriage with my brother Archduke Otto Franz, preparing to watch the rehearsal.
Under the guidance of the officers and soldiers of the Guards Division, the group took a carriage to the first stop: the Cathedral of the Chiefs, the headquarters of the Romanian Orthodox Church, where they would receive the blessing of Patriarch Baldocvin I.
In the moving carriage, Edel looked at his lovely fiancée, took her hand and asked, "Mary, I miss you every day when I am in Romania."
When Edel said this, he couldn't help but think of his two maids. In early August, he sent the two maids to Constanta and gave them a new life.
After hearing Edel's love words, Sophie Marie felt much better than in front of everyone. "I miss you Edel too. I miss you every day in Vienna."
The two of them were living their own world in the carriage, while Anna, the maid in the carriage behind, was sitting and sulking.
"The princess saw that the crown prince didn't care about Anna." She complained softly in a voice that only she could hear.
After a while, the carriage arrived at the Chief's Cathedral. A group of people got off the carriage and looked at the small church in front of them. The Chief's Cathedral is a masonry structure with a worship hall that can accommodate 200 people. It has many
There are four obvious cylindrical attics, with a huge cross as high as one person inlaid at the top of the attic.
The Chief Cathedral was built in the 17th century and is now the headquarters of the Romanian Orthodox Church. It is located on a hill south of Bucharest. It manages nearly 10,000 clergy in Romania. As their supreme leader, Baldocvin I will certainly not let it go to the crown prince.
The duty of presiding over weddings. After all, even the Russian Patriarch, the most powerful person in the Orthodox diocese, has to surrender to the royal power, not to mention that in Romania, a country with the highest royal power, the Patriarch is now greeting them at the door of the church.
"Good day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Patriarch Baldokvin I first said to Edel.
"I've met His Excellency the Patriarch. I'm sorry to trouble you this time."
Edel was also full of respect for the 67-year-old man. After all, the old man still needs respect. Then the patriarch showed his kindness to the other protagonist of the wedding, Princess Sophie Marie. Although she still believes in Catholicism, the princess still believes in Catholicism.
He greeted the Patriarch politely. After greeting Archduke Otto Franz and Archduke Ferdinand, a group of people entered the church led by these clergy.
"Your Royal Highness, you just need to follow the procedure and walk in, and I will officiate the wedding for you two. The diocese has specially prepared two choirs for this wedding, both of which are children selected from various churches in Romania. Among them, Your Royal Highness the Princess is composed of four girls.
Accompany them and be responsible for leading them to His Highness." Patriarch Baldock I personally explained the church procedures to the two newcomers.
"The Romanian royal family is very grateful to the Patriarch for his support of the wedding." Edel said his thanks after listening to the Patriarch's explanation.
Princess Edel and Princess Sophie Marie discussed with the Patriarch for a while and made an appearance on the scene. The two Austro-Hungarian Archdukes accompanied them throughout the whole process, and each had their own role. Archduke Otto Franz was responsible for leading his daughter into the scene and bringing his daughter to the scene.
She handed her over to Archduke Edel Ferdinand, who delivered a congratulatory message from Austria-Hungary. After doing all this, the group said goodbye to the Patriarch and left.
"Thank you, Patriarch, for your hard work." Edel thanked Baldokwen I very considerately.
As a 67-year-old man, Baldock has long been tired. However, he will not show it in front of the crown prince. He mustered up his energy to bless the crown prince. "It's not too hard. May the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit be with you."
exist."
After saying goodbye to the Patriarch, the Crown Prince and his entourage left the Cathedral of the Emirates. After watching the Crown Prince go away, Baldokwen I sat on a bench with a tired look on his face.
The waiter next to the Patriarch stepped forward to help him and asked with concern, "Your Excellency, Patriarch, do you have any questions?"
Baldockwen waved his hand to indicate that he did not need support. "I have no problem. I just need to take a rest because I am a little tired."
"Your Excellency, Patriarch, I have something unclear." The waiter asked him.
"Say it."
Looking at the young waiter in front of him, Baldock asked him to ask questions. Everyone in the church knew that he was a kind and friendly patriarch who was also willing to help others with questions.
"Why do you respect the Crown Prince so much? You don't have such an attitude towards His Majesty the King."
Faced with the waiter's question, Patriarch Baldokwen smiled and said, "That's because first; from the development and growth of Romania under the leadership of the Crown Prince in recent years, we can see that he is a very capable and capable person.
A person with his own ideas. Secondly; he is still very young, only 21 years old."
The young waiter roughly understood what the Patriarch meant.
