early morning.
All the gates of Denzel City were wide open before dawn. The guards and patrols in the city all changed into the latest armor and uniforms, and everyone wore a colorful silk scarf symbolizing joy around their necks.
Before dawn, people from the auxiliary barracks had already lined up to sweep the streets.
On the streets around the Fortress House in the city, every household was decorated with lanterns, and even the trees along the street were filled with ribbons. And when the sun came out in the morning, hundreds of sturdy soldiers were already wearing bright armor, lined up in two rows on the road leading to the garrison. The red carpet was spread out for more than a few hundred meters.
The sun was shining on Denzel City, and the whole city was filled with a tense and festive atmosphere.
Only the patrol team is still secretly vigilant, loose on the outside and tight on the inside - the mysterious beautiful woman who attacked the patrol cavalry yesterday has not been found, and the whereabouts of General Nei Nei are still unknown. The patrol team searched the whole city to no avail, and could only report the matter layer by layer. Therefore, in today's wedding, in addition to the heavily armed troops, there were also 100 elite soldiers, who put on casual clothes and were potentially among the crowd. , ready to respond to any sudden crisis.
In order to welcome the commander-in-chief's wedding, the entire army of Denzel City is like a sharp arrow with a bowstring!
This thing must not go wrong!
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Just last night and early in the morning, all the generals of the Northern Army who were sent out had already rushed back to Denzel City one after another. It stands to reason that these generals, who are subordinates, should not have come here. I arrived at the last moment, but in order to welcome the subordinate officials of the imperial capital, we evacuated the place first. It was also hard for these officers of the Northern Army at all levels. Fortunately, they had a big fight below, and after finishing the work, they hurried. Back, but no one missed the time.
On the contrary, the hundreds of officials who came from the imperial capital received a warm welcome after arriving in Denzel City yesterday. They got drunk at the dinner party. In the morning, a few were still hungover and almost couldn't climb. stand up.
Because Denzel City is a small town in a border county, and there is no church, and everyone knows that Mr. Xia Yaleiming is not a Byzantine, I am afraid that he may not believe in the state religion of Byzantium, so there is no one. Think of arranging the wedding as a religious form.
The wedding was arranged in the garrison.
This garrison in Denzel City used to be the commanding place of the former enemy in the previous foreign wars of the empire, and later became Char's territory, after expansion, and after Char established the Northern Army, it was still here for a time. It was temporarily used as the headquarters of the Northern Army - although the headquarters of the Northern Army has been officially moved to the new city of Syltane County, the scale of the garrison in Denzel City has been expanded several times. retained.
Fortunately, the place is big enough that this wedding can be held here.
The gates of the garrison are open. The front gate and the courtyard wall have already been demolished and rebuilt these days. The gate is four times larger than before. The courtyard and the hall inside can even squeeze in thousands of people. stand.
The red carpet was spread from the hall to the gate.
The spectators, including officers and generals of the Northern Army at all levels, were all on the left side of the carpet, arranged on the high ground in the army. From top to bottom, Green was naturally the first position on the left. The other subordinate officials who came to the imperial capital were all lined up under the people of the Northern Army.
On the right side of the red carpet, there are quite well-known guests who are watching the ceremony and congratulating them. The people from the Besta Military Region are the most conspicuous, standing at the forefront, headed by an official in the Besta Military Region, who is said to be quite trusted by the Governor's wife and regarded as a confidant of the core layer. In addition, there are basically no people sent by other forces to congratulate them - after all, Xiaya has crusades four military regions, and this time even if he is on the hostile side with the Red Round Table Alliance, the governors of the military regions of the warlord party Naturally, no one will be sent to congratulate him.
In addition to the visitors from the Besta Military Region, the only people who came to congratulate were those who were prominent and respectable in the territory of Xia Ya. There were local nobles or big businessmen and wealthy families, and some of them had held official positions in the past. The leading figures on the place. The most conspicuous among them is a group of people who are gorgeously dressed, but look a little weird - these are the original rulers of the four military regions conquered by Char.
The original governors were naturally all dismissed by Xia Ya, but in order to appease people's hearts, Xia Ya didn't do much in other places except for killing the "Notting Tiger" who killed his wife for glory. Those original rulers migrated to the new city to manage them together, and they were not allowed to stay on the original site, so as not to cause trouble, and they were treated very favorably. He even selected a few younger generation's children from several families, and sealed a few unimportant jobs, which was considered to appease their hearts.
This time Xia Ya's wedding, these subordinate ministers also took the initiative to offer generous gifts, and came to watch the ceremony to congratulate.
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In the morning, the military band lined up outside the gate of the garrison immediately played ceremonial music, and then the guard of honor lined up and formed an array outside the gate. However, all of them are wearing a kind of eye-catching armor. The armor is extremely delicate, and the leaves are lined so closely that the gaps can hardly be seen, and the materials are all high-quality, but it looks like, I'm afraid Even the mountain armor worn by the senior officers of the Byzantine Army was compared!
Such high-quality armor, if placed in other armies, can only be worn by senior officers above the flag regiment level, but here in the Northern Army, there are hundreds of pairs for honor guards to wear, showing arrogance and arrogance. undoubtedly!
Some people also thought to themselves, I am afraid that it is also a heavy face, and the good armor of the whole army is temporarily transferred for the honor guard to wear.
However, only the high-level people in the Northern Army knew that these seemingly exquisite and high-grade armors were actually only the first batch of products from the dwarf workshop outside Denzel City. The subsequent equipment has been improved several times. It's getting better and better, and the first batch of armors are still in hundreds of pairs. In order not to waste them, they simply throw them away to the honor guards for temporary use. The real good things are actually still in the warehouse of the General Administration of Logistics. Among them, it can only be distributed to the front-line combat department in batches for installation in the coming year.
Even the first batch of goods that have been eliminated has already surprised all the guests.
The time for the wedding has come, and the first person to appear is today's hero, the Grand Duke of North County of the Empire, and the general of the Northern Garrison, Xia Leiming.
The turtle was wearing an exquisite shirt today, black on the outside and red on the inside. Under the shirt was the uniform of an imperial general, with several shining medals hanging on his chest. He was originally tall, tall and straight, so wearing such an imperial general's uniform, Xia Ya looked more and more heroic, young, and full of energy when he was in high spirits. !
Xia Ya's appearance suddenly silenced the original whispering and noisy voices in the hall!
With his leather boots on the red carpet, he strode to the front and head, facing all the guests below, bowing slightly.
At this moment, although Xiaya's face is calm, in fact, he is quite uneasy in his heart.
Because, until just now, the subordinates reported that the adoptive mother, Lord Merlin, had not come back.
Did Merlin actually miss his wedding? This made Xiaya really a little weird.
Originally, according to imperial tradition, most weddings were held under the auspices of the church. Xia Ya doesn't believe in religion, so according to tradition, the elders of both families must attend the wedding as a witness.
Xia Ya here, naturally invited Merlin to be her officiant. As for the poor Adeline, Adeline's mother is not alive - it's impossible to find the god emperor Hannigan? I'm afraid that person won't appear on this occasion. As for the others... Reluctantly, only the Rabbit Emperor who was far away in the imperial capital could be regarded as the poor brother's brother. But of course Garcia couldn't come.
In this case, Xiaya invited Yulia to come forward. Yulia is her sister-in-law. She has been with the poor man for a long time in Denzel City, and the relationship is quite close. Like a sister, please come forward. , to be the elder officiant of the poor worm's side, can be considered to be able to make up the number.
But now, Merlin didn't show up - if Merlin couldn't attend, Xiaya would really have some regrets in his heart.
Seeing that the time has come, there is no way to wait for the wedding any longer. Xia Ya looked at one of the captains of the guards behind him behind the crowd. The captain shook his head, that was to tell Xia Ya that Merlin had not been found.
Xia Ya sighed, glanced at Green standing in front of him, and said in a low voice, "Let's start."
Green turned back, looked at Xiaya, hesitated a little, then smiled: "Well... Then, I'm cheeky, so I'll be your officiant."
Mad Dog Green is a veteran in the army, and his qualifications are much harder than that of Xia Ya. He can be called Xia Ya's big brother. If Xia Ya has no elders in the family, it is okay for Green to come forward to preside over the marriage.
With that said, Green had already walked to Xiaya's side, stood in the position of the officiant, and nodded to the etiquette officer who was waiting below.
The band in the yard was immediately instructed, and the originally unrestrained and festive ritual and music suddenly changed, and the tune became gentle and beautiful.
Immediately, a flower petal fell from the gate of the hall, and the rain of petals fell, which immediately caused a cheer from the guests.
In the midst of this colorful scene, a slender and slender figure walked in slowly.
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As soon as Adeline appeared and walked into everyone's line of sight, she was instantly amazed. When almost everyone saw this bride today, their first reaction was to be deeply impressed. Take a deep breath!
Immediately, every look that was projected on her body gradually turned into envy, admiration, praise, and shock...
So beautiful! ! !
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Adeline just walked in in the rain of flowers, and there was no one around her to follow. Walking in the rain of flowers, all the falling flowers in the sky became her scenery, and all the eyes shot to her. She can't be removed from her body anymore!
There is no doubt that Adeline is beautiful, and her originally bright and charming appearance can be called a first-class beauty. And at today's wedding, Adeline's already beautiful face was stained with a blush of shyness and joy, which added another three points to the original beauty.
However, at this moment, the most outstanding thing is the robe on her body!
This robe, worn on her slender and slender body, is like a blooming delicate flower. The texture of the robe seems to be indistinguishable, and even the color... It seems to be colored, but the ingenious collocation of several colors is almost all sublime. They fit together perfectly, but they completely restore Adeline's original beauty. foiled out. The color itself seems to be forgotten.
The cut is even more amazing - if it is an ordinary skirt robe, if it is made well, it must be cut to fit the body. However, this robe is strange, some parts are narrowly cut, and some parts are deliberately made fluffy It was loose and soft, so that when Adeline walked in, every step she took, her slender waist and slender legs were looming under the robe, but it was like a companion who came with a cloud of white clouds, soft and charming. fluffy…
One tight and one loose, the collocation is amazing!
The colors are gorgeous, but they don't grab the color.
So gorgeous, yet unconventional.
Xia watched the amazingly beautiful Adeline approaching, and after a brief absence, she finally sighed and convinced: Those elves really have the ability!
It's just that the eyes of the turtle looking at his bride became more and more sharp.
Adeline walked slowly to Xia Ya's side in the moving music, facing Xia Ya's wolf-like eyes, the poor bastard's cheeks were flushed, and he lowered his head slightly, not daring to look at Xia Ya's nakedness. Concealed look.
"Okay, does it look good?" Adeline said in a low voice: "The elder sisters of the elves finally finished the work last night."
"..." Xiaya took a deep breath, then let it out, nodded vigorously, and said in a very formal and serious tone: "Good-looking! You look better today than ever before!"
Adeline's heart was sweet, and she was relieved immediately, her efforts for many days were finally not wasted.
Xia Ya stared at her up and down for a while. Adeline was flustered and whispered, "You... What kind of eyes do you have? How can you look at people like this?"
Xia Ya tutted twice: "You're about to be my wife, isn't it just for me to dress up? Besides, when I look at my wife, I look at it as I want, who dares to gossip? "
Adeline looked at Xia Ya's eyes, pursed her lips and smiled, and said in a low voice, "You...you have such a temper, always... always so domineering!"
Saying that, my heart is sweet.
Xia Ya smiled: "Domineering? That's right. If I'm not domineering, I'm afraid you won't marry me in the end."
Adeline looked at Xiaya with tenderness in her heart, and her eyes softened, but in the end, her eyes gradually turned a little red.
Xia Ya was startled, took Adeline's hand, and whispered, "What's wrong? Why does it turn red when it's good? What sad things do you think of again?"
Adeline shook her head and said in a low voice: "I... I just suddenly thought of Daphne... Alas, she is my best friend, just like my own sister, my mother is gone, she is all in the imperial capital Take care of me. When I get married, she can't be by my side, she can't see me marry, I…”
What Adeline said was emotional, but when our turtle heard this, his eyes suddenly became a little flustered, and he looked away evasively, with an indescribable guilt in his heart.
When it comes to Daphne, how can the turtle not feel guilty? The good deeds he has done have "involved" the dignified imperial queen and his wife's best best friend. In this matter, it is inevitable that Xia Ya will be smiling at the moment.
After the two said a few words, Yulia had walked out slowly, accompanied by several maids, and stood beside Adeline. Yulia looked at Adeline with a look in her eyes. She took out a handkerchief to help her wipe the corners of her eyes, and then stretched out her hand to straighten her dress and whispered, "What a beautiful bride."
The two had a very good relationship in Denzel City, especially after Daphne returned to the imperial capital, Adeline was the only friend in Denzel City who could talk to her heart like Yulia.
Yulia saw that Adeline's eyes were a little red, and then she smiled, turned to look at Xiaya, and said with a smile: "Xiaya, you have to treat Adeline well, and you must not bully her in the future. ."
Xia Ya laughed, but Yulia suddenly changed her voice, and her tone became a little weird: "You guy, don't laugh so easily. Hmph... You have to remember my words well. This girl , the heart is the softest and most fragile, you men don't understand, often you will hurt the girl's heart by being confused, and then you will leave without paying attention, patting your butt..."
Yulia said something weird, but Xiaya was at a loss, and she didn't know why her sister-in-law suddenly said these weird things, but he didn't take it to heart now, just nodded casually in response.
Immediately, Yulia ignored Xia Ya and had a low-key conversation with Greene. After the two officiants agreed, they announced that the wedding would begin immediately!
The wedding process was not cumbersome—mainly because of Char's request, many procedures were simplified.
In fact, according to the tradition of the Byzantine Empire, the marriage of an aristocrat with the identity of Char Ya requires a series of etiquette and procedures, but Char Ya is most afraid of those tedious troubles, which is naturally greatly simplified. In his opinion, getting married is his own business, and it was only after the persuasion of Sophie and others that such a big scene and pomp was put on. That is to be worthy of his own status and status, to be worthy of the status of the Northern Army.
But since the pomp is set, that's enough.
The etiquette procedure of the process, then it can be exempted or exempted!
Weddings are not religious, and oaths are naturally waived. Jumping directly to the last step, a young man and a woman saluted the guests, and exchanged marriage tokens under the witness of the two officiating guests.
This was in accordance with the customs of the Byzantine Empire. The man handed over to the woman two things: a key and a long sword.
The key is to entrust the affairs of the family to his wife, and the long sword is to assure his wife that he will guard the family of the two.
The marriage token that the woman gave to the south was two other things: a bunch of hair cut from her own head, and a short dagger.
With Char's identity, he couldn't skip this final procedure.
The two exchanged tokens, and Adeline cut off a strand of her own hair on the spot. Xia took it and put it into a box made of gold solemnly.
The wedding was then completed.
At this moment, the two of them are officially married!
Immediately, there was cheers and celebrations in the hall, Xiaya and the poor worm saluted the guests, and then temporarily withdrew from the back.
The back side door was wide open, countless servants filed out, and a large number of tables and soft couches were all carried out, and the hall and courtyard were arranged as a banquet venue, and behind the garrison, the hundreds of cooks in the back kitchen had already done it. Ready, wine and food are ready, a grand wedding banquet is about to be held here.
The guests at the scene will naturally not miss such a good opportunity, especially those officials sent from the imperial capital. It is rare for the generals and officers of the Northern Army to gather so neatly. It's not a bad thing to know a few friends with military power in the army.
However, to the disappointment of all the people from the imperial capital, although these generals of the Northern Army were polite to them, their attitude was obviously very polite, and their eyes were cold. The local officials have no interest in knowing at all.
These officers all have eyes on the top of their heads, which really made the officials from the imperial capital depressed.
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Xiaya and Adeline went back to the back to take a break and change their clothes for a while, and they would go out for a banquet later. However, Xiaya looked at the beautiful robe on Adeline's body and couldn't help sighing: "It's only been a while since I wore such a beautiful robe, it's a pity... Don't change it soon, this robe is really nice to wear. "
Adeline was overjoyed, and then shook her head: "It's not good to go to the banquet for a while, if you accidentally get dirty." After a slight pause, she whispered: "If you like to see it, I will wear it for you in the future. ."
Xia Ya's eyes rolled, but she deliberately lowered her voice and smiled: "Okay! Why don't you wear it tonight and give me a good quiet... "
Adeline was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xia Ya's strange smile, and then she realized that this turtle didn't have any good intentions. She glanced at Xia Ya, and went into her room to change clothes. —Although the two became husband and wife, Adeline would never change her clothes in front of Char.
Xia Ya naturally has his own lounge. He went in and immediately took off the general's uniform on his body. Although this general's uniform looked straight, it was actually uncomfortable to wear.
Xia Ya took a rest for a while, and was at a loss for a while and was happy. He was happy that he was finally married, but he was also at a loss... It was just like marriage...
The feeling in my heart was really complicated. Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard the sound of the door opening. Xia Ya raised her head, but saw a figure flashing quickly outside the door!
A pair of bright and beautiful eyes, just staring at himself so quietly! !