On the other side, Constantinople.
When Yang Hao opened his eyes, what came into view was Theresa's smooth back and her shoulder blades.
For some reason, Theresa was particularly excited and energetic last night. It seemed that when she was with Fen and Naruga, she did something inadvertently... which caused Yang Hao, who was covered in the quilt last night, to suffer.
He wasn't quite sure why Theresa had said she wanted to do it under the covers last night, making both of them sticky with sweat... but if that was what the cute little kitty wanted, then so be it.
Yang Hao reached out from behind and rubbed Theresa's lower abdomen. He was planning to take a shower to prepare for the upcoming wedding. At that time, Theresa woke up because of his actions.
She turned over, and the two of them just looked at each other in silence.
Then the little nun smiled, hugged the man who was going to become her real husband today, kissed Yang Hao's forehead and said that they would officially become husband and wife this morning.
"But even though the threat from the north is coming, we still have to prepare for the wedding... Humph, if it weren't for the fact that we are indeed qualified and everyone in Bayerjans really needs a stable future to look forward to, maybe we should just cancel the wedding, right?"
The little nun muttered as she let Yang Hao breathe on her chest. She glanced at the other bed which was still wet.
Although "Light" has not responded to her at all until now, it is still necessary to add more magic to Yang Hao...
Otherwise, the little nun really doubted whether Yang Hao would become seriously ill one day. Really...
"But our wedding is actually very simple, right? We just need to have everyone witness it, then take an oath, and finally throw a wreath to see which lucky person will follow his or her own ideas and find a good partner to marry in the future... But Theresa, do you really want me not to swear to "love only you"? "
"No need. The relationship between us does not need to be witnessed or guaranteed by others. No one is qualified to guarantee it."
"Is your 'light' also not working?"
Yang Hao asked curiously, causing the devout nun to curl her lips in disdain:
"He is just a lazy bum who has been eating and sleeping all the time? Humph... He is no good either, I said!"
She is really a domineering nun - she doesn't even have the slightest respect for her own God. It is hard to imagine what kind of personality a child raised by this nun will have.
Yang Hao smiled helplessly, stood up and put on loose clothes. Then he and Theresa walked into the next room and washed each other's bodies in the hot bath that the maids had prepared long ago.
The maids also chose to enter the room after they entered the bathroom. After changing the sheets in the room again, they immediately prepared the traditional Bayerjans wedding uniforms needed by the two newlyweds this morning, and made targeted treatments on the chest of Theresa's white wedding dress.
After all, their mistress had a good figure. This dress was too big for the elf Finn, and it might make Theresa feel stuffy in the chest. In order to avoid the embarrassment of the mistress, the servants naturally had to deal with it carefully.
"But Her Majesty Barcelissa and Caesar have a really good relationship... Sometimes when I was standing guard outside the door ready to work, I could hear Her Majesty Barcelissa screaming..."
"That's a good thing. Who wants our emperor and queen to quarrel every day?"
Another older maid rolled her eyes and adjusted the chest of her pure white wedding dress a little looser.
"But then again... have you heard? Caesar's adopted daughter seems to be here too... I just hope that the relationship between Basilisa and that adopted daughter can be better, otherwise it is very likely to damage the family relationship..."
"Adopted daughter? That's true... After all, she's not her biological daughter, and Her Majesty Barcelissa has never met her... It's hard to imagine how they can get along with each other."
"It all depends on Lord Caesar's skill. It also depends on the efforts of Basilisa and that prince..."
The maids chattered and soon stood on both sides of the door, waiting for their two masters to finish bathing and change clothes, while also thinking about how to complete the next work.
At the same time, at Anna and Natalia's residence, they slept in the Purple Palace's residence for a night. Although it was not as comfortable as in Gaparia, this kind of life close to the living place of familiar people made them feel more relaxed and happy.
But then again... Natalia has been thinking about what happened last night.
There is no doubt that the joy and excitement that surged in Natalia's heart when she heard that Bayer Johannes would become a polygamous country were not false.
But on the other hand, after realizing her own emotions of "feeling happy about someone else's husband because she finally found a loophole", Natalia inevitably fell into self-loathing.
She is not a very open-minded woman. In her opinion, normal couples should be monogamous.
Although few people abide by this system even in the Roman Empire, the law is the law after all, not to mention that Natalia is the chief judge responsible for upholding the laws of the empire.
The result is now...
(A judge who is delighted by a legal loophole... Sigh. I'd rather die.)
She covered her face, and while waiting for Anna to come out of the room, she sighed heavily in her heart.
Natalia felt that she was facing a dilemma.
First, she has to choose between abiding by her inner bottom line and her inner disgust to "keep herself clean", or in other words...
Even if she had legal permission, she would still consider her own moral bottom line and not pursue Lord Yang Hao.
The second is that she simply gave up some of the moral bottom line she insisted on in her heart... After all, pursuing happiness is human nature, not to mention that it is allowed by law! How could she give up this opportunity and then regret it later
Natalia felt extremely difficult. Should she choose morality or give up some of it
She was very distressed... and just when she was distressed, Anna came out.
The princess, who had dressed herself up beautifully to attend her adoptive father's wedding celebration, walked forward and lingered in Natalia's arms for a long time. Then the little princess said that she wanted to go out with Natalia.
"Oh... I understand. My little princess..." Natalia nodded distressedly, "But I won't be the one you call mom later, okay?"
"But didn't Dad say... In this country, men can have many wives?" Anna blinked and looked at Natalia with innocent eyes: "Why can't Natalia's mother be Dad's wife?"
"because… "
"because?"
Natalia opened her mouth, but suddenly found that she seemed to have no reason to justify her cowardice.
After all, morality... Speaking of morality, no matter how humble Natalia is, she has to admit that her morality is among the highest in Roman's class - but what's the use of such morality
Don't those barbarians still do whatever they want? My own noble character has not set an example at all, and even if it has, they have no intention of following it...
Moreover, from a moral point of view, although polygamy does not seem to be a good thing, but... but...
What should Anna do if she is bullied by Her Majesty Theresa
Natalia stroked Anna's hair. She sighed heavily, realizing that, morally speaking, it seemed understandable that she had made that choice...
Not to mention the law...
His Majesty Yang Hao has openly used the "law" to declare the legitimacy of polygamy... In other words, everything he wants to do is legal: in a polygamous system, it is indeed reasonable and in line with the rules for a woman to pursue a married man...
in other words…
Is it okay for me to pursue my own happiness? Can I really do this? Can I really pursue a husband who is the emperor of a country openly
I... Am I really worthy of it now
Natalia was speechless. But she also understood that the focus of her thoughts had long since shifted from the question of "should I do this" to the question of "am I worthy of doing this".
She has convinced herself, but can she actually do it
Natalia thought back to her expertise in law.
Perhaps... she should seek a position in the Bayerzans Empire that is honorable enough and convincing enough, and after completing it well... she may pursue His Majesty later.
After all, if I continue to be so... so weak.
Maybe happiness will never come to me
She hugged the little princess in her arms, whom she treated like her own daughter.
"Anna... I swear, I'll be your mother." She muttered quietly.
There was no longer any confusion in those green eyes.
…
10:00 a.m., King's Square in Constantinople.
Yesterday’s celebration has not yet ended, and today, the celebration belonging to their royal family has come again.
It is not only because of the joy brought by the marriage of Her Majesty Theresa, Barcelosa, to Lord Caesar Yang Hao, but more importantly, on this grand day, there are many nobles and couples who have already planned to hold their wedding and become legally recognized husband and wife.
Everyone celebrated again. While preparing to appear on stage in front of the ruins of the church in Constantinople, Theresa looked at the church that had not yet been rebuilt and sighed with a twitching mouth:
"Because I am the only nun who knows the magic of light, I will not only preside over the weddings of the nobles, but also my own wedding?!
What the hell is going on here? How can a newlywed wife ask her husband to make a vow, make her own vow, and then have others witness the vow... "
"But this is a special case after all, isn't it?" Finn, who was drinking juice, shrugged.
"And you do look very beautiful today, Theresa - a white wedding dress, a white veil. If there is anything wrong with it, it is probably that the dress lacks your own decoration."
"But the thing is that this is the best wedding dress we found in Constantinople - and it's a tradition in our country! Tradition!"
"Alright, alright. I don't care."
"Actually, you just think that my clothes can't fit you."
After Theresa rolled her eyes and slapped her chest sharply in front of Finn, she could see the petite elf visibly darken.
Ever since she realized that this horny, stuffy blonde sparrow would secretly use magic to observe her and Yang Hao's nightlife, Theresa's anger towards Finn has risen several levels.
No one wants their private life to be pried into by others - but on second thought, even if Fen was observing with an attitude of "learning"... could she really observe anything useful that she could learn
Impossible, right
Theresa muttered, and after looking down at the chest of her wedding dress which was wrapped tightly around her chest, she sighed heavily and looked at Finn with a hint of pity in her eyes.
Finn raised her eyebrows fiercely: "Let me make it clear to you first - men may not like big ones."
"But I have to make it clear to you - Yang Hao likes big ones." Theresa sneered twice, looking at the frustrated elf, she did not feel any pressure at all.
"In theory, men may not always like big ones..."
"But he likes big ones." Theresa shrugged. After confirming that the things needed for the wedding ceremony were put away, she asked the maids to come and help her adjust her veil, and ignored Fen's muttering.
"When you get old and lose your looks, you never know when the extra fat will become a disadvantage..."
"But he just likes big ones." Theresa twisted her body, deliberately showing off her beautiful and voluptuous figure in front of Fin.
This silenced the elf completely.
She looked at Theresa's figure when she lowered her head so that her toes could not be seen, and then she looked at herself when she lowered her head so that she could see her toes clearly.
She thought back to the time when she had peeped at something before—if Theresa had accidentally let it fall without swallowing it, it would have easily stained her clothes.
And what about yourself
Fin imagined the juice dripping directly from his chin to the soles of his feet.
"Can't you say something else?!"
Her defense was broken. She looked at the nun angrily, her teeth gnashing made her look like a middle school student throwing a tantrum.
All I can say is, poor Fern—she has long passed the age of re-development, and even the magic of the elves cannot change her body shape... Perhaps in the future, she will have to drown herself holding the chopping block in the war of body shape
Theresa laughed heartlessly, and for a moment she had no intention of teasing the frustrated Finn any further.
Soon, they prepared everything they needed. The wedding was just around the corner, but for Yang Hao and Theresa, there was actually not much to say about their wedding.
He accepted the blessing of his people, and then said something in the church. Finally, under the guidance of Theresa, who was both the bride and the pastor, he swore to marry her.
Apart from the somewhat ridiculous scene where Theresa seriously asked her whether she was willing to marry Yang Hao and then had to say "yes" herself, there was nothing else worth saying.
Everyone just watched the wedding going on in chaos with a smile, and Fen, after sulking for a while, sat in the place closest to the wedding scene to drink juice to cool off.
She watched Yang Hao and his friends walk to the final step of the wedding. She watched the man and the woman kiss at the end with Nalujia and Natalia not far away. Although they knew they would do it countless times that night, they were still envious of it being done openly like this.
(well.)
The little elf sighed and no longer had the heart to pay attention to the next wreath-throwing plot. After all, who made her unable to produce any results so far, and even disappointed many elves
(What a superficial man. What good is there in having fat on the chest?)
The little elf sighed again. She took another sip of juice to relieve her negative emotions. The moment she looked up, she saw Theresa and Yang Hao throwing wreaths into the sky together.
(From Bayer's perspective, if the wreath hits an unmarried woman, it means blessing her pursuit? It seems that one can also make a request? I wonder which lucky person the wreath will fall on?)
The little elf lowered his head. He closed his eyes and drank the last bit of juice.
She felt something light hit her head and then hung around her neck.
No way? It can't be such a coincidence, right
Fen was a little confused for a moment.
When she opened her eyes... what she saw was the wreath around her neck, the nun with her lips twitching and giving her a look that said "you decide for yourself", and the unmarried women around her who were looking at her with envy.
She touched the wreath around her neck, and then suddenly remembered - if she hit the wreath, it seemed that she would have the right to make a request
Thank you so much, Theresa. If I have the chance next time, I will definitely not have any complaints about your fat on your chest.
"Uh..." With this thought in mind, Fen silently stood up and took out the wreath.
Then, she smiled at Yang Hao who was not far away, and with the power granted to her by the tradition of Bayerjans, she pointed at Lord Caesar who had just been married for less than two minutes:
"Next time, it's your turn to marry me."
This is my legal request - Fen muttered, but she was also worried about Yang Hao's possible rejection.