Three days later, the large troops of the Blood Cavalry Army arrived in Winter City smoothly.
At the same time, the remains of Marquis Garcia arrived.
That afternoon, the remains were buried in the St. Hilde Family Cemetery.
Although she had just undergone a caesarean section, the bloodborn's recovery ability was extremely amazing, and Vera was already able to walk freely on the ground.
At this time, she was wearing a long black dress, standing in front of the grave with a mournful expression.
"The Supreme Lord of Radiance, please send down your mercy.
We are here today to offer our prayers for García Saint Hilde.
This heroic and upright knight is your most devout believer. He has finished his journey in the world and finally returned to your embrace!
May you open your heart to receive his soul and may he rest in peace. "
After the emeritus bishop finished his prayer, the four knights of the St. Hilde family slowly lifted the coffin of Marquis Garcia and placed it in the dug tomb.
Colin held Vera's shoulders and led her forward to sprinkle a handful of soil into the grave.
Immediately, the attendants stepped forward and began to fill in the soil.
At this moment, Vera finally couldn't hold on, and the tears she suppressed poured out like a flood that burst a bank.
Colin held his wife in his arms, and reached out to caress her trembling back.
After the filling was completed, Vera finally stabilized her emotions.
She took the white chrysanthemum from Colin and placed it in front of the tombstone of Marquis Garcia with her own hands, then bowed her head and prayed silently.
At this point, the funeral is over.
Everyone left one after another, and finally only Ke Lin, Vera, and Mrs. Yelena were left.
Colin suddenly said:
"Vera, do you know? In the tomb of Marquis Garcia, there is actually another body buried."
"What?" Vera looked up in surprise, "Whose is it?"
"Midella St. Hilde."
"Aunt?" Vera was even more confused, "Aunt, shouldn't she be buried in the royal cemetery?"
"The one buried in the royal cemetery is another person, but the one here is the real Midella St. Hilde, who is also your mother."
"My mother?" Vera opened her mouth wide. Seeing that Colin didn't seem to be joking, she then looked at Mrs. Yelena on the other side, and finally realized something. "Grandma, what's going on?"
Mrs. Yelena sighed and said in a low tone:
"Vera, I'm sorry to have kept you secret for so long, but this is the biggest scandal of the St. Hilde family in the past century. I really don't know how to tell you...
But now that your husband has guessed the truth from the clues, I won't hide it anymore.
That's right. Your mother was none other than Midella St. Hilde! "
Vera's eyes widened and her lips moved, but she was so shocked by the news that she didn't know what to say.
Only then did she understand what her grandmother meant by "scandal"—
I turned out to be the crystallization of brother and sister chaos!
"How could this be? Father...he...how could he...mother...my sister...underage..."
Listening to Vera's incoherent question, Mrs. Yelena explained in a low voice:
"You should also know that Midella made a marriage contract with the royal family when she was very young. When she was fourteen years old, we took her to Yulong City and met Reinhard, who was still the prince at that time.
However, Reinhardt did not leave a good impression on Midella. After returning to Winter City, Midara told us that she did not want to marry Reinhardt.
But at that time, the northern border was facing tremendous pressure from trolls and urgently needed the support of the royal family. How could the family destroy this important political marriage because of the little girl's personal likes and dislikes.
I also thought that Midella was just playing with a child's temper. When she grows up and understands her responsibilities and obligations as a Saint Hilde, she will naturally accept this marriage obediently.
But I never thought that the reason why she didn't want to marry Reinhardt was actually because she already wanted to belong!
So, these two young and ignorant silly children, in order to resist the family's arrangement, unexpectedly came up with a bad idea to escape the marriage contract——
It is to make Midara pregnant... "
Madam Yelena sighed again, and continued:
"Vera, you should remember that Midara was quarantined for three years because of the white plague?"
Vera nodded, suddenly realized:
"So, aunt... Mother, she was not quarantined because of the white plague, but because she was pregnant?"
"That's right. When such a scandal happened, your grandfather was furious. On the one hand, he sent Garcia to the ice field of the sky, making him reflect on himself on the most dangerous and difficult front line. On the other hand, he blocked the news of Midella's pregnancy and declared that she She got the white plague and isolated her in the attic in the northwest corner of the castle, and planned to release her after she gave birth to the child.
But...but no one thought...Midella would actually suffer from dystocia...After trying her best to give birth to you, she passed away... "
Speaking of this, Mrs. Ye Lina broke down in tears, stretched out her hand to caress Vera's face, and said with a sob:
"Seeing you also suffered from dystocia that day... It really scared me... I thought... the nightmare of that year would repeat itself..."
"Grandmother... woo..."
Vera hugged Madame Yelena and wept.
After a while, the two of them recovered.
Vera wiped her tears and asked the doubts in her heart:
"Grandmother, if the mother died because of dystocia, who was the one who married Emperor Reinhard?"
"That's the noble daughter of the St. Chapman family, her name is Yeleph. After the St. Chapman family was destroyed by the church, she quietly left a trace of blood in the north, and has been under the protection of the St. Hilde family.
After Midara's death, your grandfather didn't want to give up his marriage with the royal family, so he found Yellif, who was the same age as Midara and had a similar appearance, to replace her. "
Vera nodded silently, and the many doubts in her heart were finally answered at this moment, but this answer made her feel bored and panicked.
"That's why... father has been refusing to marry a wife, fighting in the ice field all year round, right?"
"That's right. After Garcia learned of Midella's death, he completely changed himself. He blamed his own recklessness and ignorance for his sister's death, so he frantically fought on the front line, hoping to use this Redemption for my past mistakes.
In fact, being able to die in the Holy Light Cathedral this time, I think it is a kind of relief for him. "
Ke Lin listened silently, not knowing what to say for a while.
Marquis Garcia was indeed at fault, but it was unbearable to blame.
If the old duke hadn't forced Midara to marry someone he didn't love, if Midara hadn't thought of some stupid way to resist the marriage, if she hadn't died of dystocia...
Perhaps, the tragedy will not happen.
"After Midara died, we buried her secretly in the cemetery. There was no monument and no funeral. Until today, she was finally able to reunite with her beloved brother..."
The harsh autumn wind whizzed by, and it took Mrs. Yelena's murmurs to nowhere.
(end of this chapter)