"wedding!"
This was the first word that came to Shad's mind when he woke up on Tuesday morning.
Weddings have always been important rites of passage, and according to the tradition of Delarion, aristocratic weddings are even more complicated and tedious. Needless to say, the couple getting married this time is Princess Mona Cavendish of the Cavendish family, and Randolph Esberg, the second son of the Duke of Esberg, who is in charge of the Far North Garrison of the Third Legion of the Delarion Royal Army.
The Draerion-style aristocratic wedding will last the entire day.
The two parties getting married will not meet in the morning. The Yodel Palace and the Esberg family will each prepare wedding dresses and makeup for the bride and groom. This is a very tedious task and no one wants to lose face here.
In the afternoon, both families invited relatives and friends to go to the church. Because Mr. Randolph Asberg believes in the true God "God of War and Peace", commonly known as the Father of Peace, the wedding will be held in the Peace Church in Tobesk, and the whole ceremony will last for several hours.
After the wedding ceremony, the most important and largest process of the day will begin, which is the grand wedding celebration held by the Asberg family in the manor, inviting friends and relatives to enjoy the joy of the day together.
Getting married means starting a family, so tonight's grand wedding banquet is not held in the manor of the Asberg family, but in the manor of the newlyweds, which is a move that only the real nobles can make. The manor that Mona Cavendish and Randolph Asberg will soon use as their "home" originally belonged to another noble, but the other party was involved with cultists this summer, and the entire family was wiped out from the noble pedigree of Delarion... ...
"Today's banquet is held at Lakeview Manor. It's such a nostalgic place... Mia, will you come with me?"
Shade said as he got off the bed and greeted a new day. The lazy cat stood on the bed and meowed, then yawned with its mouth wide open, and closed its mouth before Shade turned around to look at it.
Mia Cat now looks forward to breakfast in the morning more than the evening banquet.
According to the identities of the two parties in this wedding, the wedding ceremony that will begin this evening will probably be more lively than the garden party. Wedding celebrations are different from ordinary banquets. There will be many interesting banquet games and many interesting things. Xia De remembered that Leicia once mentioned that when her eldest sister got married, the wedding celebration lasted until the dawn of the next day.
For Shad, apart from Leicia's handwritten copy of "Summer Night Collection", the most important thing for him is how to show his "wisdom", "strength" and "charm".
He already had a preliminary plan, but this meant he had a lot to do with the wedding.
"I wonder if the doctor and Father Augustus will show up. Luvia certainly won't, she has an elective class tonight."
The young stranger was not a relative of the Aspergers or the Cavendishes... at least not on the surface, so the preparations of the bride and groom this morning had nothing to do with him.
But while preparing breakfast, he was able to see from the kitchen window the carriages parked in front of the courtyard gate of the Yodel Palace, as well as the Yodel Palace's different decoration from the past.
There were ribbons hanging from the buildings, and small colorful flags swaying in the fog with the morning breeze, adding a little brilliance to this gray era. The eunuchs and servants spread the red carpet on the walkway in the courtyard in front of the Yodel Palace early in the morning, and fresh petals that were hard to find in early winter were scattered everywhere.
Even, Shade saw a beautiful flower basket on the tip of the spear of the knight statue in the center of the courtyard.
Although King Larous III was always strict with his children, he was definitely a good father, especially to those children who were of no use to him.
After a leisurely breakfast, Xia De let Xiao Mia walk around the house to digest the food, and Xia De went to the study to continue to improve his manuscript. Thinking in the study was more comfortable than in the woods in the afternoon. The pale morning light penetrated the thick fog and shone on the desk. Xia De, wearing a white shirt and brown vest, felt that this era was actually not bad.
He had only been sitting in the study for half an hour when the door downstairs was opened. The noise of St. Teresa's Square briefly entered the room, followed by the sound of doors closing, heels hitting the stairs, Mia's alert cry, and the sound of the door on the second floor being opened.
"Shad, help me go downstairs and bring my dress up."
The writer's voice reached her ears, and Dorothy raised her voice slightly and said, "Standing in the living room, I saw the young gentleman writing in the morning light in the study. My face turned slightly red, and I had the urge to draw this scene."
Dorothy will attend the church wedding as Shad's companion. She arrives at Shad's house early in the morning and plans to go to the Peace Church with him after lunch.
The blonde also brought her dress, a beautiful golden one:
"Lecia is really fed up now."
Dorothy followed Shad up the stairs as she spoke. She carried the huge bag, while Shad held the suitcase in one hand and a brown bag in the other.
"Today is the day when Leicia's sister gets married. Why is she worried?"
Xia De asked. The suitcase and pockets in his hands both smelled of smog, which was the smell of this city.
"According to custom, if the younger sister is married but the older sister is not, then the older sister must serve as the bridesmaid at the wedding, and the most important one is the chief bridesmaid. Unfortunately, although Mona has more than one unmarried sister, Leicia is the youngest..."
Dorothy stopped talking and looked at Shad from the top of the stairs.
"You know."
The blonde raised an eyebrow.
It is a custom in the Old World for an unmarried sister to serve as the chief bridesmaid. On the one hand, it is a subtle way for the elders to urge marriage, and on the other hand, it is also a blessing for the unmarried daughter to find a suitable gentleman as soon as possible. Of course, it is also because the chief bridesmaid will receive more attention, and the wedding is also a good place for blind dates.
"What is Leicia doing now?"
Shad asked, because the pockets in his hands were very large, and when he went up the stairs, he was always worried that he would accidentally step on the cat under his feet.
"She has to put on makeup and prepare her dress, and then go and give her blessings to Mona. Then, according to the rules of the Cavendish family, she has a lot of things to do this morning. The bride has less time than her. She only needs to wait to put on makeup."
Shad lifted Dorothy's dress and placed it on her side. Including the time for makeup, it would take Dorothy at least an hour to put on the dress, so they would have lunch early today.
"What gift are you going to bring to the wedding banquet at Lakeview Manor tonight?"
Shad asked curiously after Dorothy sat down on the sofa.
The blonde pointed to the makeup box she brought over:
"Inside, I signed my own copy of Hamilton's Detective Stories, with a blessing written by me on the cover."
Although a book is not valuable, at least not to a princess, it is a popular book nowadays and has the author's blessing, making it a perfect wedding gift.
"So, what have you prepared, Chat? Well, I saw in the newspaper that you gave Marguerite d'Anjou a beautiful jewel yesterday morning at the railway station."
“I’ll do it now,” said Dorothy, waving her finger in the air.
"So, my kind knight, what have you prepared for the wedding?"
Xia De knew that she was teasing him, so he reached out and took out a small box:
"A ruby. I bought it yesterday before I left Midhill Castle."
In fact, it was Grandma Cassandra who heard that Shad needed a gift, so she gave him one and insisted that Shad not give her money.
In the round gilded box was a heart-shaped ruby. Shade opened it and showed it to Dorothy. The writer's eyes shrank slightly, and then she said modestly:
"It's beautiful, but you need to see this."
Dorothy opened the metal folding multi-layer makeup box in the suitcase and took out a red jewelry box and handed it to Shad:
"This is what Lecia prepared for you. She asked you to give it away as a gift."
Inside the red jewelry box were two teardrop-shaped sapphire earrings, framed by a pure gold frame. Of course, although they looked quite beautiful, from the perspective of the ring wizards' jewelry appraisal, they were not as good as the ruby of Shade.
Xia De held the box in surprise:
"Lecia actually helped me prepare it?"
Dorothy smiled faintly:
"This gem is not as good as the ruby earrings you gave to Leicia (Chapter 384). Yes, that diamond-shaped gem."
She pretended to be nonchalant, then tilted her head to look at the morning light outside the window. This turned her ear towards Xia De, and her right hand seemed to be unconsciously raised, touching her empty ear.
She's giving you a hint.
"She" reminded softly.
Xia De also understood the hint, so he coughed:
"Then, Dorothy, I will give away the gift that Leicia prepared. As for this ruby I bought from Midhill Castle, I will..."
He opened the round gilded box again and handed it to Dorothy. The blonde tried to control her smile and turned her head away, but her eyes still showed that she couldn't help feeling:
"That won't do, knight. How can I accept your gift so casually?"
He spoke in a serious manner, like a character in an opera reciting lines.
Xia De thought about it:
"Oh, blond girl, will you dance with me at the wedding banquet?"
"Of course, yes, Knight, of course."
Dorothy looked at him, blinked, and waited expectantly for the next words.
So Shade said the sentence that the writer lady expected:
"Beautiful girl, this will be my gift to you after the dance."
Dorothy could no longer restrain her smile.
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