People in this world are accustomed to holding weddings between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m., and Princess Mona Cavendish's wedding was chosen at 1:40 p.m. on the 19th day of the Frost Descent Month.
Although the Peace Church was not closed for the wedding, the church was still decorated. The Yodel Palace had already sent eunuchs to the church door to lead the guests to the wedding hall.
This is not the main hall of the church, but a side hall for daily sermons, because people think that blessing marriages in the main hall of the cathedral will bring extra pressure to the newlyweds. Even though it is not the main hall, the solemn atmosphere is not lacking at all. The hall with amazing depth can accommodate hundreds of people. The clean reflective tile floor and the colorful religious paintings on the walls also give the church a more sacred feeling.
The hall had been decorated long ago. In the solemn hall, a red carpet stretched from the entrance to the pulpit. The pulpit was filled with flowers, and even the huge holy emblem behind the pulpit was decorated with flowers. The colorful windows were dotted with ribbons, and the musicians in formal attire and the children acting as flower girls had already arrived here.
Xia De and Leixia arrived early. When they entered the auditorium, there were not many guests sitting on the long rows of wooden chairs. Even though there were already quite a few people, the auditorium was still quite quiet. Everyone subconsciously lowered their voices. Xia De understood this behavior very well. Even if he was a foreigner, he knew that this was not a place for loud noises.
The seats for the guests are not fixed. Except for the royal family members and immediate family members of both parties who must sit in the first three rows, friends like Shad who appear out of nowhere can choose any seat in the back.
A bench seat can seat two people. Shad and the blonde girl sat in the fifth row near the central aisle. Shad sat on the outside and Lecia sat on the inside. After sitting down, he placed his hand on the right armrest, which seemed to have been patinated, and looked around curiously.
The church hall itself was so awe-inspiring, but because of the wedding decoration, it had a festive atmosphere. There were no familiar faces around, and the guests who kept coming in, led by the eunuchs, talked in low voices, occasionally greeting each other, but also controlling their volume.
Shad could recognize most of them, and the gentlemen who were either in black suits or red army uniforms greeted Shad in a low voice, as if they were not surprised at all that "Hamilton of Redgerd" appeared here.
"Miss Carina's carriage is already outside the church. It will probably be here soon."
Count d'Ang, who worked in the Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, even told Shade the news, and then said to Shade's female companion "Dorothy":
"Good afternoon, ma'am."
But the blonde girl's face was not very good at this time. After the count left, she showed an expression that something bad was going to happen:
"Shad, isn't Carina going to sit next to me later?"
There is an aisle next to Xia De, and non-direct relatives with high status like Miss Carina can sit in the first three rows, but they can also sit in other seats. At an occasion like a wedding, everyone can be more casual.
"have no idea."
Xia De answered, but he was sure in his heart that the great witch would most likely do so.
Dorothy pursed her lips, leaned her head on Shad's shoulder and closed her eyes. But she sat up again almost immediately, and when she opened her eyes, the cat lying on Shad's legs called out lazily again:
"Meow!"
"Good afternoon, Shad."
Although she was with Shad, Dorothy still smiled and said. She was in a good mood, at least much better than Lesia:
"This is my first time being a bridesmaid for someone else. Oh, Shade, you don't know how much I have done this afternoon. Even with the help of the maid, it is really hard to be the chief bridesmaid."
Although she was complaining quietly, the smile on Dorothy's face showed that she was also infected by the atmosphere and was blessing the newlyweds. Dorothy looked around and was very interested in the decoration inside the church:
“This is my first time entering a peace church.”
"Lecia doesn't want to sit with Miss Carina. Is she running away?"
Shad asked in a low voice, and Dorothy immediately shook her head:
"Of course not. Why would she be afraid of Miss Carina? She planned to arrange for someone else to sit next to me in advance."
"Who's going to sit next to you? Oh, good afternoon, Marquis Dirac!"
Shade raised his voice slightly and greeted the old gentleman passing by. The blonde girl smiled and winked, which was a very playful expression:
"you guess."
Before Shad and Dorothy walked in, the famous wedding accompaniment songs of Delarion, "Midsummer Grass", "To My Love" and "Calling from the Snow Mountain Top", were already playing in the hall. The gentlemen of the band in formal suits continued to perform on one side of the church, and they didn't seem tired at all. As time went by, more and more guests came here, and then they sat down and talked in low voices.
This excited yet solemn atmosphere also infected Shad, who greeted people and then talked to Dorothy about the decorative style of the hall and the origin of the religious murals above.
As the two were talking, a loud voice was heard at the door of the auditorium, and Shade heard the word "Princess". He turned around and happened to meet Lecia's eyes:
"Um?"
Shad looked at Lesia at the door, then looked at Dorothy beside him. This feeling was really wonderful.
The red-haired princess was wearing a plain long dress. The dress was extremely simple in decoration, and even the hem had no lace. She did not wear a corset, but a golden ribbon as a belt. Her long hair simply hung down behind her, and she wore two symmetrical silver bracelets on her hands and silver high heels on her feet.
This "ordinary" dress was totally incompatible with her identity as a princess. If Leicia were to walk barefoot on the grass with a wreath on her head, she would be no different from the "holy girl" described in operas and knight novels.
According to local wedding rules, the bridesmaid's clothes and jewelry must be simple - although Xia De could not earn the money for this dress and jewelry in a month, the bridesmaid must not snatch the glory of the bride on the happiest day of her life, but should make the bride look more beautiful, so she would dress like this.
As a bridesmaid, Resia showed up in the hall early, of course, not to look for Shade. Behind her, there was Princess Margaret of Anjou and her ladies-in-waiting, and it was obvious that they were also here to attend the wedding.
This princess from the South was wearing a gradient blue dress today. The upper body was mostly white with a hint of blue, and the blue became more and more obvious from the waist down until it turned completely blue at the hem.
Leicia's dress is not only plain but also very thin, suitable for summer but not for winter, while Princess Margaret's dress is not only complex in color, but also divided into at least three layers. She has light makeup on her face, and her eyebrows are particularly pretty between her pale blue eyes and the white forehead covered by her hair.
When Princess Leixia and Princess Margaret stood together, it was obvious that the two princesses were beautiful in different ways, but because of the contrast of her clothes, Leixia was unusually inconspicuous.
The people near the door had already noticed the appearance of the two princesses and stood up to greet them, some even speaking in Kasenric.
Princess Margaret just arrived in Tobesk yesterday, probably because she was invited to the Yodel Palace yesterday. The visiting delegation led by the princess also had social needs to contact the nobles, so no one was surprised by her appearance at this time.
As Leicia led Princess Margaret and her party into the hall, people stood up in rows to greet them. Of course, they did not stand up straight, but lifted their buttocks off their seats and bent over slightly. This was a wedding after all, and even if they wanted to show their country's etiquette in front of a foreign princess, they had to consider the face of the Cavendish family.
These scenes made Shade more and more excited. He liked this peaceful and beautiful time very much. But soon, Leicia came to Shade with Princess Margaret, who had a faint smile on her face.
Shad and Dorothy stood up like everyone else, but they didn't expect Leicia to stop.
She introduced Shade as if he were a complete stranger:
"Miss Margaret, this is Knight Hamilton of Rheed. You met him at the station yesterday."
Shade vaguely understood what Lecia was trying to do, but Lecia had a cold expression on her face, which was completely different from the enthusiasm she had shown when they last met on Saturday afternoon when they discussed the "Night of the Red Butterfly" in the carriage.
"Good afternoon, Your Highness."
But he still did not forget to greet Margaret of Anjou respectfully, and the latter smiled and nodded.
Then Leicia said:
"Margaret, what do you think of this seat?"
She pointed to the seat inside Dorothy, and Princess Margaret smiled and nodded:
"very nice."
Then Leicia asked Dorothy:
"Ma'am, would you mind if Princess Margaret sat here?"
"Oh, of course I don't mind. It's my pleasure. But doesn't the princess sit in the first three rows?"
Dorothy asked in surprise, and she and Shad stood up to make way for Princess Margaret and the lady-in-waiting to sit down.
"Margaret thinks it's better not to disturb today's newcomers."
Leicia spoke softly, and her eyes met Dorothy's. Their souls connected to each other could feel each other's joy.
"Madam, you are so beautiful and a perfect match for a knight."
When Princess Margaret entered her seat, Resia smiled and said to Dorothy who was standing beside her. As soon as she finished speaking, the orange cat in Shad's arms "meowed". Shad looked at Dorothy in surprise, and "Dorothy" replied:
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. You are as beautiful as the most delicate flower today."
After the words fell, the cat squinted its eyes and meowed again. Then Shade heard Leisia say with a smile:
"Thanks."
These three sentences were said by Leicia, and this "boring" behavior made the two girls laugh happily. Under normal circumstances, they need to consume mental power and spirit to exchange souls, but on the special "Red Butterfly Day", this consumption is reduced to the minimum... ... Xia De knew this on that stormy night.
Today, Leisia only praised herself, but she and Dorothy exchanged more than ten times that night.
Is now the time to think about these things
"She" reminded softly, and Shade immediately dispelled the memory. Then Princess Margaret of Anjou sat next to Dorothy, with Shade on the outside of Dorothy, and then the aisle covered with red carpet.
After finding a place for Princess Margaret, Leisia did not leave immediately, but waited for a while. Xia De was still wondering why she was still here, but the badge on his chest was extremely hot at this time.
Xia De turned around and looked at the door again, and Miss Sylvia, wearing a red dress, appeared.
The young witch was also very beautiful today. She should have come as part of Princess Margaret's entourage, but she was late for some reason. After walking over, she found that the entire row of seats on this side of the aisle was full. Dorothy wanted to stand up and give her seat to the beautiful Ms. Carsonrick, but Miss Sylvia shook her head and sat on the other side of the aisle, which was across the red carpet from Shade.
The witch nodded to Shade implicitly, and Shade responded. But then, he felt the badge on his chest getting hotter.
As expected, it was Miss Carina who walked into the auditorium with Tifa. She immediately saw Leicia standing on the red carpet in the aisle, wearing a bridesmaid dress, and then saw that the seats next to Shade were all occupied.
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