On 2 June, three days after the death of Archduke Ferdinand, his funeral took place in the Harusburg cemetery in Alsace. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoEarly in the morning, Zhou Ming and Zhang Lin rented an extended Lincoln courtesy car and came to Fieldley, Bermuda's only airport, because Caitlin's aunt, Princess Louise, was coming to attend the funeral, and she was also the only person from the Harusburg family to attend the funeral.

The car drove directly into the tarmac, Louise was on a royal plane, and as the cabin door opened, Zhou Ming also saw Caitrine's aunt the princess.

In general, her appearance is similar to that in the photos, inheriting the blue eyes and high nose bridge of the Harusburg family, with long blonde hair coiled high, a black veil on her head, and a black gown on her body, solemn and solemn without losing her princess temperament. And her appearance, even if she is not as captivating as Caitlin, is still very beautiful, especially with that mature charm.

Louise walked down the escalator, she looked at Zhou Ming and asked softly, "You are Caitlin's fiancé?"

Zhou Ming nodded yes, Louise looked Zhou Ming up and down, and did not have any evaluation of Zhou Ming, but said: "I hope you are the person we have been waiting for, so let's go to the cemetery now." ”

Zhou Ming couldn't understand Louise's mindless words at all, but Zhou Ming was also smart and didn't ask much, just let Louise get in the car, and then they went to the cemetery.

When they arrived, Caitlin was already waiting here, along with the administrator and sheriff of Alsace, as well as several funeral guards, and a priest According to Caitlin, he was the bishop of Alsace, and the funeral was presided over and prayed by the bishop of this diocese when the Harusburg family died in Bermuda.

Seeing Louise, Caitlyn couldn't help but cry again: "Auntie, thank you so much for attending my father's funeral. ”

Louise stepped forward to stroke Caitlyn's hair and comforted her, "Silly girl, why didn't I come to this funeral? ”

Louise then held Caitlin's pretty face and said, "Lady Caitlin, you will be the patriarch of the House of Harusburg and the next Archduchess of Austria in the future, and you can't cry easily." ”

Caitlin smiled bitterly: "Auntie, don't be kidding, how can I be qualified to inherit the title of this grand duchess? Now apart from you, aunt, I can't even invite a second person surnamed Harusburg to my father's funeral, he is the patriarch of Harusburg!"

Don't say it's Caitlin, even Zhou Ming felt depressed, this Hallusburg family, the funeral of a patriarch and other family members didn't come, it's really ridiculous. And in such a situation, Caitlyn is going to inherit the position of patriarch, which sounds like a very sad joke no matter how it sounds.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ming stepped forward to hold Caitlin's hand and said to her: "Don't worry, you are the patriarch of the Harusburg family, the trusted Austrian Archduke, we will let the whole world recognize it!"

Listening to Zhou Ming's determined tone, Caitlin also nodded vigorously.

As the cemetery bell struck nine times, the diocesan bishop stood on the steps, took out his cross and his Bible, and said: "First of all, dear friends, I know that you are all very saddened by the departure of Archduke Ferdinand, but he has been called by God to be by my Lord's side, and this is a very noble and sacred mission, let us pray for him, that he will receive God's blessings!"

Then the bishop added: "Archduke Ferdinand is a friend of mine, he is a very industrious and courageous man, and he is a very responsible man, who once waited in my office for two days to return the Bible......"

This is the form of a Western funeral, in which the bishop chatters about the life of the deceased, and in a way it is the same as the memorial service in China, and finally the priest's prayer ends with the bishop saying, 'Bask in the light of my Lord, Amen'.

At the end of the prayers, at the command of Sheriff Feldus, the guards first fired their guns into the sky before lifting Ferdinand's coffin for burial.

The funeral lasted for an hour, and when it was over, the bishop of the diocese, who had been praying, suddenly came to Caitlyn and said: "Honorable Miss Caitlin, I beg your pardon for the interruption, for I need to remind you that the donation to Harusburg is to be made as soon as possible, and that it will be difficult for me to renew the cemetery if it is not renewed with the Church." ”

"Father, are you going to tell me this when the funeral is over? As a priest, you have the greatest disrespect for the ceremony!" said Caitlin.

However, the diocesan bishop took it for granted: "I'm sorry for this, but considering the current situation of you and Harusburg, I think this reminder is very necessary." ”

"Father, we will not default on any money that should be paid by us!" Zhou Ming said to him.

The bishop looked Zhou Ming up and down a few times and then said, "I am willing to believe you, but just one mouth cannot be used as a proof. ”

At this time, Louise spoke: "Father, I am Princess Louise of Belgium, I don't know if you know me, all the expenses of this funeral will be borne by me, is this guarantee enough?"

The bishop smiled and bowed to Louise, "Of course, my Royal Highness, may the Lord be with you!"

After saying that, the bishop left satisfied, and then Louise whispered to Caitlin: "Don't hate this bishop, he is also for his own benefit, after all, to preside over a funeral for free is a desecration of his bishopric office, so he needs a guarantee." ”

"Auntie, I understand what you said, I'm just a little unwilling, he's just my diocesan bishop of Alsace, how can he question the most powerful family here?" said Caitlin.

"It's the most powerful family ever. Louise corrected, "So if you don't want the Harusburg family to be treated like this, then please make him strong, and don't forget, Caitlin you are the heir to the family, and as a member of Harusburg, I would love to see the future Austrian Archduke you, not Andrew's idiot." ”

"So Auntie, you're going to help me, right?" asked Caitlin.

Louise was silent for a moment before replying: "My Caitlin, I hope you can understand that you are now the patriarch of the Harusburg family, although I know that this is very unfair, but you need to understand that begging is only what children do, and it is already my greatest affection to be here today." ”

"I know that now is the most romantic and carefree time for a twenty-one-year-old girl, and it's rare for you to be able to do what you are now, but I still want you to be more mature. As Louise walked out of the cemetery, she said to Caitlyn, "After the funeral I will leave Bermuda and go back to the palace, it is the royal family's arrangement." ”

After saying this, Louise left the cemetery without looking back, and took the lead to return to the courtesy car rented by Zhou Ming, while Caitlin followed silently with tears in her eyes.

They were silent until they reached the airport, and before boarding, Louise said to Caitlin, "I would love to see you at the meeting in three days' time, and you may not be able to change anything, but at least you can make your voice heard on behalf of the Archduke Ferdinand." ”

Caitlyn looked up at Louise, a little surprised by her sudden words, and Louise continued, "As for the location, it's in our hometown of Harrusburg, which is very important, my heir, take care!"

With such a sentence, Louise turned around and boarded the plane, while Caitlin and Zhou Ming got into the car and went back to the castle after watching the plane leave.

When they arrived at the door, Yang Heng, the newly appointed executive manager of Bankman Bank, stopped them and said: "I'm sorry to disturb you, the bank's liquidation of the property is expected to be completed within two days tomorrow, according to the previous agreement with Ferdinand, your right to use the castle will also end here, so I need to remind you to find a new home as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult for everyone to do business." ”

Before Yang Heng's words fell, Caitlin said to him loudly: "Please rest assured that you and your master will never break the contract!"

After saying this, Caitlin no longer paid attention to Yang Heng and closed the car window angrily.

Then they returned to the castle, where there were no outsiders, and Caitlyn could no longer hold back her crying on the couch: "Why? A little parish priest, an executive manager of a bank, why can they do this to us? Why did no one in the family come to my father's funeral except my aunt, my father is the patriarch of the Harusburg family!"

In the face of Caitlyn's venting, Rao is Zhou Ming can speak again, and he doesn't know how to comfort her at this time.

However, Caitlin didn't lose control for long, and soon she wiped away her tears, looked up at Zhou Ming as if she had made up her mind, and said, "Please allow me to ask you for one thing, help me, help me help my father recapture Harusburg, I want Andre and those family bastards to pay!"

Caitlin gritted her teeth and said, "As long as you help me, I am willing to be your slave, and I am willing to completely dedicate the Harusburg you recaptured to you, become your puppet, and never betray!"

Zhou Ming was shocked by these words, he didn't expect Catelyn to be able to say such decisive words, and Zhou Ming also believed that what she said at the moment was sincere.

But after thinking about it for a while, Zhou Ming stepped forward and hugged Caitlin into his arms: "I have to say, Caitlin moved me with your words, but I can't accept it, the reason is not that the chips you throw are not tempting enough, but I don't need to, because in our Huaxia, a man helps his woman to take back what should belong to her, it is natural, and he doesn't need any chips!"

In the end, Zhou Ming held Caitlin's pretty face and looked at her big sapphire eyes and said to her: "And the most important thing is that I don't want you to live in hatred forever in the future and become a living dead of hatred, I want you to be a person with flesh and blood and real emotions!"

Listening to Zhou Ming's words, Caitlin's tears that were about to dry up were moistened again, she felt that her whole heart was about to melt, and she nodded busily: "I understand, I am Zhou Ming's person, no matter what happens, I will always be!"