Chapter 224: Changing Heavens
The candle flame seemed to be lightly carried by the breeze, and the whole church suddenly dimmed with the pearl light for a moment, and soon the hall was bright again, as if it was just a human illusion at that moment.
The bishop looked away thoughtfully, feeling that he was about to be old, otherwise, how could he feel that such a young oriental girl always had a different feeling.
The long-awaited Mass finally began.
After careful calculation, except for the Mass that accompanied Zhang Cui and the attending doctor on the outskirts of S City, this should be the second time to really listen to the activities of the Catholic congregation.
Grantham, like her, does not believe in any religion, but as a sign of respect, he still keeps his head down and participates religiously with the crowd.
Yunxi lowered his eyes and looked around silently, for a long time, his hands folded.
The Mass lasted more than an hour and finally ended slowly. Everyone looked at the bishop in silence, their eyes clear and full of awe, and even their voices were extremely soft, as if they were afraid of alarming something.
At this moment, Grantham suddenly patted her hand, Yunxi was stunned, and then followed him to the first corner on the right-hand side, which was the place where the clergy had temporary news.
Obviously, for some reason, the bishop could not leave the church for the time being.
Yunxi saw Grantham walk up to the bishop and speak to him in the most authentic Latin. She could only understand a few words, but she couldn't guess the specific content, so she just looked at the crowd with a polite smile and suddenly looked at her with Grantham's introduction.
Although he didn't know what Grantham said, seeing the bishop looking at her with a surprised expression, Yunxi guessed that the bishop stretched out his palm to show extremely rare welcome and respect.
Grantham made a gesture lightly, and Yunxi understood, stepped forward, slowly bowed, and gave a shallow kiss through the glove.
The bishop's kind eyes fell on her, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he only smiled kindly and stroked the center of her forehead with his hand.
During this period, it was only a few seconds, but the people around her looked surprised, and their eyes changed in an instant.
The Catholics in the church refused to disperse for a long time, and the clergy, who had already been unfazed, saw that everything had been arranged, so they escorted the bishop and left in an orderly manner.
It wasn't until the gray-haired, slightly wandering Bishop left, that Yunxi slowly smiled at Grantham. "I didn't expect you to be so familiar with him."
As far as she knew, Grantham was a nobleman, but he had never declared his religious beliefs in public, and she had guessed that he had been unmoved by this because he had no intention of doing so, who knew that he could even be so familiar with the Pope of Rome.
Yes, the bishop who looks extremely kind, but in fact has sharp eyes, is none other than the Pope, the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the head of the Vatican.
For many years, he had not personally supported Mass, and he had rarely been seen even in public. Although it looks the same as the Vatican Cathedral on a regular day, the security and security in the shadows are not only higher than usual, but it is difficult for ordinary people to enter it even if they put on their wings. I'm afraid that all the congregants who are lucky enough to enter the church tonight will also be selected by thousands of people, and they will also be lucky enough to see the true face of the pope.
If it weren't for Grantham, Yunxi lowered her head and laughed, I was afraid that her oriental face, which was extremely rare here, would never have been able to blend in.
This, I am afraid, is also the reason why the Pope has repeatedly looked at her in surprise tonight.
"Didn't you stay in Europe for three months because, did you know I could arrange this moment for you?" Grantham was not boastful of Yunxi's joking compliment, on the contrary, he understood rationally and soberly that from the very beginning, when it was most confusing, she had buried a single lead without a trace.
When did it start?
Grantham glanced up at the moonlight, a fluttering smile on his lips.
It seems that it wasn't until she called him a few weeks ago that he really saw how clever her chess pieces were.
It was already early, and Yunxi didn't give Grantham much time to remember the beginning, but dragged him out of the church and got into a car that was already waiting on the side of the road at an unknown time.
The driver of the car turned around and smiled at Yunxi, who nodded in acknowledgment, one of the most common bodyguards around Grantham.
The bodyguards had already checked in the hotel for them in advance, and when they arrived at the hotel, Yunxi and Grantham separated in the hall on the fifteenth floor, went back to their rooms, and made an appointment to meet tomorrow morning.
When the bodyguard saw that Grantham was silent along the way, he thought that he was tired from the journey, so he silently handled the matter and left quietly, leaving enough personal space.
Grantham couldn't sleep at all, but instead he went to the wine closet, opened a bottle of good vintage, poured half a glass, and sat down on an open-air chair on the balcony.
Half leaning against the window, looking at the silent night, for a long time, all the conjectures in his heart were gradually connected, and at that moment, he seemed to have solved a puzzle that had puzzled him for a long time, and his eyes were so bright that he could not look directly.
"It turns out, it turns out!"
After he quietly said these four words in Chinese, he suddenly felt that he could no longer express his feelings in words, raised his head, and drank all the wine in the cup!
No wonder, after being framed by the Zhan family, the entire Leng family fell into such a situation, and even Old Man Leng was invited to "investigate", but she ignored and followed Zhuo Feng
But regardless of it, he followed Zhuo Feng and Leng Yunxi to stay in Europe for three months!
Even the Leng family didn't react, as if they had sunk into the sea all of a sudden, and they remained silent in the face of the Zhan family and Qiao Lao's methods.
It turned out that the ultimate root of this was actually his own, and he was so slow that he didn't find out completely until today!
Grantham stared at the crystal wine glass in a daze, and she didn't know whether to be horrified by Leng Yunxi's observations, or her eyes that could penetrate people's hearts thoroughly.
From the very beginning, she decided that whether it was the Zhan family and Qiao Lao teaming up, or other more amazing accidents, as long as the Leng family remained calm and framed the matter, no one would dare to really decide the case until the evidence was conclusive.
After all, the foundation of the Zhan family cannot be compared with the Leng family, Zhan Wenlan's father rose all the way up by relying on the appreciation of the Leng family, in B City, if it is not for Qiao Lao to help him everywhere, where is it possible to pull down the Leng family.
However, what he didn't expect the most was that she could think of the most unbelievable place - Qiao Lao was a Catholic!
For non-believers, perhaps they could not have imagined that faith is sacred and not to be taken lightly for a believer!
From his private investigation of Qiao Lao's files, he had seen more than once that he sought various ways and salvation for peace of mind.
Something similar happened when an English priest was seconded to support Mass on the outskirts of S City.
"Lord, I am guilty, ......" From the video, he could easily hear that although Mr. Zhang was repenting, he couldn't hide the madness in his heart, and the bishop who was worshipping looked at him kindly, "As long as you are willing to give up now, the Lord is willing to forgive your sins." ”
"Nope. You are a messenger sent by God, and you know what I have suffered for so many years. I will never forgive, I will never let go. ”
The reason why she stayed in Europe was not to avoid the limelight, on the contrary, she had been waiting for this opportunity, this opportunity to get closer to the Pope step by step!
At the beginning, the last stop of Zhuo Feng and Qiao Zimo's visit to Europe was Rome, and she entered the Vatican Basilica accompanied by Roman officials through their special status, thus getting acquainted with the clergy here for the first time.
That time, it was just a temptation, but she didn't expect that when she introduced him to Qiao Zimo and Zhuo Feng by the Tiber River, she had already expected that he could help her get closer to the supreme priesthood leader here!
His relationship with the Pope is so secret that few people even know about it within the royal family, and the root cause is not only because of his identity, but also because of chance, and the Pope, who is almost old enough to be his grandfather, also takes special care of him, and never has any other problems because he is a royal family.
Where did Leng Yunxi know that he couldn't find it anymore, but with the foreshadowing laid so long ago, she actually had such patience and means, and only now did she dig them one by one......
Grantham forced herself to stop the feeling of her heart pounding, could it be that she had already decided that the time was ripe?
So, tonight, so straightforward for him to introduce her to the Pope, is it because, she's ready to really get started?
Thinking of Mr. Zhang's half-paralyzed appearance seen in yesterday's report, and the photo of Qiao Lao standing in the alley to disband the group of black killers, Grantham suddenly felt that this day, I am afraid, is really going to change......
Priests and bishops must wear sacrificial garments when they celebrate Mass. Deacons and deacons are also required to wear ceremonial robes.
When the priest celebrates Mass, he first puts on a "long white robe", a "tie" and then a "sacrificial shawl" in the dressing room. The sacrificial garment must be blessed before it can be used. There are two styles of "sacrificial phis", one is "Romanesque" and the other is "Gothic". The Romanesque is a painting with drooping on the back and chest, and the arms are not covered, making it easy to move around, and it is more common. The Gothic is a large round coat.