【438】 Wedding Vow
Although Sima Ling used a questioning tone, Nan Ke heard that Sister Ling's voice was already faintly crying, and she hurriedly comforted: "How is it possible? Sister Ling, you have done so much for me, let alone a letter from an unknown source, even if my mother ordered me in person, I have no reason not to marry you......"
"Is that true?" Sima Ling has already repented of Nanke's marriage once, and she is now in a state of frightened birds, "I remember that my aunt didn't like to talk much, and she didn't have much contact with me when I was a child, even if she didn't say it verbally, it wasn't strange that she didn't like me in her heart...... Are you going to marry a daughter-in-law that your mother doesn't like? ”
Sima Ling cares so much about her sister's attributes that she doesn't like to say "wife", "husband", and "daughter-in-law" in front of Nankti, and saying these words without scruples means that she is really anxious.
"My mother didn't say she didn't like you, she told me to be nice to you in the letter, and as for why I couldn't marry you because the letter was mutilated and I couldn't see it, I don't think it was important at all. Anyway, Sister Ling, if you can't rest assured, let's go to the church you mentioned in two days to get engaged......"
"Why do you want two days?" Sima Ling, who felt that the night was long and dreamy, said hurriedly, "Go today!" The Desi Church on the central pedestrian street has a priest I know, and I can take care of all the liturgical preparations in his hands! Let's get engaged before dinner! ”
At 5 p.m., the sunset shone golden light on the red brick façade of the 35-year-old Desi Church, giving the building a sense of sacredness and solemnity, while Nanke wore a black suit and Sima Ling wore a white wedding dress. The two stood on the wedding altar decorated with many flowers.
Nanke's suit, tie, and leather shoes were all selected by Sima Ling. I don't know how long Sima Ling has been preparing for the engagement ceremony. In short, this outfit fits Nanke very well, allowing him to reach the level of "little handsome".
Sima Ling, who was wearing a long backless white wedding dress, was even more stunning, like a princess from a European royal family in a fairy tale, looking beautiful and noble. Wearing white yarn at weddings is a custom imported from the West, and Sima Ling's blonde hair and tall figure really match white, but Nanke inappropriately thinks of the white underwear that Sister Ling wore in the fitting room, because both of them have lace.
Nanke stood on the left, and Sima Ling stood on the right. At the foot is a pure white circular altar carved with angelic reliefs. Because the wedding dress was very long and dragged to the ground, Sima Ling deliberately did not wear shoes, so as to try to level the 5 cm height gap between Nanke and herself, so that Nanke would have more face during the engagement ceremony.
"In this sacred and solemn church, in the presence of God, the two dear couples will hold a sacred engagement ceremony for Brother Nanke and Sister Sima Ling. Marriage is a very precious and ordained by God, so it should not be neglected and hastily, but should be respectful, reverent, and honorable for God's will. Accomplish this great ......"
Dressed in a white robe and draped over a red scarf embroidered with a cross, the priest wears glasses and has kind eyes. But he is 67 years old this year, and he doesn't understand why the eldest lady of the Sima family suddenly led a male student to get engaged, and he didn't understand why Sima Ling chose the smallest auditorium in the Desi Church, and he hadn't invited any relatives and friends, and there were only three people in this engagement ceremony plus the priest.
What the priest couldn't have imagined was that Nanke brought Qianxue and Xia Chi into the Ice and Fire Ring, and Sima Ling brought Deserted Night into the Black Ring, and there were a total of three Ring Spirits on both sides as an audience.
Nanke left Jade in the old mansion in the east of the city to take care of Pepe, firstly, because he was worried that Pepe would be emotionally unstable and came up with other ways to commit suicide besides hanging, and secondly, Nanker and Sima Ling's engagement ceremony was too cruel to Jade, and it was better for her to avoid it.
If you want to exchange the ring spirit, you must make a marriage vow with God as a witness, which is the reason why Nanke and Sima Ling must come to the church to ask the priest to preside over the ceremony, in fact, Nanke and Sima Ling do not believe in Christianity, both of them signed a contract with the demon god, and the soul after death is at risk of being devoured by the ring spirit, Nanke was personally convicted by the heavenly messenger Yazlar, and God absolutely does not like him.
"God, we thank you for this joyous wedding; For this momentous wedding day, we thank you; For this important occasion, we thank you; Thank you for being with us at all times; In the name of Christ and the Holy Spirit. Amen. ”
It stands to reason that the wedding march should be played after this passage, and the choir should sing the "Gong Xing Wedding Song", but Sima Ling asked the engagement ceremony to be simplified, so many steps were omitted. Soon came the exchange of vows, which was also an essential step for the temporary exchange of rings, and if this step was omitted, there would be no need for the two to come to church to get engaged.
The priest had a poor memory because of his age, so he turned over a stack of printer paper in his hand at this step of the marriage contract to avoid making mistakes.
"Nanke, are you sure that this marriage is God's cooperation, and are you willing to admit and accept Sima Ling as your wife?"
Facing this problem at the age of 17, Nanke was a little nervous, but he didn't want to let Sister Ling feel the slightest hesitation, and immediately replied aloud: "I do!" ”
The priest frowned when he was wearing a hearing aid, and quickly waved his hand to ask Nanke to lower his voice as much as possible, and then continued to read according to the script: "God has made you live in the world, and you should take care of your wife with gentleness and patience, and love her, but live with her alone, and build a Christian family......
Nanke couldn't help frowning, thinking that the concubine couldn't do it! I'm living with my own rings, including Emerald! And building a Christian family? With so many demon gods around, it's almost as good as building an anti-Christ family!
Seeing that Nan Ke was embarrassed, Sima Ling interrupted Father Priest's words: "Father He, Xiao Nan's situation and I are a bit special, you just need to make him swear that I am the only legitimate human wife." ”
"What do you mean?" Fr. He was shocked, "Of course, the only legitimacy is necessary, but what is the point of emphasizing a 'human' wife? Does he have a non-human wife? ”
"Anyway, it's a matter for the two of us, Father He, don't ask in detail, let's follow our wedding vows."
Recalling that there were perverts who came to church to ask to marry their cats, dogs, sheep and alpacas, or to marry their own love game archives, Father He stared at Nanke's face and thought that he was a bit otaku......
"Well," Father He sighed, and asked Nanke, "Nanke, are you willing to admit that Sima Ling is your only lawful human wife, and to respect her family for your family, and to do your duty as a husband for the rest of your life, and you promise to do so before God and all the people?" ”
In fact, there were no "people" in this small auditorium, but Father He's revised draft was not detailed enough.
"I do." The wedding vow modified by Sima Ling has already accommodated Nan Ke a lot, and if Nan Ke hesitates for a moment, it will not be good.
Father He nodded, and turned to Sima Ling and asked, "Sima Ling, are you sure that this marriage was given by God and are willing to recognize Nanke as your husband?" ”
Although the engagement was made in advance by Sima Ling, she had to admit that Nanke was her husband in an instant, which still made this person who was used to being a sister suffer some gains and losses, which made her beautiful cheeks with a little light makeup more flushed.
However, Nanke had already turned his head to stare at himself, in order not to let Nanke misunderstand, and even make Nanke mistakenly think that he still cared about the identity of his clay golem, Sima Ling replied shyly: "I do." ”
Because of the complicated emotions, Sima Ling opened her mouth a little bit, which made Nanke feel that her sister, who was also nervous as herself, became more cute.
Father He knew that Sima Ling was only 18 years old, and the male students she brought with her looked younger, and the two came to the engagement without even being invited by their parents.
(I hope Miss Sima is not pregnant before she is engaged...... The belly is not bulging, but today's young people, who knows? )
In order to dispel his own thoughts, Father He continued: "Sima Ling, God has made you live in the world, you should be gentle and dignified to obey this man, love him, help him, live with him alone, respect his family as your own family, do your duty as a wife for life, do you promise before God and everyone, are you willing to do this?" ”
According to Sima Ling's character, it is not easy for her to completely "obey" Nanke, but at this time, the phrase "in front of God" is the most important, so Sima Ling nodded and said, "I am willing." ”
"Very well," said Fr. He, looking up at the gold-dusted crucifix, as if it would help him improve his language skills, "from this day forward, whether good or bad, rich or poor, sick or sick, you will do God's will, cherish and love each other, until death separates you...... You can exchange rings. ”
Contrary to the priest's expectations, Nanke did not take out the jewelry box from the pocket of his suit, but directly held Sima Ling's left hand with his right hand, and the two of them did not know what incantation they silently recited, only to see a strange flash of magic light, a black ring as dark as night was worn on Nanke's right middle finger, and a white ring of ice crystal snow was worn on Sima Ling's left index finger.
Father He couldn't help but feel that the engagement ceremony between the two was too child's play.
"You guys! An engagement ring should be worn on the ring finger of your left hand! How do you two wear it messily! And isn't it bad luck to have a pure black ring? ”
Sima Ling was anxious to check the exchange of ring spirits, so he simply regarded the black ring and white ring as engagement rings, and they wanted to wear them on their ring fingers, but after signing a contract with the ring spirit, the ring could not be moved casually.
"Father He, don't worry about it, I still think the sentence in your Christian wedding vow, 'Till death separates you' is unlucky! In conclusion, what's next? ”
Father He really had no choice but to take the eldest lady of the Sima family, so he had to hang his head and say: "You have exchanged vows and rings in front of God, promising to love each other for the rest of your life, and I now declare you officially married as a legal couple." Nanke, you can kiss your bride too. (To be continued......)