The Lady of the Purple Rose is back!

Lady Purple Rose, who has been missing for two years, has been promoted to the youngest archmage ever and has returned to the imperial capital!

This shocking news, at other times, can completely become a depth charge in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital, and set off a thousand waves in the upper circles.

Unfortunately, it was not made public.

Only a few large families standing at the top of the aristocratic pyramid, such as the Bencents, the Blue Lion, and the Silver-Green Eagle, used various connections to learn about it and manage to verify the authenticity of the news.

Interestingly, the leaders of these families and their think tanks all coincidentally concealed this matter, and did not even withdraw the family eyeliner that had been spilled, as if they did not know about it before.

The crown prince's canonization ceremony will be in front of him, and nothing can be allowed to steal the limelight from this matter.

This matter came to an abrupt end when it was about to expand out of the circle of power at the top.

It is conceivable that when the vast majority of the nobles in the imperial capital who did not know about it saw Lin An, dressed in a black robe, with long hair and hips, standing in the front position of the palace mage group at the crown prince's canonization ceremony, most of the people's expressions were distorted for a while, and they almost lost their temper.

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“…… Hmm, why did it stop? ”

Reinhardt thought to himself.

As one of the five major lords of the imperial capital, the status of the Benson family is powerful, but according to general practice, few of the great noble patriarchs have really become the emperor's confidants, so Benson himself has a very high status, but in this ceremony, there are still several important ministers in front of him.

The previous minister adjacent to Reinhardt was the Minister of Agriculture of the Empire, an eldest from the Viscount family of the Imperial Capital.

As early as when the first emperor was still alive, this old man was already the deputy minister of agriculture of the empire, and with his physical toughness, it was likely that he would be able to become the only old minister of the three dynasties after His Royal Highness the Saxon took power.

You can also imagine how old this old man is.

"Lord Bussenton, you go firm."

Reinhardt raised his elbow without a trace, and with his hand in a short white silk glove, he helped the old man's elbow from behind.

It is a very bad thing to lose his temper on such an occasion, and it will leave an extremely bad impression on the future new monarch.

After all, no one wants any accidents to happen at the most important ceremony of their lives.

Especially for such a grand ceremony, the Minister of Ceremonies is extremely cautious, and the time of each link is carefully calculated.

Since it was only possible to rehearse all the links a week in advance, there were as many as 30 ceremonial officials who went to each prefecture to raise some etiquette precautions, and they were eager to stay in the mansions of the adults, and even the ministers entered the main hall by half a step, and the ceremonial officials were nervous.

Reinhardt's jaw didn't move, his eyelids raised, and his gaze swept upward.

Sure enough, the Minister of Etiquette, dressed in a well-fitting bright dress and with a straight waist like a textbook, stood above, and his eyes almost fell out of his sockets as he stared in this direction obliquely...... Hey!

In sight, a graceful and familiar black back is framed.

She was just below the Minister of Ceremonies, in front of all the Imperial Ministers, slightly behind the princes and princesses where they were standing.

Reinhardt's eyes bulged out for a moment, and he did his best to regain his senses.

“…… How could she be here! ”

Reinhardt's head was buzzing.

Reinhardt wasn't the only one who thought the same.

The original solemn and solemn ceremony, where every link was meticulously connected, took this as the dividing line, and there was a little imperceptible fluctuation.

However, the ministers and nobles who were able to enter the main hall and watch the ceremony at such a close distance were all very human.

Although they were shocked at Lin An's appearance at first, and the meaning of her black robe, after that, the ministers all gathered their eyes and did not squint, and the faint restlessness in the air quickly dissipated.

After the ritual music stopped, the ministers and nobles who were outside the main hall were already in place.

If you look down from above, you can see tens of thousands of nobles standing silently and solemnly in the thickest formal dresses from the Golden Palace of Locksena to the square outside.

Although the nobles standing in the square outside the main hall could not see the emperor's crown crown of the crown prince inside, no one made a sound.

The whole square could be heard of needle dropping, and no one even moved their feet except for breathing.

The ceremonial music sounded again, from the previous slow and melodious to majestic and majestic, full of royal majesty, which means that the crown prince has accepted the crown conferred by the emperor, and is about to accept the oath of allegiance and great gifts from the ministers and nobles.

This is the most solemn and crucial part of this ceremony, and the true significance of the crown prince's canonization is here.

After accepting the oath of allegiance from the nobles, although the crown prince had not yet become their sovereign, the crown prince was already the sole heir recognized by all the retainers (in Merlin's case, all the nobles who were pardoned by them, including those pardoned by the nobles above the earl level themselves, because Merlin was highly centralized).

This is different from the previous heirs in line to the throne.

If there is a change in the first succession, such as accidental death, stabbing death, etc., as long as the evidence is not too conclusive, the nobles who are retainers cannot participate in it.

Because no matter how infighting there is between the candidates who have the right to inherit, they are all the objects of their common allegiance, and morally, in terms of morality and etiquette, the retainers have no preference for the heir in line.

However, after the crown prince has been ordained and his retainers have sworn allegiance, if the emperor wants to depose the crown prince, he must announce it to the nobles and give reasons. Even, the nobles who were retainers could raise questions, and even the emperor had to pay attention to their opinions, and thus influence the deposition of the crown prince, because it was the right of the retainers.

And if the crown prince dies unexpectedly before ascending the throne, the problem is even greater.

The nobles have the right to demand that the truth about the death of the crown prince be ascertained, which is not hindered by the authority of the royal family, and if it is found that the death of the crown prince is indeed strange, then it is the responsibility and obligation of the nobles to take revenge for it.

The powerful nobles could even use this as a reason to start a war and question the legitimacy of the new emperor, and this loyalty was encouraged rather than questioned morally and ritually.

Moreover, it is the maintenance of the orthodox rule of the imperial family, so often foreign royal families also have the obligation to help, which means that when necessary, even the rulers of other countries have the orthodox reasons to directly interfere in the internal affairs of their own country, and even send troops in the name of "maintaining the legitimacy of the imperial family".

It can be seen that the crown prince has a status far beyond the first heir in terms of etiquette.

This is exactly what Odin didn't get in the first place, otherwise, the nobles would not have turned a blind eye to Odin's death.

In particular, when the emperor has clearly shown his declining appearance, the canonization of the crown prince this time is actually equivalent to half of the enthronement ceremony.

As long as the emperor does not slap himself and depose his own crown prince, Saxon will be the next emperor of the Merlin Empire.

“…… Father, did you see that? ”

Standing on the high imperial steps, Saxon looked down.

"What you didn't get, I got for you!"

"Soon, I will also rule this empire and bring everyone under your bloodline!"

From the bottom of the imperial staircase to the square of the Golden Palace of Loxena outside, tens of thousands of nobles bowed their noble heads and swore allegiance to their future new king, and the oath resonated like thunder.

The crowd was cut off three miles from the square by soldiers in armor and armed arms, blocking all the streets of Dongcheng District.

When the soldiers heard the oath coming from the square of Loxenakin, they knelt on one knee with their spears on the ground, and the armor on their bodies rubbed against each other, making a sonorous sound.

Many people didn't need to show anything, and when they saw this scene, they immediately threw themselves to the ground and knelt down deeply.

“…… Obey your laws, uphold your position, and defend the rights and freedoms of your subjects! ……”

“…… From now on, we will be closely related, life and death together! ”

“…… Devotion and loyalty, that is, so the sword! ”

Those who have not seen this scene cannot imagine the shock of this scene.

As an archmage, Lin An's identity is beyond the world, and he doesn't even need to kneel to the future new monarch like those princes and princesses, he only needs to bow deeply, at an angle of more than forty-five degrees, as a recognition and respect for the worldly ruler outside the world.

Therefore, when he felt a gaze from above the imperial steps, Lin An raised his eyes almost immediately, and unsurprisingly, met a pair of blue eyes that looked like Odin.

In those previously restrained eyes, the ambition hidden in the deepest part was now exposed, as well as the deeper content.

Lin An was still the same as before, after glancing at each other, he shifted his gaze to the old man behind the Saxon, holding a black gold scepter.

The Emperor stepped forward, holding the Saxon arm, and stood at the front of the imperial steps, looking down on his subjects below.

"Look at them, take a good look at them, Saxon!"

The Emperor whispered, "They will be your vassals, and the greatest meaning of your life lies with them!" ”

Withdrawn from the nostalgia for his father and the anger of being despised by Lin An, Saxon immediately heard a huge commotion coming in from outside the square—

"Do you hear that? They are calling you. ”

A sense of satisfaction filled Saxon's heart, and from this moment on, he officially accepted the fact that he was about to become the master of the empire, and a surging tide of love made him tremble slightly.

The emperor was well aware of the Saxon's mood at the moment, and waited for a while before signaling the ceremonial minister to continue.

After the completion of the ceremony, the emperor looked at the Saxon, who was wearing the crown prince's golden crown and had a magnificent instrument, and his old face showed uncontrollable relief.

"Good."

His hand pushed Saxon's back, which barely moved, to the emperor's great satisfaction.

What was even more satisfying to him was that after Saxon calmed down, his eyes gradually revealed almost the same overflowing ambition as he had then!

"Let's go, let's go meet our subjects!"

The Emperor said, letting the Saxon hold his arm, and the ceremonial officer held up the three-foot-long cloak behind the two men.

The appearance of the two emperors in the splendid and newly decorated royal ceremonial carriages, and the approachable and majestic waving to their subjects, has become an image that many people in the imperial capital will remember.

It wasn't until many years later, when people rummaged through the pile of old papers of their memories, that they realized that the low-key comeback of "Purple Rose" in this canonization ceremony was the legendary mage who had unparalleled merits for the human race. Lynn, the beginning of the return of the emperor.

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