Chapter 83: Wedding Vows
At ten o'clock in the morning, on Xuefu Road at this time, the guests who came to congratulate them had already spontaneously waited on the side of the road, waiting for the horse-drawn carriage that was slowly coming not far away.
Although today's wedding, all aspects of the family have chosen to keep a low profile. However, the FBI unexpectedly chose a high-profile response, and the convoy of more than 30 horse-drawn carriages coming from afar was all the official four-person carriage of the Investigation Bureau.
It was the weekend, and the investigation bureau submitted a formal application to the state government to use the car, and asked Yu Bule to pay a symbolic fee for renting an official car.
Originally, the groom should have traveled with his new wife in a carriage for a wedding in the street, but for well-known reasons, this plan could not be implemented, so Yu Bule and Zhang Pingbo, the two grooms, rode a selected snow-white war horse and walked at the forefront of the team.
The bureau gave such great support, and Yu Zhang and the others also reciprocated, wearing the latest style of police uniforms, without hats, and with beautiful red tassel ribbons, Zhang Pingbo's badge buttons were specially customized, black police uniforms, silver police badges, police ranks, and buttons, shining in the sun.
The handsome faces of the two are set off by the heroic spirit, adding a bit of might. Suit-style small-lapel uniforms do not affect the atmosphere, but are more formal.
Behind the two were four carriages side by side.
Lin Linglong and Lin Zhenna are in front, and Jin Yuanyuan and Tan Jia are in the back. The focus is on the four-person carriage, each of which has three equally glamorous bridesmaids in the same wedding dress, but without a veil.
Lin Linglong sat in the car with Qin Tae-hee, Li Xiyan and Sun Yanyan, Lin Zhenna was in the car with Liu Renna, Park Yingmin and Deng Xiujing, Kim Won Won was in the car with Jiang Shiyan, Bae Jixiu and Zhou Zhiyu, and Tan Jiaren was in the car with the remaining Li Zhien, Sun Feifei and Li Huili.
Those in the know understand that this is Yu Bule's compensation for other girls. They can't be given an official title, but at least they can be given a formal wedding. Except for the absence of veils, the women were dressed no differently from the brides.
Their parents were also invited to attend the wedding, and on such a day, no one would not open their eyes to topics such as the identity of concubines. At least his daughter was also sent to Yufu through such a formal ceremony, so that other relatives could get some psychological comfort.
Shin Min-si's carriage followed the third row, and the carriage was also accompanied by three bridesmaids, one was her cousin who had come from Yangzhou, and the other two were newcomer girls who had been added by the previous prosecutor's office, all of whom belonged to the telecommunications office, and it was Park Young-min who helped select the girls with good temperament and appearance, and they would not be much worse than the first four carriages.
In the back is the team of relatives in various prefectures, the first car is Lin Yun and Lin Feng and his wife, followed by Jin Yuanyuan's father, Colonel Jin Qiming and his wife, and then Tan Jiaren, Shin Minqian's parents, is Liu Renna, Park Minying and others' parents, all the way down the team, more than ten colonels and lieutenant colonels of Yinhui, which also makes the team particularly dazzling.
There are still some relatives on foot behind, and more than 20 horse-drawn carriages dragged the whole team for more than 100 meters and nearly 200 meters, from the northern suburbs of "General" Road all the way to Guofu Road in the west of the city, and there were some good idlers on the sidewalks on both sides of the back, so that half of the small capital area was amazed by this huge team.
Lieutenant General Lin Zhennan and Major General Kim Zheng also arrived, but due to their seniority and influence, they were not in the send-off procession, but arrived in advance by carriage and entered Yufu to rest and wait. Director Ding Xiaolei accompanied the guests in the hall as a representative of the man's family.
Standing in the middle of the street to greet the relatives is the same uniformed Deputy Director Jiang Feng and the four major directors, behind them are all the chief and deputy directors of the police inspectors, although the investigation bureau is not mandatory, but the status of the procuratorial department is special, and there is cooperation with all departments, plus under the leadership of the two bureau chiefs, the investigation bureau itself emphasizes family-style management, almost all cadres have no special accidents, they all rushed to support the scene for Yu Bule.
For a while, there was a silver glow on Guofu Road, and you were embarrassed to walk to the road and stand if you were not a police inspector. The only one who didn't wear a uniform was the housekeeper Zhou Bo, but a well-tailored suit, coupled with the identity of the president of Wanhua Industrial, who was in the limelight, made no one dare to underestimate him.
Although the wedding of the former federation or China has strict rules before marriage, especially in the upper class, the three media and six ceremonies are indispensable, but in terms of weddings, it is relatively simple, and Chinese and Western-style weddings coexist.
However, today's joint wedding of Yufu, Yulin, Jintan, and Zhang Shen's marriage is very different. For the first time in the history of the Federation, a clergy of the Church was in charge of officiating at a Western-style mass wedding.
Bishop Franky, who received an invitation from the Federation to visit the capital area, led a team of papal clergy to officiate at the wedding for Yu Bule. What's even more exaggerated is that the person in charge of officiating at the wedding is actually the blonde and blue-eyed former Byzantine royal daughter, and now the newly appointed administrative adviser to the Western and Northern states, and Miss Nellis, the senior adviser of the Federation.
The so-called Western-style wedding before the federation was actually just a formal buffet, a mobile wedding form, and the ritual was always the traditional mode of tea ceremony, kowtow, wine, dinner, and entering the cave room.
This time, the wedding in Yufu was uniquely held in the morning, and the bride's father sent her relatives.
Half white-robed church monks and half black investigation bureau ceremonial uniforms lined up to welcome them, the five brides took their father's arm, walked through the red carpet, and were sent to Yu Bule and Zhang Pingbo, who were waiting in front of the flower pavilion.
The guests who did not understand Western-style wedding etiquette did not realize that the twelve bridesmaids were also holding the hands of their respective fathers or male elders, including Sun Liwen, the father of Sun Yanyan, who had served as a teacher at the Central Military Academy and healed his legs, and also took his daughter to walk the red carpet behind the bride.
In the blessing of the guests, Lin Yun and Lin Feng, who were in the lead, sent Lin Linglong and Lin Zhenna to Yu Bule's left and right respectively, Yu Bule took the bride's hand respectively, changed his name to father, and then bowed and thanked him. Next up are Jin Yuanyuan and Tan Jiaren.
On the other side, Zhang Pingbo and Shin Minqian also completed the same ceremony.
Then the elders of the bride and bridesmaids retreated to watch the ceremony, and Yu Bule had two daughters on the left and right, and Zhang Pingbo and his wife were separated by a meter away, standing in the front row. The twelve bridesmaids turned into a row of six, and stood behind Yu Bule five in two rows.
Under the auspices of Bishop Franky, the couple began the vows ceremony of the Western-style wedding. The bride and groom were not Catholics, and Bishop Franky changed the object of the oath slightly, taking an oath to heaven and earth instead.
But for the first time the solemn oath appears in the Federation, "I am willing to marry/marry you as my wife/husband." I know in my heart that you will be my lifelong friend, my companion, my only true love. On this special day, before heaven and earth, I promise you my promise that I will always be by your side as your husband/wife, whether in good times or bad, rich or poor, healthy or sick, happy or sorrowful. I promise that I will love you unreservedly, be proud of you, respect you, provide for your needs to the best of my ability, protect you in times of danger, comfort you in sorrow, grow with you physically, mentally, and spiritually, and I promise to be faithful to you forever and forever. ”
For the first time in history, the oath taken by Bishop Franky sounded in the federal territory, and the solemn content of the oath made all the audience feel the sanctity of the wedding for the first time, and the parents of the bride were moved to tears by the content of the vow.
Some of the guests who were shocked by the oath keenly discovered that when Yu Bule and Lin Jintan took the vows, although Bishop Franky was singing Lin Zhenna, Jin Yuanyuan, Tan Jiaren, and Lin Linglong, the solemn answer I am willing included the twelve bridesmaids standing behind the four women.
Bishop Franky, on the other hand, did not pronounce the names of the women when he took the oath for Yu Bulu, but instead used them instead.
Only then did the discerning person understand that Yu Bule did not want the wedding host Nylith to say, but because his parents had passed away and he could replace his parents' mentor and chose a pure Western-style wedding, his purpose was to make this special vow ceremony in front of him.
Even more profound is the declaration of Bishop Franky at the end: "Today, we are gathered here under the watchful eye of the Lord and heaven and earth to witness the holy wedding of Mr. Yu Bule and these ladies in front of me,...... I declare that Yu Bule and these ladies in front of me have become a legal husband and wife and will never turn their backs on ......"
The subsequent open-air wedding event became a real social scene for the upper class of the metropolitan area.
Today's wedding can be described as a gathering of guests from all over the world, including Chen Weichen, president of the Central Military Academy, Liu Baoxian, speaker of the National Assembly of the Capital Metropolitan Area, Lieutenant General Cai Wenbin, current director of the General Staff Office of the Military Department, Lieutenant General Wu Fan, who has not returned to the northwest in the capital area, and Director Hua Chenhua, chief superintendent of the Central General Police Department, and so on.
Not to mention the major giants of the Investigation Bureau as the representative of the man's family, and the relatives of the woman represented by Lin Zhennan and Kim Zheng, even the parents of Liu Renna, Park Yingmin and others, most of them are heroes, and it is naturally extremely rare to be able to openly establish friendship on such an occasion.
Moreover, the joint wedding of the Yu Mansion and the Zhang family clearly shows the situation of the convergence of the military, government and business in the capital area, not to mention that Yu Bule also represents half of the senior intellectual class, and any force must pay enough attention to such a combined group. At least being able to make friends is always a benefit.
Especially the Sun family, who is recognized as having no contact with the Lin family, today the little princess of the Sun family actually visited unexpectedly, and enthusiastically mingled with the bride and bridesmaids, which made some people who didn't know the inside story confused and didn't know what to do.
Either way, the busiest person in the social arena today is always one of the grooms. Chatting with guests from all walks of life, greeting gifts, and being busy for almost a whole day. The Suoxing Federation restricts the brewing of alcohol from grain, and the fruit wine used in weddings is basically wine, so there is no worry about people drinking too much.