Chapter 744: The Big Wedding
Today's imperial capital is indeed very lively, and the streets of the city are decorated with colorful paintings, as if a grand festival is being held.
Yes, today is the day when Yalan, the third princess of the empire, who is known as the most beautiful woman in the country, gets married, and the groom is a saint, and the people of the whole country are blessing this fairy-like couple. Since His Majesty the Emperor announced again at the celebration banquet three days ago that the wedding of the two would be held today, the people's celebration seems to have never stopped, and it has lasted for three days, it is like a carnival party.
At this time, the empire had just won the war with the orcs, and of course the people were very happy, although it was actually nothing to do with them, but they were naturally very happy to see the country rich and strong. This wedding can also be said to be a joy, and it is not difficult to understand why they are happy like this now.
Linton looked at the bustling streets from the podium in front of the palace, and said that these people seemed to be happier than they were about to get married. Of course, he is still very happy to get married, but the cumbersome process of the wedding still gives him a headache.
One of the most troublesome things is to receive guests, yes, although it is the second time, but this time there seem to be more people. The Pope came to the wedding for the second time, and Linton was sure to receive it. The Saint-level Association actually sent someone this time, and it was not a disciple of anyone, but there were really four saint-level people, and one of them was the same elder he had seen before, and Linton had to greet him personally. The most inexplicable thing is that the shaman council actually sent someone to come, and it is also an elder.
It is true that Linton is not from the Church of Light, and it is estimated that the people of the Shaman Council also want to maintain a good relationship with him, but it is very strange that the orcs came to his wedding, and the other nobles also pointed at the people of the Merovian family when they saw the shamans of the orc race.
In addition, the three saints enshrined by the empire all came to Linton's wedding, which can be regarded as giving Linton face. Among them, there is a sword saint named Yalong, who was seriously injured by Linton when Duke Rennes and Queen rebelled before, and almost died, and Linton didn't see his people for a while, but he didn't expect to come over to attend his wedding today, Linton once thought that the other party was here to make trouble, was he ready to find revenge on himself, but he went over to investigate, and found that the other party seemed to be instigated by himself, or was warned by the Saint-level Association? Anyway, it doesn't feel like you're here to make trouble.
In short, a large number of well-known people or forces on the mainland have come, and I feel that half of the power organs of the whole continent are meeting here. As the host, Linton can't ignore it, and he has been receiving them all morning, so it won't be annoying.
Of course, considering that after all, he is married, and Linton can only receive them one by one, and by the way, he can continue to compile a book of seals or artifacts, which is regarded as a task, and it happens that everyone is there, and he can also help publicize it.
This lasted until noon, and the ceremony of the wedding finally began. The marriage ceremony in this world is still different from region to region, and the main division is still according to religion. On the Terran side, it is naturally the ritual of the Church of Light, and the main ceremony is that the bride and groom stand on the stage and complete a series of sacrificial actions, which roughly means to let the Lord God bless and so on, and finally the priest of the church declares the two married on behalf of the God of Light.
Of course, Linton's side must be of the highest standard because the Pope is present, and the Pope is here to be the blessed one. The first person to take the stage was of course Linton, and the bride entered from the other side. Standing on the stage, Linton suddenly thought of the last time he inexplicably interrupted his nephew's wedding, and now it was just that time, thinking about his nephew's temper was really good, if someone suddenly appeared now, Linton would probably beat him to death directly.
At this time, the royal band next to him also began to play, and Linton waited for a while, and a large army soon walked in his direction.
As soon as Linton turned his head, he saw Arlan wearing a white and gold dress. White is a noble color in this world, only the superior can wear clothes, this is not a legal law, but ordinary civilians wear white clothes dirty too quickly, only nobles who do not work, dirty people can change at any time will wear white clothes, over time this has become the exclusive color of nobles. And gold shows the identity of Princess Arlan's royal family, which is a color that no one can use except the royal family, for example, Linton is also wearing a white dress now, and there is no gold on it, because he is not a royal blood after all.
Princess Arlan was followed by a formation of girls, about a hundred or so, these girls were similar to bridesmaids, mainly to carry her headscarves. Yes, one of the rituals here is that the longer the bride's turban, the more noble the status, the turban can't be dragged on the ground all the time, you need someone to help carry it, as a result, Princess Yalan is followed by more than 100 girls, until the bottom of the steps, basically as long as the road is, her turban is as long.
Seeing Princess Arlan's outfit today, Linton was also stunned. It is true that Princess Arlan has always been very beautiful, but today she has a special temperament, and Linton can't say what kind of temperament this is, but he also understands that today she is definitely the only focus.
Linton and Arlan haven't seen each other for a while, more than 2 months according to the time here, and even longer according to the time Linton has been in the other world. The eyes of the two people who saw each other met in the air, as if they had understood what the other was going to say, and Linton also smiled, standing quietly in place waiting for her to come to her side.
Soon Princess Yalan and her team walked to the side of the stage, at this time the girls behind her stopped, only two newcomers could go on stage, Princess Yalan gently pulled up her long skirt, bowed her head and stepped on the stage, and came to Linton's side. At this time, Linton reached out and took Princess Arran's hand, which was of course part of the ceremony.
The scene suddenly fell silent, because the next step was the ritual of blessing from the gods, which was a matter involving the gods, and it was very serious. Fortunately, the ritual is quite simple, if it is really that complicated, I don't know how to complete those civilian illiterates and the like, maybe this relatively simple ritual is also the product of improvement after a hundred years of development.
Although the ritual is simple, it takes quite a long time, and the time spent standing stupidly is like five minutes. According to what the previous ritual officials taught Linton, this is the process of feeling divine grace, and of course Linton did not feel any divine grace. Finally, it was the Pope himself who came to the stage to proclaim on behalf of the God of Light.
“…… Thy glory is manifested in heaven, thy mercy fills the earth, thou hast predestined us before the foundation of the world, thou hast chosen us in the midst of a vast sea of people, so that we may be thy children today, and we are grateful......" Pope San Reno was very serious in his prayer this time, and after a series of prayers, he placed his hands on the top of the heads of the newlyweds, representing God's gift, and then announced the completion of the rite.
At the moment when San Reno finished speaking, a strong cheer broke out at the scene, and the two of them at this time had become a real husband and wife, both legally and socially, and of course the ceremony ended here. But of course, the wedding is not over yet, there is no such thing as a new house in the wedding in this world, and it is not said that the two of them have to enter the cave room. After the ceremony is completed, they are already husband and wife, and the main thing is to entertain the guests.
Obviously, these guests will not leave without drinking from noon to night, and generally speaking, the newlyweds can only accompany them until they have eaten and drunk, and sent off the last guest, which is considered to be the end of the wedding, and then it is the time for the two to have a small day.
Princess Yalan here needs to change her clothes first, the wedding clothes are so obstructive that she can't even move when she wears them, and the most troublesome thing is this headscarf, Linton hasn't seen where the tail is until now, and it has been stretched to the bottom of the stairs a hundred meters away. Just a short time after Princess Arran left, Linton was dragged by Garseen to drink, and at the same table were the old man Krause, who had a good relationship with Linton, the court mage Lifa and others.
"Little ghost, let me ask you." As soon as he took a sip, the old man Krauser here came over menacingly, "Where's my granddaughter?" Where did you kidnap her? ”
Of course, Klazer was talking about Ellie, and several of Linton's subordinates did not come to the wedding, first, because their identities were not up to it, and secondly, they still had tasks. Originally, Ellie, as the marquis's concubine, was enough to participate, but she has not been back recently.
"I guess I'm going to the north to fight monsters." Linton said.
"Fight monsters?" Krauser asked.
"That's the kind of ......," Linton was about to say something, when Princess Arran, who was changing her clothes next to her, suddenly ran over. The dress I changed into now is still a dress, but it's not as complicated and troublesome as the previous one.
Linton turned his head to look, Princess Yalan here seemed to be a little anxious, and Linton asked directly, "Something happened?" ”
"Hmm......" Princess Arlan nodded.
"Someone making trouble? Or is it the other way around? Linton asked.
"Say it over there." Princess Arran said.
It seems that it is indeed a big deal, Linton hurriedly walked to the side with Princess Yalan, Princess Yalan looked around, and then whispered: "My eldest brother has an accident." ”
"Your big brother?" Linton was stunned for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What do you mean...... Prince? ”
"Hmm......" Princess Arlan nodded.
"The prince rebelled?" Linton was stunned.
"What do you say, why do you keep mentioning rebellion." Princess Arran said, "I just received news that my eldest brother fell from his horse and is dying. ”