Chapter 31: Farce

Once in the city, they stayed directly at one of the best hotels in the city, the "Grand Hotel Kaiserhof", located between the Palatinate and the Coronation Cathedral, the tourist attraction of the Palatinate. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 infoDue to weddings and tournaments, the city of Palatinate has been visited the most in recent years. And the reason why Salian was able to stay so smoothly is actually very simple, because the best hotels here are the property of the Han Shea League, and there are two young ladies from the majority shareholders here, so they naturally don't have to worry about accommodation, and the fees are all free.

In the last two weeks, the prices of rooms in Palatinate City have been ridiculously high, and the bosses have really made a lot of money from the celebrations, and they must have thought that it would be best to get married once a year for Viscount Charles. Seeing that the people who came to the wedding ceremony and jousting had to pay ten times more than usual for an inferior room, Salian felt that he was really lucky to have two partners so close.

When arranging the room, Salian was at the hottest stage because he had a new beauty, and he lived directly with Miss Schönek, and such a bold and reckless act was indeed free and easy, so that Miss Schönek was completely impressed.

The next day, Echelin accompanied the girls to the city, while Salian and the Duke of Koenigs went to visit the Count of the Palace.

The Earl of the Palace, despite his busy schedule, received them warmly. In the palatial drawing-room, Salian met for the first time the famous Earl of the Palace, who was of medium stature, with a thin horse face, a mustache at the corners of his mouth and a short mustache under his lips, which made his face look very long. He has a haughty demeanor, sharp eyes, and his hair is combed back, revealing an angular forehead. Although the temples are slightly gray, the demeanor is still extraordinary.

He and the Duke of Koenigs, both old nobles, first saluted each other, and then Salian saluted the Earl of the Court as a junior. The Earl of the Palace was a family of regents, and his status was higher than that of the Duke of Koenigs, and although Salian was also a prince, he was nothing in front of the Earl of the Palace.

After the guests were seated, the Duke of Koenigs, who was highly artistic, first complimented on a picture of Dionysus, painted in the drawing room by a painter whose name Salian had never heard before, depicting the patron saint of the local carnival and wine. Salian sat quietly and listened to their talk, and at last he could only imagine the beautiful Miss Schönek passing the time.

An hour had passed, and Duke Koenigs and Salian had risen to leave, with no express or implicit indication from the Earl of the Palace, who knew that the shrewd Earl of the Palace would contact him alone at the appropriate time.

"Nephew, I don't think the noisy atmosphere here is for me, I won't leave the hotel room until the wedding, what can come to me. ”

In the afternoon, Salian, who joined his friends, visited the Cathedral of the Coronation, and in the solemn hall of the church, under the soaring dome, Salian looked at the baptistery on the steps, which was being illuminated by a bright light projected through the stained glass. As a secular prince, the ambition in his heart could not help but swell at this moment, and a picture suddenly appeared in his mind, kneeling on the stairs, being anointed with holy oil by a cardinal sent by the Pope, beside him two archbishops each holding a crown and a scepter, and a huge organ playing a solemn melody behind him.

Salian felt his blood boiling, and under the pretext of breathing fresh air, he took Lorana Ise to a church candelabra storage room, and between the silver-plated iron shelves, he unleashed all his fiery passion.

Then we visited the Voting Hall on the south side of the church, where the rulers of the empire would elect a new emperor.

At the end of the tour, they went to the registration office of the jousting tournament to register, because the Earl of the Palace had set an age limit for the tournament, and only young people under the age of twenty could participate, so as the representatives of Schwartenn's young warriors, Salian, Anna and Achelin were full of confidence that they would win the championship in this tournament, and Salian also signed up for many competitions under the name of "Skill Mercenary Meyer" for some reason.

Salian saw that the people of the entire city were in an atmosphere of extreme joy, and they were all looking forward to the wedding in a day's time. It is said that the procession would pass through the Palatinate Gate to the Cathedral of the Coronation, where the solemn ceremony would take place after the bride had rested, and the Count of the Palace would ask Archbishop Meloa, Speaker of the Imperial Diet, to officiate at the wedding of his son. The ceremony is followed by a grand luncheon in the Palatinate Palace and an elegant dance in the afternoon.

The guests invited by the Count of the Pavilion this time were mainly ecclesiastical personnel, and the four archbishops of the empire were all present except for Ogches in the east, and of course the Archbishop Vettel was the father of the woman. And Archbishop Ogches, who failed to come, is the brother of the current emperor, and it is impossible to support the Count of the Imperial Palace to become the heir to the throne, so naturally he will not be invited. In order to achieve the effect of combining vertical and horizontal through this political marriage, the Earl of the Imperial Palace has a lot of brains. Among the secular aristocracy, he invited all middle- and lower-class figures, and those who competed with him for the throne and those who were too strong to deal with did not come.

After continuing to browse several attractions in the city, they returned to the hotel. On this day's dinner, everyone ate very simply, naturally to save their appetite for the grand banquet the day after. In particular, Echelin, Anna, and Hilda were eager to go to Palatinate Palace now.

Early the next morning, except for the Duke of Koenigs, who went to the church first, the young Salian and his friends all came to the street to join in the fun, because the procession would rest for a while after entering the city before holding the ceremony, so they had time to enter the church after watching the entrance ceremony of the procession. Everyone's gifts were in Miss Werther's emerald ring.

On both sides of the street leading from the Palatinate gate to the church, there were already crowds of people ready to watch the procession, and the windows on the top floors of the houses on both sides of the street were opened, and the women carried baskets full of flowers, which must have been arranged in advance by the Count of the Palace.

At that moment, a loud trumpet was heard, and the well-dressed Palatinate guards appeared, and they lined up to empty the middle part of the road. After a while, the bell rang on the tower, and the procession appeared, and the crowd burst into loud cheers, and the first to enter the city was a group of cavalrymen dressed in splendid armor and riding horses, followed by a group of infantry, carrying the banner of the Archbishop of Tver and the banner of the church. Then the carriage with the maids appeared, followed by a magnificent carriage drawn by four strong black mules, and the beautiful Miss Margaret waved to the crowd outside the carriage with a small snow-white hand holding a silk handkerchief. Where the luxurious carriage drove by, the flowers on the upper floor also drifted down, as if a fairy in the forest had appeared.

"Big brother, this bride is so beautiful, you see how charming her reddish-brown eyes are!" said Acherin, whispering beside Salian, apparently he had fallen in love with the bride at first sight.

"Hehe, then you can challenge her husband at the tournament, or find an excuse to duel him, but I don't know what the Viscount's strength is? ”

"Don't teach my brother badly, Salian!"

"Haha, I'm just giving Aicherin a suggestion. ”

"Brother Aichelin, in fact, you don't need to be so troublesome, just create an accident, didn't we just do it once a few days ago, hehe. "Miss Schöneke always thinks differently.

The illegitimate daughter of the archbishop made a good impression on the people of the Count, and everyone praised her beauty in unison.

"Our Viscount Charlie is so lucky to marry such a beautiful beauty!"

"Haha, I think Miss Margaret's appearance is completely worthy of being a queen!"

"Ah, does this indicate that our Viscount Charles can become emperor?"

It is clear that the people of the Palatinate are also full of confidence in the regent family to become royalty.

Sally Anxin thought that the pomp and circumstance of being the illegitimate daughter of an archbishop was too great, and he did not have any aversion to the beautiful Miss Margaret, and the maiden who was about to be called a viscountess was not guilty. But as the archbishop with the highest divine qualities, he is still so flamboyant, ignoring the church's holy rule that it is forbidden to marry and have children, and the clergy below will of course become even more violent.

As the luxury carriage slowly drove towards the church, the crowd followed it.

At this moment, several people with weapons suddenly rushed out of the crowd and rushed to the bride's carriage, because the incident happened suddenly, the soldiers of the Count of the Palace and the Archbishop of Tver were defenseless, these people obviously wanted to be unfavorable to Miss Margaret, and seeing that they were about to succeed, one of them stepped forward in front of them, it turned out to be Aicherin, who had been watching the bride, and the reflexes and speed of the enhanced horror knight were indeed outstanding.

Just watch him wield the Imperial Stabbing Sword he wears with him, and unleash a horizontal slash with incredible power to force those with bad intentions back. This little time was enough, and the guards, as well as Salian and Anna, rushed over, and in an instant, the form reversed, and they surrounded the band, and after only a few moments, most of them were defeated. Only one person was strong in martial arts, and after fighting Salian for more than ten times, he threw his weapon at Salian, and then fled into the crowd and disappeared.

According to the captives, they were mercenaries near the Archdiocese of Tver, originally poor landless peasants, as evidenced by their poor skills. Yesterday afternoon in a country beer hall were hired by the man who had just fled, but they didn't even know what the employer's name was or where it came from. Although Salian could not use the secret art of terror to extract confessions in public, he expected that these people would not tell lies at all, and such weak skills could not be specially trained professional assassins.

At this time, the bridegroom who got the news came from the church, because the matter was urgent, and the viscount rode on his horse in his wedding dress, so he looked a little funny, but in the eyes of Salian, the rumored heir to the regent exuded the air of a strong man.

I saw him shouting loudly: "Get out of the way for me!" and galloped towards him desperately.

Turning over and dismounting in front of the procession, a guard from the Earl of the Palace immediately stepped forward to tell him about the situation just now, and his face gradually relaxed when he learned that the danger had passed. As it was customary for the bride and woman not to see each other before the traditional marriage ceremony, the Viscount could not greet the girl in the carriage who was about to become his wife, so he had to smile and walk towards Salian and them.

"Thank you very much, I see that you are all wearing dresses, you must be the guests who came to my wedding!"

Salian also greeted him with a smile, and then introduced himself and his friends to the viscount, when he introduced Echelin, because he had already communicated with his subordinates just now, the viscount shook hands with Echelin very cordially, thanking him for saving his fiancée at the critical moment, and his eyes were very hot. As for the other beautiful girls, Viscount Charles was surprisingly cold.

At this time, one of Miss Margaret's maids also came by order of her master to thank Acheline and the others for their chivalrous deeds.

However, there were a few things that Salian found suspicious, and he noticed from the moment of the attack that Miss Margaret in the carriage was not very alarmed, and that she did not lose her face when the thief approached the carriage, and perhaps had a look of expectation. Originally, he thought that the archbishop's daughter might be a hidden master, but after being rescued, Salian found that the bride's expression had even become a little desolate, which made him very strange. Combined with the fact that the strength of those attackers just now was very weak, Sally thought that things might really be a little strange.