Chapter 51: The Funeral
readx; Little Peter looked at the pocket watch in his hand with intricate patterns. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis bad watch is the one that the old man has been wearing.
Uncle William walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Put it away, this pocket watch is too important and rare, everyone in the empire used to talk about it." It is a treasure that the old man regards as his life. After speaking, he sighed in his heart, turned around and looked around with a slight distraction.
Little Peter listened to Uncle William's words and looked more closely at the pocket watch in his hand. I saw that the case of the pocket watch was made of white gold throughout. The entire surface is perfectly circular. The dial is reversible and features two dials, an elegant display that is easy to read, and a white gold case with harmonious lines and pure lines, making it truly a masterpiece of master watchmakers.
He flipped through the pocket watch in his hand and saw the blue hour hand pointing at one o'clock on the front of it. One of the two black hands was ticking, and the other was about twenty-five minutes. The obverse dial also displays the Gregorian perpetual calendar, the Gregorian week, the Gregorian monthly calendar, and the 12-hour alternation of day and night. He turned the watch over to the other side, which was more complicated. It has a three-axis tourbillon, a leap year display, a ten-year cycle, the number of days of the week, and the phases and ages of the moon. Curious, he pressed one of the buttons that protruded into the case, and heard the deep sound of a bell gradually ringing in the pocket watch.
Uncle William was awakened by the sound of a clock from his pocket watch. He listened wistfully before closing little Peter's hand holding the pocket watch. He said to Little Peter, "This is the bell of Westminster Abbey, the imperial capital. Okay, let's look into it later, put it away now. Remember not to lose it. In the end, Uncle William had a serious voice in his voice.
Little Peter carefully hid his pocket watch inside his robe. He sighed helplessly and looked up at his surroundings.
He was now in a wooded area behind the castle with Uncle William and Eva. Cardinal Lateran waited quietly with the monks of the monastery. Uncle Henry and Uncle Edward led their knights to stand around solemnly, with a serious and sad look on their faces.
Surrounded by towering trees, they were standing in the only clearing. In front of him was a freshly dug earthen pit. Little Peter pursed his lips, his eyes were slightly red, and he raised his head and waited.
Cardinal Ratfar slowly stepped forward in the red archbishop he was wearing. His deep voice gradually resounded through the makeshift clearing. Little Peter and William listened with their lips pursed.
"Merciful Father, we are here today to offer prayer for Brother André Ducasse, who has completed his earthly journey and has been taken up by the Lord. We are convinced that because of the great work of the Lord's redemption, all who believe in the Lord, accept the Lord, and walk according to the Lord's true ways will have their souls redeemed by the Lord and have rest in their heavenly homes. As the Lord has taught us, 'Blessed are those who die in the Lord henceforth.'" The Holy Spirit said, 'Yes, they have rested from their labors, and the fruit of their works is with them.'" Therefore, comfort us, and comfort his family, so that they may be strengthened in their hearts and better for the journey ahead. All these are in the name of my lord. Amen. As his words fell, Peter and William Jr. stepped out of the crowd.
They walked to the upper left corner of the clearing, slowly lifted the old man's coffin, and walked to the pit that had just been dug. The old man's well-dressed makeup was lying there peacefully, no longer bothered by any entanglement, and no longer felt any pain and suffering.
Little Peter looked at the old man for the last time. The old man was dressed in a purple robe embroidered with intricate patterns, and his hands were folded on his lower abdomen.
With a smile on his lips, he walked very peacefully, as if to be able to bring little Peter here, for him it was to complete his mission, and he would never feel any regrets. Little Peter blinked vigorously and didn't let the tears flow. He and Uncle William slowly lowered the coffin into the earthen pit. Close the lid and nail it with a hammer. Then, he came out of the dirt pit.
The monks behind Cardinal Ratfar sang a chorus together. Peter and William Jr. used shovels to gradually cover the coffin with dirt.
Finally, he looked at the tombstone in front of him, with the inscription "André Ducasse" on the top. The last emperor of the Dukass dynasty of the Krent Empire. A lifetime of fighting and counterinsurgency made the Krent Empire extremely powerful. Rest here ever after, Amen. ”
Uncle Henry and Uncle Edward, along with their knights, stepped forward in turn to lay flowers in front of the tombstone.
Eva kept wiping her eyes and weeping. Little Peter only felt a sour nose when he saw her sad appearance, he quickly took a deep breath to calm down, and walked over with his mouth tightly pursed. He patted Eva on the shoulder and whispered comfort.
Slowly, the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the clearing, staining the land red. Little Peter turned his head one last time, looked at the tombstone, wiped his eyes, sighed, and turned to leave.
When they returned to the castle, Cardinal Ratfar led William and Peter the Younger into a secret room. Eva made an excuse to prepare dinner and left the room.
Ratfar pulled out some yellowed papers from a drawer in the vault. He handed the documents to Peter and William Jr. and said: "Twelve years ago, I hid from the Holy See. On the way to escape, I handed Peter over to Andrei. I hope Andre can help me raise you. Give me back Peter when I'm out of danger. Who knows that this will be twelve years. These documents were given to me by him back then, and now I am handing them over to you. ”
William smiled wryly and had to explain to Little Peter on the side: "Twelve years ago, we escaped from the Empire. But the old man was afraid of being captured by the Empire, so he handed over some of his confidential documents to the cardinal for safekeeping. He was also on the run at the time, but at that time the papal hunt was not serious. You'll find out later. With that, he handed the stack of papers to little Peter.
Little Peter lowered his head and flipped through it, many of which he couldn't understand.
Cardinal Ratfar said to him: "Some of them you will understand later, I will pick a few important ones for you." With that, he pulled out a few yellowed papers from Little Peter's hand. Explain them to him one by one.
The more Peter listened, the bigger his mouth opened. He looked at the thin sheets of paper, but it was clearly recorded that André Ducasse was the clear de jure heir and de facto first head of the Krent Empire. Peter Jr. is then the only legal heir of André Ducasse. In this way, he listened to Cardinal Ratfar, and he could later claim the Krent Empire. He is the de jure heir of the Krent Empire.
He listened in a daze, and only felt that his mind was blank, and he didn't know how to get out of the secret room in the end.