Machersky's words silenced everyone in the banquet hall, and all eyes fell on him, only to see the Marquis unhurriedly say to everyone: "Today is a day to be happy, because my father is free from the control of the villain!"

"And now, I wish to add another joy to this festive day!" he set his eyes on Catherine's and extended his hand to her, and the girl looked at him in astonishment, and when she felt his affirmative gaze, she stepped forward with trepidation.

Machersky stood side by side with her and said cheerfully and loudly to the crowd: "I am proposing to Miss Catherine today, and I hope she will be my lady!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience was amazed, but the Marquis did not hesitate to kneel down on one knee in front of Catherine, held an engagement ring in front of her, and said: "Miss Catherine, from the first time I saw you, I decided that you are the girl I want to be with for the rest of my life, and I hope you will promise me!"

"He's not here for real, is he?" In the crowd, Locke asked Roger next to him in a daze, and Antonio and Tali also stepped forward and asked, "What's going on? It's too sudden, isn't it? It's only been two days since they've known each other!"

"I think it's just wishful thinking on the part of the Marquis, and the girl won't agree. Rogge said as he took a sip of the wine in his glass unhurriedly.

Under the gaze of countless people, Machersky knelt in front of Catherine and looked up at her affectionately, Catherine looked down at him and was silent for a long time, and suddenly stretched out her hand to him and said, "I promise you." ”

In an instant, the crowd in the hall was boiling, and Machersky happily put the ring on Catherine's finger and got up to kiss her, and the four people in the crowd watched this scene dumbfounded, and Locke turned back and asked Rogge, "Didn't you say she wouldn't agree?"

"Is the stupid girl going to be a marquise?" Lilith, who was sitting on the table behind Rogge and nibbling on chicken legs, was surprised to open her two big eyes round, a small mouth that grew big, and the chicken that had not been swallowed in her mouth fell out.

"I'll ask her, what the hell is this girl thinking?" Rogge put down his glass and walked through the crowd, came to the two who were thanking the congratulatory guests, and whispered to Catherine, "I have a few words to tell you, can you come out for a while?"

Catherine nodded silently, turned back to Machersky and followed Rogge to the outside of the hall, as soon as she walked out of the door, Rogge stared at her suspiciously and asked, "Don't tell me you're serious, are you sure you're going to marry Machersky?"

"Of course, I agreed in front of so many people, can I still regret it?" replied Catherine unhurriedly.

"You have spent less than twenty-four hours with him in total, and you have decided the marriage so rashly?" Rogge lowered his voice and said to her, "You don't know anything about him, maybe he is just fascinated by your beauty, maybe he is simply a frivolous prodigal, how can you agree to him so casually?"

"I like him, he likes me, it's as simple as that. Catherine looked at him unusually calmly, without the slightest hesitation or uneasiness in her expression, and Rogge looked at her in surprise, puzzled by her determination.

He looked Catherine up and down, and asked in a deep voice: "Don't tell me that you are with him for his status and wealth, I don't believe that you are such a girl, did he capture your heart by giving you a beautiful dress and a few pieces of precious jewelry?"

"Whatever you think of me, I'm going to marry him anyway. Catherine said this coldly, turned around and walked into the hall, Rogge subconsciously took her hand and said, "You better think clearly, don't regret it!"

"It's my own business, I have the power to call the shots, you have no right to stop me!" Catherine shook off his hand, glared at him coldly, and walked into the hall without looking back, Rogge frowned at her departing back, surprised by her resoluteness.

He followed Catherine into the hall and returned to Antonio and the others, and the three of them asked him about the conversation with Catherine, and Rogge sighed and said, "That child is hard-hearted, and my daughter can't help her when she grows up, not to mention that I am just a teacher and can't control her." ”

"Then we'll let her ...... like that" Tali looked at him worriedly, Rogge shrugged helplessly, and turned back to ask Locke, "What do you know about Marchersky, what kind of person is he?"

"From what I thought of him, he was a very old-fashioned and serious man," said Locke, his gaze through the crowd and on the face of the Marquis, who was talking and laughing with Catherine, "and that is why he objected to Maria being with me, and that he was deceiving her affection by believing that I was unworthy of her." ”

"Looks like he loves his sister very much. Antonio said to everyone: "It seems that he may really just fall in love with Catherine at first sight, and my feeling when I contact him is that he is very stable, not like the kind of person who messes with flowers, maybe we are too worried." ”

"Even so, I always feel that this is not safe," Tali said with a worried sigh, "Marrying is a big deal for a woman of any race, and it is inevitable that people will worry about her if they decide it casually." ”

"Maybe this is the will of God," Rogge drank the red wine in his glass, put down the glass and said, "That's fine, Catherine marries the Marquise, and she doesn't have to meet the vampire swords in the future, and can live a stable and prosperous life, which is also what I want." ”

When the three of them saw him say this, they all nodded silently, only to hear Lilith, who was sitting on the table behind them, look up and ask, "Then can I be with the stupid girl again in the future? What if I miss her?"

"If you miss her, let's come and see her together. Rogge touched little Lori's head, smiled and comforted: "Maybe you can come with the head of the group, he visits his parents, we see Catherine, she is one of our relatives here." ”

Little Lori nodded silently, as if she was still a little reluctant, Tali also understood what she was feeling, sat down at the table and hugged her into her arms, whispered to her to comfort her, Antonio, who was standing on the side, heard Rogge mention his parents, thinking that he hadn't seen them since he was released from prison, and couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart.

At this time, the king of Erus, Sarencheski, loudly announced to everyone that he had just decided to set the wedding of the two the day after tomorrow after discussing with his son and prospective daughter-in-law.

"The wedding will be held the day after tomorrow, so in such a hurry. Locke said in astonishment, looking in the direction of the king.

"Maybe that's the style of the Erus. Rogge shrugged helplessly and said, "That's fine, it won't delay our time, and when the wedding is over, we'll go to Elizabeth." ”

Locke and Antonio nodded in unison and sat down at the table, Antonio asked Rogge about the news of Elizabeth, Rogge had not answered, a squire suddenly came to Antonio's side and whispered something, Antonio hesitated for a moment, got up and left the hall.

He was guided by his attendants to the gate of the palace, and when he saw General Grammy standing at the door waiting for him, Antonio settled down and went up to speak to the general, who told him that his parents were now outside the door and that he wanted to see him.

"Don't blame them about Miss Tully, I think they were just scared to report it to the Order. General Grammy bitterly advised: "Don't alienate your family because of this, they are for your own good after all." ”

"I understand, General, I'll go see them now. Antonio nodded slightly in understanding, and walked out of the palace gate with General Grammy, and when he saw his father, mother, and Catherine anxiously waiting there, he paused slightly to adjust his emotions and walked towards them.

"Anton!" As soon as the mother saw Antonio, she immediately stepped forward and hugged him tightly in her arms, Antonio caressed his mother's back and comforted her in her ear: "It's okay, Mom, everything is okay." ”

"I'm sorry, it's all my mother's bad and wronged Miss Tully, don't hate my mother, my mother hasn't seen anything in the world, and it's really ...... to see this kind of thing for the first time," the mother said to Antonio with tears of remorse.

Antonio wiped away the tears from his mother's face, shook his head and said: "Don't cry, Mom, I don't blame you, you are all for my good, and I am also to blame for this matter, I should tell you the truth about Tully's situation, but I am worried that you will not be able to accept it at once, so I concealed the truth, and I am also responsible." ”

As he spoke, Antonio's father suddenly patted his son and bowed to the palace, Antonio looked back and saw Tali's figure standing quietly in the corridor at the door, and when she saw that they were all looking back at her, she waved to them gently.

Seeing this, Antonio turned around and walked up to Tali, took her hand and returned to her parents, and said to the two old men: "Father, Mom, since they are all here, I don't plan to continue to hide it, I love Tali, I know that she loves me in her heart, I hope you can bless us." ”

The two old men looked at the pair of lovers with clasped hands, Antonio stared at Tali firmly and affectionately, Tali's eyes flashed with surprise, emotion and apprehension, when she turned her gaze to the two old men, Antonio's parents smiled and nodded in unison, at that moment, they seemed to see their younger selves.

......

Two days later, in the morning, the royal palace of Mosko was full of guests, and the nobles of Erus rushed to congratulate them when they learned that Machersky was going to marry their bride, and the palace, which had been deserted by the plague, became lively again.

The wedding was officiated by the chief priest of the Synagogue in Mosko, and the high priest Goethe accepted the invitation, as well as Rogge, Antonio, Tully, Locke, and the families of General Grammy and Antonio.

Before the wedding began, the groom Machawski was busy arranging the final arrangements for the wedding with the steward, King Salenchesky accompanied the important guests to talk about his son's marriage, and the bride Catherine was in the dressing room, with a dozen maids around her to help her put the finishing touches.

Outside the dressing room, Rogge stood quietly in the doorway, looking into the room through the gap in the door, just in time to see Catherine's face reflected in the mirror, the girl's expression was very calm, staring intently at her beautiful face in the mirror.

Rog stared at her face, recalling the bits and pieces that had happened since he met her, how she looked ragged when they first met, how energetic she was when she changed into a new one, how she looked at the dwarven fortress shooting range and Sophia's marksmanship, and Itali City's delicate demeanor when she went on a mission with George.

"The little princess has grown up. Rogge muttered a soft sigh in his heart, turned around and was about to leave, when he suddenly saw Locke hurrying towards him, he met Rogge and pulled him to the corner of the corridor, and said to him mysteriously: "You'd better come with me, there's someone you must meet!"