And it turns out .

Watson really had a few friends, most of them people he had met from his previous assignments with the Magistrate's Service in London, as well as medical workers he had met from his time at medical seminars.

But in terms of volume, it definitely can't support such a big scene, so so many people should be guests of Jasmine's banquet.

Sherlock hadn't investigated Jasmine, and he didn't have a bad habit of digging up his brother's daughter-in-law, but his observation and reasoning ability to pop up if he didn't notice it still gave Sherlock some insight into the woman's family background.

For example, her clothes, although they don't look luxurious and rich, no pauper's brand will use pure gold material to make an inconspicuous little label on the hem of the clothes.

It will not be on the inside of the heels, and the contour line of the sole is outlined with delicate fine diamonds.

Jasmine's words and deeds were a little raunchy in front of Watson, but Sherlock clearly remembered that when they first met more than three years ago, Jasmine's words and deeds were all beautiful with absolute education, and the most important thing was the surname Mostan, which is also a bit of prestige in the territory of London, and is one of the best in the research and development of drugs and the production of medical equipment. And at this stage, because of the opening of the era of the Great Expedition, there is a great demand for medical equipment on the front line, and the Mostan family has really made a lot of money in the past year.

Sherlock sighed depressedly and walked into the church, which was obviously all covered, with white roses hanging around the sunflower icon, and colorful shiny pieces of paper scattered on the ground, all heart-shaped, I don't know which hotel the waiter hired temporarily carried a tray with wine glasses, walking around in the crowd, exquisite food can be taken at will, in short, the scene looks very decent, and also reveals the bearing that a business aristocrat should have.

It's just that along the way, Sherlock found that few people seemed to be talking about the wedding itself, most of them were talking about business and friendship, and even the people of the Mostan family didn't care much about the wedding.

"My sister could have married the youngest son of the Hodir family, but she. Haha"

As Sherlock walked through a crowded area, he heard some voices and looked into the crowd to see a pretty woman with slightly curly hair like Jasmine, but a few years older than Jasmine.

Thinking it was her sister, at this time, the woman was holding a glass of wine, smiling at several older middle-aged people and explaining something, but the last few laughs were full of embarrassment and displeasure.

It didn't take much to figure out what Sherlock meant.

In other words, Jasmine could have had a more decent newlywed, but now she insisted on marrying a poor doctor in the lower city, and perhaps in the eyes of these upper-class aristocrats, Watson really had no advantages other than being handsome.

Also, Sherlock has been in London for so long, of course, he knows the values of these business aristocrats about love, in their eyes, marriage is a tool to bring the two families closer together, as for the relationship between the bride and groom, it doesn't matter at all, and it doesn't even delay them from continuing to live their former lives.

For example, if she likes handsome men, she can spend money to find those handsome young men who are the most professional and can serve women, why can't she think about marrying a poor bastard.

Sherlock took a glass of wine from the waiter's tray, pressed the brim of his hat, and sat in a corner outside the crowd, thinking about why Jasmine had moved out to live with Watson, nine times out of ten it was her willfulness that made the family angry and kicked out.

This woman, who seems to be happy and happy every day, is also under a lot of pressure in order to be with Watson

Cut, what's so good about Watson's bastard, the two of them shouldn't have met a few times, just a letter can make a noble lady wait for years? Is there really such a thing as love at first sight in this world?

Sherlock thought, for a moment, a little reluctant to think about his wedding speech anymore, after all, in the face of these guests, even if he said the flowers, it was not interesting.

meanwhile

"Jasmine, I'm disappointed in you."

Getting married is a very good day, but in a room behind the church, a woman stands by the mirror in a dignified manner, the makeup on her face is very light, and it can be seen that the skin is well maintained, even some fine lines at the corners of the eyes are not so clear, but this face is full of coldness that does not match today's atmosphere.

"Usually you are messing around and willful, I can spoil you, but you have to deal with that or something. Your father and I will not forgive you for John's marriage. ”

This woman is now the mistress of the Mostan family and Jasmine's mother.

As her youngest daughter, Jasmine was naturally favored by her mother, but suddenly announced at the family dinner that she was going to marry a commoner in the lower city, and under the strong opposition of the whole family, she ran away from home, and half a month later, publicized the location of her marriage.

This kind of behavior is no longer a question of whether to be willful or not, but to directly disregard the interests of the family.

Jasmine calmly combed her hair, and then carefully coiled it up, she had been at odds with her family for a while, and now she was reluctant to respond too much to her mother's accusations.

"You should know that the person's class, a resident of the lower city, is just a doctor, he doesn't have a hospital or clinic of his own, he needs to go to work in someone else's house, and he can be fired at will. He lives in a street-side apartment, has no property of his own, no relatives, which means no family backing.

Such a man, I don't understand why you should commit yourself to him. ”

Jasmine's mother is a strong woman in every aspect, and of course she investigated Watson's details at the first time.

But it is good to die, Watson's file as a military doctor has become a confidential document when he is discharged from the army, after all, he was once a murderous person who pulled out human skin alive on the front line; And after entering the Public Security Bureau, because of the persecution of his colleague by a pope, and the later assassination case in the ancient Roman law city, it naturally became a secret of the whole empire.

Anyway, no matter how Mrs. Mostan checked, she could only find out Watson's identity as a civilian doctor, which is why she was still coldly persuading her daughter when she arrived here.

"You may not know that those people in the medical field today did not come to the wedding because of Watson's face at all, but I invited you here for him in order to fill your fiancé's face.

I looked at it, and all of the kid's friends were only 30 people combined.

It's ridiculous that I should invite guests for someone else for the sake of my own face. ”

Speaking of which, Ms. Mostan approached her little daughter, sincerely. Some even prayed, "Now that you are not married, and the pastor has not yet begun to declare, we still have a chance to redeem ourselves. As long as you nod your head, we can annul this marriage now, and I can settle all those guests, and the youngest son of the Hodier family is still waiting for you. ”

Jasmine's mother persuaded her bitterly, but Jasmine suddenly turned around, held the crown of her hair that owed the crystal, and said with a smile: "Mother, does it look good to wear like this?" ”

She smiled sincerely, and for the first time in recent months, she had taken the initiative to speak to her mother.

Ms. Mostan was stunned for a moment, looked at her daughter's smile, and remembered that she had been at a wedding before, but she had forgotten whether she had laughed at that wedding.

"You're doing it yourself." The woman sighed, her expression became cold again, and then she got up and left the room.

Finally, the wedding began.

The foyer of the church is wide open, the breeze passes, the high dome can also give people a sense of clarity similar to the open air, and on the stone lawn outside the round arch, the grass has just been watered by the clear water, and the wet water is attached to the cool water stains, gently and softly along the arc and vines, some dreamlike feeling.

Before the Sacred Calendar, there are many telephone stories that depict the love between the nobles and the poor.

The most famous, undoubtedly, was the girl who worked by the fireplace and got into a pumpkin carriage and put on a beautiful crystal slipper with the help of an elf.

In the midst of a grand ball, she embraced and fell in love with the prince, and then left before midnight, leaving only a mesmerizing back.

This story has been passed down for centuries and has been admired by countless people, but no one has ever realized that the elves have never changed Cinderella's appearance, but only given her a gorgeous appearance. And that girl can only embrace the prince against the backdrop of crystal slippers and gorgeous carriages.

Identity and status are always insurmountable, and Cinderella seems to always be a fairy tale for girls, girls will not think about whether the prince will be kicked out of the palace because of the pressure of the king, and whether the neighboring countries will eventually lead to war because of the failure of the marriage.

The problems of reality do not appear in fairy tales.

And this wedding at this time happened in reality, and there is no Cinderella in this church, only a Gray Boy.

The pomp and circumstance of the whole wedding is very large, and the wedding of the Mostan family cannot be simply handled, but the process is quite embarrassing, because when reading the protocol list in front, it can be found that in fact, most of the people present have nothing to do with the handsome groom, and in the blessing stage, almost all the gifts come from the social circle of the bride's family, everything is decent and gorgeous, and the blessings Watson received are just hugs, flowers, and words of comfort from those familiar friends.

Soon, Watson and Jasmine held hands and walked to the ornate high platform of the church under the sunflowers, and a priest held the Holy Light Canon in his hand, smiling as the newlywed man and woman walked towards him.

"Isn't it embarrassing?" Jasmine took her fiancé's hand and asked with some concern.

"Didn't you tell me before? The nature of your family makes this wedding a little unnatural. Watson smiled softly: "I'm just thinking, if you regret marrying a poor boy like me, there is still a chance, if you exchange rings, I will really protect you for the rest of my life as I said in the oath, and then you want to leave me, but it will be difficult." ”

Jasmine's face was slightly flushed, her heart was beating extremely fast, and she was extremely happy, but she put on a disgusted tone and said: "Don't be a good person here, I know you are not an ordinary person, and after a while, when your stupid roommate comes to the stage to give a speech, my family will be surprised to call out." ”

Watson knew this, but he didn't like this tone very much, and he had the feeling of deliberately lowering his own value to deceive others.

But he really didn't have much money, and when he thought of Sherlock's embarrassed posture when he wrote his speech, Watson's mind always wondered, otherwise, don't let that guy be the best man.

That's when it came suddenly.

An old man in a red robe appeared on the side of the auditorium.

The old man looked a little out of breath, as if he was still in a hurry just now, he tried his best to hide his body, and he didn't want the people in the audience to see it, but there was really no sheltered space on the empty high platform.

The old man waved his hand at the pastor of the church, and the pastor turned around, looked to the side, and suddenly showed a look of disbelief on his face, as if he was about to kneel down and pray, but was stopped by the other party's gesture, and hurriedly stepped down after a few seconds.

Some exclamations rang out among the guests, and some seemed to recognize the old man's robe.

A cardinal???

Just before everyone could react to why a bishop appeared at the wedding scene of the Mostan family, there seemed to be some noisy sounds outside the open church door, everyone turned around in confusion, and then saw a long line of white nuns slowly walking by, and finally, a white horse with exquisite carvings stopped in the center of the lawn outside the church.

Some people seemed to have seen some of the world, recognized the white nun clothes, and also recognized the too white carriage, one by one gasping and staggering.

Immediately afterwards the door of the carriage was opened, and a nun lifted out of the carriage with a very beautiful woman, who walked towards the church with her skirt in her arms, and in an instant dimmed all the splendor around her, but the woman's steps were a little hasty, and her expression was a little apologetic.

Under all the gazes, the woman walked in the direction of Watson's concierge, and bowed apologetically to those who were too startled to move, as if to blame herself for being a little late.

(End of chapter)