Although the king's birthday has passed, the excitement in the capital of Boiman is not over yet.

The king's birthday is a grand festival that is celebrated once every few years. On this day, not only will the world be relieved of labor, but it is also a rare rest day for civilians and slaves. They can concentrate on enjoying the festive atmosphere without working, and even freeEating good food is, for many people, a time of greater anticipation than any other holiday.

And merchants will also come to the capital at this time with all kinds of goods. When the missions from various countries gather in Boiman, they can sell the goods they bring at a satisfactory price, even those defective onesGoods can be sold to needy civilians at a low price. At this time, even the poorest people will be willing to use their savings to buy some necessities, because there are almost no cheaper prices than this time..

You can still see many jugglers performing on the street, pedestrians gathered in a circle and applauded drummers, and children with bare buttocks shuttled through the crowd to fight and fight.scold.

This kind of excitement will not end immediately after the birthday of His Majesty the King, they will last for a long time, until the missions from various countries are on their way home and the merchants have sold out their goods, they will gradually sink into it.

However, compared to the day of the king's birthday, the hustle and bustle in the following days will gradually decrease until it returns to the previous level.

However, these bustles were originally far away from the residential area of the nobles. Those merchants, peddlers and jugglers did not have the courage to do business in this noble area. If one is not good, they will be beaten up by the nobles who think they are noisy.go out.

But today is different. A street named Montat in the noble residential area has heard the movement of people coming and going since dawn, and the nobles living on both sides of the street did not make a big noise because of these movements.They were so noisy that they rested and sent people to drive away the civilians who suddenly appeared on the reception.

Because today is a special case.

The spacious streets have been cleaned in advance, without a trace of stains, and the flow of people has been restricted to both sides, leaving the middle road empty, but no one is dissatisfied with this, and everyone is looking forward to it.

At one end of Mondat Street is the posthouse area for the envoys of foreign missions. Today, everyone knows that the second son of the great nobleman in Sathya, the land minister in charge of land and household registration, is getting married, and this youngThe aristocrats want to marry a noble lady from a foreign country.

If this is the case, the wedding of the nobleman should have nothing to do with the common people, but in fact, when the wedding is held in the nobleman's house, in order to show their financial status, on the way to welcome the bride to the groom's house, there will be slaves throwing copper coins along the street with the newcomer, so theyAfter hearing the news, I deliberately got up early in the morning and waited on the side of the street. If I was lucky, I might pick up one or two copper coins.

If you don't find it, don't be discouraged. Follow the welcoming team to the groom's house, send a few words of blessing, and you will get a small thank you gift. Most of the time it is a scone the size of a palm, and the better ones areFor scones with fillings, the better the noble family, the better the fillings for the scones. There used to be rich nobles and businessmen who added honey to the scones. Every time this happened, people would talk about it for a long time.

The welcoming team comes out from the groom's home. In the past, the groom would wear groom's clothes and ride a donkey at the front of the team, with a sedan chair for the bride in the middle, but today's welcoming team is different.

The ox cart pulled by two prime-aged oxen of similar coat color is at the front, the groom sits in the position of the coachman, and the two coachmen lead the oxen forward. The colorful flowers and luxuriously decorated body make the cattleThe car turned into a float, and behind the ox cart, young men and women sang and danced, singing and dancing all the way to the bride's residence.

The door of the post house has already been opened, and the bachelorettes guarding the door ask the groom to sing a song for the bride. If it sounds good enough, they will let the bride in to pick up the bride.

The people of Sathiya are good at singing and dancing, which is not difficult for the well-prepared groom. The happy groom sang loudly, as if he wanted to transmit his voice to the bride's ears.

The groom who passed the test finally saw the well-dressed bride. The bride from a foreign country wore the wedding dress of their country. The bright red dress was exquisite and rich, as beautiful as the color on the nails. The long hair was braided and tied fullThe fragrant flowers amazed everyone with their delicate and moving appearance.

After passing the bridesmaid's level, the groom has to pass the bride's level. The young couple sings back and forth, and the man promises his fidelity to the marriage to the woman until the bride is satisfied and responds to the same promise.The groom can take her home with him.

This promise is not meaningless. If someone breaks the promise after marriage, the other party can ask for a divorce based on this and get a large amount of compensation from the party who broke the promise after the divorce.

The oxcart and team carrying the bride and groom returned, and the singing and dancing began again, but this time someone would grab melons, fruits and copper coins from the basket in their hands and sprinkle them to the crowd on the street, causing a burst of looting.Everyone will tacitly stay away from the welcoming team to ensure that the team can move forward in an orderly manner.

The team finally arrived at the groom's home, where everything was ready. The bride was carried into the home by the groom, and after a series of entrance ceremonies, she officially became the daughter-in-law of the family.

——Although their marriage certificate had been sent to the temple to be enshrined in front of the shrine as early as the day before, they were actually a newlywed couple according to the law.

After the entrance ceremony was over, it was time for the guests to celebrate the luncheon. The banquet started at noon, and they would celebrate until the next morning, with joy all night long.

It was at this time that Ella brought Lucis with her.

They dressed very low-key, and all of them wore long robes to cover their appearance. It wasn't until the maid took out the invitation card and handed it to the eldest son of the groom's family who was in charge of entertaining the guests at the door.Surprised who came.

It is well known that the silver-haired princess is His Majesty's fiancée, and at this time the princess who has voluntarily revealed her identity stands beside a tall man whose face cannot be seen clearly, and the two behave intimately, so who could this mysterious man be?

When the answer appeared in his mind, the eldest son of the family immediately wanted to kneel down and salute.

Ella stopped him quickly: "Don't shout, just take us in."

There were not only guest guards but also civilians who came to receive scones at the gate. It was a noisy group, and it was really not wise to reveal your identity here.

The trembling eldest son personally took the congratulatory gifts they brought and hugged them in his arms, then bowed and led them in, not even the maids and guards who followed them outside.

The other guests who were about to enter the mansion saw this scene. Some people were still wondering why the butler would bring those guards in. Some people who already knew who would come to today's banquet immediately thought of a possibility and gasped.In a low tone, he quickly delivered a gift to the servant of the mansion, and quickened his pace to follow in.

At this time, there were already many guests sitting in the hall, and after a careful look, the famous people in the entire Sathya were probably here.

The son of a big businessman who was invited because of his business contacts with the minister's family sighed to his father after recognizing those people: "The master's family really has face, and there are too many big nobles here.Right, I have seen the two prime ministers."

"It's not their family that has a lot of face." The big businessman who heard some news whispered to his son. Although they are rich, they are not nobles. To get a position here is already the face of the master.So the businessman and his son sat in the corner, and this area was basically filled with people of the same status as him.

The merchant's son was curious: "Father, what do you mean? Didn't these people come here to celebrate?"

"Of course not." The businessman lowered his voice and explained to his son, "These people are here for the princess."

Otherwise, even though this family is a big nobleman, they don't have enough face to invite the left and right prime ministers. Generally speaking, the left and right prime ministers only need to let their wives come over.Just come here.

To allow them to come to the wedding banquet in person, the host's family did not have such a big face in the past.

The merchant's son had never heard of the news that the silver-haired princess was coming back to the wedding banquet. He was curious and skeptical when he heard about it: "Will that princess really come? I heard that she never attends banquets outside the palace.".”

But if he really came soon, wouldn't he have a chance to see the princess up close?!

"It's very likely." The businessman glanced at the situation on the side of the main hall in the middle of the hall, and then moved his gaze to the door: "The prime ministers are here, the possibility of that princess coming is very high, even—"

"Even what?"

The businessman looked at the gate, and when he saw the person coming in, he was so shocked that he almost lost his voice: "Even, His Majesty may come back..."

His reaction was not the only one present. Most of today's guests came for the princess. Before they saw anyone, their eyes always swept to the door from time to time, paying attention to everyone who entered the hall..

So many people have seen that special figure.

The lively voices in the hall suddenly quieted down. No one would not notice such an obvious change. The Minister of Land, who was chatting with the two prime ministers, was originally facing the gate sideways. After noticing the change in the hall, he seemed to feel it.Immediately turned to look at the door.

At the gate, the eldest son, who was originally arranged by him to entertain guests, was standing beside him holding a wooden box, and in front of him were two figures in long robes.

One of the shorter people who was taking off the hood showed a head of highly recognizable silver hair, proving the identity of the person who came, then who would be the person next to her holding her waist?

Without anyone to inform, everyone in the hall knelt down.

"See Your Majesty!"

Among all the salutes, the land minister's voice was so loud that he almost broke his throat.

Although he had expected that His Majesty might come, but seeing it, his brain almost stopped thinking because of this surprise.

"Get up."

Lucis said something lightly, pulled down the hood on his head, and led Ella into the hall.

The Minister of Land stepped forward as soon as he got up—he felt that he was extremely honored at this moment. In the past, apart from the attendants in the palace, there were only a few ministers with the highest status, such as the left and right prime ministers.

But when he got close, he said in fear: "Your Majesty, I didn't know you would come, and we didn't prepare for it. Please take your seat at the main seat."

Lucis raised his hand to stop him from continuing: "No, I'll just be with Ella."

Different from the banquet held by the royal family, at the banquet prepared to celebrate the wedding, everyone's seats are arranged in a circle, which means that the couple will have a happy marriage, and the main seat is for the host who holds the wedding ceremonyIt was prepared by us, and the guests sat on both sides of the host, so even if Ella is the future queen, but she is not yet married, she is still on the side of the host at this moment, but because she belongs to LucisFiancee, so this position is also before the two prime ministers, and next to her are two prime ministers.

Originally, the left and right prime ministers were supposed to sit on the other side of the host's house, but both prime ministers came for the princess, and their status was the same, so no one was willing to go to the other side, so in the end they had to follow a first-come, first-served basis., the left prime minister is next to Ayla, and the right prime minister is next to the left prime minister.

As long as they are happy with this somewhat strange position arrangement, others naturally dare not have any objections.

But now, there is one more Lucis, and the land minister wants to give up his position, but Lucis is unwilling.

Fortunately, everyone's low table is very long, which was originally prepared for the convenience of couples, and now Lucis wants to sit with Ella, and there is no problem.

More problematic is getting to sit on the other side of Lucis.

The arrival of Lucis and Ella changed the atmosphere of the scene. The middle seat on the main seat was originally prepared for the couple, and then the parents of the couple sat on both sides of the couple, but because the parents of the bride were not there, soNext to her sat the ambassador of her country.

On the groom's side, for the convenience of taking care of Ella, the Minister of Land specially arranged for his wife to sit on the side next to Ella. Now that Lucis is here, the wife of the Minister of Land has not adjusted her position yet.She had asked Ella to sit on her side, and then sat on the side next to the left prime minister.

At such a close distance, the left prime minister next to him almost didn't hold back, and almost jumped up out of composure.

Lucis also felt that the distance was a bit close, but he just glanced at Prime Minister Zuo with disgust, and then moved towards Ella.

Ella was smiling at the minister's wife and wanted to say a few words of congratulations, but was squeezed by Lucis and looked back at him suspiciously.

Lu Xisi only shook his head to express that it was fine, and then said to the land minister who was still standing in front of him: "You don't need to care about us, just do what you want, today we are just guests who came to the wedding."

At the end, he also added a blessing: "Bless the gods, your family will become more and more prosperous and prosperous."

Ella also followed in the direction of the bride and groom to congratulate: "I also wish the two couples a happy union for a hundred years and forever."

What she said was translated into Sathiya, so everyone could understand what she meant as soon as they heard it.

The two newlyweds who received the blessing thanked her shyly, not to mention the Minister of Land and his wife, who could be proud of being blessed by His Majesty the King for a lifetime.

Did you almost die of jealousy when you didn't look at the eyes of others looking at their family?

Although Lucis said so, how could the Minister of Land treat them as ordinary guests, but he also knew that the king's order cannot be disobeyed, so he finally adjusted his mentality, left from Lucis's side, and continued to entertain guests—he would notIf you dare to be courteous to His Majesty like you are to the left and right prime ministers, you should greet your guests obediently.

Of course those who came here for the princess did not dare to approach His Majesty, but the lady's ambassador came over to toast with a wine glass. He came to toast as the woman's head of the family, and Lucis and Ella also drank it with dignity..

Seeing this, the land minister's wife raised her glass to Ella and said in a low voice, "It's a great honor to invite Your Highness to attend my son's and daughter-in-law's wedding. Your Highness, please allow me to toast you."

"You're welcome, the bride and groom are a good match, aren't they?" Ella held up the wine glass, which contained wine. Although she didn't like to drink, it wasn't that she couldn't drink at all.

The land minister's wife smiled and said: "Yes, they are very suitable, and I would like to thank Your Highness for this marriage."

No matter whether she was satisfied with this daughter-in-law in her heart before, now seeing His Majesty and the princess coming in person, she no longer has any complaints.

After Mrs. Land, the two newlyweds also came to toast. They also wanted to thank Ella, especially the bride. If it wasn't for Ella's help, let alone the wedding, she might not even be able to save her life.

Ella naturally drank their toast, and when she finished, the newlyweds looked at each other and summoned up the courage to toast Lucis.

Lucis looked at them, and finally took a sip of his drink to save face as Ella tugged on his robe privately.

After that, the atmosphere at the scene became better and better. It didn't take long for the left and right prime ministers and other ministers to react and start talking and drinking with Lucis. Although Lucis didn't drink much, he did accept everyone's toast., so the atmosphere becomes more harmonious.

The two didn't stay at the banquet for too long, they finished the banquet slowly, and felt that the time was almost up, so they bid farewell to the host.

The land manager didn't even dare to persuade them to stay, and sent them out respectfully. Looking at the ox cart going away, the smile on his face could not be controlled immediately, and he turned his head and went back to the banquet hall with his head held high.As His Majesty left the banquet hall where the atmosphere became more relaxed, a group of people greeted him and surrounded the land minister to congratulate him.

Among the guests, the noble families who are about to hold a wedding are left. While envious of the Minister of Land, they hope that His Majesty and Princess will also come to attend the wedding day.

It should be possible, after all, the princess has agreed, so how could His Majesty be willing to let her go alone.

Outside the mansion of the Minister of Land, looking at the carriage going away, some unremarkable people exchanged glances and disappeared into the crowd.

In the following period of time, Ella and Lucis attended several weddings one after another, but the time of their arrival was not certain, sometimes they appeared at the beginning of the luncheon, sometimes in the afternoon or even at the dinnerThey will arrive, and if they go late, the hosts will even worry about whether they will not come, but fortunately, every time they arrive, the hosts are very happy, and let everyone see His Majesty the King's love for the princess again., that really isn't even a moment away from separation.

Not only is the time of travel random, but the means of transportation that the two of them take is always changing. The ox cart is changed from one to another, and sometimes they will take a sedan chair, and the entourage who follows them is not the same group, and their dresses are also different from time to time.Change is unpredictable.

Although it is very troublesome, this kind of random travel guarantees their safety to the greatest extent. At least until now, there has been no danger on their way back and forth.

And it's not them who are in trouble.

But no one relaxed their vigilance, as long as they left the palace, everyone's nerves were tense, and even at the banquet, the food and drinks that were put into their mouths had to be tasted and confirmed to be ok before entering.

Although Lucis was very casual and lazy, in fact, Ella knew that he had been observing the surrounding environment, not letting go of the slightest sign of trouble, and this situation was more obvious on the way back and forth.

Aila didn't persuade him to relax, even though every road they walked on had been sent out in advance, and there were people watching them secretly, even though they only had more than a dozen guards around them, but in fact they were secretlyThere are more people to protect, as long as there is any abnormality, they will immediately appear and protect the frame.

In fact, Ella herself is on guard. Nothing happens all the time. Although it is easy to let people relax their vigilance, but more often than not, it will make people feel uneasy. At least Ella's intuitionJust tell her that it won't be so peaceful all the time.

This situation continued until they attended the penultimate wedding banquet. This time, the two chose to arrive at the wedding banquet in the evening. After eating the banquet, they rushed back to the palace before dark.Yes, there are many pedestrians. Although this is an aristocratic area, there is also a market in the aristocratic area that is convenient for the nobles to buy things. The market here is even bigger than the markets in other places. On both sides of the road, there are many servants of the nobles' homes.For the business stalls, it's getting dark now, and they have to close the stalls and go home to rest before dark.

The accident happened when the carriage that Lucy and Ira were riding passed the entrance of the market.

A group of guests who had just left the market from shopping passed them by the carriage. Amid everyone's guard, an arrow shot at the carriage from another angle, from the wind-blown curtains.Lucis.