Chapter 51 (2/2)
Instead of a long, formal greeting, Cedric said so sincerely. A bright smile hangs on his face.
It is not because of the reassurance that Artizea’s mind was right.
Artizea said that even if the Empress doesn’t come, she’s okay with the wedding itself.
But isn’t it too lonely for her to enter the wedding hall by herself, with no one to be part of her family.
The Empress narrowed her eyes. Cedric swept his cheek.
“Did I say something weird?”
“No.”
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The Empress shook her head.
“The last time you said wasn’t a lie.”
Artizea tilted her head. Because she didn’t understand what she was saying.
But Cedric noticed.
His face flushed and avoided her gaze.
“Don’t make fun of me.”
Then the Emperor came. There was a surprise in his eyes.
“Catherine.”
The Empress hardened her face and threw a cold gaze at the Emperor. The Emperor feigned a calm attitude.
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“Why are you walking outside the Imperial Palace? Is your health a little better?”
“My lady-in-waiting is getting married, and my condition is not so bad that I cannot come and visit for a while.”
“Lady-in-waiting?”
The Emperor threw a calculating gaze at Artizea.
Artizea didn’t look at him and put her eyes down.
The Empress said.
“You’re not going to come to a wedding and tell the bride and groom to kneel are you?”
“I don’t intend to.”
The Emperor gave a hypocritical smile.
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“I’m just a little surprised. If you’ve decided to go outside and get rid of the old things, it’s welcomed. It’s a wedding, so it’s good to remember our old days.”
Cedric and Artizea can see the Empress clenching her teeth.
The Empress didn’t dare to smile at the emperor. She just gave a cold reply.
“Okay. I ‘m not saying I’m going to be different. I thought I’d rely on a good nephew and niece who could relax my heart as I live alone at this age.”
“That’s good too. If you’re thinking of a peaceful future.”
The Emperor smiled. Then he unwrapped the diamond brooch from his own chest.
“If you’re going to be Tia’s mother, let me stand in as Cedric’s father’s. I’m glad they don’t have to have a wedding without parents.”
To a woman, her mother gives a pure gold orb, meaning to keep the shining heart as the day she got married.
To a man, his father gives a new diamond that has never been used, meaning to keep a solid heart forever.
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And after the wedding, they combine it to create a memorial for the couple.
That was the custom.
The Emperor’s brooch is not a new diamond, but since it was an Emperor’s gift, it was not short of the new one.
The Emperor attached the brooch to Cedric’s chest.
The band quickly noticed and began to play music. The attendant and the maids also stepped back a couple of steps to widen the distance.
The Empress again took Artizea’s hand.
The Emperor came to Cedric’s side and patted his shoulder again.
The knights lined up on the left and right sides of the road made a silver roof with their swords.
The flower girl, who took the lead, sprinkled flowers.
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The four slowly headed toward the altar.
Upon reaching the altar, the Empress released Artizea’s hand.
And she changed the bouquet to the hand she had held so far. Then the Emperor reached out his hand to the Empress.
“Gregor.”
The Empress looked at him with a puzzled face. Tension floated between the two.
“It’s a wedding.”
He said so, implying that there was nothing good to behave like an enemy in front of everyone else.
Countless times the Empress put her hand on the Emperor’s hands.
She was unwilling, but this was one of the things Artizea asked for.
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This was the very purpose of why Artizea wanted to be her lady-in-waiting from the beginning.
For the Empress to take the seat of Artizea’s mother from Milaira.
No matter how arbitrary the Emperor is, he will not be able to act with Milaira as her husband if the Empress attends.
No, there was no way that Milaira could dare to show her face at the wedding, in which the Empress was present.
Just thinking of acting as a couple with the Emperor was creepy.
However, the Empress has already been prepared.
As she took his hand, the Emperor smiled at her. It was a triumphant smile, as if it had forced the Empress down.
When the two stepped back, Cedric took Artizea’s hand.
The Archbishop gave a pleased smile.
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“It’s a wonderful couple that God will bless as well. Not only did the young two meet, but it also gave a chance for the couple who had been separated for a long time to reconcile. What could be better than this?”
Artizea bowed her head.
***
Milaira, who watched the scene, gave a fit of yelling.
“How! How can you do this!”
The servant held her arms as she tried to run.
Lawrence sighed.
“Don’t come, I told you, mother.”
“Lawrence!”
“Why can’t you understand words like this?”
“I am Tia’s mother!”
“So, you’re going to ruin her wedding now?”
Milaira looked at him with her bloodshot eyes.
“How can you do this to me?”