Chapter 879: Wedding Gift

"Wedding!"

This was the first word that appeared in Xia De's mind after he woke up on Tuesday morning.

Weddings have always been important life rituals, and according to Delarion tradition, aristocratic weddings are even more cumbersome and complex. Not to mention, the ones getting married this time are Princess Mona Cavendish of the Cavendish family and Randolph Eisenberg, the second son of Duke Eisenberg, who is in charge of the Far North Garrison of the Third Army of the Royal Delarion Army.

The Delarion-style aristocratic wedding will last all day.

In the morning, the two parties getting married will not meet. Yodel Palace and the Eisenberg family will each prepare wedding dresses and makeup for the bride and groom. This is a quite cumbersome matter, and no one is willing to lose face here.

In the afternoon, the families of both parties will invite relatives and friends to the church. Because Mr. Randolph Eisenberg believes in the true god "God of War and Peace," which is commonly referred to as the 【Father of Peace】, the wedding will be held at the Peace Church in Tobesk, and the entire ceremony will last for several hours.

And after the wedding ceremony ends, it will enter the most important and most crowded process of the day, which is the grand wedding celebration held by the Eisenberg family in the manor, inviting friends and relatives to enjoy today's joy together.

Getting married means starting a family, so the grand wedding banquet tonight will not be held in the Eisenberg family's manor, but in the manor of the newlyweds. This is a move that only truly great nobles can have. The manor that Mona Cavendish and Randolph Eisenberg are about to use as a "home" originally belonged to another noble, but because that family was involved with cultists this summer, the entire family was erased from the noble genealogy of Delarion...

"Today's banquet is held at Lake View Manor, what a nostalgic place... Mia, come with me?"

Xia De said as he got off the bed to welcome a brand new day. The lazy cat stood on the bed and "Meowed~", then opened its mouth wide to yawn, and closed its mouth before Xia De turned to look at it.

Compared to the banquet in the evening, Mia the cat is now looking forward to breakfast in the morning.

According to the identities of both parties in this wedding, the wedding ceremony starting this evening will probably be even more lively than the garden party. Wedding celebrations are different from ordinary banquets; there will be many interesting banquet games and many interesting things there. Xia De remembers that Retsia once mentioned that when her eldest sister got married, that wedding celebration lasted until dawn the next day before it was considered over.

And for Xia De, besides Retsia's handwritten copy of "Summer Night Collection," the most important thing for him is actually how to demonstrate his "wisdom," "strength," and "charm."

He already has a preliminary plan, but in this way, he will be busy for this wedding.

"Don't know if the doctor and Priest Augustus will appear. Luweiya definitely won't; she has an elective course tonight."

The young outsider is not a relative of the Eisenberg family, nor a relative of the Cavendish family... at least not on the surface, so the preparation of the bride and groom this morning has nothing to do with him.

But when preparing breakfast, he was already able to see the carriages parked at the gate of the Yodel Palace courtyard from the kitchen window, as well as the different decorations of Yodel Palace from the past.

Ribbons were hung on the buildings, and small colored flags swayed in the morning wind in the thick fog, adding a touch of brilliance to this gray era. Eunuch attendants paved the courtyard in front of Yodel Palace with red carpets early in the morning, and fresh flower petals, which are hard to find in early winter, were scattered everywhere.

Xia De even saw a beautiful flower basket picked by the spear tip on the knight statue in the center of the courtyard.

Although King Larus III has always been strict with his children, he is definitely a pretty good father, especially to those children who have no utility value to him.

After eating breakfast unhurriedly and letting Little Mia wander around the house to digest, Xia De went to the study to continue perfecting his manuscript. Thinking in the study is more comfortable than in the woods in the afternoon. The bland morning light penetrates the thick fog and shines on the desk. Xia De, wearing a white shirt and brown vest, feels that this era is actually pretty good.

He had only been sitting in the study for half an hour when the door downstairs was opened. The hustle and bustle of St. Deran Square was briefly transmitted into the room, followed by the sound of the door closing, the sound of heels hitting the stairs, Mia's alert cry, and the sound of the second-floor door being opened.

"Xia De, help me downstairs and move my dress up."

The writer lady's voice entered his ears. Dorothy raised her voice slightly and said, seeing the young gentleman lowering his head and writing in the morning light of the study in the living room. Her face was slightly red, and she had the urge to paint this scene.

Dorothy will attend the church wedding as Xia De's partner, arriving at Xia De's home early in the morning, planning to eat lunch and go to Peace Church with him.

The blonde girl also brought her own dress, which was a beautiful golden dress:

"Retsia is sick of it now."

Dorothy said while following Xia De up the stairs. She was carrying a huge clothing bag, while Xia De was carrying a suitcase in one hand and another brown clothing bag in the other:

"Today is Retsia's sister's wedding, why is she worried?"

Xia De asked, the suitcase and clothing bag in his hand both had the scent of smog, which is the scent of this city.

"According to custom, the younger sister gets married, but the older sister is not yet married, so at the wedding, the older sister must act as a bridesmaid, and it is the most important chief bridesmaid. Unfortunately, although Mona has more than one unmarried sister, Retsia's age is the most..."

Dorothy stopped her voice and looked at Xia De from the top of the stairs:

"You know."

The blonde girl raised her eyebrows.

The custom of unmarried sisters acting as chief bridesmaids is a custom of the Old Continent. On one hand, it is a subtle urging of elders to get married, and on the other hand, it is also a blessing for unmarried daughters to find a matching gentleman as soon as possible. Of course, it is even more because the chief bridesmaid will receive more attention, and the wedding is also a good place for matchmaking.

"What is Retsia doing now?"

Xia De asked, because the clothing bag in his hand was very large, and he was always worried about accidentally stepping on the cat under his feet when going upstairs.

"Makeup and preparing the dress, and then going to send blessings to Mona, and according to the rules of the Cavendish family, she has a lot to do this morning. The bride is more leisurely than her; the bride only needs to wait for makeup."

Xia De put Dorothy's dress in the side bedroom first. Counting the makeup time, it will take at least an hour for Dorothy to put on this set of clothes, so they will eat lunch early today.

"What gift are you preparing to bring to the wedding banquet at Lake View Manor tonight?"

After Dorothy sat down on the sofa, Xia De asked curiously.

The blonde girl pointed to the makeup box she brought over:

"Inside, my personally signed 'Hamilton Detective Story Collection', and I also wrote blessings on the book cover."

Although a book is not worth much money, at least it is not worth much to a princess, but this book is a hit at the moment, and with the author's blessing, it is really the most appropriate wedding gift.

"Then Xia De, what have you prepared? Oh, I saw it from the newspaper, you gave a beautiful gemstone to Margaret Anjou at the train station yesterday morning."

Dorothy said, her fingers shaking in the air:

"Then generous knight, what have you prepared for the wedding?"

Xia De knew she was teasing him, so he reached out and took out a small box:

"A ruby, which I bought on the way before leaving Midhillburg yesterday."

Actually, Grandma Cassandra heard that Xia De needed a gift, so she gave it to him, and insisted on not letting Xia De pay.

Inside that round gold-plated small box was a heart-shaped ruby. Xia De opened it and showed it to Dorothy. The writer lady's pupils contracted slightly, and then she said reservedly:

"Very beautiful, but you need to see this."

Dorothy opened the metal folding multi-layer makeup box in the suitcase and took out a red jewelry box from it and handed it to Xia De:

"This was prepared for you by Retsia, letting you send this out as a gift."

Inside the red jewelry box lay two teardrop-shaped sapphire earrings, outlined with pure gold frames. Of course, although it looked quite beautiful, judging by the jewelry appraisal eyes of the ring sorcerers, it was completely incomparable to Xia De's ruby.

Xia De held the box in surprise:

"Retsia actually prepared it for me?"

Dorothy revealed a faint smile:

"This gemstone is not as good as the ruby earrings you gave Retsia (Chapter 384), yes, that diamond-shaped precious diamond."

She pretended not to care and said, then tilted her head and looked at the morning light outside the window. This turned her ear toward Xia De, and her right hand seemed to lift unconsciously, touching her own empty ear.

【She is giving you a hint.】

"She" reminded softly.

Xia De also understood this hint, so he coughed:

"Then, Dorothy, I will send out the gift Retsia prepared. As for this ruby I bought from Midhillburg, it..."

He opened the round gold-plated box again and handed it to Dorothy. The blonde girl tried hard to control her smile and turned her head, but the mood that could not be suppressed still appeared between her eyebrows:

"This won't do, knight, how can I accept your gift casually?"

Speaking seriously, just like a character in an opera reading lines.

Xia De thought for a moment:

"Oh, blonde and blue-eyed girl, are you willing to dance with me at the ball of the wedding banquet?"

"Of course, yes, knight, of course."

Dorothy looked at him, blinked, and waited for the next sentence with anticipation.

So Xia De said the sentence the writer lady was looking forward to:

"Beautiful girl, this will be the gift I give you after the ball."

The smile on Dorothy's face could not be controlled at all.

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ps: There is a recommendation tomorrow, the author will add one more chapter appropriately.

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