Chapter 880: Eve of the Wedding

This world does not have the culture of "bride price" that outsiders are familiar with, but it does have "dowry." That is, when a woman from an aristocratic family gets married, the family will pay a large sum of money as a dowry. That could be jewelry, real estate deeds, or even a large piece of territory.

Especially for great nobles with status, the dowry of the family's women when they get married highlights the family's strength and face.

Larus III is not marrying off a daughter for the first time, so the dowries of the princesses of this generation of the Cavendish family have long-established rules.

Xia De curiously inquired about it from Dorothy, and Dorothy counted with her fingers:

"First is a large piece of land, but not around Tobesk; the land here is too expensive. Then there are two or three manors of the royal family all over the country. Retsia said that Mona sister wanted the manor in the Jibei Ice City. The fact that Lake View Manor could be bought by the Eisenberg family is also related to this. There is also industry. The king prepared profitable industries that can last for a long time for his daughter. Theoretically, this only belongs to Mona, but after marriage, the family can't manage it."

The wealth she spoke of is something that the vast majority of people in this world cannot get in their entire lives.

"The Cavendish family does not have the tradition of dowry in cash, but the family has inherited a lot of jewelry, which has been accumulated generation after generation. Mona took away a sapphire headpiece left by her grandmother, which her grandmother wore when she got married. Ajelina said privately that she originally liked that headpiece very much. Besides jewelry, there are some antiques. Retsia didn't say these in detail, but they can probably fill three carriages. Oh, mother, I mean Wang Hou Diana will also give some jewelry. For example, the ruby ring she gave you, if it wasn't given to you in the summer, this time it would likely be taken away by Mona."

Xia De has already been unable to calculate how much these things are worth in pounds. Even if calculated in the larger denomination of "Mia," it could probably fill the entire No. 6 St. Deran Square with Mias.

"Meow?"

The cat walking on the floor looked at Xia De curiously.

"How did Princess Mona Cavendish and that gentleman from the Eisenberg family meet?"

He inquired curiously again, this kind of topic is always very interesting:

"Or is this a political marriage?"

"Both."

Dorothy held the teacup, and the steaming heat made her feel very comfortable:

"Mona and that little Mr. Eisenberg met at an outdoor ball in the summer three years ago, and later slowly began to write letters to each other every week. After King heard about this, he thought that the marriage between the royal family and Duke Eisenberg was a good thing, so he tacitly approved of this kind of communication. They got engaged in the spring of this year, and the wedding has been in preparation since then. I heard that at the banquet at Lake View Manor tonight, there are special products from the Jibei Ice Cap stored since spring."

"Sounds pretty good."

Xia De praised:

"This is a marriage that can be blessed by God."

"Yes."

Dorothy's eyes fell on the tail of Mia walking on the floor. That soft and flexible tail was swinging back and forth, like a huge orange and white two-colored worm:

"Ajelina envies this sister of hers, of course, what she envies more is... these three rings, aren't they all relics?"

"Hmm? What? Oh, yes, they are all relics."

Xia De beckoned to the cat, and Little Mia rushed over, jumping from the ground to the sofa neatly. Xia De smiled and reached out to touch Little Mia's head, and the cat narrowed its eyes and cooperated, meowing.

The blonde girl said somewhat helplessly:

"I know you are very good to your cat, but sometimes you must also remember that it is just an ordinary cat. Even normal people cannot wear three relic rings at the same time. Xia De, you are too good to Mia."

Because they were going to attend the grand wedding at the church in the afternoon, they went out for lunch at eleven o'clock. But just as they walked to Silver Cross Avenue, Dorothy suddenly froze, and then said to Xia De:

"Wait a moment."

Saying this, she closed her eyes and leaned on Xia De. But it was only for a few seconds, not even making the passersby curious, Dorothy opened her eyes again.

"Meow~"

The cat on Xia De's shoulder immediately meowed, and "Dorothy" looked at the cat with a reproachful look:

"Its keenness makes me surprised every time."

"Retsia?"

Xia De was even more surprised, glancing at Yodel Palace a few hundred meters away:

"How did you come?"

"There are simply too many things, I am really exhausted. Let Dorothy handle it for me first, at least during lunch time, I want to have a good rest."

She showed a kind of laziness at this moment, but soon a smile appeared on her face again. When walking to the restaurant where she had already booked a seat with Xia De, her steps looked very light:

"This feeling of walking on the street freely, without having to think about what to do next, is really good. Xia De, do you know what time I got up this morning? I have never felt that the morning time is so long. Now thinking of Mona's wedding dress... oh, my god, fortunately, Ajelina can still help me."

"But since it is already this time, the preparation stage of the wedding is over, what else do you have to be busy with?"

Xia De asked again, feeling that Retsia seemed to have "run away" and exchanged with Dorothy.

"Lunch, Mona Cavendish's last lunch at Yodel Palace. After this afternoon, there will be no Mona Cavendish, only Mona Eisenberg."

Speaking of this, she turned her head slightly to look at the direction of Yodel Palace, paused for a moment, and then followed Xia De who was looking at her:

"We must be as fast as possible, I don't want to miss the wedding in the afternoon."

The topic of marriage is always so heavy, but Xia De also blesses the newlyweds who are about to get married. On this early winter noon, when walking into the restaurant with the blonde girl, Xia De also turned his head to look at Yodel Palace again, just like Retsia just now.

"Perhaps a few years later, or many years later, I will also welcome Retsia walking out from here."

【But the greater possibility is that Retsia Cavendish is welcoming you there.】

After lunch, the two took the cat and returned to St. Deran Square quickly. Xia De changed his clothes and groomed his hair, taking no more than twenty minutes in total, while Retsia was much more troublesome.

But according to her, this dress of Dorothy's was more cumbersome than her bridesmaid dress. She tidied her clothes with self-satisfaction and asked Xia De to help check whether the lace edge of the skirt was scratched during transportation.

And because he planned to take Mia to the wedding, Xia De prepared a blue bow for the cat.

It is a pity that the cat, which had always been very docile, did not cooperate at all this time. In the end, Xia De could only give up, but still combed its hair with Mia's special comb, and then sat on the sofa waiting for Retsia to finish dressing.

After Retsia finally confirmed in the washroom that Dorothy's golden long hair was completely smooth, she tied her hair with a blue silk ribbon, then took Xia De's arm, stepped on high heels, and walked down the stairs with him.

There were many guests invited to the grand banquet held at Lake View Manor in the evening, but only a small number of people were invited to the wedding in the afternoon, because the number of people the church auditorium could seat at one time was limited.

Xia De's invitation was given by Wang Hou Diana. The Wang Hou had a pretty good impression of Xia De and also intended to contact the only "lover" of Duchess Galina to maintain the relationship between the King and Miss Galina. The commoner girl Dorothy, even if she is a well-known writer who has become famous recently, could not be invited to the princess's wedding. She will appear as Xia De's partner.

Because "Hamilton Detective Story Collection" came from her pen, people know that the writer and the detective have a good relationship, and it is appropriate for her to be a partner.

The Peace Church in the Tobesk diocese is located in the East District of the city. When Xia De first came to this world, if it were not for the matter of "Lady Lasoya," he would have almost gone to the church to collect relief food.

The specific location of the church is on St. Iso Avenue, which is the main street of the East District of the city. The length of the street is about two miles (about 3.2km), and the width is enough to accommodate five or six carriages passing through at the same time. Black iron fences are erected at both ends of the street as the start and end of the street, and the ground of the street is small square stones.

The legendary "St. Iso" was a saint of the Peace Church who lived thousands of years ago. It is said that the lady relied on her own lobbying to promote the establishment of the first human unified empire in the Sixth Era of the Old Continent, allowing peace to continue for many years. This street was named to commemorate her.

The carriage soon carried Xia De and Retsia here. When Xia De took Retsia's hand wearing white long-sleeved gloves and walked down, he suddenly realized a problem:

"This afternoon, will you and Dorothy change back?"

Retsia subconsciously raised her hand to touch her ear, then shook the red butterfly pendant hanging on her waist to Xia De:

"Maybe change, maybe not change. Xia De, how many times can you distinguish?"

"Meow~"

Xia De immediately raised his hand to touch the cat, and Mia meowed energetically facing the afternoon sun.

Tobesk's steam pipeline centralized heating is about to start. Due to coal burning, the smog in the city has been very heavy in the past few days. At this time, even in the afternoon, the street is foggy and extra choking.

Below the steps of the front door of the grand church, the blonde girl revealed a smile:

"If every day could be so peaceful, that would be great."

"It will, one day it will."

Xia De said softly, and boarded the steps with the believers of the Peace Church. Although the wedding will be held in the auditorium, the church is still open to ordinary believers.

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