Chapter 65 The Princess's Wedding (3)
According to Greek customs, the man's relatives and friends should wait in the living room to prepare to welcome the bride. However, for the safety of King Davers's family, it is necessary to prevent too many and too mixed teams from being too crowded. Therefore, it was discussed in advance, and the wedding team was waiting outside the mansion.
Therefore, Cynthia met the slaves and employees of the family from the living room to the gate. They stood by the road with torches in their hands, illuminating the way forward for the newlyweds and offering sincere blessings.
After leaving the mansion, a huge cheer immediately sounded in Cynthia's ears.
Through the hazy wedding dress, Cynthia saw the surroundings of people. They danced and scrambled to say good words like "The bride is beautiful and the groom is handsome", and made the candles made in the open space in front of the mansion brightly.
Amid the praises, Patrocros led Cynthia onto a four-horse-drawn cart.
After entering the carriage, Cynthia opened her wedding dress.
Paltrowros looked at her pretty face dressed up incredibly beautifully and couldn't help but exclaim: "Cynthia, you are so beautiful! More beautiful than Aphrodite!"
"Shh, don't talk nonsense!" Cynthia quickly reminded him to know that the goddess is not very open-minded.
But then that's it, Cynthia felt happy in her heart, holding Patrocross's hand tightly...
The teams who came to welcome the bride followed closely behind the carriage and automatically arranged in a long line. Amid the shouts of "Going up!", "Going on the road" and "Bring a torch!", the carriage and the people following behind began to move forward slowly.
At this time, the musicians in the team began to play the double-tube flute and the lyre, and everyone sang wedding hymns together.
Among these singing people, there are two special characters. They are Cristoya and Agenice, as Cynthia's two mothers, and they have to accompany their daughter to complete the last part of the wedding. But as the two princesses of the kingdom, their safety must be guaranteed. Therefore, they are at the forefront of the team, and are guarded by court guards around them.
They also held torches in their hands, and the source of these two torches was not simple, because they came from the fireside at home, symbolically protecting their daughter from one family and one identity to another, and converting them into another identity. Although the Kitchen God Hestie is not one of the twelve main gods, he has a very important position in the family life of the people.
Paltrowross' home is outside the outskirts of Turi'nan City, so the team to send off the marriage to go east from the king's mansion in the west of the inner city, cross Victory Square to the east, then turn south, cross the Great Stone Bridge of Clarti, leave the South City, and walk a distance along the river to reach. This is a not-so-close distance. Cristoya and Agenice have never walked such a long journey at once in these years. This time, for Cynthia, they have also fulfilled their mother's responsibilities.
Such a long dragon of lights travels through the city, which is naturally very eye-catching. People keep hearing the news, and after blessing the newcomers in the carriage and saluting the two princesses, they follow the team. When they reach the stone bridge, the team almost becomes a grand parade of the whole city at night, which just shows that the Davers royal family is deeply loved by the people.
On this night, the king's family and the people of Dionia blended intimately.
After receiving the notice from the guards, he was about to arrive at Patrocros' home. Christoya and Agent looked at each other, and both breathed a sigh of relief. They both used their empty left hand to hit their slightly sore legs.
The carriage stopped, but the new couple couldn't get out.
The two princesses walked forward.
Paltrowros's residence has long been decorated with garlands made of pomegranate trees, olive trees and osmanthus branches and leaves, as well as various flowers. There are bonfires in front of the house, and they are also brightly lit.
Paltrowros' mother and other relatives and friends were waiting at the door, and they were shocked to see the vast bride-seeking team (Paltrowros' father has been invited to the palace for a banquet). Then they hurried forward to greet the two princesses.
Cristoya and Agenth returned the salute to Patrocros' mother, and smiled and comforted the in-laws who looked quite nervous because of their lowly background: "We will be a family in the future!"
Paltrowross' mother was so proud that she raised the torch with a trembling slight trembling.
Cristoya and Agent lit it with a serious expression with the torch in their hands, which completed the final handover.
The entire torch delivery process is essential in the Greek traditional wedding. Therefore, there is an old saying in Greece that illegal marriages are called "weeks without torches". However, in Dionia, newlyweds receive the blessing of Hera and register in the city hall are legal couples, and this wedding is just a kind of respect for tradition.
Patroclus, wearing a flower crown, led Cynthia out of the carriage.
Amid the cheers, although wearing the wedding dress, Cynthia could still see the two mothers standing by the road through the gaps in the fabric.
Her eyes suddenly began to red again.
Cristoya stepped forward and hugged her, and said softly in her ear: "Remember what I said."
Cynthia nodded vigorously, she didn't dare to open her mouth, for fear that she would cry as soon as she spoke.
Agenus also came forward to hug her, and said sincerely: "Child, live a good life with Patroclus! Hera will protect you!"
Cynthia still nodded.
Patrocross also went forward to deliver a big gift.
The two princesses accepted it calmly.
Cristoya said slightly serious: "I'll leave Cynthia to you, treat her well!"
Patrocross repeatedly claimed that, and then led Cynthia to the residence, surrounded by relatives and friends, walked into the stove in the house, which was a symbolic center of the family.
The guests threw the prepared nuts at the couple.
Meanwhile, Patrocross' mother handed Cynthia a red date and a piece of wedding cake made from sesame seeds and honey as traditionally, both of which symbolize more birth and more.
Cynthia slightly lifted her wedding dress and ate them, which means that Cynthia has become a member of the family.
Amid the guests' blessings, Paltrowcross took Cynthia into the wedding room and couldn't wait to pull her to the bed, trying to help her take off her wedding dress soon.
"There are people outside...there are people outside..." Cynthia said shyly.
Don't worry, with Stiflos guarding outside, no one dares to come in."
"Styfros? Will he and Gitia get married soon?" Cynthia asked curiously.
"Today is our wedding, what do you care about them?" Amid Cynthia's scream, Paltrowros carried her to the bed...
Outside the door, relatives and friends sang wedding hymns loudly with their highest voices, working together to scare away the evil souls.
Soon, a huge bride-sending team outside the residence also joined in.
The grand singing resounded throughout Turiyi's night...
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While almost the whole city was sending out marriage to Princess Cynthia of Dionysia, the senators of the Senate gathered at the Palace of Dionys to attend the banquet held by King Davers in the name of the wedding. Except for a few senators who were far away from other places who could not escape because of the important matters, the rest were all here.
Davers spent his own money to set up nearly a hundred dining tables, filled the entire palace hall, and asked his son Crotokataks to serve the banquet supervisor, directing his subordinates and servants to serve the elders.
For more than ten years, Davers has invited all the senators. This is the first time that he has taken this opportunity to express his gratitude to the Senate for his efforts to the Kingdom over the years. It is also the first time that he has let his biological eldest son Croto Katakus appear alone in front of the highest officials of the Kingdom on such an informal occasion.
Under Davers' deliberate arrangement and the intentional flattery of the elders, the banquet atmosphere was very warm and continued until late at night.
Many veterans were drunk, especially Patroclos's father, Parisandolos. As one of the protagonists of this banquet, the only non-independence guest, he could not refuse every veteran who came to toast and congratulate him. He kept drinking a glass of wine, and soon got drunk and vomited all over the floor.
With Davers' authority, there was a veteran who dared to force him to drink, so he remained sober at the end of the banquet. As for Crotokatax, he was not embarrassed to let him drink, so he didn't get drunk.
After seeing off the guests, Davers took Crotokataks and hiked home under the escort of the palace guards.
The palace and the mansion are one at the foot of the mountain and the other at the top of the mountain. The distance is only 80 meters, and there is a spacious and flat avenue.
That night, the moon was sparse and the climate was cool. Davers, who was slightly drunk, walked on the gentle slope of the road, and the surroundings were quiet and silent, and the river breeze was slight, making her feel quite comfortable.
He turned his head and looked at his son beside him: "Why are you still angry?"
"Father, those veterans from Doni are cursing you by drinking. Are you not going to punish them further?" Crotokatax said angrily.
"What do you think should you do? Or do you want to whip them or put them in prison?" Davers smiled and comforted, "They are drunk, and they are forgiven for talking drunk."
Crotokatax said worriedly: "But I can see that they are dissatisfied with you, I am worried that they are for you..."
"I have the protection of the palace guards and the surveillance of Aristillas. The entire city of Turiyi is under my control. What can the few leaders of the Doni who have just surrendered?" Davers smiled casually. He was a little moved by his son's concern. He patted his tender shoulders kindly and said earnestly: "What's more, we have just occupied other people's land and taken away their people. Don't let others get angry and calm down? Child, you must learn to control yourself and don't get angry easily. Anger will make you lose your mind and be captured by others..."
Chapter completed!