Chapter 65 Princess's Wedding (3)

According to Greek custom, the man's relatives and friends should wait in the living room, ready to welcome the bride. But for the safety of King Davos' family, prevent the welcome team from being too crowded or too mixed. Therefore, it was negotiated in advance, and the welcoming team waited outside the mansion.

Therefore, from the living room to the gate, Cynthia met all the servants and hired workers of the family along the way. They held torches and stood by the roadside, lighting the way for the newlyweds and offering their sincere blessings.

After leaving the house, Cynthia's ears immediately rang out with a huge cheer.

Through the hazy wedding dress, Cynthia saw people around her. They danced and said good things like "the bride is beautiful and the groom is handsome", and the candles made in the open space in front of the mansion were brightly lit.

Amid the praise, Patroclus led Cynthia into a four-horse cart.

Entering the carriage, Cynthia opened her wedding dress.

Patroclus looked at her beautifully dressed up face, and couldn't help but admire: "Cynthia, you are so beautiful! Even more beautiful than Aphrodite!—"

"Shh, don't talk nonsense!" Cynthia quickly reminded him, knowing that the goddess is not very open-minded.

But having said that, Cynthia's heart was full of joy, and she held Patroclus' hand tightly...

The team that came to welcome the relatives followed closely behind the carriage, and automatically formed a long queue. In the chorus of "Go!", "Get on the road" and "Bring your torches!" went ahead.

At this time, the musicians in the team began to play the double flute and lyre, and everyone sang the wedding hymn.

Among these singing people, there are two special characters. They are the two mothers of Cynthia, Crystoia and Agnes, who will accompany their daughter through the last part of the road before the wedding. But as the two princesses of the kingdom, their safety must be guaranteed. Therefore, they were at the forefront of the team, surrounded by palace guards.

They also hold torches in their hands, and the source of these two torches is not simple, because they come from the fireside at home, symbolically protecting their daughters from one family and one identity to another family, and switching. into another identity. Although Hestia, the kitchen god, is not one of the twelve main gods, he has a very important position in the family life of the people.

Patroclus's home is on the outskirts of the southern city of Turiin, so the team to send the relatives must first go east from the king's mansion in the western part of the inner city, cross the Victory Square to the eastern part, then turn south, cross the Craty Stone Bridge, and leave the southern city. It's a short walk along the river to get there. It's not a short distance,

Cristoia and Agnes had never traveled so far in all these years. This time, for Cynthia, they also fulfilled their mother's responsibilities.

Such a long line of lights walking through the city is naturally very eye-catching. People kept coming after hearing the news. After blessing the newlyweds in the carriage and saluting to the two princesses, they followed behind the line. When they got to the stone bridge, this procession of sending relatives almost turned into a night parade of the whole city, which just showed that the Davos royal family was deeply loved by the people.

On this night, the king's family and the people of Dionia were intimately integrated.

After being informed by the guards that they were about to arrive at Patroclus's house, Cristoia and Agnes looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. leg.

The carriage stopped, but the couple couldn't get out yet.

The two princesses walked forward.

The residences of Patroclus have long been decorated with garlands of pomegranate, olive and laurel leaves, and flowers of various colors. There were piles of bonfires lit in front of the house, also brightly lit.

Patroclus' mother and other relatives and friends were waiting at the door, and they were shocked when they saw the mighty procession to send off their relatives (Patroclus' father had been invited to the palace for a banquet). Then they hurriedly stepped forward to meet the two princesses.

Cristoia and Agnes returned the salute to Patroclus' mother, and smiled to comfort the in-laws who looked nervous because of their humble background: "We will be a family from now on!..."

Patroclus' mother, in her own right, raised the torch with a slight trembling.

Cristoia and Agnes lit it with the torches in their hands with solemn expressions, which completed the final handover.

The whole process of passing the torch is essential in the traditional Greek wedding. Therefore, there is an old Greek saying that an illegal marriage is a "wedding without torches". However, in Dionia, the newlyweds are blessed by Hera and registered at the city hall, and they are legal couples, and this wedding is just a respect for tradition.

Patroclus, wearing a flower crown, led Cynthia and got out of the carriage.

In the cheers, although wearing a wedding dress, Cynthia could still see the two mothers standing on the side of the road from the gaps in the fabric.

Her eyes suddenly started to turn red again.

Cristoia hugged her and whispered in her ear, "Remember what I said."

Cynthia nodded vigorously, she didn't dare to open her mouth, for fear that she would cry when she spoke.

Agnes also stepped forward to hug her and said with heartfelt wishes: "Child, have a good life with Patroclus! Hera will bless you!"

Cynthia still nodded.

Patroclus also stepped forward to salute.

The two princesses accepted it calmly.

Cristoia also said slightly seriously: "Cynthia will be handed over to you, treat her well!"

Patroclus even claimed to be, and then took Cynthia to the house, surrounded by friends and relatives, into the house by the stove, a symbolic center of the family.

Guests tossed prepared nuts to the newlyweds.

Meanwhile, Patroclus' mother handed Cynthia a red date and a traditional wedding cake made with sesame seeds and honey, both symbols of prolific fertility.

Cynthia slightly lifted the wedding dress and ate them, which means that Cynthia has become a member of the family.

In the sound of blessings from the guests, Patroclus took Cynthia into the wedding room and couldn't wait to pull her to the bedside, trying to help her take off her wedding dress quickly.

"Outside... there are people outside..." Cynthia said shyly.

Don't worry, there is Steveros guarding outside, and no one dares to come in. "

"Stifros? Will he and Kitia get married soon?" Cynthia asked curiously.

"Today is our wedding, what do you care about them?" In Cynthia's exclamation, Patroclus carried her to bed...

Outside the door, relatives and friends sang the wedding hymn with the highest voices and worked together to scare away the evil spirits.

Soon, a huge team of sending relatives outside the house also joined in.

Magnificent singing resounded through the night of Turii...

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At the same time that almost all the people in the city were offering the wedding of Princess Cynthia of Dionia, the elders of the Senate gathered at the Palace of Dionia to attend the banquet held by King Davos in the name of the wedding. Sir, the elders who were unable to escape because of important matters were not present, and the rest arrived.

Davos spent his own money to set up nearly a hundred dining tables, filling the entire palace hall, and let his son Crotokatax be the director of the banquet, instructing his subordinates and servants to serve the elders.

This is the first time that Davos has entertained all the elders in the past ten years. He took this opportunity to express his gratitude to the elders for their efforts for the kingdom over the years. It was also the first time that he had his own eldest son, Krotokatax, appear alone in front of the highest officials of the kingdom on such an informal occasion.

Under the deliberate arrangement of Davos and the deliberate flattery of the elders, the atmosphere of the banquet was very warm and lasted until late at night.

Many elders were drunk, especially Patroclus' father, Pariandoros. As one of the protagonists of this banquet and the only non-senator VIP, he faced everyone who came to toast and congratulate him. Of course, the elders could not refuse. They kept drinking glasses of wine, and soon they got so drunk that they vomited all over the floor.

And with Davos' authority, no elder dared to force him to drink, so at the end of the banquet, he remained sober. As for Krotokatax being underage, the elders were too embarrassed to let him drink, so he didn't drink a drop.

After seeing off the guests, Davos took Crotokatax, escorted by the palace guards, and walked home.

The palace and the mansion, one at the foot of the mountain and the other at the top of the mountain, are no more than 80 meters apart and are connected by a wide and flat avenue.

This night, the moon is sparse and the weather is cool. The slightly drunk Davos was walking on the gently sloping avenue. The surroundings were quiet and silent, and the river breeze was blowing, which made him feel quite comfortable.

He turned his head and glanced at his son beside him: "Why are you still angry?"

"Father, those elders from Downey scold you for being drunk, aren't you going to punish them further?" Crotokatax said angrily.

"Then what do you say? Caning them, or imprisoning them?" Davers smiled and comforted: "Are they drunk? They can be forgiven for talking drunk when they are drunk."

Crotokatax said worriedly: "But I can see that they are dissatisfied with you, I am worried that they are against you..."

"I have the protection of the palace guards, and the monitoring of Aristillas. The whole city of Turii is under my control. What can the few Dawny leaders who have just surrendered to do?" With a smile, he was touched by his son's concern, patted his still immature shoulder kindly, and said earnestly, "Besides, we just occupied other people's land and took away their people, shouldn't we not allow it? People get angry and calm down? Children, you have to learn to control yourself, don't get angry easily, anger will make you lose your mind, and others will catch your weakness..."