"Now, please give your blessings to the newlyweds."
The light of morning sun shone obliquely through the windows into the hall, which was filled with the nobles of the Green Empire. Candles flickered, and the atmosphere was magnificent. Presided over by a ceremonial officer wearing a tall hat, everyone slowly stood up, gave blessings in unison, and then waited for the arrival of the two emperors.
The hall became very quiet for a moment, and many eyes were looking at the door, waiting for it to open.
Today is my wedding, and it is also an important ceremony in the empire. In the tradition of the Green Empire, men and women are considered real adults only after they get married. They begin to have access to power and enjoy respect, but it also means that they will no longer have the various preferential treatments they enjoyed as teenagers and girls.
"Frosia, you must grow up quickly."
Before I got married, my mother reminded me this while sitting in my bedroom.
She slowly combed my hair with her hands, spread it out in the sunlight, looked at it carefully, and stroked it slowly, as if she wanted to remember the color firmly.
When I was very young, I was closely watched by the adults. Although the Landsworthy family was extremely prominent and it was normal for the direct bloodline of the family to receive attention, my name seemed to appear more often in their mouths than that of my brothers and sisters.
Adults think this is a good thing, because children who are given attention always receive more love. However, children's ideas are not the same as adults, especially in the Landsworthy family, which is famous for its numerous rituals.
Because the ancestor was a poet and preferred literature, painting, and other beautiful things, he required more etiquette from his children. This tradition has continued and spread throughout the East. After all, the Landsworthy family is the leader of all the nobles in the East, and everyone will imitate it unconsciously.
Strict etiquette was very repressive of a child's nature, and my brothers and sisters rebelled against it, and of course, received many beatings and criticisms. But when it came to me, it was different.
"Although you are my child, I still feel surprised and delighted, as if I have obtained the sun's gem." My mother hugged me and told me in detail.
I didn't deliberately remember any manners or etiquette. I was born to adapt to this kind of life, like a swallow skimming over the water, light and natural.
'The Sun Diamond of the Landsworthy Family', from then on, the nobles of the East Territory began to call me that. My appearance, which far surpassed that of girls of my age, attracted attention wherever I went. This was a good thing, but also a distressing thing. After all, no one likes to live without privacy and be watched all the time.
"Since you are the sun, you are destined to be unable to avoid other people's gaze."
Once, when I was telling my father about my troubles in his study, he said this philosophical statement. It also took me a long time to adapt to the eyes of people around me, and strive to perfect myself in literature, poetry, extraordinary skills, music, clothing, manners, voice, etc., so that I would no longer reveal my shortcomings.
But such efforts in turn intensified the effect of this halo, so much so that my father later told me that many nobles in the imperial capital had heard of my reputation, and the emperor would send an envoy to visit me soon.
What this means is easy to understand for the great nobles in the empire.
After my pleading, my father finally agreed to my request, rejected the emperor's proposal, and sent me to study in Emenas, a permanent neutral place where the Sage Society is located. Even the emperor's authority would be suppressed there.
The knights of my family escorted me across most of the empire to this famous academy deep in the Sighing Mountains.
Life in the college is like the warm manor in my hometown. There are no elders coming to visit me anymore, and few peers disturbing my life. Everyone seems to be attracted to another classmate in the class.
For the first time, I was no longer the center of attention. It was a wonderful feeling, allowing me to sit in the audience and take a closer look at the silver-haired girl surrounded by everyone.
Her name is Luo Xier, and she comes from a country in the west, a country that was once as famous as Cangcui, but it seems to have changed its owner recently.
This girl has a different kind of beauty from me. She looks more fragile and lovable, with clear light blue eyes. Although she doesn't talk much and has a quiet personality, she has an amazing charm that makes my classmates obsessed with her. Even I have to admit that this girl does have a charm that transcends the ordinary.
Naturally, she became the class monitor. This was something that everyone had discussed privately. I also quietly voted in favor, and several of my fellow imperial nobles who followed me also voted.
As the class monitor, Luo Xier had to take on responsibilities. She would softly tell everyone about the recent study arrangements and various activities in the class.
The freshmen are all geniuses and the best in their respective fields, so it's hard to say that they don't have arrogance. In other classes, being a class monitor is a tough job. Unless you can crush all your classmates in both status and extraordinary strength, you can only gain a little respect.
But Luo Xier does not seem to have such conditions. According to her own description, she is of civilian origin, and because of her poor health, she occasionally takes leave, and her combat strength is average.
Even though the objective conditions were not good, everyone liked her and even thought that listening to her soft and delicate voice was a kind of happiness, so they all cooperated with the class monitor's arrangements.
Before we knew it, our class had become the most harmonious group in the grade, and everyone was always having fun.
I didn't know this at first, and I thought Emenas was just so beautiful. It wasn't until I talked to some of my brothers during the holidays and they talked about the various things they encountered at school that I was surprised by this situation.
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