"Wendy, come here." The king beckoned.
Feng Guang, who had been hiding in the corner pretending not to exist, had to slowly come out. She moved forward step by step, her face not looking too good. Finally, she slowly walked up to Herman.
The Queen said kindly, "Wendy, Bishop Herman rarely attends banquets outside the Vatican, so it is a great honor for you that he is willing to pray for Goddess's blessing for you."
Feng Guang smiled insincerely, "Thank you for coming, Your Excellency the Bishop."
She never felt honored to give it to anyone.
To others, it seemed impossible for Herman to appear in such a crowded and lively place, but now, he was indeed there.
Feng Guang looked at the cold and aloof Herman and didn't want to say anything. She just wanted to say hello as her parents told her. As for anything else, that would have to be left to her parents.
Because Herman always wore the same expression, no one could tell whether he was annoyed by the King and Queen's nagging. In any case, he was a man of propriety, and it was certain that even if he truly disliked the lively occasion, he would never show it.
Herman prayed for the scenery at the banquet, a unique custom in the Summer Kingdom. A person's birth is blessed by the Goddess of Light, and if one wants to have a smooth life in the future, one needs to be grateful to the goddess for giving one life in the human world, and at the same time pray to continue to receive the goddess's blessing.
She never believed in the so-called goddess or anything like that. She just didn't care about such things. There's a saying that goes, "It's better to rely on yourself than on others." She didn't believe that if she were ever in danger, the goddess of light would jump out to protect her.
Although that's what I thought in my heart, I still had to follow the rules on the surface.
Herman touched her forehead with his fingers, which were moistened with holy water, and said, "May God bless Your Highness so that she may grow up healthy."
Feng Guang lowered his head meekly, saying, "May I receive God's protection."
Herman withdrew his hand and said calmly, "For the next month, Your Highness, please abstain from all meat-related foods."
"Yes..." Feng Guang answered obediently, but in reality she was dissatisfied. This was what she hated most: every time she received a birthday blessing, she had to eat vegetarian food for a month, supposedly to show her sincerity.
However, although Feng Guang answered very well, it didn't mean she had no countermeasures. She had long anticipated this day, so she stored a lot of things under the bed, such as beef jerky.
Of course, she couldn't let the maids see her eating these things. Feng Guang quietly hid the food in her small bag and then sneaked into the flower garden. She slipped into a bush, and on the other side of the bush was an open meadow.
She couldn't wait to put her snacks on the ground. Feng Guang took a bite of beef jerky with great satisfaction. These days, when she was told she couldn't eat meat, she really meant it. Her mouth was so bland. Now that she could taste meat, she breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction.
As for any rules, to hell with them. She's an atheist and has no concept of any kind of goddess or such faith, so she's not going to actually follow the rules.
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