Chapter 27 The Princess’s Wedding Ceremony…
Chapter 27
27.1
“——Someone died!”
The huge screams cut through the celebratory atmosphere of the banquet like a knife.
The musicians stopped playing in surprise, and the guests' laughter and conversation also stopped abruptly. A Ravenmont waiter stumbled out with an expression of extreme horror on his face.
"Someone died... Sir Alex was stabbed..."
The waiter's body trembled with great fear, and the guests looked at him in shock.
Osborne Karagaran didn't bother to mock Hesong and Euridsi anymore. He walked forward quickly in shock, and Duke Hugh Karagaran also stood up suddenly.
However, before the Duke could respond, the door to the banquet hall was slammed open.
Alex Carragaran stumbled, fell backward, and threw open the lounge door.
He was still wearing that solemn gold and white dress, but the beautiful gold had been stained red with large patches of blood:
A silver dagger suddenly pierced his left abdomen! Alex covered the wound with his left hand, but the dagger had penetrated deep, and blood flowed through his fingers, quickly staining his dress red.
Alex's face was pale, clearly severely injured. He struggled to stay upright, but he couldn't. The young noble stumbled and fell heavily backward, knocking over the side table beside him. The silverware on the table clattered to the floor, and blood mixed with red wine spilled onto the carpet, emitting an unpleasant, fishy smell.
Duke Hugh Carragher and Duchess Agnes Felix came out at the same time.
The two exchanged glances and quickly responded. The Duke loudly inquired, "Where is the knightly order responsible for the banquet's security? Where is the Grand Master?"
The Grand Master of the Knights of Ravenmont quickly entered the banquet hall, and the knights stood in unison around the Duke. "My Lord, we are here."
Lady Agnes calmly bowed to the guests in the banquet hall and said, "Excuse me, everyone. It looks like we've run into some minor trouble. Please don't panic. The Knights of Ravenmont are already taking action to ensure everyone's safety."
Although the Duke and Duchess responded promptly, the guests did not appear to be comforted.
An administrative officer pointed to the lounge and said in shock: "The dead man was a royal knight, the guard knight of Princess Matilda——"
Mrs. Agnes paused, her eyes darkening slightly.
The door of the lounge had been knocked open, and everyone saw what was happening inside:
A knight fell to the ground with a long sword stuck in his ribs. The hilt of the long sword was engraved with the "Rose Scepter" pattern of the Karagaran family. It was obviously Alex Karagaran's sword.
Someone murmured, "This is... the 'dead man' the page mentioned. He's Princess Matilda's knight. How is this possible?"
The lounge of the banquet hall was in a mess, and it was no longer recognizable: chairs were overturned, blood was everywhere, rose petals fell to the ground, and the blood dyed the golden petals red.
Princess Matilda stood in the center of the lounge, her long ice-blue hair had fallen down, and she had not had time to change out of her dress; the hem of the princess's golden dress was also stained with blood.
A maidservant was standing beside Princess Matilda, with a wound on her arm and blood soaking through her sleeve; another maidservant was half-kneeling beside the fallen guardian knight, trying to treat him.
Everyone can see:
In the lounge, a shocking conflict broke out between Alex Karagaran and Princess Matilda, who had just completed their wedding.
Duke Karagaran and Duchess looked at this scene without any panic on their faces.
The Duchess didn't shy away from the conflict. Instead, she calmly stated, "It seems something went wrong during our ceremony. We will first ask the Morman merman to immediately treat the injured. Then, we will ask the judges of Ravenmont City to study and rule on this matter."
The Duchess acted fairly and calmly, and some of the guests nodded unconsciously and responded, "Yes, the injured should be treated first."
Hesong frowned subconsciously.
Olidesi glanced at him, and Hesong whispered in her ear, "The administrators and judges of Ravenmont City have no power; they're just puppets of the Karagaran family. If the judges were to rule, Alex wouldn't be punished. The Duchess's handling of the matter may seem fair, but she's actually protecting Alex."
Olidisi said, "Oh," and asked, "Do you think this matter will be covered up by the Karagalang family?"
Hesong paused, his expression somewhat gloomy: "...Everything can be covered up by the Karagalan family."
Ollido suddenly laughed.
"No," she said.
He Song was slightly startled.
He hadn't spoken yet, and the next moment, everyone in the banquet hall heard Princess Matilda's clear voice.
"No," said the princess, "In front of everyone, let's deal with this matter now."
27.2
Princess Matilda slowly wiped the blood from the corner of her lips with the back of her hand and said calmly, "In front of everyone, let's deal with this matter now."
Many guests showed a hint of surprise on their faces.
Hesong looked in the direction of the princess in surprise: "Is that Princess Matilda...the silent, aloof Princess Matilda?"
In fact, many people have begun to re-evaluate this royal princess in their hearts:
Among the three heirs to the Vanzetta royal family, Princess Matilda is the one who has attracted the least attention.
She had two older brothers—Prince Richard and Prince Constance—both of whom were more famous than Princess Matilda:
Prince Richard is the oldest of the three heirs. If nothing unexpected happens, he should become the crown prince of the empire due to his age. Therefore, he is the one who receives the closest attention.
However, Prince Richard's abilities were not exceptional; at the King's Council of Grand Administrators, he was submissive and would only nervously echo the Queen and the other administrators' opinions, unable to offer his own insights. Many of the Grand Administrators would only shake their heads and sigh when they mentioned him.
On top of that, Prince Richard was determined to marry a commoner girl named Sabina. They met at Sara High School and fell in love with each other. The story of the "commoner princess" was once talked about among the citizens.
However, in the eyes of the great nobles, Prince Richard's marriage to the "commoner princess" Sabina was digging his own grave:
A "commoner princess" without a family background could not bring any help to Prince Richard.
Even the great Supreme King Lucinda once used her marriage to Prince Rokolan as a bargaining chip to exchange for the loyalty of the Morman mermaids.
The essence of marriage between the royal family and the nobles is the exchange of interests rather than the commitment of feelings. If Prince Richard is too foolish to see this clearly, then some nobles will quietly cast their eyes on Prince Constance.
Prince Constance was young, handsome, romantic, and passionate. Although he had not participated in the Grand Administrator's meeting of Supreme King Lucinda, he had already demonstrated more qualifications than Prince Richard:
He took the initiative to show his goodwill to the Karagaran family, hoping to marry the eldest daughter of the Duke of Karagaran, Bertha Karagaran.
The Caragalan family is the largest noble family on the Ethereal Continent. Duke Caragalan actually controls the taxation and knights of Ravenmont City. Prince Constance hopes to marry into the Caragalan family, and his intentions are very clear:
He longed to gain the support of this noble family and become the crown prince.
Earl Hugh Carragher considered it for a long time and finally agreed to Prince Constance's request.
After all, Prince Richard is clearly not a strong contender for the crown prince position; and the youngest daughter of the royal family, Princess Matilda, is nicknamed the "Dumb Princess" by some:
She is too silent.
Princess Matilda almost never expressed her opinions in public, and sat alone in the corner of the Gaia Female Seminary in silence, making no friends with anyone.
The princess's personality is so withdrawn that she is almost aloof. She doesn't communicate with anyone and is obviously neither interested nor able to become the heir to the empire.
After weighing the pros and cons, Earl Hugh Carragher acquiesced to Prince Constance's request for an alliance and allowed Bertha Carragher to marry Prince Constance.
With the participation of the Karagaran family, which prince would become the crown prince of the empire - Prince Richard or Prince Constance - became a topic of conversation among the nobles.
Amid the fight between the two princes, most people ignored Princess Matilda.
Until the news of Princess Matilda's marriage to Alex Karagaran, the eldest son of the Karagaran family, came out, people whispered:
"This may be a sign from the Queen, foreshadowing the further growth of the Karagaran family. Perhaps the Queen's preference has already tilted towards Prince Constance."
With this in mind, people participated in the marriage ceremony of Alex Karagaran and Princess Matilda. However, no one expected that such a shocking scene would appear at the banquet of the marriage ceremony:
The two parties entering into marriage, Alex Carragalan and Princess Matilda, raised their weapons and pointed them at each other, and blood splattered on the golden dresses.
Moreover, when the Duchess of Karagaran stepped in to mediate, the usually taciturn, withdrawn and aloof Princess Matilda actually said calmly and clearly:
"In front of everyone, let's get this matter sorted out now."
Even the calm Duchess showed a brief look of surprise at this.
Duke Hugh Carragher looked at all this and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Princess Matilda looked at her two brothers with an indifferent expression.
"Richard, Constance," she called out the names of her two brothers, "please bear witness to the truth for me and uphold the honor of the royal family of Vanzetta."
Among the royal representatives who came to Ravenmount, Prince Rochlan attended the ceremony on behalf of Queen Lucinda. However, after the ceremony, the prince left Ravenmount early and returned to the royal city to accompany the queen.
The royal family's other two children - Prince Richard and Princess Constance - stayed behind to celebrate their sister's marriage as family.
Faced with the sudden conflict, Prince Richard was obviously stunned; when Princess Matilda called his name, Prince Richard subconsciously walked out and stood beside Princess Matilda.
Prince Constance exchanged a silent glance with Duke Hugh Carragher, then slowly walked to Prince Richard's side.
Princess Matilda looked at all this and smiled slightly -
That was the first time many people saw Princess Matilda smile.
The princess said: "Please read this: I have the royal family's record of the wedding ceremony and the sacrificial smoke, which records the truth about Alex Karajalang's initiative to attack me."
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