I built a manor in the Middle Ages

Chapter 117 Wedding (55)

After giving his gift and briefly greeting each other, Luc returned to his room, and Ryan happened to come back from outside.

"Master, that guy seems to be very hostile to us, do you want him?"

As soon as Ryan entered the room, he talked about Jean's disrespect just now, with a fierce look in his eyes and a throat-slitting gesture with his hand.

Luc lay on the straw bed, rubbed his eyes, thought for a moment and said, "No, let's keep it for now."

Although the meeting with Du Si was short, I could roughly see that Du Si was not stupid.

On the contrary, very smart.

On the contrary, it makes people feel that a man in his forties still looks like a young and inexperienced person.

"As you expected, Du Si brought two maids, an older cook, and this Jean."

"There are five of us in total. Together with the population of the manor, there are forty people in total."

"The food will last for a while, but I need to think carefully about clothes."

"Baron Berry said the wedding will be held tomorrow afternoon. You should take advantage of this time to do two things. First, find a way to buy some flax seeds. Second, see who has sheep and try to buy a lamb or two."

Luc opened the purse and gave all the money to Ryan, leaving only thirteen pfennigs.

Ryan agreed and walked out of the room.

The next morning, Ryan brought back a bag of flax seeds from the market, but he didn't buy any sheep.

Luc nodded helplessly and had to put the flax seeds away first. After a while, a servant from the castle came over and told him that the wedding was about to begin.

Luc is dressed very neatly today.

He specially asked the barber to trim his beard and hair, put on purple linen, buckled a pigskin belt around his waist, and then put on a knight's sword. He went to the church door surrounded by Ryan and others.

After a while, Du Si also appeared accompanied by her servants. Compared with yesterday, the collar and cuffs of her brown skirt were decorated with exquisite embroidery, and her waist was tied with a belt, showing her graceful figure.

This wedding was only celebrated among the upper class circles of Cooper Castle, and the villagers were not invited to celebrate. About three or four unfamiliar knights and their families stood on both sides of the church, watching the two enter.

Of course, Baron Berry could not have only these few knights, but Luc's status was not enough to attract other knights to come and show his support. These few knights were able to come because of the baron's majesty.

However, compared with secular nobles, religious figures are beyond everyone's imagination.

After a series of events, Pierre, who had been promoted to bishop of the county monastery but had not yet left, personally recited 1 Corinthians 13 for Luc.

Pierre, dressed in a gray robe, loudly asked questions such as whether both parties were willing and whether they were close relatives.

That’s right, the current nobility is not allowed to marry close relatives, which is far from the existence of some deformed families in the future.

If close relatives marry, it may even violate religious law.

Baron Berry dressed himself very eye-catchingly. This was naturally the moment for the lord to show his prestige. He held up Dusi's arm, acted as a father, and sent Dusi to Luc. Dusi deliberately stretched out her right hand, and Luc gently took it.

Then, Du Si raised her left hand again, and Luc's calloused palm rubbed her fingers, finally stopping at the ring finger, took out a ring (which was the gift from yesterday, and the gift would be shown to his fiancée the day before) and put it on it.
"In the name of God, may this ring, the embodiment of love and loyalty, protect Douce from the devil!"

Du Si gave a faint smile and bowed respectfully to Luc.

Then Luc took out thirteen pfennig coins and presented them to the bishop, a ceremony long recorded in Salic law.

Pierre took the coin, put it aside, and gently stroked the Bible in his hand and read: "Since you two have made vows in front of everyone and in accordance with the requirements of the Holy Church, I declare you husband and wife in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit!"

"Amen!"

With the announcement, the couple, who had just met yesterday, officially became a legal couple protected by both religious and secular laws.

The two drank the blessed holy wine and embraced each other.

In the afternoon, a continuous flow of food ensured everyone, including Luc, enjoyed a feast to their heart's content. At dusk, Baron Berry specially cleared out a spacious bedroom and escorted the newlyweds there. Led by Ryan, they presented them with a flower basket of congratulatory gifts.

Ryan, probably the only one present who was genuinely happy, shouted, "Drive away the disaster and have many children!"

Time passed quickly, night fell, and this formal yet hasty wedding came to an end.

On the wedding bed, the seventeen-year-old girl who was so confident yesterday was extremely shy today. She sat on the edge of the bed with her legs together, not daring to look at Luc.

Luc drank wine alone, looking at the hazy Douse in the flickering candlelight.

The dim room added a different atmosphere to the two of them. Luc suddenly put down his wine glass, and the not-so-loud sound made Du Si shiver all over.

He walked step by step to Du Si and looked at her slightly flushed cheeks quietly.

I didn't look closely yesterday, and only now did I notice that there was a delicate black mole at the corner of Du Si's eye.

The smell of Luc's alcohol hit Du Si's face, and the air between them seemed to condense, and only the increasingly heavy breathing could be heard.

Seeing that Du Si's face was extremely hot, Luke could no longer bear it and threw her to the ground, pressing on her like a beast amidst screams.

The rustling sound of undressing and sobbing could be heard at the same time, and the unextinguished candlelight vaguely illuminated the increasingly intense entanglement between the burly and the soft figures.

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"Ryan! Ryan! Come over here and see what this is?"

The next morning, Luc walked out of the bedroom in high spirits and shouted vigorously to Ryan who was packing his things nearby.

"Sheep? Where did you get them, sir?"

Ryan looked in surprise at the two bleating lambs in Luc's arms. He had walked all over Cooper Castle yesterday and didn't find any sheep, only goats.

Luke pointed to the kitchen of Cooper Castle and asked, "When you were shopping yesterday, didn't you think of going to the kitchen to take a look?"

"The lamb chops we grilled yesterday were made of sheep!"

Ryan scratched his head awkwardly. Even though he was now a squire, he had spent more time among the common people, and for the moment he didn't set his sights on the Baron's castle.

"Have Hans hold it tight. If you find one missing when you get home this afternoon, he'll be punished by not being allowed to eat for the day."

"Okay sir!"

Ryan nodded obediently, looking at Luc's flushed face, he felt as if the master was a little excited today and talked more than usual.

"Don't let Hans hold the lamb. I have a carriage. Put the lamb in the carriage."

Luc turned around and saw Du Si slowly walking out of the castle. He nodded and said, "Okay."

"Luc, are you really not considering buying a property in town?"

Du Si came to his side with the help of the maid. Since they were already husband and wife, although they were still a little awkward, they became much closer after last night.

Du Si's plan was very simple. Since her husband had only a pitifully small fiefdom, she might as well buy a house in the county, send a few confidants to look after the money from the bridge and the mill, collect the money every month, and live a peaceful and stable life in the city.

As for the title and fiefdom, Du Si no longer desired it.

She had already prepared herself for her descendants to become commoners or farmers.

But who knew that after last night, Luke suddenly said that he wanted to take her to a place, but he didn't say where it was.

Luc did not explain, but after saying goodbye to the baron, he rode on his warhorse. The happy Ryan and the depressed Jean led the way in front, Hans drove a carriage pulled by traveling horses, Du Si sat in the frame, the maids each held a lamb inside, and there was also a big box. The strong cook walked with them below, and they slowly drove towards Telf Bridge.

(End of this chapter)