Invitation
“Madam, are you attending a wedding?” asked a maid, circling around Madam Melissa and sewing.
Madam Melissa ordered a white and golden dress, colour commonly worn at weddings. Howbeit, there was no news of any young master of a family in the South getting married.
“Yes. I’ll be attending a wedding at the imperial capital,” answered Madam Melissa, with a chuckle. “I’ve already received the invitation. It’s not official yet, but I must attend the wedding. I also must wear my best clothes to show courtesy. Additionally, you need to prepare to move to the imperial capital as we’ll be residing there in the future.”
“What? Madam, do we need to notify Goodman?” asked the maid, after freezing from surprise.
Madam Melissa had just scored a massive victory in the South. Hence, the maid was baffled as to why she’d need to go to the imperial capital. Furthermore, she never mentioned the decision despite how important it was.
“Is this not too sudden?” wondered the maid.
“Write a letter to him. In reality, I don’t care if he knows or not.”
In spite of how sudden the decision was, Madam Melissa’s attitude toward her husband was oddly the same as his. Their relationship had broken down long ago. Nobody knew would the future held for them.
***
“Interesting. Shall I perceive this as Veirya provoking me or her being overly pure?”
Queen Sisi ran her finger nail along the resplendent envelope with a weird smile on her face, contemplating whether to open the envelope or toss it straight into the fire by the side. Though Veirya wrote the letter with her utmost sincerity and respect, Queen Sisi viewed it as the winner rubbing insult to injury. Had she received the invitation three months ago, Queen Sisi might’ve felt happy.
“Your Majesty, you still must go,” advised the lady-in-waiting, while warily watching for Queen Sisi’s reaction. “You need to attend while your body can still hold up. Lord Veirya is your friend, after all. Moreover, she is humanity’s hero. If you do not attend such an important event, people will spread negative rumours. I do not think Lord Lin will be happy, either.”
The ladies-in-waiting knew about Queen Sisi’s romance, but they had a tacit agreement to not mention it because it would cause the latter problems. There was no beneficial reason to turn it into gossip. Queen Sisi either had to marry the noble some nation’s King or remain celibate for her entire life. She could only have an affair with Lin Dongqing that must be kept wrapped up forever to avoid tarnishing the imperial family’s reputation. Plus, Veirya would be angry.
Sisi nodded and stretched her back out: “I know. Still, it still gets on my nerves when I see this letter. What can I do, though? I can choose to not be angry, having said that. The two of us have just gotten married, but my child will be born in winter.”
“Indeed, Your Majesty. Will you announce the child as the imperial family’s successor, then?”
Indeed, that would be a problem when her child was born; the biggest problem was the child didn’t have a father. Rather, who was the child’s father in public? Sure, the child could be confirmed to be Queen Sisi’s biological child, but that didn’t mean that the child’s lineage was pure.
“That’s a foregone conclusion. The child is my child. Of course my child would succeed my rule. This child is my child with Lin Dongqing. There’s no question that our child will be the smartest, so he or she will be able to run the nation. I trust my child. Whether my child is a boy or girl, he or she will grow up to become an even better monarch.”
“Indeed, Your Majesty.”
***
“Your Majesty, we genuinely believe you should bring guards along with you to humanity for the wedding. Additionally, you must be careful not to senselessly eat and drink humanity’s food and drinks. Humans are treacherous beings. They might very well poison you. Also, do you have any candidate? If you go to humanity’s side, and they kidnap you to force us into doing something, we will need to instate a new Queen,” the elder cautioned while watching Lucilia choose her clothes.
“Don’t worry. I’m going to see Veirya and Travor. You know what their attitude toward elves is,” replied Lucilia, corner of her lips raise. “Veirya is my friend and comrade. I have to attend her wedding. I don’t trust humans entirely, either. I do trust Veirya and Travor, however. Prepare our gifts. They’re our friends. We elves have always respected and passionate with our friends. We must show humanity our glory and generosity, as well.”
“Yes, Your Majesty,” responded the elves, with a bow.
***
“All of the invitations have been sent out. I’m sure we’ve put some pressure on him with this. He should be back soon,” Angelina brightly informed.
Veirya nodded. Lin Dongqing had been gone for too long. Not even Angelina could stand by any longer. Her son-in-law didn’t sign the invitations or approve of the act, though it was effective. The pressure would force him to come back from the South. He went to avenge Achilles in name, but who knew for sure what he actually went to do? For all they knew, he might be surrounding himself with women and enjoying the South. He needed to feel some pressure. In saying that, it was also done to protect him. If he was philandering in the South with women, Veirya would personally go there and kill him. Can you argue that it wasn’t better for him to come back, then?
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