Rowena managed to pull off the clinging Cecil and was heading for the temple instead with Liliana and Kian. In fact, it was Cecil’s first time going to the temple after marriage, so Cecil wanted to go with her, but the problem was that Liliana was still afraid of him.
In preparation for the Marquis to mobilize the nobles to pressure the Imperial Family to give Liliana, they were in a hurry to meet the high priest.
Liliana’s physical condition has not yet recovered, so it was better to avoid unnecessary stress.
The temple was welcoming Rowena’s visit. It was good for the temple’s face that the crown princess visited the temple on the fifth day after their marriage.
The crown prince had already sent a large amount of donations to the temple ahead of the wedding. Since the power of the crown prince was strong enough to be said to cover the empire, it was good that the temple had a closer relationship with the crown prince.
In particular, this crown princess was a young lady who often visited the temple along with her close friend, Lady Liliana Wenson.
“Welcome, Your Highness. I’ve been waiting.”
He found the Lady following Rowena behind him. She stood out because she was different from the maids in their outfit.
‘What is this…?”
He was in the position of High Priest, but he was not ignorant of what was going on in the world. Rumor has it that Liliana Wenson had an affair with a merchant and she fled.
There was no aristocrat who didn’t know that Marquis Wenson was strictly educating his daughter.
The high priest noticed that the princess would not have brought her for no reason.
“Please take him inside.”
Among the royal guards was a young man who appeared to be mixed-race.
The crown prince was also implementing a policy toward accepting mixed-race Suin ethnic groups, if not openly, due to strong opposition from the aristocrats.
This was the same for the temple. From their point of view to increase the power of religion, it was important to embrace even the Suin people and make them believe in their religion.
The high priest was watching Rowena as she entered the parlor carefully enough not to be rude. Since the current crown prince was the child of the current emperor, it was clear that she would become empress at a young age.
Even now, there was no mistress in the imperial family, so she would have to play the role of empress. It was a very important issue for the imperial family and the temple to determine the level of competence of the crown princess.
Fortunately, so far, Rowena has been acting resolutely without showing signs of trembling or arrogance.
‘There are times even when I tremble in front of the prince. But that princess didn’t look afraid.’
Cecil was a man who took it for granted that he was born with beautiful features over people. In addition, he had enough strength and ability to accept it as he deserved, so few people dared to oppose him.
If it were not for the two empresses who fiercely hated him, the emperor’s only child, it would be safe to think that there was no opposition.
Whether or not she knew that the High Priestess was watching her, Rowena greeted him in the usual way and introduced Liliana.
“This is my best friend, Lady Liliana Wenson.”
“……!”
He expected it, but the high priest was quite surprised at the news that she was married. From his point of view, he thought it would be better for a man and a woman to get married than run away and live together.
“Since she had her first child this time, I accompanied her to see if she could be blessed by the temple for that.”
Liliana spoke softly to the high priest, although her face was somewhat tired of tension. The high priest soothed Liliana in a gentle tone.
“Nice to meet you, ma’am.”
She was in a position to ask the High Priest, but her mouth did not open due to tension. Rowena quickly replaced Liliana.
It was the Crown Princess who is said to hold the heart of the crown prince. There was no reason to be rude to the person she brought in on purpose.
Moreover, it was said that she had a child, so if the Crown Princess became her godmother, she might come with her often when he blessed the child.
“I understand that the two got married by asking Priest Richard of the North to officiate. Do you know him?”
Rowena sent two people and deliberately asked a priest who was related to the High Priestess to officiate the wedding ceremony. She wondered if the High Priest would remember the name of a single priest, but it was necessary to do it to someone who has a connection with him.
Fortunately for the two, the High priest remembered Rihand. He was from the North, so he refused to stay in the South and went back to his hometown temple.
He remembered his teacher because he was one of the high priest’s disciples.
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