A Red Lady (11)
“Your daughter.”
“She must have misunderstood something! I’m ashamed to tell you, but she’s been living a terrible life, so she’s not in her right mind and body. Please do not fall for the young woman’s words, but think of a father’s injustice for his daughter!”
“…I see? What do you think, Mrs. Owen?”
As the Crown Prince turned his head to the back door of the palace and said, Liliana was seen walking out holding someone’s arm. It was K8an.
The Marquis of Wenson felt a fiery rage, but before the crown prince’s presence. It was impossible to run right away and grab Kian by the collar.
“T-that’s the guy! How dare you kidnap my daughter!”
When the Marquis shouted like this, Liliana shook her head and knelt in front of the crown prince’s throne.
“No! I ran away to be with this person on my own will! Your Highness, I’m already married, so I’m not part of his family! Please don’t send me to my father!”
“Bring me a chair.”
Cecil instructed his servant to do this and looked at Liliana.
“Madam, get up from your seat. What would the Crown Princess think of me if she knew I had a pregnant woman kneel before me?”
“I’m sorry, Your Highness.”
The servant quickly brought a chair and Liliana, who got up with Kian’s help, sat on the chair. Marquis Wenson glared at Liliana and Kian beside him with a hateful face.
“He’s a Suin, not an Imperial citizen! Also, I didn’t allow my daughter to marry him.”
“As an imperial citizen, the knight has a birth certificate. In addition, your daughter is an adult, so she is old enough to get married without her father’s permission.”
“T-that marriage is fake! I see no trace of my daughter’s marriage in my family registry! It must be fake!”
When an aristocrat got married, it was the imperial code that allowed the records to be seen in temples in the capital. The temple was also well guarded.
Marquis Watson had heard rumors that Liliana had gone around saying she was married, and had confirmed this to the temple.
“She got a new name as an immigrant and registered my marriage with him. As an imperial citizen, she knew she shouldn’t have two statuses, but she had to do so to avoid her father’s pursuit.”
“Look! It’s a fake marriage made of fake status! My daughter is still single, so I have the right to protect her!”
“No! The high priest has proved that this marriage is also valid!”
Liliana’s unwavering cry made the room quiet. Marquis Wenson was also embarrassed to hear that they had been proved by no one else but the high priest.
“Don’t lie! The High Priest wouldn’t do that! How can there be a temple that allows the marriage of an aristocrat to such a Suin family?”
Cecil’s eyebrows were frowned upon by the appearance of Marquis Wenson, who could not resist and raised his voice. The Crown Prince’s assistant scolded him with a stern look on his face.
“Your Highness is in front of you! Watch your language!”
Marquis Wenson, who turned around as if to grab Liliana by the collar, gnashed his teeth at those words. Kian was already moving as if to hide Liliana’s figure.
The tall young man, with a silent face, simply endured the contemptuous gaze of Marquis Wenson. The Marquis wanted to immediately take out the sword of the knight next to him and stab the Suin scoundrel to death.
“I was too agitated…… I’ve committed stupidity. Forgive me, Your Highness.”
Marquis Wenson bowed his head, recalling that it was Cecil who he should win over here. Cecil looked down at him with an arrogant face.
“It’s not difficult to forgive, but my great-grandfather will accept the Suin people as a people.”
It was like a warning not to blasphemy Kian, his people, in front of himself, the crown prince. Marquis Wenson did not understand this moment and looked at Cecil’s face.
Kian bowed his head in disconsolation to show his example. He was an imperial citizen, but he did not actually feel the protection of laws and institutions.
Marquis Wenson saw Kian’s reaction and noticed that the Crown Prince had sided with him. His face turned pale right away, but he could not express his dissatisfaction outright.
“How can your Highness do this?’
To the Suin people! He thought this was a betrayal of himself and all the nobles.
“The Marquis.”
Marquis Wenson, who was suppressing his anger, raised his head. Cecil hid his smiling face and looked at him pitifully.
“You know the law, too. It is the law of the empire that a young lady before marriage is protected by her father, but a married wife is protected by her husband.”
The face of Marquis Wenson, who was listening to Cecil, gradually distorted.
“Since the High Priest confirmed that Mrs. Owen’s marriage was valid…… I don’t think I can help the Marquis.”
Or you can ask the temple to cancel their marriage.
“I don’t think they’ll listen to me.”
Since then, it has been a celebration.
“You devil!”
Marquis Wenson, who couldn’t stand it, was caught by imperial knights and soldiers while trying to run to Kian. He was forced to be dragged out of the palace, struggling like a beast.
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