I'M REINCARNATED AND I CAN'T BE HURT
SIXTY-SIX
At the temple, the nobles who were witnesses decided to return to their homes. Only supporters of the queen and the emperor promised to attend.
"I didn't expect a fourteen-year-old to turn eighteen. Why is his body so small?"
"Maybe a disease factor."
"Disease? Is he sick?"
"Isn't her mother sick? I heard his mother from childhood was sick and had to take a lot of drugs, when my wife visited the Duke's wife - how shocked she was to see the Duke's wife was young and beautiful."
"Ah, it could be. It feels terrible if it is like that."
"That means the crown prince was cheating on me with Duke Aelthred's sister?"
"Rumors have been circulating a lot but we can't express them in public. The emperor and queen loved the crown prince very much."
Ella should be married to a luxurious and happy marriage can raise her status. That way no one would mock him secretly as the bastard son of duke Vilvred.
Chaos in the proof room, makes the duchess faint and fever so that the duke can not come to the ceremony and must accompany his beloved wife.
Ella knew, the one in the heart of duke Vilvred was only her mother not her. The duke is only a pity because he is the flesh blood of a beloved woman.
Ella had to take a big bath because she had done the dirty deed and then wore a dress covered up to the neck that the temple provided.
Ella screamed sadly at the sight of the all-covered outfit, but she had a dream wedding dress to wear when she married the crown prince.
Since the position of the crown prince was also stripped, he could not wear the imperial crown. When he wanted to borrow even, elder Vilvred strongly refused the request.
Ella knelt at her father's feet to beg. "Dad, help me. Do you want to see your favorite son humiliated like this?"
Duke Vilvred stared coldly at Ella. "What do you want me to do? I always close my eyes and ears to all your silly deeds! Even I have to endure it all, while you shamelessly still throw dirt on my face!"
"Dad! I did everything for my family! I want to raise my mother's name."
Duke Vilvred was devastated when Ella mentioned her mother.
"Let me wear the family crown."
Duke Vilvred's face was angry.
"Dad, I can't wear a wedding dress as well as an imperial crown. The only way, I'm wearing our family's crown."
Duke Vilvred refused firmly. "No!"
Ella's face turned pale. "Dad."
"You are my flesh and blood and I love you very much, but I can still think."
Ella still doesn't understand what her father says.
"You know you can never use my family name, but you never try to attract the attention of elders and followers in order to use the family name. Why would I bother losing position just because you want to wear the crown?'
Ella was speechless. "Dad."
"Marry quietly, I have to take care of your mother."
Ella looked at the back of her father who walked away and cried loudly.
Not fair!
Everything is unfair!
Why can't I use a surname?
Why can't I wear a crown?
Why do they still hate me?
"Miss Ella, the time has come. You can't relax."
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Duke Vilvred was terrified if his father found out about this, but fortunately only two elders came.
"You still spoiling Ella? The bastard? I told you, there's no point in supporting that kid.
"It's still so much better Daniela, that kid never opposed us."
"Duke, your beloved princess will marry the deposed crown prince for having depraved morals at a young age. Many nobles bet the crown prince will fall to the first prince."
Duke Vilvred replied confidently. "The first prince will not take the throne."
"Why can you be so sure? The first prince is considered suitable to replace the second prince as the crown prince."
Duke Vilvred from the beginning did not want to support the first prince because the empress was still on good terms with Aelthred. If he supported the first prince then he indirectly supported Daniela.
One of the elders looked at Duke Vilvred with a suspicious look. "Is it because of Daniela?"
Duke Vilvred thinned his lips.
"So right because of Daniela. Why do you hate your own flesh and blood?"
The other elder frowned. "Duke hates his own daughter?"
"Seeing from any angle, she hates Daniela."
"What's? I thought he loved her and was being tough on making her an heir."
This time the Duke and the other elders were shocked.
"How can a woman be an heir?"
"I think the duke wants to help Daniela get revenge for Aelthred's destruction. Aelthred has been instrumental to our family, their historic family - then the duke brought another woman home to be made duchess in order to take care of Daniela.
"I initially disagreed because the woman was the daughter of the butler, but gosh! I didn't expect Duke to hate his own flesh and blood. Wh why? Is it because he's from Aelthred?"
Duke Vilvred closed his eyes at a glance then stared firmly at the two elders standing before him. "It doesn't matter if I hate Daniela and her mother or not, most importantly - don't block all my decisions."
The two elders were stunned to hear his junior's reply.
"Okay, whatever you want to behave. But, what is certain is that the current crown of the Vilvred family can only be worn by Daniela."
"Right, I support. I can't believe you've had bad behavior."
"SERVANT CHIEF! SEND THE VILVRED FAMILY CROWN TO BE USED BY DANIELA TO ATTEND HER HALF-SISTER'S WEDDING!"
Duke Vilvred did not argue, all he had in mind was tightly holding onto the woman he loved the most.
The two elders stared intently at Duke Vilvred and left.
Duke Vilvred hurried away towards his wife's place, his first and last love.
When Ella's father was looking after her mother. Ella had to cry for being the bride that tormented her life the most.
"Miss, if you keep crying-I can't sprinkle powder on the cheek." Confidence maid empress trust.
"Can I not just get married? I don't want to get married now, even I haven't made my debut yet. It's bad to marry me now."
"Can't you think clearly? The empress gave a wedding present to a member of the imperial family and you refused it?"
"But my parents don't exist."
"Your parents can't attend, why are you worried?"
"Doesn't a parent have to accompany their child for life?"
"What about Duke Aelthred? He was currently without parents and could face life calmly. He's even younger than you."
Ella's cry stopped then stared angrily at the waiter. "I'm fourteen years old!"
"Yes, yeah. Now shut up and don't buy any more time."