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Chapter 157: wedding plans II · Oct 27, 2026

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151 Chapter 151: Yes 2026-10-27
152 Chapter 152: The News 2026-10-27
153 Chapter 153: A Request 2026-10-27
154 Chapter 154: Closure 2026-10-27
155 Chapter 155: The First Move 2026-10-27
156 Chapter 156: Wedding Plans I 2026-10-27
157 Chapter 157: wedding plans II 2026-10-27
158 Chapter 158: Wedding Plans III 2026-10-27
159 Chapter 159: wedding plans III 2026-10-27
160 Chapter 160: wedding plans IV 2026-10-27
161 Chapter 161: reception venue I 2026-10-27
162 Chapter 162: Reception Venue II 2026-10-27
163 Chapter 163: Invitation letter and program 2026-10-27
164 Chapter 164: wedding dress 2026-10-27
165 Chapter 165: of flowers, other arrangements, and a letter 2026-10-27
166 Chapter 166: food menu, wedding cake, and the second letter 2026-10-27
167 Chapter 167: Of Duties and Parting 2026-10-27
168 Chapter 168: the second move 2026-10-27
169 Chapter 169: one month before the wedding 2026-10-27
170 Chapter 170: decision to leave 2026-10-27
171 Chapter 171: the emperor falls ill 2026-10-27
172 Chapter 172: closed gates 2026-10-27
173 Chapter 173: the letter 2026-10-27
174 Chapter 174: a son who lost his father 2026-10-27
175 Chapter 175: The Succession 2026-10-27
176 Chapter 176: the emperor is dead 2026-10-27
177 Chapter 177: the minister of war 2026-10-27
178 Chapter 178: The Emperor’s Funeral 2026-10-27
179 Chapter 179: the report 2026-10-27
180 Chapter 180: the coronation I 2026-10-27
181 Chapter 181: the coronation II 2026-10-27
182 Chapter 182: V2- - 1: Her Return 2026-10-27
183 Chapter 183: V2- - 2: The Emperor 2026-10-27
184 Chapter 184: V2- - 3- Returning to soceity 2026-10-27
185 Chapter 185: V2- - 4: the marraige market 2026-10-27
186 Chapter 186: V2- - 5: an obvious choice 2026-10-27
187 Chapter 187: V2- - 6: the invitation 2026-10-27
188 Chapter 188: V2- - 7: An attempt 2026-10-27
189 Chapter 189: V2- - 8: The opening ball I 2026-10-27
190 Chapter 190: V2- - 9: The opening ball II 2026-10-27
191 Chapter 191: v2- - 10: the opening ball III 2026-10-27
192 Chapter 192: v2- - 11: the opening ball IV 2026-10-27
193 Chapter 193: v2- - 12: the opening ball V 2026-10-27
194 Chapter 194: v2- - 13: the opening ball VI 2026-10-27
195 Chapter 195: v2- - 14: the opening ball VII 2026-10-27
196 Chapter 196: v2- - 15: the opening ball VIII 2026-10-27
197 Chapter 197: v2- - 16: the opening ball IX 2026-10-27
198 Chapter 198: v2- - 17: the dance 2026-10-27
199 Chapter 199: v2- - 18: his private chambers I 2026-10-27
200 Chapter 200: v2- - 19: his private chambers II 2026-10-27

Chapter 157: Chapter 157: wedding plans II

”So... October. When in October?” Marianne asked.

Cassian looked as if he was still contemplating, then he said with alnost certainty. ”The first Saturday.”

Marian smiled.

Then she glanced toward the calendar on the writing table.

It took her a moment to calculate.

July.

Already the middle of July.

Her eyes widened slightly.

”That’s less than three months.”

Cassian nodded.

”I know.”

She turned back to him.

”You really thought about this.”

”No.”

The answer came far too quickly.

Marian narrowed her eyes.

”You did.”

”I considered the calendar.”

”That is the same thing.”

”It isn’t.”

”It is.”

He smiled.

”I simply wanted to know the earliest reasonable opportunity.”

Marian laughed.

”And apparently you found it.”

”I did.”

She shook her head, amused.

”You really have been thinking about marrying me.”

Cassian’s expression softened.

”Of course I have.”

The simple answer quieted her.

For a moment, she looked at him.

Then she smiled.

”All right.”

She reached for the writing table.

”We have less than three months.”

Cassian followed her.

”Then we’d better start.”

Marian gathered several sheets of paper, an ink pot, and a pen.

She arranged everything carefully on the table before them.

Cassian sat beside her.

Marian looked at the blank page.

Then at him.

”Where do we begin?”

”The date is settled.”

She nodded.

”The venue.”

”Yes.”

She wrote the heading.

Venue.

”The capital.”

She said it almost to herself.

Then her expression brightened.

”Yes.”

Cassian watched her.

”Yes?”

”The capital.”

She began writing.

”Everyone is already here. The Season is underway, the House of Lords is sitting, the court is here...”

She paused.

”And the Emperor.”

Cassian nodded.

”It makes everything easier.”

Marian continued writing.

”The guests won’t have to travel all the way to Ashford.”

”Exactly.”

”And your vassals won’t have to travel there either.”

”Exactly.”

”And neither family would have to host everyone for days before the ceremony.”

She looked pleased with herself.

”The capital is definitely better.”

She finished writing.

Then stopped.

Her eyes remained on the paper.

”The capital.”

She could already imagine it.

The cathedral filled with flowers.

The great doors opening.

The music.

The people gathered outside.

Her father waiting for her.

The entire capital watching.

Marian smiled.

Then suddenly looked up.

”Unless...”

Cassian raised an eyebrow.

”Unless?”

She hesitated.

”Would you rather have it somewhere else?”

”Why would I?”

”Ashford, perhaps.”

She glanced at him.

”I’ve never been there. Maybe you’d prefer to marry there.”

Cassian smiled.

”The capital is fine.”

”Really?”

”Really.”

Marian looked at him curiously.

”I thought you didn’t like crowds.”

”I don’t.”

”You don’t like attention.”

”I don’t.”

”You prefer being private.”

”Usually.”

She tilted her head.

”Then why the capital?”

Cassian looked at her.

”Because I’m not marrying everyone else.”

The answer caught her off guard.

He smiled.

”I’m marrying you.”

Marian’s expression softened.

”And I want to do it here.”

He glanced toward the paper.

”In front of everyone.”

She smiled.

”I never thought you’d want that.”

”Neither did I.”

”You’re surprisingly determined.”

”I’ve had five months to think about what I want.”

That quieted her.

Cassian reached for her hand.

”I want the capital.”

Marian smiled.

”Then the capital.”

She wrote it down.

Venue — Capital Cathedral.

Then she looked at the page again.

And suddenly another thought occurred to her.

”Wait.”

Cassian looked at her.

”What?”

”The expense.”

His expression changed slightly.

”Marian.”

”No, listen.”

She turned toward him.

”We’ve already...”

She stopped herself.

There was no need to recount the money that had already changed hands.

They both knew.

House Valmont had paid.

Cassian had paid.

And although both families remained wealthy beyond what most people could imagine, neither situation was exactly what it had been before.

A wedding of this scale was not insignificant.

Especially one held in the capital.

Especially one attended by half the nobility.

Marian looked at the paper.

”Perhaps Ashford would actually be more sensible.”

Cassian looked at her.

”Ashford?”

She nodded.

”It would be less complicated.”

”For whom?”

”For everyone.”

She glanced down at the paper.

”And less expensive.”

There it was.

Cassian understood.

Marian was already calculating.

The cathedral.

The reception.

The flowers.

The guests.

The accommodations.

Everything that would come with holding a wedding of this scale in the capital.

She looked at him.

”We’ve already spent so much.”

Cassian’s expression softened.

”Marian.”

”I know we’re not poor.”

A small smile touched her lips.

”Very far from it, actually.”

”But?”

”But there is no reason to spend simply because we can.”

Cassian leaned back slightly.

”You don’t need to worry about the expense.”

”I do.”

”No.”

His answer was gentle.

”Let me handle it.”

Marian looked at him.

”You?”

”Yes.”

”But—”

”I can afford it.”

She hesitated.

”I know you can.”

”Then trust me.”

The words quieted her.

Cassian reached for her hand.

”I don’t want you choosing something smaller because you’re worried about what it will cost me.”

Marian looked down at their joined hands.

”I just don’t want to be unreasonable.”

”You aren’t.”

”And if the wedding is in the capital—”

”It will be.”

She looked up.

Cassian smiled.

”I want it here.”

Marian’s lips curved.

”You really are determined.”

”Very.”

She laughed softly.

Then her expression changed.

Another thought had occurred to her.

One that was considerably more embarrassing.

”Then...”

Cassian waited.

Marian looked down.

”And what about what I bring into the marriage?”

He frowned slightly.

”What do you mean?”

She hesitated.

”The dowry.”

The word came quietly.

Cassian’s expression changed.

”Marian.”

”I know it’s customary.”

”It doesn’t matter to me.”

”But it is still—”

”No.”

His answer was immediate.

”You don’t need to bring me anything.”

She looked at him.

”Cassian, that’s not how these things work.”

”I know how they work.”

He smiled faintly.

”And I don’t care.”

Marian’s cheeks warmed.

”But your family—, you vassals...”

”They will have no objection.”

”And my father?”

”I’ll speak to him.”

She stared.

”You already thought about this?”

Cassian smiled.

”I thought about marrying you.”

That answer made her heart flutter.

He squeezed her hand.

”Everything else is secondary.”

Marian looked down again.

”But the tradition—”

”Let it be a tradition other people worry about.”

She laughed softly.

”That sounds very convenient.”

”It is.”

He lifted her hand.

”I don’t need a dowry.”

His voice softened.

”I don’t need anything from your family.”

Marian met his eyes.

”I only want you.”

For a moment, she couldn’t answer.

Then she smiled.

”You make everything sound very simple.”

”It is simple.”

”It really isn’t.”

”For me, it is.”

His thumb brushed over her fingers.

”I want to marry you.”

A pause.

”That’s all.”

Marian’s smile returned.

”Then I suppose I’ll let you handle the expenses.”

”You will.”

”And the dowry?”

”Nothing.”

”Nothing?”

”Nothing.”

She shook her head, amused.

”You’re very stubborn.”

”I’ve been told.”

She laughed.

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