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Chapter 164: wedding dress · 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 164: Chapter 164: wedding dress

The invitations could finally be left to their secretaries.

Marian closed the folder and set it aside.

Then she opened her wedding notebook again.

The next heading was waiting for her.

Wedding Dress.

Her expression immediately brightened.

Cassian noticed.

He smiled.

”You’ve been waiting for this.”

Marian looked at him innocently.

”I have not.”

”You have.”

”I simply think the dress is important.”

”Of course.”

She picked up her pen.

”Very important.”

”I agree.”

Marian looked at him.

”Do you?”

”Yes.”

”How important?”

Cassian considered the question.

”The most important part of the wedding?”

She laughed.

”No.”

”The most expensive?”

”Definitely not.”

”The most elaborate?”

”That sounds more like you.”

He smiled.

”Then perhaps I understand perfectly.”

Marian shook her head.

”You don’t understand anything.”

”Probably not.”

She laughed again.

”Men.”

Cassian raised an eyebrow.

”I am sitting right here.”

”I know.”

She turned the page.

”All right. First, we need the dressmakers.”

”I’ve already arranged appointments.”

Marian’s eyes widened.

”You did?”

”Three.”

Her entire expression changed.

”Three?”

”The best in the capital.”

She leaned forward immediately.

”Who?”

Cassian gave her the names.

Marian knew every one.

Her excitement grew with each name.

”You’re serious.”

”I am.”

”They’re all excellent.”

”I thought you’d like them.”

”I do.”

She looked down at her notes.

”When are the appointments?”

”Tomorrow morning and afternoon. The third is the following morning.”

Marian smiled.

”Perfect.”

Cassian watched her.

She was already turning pages.

”What are you looking for?”

”Everything.”

”Everything?”

”Of course.”

She began counting on her fingers.

”Fabric first. Then the silhouette. Then the neckline. Sleeves. Embroidery. Beading. The train. The veil.”

She paused.

”The veil is important.”

”I’ll remember.”

”And the shoes.”

”Of course.”

”And the jewelry.”

”Yes.”

”And I need to see their embroidery samples.”

”Naturally.”

”And their lace.”

”Yes.”

”And the different kinds of silk.”

Cassian nodded solemnly.

”All of them.”

She stopped.

”You have no idea what you’re agreeing to.”

”Not remotely.”

Marian laughed.

”At least you’re honest.”

He leaned back.

”What I do know is that whatever you choose, I want it to be the best.”

She looked at him.

”I know.”

”No compromises.”

”That sounds expensive.”

”It probably will be.”

She smiled.

”You’re not worried?”

”I’ll worry about the accounts.”

”And I should just choose?”

”Yes.”

Marian looked at him suspiciously.

”You really mean that?”

”Completely.”

”Even if I choose something extravagant?”

”Yes.”

”Very extravagant?”

”Yes.”

She narrowed her eyes.

”Absurdly extravagant?”

Cassian’s mouth curved.

”Especially then.”

Marian laughed.

”What if I want a train six meters long?”

”Make it eight.”

She stared at him.

”You don’t even know how long six meters is.”

”No.”

”Exactly.”

”But if you want six, you can have six.”

She laughed.

”And diamonds?”

”Yes.”

”Pearls?”

”Yes.”

”Hand embroidery?”

”Of course.”

”Thousands of tiny crystals?”

”Certainly.”

”Cassian.”

”What?”

”You’re just saying yes to everything.”

”Because I don’t know enough about dresses to argue with you.”

Marian burst out laughing.

”At least you admit it.”

”I know what I like.”

”What?”

He looked at her.

”You.”

She rolled her eyes.

”That’s not helpful.”

”It wasn’t intended to be.”

She smiled despite herself.

Then she returned to the page.

”I want to see what each dressmaker can do before I decide anything.”

”Good.”

”I don’t want to choose from a catalog.”

”Then don’t.”

”I want them to show me different fabrics in the light.”

”All right.”

”I want to see how the embroidery looks when it’s actually moving.”

”Of course.”

”I want to try different silhouettes.”

”Yes.”

She looked at him.

”And I want to see the trains.”

Cassian nodded.

”All of them.”

Marian’s eyes sparkled.

”Especially the trains.”

He smiled.

”I suspected as much.”

She began making another list.

A-line.

Ball gown.

Fitted bodice.

Off-the-shoulder.

Long sleeves.

Short sleeves.

Different necklines.

Different fabrics.

Different embroidery.

Cassian watched the list grow.

”You’ve thought about this.”

”Of course.”

”How long?”

”Since I was a girl.”

That made him pause.

Marian looked at the page, smiling.

”I used to imagine what my wedding dress would look like.”

”And?”

”And it changed every few years.”

She laughed softly.

”What was it when you were ten?”

”White.”

Cassian smiled.

”And now?”

”Still white.”

He nodded.

”Good.”

Marian gave him a look.

”It’s not that simple.”

”It isn’t?”

”Of course not.”

She began counting on her fingers.

”Ivory. Pearl white. Soft white. Winter white. There are dozens of shades.”

Cassian stared at her.

”There are?”

”Yes.”

”I thought white was white.”

Marian looked genuinely offended.

”Clearly, you have never chosen a wedding dress.”

”Clearly.”

She smiled and returned to her notes.

”We’ll have to look at them properly. The color will depend on the fabric, the embroidery, and how it looks against my skin.”

Cassian nodded solemnly.

”Then we’ll look at every shade.”

Marian smiled.

”Exactly.”

He leaned back.

”I’m learning already.”

”Barely.”

”I’ll improve.”

”You’d better.”

”I have an excellent teacher.”

Marian glanced at him.

”Who?”

His smile deepened.

”You.”

She smiled, unable to hide how pleased she was by the answer.

Then she looked back down at the page.

”Well, then you had better pay attention.”

”I am.”

”Good.”

She tapped the pen lightly against the paper.

”I want to see what each dressmaker can actually create. I don’t want to decide from drawings alone.”

”That makes sense.”

”I want to see how the fabrics fall when they’re made into a gown. Something can look perfect on paper and completely different when it’s worn.”

Cassian nodded.

”Then you should try them.”

”That’s what I’m planning to do.”

She turned another page.

”I know what I like in theory.”

”In theory?”

Marian smiled.

”I’ve never actually worn a wedding dress.”

”That seems like an important distinction.”

”It is.”

She glanced at him.

”I might think I want one thing and discover that I prefer something completely different once I put it on.”

”Then try everything.”

”That’s the plan.”

Cassian watched her for a moment.

”You’re enjoying this.”

”Very much.”

”I can tell.”

Marian laughed softly.

”I’ve been imagining this since I was young. Not this wedding, obviously.”

She looked down at the page.

”But the dress. The feeling of choosing it.”

Cassian’s expression softened.

”Then don’t rush it.”

”We don’t have much time.”

”We have enough.”

”You’re very confident.”

”I am.”

She smiled.

”And if I can’t decide?”

”We come back.”

”Again?”

”As many times as necessary.”

Marian looked at him.

”You really won’t get tired of this?”

”I might get tired of sitting.”

She laughed.

”But not of watching you?”

”Never.”

Her cheeks warmed.

She looked back at her notebook before he could see too much.

”I think I want something timeless.”

”Timeless?”

”Yes.”

She considered her words.

”Something that will still look beautiful years from now. Not something chosen simply because it’s fashionable this season.”

Cassian nodded.

”That sounds like you.”

She looked up.

”What does that mean?”

”You don’t seem like someone who would want to look back and think you chose something because everyone else was wearing it.”

Marian smiled.

”You’ve been paying attention.”

”I told you.”

He glanced at the notebook.

”I’m learning.”

She laughed.

”Barely.”

”But I’m trying.”

”I know.”

Marian closed the notebook for a moment and rested her hand over it.

”I think tomorrow will help.”

”With what?”

”With knowing what I actually want.”

Cassian reached across the table and took her hand.

”Then tomorrow, you choose.”

”And you?”

”I’ll be there.”

”To help?”

”To admire.”

She laughed.

”That may be the only useful thing you can do.”

”I’ll take it.”

Marian smiled.

Then she opened the notebook again.

There were still so many decisions ahead.

But for the first time, the thought didn’t overwhelm her.

It excited her.

Tomorrow, she would walk into a dressmaker’s atelier and begin turning something she’d imagined for years into something real.

And Cassian would be there to see it happen.

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