Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第220/327页)

schief.ItwouldalsobeagainstKingDimitri’sarylow-keystyleoflife.Justthinkofthis:seventeenofusmarryingonesingleman,andthatmanisnoteveattheceremony,hiswhereaboutsunknown.Aweddingwithnogroomisunheardofandwillbeeafiasockedandughedatinsociety.Sihiswassuretoturnintoamockeryandfodderforthesdalsheets,itwouldbebetternottoghitatall.Butthehinkingthingsover,Ifeltthatthissuggestionhaditsmerits.AsIjustmentioned,weareallKingDimitri’swives,butmostofthebeautieshadneverhadphysitimacywithhimandbecameoneofhiswiveswithoutgoingthroughanyformalceremony.Irealizethatthiswasnotfairtothem,soparticipatinginagroupweddingwouldbeoomakeamendstothempsychologically,whilesatisfyingtheirwishtobemarriedtohim.Atthesametime,wewouldbesayinggoodbyetoonechapterofourlives,thatbeautiful,happyaingtimewespentintheKingdomofDreams.Thoughwehatetothinkthatthingshaveetoanend,butitisareality.Fromthistimeon,allofuswilldoasKingDimitriwishesandgoforthandseekwhathecalls“ahappylife”.Sothisgroupweddingisnotonlyabeautifulfullstop,butalsoabrandnewbeginningofourfuturelife.”

    “Whatbeginning?Whatfullstop?”criedDornaimpatiently.“Idon’tknowwhatyouaretalkingabout.Fromwhatyoujustsaid,itseemsasifmarriageanddivorcearealmostthesamethingandthere’snotmuchdiffereweenaweddingandafuneral!It’stoofrustratinganddisappointing.Idon’twanttowearthatdarnweddingdress.It’ssotight,stiffandunfortable.What’sitallforanyway?Idon’tcareaboutsayinggoodbyeandallthatstuffyoujustsaid.WaittillIseetheolddogagain,Iwohimgetawaywithitsoeasilythistime.Iwillfollowcloselyonhisheels,evenifhegoestotheendoftheworld!Whereverhegoes,Itoowillgo.Youjustwaitandsee.”AishagredatDornareprovinglyandAngelicamurmured,

    “Heyyounaughtygirl,don’tmonkeyaround.What’swrongwithwearingweddinggowns?Theseventeenofuswilllbewearingthesamestyleofformalwhiteweddinggownandwilllooksogood.Andyou,mypet,willbetheprettiestofusall.Sosh-sh,don’tgripeanymore,Aishaislookingmencholy…”GngupandseeingAisha’ssorrowfulexpression,Dorhequeenwasangry,sosheimmediatelyshuthermouthandsaidnomore.

    “Ifthatisso…”saidCharina,“sinceIamnowamemberoftheKingdomofDreams,shouldIalsogoandhaveaweddingdressmadeandtakepartinthegroupwedding?”

    “Ofcourse”saidAisha,noddingherhead.TurningtoSamantha,sheasked,“Buttimeisshort,wouldtheybeabletomakeanotheroime?”Samanthahastilyswallowedthelettuhermouthanddranksomefreshejuicebeforereplying,

    “Thereshouldn’tbeaproblem.Allourweddinggownsweremadebyhandatoheworld-famousweddingdressshopswhichspecializesindoinghighqualitywork.It’sverytime-ing,butbywthreeshifts,theyshouldbeabletohaveonereadybeforetheweddingdate.Theowhisworld-famousshopthatspecializesinmakingweddinggownsbyhand,wouldsurelyaodatetheirVIPerwhoorderedatotalofseventeensuchexpensivehigh-endgownsatthesametime!Iwillguaraherewon’tbeanyproblem,butafterwefiing,Charinamustgotherewithmetoletthemtakehermeasurementsandhavetheworkstartedassoonaspossible.”Angelicasuddenlythoughtofsomethingandsaid,

    “Oh,bytheway,yourmajesty,thereissomethingimportantthatImustaskyouabout.Ioethisgrandandeborateweddinggosmoot