Vinakana was born during Mass, and when she was one year old, her parents took her to the church for baptism.
With love for this hard-won child, Ulysses and Remedios gave her a Christian name - Vina Cana. The reason was that when they opened the name list, a ray of sunshine happened to hit her. Based on that name, combined with the fact that the eldest daughter was born during Mass, the king and his wife had to suspect that this was God's will.
Venakana Remedios Ulysses.
That was the full name of the child with the golden hair on his head.
According to the custom brought by people from the south a hundred years ago, Venakana will take another real name when she reaches adulthood.
The Archbishop of the Holy City personally baptized the eldest daughter of the royal family. He poured consecrated water on Venakana's forehead, supplemented by holy bells, bee candles, and various spices.
The bishop complimented the king and said she was blessed.
Venakana behaved very well throughout the whole process. She didn't cry or make any fuss, she just looked at the holy bell curiously.
It was just that there was a little accident after the baptism. While her parents were talking to the bishop, she raised her little hand and knocked over the holy water basin. Fortunately, her clothes did not get wet.
After being baptized, knocking over the holy water basin and putting it in the superstitious people will definitely make parents and priests panic.
Ulysses and Remedios looked at their eldest daughter. The former was a little worried, but the latter said: "She was a child born at mass, and because of her... I heard the oracle."
The king raised his eyebrows. He patted the folds of his clothes and asked hesitantly: "Queen, did you really hear the oracle?"
On the third day after Venakana was born, the maids suddenly reported to him nervously: when the queen was preparing to pray, she heard a voice from heaven, and she was the only one who heard it.
Ulysses was dubious about this. If it weren't for the fact that Remedios was the person closest to him, he would not have even a little trust in this.
Even when he recalled it occasionally, Ulysses would subconsciously think that...the queen was suffering from auditory hallucinations due to the weakness after giving birth.
Remedios nodded slowly.
"Daughters of the Holy City, I charge you:
Do not disturb, do not wake the one I love until she wants to. "
The queen recalled the sudden voice, which was so holy and gentle, making people feel that the speaker had great forgiveness and patience.
Among true believers, there has always been an implicit consensus.
“When He shows up, you know it’s Him.”
The meaning of this sentence is... When the voice or will of the Lord... appears in front of you, you will automatically know that it is the Lord.
This is a rumor spread among true believers. No one can guarantee the truth, and no one can guarantee that it is a lie.
The queen also heard the voice saying that Venakana had some mission, but no one knew it at the moment.
Remedios stepped forward and knelt down, Vena Cana raised her hands high, and her mother gently held her buttocks.
Ulysses was not sure whether what the queen said was true. He was more inclined to believe that it was a common postpartum auditory hallucination. After all, no one in the royal family except King Laurent had listened to the oracle in these years.
The baptized Venakana raised her head and looked curiously at the magnificent dome of the Ring Cathedral.
Fine gravel fell from the dome.
The bishop patted his head, remembered something, turned around and said to the king: "Your Majesty, the dome of the cathedral needs to be repaired. The Lord's church cannot look dilapidated."
Ulysses also saw the fine sand falling from the dome. This cathedral, which had lasted for hundreds of years and had been settled by the Pope, was indeed in need of repairs.
It just so happens that according to an unwritten rule, the royal family must baptize their children and pay due tribute to the church, in order to accumulate good deeds for their children.
Thinking of this, Ulysses said happily: "In the name of God, bring some trustworthy monks to the treasury."
"Praise the Lord and praise His Majesty for his generosity."
The bishop made a circus with Ulysses.
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The bishop who baptized Vinakana complimented the king and his wife that their eldest daughter was blessed, but it was obvious that the bishop's compliment did not match the experience of Vinakana when she grew up.
And there was a huge deviation.
Contrary to the well-behaved nature of his childhood, as Venakana grew older, the king and queen were surprised to find that the child seemed to be becoming more and more withdrawn as he grew older.
Remedios loved her, and Ulysses also loved her. The couple who ruled the kingdom tried their best to protect her and taught her with great care. Because of this, they didn't know where Venakana came from. It develops a withdrawn character.
In the royal family, being withdrawn is not such a sad thing. The princess's character flaws will always be tolerated. She is loved by her parents. Ulysses had envisioned her future marriage. According to folk customs, girls They usually get married between the ages of twelve and fourteen.
But when Remedios thought that she would not see her daughter in less than ten years, she could not help but feel extremely sad.
"For the sake of the Lord, I want to stay with her until she is twenty."
She was already an old girl in the eyes of others if she was not married even at the age of sixteen, but after a moment of hesitation, Ulysses readily agreed to this.
The princess's character flaw was a small misfortune. She repels many maids and servants, and confuses the servants in the palace. Only a few who are good at patience find her easy to care for.
Because if you only have a withdrawn personality, serving Venakana is not too difficult.
However, unfortunately, it is a greedy fox raccoon dog. It never learns to stop. It always bends its body and stares at the prey with its cunning eyes, ready to take a bite of fat at any time.
When Venakana was thirteen years old, one night late at night, she suddenly screamed in pain, almost waking up the entire palace.
The maids walked into Venakana's bedroom. She had fallen from the bed to the ground, clutching her calf and looking extremely painful.
Her legs contracted an unknown disease and became red and swollen for several days. The accompanying high fever tortured this beautiful child to death.
The entire palace suddenly became flustered and nervous. Except for Venakana, the king and his wife had no other children in the past few years. Almost everyone understood that the royal family valued her.
Many days later, when her fever gradually subsided, Remedios received sad news.
Venakana's legs were so sick that her eldest daughter could no longer stand.
In the next two years, the king and queen offered generous rewards and searched for doctors from all over the country, even those with rich medical reputations among pagans, but still no one could cure Venakana's legs.
No one knows how Venakana contracted the disease, and no one knows the origin of the disease, except Venakana herself.
Only Venakana herself knows what happened to her.
