While Minos and his wives were traveling back to Payton, in this city, Gloria's parents were currently in the imperial palace, heading for a meeting with the Emperor.
After the quick passage of that level 81 Spiritual Sage through this city to take Minos and his wives back to Vogel, the Emperor had invited these two to his residence for dinner.
Since they had no reason to refuse the invitation of this most crucial figure in the empire, someone they had known for millennia, they had followed the Emperor's arrangements and gone to meet him.
So when they arrived at the Emperor's residence, they greeted some old acquaintances and were soon led into the dining hall, where a wonderful smell wafted out.
From that place, women's voices could be heard in the distance, while the aura of this state's level 80 Spiritual Sage indicated he was not around yet.
"Matriarch, Patriarch Frost, His Majesty should not take long. So, please, make yourselves comfortable." The butler of that residence said as he opened the door to the dining hall.
Upon entering the dining hall of the Emperor's house, Margot and Joseph immediately saw three young-looking women in that place talking.
One of them was the Empress, the Emperor's first wife, a blonde woman, about 1.7 meters tall, slender body, and one of the most beautiful in the empire.
The youngest of the three was the daughter of the other woman there, heir to the imperial throne, a redhead like her father and mother, only 1.6 meters tall, with voluminous measurements that would make men of all types desire her.
Finally, the last beautiful woman there, a redhead, but not because of the Edwardstone lineage, was Harold's second wife, with whom he had been lucky enough to have his only daughter.
The Emperor had other wives, but they were only concubines, women who were part of his harem but did not have many rights, such as the right to be in the imperial succession.
In the Flaming Empire, the Empress' children did not necessarily have advantages over other children of the Emperor with other wives. So even if he had children with that blonde woman, the princess born from his second marriage would still have advantages, which is why she had already received the title of Crown Princess.
Seeing these three chatting while waiting for Harold's arrival, Margot and Joseph immediately greeted them.
The Empress, level 78, looked at these old acquaintances and asked. "How are you, Margot, Joseph? I heard that your daughter recently got married..."
The two redheads there, level 77 and 70, looked at those two church members with curiosity regarding this information their family had obtained after Minos' flashy exit days ago.
Harold had not told them much about what he wanted with this dinner, so they could only wait for him while they learned about this strange fact that had happened in the local temple of the Spiritual Church.
Margot and Joseph smiled upon hearing that, and then she said, while sitting across the table from where these women were. "It's true, Gloria married the King of the Black Plain..."
"Really?" Isabella, the Crown Princess of this empire, asked in interest, considering the difference in status between Minos and Gloria.
But not only that, all of them knew about the customs of Church members, so a bit of doubt or curiosity about it was to be expected.
"Yes, that girl was somewhat irresponsible, and he was fortunate to get her pregnant..." Margot was sincere, not caring to talk about it with these women. "If it weren't for that, I would never have agreed to such a thing!"
"Margot, don't be so harsh. That young man isn't that bad..." Joseph said, considering that Minos had the most outstanding talent he had ever seen and that this would be positive for Gloria.
As Gloria's father, he was hardly going to like any man she related to. After all, she was his little girl, who he did not want to know was running around 'making babies'...
But if her partner was talented and capable of giving her a promising future, he was fully capable of putting up with such a person and accepting him into the family.
Since Minos could be considered quite strong considering the Black Hole, Gloria's father's opinion of this young man had significantly improved over the past few days!
Margot seriously looked at her husband, while Harold's second wife Audrey said in surprise. "So that little girl is already going to be a mother? I can't tell if that's lucky or unlucky..."
Gloria had been brought to this place a few times in the past, so all three of these women remembered the time when she was just a child.
"Of course, it's luck!" The Empress said this, feeling as if Gloria had completely outgrown her in this instant but happy for this young woman. "A pregnancy is the greatest happiness a woman can have!"
The people there looked at her and nodded in agreement, knowing that all Madeline wanted most was to one day be able to get pregnant.
Unfortunately, she and the Emperor were already at advanced ages, high levels, and had high-quality talents and Physiques. Thus, it would not be easy for them to achieve something as complicated as that, even though they tried almost daily.
Isabella then commented, smiling but a little embarrassed. "But it's truly impressive. Little Gloria got married and pregnant before I did..."
"Don't talk like that. You talk as if you have some experience in the matter..." The princess' mother played with her, making Isabella blush with embarrassment that she was still a virgin, even though she was over 150 years old.
But as Isabella unjustly looked at her mother, the Emperor's voice sounded in all their ears. "Don't say such things to my daughter. What do you want, Audrey? To encourage Bella to go out and get a man? Not even over my dead body!"
Hearing the Emperor's humorous voice, Margot and Joseph rose from their seats as this man walked to the seat at the end of the large dining table in that hall, where all the dishes were already served, with several trays protecting the food.
"Your Majesty!" The two bowed their heads simultaneously as the servants uncovered the plates, revealing the banquet prepared by high-level grade-3 cooks.
"Sit down. You know you don't have to make that kind of gesture when we are in private..." The Emperor said with a smile on his face before he sat down and poured himself a glass of wine.
Joseph and his wife sat down soon after, along with those three women starting to serve themselves.
"So, your daughter is pregnant with this Minos Stuart guy, huh?" He asked, continuing the conversation on where they were. "How much do you know about him? Is it true that he plans to take over Vogel and become the king of that state?"
Hearing this, Gloria's parents finally understood what the Emperor wanted with them and smiled at each other, remembering that Minos also seemed interested in knowing this person.
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