# Chapter 21
I couldn’t hide the disconcertment in my expression.
However, unlike me who was in a state of panic, the maids squirmed with glee.
“He offered to make a speech at the wedding!”
“Goodness gracious, I can’t believe it. The Holy Father is here? What an honor!”
While everyone was busy talking about how incredible it was, I got lost in my thoughts.
This has never happened before.
The Pope never offered to speak at any of the Imperial weddings.
Forget about speeches, just the fact that the Pope attended a secular wedding on its own was unbelievable.
It was obvious why he would go out of his way by offering a celebratory speech as an excuse to attend our wedding.
He wanted to see me.
He couldn’t keep summoning me to the Holy City for no good reason, so he needed a reasonable excuse to visit.
