In First Town city, everyone received a warm welcome. This was the second time such a scene had occurred; the last had been when Constantin came to East Africa. Ernst had also visited First Town before, but he had hurried off to join the southern front.
This time was different. The Crown Prince's wedding had to be made more festive, and Ernst and Karina, upon arriving in First Town, went through the motions and "married again" in First Town city.
Compared with Vienna, however, East Africa did not have so many distinguished guests. After simply receiving the blessings of their subordinates, the family gathered at Sveti Royal Palace.
"Karina, I do not have anything particularly good to give you. This is a crown I had made in Europe. Consider it a gift upon our first meeting." Constantin smiled as he had an attendant present the crown to Karina.
His son had finally married. The next step was to hold a grandchild in his arms, then have that child inherit the magnificent realm carved out by the Hechingen Royal Family. This was especially important to Constantin. Aristocratic upbringing made Europe's nobles place extraordinary importance on family, even above themselves.
Although Constantin and Ernst both belonged to the House of Hohenzollern, Hechingen was a branch of the House of Hohenzollern that stood alongside the Prussian Royal Family and the Sigmaringen Royal Family. Therefore, only the flourishing and expansion of the Hechingen Royal Family line matched Constantin's wishes. And what did flourishing and expansion mean? Naturally, a thriving lineage, with both power and wealth. Now they had power and wealth; all they lacked were people.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Karina answered respectfully.
This was the result of the House of Habsburg—or rather, Empress Dowager Sophie's—education.
"Try it on first!" Ernst took the crown