The Plan of the Terminally-Ill Wife's Divorce (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 133

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We set off after having already informed the temple that we would come today to register our marriage.

The High Temple sent a reply saying they would prepare everything smoothly for us.

Marquis Fosse only realized—while preparing Kaitlyn’s selection as Crown Princess—that Darius had deliberately delayed the marriage registration to make him suffer, and tried to file it belatedly.

However, the High Temple, which already had another candidate they supported for Crown Princess, had previously rejected Marquis Fosse’s marriage registration through a petty maneuver.

Perhaps because of that? Feeling guilty, as soon as we arrived at the temple, a priest rushed over and immediately began making excuses.

“It’s not that we doubted Marquis Fosse’s word—it’s a marriage between high nobles, after all. We had to confirm both parties’ intentions to prevent even the slightest mistake. Thanks to this, I now have the honor of bestowing blessings upon Your Graces, the Grand Duke and Duchess.”

How many nobles married in the provinces—there was no reason we absolutely had to come to the capital and register together at the High Temple.

Inwardly, I cursed the priest for being so worldly, but outwardly, to maintain good relations with the High Temple, I pretended to understand their regulations and engaged in polite conversation before picking up the pen to register our marriage.

“After marriage, will you keep your maiden name as Fosse, or take your husband’s name and become Inkheart?”

‘Huh? Don’t women in the West always take their husband’s surname after marriage?’

Seeing my bewildered expression, the priest kindly added an explanation.

“Ordinary noblewomen automatically join their husband’s house upon marriage, but houses inscribed on the Golden Plate may retain their original family name after marriage if they so choose.”

According to the priest, daughters of high noble houses felt stronger allegiance to their own lineage than to their husband’s, and thus held the privilege of keeping their birth name if they wished.

“What will you choose?”

In my previous life, no one ever changed their surname upon marriage. But still…

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