To find out how this happened, we have to go back a little while ago, right after I arrived at the Northern Duke’s House.
Arriving at the Northern Duke’s House, I was immediately guided to the reception room.
“The duke is in a meeting right now… so I’ll ask you to come out right away.”
“That won’t happen. Just wait.”
“please…….”
They say Klaus’s crazy horse is a master horse that can jump over mountains and seas, and as expected, it didn’t give in to the rugged mountains of the north and showed a gallop at full speed.
Thanks to this, I was so sick of motion sickness on the horse that all I could do was suppress the nausea.
The Duke’s butler, who saw me barely sitting on the sofa in the living room with a pale face, nodded as if he understood.
“Then come out as quickly as possible….”
“No, it’s okay. Is there a place where I can check the map of the northern territory? The one in the imperial palace is old and the scale is messed up.”
“Even if not, the finalization of the new map is in full swing right now, so a draft map would have been released. Would you like me to bring it to you?”
“She looks tired, so I’ll just go and check on her for a moment. It’s not far, right?”
“Yes. It’s nearby.”
Klaus smiled and patted my shoulder.
“Please rest for a moment, young lady.”
“Ugh, don’t shake it. It looks like it might squirt….”
“I’ll try to slow down the horse on the way back.”
“Please do so….”
When I tiredly held out my hand, Klaus lightly ruffled my hair and followed the butler out.
I stretched out on the sofa, exhaled, and calmed my body and mind.
How long was it like that?
“Excuse me, His Highness Klaus. I heard you came….”
A familiar voice rang in my ears.
When I quickly opened my eyes and straightened my posture, I saw pitch-black eyes looking at me with an angry expression.
“Lady Elena Seves.”
This mess started when Duke Bruedel called my name and put his hand on my shoulder.
“Duke, take off your hands.”
The atmosphere became even more strange with the appearance of Klaus.
Returning to the present, Duke Brudel took his hand off my shoulder.
However, there was no sign of menace.
He looked at Klaus and me back and forth several times and then sighed briefly.
“Star of the Empire, His Highness Klaus. It’s been a while since I last saw you.”
“It’s been a while.”
Klaus still didn’t smile.
I couldn’t remember seeing Klaus’s cold and cold face like this since our first meeting.
No, even when we first met, he didn’t smile and it felt cold, but he didn’t show this much hostility.
‘Is Klaus getting angry instead of me?’
In times like this, I need to give momentum to my side first!
I quickly got off the sofa and stood next to Klaus.
“I heard voices on the way and unintentionally overheard the conversation, Duke.”
“Is that so? You showed a disgrace.”
“It’s not indecent, but you’d better be careful, Duke. The Duke is so popular, the capital is full of ladies who are curious about what he does and does.”
“This is my first time hearing this, Your Majesty. That’s an excessive assessment.”
Klaus and Duke Brudel’s gaze met in the air.
Klaus lightly tugged at the corner of his mouth. Now I could see that it was an expression of displeasure.
“The young duke’s every move is such a hot topic, I even heard a rumor that my party owed a small favor to the duke in the past.”
“I will control the mouths of those below.”
“Haha, is there such a thing?”
Hey, His Highness Klaus. I don’t want to tackle you because you’re on our side.
You say ‘haha’ and your face isn’t smiling at all.
“Isn’t it their entertainment that people spend a long time consuming trivial stories of talented people? We should leave it as is.”
As Klaus said that, his voice became even lower.
“But I never thought even you would forget such a trivial story and keep it in your heart. This is beyond my calculations.”
“majesty.”
“Tell me, Duke.”
Ugh, such a bloody atmosphere.
I want to run away.
Still, Klaus came forward for me, but I couldn’t do that, so I hid behind Klaus as much as possible.
Fortunately, Duke Bruedel chewed his lip once and spoke softly.
“I was rude. I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”
“Isn’t there someone else who should apologize other than me?”
Oh, is it from here?
good. I need an apology.
I just popped my head out from behind Klaus again.
“Excuse me, Lady Elena Seves.”
“Yes. I wish you knew.”
When I nodded, Klaus mouthed a question.
‘Are you okay with this?’
I nodded.
When I started to argue, I was the one who was grabbed by the shoulder, I was the one who was threatened, and there were a lot of issues such as ‘I’m sorry’ only said to Klaus, but I didn’t want to point out each and every one of them.
The immature atmosphere in this room was burdensome, and it was embarrassing that the two of them kept talking about me getting dumped.
Besides, Klaus is more handsome when he smiles.
“It’s okay. I think the duke was very embarrassed because he hadn’t seen me in a long time. He came right after the meeting and I was asleep, so he might be surprised.”
“…….”
“…….”
“Butler, could you please prepare some tea for me? Maybe it’s because it’s cold, but I feel like my skin is growing. I’d like something warm and sweet, please.”
I quickly gestured to the butler, who was also in the same situation as me, awkwardly standing behind the door and just looking at me.
The butler nodded and quickly left, as if he was happy to escape this situation.
Oh my, you black beast-like men. Stop fighting with each other!
“Sit down quickly. I have to finish work quickly and then go home and play with my lariette.”
“Our lariat?”
Duke Bruedel frowned and asked, but he pretended not to notice.
I’m not trying to cheer you up right now so I can answer you, idiot.
“……When the young lady says this, please sit down.”
On the other hand, Klaus had a good sense of things, perhaps because he had been with me quite a bit.
The cold expression crumbled, and a familiar smile peeked out through the gap.
okay. The cold face of a cold handsome man is good, but the smiling face of a handsome man is the best in the world.
“What are you doing, Duke?”
As Klaus and I sat down on one side of the sofa, the Duke also slowly sat down on the opposite side of the sofa.
He had an expression of complete disapproval, but there was nothing he could do.
‘Because my father is the prince of the imperial family!’
The only people higher up are the Emperor and Empress!
I, who was grinning, belatedly started taking care of my facial muscles due to the fierce stares I was getting.
“So, what is your Royal Highness doing in the North?”
Duke Brudel asked coldly.
Klaus explained with a smile, as if he had found the original pattern.
“You probably know that a new epidemic called Violet Disease has spread throughout the Empire, right?”
“There’s no way I wouldn’t know. I received word that the imperial family has begun transporting healing medicine to various locations.”
“It was expected that Violet disease would be difficult to diagnose because there are no symptoms during the incubation period. But luckily, we were able to diagnose Violet disease with a simple reagent.”
Actually, it’s not a reagent, it’s my eyes.
“Please continue speaking.”
“So, until now, I have been traveling to villages in the East, South, and West, using reagents to find incubating patients and supplying them with medicine.”
“With Lady Elena Seves?”
“okay.”
Duke Brudel looked at me with an expression that told me not to lie.
I turned my head in confusion.
I was thinking about marrying a man who didn’t even know my worth, so I’m so glad I got dumped then!
Duke Bruedel sighed lightly, probably because he thought I was being shameless.
And then I crossed my arms again.
“Your Majesty, I am sorry to inform you, but the northern part has a small population and has a rough border to protect, so manpower and resources cannot be wasted. It is very fortunate that the reagent has been released. However, with the northern manpower, the reagent can be distributed to each village. “There are bound to be limits to confirming use and distributing medicine.”
Okay. This is a very familiar excuse.
It’s not just the North. The Dukes of the East, South, and West all expressed difficulty due to manpower shortages.
It was also a natural reaction. You receive the reagents separately from a company, send them to each province, and then have everyone in those provinces test the reagents and report the results to receive the medicine?
Although it may seem easy to say, in reality, it was a task that required manpower and time to be pulled from somewhere.
‘Of course, if there was a reagent, that would have happened.’
I said, getting off the sofa.
“That’s why we propose this to the lords of each region.”
“proposal?”
“The lady and I will personally go around the region and distribute the medicine. The duke just needs to give us the permission.”
“……yes?”
Duke Brudel’s answer stopped for a moment. As expected, like other lords, the first reaction was a dumbfounded expression.
“There is nothing to worry about speed. My wife and I are traveling around each region to the point of exhaustion, trying to complete all prescriptions within two to three days.”
“Lady Sebes, too, you mean?”
“Of course. Didn’t you say earlier that you would be with the young lady?”
Hey, I’m the point. You keep ignoring me.
“You might be concerned about accuracy, but it’s better than nothing, right?”
Duke Bruedel kept his mouth shut.
His narrowed eyebrows kept twitching as if he was thinking about something.
Why are you worrying so much? What we’re saying is that we’ll solve this difficult problem.
‘If it were me, I would run over and say thank you.’
However, Duke Bruedel’s subsequent remarks were completely different from what I expected.
“Please show me the reagent.”
“what?”
“I need to check the reagents.”
“Are you saying you don’t trust the imperial family now?”
“I don’t trust that woman, Your Majesty. The lives of the people in my area depend on it, so I can’t rest assured until I check for myself. I’ll make a quick check and, if nothing’s wrong, I’ll give you permission right away.”
How are you? What the hell?
How are you doing?
Duke Bruedel openly declared that he could not trust the reagent because of me.
Of course, if you have no intention of interfering with the imperial family, you will send it after a formal confirmation.
But this reagent is what caught my eye.
It’s also a Gun Depth show that makes judgments based on things like stamina bars… … .
Duke Brudel, what on earth do you have against me for doing this?
‘I didn’t kick you, you kicked me?’
If a woman is resentful, frost will not fall in May, but if the Duke of Brudel is resentful, frost will fall in May.
I looked up at Klaus in confusion, and Klaus chuckled.
“Duke, you are seriously mistaken. Do you think I won’t do it just because you don’t give me permission?”
“majesty!”
“Go ahead, Elena.”
After saying that, Klaus got up and walked out the door.
I also hurriedly followed him.
I don’t know if it worked out well, but I feel refreshed inside.
