episode_0163

“Marian?”

“……”

“Marian are you okay!?”

Cecilia looked at the limp Marian with concern.

Did you faint?

Still, Marian’s expression didn’t look bad.

Looks like he was sleeping comfortably.

“Ha.”

Cecilia let out a sigh of relief.

Even though I studied through several books, this was my first time doing it in practice.

I didn’t know it would do this well.

I knew she looked like an angel when she was sleeping, but even looking disheveled and unconscious like this, she was so incredibly pretty.

However, since she did not want to show it to anyone else, not even the maid, Cecilia took care of Marian’s body with great care and finally used magic to completely clean up after her.

“Have a nice dream.”

Still, what happens when you wake up?

‘Wouldn’t Marian be angry?’

Cecilia knew. Just the slightly trembling eyes are enough to tell me something. Marian’s face as she said that.

“ㅡShould I have stopped after all?”

However, the sight of her mouth wide open and quivering, something that a normal Marian would never show, was so cute that I couldn’t stop.

“ㅡIt’ll be okay, right?”

As I was thinking about it, I saw the bottle that Marian had been drinking from earlier.

“Blue Sky?”

Cecilia’s expression hardened as she held the bottle and read the label.

It was a wine that had recently become popular among young ladies as it had a sweet, clean taste and did not cause a hangover.

As its name suggests, it is said to make you feel as if you are flying after just one drink. It is also strong in alcohol content.

As such, among the nobility, it is used as a work drink by young people who target young ladies rather than its original meaning, and those who know him call this drink ‘Bloody Sky.’ It was called.

“Who did this to Marian… . The price is quite high so if you want to gift the whole bottle… .”

Marian was simply used as a substitute for a sleeping pill that had no side effects and tasted good.

Cecilia’s worries deepened.

* * *

“Ugh.”

Somehow, I feel more tired than usual.

“That’s right…”

There was no need to even look around. Warm body temperature on a soft bed. I see Cecilia sleeping soundly next to me.

‘It’s been a while since we slept together like this.’

no. Can I say that I just slept through this?

“Oh?”

Did I really faint?

Fortunately, my clothes were the same as usual.

“I heard that manners are good. But.”

There was something about seeing Cecilia sleeping with such an innocent face after doing something like that.

Yes, I’m getting grumpy.

“ㅡStill.”

I used your arm as a pillow all night long.

“I’ll look at it like this.”

I grabbed Cecilia’s cheek and stretched it.

“Wow…?”

I covered my mouth.

Ugh? since?!

what? Boy. Why are you so cute?

No, I’ve been pretty and cute since I was little, but recently I’ve been more cool and pretty than cute.

I quietly laid down on Cecilia’s arm again. I gently touched her cheek a few times, and seeing her sleeping soundly made me feel drowsy.

‘Can I sleep a little more?’

I snuggled into her arms and closed my eyes.

*

“Did you sleep well?”

“Yes.”

When I opened my eyes again, I saw blue eyes smiling beautifully.

“What’s wrong?”

I got up and grabbed Cecilia’s shoulder as her hand tightly hugged my waist.

“Because I like something.”

“Hmm.”

As Cecilia said, I also liked it. It is the beautiful, loving face of your lover that you see as soon as you open your eyes.

“How about one more time?”

Cecilia quietly put her hand under my skirt.

“Ouch.”

“Are you crazy?”

I slapped her hand away and crossed my arms sullenly.

Yesterday, we decided to sleep together, and out of curiosity, I agreed.

Even though I woke up in the first place, I could tell that it wasn’t something worth doing every day just by looking at the tired state of my body.

‘But right away?’

I declared, narrowing my eyes.

“It is prohibited to put your hand up my skirt without my permission like you just did!”

“ㅡSorry, I was joking.”

“Well, it’s not that I don’t like it, so I think it’s okay to tidy up once a month depending on the time and place.”

“ㅡMoon?”

Cecilia’s expression hardened.

“Uh, is it too much? Once every two or three months would be good, right? You may be busy, but I tooㅡ.”

“Oh, no, once a month is better!”

Before I could say anything more, Cecilia grabbed my hand.

I burst into laughter at the sight of that sense of urgency.

“Okay. Let’s make it one month.”

I kissed Cecilia on the forehead and entered the dressing room.

“It was a joke.”

I thought a month would be good too.

“Anyway, it’s cute.”

* * *

Not long after that, a generational change occurred in the Chiron Empire.

The emperor abdicated to the crown prince on the grounds that he had been unwell and went into seclusion.

And the new emperor announced that he would appoint daughters from influential families as empresses.

“Ha. Are you going to make me your empress?”

I was also very confused because I had no idea Hwangmyeong would be used like this.

“Dad, I will go out with the knights.”

“No, I will go myself. Cut off the crown prince’s head immediately.”

How can you not panic when your family seems like they’re going to start a war right away?

“ㅡWar is something Merian won’t want.”

I nodded internally at Ceria’s words.

‘As expected, my friend!’

“Rather than that, wouldn’t it be better to use an assassination squad to just kill the emperor?”

As I was trying to hold Seria’s hand, I slowly stepped back and opened my mouth.

“ㅡLet’s send a rejection letter first.”

“And?”

Maria tilted her head.

“Huh?”

“Are you saying you will notify me in advance before attacking? My daughter is so kind.”

No, Dad, a rejection letter is not a declaration of war?

Of course, since it is Hwang Myung-in, there is a possibility that it will not work. Still, there’s a war over my marriage, so I’m not in a state of panic… .

Well, when you sit in front of the mirror and get dressed up by the maids.

‘Ouch! ‘My lady!’

‘So pretty!’

‘angel!’

He said, “I also like to sit in front of the mirror and watch my appearance change.” A pretty face and pretty jewelry. I didn’t know that I would enjoy decorating. To be exact, it felt even more special because it was a gift from my family. And it was quite enjoyable just to watch the maids decorate it.

I’ve definitely never seen a face as pretty as mine in my past life, and am I really a nerd?

‘No no no no.’

It looks like my ax disease has finally reached its final stage.

‘There are so many people as pretty as me! Maria, Cecilia, Ceria, Emilia, Yuri… . also… . uh… . hmm. dad?’

At least there were enough to count on one hand.

I shook my head several times before opening my mouth.

“Of course, I think it would be better to bomb with assassination or magic rather than war.”

Dad and Maria narrowed their eyes and looked at me at my words.

“Is that so?”

On the other hand, Seria nodded triumphantly with an expression that seemed to say what I said was right.

The expressions on Dad and Maria’s faces.

‘What is this?’

He seemed dissatisfied that his opinion was not adopted in a situation where war could break out.

“I wanted to bring the throne for Marianne.”

Maria? No sister? What do you bring? Throne? What are you doing with that?

I was left gaping at the sudden words, when Cecilia suddenly appeared and hugged my neck from behind.

“ㅡMarian is the emperor, so it’s okay?”

“Right? Since the duke says he definitely won’t do it, it’s definitely the emperor rather than the duke, and he’s my younger brother who became the emperor.”

Maria had a dreamy expression.

“How about my little brother, do you just want to be emperor?”

Before I could say anything, he grabbed my hand.

‘If you become emperor, how many concubines will you have? .’

Seria, who was muttering softly, tugged on my sleeve.

“Marian, should we just be emperor? I’ll help you.”

“I also think that a princess would look good on an emperor!”

Yuri, who briefly exchanged glances with Seria, agreed to the plan.

*

As the whirlwind of plans quickly revolved around me, Marian tried to retreat.

“Princess? Where are you going?”

Yuri, who impeded Marian’s escape by subtly holding her hand, smiled. He had an innocent expression, as if he didn’t know anything.

“My brother, do you like war too?”

“Dad is good at cutting.”

Maria and Aden suddenly approached.

Just like that, Marian, who had failed to escape, sat on Aden’s lap.

“Then, wouldn’t it be better to see as little blood as possible?”

Maria, who was planning to exterminate the imperial soldiers at any moment, also changed her stance. If my younger brother becomes emperor, everything will belong to him.

“If you look at history, emperors who have seen blood have a bad reputation, so I can’t let Merian hear such words.”

Ceria shook her head.

“That’s correct.”

Aden smiled happily.

“Even in the capital, it is said that the princess is a saint.”

Yuri smiled brightly.

“……”

Marian, who had been listening to their plan for a while, buried her face in Aden’s arms.

No matter what, the ending seems to be the same.

“How about it? Is this okay?”

match. Maria clapped her hands and smiled.

“ㅡJust do whatever you want.”

Marian nodded with bleary eyes.

* * *

Not long after that, starting with the Arjein family, the rest of the dukedom, the Marquis of Ethelrod, and even the Marquis of Estral, who does not even have a daughter, rose up and raised the order, saying it was a ridiculous order, but the imperial family eventually put it to rest by saying that it was something sent out of the mind of the Chamberlain.

But everyone knew that it was not something the chamberlain did alone.

The chief chamberlain, who has served the imperial family for over 40 years, stamped the seal without permission?

It was something to laugh at.

In the end, even though the imperial family issued a notice that a competition to find the empress would be held, not a single daughter from a famous family even took the test, leading to a situation where the competition was canceled.

“Hmm. Not bad.”

I nodded, savoring the fragrant black tea.

My family was angry, but it wasn’t really bad for me. In any case, we have completely secured evidence and witnesses that he attempted to interfere in the internal affairs of the dukedom by using the imperial family’s corruption and illegal black magic. Of course, there are many other cards that can put pressure on the imperial family.

‘Still, I never thought there would be so many idiots hiding.’

Due to this incident, even neutral nobles turned against the imperial family.

“Princess, are you doing well?”

As I smiled, a young lady to my left smiled brightly.