episode_0185

“……!?”

‘I flinch.’ Seeing her trembling made me feel playful.

‘I may be trying not to show it, but I’ve seen it all!’

I licked her fingertips with my tongue.

In an instant, the finger slipped out at lightning speed.

I giggled to myself but pretended to be Taeyeon.

‘ah. ‘Why are you so cute!’

As expected, Cecilia’s voice returned immediately.

“ㅡMarian?”

“Hmm? Why?”

I looked away and opened my mouth.

“Ah! I want to eat chocolate now~”

“ㅡYes.”

She sighed lightly, took out some chocolate and put it in my mouth.

After I took it calmly, Cecilia started to focus on the documents again.

In fact, this is something that cannot be helped.

Even though it was a pilgrimage trip, the two of us were alone in the carriage for several hours.

‘I’m bored!’

I picked up the chocolate and put it in her mouth.

“Thank you.”

Cecilia smiles leisurely, as if her embarrassed appearance was a lie.

I touched her shoulder. Although she was ‘pretending to be calm’, I could tell after touching her skin several times.

Breathing, heart rate, the pen nib that re-engraves the signature you have already made over and over again.

I ran my fingers down Cecilia’s red cheeks and licked her ear with my tongue.

Finally, with your lips saying ‘Ang!’ He lightly bit my earlobe and pulled it, then stepped back.

“……!”

Her face looked like it was going to explode at any moment.

‘Hehe. ‘I’m beaten in bed, but not during the day!’

The blue eyes changed as if they could swallow me up at any moment.

‘Come to think of it.’

The last time we slept together was… about three months ago?

“ㅡMarian.”

“I’ll take a nap~ I’ll work hard.”

Ignoring the desperate sound of her voice, I crawled under the blanket.

‘Hmm. As expected, the top-quality blanket is soft.’

Of course, the feeling of rolling around while working next to someone is even sweeter.

“Marian. Looking forward to tonight.”

After hearing Cecilia’s voice sound somewhat gloomy, I fell asleep.

So that night.

“Welcome to our territory, this is the mansion where your majesty and mama will stay.”

I woke up comfortably, arrived at the estate, and realized something was wrong.

‘Yes…?’

Even though we were planning to stay in the manor house, they would give the entire mansion to the two of us.

“The main house has been hastily renovated for Her Majesty!”

Starting with Yeongju, his family bowed politely at 90 degrees. I saw the lord, his wife, and a son and daughter who looked like they were in middle school.

Despite the warm welcome, I felt suspicious.

It’s the emperor’s inspection, so it’s natural to do this?

but.

It was a sudden trip to begin with, right?

I decided to go on a trip this morning, so how do I renovate the main house?

As if it had been prepared in advance.

“I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.”

“No, no, Your Majesty! It is an honor for our family that you came to our territory!”

At my words, he waved his hands and repeatedly bowed his head.

“If you have any inconvenience, please let us know at any time!”

It seemed like a familiar reaction, so I roughly nodded and walked away.

‘and. ‘Your Majesty is truly beautiful.’

‘Uh…yeah. I know.’

As I slowly turned my head to the sound of the lord’s daughter and son whispering, the girl with her mouth wide open tugged on her brother’s sleeve.

‘They seem to get along well.’

I smiled slightly without thinking, ‘Sigh.’ The boy lowered his head with a gasping sound.

‘It looks like a strawberry.’

The moment I giggled at the cute reaction.

Cecilia walked ahead, holding my hand.

“Cecilia?”

I followed her, waving roughly to the Yeongju family who offered to show me to the room.

As I entered the assigned room, I broke into a cold sweat.

A brightly decorated interior and a bed sprinkled with roses.

The moment I was about to take a step back because it felt like the room had been prepared for that purpose.

Cecilia’s hand moved faster than that and grabbed me.

With no time to escape, our lips overlapped.

‘ruined.’

My sleeping record with Cecilia was always a loss for me.

And that didn’t change today either.

I lay panting on the bed and looked back at my actions.

Several times, my body began to tremble and I could no longer think.

Still, I learned one thing.

Cecilia, who had endured for three months, was extremely incompetent.

That I shouldn’t provoke her anymore.

* * *

next day.

“Marian. Do you want some water?”

Cecilia spoke carefully and lightly stroked my cheek.

“…I don’t know.”

I spoke sullenly and opened my mouth.

Even though I didn’t open my eyes until after lunch, I still felt tired.

“ character. Slowly.”

Gulp. Water of the appropriate temperature came down my throat.

“Right.”

Whose fault is it that I am dehydrated?

“Did you feel bad?”

Cecilia blinked her eyes meekly.

How can you feel bad?

The problem is that I like it too much.

But no matter how good something is, there is a degree to it.

Did you read my expression?

“I’m sorry. It’s been a while. Because Marianne is so pretty. And.”

As she stopped speaking, her face suddenly approached me.

“Marian tempted you.”

She put their foreheads together and smiled mischievously.

“……”

I didn’t really mean to seduce you.

Is that how you took my joke?

If you look at it objectively, it may seem that way.

“I’m hungry. Let’s eat.”

I distracted myself and got out of bed.

“Yes.”

Cecilia followed, smiling softly.

“Marian. Go slowly, then fall.”

Seeing him so relaxed made me feel strangely heartbroken, so I walked away.

When I saw him smiling brightly, I felt somewhat lost.

“Don’t fall.”

So, we walked on, struggling.

As soon as we finished the meal, we received a grand welcome from the lord and residents and left the territory to our next destination.

‘But this.’

It’s not an inspection… what should I say?

‘okay.’

Is this what it would feel like to travel as a couple?

If you think about it, there is such a thing as a honeymoon.

It was my first time traveling in such a leisurely way since I was busy and I had to use spatial movement.

I was strangely grumpy.

Even when I got on the carriage, I puffed out my cheeks, perhaps because of the ticklish gaze that made me think I was adorable.

I looked out the window with a sweet and happy feeling.

It took a while to enjoy the rapidly changing scenery.

“Stop!”

When I peeked my head out at the sound of a loud voice, I saw soldiers guarding the castle gate.

“Whose carriage do you dare block!”

“I’m sorry, Nauri.”

The soldiers bowed to Claude’s momentum.

We were able to cross the gate without much trouble.

“Didn’t you tell me?”

Let me tilt my head.

“Hmm. Maybe the delivery was late…?”

Cecilia narrowed her eyes.

“……”

Even my heart, which had been racing for the first time on a carriage, began to cool down the moment I entered the territory.

The territories we had passed through before were obviously wealthy territories.

but.

“A little slowly.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

As I spoke, Claude slowed down the carriage.

Since it is the north, I expected it to be more barren than the west. However, the air I actually felt on my skin was worse than expected.

Just by looking at the attire of the territory’s residents, you can understand the economic situation of the territory to some extent.

‘It’s serious.’

It wasn’t at that level here.

Even the children were exhausted from how much they had starved.

“Marian, you don’t need to look.”

Cecilia put her hand on my shoulder.

“ㅡNo.”

I couldn’t take my eyes off the window.

It doesn’t matter if I’m not the emperor.

But I am the emperor.

Fortunately, as the carriage progressed, Youngjimin’s standard of living also improved.

The closer it is to the outside of the outer walls, the poorer it is, and the closer it is to the center, the more leisurely it is.

So we moved to the castle of Count Herris, the great lord of the North.

The carriage stopped.

“Marian.”

Cecilia got off first and held out her hand.

“Thank you.”

That was the moment I got off the carriage, holding her hand.

“Are you here, Your Majesty?”

I frowned involuntarily.

I saw Count Herris, the lord of the Herris estate, which can be said to be the gateway to the capital and the north, at the oath of loyalty on the day I became emperor.

“Count Harris, is that you?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

He looks even fatter than when I saw him last year.

“You’ve grown a bit.”

“Haha. Because the restaurants in the capital are so delicious.”

After hearing his words, I unconsciously made an impression.

“The people were really thin.”

“Yes? Is that so?”

He continued to stay in the capital and returned to the estate only after hearing about our visit.

“What happened to the relief that came from the imperial family?”

“Uh… So… I’ll ask my aide.”

Count Herris, seeing my expression, flinched and rolled into the mansion.

“There seems to be a rat.”

“Shall I solve it?”

Cecilia rubs her cheek against my shoulder as if to lighten my mood.

I shook my head, chuckling at the sight of a cat showing affection to its owner.

‘Nazar.’

[Did you call me, lady?]

Nazar, who heard about the situation, said he would come right away.

[We will investigate thoroughly.]

‘Depending on the nature of the crime, it doesn’t matter if they are summarily punished.’

[yes.]

Hearing the reassuring voice, I relaxed my expression and started walking.