IDMH - Chapter 14
I Decided My Husband
"It can't be. I did it all for Your Highness."
When I hid my true feelings and spoke as if I was sorry, Chernosor looked at me with very suspicious eyes.
"You did that for me. Do you think that makes sense?"
"I can't help it if Your Highness doesn't believe me, but I really do it for Your Highness's sake."
I put down the teacup, looked at his face filled with doubt, and continued speaking.
"If the story that Your Highness personally participated in the Pushik subjugation for the Matina territory becomes known, Your Highness's status and status among the people of the Empire will rise."
"!"
Chernosor was unable to do anything even if he wanted to because he was concerned about the opinions of his older brother, the Crown Prince.
He didn't even have the ability to do that. As a result, Chernosor's position among the people of the Empire was as narrow as a grain of sand on a white beach.
When I say Prince Chernosor, everyone tilts their head and asks who it is.
When told that he was the 2nd Prince or the Crown Prince's younger brother, most people nodded as if they knew who it was, but were unable to answer when asked what kind of person he was.
However, this did not mean that Chernosor was not treated well.
As his biological mother was the Empress of the Empire and he was the Crown Prince's younger brother, he was treated well, but that was all.
There were very few people who took a look at it.
If Chernosor had been happy with that, everyone would have been happy, but unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
No, it's a happy thing for me.
"All citizens of the empire will clearly see what a great person His Royal Highness is,"
You can use it like this. The doubts were erased from Chernosor's face as he was taken aback by my explanation.
What filled that space was deep worry.
He lowered his head and muttered to himself.
"But I don't know how to deal with Pushik..."
I tried to hold Chernosor's hand, but I couldn't do it and clenched my fist tightly.
To show that you truly care about the other person, it would be better to make physical contact, such as holding their hand. But, I couldn't bear it.
Just touching him made me sick and disgusted.
Unless it was an absolutely unavoidable situation, I wanted to minimize contact.
"Do not worry. I will be there to help you."
"The Young Lady is helping me?"
"Yes. In any case, even if His Highness participates in the suppression of Pushik, you will not take part in person."
People of high status, like Chernosor, did not go to battlefields where there was a risk of injury unless it was a very special case.
"Your Highness, you will only lead from behind, so I will tell you everything about how to lead."
"Why are you helping me so much?"
Chernosor asked in a very suspicious tone. As much as he is scared, he also has a lot of doubts.
I answered with the brightest smile I could muster right now.
"I'll call it an investment for the future."
It wasn't an outright lie. It was just a slight omission to say that it was an investment to push him into hell in the future.
"Haha. Yes...Yes... From Lady's perspective. It's good for me to do well."
Chernosor, who interpreted what I said in his own way, smiled proudly.
I think I know which way it was interpreted, but I shouldn't think about it. Because it was a very unpleasant direction for me.
"Then let's take part in this Pushik. subjugation."
"Your Majesty the Emperor has not given permission yet, so can you make your own decision?"
"It's okay."
Chernosor placed his hand on his chest and spoke triumphantly.
"I will get Your Majesty's unconditional permission, so don't worry, My Lady."
***
Chernosor told me not to worry, but I was worried.
Can he, who is like a pawn in chess, get permission from the emperor?
"His Majesty the Emperor has given permission to participate in the suppression of Pushik."
I was very worried, but fortunately, he received permission from the Emperor.
During as many as four regressions, Chernosor was useful for the first time.
The escort drivers, who thought they were leaving today, unpacked their luggage again and rebooked their train tickets for a week later.
Could it be that I only had a week to spare?
I was a little disappointed, but I didn't say anything because it was dangerous to be more greedy. Sir Aldor, who heard that Chernosor was participating in the Pushik subjugation, was very puzzled and tilted his head.
"Your Majesty the Prince probably doesn't know how to deal with Pushik."
"I don't know."
Chernosor, who looked at Pushik and said 'What should I do' a lot and eventually fainted, had no way of knowing.
"But he said he would participate in the subjugation of Pushik...?"
Sir Aldor frowned.
"I don't understand His Royal Highness, but I don't understand Count Martina even more. Why on earth did you let His Highness the Prince participate in the subjugation?"
"Why? That's because Count Martina knows that His Highness successfully defeated Pushik, whom we met on the way."
"Yes?"
Sir Aldor's eyes widened slightly.
"Why did that happen? Could it be that His Highness the Prince directly said that to the Count?"
I shrugged my shoulders.
"Then who would have told him?"
"What nonsense."
***
Sir Aldor muttered something as it was extremely absurd and then turned around.
"Where are you going?"
"I need to meet Count Martina."
"What are we going to do when you meet? Are you going to tell me that it's all a lie and that it was actually me, not His Highness, who defeated Pushik?"
Sir Aldor responded with silence.
Tsk.
It's a problem even if a person is too honest and kind. I waved my hand and stopped Sir Aldor.
"That's Okay. Don't do that."
"But..."
"I appreciate you thinking of me. But it's really okay."
I didn't deal with Pushik hoping that someone would notice. It didn't matter since I was planning to repay Chernosor several times for what he had done anyway.
Rather, the fact that Sir Aldor is stepping forward now has become a hindrance. That's why I stopped him, but Sir Aldor seemed to have understood it in a different way, sighing slightly and saying.
"You really have a kind heart."
Well, if it sounds like I'm putting a nice spin on saying I'm stupid, I guess I'm mistaken.
"More than that, please do me one favor, Sir Aldor.”
"What is?"
I wrote this and that down on a note and handed it to Sir Aldor.
"Please get me everything written here. ASAP. We must get it before we go to subdue Pushik."
***
You might ask what this is. Sir Aldor obtained all the items I requested within an hour without saying anything. Thanks to this, I was able to manufacture the sachets leisurely.
After combining the Ingredients that Sir Aldor had obtained according to the proportions and putting them all in a sachet, a sweet scent wafted out.
I took that sachet and went to Chernosor.
He was giving instructions to the escort knights with a scary face.
"Unconditionally, protect me first. No matter what situation happens, protecting me comes first. Got it?"
The reason Chernosor once again emphasized the obvious was because Pushik was that scary.
If you were that scared, all you had to do was stay calm in your room, but it was funny how you tried to crawl out to strengthen your position.
I don't even think about the hardships other people will suffer as a result. Anyway, blood cannot be deceived, and what he did was the same as his older brother, the Crown Prince.
Despite the dissuasion from those around him that the Crown Prince was also dangerous, he made a futile attempt to catch a monster and drove my father to death.
"..."
When I thought about what happened to my father, my stomach churned and the things I ate for breakfast came back up.
I felt like everything would spill out if I opened my mouth, so I took a deep breath and pushed it down.
"Lady Leopold?"
Chernosor, who spotted me before I approached, was very surprised and asked.
"Uh, since when was there."
"I just arrived."
I still felt a sore throat, but I was able to speak.
I said. forcing the corners of my mouth up.
"There is something I really want to give to Your Majesty."
"Do you want to give me something?"
I nodded and then glanced at the escort knights.
"Everyone stay out."
Chernosor immediately realized what I wanted and bit the escort knights. I waited for everyone to leave, then handed him the sachet.
Chernosor looked down at the sachet with some caution.
"What is this?"
"Nikera is a sachet made of flowers."
"Oh, I know if it's that flower. It was a very sweet-smelling flower."
"The language of flowers is victory and glory."
"Yes."
Chernoser finally let his guard down and smelled the scent of the sachet.
"It's a really sweet and nice scent. It's a scent that people will like."
"Yes."
There is something about not only people but also 'other things' that like it very much. Chernosor, who had no way of knowing that fact, inhaled the scent deeply and grinned like a slightly delirious person.
"I can't believe you think of me this much. I was really impressed."
"I'm glad you liked it. Then I'll leave."
"Young Lady."
Since I was done with my business. I said goodbye and was about to leave, but Chernosor grabbed my arm.
"!"
The area his hand touched felt bad and terrible as if it had been touched by dirty dirt. I got goosebumps as if a snake was crawling along.
I wanted to shake it off with a straight face, but if I did so, the tower I had built so far would collapse in one fell swoop, so I held back and forced the corners of my mouth to curl up.
"Do you have something to say to me?"
"Well, it's not that I have any other intention. I'm just worried about the Young Lady, so I'm asking just in case."
Chernosor hesitated and asked me carefully what he was trying to say.
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