IDMH - Chapter 23
I Decided My Husband
[I, Daimon de Vincent Athanasius, solemnly swear that I will respect the choice of Adele Leopold and allow her to marry the Prince of her choice.]
At first glance, it seemed like he respected my wishes, but he didn't.
This memorandum had a prerequisite that she must unconditionally marry the Prince. The Emperor also calculated it and wrote me a memorandum.
Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that this memorandum would hold him back.
Of course, this alone was not enough to stop the Emperor.
I needed a helper to help me, and I chose the 4th Prince to be that helper.
If he hates the Emperor and the palace and has excellent acting skills, having deceived the palace people for years, he could help me with my plan.
"The problem is that it's not easy to meet him."
If I go there blindly, attention will be drawn, and the Emperor will also think it's strange.
Although the memorandum eased some of the Emperor's suspicions, he was a very suspicious person, so he needed to move with caution.
So, I was looking for someone who could take the 4th Prince in my place without raising the Emperor's suspicions.
A servant came carrying a large bunch of roses and a jewelry box.
"This is a gift from His Highness Prince Ian, the 3rd Prince, to the Lady."
The gift offensive has already begun. I had expected this to happen since the Emperor gave me the choice, but it happened faster than I expected.
It was also surprising that Ian moved before Chernosor.
By the way, he is the 3rd prince. Should I use him as a stepping stone between me and the 4th Prince?
"Please tell His Highness the Prince that I am grateful."
It seemed like a good idea, so I accepted the gift with a fake smile on my face. The attendant was taken aback by my smile and smiled proudly.
"My Lady will be happy to receive it, and His Highness the Prince will also be very happy."
As soon as the servant sent by the 3rd prince withdrew, the servant sent by Chernosor arrived.
"This is a gift from His Highness Prince Chernosor."
Holding a large bunch of roses and a jewelry box, just like the gift the 3rd Prince sent. Not only is he slow, he has no tact, and he's even cliché.
I clicked my tongue and told the servant Chernosor had sent to leave it behind. An unknown maid assigned to replace Mei was organizing the flower bouquets sent by the Princes and handed me a small card.
"It was in the bouquet sent by His Highness the Second Prince."
I opened the card. Inside the card was written in neat handwriting an apology for what had happened to me.
If you're going to apologize, you should show your face, but it was funny to write it on a card like this and send it. What was even funnier was that the person who wrote this card was not Chernosor.I could tell right away by looking at the font. Although it was an unlucky marriage, I knew Chernosor's handwriting well as we lived together for several years.
He probably thought I didn't know and ordered his attendant to roughly write it down and send it to me. He's a really funny guy. I snorted and tore the card into pieces in front of the maid.
At the same time, it shows a strong will to never accept Chernosor's apology. It was also a signal to the 3rd Prince who was waiting for an opportunity, to come and give her a chance. Bring a helper to help me.
The 3rd prince's palace.
"Really?"
Ian, who was practicing swordsmanship in the warm sunlight, was pleased with the news brought by his servant and asked.
"Did Lady Leopold really tear the card brother sent her into pieces and throw it away?"
"Yes!"
The attendant nodded vigorously and spoke in an excited voice.
"It is said that the serving maid clearly saw her tearing it into pieces and throwing it away as if he didn't like the sight of it! Not only that, they say he threw the bouquet of flowers sent by His Highness the Second Prince out the window! But the gift sent by His Highness the Prince was received with a bright smile. She also asked me to say thank you."
Ian grinned at the next words and wiped the sweat running down his jawline with a towel.
There are only two princes that Adele Leopold can choose as a marriage partner: himself and Chernosor.
However, Chernosor had a lot of hate for Adele.
Then again...
"Lady Leopold will definitely choose His Highness the Prince!"
The servants who had the same thoughts as Ian chattered like sparrows.
"Your Highness the Prince will become the owner of the vast and rich Leopold Estate. Soon, I will have to call you Your Excellency the Duke instead of Your Royal Highness the Prince."
"Haha, we don't know the results yet, so don't get excited already."
A bright smile bloomed on Ian's face as he tried to dissuade the attendants. The same was true for the servants, and they all laughed and talked amiably.
"Your Royal Highness, how about visiting Lady Leopold in person?"
In the meantime, an attendant made a suggestion to Ian.
"Even though the only option is His Highness the Prince, you two don't even know each other. From Lady Leopold's perspective, it may be difficult to choose His Highness."
"Oh, I guess so."
The other servants also nodded and agreed with what he said.
"So, I think it would be a good idea to meet Lady Leopold in advance and create a good image."
"I think the same thing. Your Highness. That way, there will be no possibility of what if."
At the servants' suggestion, Ian stroked his chin and made a groaning sound.
"I understand your feelings, but for what reason are you going to visit Lady Leopold? If you come to me out of the blue, I don't think you'll win her heart, but rather her wariness will only increase."
"Hmm."
The attendants, who were each putting their heads together and thinking about it, soon came up with a good idea and spoke.
"How about using the 4th Prince?"
"Fourth Prince?"
"Yes."
Ian naturally tried to think of the 4th prince, but he couldn't. This is because the number of times I've seen the 4th Prince so far has been so small that I can count them on one hand.
Chernosor's twin siblings, the 5th Prince and 3rd Princess, seemed to go to Banpoon whenever they needed someone to vent their anger on, but Ian did not do that.
I didn't want any part of my body to come into contact with such a dirty guy, and even the sight of it in my eyes felt disgusting.
But let's use him?
"What do you mean, use the 4th Prince?"
"From what I heard, the 4th Prince lost his way and wandered yesterday, and was caught by His Highness the 2nd Prince and was devastated."
No matter how ignored Banpoon is the prince, the royal family is the royal family.
However, the noble servants called him the 4th prince without hesitation, and Ian did not say anything about it.
"It is said that Lady Leopold, who was passing by, saw this and became very angry and took the 4th prince away."
"Oh, I heard that story too. It is said that he took good care of the 4th Prince, taking him to the Spring Palace and providing him with food."
I mean, something like that happened. Ian stroked his chin. I heard through rumors that Adele Leopold was a cold-blooded and ruthless woman, but seeing that she showed warmth to the 4th Prince, it seems that wasn't necessarily true.
"Even a half-assed idiot would know how to repay a favor, so how about telling the 4th Prince to go repay the favor to Lady Leopold?"
"That's right. I think it will be okay for the Prince to come with me as his guardian."
That's right...
"Good idea."
I hated having to deal with the lowly and mean 4th Prince, but it was only for a moment. Naturally, if he meets Lady Leopold, he has to send him back.
Ian's lips rose smoothly as he made a plan in his head.
Ian said to the servants, handing over the towel he wiped off his sweat to the servant.
"I will do as you say, so prepare it quickly."
The reason I never met the 4th Prince, Perdes, in my last life was also because he didn't attend banquets, It was also because I died in an accident just a month after marrying Chernosser.
Even when she was not married to Chernosor, Perdes died in an accident at exactly that time.
The circumstances of the accident were as follows.
The 5th Prince, the second Empress's son and one of the twins was surprised when Perdes suddenly lost his temper and rushed at him, so he pushed him hard.
If he had just fallen, he would have landed on his butt, but unfortunately, Perdes fell into a deep pond and drowned.
Everyone said it was an unfortunate accident, and I thought so too.
'Until I found out he was pretending to be an idiot Prince."
There must be a special reason why Perdes, who had endured numerous insults from the Princes until now, suddenly changed.
I thought the reason was that the 5th Prince had touched someone special in Perdes.
Since the only person special to Perdes is the stable keeper, Jack, I ask Sir Aldor to investigate the medicine that the stable keeper and the 5th prince have been making recently.
I got the information about the stable keeper right away, but it took some time because it was difficult for the 5th prince.
"It is a treatment for shellfish allergy."
Still, Sir Aldor reported that he successfully completed his mission.
By the way, are you allergic to shellfish?
“Isn’t that allergy also present in the stable keeper who takes care of the 4th prince?”
When I asked him, recalling the data that Sir Aldor had researched before, he nodded to see if it was true.
“Why is the 5th Prince making that cure? Is that right?"
“It’s because of Her Highness the Third Princess. The 3rd princess was the 5th Prince's twin sister. Her Highness the Third Princess has an allergy to shellfish, and she is researching to create a medicine that will completely eliminate it."
"Ah, my intentions are good."
Because of that intention, it was not at all good to use others as test subjects and torment them.
"I want to know the ingredients that go into that cure, is that possible?"
"I've already looked into it."
Have you already investigated?
With some hesitation, I accepted the paper handed out by Sir Aldor. The ingredients were really written down.
"How did you investigate this?"
"Among the 5th Prince's guards, there was a classmate from the Academy. I found out by asking him."
This is why they say connections are good.
"Thank you, Sir Aldor."
I smiled happily and thanked Sir Aldor.
Now I have to take this to the doctor and ask what happens if we combine it like this. And...
"Miss."
While I was organizing my future plans in my head, Sir Aldor spoke to me with a serious look on his face.
"Insulting the royal family is a serious crime."
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