IDMH - Chapter 32
I Decided My Husband
At that time, you can act as if you are a half-pun, but not a half-pun."
"What kind of nonsense is that?"
"The idea was to appeal to the Emperor that although you are less intelligent than a normal person, if someone teaches him and informs him, you will be intelligent enough to understand."
Then, Adele said, the Emperor would give Perdes a special mission.
Even after breaking up with Adele, Perdes thought about her words over and over again, but he still didn't understand.
He was worried that the quick-witted Emperor might realize that he was pretending to be an idiot Prince.
Still, he thought it would be best to do as Adele told him, so even though he stuttered when greeting the Emperor, his posture was perfect.
It was the same reason why he got the questions wrong or pretended not to know.
'Will the Emperor really give me a special mission like this?'
Perdes was curious.
It seemed like Adele knew what the mission was, and it seemed to have something to do with revenge, so he wanted to know more.
What the heck...
"After the engagement ceremony, you will go to the Duchy of Leopold with Adele Leopold."
When Daimon opened his mouth, Perdes pricked up his ears like a rabbit and listened to him.
"There is only one thing for you to do there."
Daimon seemed to like Perdes' attitude and continued speaking with a happy smile.
"As soon as possible, create a child who will inherit the blood of the imperial family and Duke Leopold."
***
For a wedding, you must wear a pure white wedding dress, but for the engagement party, you can choose the color of the dress as you wish.
Still, I usually wear light colors of the dress I chose was red mixed with black.
When I chose the red dress, the maids were all surprised and asked me questions.
"Are you sure you want to wear this dress to your engagement party, Miss?"
"Isn't this dress too catchy? I think everyone at the engagement party will be looking at you."
"That's good. Since I was the main character at the engagement ceremony, I wanted everyone to only look at me. I chose an appropriate outfit."
When I said this with a happy smile, the maids were shocked and accepted my opinion.
So on the day of the engagement ceremony. I changed into the red dress I had chosen the day before and sat in front of the dressing table.
"Does this suit me?"
"Since the dress is fancy, I think the accessories can be a little plain."
The maids were busy helping me with my dressing.
"What do you think, Young Lady?"
"Which do you like better, this necklace or that necklace?"
"It doesn't matter which one."
I answered that way because I thought they were all pretty and would fit well, but the maids' expressions darkened as if they didn't like my answer.
"But just choose one."
"I think this would suit you well."
"That's too plain."
"Okay. Let's take that one."
It really didn't matter what I did, but I felt like we would fight if I left it to its own devices, so I had no choice but to make that choice.
"Then what kind of ring would you like?"
"What about the bracelet?"
"What about these shoes, Miss?"
"I heard this is prettier than that!"
.... Maybe I should have just left them to fight.
Once I made my choice, I had to continue.
Just before I got a little annoyed by this, Sophia, the head maid, noticed and stopped the maids.
"The engagement ceremony is starting soon, so let's stop with the useless discussions and get ready quickly."
"Oh my, it's already so late."
"I need to finish it quickly!"
The maids who checked the time were all surprised and moved in perfect order.
As preparations for the engagement ceremony came to an end, my eyes turned not to my reflection in the vanity mirror but to the door.
The time has come.
You won't be late, right?
Then it's difficult.
Knock.
Fortunately, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
I thought of course it was 'him', so I went in without checking who it was, but a completely unexpected person opened the door and came in.
"The dress suits you really well, Young Lady."
It was the 3rd Prince, Ian.
Unlike Chernosor, who was indignant and asked how I could choose the 4th Prince, a half-baby and idiot, over himself, Ian did nothing.
"I have something to discuss with Lady Leopold, so please leave for a moment."
But what are you planning to say to me, even if it's too late?
I guess so. Otherwise, there was no way he could have told my maids to leave.
As I looked at him warily, Ian smiled, folding his eyes prettily.
"I didn't come here to cause evil like my second brother, so you don't have to be so careful."
"Then why did you come here?"
"I came here to congratulate you on your engagement to the 4th Prince, and because I wanted to ask you something."
Even a three-year-old child could tell that the former was an excuse and the latter was the real goal.
"What do you want to ask me?"
"Are you really going to get engaged to the 4th Prince?"
"You are asking the obvious. Isn't that why I'm sitting here?"
"I will help you."
I looked at him in silence at his unexpected answer that did not fit the flow of the conversation at all. Ian put his hand on his chest and spoke seriously.
"I don't know why you chose the 4th Prince, but I will help you."
"You tell an interesting story."
I tilted my head and looked at Ian.
"You say you don't know why I chose His Highness the 4th Prince, and you're going to help me?"
"Yes. If the 4th Prince can do it, I can do it too. No, I can do better than that."
Is it a trait of the royal family to be arrogant and not humble?
Considering that Perdes wasn't like that, I don't think that's the case.
"So choose me, Lady Leopold. It would be better for Leopold's estate and the Lady."
"It is I who judges that not Your Highness."
I spoke firmly to make it clear to Ian that there was no room for him to interfere.
"And the reason I chose His Highness the 4th Prince is because I really like him, so I hope there will be no strange misunderstanding."
Ian frowned as if he had heard something he couldn't hear.
"Do you think I would believe the nonsense that someone who grew up noble like you fell in love with a mere idiot?"
"It is true, but if His Highness the Prince does not believe it, there is nothing I can do."
I shrugged my shoulders as if I was truly sorry, and Ian glared at me fiercely. It was clear that he still didn't believe me.
It wasn't that I couldn't understand his feelings. I would have done the same if I were in his position. But as I told Ian, it made no difference whether he believed it or not.
The important thing was that he could never do what I wanted.
"If you have nothing more to say. I would like you to leave. The engagement ceremony is starting soon, so I need to finish preparations quickly."
"..."
Ian glared at me without saying a word and stormed out. Of course, there was no pretense of congratulations on the engagement.
lan left, and the maids came back in. The more time they lost to Ian, the more busy they became.
After finishing the preparations, I was waiting for my turn to enter the engagement ceremony hall, and the person I was waiting for finally came.
"I brought you what you asked for."
Sir Aldor placed a small pill wrapped in paper in my hand, avoiding the maid's eyes.
This illusion was the reason why I waited so anxiously for Sir Aldor.
"Good job, Sir Aldor."
I waved my hand to indicate that he could leave. However, Sir Aldor did not leave and just stared at me. He looked like he had a lot to say.
You might be wondering why I asked you to save me this.
I fully understood Sir Aldor's feelings, but I could not explain it to him because there were many listening ears.
"It was complicated to explain. Let's go out."
The maids would think it was strange if I kept him around, so I forced him out.
Then, pretending to eat candy, he put the pill in his mouth and hid it inside his molars.
And while I was sitting calmly, pretending that nothing had happened, Sophia reported.
"Lady, His Royal Highness Prince Perdes has arrived."
At a wedding, the groom enters first, and the bride enters later holding her father's hand, but it was customary for them to enter together at an engagement ceremony.
That means it's time to go to the engagement ceremony.
After straightening the hem of my dress that was wrinkled from sitting, I came out and saw the 4th Prince, Perdes, standing awkwardly.
He had neatly cut his shaggy hair and was wearing a fancy ball gown that fit his body perfectly.
Maybe it's because he's been eating well lately, but he's gained a lot of weight and it feels like he's a nobleman.
“Oh, hi.”
If it weren't for that stupid acting, he would have seemed like a real nobleman.
I greeted him with a bit of regret.
"Hello, Your Royal Highness."
"Uh, huh."
As Perdes rolled his eyes as if he didn't know what to do, his personal attendant spoke.
"Your Highness, you must extend your hand to Lady Leopold here."
"Ah, ah, that's right. Yeah, it was like that."
As if he had finally realized this, Perdes held out his hand to me.
I heard you're really good at acting. I admired him again and gently placed my hand on his outstretched hand.
The moment I approached him and stood next to him, Perdes spoke in a voice so low that only I could hear.
"Honestly, I regret holding your hand."
When I turned around, golden eyes were looking up at me, more serious than ever.
"I feel like I ended up in a tiger's den while trying to avoid it."
"... So, do you want to let go of this?"
Even so, I had no intention of letting him go, but I asked because I wanted to know his thoughts.
"No."
Perdes answered briefly and held my lightly placed hand.
"Now that I'm in the tiger's den, I have to catch the tiger, whether it's porridge or food."
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