"It doesn't matter. Anyway, there is no one for you to marry in this small Valdina. My daughter needs to meet a better man. Young and capable... The great man who holds the empire at his feet..."
Catherine stroked Birna's hair. Then she muttered meaningfully.
"This mother will make Medea pay for torturing you. Don't worry."
Birna paused.
'Should I tell my mom that I drugged that girl, Medea, that day?'
But Birna kept her mouth shut in the end.
How can she conclude that the reason the minister was upset was because of the medication? It could be because of something else the pig ate.
"Sheila, erase everything from that day from your mind. We don't know anything, okay?"
After her mother returned, Birna clamped down on Sheila's mouth harshly once more.
Now all she could do was hide the source as much as possible.
***
Count Etienne.
The minister could not care about public opinion like the Prince Regent. No, it would be correct to say that he cannot afford it.
"Why! Why!"
After returning from the banquet, a serious disability occurred in one part of his body.
"Hmm. It looks like someone used hallucinogenic drugs. However, it seems that the toxicity in the ingredient did not suit the Minister's body and caused side effects."
"What kind of guy is this?! Is it possible to treat it? Hurry and give me the medicine."
The doctor who closely examined the minister's condition looked embarrassed.
"That's because the side effects of hallucinogenic drugs are difficult to deal with, and since they are located in different parts of the body...,"
It was said that if you use strong medicine, there is a higher chance of becoming completely disabled.
"What do you mean? So you're saying it can't be cured?"
"Even if treatment is difficult, infertility will not be avoided."
The lawmaker sweated, saying that one must prepare for either impotence or infertility.
“Well, the heir is probably preparing an adopted son.”
Minister Etienne was furious at the shocking news.
"This Larque Etiennel is a man among handsome men like me incapable? Infertility? Don't talk nonsense!"
However, other doctors brought in from all directions gave the same diagnosis.
Even as the doctor tried many things to treat the polarity of the intestinal tract, the condition became worse than before.
The pain got so bad that even the slightest touch made him scream.
"Who on earth? What kind of bastard did this to me?"
At first, he thought the purpose was to embarrass him, but the people behind it were aiming for something bigger.
Due to his nature, he had no interest in relationships with women, but Etienne still had a vague pride in the idea that one day he would pass down the line through a woman.
So now that his pride has been shattered, Etienne is consumed by unprecedented anger and a sense of inferiority.
"...You know me very well."
Who on earth understands his psychological difficulties in such detail?
The minister chewed his lips with
evil eyes.
"Investigate everything. Don't miss even a single rat that was running around the banquet hall that day."
No matter how hard Birna tried, his opponent was the Minister of the Palace, who held the inner palace in his hands.
"So, it was Birna Claudio?"
As a result of tracing back one by one, he learned who had introduced the drugs at the banquet that day.
Princess Claudio's maid gave her medicine, and a courtier even brought a glass filled with medicine to the banquet hall that day and wandered around the Princess's side.
"Master, then it looks like the Princess was targeting Princess Medea. That day, she held a grudge because the Princess made her feel bad."
"..."
"Master?"
"Because you only see what you see and believe so easily, you are stilI the same. You idiot."
The toad was engrossed with sparkling eyes.
"Being a Princess is always a good excuse. What if the Prince Regent actually ordered his daughter to target me?"
"Yes? But... Lord Regent, why are you talking like this, Master? You two are on the same side, right?"
"Because I tried to let go of that hand."
He recalled that not long ago, he joined hands with the head maid Cuisine and stabbed the Prince Regent in the back.
Joaquín Claudio, that humble man never forgets the little things.
"If it comes out like this, we also have an idea. Do you know that I will tolerate it quietly?"
The paper was crumpled in his thick hands.
"Send this to Duke Claudio!"
***
The commotion that occurred at the royal banquet immediately put the two most solid families in Valdina into a hot spot.
However, of the two, the damage suffered by Duke Claudio was greater.
This is because the Claudio siblings, who were beautiful and had a bright future, had more to lose than the notorious minister.
If it had been anyone else, he would have put out the eyes and chopped up the flesh of the person who crushed his daughter and molested his son, but the Prince Regent couldn't do that this time.
This is because the opponent was his most important right-hand man, Minister of the Palace Etienne.
"This is proof that the drug Lady Birna used that day and the drug detected in our master's body are the same."
However, the Duke of Regent did not know that this matter would be agreed upon so that he would not be able to deprive the Minister of anything, but would not be able to keep his mouth shut.
"The master asked whether the lady's actions were the Lord's will."
This is because he learned that the cause of this commotion came from the medicine his daughter Birna used.
"Could it be that the minister doubts me? Am he going to be crazy and drag my children into this mess?"
The Prince Regent, who was holding the throne, frowned.
"It can't be. But in any case, it is clear that my master suffered fatal aftereffects due to your actions."
The Minister's servant, Umberto, bowed with utmost politeness.
"He said he wanted the Duke family to take 'responsibility' in some way."
"At least I don't have to take responsibility like this!"
The Prince Regent trembled and threw away the letter from the minister.
"I guess I'll have to see him for myself."
The Prince Regent immediately visited the Count Etienne family.
"I'm sorry. Due to the aftereffects, the master's condition was so deteriorating that he was unable to meet guests."
After repeatedly repeating the obvious refusal for several hours, the Minister met with the Prince Regent.
"What's going on, Lord? I conveyed everything I had to say in writing."
Although Claudio was burning inside, he held back and presented the gift he had prepared. The carriage was filled with precious relics that the minister had been coveting for some time, as well as various medicines to nourish the body.
The Dume also included a precious item inherited from a previous King. Although his bones were sore, Etienne, the head of the palace ministry, was essential to his ambitions.
'The head maid has also changed, but I can't lose Etienne."
"It's not like I don't have enough money to pay for the medicine."
Despite the minister's harsh response, he tried to smile.
"I brought this to make at least a small compensation for the evil that my daughter committed. And this is the Book of Sage that I received from my father when I left the palace."
"Book of Sage...!"
The minister's eyes seemed to widen a little when he saw the chest wrapped several times in black velvet, but then he became sad again.
"This is too much of a treasure to just accept..."
"It's too much. As far as I'm concerned, I want to give you the Philosopher's Stone. Someday, when that day comes, I might do it."
The Prince Regent's jokes in an attempt to impress the minister actually made him uncomfortable.
'Yes, Joaquin is aiming for the throne."
If he helps him become King, what will be left for him? What can he enjoy while holding on to his old, dead body?
"It's a gift, thank you. Do you know what happened to me because of the medicine your daughter gave me?"
The Prince Regent's eyebrows twitched as the Minister coldly pushed the chest away.
'We even released the Book of Sage, but is that still the case?'
"The doctor said I would never be able to bear seeds again. It seems that the Count of Etienne's family is about to run out of money. Joaquin, how are you going to compensate me for this?"
What the servant said was true.
The Prince Regent's eyes seemed to turn dark.
"Isn't that what one doctor said? Since ancient times, it has been said that many diseases must be seen-"
"Several people have already come and gone. If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't have mentioned it to the Duke."
".."
"Now give me the answer. Since this was done by your daughter, shouldn't she be the one to fix it?"
The Prince Regent stood tall.
"I'm not sure what you're talking about."
"You really don't know, do you? I am saying that Lady Claudio will take charge of the Count Etienne family."
"That's crazy! I cannot allow this!"
The Duke was shocked and immediately cut it off.
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