At the Countess of Highbury's words, the Countess of Bramwell stepped back in embarrassment.
Leaving her displeased sister behind, the Countess of Highbury covered her face with cotton, making excuses for her husband.
"I can't help it since my husband wants it this much. If it's just for a little while, please."
Bridget took the Countess of Highbury's hand.
She was obsessed with magi.
'You must have been going through a lot of mental anguish.'
If a life-sucking magic comes into possession of a pregnant woman, it will have much greater negative effects than what an ordinary person would experience.
The baby does not grow well because it is tormenting the fragile life that needs to bloom again.
In severe cases, it can lead to miscarriage, and if you're lucky, you can experience premature birth or have a premature baby.
Bridget removed all of the Countess's magi.
The Countess of Highbury felt a faint light from Bridget's hand sweep over her body.
That moment.
"Oh."
She looked at her husband in surprise.
"What's the matter?"
"The fetus just moved..."
The Count of Highbury put his hand on his wife's stomach.
"...!"
It really was.
He looked at Bridget with wide eyes.
It seemed like the baby who had been crushed by the magi was stretching.
"How can I repay you?"
Just then, the attendant announced that the auction was ready to begin.
"Participating in the event is enough to repay me."
Bridget smiled at the two people who were at a loss for what to do with their gratitude and then took Julian with her to the outdoor stage.
Julian was a little annoyed.
"What are you doing?"
"I helped the patient. She seemed to be having trouble because of the magi."
"I thought it was a charity banquet for war orphans, but I didn't know that the Duke of Linchester's bloodline was also the beneficiary of the charity. They don't know gratitude."
"It wasn't good Intentions, it was understanding. There was also an ulterior motive."
Bridget felt sorry for the Countess of Bramwell and the Countess of Highbury.
The Duke of Linchester's sending his daughters to this position as shields showed how he usually thought of his children.
If a father were to think of such things, his daughters would have been forced to make sacrifices not only this time but also many times in the future.
'I don't think he would ever sacrifice his daughter. He just thinks that he and his sons are more important than his daughters.'
Bridget thought of her mother, Lauren.
People who have been doing it that way don't even think that it is wrong.
The Duke of Linchester would never have considered the minds of his daughters.
He probably just thought that sending away his children, who he could afford to lose, was the wisest choice based on his own calculations.
Some parents often take their children's sacrifices for granted.
Because he thinks that is the child's proper burden and the compensation that the parents who gave the child life deserve.
An obedient child is convenient and comforting.
If you do that, you will end up overlooking your child's feelings.
Could the Duke of Linchester's two daughters really not resent their father?
It's not an ordinary time, and she's carrying a child.
Even if they just let it go and say that it is inevitable because daughters are blood relatives, sons-in-law who watched from the side have a different opinion.
The Count of Highbury, who probably despised his wife, will be seriously concerned about the Duke's discrimination and ugliness.
The Count of Highbury was a man of great popularity and trust among the younger nobles.
As a person who cannot tolerate injustice, it seems that he became a thorn in the side of the Duke of Linchester after giving him a few harsh words.
In an aristocratic society, blood relations are important.
Expand your power and influence through blood relations.
Digging into domestic strife is a no and surefire way to divide power.
Bridget simply used a soft and effective method on those who could handle it.
She owed the Count and Countess of Highbury a debt and at the same time exposed the injustice they suffered.
And the effects were immediate.
***
Meanwhile, Count Nicholas, who had been watching Julian and the Duke of Linchester's daughters with a trembling heart, breathed a sigh of relief.
He whispered to Chancellor Langston, who was with him.
"I thought lightning was definitely going to strike."
"That's right. Viscountess Winston is quite a woman. I know she's still young. She doesn't give in to provocation and behaves wisely."
"I told you, she will take good care of His Majesty."
"Hmm."
Chancellor Langston's gaze followed Bridget for a long time.
***
The treasures that Bridget had auctioned were displayed to the public in a magnificent flower arrangement.
The nobles hurried to the outdoor stage to view the historical treasures.
Bridget looked up at the sky.
A thin layer of clouds like a cotton cloth covered the sky.
'Today, this time.'
Bridget's eyes sparkled.
She remembered the date exactly because it happened on Chloe's birthday.
The reason for holding the banquet outdoors during the day.
The auction wasn't actually the main event Bridget had in mind.
Now.
The clouds moved with the gentle wind, then slowly covered the sun.
Then someone followed Bridget's gaze and looked up at the sky, letting out a surprised exclamation.
"Uh?"
Everyone around him looked up at the sky after seeing his reaction.
"What?"
"Look at that!"
Soon everyone outside raised their heads.
The one who was more surprised than anyone was Millea.
She looked at the sky with wide eyes, and then at Bridget.
"The sun..."
It's swollen.
To be exact, it was in the shape of a huge, vivid rainbow ring.
The sun looked very large because of that rainbow ring.
It was a beautiful sight.
Someone muttered.
"The prophecy was correct!"
Limana's prophecy is that a sign will appear in the sky announcing the beginning of change.
Seraphina's prophecy is that on that day the sun, wearing a rainbow belt, will swell in size.
So what is 'change' and what does 'that day' mean?
The nobles' gaze naturally turned to Julian.
Then a servant came running to Julian and whispered in his ear.
The servants soon ran over to the nobles who were watching to see what was going on and whispered in their ears.
The atmosphere was in an uproar.
Several nobles fled with pale faces.
"What's going on?"
"What is it?"
When the nobles who had not heard the news asked around, someone told them.
"There was an announcement from the Supreme Court Justice."
The Count of Kensington's corruption has been exposed.
Those involved were brought to trial by Justice Department investigators.
The nobles who ran out hurriedly got into the carriage when they heard that investigators had raided the mansion.
With this, Nostram's prophecy that the sun would expand and reveal the sins of the shadows was finally fulfilled.
***
A little while ago, in the square, the people and the guards were facing a confrontation.
There was a lot of swearing going on. It was almost like a riot.
Then suddenly people from the palace started handing out bread with meat for free.
The seething crowd couldn't understand it.
The soldiers who were distributing the bread said.
"Lady Winston's instructions are to make sure that no one goes hungry in the capital today!"
Those who were taunting Bridget found the bread that Bridget had shared in their hands.
At first, everyone just stared blankly at the bread in their hands.
Soon, people who smelled the delicious smell of bread began to spontaneously gather in front of the distribution table, their mouths watering.
"Give me one too!"
"Me too!"
"There is enough bread, so line up!"
The crowd dispersed.
People went into the shade or sat in the square and broke bread.
The smell of bread spread throughout the square and alleys of the capital.
Those who are full become generous.
Then someone pointed to the sky.
"Look over there!"
At the same time that the nobles inside the palace were looking at the sun halo, the people outside the palace also saw it.
The people were in an uproar.
And soon a commotion arose at the entrance to the palace.
Those who remained in the square saw the nobles coming out of the palace and being dragged away by soldiers dressed in magistrate's uniforms.
"What's going on?"
"What? Why are you like that?"
Here and there, someone was leaking information exquisitely.
"The Count of Kensington was involved in corruption! He was embezzling military supplies and making a profit. Those involved with him are being dragged away, aren't they?"
People remembered the anecdote of the Count of Kensington, which had been forgotten amid the more amusing tales of Bridget's love affairs.
"No, wasn't that person unjustly killed because he fell out of favor with the King? He said he helped the commoners? That's not true."
"This is something that the Supreme Court Justice themself announced! It's more reliable than gossip printed by anyone at a printing house."
Just as people blindly believed the contents of gossip magazines, they believed what the person next to them said, even though they saw him for the first time today.
Their conversation spread quickly from side to side.
When someone said of Julian, "The King eradicated corruption," someone next to him chimed in. "A righteous King."
The sight of the nobles being dragged away made for an entertaining spectacle.
The content of the prophecy became clear.
'Heaven helps the King.'
The people were full, joyful, and hopeful.
They shouted "Long live His Majesty the King" in excitement.
It was only a matter of time before the voices calling for the ouster of the King's government turned into voices praising the King.
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