"Ugh, it feels like it's been a long time since we've had a dinner party!"
When I came outside, I slapped my head, breathed in the cool night air, and stretched my feet.
Then I glanced in the direction of the dining room.
It was nice to have Rudnine at dinner, but I couldn't even get his attention.
Throughout the meal, Rudnine only talked passionately with my father and Barden.
The employees' misunderstanding was also a mistake.
'Oh, of course. Why do you feel sad like a fool alone?'
I felt stupid and scolded myself a lot, so I sighed and sat down on the garden bench.
And I thought this situation was similar to a dinner party where I had no place to hang out and was just a folding screen.
Of course, it was an expensive dinner party that could not be compared to the old dinner party where only pork belly and soju were drunk.
The food was very delicious and the wine tasted amazing.
So I drank it one after another, but when I saw the drunken people doing strange things, I couldn't stand it anymore and ran out.
"No, both of them look like heavy drinkers, but they are so weak."
Narrowing my eyebrows, I shook my head excitedly.
Of course, Rudnine was not drunk at all and was fine. However, Rudnine, the only one who was fine, didn't want to talk to me, so I was worried.
It would be boring to go back to the dining room anyway, but I wonder if I'll spend time here.
As I was pondering, I looked up at the night sky with a full yellow moon.
'It's been a long time since I've been here. I adapted a lot.'
Unexpected events broke out one after another, and I was in a frenzy.
'Am I doing well?'
Sitting alone in a place where no one was around, I felt lonely for no reason.
'Ah.'
I can't afford to indulge in this kind of sentiment.
When I came to my senses, I noticed a sign of someone approaching me, opened my eyes, and turned my head.
"Who?"
Thanks to the full moon, I could clearly see a woman in the dark.
"Oh, princess!"
She stood in front of me with her hands clasped together, trembling very much.
I don't know her name, but I knew she was a maid who seemed to be close to Carol.
I looked at her and asked calmly.
"What's going on?"
"I'm sorry you're resting. However, I wanted to explain my situation directly to the Princess and ask you."
"What's going on?"
Normally, employees don't come to me and talk to me, so I was rather interested in this chiId.
I've become very familiar with Carol, and since she's my dedicated maid, we sometimes talk about personal things.
This maid is not my maid, but probably the maid in the kitchen in my memory.
Even though she is well aware of Yvonne's reputation for violent behavior, she comes to visit me.
Are you not afraid, or do you have a really difficult and earnest request?
I urged the maid, who was still hesitant and didn't get to the point.
"Tell me quickly."
The maid, nervous as she clutched her pure white apron, trembled, bit her lip tightly, and knelt on the ground.
"Why is this?"
"Please, please. Princess, if you don't want to use the 'Fountain of the Sun' that the Princess received as a gift, please sell it to me!"
The maid raised her head and looked down with tears in her eyes.
"The Fountain of the Sun?"
At a completely unexpected request, my eyes widened.
The weeping maid continued to speak.
"Actually, my sister has been suffering from a severe skin disease that has not improved for a long time. However. It is said that the 'fountain of the sun' is so good that it can cure skin diseases. But with my identity and intelligence, I couldn't get to the fountain of the sun."
"Aha."
I nodded in understanding.
She went on to say that she heard through Carol today that I had received a genuine copy of 'Fountain of the Sun' as a gift.
Looking at the maid who confided in me about my inner feelings, I was sad but very surprised by the effect of the bath salt called the Fountain of the Sun.
'It's amazing...?'
However, while I was amazed, I felt ominous at the same time.
The bath salt called the Fountain of the Sun not only improves the skin, but is also effective for chronic skin diseases.
'It's a completely competitive product?!'
The moment I was worried that the remedy I would make with Rhodia grass would become useless.
'Huh?'
I noticed something strange and slowly blinked my eyes.
Why was there no mention of the fountain of the sun as a cure for stone skin disease in late summer in the original work?
There are so many rumors that the sun's spring is effective for chronic skin diseases.
Nobles would have gone to all walks of life to find a cure for their skin diseases, and of course, they would have used the Fountain of the Sun first.
'Didn't it work for that skin disease?'
As I narrowed my eyebrows, I looked at the maid in horror when I saw my serious expression.
The maid stuttered and apologized.
"I'm sorry, Princess. How dare I ask the Princess for this..."
"Well, yes. I'll sell it to you. I had nothing to use, so I decided to sell it."
I cut off the maid's words and replied quickly.
"...Really?"
She stopped, tears in her eyes in disbelief, and asked cautiously.
I replied bluntly.
"Listen carefully. I didn't say I'd give it to you as a gift. I'm going to sell it. Completely at the price. Is that okay?"
"Nothing, of course! Thank you!"
I wanted to be a benevolent and wealthy Princess who was generous to the poor maid, but unfortunately, I couldn't afford it.
I was so happy that I was going to sell the fountain of the sun and asked the maid, whose face lit up.
"What's your name?"
"This is Eudela Lognier, Princess."
'Lognier?'
It was a castle I had heard of somewhere.
As I was struggling with my memory, I said to a maid named Eudela.
"Yes, I'll send Carol to your room right away. You should prepare money and come to my room with Carol."
"Yes, Princess! I'll prepare it quickly!"
I stood up from my seat, watching Eudela running excitedly
I had a hunch that something was going out of the ordinary.
It doesn't go as I expected, but even the Rhodia grass business can't be ruined.
Filled with anxiety, I left the garden and headed to the main building of the mansion.
Before entering the front door, I glanced over the window at the dining room on the first floor.
In the bright dining room, my father, who seemed to be sober and fine, and Rudnine were talking seriously with their heads together.
And, Barden.
'Tsk.'
In the end, he got drunk and lost consciousness, fell asleep, and was carried to his room by a servant.
I stared at Barden, who was carried like a Princess, and, clicking my tongue, quietly shifted my gaze back to the dining room.
I think this is too perverted to peek at him.
But l couldn't get out of sight at all.
That's how I stared at Rudnine's serious face as he talked to my father for a long time.
What are you talking about?
Could it be that he's going to tell the Duke of Argenthoz about the accident I just did?
'No. I don't think so.'
I shook my head.
The words he swore earlier in the arboretum were sincere.
"I'll keep it a secret."
It was very strange that he had reached an agreement that would not benefit him in the slightest.
Today is the last time I'll see him, so let's see him a little more.
"But why is this... It's suffocating."
I don't know why, but I felt frustrated and looked down at my chest, touching my neck.
What do you mean?
However, as I kept looking at that man, it seemed like someone had put a few pebbles in my throat.
He is a wonderful person who makes the viewer ecstatic, so why am I having such a hard time?
It was the first time I had felt this strange.
I took a quick breath and looked up, but my eyes met with Rudnine inside.
'Ugh.'
How long have you been looking at me?
Did you know I was peeping?
The pebbles that had filled my throat slipped out in an instant, and it felt like my heart was pounding like crazy.
Thump thump.
Panicked, I avoided his staring gaze at me, turned around, and ran away.
You must think I'm sinister.
My hands and feet shrank, and I was ashamed, so I covered my mouth with my hand and ran like crazy to return to the mansion in one fell swoop.
"Oh no!"
"It's a surprise!"
I heard the sound of the hired people passing by at a faster speed than any other wild beast, but I ignored it and ran into my room.
"Oh, Princess? When did you come back?"
Carol, who was tidying up the room, asked in surprise.
Even though I ran so fast, I was once again surprised at my physical strength, so that I couldn't even breathe, and I replied casually.
"I'm here now."
Before I left the dining room and took a walk in the garden, I told Carol, who was following me, to go back to my room first.
"You came quickly. Can you get your hair done again before you go down to the dining room?"
I shook my head at Carol, who was trying to fix the pin that had dripped a little while running.
"No, I don't go to the dining room."
"Aren't you going?"
'Yes, I can't go, because I'm ashamed.'
I remembered Rudnine's dark eyes again, which made eye contact.
"I'm going crazy."
To forget the embarrassment that reminded me again, I quickly crossed my arms at Carol and asked her a quick question.
"Eudela Lognier. Is she your friend?"
"Why is Eudela... Oh!"
Carol, who was quick-witted, seemed to have quickly inferred the situation and bowed her back with a bright red face.
"I'm sorry, Princess. Eudela finally asked the Princess about the Fountain of the Sun. I beg you."
"No, it's okay. On the contrary, it helped me understand the situation a bit."
"Was it helpful?"
I lifted my back and gestured to Carol, who looked at me with a puzzled look.
"There is such a thing, Carol. Go right now and bring Eudela with you. Quietly, out of sight of others."
"Oh, yes! I understand, Princess."
Carol's face lit up, as if she understood that I had decided to hand over the spring of the sun to Endela.
When Carol left the room, I went straight to the study.
When I heard about Eudela's family, Rognier, it was because I was reminded of what I had learned about the family recently.
'Aha. That's right.'
I looked at my own list of the aristocratic families of the empire and laughed at the corners of my mouth.
I was right.
Then I took out the hidden fountain of the sun and placed it on a small table in the drawing room.
Standing in front of it, I touched my chin and narrowed my eyes.
"Hmm."
Bath salt in expensive porcelain bottles.
I heard that it was rumored to be good for the skin, but I thought it was so.
The more I think about it, the more suspicious I become.
Where is there a panacea in the world, and where are the cosmetics that make everyone's skin better?
The very fact that it was 100% effective smelled like fraud.
'It's strange, you.'
With my eyes wide open and staring at the fountain of the sun, I looked at Carol and Eudela as they entered the room with a knock.
"You're here."
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