After a few minutes of journey using carriage, we finally arrived at their duchy. As usual, the guard or knights opened the gate for our carriage as soon as they saw the symbol on my carfiage and with a lot of respect, they gave me a bowm of course, they disn't said anytjing while doing that unlike usual because after all, I can't hear them so it's not really needed.
Finally entering the familiar duchy, I went to get off from my own carriage. As usual, I was being escorted by a lot of knights. Anyway, as soon as I hot off from the carriage, the duchess who seemed to be waiting for me for a long minutes now greeted me with respect and dignity. Without even knowing her position and identity, you would be able to tell that she's a high ranking noble.
The air around her is saying that and her posture as well as her visual are like that as well. By just looking at her, I can already see the dicipline and the grandness of her.
Without her really grand gown, she looks
As you know, imperial princess and other nobles tend to just start to just ho out and attend some social circles events and gatherings after they debuted. Of course there are some that already started going to attend even before they had their debutante'but as for me, I was just able to go out on my own when I finished having a debutante'. The reason is because dad is against of me going outside before I had my debutante'. It's also a good thing because at the very least, when I started going outside, I was already aware of how things work.And I believe that it's just the right time for me to have a social life. Gladly, my every gatherings and every events that I attended we're successful. No one was able to shame me and no one was able to make me feel so bad exceot Calix of course. He once let me walk a lot last time when the duchess had her birthday celebration so I was extremely tired and wasn't able to have a really good time with the duchess. Gladly, she doesn't seem to
"Y-yeah, we didn't really got to talk with each other" I said and stuttered for a bit. That's natural because I was so flustered by what she said suddenly. For a moment there, I lost my composure. Well, who wouldn't be able to right? After all, everyone can feel embarassed about random things. Only those people who have a really great control of theirselves and their emotions can avoid being flustered.Actually, I thought that I am quite good at it as well but seeing how I got flustered so fast at this moment, I realized that I am not that good at it really. But of course, I can't stay like this. After all, I am a princess who needs to have a hood compoaure and control of everything because if I am not capable enough in maintaining my dignity, I don't think I will be able to lead the country on my will once I became the new emperor. After all, nobles are sly snakes. They will always ridicule the weak rulers so I have to be strong enough for them to not to see any failur
As you know, people tend to get the wrong idea easily so I should be really careful about this. Not like I can just refuse or take back my words from her because I already said yes. Also, looking at her lovely and happy expressions, she seems too touched by my answer. Well, her request is a really hard thing to do specially for me as an imperial princess. After all, rumors will circulate around the whole empire once people found out that I became his partner on this.But what I am more worried about is what is the duchess's intention? Did she really meant that she wanted to see Calix and I together for the last time she stays at the capital? Or she have an another intention? I really can't read her at all. She knew how to hide her expressions and her actions are too minimized to read it. Maybe because she knew how to read other people by action but she's quite cautious.Anyway, that's that so for now, I'll just have to get read6 for the over reactions of the nobles lat
Since I already decided to go now, a knight opened the door of a carriage for us while Calix escorted me. As soon as I got off of the carriage, everyone around us grasped in surprise. Obviously, this is what I've beeen preparing since a while ago. After all, these people are too over acting so I prepared and braceed myself for their epic reaction. Obviously, they didn't expected me to come out froim his carriage as a partner because probably, they are expecting for the duchess. Of course even though I am already used to their stares and attention, I still felt so uncomfortable. After all, unlike usual, their reactions are much intense because after all, these past years, I've been receiving an adoration stares and not hostilityof course, not all of them are staring at me enviously. Some are just staring at me out of surprise. But regardless of that, I didn't bothereed thinking about what they are hinking anymore and justr decided to fix myself and my posture to show th
The succession ceremony ended just like that and just like what I planned, I contacted a news publisher to clear every misunderstanding and include it to their newspaper. That goes well and for days, Calix became busy enough to not to see each other for weeks. Although we didn't get to see for a quite a long time, I know that he himself is aware of everything that had been happening to me because after all, he have a spy on me. And unlike what he said, the one who's always gurading me through out the times is still here even though he case regarding that 'killer' who threatened them is already solved. I believed that this hidden knight who never let me felt that he is here is also observing what I am doing.Two weeks once again passed and bow, it's time for me to leave the enpire for a bit for a vacation. Of course, before I even leave the empire, I asked dad to make it confidential for now. The reason is because I wanted to leave the empire with just the knights and not with
But despite of it, he have a strange feeling towards Lalaine. Maybe because they are father and son that they have the same love for Lalaine. Bow that I am thinkong about it, if only Lalaine grew up with then, she would have felt so happy because they are the kind of people who lived her so much to the point that one of them even became the final villain of the story. But now, since I possesed the body of Lalaine Ledecia, and I am no longer vicious, their death won't hapoen anymore because they doesn't have to avenge me. After all, I won't die this time but rather, will leavd in a good way and convenient way.Of course, it is not really convenient to be an emperor who have so much work to do but still, for mw who worked ro death in my past life on modern days, it is much more convenient and easier. Of course, not because I thought that so, it is an easy job. I just prefer it thsn working a lot of part time jobs in one day just to be able to eat. Also, I will definitely jire a
As the ship slowly land, the mire visible the people and the knights that are waitinf for us outside is. The moment I see that. i immediately decided to go and have a short talk with Calix on his room as well. He have his own room because he is a duke and also, he have a lot of work so they probably want him to hace some little privacy just like me. There, a knight announced my presence which caysed him to opened the door immediately. He must have been surprised by my sudden arrival to his room but yeah, I roamed my eyes around to see how different it is toward my room.All in all, it is also filled with luxurious things byt the inly difference is this room looks like a room made for a guy unlike me who have a brighter color. This one is a little darker but of course, ut lools good. After all, they wouldn't even tmdare to let the duke use this if this is not a pretty room for him to stay. No matter what, the duke position is high enough for people to be afraid at. Even the wh
"Welcome princess Lalaine and duke Finiell" my cousin slightly bowed. As expected, he looks like my uncle who likes to pamper me. Just like what I said, he has a stunning red hair and a really pale skin befitting on his status. His posture and heights are also good. 'Seriously, he has a male lead vibe as well' He has the same height length as Calix so when I was about to talk to him, I had to raise my head just to have an eye contact with him. 'This always happens. He's really tall' But I wonder, why is my cousin not in the male leads category when in fact he is more than qualified to be one. Well, maybe because he is in a villain category. In novels, villain often has an enchanting appearance but a psycho way of thinking. And most of the time, it's them who gets the most attentions. Actually, it is not really him who plotted everything against the empire and the male leads, heroine. He just followed his father. Of cours