Chapter 230

Heavy Shower (5)

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“Princess Consort, did something good happen?”

“No, what good thing.”

Aristine shook her head in denial at the court lady’s question.

Despite that, a smile as bright as the sun was drawn over her face. In reality, she was in a very good mood.

‘I didn’t know kissing felt so good.’

Aristine felt enlightened.

She finally understood why people kept emphasizing that aspect whenever they met her.

And why her court ladies were obsessed with bedroom matters.

《Your bed broke on the first night!》

She remembered how Paellamien glared at her like she was trying to deceive her.

At the time, she considered it a part of the duty necessary to produce an heir and didn’t know how it could be so important for marital life.

‘I was ignorant.’

Paellamien was a wise woman.

This was a very, very important issue.

Aristine unconsciously touched her lips. A faint blush spread across her cheeks.

The court ladies smiled contently at the sight of their princess consort looking adorable like a shy, new bride.

The royal couple came out of the bedroom later than usual, so they figured it must have been a majestic night.

Aristine savored the lingering touch on her lips for a while, then she suddenly sighed.

“Haa, I heard it takes two to three months before they come back from expeditions...”

She inadvertently muttered aloud while stabbing the cake with a fork.

The blueberry cheesecake was crushed without mercy.

This was the first time that Aristine was acting like this, especially since she always emptied her plate.

It was quite obvious why she didn’t have any appetite, so the court ladies smiled.

“Why don’t you go see His Highness Tarkan?”

“Well, I’m going to be at the battle ceremony later anyway. If I go now, I will only interfere with preparations.”

Clack, Aristine put down the fork, seemingly having lost interest in eating the cake.

“Interfere? No such thing. His Highness Tarkan will love it.”

“Agreed. I think he’ll be invigorated instead.”

“It will also be good for the warrior’s morale.”

Aristine agonized over the persuasion of the court ladies. Frankly, the fact that she was agonizing about it, was evidence that she was quite inclined towards what they were saying.

Otherwise, she would have dismissed it without even concerning herself with whether she might be a disturbance.

Aristine tapped her teacup a few times, then eventually, she quietly mumbled.

“I shall go then...”

“Alright, then we must prepare to go!”

“Huhu, just trust us, Princess Consort!”

They spent more time at the training hall than at home and travelled to the demonic beast plains several times a year.

Due to that, they didn’t have much thought about marriage.

But lately, the atmosphere had changed a bit.

Of course, this was because of Tarakan and Aristine who were affectionate at every moment, regardless of the people around.

“You can’t get married just because you want to. You have to stay at home long enough for a seed to sprout.”

When a married person said that, Jacquelin shut his mouth.

“Honestly, even we didn’t that Milord would have such a sweet honeymoon.”

“True that. I was very worried when I first heard that Milord was doing a political marriage. “

“Ah, the fact that the other party was a Silvanus Princess is one part...”

“Also because Milord has a first love that he cannot forget.”

The warriors brought up a topic that they hadn’t spoken about in a while.

“I really didn’t think Milord would change. You know, he’s only thought about one person for almost 10 years. And it’s a girl he doesn’t even know that well.”

“What a hardcore love.”

“But thankfully, unlike our worry, the Princess Consort is not being treated coldly by Milord.”

“Indeed. Our Princess Consort is much better than that first love that can never be found.”

The back-and-forth conversation of the warriors suddenly came to a halt.

Their eyes went wide, and they stared at the person standing in the field.

“Princess Consort...!”

The warriors were flustered and hurriedly got up from the bench.

They felt a presence arrive but today, people were constantly moving around in preparation for departure. They never thought it would be Aristine.

“What are you talking about?”

Aristine asked in a quiet voice.

Her voice was low, calm, and cool, without any fluctuations.

But it made the warriors feel even more helpless.

Aristine felt like her mouth was drying up as she watched the tall men avoid her gaze.

A first love.

Wasn’t that just a tale spun by Dionna?

“It’s already all the past.”

“It can’t really be called a first love. It happened at such a young age...it’s like a memory of playing house.”

The warriors laughed awkwardly and made excuses to Aristine.

Aristine understood what they were saying. But strangely, she couldn’t accept it.

It’s just a romantic affair in the past, and nothing to do with Aristine.

It was called old-fashioned to care about a person’s past. Afterall, your current lover likes you, so believe in them, and just stop caring about it.

However, Aristine simply couldn’t put it aside.

Because...

‘We are different from other couples.’

Did the current Tarkan truly like her?