Chapter 223

Poisoned Chalice (4)

“I’m glad to see you look healthy. Fenia.”

“no. Thank you for your hard work in coming this far. “Abama.”

The next plan was a dinner at the royal residence where Fenia was staying.

As the emperor himself came to inspect the lodgings where his youngest daughter was staying, the interior of the royal family’s lodgings was neater and neater than ever. The section where we come to eat was in perfect cleanliness, to the point where you could feel the enthusiasm to remove even a single speck of dust.

Emperor Cloel, Selaha, and Fenia continued eating in front of a banquet prepared to break the legs of the magnificent table.

“Persica didn’t come. “I thought you wouldn’t miss a place like this.”

“Wasn’t there a lot of times when he stayed in the library whenever he had time and didn’t even attend the royal family’s schedule? “Ever since your second sister was young, when she was so immersed in something, she would not even pay attention to anything else.”

Emperor Cloel, who was just in a good mood after chatting with his daughter, asked Princess Fenia a lot about her current situation.

Fenia, who went to a foreign country and put her learning into practice at a young age, must have been so happy that she smiled kindly from time to time.

Unlike when he always sits solemnly in the throne room, he looks quite down to earth. There is no need to dress the body with dignity since there are almost no eyes on the subjects.

Fenia felt like her heart was softening as she seemed to have let go of the weight of the emperor and returned to being a father.

“Oh my... I was really worried about you at first, but seeing you adjusting so well seems to put my mind at ease. Fenia.”

Eventually, Princess Selaha said something she didn’t even mean to say.

There was an unwritten rule between the three princesses. At least in front of Emperor Cloel, we should be friendly sisters.

Of course, Emperor Cloel knows that the sisters have a very uncomfortable relationship with each other due to the dispute over the succession to the throne.

Still, I did not want to bring the political dispute to a private meeting. No matter what, we are a blood-related family.

“Do you know how surprised I was when I heard that the eldest son of the Ross Taylor family was excommunicated shortly after entering school?”

Eventually, Princess Selaha began to cry.

This was the story of when Princess Fenia excommunicated Ed Rosstaylor. It feels like a long time ago now, but less than two years have passed.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen you so kindly step on someone so aggressively, and I thought you’d changed a lot in your new environment.”

“Sister Selaha.”

“That doesn’t mean it’s bad. No one who rules can turn a blind eye to the injustice of those under him. However...”

Princess Selaha spoke politely while cutting the meat served by the servant with a knife.

“The student named Ed Ross Taylor, whom I saw at the duel meeting today, is doing well in school.”

“Excommunication from the family does not mean expulsion from Sylvania Academy. If I had wanted to, I could have insisted on Sylvania’s bachelor’s degree and gotten him expelled from school, but...”

“I didn’t do that. “Anyway, if you’re just a middle-aged person, even if you don’t make an effort to get expelled, you’ll fall out on your own because you won’t be able to pay the tuition.”

However, Ed Rothtaylor stuck with Sylvania Academy until the end.

At this point, it would be easy to give up everything and go to the city and live by begging.

According to what Princess Selaha learned, a man named Ed Rosstaylor seems to have set up a cabin camp in the northern forest and continues to live a wild life.

Although it was only fragmentary information collected over half a day, it was still somewhat reliable information.

“And since I won the lottery at the Ross Taylor Mansion’s social club... it’s safe to say that I’ve actually regained my original status. Fenia, did you stay quiet even after seeing this?”

“I knew my judgment was wrong.”

Even Fenia knows Selaha’s intentions. to make a scratch

It highlights the fact that he was using the authority of the imperial family to push a high-ranking noble into a corner and leave him alone.

Princess Fenia attacked with a straight attack.

“The man named Ed Rosstaylor was not so cruel and nasty that he should have been excommunicated. “I had to suffer and waste several years due to a mistake in my judgment.”

“Penia. When you live as a member of the royal family, you cannot always make wise decisions. It is not uncommon for one wrong decision to push someone’s life into a corner. “This is true even when you make the right judgment.”

“I guess so. But that doesn’t mean the damage goes away.”

Princess Fenia stopped talking and lowered her eyes.

Selaha laughed out loud at that sight.

The scenario is so perfect.

Ed Rosstaylor was excommunicated from the family due to Fenia’s wrong judgment and had to crawl on the floor.

A mistake that even Fenia himself acknowledged.

And Ed Rosstaylor, who had to go through painful times due to that mistake, regained his position by making his own money.

And that Ed Rosstaylor praised Selaha’s merits. And that too at the end of a dramatic duel meeting.

After the duel was over, Emperor Cloel met with Ed Rothtaylor along with Selaha and praised him for his achievements.

Emperor Cloel seemed to be greatly impressed by Ed Rosstaylor’s dependable and dignified appearance.

The sight of a man named Ed Rosstaylor, who is once again winning through his own efforts, emphasizes Fenia’s mistakes while at the same time revealing Selaha’s credit for putting him back on track.

In Emperor Cloel’s eyes, it would seem as if the trustworthy older sister had taken care of the immature younger brother’s mistakes.

It couldn’t be more perfect than this.

Ed Rosstaylor... his very existence is enhancing Selaha’s own political standing.

Additionally, looking at the strangely unconfident appearance of Princess Fenia, a new possibility arose in Selaha’s head.

Princess Fenia, who always makes mistakes because she cares too much about the feelings of her lowly subordinates... in Selaha’s eyes, she just looks like a foolish idealist.

An emperor is one who reigns.

A person who shows sluggishness while worrying about the opinions of those below him is not suitable to be a monarch.

Didn’t Ed Rothtaylor know that fact?

If you think about it, it’s strange.

Fenia is the one who put Ed Rothtaylor in the abyss, so why on earth is Ed Rothtaylor attached to Princess Fenia’s power?

Looking at the man I’ve met a few times, I know he has the qualities of a ruler.

He is the type of person who always finds the answer without getting upset over the slightest mistake or unexpected situation.

In Selaha’s eyes, the qualities of the author, Ed Rothtaylor, are clearly visible.

He is a wolf-like person who cannot be easily tamed. It is very strange for such a person to voluntarily bow his head and go under Fenia.

‘In the first place... were you not deeply loyal to me...?’

–

At that moment, the door to Lortel’s villa inside opened.

It’s late. The sun was already setting.

Still, Lortel usually comes home much later. When the delivery schedule is delayed or delayed, there are many cases where people go out to work early in the morning and never return.

That’s why I couldn’t bear to think that Lortel would be home at a time when the sun was just starting to set.

“Oh my, Senior Ed. “Today’s festival schedule is...”

Lortel, who pushed open the door dressed elegantly while saying those words, was faced with the sight of Yenika’s parents making a fuss and Yenika lying on her stomach on a tree stump near Yenika, who was sitting quietly. Lucy was lying down, and Belle was looking at Lortel with her eyes wide open.

Lortel’s early departure from work was an act bordering on a complete whim. Unfortunately, there was no one present who could have predicted that whim.

“Oh my...”

It was difficult for Lortel himself to immediately understand the sudden situation, so he had to stand in front of the gathered people holding the doorknob for a moment.

*“Oh, hello. My name is Lortel Kecheln, a second-year student at Sylvania Academy and the current acting president of the Elte Chamber of Commerce and the head of the Sylvania branch. If you were Pulan, would you be delivering livestock products to the gateway city of Kletz? I know some people at the Elte Chamber of Commerce branch in Cletz, and it is rumored to be a place with good air and water. Are bacon cheese rolls still sold in the market these days? “It suited my taste perfectly and I still remember how delicious it was.”

Lortel is amazing when it comes to affinity.

This is because it is natural for a merchant to be able to converse eloquently with people he or she has met for the first time.

The Palover couple, who had just been behaving wildly and laughing with joy, sat down by the bonfire as soon as Lortel Kecheln appeared and began to sweat profusely.

I didn’t say there were two women living with me.

And the woman who came out from the inside is actually a key figure in the Elte Trading Company, which handles 30% of the distribution of livestock products in Toren Village.

“Ha haha... I see. Lortel... Keheln Sahri...”

“Toren Village... I heard a lot of stories that Senior Yenika was from Pulan, but I never imagined that he was from Toren Village. Toren’s livestock products are of really good quality. “It’s such a good product that even our Elte company is purchasing quite a lot of it.”

There is a bone in the horse.

Jenica stamped her feet as she looked at the Palover couple, who had suddenly become worldly ladies and gentlemen.

“Dad mom..! Don’t be discouraged...! Just because our livestock products aren’t selling doesn’t mean we have to worry about others...! “My daughter was given a baronetcy...!”

“That’s true, but most of the village people have sales outlets at the Elte Trading Company...” “

They say we can make a good living, but the villagers are completely different...”

Yenika was mentally alert. It felt like it was getting distant.

Lortel and Yenika are close to each other. I don’t want to bow down just for a few bucks...!

But... in a situation where the livelihood of the villagers depends on it, it doesn’t seem like the Failover couple will raise their heads easily...!

“Oh my, there’s no need for you two to feel so uncomfortable~.”

Lortel sat down next to Ed, holding the mug filled with herbal tea with both hands and carefully placing it on his lap.

It looked elegant and neat, but it felt like a ghost was lurking behind it.

Ah... is this the power of reality?

Are adults so helpless and broken in the face of money and interests?

As if she had realized that fact, Yenica looked as if she had lost her homeland to which she could return.

“As you can see, I live in the same camp as senior Ed. “Is there any reason for me to do anything to harm the two people that Senior Ed considers so special?”

The way she naturally clings to Ed doesn’t seem like they’ve been together for a year or two.

The Palover couple, who were looking at the two people with their eyes wide open so wide that they thought they might burst out, soon began to break into a cold sweat.

When I first noticed that the master of the Rosstaylor family had a strange atmosphere similar to Yenika, I felt such joy that the whole world seemed like paradise... but when I thought about it, I overlooked the fact that the private lives of all noblemen were promiscuous. .

At first, I couldn’t consider such a possibility due to Ed’s impression of being dependable and sturdy, but he was also a decent nobleman.

“How many people...?”

Ortega asked with difficulty.

Before Ed could respond, Lortel struck first.

“About seven people...? “No, it seems like there are about 11 people recently..?”

He clung to Ed’s side and answered with a satisfied smile.

There are very few people here who truly understand the meaning of Ortega’s question. Lortel, who was the most perceptive and perceptive, was able to organize the entire situation in an instant and then gave an answer.

Lortel, who is good at improvising, was able to instantly decide which answer would be most advantageous to him in the current situation. Indeed, it can be said that she is a fox-like woman.

Lortel adds before Ed can say anything.

“Not that many, maybe...? It was mutually agreed upon...”

Sayla Palover looked shocked, and soon her lips began to turn bluish.

Then, how old is Yenika, and how old is Lortel, the real power of the Elte Company?

Lortel’s sudden response sent the Palover couple into a state of panic. Is this the life of a nobleman?

This was the moment when Bell, who had been quietly listening, thought it was dangerous to go any further and was about to intervene.

“I’m so tired.”

Lucy, who had been quietly lying on a tree stump, suddenly stood up, yawned, and stretched.

It’s a cute movement that looks like a small squirrel has just woken up from its sleep.

Now that I think about it, what is this wizard who has been accompanying me as if it were a natural thing?

“I’m going to sleep.”

At the point when Orte and Sayla finally began to wonder such questions, Lucy left those words and walked away from the campfire.

The bouncing gait, filled with magical energy, is exciting.

And the place where Lucy opened the door and went to sleep was... Ed’s cabin.

– Boom!

Naturally, Lucy went into Ed’s cabin to sleep and closed the door.

“...”

“...”

“...”

Belle wiped her face as if it was difficult. Even if she were a top-notch maid, it was impossible to control this kind of chaos.

In the center of the chaos, only the sound of a crackling bonfire between people sitting awkwardly broke the silence.