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Novel The Great Wish Volume 4
Chapter 2 - Scandal
Part 2
Sienna
had received a very important clue in her dream last night. She knew why the
Iron King was able to overthrow her and become Emperor.
If
the Iron King's birth mother came from a noble family, then the Iron King's
bloodline would rise. To surpass Sienna in terms of ranking, it was not enough
to simply have a noble bloodline. At least it should be a direct descendant of
the Duke Family.
Why
is the Bless family silent, because he was a child born out of wedlock? That's
a bad excuse. Descendants of the Imperial Family were never labeled as
illegitimate children. Because his existence itself was a precious god being.
And if his mother was of noble birth, then he would have no shortcomings.
Sienna
wondered why the Bless Family was like that, and then she thought that maybe it
had something to do with the old case that the Emperor had ordered to be
re-investigated. The timing of the incident coincided with the birth of the
Iron King.
I
don't know what to look for. I just want to go see the Bless Family. I'm
curious about the people from the Bless Family who are called the reclusive
Duke Family.
"I
can't?"
Kuhn
was surprised by the words this woman suddenly said, he immediately shook his
head quickly.
"No.
It's okay. There's no reason you can't come."
"If
there's a problem, just say it. I don't mean to force you."
"There's
no problem if you want to go with me. But, can you spare time for that? It
takes 1 month to travel and settle in the Duchy."
"1
month...... I'm sure I can arrange it. Nothing important happens for a while.
Just let me know when you have a definite date to leave."
"Okay."
"Why
don't you ask me why?"
"It
doesn't matter what the reason is. This is my chance to have you all to myself
for a month."
Kuhn
hugged her. Hugging her very tightly, he rubbed his chin against her shoulder.
"This
is amazing. I'm traveling together with you."
Sienna's
fingertips tingled every time she felt, 'This guy really likes me.' She put her
arms behind his back and tried to hug him, but then she pushed him away in
panic. 'Why?' Kuhn asked using his gaze.
"Our
eyes met."
Her
finger pointed in the direction leading to the ballroom.
Kuhn
grinned.
"Who's
that?"
"I
don't know. She immediately ran away as soon as her eyes met mine. She was
quite an old woman. In contrast to her age, she even had bad manners because
she peeked into the balcony."
"It's
the older ones who are usually curious. Calm down."
Kuhn
kissed Sienna's pouting lips gently.
"Let's
get out of here. Before people's patience runs out."
They
walked out of the balcony, Kuhn's right arm casually wrapped around Sienna's
waist. Sienna only realized this when they walked around the ballroom.
She
glared at him, and Kuhn turned his head away. She gripped Kuhn's hand which was
on her waist as a form of protest. Instead, Kuhn raised the corners of his lips
and smiled, tightening his arms around Sienna's waist. Her body jerked towards
him.
Sienna
gave up arguing because it would only attract attention. If she feels
uncomfortable, she will definitely force herself to break free from his arm.
It's funny to see someone who is usually so confident showing off in this way.
'I
don't see Princess Fateema.'
Sienna
scanned the entire ballroom, but she didn't see Fateema.
'Even
though I hoped she would see us.'
This
is childish anger, I know that. But, I want Fateema to face reality and give
up. I've changed my mind that I have no business interfering in Kuhn and
Fateema's affairs.
Last
night's dream had confirmed that.
「 It's about time we should clear up the
bad relations between us, right? 」
One
sentence in that dream haunted Sienna all the time. Did he and I have a bad
relationship? Are we making each other unhappy?
However,
last night's dream proved it. The two of them were just at odds.
Sienna
stayed up late in the ballroom. But in the end, the Iron King did not appear.
Sienna also said worriedly.
"Tomorrow
I have to visit a sick person."
Kuhn
protested.
"Just
send your greetings through a servant. It's impolite to disturb a newly married
couple for a while."
Without
the Iron King, this wedding celebration felt empty. However, the atmosphere in
this ballroom felt very interesting. Silver Queen and Marquis Lard fill those
roles quite well.
'I
feel like I've stolen the Iron King's party.' Sienna said to Kuhn, displeased.
"You
paid off the debt from the last party. You filled the empty seats."
Sienna
realized the source of her impudence. He was a man who interpreted the situation
around him in a direction that was favorable to him.
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The
day after the wedding celebration party, Kuhn met Count Bless. The Count told
him that he would leave for the Duchy in 2 days.
"Count
Bless, I intend to visit the Duchy and pay a courtesy call on His Grace. Have
you received the official letter I sent to the Duchy previously?"
"Of
course, I will cooperate. But, you have to hurry. About a month from now until
the end of summer —for about 3 months, the Bless Family will not receive any
visitors."
Kuhn
immediately made an appointment. He will leave in 5 days. Including the time
spent traveling by ship and then overland, they would arrive at the Duchy
around 15 days from now.
The
Count frowned.
"10
days one way from the Capital to the Duchy? Traveling to the Duchy takes much
longer than that."
"We
travel by fast ship."
"It
must be a very fast ship. In that case, I will make arrangements to receive you
at that time."
“If
you allow, Her Highness the Silver Queen will also come along.”
The
Count's eyes widened.
"Her
Highness the Silver Queen? Does she have any special instructions from His
Majesty the Emperor?"
“No,
Her Highness just wants to accompany me.”
The
Count was stunned into silence. He looked at Kuhn carefully and muttered,
"Hm,
I don't believe it......"
He
didn't say anything else. Count Bless's reaction was very clear. The people of
the Bless Family didn't pay much attention to events in the Capital, big or
small.
“I
have no reason to forbid you two from coming, Marquis.”
"Will
you be taking the regular ship for the return trip in 2 days?"
"I
intend to do so."
"If
you don't mind, you can board my Guild's ship. That will shorten your
journey."
The
Count also accepted Kuhn's kindness in a friendly manner.
In
the evening, Kuhn visited the Silver Queen's Palace. The servants in the Silver
Queen's Palace looked at Marquis Lard with suspicious eyes.
At
a time when the Imperial Palace was rocked by the scandal between the Silver
Queen and Marquis Lard, only the people working in the Silver Queen's Palace
seemed to take it in stride and say, 'I expected that.'
Today,
the Countess was not at the Palace because she came home early. The servants
had already left, leaving only the Silver Queen and Marquis Lard in the living
room.
"5
days?"
Sienna
frowned. It was earlier than she expected.
"There's
a reason why I'm in a hurry."
Kuhn
explained the situation of the Duke Bless Family.
"Duke
Bless is going into seclusion in his Manor? He does that every year?"
"According
to the Count's explanation, yes."
"I
don't understand...... Why?"
“The
Count said it was the anniversary of the previous Duke's death, but he didn't
explain it in detail.”
The
more I think about it, the weirder the Duke Bless Family becomes. Compared to
the other 5 Duke Families, the Duke Bless Family only kept their name.
If
another Duke lived in seclusion for 3 months, all sorts of rumors would
definitely circulate and the Capital would be in an uproar. However, no one was
interested in Duke Bless's self-imposed exile.
"And
even if we shorten the trip by at least a month, your birthday will be coming
soon. We have to be back before your birthday."
"Ah......"
"Do
you know? If we leave in 5 days, maybe we will be on the sea together exactly
on the 1st day of our first meeting."
"......1
year."
She
could remember the day she first met him, it turned out that 1 year had passed.
Who would have thought that a year later she would go on a trip with a man she
once considered a thug and always made her grit her teeth.
Kuhn
held Sienna's hand while she was lost in thought.
"Let's
go, Sienna."
"But,
we still have time to prepare."
"Prepare
what? You just need to come. I'll take care of the travel arrangements. This is
the plan."
Kuhn
took out a piece of paper and wrote down the departure and arrival dates,
estimated time, route, and group size as if he were an official making a
presentation to his superiors.
This
convinced Sienna more than small talk. Finally, she answered, 'I will go to the
dock in 5 days.'
The
next day, Sienna told Countess Pope about her travel plans. Beth was
speechless.
"Your
Highness. I have never interfered in your affairs all this time. I trust you
because you have good judgment. Since you have said that you rely on me as your
nanny despite my shortcomings, then may I say something?"
"......Just
say it. I'll listen carefully."
The
Countess's heavy response made Sienna confused.
"What
exactly are you going to do? The capital is in an uproar because of your
scandal, and if you go on a long journey together, it will be a mark that will
follow you for the rest of your life. Marquis Lard is none of my business, but
I care about you. Your Highness, are you thinking about a future with Marquis
Lard? I don't think so, right."
"Why
would you don't think so?"
"Your
Highness."
"Does
it look to you like I'm indulging in a moment of temptation?"
Beth
sighed.
"I
was worried because you don't look like that. Your Highness, please don't take
the difficult path. I have lived to this age, and I know that it is good to
avoid unnecessary hardships. Pain will only consume you, not make you
grow."
Beth
took Sienna's hand. Sienna, who had been sitting on the sofa, now moved to a
seat closer to Beth. She reached out and took Beth's hand. Beth squeezed
Sienna's hand and said,
“Your
Highness, one day you will hold the most honorable position in the world, you
deserve a husband worthy of that. And that person is not Marquis Lard.”
'No,
it's not like that.'
It's
the Iron King who would become Emperor. Sienna couldn't tell her what was going
to happen. It's a secret she couldn't reveal to anyone.
"Right
now, you can enjoy the sweetness, but don't let yourself fall into the
abyss."
Sienna
smiled shyly. It was the Countess who said that she should marry the person she
loves, but now the Countess is telling her not to fall in love with him. The
contradiction frustrated her.
"Countess,
Marquis Lard is a very good man. Don't you think so?"
"......Yeah.
I think so too."
"When
I'm with him."
Sienna
placed one hand over her heart.
"It's
so hot in here. It feels like I'm alive."
Beth's
eyes fluttered open.
"As
you said, perhaps this is a difficult path. Maybe one day I will regret it. But
Countess, I hope that at least you who stay by my side will comfort me. If one
day I cry, please don't say things like, 'That's why, why didn't you listen to
me at that time?'."
Beth
smiled and blinked her reddened eyes.
"How
could I possibly win against you, Your Highness."
Then,
Beth asked about Sienna's specific plans for leaving. Sienna also showed Beth
the departure plan that had been written and explained by Kuhn.
"We
will travel by sea, and we are not using a normal ship."
"Then,
it must be the Lard Merchant Union's fast ship, and since they're taking you,
it must be White Chip."
"White
Chip? What is that?"
"There
are several ships owned by the Lard Merchant Union, and the most famous is a
fast ship called the White Chip."
"How
could you know about something like that, Countess?"
"Because
it's so famous. The White Chip was named because of its snow-white hull. It's a
very luxurious cruise ship as well as a fast ship. Normally, the bigger the
ship, the slower it moves. But, White Chip is specifically built to be very
fast. The ship was made to carry officials, so it was also made to be able to
defend itself from attack."
"Why
don't I know......"
'There
are a lot of things I don't know.' Sienna muttered, and Beth smiled.
“Your
Highness, you don't know anything that doesn't interest you, and you're not
interested in gossip.”
"Is
the information about the ship that called White Chip gossip?"
"Of
course. Otherwise, how would I have known about it? Among the nobility, the
White Chip is an object of envy that someone would like to ride —at least once.
However, even though there are many rumors about it, I've never met anyone who has
ever ridden one. "
"Then
would you like to come with me, Countess?"
Beth
shook her head.
"It's
a long journey, and I will only get in the way of your journey. And more
important than that, who will you bring?"
"I
intend to just take Sir Gilbert as a bodyguard."
"Isn't
one person not enough? Your Highness, your escort can't be too simple."
"Sir
Carly will also come, so there's no need to bring too many people. Sir Carly is
already equivalent to 10 knights, besides that, there's Marquis Lard."
"Marquis
Lard?"
Beth
repeated what Sienna had muttered unconsciously.
"Ah......
Marquis Lard is a swordsman."
"The
Marquis?"
Remembering
what Marquis Lard was like, Beth became convinced. With such an extraordinary
physique, it was impossible for him to be just someone who was an expert in
literature.
"Still,
the Marquis is not a knight. And I don't think it's fair to count him
out."
"Marquis
Lard is very strong. To the point, he is as strong as Sir Carly."
"He
is an extraordinary man."
Beth
smiled, but her heart was not happy.
'After
all, he is just showing off.'
Beth
naively thought that Marquis Lard was showing off in front of Her Highness and
Her Highness simply believed it.
"What
about the maids who will serve you?"
“Marquis
Lard said that he would arrange everything.”
"This
isn't a trip of one or two days, but rather a long-term trip, it would be best
for you to bring maids. I'll choose some heavy-mouthed and stubborn people
among the maids. If you think it'll be troublesome because there are so many of
them, take at least 4 people so that they can serve you in turn."
"Okay."
"I
won't pack anything else. Since Marquis Lard is a rich merchant, I'm sure he
already has all the equipment needed for the trip."
Sienna
nodded.
“Your
Highness, you will talk to the Emperor and the Red Queen before you leave,
right?”
“Well,
I…… Thinking about it.”
Sienna
sighed.
"Telling
His Majesty is no problem, but what should I do with my mother?"
"Of
course, you have to tell her."
"I
don't think she'll let me go."
"Yes."
"Maybe
she'll get in my way."
"Yes.
But you still have to tell her. Your Highness, don't forget the basics. If you
leave the Palace for more than a month without her knowledge because you don't
like listening to what she says, how will you bear the consequences
later?"
"You're
right, Countess. I've thought short."
Sienna
felt ashamed of herself because she didn't look further ahead, it wasn't like
she didn't know her mother's temperament.
If
Sienna left without telling her, Patricia's bitterness would turn into anger
that would spread to other things. Countess Pope might be targeted again.
Perhaps this time, she would push the Countess to the point of no return.
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