I Became Crown Prince's Wife
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Richard read the report the servant handed him.
The Emperor and Ancia continued to make more exchanges. Today, he gave her a lot of valuable ingredients as a gift because he loved to cook.
It's not just material. From dresses to jewelry to mana stones, the Emperor sent Ancia gifts every day.
Tenstheon only provided a minimum budget for the Crown Prince's Palace. However, lately, he had sent many items to the Crown Prince's Palace under the pretext of giving a gift to the Crown Princess, namely Ancia.
Did he win the Emperor's heart because he submitted conclusive evidence to overthrow the family of Marquis Hamel?
Tenstheon was the only person Richard recognized.
Richard had once hoped that such a man would be his father and tried to be noticed by him, but no matter what he did, he was unable to break through the Tenstheon fortress that no one could penetrate.
After seizing the Crown Prince's terrible heart, Ancia also captured the Emperor's heart.
What happened to Ancia? How could he be such a different person?
If Richard knew it would be like this, he would have accepted Ancia's feelings for him earlier.
So he tried to change his mind.
He even gave her the mermaid breath that she saved for an important event. But Ancia did not even glance at Richard's sincerity.
He has no heart.
But that's why he wanted it more. The harder it is to get something, the more he wants it.
How can I change Ancia's mind?
He felt that he could do anything to make Ancia his.
Richard was still thinking about how to capture Ancia's heart, when suddenly, his father, Duke Cassil, called out to him.
Richard entered Duke Cassil's office. Duke Cassil's eldest son, Frank, is also in the office.
"You…"
A blunt object flew towards him before he could finish. It had always been the same thing, so Richard simply turned around lightly to avoid the thing thrown at him.
"How do you handle this ?!"
"What are you talking about…?"
Richard knew what Duke Cassil meant, but he still pretended not to know.
“Why don't you know?! The Emperor sent gifts to the Crown Prince's Palace. The Crown Princess also entered and entered the Imperial Palace freely! They even plan to attend a dance party during the festival together!”
Soon, the Imperial Palace would throw a party to celebrate the Emperor's safe return.
It was part of a festival called 'Segregation Festival'*. Sealing Festival was the most important event in the Empire.Actually, not only the Empire, but also the entire western continent would celebrate.
*TL Note: The Emperor managed to seal the Door of Darkness, so this is called the Sealing Festival.
What would happen if the Emperor appeared at a party where envoys from all over the world gathered?
Everyone would think that the Emperor had great respect for the Crown Prince, and naturally, the position of the prince would increase.
"What's that?"
“You can't do one thing right. From the Marquis Hamel incident to the Sealing Festival! You are useless!”
Duke Cassil blames Richard for all the recent incidents, while Frank, his half-brother, laughs in the corner of the room.
Duke Cassil was the Emperor's brother. But even though they were brothers, the difference between them was like heaven and earth.
Arnold Cassil is jealous of Tenstheon and wants his position, but he lacks the ability to master it.
Duke Cassil has three sons. The first son, Frank, and the third son, Neon, were born to the Duchess, while the second son, Richard, was the son of a slave.
The Duke regarded Richard as a black stain on his behalf. He hated Richard and did not want to admit that one of his sons had slave blood.
Arnold Cassil always gave everything to Frank and Neon.
A Crown Prince already existed, but he was destined to die under a curse, so his position would soon belong to either Frank or Neon.
Unfortunately, the eldest son, Frank, is similar to Duke Cassil and also incompetent, and the youngest, Neon, is too young.
Duke Cassil was well aware of this, so if there was an easy and honorable task, he gave it to Frank and made Richard do all the hard and dirty work.
Funny thing is, no matter who made a mistake, the one responsible is Richard.
Of course, Richard was never really too blamed, so he was just unilaterally blamed for Frank's mistakes.
"I'm sorry. Since Frank was gambling with the money embezzled by Marquis Hamel, I was busy trying to stop the news.
"What?! You are crazy!”
Frank screams when his mistake is revealed. Duke Cassil is also on Frank's side.
“I don't want to hear it.You're still young, but you want to use evil tricks on your family. Did you make excuses for that? ”
Duke Cassil and Marquis Hamel were close friends, and the Marquis was close to Frank. It was they who recommended Brown Hamel as the Crown Prince's butler and entrusted him with the task of spying.
But when the incident happened, they blamed Richard. It was always like this, so Richard wasn't even angry.
“There is one way.”
Richard said while bowing politely.
Duke Cassil hates Richard's origins, but he still admits he has an extraordinary mind on his shoulders. Duke was immediately pleased.
"What's that?"
"By bringing the Crown Princess to our side."
"You fool! The emperor loved her very much. What's he coming to us for?”
“No matter how well the Emperor treats her, she remains the Crown Prince's dreadful wife. How much longer could he survive with that monster? If we persuade him well, it won't be long before he gives up. ”
"Is there any way to do it?"
Duke Cassil was pleased with Richard's words. Even though he was young, he could always find the right solution for any situation.
“The Crown Princess never received her father's love. He will definitely obey Count Bellacian well.”
"Count Bellacian ..."
Duke's lips were lifted up in satisfaction. Count Bellacian was an easy opponent to deal with.
***
Count Bellacian has been very busy lately.
Ancia was favored by the Emperor, so the nobles and merchants fought over who could invite her father, Gilbert Bellacian, to their place.
The Bellacian Ancestor and great light wizard, Laontel Bellacian, is said to have helped Emperor Phillip build the Asteric Empire.
But his descendants somehow failed to properly handle the power of light, and all future light heirs turned out to be extremely weak.
Now, there is no heir in full force.
The Bellacian family gradually declined, and Gilbert even married the Baron's only rich daughter for their money.
They were not even Viscounts, only the Baron family!
When his first wife died after giving birth to Ancia, Gilbert hurriedly married his second wife. His second wife was a woman of the same standing as Gilbert. They both have a beautiful daughter named Diana.
When the Emperor sends him a proposal for his daughter's wedding, Gilbert panics.
The person the Emperor wanted was obviously Diana, but Gilbert could not give his beloved daughter to the monstrous Crown Prince.
Of course, it was not mandatory for him to follow up on the proposal. Emperor Tenstheon was strong, but he was not a tyrant. He would not retaliate against them for rejecting the proposal.
However, Gilbert had already received a large wedding present sent by the Emperor, so he sent Ancia to replace Diana.
After all, he wanted to get rid of that unwanted child. He had sold it at a high price, so there was nothing else he could hope for.
However, Ancia caught the Emperor's attention. These days the Emperor indulged Ancia as if she was his own daughter.
The nobles who secretly ignored Gilbert and ridiculed him for having a terrible prince-in-law when his son-in-law changed their attitude completely once they heard the news.
However, Gilbert did not feel comfortable even when she was invited to the noble party.
“Your Majesty ordered all these fancy dresses for the Crown Princess. My daughter is rampaging because of it.”
"Ha ha's. He did it."
"I heard that His Majesty also bought this pink diamond for the Crown Princess."
"Oh yeah."
Gilbert reacted nonchalantly, as if he already knew everything. But actually, this was all news to him.
Ancia had not contacted him at all since she got married.
Gilbert also didn't want to hear from him so he didn't care much about it.
Her marriage to the cursed monster was a disgrace to the Bellacian Family.
Gilbert plans to remove Ancia from the family list if the monstrous Crown Prince dies.
But now, everything has changed. The Emperor began to love Ancia as if she were his own daughter.
Upon hearing the news, Gilbert hurriedly sent a letter to Ancia.
He talked about how Ancia could help the family in the letter, but Ancia did not send any reply.
“I heard you were resetting your way north this time. Wasn't Count Bellacian responsible for building it?”
"With the Hamel family gone, Bellacian may be given the title this time."
"If you want good information, be sure to let me know."
“My son graduated from the Knight Academy this year, but his grades are rather low. It would be nice if he could join the First Order. Count, please help me. ”
Gilbert only laughed awkwardly while listening to the nobles.
"Ha…"