I Became Crown Prince's Wife
I met a beast bag.3
"Roses?"
"Yes.I will plant red roses for Ancia.”
Blake smiled broadly.
In the language of flowers, red roses mean 'love'. It was also the flower given to propose for the wedding.
Did he really want to give me a red rose?
***
The dress arrived before the dance. It was made by the three most prominent designers in the Empire. They have devoted their hearts and souls to making every dress.
The three designers devoted themselves to this dress, so they received no other orders.
As expected of the Empire's best designers, the three dresses were extremely beautiful.
The first is a cute and beautiful soft pink dress. That's perfect for a 10-year-old girl. The next one is an achromatic dress that aims to maximize my beauty by using high-end fabrics and jewelry. Lastly is a classic dress that uses traditional designs in a fresh yet elegant way.
The one that suits me the most is the pink dress, but the one I like the most is the achromatic dress. But in the end, I prefer dresses with traditional designs.
The Emperor had never been close to another woman since the Empress died. He has attended every party alone since.
When rumors spread that he would be present with me, some nobles protested, but there was nothing they could do about it.
I don't want to look sweet or pretty. Using this dress to attend the dance, I want to instill a dignified image of the Crown Princess in everyone's minds. With such an image, I warned everyone not to ignore or underestimate Blake's position and Status.
I am a supporting character who is about to leave, but I still want to do my best to protect her.
***
On the day of the long-awaited dance, I woke up early. As soon as I woke up, Blake also rubbed his eyes and got up.
“Ancia..”.
"Did I wake you?"
"No. I'm awake. Are you going now?”
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll be right back."
Countess Chardin had a close relationship with the late Empress. He visited the Crown Prince's Palace without hesitation to teach me how to dance.
But not everyone is like Countess Chardin. Most people were reluctant to enter the Crown Prince's Palace, so I had to get ready at Sephia Palace, which was originally the Crown Princess Palace.
"Hopefully lucky."
Blake smiled widely and waved. Lately, Blake had always smiled like that.I was the one who received gifts from the Emperor, was taught etiquette, and was about to attend the party, but he showed no signs of envy, let alone anger.
Of course, I shared all the gifts with Blake except for things like dresses and shoes that she could not use.I think the Emperor sent me too many gifts for that reason.
But even so, it would be different when he received the gift himself.
I looked at Blake's red eyes calmly.
"Your Majesty, I think the gift the Emperor gave me was actually for you."
"No way, no way,…"
Blake lowered his head. He always listens to me but he takes his eyes off when I talk about his father. Blake doesn't hate his father, but that doesn't mean he won't get hurt. I knew the wound was engraved deep in his heart, so I had no intention of forcing the two of them to come to terms. But today, I want to talk about this.
“Your Majesty loves you. That's why he treated me so well.”
"No."
But Blake shook his head strongly.
"Your Majesty gave you many gifts not because you are my wife, but because you are Ancia."
"Your highness…"
“I'm really happy for you Ancia.”
“….”
Blake's eyes glinted plain.
I realized that Blake wasn't disappointed in the first place. It was not that he was trying to hide his disappointment, but that he was purely happy that I had received so many gifts.
“Ancia, have fun.”
Blake laughed again as if my joy was his.
***
I arrived at Sephia Palace. Then, more than ten women started surrounding me and started preparing me for the dance.
All women are said to be the best in their field.
After preparing a bath with beautiful flower petals for me, they smeared makeup on my face, and carefully cut my nails and toenails.
It takes a lot of time to get my hair done.
It was fun yet tiring to take care of.The dance party hadn't even started yet, but I was already feeling tired.
"Your Majesty, we're done."
I think it's too much to start dressing up in the morning, but I'll be in trouble if I start later.
I looked in the mirror.A girl with an immortal beauty reflected back to me. Very pretty and elegant.
“You guys have done a good job. Must have been tiring to prepare all this since morning.”
"No, it is our honor to serve His Majesty."
"Your Majesty looks very pretty."
"Your Majesty will definitely be the main character of today's party."
The women all gave me a lot of compliments. However, despite the praise that kept flowing, I felt a sense of emptiness.
What would Blake say if he was here? He must have been very surprised to see my change.
I was busy learning the etiquette and steps of the waltz, but my mind was filled with the appearance of Blake.
When I finished preparing and went down to the first floor, I saw Tenstheon. He smiled gently at me.
"You look so pretty."
"Dad is also very handsome and dashing today."
Tenstheon was wearing a traditional-style robe that fit my clothes. His overwhelming aura grew even stronger even though he just changed his clothes.
"really?"
“Yes, perfect! Perfect dad!”
He's perfect from top to bottom. He had a perfect face with an incredible aura.
The Emperor smiled lightly at my words and grabbed my hand.
"Let's go."
“Ya, Father.”
***
“Your Majesty the Emperor has arrived! Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess has arrived!”
I clasped the Emperor's hand as I went to the dance hall. All the dance participants lowered their heads.
“Your Majesty the Emperor, the great light of the Empire. Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, a blessing from the Empire.”
My gaze met with Richard among countless people. There's no particular reason for that. He just raised his head first.
I glared in annoyance as our eyes met for a moment. Richard looked at me and raised his lips. Is something wrong with him? He's been rejected, but he still won't stop. I was upset but I got goosebumps for a reason.
I immediately looked at Tenstheon. To become a main character, he had to emit at least this much aura. Or be as sweet as Blake!
I don't understand why the writer chose Richard as the male lead.
"Is something wrong?"
Tenstheon asked me as if he felt my gaze. I raised my head and whispered to him as he lowered his body.
“Daddy is the coolest here.”
"Ha ha's. Stupid girl."
Tenstheon laughed out loud as soon as he heard me. At that moment, the people in the ballroom suddenly started muttering amongst themselves. What the fuck? Did I do something wrong?
I was confused and quietly focused on the chatter around me.
"Did you see? His Majesty bent his knees.”
"He's laughing too, isn't he?"
“Your Majesty laughed! How did this happen? Something must have gone wrong when he sealed the Door of Darkness.”
"Yes God. I think it's true that she loves Her Royal Highness Crown Princess.”
Whahuh?What kind of shadow did he have before?
I looked at the Emperor. That smile once again disappeared from his face.
As he stared at the nobles with his red eyes, the chaotic atmosphere calmed down in an instant.
When the Emperor and I sat down, the feast began.
Priests, nobles, knights, magicians, and academy representatives praised the Emperor for sealing the Dark Door safely and foreign envoys also thanked Emperor Tenstheon for preventing the continent's crisis.
Tenstheon praised all the glory of both the Goddess of Light and the people of the Empire.
After the Emperor finishes his speech, he will ask me to dance. And with our dance, the dance party will officially start with a full swing.
I've improved a lot since I trained with Blake. But, I just don't want to dance.
I want to dance with Blake for the first dance.Not just at practice.
It was a very childish wish, but I still wanted it.
Of course, I can't say it out loud.
Then the voice of the Emperor sounded in my ear.
“I was supposed to dance with my beautiful daughter-in-law for the first time today, but unfortunately my interesting skills are a bit stiff. Once again, I thank the Goddess of Light for this opportunity and ask all of you to enjoy her dance party.”
Tenstheon sat down after his speech. I blinked confused. Then, he whispered.
"You want your first dance with Blake, don't you?"