I Became Crown Prince's Wife
I met a beast bag.4

"….Yeah." yeah."

He knows how I feel.

"I'll dance with you next time."

"Thank you dad."

"No, thanks to you."

Tenstheon patted my head lightly. It was the touch of a warm father. At that moment, the surrounding room became filled with chatter again.

"God! Did you see that? This time, His Majesty whispered first!”

"Your Majesty patted his head!"

"I think I'm hallucinating!"

"I think so too! Did he have a mental breakdown while sealing the Door of Darkness?”

What kind of image did Tenstheon have before? Still, even though everyone was shocked by the Emperor's gentleness, no one seemed to dislike him.

All except Duke Cassil. He looked at us with a cynical look, but when I saw him, he quickly turned around.

Although the song started playing, everyone was busy looking at Tenstheon and me.

“Even if you can't dance with Blake, this is your first party as Crown Princess, so you should enjoy the party.”

“Ya, Father.”

As soon as I walked on the platform, people rushed to greet me.

“Your Majesty, you look beautiful tonight. I'm Marquis Sheldron.”

“Nice to meet you, Marquis Sheldron. Your son passed the second rank of the Knight Academy this time, right? Congratulations."

When I gave my congratulations, Marquis Sheldron's eyes widened.

"Miss Emily, congratulations on your marriage."

“Countess Marcion, I heard your precious grandson was born five days ago. The child will receive the blessing of the Goddess of Light since the Door of Darkness is closed.You must be happy.”

There was one more thing that I made sure to study carefully alongside the etiquette of the dance and dance parties.It memorized everything about the nobles.

I recall the strong aristocratic profile among the dance party attendees and the list of those who had special events to celebrate among the lower nobles.

I studied so hard that I felt like I would go to Harvard if I studied like this before.

In the Empire one marries faster and tends to start social activities relatively early.

If Ancia is active in social activities, people will suspect me, because I don't know who is close to Ancia and who is not.

Fortunately, Count Bellacian only supported Diana's social activities, and Ancia was not allowed out unless absolutely necessary.

In fact, it was part of the duty of the Empress and the Crown Princess to learn the names of nobles. Usually, however, they learn it naturally through social activities and receive help from their helpers.

However, today is my social debut, and I greet people without anyone's help.

This should be enough to give an impression of the existence of Crown Princess Ancia in everyone's minds.

Greetings will be over soon. Count Bellacian tried to approach me, but when I looked at him, he was speechless and eventually retreated.

I'm sure he's been bragging that I respect and follow him, but he can't go forward because he's afraid they'll find out about the lie.

I saw a little boy next to Count Bellacian. Just like me, she has blond hair and blue eyes.

Her eyes looked similar to mine, round and cute, but her eyes were weaker, so her aura was gentle.

It was Diana. She looked much prettier than the one depicted in the novel.

I was looking at Diana when a man suddenly blocked my view.

Richard cut a path past Diana and came towards me.

"Your Majesty, long time no see."

"Ah yes."

I replied with a wry smile. Why is he talking to me again after being rejected like that?

"You're becoming more beautiful."

He was young, but his comments were very cheesy. It was a general compliment, but coming from it, I felt it was unpleasant.

"Thank you."

In return, he extended his hand.

"Your Majesty, will you allow me to perform the first noble dance?"

'What are you talking about, b*jerk?'

Tenstheon said he wouldn't dance, but no one thought it was really because his dancing skills were getting a bit stiff.

Everyone knows that Tenstheon is a good dancer. Countess Chardin also praised her dancing skills. He won't be stiff that fast.

No one said anything about it, but they didn't ask me to dance because they thought I couldn't dance or I had a good reason not to.

Besides, I am the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess' first dance partner, of course, is the Crown Prince. For the Crown Princess, there is an implicit rule to only dance with the Crown Prince, his father, or his brother, if any.

Everyone still considered their status and circumstances, but I can't believe Richard asked me to dance with him proudly.

Why is he sure he won't be rejected? Only Richard, the male lead, could have this kind of confidence.

"I'm sorry, but I refuse."

“You need not be ashamed of your poor dancing skills. I will lead you well.”

So he assumed my dance skills were bad? Even if it was true, he could not say that in front of everyone. He's really inconsiderate.

"You're not as good as Your Majesty so I don't want to dance with you."

Richard's expression froze.

He's arrogant and proud. Normally, he would look down on everyone and treat them like his chess pieces, but he only acknowledged Tenstheon.

However, other than his respect for Tenstheon, there was also a sense of inferiority.

Richard's pride had been scratched and he gritted his teeth. But actually, I'm a little considerate.

"Oh, Your Majesty, there is no one in this world who is greater than His Majesty."

"Absolutely. If I were to find a man like His Majesty, I wouldn't be able to dance with anyone for the rest of my life.”

“….”

The women who heard me laughed out loud.

Amidst the friendly atmosphere, only Richard's face was red.

***

The party was held in the widest hall of the Palace, but it was somewhat frustrating as the hall was full of people.

I finished my greetings and went to the terrace to rest for a while.

The cold air relaxes me a little.

What did Blake do? Ever since I became Ancia, I haven't been away for so long.

I miss my husband. She didn't cry because she missed me, did she?

"Tok tok."

Suddenly, I heard the voice of a sweet girl.

"Tok tok, can I come in?"

There are several terraces in the ballroom. Anyone who wants to rest can close the curtains and get into the terrace. If the curtains are closed, it is impolite to enter, because there is already someone inside.

But the girl asked for permission to enter so the other terrace had to be occupied.

"Lake in."

After receiving my permission, the curtains opened carefully, and a blonde girl entered.

It was Diana.I was shocked by the sudden appearance of the female lead character, who I thought was just a young noble.

“Diana..”.

"Sister…"

As I called her name, her eyes curved into a crescent moon and she smiled brightly.

“You look very beautiful today.you are like an angel.You are not only beautiful, you are very elegant and cool. How can you be so beautiful!"

Diana's little lips moved in praise. His voice contained pure joy, and I could not feel the slightest hint of jealousy.

Diana liked Ancia very much because she was her only sister. At first, Angia also liked Diana.

However, Count Bellacian's discrimination separated the two.

The Count gave Diana a large room and a restroom for Ancia. She bought Diana all kinds of dresses, jewelry, and toys, but gave her nothing.

Five teachers were hired to teach Diana so she could be in the public spotlight, but she refused to allow Ancia to study even to read a book.

No matter how young they are, they can understand who their parents love more and who they discriminate against.

Diana hated this situation. She felt that her time with her sister was worth more than that dress or jewelry. He just wants to be with his brother.

But every time he talked about it, the Count would hit Ancia instead. She says that Ancia instigated an innocent Diana to get what she wanted.

No matter how much Diana explained that it was not true, she did not listen. Even if Diana made a small mistake, she would be furious, believing that it was Ancia's fault.

As this situation continued, Ancia moved away from Diana. Diana also could not ask her Brother to play with her anymore.

In the original story, Diana is a character who looks bright on the outside but is filled with deep sadness on the inside.

She thought her brother died because of her, and could not forget that guilt until the end.

Diana regretted it over and over again, thinking that none of that would have happened if she had married the Crown Prince, not her sister.

When Ancia committed suicide, Count Bellacian panicked.

He did not mourn the death of his daughter. Instead, he was afraid that the Emperor would take back the wedding gifts he gave them when he got married.

However, the Emperor apologized and sent a large sum of entertainment money to the Count.

Although the Count's family was satisfied with Ancia's wedding gift and the Emperor's consolation money, Diana was unhappy.

Diana said she did not want to get rich with the money the family had raised thanks to the tragic death of her sister. Soon, she leaves the house and when she grows up, she takes on the position of Blake's maid, a job that everyone is reluctant to do.

He regards Ancia's death and Blake's despair as his own responsibility and goes to her as his guilt atonement.