I Shall Master This Family's
24

Chapter 24

"You don't usually carry a bag, so what's in it?"

"Gift!"

"Gift?"

"Yes! A gift to the Prince!"

The Second Prince was also a prince, so it was not wrong.

The Melcon cure I prepared was for Prince Perez, the Second Prince.

The empress began poisoning her food when Perez's mother fell ill and died.

But I don't know exactly what poison was used.

In my previous life, after seeing him become the Prince and Lombardy being attacked, I searched the Intelligence Guild, looking for information on him.

I paid with the money I had collected for months and bought an envelope with information, but it was not mentioned exactly what poison the Empress used.

Perez himself was unable to figure it out until the end and only left the side effects of the terrible insomnia left behind by the poison.

However, it is evident that for some time, they continue to use small amounts that are not easily noticed.

The Emperor paid little attention to the boy, who had been mistaken for a servant one night, and handed him over to the Empress.

Of course, the Empress promised to take good care of herself and then try to avoid the Emperor's eyes.

But for some reason, Perez survived the poison, and three years later, the Emperor realized the Queen's lies.

Unfortunately, there was no significant difference in Perez's life.

The Emperor only used the Empress's guilt to restrain Angelas, who had grown rapidly but still had no affection for the Second Prince.

It was also because around that time the Emperor began to see new heirs of some noble families with concubines.

When I thought of Perez, I heard my father's weak voice.

"Yes, Tia is too old now."

But my father's reaction was a little strange.

"I thought this would come someday, but......"

"No, it's not like that ......"

Something seems to be causing a misunderstanding. But I can't tell you the truth.

I will pretend to be lost after a while of looking through the interior of the Imperial Palace with my father.

Of course, his goal was where Second Prince Perez was.

Fortunately, I know the approximate location of the palace where the Second Prince lives with his mother.

The Empress wanted to put it where her eyes could reach.

So he threw him a small star palace in the forest west of the palace, and Perez said he stayed there before going to the academy.

What does she look like now?, 11 years old, the same age as twins?

"What's that?"

"That, that ...... The Imperial Palace Guards will inspect the gate, so stop the carriage ..."

An inspection on the Lombardy family's train?

Without panicking, the carriage door opened from the outside, and two imperial knights stood up.

"Is this the Empress's order?"

It was my father's cold voice that I first heard.

The knights did not give any answer.

At the end of the small staircase, my father looked at me as if there was no need to worry, and got off the carriage.

Actually, I wasn't worried about this situation, but I was surprised to see my father angry for the first time.

It's clear what happened.

Something that would never happen to Grandpa's carriage only happens to us.

It was very cowardly and a boring trick for someone who became Empress.

It was then that I sighed and looked out the window on the other side of where my father had gone.

"Second Prince?"

I could see something like the back of a boy with black hair passing through the trees in the distance.

"The real Second Prince?"

Heaven must have helped this.

All I knew was the location that was extremely difficult, so when I thought about how to find the palace where the Second Prince was located and whether I could meet him if I went there, it was when I thought about how to find the palace where the Second Prince was located, I accidentally found him like this.

This is an opportunity I will never miss.

After confirming that my father was still arguing with the knights, I very carefully opened the door on the other side of the carriage.

Fortunately, the door opened smoothly without making a sound.

With the bag in one hand, I ran into the grass right in front of me.

Looking back, my father and the knight still had no idea what was going on.

Akh felt a little guilty at the thought of the surprised father knowing I wasn't there, but I couldn't help it.

If not at this time, there was no way to meet the Second Prince without the Empress' knowledge.

I have to give Perez this medicine and come back as soon as possible.

I, who hid my body behind the low grass, ran hard to the side where the Second Prince disappeared until I disappeared from the sight of my father and the knights.

"Oh, yeah! Holy jeez!"

It seems that I was far away from my father and the knights as I moved without hesitation, but there was a problem.

"Where are you?"

I couldn't see the trunk of his nose, and I lost my way because I was in the woods.

I tried to pretend I was lost and I was completely lost.

I had to give up looking for Perez and go back to where my father was.

At that moment, I heard a 'brust' sound'.

When I turned my head, I could see the bushes not far from where I was standing.

Gulp.

I approached carefully, gulping.

Bruuse, bruises.

I could hear the sound of my footsteps approaching, but there was no response from the grassy side.

I further killed the footsteps.

And finally, something small started to appear.

The first thing I noticed was the black hair that grew covering the neck a little.

There's no name label on it, but I'm sure.

It was the Second Prince, Perez.

But I can't call or say his name.

After a moment of effort, I was finally able to speak.

"What are you doing now...... ."

The Second Prince, squatting in front of the bushes, was picking one type of sharp leaf with familiar hand movements.

And it doesn't stop there. The leaves were ripped violently, and the Second Prince brought it straight into his mouth.

It was clear that his little mouth was already filled with something like grass.

It continues.

Even if the green liquid flowed into the corner of his mouth, he naturally wiped it through his sleeves and never stopped eating the leaves in front of him.

It was so sad and desperate that my conscience was awakened.

I barely moved my frozen body and walked a few steps closer.

When I spoke urgently, the Prince's busy movements stopped at that moment.

The boy, whose face I only saw from the side the whole time, turned his head and looked at me.

Bright red eyes with dark brown color.

This boy was clearly the Second Prince.

"What are you doing? Why are you eating that grass?"

I started to get angry without even realizing it.

Young Perez, looking at me with eyes that seemed to have no feelings. And answers.

"Because my stomach hurts."

"What?"

"Since a while ago, my stomach has been constantly hurting for no reason. In the book it is said that eating this grass will make me better ."

"Ah."

Body freezes.

My head is empty like I have something in the back.

The reason why his stomach hurt was obvious.

It was a symptom of intoxication, suggesting toxins slowly accumulate in the body.

Her pale skin caught my attention.

The Second Prince survived this way.

Like a savage beast, he wandered the forest, found a useful medicinal plant, and ate it.

The Second Prince looked at me for a moment, then sat back down.

Because he's three years older than me, he's eleven.

It was the same age as the twins.

But Perez was too small for an eleven-year-old.

At most, he only looked less than ten years old.

The color is too bad to be called a Prince.

The clothes he was wearing seemed to be made of high-quality materials, but they were all tangled and dirty.

Maybe he wears one outfit for a few days.

No way, is there no guarding officer?

A bad feeling flashed through my head.

Just then, Perez tried picking the leaves again and eating them, and I held his hand in fear.

"Don't eat something like this. If you are sick, you should take medicine!"

"But even when my mother was sick, no doctor came."

"Well, that's ..."

"So I found it in the book. It looks like weeds are useless, but maybe it works."

Sitting crouching next to me, the height of his eyes was similar to mine, and the Prince's wrist in my hand was too thin.

Unbeknownst to akh, he stood up and quickly let go of my hand.

When her mother was dying of illness, the Empress prevented the doctor from getting in there.

Thus, when Perez became the Crown Prince and exercised the full power of the fallen Emperor, he first sent the First Prince into battle.

It was the northern area, which was famous for having the most casualties and was ferocious.

And for the Empress, a physician or medicine was not allowed to enter the palace of the Empress, who fell into a frenzy.

When I heard the story, I thought for a moment that it was too much.

He's a very cruel man, I think so.

But now, I don't think I can say that even for a moment.

A child who was not as big as his age chewed on grass like this and endured the pain.

He survived alone.

I brushed off the rest of the grass from Perez's hand and said as I opened the bag I had.

"I have medicine, so don't eat something like this."

The prince tilted his head and asked.

"Who are you?"

He also asked very quickly.

I answered with a small breath.

"My name is Florentia. Florentia Lombardy."

"I'm Perez."

The Second Prince said, looking at the fallen leaves on the floor with calm eyes.

And he looked up and looked at me.

The eyes, which were like the color of dark blood, were empty.

The Second Prince asked me.

"But why are you crying?"

"What are you talking about."

"You're crying."

"Omong empty what ......."

I was stunned when I smiled and put my hands around my eyes.

Tears really fell from my eyes.

"Oh, this, that..."

Why am I crying?

When I was confused and stumbled without giving a proper explanation, the Prince said.

"Am I pathetic?"

Oh, goddamn.

To make such a word come out of the mouth of a child.

I was embarrassed, so I made a louder sound.

"No! It's not like that!"

"It's okay. My mom and my nanny said it too. Sorry, I'm pathetic."

In front of this child, I kept losing my words.

But Perez shrugged as if he didn't know the meaning of the word 'sad'.

"None of them is next to me now."

"No waitress, no nanny?"

The Prince's mother died a while ago, but I think someone will remain beside her.

Perez shook his head from side to side.

"He was kicked some time ago. The nanny said she didn't want to go, but the army took it."

The cruel empress.

There was nothing left with a child who was only eleven.

Well, there was no way someone who tried to kill him by drying him out slowly with poison could see such a situation.

Thinking of the Empress, I gritted my teeth.

At that moment, the Second Prince said to me.

"So I also like that you don't help me. You might even die because of me."