I Shall Master This Family's
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Chapter 56

The situation became even more interesting when I entered the banquet hall with the eyes of the people following us.

The people who filled the great hall walked away like a split ocean and looked at the three of us with puzzled faces.

"This is the Lombardy family...."

The inside of the banquet hall was quiet enough to hear someone muttering clearly in my ear.

But it's weird.

Although so many people were watching us, no one actually came to say hello.

Everyone was a few steps away and chatting amongst themselves.

Grandfather even looked around the center with a relaxed expression as if this situation was common.

And everyone who made eye contact with grandfather avoided their eyes or lowered their heads.

Like the reaction when they encountered a savage beast.

Meanwhile, the female nobles could not take their eyes off my father

I looked at my father who was holding my right hand.

Taller than other men, the thin body, white skin, and fine brown hair that reached the shoulders were tied together in one shape.

In particular, her soft green eyes with long eyelashes glittered in the banquet lights.

In short, it was like the look of a handsome man with a warm atmosphere.

My father looked at me, it seemed like he felt my gaze staring at him.

And he showed a comfortable smile.

Maybe that means I don't have to be nervous.

However, her smile meant to eliminate my nervousness affected the woman who was looking at my father, not at me.

Here and there, I saw girls with trembling legs staggered by my father's smiling face.

And surprisingly, there was a 'me' that attracted as much attention as my father and grandfather.

"What is the child, the daughter of Gallahan Lombardy?"

"Oh, that's funny. After all, he was the son of Lombardy......."

"He looks like his father!"

Fortunately, the first impression is good.

But soon, other words sounded.

"She's the only girl, right?"

"So he's the only heir now."

That's what comes to my mind when dad becomes an incredible asset in the apparel business.

And as I passed by a group of old women, I heard these words as well.

"Princess Gallahan was so smart that she received the privilege of the Lord himself."

"Are there any successors from Lombardy that he accompanied to the banquet?"

“She must be around ten years now. She's the same age as my granddaughter."

There was a reaction I was waiting for.

"Who's job is that dress? It's a design I've never seen before ..."

"i'll find out later. It's so funny ......."

"Look at the jewels hanging there. Dear God, lately, all the money in the Empire is owned by Lombardy and Gallahan clothing stores..."

However, sometimes it is good to be the object of one's jealousy and envy.

It's the best feeling, my heart is pounding.

As we continued down the path that was split like the Red Sea, a woman stood at the end of the road.

It was Empress Rabini, wearing a blue dress with beautiful blonde hair.

It seemed like he was enjoying being the center of social attention, he had arrived separately from the Emperor and was already enjoying the banquet.

The closer we got to the Empress, the heavier the air around her.

No one doesn't know.

That the relationship between Lombardy and Angenas was not very good.

After my grandfather had publicly become Perez's guardian, for a time, the Empress was furious about it.

At the banquet where the people gathered like this, what would happen if the Empress of Angenas and the Lombardy family met, and everyone gulped their saliva.

But then, something happened, which shocked everyone.

"The main character of today's banquet has come."

It was because the Empress came to us first with a beautiful and harmless smile.

Those who expected even a sharp cold war between the two families became awkward.

However, my grandfather welcomed the Empress with a friendly smile, as if he thought Rabini would be like that.

"Thank you for preparing such a wonderful and magnificent banquet, Empress."

"Lord Gallahan of Lombardy has received His Majesty's medal, and I have to do this. Aren't you?"

With just a glance, they were like a pair of harmonious neighbors.

"For a long time no see, Your Majesty the Empress"

My father greeted me first.

The last time my father faced the Empress, the situation wasn't very good.

The Empress used knights to break the oath and inspect our carriage, and my father even officially protested the Empress' actions to the Emperor.

However, I could not feel that feeling at all in the appearance of the Empress who smiled gently and was greeted by my father.

Then the Empress saw me standing next to my father and saying hello .

"You've grown a lot while I haven't seen you, Florentia. In a few more years, the social world will be pleased with the arrival of beautiful Lombardy women."

Rabini, who said so, asked my grandfather.

“The Lombardy children have decided to get married quickly since the old days, right? What about Florentia?"

For a moment, I saw the laughing grandfather's eyes turn cold.

The Empress's statement was merely a political comment using the crowd around her.

It was meant to make the Empress seem interested in me as Astana's partner

"......That's an old story too. My granddaughter doesn't need to."

This time, the Empress's face hardened.

Because I heard the word 'I don't need your son' in front of me.

It seemed like giggles and laughter were about to explode, but the conversation with the invisible knife ended there.

It was because the Emperor arrived at the banquet hall.

The music stopped and the people who were dancing and talking all lowered their heads in front of the Emperor.

However, the interior of the hall, which looked cramped, began to slacken in an instant.

He was walking with a beautiful black-haired boy.

He was tall, wearing extremely luxurious clothes, and an expressionless face that demeaned everyone had a charm that made the audience unable to take their eyes off of him.

People were able to quickly deduce the identity of the boy.

"Eh, uh, isn't that a kid?"

"Your Highness the Second Prince?"

I'm amazed by people.

all along, everyone knew about the Second Prince's whereabouts, but no one had really seen the Second Prince.

It seems that the Empress actually took Perez out of the Imperial Family, and the Emperor just quietly remained as it was.

However, today the Emperor made the Second Prince attend the founder's banquet.

He brought it himself.

The impact is incredible.

Currently, the Emperor officially introduced the existence of the Second Prince to the Imperial nobles, and he said to the Empress not to rule out the Second Prince anymore.

I looked over and looked at the Empress.

His face was distorted, compared to the face that hardened in the conversation with my grandfather a while ago

It told me how surprised she was, with her trembling eyelids and white face.

'Disturbing.'

A terrifying sound came from the murmur of the Empress.

I quietly walked half a step away from the Empress.

Perez, who he tried to kill by placing him in a separate palace and giving him poison, was not fit to accept Poirak Palace in the east according to him.

Now like it or not, she could no longer ignore Perez as the Imperial Empress.

Moreover, it would be even more disappointing since all of this was the will of the Emperor that he believed in.

Emperor Jovanes had a lot of incompetence in many ways, but this time it was a good move.

Tuk, tuk.

The Emperor and Perez were walking to where the Empress and we were standing.

The figure of Perez, hidden by the great Jovanes, is now beginning to be seen.

This guy's growing up.

She hasn't been able to take off her baby face, but the first thing I noticed was that she was quite tall.

The last time I saw him, he was so small and skinny that he didn't look like a kid his age.

Kylus and Caitlyn took good care of him and he grew up very healthy.

However, his personality was the same, with fewer emotions and sadness than others, and an expressionless face that did not change.

I looked at Perez with a proud heart like seeing a nephew after so long, and suddenly our eyes met.

Between curiosity and amazement, the man who saw the nobles who were staring at him then looked at me as well.

And I could see his eyes curling up as if trying to smile.

Nah!

Now no one knows that we know each other and are always in touch.

Of course, only grandfather knows, because of the report from Caitlyn, but I didn't even tell dad because I didn't want to cause any worries!

I glared at Perez as hard as I could.

Don't Smile!

Don't pretend to know!

Fortunately, Perez seemed to have noticed it.

On the face where a small smile would bloom, 'Ups!' It immediately passed and returned to his expressionless face.

Right, right. It's done well!

Still, he did not look elsewhere.

As I told her, she kept looking at me with a face I couldn't reveal her heart.

We haven't seen each other in a long time, so she must have wanted to say hello.

It's not too late to say hello.

When the banquet was going well and no more eyes could be seen.

It's time for me to say hello.

"God!"

The emperor laughed openly and called out my father's name.

The difference was quite striking when my father and the Emperor stood side by side, the Emperor was somewhere like a bandit, and my father looked like a delicate art sculpture.

A hand like a lid on a pot hit my father's shoulder.

"It's really hard to see your face before giving the Founder Medal."

"Sorry, Your Majesty."

I felt it before, but the Emperor was very friendly

On the one hand, I wonder if it's a politician's habit to hide his heart and perform skillfully.

I realized one thing when I saw the Emperor joking with father and grandfather as if everyone was told to just listen to them.

The conversation took place deliberately excluding the Empress.

Even his gaze was not fixed on the Empress.

Just a moment ago, I could see the Empress's face, which was tired of the white color, blushing with anger.

The emperor was also a very cunning person.

He had a face that looked far from politics, and he balanced Lombardy and Angenas in both hands.

Now the Empress and Angenas were worried that the Emperor would give our family more power, so he had to give more and try to fulfill the Emperor's wishes.

I admire the world of such adults, but one side of my cheek hurts.

When I looked at the place where I could feel that gaze, it was Perez.

He looked at me without blinking.

It was frustrating to pretend that we didn't know each other, and her white face was a bit reminiscent of the past. 

I don't hate Perez's looks either.

However, since long ago, I was very lucky to have been able to help his life.

It seems that exchanging letters was also successful for the both of us.

It was a positive response when I thought about the future.

After a while, I'll go somewhere and eat half a chocolate cake.

That's when I looked back and thought so. My eyes are on someone who is watching us.

It was His Majesty Emperor Jovanes.