# 48
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No matter how embarrassed I felt, the meal prepared by Julia and her people was truly delicious.
Julia said that she is not a professional chef and that she cannot prepare complex dishes that require extreme skill, but the food was just right for my taste.
I have to say it was warm and comforting food. It felt like I was having a real home cooked meal.
Now that I have my stomach filled, I have to think about my plans for the future. When I was alone in the room, I was flooded with thoughts.
No, no matter what, I have to meet Sirtain first.
Should I act like I don't know anything and just barge in?
It's not like it would be the first time I'd done something like this. I don't think people will find that strange.
But the more time passed, the more nervous I became about facing Sirtin.
"He must have something to say if he found out, right? Why is he so silent? What about Spellman? What happened to the museum director?"
Ah... I wanted to scream out loud, but I could barely restrain myf.
Julia is a secretive woman and will never tell me anything.
And at this moment, I'm just living a comfortable and quiet life inside the Crown Princess' palace as if I'm reluctant to leave...
No, I can't continue like this.
Okay, I'm going crazy again. It's not like I've never acted crazy before, so what could be more embarrassing?
Swish.
I opened the door wide and ran outside. Julia and the maids looked at me with astonished faces before hurrying after me.
It seems that they were working on completely repairing the Crown Princess' palace after Rosie and Serena were in charge of it.
I knew they were embezzling money from the ward budget.
I'm not stupid.
How can I not notice that maids buy things that do not suit their condition?
But I had no choice but to pretend not to know.
Apparently, Julia was discovering all these acts of corruption.
Well, keep up the hard work.
“Where are you going, Your Highness Evelin?”
"I'm going to see my husband! I have something to tell my husband!"
“I will convey your message, Your Highness. I will bring him to you myf!”
Julia tried to stop me as she lunged at me, but she had no chance of catching me.
Since I incarnated here, I have been working out hard to improve my physique.
“Ha… Ha… Your Highness!”
Julia wasn't used to running, of course, she's a noble.
I was just a strange exception.
The maids caught Julia when she was about to fall, and then some of them ran towards me, but I was able to dodge them easily.
Thanks to my strong leg muscles, I was able to escape.
Fortunately, it was not difficult to find a way to the Crown Prince Palace, as I had been there many times before.
“Is my husband here?”
"What?"
The knight looked at me with a shocked face, then he quickly realized who I was and bowed respectfully.
“Her Highness the Crown Princess!”
"I mean, Sirtain. Is my husband here? I came to see my husband! He has to be here, right?"
“Ah, yes, yes! The Crown Prince is inside, but… is there a sudden reason for this visit?”
"None of your business. I'll just talk to my husband."
I passed the knight and went inside, and he followed me confused.
He can't stop me because he can't touch the Crown Prince's wife, but he also can't let me in without permission, so he must be in an awkward situation.
I'm sorry that I'm causing you this trouble.
But, really, I'm the most confused in the world right now.
“Your Highness, please allow me to inform the Crown Prince first...”
"No! I'm closer to my husband than you! I'll tell my husband myf!"
I screamed like a spoiled five-year-old, slamming my feet on the ground.
The knight's face turned white, as if he saw a troublemaker.
I'm sorry again, I know I'm being annoying.
I continued my way into the palace, although I was not well acquainted with its layout, but I was confident that I would eventually encounter someone.
Then, I saw a familiar person in the distance.
Mortega?
He is the advisor who has always been by Sertain's side.
I remember that he was more interested in Rosalina than in me.
He also looked at me with contempt sometimes.
I think he still has the same feelings for me, but at least he won't kick me out, right?
Let me see if he dares. I will tell everyone about it!
She lunged at Mortega like a raging bull.
“Greetings, Your Highness Evelyn. Have you come to see the Crown Prince?”
"Yes, correct!"
Whew…? Why is he so calm and polite? I thought he was going to fire me.
“Where is my husband?”
“He's inside. Would you like to come in?”
His sudden respect made me hesitate. Why is he acting like this all of a sudden? Could Mortega be onto something?
Could it be that he shares all the secrets with Sirtain?
It doesn't seem like it, his disdain for me has lessened, but he still maintains his usual coldness. He was just being polite, nothing more.
I couldn't understand him, but at least there was someone I could talk to inside the palace. Finally, I will see two biographies.
He is the only person I can express my thoughts and say what I want to.
I felt like a cub following its mother everywhere.
I opened the door wide.
It seemed that Sertin had anticipated my arrival from the commotion outside, and he showed no surprise when he saw me.
"my husband!"
Cyrtain shook his head and let out a light laugh, then looked over my shoulder and said briefly
“Close the door. Let everyone go.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
When I heard the door close behind me, I exhaled in relief. I felt the tension that had been tightening my body suddenly disappear.
“Huh...”
“If you had waited a little longer, I would have come to you. But, of course, if you had been the type to wait quietly, you would not have taken such dangerous actions in the first place.”
I took a quick look around, then pressed my ear to the door to make sure no one was eavesdropping.
But even then, I have to be careful.
I lowered my voice and whispered:
“I'm sorry, Sirten. If you're surprised, I apologize. But I was feeling so upset... I couldn't say what I wanted to say yesterday.”
Certain smiled slightly and pointed his chin to the sofa, as if asking me to sit down.
I walked towards her cautiously, but suddenly stopped.
“But Sirtain…do you wear glasses?”
I felt like there was something different about him. Yes, he was wearing thin, gold-rimmed glasses.
Of course, because of his attractive appearance, the glasses seemed like just a stylish accessory that suits him perfectly.
Aren't glasses supposed to make people look either ugly or more handsome? But... why is he handsome in both cases?
His attractive aura has increased even more... Since when did glasses become a sexy accessory? This is crazy.
“Ah…”
Sertin fiddled with his glasses
“I wear it often when I work. If I look at too many letters, my eyes get tired.”
Oh, I see.
"Does it look weird? Should I take it off?"
"no!"
The word came out of my mouth without thinking. No, let me see more of it...
"Hmm. I meant it didn't look strange at all."
Sertin shrugged and sat down in front of me.
How do you feel when you live with a face like that without even realizing the attractiveness of your appearance?….
No, this is not the time to think about that, Evelyn. Focus.
Why do I lose control of myf every time I see Sirtain's face?
I took a deep breath, trying to calm my violently beating heart.
“It never looks weird.”
“Okay. Say what you have to say. I have a lot of documents to review today.”
“…Can I ask what kind of documents these are?”
Most of the urgent cases right now are about Spelman, right? I'm involved in this too.
Cyrtain answered much more obediently than he had expected.
“The Duke of Spelmann sold his son in exchange for taking over the management of the museum.”
“Augustin?”
“I also need to find a suitable marriage for Augustin. Mortega is looking for suitable candidates, and I am reviewing the list now.”
My eyes widened in surprise when I heard that.
“Wait a minute…Does Duke Spellman have other children besides Augustin and me?”
“You know better than me, don’t you?”
“…As far as I know, no. But how…?”
In the original story, Duke Spelman was supposed to install Augustine as emperor. Wasn't this true?
"I don't know. But did you come here just out of curiosity? Did you want to know what I'm doing?"
Certain smiled as he looked at me, an unfamiliar look of amusement on his face.
Why is he looking at me this way...? What is he trying to say...?
“Are you interested?”
No...please...don't say things like that...