The state of cleaning in the Emerald Palace is terrible. The room I'll be staying in is a little tidier, but it's just a hasty formality. How do I know?
“Probably just clean up the visible part.”
This dusty prince personally showed me how dirty the bed floor was.
I removed the layers of dust from the outside and quickly used a handkerchief to wipe it off. The white towel quickly turned black, and I realized that the handkerchief alone couldn't handle it.
“Oh my god…”
At that moment, Cesar handed me the pillow he had just thrown. Receiving the pillow, I couldn't help but burst out laughing softly.
“Ahaha.”
It's just a small thing, but why does it make me laugh so much? I held my stomach and laughed, while Cesar raised his eyebrows, looking confused.
“Ahaha, sorry. But it's too funny…”
He was dirty and messy, but he was so pitiful and humorous that he couldn't help it, so much so that tears sparkled in his eyes.
The mind is heavy, the sky is full of gloomy clouds inside, but this dusty Prince runs in, throwing away all the rules, all the worldly standards.
Strangely, that made me feel good. It feels like the dark clouds in my heart have temporarily disappeared.
My "hahaha" laughter gradually swept away the dark streaks, causing them to disappear.
“But anyway, we can't stay like this forever.”
Even though I was rolling around in the dirt, it was really dirty.
“It was decided to show a human image.”
Cleanliness is an important factor in evaluating appearance. I brushed my messy hair back from my forehead, revealing my straight forehead, thick eyebrows, and captivating red eyes. The high nose creates a perfect shadow on the face, making the cheeks hot. I quickly called the maid.
“Is His Majesty the Prince here?”
Mercedes appeared. It seemed like she had been looking for Cesar for a long time. When she saw him, she breathed a sigh of relief.
“I guess I should take a shower.”
“Bath…?”
"Yes."
“But…”
Mercedes looked a bit pale.
“Look how dusty he is.”
“But…”
At that time I did not realize her hesitation. Soon, she returned with several maids, her expression serious.
“Go take a shower, Cesar.”
Just waved and calmly said hello. His eyes glanced back as if he wanted to say something, but it was probably just a bath, it couldn't be anything serious.
“Sure… isn't that right?”
I muttered to myself, but soon I heard that my hunch was correct:
A scream rang out, followed by a crash. The maid groaned. Then heavy footsteps bounced towards me, like a giant animal charging.
Footsteps rushed through the hallway, then "boom, bang", the door was split in two by heavy force.
"EH?"
Sure enough, the heavy door split in two, and Cesar appeared, naked.
“Ah! Ah!”
He rushed towards my bed, like a kingfisher diving into the water to catch a fish. Without time to react, I was swept into his arms.
The sound of hurried footsteps rang out.
“Your Majesty!”
Mercedes. But as she approached, Cesar's hand tightened and trembled.
“Ah, I…”
It's so awkward. I quickly used the bed sheet to cover his body, but the wet fabric stuck to him and couldn't move.
I tried to avoid looking, but my eyes kept being drawn to him. I had never seen a naked young man so close to my age.
His body is twice my size, mature but still youthful. The muscles are firm, the breathing makes the body float, the water on the skin sparkles like jade.
I tried to hold back the desire to touch, but my eyes still didn't leave. Thinking quickly, I muttered a prayer to calm myself: "Lord, please save us from sin and temptation..."
“Indeed, bathing seems to be too much for your Majesty.”
Mercedes brought a white towel to cover him.
“Now, okay?”
She wiped him off and put his clothes back on.
"Wait."
"Why?"
“I haven't finished showering yet.”
“But…”
Her eyes sparkled and blinked. I stared.
“Do you hate it so much that you want to run away?”
“Anyway…”
Mercedes looked at me, her eyes became serious.
“What if the Royal Highness helps?”
"What?"
You mean, I have to help Cesar bathe?
"Because you want to take a bath, the Royal Highness must help. Hurry up, if you wait too long you will catch a cold."
Even though I can't let him get wet like that, but... It's uncomfortable.
“I've never done this before.”
I used to do laundry, but never served as a bather. I don't know what to do, just standing next to it makes me feel stuck.
Mercedes shook her head and confidently said:
"Serving your husband is the wife's role. Just being by her side helps a lot."
“Ah… yes…”
In the end, I had to help take a bath. Change into simple clothes, heading towards the bathroom.
Even though the palace is old, it is still the Royal Palace. I was amazed at the large bathtub, hot water system through metal pipes.
The maid pumped water, a "whirring" sound came from the pipe, hot water filled the spacious copper basin.
When designing the palace, the royal family also installed magical devices. One of them is hot water pipes. Cosimo Flores - the ancestor of the Flores family - invented it.
Huge effort to get hot water. In the past, having to burn wood all day long and carry hot water throughout the room was extremely labor-intensive. Even aristocratic families consider the comfortable use of hot water a luxury.
I looked, touched, surprised and praised. By then, Cesar had already put on his bathrobe. Luckily, I'm not naked anymore.