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Keynes will arrive this evening, so be sure to give him a proper reception
“Kens? Of course!”
Tedric's face brightened noticeably.
“It's been a long time since I've seen that man's face.”
asked Viscount Lilius, who agreed.
"But won't the other kids come? Like Kel or Sandra."
“Kel and Sandra's academy courses end late, so it's not a good time to attend the fishing competition.”
“Oh my God, that’s unfortunate.”
Viscount Lilius looked really disappointed, but I found it amusing.
“It seems he asked for it on purpose.”
Because the duration of leave in the academy varied according to grades.
Lycian and Leon Fraser, who took first and second place respectively, have already started their vacation and descended to the main castle.
But others…
For example, Nigella's two children, Kale and Sandra, just mentioned, did not get very good grades
Is there any noble in this empire who wouldn't be offended if you had to mention it yourself, that your child attending the academy doesn't get good grades?
“There won't be.”
Viscount Lilius was a truly skilled man at subtly teasing others with that seemingly innocent smile
“Kel is not interested in hunting anyway, and what would Sandra have to do even if she attended the hunting competition?”
Count Nigella Fraser partially hid his displeased expression and looked at me sarcastically.
“The daughter should be good at embroidering napkins.”
* * *
“What a very wonderful person.”
“Hmm?”
asked Lycian, who was reading a book
“What's so amazing?”
“No, no. I was just talking to myself.”
She ignored Lisien and looked out the window again
I remembered the face of Count Nigella Fraser, who had been looking at me with displeasure all the previous time.
He pretended to be a thoughtful and dignified great noble, but in truth, his lower body was not particularly chaste.
The result of this was the arrival of Keynes Fraser, who was coming to the main castle, and his daughter Sandra Fraser.
“To get these two people into the main castle without batting an eyelid.”
Count Nigella Fraser.
He was a man who maintained two houses with a mistress during his marriage
Moreover, he already had his eldest legitimate son “Kel Fraser” with his wife who was a countess at the time.
He also had a son with his mistress, less than a year apart.
This is Keynes Fraser.
In short, Count Nigella Fraser was a bastard who got two women pregnant at the same time
What an amazing piece of trash.
The question was asked again.
Why is Tulia considered trash?
Isn't Count Nigella Fraser the real trash?
anyway.
The Countess, former Countess Roxanne Fraser, maintained this type of married life for nearly 10 years.
In the end, she announced the separation.
They were now living apart.
It was easy to guess why they didn't get divorced.
“Because they have a son together.”
Furthermore, she gave birth to her son Kell Fraser shortly before her mistress.
Simply put, the legitimate eldest son.
This meant that he was the most likely heir to inherit the title of Count Nigella Fraser in the future.
“Countess Roxanne Fraser may be waiting for Count Nigella Fraser to die.”
I was surprised that she didn't poison him, but I also suspected that she might have tried to poison him several times before...
Anyway.
Right now, Count Nigella Fraser was living in the Imperial Capital with his mistress
Belladonna Mertung.
“I've seen it many times in illustrations, and it really looked like one poisonous rose.”
With her wavy red hair and her beauty mole.
If she had been born a noble, her charming appearance would have occupied the crystal seat of high society for about a year.
Well, thanks to her stunning beauty, she became Count Nigella Fraser's mistress even though she already had a daughter.
After she gave birth to her son Keynes with Nigella, the two lived quite a married life.
“Of course, legally they couldn't divorce, so Roxanne Fraser still holds the title of Countess of Fraser.”
In fact, Count Nigella Fraser wanted a divorce from the strict Roxanne Fraser quickly.
He wanted to take his beautiful lover, Belladonna Mertung, as his new partner, but...
“All of Frazer's followers opposed it.”
Grandpa was very opposed to this.
Should I remarry a mistress?
Do that if you want.
But know that you will be kicked out of the Fraser house.
As far as I knew, there was no one who could beat those exquisitely sparkling dark green eyes.
Count Nigella Fraser eventually surrendered soon after.
However, after a full five years of pleading, Grandpa allowed Keynes's illegitimate child to be legitimized.
Surprisingly.
Belladonna's daughter Sandra also succeeded in being adopted as his own child
“In a way, he's a very amazing man, this Count Nigella Fraser.”
To legitimize a child who is not related by blood in the Fraser household.
Because of this, he was almost separated from his grandfather for several years, but didn't they say that no father or mother could defeat his child?
no. The grandfather defeats his sons. It tears them apart.
But Count Nigella Fraser was completely in love with his mistress Belladonna Mertung, so he eventually succeeded in legitimizing her daughter, even if it meant setting conditions.
So, Sandra is half Fraser.
In fact, it's not even half the truth, it's no different than just wearing Fraser's outer robe.
It was a legitimization with the stipulation that no assets would be given to the Fraser family upon Sandra's marriage, but going from being merely a mistress's daughter to a lady of the Fraser family was a significant rise in status.
The mistress's daughter, Sandra, has become something of a Cinderella.
What does it matter if you cannot obtain the assets of the Grand Ducal House later?
Anyway, Count Nigella Fraser adored her so much that he raised her like precious gold and jade, so she wouldn't lack anything.
That alone was more than enough.
And here I am, Fraser, who hasn't received a penny in child support from my parents?
Anyway, most of the Fraser family will be attending Grandpa's dinner, so I'll be able to see them all in person then.
“Although Marquis Aster Fraser will not be coming, as usual.”
* * *
After a few days. Fishing competition day.
The main castle became vibrant as a small festival
The vassals of the Grand Duchy and their families, servants.
Many people attended, looking forward to the fishing competition.
“Too… Leah.”
I turned around when I heard the voice calling me.
“Lycian!”
I smiled and ran towards him in one breath
He responded with a bright smile and asked me.
"what are you doing here?"
“I was just thinking about how spacious the main castle was.”
“Ah. That’s… true.”
Lycian looked at the endlessly stretching plains. His beautiful silver hair fluttered in the stormy wind
“The Grand Duchy is a castle with a long history.”
“Mmm.”
Aside from the imperial family, there were only a few families who could organize hunting competitions on their own
Because it required a very vast land.
“And it is not just an ordinary vast land.”
There are even specific conditions attached to it.
1. Plains vast enough to contain seven lakes.
2. High mountains or hills must completely surround the area.
3. A place where plants abound and where monsters thrive.
4. A place where ferocious monsters are bound to appear.
An official hunting competition can only be hosted on land that meets all of these strict conditions.
At this point, wasn't it basically telling people not to carry her at all?
But the Fraser family overcomes it all... amazing...
For this reason, when any great family announced a hunting competition, the neighboring nobles would go crazy wanting to attend.
A kind of high society, so to speak.
Even while several nobles were talking, when Lycian and I passed by, they glanced at us and whispered among themselves busyly.
It won't be all just gossip.
There must be many nobles curious about the Fraser's direct lineage, whom they rarely see even in the Grand Duchy.
“Of course, it is likely that more than thirty percent of the nobles are gossiping about Tullia, stirring up trouble that has arisen after a long time.”
I smiled sweetly at a group of nobles who were whispering while looking me up and down.
"I gasped. She made eye contact with me."
“Didn't you hear what we were saying?”
They were astonished, so they quickly looked away.
“Two, Leia?”
“Yes. Let's go, let's go.”
Lycian followed with quick steps
My goal for today's huge fishing competition was simple.
Enjoy it calmly and gently.
Do not pour wine on nobles for no reason.
Don't scream.
It completely changed Tullia's disastrous impression in a good direction, if only a little
In other words, act like a normal person.
In short, for almost the first time, I was able to enjoy this huge gathering of high society with complete peace of mind!
She smiled with a heart full of enthusiasm.
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