Princess, Please Fall in Love with Me-Chapter 38 : Chapter 38

Chapter 38 : Confrontation, The Invisible Negotiators
“You always had such a glib tongue, get lost, get lost, I wanted to sleep.”
Yiwen tried to break free from Loka’s hand, but instead got hugged by her, unable to move, and could only turn her head away to avoid looking at her.
Loka curiously stared at the slightly reddened tips of Yiwen’s ears, chuckling as she quietly bit her ear.
Yiwen’s body trembled slightly.
“You, pervert!”
The offended Yiwen, her face flushed with embarrassment, broke free from Loka’s hand.
With a quick turn, she darted to the other side of the bed, huffing and facing away from Loka.
Loka poked her back.
Yiwen, like a bristling cat, shuddered but still didn’t turn around.
Loka sat up, somewhat disappointed.
Just as she prepared to get out of bed, a hand grabbed her.
Yiwen turned around, the flush on her face not yet faded, but her eyes full of displeasure.
“Do you think this place is somewhere you can come and go as you please?”
“Eh, wait—Your Highness, no more…”
The next day, in the grand hall of the palace, representatives of the four major families of the Austin Empire gathered there.
The Emperor of Austin, Miles Kelake had a grave expression.
It seemed that after yesterday’s events, the Grand Duke, brandishing his sword, had made a solo visit to the palace, leaving a significant shadow on him.
“Everyone should understand, my child, the Sixth Princess Yiwen, had been acknowledged by the Grand Duke as his bloodline.”
The Grand Duke of Saito’s had personally held a sword to his own neck, aggressively demanding an explanation, but then, considering the royal family’s face, he left after the intimidation.
“The Grand Duke of Saito’s treated Your Majesty like this. Shouldn’t the Emperor of Saito’s do something about it?”
The speaker was Duke Victor, sitting coldly in his seat.
He was irritated by recent events, his eyes filled with impatience.
“The new Emperor of Saito’s was personally propped up by the Grand Duke, treating him like a father. The Grand Duke’s loyalty is a consensus throughout Saito’s. The Emperor and he are undoubtedly aligned.”
The shrewd white-haired old man smiled as he looked at the in his hand.
The head of the Oak Family seemed unconcerned about this meeting.
“Even so, we can’t let people from other empires threaten us like this… I mean, we’re not afraid of threats from the Saito’s Empire.”
The timid Annas, head of the Clover Family, sat nervously to the side.
The Empress’s warning glance made him instantly quiet, not daring to make a sound.
“I decided to personally hold a recognition ceremony for the Grand Duke and Yiwen and acknowledge her mother’s identity.”
At these words, the representatives of the four major families couldn’t sit still.
Even the Empress’s face was filled with disbelief.
“Your Majesty, this matter should be considered carefully. After all, people have always known little about the Sixth Princess. Holding it rashly…”
Annas, the head of the Clover Family, tried to stop it.
Compared to the other princes, the First Prince, backed by the Clover Family, was undoubtedly the most suitable heir to the throne.
The Second Prince’s maternal family was far away in a foreign land with weak national power; the Fourth and Fifth Princes, as commercial protégés of the Oak Family, naturally wouldn’t inherit the throne.
A mysterious heir without maternal backing, and a princess at that, had almost no chance of contending for the succession. But everything started to change.
The Sixth Princess now—oh no, everyone knew deep down—that when the Emperor was still a prince, Yiwen had already been born into the world.
The Emperor’s eldest daughter, her maternal family being the foremost family of the Saito’s Empire, which stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the Austin Empire, her grandfather the Grand Duke, whom the Emperor of Saito’s deeply respected.
The Clover Family was indeed one of the four major families, with generations of marriage ties to the royal family, but its weight was far less than the Caesar Family, which could prop up half of the Saito’s Empire.
“I think we should give the Grand Duke an answer. It would further the friendly relations between the two nations, and Your Majesty would gain a great wife. Why not?”
The head of the Oak Family strongly supported the proposal.
These days, he was busy with the matter of someone framing the Oak Family.
Through countless threads of intelligence, he quickly caught wind of the Clover Family as the mastermind.
On the other hand, the newly promoted branch member Lubi suddenly wanted to establish his own merchant group, and his two youngsters had built a good relationship with the suddenly emerged Sixth Princess.
This could both annoy the Clover Family and foster a powerful future partner for the Oak Family—a win-win, no, a grand victory!
“Your Excellency the Duke, what do you think?”
Seeing the completely opposing attitudes, the Emperor simply tossed the decision to Duke Victor, who had been watching the drama unfold.
The Duke didn’t speak, only casting a scrutinizing glance at the two family heads.
The entire hall fell into a silent atmosphere.
“I think this matter still needs consideration. Such a big matter can’t be resolved in a short time.”
At some point, the piercing cry of a night crow sounded from outside the window.
It was broad daylight, yet the eerie cry was truly unsettling.
Especially after hearing the night crow’s cry, the Duke’s face showed an unnatural panic, and his hand under the table unconsciously began to tremble slightly.
“What I said earlier might not have been clear… What I mean is, we need to determine an important moment.”
The Duke’s sudden change in attitude made the Empress, who had been secretly relieved, start to look grim.
She and Miranda, the Beautiful Woman of the Duke’s mansion, had secretly discussed countless times.
From luring her with the benefit of making her son the First Prince’s study companion to overtly and covertly pressuring and threatening her.
If things didn’t go according to plan, that lord behind the scenes would surely not let her off.
In that case…The Duke’s decisive vote was like the final stone thrown into the lake, stirring ripples.
The Emperor nodded, formally confirming the decision.
The night crow outside seemed to receive the message, letting out a sharp cry before flying away from the vast palace.
“Your Highness, why stayed in the room so long? Usually, you’d be out by this time.”
Loka lay bored on the sofa.
Lina, with a beaming smile, brought a tray of snacks and handed it to her.
Since the assassination incident, Lina had been transferred to the Amethyst Palace by Loka under the pretext of a mysterious disappearance.
Idle was idle, and whether it was caring for one lady or two, it was a maid’s duty.
In any case, Lina’s enthusiasm surged.
“Little Princess Yiwen is attending the recognition ceremony prepared by the royal family today, so naturally, she needs to dress up carefully.”
Lina casually let Loka rest on her lap, gently combing her silver hair.
“Lina, am I no longer your favorite lady? All you talk about now is Her Highness the Princess.”
Loka, for some reason, started competing with Yiwen for favor.
Perhaps because her mother passed away early, she was particularly dependent on Lina.
“What are you talking about? Come here, don’t disturb Lina’s work. We need to go out to attend the banquet.”
Yiwen, dressed in a gorgeous long gown and dazzling headpiece, pulled Loka up from Lina’s lap, pinching her face in exasperation.