The Place Where I Was Sold as a Slave Was the Imperial Palace

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Rudy is sometimes late. But it always came before nightfall.

But today, no matter how much I wait, it never comes.

I must have forgotten about Rilisha.

Maybe I won’t be able to come again for a long time like before. I may have gone somewhere far away all of a sudden…

“Wowaaa!”

Thinking like that made me so sad. I didn’t want to do anything, so after tonight, I held the doorknob and cried.

I waited in front of the door so that whenever the door opened and Lou came in, I would be the first to meet him.

but it doesn’t come My eyes darkened when I thought that I might really have been taken to another place like before. I can’t see anything.

I don’t need to study or anything. You don’t need anything. Only Luga and Lu were needed. Lilitha only cried.

I tried to be with Lu, but thinking that all of that would be useless, my life became futile. I don’t know exactly what it means to be futile, but I’m sure it’s used at times like this.

The baroness was living in the mansion, saying that she was running out of time because the coronation was near. In the morning, during the day, and at night, when I opened my eyes, I had to study letters.

Still, Lilitha persevered. I worked really hard. Even though we can only meet once a day, we worked hard to show Lu when he came.

But that’s because Lou is coming.

It was because Lou smiled happily while praising him for doing well.

If Lou doesn’t see it, I don’t want to study or anything! Why do you need that! Why do I have to write the same letter ten times a hundred times throughout the day? I already memorized it, but why do you keep using the same thing?

As soon as I wake up in the morning, I am told to study all day until I fall asleep.

They were not even allowed to ride on the back of a goat in the garden. It is said that you are not allowed to feed rabbits, bring duck eggs, or hold newborn chicks.

The Empress doesn’t walk like that.

The Empress doesn’t say that.

The Empress never laughs like that.

The empress, the empress, the empress.

The baroness had been behind his back all day, nagging, nagging, nagging.

I only say to study to meet. boring.

However, Lilitha did not originally want to become an empress. Lilitha wanted to be a prince who saved Lu in style.

I wanted to save Lu, who pulled weeds and wiped the floor with a wet mop while being bullied by the grumpy older sisters, and brought her to the ball.

When I appealed like that, the baroness looked at Lilitha in amazement and said,

[Women cannot be princes.]

The nanny sighed and said:

[Then, princess, is it okay for Her Highness Rudy to marry another woman?]

That doesn’t work. Because Lou said that if you get married and become a couple, you can always be together. It’s difficult for another woman to be with Lou.

When Lilitha was embarrassed by saying that, the nanny and the baroness spoke at the same time.

[His Highness Rudy’s wife is the Empress. But if you act like a child like Princess Rilisha, you can’t become a wife.]

It seems that neither of them knows.

It’s okay even if Rilisha is like a child. Lou said so. I wish that Rilisha wouldn’t change like this. Lou said he was more happy that he didn’t change.

Being Lou’s wife is absolutely fine if Lou says it’s okay!

it will never change Lilitha goes like this. So it’s okay to wait at the door until Lou comes. You can use it like a child.

Lilitha struggled and endured even when the nanny clung to her and tried to get her off. No matter how much Marie comforted her, and even if the baroness spoke with tears in her eyes, she never left the door.

When it was time to eat, I endured even when the nanny tempted me to come here, smelling delicious food from some distance away. If you wait a little bit, Lou will come, so we decided to eat together.

but it didn’t come

‘Lou is a liar.’

You said you would come every day. Yesterday, he gave me a kiss on the forehead saying he would come again, but he didn’t come.

“…lie…talker…i…ru…fool…heeing…”

how much i cried

Before I knew it, Rilisha was in a place other than the mansion.

She is alone in a dark space.

In front of Lilitha, there was only one door she had been holding on to. Only the door was slightly shining, and it was completely dark all around.

“…Lu…I’m scared…”

Unknowingly, I called for Lou, but I suddenly heard a voice.

[sorry. It’s very late today. Were you lonely? Did you have a scary dream?]

It’s Lou’s voice. Something warm touched my forehead. For some reason, it felt like Lu’s magic kiss.

[Your pretty face is messed up. It’s too messy, princess.]

Lou seems to be laughing.

I wanted to open my eyes, but I cried so much that my eyes were swollen. It didn’t float well.

Maybe she cried so much that the tears went wrong into her eyelids and became heavy. Otherwise, your eyes can’t be this heavy.

As she groaned, unable to lift her heavy eyelids, something warm embraced her.

I felt like I could smell Lu for some reason, so when I dug into it, something warm touched my forehead once more.

[Princess, I heard you haven’t eaten. You must be hungry, but have a proper breakfast. OK?]

Lou, I want to eat with you.

I said so, but it seems that no sound came out. I was so sleepy.

And at some point, my eyes twinkled.

“roo!”

When she woke up, Rilisha was already in her own bed, not at the door. weird. I could clearly hear Lu’s voice, but no one was there.

After looking around, the nanny came closer and said:

“Hi, are you awake now? His Highness Rudy has already left. It’s been a while.”

“roo?”

“His Highness came at dawn. It was Her Highness Rudy who moved the princess to bed. We slept together and left before dawn.”

The nanny complained that it was ridiculous that a man and a woman, no matter how young they were before marriage, could sleep together in the same bed.

“Thanks to that, the attendants and I stood by the bed and watched the whole time.

I’m not sure what you’re talking about.

If it’s hard, you don’t have to watch it, the nanny did it herself, muttering that her back hurts and she’s going to faint right now because she’s sleepy.

But, Lou, you came. I came because I promised Lilitha. Great. I thought I was taken somewhere, but I’m glad I did. didn’t get dragged I’m so glad Lou didn’t become a liar. If it was wrong, Lou’s nose would have been long. but….

Lilitha jumped up from the bed.

“No! You didn’t see it.”

I ran late and opened the door vigorously. I rushed outside, but Lu’s figure was already gone.

The nanny screamed and ran after him.

“Princess! Where are you going with that outfit! Come in right away! Ah, my God. If other ladies-in-waiting see this, rumors…. Come in right away!”

It took a month to reach the fence of the mansion, but there was no Lou. Shoulders drooped.

‘I haven’t met Lou.’

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Depressed. Besides, the nanny was too noisy.

Lilitha was dragged into the mansion by the wrists of her nanny, wet and limp like a doll.

Once inside, the baroness was waiting with her eyes stretched to the top of her forehead. that’s interesting. His eyes grew like snakes.

Anyway, I guess I’ll have to write worm letters again.

‘Ha, what is life?’

Tears rolled down from Lilitha’s eyes. As the nanny always says, life is a series of hardships, living is so hard.

But what is the series of hardships?

***

Everything in the world is half negotiation and preparation.

As the saying goes, the victory or defeat of a war is already decided before fighting, so it is with almost everything a monarch does.

Before doing anything, he negotiates with various families in advance to create people who will understand and agree.

It is only after some preliminary work has been carried out that the work comes to the surface.

When the emperor decided on Rudy as his successor, he went through the same process, and now Rudy is doing the same thing.

In a word, he meets nobles who arrive at the imperial capital every day. The main thing is to meet, say hello, and laugh until your face twitches.

Many of the imperial nobility still don’t know Rudi’s face.

There were only rumors about Rudy, but among them was the absurd that he had captured the emperor with his body and pushed out the crown prince.

The main purpose is to dispel such rumors and give you reassurance that this side recognizes your family, that you will not be neglected, and that you are a comrade who will go with you from now on.

I often meet with one person at a time, but there are times when I have to meet and chat with dozens of people at once.

It’s harder than I thought because I have to remember the face and family characteristics while meeting new people and saying the same thing all day long without a break.

Above all, the muscles in her face were overtaxed, and it seemed that she would be fixed in the same expression.

However, having an interview does not exempt you from your usual duties. At the same time, paperwork is also required. Even ten bodies were not enough. I wish there was an automatic machine that only signed.

“Your Highness, if we meet only five people from now on, there will be some gap. Cheer up.”

said Levin, placing sweet bread and tea on the desk.

Levin, who had been away for a while to do other things, arrived at the imperial palace this morning. Whatever he had been doing, he had become emaciated.

As Rudy checked and signed the documents on the desk with his eyes, he gazed at the mountain of paperwork.

An aide brought it to me a little while ago.

Yesterday, afternoon work was overdue to deal with the temple and the third prince’s rebellion.

Just because you make a gap, can you really rest? no, there is no option Even if you take a break, it’s just putting off what you have to do later.

Recognizing Rudy’s feelings, Levin said apologetically.

“I’m sorry, but even if it’s a gap, it’s only about five minutes. It’s only about closing your eyes for a second. But it’ll be better if there’s even that.”

The last words were almost mumbled.

Levin gazed into the air with eyes looking at distant mountains.

What the hell have you been doing to become an eye that has given up everything in life, Levin?

“I am ready for an interview.”

An attendant entered the office and bowed politely.

Rudy immediately left the office. A number of attendants and aides followed Rudy.

There were several reception rooms in the imperial palace, and the smallest one was located near the office. When meeting one or two visiting nobles, he used the reception room.

“The one I’m meeting now is a count far from the center. It’s an area with a lot of wool, but lately the quality has been lower than in other places, so I’m nervous… He’s a bit violent. He’s far from the imperial family, but he’s been around a few times. I’ve had a concubine before. It’s a family that benefited from that…”

An aide sits next to you and explains about the noble you are going to meet. The explanation barely came to an end by the time we reached the audience room.

The person in the audience room was a man who seemed to be very cunning for some reason.

As usual, they sat in the chairs in the luxurious reception room, chatting and smiling.

The interview time is only a few minutes.

After 10 to 15 minutes of talking with each person, we moved on to the next person.

To be honest, I was halfway giving up on remembering who was who other than the great nobility or the standout.

It’s amazing that the aide remembers all of these people, even their family traits.

After a few words, the time was almost up and I was about to leave, but the Count took out a small ornament out of nowhere.

“Your Highness Rudy, I’m presumptuous, but I have one woman whom I can be especially proud of. It’s this child.”

What the Count held out was a round silverware that looked like a hand mirror. In the center of the finely crafted silverware was the figure of a beautiful girl.

“If I can send her to the imperial palace as Princess Lilitha’s maid, it will be an honor for the family…”

The empress or the princess’s handmaid was not decided by the emperor. It’s a beautiful woman who dares to talk to me and show me her portrait, so I’m asking if she would make her my concubine.

After giving the woman in the silverware one look, Rudy said with a soft smile.

“Sure, she’s a beautiful woman. But Princess Lilitha’s maids have already been decided.”

“That, but…”

As the Count sighed, Levin politely bowed and said,

“Interview time is over.”

The count left the reception room dripping with regret as if he couldn’t bear it.

Before the next person comes in, the aide gives another brief explanation.

Rudy sighed.

How many aristocrats are already inviting concubines to young boys who are still 11 years old…

They probably didn’t have much time to prepare, but they all bring a portrait of a woman they call their daughter.

Seeing Rudy’s face, Levin chuckled.

“Your Highness, your face is like chewing rotten sh*t.”

The aide looked at Levin in surprise as he explained about the nobleman to be interviewed. It was the face of how dare you use such an expression to the next emperor.

Rudy let out a long sigh.

“Levin, every time I meet nobles and hear such stories, it feels like a gourd of sh*t is being poured into my mouth.”

Levin grinned.

“You look like your aide is going to faint because Her Highness is sh*tting. She would really faint if she knew that Her Highness was saying a lot of dirtier things.”

Rudy suddenly saw Levin’s face. Like Deja Vu, I think I’ve seen something similar to Levin’s behavior somewhere. Levin looked at Rudy as if asking why.

Oh, I see. Levin’s behavior resembles Boris a lot.

Having been together for several years, it seems that Levin has subconsciously imitated Boris’s behavior.

When Rudy said that, Levin made a very disgusted expression.

The next nobleman, like the count who came out first, said that he wanted to send his daughter in as Princess Lilitha’s handmaid.

‘Even though I’m only 11 years old, there are candidates for concubines like this, and I’m worried about what will happen when I get older.’

If you don’t stay alert, the imperial palace will be covered with the princess’s maids in an instant. I’ll have to be careful.

The face of Princess Ririsha, which she saw while leaving the concubine’s mansion at dawn, came to mind. I felt sad for some reason.

A 9-year-old child who was dirty with tears.

Rudy’s surroundings are already shaking.

But what would happen if that child became an empress? Will Lilitha be able to hold on properly?

Wouldn’t she, innocent and still young, fall into the abyss of misfortune in an instant?

My mind wandered a little.

“Life is a series of hardships”

(94)

＜ Nadia, my love, my rain, I wish you happiness ＞