The Reincarnated Young Lady Decided to Change Common Sense

Royal Palace Visit ~Alyssa’s Viewpoint~

(Alyssa’s Viewpoint)

I am Alyssa.

I am a duke and Amelia’s mother.

Today is my first outing with Amelia.

This is the first time for me to show my daughter to my sister-in-law.

(Should I keep my long-standing grudge? I should not let it go unresolved!)

My sister-in-law Bella, who was pregnant six months earlier than me, would put on her motherly airs and look down on me…. (just paranoia)

My husband David comes home early more and more these days… (this one is true)

Anyway, it was a hard time.

My hard work has been rewarded… no, I mean mental hard work! 

Anyway! I gave birth to a lovely, lovely daughter and became a mother.

And now I am on my way to the royal palace for my first outing with my daughter.

…Yes, the royal palace.

I don’t like that place.

Everyone is seemingly so bossy, and some of them are actually giving me nasty stares or making sarcastic remarks directly to me.

To be frank, it makes me feel bad.

Well, I’m a former commoner, and I’m known as the Red Witch of the Kingdom.

What’s this all about? Why even call me the Red Witch of the Kingdom?

Nobles really like to exaggerate, don’t they?

It was David who just barged in my place on his own to marry me.

It wasn’t my purpose to come here in the first place, it was David and Father who were at fault.

I’m in a lot of trouble thanks to those magic geeks.

Thinking of this, I look at my daughter in my arms.

She is looking at the outside world with interest for the first time.

The streets of the city are full of vitality and show that this is a prosperous country, even though it looks like a laid-back place.

The buildings are generally built of stone, but wooden structures can also be seen.

All the houses were solidly built, indicating the high level of technology in this country.

The carriage slowly made its way through the streets toward the royal palace.

Eventually, the carriage passed through a magnificent gate.

Then, a number of large one-story buildings and the corridors connecting them appear.

The carriage was parked in front of one of the most luxurious of the buildings.

“Now, here’s the problem.”

I took a deep breath to calm my mind, handed the girl in my hand to Samantha, the maid of honor, and slowly got out of the carriage.

“Welcome, Alyssa-sama.”

Bella’s handmaiden, who had met us at the entrance of the building, leads us to the back of the royal palace.

And the malicious whispers we hear.

“…the Red Witch…”

“A commoner’s daughter…”

“…not much magic power…”

And then a new malicious remark.

“What is that pale-haired baby…?”

“Is it her child?”

“What a shame, a child of Royal Blood.”

Forget about it. I’m used to it.

But I won’t allow you to insult my daughter!

Just before I could snap, I arrived at the entrance to the king’s living quarters at the far end of the palace.

I am led to a small arbor in the courtyard deep inside the palace, where I am shown to a small room with a small wooden floor.

Inside, a beautiful dark-haired woman was enjoying a leisurely afternoon.

“My Queen, Alyssa-sama, is here.”

The woman turns around at the mention of my name and stands up slowly, smiling at me.

“Welcome, Duke Alyssa. You have graciously made your way here.”

I reply with an elegant, aristocratic bow.

“Thank you for inviting me here today. Your Highness, Queen Belladonna.”

“…”

“…”

We look at each other for a moment…

“Pfft…”, “pfft…”

We smiled at each other, this time with a natural smile, and Bella naturally offered me a seat.

“Long time no see, Alyssa, how have you been?”

“Well, you know. I had a rough time during my pregnancy and right after I gave birth to Amelia. Now I’m enjoying the peace and quiet with my daughter.”

“I envy you. I’ve been so busy with my political duties that I haven’t been able to spend much time with my son. Well, David-sama helps me a lot, and things have calmed down a lot recently.”

“Oh, so that’s why you decided to have a second son.”

“Wow, you’re quick on the uptake.”

David had been giving me an expectant look for some time, earning my glare. So, I already guessed this much.

“You really are the same as ever, aren’t you? Even though you are married to David, he is still an ex-royalty and the elder brother of His Majesty the King.”

“I don’t care. It is his fault for marrying me, a commoner.”

“I thought so as well… Well, that can’t be helped. We’ve known each other for a long time, and you’ve always been good friends to the both of us.”

“We were indeed quite close those days… I think we’re doing reasonably well right now, but let’s face it, my marriage to David was really unexpected. At that time, he just happened to think that he could get the life he wanted by marrying me. In other words, I’m just a bonus, a bonus. I’m simply a child of a scholar that he respected.”

“You’re the only one who thinks that, you know. Of course, there is no way that a crown prince would simply give up his right to the throne and marry a commoner.”

As they discussed such trivial matters, they reminisced. 

Back then, Belladonna was still a candidate as David’s fiancée, when Alyssa was known as the daughter of a great sage, but she was just a commoner student at the academy.

At those times, David, Belladonna, and Alyssa spent their days together at the institute.