Chapter 122 – I think it’s a fraudulent marriage (3)
TL: Zimming
Editor: bodyinthefreezer
“Ancia, what’s wrong?”
“You woke up too late, get up!”
“No.”
Blake grumbled as he rubbed his face against my hands.
“It’s so nice to see my wife’s face right after I wake up.”
Ancia’s heart beat wildly thanks to his cute antics.
“Get up!”
I quickly went under the blankets to hide my red face.
I pulled away his blanket too.
“You’re too much…”
“Too much? It’s already 10 o’clock!”
I wasn’t saying all that deliberately. We really did wake up too late.
“I can’t believe you took it off in the morning.”
If anyone heard that, it would cause a misunderstanding!
His habit of making ambiguous comnts was still the sa. Though, before he didn’t understand any of it.
“You should say it clearly. I only took off your blanket!”
“Take what off…”
He looked at coyly while holding the edge of his blanket.
In contrast to his innocent eyes, his voice was husky.
I couldn’t tell whether or not he was making fun of .
In any case, I couldn’t be swayed by it.
I pulled the entire blanket off of him.
“Wake up!”
***
“Were you really Rose before?”
Chelsea looked at my face.
“Yes.”
I said while nodding.
Chelsea was dumbfounded.
“Your Highness, please speak to at ease.”
“Oh, right…”
It was very awkward for to talk informally, perhaps because of my ti as Rose.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you the truth, Chelsea.”
“No, I’m sure you had your reasons.”
She answered calmly and added, “But it really is amazing.”
“Huh?”
“I thought the Crown Prince wouldn’t even look at another woman. But I thought I was wrong when I saw him treating Rose well. Turns out, you two were the sa person.”
She bowed politely while holding the hem of her skirt.
“Congratulations on your return. It’s an honor to have you back.”
Chelsea greeted politely. I held her hands.
“Chelsea, thank you very much for being so nice to .”
“No need to thank . It’s part of my duty as a maid.”
“I heard it was you who insisted on giving my food to the Crown Prince.”
“I just didn’t want to see the dishes you made so painstaking be thrown away. Besides, even if it wasn’t for that, the Crown Prince had already recognized you.”
“Still, thank you very much.”
Chelsea never discriminated against my appearance and status. Rather, she helped alot when I was Rose.
I would never forget what she did for .
***
Except for Chelsea, the other maids had all quit their jobs. It wasn’t just the maids.
Those who mocked Rose’s appearance, whether they were a knight or servant, were all forced to leave the palace.
It wasn’t because they resigned voluntarily.
Before I ca back here as Ancia, Blake had ordered all of those who mocked Rose to be fired.
The day when I went to cook, lissa ca back late because she was busy sorting out the list of people she needed to fire.
So people still despised , but they endured it.
It was because they were afraid and didn’t want any trouble.
Now that I think about it, I didn’t say anything about them because of Blake.
Blake was hurt a lot as a child because of his appearance. If he knew that people judged because of my appearance now, it might make him rember those bad mories.
So I just kept my mouth shut.
I never really took it to heart either since I would die soon anyways.
The people who were fired ca to et before they left and apologized for what had happened before.
“If I knew that it was Your Highness, I would;ve never done that. I’m sorry.”
“I was very startled by your scars back then. I’m sorry.”
“I made mistakes so I’ve been wanting to apologize.”
But their apologies didn’t sound sincere in the least.
If they really felt guilty, they should’ve apologized to before they were even fired.
They didn’t do it until it beca known that I was the Crown Princess.
Since that fact was revealed, they were scared of being punished more.
But I didn’t really think of other punishnts than to fire them.
There was only one person who apologized truthfully.
Unlike the other generic apologies, Charlotte ca to and told her honest feelings.
“Your Highness, I’m so sorry. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that Your Highness was Rose. I hate myself for not recognizing you.”
Her apology was indeed strange. She blad herself for not recognizing but didn’t apologize for all the things she had done to Rose.
“Your Highness, I really really like you. Let serve you again. I can serve you much better than Chelsea.”
She said she liked but she didn’t do much to serve .
When Ser ca back in my body, Charlotte was happy, but it was purely because of my appearance.
“I didn’t fire you for not recognizing .”
Charlotte was now no longer a maid of Forens Palace but a noble daughter, so I treated her as such.
“Then why? Is it because I’m ugly?”
“What?”
Charlotte’s answer was unexpected.
I was bewildered but she continued.
“Everyone made fun of when I was younger. Only Your Highness treated nicely. You’re my role model! I tried to look like you. I’ll try harder. Is it not enough? I’ll beco soone that you won’t be ashad of!”
I thought of Charlotte’s appearance in the past. Back then, she had so baby fat, but she looked very cute and not at all ugly.
Did she act like this because of what other people told her back then?
“It’s not like that. You were pretty back then and you still are now too.”
“You’re the only one who thinks that.”
I shook my head seeing her.
“I’m not. I’m sure other people think the sa too. If there is anyone who has spoken ill of you, then they are the one who’s strange. You don’t pay them any mind.”
Charlotte cried as I continued to comfort her.
“There are so many things in this world that are more important than appearance. I really want you to know that.”
“If I make a mistake, you can teach .”
I shook my head.
“You’ve been a maid for a long ti. Don’t you think it’s ti to be free and see the world? “
Charlotte was obsessed and judged people by their appearance. But she was still young. It wasn’t that she was born evil, but her attitude ca from childhood trauma.
I decided to give her another chance.
“If you don’t change your mind after you understand the reason why I fired you, then you can be my maid again.”
“Really?”
I nodded.
“Thank you, thank you very much! I’ll try my best and beco a great person!”
After repeatedly thanking , Charlotte left the palace.
***
I tried to do my duties as the Crown Princess but Tenstheon and Blake insisted that I should take a good rest.
“Ancia, just take a break for the ti being.”
“That’s right, don’t work. You need a break.”
They were so awkward with each other throughout the al, but surprisingly, they always had the sa opinion when it ca to .
They were worried about holding a knife so they watched carefully. When I drank a lot of water, they asked whether I felt unwell.
I felt too embarrassed being protected this much. I had never experienced this extent of their protection even when I was younger but I understood why.
If Blake were to co ho after 7 years of disappearance, I’d be happy, but at the sa ti I’d be worried too. I wouldn’t know what to do or say to him except tell him to rest more.
Now that I understood how they felt, I only nodded at everything they said.
Besides, I had been in that dark place for a long ti. So many events happened at the sa ti and I was exhausted, so I decided to take this opportunity to rest a little bit.
A lot of ti had passed since I left.
This empire wouldn’t change drastically like Korea in that amount of ti, but there would certainly be so changes.
When I went to the square, I observed what the ladies wore. I could tell that the fashion trends had changed.
With Blake’s curse lifted and the fall of the Cassils, the ranks among the nobles must have changed too.
For the ti being, I would study and live comfortably.
Besides, there was sothing I wanted to check.
I headed to the Amoria Palace. Chelsea and Edon said they would follow but I refused.
I wanted to check this thing on my own.
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