The Abandoned Empress Chapter 81

Chapter 81: Chapter 81

‘Oh, I heard that he was also responsible for the security of one of the palaces where the princesses stayed. Maybe he is also in charge of that princess. ‘

I decided not to care about them anymore, so I turned around and tried to walk away. I stopped, though, when Carsein said, “Where are they going? They are going out of the palace!”

“Yes, they are!”

Surprisingly, the two were passing through the Imperial Palace. I couldn’t understand this situation, so I blinked for a mont, seeing Carsein face to face.

Then, suddenly sothing flashed through my mind.

“Let’s shadow them!”

“Ugh? Why?”

“I don’t know which kingdom she is from, but she is a princess. If anything bad happens while Sir Lars is escorting her, our empire must take responsibility. Besides, she is here as a candidate for the crown prince’s bride. What if they have a scandal … . ”

“You’re right. Hurry up before they disappear!”

“Sure.”

Carsein and I quickly followed them. After walking out of the Imperial Palace for a long ti, they continued to move past the place with noble mansions. As they walked very fast, Carsein and I could barely catch up with them when they reached downtown where there were lots of stores for nobles.

“Brother?”

“‘Sein? Why are you here, Lady Monique?” Sir Lars asked with an embarrassed expression.

The princess who glanced at Sir Lass quickly asked gladly, “Oh, Lady Monique! Haven’t we seen each other before?”

“Yes, that ‘s right… ”

“Nice to et you. I’m Frincia de Lua, the 2nd princess of the Kingdom of Lua. When I saw you the other day, I wanted to introduce myself, but I couldn’t.”

“Oh I see. My na is Aristia la Monique, the eldest daughter of the Marquis Monique family.”

Unlike the princess of the Eet Kingdom, who arrogantly demanded to introduce myself first, she casually introduced herself.

“I’ve always wanted to see you once, but after seeing the crown prince, I really wanted to make friends with you because I was very curious about who you were. ”

“Pardon? What do you an…? ”

Why does she want to make friends with ? Lua Kingdom is a strong country like the Lisa Kingdom. As the princess of such a kingdom, why does she want to approach ? Regardless of the rumors about , I’m the crown prince’s fiancee.

‘Does she think building a friendship with to get to him will work, or is there sothing she wants from our family?’

As if she noticed that I was wary of her, the princess shook her head and said, “Ah, don’t ever think that I want to approach the crown prince by demonstrating my friendship with you. I’m not interested in him at all. I don’t like a cold-hearted man.”

“… ”

“I don’t have any particular reason. I was just a little curious about the daughter of the famous Monique family. And I was also curious that you joined the knights as the crown prince’s fiancee. It’s not sothing anyone can do, right? ”

As I had nothing to say, I just remained just silent. While staring at for a mont, she said with a smile, “As we t like this, why don’t you eat with ? I think ti is also appropriate for a al. ”

“Well, I think you had better return to the palace…”

“Please. As I’ve co out like this, I don’t want to go back without seeing anything. I want to take a look at what the capital of the empire looks like.”

“However…. ”

“Sure, why not? However, you have to go back to the palace after eating.”

When Carsein suddenly cut in, she said with a smile, “Thank you. May I have your na? ”

“My na is Carsein de Lars. I’m Duke Lars’s second son.”

“Oh, you must be Sir Lars’ brother. Nice to et you. Then, Sir Carsein, would you please introduce a decent restaurant? ”

“There is a good one if you walk a little more over there. I will guide you. ”

Suddenly, the two hit it together and walked to the restaurant in a good mood.

‘What the heck? Carsein, why are you excited?’

I felt a bit embarrassed, but I walked with Sir Lars after them.

While I was following them, I suddenly felt empty and turned around. At that mont, I saw Sir Lars staring at the two with a blank look, standing still. I sighed unconsciously. What’s wrong with Sir Lars?

“Sir Lars?”

“… Ah, did you call , Lady Monique?”

Surprised, he walked again. He hurried to catch up with them.

While I was trying to keep pace with him, I said carefully, “Sir Lars, it looks like you are in charge of the palace where the princess is staying, right?”

“Pardon? Oh, yes, I’m.”

“What kind of person is the princess? I can’t figure it out.”.

Suddenly, he got excited and began to talk about her with an excited voice, which was very unusual because he was always calm and disciplined.

“She is kind to her subordinates and the knights here. Of course, she isn’t kind to everybody. When she needs to, she shows her dignity. She had so friction with another princess, but she was very cool-headed…”

“… ”

“Although her kingdom is not comparable to our empire, she was confident and elegant as a princess from the powerful Lua Kingdom. In my eyes, she looked like a very ideal princess. ”

“Oh, I see.”

I nodded ekly, as I was a bit surprised by her fine qualities. I’ve known Sir Lars for quite so ti, but I never saw him praising a lady like this. Is Princess Frincia such a great woman?

It was quite surprising to that Sir Lars, who was blunt and cold-hearted like his father, talked about her with excitent.

With a puzzled look, I followed Carsein and Princess Frincia. When I arrived at the noble-only restaurant, the most popular restaurant in the main street, Carsein said to before I sat down, “You will have steak and salmon, okay? I will get you if you choose that salad from last ti. Got it?”

“… Why are you bugging again, Carsein? ”

“Like I said last ti, physical strength is the most important thing to a knight. You should eat well. No salad or vegetable nu, okay?”

“Okay.” I reluctantly nodded. He didn’t allow to pick my food last ti. On the day, he said he would buy dinner for to celebrate his becoming a knight, he forced to change the nu when I ordered vegetables. He was forcing again today.

But regardless of whether I liked it or not, Carsein smiled with a happy expression.

Princess Frincia glanced at us and said, looking at Sir Lars, “Sir Lars, would you please choose a nu for ?”

“, do you want to select the nu for you?”

Sir Lars replied, stuttering a bit, which was very unusual. When I looked at him curiously, I was surprised to see he was blushing slightly. He raised the nu with a perplexed look and said, “Well, you might like beef steak, but sotis the at here doesn’t taste good… Oh, how about fish? Fish dishes are very good here. Or what about the truffle pie?”

“Um?” Carsein, who was trying to choose his nu, raised his head.

Looking at his brother with a pitiable look, he said, “Beef steak tastes fine here, Princess.”

“Oh, really? Then, I’d love to have steak. I appreciate Sir Lars’ recomndation, but the fish nu is so diverse that it’s hard to pick. Let have it next ti. I’m sorry.”

“Oh, that’s fine, Princess,” Sir Lars said hesitantly, silently covering his face with the nu.

As soon as we ordered and food began to co out, three of us including enjoyed food, chatting about various topics.

Princess Frincia mostly asked questions, then I answered. Carsein interrupted in the middle, but Sir Lars was just eating rather in a stiff manner without joining in the conversation.

As if she was bothered by Sir Lars who remained silent, the princess, who started talking about various stuff including her private things, suddenly turned her eyes to him and said, “Sir Lars?”

“Oh, did you call ?”

Her voice wasn’t that loud, but he replied in surprise. Because of that, he dropped the knife that he was holding on the floor with a sharp noise. Looking at the knife and Sir Lars alternately, with an absurd expression, Carsein asked in a puzzled tone, “Are you sick, brother? You look very weird today.”

“Oh, nothing, ‘Sein. Never mind.”

“Hmm, if you feel uncomfortable, talk to right away.”

Sir Lars nodded, blushing. When I put down the fork, thinking he made an absurd mistake that didn’t fit him at all, I suddenly heard a familiar voice.