𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟗: 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬’ 𝐧𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐨
Stephan and I had been talking for a long time in the dining bar [Meat and Liquor], the lady of the bar quietly approached us. I hurriedly wiped my tears and turned sideways.
“Stephan, can I talk to you for a moment?”
“Yes, it’s okay. What’s the matter?”
“You seem different than usual, is today a special day?”
“Yes, it’s a special day. A lot has happened, and I’m going to become a Baron.”
There was no reply. The lady’s mouth was moving, but no sound was coming out.
“Um, are you okay?”
When I asked her out of concern, the lady finally spoke.
“Stephan is a Baron? Really? What on earth happened?”
After that, it was tough. We were bombarded with questions by the lady and her husband. I was worried about the kitchen because both of them had come here, but they didn’t seem to care.
“Stephan, you’ve made a great career! Do your parents in the countryside know?”
“No, not yet.”
“When you came to tell us [I’m going to war, this might be the last time we see each other], I felt like you were going to die. But you came back alive, and now you’re becoming a noble.”
Ah, I see. The people Stephan came to see before he was deployed were these people.
“We felt sorry for Stephan, thinking he had no lover to tell such a thing! But you have such a wonderful lady.”
“I didn’t have one at that time. I never thought I would have such a connection.”
“But if you become a Baron, you won’t be able to come to a place like this anymore.”
“No, we will come! We will come together!
Right, Stephan?”
“Yes. Please let us come here in the future.”
It’s our favorite place we found for the first time. It’s unthinkable not to be able to come.
That night, food and drinks were brought in one after another in celebration from the lady and her husband.
It was a fun time.
That night, for some reason, my parents, who were in a hurry, came to my room. The engagement documents were written on the spot and carried to the church in the royal capital by a servant, and the engagement was established that night.
Now Stephan can stay in our house as my fiancé.
Although things were moving strangely fast, neither Stephan nor I had any complaints.
・・・
『”𝕬𝖜𝖊𝖇𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘.𝖈𝖔𝖒” – 𝕯𝖎𝖘𝖈𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖆 𝖈𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖛𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊, 𝖕𝖆𝖘𝖘𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖆𝖉𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊, 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖈𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓𝖉𝖚𝖑𝖌𝖊 𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖈𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖓s𝖑𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑𝖘 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 “𝖉𝖆𝖎𝖑𝖞 𝖚𝖕𝖉𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖘” 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖊𝖝𝖈𝖑𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖈𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝖙𝖔 “𝖆𝖉𝖛𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖉 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖘”.』
・・・
Mrs. Franca was deep in thought. The lady was one of two siblings with her brother, and there was no problem with her marrying into Rudolph’s place, which is also a Marquis family.
In contrast, the circumstances of Ellen and Stephan are completely different. After all, Stephan is a commoner and a servant of the Bowen family. But that barrier will be significantly lowered if he is ennobled.
Ellen recently risked her life to go out and help her guard, Stephan. From the letter she left behind, Ellen seems to think that Stephan is someone she should help, even if her life is in danger.
Upon checking, Stephan also says he has feelings for Ellen. Ellen also likes Stephan. The Bowen family, which does not need a political marriage, judged this to be a good opportunity, both the lady and the Marquis.
They knew Stephan’s serious personality, and they knew he looked at Ellen with gentle eyes. Ellen didn’t seem to notice before, but since being betrayed by Samuel, she seems to have noticed Stephan’s sincerity.
“The problem is what he will say.”
From this afternoon, she was supposed to treat Queen Crabell’s shoulder pain at the palace. It was probably an early onset of frozen shoulder. Although it would naturally heal if left alone, if the pain was severe, it would be difficult to carry out daily tasks, let alone official business. She put a glass bottle filled with painkillers and poultice in her bag.
While quickly preparing for the visit, Mrs. Franca glanced at the engagement registration receipt.
She was relieved in her heart, thinking, “I’m glad I made it in time.” Whether it was good or bad due to the royal family’s consideration, she had to rush Ellen’s marriage, which was not in a hurry due to Stephan’s knighthood.
Not only did Stephan have to leave this house, but she was also proposed to marry the queen’s nephew.
Since neutrality is the motto of the apothecary family, there is no need to choose to marry into the royal family, and they understand this. However, if it involves the queen’s nephew, it would be a bit unreasonable to use neutrality as a reason.
It would be troublesome if they are trapped and unable to escape by filling the outer moat when the two who love each other seem to get along. That’s why they hurried Ellen’s engagement. Once officially engaged, no matter if he’s the Queen’s nephew, he wouldn’t be able to do anything outrageous so easily.
“Now, I can go to treat the Queen’s shoulder without worry.”
Mrs. Franca headed to the palace.
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