‘Prince Khalid… … .’
Velia tapped the desk, immersed in her thoughts.
Is he really someone who can help me?
He said, ‘If he had ever met me in a previous life, he would have jumped to that conclusion…’ … .’
All I knew now was that for some reason Raul was very wary of him, and the fragmentary stories about him were spreading around social circles.
His rumors consist of provocative and negative words.
But Velia couldn’t trust those rumors.
Because she had clearly seen rumors being created in her previous life.
Raul attempted to destroy Empress Velia’s reputation for the sake of his lover Erze
Her evil deeds, which she did not commit, were intentionally spread as fact, because her emperor wanted it to be so.
One rumor gave rise to another rumor, and it piled up until she became a vicious and evil empress, and she met her death miserably.
Perhaps the 2nd Prince was also the reason why false rumors were spread?
Since Velia knew everything about Raul’s true face, she decided to leave all possibilities open.
“I need to do a little research first.”
Once she makes up her mind, she should put it into action right away.
Velia pondered her words and immediately wrote down a letter to send to Prince Khalid.
She will definitely be interested since she has slipped out the information that he is most interested in at the moment.
Of course, she was not sending the letter in Velia’s name.
‘Is it okay to try this?’
There are many things that must be done together to take down Raul.
So it was a necessary process to check his abilities.
Will he be able to recognize that he sent this letter as an anonymous informant?
I have heard many stories about Prince Khalid’s arrogant personality and attitude.
However, nothing was known at all about what abilities he had.
No, rather, everyone would have talked about his incompetence.
‘but… … .’
Velia thought deeply about what her second prince had been like in her previous life.
She had very little contact with him.
Even at the party she said the 2nd Prince would attend, he ended up not showing up until the end.
However, the feeling of uneasiness that remained somewhere in her made her want to find out more about him.
‘… … It seemed like they were planning something.’
She decided to trust the intuition that Velia had so long ago.
I had a hunch that he wasn’t just that incompetent prince.
She quietly called her own escort driver, her ben.
“princess.”
“Sir Ben. “I have a favor to ask.”
After Velia handed him the letter she had written down earlier, she handed him another small piece of paper.
“Please make sure the letter is delivered as written on the paper here.”
Ben glanced at the paper and asked curiously.
“… … “This way he won’t know that the princess sent you.”
“That’s why I’m doing it this way. “I’ve hidden a trap in the middle, so a smart person will realize that I sent it.”
Velia said with a light smile.
“Then please.”
Ben didn’t understand Velia’s behavior, but he nodded, thinking that there must be a reason since it was something a princess of her own would do.
“All right.”
Is it the right decision to choose Prince Khalid?
She answered trustingly and Velia rested her chin as she watched Ben leaving her office.
When I think of Raul, who is still wandering around this peaceful Kingdom of Ronica, a murderous desire towards him creeps up from within.
“ha… … .”
Velia lightly pressed her cheeks with both of her hands.
She returned to the past and was enjoying her warm days, but she could not forget what she had experienced.
But for now, she needed to have a clearer picture of what to do next rather than getting emotionally angry.
Although she said she would take down Raul, she was not an easy opponent to attack without a thorough plan.
‘first… … .’
In order to see her shameless and hateful face distort, he had to make everything he was confident about fail.
The first way to do that was written in a letter to Prince Khalid.
‘… … ‘You have to make a deal with him.’
Not long ago, a large-scale gold mine was detected in the eastern mountain range. The Ronica Kingdom could have investigated independently, but its location was too cunning.
So, after much deliberation, the king joined hands with the Ingot Empire, which could receive support from the Magic Tower, and invested a lot of manpower.
However, because the scope was so fast, the investigation was slow. This was because the magic tool could only find out the approximate location, and in the end, finding it directly had to be done manually.
That’s why Raul came here in person.
It would be great if he could find a gold mine in his situation, and even if he couldn’t, he could come here and encourage them and carry the image of a good-hearted prince.
Velia hardened her expression coldly.
The fact that she returned to the past gave her the advantage of being able to obtain information ahead of anyone else.
However, it was still too dangerous for Velia to take the lead.
She said, ‘Instead of telling Prince Khalid the exact location of the gold mine, if you ask him to make a little fuss so that he can reject Raul’s marriage proposal… … .’
okay. I think it would be a good idea to start with that first.
This wouldn’t be a bad offer for him either.
‘I’m sure you’ll be interested if you’ve read my letter.’
You might wonder who the person who sent the letter was.
If he finds out that the sender is Velia and contacts him… … .
‘We must appease him.’
Build trust as a helper and then ask to become a sword to achieve the final goal.
An offer to help destroy Raul in exchange for making him emperor was a deal worth making.
Talk. Talk.
For a while, only the sound of fingers tapping on the desk filled the quiet room.
“princess.”
At that time, her maid quietly called Velia.
When he lifts her head and looks at her, she opens her mouth with an embarrassed expression on her face.
“your Highness the First Prince requests a meeting.”
Raul visited Velia every day and asked to meet.
In this way, he seemed to have no idea how rude the behavior that came every day was.
Because he was sure that there was no way her Velia would reject him.
In the past, I wonder why I was so happy to see such behavior without considering the other person’s feelings.
“… … “Where are you?”
“We took you to the parlor.”
Velia closed her mouth again.
Maintaining this situation is not a good direction.
‘Anyway, the first thing you should do is refuse Raul’s marriage proposal.’
Revenge on him will come later.
“princess. Shall I convey my refusal to His Majesty the Prince?”
When no answer came from her Velia, her maid asked cautiously.
The maid, who had watched their meeting several times, noticed that she disliked meeting with her First Prince. No matter how much she was the prince of the empire, she couldn’t bear to put her princess through a hard time.
“… … “I hope the princess doesn’t force it.”
The maid conveyed her upset to Velia in her gruff voice.
“haha. so?”
Velia asked back, laughing at her maid’s words.
Everyone in Ronica’s palace was unconditionally on Velia’s side, no matter who the opponent was.
Her heart was warmed.
I really liked my life now.
I also had a weak feeling that this happiness would continue after I somehow rejected her marriage proposal.
‘… … But that can never happen.’
Raul focused more on what Velia had.
Although the Ronica Kingdom was a small kingdom, it was rich in resources. Even before the existence of gold mines was known, the Kingdom of Ronica was always overflowing with supplies.
There was fertile farmland in the western part of the kingdom and mountain ranges in the eastern part, so the supply of wood and light resources was useful. In addition, there was a large lake, so there was no shortage of water, and there was even a small diamond mine.
‘But since the existence of a large-scale gold mine was known, it is no wonder that he courted me.’
How sweet it would be to have the Kingdom of Ronica.
In her previous life, she had naively believed that he truly loved her, but not now.
He wanted Velia only for his own benefit.
‘On that topic… … !’
He pretended to be good-natured, but he couldn’t stand it every time he came to see him. The time I had to force myself to meet him was terrible.
“princess.”
The maid looked at her Velia with a stern expression that she hoped she would refuse.
But she sighed and opened her mouth.
“… … “Tell them I’ll be leaving soon.”
The prince of an empire cannot be treated poorly.
Velia very slowly began preparing to meet him.
* * *
When I went out into the drawing room, I saw Raul sitting under the window, basking in the sparkling sunlight.
Mysterious platinum hair and transparent, beautiful blue eyes. And even the relaxed smile that is always on his lips.
‘… … I guess they were aiming for that too.’
Perhaps because I knew a lot about him, I could clearly see what kind of trick he was doing.
Even the sitting position must have been set so that as soon as Velia entered her drawing room, she would fall in love with him. Because he was a man who knew his strengths incredibly well.
“Prince Raul.”
“Princess Velia.”
Raul smiled brightly and held out a small bouquet of flowers, as if he had finally noticed Velia’s presence in her.
“The weather was really nice today. “I wanted to show you the flowers I saw on my way to meet you because they resembled you.”
Velia grinned at her pretentious words and actions.
Then I took the bouquet he offered me and placed it on the table.
“thank you.”
The corners of his mouth twitched subtly, perhaps not as expected.
“Rather… … “Have you still not made up your mind?”
He was asking for an answer to the marriage proposal.
Raul seemed puzzled because he did not immediately receive a letter of approval from Velia.
“I need more time to think about it.”
“Is there any reason to hesitate?”
The emperor was always a man full of confidence.
There was a time a long time ago when he loved that look.
Even his breathing was bothersome now.
“It hasn’t been long since he met Your Highness. “How can you make up your mind so easily?”
“… … I am sincere. I will elevate you to the highest position in the empire. “I will offer you all kinds of precious things.”
I’m sure he will.
However, they are just things that have no value to him that he throws away in order to achieve his goal.
“Thank you for your words. “But I’m not sure.”
“… … “What does that mean?”
“Your Highness, can you swear that you will love only me for the rest of your life?”
“of course!”
Raul confidently answered the question Velia asked.
Velia stared at her like that and then slowly shook her head.
“… … Unfortunately, I am not that naive.”
Raul didn’t know exactly what these words meant.
And what Velia is thinking right now.
She said, ‘I’m going to break you down. ‘Because I will definitely end up seeing you broken down horribly.’
So, look forward to it.
She wonders how she will walk into destruction.
She smiled and looked at the cooling teacup with her cold eyes.
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