Greta’s Letter
“Greta. Calm down.”
“Calm down for what? How can I calm down in the face of this guy who treats us like fools? I don’t understand your majesty!”
“What’s wrong with that letter?”
“What’s wrong with that?”
‘Are you really not seeing any problems? Or are you just pretending not to know even though you obviously know?’
Greta gritted her teeth.
The contents of the letter were simple. Since Riella Blinite had to be appointed as the ambassador representing the Kingdom of Liotta, she was to write and send an appropriate statement and her official letter of appointment.
It is a humiliating notice that begins with a command and ends with a command, without any formal greetings that should be included in any correspondence between enemies of the two countries.
‘Besides, leaving everything else aside, he is going to appoint Liella as the kingdom’s ambassador!’
Greta was so angry that she almost fainted.
‘Riella. Are you now going to try your hand at politics? If you lured the emperor with your body and followed him on his tail, and then you’re going to be what, an ambassador?’
“Didn’t His Majesty say that he would expand diplomatic ties with us and even build us a legation? Do you think it would be easy to have a separate official residence within the Imperial Palace of the Elschweig Empire? It’s a good thing for both of us. I need to stamp it right away, so quickly hand me that paper!”
“no, I don’t want to.”
“Greta!”
Greta ran out of the office carrying the letter and appointment letter she had taken from her father.
With her fists clenched, Greta headed to the bedroom where Fabian was lying in her palace.
“Princess….”
“hah. Fabian.”
Fabian’s appearance became more miserable day by day.
Even though she called the most competent doctor in the kingdom to look at his condition, she saw no effect and Fabian continued to lose strength day by day.
One day, when he was having a particularly difficult time, experiencing hallucinations and even vomiting, Fabian said that this was his punishment for betraying Riella.
“If you bring up the name Liella in front of me one more time, then I will kill you or I will die.”
Greta said that, and after that Fabian never mentioned Riella again.
Greta realized later that it was even more humiliating.
Greta really hated Fabian, who was pretending to be okay and bright in front of her, but was actually missing Riella all the time.
“Do you see this? There is a letter from the Emperor of Elschweig. Riella says she’s doing well. She’s doing so well that I should say it’s a problem. He wants her to be ambassador to the kingdom.”
“What? Riella to be—?”
“Yes.”
He was surprised to hear that Riella, who he thought had been unhappily kidnapped by the Emperor, was doing well. Or maybe it was just
just hearing the name Riella.
Fabian’s eyes fluttered. Meanwhile, Greta got angry again because his eyes, which had been blank for several days, started to look blue.
“Are you surprised? Well, I thought she’d be living with the Emperor or something, but now she’s got a government job. It’s a little surprising, isn’t it?”
“……”
“Fabian, come to your senses too. Riella is living a prosperous life over there. How long are you going to stay like this? How long are you going to treat me like….”
Greta’s eyes, which were slightly watery as she was unable to suppress her emotions, were filled with venom.
“Are you going to make me miserable?”
“Sorry. Princess.”
Fabian couldn’t raise his head during that time. Greta glared at Fabian, then climbed onto the bed where he was sitting and grabbed his collar.
“Then kiss me.”
Fabian did not refuse. He followed Greta’s words like a well-trained animal.
Fabian’s lips were hot as he suffered from a chronic fever.
Greta put her thin fingers through Fabian’s curly hair and pulled him closer.
But no matter how deeply they kissed, Greta was nervous, feeling anxious that she would never have Fabian.
The same thing happened when she deliberately rubbed her soft body against Fabian’s bare skin, as if to mark territory. Fabian, with his manly instincts, never laid his hands on Greta’s body until Greta ordered him to do so, even though he was aroused by her.
Greta hated it, so she bit Fabian’s lower lip, which she desperately wanted.
Soon the bitter taste of blood filled his mouth, but even then Fabian did not make a single moan.
It felt like she was hugging a stone.
Greta pushed Fabian away and stood up. Fabian did not raise his head, just wiping away the blood that had slicked over his lips with the back of his hand.
“Do you want me to make your wish come true before you die? I’ll let you go see Riella.”
“Yes? Really, princess…?”
It was only when she told him the name ‘Riella’ that Fabian met her eyes.
Only after glaring at those sorrowful eyes for a long time did Greta leave the bedroom and return to the king.
“Greta!”
“Do as father wishes. As the Emperor wishes, appoint Riella as our ambassador, write our proclamation and send it to her. This one is so crumpled that you need to make it look nice again.”
Greta threw her crumpled letters and appointment letters onto the king’s desk.
It also contained a short letter Greta had written and folded.
“Also, when you send the statement and letter of appointment, please be sure to forward my letter as well.”
The King opened Greta’s letter with doubtful eyes.
[To Your Majesty, the Sun of the Continent. This is Greta Feodorna, princess of the Kingdom of Liota. As I am about to have a national wedding, I would like to ask for permission and blessings from His Majesty. I will come to the imperial palace in Elshweig with my fiancé as soon as possible.]
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Emperor Herhan’s office.
Herhan’s minister, who had been summoned since early morning, looked exhausted, but Herhan, who was sitting at the head of the table, still looked unsatisfied.
“Your Majesty, just anyone…”
At that time, Herhan’s eyes were cool when someone said something that he unconsciously said out of exhaustion.
The minister who was hit by Herhan’s arrow immediately stood up and begged for forgiveness, almost hitting his head on the table.
“I’m sorry, I made a mistake. I can’t appoint just anyone as Miss Riella’s aide.”
Herhan narrowed his eyes even more at those words.
“Are you being sarcastic on purpose now?”
“Oh, no. never…!”
Many people rolled their eyes as if it was annoying. In fact, they were quietly dozing off, wondering why it was so important to select a worker for the Liotta Kingdom embassy.
Looking at the external and domestic situation, the Kingdom of Liotta was not a very important diplomatic partner for the current Elshweig Empire.
Since it was a very small country and diplomatic relations were established only recently, there was no significant exchange. Of course, there was no need for an embassy.
That changed when Riela Blinite was unexpectedly appointed ambassador.
Even though she was an ambassador, it was actually an unremarkable position, and not only was it not enough to give the entire Lake Palace as an official residence, but now all the manpower of the empire had been mobilized to hire one of her aides.
Even the conditions that Herhan himself imposed were very strict.
“The second son of Duke Mintero is…”
“That person should not be Riella’s aide because his knowledge is not good enough.”
“How about Count Beryl, the Minister of Justice’s cousin?”
“He is someone who will bother Liella because of his desire for success. Exclude all influential people.”
“Well, then this one is perfect! He is a scholar and has a deep level of learning, but he is from a border noble family, so he has no great ambitions.”
Everyone’s complexions brightened as they thought, ‘Oh, we’ve finally found it.’
However, Herhan, who received the resume from the minister, frowned with a strange expression.
“He looks handsome…”
“yes! In addition to his deep knowledge, he is also beautiful in appearance and is very prestigious among the ladies of the fortress.
I’m sure Riella will like it too—”
“No.”
“What!? Why, no, Your Majesty!”
“Anyway, no. Find another candidate.”
The minister’s eyes were rolling.
Herhan just sighed, resting his chin as if he was not satisfied with anything.
“Then perhaps…How about this guy?”
At that time, what one of the minister members showed was the last, the final card.
‘El Weiss.’ Herhan quickly looked through the resume he had been handed.
It was a name he had heard somewhere before.
“He was the top graduate of imperial Academy last year.”
“Ahh. I remember.”
A person who, despite being the most talented person of his time, refused to be appointed as a minister of the imperial family and settled into the family, saying that he would pursue a career as a scholar.
He was a young man who came from an unremarkable family and had no family support, and he was the one Jess was fed up with, saying he ignored all requests to see his face just once.
“There is no portrait of this person attached?”
“yes. The resume was not written by the person himself, but was written by the academy on his behalf.
Because he is not in the public eye, not much is known about him compared to his fame. From what I heard from the dean, he is quite gloomy.”
“gloomy?”
“yes. The same goes for His personality.”
EL Weiss. EL Weiss.
Herhan’s face, chanting his name, finally began to bloom.
The aide was someone who stayed with Riella all day. If someone as sociable and good-natured as Asion comes, the two will definitely smile brightly and build a very close friendship. And that too, in places he can’t see.
For Herhan, who thought Riella desperately needed an aide, but did not want to see her like that, there could not have been a more suitable person than this person.
A man with ability and conviction, but without ambition, and with a gloomy appearance and personality, he maintains an appropriate distance from Riella.
“Let’s do it with this one.”
“Yes!”
The minister cheered like children at the emperor’s final approval.
“But will he obey? He has turned down even more important positions without hesitation. Will he accept a position such as an aide to the ambassador of the Kingdom of Liotta….?”
“Give all the conditions that EL Weiss wants. If he still refuses, I will meet him in person.”
“yes. Alright.”
After Herhan’s answer, the minister exchanged expectant looks among themselves.
‘So, is this finally the end of the meeting?’
ignoring those expectations, Herhan said, “Then the next item on the agenda is…”
As he was saying that, he heard a knock on the door outside.
“I told you not to disturb me because it was an important meeting.”
“Ah. It’s Miss Riella. Shall I send her back?”
Herhan, who had furrowed his brow at being interrupted, stood still for a moment.
The minister held their breath and quietly packed their bags. They all had no doubt that Riella Blinite, who had knocked on the door of the office at this moment, was the ‘Goddess of Liberty’ who would liberate them.
“The meeting continues later.”
The minister members all smiled and nodded to Riella, who was standing in front of the door, and quickly retreated.
Riella went inside, responding to their greetings with a puzzled expression.
“What happened?”
“no. Nothing happened. Riella, we’ve found the right person for the position of your iade. And the interior of the embassy office will be completed by today. Also, before starting work in earnest, I think it would be a good idea for you to take a look around the imperial city and understand the state of the empire yourself.”
“Your Majesty, take your time. You said you wouldn’t ask me to do any work.”
“You’re studying too hard for that. How about it? I can accompany you on the tour if you’d like.”
Even before the emperor ordered her to sit down, Riella naturally took out the chair next to the emperor, and before Riella could even sit down, Herhan continued chatting.
Before they knew it, the two were fitting together very naturally, as if they were originally one piece.
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