[Chapter 156] Starry night

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Roardnes' face turned ashen in an instant.

"I don't want to be a Crown Princess, I want to be your wife."

His stiff face turned red and purple, then collapsed.

"So don't be my Crown Prince, just be my husband."

When the tears I had been holding back finally fell from one eye, Roardnes couldn't hold back anymore and jumped up.

Roardnes hugged me tightly and laughed bitterly. He was breathing so hard that my chest was heaving along with his.

"Adriene, you're really... you're really..."

Roardnes hugged me tightly and showered my face with kisses, almost carrying me.

"You've been playing me to the end."

His hot lips landed on my face several times. I didn't hold back my tears and laughter.

While he hugged me and kissed me, I opened my eyes and saw the stars twinkling around us. It was as if the lights were pouring out and filling my eyes.

"Stay in my arms forever, Lien."

Usually, people don't say to stay by their side forever, do they?

As that thought crossed my mind, Roardnes pressed his lips back together.

Amidst the breaths that were constantly mixing and intertwining.

Roardnes' threat to keep me in his arms forever seeped into my mouth.

"I'll do anything as long as you stay in my arms. The great and kind knight you've dreamed of. A hero who defeats monsters. An emperor who puts everyone at his feet. As long as you stay by my side."

I laughed at the overwhelmingly advantageous conditions for me.

Even if he didn't have to.

It was because I had no intention of letting go of this giant and beautiful, the most sparkling star in the world, from my arms.

****

Thanks to Irene and Noura, who came to the Grand Duke's residence early in the morning even though they weren't tired, Adrien's group gathered around the tea table.

"I heard that the Emperor has been secluded in the Imperial Palace since he announced the new Crown Prince."

"The party was just yesterday. Where did you hear such rumors, Madam?"

"I've been coming in and out of the palace for years. Do you think I wouldn't know something like that? By the way, Duchess... or rather, Miss, where did you go with His Highness the Crown Prince yesterday?"

Adriene smiled awkwardly, looking a little tired from not sleeping all night.

"Well, tell me. Sister?"

Blier looked at Adriene with slightly hollow eyes.

Adriene closed her mouth, her face flushed.

Having accepted the most dazzling proposal in the world, they rolled around the hill like children.

They literally rolled around. Adriene was drunk, and Roardnes, intoxicated by her, didn't know what to do.

After rolling around, hugging, and kissing for a long time, Roardnes took a small box out of his pocket.

And, incredibly.

And, embarrassingly.

Her brightest star and most beautiful beast didn't simply put on the ring.

The breath that had been pecking at her lips slid down her neck, shoulders, and finally onto her exposed arm, sticking to her hand.

Finally, he put the ring in his mouth,

And put the ring on her with his "mouth".

It was wet, ticklish, and the white finger that had been in his mouth, which he had always coveted, was wet.

When Roardnes wiped it with his lips and proudly raised the corner of his mouth, rubbing his cheek against her palm, Adriene couldn't help herself.

Seductive, and very seductive Roardnes!

Thinking about it later, wasn't it she who had encouraged him to kiss her first?

It was only natural that even the usually gentle her couldn't hold back anymore!

It was a crime not to kiss the lips of a man who looked at her like that in such a beautiful place, surrounded by sparkles.

"Sister, why does your sister's eyes look like they're in Avadelia, not this world?"

Blier whispered beside her, and Adriene momentarily escaped the thoughts of the hot early morning.

Adriene stroked her fingers, which were still warm.

She hadn't been able to take off the ring she had put on in the morning because she had secretly returned and pretended to have just woken up.

She could already see how everyone here would react when they saw this ring.

"Oh ho-."

And Blier, who had been turning the Grand Duke's residence upside down since the night before because Adriene had disappeared, caught that small movement.

Adriene felt a shiver down her spine for no reason. It was because Blier, who was smiling wickedly, gently lifted her wrist.

The diamond, the size of a baby's thumb, shone brightly in the morning sunlight, exuding a vibrant beauty as if to ask for attention.

"Good heavens! His Highness the Crown Prince has proposed to the Lady!"

Irene, who had been very interested in marriage recently, clapped her hands over her mouth, her butt wiggling at the sight of the ring on her fourth finger.

"I heard a rumor that the reason why the law against forced marriage hasn't been abolished yet is because His Highness has his heart set on the Lady! It seems to be true!"

Noura, who was knowledgeable about jewelry, read Roardnes' intentions beyond the jewel itself.

"Your Grace, the Grand Duchess!"

And there was a shrill voice that resounded throughout the living room.

Everyone's heads turned to the entrance of the living room.

It was Madame Leblère, who appeared wearing a fancy hat and carrying a duffel bag in both hands.

Having already taken the 'Miracle Sisters' as her muses, Madame always volunteered to make clothes for the sisters herself.

She had been spending every day thrilled that Adriene, the original muse, had returned.

Not only that, she also secretly wondered if Blier would be upset if she paid too much attention to Adriene.

Of course, Blier didn't care much about Madame's reaction and maintained the principle of "always being glamorous," so it was natural for Madame to subtly approach Adriene again.

So, Madame couldn't help but be excited to hear the sparkling diamond ring on Adriene's hand and the voice that seemed to be coming over the door.

Madame Leblère, who valued elegance above all else, quietly flared her nostrils.

"Absolutely. Definitely. Your Grace, the Grand Duchess! No, I'm sure you'll let me make the wedding dress for the princess who will become the Crown Princess?"

Thud! Thud!

The duffel bags in Madame's hands fell to the floor.

In no time, Madame Leblère was close to the tea table.

"Shall we start working today?"

Her eyes began to shine more eagerly than ever.

****

"The best one."

"Yes."

"Oh, I'll see it for myself. Adriene is quite picky, she won't like it if I choose it."

"Usually, Your Highness is the picky one."

"...Is that so?"

Is that so?

Neil glanced at Vincent and Roardnes, doubting his ears. Roardnes was not a merciful lord to agree to such a brazen answer.

Is it so good to be a Crown Prince?

He didn't seem very keen on having an inauguration party, but somehow after the party ended, there was spring in his cold and arrogant face.

Although he always wanted a kind and understanding lord, for some reason, why was his stomach upset?

"Is anything good happening?"

"Oh. Did I mention that I'm getting married?"

"Yes?!"

"I guess Vincent didn't tell you."

Neil finally realized the situation and scanned Vincent and the lord's desk at the same time.

Usually, all the difficult and headache-inducing tasks were Vincent's responsibility.

But lately, those kinds of tasks have been placed on my desk, and instead, Vincent has been busy here and there.

Moreover, Vincent, who always had a stiff face, seemed to have spring transferred from Roardnes, and the corners of his mouth were relaxed.

"B, is it Countess Blier Acacia, or..."

"Of course it's Adriene, what nonsense is that?"

Having seen firsthand how he had been fussing over the Countess until now, how could he say "of course it's Adriene"?

Neil felt a deep sense of betrayal and roughly played with his quill pen.

Vincent, who was calculating the budget for the most splendid wedding that Roardnes wanted, frowned.

"The palace budget is over. Even the Empress will be surprised."

"Don't think about the budget, just prepare it as grandly as possible. I clearly said I would do it with my own money, didn't I? Why are you whining now when you've been preparing like that all along?"

Recalling the past when Blier always smiled faintly, Neil finally opened his mouth.

"With that kind of budget, it would be better to hold the Crown Prince's inauguration ceremony that you skipped. A wedding more splendid than the inauguration ceremony is unprecedented!"

Neil, who had shouted loudly to take Blier's side, suddenly came to his senses at the feeling of silence.

Neil changed his expression to a very humble one, lowered the corners of his eyes, and raised his head towards Roardnes pitifully.

"Neil. You're saying something useful for the first time in a long time."

"...Yes?"

Contrary to expectations that he would be scolded.

Roardnes was stroking his chin with an expression that seemed to say, "I didn't think you could come up with such a clever idea."

"Let's have the Crown Prince's inauguration ceremony. But prepare it so that people will say it's more like the Crown Princess's inauguration ceremony. Understand?"

"Yes? Your Highness! There is no precedent for holding such an inauguration ceremony before marriage. The main character of the inauguration ceremony is Your Highness!"

Vincent's face turned pale at the will to expand the scale even further.

As always, it was Vincent's job to clean up the mess.

****

An official proposal arrived from the palace.

Gregory, who was temporarily staying at the Grand Duke's residence and still taking care of the family affairs on behalf of Blier, was half-dazed when he received the proposal and was processing the matter.

And along with the proposal, I received a roll of paper that was so thick that it was intimidating just to look at.

Inside, there was a densely written list of wedding preparations, as if it had been waiting for this day.

Blier initially showed interest but then threw it away saying there was too much writing, and Yona and Maji read the letter with sparkling eyes.

"Why is the wedding being held so soon?"

"It takes at least a year to prepare for a royal wedding, but you're saying it's going to be held in a month? That's ridiculous. There's so much to prepare on this side!"

"No, no, Madam Maji. Look at this. I don't know much, but aren't all these things usually prepared by the bride?"

"Goodness gracious, you've made up your mind. The late Empress Retina's palace has already been redecorated for a long time. Empress Grace has also gladly agreed."

I looked through the list prepared by Roardnes with a dazed expression.

I thought he had only prepared this huge diamond ring, but it seemed like he had been busy with more than just punishing the nobles.

"It seems like even the wedding dress is already prepared?"

"What?"

Madame Leblère, who had been stamping her attendance like she had moved her workshop here, approached with wide eyes.

She snorted and suddenly opened her eyes wide.

"Oh, this dress is the one I was working hard on a few months ago after receiving a request..."

"Yes?"

"Although I didn't reveal the identity of the person, it was a wedding dress for a princess from a distant kingdom. I was making it with the highest budget in the world, regardless of the cost. Of course, I was thinking of making the one for the Lady, which I'm starting to work on now, the best..."

A dress for a princess from a distant kingdom?

I covered my rapidly heating cheeks with both hands.

There was no need to explain it to Madame Leblère at length.

"...I think it's mine."

It was clear that that dress was ordered in advance by the seductive Roardnes!

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