Daphne’s idea was simple.
One black-haired lady-in-waiting was removed, but two ladies-in-waiting were left.
Of course, she had no inclination to keep them.
Only, she thought it was just a waste to remove them.
‘I mean, they seem useful.’
Both of them came from renowned county families in their own areas, although they were not central aristocrats.
They had a lot of wealth, fame, and good connections.
In addition, when she looked at the investment destination, both families were scheduled to go bankrupt soon.
‘Wouldn’t it be okay for me to take it?’
Besides, it was necessary to cover the emperor’s eyes.
It was a no-no that the emperor’s interference was already coming in.
All right, let’s take advantage.
‘Then I’ll have to pretend to be weak.’
She had to seize the weakness.
Not only animals, but also humans can’t see the gaps the most when they are careless.
Without any hassle, the two were already looking down on her to the bone.
So she sent Mariel to look into the situation and stabbed them.
‘I didn’t know the response would come so quickly.’
It was disconcerting.
She knew very well that the two ladies-in-waiting looked down on her and despised her in their hearts.
Still, she thought it would take a few days to clear the doubt, so she moved quickly on purpose.
‘If I had known it would be like this, I would have done it more slowly.’
She was tired from busily moving about from the first day, but she had more work to do.
Haaam.
Daphne yawned loudly and rubbed her eyes.
“……?”
At the same time, Edia’s face was distorted.
‘Oops, I can’t be like this.’
“With this… How can I wash my face?”
Feigning embarrassment, she made her voice quiver and rubbed her face with her hand that had been rubbing her eyes.
Is it working?
“You’re ignoring my sincerity, Your Highness.”
It’s working.
Sniffle. Edia began to fakely snivel, as if her heart was broken.
“I managed to get rare specialties from this unfamiliar place because I wanted to get close to Your Highness, but you just ignored me like this…”
While Edia was doing that, Daphne sneaked a small piece of ice in her hand.
And as she rolled it slowly in her hand, the ice began to melt quickly.
You didn’t think I’d just let you make me suffer?
“But you can’t wash your face with ice alone.”
“Oh no, it’ll melt if you wait. There’s nothing I can do about it.”
It really takes a lot of work to convey to Her Highness the Princess.
Edia sighed impatiently and went to the table in the corner of the room.
On the table were some branches stuck in a glass jar of water.
Maybe the room is dry because of the strong heat of the fireplace.
The Bertrand housemaids had prepared it for Daphne.
Edia poured it right on the ice.
“……”
The surroundings were ruined in an instant.
The overflowing water soaked Daphne’s only sleepwear and ran all the way to the floor.
The floating ice, branches, and crumbs from the branches were disastrous to look at at a glance.
When Daphne was distracted by the water, Edia deliberately put down the glass jar loudly.
‘Surprise!’
“Are you surprised?”
Edia laughed loudly as Daphne trembled in astonishment.
“Okay, done, right? After all, she’s a very demanding princess. Even though you’re not even a real royal.”
You’re really trying to poke where it hurts.
It doesn’t hurt.
Daphne slipped the moderately melted ice in her hand in front of Edia.
“You don’t even want me to wash you, do you, Your Highness?”
When Daphne hesitated and seemed unwilling to wash up, Edia stepped forward.
Daphne, who was only shaking, seemed to be laughing.
“Maybe I can help wash your face in the water… Kyaak!!”
Thump!!
Edia, who stepped on the piece of ice that had been dropped in advance and even the water she spilled, slipped.
“Are you okay! Edia?”
She fell on her bottom with a loud noise.
“There was a loud sound, and it must hurt a lot. What should I do…”
Edia’s face turned red with humiliation as Daphne pretended to be concerned.
“……”
As soon as Edia tried to get up, Daphne kicked the leg of the table with her foot.
Thud!
“Kyak! It’s cold!!”
Ice water poured over Edia’s head.
Even a few pieces of ice got into her clothes, and Edia involuntarily screamed.
A branch was gently placed on her head.
“Are you okay? I’ll say, why didn’t you hold my hand and hold the table leg?”
Daphne deliberately raised her voice so that it could be heard outside.
Then, Edia glared fiercely at Daphne.
She didn’t care.
It was neither scary nor itching.
Daphne covered her mouth in pity.
Then, she continued talking loudly, as if she knew nothing.
“Oh, I can’t. I’ll go out and get someone to help!”
“Don’t!”
“But Edia, you look hurt. And dirty.”
“…..!!”
Edia jumped up at Daphne’s words.
The hand that gripped the hem of her skirt was shaking.
“I-Ikk…”
Dirty.
It seemed that hearing such words from an opponent she despised and looked down on left a huge scar on her pride.
The eyes glaring at Daphne were red, as if she were about to cry at any moment.
“What is this…”
“That’s what I have to say.”
When she turned her head, Kael was standing in front of the door.
His eyes glanced at Daphne once, Edia once, and then through the room.
Kael, who soon grasped the whole situation, smiled.
“It seems that the ladies-in-waiting of the imperial family bring ice instead of washing water to their masters, right?”
“…T-That!!!”
Edia’s face turned white.
“I’m sorry!!”
She immediately apologized and fell to the floor.
The ice didn’t seem to be cold.
“I made a mistake!”
‘I’m not scary, but Kael must be really scary?’
Amongst the powerless princess and the grand duke who was cursed to drink human blood, the latter would of course be more frightening.
‘Should I stop it?’
Daphne pondered for a moment.
She had a picture she wanted. So she sent Mariel to provoke the maids and even pretended to be innocent on purpose.
‘No, this doesn’t seem bad either?’
Let’s stay still.
Daphne just stared silently at the situation.
“Say it.”
Kael stood right in front of Edia’s head and said.
“What.”
“Tell me your accomplice with your own mouth.”
Edia swallowed her saliva.
In fact, Edia was not alone in the ice washing incident.
Rachel gave her opinion. She only acted on it.
‘But Rachel is my friend.’
Can she say this?
“If you don’t tell me, I’ll take it as an arbitrary act and put you in the dungeon.”
“I did it with Rachel!!”
Edia told the very truth instantly.
“Rachel Theodore gave an opinion and I followed it. I’m sorry. I’m sorry!”
Rachel was caught right away with those words. Maybe she was resting comfortably in her room, but her hair wasn’t properly tied.
Rachel’s bewildered face soon contorted as she grasped the situation.
“You, Edia…!!”
But it was the same for Edia.
Rachel was relaxing in her room while she was doing this?
“Did you really lie to me? You said you were sick!”
“I had a headache!”
Forgetting who was in front of them, the two began to fight fiercely.
“Ha.”
Kael laughed flatly.
How much did the emperor look down on him to send these things as handmaidens?
‘Should I take this opportunity to clean up everything?’
Bertrand Castle’s dungeon boasted a brutal cold.
A place where you freeze to death even if you spend only one night.
They died there.
Or should she say they were eaten by monsters while trying to escape from prison?
“Both of these people in the dungeon–”
“Your Grace.”
It was Daphne who stopped it.
“My ladies-in-waiting are just a little short of learning, and prison seems like an excessive punishment. So could you please do me a favor…?”
Her voice was so pitiful that he couldn’t believe she was the same person he met last night.
‘There’s something.’
Kael immediately sensed it. It meant that the ladies-in-waiting were still useful.
“If so.”
Kael took a step back. Then he looked down at the two ladies-in-waiting who kept their mouths shut, as if they had finally grasped the situation, and ordered.
“Since you lack the qualifications as a lady-in-waiting, learn the miscellaneous chores in the castle for a month and learn what you’re lacking.”
“Are you telling us to do a maid’s job?”
“We are nobles, Your Grace!”
Kael was silent.
But the two could tell right away. If you don’t nod here, you’re going straight to the dungeon.
“Understood.”
Their words were cut short by their shattered pride.
Shaking with anger, the two left the room.
“I’m here to pick you up because I don’t think you know the dining room properly yet.”
Kael looked around the messy room and said.
“I think you’ll need some time.”
“I’ll get ready quickly and go down, Your Grace.”
Kael, who nodded, also left.
Only then did Mariel stick out her head.
Mariel’s hands still had warm washing water.
“Shall we clean up here, too?”
Mariel asked, putting down the washing water away from the dirty place.
“Yes, please prepare some clothes to change into.”
While Mariel was getting ready, Daphne laid flat on the bed and moved her legs.
Can she use Edia and Rachel more fully than she thought?
‘I have a good idea.’
Daphne covered her mouth and laughed.
And after a while.
In front of Daphne, who came down to have breakfast, stood someone other than Kael.
“Hello, Princess Daphne Blake.”
…Who?
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