I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

5. What I Like Is Your Innocent Kindness, My Queen

Just as I thought, this “uncle” of Kephiel is indeed a standard “retired dragon lord.” Unlike the ordinary nobles of the Great Yung Empire I met the previous night, who only flattered the queen and mocked me, this uncle, though also middle-aged, belonging to the type that “grows more interesting with age.”

In other words, girls who have a preference for the “uncle type” would probably fall for him at first glance; he must have encountered his fair share of “romantic luck.” The queen, of course, was outside this category, as she never regard people as “people.”

That said, from the moment this uncle laid eyes on us, he had already begun to doubt the authenticity of the “marriage” between me and the queen. With preconceived notions, it would be a bit troublesome to “safely pass” this time.

The queen, who spoke of giving Zerola a “surprise,” had already donned her standard “girl’s smile,” genuinely running over as if she had just seen her favorite uncle.

“I’m so sorry, Uncle Zerola, but due to the urgency of this matter, I announced it without having the chance to discuss it with you~”

As she spoke, the queen happily pointed towards me.

This wasn’t exactly “shifting the blame”; it was simply our agreement. This time, she wanted to know Uncle Zerola’s attitude towards her “decision,” while I wanted to meet these characters who might one day write a death script for me .

“Last night you didn’t come to find us at all, so I thought I must introduce you to him alone today. You see, clang clang, this is…”

“No need to explain, I went yesterday too.”

Should I say that he truly is a member of the royal family of the Great Ying Empire? This uncle directly interrupted the queen’s words.

Immediately, his gaze turned towards me.

This time, even without looking at the script, I could sense this uncle’s suspicion towards me.

“Lide, suddenly appeared, the person you suddenly announced you would marry. Moriarty didn’t tell me anything, so I could only try to find clues with my own methods, but of course… I found nothing.”

It seemed he hadn’t “sized up” anything from me that warranted his caution, and the next moment, Zerola’s gaze drifted back to the queen.

“Your Majesty, are you going to say that he is your childhood friend whom you’ve known since you were little and kept secret? Such a statement might be useful to the outside world, but I’ve watched you grow up; you don ‘t know someone like that.”

“Hmm~ not a childhood friend~”

Although it should be well-intentioned, to me, Uncle Zerola’s various remarks had already interfered somewhat with the queen’s private matters. Especially for a woman like the queen, who didn’t want to be involved in any trouble and just wanted to control others , she would be even more annoyed by Zerola’s nagging, as if he were her own servant.

That’s what I thought, but…

The next moment, the queen seemed to be quietly mocking my naivety; even when her words were abruptly interrupted, the smile on her face never changed.

She simply returned to my side, re-embracing my arm, and looked at Zerola.

“We just got to know each other in a very ordinary way, and then we very ordinarily fell in love with each other. Uncle Zerola, everyone around me in this position is not an ordinary person, so is there a problem with me liking an Ordinary man who has no abilities and just sincerely loves me?”

After saying this, Louise looked over and blinked at me with eyes full of “affection.”

“Isn’t that right, dear?”

“Right, right, right.”

Except for the part in your previous sentence where “not a single word is true,” everything else is correct.

“I also like the queen’s… uh, honesty, kindness, innocence, and cuteness.”

I was stunned for a moment before I thought of this answer; it turns out… lying really does hurt the heart.

I’m not sure if such a lie has deceived Zerola, because… this uncle seems to care not at all about our recent “corny love talk,” but rather about the fact that the queen “suddenly found a man and said she wants to marry him!”

“Is this a matter of liking or not liking!? Louise! You are the queen! How can such a thing be taken lightly…”

It seems that the irritation, which had been held back for a while, finally burst forth, and Zerola couldn’t help but complain to the queen.

At this moment, I finally understood why the queen had just smiled at me with that “you know nothing” expression, and why she had said last night: today she would give Zerola a surprise!

Because…

“Well, Uncle Zerola, I am the queen~”

Louise repeated, her smile remained unchanged. However, I sensed a different meaning.

Because… Louise wasn’t trying to confirm whether Zerola had feelings for her, or whether he was a “good uncle.” She simply… didn’t want anyone to interfere with her decisions as queen, even if that decision wasn’t particularly good; she didn’t want to see anyone oppose her!

Thus, she had her sights set on Zerola, because she felt that her uncle might have overstepped his bounds regarding the power and governance of the Great Ying Empire, perhaps relying too much on his status.

This woman wanted to be the “Queen of the Great Ying Empire,” not Louise IV. And I, this time, was merely used as a “test” tool to gauge the thoughts of the noble lords within the empire.

“So, I want to marry him. Is there a problem?”

With her hands clasped together, the queen’s smile gradually faded. Although she still maintained a “naive girl” demeanor, this change was enough for Zerola to sense something.

“Uh, that’s not the issue; it’s your…”

“My decision is strange, isn’t it?”

This time, what faded was the “naivety” on the queen’s face.

If the queen were here to complain and issue unreasonable commands, those might not be considered “terrifying.” But the fact that she stated all of this without any emotion, I believe that no matter how strong Zerola was, his feelings at this moment must be exactly the same as mine.

“So, Uncle, you think I’m strange, and then you doubt why I want to marry a strange man.”

After all, the terror of certain matters has nothing to do with “strength.”

“So, Uncle, are you doubting my decision? Sigh… that’s really not good, Uncle. Is there something wrong with my decision? Do you really need to oppose it?”

“This morning, I heard that you summoned some noble members. What are you planning to do?”

“Here is the Great Yīng Empire, oh, our Great Yīng Empire should maintain love and harmony, peace and stability, right? That kind of routine of ministers meeting the monarch is merely a bad habit and flaw of the monarchy system. Our Great Yīng Empire relies on the parliament to just decide every matter.”

Louis IV pulled my arm, using it as a pillow to lean on.

“Uncle Zerola, you… wouldn’t want to make an exception, would you? Because you doubt my decision, doubt the man I’ve chosen…”

“To doubt my things is to ignore your own identity.”

“That’s not good, oh~☆~”

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