My Fiancee Was the Villainess of This World

19 – Rude prince and fiancée in a cage (3)

In the carriage back to the imperial castle.

Priscilla was clearly perplexed as if she still did not understand the situation.

“There is nothing difficult about it. Just think she was kidnapped on my whim.”

It was my honest feelings.

Because I wasn’t sure what kind of emotion moved me this way either.

“Is it kidnapping…? ?”

“If you think that way, you will feel at ease.”

“….”

Priscilla quietly kept her mouth shut as she stared into my eyes.

What was in her eyes was a question.

She must be asking why she acted that way all of a sudden.

To be honest, I don’t even know how to answer.

Is it a moment of sympathy or guilt or all of that?

So, as always, she decided to answer the question with an answer like me.

“I can’t admit that a place that smells like that is a shade. So I intend to show you what the true shade is.”

As usual, thorny words overflowed.

But she let out a soft laugh as she chuckled at what was so funny about Priscilla.

“You seem to have admitted that Istria is a rural area now, right?”

What the hell is so much fun about?

Every time I say something, he giggles as if the wind has entered his lungs.

Tsk, I’d rather laugh like that.

Because it looks better than the figure in the restaurant where she bowed her head in a blue state.

As I tried to turn my head thinking about that, for some reason I smelled something that didn’t suit this place.

This savory and appetizing smell—

‘Soup?’

As she followed her scent, her gaze caught her eye on Priscilla’s dress, which had spots on her.

Ah, I see.

I think I messed up her dress.

“Your dress is dirty.”

As I said that, I tried to reach for her dress, but Priscilla slipped away from my touch.

“It’s dirty.”

“Isn’t it the story that I’m going to check it out because I’ve dirty it?”

“That, that….”

As Priscilla acted as if she were covering her body, she stared at me with a slightly reproving look.

It was the first time she had made such a face, so I involuntarily shrunk her hand in embarrassment.

After pulling her hand like that, I calmly thought about it ─

‘Kuhmm….’

I think I was too excited.

Even if you’re a fiancé, there are lines you need to keep.

… It’s not my fault, you sly witch.

“When you arrive… Get changed.”

The best answer I could come up with was this.

“….”

“….”

Even though the magic tools were obviously working, the wagon was strangely hot.

But it didn’t feel too bad.

‘Ah, was this an expression used at times like this?’

Borrowing from memories from my previous life, I think I used this expression at a time like this.

… It was summer.

***

Before the luncheon Priscilla prepared for her, I jokingly sarcastically called it ‘country food’.

What I served Priscilla for her luncheon was a sandwich.

“That, this?”

“Can’t you see it? It’s our luncheon.”

Priscilla narrowed her eyes as she looked down at the sandwich in front of her.

“… Is it luncheon?”

Priscilla looked at me with an expression of astonishment.

In those strange eyes, there was a mixture of disturbing emotions, like rebuke.

“Are you dissatisfied with the imperial luncheon? Something spoiled.”

Ah, you’re angry.

Well, it’s worth it.

For aristocrats who value leisure, sandwiches are a symbol of a ‘gambler’.

“Don’t be so angry. The food I prepared with all my might.”

“… Yes?”

“This is a dish I made. It’s embarrassing to even call it cooking.”

Priscilla looked at the sandwich in front of her with a startled expression.

It was a surprisingly different look from before.

“Isn’t this a dish that can’t be easily tasted in rural areas?”

As I sighed and trembled, Priscilla’s face became indescribable.

“Uh, why is this….”

“Because I felt like the skin on my stomach would stick to my back. I thought I could eat this quickly.”

We also have to take a shower because of the fire caused by my runaway mana.

If you put yourself in order and sit down at the table, it will already be past tea time.

In that case, wouldn’t it be better to have a simple meal?

“If you hadn’t done this at least, I think you would have been scolded.”

After saying that, I sighed and laughed, and Priscilla, as if embarrassed by the gaze sent to me, shrank her body.

“Don’t do that. Because this is my answer.”

“Return, is that?”

“Yes, because I received something precious.”

Saying that, she took out her handkerchief from her bosom, and Priscilla patted the side of her hair, blushing slightly.

“Come on, let me take it. Eat a lot.”

“Yes, Maximilian.”

To be called an imperial luncheon, the table is truly shabby.

Even so, the smile did not disappear from Priscilla’s lips.

“Does it fit her mouth?”

Priscilla worked hard on her little mouth to swallow her food, then nodded and smiled.

“Yes, Maximilian.”

It was a sincere smile, so I naturally burst into laughter as well.

“Thank God. It was my first time doing it, so I wasn’t very confident.”

“Is this your first time?”

“Yes, this is the first time.”

In this lifetime.

The chef said no because he was surprised like you.

But when he saw that I was more skilled at handling kitchen knives than I thought, I just watched him restlessly.

Remembering that scene, I smiled unconsciously.

“Is this enough for a handkerchief in return?”

It cannot be compared to the effort put into a handkerchief.

So I said it as a joke, but Priscilla nodded her head with a look full of her sincerity.

“You deserve it, Maximilian.”

Are you overdoing it, you foolish bastard?

If I can get a present from you with a piece of bread like this, I can make any number of them in the future—

‘Hmm.’

No, that’s not it.

“Priscilla.”

“Yes, Maximilian.”

I looked at Priscilla’s hand.

On her left hand, there were still traces of my excessive action.

“I don’t think embroidery is very attractive as a hobby. Quit.”

“… This is a really light mistake. So don’t worry too much.”

I knew you would say that.

So I have no choice but to come up with such a despicable method.

“If I continue to embroider in the future, won’t the value of this gift decrease? Stop it if you care for me even as much as you care for me, you heartless bastard.”

When I said that in a slightly pouty tone, Priscilla looked at me with a blank expression.

It’s a look I see a lot these days.

It was a slightly bewildered expression, but it was even more ridiculous because the clothes were stained with various stains.

However, since the original version of her was so glamorous, I felt that even she was cute.

“That, that….”

“Hobbies are always changing. Me too. Wouldn’t there be more fun?”

Priscilla’s troubles were not long.

“Yes, if that is an order.”

Isn’t that an order?

I wanted to say that, but I couldn’t bring it up because I was laughing so brightly.

‘Hmm.’

The conversation was cut off and she was trying to pick her words when she caught her eye on the sandwich that Priscilla had barely eaten and had placed on her plate.

It seemed like I was in a situation where I couldn’t even talk about it because I was afraid he would start talking to me next time.

I felt a bit sorry, so I quietly ate the sandwich after that.

Only then did Priscilla follow me and resume her meal.

It was indeed a quiet mealtime.

After that, I was surrounded by Priscilla and her maids.

In that brief moment, it seemed that the events at Count Arbest’s villa had been spread among the ladies-in-waiting.

Perhaps because they know my angry personality, they are quiet guys in front of me—

‘I’m worried about Priscilla.’

He’s probably talking a lot in front of him.

‘Annoying things.’

Still, it’s better than the servants of Count Arbest, so I decided to let it go.

Because now there’s more to deal with than that.

“Victor.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

I went to Victor, the butler of the Biryong Hall.

Then he told me what had happened at Count Arbest’s villa.

“Then I think we should arrange a room for you.”

“Okay, get ready.”

Biryonggwan is, in principle, a place where women other than maids and maids are prohibited from entering.

So I’ll be staying in a VIP room a little further away.

“I cannot make Miss Priscilla stay there forever, Your Highness.”

“I know.”

There is also a fixed period for staying as a guest in the imperial castle.

Usually less than one month, but at most two months.

However, it is difficult to create a new home in the islands in such a short time.

If you look for it, there must be a way.

Rather than that, it’s a letter to Count Arbest.

“Also, there is an urgent letter to be sent to Count Arbest, so prepare it in advance.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

I want to spit out disgust in front of my face.

However, in the end, it is an act of insulting Priscilla, and furthermore, an act of insulting her imperial family, who decided to marry her.

So it was a story that it was necessary to criticize in accordance with the formality to some extent.

Earl Arbest is a noble even if he rots.

If you criticize too emotionally, you’ll get away with it like a loach.

The key point is that the employee’s response was rude.

If you feel that you have doubts about the education of Count Alvest’s servants—

“Hmm?”

Training employees?

‘This is… Sounds like fun.’

I prepared a letter to send directly to Count Arbest.

……

…

The next day.

I gave Priscilla a brilliant solution.

A solution that would allow her to stay here anytime and distance herself from Count Arbest’s family for a while.

“Yes?”

“You heard it right. Starting today, I will work as her maid in the imperial castle.”

Don’t panic so much, Priscilla.

The job of being a court lady itself has the purpose of earning money, but the emphasis is on what is called ‘bridal class’.

I have doubts about Priscilla’s behavior with the servants who couldn’t get along.

So, the imperial family will direct the priest training again.

I will choose the most classic way to hire a ‘lady-in-waiting’.

Then, Priscilla can naturally keep her distance from Countess Arbest, and she won’t have any problems even if she stays in the imperial castle for a long time.

I think it’s a really genius idea.

“No veto, Priscilla. Are you kidnapped?”

Ha ha ha!

You look good, witch!

Starting today, take care of me!