Raphine muttered in embarrassment.

"That's not it.... We need each other, so we just promise...."

"Listen, Raphine. You should never give your heart to a man who speaks two words. You're still young, so I don't know, anyway.... So, if you'd rather marry someone, get permission from Adrian or Violet first."

"... Okay."

Raphine had no choice but to answer, fearing that the bombardment of nagging would continue if she did not answer.

Just in time, her handmaiden served dessert, and Raffine began to devour her sweet treats.

'I won't nag while eating.'

By the way, how not to even touch the dog when eating.

With that thought, she eagerly put only dessert in her mouth. Then she gave Zer Khan one of her cookies as well.

Zer Khan held the cookie Raffine had given her, and simply looked at Raphine with her talkative face.

He was frustrated.

'Even though I'm still young, my eyes for men are bad. I have to warn Adrian to be very careful.'

She seemed to understand now why Raphine insisted on marrying her from the moment she first saw her.

He fell in love with the male protagonist of a strange storybook.

She fell in love with the scumbag prince character in the book, so it was clear that she wanted to marry herself, who is of a similar status.

'Surely a child is a child.'

not even pure

But I'm still so young, but the eyes of men....

Zer Khan shook his head. He seemed to have to take good care of Raphine with a sense of responsibility in the future.

She is the precious little brother of a dear friend, so there was good reason.

* * *

After playing with Zer Khan, her mother came to visit. Raphine waved her hand to Zer Khan and said her goodbye.

She hugged her one last time, and she didn't forget to whisper in her ear, 'You should marry me.'

However, Zerkan's expression was different from usual.

She used to be just embarrassed, but now she looked at me with a slightly worried look.

"Raphine, did you have fun?"

"Yeah!"

Raphine took her mother's hand and ran out of the building to return home.

It was time to walk to the middle door where the wagon was waiting.

Suddenly, someone blocked the front of the two of them.

He was a young boy with red hair and bright purple eyes. Raphine knew immediately who he was.

'That arrogant gait, a disgruntled expression, and a cheeky look.'

He was obviously the second prince, the son of the empress.

"It's been a long time. princess."

"Your Highness Second Prince."

Sophia hid her face and bowed her head.

"Hmm, the Duchess seems to have come to see Her Majesty the Empress."

"Yes, that's right."

"It is, too. But that kid.... Ah! Are you that kid of the rumor?"

"Yes, my lord."

2 The Prince, Antonio, raised his chin high and began to scan Raffine up and down.

'A young man's son is cocky.'

What kind of adult did you grow up watching.... He seemed to know the characters of those adults very well.

"Then let's go, my lord."

Sophia and Raphine hurried to the carriage. Raphine turned her head and looked behind him as she walked.

But isn't the second prince Antonio looking at the two of them behind the scenes?

Even Antonio raised her hand to greet Raffine like a child.

'What the hell, you crazy kid.'

Pretending to be kind....

Antonio was eight years old, the same age as Rafine's twin brothers, Luca and Lois.

He knew very well how eccentric and mean-spirited he was. Because he was the one who ruined the country in the original story.

Raphine ignored Antonio's greeting and climbed into the carriage with his mother.

As the two of them moved away, Antonio said to the attendant, rubbing his chin, pretending to be his grown-up.

"I mean, that kid is so cute, isn't he? I want a little sister too. I have to go and tell her mother."

"Yes?"

"Go ahead quickly. Go to your mother! I said I was going for a walk. Did I tell you to lead me to the Empress's Palace? Why did you bring me this way?"

Antonio kicked and urged the servant.

'Hey, sometimes he told me to let him go the way he wanted to go, so don't be nagging and get out of the way....'

The servant was resentful, but he kept his lips tightly shut and walked often to the palace of the empress.

* * *

Empress Rebecca was getting her hand massaged by her handmaiden, and was startled to see her 2nd Prince coming into her face, her heartbroken.

"No, why is our precious prince in such a bad mood? huh? Come here, my son."

"Sheesh, mother. Why is that servant leading me to the Empress's Palace? unlucky."

"I beg your pardon?"

Rebecca's expression wrinkled. She was a person who would not even turn her head toward her empress's palace.

But you guided my son to the Empress's Palace?

"Take that servant outside the door right now and beat him!"

At Empress Rebecca's command, the knights who had been standing quietly bowed their heads and left.

Perhaps the servant will not be able to return home today in good health.

Having made my servant like that, Antonio put on a rather refreshing expression on his face.

Then he approached the empress and said, as if to play her aegyo.

"Mother, did I meet the Duchess on the way? It looks like you've come to see the Empress."

"okay?"

"Yes. The Duchess, who has never come to say hello to her mother, visits the Empress's Palace on her own feet. Wouldn't she have to scold her later?"

"Don't worry, Prince. This mother will surely give her soul later."

"Oh! And the child who was recovered from the duke's house. I saw him today too."

At that, Empress Rebecca also nodded her head, saying ah. It was the content that was never left out in the social world these days.

"It was really cute. So I mean, mother. I want a younger sister too."

"Oh."

"So mother bring me her sister! Yeah? Right now!"

Empress Rebecca patted her son's head as if cute.

"Prince, that's not for this mother, but for His Majesty the Emperor...."

"Oh, right now! Hurry up!"

"Prince, calm down. Something her sister could make so suddenly...."

"Then do this! Wouldn't she go to the Duchess and buy the child?"

"I beg your pardon?"

"Give the Duchess money to buy her the child!"

The servants and maids, who were watching in their astonishing way of thinking, exchanged glances and swallowed their saliva.

At this point, even though the decree might fall, Empress Rebecca started to laugh out loud as if it was rather funny.

"My son is so cute that he thinks so.... Not even witty But he can't buy it right away. I'll bring you another toy instead, so calm down, Prince."

"Chi.... All right."

At the praise of his wit, Antonio groaned as if relieved.

The servants and maids breathed a sigh of relief. If the prince had shouted and cried in a crowd, perhaps the number of servants who were beaten would have increased.

Obviously, it wasn't like this at first.

However, the stronger the power of the Viscount Tedler, the family of her Rebecca Empress, the more wacky her empress' character grew.

The more painful it was, the more the courtiers serving her superiors.

She couldn't even speak to anyone.

Because she had the authority to rule each palace, the owner of that palace.

Moreover, the Sepia Palace, where her concubine lived, was a newly built detached palace away from her true nature.

When she screamed, she couldn't hear anyone to help, and she couldn't even allow her to scream quietly.

The courtiers of Sepia Palace only resented the emperor for making the situation like this.

* * *

When I got home, Adrian had finished studying and was waiting for Raphine.

"Today, her brother finished her studies early to play with Raphine."

At Adrian's words, Raphine's expression brightened. Sophia looked at her two children and smiled.

"Raphine would be nice. I have such a good brother."

"Come on, let's go. Raphine."

Raphine took Adrian's hand and headed to her playroom.

Unfortunately, her twins, Luka and Lois, seemed to be studying hard because it was time for the writing teacher to come.

Of course, Adrian knew this and was aiming for this time.

The reason Adrian took the time off today was to get closer with Raphine.

Apparently she was Raphine and she seemed to like her violet more than herself. even... I don't want to believe it, but she couldn't stand it because she felt like she was behind Zer Khan.

'I have to play a lot today. I'm sure I'll have to hear what I like best.'

As Adrian thought to himself, Raphine had a similar thought.

'Eh. I have to play with Adrian today.'

I'm tired but I can't help it. Be patient, my dear.

"But what about Violet?"

"uh... Violet will come tomorrow."

"Really?"

"Yes."

As soon as Raphine asked a question about Violet as soon as they entered the playroom, Adrian felt exhausted.

'But you have to be strong. I'm going to have to make some jokes on my younger brother.'

Adrian thought so and did his best to play with Raphine.

He reads a storybook and builds a castle together with toy blocks.

After so much effort, Adrian was able to win the sweet fruit that day.

And dinner that day.

It was in the middle of a meal. Adrian suddenly placed a small pendant on the table and clicked the button.

At the same time, a familiar voice came out of the pendant.

「I like Adrian oppa the most.」

It was Raphine's recorded voice.

The faces of the family hardened seriously.