168. Bear and Leopard (1)
“You can’t do it until dirt gets in your eyes?”
An Asian girl with only her face peeking out from behind the screen.
The secretary answered her question firmly.
“Yes!! How could the princess of an empire go out into the streets dressed like that? If His Majesty finds out… !”
Lydia’s eyes sharpened at the sight of the secretary yelling out loud.
She immediately grabbed the dirt on the table and pointed it at her middle-aged man.
“Come here. “I’ll put it directly in your eyes.”
The secretary did not even blink an eye at the sight of the third princess aiming at the dirt.
“Ha, you’re stubborn too.”
“It is my duty to assist Her Majesty the Princess.”
Lydia laughed out loud, as if she was shocked.
Afterwards, she put the dirt back down again.
“I understand, I understand. Instead, I will go out alone today, so please understand.”
The secretary cleared her throat and relaxed again, maintaining her posture.
He looks satisfied with this compromise.
“Whoa…” .”
Lydia leisurely entered the screen again.
Inside the screen was a barrel made of wood.
Inside it, freshly heated water and flower petals were floating.
Before the princess prepared to go out, she soaked her body in the fragrant water.
Afterwards, she picked up the newspaper on the table and read the news of the day.
“I heard that Cornell’s caravan imported Bakal’s mithril….”
Bakal’s products that have never been imported before.
I heard that it was also imported by the top of Cornell that I visited recently.
The monarch’s red eyes flashed at those words.
“This is Veil’s achievement.”
Is it because of the hot water?
Lydia’s small body wrapped in her towel heated up.
“But even if it were Cornell’s caravan, warehouses and land would be needed to distribute materials to the capital.”
The princess gently pulled the towel covering her breasts.
Then, the hot heat of a fresh-faced woman who had just turned twenty radiated out.
“You probably need my help.”
Lydia has great pride in her own abilities.
She glanced down and lowered her head to look down at her own body.
“….”
Still, she thinks she has some pretty curves and an attractive body, even if it’s not big.
She even saw the man she was targeting, even her body wrapped in a towel.
“You arrogant bastard… How dare you pretend not to see me at that time?”
The situation has already crossed the line too far. She was the 3rd princess of the empire, who thought that at this level, she was almost like a married couple.
“There is nothing we can do when it becomes like this.”
Lydia raised her body from the water.
“Just as there are many women in the scriptures who raised husbands. I should also show her a favor.”
And then, he stretched out like a cat.
“Secretary-?”
Transparent water droplets drip from her smooth thighs.
Her fragrant body odor flowed from her pale armpits.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I plan to have an audience with His Majesty today, so prepare in advance.”
As her secretary stepped away, Lydia peeked her face out from behind her screen again.
And then, when she saw that he was moving away….
She began to wear her cheongsam, which had been carefully pointed out.
“It’s not easy to wear it alone….”
She was the one who had her servants dress her every time.
However, this time alone.
She even had a hard time with the strange fabric clinging to her body.
“Ugh…. “Is this right?”
A texture that tightens her pelvis and a close fit that highlights the curve of her breasts.
Lydia stared at herself in her full-length mirror, her thighs slit to the side.
“Still, if you’re an adult, you can’t wear clothes like this…” .”
I’m actually 20 years old.
Moreover, after she met Veil, she somehow thought that her body had become more curved.
Lydia smiled brightly, fueled by such confidence.
“I have a carriage waiting outside, Your Majesty.”
The secretary’s voice is heard.
As if responding to this, Lydia confidently came out of her screen.
“… !”
The middle-aged man’s eyes sparkled at the sight of the princess he was facing.
He said with very happy eyes.
“As expected, Your Highness, you look nice now.”
A loose Victorian dress.
Her body was completely covered and she looked like an ordinary princess.
Lydia passed by her secretary wearing that outfit with her back behind her.
“As expected, Your Majesty is the most beautiful when wearing a dress like this.”
“If you’re dressed like this, you’re sure you can go out alone, right?”
Lydia smiled with her wide-eyed smile, and the secretary nodded her head.
“Of course-.”
No matter how beautiful the third princess’s eyes are.
If you dress like this, men won’t find it offensive.
“Then, let’s go.”
However, even though Lydia was wearing a comfortable dress, her walking seemed uncomfortable.
Her gait became sluggish, as if her whole body was tense.
“Your Highness, are you okay…” Are you afraid?”
“Yes, it’s because I’m tired after soaking for a long time.”
Lydia climbed up the stairs of the carriage with great effort.
However, her expression made her whole body sensitive to the texture of clinging to a partner that she had experienced in her lifetime.
“Then, we will close the door.”
The secretary who shared the ride closed the carriage door.
Then, the luxurious oriental-style carriage ran powerfully and headed toward the center of the capital.
――――――.
Lydia’s carriage arrived at Heavenly Palace.
The princess carefully got down the stairs and leisurely headed to the emperor’s office.
The hem of her long dress is dragging in the wide hallway.
The youngest princess, dressed in a worldly attire, soon met the emperor.
「Lydia is here?」
The emperor, Leonhard, woke up from his office desk.
He welcomed his youngest daughter wearing a platinum colored dress shirt and formal pants.
“I come to see His Majesty the Emperor.”
Lydia bent down to gently lift the hem of her long dress.
But, at that moment.
“… !”
I flinched at the feeling of the cheongsam squeezing my waist and lower abdomen.
「Is it okay? “You don’t look good.”
“Oh, no….”
Lydia carefully raised her body again.
She cupped her thighs slightly and tried to maintain her smile.
It felt like she was sinning in front of her father.
Her whole body trembled because of the s*xy cheongsam hidden under her wide dress.
「Okay, then what brought you here?」
The emperor asked her daughter with a calm expression.
His creed was to treat everyone equally during state affairs.
“I came here because I had something to tell you.”
Lydia continued speaking in a serious voice.
Then, with her fingers, she pushed the hem of her cheongsam that was slightly protruding over her dress.
「Recite it once. “I’m really curious about what our youngest princess has prepared.”
“Yes, Your Majesty, have you read today’s newspaper?”
At her question, the emperor smiled mercifully.
However, because of his unique and strong impression, the smile felt like a different smile.
「You see, Baron Bale has done another thing.」
“Yes, if mithril is distributed in large quantities in Leon this time, there will be no need to import it expensively from other countries.”
The emperor was satisfied with the performance of the barons he appointed.
「I can’t believe we’ve already achieved these results….」
He grinned and added the powdered medicine to the water.
And then, he drank it eagerly.
「If I just let it take root, everything will be perfect.」
Roots.
Lydia swallowed her saliva deeply at those words.
「Have you heard anything about when the Baron plans to get married?」
Leonhard approached Lydia and asked.
Then, her youngest daughter answered quietly alone, avoiding the emperor’s gaze.
“Oh, I’m sure you’ll take care of it….”
「… ?」
The emperor tilted his head at the sight of his daughter looking embarrassed.
Then, she continued her words without any doubt.
「It won’t be easy. Since he went from a commoner to a baron, there will be strong opposition if the opponent is from a high-ranking family.”
“Hmm, I don’t know…. Not all families take the groom’s origin into consideration….”
The youngest daughter smiled meaningfully.
She felt as if she had experienced it herself.
The emperor looked surprised.
「Okay… ? That’s a good thing. I wish Bale could meet a maternal family like that….」
Lydia glanced up at the sight of her father thinking about her veil.
It was my first time seeing him worry about someone other than himself.
“What do you think about your father? “Are you not considering the status of the other family?”
「Of course, so I married Istina and gave birth to Irina, right?」
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The emperor smiled mercifully.
He had three loyal wives.
“Hmm-. “I see.”
Lydia lowered her head again after hearing her father’s answer.
The corners of her mouth rose subtly.
「My goal is to treat all citizens of the empire equally. “I hope you do the same.”
Lydia narrowed her eyes as if responding to her emperor’s words.
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. “Because I don’t care about the origin or ‘status’ of my partner.”
She answered with her characteristic charming smile.
“We only look at ability and character.”
「You really learned it well, Lydia.」
The Emperor turned his back and smiled gently.
He nodded his head when he said that any ‘citizen’ would be hired equally.
「I am really proud of you.」
“I am devastated, Your Majesty. “There will be good news soon.”
Lydia smiled mischievously.
Then, the emperor tilted his head for a moment, looking at his daughter’s meaningful eyes.
“By the way, this is a proposal to supervise the incoming mithril from our eastern headquarters.”
In order to get over this, Lydia naturally delivered the government documents.
When the main point came out, the emperor read the content again with cool eyes.
「Hmm…. Are you planning to build a storage warehouse in the eastern part of your capital?”
“Yes, since Bakal has decided to deal only with the Bourke upper class of Cornell, I plan to join in the business by providing the warehouse.”
Mithril has been monopolized.
The intention is to help them, collect commissions, get closer, and start a trading network.
The emperor, who saw through this, smiled and praised his daughter.
「That’s a good idea, Lydia. “Yunheohama.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Lydia raised the corners of her mouth with a grin.
The emperor judged her smile to be simply a look of ambition to achieve results.
But, he didn’t know.
There is another reason why my daughter approached the top of Mithril.
“Okay then, I’m just going to go see the supervisor.”
「Okay, go and make sure you coordinate it well.」
Lydia modestly lifted the hem of her dress and greeted the emperor.
And then, she leisurely left the heavenly palace corridor….
She boarded alone in her own personal carriage, which she had prepared in advance.
“Go!”
Lydia smiled brightly like a girl and said to the driver.
Then, the driver quickly drove his horse and started running out of the capital.
“hehehe…. “Her father also said he wouldn’t look into her identity.”
The princess with pigtails began to take off her stuffy dress with a bright smile on her face.
Then, the heated cheongsam covered by her thick dress appeared.
“My mother gave permission long ago, so the game is over.”
Lydia clung to her body and pressed her folded sides.
Then, she pinched the fabric near her lower abdomen where the sweat had pooled on her and shook it off.
「――――――」
The carriage ran without stopping.
And then, in the afternoon, she arrived at Cornell.
“….”
Lydia carefully got out of her carriage, her uniform slung over her shoulders.
And then, pretending to be a typical Eastern foreigner, he walked the streets wearing a long-brimmed hat.
“The meeting place was definitely around here….”
The city is bustling with news that a large investment has been made in Cornell.
In it, Lydia searched for the upper building of Berk on tiptoe.
It didn’t take long to find her sign.
「Buck Top」
As it was one of the largest merchants in the region, the signboard was enormous.
“hehehe… “I’m sure you’ll be alone.”
Lydia took a moment to check her appearance in her full-length mirror.
And then, with her graceful hands, I enjoyed her fragrant fruity scent while fluttering her own pigtails.
“….”
The Empire’s 3rd princess proudly opened the gate to the top of Berk.
And, the moment she entered, she thought of the veiled and shaggy men inside.
“Uh… ?”
Not the old men.
I saw Bale smiling and talking with a woman.
“As expected, it’s always a pleasure to talk to you, Bale.”
“That’s too much praise, Her Highness Christina.”
The area under Lydia’s eyes is trembling.
Her wild beast-like red eyes were focused on a woman.
White hair as beautiful as white snow.
Furthermore, unlike the first diplomatic day, she was wearing a tight-fitting dress.
Her voluptuous breasts and the wide pelvis typical of northerners caught my eye.
“Oh, who is that little girl over there?”
Kristana looked down at Lydia wearing her hat with her sensual eyes.
It was as if she didn’t even recognize him as an enemy.
“You must be cold, come on in.”
She came dressed in her own sensual attire and welcomed her as leisurely as if she were her own child.
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