102 – Trouble (2)
“””Meet Your Majesty.”””
The envoys who greeted me bowed their heads on one knee on the floor of the audience room.
There was no manner like this when he was in the Principality of Burgon, but as he became the kingdom of Rotaring, he tried a variety of small manners, but he seems to have mastered them already.
Tsk, if you didn’t know manners, I tried to gain the upper hand by picking you up, but it’s a pity.
‘Well, you probably haven’t been hanging out in Dijon for a while. It’s enough time to thoroughly train the manners that have changed over the years.’
Originally, it was a serious matter that required us to ignore various procedures and meet immediately, but since envoys continued to flock from all over the place, we decided to wait a little while to gather them and meet them all at once.
The envoys who arrived quickly made a fuss at first, saying that they had to see His Majesty right away, but when he told them that similar envoys were coming, they would meet them all at once.
It seems that the locals also noticed how many people were coming.
“It’s nice to meet you. Seriously, a minor misunderstanding turned things into this.”
“…”
When I said it was a trivial misunderstanding, their backs swayed slightly.
Perhaps it was about to come out on its own, but desperately held it back, but it’s a pretty good attitude.
Obviously, in my father’s days, the envoys didn’t even give permission, but they opened their mouths arbitrarily and didn’t properly distinguish between up and down, but that’s not the case with me. As expected, the higher the prestige, the better.
As a modern person, prestige and honor were concepts that didn’t come close to me, but now I can understand very well that in this era, they are more important than life.
“Tell me.”
“When you say it’s a minor misunderstanding, do you mean that you’re misunderstanding the woman who calls herself Bourgon?”
Among the envoys from Burgon who came here at that time, the envoy of the Duke of Nevers, the son of my uncle, who is the closest relative to me, carefully asked me for permission to speak.
Looking at the reactions of the other envoys, it seems that they all reached an agreement and fired their guns at him because it seemed like things would get messed up if everyone opened their mouths arbitrarily and spoke all at once.
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Mmm, yes. It’s better that way It’s not like everyone’s going to ask the same anyway.
‘Hmm…’
As soon as I heard that Jeanne had an accident, my immediate countermeasure was to deny my relationship with Jeanne and claim that she did not call Jeanne by her surname, but another surname with a similar pronunciation.
Explaining such a plan to Jeanne, ‘Let’s kiss her because we have to cover up the accident.’ She hinted, but she couldn’t quite make out the words.
[Yes…?! Holy Son, what are you talking about? Of course I am the Holy Son’s wife!]
[I don’t like it… I hate it… Why? Why? No way, you want to just covet my body and throw it away… Uh uh…]
[I’ll turn…]
Unexpectedly, Jeanne’s reaction was too strong, and she eventually had no choice but to completely revise the method to placate her envoys.
And now that I think about it, Jeanne seems to have already said quite a lot in her university, so it was almost certain that such an obvious trick would soon be exposed.
In the end, I chose one solution.
“Since Jeanne bore Jim’s seed, wouldn’t she have become Bourgoon?”
“…Yes?”
“I don’t know why everyone is making a fuss in the first place. Jim wants a woman, but why the hell is he interfering?”
Putting iron on the face.
Acknowledging his relationship with Jeanne, and confirming that all the information they found out was true.
Of course, that does not mean that they readily admit that everything they think is correct. If you do, you’ll have to call in a lot of things and yield to the nobles of your family, and you’ll be dragged around a lot.
That’s why you’re pretending to admit it and deftly twisting the point.
“I know there was no such law even during the time of the Principality of Burgon, right?”
Of course, since her mother was kicked out of the palace, it must be said that there was such a culture, but there was such a culture and there were no legal restrictions.
“First of all, as you just said, Jeanne calls herself Burgon. I have never given her Jeanne her Burgundian surname.”
“…Your Majesty, the front and back of your remarks don’t match. She used to say that it was only natural for a woman wearing Your Majesty’s silver to become a burgon, but now she never got off.”
“Did I recognize Jeanne? From my memory, I don’t think I’ve ever done that.”
“…”
There is a distinct difference between personally recognizing something and publicly announcing it.
As an analogy to myself, being recognized by my father as an illegitimate child was recognized personally, and my entry into Burgon can be seen as officially announced.
“Haona, it is a definite stain that she wears the name Bourgon in her official functions.”
“That’s right. She punished Jeanne in that regard, and made it clear that this will never happen again. Rest assured now.”
“Hmm…”
They admit their faults, punish the perpetrators, and promise to fix them, but what are you guys going to do? Maybe kill Jeanne or kick her out?
A few heard me panicked and tried to open their mouths, but as if realizing something, they shuddered and hurriedly shut their mouths.
Everyone knows that. If you touch this wrong, it’s a honeycomb.
She must have known what kind of humiliation my mother suffered, but would she dare to point it out?
“Is there anything else you want to say?”
“…Could you please tell me what will become of the offspring born to Sir Jeanne?”
“Ah, of course you’re curious about that. As you worry, they won’t be registered with the Burgoon family, so rest assured.”
“That… Yes, I understand.”
Is this the famous Tallulah?
It seems that everyone is having a hard time managing their expressions after hearing such words from a person registered with the House of Burgon. This is surprisingly fun
“If you don’t have anything else to say, let’s stop the audience at this point. Everyone, while you’re in Dijon, try to see a lot of things. The university, the city in the middle of construction, and all kinds of products, there are so many things to see.”
Of course, I’ve watched it to my heart’s content while waiting for an audience for several days, but still, watch more. If this is not the case, there are no words to end the audience.
…………
“Ughhhhh yes, Jeanne. Are you satisfied now?”
“Yes… Thank you for listening to my insistence.”
After she stretched out, she spoke to Jeanne, who had been watching all of this in the secret room connected to the throne room.
Looking at her expression and tone, she doesn’t seem to dislike her at all. She is very satisfied
‘My reputation is over, but…’
Canaanism, which is served as the state religion by neighboring countries such as Rotaring, is based on monogamy. However, in an audience with the envoys just now, it was no different than when I openly declared that I had taken her as a concubine.
In the past, this alone would have been enough to cause a stir, but since the civil war in the Holy Empire is in full swing, and the Archdiocese is being built, it is unlikely.
Of course, the possibility is low, but not nonexistent, and since it is a scandalous matter, it must be certain that my reputation among nobles will be constantly undermined.
Among the nobles, some of them with macho personalities would say that they protected the woman they had in mind to the end. Write…
…It has already passed and I can’t do anything about it, so I guess I have no choice but to accept it.
“Never mind. All I did was admit I was wrong. This happened to Chloe as well, so it doesn’t hurt much.”
“But…”
The palace is full of servants who are connected to all kinds of families, and through them, my love for Chloe has long been exposed.
Of course, at that time, I deliberately avoided mentioning the side room, and this time, it is a little different that I openly mentioned it and acknowledged it.
That’s why during Chloe’s time, even though she had given birth, the nobles of the Burgon family didn’t particularly point out, but there was no need to explain this to Jeanne in detail. Are you out of shape?
…It’s childbirth, so I forgot about it.
“Zane, is there any news?”
“News…?”
“I mean, it’s been more than a month since then. Chloe and Ines brought news around this time.”
“Ah… That, that… There is no… hehehe, unfortunately it must have been a misfire.”
Realizing what news I was talking about, Jeanne blushed and wiggled her body, then she lowered her head slightly and said that with her complex face.
Hmm… Well, Chloe and Ines, who got pregnant for the first time, are unusual.
“But… It’s even better. In this situation, if I have a child, I won’t be able to attend school properly, so I won’t be able to finish the mission the Holy Son gave me, right? I’ll ask Seong-eun after everything is done…”
“…Yes, I got it.”
It has definitely changed.
If she had been Jeanne in the past, she would have tried to connect with me at all costs, just like she did at the restaurant, but now Jeanne doesn’t seem like that at all.
It would have been quite embarrassing for Jeanne to make such a request to me while living with Chloe and Ines, who are raising children, but she seems to be fully aware of my situation and restrained herself.
Was my anger that much of a shock? It’s definitely improved personally, but Jeanne’s personality seems to have diminished, which makes her feel a little weird.