010 Imperial Palace Ilta Instructor (2)
Do you want to help a little child?
As I was thinking about grand themes such as the royal battle, the battle for power, and the purification of the hierarchy, I was a little startled.
“how······. Do you want to help?”
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Of course, that’s a good thing for me, as it’s obviously a lot easier to help a kid than that.
It was also true that children-related fields were able to gain a bit of confidence.
I almost raised Eunseo, who was nine years old with my older brother.
I could guarantee that my unmarried brother and I had done everything that ordinary parents would do at least several times.
“I will be thirsty. Would you like something to drink?”
But Cardinal Bootier spoke out bluntly.
I was puzzled and observed her expression, but since she was a cardinal or so, there was little information on her face.
Seeing me like that, she smiled softly, called the attendant and asked for a drink.
“Coffee for His Majesty Cardinal and ginger tea for Prince Jesse.”
“thank you.”
Soon after, a steaming teapot, a teacup, and a coffee cup were served.
The cardinal also drank coffee, and a guy like me sang herbal tea, so I can understand Benjamin’s surprise on the first day.
Maybe he said something while waiting outside. What was placed in front of me was a non-caffeinated drink.
At home, I only drank ginger tea made from blue, but it seemed to have a different recipe.
I liked the refreshing taste at the end thanks to the lemon slices floating on it.
Soon the attendant vacated the seat.
I pondered whether or not to bring up the ‘child’ topic in question again.
“There is nothing more I can tell you yet. Sorry.”
The cardinal, whose mouth was wet with coffee, opened his mouth first.
There seemed to be no intention of covering the topic completely.
“For now, just remember that there are children who need your help. no harm to you I’ll promise.”
“Where is the child sick?”
“It’s similar.”
“Can’t you tell me your name or age?”
“yes. When you can use your power more reliably, and we can fully trust each other… Then I was going to introduce him to him.”
she said quietly. I just nodded my head. Well, it wasn’t a bad deal.
If I received private tutoring from the cardinal, my confidence would become stronger, and then I would be able to protect myself properly, so my chances of survival would increase.
The price was to help a small child, and since I was promised that it would not harm me, there seemed to be nothing to worry about right now.
It was a kind of priestly relationship with the cardinal, so it was a bonus that the emperor could soften the vigilance that he might have with me.
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Oh. Emperor. there was talk
“Here, my lord.”
“Tell me.”
“Your Majesty the Emperor will do anything for my convenience… I remember you doing it.”
“Right, it was. Do you need anything?”
It wasn’t supposed to be there, but it happened a few days ago.
“At the prom this spring, I heard that I might be attending. If possible, I want to be absent.”
“It’s surprising.”
She opened her eyes a little wide and then laughed out loud.
I’m sure there is no one who doesn’t know the nickname ‘The New Country’s Playboy’ on the paper.
Everyone was surprised when I said that I would not do anything, and when I said I would read a book in the room, my rabbit eyes opened in a different way.
“Do you have any other plans for that day?”
“Well, I plan to do my part here.”
The main character of this novel, Princess Christel de Sarnez, will definitely come to the spring ball, but I don’t want to make contact with her.
Then you die Because I’m in a position to put my life on the line.
I couldn’t make excuses like that.
“I came here as a confessor, so I want to hear some confessions from the people of the imperial palace.”
At my answer, the cardinal’s beige eyes twinkled.
There was a hint of interest.
*
“Everyone will be lining up in the morning. I will have to issue a waiting list.”
The commander of the Imperial Household Guard, Sir Elizabeth, stopped the knife and made a serious face.
I was startled when I cut a piece of sirloin and fed it to Canael, who was standing next to me.
“Will there be that many?”
“Confessing to an ordinary bishop-level priest is a once-in-a-lifetime thing for commoners. In general temples, there are the most priests, and the bishops are busy fighting among themselves, so they rarely show up. But Prince Jesse is listening to the confession himself, so when the news spreads, there will be people who want to be homeless tonight.”
After she finished speaking, she even cut the meat with her elegant hand movements.
Her dark green short hair swayed softly.
“Then the Guard will have a lot of work. sorry.”
“No, you will not. It’s a job that I get paid for, and above all else, it’s something that the Cardinals are promoting together.”
Sir Elizabeth laughed softly.
Even the current luncheon was an appointment made in a hurry to coordinate the confession schedule that will start tomorrow.
‘A lot of the guards will go to confession,’ she added.
I smiled quietly and began to disassemble the third plate of steak.
In case someone is not the main character of ‘Toegye Gong’, Cardinal Aurelie Butier’s influence in the Lister Empire was enormous.
The fact that she was the only cardinal of the Empire was a big reason, but even more decisive was the title of ‘The Emperor’s Religious Companion’ that came with her.
Here, ‘companion’ meant not a couple, but a partner as a colleague.
The Lister royal family, especially those close to the throne, had to receive ‘political companionship’ or ‘religious companionship’.
I just skimmed through the article and understood that the former was arranged marriage, and the latter seemed to be a soul mate.
It was said that what the emperor knows, the cardinal knows, and what the cardinal doesn’t know, the emperor doesn’t know.
What the emperor did always included the opinion of the cardinal, and what the cardinal did was no different from what the emperor had condoned.
In other words, the background that led me to play as a confessor was the support of the cardinal and the acceptance of the emperor.
When the official permission that I don’t have to go to the prom was given, I was already overflowing with motivation to work.
“The reason why His Majesty the Cardinal is pushing you is probably because you have also served as a confessor.”
“is that so?”
In response to Sir Elizabeth’s words, I cut another piece of meat and put it in Canael’s mouth.
Benjamin frowned, but lightly ignored it.
Seeing how well he was eating, Eunseo’s thoughts jumped up and then subsided.
“yes. Usually, the priests of the imperial palace often eat and play. They come here to help the imperial family in their religious life, but there are very few imperial families who live in the imperial palace, and very few imperial families open their hearts to unfamiliar priests. However, I heard that His Majesty the Cardinal entered the palace as a confessor when he was young, and then attended the temple every day to wait for his confession.”
“When no one comes?”
“That’s right. It is said that he met His Majesty the present emperor and became close friends.”
“It’s a great relationship.”
It was a story that could only be seen in a novel, to live faithfully even though it was a honey job, to meet the future emperor and become a lifelong friend.
It’s fiction, though.
“Maybe that’s when you thought of it? You may have remembered your childhood when you saw the prince.”
“It could be.”
“Besides, the prince said that he would receive a confession regardless of his status.”
“Yes, Your Majesty was also curious about people’s reactions and results.”
“Prince, you must not feed your servants.”
Benjamin interrupted the conversation and intervened. I paused the fork in my hand.
Still, I had something to say.
“They say you eat lunch at 3 o’clock. It’s in full swing, but it’s too much to starve until 3 o’clock.”
“Servants are used to this way of life. The prince’s actions could have a long-term adverse effect on Canael’s body and mind.”
“Okay, then the real final.”
I smiled and moved the tableware.
Canael looked at Benjamin’s eyes and ate until the last bite.
Sir Elizabeth, who saw the scene, was in awe.
“You have a good master, Canael.”
“Don’t make fun of me, Sir Rimless.”
At Sir Elizabeth’s words, Canael blushed and muttered.
Come to think of it, did the two of you know each other?
“Then, shall we open confession in the morning?”
A shrill voice shattered my thoughts.
I explained the full-scale plan to Sir Elizabeth.
“Yes, 10:30-11:30, 3pm-4pm, and 8-9pm. I can’t stay in the temple all the time, so I’m going to divide it up into about three times a day.”
“You must be very tired. There is also a distance to the temple. How about reducing it to two?”
“Well, I’ll think about it.”
This was a problem that Benjamin had already mentioned.
I also really want to do it twice a day, but when I found out that there were many people waiting for me in the Imperial Palace, I hesitated to do what I liked.
After all, he would not be able to proceed with his confession in the morning because he was under the guidance of the cardinal on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Mixing words with strangers is one of the most unconfident fields in the world, but when I think of it as ‘listening’, I feel confident.
“Once you do what the prince wants, if you think it’s unreasonable later on, it would be better to change the time zone or the number of times.”
Benjamin gave a clear answer.
Sir Elizabeth raised the glass of wine, saying it was a good word.
Instead of alcohol, the wine was filled with grape juice.
*
The next morning, when I got off the carriage, I was greeted by a long procession lined up 100m from the entrance of the temple.
Sir Elizabeth’s words were not nonsense.
People with small papers in their hands formed a line, raising their voices with a reminded face.
Is that a real number plate?
“It’s the prince, the prince is here!”
“What? Where, I can’t see it!”
“Don’t push, little!”
“Meet the first prince of the new kingdom!”
“Hello, there are a lot of people here.”
When I greeted him awkwardly, the people gathered in various places in the Imperial Palace covered their mouths with their hands or bowed their backs repeatedly, not knowing what to do.
All in all, I felt embarrassed and embarrassed.
Some old men reached out their hands, so I thought I should shake hands, so I got closer, but the guards quickly came and blocked me.
Some showed signs that the line was about to collapse, so some stretched out their arms to stop the crowd.
“Prince, follow me.”
“Ah yes.”
Sir Elizabeth, who had been riding in the carriage with her, said in a confident voice.
Me, Benjamin, and Canael diligently followed her steps.
Eventually, as the knights wearing breastplate opened the heavy front door, the inside of the temple slowly appeared in front of me.
The commotion of the people moved far behind the pinna of the ear.
“Wow······.”
It was the first ‘temple’ that I visited after falling into the worldview of ＜I retired and a princess from another world>.
Everything was new to me, so I quickly rolled my eyes here and there.
The author was also an ignorant earthling after all, so the overall temple was in a style as if he had seen it somewhere.
The outside looked like a temple in Greek mythology, and the inside looked like a huge cathedral.
However, it was noticeably different in that the ceiling was flat and the skylight was decorated with dense grid patterns instead of stained glass.
“The confession is here.”
Sir Elizabeth, with a polite gesture, pointed to the inner corner of the temple.
I clenched my fists and stepped forward.