Chapter 169

“Hey there.”

The princess was startled by the sound of glass being scratched by a sharp object and turned to see an old lady with chicken skin and crane hair stretching out her arms towards her.

“Can you give Phoebe back to me?”

“Ah, sure!”

Noticing the cautious eyes of the other party, she thought that they might have misunderstood something. To avoid being mistaken for a child trafficker, the princess quickly put down the little girl in her arms.

However, after being given two silver wheels earlier, the princess had momentarily hesitated. Now, with the sudden appearance of the old lady, Leon riding on his broomstick had already flown far away.

Well, anyway, I know his address, I’ll ask him later.

After looking at Leon’s retreating back, the princess couldn’t help but sigh.

Today was truly… not only did I encounter an assassination attempt by rebels, but I also got married without any preparation, and the prince I chose seems like a pretty strange person.

Especially just now, one moment he asked me to take care of the kid, the next moment it was as if he forgot who I was. His attitude became polite and distant, and he even gave me two silver wheels for no reason…

What a weirdo, but since Leon is from the Clearing Bureau, it seems normal for him to be a bit strange? Shaking her head full of doubts, the princess adjusted her dress and squatted down, pulling the dirty little black hand of the little girl and placing a shiny silver wheel into it. She then smiled and patted the little girl’s bottom.

“Here’s your money, go to your real grandma and let her buy you some candy~”

“Grandma?”

Looking at the silver coin in her hand, the little girl tilted her head in surprise.

“Phoebe’s grandma has already passed away, she’s been gone for many years.”

This child’s grandma is dead? Then who was the person talking to me?

After hearing the little girl’s words, the princess slightly frowned and looked towards the old woman in the distance by the window, politely but cautiously asking: “Excuse me, what relation are you to this child?”

Lifting her eyebrows filled with fine wrinkles, the old woman with chicken skin and crane hair glanced meaningfully at the princess in front of her, then smiled and calmly replied: “I’m Lucy, Phoebe’s younger sister.”

???

You’re Phoebe’s sister? After hearing this, the princess first slightly froze, then her frown deepened instead of easing.

Impossible! You look way over sixty, little Phoebe looks only five or six years old, how could she possibly be your older sister?”Lucy!”

Just as the princess furrowed her brows, starting to suspect whether the old lady had some mental issues, the little girl suddenly ran happily towards the old lady.

“Lucy must be good~”

On tiptoes, she touched the old lady’s silver hair and, with her dirty little hand, held the silver coin in front of the old lady’s eyes. She mimicked what Princess Veronica had just said, intimately saying: “If you call me sister, I’ll buy you candy~”

“…”

“…”

So… it wasn’t that Grandma had mental problems, but rather this child had some intellectual issues? Noticing the sadness in the old lady’s eyes, looking at her bowing her head letting little Phoebe touch her, Princess Veronica couldn’t help but fall silent. She didn’t continue to disturb this strange “sister duo” and turned around, walking back towards the main hall.

Some things are almost impossible to change, be it this little girl’s congenital foolishness or the deeply rooted greed in people’s hearts.

The only thing I can do is use the power granted by my identity as a princess to try and place restraints on excessive greed, making these innate sufferings slightly more bearable.

And my marriage with Leon will undoubtedly greatly accelerate this process, so everything is worth it!…

“What’s going on?”

“I passed out?”

“Just now, what exactly happened… Count? Wake up!”

When the princess re-entered the hall where the investiture ceremony was held, some of those who had fainted due to the “heart-stopping moment” had already awakened.

Only the content in 69 Book Bar should be seen!

However, those who had awakened were mostly young people or servants with better physical conditions. Those with higher status were generally older, with poorer physical endurance, so most were still unconscious. No one stood up to take charge of the situation, and the hall was almost in chaos.

“Everyone, please listen to me!”

Seeing the “leaderless” situation in the hall, Princess Veronica couldn’t help but shake her head. She then tidied up her shoulder cape, covering the black handprint on her chest, and clapped her hands forcefully to attract everyone’s attention. She instructed those who had woken up: “The top priority right now is to wake up the others. The Vinsmoke family should find a doctor. Other families should carry their unconscious members upstairs.

As for those whose entire families haven’t woken up, the Lane family will be responsible. Also, check the condition of the unconscious people. Once the Vinsmoke family brings the doctor, prioritize treating those with more serious conditions.”

It seems… we should indeed do this now? After listening to Princess Veronica’s instructions, the chaotic hall quieted down for a while, then someone started to unconsciously follow her orders. Their actions also led more people to begin acting accordingly, and the chaotic hall gradually became orderly.

However, even though they subconsciously followed her instructions, most people had a strange question in their minds.

Who is this woman giving orders…?

“What? You encountered rebels who possess anomalous items again? And you almost got tricked by them?”

After hearing Leon recount today’s incident, the red-haired bureau director blinked her fox-like eyes and asked curiously:

“Strange, although the possibility of encountering anomalies usually increases with the degree of contamination after joining the Clearing Bureau, aren’t you having accidents a bit too frequently?”

“I also feel something’s not quite right, I suspect I might have been cursed…”

Upon hearing this, Leon nodded helplessly and said, “But Black Goat said that he guarantees with his status as a Great Demon that there is absolutely nothing abnormal about me. At least, he can’t detect anything wrong, so he suggested I come directly to you to ask what’s going on.”

(End of Chapter)