Chapter 638

“Alright!”

After hearing Princess Veronica’s response, the lady-in-waiting nodded and immediately began writing furiously, while on the other side, the attendant hesitated a bit before reminding her:

“Your Highness, with the Northland Kingdom bordering Leon County, there have been signs of unrest recently.

You specifically reminded us last time that what the kingdom needs most right now is time. If we encounter similar sensitive situations, we must handle them cautiously and avoid provoking them as much as possible. So… should we slightly refine the wording of the reply?”

“No need, just send it out as it is!”

Princess Veronica shook her head upon hearing this and then explained:

“The news that Crocodile Kingdom suffered a once-in-a-thousand-years tsunami and all affected citizens were taken in by us has gradually spread. Therefore, the Northland Kingdom sending someone to attend my wedding isn’t for congratulation but rather to get a piece of the pie.

Sharing these precious technologies brought back by Leon completely without conditions is definitely not feasible, but absolutely cannot be shared with the Northland Kingdom. As long as their food and climate issues aren’t resolved, they will inevitably continue to wage war against us. Moreover…”

At this point, she hesitated slightly before pursing her lips and said:

“Moreover, I hope this wedding can be… pure, without too much messy political maneuvering. Let’s try to deal with these matters after the wedding.

Here’s how: if other kingdoms send similar communiques, when you reply to various kingdoms, you can subtly hint at a few sentences outside the wording to indirectly convey my thoughts to them.”

“I’ve noted it down.”

After nodding and responding briefly, the attendant continued writing furiously on the table while stealthily exchanging glances with the lady-in-waiting on the side. Immediately, he saw the same significant look in the other person’s eyes.

According to Princess Veronica’s usual “utilitarian” style, she would likely take advantage of the wedding’s geographical advantage to skillfully navigate through the devious envoys from various countries.

However, this time she actually gave up the advantages brought by the wedding, willingly sacrificing some of her own sharpness upfront, just to ensure a ‘pure’ wedding. It seems she probably…

loves him quite tragically~ and not just a little bit!

“Hmm? What expressions are those?”

“It’s nothing, nothing. I was just looking at her makeup; it’s done really well.”

“That… she’s slightly tired, so we’re cheering each other up. Hehehe.”

“…”

You two really are…

After glancing at the lady-in-waiting’s face, which remained serious but revealed a mischievous expression, Princess Veronica smiled faintly with reddened earlobes and frankly admitted, “The situation is exactly as you think. After all, that’s an important day that should only happen once in a lifetime.

Even though I am a princess, I’m also an ordinary woman who naturally hopes that when recalling that day years later, there will be fewer things like scheming and more beautiful memories. Is there anything wrong with that?”

Yes! Of course not! Impressed by the princess’s openness about her feelings and straightforward expression of her thoughts, the attendant, seeing she didn’t seem to mind discussing the matter, couldn’t help but ask curiously with a gossip-filled face:

“Your Highness, how did you and Prince Leon meet?”

How did we meet? Upon hearing this, Princess Veronica was momentarily stunned, thought for a moment, and then honestly replied,

“Our first meeting was at his succession ceremony as duke, where we encountered rebels… um… anyway, something happened, and we slowly became familiar afterward.”

“Succession ceremony? Wasn’t that just over two months ago?”

After listening to Princess Veronica’s words, the attendant couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise, “Your Highness, so you’ve only known each other for over two months, yet you already like him to this extent? To the point where you’re willing to change yourself for him?”

“…”

Even though, despite everything, I might have come off as overly giving…

Faced with the astonished expression of the attendant, Princess Veronica couldn’t help but bite her lip slightly and then opened her mouth with a slightly red face:

“So it really was love at first sight, huh?!”

The eavesdropping lady-in-waiting nearby couldn’t help but exclaim upon hearing this, then said enviously:

“I indeed heard that Prince Leon proposed to you at your first meeting. I didn’t expect it to be true!”

“Wow! No wonder the most beautiful rose in the capital! Love at first sight, I only ever saw that in novels!”

“…”

Proposing is true, but according to the situation I learned later, he probably wanted an excuse to shed the identity of Duke Lionheart, but I accidentally accepted it on the spot…

Facing their admiring looks, Princess Veronica, who is usually open and generous, couldn’t help but blush slightly and, for the first time, chose not to clarify the misunderstanding but instead acknowledged it silently.

Actually… it’s not about saving face or women’s vanity. It’s just… um… these things involve Leon’s secrets, so of course, they can’t be casually talked about. That’s it!

Even though it was late at night, fueled by the burning spirit of gossip, the two immediately felt no pain in their waists or backs, pulling the reluctant-yet-willing-to-join Princess Veronica into spirited conversation.

“So Prince Leon fell for you first, right?”

“Not necessarily about liking or not… but he did propose to me pretty quickly, hmm… and very sincerely, shouting particularly loud, firmly opposing everyone in the Lane family, saying he had set his sights on me and wouldn’t marry anyone else but me in this life!”

“Wow!”

“Is it that romantic?”

The two exclaimed together, greatly satisfying a certain princess’s vanity, then immediately started asking questions again.

“When did you fall for him?”

“This… was a bit later. After all, I’ve always been quite traditional. How could I possibly agree just because someone pursued me?”

Since she was usually in the “weaker position” in her relationship with Leon, being pushed around in various ways, it was rare to “gain the upper hand” once. Princess Veronica took the opportunity to fully enjoy herself, narrating with a dignified face: “No way, he pursued me too enthusiastically, even offering the entire Lane family as a dowry, making it hard for me to refuse.”

“Ah, this… this is too… did you agree like that?”

“Not agreeing? How could I agree? I’m not that frivolous woman, but there’s no way around it, he was too persistent.”

Letting out a sigh of helplessness, Princess Veronica looked troubled and said: “You don’t know, Leon appears a bit cold, but in reality, he’s very passionate when pursuing someone. Not only does he visit me every few days, but even when he’s extremely busy, he still makes time to see me, and sometimes he even sneaks into the royal palace late at night…”

“Ya! So exciting!”

“This… this is too bold!”

“This is bold? The boldest part is yet to come!”

For the first time in her life, enjoying bragging freely without worrying about being discovered, the princess blushed excitedly and gazed at the bright moon hanging high outside the window, maintaining dignity and grace as she said:

“Do you remember the last time the moon was this round? He… he… he…”

“…”

“???”

After waiting for a long time without hearing the continuation, the impatient lady-in-waiting couldn’t help but ask curiously:

“What about him? Hurry up and tell us!”

He… he… how did he come?! (End of Chapter)