I Fell for the Temptation of the Evil Crown Prince - Chapter 180

A Red Lady (14)

However, the woman’s words were sweet when he remembered today that he was humiliated in front of Cecil, the crown prince, and that her daughter was with a dirty Suin.

“……what am I supposed to do?”

At last, when this word came out of the marquis’ mouth, the woman smiled meaningfully over the veil.

* * *

Theo kept his promise. As soon as he returned to the mansion lent by the Crown Prince, a proposal was sent from Count Adelia. The Marquis of Rasmine gladly accepted this and informed people all around.

The Marquis already knew that many nobles were after Theo.

His behavior and actions after becoming a count were also incomparable to those of other young people. That’s why many young ladies burst into anger at the news.

The crown prince also gave a generous score to the news that he had already married writer Hu without having to use his hands. Theo that Cecil saw was a subject-knowledge.

The prince also generously gave points to the news that marriage talks had already taken place with the marquis family, without the need for him to lend a hand. Theo saw Cecil as someone who knew the situation.

That meant that he was a subject that could be favored by the imperial family.

“The in-laws of the imperial family have to hold an engagement ceremony, but it shouldn’t be the same place as it is now.”

And a mansion three times the size of the previous one was given as a gift for Theo’s engagement celebration. It was the use of the crown prince’s own money, not the national treasury.

It was the Marquis of Rasmine who was most pleased with the news.

He was also dissatisfied with the news that Theo was building a honeymoon house by expanding the former mansion. This is because even if the surrounding land was purchased, there was a limit to the size of the mansion.

The thought of living in a small mansion for his daughter, accustomed to the large household of the marquis, made him breathless and heart-rending even at night.

On the other hand, Theo was embarrassed by the too big gift.

He wanted to talk to someone about whether he should accept it. So he went to visit his father-in-law.

“Take it. Your Highness didn’t leave the mansion just because he thought of you. We should consider the face of the person who will become the empress in the future.”

When he heard Marquis Rasmine’s words, he thought he was right.

Many nobles were undermining Rowena over the Adelia family, so he had to have some power.

And the Isfacia Empire was a very rich country.

Theo decided to follow the advice of the Marquis of Rasmine and went to meet the Crown Prince. Now that they are officially brother-in-laws, they could meet in the resting room, not the audience room.

“Your Highness, thank you for your kindness.”

“It’s for my wife, so there’s nothing to be thankful for.”

Cecil was not a man who talked about the dignity of the royal family and forced his wife’s family to live in a mansion worthy of its description, but he knew Rowena would care about this. I knew exactly that she cared about what my wife and family would hear.

Cecil was not the one who talked about the dignity of the imperial family and forced his in-laws to live in a mansion worthy of their status, but he knew that Rowena would care about this.

Theo was a person who increased the wealth he held in his hands little by little based on what he had, even if it was not at once.

Cecil thought it easy because there would be no need to buy the mansion again after floundering it.

“It’s also a wedding gift, so…. Are you going to meet Rowena too?”

“If her schedule allows it, I will do so.”

He had an appointment to meet Louis. At that time, Louis sent a reply asking to see Rowena with him. Theo thinks so, but he wasn’t sure Rowena would want to meet him.

“What are you going to do about Louis?”

“Even if he goes to a knight’s school, he needs to be educated as a successor to a Count. So after he graduates from the knight school, I’m going to discuss it with him.”

Cecil nodded slowly as if he liked the answer. At first, Louis was struggling with the imperial family, but now he was quite excited.

It would be because he is in a position to enjoy the given environment.

Cecil also had no intention of preventing Louis from being close to his sister. According to the tutor’s advice to Louis, he was talented in swordsmanship and other studies.

‘Rowena’s mother’s family…… It was a family of knights.’

It was a viscount family that had been a Lord from generation to generation as a local aristocrat. He knew that he regretted giving up his daughter to Paul Adelia when he didn’t know much about how things work in the capital.

Theo was a serious person who would keep his position, but Louis was still growing up. Cecil looked at Theo.

Time will be long and more roads will have to be explored. What he decided now couldn’t be said to be forever, and at that time he might have come to a different conclusion.

Cecil finished the audience and sent Theo away. It was time to get back to work.

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