Peony – I Saw the Future with the Killer Grand Duke - Chapter 11

TL: Jaemicy

Chapter 11

You don’t know how I feel about spitting these words.

I dared to call him ‘husband’ instead of his name, just because he had a complicated and subtle mind.

Why don’t you look into me?

“I don’t hate you.”

Ernst, who hesitated, replied like that and walked away completely from me.

‘I’m Gabriella.’

I’ve shouted it hundreds of times, but only my mouth stung.

I grabbed my neck because my voice didn’t come out.

Trying to be as bright, positive, and optimistic as possible….

It was a little hard to be hated, too.

***

We arrived at Dolton Harbor after another few days.

Peony’s achievements were substantial.

First, she dropped the emperor’s watch by a third.

“Yikes! What is this, you ruined my pretty dress! You’re fired!”

Deliberately bumping into the pool manager, and then letting him spill what he’s holding.

“Did you just kick my favorite horse?”

Or watch a horse that no one cares about, and then catch the scene and kick it out.

Peony’s childish atrocities were indescribable, and from one point on the Imperial Palace people whispered about her as brutal.

Ernst and his closest aides thought that this situation was quite interesting.

After being ready to load the ship waiting at the port, Sebastian sneaked up on Ernst, looking at the wide sea.

It was to report the poll for today.

“Well, the princess is a little unique. We can’t deny that this is a situation that has benefited us.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I’m grateful that the princess only picks out those who come from the emperor’s side. Thanks to her, we’ve halved the number of people from the previous 300.”

At this point, it is fortunate enough for those who were kicked out at the beginning of the journey.

Those who look like they’re going back now will have to go through the long road without a penny for travel expenses.

Therefore, there was a favorable atmosphere for the imperial princess among the Northern Navy.

Penoy did not openly side with the Northern Navy, but as a result, it was, and it was also because the people from the Forces of Day were red and blue and could not answer and were driven out.

That didn’t mean that the imperial princess was neglecting all the people from the royal family.

Rather, it was as good as picking and filling people who would be loyal to her, but the current situation was free from the worst number that everyone in the Northern Navy imagined.

Bright pink hair like peony, white skin.

Peony, who always smiles with her interlocutory face, had a special feeling that her presence cheered others up.

In addition, she treated everyone with gentle words and a cautious attitude, and public opinion didn’t worsen.

Rather, it was said that she was sincere even to one soldier.

“It’s because the superiors are rolling over writers who they can’t handle… It’s like drinking a cold beer in one gulp, right?”

What’s surprising is that even Sebastian has turned to favor Peony.

Ernst still laughed at the men walking around Peony’s carriage.

“Well, is she well?”

“I think she’s frustrated in a small place.”

“Don’t you feel uncomfortable?”

It’s a sight to see the big guys flatter.

I ordered a break while they were loading the ship, but they couldn’t wait to be near Peony’s carriage.

They often visited, and now the maid of the Imperial Princess has even kicked out the soldiers.

“Oh, go away! Aren’t you tired?”

“Well, then. You need to rest well. If you need anything, please let me know!”

“You’re right! It’s done!”

Peony remained motionless in the carriage while the maid made a shoo-shoo gesture.

Ernst narrowed his eyes.

“That’s strange.”

If I had known about the Imperial Princess for a few days, it was that she was able to hang out with ordinary soldiers without any qualms.

That is frankly nonsense.

All the way to the port of Dalton, he saw the third prince.

HE took care of all his meals and slept separately to the point where I don’t know if he’s alive.

It was like that for most of the royal family.

Those who do not want to mingle with the lower nobility, let alone the soldiers.

Those who consider themselves to be standing in the sky.

Isn’t it the basic idea of the royal family to think that those who live on the ground are close?

But Peony was an idiot, so she’s able to talk to anyone well.

Laughing a lot, being friendly.

I heard a voice calling in front of the carriage like that, but it was not enough not to open a window.

“Do you care?”

“What?”

“You don’t even know if she’s sick. Check her condition by giving her some flowers.”

“Where did all the people who said they didn’t like this marriage go?”

To be honest, Ernst didn’t know Peony would melt the boundaries of the North Sea this far.

This was completely out of the question.

Something I never thought of.

Sebastian nudged Ernst in the back.

“No, well, more than anything else, it’s time to meet with the Extreme Night Disease Research team sent by the imperial family. Her Highness must leave then.”

A research group on extreme night disease.

It can be said to be the most important part of the conditions of this harmonious marriage.

Originally, the imperial family and the Grand Duke of Eques have continued to coexist by providing what is not on the other side, apart from their appreciation for each other.

In the territory of Day, the land is rich and sunny therefore there are produce such as grains, fruits, flowers, and herbs.

On the other hand, there is little food for survival in the land of Night, but fortunately, there was something called mana stone.

It is a necessary material for the study of the special and rare people called wizards, and the seabed of Eques has it buried in abundance, enough for the next 1,000 years.

If exchanging the two was enough, there would be no reason for the situation to be complicated, but unfortunately, food was not the only thing missing in Eques.

“The military doctor had asked me to send a specialist in good faith, but… Now that’s come true.”

Sebastian, who was staring at Peony’s carriage that was closed and wouldn’t open, murmured softly.

In a tacit affirmation, Ernst recalled the existing deal clause between the two camps.

It was a total of six clauses.

[Article 1. Exchange 1 box of mana stone with 50 bags of wheat or other equivalent grain or fruit]

[Article 2. A military doctor must be appointed only among specialists who voluntarily request service. In the case of general goodwill, it is agreed that 50 trainees who have graduated from the Imperial College of Medicine will be sent every five years. The training doctor will work at Eques for three years.]

[Article 3, the Imperial Trade Ship to the Kingdom of Shulak will be protected by the Eques fleet, and if it returns safely, we will provide the same amount of light grass depending on trade gains]

It’s all unfair trade that’s in the interests of the imperial family.

Eques also needed a doctor, of course.

The problem was that specialists who went through a hard training process did not want to come to the barren Northern Sea.

No matter how good the conditions are, no one responds.

In the end, they had to rely on the training that the royal family sent every five years, and they returned to the land of the day without fail at the end of their working period.

It was safe to assume that there was no one left.

‘However, the situation has changed due to the arranged marriage with the imperial princess.’

Ernst was able to recall the conditions of the marriage without a single mistake by closing his eyes.

The things that were so desperate were solved at once to a suspicious degree.

[Article 1, 1 box of mana stone and 100 units of wheat or other equivalent grain or fruit shall be exchanged.]

They provided more food per box of mana stone.

[Article 2. A military doctor must be appointed only among specialists who voluntarily request service. However, in the case of general goodwill, it is agreed to send 10 specialists every five years.]

However, the second article was shocking enough.

The difference between a trainee and a specialist is enormous.

A trainee is not qualified to teach anyone, but a specialist could have a pupil.

There is hope that if they do well, they may be able to open a medical school in Eques.

But that wasn’t the end.

[Article 3, if you do not divorce for the next five years, 10 tons of light grass will be provided every year regardless of trade gains.]

The Imperial Princess will not know what this means to the North Sea.

Therefore, it was possible to overlook the 4th and 5th article that the imperial family strongly insisted on.

[Article 4. If a child is born between the two and Hwacheon bears fruit, 500 tons of light grass will be provided to celebrate.]

[Article 5. You must join at least once a week.]

That’s good.

Since she, Gabriella left.

He hasn’t had anything to do with any woman.

It will continue to be the case.

I had no intention of sanctioning the imperial princess for having a separate lover.

She could fill the eastern annex with expensive things so that she can enjoy the luxury of the palace.

It doesn’t matter if she buys new furniture every year and completely changes the interior decoration.

He won’t be able to be her husband.

I tried to make amends for her.

When they join, they will simply share a room for just one day.

Even if the princess hears something from somewhere and asks for a marital relationship,

‘Just say it can’t function.’

Of course, there was no serious medical ‘problem’ with his function.