Peony – I Saw the Future with the Killer Grand Duke - Chapter 4-2

I was going to act like an idiot until I was in the territory of the Forces of the Night anyway. In that case, I’ll solve the constraints for the meantime.

I don’t have a bell, but I’ll try holding a lace fan in both hands.

I clenched my fists and gritted my teeth quietly.

‘You’ll see, my husband, I’ll get back for you soon.’

All my friends, all my subordinates, and all the people I miss who are still in Eques Castle.

And this time I will give proper love to Ernst.

To that end, there was nothing I couldn’t do, even if it’s acting like an idiot as this book wants from me.

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A few days later, a fine day.

A long procession to Eques lined up in front of the Imperial Palace.

The emperor did not appear separately, but the first prince Ludwig himself came out to see his sister off.

I don’t know if it’s a send-off or a threat.

“Well, I’m sorry to hear that my dear sister is getting married and leaving.”

“Is that so?”

“Don’t worry, my knight will escort you on the way to Dolton Harbor.”

Ludwig Freycan Isodeim.

Platinum blonde hair resembling the emperor with pale pink eyes.

People say he’s beautiful, but in my eyes, I just think he looks greedy.

‘You can have everything in the world, but you’re trying to take the family heirloom of another man’s.’

You’re greedy, too.

“It’s a pity that I can’t be with my precious sister till the end, but after that, I’ll be the protector of the third prince, so do not worry. Above all, don’t you both have the same mother?”

“Yes.”

“Well, I’m afraid Peony will be lonely because your husband is quiet. No matter what you say, his words doesn’t last more than a word.”

I stood by Ernst’s side, smiling, during the useless conversation.

It wasn’t easy to act in front of the prince who might have ordered for my murder, but there was nothing I couldn’t do.

Don’t be emotional.

Always look for the bigger prey.

Because the attitude of life I learned while living as the Grand Duchess of Eques is still alive inside of me.

‘Is that man the third prince?’

I’ve never seen the third prince before.

The young man, standing a step or two behind the first prince Ludwig, turned his head with a disgusted look as soon as his eyes met mine.

It’s an attitude that seemed to show how much he had always thought of Peony as a burden.

‘It’s said that his role is to make sure that all the goods have arrived properly in Eques.’

No one doesn’t know that it was a job given to him because he didn’t get a proper position in the Imperial Palace.

Johannes, the third prince, is nothing but a man struggling to survive, so how could I be afraid?

‘It’s a pity. I wonder how long that pink cotton candy cat will last among the Northern Navy.’

Johannes has light pink hair and light pink eyes.

Peony and Johannes were only a year apart, and he wasn’t that tall.

There’s nothing to say about his physique.

Even if I washed my eyes and looked for it, I couldn’t find any feeling of intimidation.

‘Cheer up, cotton candy cat.’

Inside, my tongue twitched, and I looked elsewhere.

‘But the good thing is that the second prince isn’t here.’

In her memory, Peony stood in front of the second prince, shivering like a mouse thrown inside a snake cave.

I’ve never met him before, but just thinking about him gives me goosebumps.

It was the fear that the body remembered, not the mind, so I didn’t know how I would react if I encountered him.

“I don’t care, but I don’t know what Peony’s body is like.”

It was then.

“You must live well. Don’t forget to write.”

Ludwig turned his arrow at me, as he had finished talking to Ernst.

Being prepared, I was able to smile casually.

“Yes! Peony won’t forget her first brother.”

“Good kid.”

It’s unbelievable, but Peony used to refer to herself in the third person.

And it was because of the brainwashing done by no one else, but Ludwig.

‘Peony would be cuter if you called your own name yourself.’

Seeing that she still has that memory, it must have been the first prince that spread the rumor that she is an idiot.

I shivered up my spine, but I struggled to put up with it.

I think it would be much better to slide in the esophagus of a giant sea monster than to say my name in front of so many people, but I have to endure it.

I have something to do next.

“You know what? Peony would like to thank you.”

“Thank me?”

“Yes! Thank you for letting me marry such a wonderful husband.”

As I continued, I opened my skirt slightly.

“Look at this. My dress is pretty, isn’t it?”

I deliberately showed the fake pearls.

It was also intended to punish the embezzlers, but more so than that—

‘Shame on you.’

As I stepped out to the sun, I turned around with the center of gravity on my heels.

The wind made the hem of my skirt float. I waited for the reaction of the nobles, as I clearly demonstrated the pearl’s luster in front of everyone.

“Oh, my God. That’s not Foyer’s pearl. When the sun shines, it should shine like a rainbow… It’s not like that, right?”

“Well, didn’t you say that the first prince spent a fortune on that dress?”

“But it’s not Foyer pearls! It also means celebrating a happy marriage, but… It’s also a personal asset that the bride can take with her.”

“I wonder if Your Highness has saved money for the Fourth Princess? Well, they don’t have the same mother.”

It’s probably the second prince faction who’ll rejoice at this.

All I had to do was stand with a tilt as if I didn’t understand.

Like a cute little lark.

‘Well.’

But as I looked around pretending to be innocent, Ernst caught my eye.

To be exact, his slight frown.

‘No way. Did he notice I was acting?’