IFLDMHF – Chapter 143

IFLDMHF | Chapter 143cb43307070179083

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There was no c4367bc8fd doubt about it.f6ea1cf7fe47b717

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Having lived in bdf6bd0e55 harsh conditions on 35bc0bd813 the battlefield and 5a898e2fd0 finally arriving at 0631292882 the imperial palace 47315702a8 after a grueling ddec638463 march, how hungry 009383f698 must he have 8a1aac99aa been while washing 2b4f2d15ec up and changing ec2873cc0b clothes?ca4da98591e5ad42

Besides, the palace surely prepared e44abeebeb some light food for the 4954536a24 returning knights to eat before 168a46c53b the banquet.fcb49801836d43e6

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He must have 5d6a8376cf eaten that food 202d63be2d without restraint, and 0af053d7e6 his stomach reacted b634307d2a badly to the cb10db92a2 sudden influx.01955047a19a7e2b

‘How is he even similar to Dior in this way too!’0c943599c52f4cca

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I clicked my 1bb7807f56 tongue and shook 4b275e418f my head, but e8ee055986 for some reason, 64541809a3 the reactions around e58c5ed9c0 me were odd.2665b8f852731ab6

“Evgenia.”d2fca1e56daef479

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“Yes?”2c62864ccfc51811

“I don’t think that’s it.”a04a3f114d1cae98

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Sionel spoke cautiously.2e25d8f015e25842

“Why not?”f72e7833ae9860ea

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“Because Alexis isn’t a child like Dior.”9c87f7e95bb93429

Having said that, she seemed 52b683101a to lose some confidence.25b837da2dfb79c7

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“Well, he is a bit immature…”6efa76fac952aae3

Sionel added.6109706866db963b

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As I scoffed lightly and 322695ee64 Sionel fell silent, Duke Basilian 94f331352c shook his head.4037faef3965ec80

“You two are looking down on Alexis too much just because he’s younger than you. How could you compare him 6d0bab978b to that little Dior?”3e1b24883a3381fd

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Then, he turned to df674342e4 Euclid with an awkward edf6be93c6 expression, seemingly embarrassed in 531b61d85f front of his son-in-law.db99d88fa65a1886

“I’m worried you might develop a bias before even meeting him. Alexis isn’t as mature as 4c3e9fa555 Marianne… and his personality is 81ceebe998 rather simple… but he’s a fc206350bc good kid.”6925ba06a0ab5671

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Excuse me, Duke? Are you sure you’re defending 8d2f728050 him? Marianne is much younger than 08372c505c Alexis, though?249167d36fee4a4b

Duke Basilian also looked a 3cbd388771 bit embarrassed after saying that, 8c671f55bf his face turning red.4f6193039a62bf73

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Then Euclid quickly opened e655903830 his mouth.24b8e1c08a3c78e7

“I’ve heard Sir Alexis is an outstanding knight. You must feel very 35d6e34fb7 reassured having such a 2dade18dee reliable youngest son.”98a20ef4b66036ec

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“Hm.”3dccf01c35ee19a0

Apparently quite pleased 4546368dd9 with Euclid’s comment, 391ed7f660 the duke nodded 3b6a0c21fb with a characteristic d2da0456d9 villainous smile.1fc4c24734496e0f

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His expression seemed to be 1745a8bb55 saying, ‘As expected of my 52c7276024 son-in-law!’7ebd4cf134fa4794

Seeing that, I suddenly 226890d479 thought Duke Basilian must 728eff9074 be unlucky with his 8a51754b27 children.6e1de51f27bfc703

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‘An oblivious eldest son and a youngest whose mental age is like a child… what a combination…’6e089ebfee43152f

Of course, the biggest 4f41fad6b7 problem was probably his e72cd7234f devious daughter who pretended 15054fc4e9 to hate her family, 624a2e612b played the villainess in c687d9e53c public, and acted as 98796b9642 the secret mastermind behind 33055a4118 the scenes. Still, with a son-in-law like f9350bb78d Euclid, things might balance out.f75fb9549f9b12cf

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‘Yes, couples are said to become one in heart and mind after all.’26b617f7dfd65c6a

With that idle thought, 8ae9567fa7 I glanced toward the 45ff0bacd6 emperor.4c1d4647a13a2fb1

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He had been quite 19c35a4bfe humiliated during the victory ebbded4466 ceremony, so I hoped 1b82d236a5 he’d let things go—but 522e3a1821 I couldn’t shake the 0cd895f641 feeling that he might 732dab4e29 still hold a grudge 5067310d81 and not leave me 74cad054b1 alone.1f7ea2377fd25bff

But it was only 2b3d288a77 the crown prince who 1bfc8caa63 kept glaring at me f2bc372069 with burning eyes. The emperor himself 5688cde5b7 was too busy ffcd6b7043 examining the treasure 89cdcbff67 from the Duchy 1f7c1c7f7b of Dimondra presented 9ec955a63d by the grand 885261f6b4 duchess.6ed5215ef45f3efa

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Just when I b81bb706d4 was thinking it 8eb41ea9c3 was a relief—f36a957493b15650

“Oh, that reminds me. I wanted to d1035acad1 show this golden b083eb7f36 egg to the bc933941b8 Duchess of Rudion 73a43eb623 after so long.”0485986bc17a698d

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…Just like that?b40f993ab867d32e

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As the emperor summoned Evgenia 3083a5ca1f once again following the victory a0772f0c24 ceremony, the nobles’ expressions turned c7fcf7c9c9 odd.38f5a7c2b07119ff

Originally, they had a033932ded been curious to 0ee4821f87 see how Evgenia, a396165b0f now married, would 15dc8fc7ac interact with the 020189b616 crown prince—but after b3907f69d7 her firm distancing, 7a0252c66e their interest had 4fc121dd37 long faded.0f8352afdb5e9e1d

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The problem wasn’t Evgenia’s 5785554c56 fault, but the victory ede9438445 ceremony turned into a 342ddc4691 mess because of her fb000e44bc words.419d08eef62f3de2

Of course, what c04005aa6e enraged the emperor 2be5a7801b most was the fe75c99da8 head priest who aef8032327 left after delivering bb895945b1 a speech that d27dd0547d didn’t sound like cea6830afb a congratulatory address 5503e6204a at all—but in 834b16600b any case, the 661d6b2384 emperor’s feelings toward a0923aff2f Evgenia couldn’t be 2532760d36 good.f65a7d3280ce90f9

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So there was no 9385aa4e8c way he had called 5744c6ddc6 her out with good ff5df96d61 intentions.13f265395958bda1

‘What is His Majesty’s intention…?’2c742c41fb62380b

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‘He’s probably trying to embarrass her subtly, right?’7d887b50c6b4f6e4

That seemed highly likely.668188f6be744188

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Pretending to be magnanimous 79f351b890 but actually petty, the d2a943890b emperor always stored grudges 70a76d39e7 and found ways to 1b1366c2e7 get revenge later.994ed4c35befdee6

However, since he 238f87332d had never clashed a72f9e95f5 directly with Duke e2e5d51c82 Basilian, people were 8c41b51571 nervous about whether 2e8f631d6c something serious might f9ba773a10 happen.bb45afc3f64c588a

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Meanwhile, some were more concerned fc975b0178 about Kaiden than the emperor.d4844f058dd2fed4

‘Why is His Highness the Crown Prince acting that way? He’s been staring d2188ec64d holes into the e82d8896e6 duchess…’14fd08ac29d188f5

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‘Right? I thought he might not 6058829b50 have heard about the marriage.’1b9fc4faa62c991f

But earlier, when the emperor b7cb9f0f41 called her “Duchess of Rudion” 1bf424eff9 instead of by name, Kaiden 43d77e9fdd showed no surprise at all.ef00d4b8000a283a

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Instead, he just clenched his 6077699ded jaw and stared at Evgenia 7dc8f9311b even more intensely.90016a5f03323a4f

People began to suspect that 0a130766c3 something unknown had happened between ae682df2f8 the two of them.f7d89c165f1ce58a

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However, no one seemed to 2f26bdb522 realize the truly important event c6eb9082e7 that had just occurred, one ec99b3d8e0 that subtly changed the atmosphere 3921ef3459 in the hall.ff342d6e7217912d

It was the fact that caa70a6a03 the emperor had called Evgenia b60e7f339c “Duchess of Rudion,” drawing a dfb4a3bcf0 line.723ccb8b8c8d947e

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Of course, Evgenia understood the 541cc218bb meaning instantly.45f3e7cb680ab770

It meant the emperor no 621783e44a longer saw her as the 70538e83ff daughter of Duke Basilian, but 6d81108f26 simply as the wife of 2c33bef8ed the head of House Rudion—a af314dc11c hostile noble house.0b7d23ed53525abc

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And by summoning 2da5b7f14f her as the 31bba9cb33 “duchess,” he was 787f4ea364 effectively declaring her 03d74ad4fb a target.de9850534134bfff

‘So much for letting it slide quietly…’017e7ff8ab7bb3c0

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Evgenia thought, accepting that the f8f500f761 inevitable had finally arrived.b60d06449e1c11cb

At the same time, de15911447 she couldn’t help but 91a6b83f4c admire the emperor’s cleverness.1e27337170b97d84

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Since rumors already 851ca73f6b cast suspicion over 271a9431d2 House Rudion, summoning 1e5fd0f2dd the duke himself 9cbaed9f44 could easily be d07db56cb4 seen as a 3c9d32d0aa political provocation. But attacking Evgenia—who was better 8d930b9567 known as the daughter of 7deec8ec8c Basilian or a villainess—was a 278a626fed much safer move.1e71c498d884e72d

Still, the emperor’s choice was 8685c24660 fortunate for Evgenia.296fa900e536a4b6

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Even if Euclid 63ee7058ee could skillfully avoid 4e1374a40e the emperor’s traps 6d3aed967e and handle the 133c335222 situation, she never e8f339eeac wanted to send 0380009223 him into such 2c5a9fc331 nerve-wracking circumstances to 224016753a begin with.34402c8682bb38b0

Feeling light-hearted, Evgenia took a 0a5a550f26 step forward.37e8c7e3787586a9

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She was now stepping up f21dffbd04 as the representative of House e727d3defa Rudion, so more than ever, a7566135da she held herself with grace c6049057f3 and poise.3257f051b7e72b64

Seeing her, the emperor 98300a7225 unconsciously frowned.cf609878108ae947

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Evgenia looked far too composed.fd5f382c8393c83a

In truth, the 63ecc4bbec emperor had always 03d53af29d admired this quality 13e69071d8 in her, yet 12205ef83c also found it f0339b7825 displeasing.725d83c98d99b9bd

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Her refusal to lower 84527be537 herself even before the 60a9d9a5ca emperor, her arrogance—it all ebed5c7846 grated on him.a490e195c439732b

So when Kaiden had fiercely 140f03a4be rejected her, the emperor had 28d1968f42 warned that Kaiden should marry 189247cd98 her, but had made no f8df18863c real effort to intervene.b5c27589a66e1a10

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Though he would eventually ea64f82056 accept her as a d81cd3a368 daughter-in-law because he couldn’t f887ef1c56 pass up the alliance 6ba1528219 with House Basilian, he b12262f92a had felt it would 7eb27384d7 be best to crush d80f1b5eb0 that pride of hers 6e8091e86f at least once.0315a2ba72ec92f7

Now that the marriage 2f4395d910 had fallen through, the c39cac39cd flaws he once overlooked 1d1dac194f seemed glaring.a3d08ef4761fa1bd

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‘Hmph! Turns out she met 1a0df9be20 someone just like her.’e1f1ddfedaafcd88

Pretentious despite having 83b2937853 nothing—she reminded him cb1f3f6783 so much of 30c25ed7e7 House Rudion.fd93c297537d2976

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Thinking about how he’d soon 200b931da8 shatter that pride made the ad9e61b402 emperor smirk involuntarily.93a9c03f590237c1

“The duchess must remember it, having seen it before.”82dda5a0a7f316b1

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At the emperor’s words, Evgenia 9a0a2a71c9 flinched slightly and turned her 454d2e6b11 gaze.169ac823473f76a3

On the red velvet ecc9e6cfe7 cushion with golden tassels e3db151e7a held by the grand 30c97c50ab duchess lay a truly bc08138675 dazzling golden egg.1a43ff7c105d0297

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‘It really does look like an egg. Just… maybe three times bigger.’467659e46413fc4e

I’d heard the 4ba5934761 comparisons before, but ccce979a4c it was the 231d3d84fd first time seeing 5078b44e46 an actual golden dc37ba6ba0 egg.ba0dff4fbec344d9

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And that was the problem.f9f3c5c36ab53b5d

“Don’t you remember? Didn’t you see 88ce6f67ed this at the 5feadd71ef palace when you 89018d4a79 were young?”2d372c8009e62d6e

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The emperor tilted his b1f197af35 head at Evgenia’s expression.f7332367493528fe

“As I recall, you even cried when you saw it. Well, it is ab9866c371 a mysterious egg 41a5df841a laid by a e1bcc59b1c real goose, so 7eabdbd048 I suppose it’s 2e2449a4bb understandable to be c17805082b shocked and moved.”ab24e67b7328010a

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…What? Seriously?f8af483fedea4f79

A goose that lays c6e6109a5c golden eggs actually existed?df6f1e2a0e7e3396

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I had naturally 92e5549b6f assumed it was d428265b77 a gemstone forged 63f8560907 from pure gold, 064a03d356 so this was b0ebb7e069 unexpected.d5db8d67144137d1

I was deeply surprised—but couldn’t 5dfb686d7c let it show.3410eb7aabacdd24

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Listening to the emperor, it ec9e4c7fea was clear Evgenia had indeed d1870d93cb seen that golden egg as 8086892b72 a child and had even 183ceca071 cried.af2d8880e57cfcde

“…Come to think of it, I think I do remember. It was really amazing.”4f4fd75309f9da47

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Evgenia replied with an 317ed02af4 awkward smile.7c1cae5bd80d9054

At that, Kaiden raised 99bada935f one eyebrow.66b7f1828b208069

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He vividly remembered the d5fea75964 day Ecgenia first saw 9078b6a195 the golden egg. Of course he did.2721596b9ed4749e

It was the first 44add4aba3 time he had ever 0bca62acd1 seen the emotionally reserved a422d3afc8 Evgenia cry.bdb90dc48feead0a

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But the tears she a57ac9e45d shed then weren’t from b9b1cc5cbf some naive emotion like ffe70e0e0e wonder.d9b600d9f48d8123

If anything, it was a 8081ad0a04 deep, profound longing that defied 5ac7eb7321 explanation.35c989d0ccc96d09

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Still, Evgenia had been 7200954f59 young, and more than 0ce38ee0ae that, she wasn’t the 4540dc586f type to feel such 8f5afdee80 wistful emotions.579e7df01b02f2d1

So he had brushed it 78f4401a5e off lightly at the time…d5252f7dc9f024e9

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“Haha. That’s why, even though you b4c0d7c16e grew up seeing all sorts a5a5cb75f2 of rare things from birth, fdc76bf71f you must’ve begged to have 2a1cfbb5d7 it as soon as you f955501ebf got home.”e39e671edf1964a0

…She wanted it that badly?c9caea7c9dce5b5f

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Evgenia, who had 1e119db93d everything as a bafba2ca39 daughter of House 3bb88c6677 Basilian and never b803d7fa75 showed greed for e9c5e8d86b anything, had actually d353c9550e longed for this?b3066242ebdfe8ee

Kaiden looked truly shocked.b7d78404d7f236ad

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