“His Grace the Duke of Alison and Lady Ariana entered the room!”When someone announced their arrival, the attention of the people inside the Crown Prince's Palace almost immediately focused on Duke Andrew and Ariana. Not quite there, the sound of whispers immediately sounded when they saw Ariana come wearing pants instead of a dress as usual. People's gazes seemed to scorn Ariana, who was considered crazy. But under her grandfather's tutelage, no one was crazy enough to dare to mock the girl directly.With the confidence that she managed to cultivate during her life in the palace, Ariana walked gracefully and confidently to approach Queen Melisa and Crown Prince Emilio, who were the center of attention at this event. Ariana bowed respectfully in front of the two. Her graceful style was completely unmatched, with an appearance that could be called inappropriate for a young girl like her.“Duke Andrew greets Her Majesty the Queen and His Highness the Crown Prince.”“Ariana greets Her M
“Raoul greets Her Majesty, and His Highness the Crown Prince.”Ariana fell silent as she watched the eldest prince lower his body without the slightest shame. Even though Emilio was his younger brother in terms of age, the difference in their status forced Raoul to bow his head to his brother. Whispers were heard everywhere after Raoul come to the room. Compared to Ariana who came in pants, people dared to insult the prince who didn't have any power in the palace.“Thank you for being willing to come despite your poor health, Prince Raoul. As a brother, your presence alone is sufficient as a gift to Crown Prince Emilio.”Not only Ariana, even Duke Andrew slightly frowned when Queen Melisa blatantly insulted Prince Raoul. Since the sickly prince rarely received affection from the people in the palace, Raoul seemed forced to come without bringing any gifts. His attire was also too simple, even though he was a prince. For comparison, Ariana's clothes can be judged to be far more luxurious
When Ariana was about to return to the crown prince's palace to meet her grandfather, the girl happened to see the king coming with his servants and royal knights. Seeing the king, Ariana hesitantly stopped her movement. Just dealing with the queen and crown prince was exhausting enough for her. Ariana was afraid that she would only create an awkward situation, if she met King Alexius without being accompanied by her grandfather.Her intention was, Ariana would pretend she wasn't there until King Alexius walked into the room. The girl slipped between the palace trees. James also pulled to do the same. The two of them hid, with James staring at Ariana in confusion, until the sound of footsteps came closer and closer to them.“Glad to see you're well, Ariana.”Ariana looked up to see King Alexius who was looking at her with a faint smile. For a moment, Ariana was surprised when she saw the new expression on the young king's face. In the past, the man who was king before Emilio had never
Ariana woke up again when the maid at Alison's residence woke her up in the morning. As the girl got up from her sleeping position, Ariana subconsciously immediately massaged her nose in a bit of frustration. Yesterday was a pretty crazy day for Ariana. Now, Ariana knew she knew Prince Raoul in the past, and King Alexius would most likely die abnormally in the future.Perhaps because this was her second life, she was provided the opportunity to know more things now. The palace which was always considered the safest place in the entire kingdom turned out to be a dangerous battlefield in a peaceful kingdom. Ariana was pensive with a serious face until the maid in charge of waking her didn't dare to disturb the girl even a bit.Slightly blackened lips and nails. If Ariana hadn't drunk the same poison in the past, she probably wouldn't have noticed the slight change that happened to King Alexius. The poison that will slowly take away the victim's ability to move, is a poison that works fo
A luxurious carriage bearing the Alison family crest stopped on the palace grounds. From the inside, Ariana jumped out in an unusual outfit. After Ariana got used to wearing pants, the dress that used to be her favorite outfit made it difficult for her to move freely. Now, Ariana prefers to wear clothes with pants, along with a sword that is always carried around her slender waist.Because of her unusual attire, Ariana is the subject of conversation among people in the palace again. Not to mention because this time Duke Andrew wasn't with her, people felt they could gossip more freely in front of the girl. Throughout Ariana's steps, she could hear someone whispering about how she had gone crazy after the accident.“Those shameless people. Lady Aria, please allow me to punish those people who don't know their place anymore.”James' face darkened, as he couldn't stand the sight of those people talking about Ariana, who was of a much higher status than them. But when James wanted to move
The wind blew as Raoul finished speaking. Not only Ariana, even James immediately understood what the prince's words meant. Either directly or indirectly, Queen Melisa is proven to know something about Ariana's accident. Calling it an accident might be wrong from now on. Raoul's words were tantamount to telling them that someone had indeed targeted Ariana because the girl was close to Raoul.“Your Highness, you mean that ….”Raoul felt he had nothing to hide from Ariana anymore. After what happened to the girl, Raoul himself felt that Ariana should at least remember what happened.“Don't you remember? At that time, you secretly came to me to play as usual. However … That time, Her Majesty the Queen was visiting me and saying things you shouldn't have heard. You immediately ran away before I could stop you. Later, I heard the news that you fell into the pool accidentally. I'm truly sorry, Aria. I didn't know things would turn out like this ….”Along with Raoul's explanation, the young
“Welcome back, Lady Aria. Upon hearing your arrival, His Grace is waiting for you in his study.”Ariana had just gotten off the horse carriage when Jimmy was waiting for her in front of the house. Jimmy's slightly troubled face indicated that Duke Andrew had heard of Ariana's plan. Knowing this, Ariana could already guess what her grandfather's anger she had to endure. Because unlike when she decided to break off the engagement with the crown prince, supporting Prince Raoul to ascend to the throne was tantamount to officially opposing the palace's decision. Worse still, publicly supporting Prince Raoul could charge Ariana with treason.Ariana's plan this time is indeed very dangerous. But this plan was crucial if Ariana really wanted to get rid of Crown Prince Emilio and Queen Melisa in the future.“James, you told my grandfather everything you heard earlier didn't you?” asked Ariana just to be sure. James nodded guiltily. “Without any lies or additions, I reported everything to His G
The next day, Ariana went back to the palace with her horse carriage. However, unlike yesterday when she went with James, this time Ariana only brought Valencia to accompany her to Prince Raoul's castle.This time, Valencia had to return to her maid outfit because the fact that Valencia was secretly trained as a knight was still a secret of the Alison family. The girl followed Ariana obediently behind her. The two didn't say much until Ariana suddenly stopped before they reached the forest surrounding the palace.“Ariana greets His Highness the Crown Prince.”When Valencia heard Ariana's voice, the girl immediately knew that the crown prince was walking towards them. Valencia immediately bowed politely, before taking three steps back, according to the palace's rules regarding the manners of a servant.However, Emilio wasn't really concerned with Valencia's actions, as his eyes focused on Ariana. His eyes looked sadly at Ariana, as Emilio reached out to touch Ariana's hand.“Why do you