“Are you saying that again? If the king finds out, you’ll just receive a scolding.”

Princess Larratoo blinked once and rolled her large eyes upward.

“Do you think I’ll get caught?”

The maid, whose eyes met with the princess, clenched her fists.

“Of course, you’ll get caught! Everyone is watching closely because you’re a guest from the empire. Do you think they won’t notice in the midst of all the gossip about what kind of meat you had for breakfast?”

“Well, what should I do? I’m just too curious. It keeps coming to mind.”

Sighing, the maid, seeing the princess’s upset face, hesitated.

“What if you attend the reception that person is participating in?”

Finally, the desired answer came out!

The princess’s face brightened.

“Will Dad allow it?”

“I don’t know about that. But if the princess didn’t know that he was attending, wouldn’t he get angry? It happened last time, of course, because you made a commotion.”

“The reception welcoming the Imperial envoy?”

“Yes, that one.”

The reception fire incident.

When the day almost turned into a major accident was mentioned, Princess Larratoo had a proud expression on her face.

Veiled maid.

The person whose identity everyone was curious about was Princess Larratoo.

“Indeed, if it weren’t for me, it would have been a big problem, right?”

“The child who spoke about the Imperial guest got a severe scolding, but it’s okay. For a while, she won’t be able to spread rumors about the princess. That’s appropriate. The child has a loose tongue.”

The maid, who spread gossip uncomfortably, glanced at the princess’s gloomy face and coughed awkwardly.

“Are you so curious about the Imperial guest? You even had a conversation with him that day.”

“That’s not enough! He was really, incredibly cool. When he saved me, and our bodies touched, my heart raced so fast, I could almost hear it. He’s tall, and his face…”

The princess’s cheeks flushed.

‘Oh no, this is bad.’

The maid stared at the young mistress with an expression that seemed like she wanted to scold her.

“Well, well. That terrifying Crown Prince already has a match. Just yesterday, they had a lively date in the temple.”

At those words, the smile disappeared from the princess’s lips.

“You mean Laurent’s daughter?”

Princess Larratoo recalled the woman she saw on the day of the reception. There were no negative feelings since she had no intentions regarding the prince, but she didn’t like being associated with him.

“Yes, that brave lady.”

“Didn’t the king arrange for her to date the Crown Prince in my place? Of course, it was to prevent the bad incident of the precious princess marrying a barbarian.”
A slightly uneasy expression appeared on the princess’s face. Suddenly, she scrunched up her face as if she were angry.

“Who said all people from the Empire are barbarians! He’s much more refined than the ostentatious nobles of our kingdom!”

The maid looked at the princess with anxious eyes as she paused, seemingly trying to control her temper.

In her experience, whenever the princess…

“Oh, right. How about that?”

“What?”

The princess said with a bright smile.

“Invite Eigrain Laurenst to tea time!”

“What? Suddenly?”

“I’m curious about the Crown Prince. She might have a lot to tell.”

‘It seems like she wants to investigate what kind of relationship the two of them have.’

It might be better not to, but inviting the prince to tea time is better than the alternative.

The maid nodded her head.

“I’ll prepare for it.”

“Thanks! It might be a bit awkward with just the two of us, so it’s better to invite others too, right? Has Karsatuna’s mood improved a bit?”

Seeing the princess happily enjoying herself, the maid sighed with resignation.

‘First, I need to tighten the control over the lower ones.’

If the king finds out that his precious princess has fallen for a barbarian from the empire, he might wake up or even faint, so it’s better to avoid that.

This situation feels somewhat familiar.

“Eigrain Laurenst. A letter sent by Princess Larratoo.”

The words were sharp. All eyes were focused on him.

Seeing the pink carriage that was boldly claiming to be the princess’s only moments before in front of the mansion, there was a faint hope that it might be someone else, but the ominous feeling did not go away.

It was unfortunate or fortunate that Arist was with him when the princess’s personal servant called my name.

“What kind of letter is it?”

“It’s an invitation to a tea party.”

“A tea… party?”

It was a sudden invitation. There had never been a proper conversation between the princess and him.

‘I don’t even know if there is a person named me.’

The servant’s artificially bright smile was somewhat uncomfortable as she proudly spoke.

“Princess Larratoo is personally hosting a tea party. This time, you have been chosen as the honored guest.”

So should I consider it an honor? When I received the letter so abruptly, the servant placed her hands behind her back and cleared her throat.