The power that brought peace to everyone, in the midst of the tension between the Crown Prince and the Mirmod family, was undoubtedly the power of the gods.
Seeing this, the jurors murmured in admiration.
“T-This, this kit…”
Edouard priest muttered, biting his lips, and grabbed the kit.
“It’s real. It’s a magical tool with the ability to truly discern kinship.”
Perhaps judging that everything was finally over, Count Jotter shouted and slumped to the floor.
The girl who claimed to be ‘Matthias’s daughter’ also bit her lips with an anxious expression.
However, there was no attention on them.
Instead, standing near Edouard, Sien rushed toward Matthias’s embrace, shouting loudly,
“Matthias Mirmod is our dad!”
Her voice, seemingly telling everyone to listen, was so affectionate, and her smile was so warm that…
If he could protect that little girl, he was willing to do anything, even if it meant staining his hands with blood.
Embracing Sien, he whispered,
“Yes, I am Sien Mirmod’s dad.”
“Oong!”
After receiving the affectionate gaze from Sien, Matthias turned his cold gaze forward and whispered,
“Then, for details…”
Matthias’s gaze turned to the Crown Prince, who was wiping sweat next to the judge. He continued,
“…I will discuss it with His Majesty the Emperor.”
I exited the courtroom, holding Sien tightly in my dad’s embrace.
“Dad, you looked completely like a villain today!”
“Is that so?”
“Oong!”
“…It’s your dad.”
“Oong?”
With a tearful expression, Dad said,
“I really got so scared that I turned into a bean, thanks to Sien protecting me.”
I closely examined Dad’s face.
Unlike his usual gullible dad appearance, he looked like a real villain this time. It seemed really villainous…
“…It doesn’t seem like that.”
Dad twitched noticeably and gently placed me on the floor of the palace.
“Sien, do you doubt Dad right now?”
“Oong.”
I thought to myself,
‘I’m doubting.’
At that, Dad sighed, slumping his shoulders, and mumbled,
“…Yeah, Sien. Stay in the reception room with the maid sisters. If you go anywhere alone this time, Dad will get mad.”
“Dad gets mad?”
“Oong.”
“Oong, I got it…”
Perhaps Dad thought that I, who was curious, got caught by a strange person while secretly exploring the palace and misunderstood the situation. Knowing his feelings, I nodded vigorously and replied,
“Got it, Dad! Goodbye!”
I waved my hand lightly to bid farewell to Dad and then sat on the reception room sofa. Since there were snacks and cute dolls, it seemed like a good idea to spend some time here.
Contrary to Dad’s expectations, I didn’t have any intention to go outside of this splendid reception room in the palace.
I was well aware that someone was planning to visit me beyond this small reception room that Dad left. And that person who would come to see me was not the priest whose misconduct of stealing the kinship test kit was revealed by now, nor the Crown Prince who might have stepped into hot water by now…
“Lady Mirmode, actually, I… would like to express my sincere apologies.”
I knew very well that it was Ambassador Heinrich who was going to visit me.
I gestured silently towards the ambassador.
“Please have a seat. We have a lot to talk about!”
“Do you know what a patent is, Ambassador?”
The word ‘patent’ sounded unfamiliar to Heinrich.
“What is a patent?”
“It means to grant special permission! So, it’s like making laws to protect people with specific skills.”
In this world, there was no concept of a patent yet. Even if one developed technology, it could easily be taken away by nobles or citizens of other empires.
Although we managed to prevent it with the power of our family for now, there was always the possibility that people from the Commonwealth would take away our technology again in the future.
So, all we needed to do was establish a legal system that would become the standard for the entire empire.
“…Huh? How does such a young person like you know about such a concept…”
I smiled slightly, revealing my small front teeth, and held Ambassador Heinrich’s hand firmly.
“Sien is smart, so she knows everything!”
It was actually a lie, but let’s pass it off with a playful laugh. Finishing this situation cutely and playfully, I took out crumpled papers from my pocket and unfolded them.
“Here, I have papers explaining the concept of a patent!”
I diligently wrote it down with crooked handwriting yesterday. This should be enough for them to understand in a world without the concept of intellectual property.
I handed over more than twelve sheets of paper to him and smiled brightly.
“With this method, the number of people treated unfairly might decrease in the future!”
Of course, it was a patent that could only be used in the Commonwealth, but if Ambassador Heinrich and the King made more efforts, wouldn’t the concept of a patent spread widely throughout the continent?
Then, I would work hard to manage the upper class and apply for patents!
Smiling mischievously at Ambassador Heinrich, I stepped back.
And it happened right then. He urgently grabbed my sleeve and said,
“…Is this really pure help?”
I playfully laughed at him.
“No, it’s not?”
Then, I whispered to him softly.
“I helped you because of Michel’s mine!”
‘Wait, was I too honest?’
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
