“Introducing a wealth tax is to pursue tax fairness and rectify the tilted justice. Of course, nobles will oppose it and use ‘the people don’t want it’ as an excuse.”
Indeed, there were ‘people’ who stood on the side of the nobles and opposed it. After all, there were commoners who bought favor with money.
“Even though the system aims to limit the privileges of the nobility and seek more rights for commoners, it is difficult to achieve if the commoners do not support the Crown Prince’s reforms. There is also the unintended possibility that Your Highness might be stamped as a tyrant.”
If the Emperor labels him a ‘tyrant,’ the nobles would be more than delighted. Even if they criticize the Emperor to their heart’s content, no one would dare say anything.
Klaus stared at me directly and asked, “So, what should we do, Mu?”
‘Mu,’ again, the name is short. I concealed my embarrassment and answered, “It is challenging to openly block Lady Elfriede’s business. We have no evidence regarding the results we are concerned about.”
“In that case, we have to respond to the aftermath.”
“For now, we need to make the people aware that they are currently standing on a tilted scale. We need to reveal the absurdity they are undergoing without realizing it, even though it’s happening so naturally.”
Klaus looked at me meaningfully, smiling.
“Enlightenment against fascination, is that it?”
I chuckled as well. “We need to attract intellectuals who are not privileged nobles to support the Crown Prince. As soon as possible.”
Klaus leaned slightly towards me. “For example, someone like you?”
Being called a ‘knowledgeable person’ in this world felt a bit awkward for me. I’m not an enlightened person; I just came from a different world. Thanks to living in the modern era, I could be treated as a ‘knowledgeable person’ here despite not pondering over the issues as much as the true intellectuals of this world.
Originally, according to my values, this wasn’t right.
I quickly changed the topic of conversation. “But why have you been calling me ‘Mu’ repeatedly since earlier?”
“Why, don’t you like it?”
He asked naturally.
It wasn’t a mistake to call me that briefly.
“No, regardless of whether I like it or not, I’ve never been called that way before.”
“Well, from now on, I’ll call you that.”
Klaus smiled deeply. His appearance was so beautiful like a painting that I was momentarily speechless.
“Moreover, as you said. I am a special person to you.”
“That’s… true.”
“If you are really special, you have to show that you are special. I’ll call you ‘Mu,’ and you can call me ‘Colin.’ Then, it’ll be fair.”
My mouth gaped open. Being able to call Klaus by the nickname was unique; it was only allowed by his family.
“Adding one more person won’t be a big deal.”
Klaus said nonchalantly. Then he muttered as if bored.
“Lady Elfriede insists on calling me ‘Your Highness’ every time.”
His disgusted expression was somehow amusing.
I tried questioning him. “Are you intentionally denying Lady Elfriede a special nickname?”
“Adding one more person won’t make a big difference.” Klaus said, indifferent.
Klaus frowned noticeably.
“I don’t want to give him any room for maneuver. Why did I go through the trouble of rejecting him?”
It seems that Lumie still has a hard time breaking through Klaus’s defenses.
So, I advised Lumie to be cautious.
“Mu.”
This is a problem. I can’t get used to it. Every time I am called that way, my heart pounds.
Klaus playfully rolled his eyes.
“Your expression is quite strange. We’ve kissed twice, and calling each other by nicknames shouldn’t be a big deal.”
Ah, really.
It keeps bringing up memories I want to forget.
I need to forget; that way, I can suppress my racing heart and live comfortably.
“……. ”
On my hand, which was resting on the railing, Klaus’s hand was suddenly placed.
“……. ”
My chest fluttered. I hastily took another sip of wine.
At that moment, a voice looking for Klaus was heard from afar.
“Your Highness, where are you?”
I smiled unconsciously at the thought of being alive.
“It’s time for me to leave now, Your Highness.”
“……. ”
He closed and opened his eyes sharply. Then, he put on the cold face of the imperial family again.
“…… Let’s go, Muzel.”
As we left the terrace, I returned to being ‘Muzel’ again.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
