Much later, Count Philip removed the magic patch. Surprisingly, the bruise around the eye had lightened significantly.
“It seems that rubbing with an egg might work now.”
Domingo started rubbing Alexandre’s eyelid with an egg.
Having sorted out the situation, it seemed there was nothing for me to do right away.
Then, many things I had planned to do today came to mind.
‘By now, Milga must have packed up and come to the city with my father.’
I had planned to go around several places needed for the business together.
But no matter how I thought about it, going out today was unreasonable. Alexandre’s problem had to be resolved first.
As long as the divorce had not been finalized, the reputation of the family would have a significant impact on the business.
“Mild Duke.”
I instructed the Mild Duke to send a messenger to Milga, telling him to be guided to the place where he would stay and work.
When the Mild Duke left, Count Philip asked me,
“Madam, what is the attempt you’re talking about?”
“Let’s talk all at once after the Mild Duke delivers the instructions.”
Soon, the Mild Duke returned.
I checked once again that Alexandre had lost consciousness, then called the three to the corridor and lowered my voice.
“Listen carefully to me from now on. We have to match our words very well.”
With an earnest plea, I shared my plan with the three of them. Count Philip was jittery about my plan.
“Madam? Will it be possible?”
“It has to be possible. It’s going to be a headache if we fail. Today, all four of us must become actors of the century.”
Count Philip eventually nodded his head.
“It seems worst to stay as it is, so let’s try as the Madam says.”
Then, the Mild Duke cautiously spoke.
“Madam, there is something I’m worried about.”
“What worry? What is it?”
“The Prince’s escort knight will be there.”
“An escort knight? Did he come along?”
At our conversation, Domingo answered.
“Yes, he did. The escort knight came along.”
“Where is he?”
“His Highness said he would have tea and dinner with you and then leave, so he is waiting nearby. He will return at seven in the afternoon.”
“I told him I wouldn’t have tea, didn’t I? Didn’t you relay that?”
“I did relay that. But His Highness said….”
The following words of Domingo were interesting.
Alexandre thought that after I finished talking with Philip, I would come and apologize and grant such a request. He was apparently mistaken.
A onesided calculation made me laugh involuntarily.
“Does he think he can get everything just because he’s a prince? Stop dreaming.”
I shook off my dress.
“Anyway, thanks to that, we have until seven in the afternoon. Where is the escort knight until then?”
“I vaguely heard him say he would look around the garden.”
“The garden?”
I opened the window and looked out at the garden. First, we had to stop the escort knight from finding Alexandre.
‘The garden is large, so I’m not sure if he’ll be able to find him.’
The visible thing was a gardener named Heyde wearing a straw hat and trimming the wood, and a woman looking at it.
There didn’t seem to be any particular conversation between them.
“Heyde!”
Calling the name loudly, shaking the folded fan, Heyde, who had been diligently pruning, jumped down from the ladder.
“Yes! Ma’am!”
This time the response was hearty. He started running over to me even before I gestured.
He was like a large dog running over, wagging its tail as soon as its owner called.
“I will give Heyde instructions and be back.”
I went down to the entrance.
Heyde had just arrived at the entrance. He panted and smiled broadly.
“Huff, huff, ma’am, what can I do for you?”
Heyde, who asked me for an errand, held his nearly blownoff straw hat in one hand.
Then he wiped the sweat dripping down with the towel around his neck.
“The escort knight of today’s guest said he wants to look around the garden, did you see her?”
“Ah, that woman?”
Heyde gave a quick, displeased glance behind him.
“The woman standing in front of the tree I was pruning is the knight.”
I looked at the place where Heyde had been working. The woman was standing, looking this way.
“Do you know her?”
“No, I’m seeing her for the first time today. But she looked me up and down and asked me to guide her through the garden?”
“Garden guide?”
“Yes, and I have plenty of work to do.”
He clicked his tongue.
“So I told her I’m a gardener, not a guide. But she’s still looking around.”
I looked Heyde up and down.
His thin shirt, stained here and there with grass, was soaked with sweat and clung tightly to his broad chest. His tanned muscles stood out, catching my eye.
‘Aha.’
I’d found Alexandr’s knight. I had a good idea.
“Okay, Heyde, follow me. I have something for you to do.”
I led Heyde to where the knight was. She bowed her head politely as she saw me.
But she seemed a little tense, as if she did not find me agreeable.
“You’re Prince Alexandr’s knight?”
“Yes.”
“Do you know who I am?”
“You are Countess Morris.”
“Do you also know what my relationship is with Arje?”
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