The Place Where I Was Sold as a Slave Was the Imperial Palace

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On the day when the coronation ceremony was fast approaching tomorrow, I received news that the emperor would visit.

It was a message that it would come around the time when the sun went down and everyone was asleep.

Nadiagra was a little taken aback. And I got a feeling similar to being a little angry.

There had been no visits from the emperor for several years, so why did it suddenly feel like that at such a busy time?

With the coronation ceremony right around the corner, all the women in the mansion are busy.

The busiest person is Marie, who is in charge of everyone’s clothes, but even Nadiagra is busy finishing the embroidery on Enrico’s shirt, while the nanny and the baroness have been wrestling all day over Princess Lilitha, who will be Enrico’s bride.

To my delight, Enrico had said that Nadiagra would wear me an embroidered shirt. he is a good son

Suddenly, Nadiagra’s head tilted to the side.

‘But if you think about it, it’s strange.’

The bride of her beloved son, Enrico, lives in this shabby mansion for some reason.

I don’t know how long I’ve been living here. When he came to his senses, he always existed in a corner of this mansion as if for granted.

Sometimes I meet the eyes of that girl.

When the child was young, sometimes when he felt his gaze and looked back, there was a case where he was still staring at Nadiagra.

I don’t know why you see yourself that way. For some reason, I hated the child’s eyes because I felt terrible. It felt like something bad was going to happen.

However, the girl, who was silent in front of her, turned into a tomboy as she grew up.

Could it be that Enrico was paying attention to the child?

He’s like a completely different kid now.

It was so lively that sometimes I couldn’t tell if it was a real girl, or if the monkey I had only heard about was pretending to be a human.

but that’s rather good

Nanny and Marie are in trouble because Enrico’s bride is too tomboyish, but Nadiagra puts them at ease.

The previously quiet face was frightening. I couldn’t see Princess Lilitha’s face as if something terrible was about to come out.

But the monkey-like appearance now is fine. Not scary.

I don’t know if it’s because I feel like a completely different person, or if it’s because I’m excited to see him lively.

When I see Princess Lilitha running around like a small animal, I think that child will not die. That somehow satisfies me.

‘yes. It’s a problem when Enrico’s bride is too weak. Because I have to have children too. Yes, it’s good if it’s strong.’

In any case, until the very end, Princess Lilitha had to be instilled in behavior worthy of an empress.

As well as the baroness, these days Nadiagra is being taught how to drink tea little by little and how to move gracefully.

It doesn’t seem to be going well though.

Princess Lilitha acted awkwardly, like a puppy dressed in human clothes.

In that state, I sometimes worry that I might be ridiculed by the women of the concubine.

The empress’s stigmata lead directly to the emperor’s stigma. For Enrico’s sake, Princess Lilitha has to gradually become a proper woman.

That’s why Nadia Grado’s heart is a little impatient these days.

Hearing that the emperor was coming while he was so busy, he couldn’t speak, but it felt a little cumbersome.

The human heart is cunning, and before Enrico was chosen as the crown prince, he only thought that he had to somehow please the emperor, but now he arrogantly complains like this. Of course, I’m alone in my mind.

Nadiagra smiled bitterly and sat on the edge of the bed, touching her hair.

My hair is still damp because I just took a bath.

He was wearing the clothes sent by His Majesty.

It is difficult to put on and take off corsets and dresses without maids.

Perhaps with that in mind, what the emperor sent was loose clothes and gowns decorated with beautiful lace.

It seems to mean to go to bed as soon as the emperor comes.

‘It must be like that today as well.’

As it got dark, all the women in the mansion were taken away by an attendant.

I was told that while the emperor was away, I would have to stay elsewhere.

Thinking about tomorrow, I want to go to bed early, but since I’m sleeping with the emperor for the first time in a while, I won’t be able to fall asleep.

As I was sitting there thinking about this and that, the door seemed to open. I heard footsteps and the emperor was coming inside.

Nadiagra opened her eyes wide, not even thinking about getting up.

weird. His Majesty the Emperor in my memories was different.

He used to look bigger and scarier, but now he’s somehow smaller and a little less scary like his grandfather.

Are you really the same person?

‘Seeing the chief chamberlain standing right next to me, it must be His Majesty.’

I blinked and looked at the approaching person, then suddenly came to my senses.

As I hurriedly got up from my seat and bowed down, the emperor gave me permission to look up.

The chamberlain escorted His Majesty to the bed without saying anything and then headed for the door.

He heard the door close quietly, and Nadiagra checked the bedside table that had been moved for the emperor.

On the table, there are some drinks and refreshments for the emperor to drink. The chief chamberlain had sent it early in the morning for tonight.

As the emperor sat down in his chair, Nadiagra quietly filled her goblet.

“It’s been a while. How are you?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Your Majesty’s castle is overflowing with happiness.”

“…”

Unlike before, the Emperor drank a glass of alcohol without saying anything and looked at Nadiagra.

Nadiagra just sat there, not knowing what to do.

Time passed between the two in the order that the emperor always said something and led them straight to bed. Rarely had he been so still. Maybe today is the first time.

I don’t know how much time has passed. It seems that he has been sitting like that for a very long time.

After all, this person might not be the emperor, but another man.

Thinking of that, I slightly raised my gaze to look at her, but the emperor was still looking at her.

As she hurriedly lowered her gaze, the emperor called her.

“Nadia!”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Come here, come a little closer. It’s far.”

I’m sitting right in front of you, but what’s so far away?

Nadiagra hesitated a bit, but then moved right in front of the emperor.

The Emperor took her by the wrist. the fingers are slender The wrists exposed through the Emperor’s clothes are also thin. weird. Why is this man so thin?

The Emperor put Nadiagra on his lap and hugged her waist. The Emperor quietly looked into Nadiagra’s face.

“Nadia, are you happy? Are you unhappy?”

“…”

“You can be honest.”

it’s also weird The emperor was not one to ask such questions.

Nadiagra thought for a moment and placed her hands neatly on her lap.

For the first time in this country, I wasn’t afraid of the emperor. The eyes that always glared at her seemed gentle and friendly today.

“I have Enrico, and I have Your Majesty’s warmth. How could I not be happy. Nadia is happy.”

“Is that so? Am I not making you unhappy?”

At the emperor’s slightly languid voice, Nadiagra glanced at his face. Also, today is strange. I think I can convey my thoughts to the emperor as it is. It was different from when I was always so nervous that I couldn’t even speak.

“Your Majesty, others say this mansion is shabby. They despise it because a poor concubine has managed to get a small house on the corner of the concubine and is wearing a fleeting favourite. Nadia knows that too.”

Nadiagra lightly rested her head on the Emperor’s chest. Somehow I wanted to.

“But Nadia knows. Every door and props in this mansion are all brought from Nadia’s homeland, and she knows that it was all done by His Majesty’s orders.”

Nadiagra closed her eyes. Oh, it really was. I didn’t know it at first, but as I grew older, I realized it. It’s not just coma. All the objects placed here were from Nadia’s homeland.

“I know that Your Majesty will take care that I am not alone in this distant country, and Nadia cannot be unhappy. Nadiagra is truly happy.”

“Thank you.”

The Emperor places his beard-covered mouth on Nadiagra’s lips.

A warm feeling passed over his lips. This act, which I always hated, seems to be okay today. What a strange thing.

That night the Emperor did nothing further. The two of them lay quietly on the bed, hugging each other and sharing warmth.

The Emperor stroked Nadiagra’s skin and kissed her occasionally.

But that was it.

I fell asleep hugging her tight enough that there was no gap. I didn’t hate sleeping with the emperor for the first time.

On the contrary, when the chamberlain came and called the emperor, he felt regret.

Seeing the emperor leaving, words suddenly came out from the heart.

“Your Majesty, I am longing for you.”

The emperor, who was about to leave the door, turned around and smiled.

“Nadia, my love, my rain, I wish you happiness.”

The emperor quietly made his way to the waiting carriage in the dark.

Nadiagra stared at the Emperor’s chariot for a long time as it receded.

Now, finally, the coronation ceremony.

This is the day when his son Enrico becomes emperor.

Will there be another happy day like this?

***

Thump thump thump thump.

My heart thumped as if something was about to come out of my body.

I rode a carriage for the first time in my life.

It’s not the roofless carriage Lou always rides. It was a carriage with a round roof, like in the Cinderella story.

Every time sunlight hits, the whole carriage seems to shine brightly. There were several large windows, and pretty cloths were tied around the edges of the windows.

very pretty and big

The inside of the carriage was also beautiful. What hit my butt was a cushion chair that was so soft that it wouldn’t hurt even if I jumped into it, and there were glittering things on the walls like sprinkled with stars.

The night before, I stayed in another building with my nanny and Marie. I heard that the emperor is coming.

And when I opened my eyes, Nanny and Marie had already gone somewhere. It is said that he started with Nadia Mama first.

Instead, it was the baroness and the first lady-in-waiting who got on the carriage with Lilitha.

This is news that takes away some of the joy of riding the carriage, but the baroness is said to be Lilitha’s handmaid from now on. I heard that the woman I’m seeing for the first time is also Lilitha’s maid.

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Do I have to continue studying while listening to the baroness’ nagging? Depressed. I got a little discouraged.

Besides, what Lilitha was wearing now was a stuffy dress that made it really difficult to move. It’s hard to breathe because the whole body is tight.

Ha ha, I really feel like dying.

She was wearing a corset that looked exactly like Nadia’s mama, only smaller in size.

I want to take it off right now, but I can’t. I have to endure today. because it’s the wedding day

Rilisha stuck her face out the window and looked outside. The scenery kept changing. I passed by several large buildings that I had never seen before.

“Princess, such behavior is undignified.”

The baroness, who was sitting in the chair across from her, came closer.

“But it’s my first time riding a carriage. It’s my first time seeing a building like that. I want to see it.”

Lilitha tried to say that, but the baroness just said no with a stern face.

Reluctantly, I went inside and sat down.

After leaving the concubine, the carriage goes to the imperial palace where Rudi is. Because Rudy was so busy, he said that he couldn’t let go of work until the end of the day.

Ludo is just as pitiful as Lilitha. What if I collapse from exhaustion? worried.

I wanted to ask him not to work, but I didn’t know who to tell.

After running for a while, the carriage came to a stop where there were several very large buildings.

There are a lot of people.

There were people here and there dressed differently from what I always saw.

The baroness came closer and continued speaking in a low voice.

Sit down, you have to smile, don’t look away, look straight, what did he say when he saw the princess? ignore, etc.

The baroness kept talking to Lilitha, looking out the window as if hiding in the carriage.

There was so much to do, so I just jumped into the wagon.

Then the door opened and a shadow fell on Lilitha’s face.

Looking up, wow!

Lilitha’s eyes widened. Mouth is open. In front of Lilitha’s eyes, stood the prince of fantasy she had seen once as a child.

No, it’s prettier than that. stylish. The prince was wearing a pile of jewels on white clothes he had never seen before. Her hair glistened in the sunlight.

“It’s the prince.”

As I muttered blankly, the prince chuckled and laughed.

“Princess Lilitha is like a little Cinderella. She’s really pretty.”

“…roo?”

“Have you forgotten my face?”

“but.”

pretty. really pretty. Lilitha stopped talking and blankly looked up at Lu. It’s so pretty, Luga looks like a princess.

Lou came into the carriage.

The baroness and maid were already out of the carriage.

When asked why they got off, Lou said that they only accompanied Lilitha so as not to leave her alone.

As Lu sat right next to him, the carriage started to move. The carriage moved little by little, and Lou grabbed Lilitha’s fingers and pressed them to her lips.

“Princess, please take good care of me from now on.”

Lilitha tried to say the same, but was suddenly speechless. Your face is hot. I don’t know why.

Thump thump thump thump.

I felt like something was about to jump out of the carriage, but now I really feel like something is moving up to my throat and coming out.

Lou peered into Lilitha’s face with a worried expression.

“Princess, your face is red. Do you have a fever?”

Muttering, Lu put her forehead to Lilitha’s.

There was a squeak, saliva dripping, and Rilisha fell backwards.

“princess!”

Lou was startled and lifted Lilitha up.

Sitting on Lu’s lap, Rilisha thought.

The corsets and dresses are so tight that they suffocate. I think I will die like this.

＜ Nadia, my love, my rain, I wish you happiness ＞

＜ Ride the carriage to the sky ＞