The redemption of the villain

There are still two days until the neighboring exchange meeting is held, but I need to send the food to the royal city before then, and finally Schild will distribute it to the people.So today I came here with the food convoy, and we were greeted by a force of almost a thousand people, which shows that Schild still cares about the safety of the delivery.

Because Persia had Kleiss' order, it was now staying in the carriage in the size of a kitten, and it also followed.It only speaks human language when I talk to it, and usually meows like a normal kitten.

I can understand that Persia followed, but...

[Annie, why do you want to come with me?This is the royal city, there will be no danger, even if something happens, Persia will be there. ]

I don't know why, Annie insisted on coming with me today, and my father didn't stop me at all, and even helped Annie speak, who is your daughter!

[Of course it is to better serve the eldest lady. I will follow you wherever you go. This is what an excellent maid should do. You don't need to praise me. ]

[Who wants to praise you! ]

Is there anything more dangerous than you and Clays?Besides, how is it possible for you to enter the place of the dance party casually?

[Of course, it’s okay to bring Annie into the ballroom. ]

[Eh? ?Really? ]

We entered the royal city and came to Schild's room. I told him that Anne insisted on following me, but he said of course.

[It doesn't matter, because some people will come in with their own entourage and servants, especially women. In order to protect their eldest lady from being harassed by other men, they will follow them into the dance venue, and they are also given by the owner. Recognition will come with it. If they are expelled just because they are just servants, it is equivalent to despising that servant and the Patriarch who recognized him. ]

oh!Is this the case? The honor and disgrace of master and servant are one, that's why we can't expel those attendants who came to protect our young lady or young master.

[Look, miss, I just said there is no problem. ]

Although there is no problem now, I hope that there will be no real problem in two days.

[Your Majesty, may I ask if Princess Feilu of the Empire will also come to participate in this neighborhood exchange meeting? ]

[Princess Feilu... Speaking of which, I have never seen her before when I held exchange meetings in other countries, but I have seen the king and queen a few times.But this time she took the initiative to come over, and now she is resting at the reception I arranged. ]

[Yeah!That's great! ]

[Alyssa, are you going to meet her?That place is not very far from Wangcheng, and it takes about two hours to get there by carriage. ]

[ah?No, it's better for me not to disturb the rest of Her Highness the Princess, and we can meet at the ball in two days. ]

[That's fine, then let's talk about the food first, how do you think it should be distributed?Even in your name. ]

Why did Schild ask me to discuss such a matter, isn't it your responsibility?Besides, I have never managed anything, even Annie helped me organize my own clothes, let alone ask for my opinion.And don't do it in my name!

[Your Majesty, I'm sorry that I don't know how to govern the country and how to help the people, so I can't make any suggestions that satisfy you.Also, when distributing food, please use the name of the royal family. I am just a man and woman. How can I save the people and the country? It will only make people laugh if it is spread, and in the name of the royal family, it can make the people love and trust you even more. ]

[Although I have also thought about this kind of thing, but the news has spread recently, if I forcefully say that I rescued them in my name, it will become a bit troublesome~]

[information?what news? ]

[Alyssa, don't you know?Whoever hasn't heard about it, you shouldn't be ignorant either. ]

ha?Just what I need to know?But I haven't been out much recently, even if I go out, I don't know how to investigate information, how could I know.

[Well, what's the news?Is it about me? ]

[You really don't know?People outside said, "The daughter of Luluvia's family is guided by the goddess and will become a saint to come to the kingdom to save everyone. Her family bought a large amount of wheat half a year ago is also guided by the goddess, but the kind Ellie Shagong and Daughter have transferred all the wheat to the royal family for free, and the king will distribute it to the suffering people who cannot eat enough." ]

[What? ? ? ?No, no, Your Majesty, you must have misunderstood. I have never shown off my achievements, and I am not a saint. These are all rumors from outside. Please don't believe what those people say! ]

Damn it! !It must be the ghost of Kleiss, no wonder the last time I had to take me to the Adventurer's Guild, it turned out that I planned to use my relationship with those people, as well as the adventurer's intelligence network to proclaim this false lie !Now that even His Majesty the King knows about this kind of thing, it's so embarrassing!Clays, I will never forgive you! ! !

[So you don't know?So what are these rumors?Even some adventurers know about it, Alisa, do you have any contact with the adventurers union? ]

[That... a little bit, probably someone with a big mouth, I don’t know where I heard about it, and then I added fuel and vinegar to talk about it. ]

[Where did you hear that? ………]

Schild and I shifted our gaze to Annie, but Annie didn't show any wavering.

[Your Majesty, I am just a maid, how could I do something against the wishes of my eldest lady, probably some guy with ink in his head revealed this. ]

Your words are too hurtful, Anne!But it was Kleiss who was hurt, not me, and she didn't hear it, so it doesn't matter at all. Rather, I even agree with Anne's words a little bit.

[Forget it, this kind of trivial matter doesn't matter, the matter has come to this point, I can only do this matter in the name of Alyssa. ]

[But Your Majesty, is this really okay? ]

[It doesn't matter, this matter was originally helped by you, and even the money to buy the wheat was paid by your father, Duke Zetak, I will not seize the credit that should belong to you for a little prestige.And you're still my fiancée, so no problem. ]

[No, Your Majesty, I...]

[Okay, let’s end this topic here.Actually, there is one more thing I want to hear your opinion on. ]

[My opinion, if it can help His Majesty, I will be happy to help. ]

[Actually, two days ago, I suddenly received news that a village was assassinated, all the people died tragically, and a coat of arms that would only be worn by imperial knights was found at the scene. What do you think about this matter?alyssa. ]

Did Schild finally get the news, but why did he ask my opinion again, and how should I answer him!If Clays was here, maybe he could still help him... That's right!It was Kleiss. Persia told me about Kleiss' thoughts, and then she went to the empire to confirm the truth.Now that things have come to this, I can only use her thoughts to answer Schild.

[Your Majesty, have you ever thought that if it was done by the Imperial Knights, how could they make such a low-level mistake as leaving the evidence at the scene, and how could Princess Feilu dare to come to the exchange meeting openly?Leaving aside whether the coat of arms is real or not, what is the meaning of killing the villagers? ]

[You mean that someone pretended to be an empire and killed the people of our country?But why do you want to do this? ]

[The reason is very simple, it is to make us doubt the empire and plan to attack our country when we are in trouble.If my guess is correct, there are already people pretending to be people from our country to make trouble in the empire, with the purpose of stirring up discord between our two countries and triggering war.The purpose of killing villagers should be to arouse hatred. When seeing compatriots being killed, it is easy for people to lose their minds and focus on revenge. ]

[Hmm...that's right, when Princess Feilu came to our country, some soldiers even asked if she should be imprisoned. ]

Eh!Has this ever happened?

[Go on. ]

Schild thought for a while, then let me continue.

[If our two countries start a war, people will lose their lives, and as more and more lives are taken, the hatred will grow, and by then it will not matter what the truth is.Hatred will blind people's eyes, and in the end it will only hurt both sides.After that, some people might want to reap the benefits, and several countries joined forces to completely eradicate our two countries. In this way, there will be no country on this continent that can suppress them.And whether our money or land is good, it will flow into the hands of others. ]

That's what Clays thinks.Although I always say that Claes is an idiot, she is actually a very smart person. It might be better to say that I may not even be half as smart as her, but I really don't want to admit this kind of thing.

[Thank you Alisa, although I have also thought that someone might be a hindrance, but there is no evidence.But what you said just now made me believe in my own thoughts even more. It seems that this matter is not that simple.Although I don't know who the real culprit is behind the scenes, I must find out that person and crush him thoroughly! ]

See, Schilde also aroused his hatred for the death of the people.But this is also normal, no one can forgive those murderers who killed their compatriots.

[Speaking of which, Clays didn't come with you? ]

[Claiss has something to do temporarily, and on such an important occasion, she will definitely make some disrespectful behavior, so this time Annie came with me. ]

[So that’s how it is~ But Alisa, when did you start raising a cat?It's pretty good. ]

[This cat is not mine, it's Kleiss's.When she left, she asked me to help take care of the cat, so she brought it with her. ]

[People like Clays have cats? ]

In fact, Clays didn't raise it, because she seldom took care of Persia, but she became its owner because she had saved Persia before.

[Excuse me at the dance, can I bring him in with me? ]

[this…………]

[Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this cat is called Persia, it is very good, and can understand what I say, it will definitely not let it do strange things at the ball. ]

The strange thing I mean is that it won't let it do "dividing territory" in that kind of place, and when it has "urgent matters" at my house, it will go outside to clean up its stomach and then come back.When taking a bath, it will jump into the stream and clean its hair with its tongue.I also took a bath and cleaned it up before I set off yesterday.So when you hold it in your hand, you won't feel any peculiar smell on it.

[Oh well,]

[Thank you very much!Your Majesty. ]

[That's fine, as long as it doesn't cause any disturbance.On the contrary, I should thank you. Thanks to your help, we can get through this food crisis and prevent the famine ten years ago from happening again.It seems that I owe you more and more. ]

[Your Majesty, you have never owed me anything.My father is a duke, and I am his son and daughter, so it is only natural to do my best for His Majesty the king. ]

[Having said that, I still feel a little sorry to let you spend a lot of money to buy food and leave it to me for nothing. ]

[Please don’t worry about such small things. If you really feel sorry, can you promise me one thing? ]

[what is it?As long as I can do it, I will help you. ]

This is why I chose to give the wheat to Schild for nothing at that time, because in exchange, I want Schild to agree to my next request.

[Annie. ]

[Yes, miss. ]

Anne took out a piece of paper from her bosom, on which were printed the two seals of my family and the royal family, which I have kept since I was seven years old.I took the paper and gave it to Schild.

[Alyssa, this is not...]

[Your Majesty, my request is that we break off the engagement. ]