A Fortune-telling Princess - Chapter 328

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Chapter 16. Jewela’s Gift
“Is it innate? You always seem to attract trouble and scandal.”
“I know, right? I find it quite strange myself.”
At Emperor Edsen’s summons, I visited the Imperial Palace for the first time in ages. The moment he saw me, his teasing remark made me shrug my shoulders.
‘As if I want this every time.’
I just want to live quietly. I want to spend money freely without any incidents or scandals! My dream is to be a wealthy person of leisure!
‘Why did you have to involve me.’
What was the point of cursing me? I recalled the incident that had drawn me into this mess and clicked my tongue inwardly at the memory.
Aaron, the serial killer who murdered children—once all his crimes were revealed, he was executed publicly.
[Ugh… ugh… aaaahhhhh!]
When he first stepped onto the execution platform, he seemed quite composed. With the disappearance of his wife and child, he appeared to have abandoned life itself.
But then…
‘Once death came, he was absolutely terrified.’
Even in death, he didn’t go quietly. Of course he was Hell-bound—surely a man who murdered children so brutally wouldn’t have dared hope for Heaven?
I personally witnessed him being dragged screaming toward Hell from that very execution ground and returned.
“By the way, Countess.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I hear you’ve been selling some rather interesting items lately.”
…A nibble! My lips curved upward at the feeling of a big catch about to take the bait.
“I’m told you’ve even been trading on my name.”
“….”
…Damn it. The fish had picked up some strange information from somewhere and was trying to negotiate. My raised lips drooped back down.
“How could I possibly trade on Your Majesty’s name? Wherever did you hear such disloyal rumors?”
“From Duke Jebillen.”
Of course. I should have known it was that bastard.
‘He was complaining about how expensive it was when I built the Screening Room.’
And now he’d gone running to Emperor Edsen to grumble about it.
“It seems His Grace may have misheard something. Trade on Your Majesty’s name? I merely mentioned that this was an item Your Majesty would find quite interesting to see.”
Just you wait, Duke Jebillen. I’ll make sure the next item sells for an even higher price.
I kept muttering complaints inwardly while maintaining my smile outwardly.
I needed to slip out of this gracefully! One wrong move and that man would find something to hold over me, making my life unbearably difficult.
This was no longer a big catch—it was a shark that would snap the fishing rod itself.
“So I came prepared.”
With tears in my eyes, I presented one of the tablets I’d originally brought to sell to Emperor Edsen. Damn it, power is just organized crime. Pure organized crime!
“Is this one of those items you’ve been selling lately?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Hmm.”
Emperor Edsen also showed interest in modern goods. I kindly explained the usage of the item to him in detail, never losing my sales mindset.
“Since I’ve received a gift, I’d like to give you a gift as well, Countess.”
“A gift?”
“Why not just give me money instead of a gift? I heard others paid an enormous amount to buy that!”
“Here it is, Your Majesty.”
Emperor Edsen made a light gesture, and the Chief Attendant who had been waiting to the side approached and handed over a rather thick stack of documents.
“Pick whatever you like from there, Princess.”
“What is this?”
“Land deeds.”
“…Pardon?”
The documents laid out on the table were indeed land deeds of the Faebler Empire, just as he said.
“They’re my personal properties. If there’s a place among them that catches your fancy, choose it. I’ll give it to you.”
“….”
…Suddenly I’m getting land? That other emperor was also making a fuss about giving me land, and now that he knows about it, did this guy get provoked or something? He’s giving me land too.
‘Well, thank you very much.’
There was no reason to refuse. The man would have to be an idiot to say no to free land.
“Could I take some time to think and choose?”
“By all means.”
Camilla postponed choosing the land right away. I needed to know something about the lands around here before just picking randomly.
When Emperor Gracia said he’d give me land, I chose Armis Mountain right away because I desperately needed it.
‘Which land would be best?’
It was a very pleasant dilemma.
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“Ugh, damn it.”
A grumbling sound flowed from Ravi’s lips as he entered his personal research laboratory located in the Magic Tower.
“Is something the matter?”
Meno, a new mage learning from Ravi, spoke with a puzzled expression.
Ravi had gone out to greet Anke, his direct junior, saying he’d fetch him, and the latter had left outside a short while ago in an unusually excited mood for some reason.
But Ravi’s expression as he entered the laboratory with Anke was not good.
“I couldn’t get the coffee.”
“Pardon? Coffee?”
Behind Ravi, Anke entered the laboratory with a dejected expression.
“There was nothing I could do about it….”
Mage Anke wore a somewhat aggrieved expression.
The beginning of this incident was due to Ravi coming to work at the Magic Tower.
The moment Ravi entered the laboratory, he ordered Anke to go buy something.

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