I Inherited a Beautiful Wife and a Territory - Chapter 127

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Inheriting a Beautiful Wife and Estate Episode 127

Inheriting a Beautiful Wife and Estate

Streets that had changed to become much more prosperous.

But there were certainly places that still reminded one of the past.

“This place is…?”

The place Cliff brought Priscilla to was quite meaningful among them.

Priscilla seemed to know this too, as her eyes widened.

Cliff grinned.

A place that people rarely visited now.

“We used to gather here a lot in the past, didn’t we?”

Hearing Cliff’s words, Priscilla also smiled quietly.

As if recalling those times.

“…That’s right.”

The place where the two of them were standing now.

It was the platform where Cliff first gathered the domain residents after becoming lord.

It was right here that he had talked about the festival too.

‘We don’t use it much now though.’

In the past, they used this place frequently.

But now it had become too small a stage to use continuously.

Elimis had grown that much.

Cliff extended his hand toward her.

“Shall we go up again?”

“Eh? Yes…”

Taking his hand, she stepped toward the platform one step at a time.

Being like this brought back a chapter from the past.

The day Cliff first came, gathering people in just one day and planting hope in them.

Back then too, she had been up here with Cliff just like now.

‘He was a fascinating person even then.’

Fascinating.

That expression was exactly right.

To her, he was an outsider she was seeing for the first time. And this outsider was very different from the men she had learned about.

In a good way, of course.

“Back then, I think I said I was happy to have gained a beauty like Priscilla as my wife.”

“That was…”

Her face reddened upon hearing Cliff’s recollection.

It was embarrassing.

And toward such a Priscilla, Cliff continued speaking.

“Are you doubting my words again? I thought I had made efforts to satisfy my wife… but it seems it was still insufficient.”

His playful reaction.

At those words, Priscilla waved her hands, saying that wasn’t the case.

She was someone who had low self-evaluation but gave generous evaluations to others.

So she couldn’t agree with words that diminished Cliff’s efforts.

‘That was already expected…’

When this happened, one thought would surge up.

“So you do know that you’re pretty after all?”

“I didn’t say such a thing…”

“Or are you saying my eyes are strange?”

“That’s not it…”

It was fun to tease her.

She was no longer a woman who would just innocently fall for it.

“Please… don’t tease me too much.”

She had learned to pout and act sulky too.

Watching that, he chuckled.

“If my wife tells me not to, then I have to stop. I’m an obedient husband after all.”

He could feel her looking at him as if dumbfounded after hearing his words.

Though she said nothing, he could tell what she was thinking.

‘When?’

Probably some complaint along those lines.

Cliff chuckled and looked around. It was about time for those he had been waiting for to appear.

“Is something there?”

Indeed, Priscilla’s intuition had sharpened. In fact, she might have noticed even before coming out.

She was by no means a foolish woman.

‘It would be natural for her to think something was up from the moment I called her to come out here.’

Cliff especially liked to prepare things.

“Mm.”

Cliff didn’t answer immediately.

But that alone was already an answer. She too looked around with expectation.

“Oh?”

And from that moment, Priscilla could gradually tell. In this space right now, it wasn’t just the two of them.

There were people.

And quite a lot of them.

Moreover, among them were definitely some faces familiar to Priscilla.

‘These people are…’

They were the domain residents of Elimis Domain.

Elimis Domain.

Everyone who had lived here from before remembered the difficult times.

And they also knew when that had changed.

‘From the day His Lordship… no, His Highness the Duke came…’

The domain had changed from that moment.

The dying domain had instead become the dream land that everyone now desired.

Even high nobles dreamed of coming to Elimis Domain.

“It’s all thanks to His Highness.”

Everyone said those words.

Among such people, Nigel blended in.

“But thanks to whom did His Highness the Duke come here?”

Duchess Priscilla.

“When the Baron abandoned us, the person who stayed in this domain until the end was her. Thanks to that, we were able to serve an excellent lord.”

“That’s right.”

“Others aside, we must never forget Her Highness the Duchess’s grace!”

When everyone was saying those words, Nigel gradually brought up more.

“Do you know why the winter festival was created?”

Its beginning was definitely connected to Priscilla’s birthday.

“It was all created with Her Highness the Duchess in mind.”

So these words weren’t entirely false either.

“Changing the domain was His Highness the Duke’s ability, but none of it would have happened in the first place if Her Highness the Duchess hadn’t been here.”

“That’s correct.”

The story Nigel spread.

No one denied those words.

Cliff also smiled and spoke to the gathered people.

“Ladies and gentlemen.”

A voice imbued with magic power that spreads widely.

Yet with that quiet voice, everyone’s attention was focused on the couple on the platform.

“My name is Cliff. I am a direct descendant of the prestigious House of Duke Aidren, one of the most distinguished families in the homeland, and as the husband of Priscilla here, I am the man who rules this land.”

The people listening to Cliff’s words smiled.

Among them were those familiar with Cliff’s words.

Though the situation had changed from that time, people gradually began to sense what Cliff was going to say. Priscilla, who had been surprised by the people who appeared holding his hand, was the same.

The puppet ruler who had only watched others’ reactions back then now stifled a laugh with a “puff.”

‘This is good.’

Cliff smiled.

He wasn’t sure how the words he was about to say would be received by the people.

“The House of Aidren where I was born and raised has not only governed vast territories for generations, but has also led the kingdom’s political circles. All the nobles of the kingdom look up to us and eagerly hope to receive even a single glance from us. The family has countless knights and warhorses, and the storehouses are piled high with grain and gold coins.”

The same boasting he had done that day.

He shamelessly recited those exact words.

“I, a descendant of the great noble House of Aidren and son of the kingdom’s Prime Minister, have come here. I am pleased to have come to this place.”

These were words that hadn’t changed by even a single syllable.

Cliff also wore a mischievous smile.

He put his arm around Priscilla’s waist beside him and delivered his next line.

“Because I have gained such a beautiful woman as my wife.”

In fact, this was the one thing that had satisfied him that day.

The estate’s circumstances had been that dire back then.

“I, who have become her and your master, am joyful. Because all the spirits and gods have blessed this meeting.”

It was the moment he finished speaking.

Wolf howling sounds could be heard from various places.

It would have been a frightening sound if one didn’t know better, but in this domain alone, no one feared this sound.

“Grooowwwl!”

And somewhere, a cute crying sound emerged.

The presence of those beings truly seemed like spirits celebrating the meeting of these two.

“I bless you all in the name of God to share in your master’s joy as well.”

Cliff, who had blessed the people, smiled.

This time it was an even more mischievous laugh than before.

“There must be those who remember these words of mine. Then do you also remember the promise I made that day?”

-I promise. During my rule, this domain will change.

“When I came to this land, there was truly nothing that brought me joy except Priscilla. There were only people reduced to skin and bones, barren land, and fickle weather.”

That first moment when he arrived.

Many of those present remembered that moment.

Since it was only a few years ago.

“But now it’s different. A domain more vast than my homeland, harvests that can fill the storehouses, and healthy commoners. Rejoice. Remember, worship, and be ecstatic about all the miracles that God and all spirits bestowed to celebrate my marriage.”

The cringeworthy comments ended here.

Cliff declared here that the promise had been fulfilled.

“Long live!”

“Long live the Elimis Family!”

“Long live His Highness the Duke!”

And indeed, the atmosphere was good.

Cliff pushed Priscilla forward.

As if it was now her turn.

She panicked and pondered. She hadn’t thought about what to say.

But if she had to say something…

“I used to hate my birthday.”

Her birthday was cold and desolate.

She always only heard news of people dying.

But not now.

“Every year when winter approaches, I think it’s thanks to everyone’s hard work preparing for winter according to His Highness’s instructions.”

Her speech concluded in that manner.

It was still the night before true winter began.

There was a very special reason for today.

“Bring alcohol and food.”

The prelude to the festival.

From the domain that now even made alcohol, they brought food and beer.

A session of eating, drinking, and getting drunk continued.

Epilogue

“…Again?”

Fried, who received the question, nodded with a bitter expression.

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Apollo frowned upon hearing his answer.

He was only thirteen years old.

Yet he was already handling government affairs.

“…What did Father say?”

“His Majesty said that at that age, everyone runs around playing and causes trouble…”

Apollo’s expression grew more stern.

All of this was because of his younger sister Artemis. She caused trouble almost every day.

It was always Apollo’s role to clean up after those incidents.

‘Still, there are things to be mindful of. To be rude when an envoy comes?’

The other party was quite important.

The eldest son of the Bellast family.

Among the powers of the southern Yusta Peninsula, they were the first family to join hands with the Elimis Duchy.

Thanks to that, the Yusta Peninsula was divided into two factions.

Those cooperative with the duchy.

And those trying to check the duchy.

Bellast was the representative of the cooperative faction at that time.

Because of this, Bellast was even attacked by the combined fleet of the opposing faction.

‘It was the most dangerous moment since Admiral Elbarun’s death.’

Elbarun.

They targeted the gap when the duchy’s navy weakened after that old admiral’s death.

Setting that aside, the victory achieved there.

Through this, the duchy came to exert influence over the entire Yusta Peninsula. And it was Bellast who shared in this military achievement.

“They control half of the southern part of this peninsula… Sigh.”

Apollo sighed.

His younger sister who picked a fight with and beat up such an eldest son.

‘Who on earth does she take after…’

Neither Cliff nor Priscilla had such a personality.

All of this was Cliff’s fault for raising her too indulgently.

What was most unfair was also there.

“And… if Temi is young, then what am I! Why am I here handling government affairs while Temi causes trouble!”

Fried spoke with a bitter expression.

“Regarding that as well…”

There were already words that Cliff had said.

“His Majesty said that Your Highness handles government affairs because you yourself wanted to do government work, and that he never ordered you to do it.”

These were words that grated on Apollo’s emotions.

But these words weren’t the end.

“Sigh. His Majesty said, ‘If you don’t want to do it either, you can quit.'”

“You damn XXX XXXXX!”

“Y-Your Highness!”

Fried was shocked by the incomprehensible curses pouring from his mouth.

What kind of undignified behavior was this?

After Apollo vented like this, had his emotions calmed down a little?

“Phew.”

He took a deep breath and stood up from his seat.

“Wh-where are you going?”

Was he really going to quit?

Apollo said.

“Since Father won’t scold me, what choice do I have? I’ll have to go to Mother.”

“Huh?”

“I’m going to tell Mother everything—about Temi, that child, and even what Father said to me.”

“…”

The crown prince who always appeared dignified.

But it seemed he was still young after all.

‘So… he’s going to tattle to his mother right now?’

And that night.

“This seems kind of strange. Wasn’t it originally the husband’s role to scold when something went wrong between a married couple?”

“So what?”

“No… it’s nothing.”

The father and son stood with their hands raised as punishment.

-End

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