I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 81
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#81
Inside the box was a beautiful water-colored dress.
Seeing the dress, Eria clasped her hands together and sparkled her eyes like a girl.
“Oh my, what a beautiful dress.”
“Indeed.”
The dress was certainly beautiful, but the intention behind sending it was far from beautiful.
It was an implicit warning not to think about acting as an advisor.
I never thought Viscount Valdir would go this far.
I looked at the dress with irritation.
“Don’t just look at it, try it on, Miss.”
Eria, who knew nothing, spoke with a purely excited face.
Not wanting to ruin her mood, I nodded as if to say do as you please.
Eria quickly picked up the dress.
The hem of the dress, sprinkled with finely ground pearl powder, spread out gracefully.
“Oh? There’s also a note in the box?”
Eria pulled out a note that had been hidden under the dress and handed it to me.
On the small note was written briefly one sentence.
[Wear this to tonight’s dinner.]
He’s trying to make it so I have no choice but to accept his opinion even if I don’t want to.
Unnecessarily thorough. I crumpled the note tightly.
I wanted to ignore such words with a snort, but he was a marquis and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The temporary position of the Emperor’s representative was only valid when dealing with foreign countries.
For now, as a count’s daughter and advisor, he wasn’t someone I could easily ignore.
Then what should I do? Should I obediently follow his orders?
I don’t like that.
As I pondered what to do, a thought suddenly crossed my mind and I looked at Eria.
“Eria, I’d like some tea. Could you prepare some for me?”
“Yes, Miss.”
Eria set the dress down on the table and asked me.
“What kind of tea shall I bring you?”
“Something with a dark color.”
“Pardon?”
Eria asked back in confusion.
“Not tea with a strong taste, but tea with a dark color…?”
“Yes. I’d like something with a very dark color.”
At my repeated words, Eria just blinked with a bewildered face.
Yes, it must be absurd. No one would have made such a request before.
Usually when requesting tea, people discuss fragrance and taste, not color.
Knowing this, I pretended not to know and asked.
“Is that not possible?”
“Oh, no. I’ll bring it right away.”
Eria hurried out.
There’s no need to rush like that.
I followed Eria’s departure with my eyes, then looked at the dress on the table.
The dress sparkling in the sunlight was certainly pretty, but it didn’t particularly move me.
I should continue looking at the documents.
I threw the marquis’s note in the trash and went back to reviewing the materials.
Shortly after, Eria returned with a teacup and teapot.
Eria poured tea into the cup. Bright red tea filled the blue teacup.
“Is this dark enough in color?”
“Perfect.”
It will stain very well.
I smiled with satisfaction and picked up the teacup.
The fragrance was as strong as the color was dark. Just lifting it lightly released an intense aroma.
“You may go now.”
“I’ll put away the dress.”
When Eria tried to grab the dress, I waved my hand.
“Just leave that there.”
“But if we leave it like this, it will get dusty.”
“I’ll be changing into it soon anyway. I want to admire it a bit more, so just leave it.”
“Understood, Miss.”
After Eria left, I took a sip of tea. The astringent taste lingered on my tongue for a long time.
“Not my taste.”
I don’t want to drink this, so I should throw it away.
Instead of setting down the teacup, I lifted it up to shoulder height.
And slowly tilted the teacup.
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Viscount Valdir had sent not only the dress but also matching shoes and accessories as gifts.
I could appreciate the effort of sending such expensive gifts to warn a displeasing young lady, but it was completely useless.
“Oh, what should we do!”
That’s because the dress Viscount Valdir gave was stained with tea and completely unwearable.
The red stains spread over the water-colored dress would never wash out no matter how much you scrubbed.
“Sorry, Eria.”
While laughing inside, I pretended to be sad on the outside and spoke to the dismayed Eria.
“I made a mistake and now the dress is unwearable.”
“Oh, no. Anyone can make mistakes. If it was a mistake… that is.”
Eria said this while looking at me with suspicious eyes.
It seemed Eria had realized that I had deliberately spilled tea on the dress.
Well, nothing would change even if she knew.
“Yes, it was a mistake.”
Because if I insist it was a mistake, that’s the end of it.
Eria sighed deeply and asked me.
“Since you can’t wear the dress you received as a gift, what will you wear to the dinner tonight? Do you happen to have a dress you brought with you?”
“No.”
There was no way I would. Since I had no intention of wearing dresses here, I only brought simple indoor clothes and outdoor clothes.
“Then what will you do for tonight’s dinner?”
“What do you mean what will I do? I’ll just wear my uniform as planned.”
At my words, Eria’s expression darkened.
She had a knowing look. She wouldn’t make that expression just because she couldn’t wear a dress.
“You must have heard something from Baron Valdyr.”
“Ah.”
I just took a shot in the dark, but judging by her reaction, it seemed I hit the mark.
Come to think of it, Eria was earnestly coaxing me yesterday to go outside.
That must have been influenced by Viscount Valdir too.
“Did Baron Valdyr also tell you yesterday to take me outside no matter what?”
I thought it was unlikely, but this was also a bingo.
“Ha.”
“I-I’m sorry, Miss!”
When I let out a big sigh, Eria prostrated herself on the floor in apology.
“I-I didn’t mean any harm! It’s just that Baron Valdyr said he really wanted me to introduce you to the beauty of Hutton, so that’s why…”
I knew Eria had no malicious intent.
I couldn’t help but know that she was just a mere maid who couldn’t dare disobey when the Viscount spoke like that.
Even knowing this well, the human heart is truly wicked, and I found myself resenting even her.
Even when I tried to think positively, it was difficult to do so.
“…Prepare me for the dinner.”
I spoke in a voice drained of all humor.
Eria couldn’t shake off her gloomy expression throughout the preparations.
Since I was wearing a uniform rather than a dress, there wasn’t much to prepare.
I just needed to do it like when I went out to greet the diplomatic mission earlier in the day.
As expected, I finished preparing early and spent the remaining time reading materials.
Knock knock-
Suddenly, I heard a knocking sound.
When Eria opened the door after receiving permission, she looked startled as she stared at the other person.
“Young…master.”
Young master? Could it be…
“Is Princess Tebesa ready?”
As expected, the person who came was Aldor.
Why did he come here? I looked at Aldor with a serious expression.
Aldor looked at me with surprised eyes.
“The dinner is about to start, so why haven’t you prepared anything yet, Princess?”
“I’ve already finished preparing.”
Aldor looked me up and down with an expression that said ‘That’s it?’
Then he turned to look at Eria with sharp eyes.
“Don’t tell me you didn’t deliver the dress that Baron Valdyr gifted to the Princess?”
“Ah, that…”
“I received the dress.”
I quickly interrupted so that innocent Eria wouldn’t get scolded because of me.
“However, I accidentally spilled tea on it, so I had no choice but to wear my uniform. So don’t blame the maid.”
Aldor clicked his tongue and looked at me with a ‘tsk tsk’ expression.
“Spilling tea. You made a mistake that even a child wouldn’t make.”
Was he being sarcastic? Not that I particularly cared.
I put down the materials I was reading and stood up from my seat.
“So what brings you here, Young Master?”
“I came to escort the Princess to the dining room.”
“Escort?”
I tilted my head.
“Are you also participating in the dinner banquet, Young Master?”
“No.”
Aldor smiled proudly and extended his hand to me.
“But since the Princess is special, I came to escort you personally.”
The reason such an obvious statement felt so unpleasant was probably because I had been hearing that story constantly since coming here.
“Such consideration is unnecessary.”
I said as I passed by Aldor.
“I would like you to treat me not as a princess, but as the Emperor’s aide and the Emperor’s representative.”
As I was about to go outside, Aldor grabbed my arm.
“Then how should I treat you?”
When I turned around, I saw Aldor sneering at me.
He spoke to me mockingly.
“Should I bow and greet you like I do to His Majesty the Emperor? Or should I at least use honorifics?”
Greetings and honorifics.
“Why don’t you try saying that to Baron Valdyr and your father too? That I’m the Emperor’s aide and representative, so please treat me accordingly.”
Please treat me accordingly…
“Don’t forget, Leilah. You are the Emperor’s representative”
That’s right, exactly. I was the Emperor’s representative.
The Emperor’s representative who takes the Emperor’s role in the Emperor’s absence.
Why had I forgotten this fact until now?
That my enduring and overlooking such rudeness until now was being rude to His Majesty the Emperor.
“Haha.”
I let out a small laugh because I felt so foolish.
Aldor looked at me strangely.
“Princess Tebesa?”
“It’s not Princess Tebesa, but Count Tebesa, Young Master.”
I corrected the mistake and shook off his hand.
“From now on, I intend to receive all the proper treatment as His Majesty the Emperor’s representative, so please fulfill everything you mentioned, Young Master.”
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