I’m a Mother-in-Law, but I Dislike Conflict with My Daughter-in-Law - Chapter 227

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I’m a Mother-in-Law, But I Don’t Want Family Conflicts Episode 227

After that, I finished saying farewell to the reading club members.

Though I called it a farewell, I planned to meet them often before leaving for the Eastern Region, so there were no tears exchanged.

The positive Ilina even said she might take this opportunity to travel to the Eastern Region, promising to definitely visit someday.

After seeing off the members like that, I went to find Jace.

After the Count Jormon family incident, Jace had been staying in the annex building with Isobel.

Isobel was receiving maid training, and I heard that despite being a bit clumsy, she was getting along well with the other maids.

‘I declared I’d arrange a marriage for her, but she herself doesn’t want to get married… I’ll have to look into it slowly.’

A bigger problem than Isobel, who was enjoying life in the annex building, was Jace.

While Sophia had left for the Academy with light steps, Jace was in a state of determination, planning to confess to Mirinai at this opportunity.

Naturally, he was still mistaken about Mirinai’s gender.

“Jace.”

“Eek.”

The first sound he makes upon seeing someone is “eek”? I pinched and pulled the ear of Jace, who was crouched in a corner of the garden.

“Ah, it hurts!”

“You should greet someone first when you meet them.”

“Ugh, I got it!”

Jace vigorously swatted away my hand, dusted off his knees, and gave me a brief greeting.

I nodded and then turned my head toward the center of the garden.

There, Mirinai was cleaning together with three or four page boys.

“Why are you hiding here watching? Instead of going over there.”

“…I wasn’t hiding. I was just resting.”

You speak well.

I snorted and examined Mirinai’s face.

Unlike Jace, Mirinai’s appearance was still androgynous due to his late growth period.

‘He certainly has a mysterious charm.’

Mirinai had a charm that was insufficient to express with just the word “cute.”

He even had a kind heart and was clever, so it wasn’t strange that Jace had fallen for him.

“Jace, do you want to date Mirinai?”

“Why are you suddenly asking that?”

“I’m curious.”

Jace glanced at me. But seeing my expression and realizing I wasn’t joking, he fidgeted with his lips for a while before muttering.

“I want to.”

“It would be very difficult. You’d be breaking off an engagement with a count’s family to choose a page boy.”

Though the exposure of Count Jormon family’s true nature made it easy to break off the engagement, Jace’s father was surely targeting another family.

Jace already had difficulty with his father, so would he really be able to stand against his opposition?

“But there’s nothing I can do about it. I can’t take back having fallen in love.”

Then Jace continued speaking with a more resolute attitude than I had expected.

“I’ll worry about what comes after once my confession succeeds. I don’t want to give up because I’m scared beforehand.”

It was unexpected.

I didn’t know Jace was serious enough to make this kind of resolution.

Surprised, I widened my eyes, then smiled.

“Will you be okay? Your love’s obstacles won’t just be social status.”

“I told you, I can’t help it. Whether it’s status or background, what does that have to do with liking someone?”

Depending on the person, it might matter, or it might not.

But saying that with my own mouth would be cheating.

‘I was just going to check his feelings moderately and leave… He’s quite admirable. I want to help him a little.’

I said while holding back my laughter.

“If that love truly doesn’t change… I’ll support you. If you want my help, tell me anytime.”

“…Why are you acting so out of character?”

“Since you’ve helped me all this time, it’s a small repayment. Work hard.”

As I finished saying that and was about to leave the garden again, Jace suddenly grabbed my sleeve.

“What’s wrong?”

“I… I heard you’re leaving for the Eastern Region.”

He had been lurking around the study, so it seemed he had overheard our conversation.

He hesitated for a moment, then gathered courage and said.

“Grand Duchess, stay strong too.”

“…Stay strong?”

“Well, I’m actually glad the Grand Duchess is going to the Eastern Region… But still, if you need to call on me there too, call me. If it’s the Grand Duchess’s request, I’ll grant at least one more.”

For Jace, it was quite a thoughtful encouragement. Even as he spoke, seeming embarrassed, he deliberately turned his reddened face to the side.

‘…He’s grown a lot.’

We had only known each other for about 1-2 years at most, but Jace seemed to have grown quite admirably.

I reached out and patted Jace’s head.

“What, what’s this?”

“Thank you, I’ll definitely call if I have any trouble.”

Jace, still with a red face, stared at me intently.

Just as he was about to say something, Mirinai spotted Jace.

“Oh? Jace?”

Now it was really time for me to step away.

I showed Jace a clenched fist as a sign of encouragement, then left the garden.

I didn’t think I needed to interfere with those two children’s pure feelings. Jace would be able to accept whatever outcome came.

After that, I stopped by the office in the annex building. It was to send letters in advance to people I couldn’t meet before going to the Eastern Region.

“Were you here?”

Rohan happened to be in the office. He was writing something at the guest table, and judging by the golden paper, it seemed like a letter to the Emperor.

“I see the conversation is over.”

“After about twenty rounds of answers, he finally let me go.”

After sending the members away, he remained in the study with Nata to continue their conversation. It seemed Nata had many things she wanted to ask about the Eastern Region, and Rohan answered without complaint.

“Honestly, I thought you’d be angry. Don’t you think it was presumptuous?”

While I felt grateful for Nata’s concern, from Rohan’s perspective, it might have seemed like a mere knight was being insubordinate.

Rohan rested his chin on his hand for a moment, choosing his words. Then he shook his head in denial.

“It’s to protect you, so it doesn’t matter. And he needs to have that much spirit for me to trust him with you.”

“…If you found Sir Nata unreliable, you weren’t planning to take him along?”

“That’s right, I was going to prepare separate guards. But it seems that won’t be necessary.”

He slowly explained his reasons for evaluating Nata highly.

Even after Rohan vaguely revealed his identity to Nata, he apparently didn’t let his guard down.

As if my getting along with Rohan was of no concern to him, he always remained vigilant of those around us.

“…In other words, he didn’t trust anyone?”

“For a guard knight, that’s the right attitude. Since he’s a knight who even stood his ground against Theorne, he’s all the more trustworthy.”

I didn’t know this, but it seemed Nata hadn’t been intimidated even by the Emperor.

Seeing Nata and Rohan get along felt strange. Should I say they can’t become friends but work well together because they share the same purpose?

“Anyway, I’m glad the conversation went well. Is that letter for His Majesty?”

“Yes, I need to report about the engagement and tell him I won’t be going to the capital for a while. If I stay nearby, he’ll keep asking favors.”

“Then send mine along too. I have letters to send to the Imperial Palace and the Academy.”

I also had business with the Emperor. It wasn’t anything major, but I wanted to express my gratitude since I’d received help with the Windsor Family matter.

Additionally, I planned to add a request that he contact me before stirring up any trouble in the future.

The recipient of the letter I’d send to the Academy was Professor Fortran.

‘The Professor is too valuable a talent to waste away at the Academy.’

Professor Fortran couldn’t use magic well, and his research field was so unconventional that he was looked down upon at the Academy.

But I knew how to make full use of his research.

“The Venice Family has mages too, right?”

“Yes, their magical methods are somewhat different from those in the Western Region, but we have them.”

“Then it wouldn’t matter if I hired one more person?”

When I asked with a smile, Rohan frowned.

“It’s fine, but if you’re planning something, tell me first. I need to prepare for it.”

He spoke as if I was going to cause some incident.

I waved my hands dismissively, saying it wasn’t like that, then sat beside Rohan and grabbed some letter paper.

‘While I’m at it, I should write to the Margrave too. It seems I won’t see him for a while.’

Come to think of it, there were quite a few people I needed to contact.

I was writing letters for a while when I felt Rohan, who had finished his work first, staring at me intently.

“What is it?”

“…It doesn’t feel real that we’ll be together from now on.”

“Still?”

We’d already declared our marriage, so I didn’t understand what was so surprising about it now. When I frowned, Rohan’s lips curved upward.

“I don’t think I’ll get used to it even after years pass.”

“You’ll have to get used to it. We’ll be seeing each other every day now.”

“It’s the kind of happiness you’d only see in dreams.”

“Well, will it only be happiness?”

I smiled mischievously and pinched his cheek.

“Dating and marriage are different. You see different sides of each other, and you might end up hating each other.”

“You might come to hate me, but I’ll never be the one to push you away first.”

“…You’re quite confident about that.”

“I can swear an oath if necessary.”

His cheesy words made me laugh despite myself.

I let go of the cheek I had been pinching, as if to tell him that was enough.

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