That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 280

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Epilogue Chapter 3

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“Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

A respectful voice. Ferdinand didn’t even lift his head as he asked in a sarcastic tone.

“Don’t tell me the Grand Duke Frazier House has ‘again’ added to the dowry?”

“…Ahem.”

Ruk Kelfosher, the Grand Duke Frazier’s right hand and chief advisor, cleared his throat.

After coming and going so frequently since the royal marriage was decided, even the Chief Attendant now told him to just go in by himself to this Imperial Palace office….

“His Grace the Grand Duke thought it over and said it would be good to add three more castles from the southern coastline.”

Ferdinand finally lifted his head.

“Does our dear Grand Duke perhaps think the Briyang Imperial family’s circumstances look too dire? That I can’t afford to feed one wife?”

“You know that’s not it, Your Highness the Crown Prince. A grandfather facing his granddaughter’s marriage is bound to be quite anxious….”

The fact that the Crown Prince before him was a powerful figure who would inherit a vast empire didn’t particularly matter to Ruk Kelfosher.

Because to Ruk Kelfosher, he was merely His Grace the Grand Duke’s grandson-in-law.

In other words, the young lady’s fiancé.

No matter how distinguished the Crown Prince’s military achievements were, in terms of age and experience, Ruk Kelfosher was far more seasoned.

Ruk Kelfosher smiled as he spoke.

“Your Highness will feel similarly when preparing the Imperial Princess’s marriage in the future, so please understand.”

“….”

Having easily silenced Ferdinand with one sentence, Ruk Kelfosher confessed the list of additional gifts that had been added ‘for a month straight’ before withdrawing with a smile.

The Imperial Palace’s new Chief Attendant, who had been discreetly observing from outside, took a moment to steady his breathing.

“Your Highness, there is news to report.”

“Come in and speak.”

The Chief Attendant entered with a solemn expression.

In truth, he didn’t want to come in.

The continuous stream of news had been far from good….

“This is news that just arrived from the Kingdom of Sorsen….”

Ferdinand’s eyebrows twitched.

“Did the Crown Prince of Sorsen send it?”

“Yes….”

Ferdinand read through the document the Chief Attendant handed him in one go, then said coldly.

“Tell him to get lost.”

“If, if we do that… it seems there would be considerable damage to the Grand Duchess’s private assets… Are you really sure that’s alright…?”

“….”

Ferdinand let out a short laugh.

“He really sent something tremendous. That crazy bastard.”

“Ahem.”

The Chief Attendant cleared his throat, pretending not to hear.

Ferdinand threw the documents aside and crossed his arms. A chill settled in his eyes.

“His intentions are so obvious.”

That slippery golden bastard appeared in Ferdinand’s mind.

“Since it’s before the wedding, he’s going to scratch at my nerves as much as possible.”

“Ahem.”

The Chief Attendant cleared his throat again, pretending not to hear.

In fact, there was nothing he could do but clear his throat.

Ferdinand glared into empty space, his eyebrows twitching.

The others, well, he could tolerate them.

The youngest prince of the northern kingdom wanted to send a gem mine for Tulia, and various kingdoms and merchants wanted to offer castles one by one.

There were roughly over a hundred people desperate to be at the front of the wedding congratulatory gifts.

In fact, Ferdinand’s rational mind was somewhat accepting this situation.

What could he do?

Tulia had saved so many lives.

They insisted on repaying their debt of gratitude.

Tulia received reverence from the masses that transcended human levels.

It would be fortunate if they merely looked up to her as God’s messenger, and there were quite a few nobles who seriously viewed Tulia as God’s incarnation.

If Tulia established a religion, yes, even the Grand Temple, whose position was already precarious, might submit under her name.

That was his cold judgment as the Crown Prince of an empire.

Since things had reached such a point, he understood the fervent devotion directed toward her.

But the Crown Prince of Sorsen, this Benjamin Fluas, was different.

“A palace made of gold to offer her.”

Every single word grated on his nerves.

A palace made of gold?

Build that and offer it?

This was a desire of a different dimension from repaying gratitude.

Perhaps it was because that bastard had a history of courting Tulia.

Ferdinand muttered through gritted teeth.

“Just reading the letter, this Crown Prince seems to want to become my wife’s concubine.”

If the Briyang Imperial family weren’t the ones who had to build the golden palace, he probably wouldn’t have sent the letter to him first.

He would have sent the letter directly to Tulia.

The more Ferdinand thought about it, the worse his complexion became.

It seemed there was no other option but to tell him to get lost.

A golden palace? He’d rather refuse and build the same thing himself….

…No, no.

Thinking back, that bastard’s eyes and hair were all golden.

How sinister his scheme was. Truly befitting the gloomy Crown Prince who had silently destroyed an entire royal family.

Ferdinand ran his hand through his hair.

“This is driving me absolutely mad.”

“…What should we do?”

Ferdinand, who had been glaring at the document, suddenly smiled. Just as the Chief Attendant blinked.

Ferdinand asked.

“If we convert the list of gifts that came for the Crown Princess into money, how much would it be?”

The Chief Attendant immediately put on a serious expression.

“It’s certainly a considerable amount. But we’d need the Treasury Department to calculate the details, Your Highness.”

“Send someone to the Treasury Department.”

“I’ll summon them immediately.”

The Chief Attendant bowed respectfully and withdrew. Before closing the door, he stole a glance at the Crown Prince.

The cold and beautiful Crown Prince, who still bore traces of boyhood here and there. He was resting his chin on the back of his hand, looking out the window.

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‘Lady Tulia. You wouldn’t know….’

Sir Trini muttered like an old man reaching out futilely toward an unreachable moon.

‘You raised a crazy little brat….’

Sir Trini didn’t know exactly what scale Benjamin’s private assets were.

He had suspected that the amount of money he had earned was enormous, but….

‘This fellow should have been raised as a subordinate serving by the Young Lady’s side, not kept in the Royal Palace.’

He knew how to earn lots of money, and his appearance was exceptionally outstanding.

Most of all, since he himself liked Tulia so much, if told to live that way, he would have been incredibly happy until death.

At least that was Sir Trini’s opinion.

‘Though it’s too late now. Hmm.’

Benjamin hated the King, and despised even looking at the National Treasury, which was like his Royal Father’s legacy.

Thanks to this, ironically, all budgets executed by him as Prince came from Benjamin’s private funds.

It was the same now.

“Well, anyway, since it’s a national wedding gift, wouldn’t it be fine to cover it with the National Treasury?”

“The National Law says so, but His Highness Benjamin’s will is firm….”

At the Chief Attendant’s small whisper, Sir Trini scratched his head. Well, the Chief Attendant was equally dumbfounded.

“But His Highness Benjamin. Is it possible to build a building with gold?”

“If you pay enough money, even the dead will rise.”

‘Why did he grow up so twisted? I really raised him faithfully and well.’

Sir Trini felt mystified.

Anyway.

“Then it will far exceed the value of the Peridot Mine.”

Since he seemed to have increased the budget with that intention.

Thanks to this, it would likely be listed first on the list. Who would build a palace with gold as a gift for a foreign Crown Princess?

‘Since it’s his own money, I can’t say anything about it.’

Sir Trini scratched his head once again.

‘Did I read the child-rearing books wrong? I read everything the Young Lady sent me.’

While Sir Trini was engaged in self-reflection, Benjamin rose from his seat.

He limped toward the window side. Since his whole body wasn’t fully healed yet, limping a bit was natural.

Both the Chief Attendant and Sir Trini were so absent-minded that no one opened the window Benjamin approached.

But Benjamin paid no attention. He simply reflected himself in the translucent glass of the window where dazzling sunlight poured in.

His hair and eyes were similar colors, so it seemed he would quickly tire of them.

But he wouldn’t quickly tire of gold.

Since she liked flashy things, she would be pleased with his gift for a very long time.

Yes.

In this life, that was enough.

At least only in this life.

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