The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 130

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Justia Morning Newspaper

“Second Prince, will be the bright future and great gift of the Empire”…Abner delivers congratulatory wreaths to Empress Palace

“Are you really sure this is alright?”

Herman asked in an anxious voice, looking at the newspaper published this morning.

Grandmother remained silent.

I quietly turned to the first page of the newspaper.

“Long-awaited news”, Heaven has blessed Taranta

Taranta’s second star … Second Prince’s middle name is ‘Hunt’

How is gender determination of an unborn imperial grandson performed? Fetal gender detection magical tools draw attention again

The newspaper was filled with news about Karin Empress and the Second Prince all the way to the back page.

Herman said.

“Young lady, and Your Grace. The fact that Abner owns the Justia newspaper is now known to everyone in the Imperial Capital.”

Grandmother and I acquired the newspaper company from Richmond and gave it the new name ‘Justia’.

It was the imperial word meaning fairness.

“Abner has been openly supporting the First Prince all this time, hasn’t it? But….”

Herman’s voice was full of anxiety.

I knew why Herman was acting this way.

“Yes. Some people might think Abner has changed its stance.”

“That’s exactly what I’m saying! Haven’t we maintained good relations with the Dowager Empress and First Prince all this time? But if we suddenly publish such articles as if we’ve been waiting….”

I quietly stared at Herman.

“Herman. Does the First Prince seem like just a political ally to you?”

Herman closed his mouth.

“The First Prince… no, Tian is also a friend I trust and like very much. You know that too, don’t you Herman?”

When I put down the newspaper on the table, Herman’s expression became blank.

“The trust between us won’t be easily broken by just one article like this.”

Soon Herman held his forehead and bowed his head.

“…I’m sorry. I overstepped my bounds.”

I shook my head to indicate it was fine.

Then I added.

“Also. For now, this method is the safest.”

As soon as Karin Empress’s pregnancy was confirmed, she first contacted our newspaper’s reporter.

And immediately gave permission for the report.

‘Even though she clearly knows that Abner owns Justia….’

“She’s trying to test us.”

“Test us?”

“She’s trying to see how we’ll react.”

As Herman said, Abner has been openly supporting Tian all this time.

“How could Karin Empress not know? That our Abner is part of the Dowager Empress faction.”

Though everyone kept it quiet, the nobility of the Imperial Capital was currently secretly divided into two factions.

The Dowager Empress faction supporting Tian and the Dowager Empress.

The Empress faction supporting Karin and the Second Prince who would be born someday.

And Abner was currently considered a representative family of the Dowager Empress faction.

It was completely opposite to Longton, which was a noble family of the Empress faction.

“Herman. We must not forget that Karin Empress now even has a child.”

Herman tilted his head.

“I can bet my snacks today. Karin Empress will try to seize control of the Imperial Palace much more sharply and aggressively from now on, won’t she?”

Teacher Ann said that parents with children can do anything.

“We are on the side of Dowager Empress and Tian, just as we have been. But there’s no need to pick a fight by deliberately showing that.”

Moreover, didn’t I see it once in my previous life?

The Empress bringing down Tian and completely devouring the Imperial Palace with her son.

‘Even though many things have changed in this life, I should test the stone bridge as much as possible before crossing it.’

And….

“Grandmother taught me that you should keep your enemies close and watch them.”

Herman opened his mouth blankly.

I poked the newspaper with my index finger.

“What would happen if we don’t publish news about the Second Prince’s pregnancy and openly sharpen our blades just because we’re the Dowager Empress faction?”

“…An invisible war would probably break out.”

“Exactly! Of course, doing this won’t make Karin Empress suddenly trust us completely.”

“….”

“But openly antagonizing the Empress is definitely different from hiding our true feelings and yielding a step.”

“…As expected.”

Suddenly Grandmother muttered quietly.

“As expected, my granddaughter is a genius.”

I opened my eyes wide.

“How could she be so clever if she weren’t a genius? How can a ten-year-old child be so perfect? Isn’t that right, Herman.”

Then Herman bowed his head and answered in a voice full of conviction.

“I’m sorry, but Your Grace is wrong this time.”

One of Grandmother’s eyebrows rose slightly.

“Wrong? Me?”

“In my opinion, even the word genius falls far short of describing Princess.”

Grandmother made a “huh” sound.

Then she nodded solemnly.

“…Yes. My thinking was shallow.”

I stared blankly at the two people going back and forth.

“In my opinion, even Tehamass, the greatest strategist of the Unification War era, would have yielded to Princess’s wisdom.”

“That’s obvious.”

“Not only that. Even Callic, called the liberator of magical studies, would have felt shame before Princess’s brilliance.”

“Your eye for people has always been accurate.”

I avoided their gazes and rubbed my cheeks that were getting goosebumps.

‘No matter how much I hear this kind of thing, I never get used to it….’

Praise is only good at first, but after hearing it continuously for almost 5 years, it becomes burdensome.

Just as I was rolling my eyes around.

“Master.”

Butler Grandfather Roger, who had knocked, entered the room.

“Another letter arrived from the Imperial Palace just now.”

I quickly ran over to check what Roger was holding.

It was a letter decorated with gold flowers.

“It’s an invitation to the pregnancy celebration, right?”

When I asked with sparkling eyes, Roger looked surprised.

Then he hesitantly nodded.

“That’s correct. It’s an invitation to Karin Empress’s pregnancy celebration party.”

I exclaimed inwardly.

‘This is exactly the same as my previous life too.’

Karin Empress’s pregnancy celebration party was something that had been held in my previous life as well.

However, if there was one difference from the current situation.

‘In my previous life, the Abner family didn’t receive an invitation.’

The Abner of my previous life was steadily walking down a path of decline around this time.

It was a ducal house in name only, and by this period, there was nothing left for Abner.

The magic stone mine that had been their financial lifeline was sold to the Coel Ducal House for a pittance, and the branch families still ignored Grandmother.

Though they managed to hold on for a few more years with weapon contracts, the family’s financial state remained stagnant.

Naturally, an atmosphere of disregarding Abner quietly spread throughout the Imperial Capital.

Thinking about it, it was an obvious result.

‘For a supposedly ducal house to not even receive an invitation to the prince’s pregnancy celebration.’

Grandmother became increasingly isolated within the family and the Empire.

Then one day, she met a lonely death.

Longton raised a toast, predicting that Grandmother had been murdered, and before long, Jayden inherited the position of Lord of Abner.

It was something that happened about 5 years from now.

I quickly erased my gloomy expression.

And looked at Grandmother with a carefree smile.

“Grandmother, we’re going, right?! I think we should go!”

Grandmother let out a small laugh.

“Of course we should go.”

Then she gently rubbed my cheeks and forehead with her warm hands.

“Have I ever not gone where you were going?”

Grandmother lifted me up and sat me on her lap.

I leaned my head against Grandmother’s embrace and thought.

‘If I go to the celebration, I should be able to roughly grasp how things are unfolding.’

I might also get a chance to naturally talk with Tian.

And so we prepared to attend the party amidst the busy atmosphere.

And after several days passed, finally on a day three days before the pregnancy celebration.

“It’s been a while.”

I was startled and froze in place upon seeing an unexpected person who had barged into the townhouse.

A neatly dressed uniform.

A black cloak made of wolf fur.

“Why such a surprised expression? As if you’ve seen someone you shouldn’t see.”

The person who lifted his perfectly formed lips and smiled leisurely before my eyes was,

“Our little niece seems to have found life in the Imperial Capital quite comfortable. Judging by how good your complexion looks.”

It was Jayden, whom I was seeing after a long time.

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