The Crown I Will Take From You - Chapter 141

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Chapter 141

 

“Your Highness Princess, we can’t make our child a fatherless child, can we?”

 

Samon smiled at the raging 4th Princess.

 

“Kill him, beat that bastard to death!”

 

The 4th Princess’s knights hesitated. They too couldn’t believe what they had just heard. Who? Princess was carrying whose child?

 

“Kill him! I said kill him!”

 

As she caused a commotion, the maid and knight restrained the 4th Princess.

 

“Your Highness, this is inside Valdina Palace. The Count is also a prisoner awaiting execution. If you act recklessly and overstep your authority, you’ll give this country another excuse.”

 

“Aaaahhh!”

 

The 4th Princess screamed while tearing at her hair.

 

* * *

 

“These vermin-!”

 

As soon as she left the prison, the 4th Princess’s relaxed expression from when she entered was revealed to be false as she kicked the wall and threw a wild tantrum.

 

Then she raised her arm and sniffed, smelling it. The foul stench from inside the dirty prison seemed to have permeated terribly.

 

Soon she began vigorously wiping her body with the handkerchief she carried, as if trying to erase the lingering smell.

 

A streak of anxiety flashed in her eyes.

 

She denied that Samon’s words could absolutely be true, but somehow she felt uneasy.

 

The maid watched her raging appearance with anxiety.

 

“That’s impossible!”

 

It couldn’t be. That damned bastard cornered into a dead end was just grabbing anything he could get his hands on to threaten her.

 

“The Divine Healer, hah, bring him to me.”

 

“Yes, Your Highness.”

 

However, the Divine Healer who was urgently summoned by the 4th Princess’s call, far from reassuring her, delivered an answer like a bolt from the blue.

 

“You are… with child.”

 

“That can’t be. Look again carefully. I’ll provide another sample!”

 

The 4th Princess immediately denied it.

 

Pregnancy was confirmed through examination of urine. But no matter how many times it was repeated, the Divine Healer’s answer remained the same.

 

“…Though it may be presumptuous, you are indeed with child. Your Highness Princess must have felt changes in your body. Such as your monthly cycle stopping, or your sense of smell or taste becoming more sensitive than usual…”

 

It couldn’t be, it couldn’t be!

 

But the Princess’s mind already knew that the Divine Healer’s words were reasonable.

 

Several months without her monthly cycle.

 

Since it was already irregular, she thought it was due to the headaches from too many recent events…

 

She often skipped meals because even the slightest unpleasant smell would make her nauseous.

 

Since she recovered soon after, she thought it was just a passing whim…

 

‘Really, it was pregnancy?’

 

Lost in thought, the Princess didn’t notice the Divine Healer secretly clenching his fist and squeezing his eyes shut.

 

“No, this can’t happen!”

 

The 4th Princess’s heart sank with a thud. Her vision went dark.

 

“Send a letter to Maternal Grandfather and Mother, quickly! We must devise a plan for what to do.”

 

Samon Claudio, that scoundrel could never become her husband.

 

He was an idiot who didn’t even reach the toes of all the partners she had been engaged to until now.

 

“And you, go to the prison right now and kill all of Claudio’s teeth tonight.”

 

The Princess turned and commanded her knights.

 

How dare he use cunning tricks to plant useless seed, he must be repaid with death.

 

However, the Princess’s malice couldn’t reach Samon in time.

 

“I greet the 4th Princess. This is a letter His Majesty sends to Your Highness Princess.”

 

The Emperor’s letter had arrived before that.

 

* * *

 

The King of Valdina’s office.

 

The letter delivered by Emperor Kazen’s envoy also arrived to Valdina’s leadership.

 

The envoy was driven out of the Administrative Palace as if expelled by the cold atmosphere.

 

“This cannot be. Release the Claudio family!”

 

Diangel indignantly stabbed his dagger into the golden imperial decree.

 

“Who are we to dictate this and that about another country’s national affairs?”

 

“It seems the Princess is carrying Samon’s child. Since it’s blood of the Kazen Royal Family and the fact has been made known to the Holy Kingdom as well, the Emperor says he will arrange their engagement and take the Regent’s family to Kazen.”

 

Sisear recited the contents of the cut scroll aloud.

 

Everyone was indignant.

 

They had just finished eliminating the rebels and only had the execution of the Regent, the final source, left.

 

But to release them now was like having their nose cut off right before their eyes.

 

“You don’t look surprised, Dea.”

 

Peleus gazed at his sister.

 

The Princess who alone maintained composure in this place where everyone couldn’t hide their excitement.

 

“When I heard that Samon was frequenting the 4th Princess’s bedchamber, I thought… there might be this possibility.”

 

Medeia answered in a calm voice.

 

“The 4th Princess probably didn’t want it either. It’s the result of Samon somehow grasping onto the 4th Princess as a lifeline to avoid execution.”

 

“…”

 

As long as he could preserve his life, it didn’t matter if he groveled to Kazen?

 

As a man, as the head of a family, did he have no minimum honor?

 

The people in the hall felt deep disgust toward the Claudio clan.

 

Meanwhile, the fiery-tempered Diangel was the first to raise his voice.

 

“It doesn’t matter either way. Your Majesty, why should our Valdina listen to Kazen’s words? Just execute them immediately, Your Majesty.”

 

Diangel’s eyes blazed as if he would charge into the Kazen Empire at any moment.

 

“If we say their heads have already been cut, what can they do? We must push forward recklessly. Just like they did to us.”

 

“Captain, this is not a matter to decide so hastily.”

 

But Sisear shook his head in opposition.

 

“Have you forgotten that our opponent is an Empire? Though our Valdina won the ten-year war and gained the plains, the domestic and foreign consumption has been extreme while sustaining the war. And there was even a rebellion.”

 

“…”

 

“The inside and outside of the kingdom are very unstable. If Kazen uses this matter as justification to invade in this situation… Are you saying we should wage another war? Do you think the people will understand that? Then, far from suppression, even Valdina’s survival would become uncertain.”

 

Sisear removed his monocle and rubbed his gaunt face. Despite his young appearance, deep fatigue emanated from his entire body.

 

“Though Princess worked hard to barely prevent the treasury from being completely empty and the royal family from collapsing, this is the limit. Do you know how many matters are scattered before us right now?”

 

These were the words of the minister in charge of Valdina’s national affairs. No one could deny his point.

 

While the Agema cut down countless enemies, Sisear read and reviewed dozens of times that number.

 

Numbers have no honor or beliefs. They only speak of reality as cold as ice.

 

And the numbers Valdina possessed were currently not very abundant.

 

“The plains will provide a foundation for us to stand shoulder to shoulder with Kazen, but that absolutely doesn’t mean right now. With our current national power, our Valdina cannot face the Empire.”

 

“…”

 

“It’s time to step back and focus on strengthening our internal foundation. Not waging another war.”

 

Sisear pointed out the realistic situation.

 

“…”

 

Since his words couldn’t be denied, silence briefly circulated in the hall.

 

“Then, are you saying we should be manipulated by the Empire like puppets?”

 

Diangel burst with frustration.

 

“Setting aside war with the Empire… Kazen also knows their demands are unreasonable.”

 

Sisear pointed to the lower part of the golden scroll.

 

“So they proposed to hand over the mining area of the Anfron Region that borders Valdina. In the past, this would be property the Empire would never give up.”

 

The Anfron Region was famous for its gold mines. The gold veins hadn’t been exhausted for decades.

 

Kazen had never once given their national property to another country.

 

This much meant it was either a very favorable compensation, or that the Emperor cherished and wanted to protect the 4th Princess that much.

 

“…”

 

“If it’s Anfron… we have no choice but to see the practical benefit. The gold buried there would be considerable help in rebuilding the country.”

 

Sisear, who argued for handing over the Regent’s family for the practical benefits the gold mine would bring.

 

“Still, absolutely not. In the end, wouldn’t that be allowing interference in our internal affairs! Whatever those bastards offered, our Valdina must unconditionally refuse!”

 

Diangel, who stubbornly insisted they must maintain the war with Kazen, confronted him head-on.

 

The quiet interior soon became noisy again.

 

Between both sides locked in a tense battle with no concessions whatsoever, Peleus gazed at his sister.

 

“Medeia, what do you think?”

 

A calm yet affectionate voice flowed from him.

 

People’s attention focused on the Princess.

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