The Crown I Will Take From You - Chapter 62

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Chapter 62

“You’re looking down on me too much.”

However, the Princess glanced down at the floor, snorted, and left.

Etienne was flustered.

“Your Highness, Your Highness! Please listen to me! Please, come back!”

He belatedly grabbed the bars and shouted, but only echoes remained in the cold prison.

* * *

On the way out of the prison where Etienne was confined, Saya, who had accompanied Medeia, tilted her head.

“Your Highness, why didn’t you take that certificate? There are widespread rumors that the Minister scraped together all the valuable things in the palace. With that money, we wouldn’t have to fear even if the Prince’s family came… Why…?”

Saya, with an expression of incomprehension, stopped walking again.

“Should I go back and get it now?”

“There’s no need. It’s a trap.”

“What?”

Medeia kindly explained to the girl with round eyes.

“Now that the Minister has been captured, everyone who knows him will be desperately searching for the slush funds he hid. But if I take that out and use it, it would be like shouting for everyone to target me. Above all, Uncle would be the first to come looking.”

“Then, giving away his entire fortune…”

“He thinks he can always take it back from me once he’s able to return, so he can afford to be generous.”

“My goodness.”

Saya’s mouth fell open.

“Isn’t he crazy? Crying and begging Your Highness to save him while simultaneously spreading poison?”

“Etienne is a cunning man. Even in this situation, he’s trying to entangle me with him. It seems prison life is still comfortable for him, so let’s let him enjoy it more.”

“Of course. I must tell my friends about this too.”

Saya nodded solemnly.

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Claudio’s Estate.

The Regent looked down at the stiff certificate. It was a guarantee proving funds of thirty chests filled with gold coins.

He had run around the capital until his feet were sore, finally achieving the amount Medeia had demanded.

In the middle, he had gone to find Medeia carrying the chests, but was refused and had to return.

“Uncle, what are you doing bringing this directly? Are you planning to announce to the world that I received bribes and released the Minister? How can someone as knowledgeable as you move so foolishly?”

The contemptuous look she gave him was a bonus.

‘If I had shown the cart with chests outside, I could have at least created rumors that Medeia was extravagant.’

The Regent, whose scheme was exposed, had no choice but to nod.

“That girl told me to convert the gold coins into anonymous certificates from money changers.”

Money changers were those who exchanged various currencies used in trade.

Among them, those operating in the shadows mainly dealt in smuggling trade, so they had expertise in managing such funds secretly.

Anonymous certificates were mainly traded in black markets.

“Ha! How does a girl who’s only been in the palace know about such things?”

Catherine frowned as she answered.

“She must have heard it somewhere. Would a girl who openly demands backdoor money not know about this?”

The Regent snorted.

“Anyway, I’ve converted it into certificates as she instructed, so now Medeia can’t find fault anymore. Wife, let’s enter the palace quickly.”

Today Catherine was also planning to join.

“If Medeia bewitches me again with her silver tongue, you step forward.”

The Regent, who had been swept away by Medeia twice and returned empty-handed, didn’t want to repeat the same mistake.

“Of course, dear. I’ll handle that child well so that Medeia will definitely sign the Minister’s petition.”

The Regent couple had finished all preparations. This time they absolutely would not back down.

With the strong determination to somehow coax and persuade Medeia to stamp the document releasing Minister Etienne, they boarded the carriage.

Princess’s Palace.

“Your Highness. Prince Claudio and his wife have arrived.”

Before the maid finished speaking, the Prince couple strode inside.

Absorbed in their determination not to be swayed by Medeia, they failed to notice the different atmosphere of the Princess’s Palace.

The servants’ attitude was more solemn and formal than usual.

“Medeia!”

“Uncle. Oh, Aunt has come too.”

“Now I really need you. I can’t bear to watch that poor Minister any longer.”

Standing majestically with his chest puffed out, the Prince took out a golden certificate from his pocket and placed it down.

“Seven thousand gold coins. The Minister and his retainers have offered all their assets. It’s an unreasonable amount, but you don’t know how hard this uncle worked to raise this money for you, Medeia.”

He gave a long speech about how difficult it was to raise this money.

Medeia, who confirmed the certificate, looked surprised.

“Uncle, are you really going to give this to me?”

“Yes, it’s yours now. What wouldn’t we do for you? Go ahead and take it.”

The Regent’s fingertips trembled slightly as he handed over the certificate. He felt very bitter.

‘Not only can I not take this much money from Medeia, but I’m giving it to her with my own hands.’

But he forcibly suppressed his instinct to snatch the certificate from Medeia’s hands. He could take the money back later.

But if Etienne collapsed like this, he would lose his one remaining arm.

The great undertaking was imminent. Losing Etienne after the Maid Supervisor would cause major disruption to the grand plan.

“Come, take it quickly. And you just need to stamp your seal here.”

Along with the certificate, the Prince held out the petition.

“Etienne might die in prison at this rate. Sisear, do you know how much that cunning man is tormenting him?”

“That’s right, Your Highness. This is truly urgent. We can’t delay any longer.”

“Uncle, I…”

But Medeia looked troubled without taking the certificate.

What is this girl trying to demand again by stalling like this? The Regent was furious.

Does she want even more after receiving this large sum of money?

“Oh my, how should I tell you both… I wasn’t being sincere. As a Princess, how could I demand such private, enormous bribes for Valdina’s public affairs?”

Then, Medeia said with drooping eyebrows.

“Because this matter is so serious, I hoped Uncle would change his mind. The Minister’s guilt is already clear. Evidence keeps coming out.”

“That’s…! A misunderstanding! There must be some misunderstanding. Did Sisear say that? That man has been watching Etienne like a hawk. What wouldn’t a man with blood-red eyes say to get his hands bloody?”

“Then are you saying the bones found at the Minister’s residence are also fake?”

When the Prince was speechless at Medeia’s question, Catherine stepped forward.

“Princess. Actually, there are hidden circumstances in this case that Your Highness doesn’t know about. You shouldn’t just believe what appears on the surface. Political interests and conspiracies are lurking.”

She persuaded the Princess step by step with a gentle voice.

“Since the Minister’s life is urgent, if you first stamp this release document, we’ll explain everything in detail. His life hangs on Your Highness’s fingertip. Whatever the circumstances, if Valdina’s loyal subject dies due to Your Highness’s hesitation, how will you bear that burden?”

She subtly pointed out the possibility of the Princess being blamed later.

If it had been the old Medeia, she would have anxiously followed Catherine’s instructions obediently.

But the current Medeia is different.

“No, Aunt. Though I’m still young and foolish, I’m not ignorant of right and wrong. When Etienne’s guilt is clear, I really don’t understand why wise Uncle defends that evil man.”

Medeia shook her head as if she couldn’t understand.

When the Regent couple eagerly approached her, the Princess stepped back.

It was a firm attitude of leaving no room.

‘So this girl won’t stamp her seal now?’

The Regent’s face immediately turned vicious.

She had shamelessly demanded gold coins first, and now what?

He recalled their frantic running around to meet the Princess’s unreasonable demands.

His head filled with rage and his judgment began to blur.

‘Not anymore!’

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