The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 302

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Side Story 1. The Knight and Assassin’s Proposal Operation (1)

“La la la la~”

The 1st Princess of the Bentrum Empire, Emilia, swung her two legs back and forth.

The child was humming with her eyes closed, enjoying the gentle touch of someone brushing her hair.

“Princess Emilia, how shall I style your hair today?”

“Hmm, whatever Catherine thinks looks pretty!”

The Housekeeper Catherine smiled softly at Emilia’s confident request.

“Yes, then since it’s a bit hot today, I’ll braid it into twin tails and put it up.”

“Yes, good! But Catherine, when will Brother and Rachel come back?”

Catherine pondered for a moment at the Princess’s question.

“Well, the Summer Hunting Grounds are quite a distance from the Imperial Capital, so they should be back in at least three days, don’t you think?”

Edwin, who had become Crown Prince, was attending the summer hunting competition in place of the Emperor who was unwell. Of course, his companion this time was also Rachel.

“How many nights is three days?”

“Three nights.”

Catherine gently embraced Emilia while arranging her hair.

“Don’t worry too much, Your Highness. Both of them will be back soon.”

“Yes!”

Emilia answered cheerfully.

Once her hair was done, the Princess casually got up from her seat and disappeared with the maid.

“I’m going to visit Brother Adrian!”

Prince Adrian had given up his position as Crown Prince and continued to stay in the Prince’s Palace where he originally resided.

Thanks to this, even when Edwin was away, he served as a good playmate for Emilia.

“Have fun playing today. Just don’t stay too long.”

“Yes, I don’t plan to disturb Brother’s studies either. I’ll be back before dinner!”

Adrian was formally receiving the archaeology lessons he had loved so much.

Moreover, next year he was scheduled to formally enroll in the Academy in the capital and leave the Imperial Palace.

‘They say Prince Adrian’s enrollment in the Academy is to solidify Prince Edwin’s position as Crown Prince, but from what I can see, it seems like a good thing for Prince Adrian himself too.’

Adrian, who had achieved his dream, no longer looked listless.

Of course, he still occasionally fell ill due to his chronic condition, but his eyes always sparkled and he was always smiling.

“Speaking of our Princess Emilia.”

Catherine watched fondly as Emilia ran off with quick steps, accompanied by several maids.

“When did she grow up so much? In the past, if the Caretaker was late, she would have cried pitifully.”

When did she grow up so quickly, really.

Just as Catherine was feeling nostalgic,

“Housekeeper.”

A maid approached her and respectfully handed her a letter.

“A letter has arrived for you, Housekeeper.”

“For me? Who sent it?”

There shouldn’t be anyone sending letters at this time.

Catherine received the letter with a puzzled expression, then frowned.

It was because she saw a familiar name on the envelope containing the letter.

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“Emilia.”

“Brother!”

The Empire’s summer hunting competition had finally ended.

Edwin, who had returned to the Prince’s Palace, lifted Emilia into his arms as she jumped into his embrace.

“Were you doing well?”

“Yes! I was doing well!”

He should be happy to hear that she was doing well.

Edwin looked at Emilia, who answered without hesitation, and drooped his eyebrows.

“You were doing well even without Brother? Really, Ria?”

“Yes, of course! I was doing well so Brother wouldn’t worry! Weren’t you doing well, Brother?”

“No, Brother was having such a hard time missing Ria throughout the hunt.”

“Hmm.”

Emilia narrowed her eyes at Edwin’s answer.

“Liar.”

The Princess crossed her arms and tilted her head to the side.

“Sister Bridget went to the hunting competition too. So what was so hard for Brother?”

“R-Ria, that’s…”

Edwin blushed and looked embarrassed.

“Princess Emilia.”

“Rachel!”

At my call, Emilia quickly jumped down from Edwin’s arms and ran to me.

“Have you been well?”

“Yes! Just like Rachel said, I ate everything without being picky, played with Brother Adrian in moderation without bothering him! I also greeted Father every morning!”

“Well done.”

I was patting Emilia’s head as she clung to my waist when I raised one eyebrow.

“Rachel? What’s wrong?”

“Something feels empty.”

We had returned after almost a week, but somehow the person who should have welcomed us most noisily was nowhere to be seen.

“Princess Emilia, where is the Housekeeper?”

“Catherine? Catherine went home!”

“…Excuse me? What do you mean she went home?”

“Oh, she has siblings at home, and those siblings sent a letter saying she needed to come home. But she said she’d be back soon so not to worry?”

A seven-year-old’s explanation was insufficient to properly understand the situation.

As I held Emilia in my arms and frowned, a maid who had been waiting nearby approached.

“Um, Caretaker.”

“Yes, please speak.”

“Could you look at this?”

What the maid handed me was a letter that showed signs of having been read.

“This is a letter that came for the Housekeeper, and after the Housekeeper saw this, she turned pale and immediately said she was going to visit her hometown.”

The envelope containing the letter had the name of the Veil Viscount Family written on it.

‘But the handwriting looks like it was written by a child.’

I hesitated for a moment, then took out the letter from inside the envelope.

[Sister Catherine, Mother’s health has gotten much worse and she probably won’t last much longer. We’ve run out of money for medicine now. Please, come home as soon as you receive this letter.

P.S Sister Amelie has also fallen ill. Father is being scary. Please come quickly.

– From your sibling, Liam.]

The handwriting was neat but somehow felt clumsy.

‘Liam, that would be Catherine’s youngest sibling.’

I recalled Catherine’s family story that I had heard once.

‘I have siblings. Amelie is 7 years younger than me, and Liam is 9 years younger. Maybe because our father is a piece of trash, they both matured early and never caused me any trouble.’

There was somehow a bitter undertone in her proud way of talking about her siblings.

‘They know their sister is the only one earning money, so they don’t show when they’re struggling, and they endure even when they want something. It breaks my heart to see that.’

Catherine’s face when she thought of her family while organizing documents looked like the face of someone I didn’t know.

‘Still, I’m so relieved that Mother is gradually getting healthier. I’m an adult, but young siblings need a guardian, right? If Mother had gotten worse too, I don’t know what would have happened…’

Yes, this was definitely strange.

Catherine had said her mother’s health was improving just before we left for the hunting competition.

‘This is just my speculation, but.’

Looking at it again, the sibling’s handwriting seemed odd too.

The shaky penmanship gave the impression that someone had been forced to write it reluctantly.

“Rachel, what’s wrong? Is there bad news written in the letter?”

“Prince Edwin.”

“Yes?”

“I’m sorry to ask this right after returning, but would it be alright if I went out for a moment?”

Edwin’s eyes widened at my question.

“Going out? That’s fine, but why so suddenly?”

“I’d like to meet an old friend briefly. There’s something I need to confirm.”

At the mention of an old friend, Edwin said “Ah,” and immediately nodded.

“Alright, go ahead.”

“Hiiing, where is Rachel going again? Take me with youuu.”

I gently stroked Emilia’s head as she made a tearful face.

“I’m sorry, Princess Emilia. But I’ll be back before dinner.”

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