Chapter 369 Come prepared
Chapter 369 Come prepared
I originally wanted to eat first, but after seeing you, I just wanted to go back and work overtime...
"Your Highness Veronica!"
After interrupting the princess's playful question, Leon's face fell in silence.
"Stop it, okay? Why did you suddenly appear in my house? Where are Anna and the others?"
"Anna slept with the two children...Besides, I'm your fiancée. Is it weird to show up in your house?"
After seeing the respectful look in Leon's eyes, Princess Veronica blinked and said in a sad tone:
"Honey, why are you so cold to me? Could it be that... you have someone else out there?"
"..."
This... I don't know if it counts, but there is definitely nothing wrong between us. Why did you suddenly come to my house and set an ambush, and you were dressed so... casually?
After trying hard to control himself and raise his eyes, trying not to look at some impolite places, Leon said with a headache:
"Your Highness Veronica, between us..."
"Although we are together less often than we are apart, our relationship is still very good."
Taking Leon's arm and dragging him into the house, Princess Veronica pressed Leon to the edge of the table and pointed at the dish on the table and said:
"Come and eat, these are prepared by Anna myself... and I have tasted every dish, they are delicious!"
"..."
I thought you prepared it yourself, so you just took credit for it, right? Also, why do I feel like you look a little weird today? It looks like...
Are you feeling happy?
Looking at the princess who was inexplicably excited and still had a smile on her face even though she was "coldly treated" by him, Leon hesitated for a moment and then sat down at the table obediently.
"Your Highness, what is the matter that brought you here to see me today?"
"Look at what you said. Can't I come to you if there's nothing wrong?"
Princess Veronica gathered her loose nightgown and sat down in front of Leon with an elegant demeanor. She rested her chin on her hand and said with a smile:
"But I do have a few happy things... You eat first, and I'll tell you while you eat, okay?"
As she moved, the loose cuffs of her silk nightgown slipped down slightly and fell to her elbows, revealing a small section of her dazzlingly white arms.
Coupled with the princess's smiling face and the softness faintly visible at the neckline, Leon's heart trembled slightly. He quickly turned his head away, not daring to look any longer, and concentrated on dealing with the food on the table.
The response has been pretty good. It’s worth it that I specially asked someone to make this nightgown in a half-size larger size.
She secretly hooked her fingers around the loosened cuffs to reveal a little more of her arm, and at the same time pulled her arm inwards to make the already full curve more obvious. Then, Princess Veronica said with a smile in her eyes:
"There are many things worth being happy about recently, and the one that makes me happiest is that our wedding has been decided. We will get married the day after tomorrow at noon. I came here specially to pick you up today."
what? ! ! !
After hearing what Princess Veronica said, Leon, who was drinking soup, suddenly felt his whole body tremble, and he almost poured half a bowl of warm fish soup directly into his alveoli.
"Cough! Cough cough! You! What did you say... cough cough cough!"
"Hey, there's plenty of soup, why are you in such a hurry to drink it?"
Walking around the table, she came to the coughing Leon and patted him on the back. A sly look flashed in the princess' eyes, and then she said with regret:
"I'm really happy to see you so happy, but it's a pity... I wish this was true."
"..."
Revenge! This is definitely revenge! Revenge for my cold attitude towards you just now!
After trying hard to catch his breath, Leon realized that he had been tricked. He frowned and was about to ask for an explanation, but he saw a shiny little fork with a piece of fish on it was handed to him.
The princess who was sitting opposite him just now had taken advantage of the pat on the back to move directly to the chair next to him, and was smilingly holding up a fork and trying to feed him.
"Ah~"
“……”Oh, your head!
Feeling the faint heat radiating from the mature and voluptuous body beside him, Leon, who was feeling overwhelmed, quickly moved to the side, away from the source of this heart-stirring heat, and then grabbed the fork.
"No cough...No need, I can do it myself."
"Yeah, I'll do as you say~"
Seeing that Leon looked a little embarrassed, and knowing that she had almost teased him to the limit and might be pushed away if she continued, Princess Veronica decided to stop while she was ahead and let Leon take the fork away, then said with a smile:
"By the way, do you still want to hear why I'm so happy?"
"..."
After waiting for two seconds without seeing Leon's reply, Princess Veronica couldn't help but sit up straight and sighed somewhat boredly:
"Well, if you don't want to hear this, then there's no point in me sitting here alone, how about..."
Leon couldn't help but be moved when he heard this.
How about you leave?
"How about I continue feeding you!"
"..."
"Ah~"
"Really? Goodbye... I still... um... I still really want to hear something from you..."
Humph, grasp it!
After giving a sly smile without hiding it, the princess who had successfully suppressed him sat up straight and said with a smile in her eyes:
"Then I'll tell you... Do you know about Marquis Jinjuan?"
Marquis of Jinjuan?
After hearing this familiar name, Leon's expression could not help but move slightly, and then nodded:
"I have heard about it a little bit... the one who drowned accidentally recently?"
"Well, that's him."
Although the weather has been warmer recently, it is still a bit cold at night. The silk nightgown on the princess, although it perfectly outlines her beautiful figure, is somewhat unsatisfactory in terms of warmth.
Unable to help but curl up her body and bring her limbs closer together to warm up her body, the princess, whose nose tip was slightly red from the cold, narrated happily:
"He is the tax secretary of the Ministry of Finance, and his status is only second to that of the Minister of Finance. In the past, he has always blocked the budget of the military department and wantonly exploited the guilds of craftsmen, using the kingdom's financial budget to fill those... well... let me tell you this, he is a very bad person, very, very bad!"
Indeed, he is a bad guy in every sense of the word.
After nodding in agreement, Leon said curiously:
"So, you're so happy because he's dead?"
"Not really."
After blowing some hot air into her palms, Princess Veronica shook her head and said:
“Rather than drowning in such an unclear manner, I would rather put him in jail and let him receive the punishment he deserves for what he did in the past.
But it's not bad now. After all, even if I can bring him down, it will be difficult to make him plead guilty. Besides, with his position vacant, the Ministry of Finance has opened a loophole.
Without him blocking the way, many reforms that were originally unable to be promoted finally showed signs of progressing. If some of the taxation power can be divided, those harsh and complicated taxes can be cleaned up to avoid... um...
Leon, are you interested in this? Should we talk about something else? "
Looking at the princess who was curled up in a chair due to the cold but with light in her eyes, Leon hesitated for a moment, then took off his coat and put it on her, then shook his head and said:
"No, I'm still quite interested in these... Go on, but try to speak quietly so as not to wake up Anna and the others."
"Hmm~"
Seeing Leon finally remembering to put a piece of clothing on her after she had hinted at him seven or eight times, Princess Veronica couldn't help but glance at him in a reproachful manner, then leaned towards Leon with an expression of "I'm very touched".
"You're so nice~ Then I'll continue... Oh, by the way, did you know about the attack on the boarding tower?"
(End of this chapter)