Chapter 371 At your own risk
Chapter 371 At your own risk
“I’ve been very sincere.”
After wiping the onion juice from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, Princess Veronica blinked her red eyes, looked directly at Leon and said frankly:
"If I really wanted to use those words just now to force you to agree to marry me, then I would not say these words in front of you, but would try to arrange some 'coincidences' so that you can discover it all by yourself.
Whether you learn about your father's arrangements for me from others, or you encounter Joshua a few more times and come into contact with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Queen, you will find out all this by yourself and you won't even know what I did in it.
The reason why I didn't do that, but instead tried to tell you these things as easily as possible, is out of respect for you and to show you my sincerity. "
"..."
It seems... that there is some truth to it?
While Leon frowned in thought, Princess Veronica placed the onion slices in her hand on the table and said with a gloomy look:
“Leon, every word I said just now is actually true. If it weren’t for you, I would probably be married off far away after Joshua came of age, and spend my life with a man I don’t love.
After I leave, these reforms that were implemented with great difficulty will be mostly terminated, except for those that can maintain the royal rule, and the entire kingdom will become stagnant again.
The reason why I made such a judgment is not because I am arrogant, arrogant enough to think that I am the only one who can change all this, but because I know my father and brother too well and understand too well what kind of people they are.
For his father, the royal rule is above all else. What really matters is not the kingdom as a whole, but who controls it. Joshua has been deeply influenced by him and has been spoiled by the queen. I don’t think he can be a qualified king.”
"..."
Indeed... Joshua's brain and personality are not suitable for being a king...
"So, I hope you can reconsider this."
Looking at the silent Leon, Princess Veronica guessed his plan, held Leon's hand, and asked sincerely:
"I know it's unfair to you, but my marriage to you is really my last chance, and even the last chance for this country.
Although it may seem alarmist, I really believe that if I miss you, my life and the future of this country, everything will inevitably slide into the abyss. I... I really have no other choice.
Leon... just think of it as me begging you, don't push me away like this, okay?"
"..."
"I won't force you. If you want to refuse but can't say it, then we can try another way."
After tightening her coat, the princess sat on Leon with a slightly blushing face, put her arms around his back, and then buried her face in Leon's shoulder and whispered in his ear:
“In any case, the final decision is up to you.
Leon, if you still want to refuse, then be ruthless and push me away. If you are reluctant to let me marry someone else, or if you have not decided whether to refuse, then keep your current posture and don’t push me out of your arms. "
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent. I'm going to start counting down... 5!"
"..."
So... should I push her away?
"4!"
"..."
"3!"
"..."
"2!"
"..."
Hearing that the countdown was approaching, Leon instinctively raised his hands and grabbed Princess Veronica's shoulders, subconsciously pushing her a little bit away, but at this moment, the hands behind his back suddenly locked together, holding each other with the greatest strength, and the slender joints were clenched white.
After feeling the force, Leon paused slightly in pushing her away, fearing that pushing too hard would hurt her. The princess's final countdown also entered Leon's ears with joy.
"1!"
"If you didn't push me away, that means you agreed. You can't go back on your word if you've already agreed to something!"
"..."
Although... I don't know why, but I feel like I'm being trapped...
"Let's go, it's time to rest."
After rolling off the hesitant Leon, the princess glanced at him shyly, then used a little force with her palm to pull Leon up from the chair, and drew an itchy circle on his palm with her soft and slightly cool index finger. "Do you want to come in?"
Hiss...
You can’t go in! You really can’t go in! Looking at the current situation, if I go into the house today, I will probably be eaten up immediately, and there will be no room for regret. If things go wrong, I might even have my first baby next year!
"Well...I won't go in yet."
Leon hastily withdrew his hand, looked away, coughed and said:
"I still... um... have some things to think about. I'll just sleep on the couch today!"
"Isn't this bad?"
Princess Veronica also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and nodded gently, then blinked her eyes and said with a smile:
"If Ana gets up in the middle of the night and sees you sleeping on the sofa, she will definitely have a problem with me as her sister-in-law. Why don't you come in..."
"You've had enough!"
Seeing the princess who was clearly not prepared but kept teasing him, Leon couldn't help but take a deep breath and warned with narrowed eyes:
"If you continue to act like this, you will bear the consequences!"
Ok?
The little man who was easily controlled by me actually wanted to stab me?
After hearing Leon's warning, the princess couldn't help but raise her carefully trimmed eyebrows, and then she puffed out her full chest as if to protest, and asked with a smile:
"Really? I don't know what you mean by 'you'll have to bear the consequences'? Can you let me take a closer look?"
This is what you said!
Leon narrowed his eyes when he heard that, and then, at the princess's scream, he carried her on his shoulders and walked into the house. Not long after, a panicked cry for mercy was heard from the house.
"Wait! Are you serious?"
"No, no, no! Aren't we going a little... a little too fast?"
"Oh! Let's stop here for now! Let's stop here! Let me... let me get ready!"
“Good Leon, I was wrong, I was really wrong! No, no, no! No! Ugh…”
Then, everything happened naturally. Ten months later, they got married with a baby in their womb. The couple lived in harmony and loved each other. They had two children in three years, three in five years, and seven years...
"No, no, no! That's enough! It's really enough! We really can't have any more children!"
She glanced out the window at the twenty or so children, divided into two teams, male and female, playing football on the lawn of the palace. Then she looked at her husband, who was as handsome as he was that night, except that he had a beard on his lips and had obviously matured a lot.
Queen Veronica, who had been on the throne for many years, quickly tightened her nightgown, closed her torn collar, put her hand against the chest of the adult version of Leon, and begged for mercy:
"I've been the queen for so many years, but I spent nine of those ten years taking care of my baby. Can you at least let me rest for a few months? No, no, no! I really can't take it anymore! You... huh? Why are your chest muscles so soft?"
"oops!"
Just as Queen Veronica was puzzled and grabbed her husband's soft chest muscles and pinched them hard, the mature version of Leon suddenly blushed and screamed like a girl.
"Sister Veronica! You...you stop touching me! Wake up!"
Sister Veronica? Wake up!
After hearing these words, the princess reacted and blinked hard. The husband with soft chest muscles in front of her shook slightly and turned into Anna who covered her chest shyly.
The big bed that Lyon specially ordered turned into a small sofa in Lyon's apartment. He was wrapped in the quilt, lying on the sofa with sleepy eyes...
It turned out to be a dream!
"Excuse me……"
After shaking her head vigorously to get rid of the restricted dream, the sleeping princess calmed down for a while, then threw off the quilt wrapped around her body, sat up calmly, smiled at Anna, and asked in a reserved manner:
“I just had a weird dream… Anna, what time is it?
"It's already nine o'clock. Breakfast is on the table. Also...um...you guys..."
After taking a small step back while covering her chest, Anna's eyes were slightly evasive, but she couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked:
"Are you really going to...are you going to give birth to two football teams?"
"..."
(End of this chapter)