Chapter 169: Who is She?
Chapter 169: Who is She?
You're still thinking about that candy, and now you're about to lose your husband too!
After gently pinching the little girl's cheeks, the princess was about to call out to Leon and ask why he had suddenly left her when a hoarse, aged voice suddenly sounded from the nearby window.
"Hello."
Startled by the sound, like a blade scraping against glass, the princess turned towards the source and saw an old lady with wrinkled skin and white hair, extending her arms in the princess's direction.
"Can you give Phoebe back to me?"
"Ah, yes!"
Noticing the old lady's suspicious gaze, the princess thought she might have misunderstood something. To avoid being mistaken for a child trafficker, she quickly put the little girl down.
However, when the princess had been given two silver rounds earlier, she had hesitated slightly, and now with the sudden appearance of the old lady, Leon, who had been riding on his broom, was already far away.
Oh well, I know his address anyway, I'll ask him later.
After watching Leon's departing figure, the princess couldn't help but sigh.
Today was truly... not only did she encounter an assassination attempt by the rebels, but she was also married off without any preparation, and the chosen prince seemed to be rather peculiar.
Especially just now, one moment he was asking her to help take care of the child, and the next, he seemed to have forgotten who she was, not only becoming polite and distant but also inexplicably giving her two silver rounds...
He's such a strange one, but since Leon is from the Purge Bureau, being strange seems rather normal?
Shaking her head in confusion, the princess straightened her skirt and crouched down, taking the little girl's dirty little hand and placing a silver round into it. She then smiled and patted the girl's bottom.
"Here's your money, go to your real grandma, and let her buy you some candy~"
"Grandma?"
Holding the silver-white coin in her hand, the little girl tilted her head in bewilderment.
"Phoebe's grandma has been dead for many years."
The girl's grandma is dead? Then who was that person talking to me?
Hearing the little girl's words, the princess's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she looked up at the old lady in the window. With politeness and caution, she asked, "May I ask, who are you to this child?"
The old lady lifted her face, wrinkled with age, and looked at the princess with a meaningful gaze. She smiled and replied calmly, "I'm Lucy, Phoebe's sister."
"Lucy!"
As the princess's eyebrows knitted together, suspecting the old lady might have some mental issues, the little girl took a step forward and happily ran towards the old lady.
"Be a good girl, Lucy~"
The girl touched the old lady's silver hair with her toes and held up the silver coin with her dirty little hand, then imitated the words of Princess Veronica, saying affectionately, "Call me sister, and I'll buy you candy~"
"..."
Looking at the innocent little girl before her, a hint of faint sadness flashed in the old lady's eyes. She obediently lowered her head, allowing Phoebe to touch her head without needing to stand on her toes. Then, with her raspy and eerie voice, she softly agreed, "Sister, no matter what form I take, you will always be my sister."
"..."
So, it wasn't that the old lady had a mental issue, but rather that this child had some intellectual problems?
Noticing the sadness in the old woman's eyes, Veronica, Princess, watched as she bowed her head, allowing Phoebe to caress her. She fell silent and did not disturb this strange "sisters" but turned and walked back towards the main hall.
Some things are almost impossible to change, whether it's the little girl's innate foolishness or the deep-rooted greed in people's hearts.
The only thing she could do was to rely on the authority her royal status afforded her and try to shackle the excess greed, allowing these innate hardships to find some happiness.
Her marriage to Leon would undoubtedly accelerate this process, so everything would be worth it!
..."
"What happened?"
"Did I faint?"
"What happened just now... Count? Wake up!"
When Princess Veronica re-entered the hall where the Investiture Ceremony was held, some of those who had fainted due to the Heartbeat Moment had already regained consciousness.
However, those who were currently awake were mostly young people or bodyguards with better physical conditions. Those with higher status were generally older and had weaker bodies, so most of them were still unconscious. No one stepped forward to take charge, and the hall was in complete disarray.
"Everyone, listen to me!"
After observing the chaotic situation in the hall, Princess Veronica shook her head and straightened her shawl, covering the small, dark handprint on her chest. She then clapped her hands to draw everyone's attention and instructed those who had already awakened:
"The priority now is to revive the people. Vinsmoke family, go find a doctor. Members of other families, take your unconscious relatives upstairs.
As for those families where everyone is still unconscious, let the Lane family take responsibility. Also, check the condition of the unconscious people. After the Vinsmoke family brings a doctor, we can prioritize rescuing those in more serious conditions."
It seemed... that this was indeed what needed to be done.
After hearing Princess Veronica's instructions, the chaotic hall fell silent for a moment. Then, some people started to follow her instructions subconsciously, and their actions influenced others to do the same. The once chaotic hall gradually became more orderly.
However, even though they were subconsciously following her instructions, a strange question arose in the minds of most people.
Who was this woman giving orders?
..."
"What? You encountered the rebels who control anomalies again? And you almost got tricked by them?"
After listening to Leon's account of the day's events, the red-haired director blinked her fox-like eyes, looking perplexed.
"That's odd. Usually, after joining the Purge Bureau, the chances of encountering anomalies increase as the degree of infection rises. But it seems like you've had too many incidents, haven't you?"
"I feel something's not right too. I suspect I might be cursed..."
Leon nodded, a bit helplessly.
"But the Black Sheep said that he guarantees, as the Great Devil, that there's absolutely no anomaly on me. At least, he can't see any issues, so he suggested I come to you to find out what's going on."
(End of Chapter)
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