Chapter 326

She didn’t know what to think of the fact that her younger siblings had learned those stupid words.

The boys’ story continued.

“There’s also the story that all the portraits of the subjects were accepted here.”

“I heard that the loyalists pressed their foreheads against the back of your hand.”

“We drew a picture by imagining that sacred scene.”

“Would you like to come and see it later?”

Although Rieta was a little embarrassed, she couldn’t ignore the expectant eyes of the boys, so she nodded.

“Uh… yes. If you invite me.”

Their tones suddenly became disappointed.

“What do you mean by an invitation?”

“The place we live in is all made by Sister.”

No, it’s just a building that was originally there.

The boys continued talking while Rieta was again at a loss for words.

“Sister confidently negotiated with the emperor of the Empire at a young age.”

“A genius who managed to obtain an interest-free loan.”

“. . .?”

“With that money, we made clothes and ate meals.”

“So we were all raised by Sister.”

The boys spoke while holding Rieta’s hand on both sides.

She was a little happy, but the truth was… It was a bit burdensome.

“There is something we always wanted to ask when we meet Sister.”

“Uh, yes. Ask me anything.”

“How did you negotiate with the Emperor?”

Ah. Rieta hesitated seeing her younger siblings pressing their faces in full anticipation.

She thought that the children might be disappointed if they knew the truth.

Of course, that didn’t mean that she wanted to be praised for false achievements, so Rieta carefully told the story.

“It wasn’t a negotiation.”

“Really?”

“What was it?”

The two children squeezed Rieta’s hand a little harder.

Their hands were full of calluses.

“In the first place, I couldn’t even speak the Imperial language. It’s just that the Emperor was generous with me.”

She was afraid that the boys would be disappointed because she told them the trivial truth.

“…?”

For some reason, they clung even closer to Rieta, their admiration even stronger.

“So you’re saying it was a negotiation that transcended language!”

“Convincing the Empire with only your spirit!”

The two exclaimed at the same time, “Sister is so amazing!”

Rieta watched their affection that was close to bias, and suddenly had a question.

“Well . . . is it okay if I ask you something?”

“You can ask us anything.”

“We’ll tell you everything.”

Judging by the way they answered with sparkling eyes, it seemed that both of them had a lot to say to Rieta.

“Did anyone tell my story to you two?”

“Of course, the Maureen family did that.”

“Liz’s proud prestigious family.”

Rieta realized one thing— Elisha’s resemblance to his parents.

They both gave good evaluations of Rieta by exaggerating even trivial matters.

“I have also heard of Elisha Maureen following Sister.”

“To dedicate his life! Sister is wonderful.”

Well, of course, this was something she was a little proud of herself.

Rieta shrugged for the first time.

“Elisha’s loyalty is of great value to me.”

WIth her words, the boys closed their eyes and leaned their head on Rieta’s shoulder.

“. . . Huh?”

She thought that the way they stick to her was getting worse, but it felt rather good, perhaps because she had been away from them for so long.

“When are we ever going to be like Sister?”

“There were times when I thought I caught up.”

“I knew it at first sight.”

“We still have a long way to go.”

Rieta shook her head quickly.

“That’s not true. I really admire both of you.”

In particular, it was wonderful how they thought to lead King Liz’s mood and get the result they wanted.

Rieta was always at odds with King Liz.

It never occurred to her to take advantage of his whims.

“Have you been doing this and that all along?”

“It wasn’t a big deal.”

“It’s a very small thing.”

Rieta pondered for a while at her younger siblings’ modest answers, then decided to check what she had been thinking about as strange since yesterday.

“There’s something the Liz mercenaries did a while ago.”

The first time she heard about it, she only wondered if they had been very upset.

But as time passed, she began to feel a little strange.

Even if they worked in the palace, they were outsiders.

It was not natural to be able to safely escape without killing a single person, after taking the precious gold belongings of the concubines.

“That was a failure on our part. We didn’t expect Father to find out so quickly.”

“We had to tear down the wall to lure Father’s few remaining soldiers to another place.”

They spoke with a look of disappointment.

Rieta now realized how the mercenaries were able to safely take their money and leave.

The brothers who witnessed their father’s embarrassing behavior paid them in their own way.

They let the mercenaries steal.

It was a drastic method, but it couldn’t be helped, because it shouldn’t have been revealed that the princes did this.

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