The Place Where I Was Sold as a Slave Was the Imperial Palace

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I was surprised when Princess Lilitha fell backwards in the carriage.

Her face is red and she can’t even breathe properly. Tears welled up in her eyes as she groaned wildly.

I wondered if something was seriously wrong.

Rudi immediately stopped the carriage and called the servants and maids who followed.

Among the attendants and maids, the one who knew Lilitha best was the baroness. From now on, she was going to work as Lilitha’s head maid, so she entrusted Lilisha to the baroness.

The baroness enters the carriage and examines the fallen Lilitha.

Rudy sat in the chair across from him and watched with nervousness.

The baroness sat with her back to Rudi, covering Lilitha with her body. Lightly tossing and turning clothes or checking the face.

“Isn’t the corset too tight?”

When Rudy asked, the baroness, who was still facing Lilitha, answered by lowering her head slightly backwards.

“It’s more stuffy than usual, but it’s a lot tighter than what other women wear. It won’t get in the way of your breathing.”

“But Princess Lilitha has been unable to breathe properly since a while ago.”

The baroness put off her answer for a while, checked Lilitha’s condition, finished the princess’s clothes properly, and turned around. He bowed his head in front of Rudy and said calmly.

“Princess Mama just seems too embarrassed.”

“But his face is also red. Maybe his fever has risen.”

While Rudy was talking, he saw Lilitha’s face and shut his mouth. I really wanted to, but Princess Lilitha’s red thing was just…

said the baroness, still with a calm face.

“His Highness Rudy always wears simple clothes when he comes to the concubine. I know it’s because he’s worried that Mama Nadia will be surprised. So, the princess sees Her Highness Rudy dressed up for the first time today.”

Rudy laid aside her bell-like skirt and looked at Lilitha, who was breathing heavily.

When our eyes met over the baroness, Lilitha quickly looked away.

Seeing that, the baroness gave a small smile.

“Until now, Princess Mama had been treating Her Highness as if she were following her older brother. But she must have seemed like a stranger all of a sudden.”

The baroness lowered her voice. I speak softly so that Rilisha can’t hear me.

“Maybe the first love came to the princess.”

The baroness quietly turned to raise Princess Lilitha.

Even if she heard the sound, Lilitha probably didn’t know. She was busy running her eyes from side to side, blushing, and then gasping for breath.

With the help of the baroness, Princess Lilitha put her hand on her chest and suddenly muttered.

“I feel like something is coming out of my body.”

“You mean the heart?”

As the baroness spoke while holding back a laugh, Rilisha widened her eyes.

“Why does the heart come out?”

“Under that hand is the heart. It usually beats very fast when surprised or in love.”

Princess Lilitha stood still for a while with her hand on her chest.

“Princess Mama, we are running out of time, so you need to get dressed now.”

The baroness seated the princess properly and rearranged her attire.

The princess’s hair, which had been rolled up like a drill for today, was slightly disheveled.

The lady-in-waiting who accompanied the baroness came in and quickly restyled the princess’s hair.

When the decorations were finished, the baroness and maid got off the wagon and the wheels started rolling again.

When Rudy went to sit next to Princess Lilitha, the princess’ face, which had looked fine until a moment ago, turned red again.

A woman’s growth is rapid.

The princess who was snoring and crawling became her first love before she knew it.

‘I am deeply moved.’

Is this the father’s heart? As something came up, I was thrilled and a little sad.

When I looked down at Lilitha with some unknown emotion, the princess moved her body around restlessly.

The bright red Lilitha was like a cherry tomato that had just been born. cute.

By the way, Princess Lilitha also makes her first love novel. I never thought I’d fall down looking at myself.

‘It’s my first love.’

I don’t feel bad when I say that she is the first love of a princess who is like a cute niece. It was a little strange, but there were also happy feelings.

But when I thought about what I was going to do in the future, I felt a bit pathetic.

Married to an 11-year-old and a 9-year-old. It’s not a play house, and I don’t know what this is.

While Princess Lilisha was turning like a red tomato, the carriage arrived at the place where the coronation ceremony was to be held.

*

The Putegrin Empire believes that the emperor is a divine being. He thinks that God has given him an emperor to rule over humans in his place. So the emperor of this country had the same meaning as the representative of the gods.

The Emperor, the representative of God, does not need to be crowned by anyone. There was no reason to bow down to the representative of another god when he himself was identical with God.

Therefore, when a new emperor ascends the throne, he crowns himself. Of course, I didn’t do it with my own hands, but I borrowed the hands of the person who proceeded with the ceremony.

Those who conduct various ceremonies of the imperial family are the priests of the temple located deep inside the imperial palace.

The temple of the imperial palace enshrines the creator god, who is said to be the father of the emperor, and the imperial family has been in charge of the priesthood for generations.

Rudy’s marriage and coronation are held in the temple.

The carriage slowly stopped, and after a while the door opened.

A long carpet stretched from the carriage door to the white building of the temple. You just have to walk along the path where the carpet is laid.

The attendees and priests standing in the middle of the carpet road were all looking at Rudy and Lilitha.

It was a busy schedule, but far more nobles than expected attended.

After getting off the carriage first, Rudy reached out to help the princess.

However, the princess, who was about to come down, did not move with her hand firmly attached to the doorframe. It seems to have hardened.

“princess.”

As Rudy approached the princess and peered into her face, Lilitha, who was very stiff, moved her mouth.

“Lou, my legs don’t move.”

Princess Lilitha, who had never left the concubine, seemed intimidated by the unfamiliar building and excessive crowds she saw.

Princess Rilisha’s mouth twitched. I feel like I’m going to cry right here right now.

I know that the princess has worked hard for today. I heard that the baroness taught not only letters, but also how to walk in heels to what the temple looked like and how to walk.

But thinking that I can’t do it properly, I feel upset.

Rudy met Lilitha’s gaze and smiled softly.

“It’s okay. Are there too many people? It’s only natural that the princess stiffens since she’s never met so many people.”

Besides, the gazes around her were not very favorable.

Rudy, there’s nothing that hurts that kind of gaze. Didn’t care.

However, the eyes poured out on Lilitha are much fiercer than those directed at Rudy.

envy, envy, and contempt.

The gaze that had been directed at Nadiagra Mama continued on to Lilitha as well.

Rudy looked into Princess Lilitha’s eyes and said.

“It’s scary seeing everyone for the first time. I’ll call Jerry and his friends so you don’t get nervous. With familiar kids by your side, you’ll be fine in no time.”

At Rudy’s call, Jerry the little mouse jumped out of thin air. It looked as if the bubbles made of light had burst and turned into mice.

The people who had been watching Rudy and Lilitha in a long line started making a fuss when they saw the demonic creature that suddenly appeared.

“My God! What is that?”

“Could it be, is that a creature of light that has been seen in the city?”

“Could the rumors be true?”

In the midst of the commotion, Lilitha reached out a small hand to Jerry.

“mouse.”

The mouse of light jumped on her hand and climbed onto the princess’s head.

At first, I gave her her name, but when she was little, Lilitha seemed to just call her a mouse. To this day, Jerry is just called a mouse by Lilitha.

After Jerry was a little fox with a thin face. The fox wrapped its tail of rich light around Lilitha’s arm, and it slid up and clung to her neck. It looked as if he was wearing a fox scarf that glowed with light.

Behind them came a sparrow, a waddling penguin, and a cat.

It must have seemed like a miracle to everyone to see the small and cute creatures of holy light come out of the air one after another and wrap themselves around Lilitha.

The contemptuous gaze disappeared and eyes full of admiration poured into Lilitha’s body.

At first, Lilitha’s face, which was so stiff that she couldn’t even move, loosened little by little. As the familiar monsters filled her surroundings, she quickly regained her usual vigor.

“Shall we go, Princess?”

Rudy held out his hand, and Lilitha put her hand on it.

The two of them climbed the carpeted stairs one by one, past the people who were buzzing with surprise.

As the temple is huge, there are many stairs.

Wearing a bell-like dress, Lilitha walked well without wobbling, as if she had practiced in her own way. but the pace is slow

Lilitha lowered her voice a bit and spoke to Rudy, as if she was worried that she was slower than usual.

“I wore high heels to make myself taller, Lou.”

“It must be difficult. Aren’t your feet hurting?”

“My toe is crooked and it hurts.”

“this.”

As Rudy smiled, Lilitha peeked at his face and said,

“Lu, you were like a prince before, but now you are like a princess.

“Thank you very much for that.”

“But they say no baroness. A woman can’t be a prince.”

“Well, it’s hard to be a real prince, but I can make you become like a prince if you want.”

Lilitha suddenly stopped and turned around. I ask with my eyes wide open.

“really?”

“It’s true. But being a prince is hard. It’s going to be very different from what the princess thinks.”

When Rudy said, Princess Lilitha smiled as if forsythia were blooming.

“I want to. I want to become a prince.”

“Okay, then shall we go on?”

Unlike before, Rilisha climbed the stairs with courage. Before, she looked like a little newborn girl, but now she looked like a kid who secretly stole her mother’s dress.

Thinking that this one was more like Lilitha, Rudi looked forward.

People like the chamberlain or the baroness will all oppose it, but I hope Princess Lilitha will grow up differently from women of this era.

The life choices a woman can make in this era are very limited.

Since no property could be held in her name except in special circumstances, a woman inevitably had to rely on her husband or son.

In some cases, if a husband died without a child after being married, he would be kicked out without a penny. If they are accepted by their parents, they will still live, but if they are turned away, their way of life becomes difficult.

As a result, all the education women receive is for their future husbands. I was educated to be of help and love to my husband, and I lived as if there was no life other than that.

Before marriage, it is the property of the father, and after marriage, it is used to give birth to the husband’s children and to be useful for the family.

But Rudy doesn’t want to let Lilitha live like that.

I wanted to be able to say that I want what I want, instead of a doll that lives quietly following the man’s taste as he wishes.

No matter how free I can be in a world like this, I have been able to raise it from a young age. Let the princess do what she likes to the fullest, and let her live while running as much as she wants.

‘This is completely Dad’s heart.’

Rudy smiled bitterly.

I climbed all the stairs that seemed to never end, and finally stood in front of the huge door of the temple.

Rilisha muttered, bending her waist slightly.

“Lu, I think I’m going to die because it’s hard.”

Rudy smiled and wrapped his arms around the waist of the dress as hard as armor.

“Lean on me to walk. Then it won’t be hard.”

The two of them walked through the wide open doors of the huge temple.

***

Nadiagra arrived at the temple early in the morning with her nanny, Marie. It was before people gathered at the temple.

There are several small spaces on the second floor of the huge temple. It was round and protruding so that one could see underneath.

Nadiagra was guided to a place with a clear view of the bottom of them.

As soon as the three entered, the door was immediately closed. Guards and attendants stand outside the gate.

In the small space, there were only three side tables and soft chairs, according to the number of people.

Marie let out a long breath, probably nervous.

Nanny and Marie were originally people who shouldn’t be here. If someone’s eyes are on you, you won’t see the coronation ceremony, you’ll be kicked out or you’ll hear unpleasant sounds.

It seemed that the tension between the nanny and Marie, who knew the situation well, was very great.

Seeing Marie’s body tremble slightly, Nadiagra first sat down on a chair and then offered a seat to the two of them.

The coronation ceremony was still far off.

The three of them ate food and drinks on the side table, chatting quietly and laughing often until the ceremony began.

The nanny seems overexcited. Talking loudly, I leaned back in my chair and closed my eyes, as if I was tired of doing it sometimes.

And when I open my eyes after a while, I recover my energy and say it again.

Marie looked at every nook and cranny of the temple, up to the ceiling, without saying a word. He said it was the first time he had been to such a gorgeous and beautiful place. He said he wanted to keep an eye on it so that he could remember it forever.

Both of them seem to be in unusually good spirits.

Naidagra closed her eyes. When I first arrived in this country, I never thought that there would be a day when I felt such a gentle feeling.

It reminded me of the time when I was trembling every day in a corner deep in the concubine with my nanny.

Back then, every day was as painful as sitting on a cushion of thorns.

With that thought in mind, Nadiagra quietly reached out for the chair next to her.

The nanny quietly holds his hand.

When she first came to this country, her nanny’s hands, which were only beautiful, were rough with difficult housework. It looks like a commoner’s hand.

“I’m sorry, nanny.”

Nadiagra said, and the nanny looked at her and grinned.

“What are you talking about, Mama. Oh, look at those tears.

Even Marie, who was sitting next to the nanny, poked her head out to see Nadiagra, and said she was a crybaby mama.

how much time has passed

Nadiagra saw her son and Princess Lilitha entering the temple, and involuntarily leaned forward.

“Enrico.”

“You’re finally here. My God, you’re so beautiful. Lu, His Highness Enrico, you’ve always been beautiful, but today Princess Lilitha is no less than that. You’re so pretty. Nadia Mama is just like she was when she was little. Oh, my God!”

Why did the princess resemble herself?

However, if you look closely, Enrico, the princess, and Nadiagra themselves certainly resemble each other.

‘It’s really strange.’

Nadiagra tilted her head. Strange glowing animals were wrapped around Princess Lilitha’s body.

The nanny blinked her eyes as if it were strange.

“But what are those lights wrapped around the princess? Everyone faints when they see that?”

But I don’t even know Nadiagra.

All the people inside the temple were in a frenzy when they saw the light.

But in the next moment something even more surprising appeared. Suddenly, two large birds of light appeared above Enrico’s head.

Enrico and Lilitha quietly walked through the chaotic shrine.

No, not quietly. Rilisha, seeing the two birds for the first time, moved her body up and down as if bouncing.

Enrico seems to be blocking him from reaching out to catch the bird.

“A princess is a princess to the end.”

Nanny laughs beside her.

Two beautiful birds circled above Enrico’s head, scattering colorful lights in the air as if blessing them.

Enrico and Lilitha, who had walked to the priest’s head, followed the priest’s guidance and headed to the desk on the left.

There lies the wedding vows.

Enrico and Princess Lilitha each signed their signatures, and immediately went to the priest next to them and stood.

When the priest said something, the emperor rose from his seat and took his crown off his head and placed it on a tray held by the priest.

The tray covered with a soft carpet was brought back to the priest, who bowed to Enrico and placed the crown on his head.

The crown was transferred from the empress in the same way to Princess Ririsha.

When Enrico and Lilitha turned to look at the people inside the temple, fervent cheers filled the temple.

Watching the scene as if possessed, I suddenly came to my senses. It seems that the nanny’s hand, which was holding tightly, has lost its strength.

When I turned my head and looked to the side, Marie was kneeling next to the nurse’s chair, her face buried in her lap.

“nurse?”

Nadiagra called, but the nanny had her eyes closed with a happy smile.

“nurse.”

Nadiagra called once more, but still didn’t open her eyes. The nanny’s head, which was upright, fell to the side.

When I was little, I remembered what my nanny told me.

[When a person dies, they get on a carriage to heaven. It is a very beautiful chariot that God sends for humans. Even the princess will ride in such a carriage one day. But I’m first. If that day comes, you shouldn’t cry. The nanny is eagerly awaiting that day. Do you know?]

Nadiagra sat down next to the nanny. With Marie, she rests her head on Nanny’s lap. Marie took Nadiagra’s hand.

The two held hands and rested their heads on the nanny’s lap for a long while.

‘Don’t cry, nanny. Because I promised.’

It was as if I could see the nanny in the carriage flying high into the sky.

＜ Ride the carriage to the sky ＞

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