How the Prince Makes Friends - Chapter 273
Only Noblemtl
Episode 273
Rattling, squeaking-
The scales tilted with a loud noise.
Lawrence looked up, startled by the noise, then stared blankly at the scales tilted to the left.
Why did it suddenly tilt?
But the doubt didn’t last long, because the scales were in my hands, and if they tilted to the left, that meant I was lying again.
Libra tilted to the left twice today and it was all my lies.
“Ross, it’s okay to lie, but don’t lie to yourself.”
“…….”
Even though my father tried to comfort me with affection, when I realized that my answer that I was okay was a lie, a complex and indescribable emotion welled up in my throat.
“Turn it off, ugh……”
An unpleasant sound came from my throat. It was the same no matter how much I covered my mouth.
What was more miserable than the fact that he wasn’t okay was the fact that he lied naturally in the midst of all this, and that even his lies were deceiving himself.
“Ro, Ross, don’t cry……”
“Hmph, hmph…….”
Tears poured out of my eyes. I didn’t want to cry, but I couldn’t do it the way I wanted. I wonder what everyone will think of me crying in front of so many people.
“Louis, what are you doing that’s so disrespectful?”
“……!”
Lawrence froze reflexively at the sudden sound of a voice.
“Act like a prince.”
Those words made me feel sad again.
A life to be seen. Could there be a more fitting adjective for me?
“Apologize to your brother!”
“……?!”
At that moment, out of nowhere, Rian grabbed the hem of his mother’s skirt and started screaming. Lawrence stopped crying and just stared blankly at his little brother who was rushing at his mother with his small body.
“What are you doing now, Second Prince!”
“Apologize!”
“This, this cheap thing!”
“You’re such a bad person! My brother is so cool and great, why are you acting so mean?”
“Can’t you let this go right now?”
“Do you know how much my brother suffered?! How much my brother worked for you! How can you just think of using me!”
Apologize, apologize! As he shouted, Lianus’ face was covered in tears and snot. I bet he looked even worse than himself.
“Ha…! You’ve been together for a few days, so you’re really overflowing with camaraderie! Don’t you even remember being bullied all that time?!”
“I don’t know! I’m sorry!”
My younger sister, who had always been a little timid in front of my mother, now rushed at her without any hesitation, and the knights were at a loss as to whether they should stop the situation or not.
“Lu, Ruth……”
Lawrence felt a little strange. He liked the honest Lianus, but at the same time he hated him. Unlike himself who played the role of a handsome prince, Lianus was loved for who he was without having to dress up at all.
“This liar!”
“How dare a half-baked person…!”
It was at that moment that my mother’s hand went up.
“…! Ruth!”
“Whoa!”
Kkudangtang!
“……?”
However, Lawrence, who had been screaming in surprise, froze. It was not Lianus, but his mother who had suddenly fallen backwards. And it was only a moment before Baedong reached out and grabbed his mother’s head.
Hot.
“…?! What, what is this! Let go right now!”
Mother’s new scream was heard, but Baedong did not let go and instead shook her even more. It must have taken a lot of strength, as Mother was unable to keep her body still and struggled on the floor.
The knights were surprised and quickly tried to pull the squire away, but rather than withstand his strength, he seemed to be trying to take off his scalp along with it.
“Hey, hey, you cheapskate! Where did that baseless thing roll in here and dare to, Gyaaak!”
“Your Majesty……!”
One of the knights, unable to stand watching, pulled out his dagger, cut off the hair, and then ripped off the saddle.
Crunch.
A large amount of red hair fell to the floor.
Baedong, who was caught by the knight, no longer resisted, but the queen, seeing his short hair that looked like it had been eaten by rats, screamed again as if in a fit.
“What are you doing! How dare you attack me! Are you crazy?!”
“…I’m sorry, Your Majesty. But there was no other way.”
“There’s no other way! I should have cut off that rascal’s wrist! How could you cut my hair without thinking!”
“……!”
“Nothing has been going well since the day it came! It must have put a curse on the Duke’s family too!”
The queen then started hurling all sorts of insults and curses at Baedong. Even the audience members who were just listening from afar were shocked and shuddered.
“What are you doing? Subdue that wicked woman who tried to harm the prince immediately.”
Sedes immediately issued an arrest warrant. This was the end of treating her like a queen. How dare you insult the prince in front of me by calling him a half-and-half, and even try to beat him up? You must be crazy.
But the queen showed no sign of being discouraged even when the knights forced her to her knees and held swords to her neck.
“Put that down…, Louis, my prince! Say something! Are you just going to watch your mother get dragged away like this?”
Helia called Lawrence in a hurry. In the meantime, Lawrence had already rushed down to Lianus.
As she was the prince’s mother, she thought that if the prince defended her, the immediate execution could be postponed. As long as she was alive, she could return at any time.
“Ruth, are you hurt anywhere?”
However, Lawrence forced himself to look away from his mother and focused only on Rianus. He felt that if he looked at her even once, his heart would weaken.
But Lawrence couldn’t help but look at Helia’s subsequent words.
“Louis, my baby, look at this mother. If we part ways like this, we may never see each other again.”
“……!”
“I’m sorry about this mother. I was too pushy because I wanted our prince to do well. I didn’t know he was this burdened.”
“…….”
“Louis, are you listening to your mother? Come here. I want to hug you properly just once.”
“…….”
Lawrence began to feel conflicted at those words. Couldn’t he hug her just once, since it might be the last time?
But just as I was about to take a step, my body suddenly lifted and a low, gentle voice was heard right next to my ear.
“So, you’re saying you’ve never hugged me properly before?”
“…your majesty?”
“Ross, I wasn’t a good father to you, but I can’t send you to that woman who treats you like a tool.”
At those words, my mother screamed as if having a seizure.
“This is my child, Your Majesty, do not interfere!”
“You speak as if he is not my child.”
“Lewis, come quickly to your mother’s arms. Quickly!”
“Their eyebrows are so similar.”
Is that not so, Ross? His Majesty said, and with a flick of his eyebrows he nodded to his knights.
“There’s no point in interrogating him since he lies whenever he opens his mouth. Take the criminal away.”
“Louis, listen to your mother. Only she can make you king!”
“…….”
“Prince! Do you intend to betray your mother?”
Louis! Lawrence finally buried his head in his father’s arms as he heard his father’s desperate call.
“…I don’t know if you know that this is treason. Bring him out.”
“Let go! Let go! It’s my child! What’s wrong with raising my child the way I want to! Louis!”
“…….”
“I think you’re mistaken. Your biggest crime is being a murderer. Not torturing the prince.”
Sedes said this and then hugged Lianus, who was holding Lawrence’s hand tightly at his feet.
“We will hear the arguments for this case here. The verdict will be announced in two weeks at 10 AM.”
I would have liked to execute her right here and now, but no matter how much of a criminal she was, there would have been opposition from the nobles.
‘In the first place, you can’t say you’re going to execute a mother in front of a child… … .’
Then, I made eye contact with my son’s friend who was standing alone.
She was still holding a handful of the queen’s red hair in each hand, and it seemed as if she was watching the princes with concern.
Sedes hesitated for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“…Would you like me to hug you too?”
Of course, my arms were already full of my sons, so it was impossible for me to hold anything more, but I protected the second prince and coolly grabbed the queen’s hair, so it was a show of my sincerity.
But my son’s friend grimaced as if he was going to listen to all that nonsense, threw the red truck he was holding on the floor, and shook his hand.
“…….”
Isn’t this really too much?
However, as Sedes was about to feel a little puzzled because his son’s friend had never expressed his displeasure so openly, he suddenly saw the child running off somewhere.
“…? Where are you going…?!”
Sedes was horrified when he saw the direction his son’s friend was heading. At the end of the path was Taekong, who had come down without him noticing.
“Hey, grab that…?”
“yes?”
Sedes was about to order Baedong to be caught, but then froze. Strangely, the other demons were making way for the child as he rushed towards Taekong. No, it would be more accurate to say that he was reluctant and was avoiding the spot.
My son’s friend started jumping up and down in front of Taekong, raising both arms as if asking to be hugged. It was a truly shocking scene.
‘… Are you planning to seduce Taekong and use him as your supporter?’
It was a plausible hypothesis, as my son’s friend had previously approached the elders, shook their hands, and smiled brightly.
‘… I think you know the Archduke too… … .’
I wondered if Taekong had known the child, and Taekong picked up the child as if it were a natural thing to do.
“…Did you know each other by any chance?”
“yes.”
“…I heard from the Grand Duke that the child is not related to the Grand Duke’s family.”
Could it be that the Archduke is lying?
“First of all, I have no relation to the Grand Duke.”
“…No, but he is the Archduke’s father.”
How can you say that it’s not related? I grumbled to myself, but Rianus, who was in my arms, opened his eyes wide and asked.
“?! Your Highness, are you my father?”
“okay.”
“Your Highness, does your Highness have a father too?!”
“…….”
A soft laugh was heard at that bold question.
Sedes lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed. Then he saw Lawrence, who also had wide eyes. He didn’t say it out loud, but he seemed to have the same question.
Sedes quickly decided to change the subject.
“Well, Taekong, first of all…, I apologize for making you hear such unpleasant words after going through all the trouble.”
“Oh, no need to apologize. I’m not a demon anyway.”
“……?”
At those words, not only I, but also the demons next to him looked at him as if wondering what he was talking about.
“For your information, my child is not a demon either.”
“If it’s a child…?”
“Your Highness, that is. The child is of human origin. I raised him after he was abandoned as a newborn. When he was young, he did not have black hair or eyes.”
You were really cute when you were little, you know. But now you’ve been nagging a lot…
“???”
“Oh, don’t tell her what I said. She’ll definitely get in trouble if she finds out.”
Although the words were light, Sedes was embarrassed and had a hard time saying anything. This was especially true when he heard that the expressions on the demons’ faces were strange.
“Why are you doing that?”
“Oh, no, no. Since you came here, can I buy you a cup of tea?”
“Thank you, but I guess I’ll have to go now for today. But I’d like to have a meal with you and chat.”
“…! It’s an honor. When would be a good time?”
Sedes wanted to make an appointment right away. There were many nobles who were watching the situation secretly without leaving due to Taekong’s presence.
Taekong seemed to hesitate for a moment, then opened his mouth as if he had already decided.
“Four days later would be good.”
“…….”
It was the princes’ birthday.