Chapter 156

The Crown Princess’s Ploy (2)

“The Marquis went to the royal ball and hasn’t returned yet. It’ll take a while for you to come back…”

“Are you saying he’s not here? I purposely chose a time when he would be here.”

It was rude to visit aristocrats in the morning, and any aristocrat would go out at lunchtime or in the evening. However, it was physically impossible to attend a ball that lasted for several days, so most of the middle-aged aristocrats were at home at this time.

“The Marquis is out of town now, so you can’t search the house.”

The butler spoke stubbornly, but the guard also had a position. In addition, today, even an official dispatched from the imperial family was accompanying him.

“I’m not asking to search the Marquis or his daughter’s residence. The servant in question seems to be hiding here.”

At this point, it could be said that the guard considered the position of the Marquis a lot. The butler nodded when he saw the face of the imperial official, who was standing back.

“In that case, the Marquis’ office or bedroom won’t work.”

“Of course, the search will be conducted politely.”

The servants withdrew with uncomfortable expressions and the guards moved. The butler watched them come and go with great anxiety.

‘Who gave such a report…’

It couldn’t be Rowena who had become the Crown Princess. She would have been dreaming of her honeymoon by now. Lady Liliana’s capture was something she didn’t know about.

The search was carried out quickly and politely, as the guard captain said. He went into the bedroom lightly and found a place where people could hide, under the bed, in the closet, behind the stacked wooden boxes, etc.

Even the guards didn’t go close to places that were difficult for servants, maids, and maids to enter.

The butler was relieved by the fact, but on the other hand, he was anxious. Sure enough, guards were seen going down after finding the entrance to the underground. The panicked butler chased them.

The guard who was pulling the door handle in front of the door stopped.

“Here, the door is locked…!”

The captain of the guard who followed the butler down to the bottom saw the butler. He was suspicious when he saw the butler hiding his anxiety.

“Where is the key?”

“It’s just a lockdown of unused warehouses. What’s inside is…”

Help me, please.

It was clear that Liliana, who was inside, was also aware of the noise of pulling the door handle.

Even after being told by the doctor that Liliana needed to rest, Marquis Wenson kicked Liliana out of the storage room. It was because she insisted that she would give birth to her child.

“What’s this sound?”

The butler’s forehead sweated with the fierce voice of the guard captain. The butler shouted with a confident look on his face.

“I-I’m just punishing a maid who caused an accident at the order of the Marquis.”

“Maid? Let’s open the door first.”

He had a hunch. The head of the guard had the feeling that they found something.

“That’s not the order of the Marquis!”

When the butler yelled, the guard captain snorted. In the presence of a royal official, he is just a butler of the Marquis… There was no reason for the captain of the guard to step down at the words of a butler.

“I am a person who protects the people under the order of His Majesty the Emperor. Break the door.”

When he ordered his subordinate, the guards approached and pushed the butler’s shoulder. The butler was pushed away and the door was ripped off by an iron lever someone had brought.

The guard was appalled to find Liliana lying on the cold floor.

Liliana herself couldn’t go out much, but because she was one of the capital’s top three beauties, her portrait was being sold secretly. The captain of the guard as well as some of the members recognized her.

“Maid? Does she look like a maid to you?”

“T-that’s…”

One of the guards quickly ran inside and raised Liliana to her feet.

“N-no! Until the Marquis returns…”

The butler panicked. The captain of the guard said with a glare,

“Unbelievable that you dared to call your master a maid! When the Marquis returns, tell him we are taking her away, since we protected the young lady from you heinous ones!”

Meanwhile, Liliana was leaving the warehouse room under the protection of the guards. Liliana didn’t understand what was going on, but she had to leave the family somehow.

“Thank you…”

Liliana spoke softly and went up the stairs, relying on the arms of the guards. The butler’s face turned white when she explained that she was pregnant and couldn’t ride a horse.

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