authorās note: It was okay to just skip the previous part, but for this part, you would be a little clueless about the story if you also skip it. Sorry, thereās no sweetness this time.
āPrincess Consort, I havenāt seen you for a while.ā When Fania stopped in front of Jane, with undulating breaths, he bowed towards Jane.
āHohoho, itās rare to meet you here. Iām so delighted that I get to meet Fania-chan.ā Janeās words made Fania break into a sunny smile.
Fania likes Princess Consort Jane very much. Partly it was because she was Alfredās mother, but it was also due to her high resemblance to his mother in his past life (especially in terms of body shape). He only had some vague recollections of his past life, but he remembered that he loved his mother very much.
āFania-chan.ā Jane smiled while opening her arms wide.
āUhehehe~ā Without reserve, Fania plunged himself into her embrace.
Jane had a political marriage and gave birth to Alfred. Her husband, the King also had three other side consorts aside from Jane. Among them, one was clearly deeply loved by the King.
So there Jane thought, āIsnāt it enough already?ā. Even though she was the Princess Consort, she figured there should be no more need for her to spend the nights with the King anymore.
As a result, Jane liberated herself from all the things she has restrained herself until then. When she came to this country for marriage, there was one sole thing that was good here. The food.
The food was delicious, way more than her mother country. They perfectly fit her taste buds.
From there on, Janeās body shape changed at a noticeable rate. At present, her body size had doubled from when she first got married. No, perhaps her weight had multiplied 2.5 times from before. At times when she met her countrymen during official ceremonies, their eyes would widen with utter shock.
She was seen as a fool by Algarina and other side consorts, but she couldnāt care less. She had a very good relationship with her own son as always, and her sonās bride(-to-be) was adorable, and what more, he was attached to her. As a mother-in-law, she believed she should be the winner here.
āPrincess Consort, you didnāt participate in the party?ā Fania asked Jane with a raised head while they were still hugging each other. That face was too cute to comprehend that Jane ended up hugging him even tighter.
Today was the Second Prince, Prince Alfredās celebratory party for his academy enrollment, and it was held inside the Royal Palace. Aside from His Majesty the King, there were a lot of noblemen who came flocking to make sure they donāt miss this party. They were the people who supported Alfred, or in other word, the Second Prince faction.
Iād never think to go to such an event where all the racoons and the likes gather. Jane grimaced while hiding her mouth behind the fan.
The party was attended by the Second Prince, Prince Alfred and his three aides. Fania was left to stay in his room.
Usually, Alfred tried to be by Faniaās side as much as he could. However, it was not possible for him to be there 24/7. Alfred was gradually entrusted with more official duties, and he became busier.
At such times, usually there would be someone among his aides to accompany Fania, but they also had more things to do. So when Fania had to be left alone, Alfred reminded him not to go outside of his room as much as possible. Well, Fania barely listened. He never went outside the Palace grounds, but he took the advantage to leave his room and went to explore inside the castle.
What a dangerous behaviour. Alfred who is obsessed with Fania, just what is he doing? Jane put her hands on top of Faniaās shoulders who seemed to be oblivious to the things around him.
āFania-chan, listen to me. Youāre Alfredās fiance. Despite that, why do you think youāre not invited to the party?ā
āEh?ā Fania raised his head in puzzlement. He really knew nothing.
In order to keep someone safe, it is vital for the very person themself to be aware. No matter how much the people around them take precautions and everything, if the person makes a careless action, everything will come to naught. Yes, like now.
āThe people attending the party are those who are called the Second Princeās faction. To them, Fania is nothing but an eyesore. They believe that as long as you are Alfredās fiance, youāll be Alfredās shackle in succeeding the throne.ā In response to Janeās words, Faniaās face quickly turned grim.
āListen, Fania-chan. Until now, the people in the Second Princeās faction only deemed your engagement as children playing house. They thought Alfred would surely change his mind once he got older. So they lightly accepted it thinking that the engagement will be annulled later.
However, now that youāve become a true couple, they should be in panic to discover it didnāt go the way they thought it would. Itās unpredictable what they might do. Itās very important for you to guard yourself.ā
āEhā¦ā¦..ā Fania couldnāt digest what Jane said for a short while.
Faniaās face rapidly flushed red, and he seemed to have more to say, but only his mouth opened and closed repeatedly like a fish, no more words came out.
Jane tilted her head.
Just what is with Faniaās reaction? It canāt be that he thinks that no one knows about their sharing the bed? There are guards in front of the room. Servants who make the bed. Servants who clean the sheets. Servants who prepare their bath. Itās unlikely that heās not aware of how many servants are in their vicinityā¦ Or he really doesnāt?
Fania was born as the son of a Duke, so it was very normal to have servants around him, so he doesnāt feel their presence at all? Although servants in the Royal Palace and ducal houses receive thorough education and training, he couldnāt be thinking that all of them are tight-lipped, or he really does?
āOf course everyone knows it.ā Jane nodded solemnly.
āTha, that Al and Iā¦. Every-everyone knows Al and Iā¦. So they knowā¦. Uwaaarghh~~~!ā
āAh, Fania-chan.ā
Fania held his head with both hands, and dashed off. The knight guards rushed after him.
Jane reached out her hands towards Fania, but Fania already ran off like a hare, and dashed off somewhere else.
When the battered Alfred returned from the party and sought to be soothed by Fania, he went to Faniaās room only to find that the door never opened that day.