The Villainous Princess Wants to Live in a Gingerbread House

ression.
To a slightly bitter face.

“…My grandmother is indestructible.
Even this war would have been difficult without her.”

“I see you’re still lofty.
Do you have any messages from her for me?”

“…”

“I can tell even if I don’t hear anything.”

When Karnov closed his mouth, which he had opened for a while, the Emperor burst into laughter and got up from his seat.
It was only that much movement, but the Emperor’s cape flew magnificently enough to marvel at anyone.

“A long war, what a struggle! For you who are heroes, the days when all spirits bless you will continue!”

The sound of shouting seemed to resonate throughout the Imperial Palace.
Amidst the roar of applause and cheers that ended with those words, the Emperor turned around first and left the hall.

Now, if the protagonists of the war turned around and left, the duty of the imperial family was over.
The commander-in-chief first turned his back, and then the deputy commander, Karnov, rose.

He and Alexei seemed to greet each other with their eyes.
It was the moment when Asha tried to turn around carefully so that she wouldn’t interrupt.

“Oh!”

Because she was wearing shoes a little bigger than her feet, her feet got tangled for a moment.

Seeing the floor approaching in an instant, Asha closed her eyes tightly.

“What?”

But she didn’t fall.
Her extended arms were still in the air.
She realized belated that someone had grabbed her from behind.
In an instant a cold sweat trickled down.

“Oh, I guess the shoes didn’t fit.”

“…!”

And Alexei, the person who held Asha from behind, lifted her up easily and took her into his arms.
Her vision changed in an instant, and Asha hurriedly clung to Alexei’s neck.

Meanwhile, Alexei held her in one arm, and with the other, he took off her shoes half-stretched on her feet and held them out to the servant who was following them.
Even with the friendly touch, her body shrank with tension.

Before she knew it, Lise came running told hold Asha herself, but Alexei shook his head.

“She’s hurt, so I’ll take her to the palace.”

“No, Alyosha.
I’m really okay…”

While Asha tried hard to dissuade Alexei, another person approached.

“I see His Highness the Crown Prince.
It’s been a long time.
I couldn’t even say hello to you at the ceremony because I was busy with work.”

He was a very friendly man even though he was speaking politely.

“Who…”

“It’s been a long time, Marquis Shapiroqin.”

“Ahem.”

Asha thought up until Alexei woke up from being sick a few days ago that even though he was smiling on the outside, he was being cold to her.
Or he was assessing her inner thoughts and was wary.
But now that she saw it, there was another opponent he was really cruel to.

Asha involuntarily shrunk her body and tightened her hand on Alexei’s collar.
Alexei seemed to freeze and crush the opponent in front of him with just his eyes.

The air of emotion that stood out blue around him rose tightly and reached the sight of the Marquis Shapiroqin.
Although no one would know.

“How have you been? And please call me comfortably, isn’t it between uncle and nephew?”

“Since we are relatives, we should treat each other more clearly.
Thanks to the Marquis’ care, I’ve been doing well.
Our Asha also became a good friend to me.”

Asha gurgled her saliva.
His insistence on things being between uncle and nephew suggested that he was also her uncle, but she has no desire to intervene between the two.
Even if it was her uncle, she didn’t even know who he was…

“Oh, Anastasia.
It must be the first time I’ve seen your face like this.
My name is Valery, the older brother of Yuriev.
I heard how mature you were at the last spirit ceremony.
Ilya, my son, was talking so much.
Your Majesty may keep you in the palace.”

At that moment, my spine gave me goosebumps.
Asha swallowed a dry spit.

‘Valery? That Valery, the Marquis Shapiroqin?’

In the original work, how did the royal family run Anastasia through the autobahn of hell? There was a person who poured oil next to me.
He was Valery, the third older brother to Yuriev.

“Oh… hello, uncle.
Is Ilya doing well?”

‘Who was Ilya? Is that the one who looked weak?’

“Well, he’s doing well.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t come to the victory ceremony today because he wasn’t feeling well.
“

“I wish he had come.
He missed the chance to play with Alyosha.
Is Ilya very sick?”

“…not really.
By the way, ‘Alyosha’?”

Valery’s good-natured expression paused.
Asha smiled and nodded.

“Yes! Alyosha is very busy, so he won’t be able to play long.”

“Alyo… Do you call His Highness the Crown Prince Alyosha? You must be on good terms.
However, Princess Anastasia, even if they are the royal family, they are not all the same royal family.
If you break the imperial etiquette and act foolishly like that…”

At that moment, Asha felt as if she had heard the sound of lightning.
From the hand that was holding her, something like thorns and blades rose up and landed on her at random.

She couldn’t see Alexei’s expression because she was held in his arms, which made her even more terrified.