Chapter 773

The boarding tower was attacked... How could I not know about this?

"I suppose I understand a little bit."

After looking at the Princess in his arms who was talking with great interest, Leon tentatively said:

"I heard from friends in the police department that they have been working overtime like crazy recently, many administrative staff have been pulled out to patrol every day, looking for the criminals who attacked the boarding tower, and the things lost by the Kingdom of Kexi... Does this matter affect you too?"

"The impact is huge!"

Upon hearing this, the Princess nodded, her brows slightly furrowed:

"The identity of the suspect who attacked the boarding tower has been basically confirmed, it should be those rebels who assassinated me many times before and burned down the Laose Arcade, and the destruction they did in the past, added together, is not as troublesome as this time.

This time they made too much of a scene, causing the Kingdom of Kexi to constantly exert pressure on us; if we can't produce a result that satisfies them within a month or two, it will definitely affect normal trade.

However... the boarding tower being burned is not entirely a bad thing."

When she said this, the Princess sighed with a somewhat complex expression:

"Since the beginning of last year, I have been working with the Minister of National Defense to rectify the military, cut redundant soldiers, reduce miscellaneous expenses, and replace those outdated weapons and equipment.

But even with the cooperation of your Laien family, it still hasn't proceeded very smoothly, the resistance was greater than I imagined; however, once the boarding tower incident happened, those reform proposals of mine that were blocked actually started to be pushed forward again.

It is estimated that the heavily guarded boarding tower being burned finally made some people feel a crisis, and they had to give up some of the benefits they had eaten to ensure their own stability...

Hehe, some people are just like this, if they aren't cold or hungry, they will always close their eyes and lie in the car, only when the cold air penetrates through the car window and freezes their lips blue will they reluctantly get out of the car and push!"

After complaining with resentment about the shortsightedness of the kingdom's high-level officials, the Princess, who had been holding a belly full of anger for the past few days, finally felt a bit more comfortable in her heart.

"My dear, you are so good~"

After shrinking into the warm embrace behind her and making her body warmer, Princess Veronica took the initiative to hold Leon's palm, raised her head, blinked, and said:

"I have held these words in my heart for a long time, but it's not appropriate to say them to anyone, fortunately there is still you who can listen to me say these... When are you planning to marry me?"

"..."

No, why did the topic circle back again?

Being made to feel a numb scalp by the sudden urging of marriage, Leon pushed back with some headache:

"That, Princess Veronica, I thought about it carefully these past few days and found that you and I are actually not suitable, so can the matter of our engagement before..."

"You can."

???

What did you say? You agreed? So straightforward?

After hearing Princess Veronica's straightforward reply, Leon's expression shifted slightly, and while his heart relaxed slightly, he couldn't help but feel a little bit of loss.

"I said before, regarding the relationship between us, the final decision-making power is handed to you, I will not force it."

After slightly restraining the smile on her face, the Princess, who was just leaning in Leon's arms, sat up straight, lowered her brows, and said with a cold tone:

"Additionally, even if my status is special, I am also a normal woman, I also have self-esteem; although I do have a good impression of you and am willing to approach you actively time and time again, I am not without any bottom line.

Leon, I have never liked forcing people; since you have already made a decision, then I... I should also let go. If it were at this point and I still had to pester you, that would be too shameful, this kind of thing I cannot do."

"..."

Sorry...

Feeling the Princess's slightly cold palm in his palm, a thick sense of guilt surged in Leon's heart.

After all, the cause of this matter is on his side; although Princess Veronica also has some other purposes, she has indeed been very active, while he, on the contrary, because of her status as a Princess and the trouble brought by this status, has been constantly pushing her away. So no matter how you calculate it, it is he who is sorry for her, not her who is sorry for him.

"Sorry..."

After apologizing sincerely, Leon, trying to make up for it, said:

"If in the future..."

"There is no future, you should never see me again in the future."

Princess Veronica turned her head slightly, avoiding Leon's gaze, then reached out to wipe the corners of her eyes, and said softly with tears in her eyes:

"If there were no engagement with you, then I would definitely be married off in the future, either to the Kingdom of Morna, the Kingdom of Hessen, or the Kingdom of Oleson... In short, I would not stay in the capital anymore.

And my future would most likely be marrying someone I have never even met, then being neglected by my future husband because of the interests between the kingdoms, and spending my whole life alone in a palace colder than your heart.

If in the future, the country I marry into goes to war with the kingdom, it is possible I will be humiliated, and even personally sent to the gallows by my own husband, cursing my own tragic fate, and dying in despair and pain..."

"..."

"Rest assured, these have nothing to do with you, my tragic life was not caused by you, you don't need to feel guilty, I... I just..."

After comforting Leon with no strength, large teardrops slid from the corners of Princess Veronica's eyes; she hurriedly reached out to wipe them, but for some reason, the tears on her face kept increasing the more she wiped.

"I just... just have some regrets..."

After discovering that the tears couldn't be stopped no matter what, Veronica gave up continuing to cover them, instead turned her head away, pressed her lips together, and said with a trembling voice:

"Clearly... clearly everything started to get better, the military's reform has been pushed forward, the problems of the Ministry of Road Administration I am also starting to solve, the fiscal problems that were always blocked have also started to loosen recently.

Next, as long as it proceeds step by step, I will have the opportunity to completely change the kingdom, let ordinary people live no longer so hard, let the kingdom become strong again, and let no one die in the flames of war.

And after I leave, it will be very difficult to find someone to take over all this, Joshua is not capable, if the kingdom falls into his hands, it is estimated it will be controlled by the Minister of Finance and the Queen, continuing to become a tool for nobles and big businessmen to exploit ordinary people...

Wuwu... Clearly... clearly it was only a little bit away!"

"..."

"It doesn't matter, you don't need to care."

After wiping the corners of her eyes again, the teary-eyed Princess clenched her fists, and said softly with red eyes:

"No one will blame you, you also have your own life, there is no need to marry a woman who is particularly beautiful but whom you don't love for the sake of others' happiness.

Leon, you don't need to feel guilty, whether it is me who is about to spend my life alone, or those who lost the opportunity to change their fate because of my departure, we will not blame you, you...

Why are you grabbing my hand? Could it be that you regret it? Want to hold hands with me again and finish this life?"

"..."

I really admire you... How did you manage to talk so much nonsense without changing your expression?

After breaking open the Princess's fingers with a black face and snatching the onion slice that had been pinched wrinkled inside, Leon said with a headache:

"Princess, can't you be more sincere..."

(End of chapter)