From an early age, I knew I was different.

When I was very young, I knew I was different from other girls.

I am the daughter of a duke, and my status means absolute dignity, luxury, and inviolability.

Saying this might make me appear to be a very bad woman, right? But this is really not my intention. I am just very conscious of my identity.

Born into the Duke of Jinguo family, I have the second most distinguished surname in this country.

Many people may think this is a very enviable thing. However, to me, it is nothing more than that.

Apart from my last name, I am just an ordinary girl. I have things I like and hate doing things I don’t want to do. I also cry, make trouble, and want to get rid of the persuasion of people around me.

, hold your skirt and go to the fountain with bare feet to step on the splashing water.

Even if I do this, I will still get scolded by my parents in the end.

As the daughter of a duke, I have known what my existence means since I was a child.

I hardly need to tell my parents, I can understand just from the words of those tutors that I will have one and only one identity in the future, and that is the princess of the Blue Bay Empire.

Marrying into the royal family may be a very enviable topic for ordinary girls, but it is so common for me. Because this road has been prepared for me a long time ago, I don't need to be envious at all.

What.

My parents love me very much, especially my father, who often tells me that I am the most important treasure in his life.

However, even treasures need to be tempered. A simple and uncarved gem may be a good material, but it is not enough to be placed on a crown for people to admire.

So as early as I can remember, I started learning all kinds of things.

Dancing, painting, music, appreciating jewelry, learning to taste tea, and even weekly opera appreciation are all about watching those very high-style traditional operas, re-immersing yourself in the ancient knowledge that is rich in tradition and full of long history.

, making your entire body more suitable for being a noble and dignified imperial concubine.

Days like this seem a bit boring to me. If I watch too much, of course I will feel bored.

Although every time I go out to the opera house, there will be many adults saying that I am very beautiful and praising me for being polite and that I will be an outstanding woman in the future. However, I have begun to live a life like this a little bit.

annoyed.

Ah, I'm not dissatisfied with my life, I just feel that this kind of life still lacks a little excitement.

Maybe it was the storybook of knights and adventures that I read two nights ago? Or the opera of The Princess and the Dragon that I watched last week?

Adventure and magic seem to have affected my thinking to some extent, making me think that there may always be some unusual things in this world waiting for me to discover.

In this way, I have been looking forward to something and waiting for something.

In such confusion, I came to my eighth birthday.

But on the day of my eighth birthday, something happened in our family that made my father, uncles, and brothers very embarrassed.

On my birthday, His Royal Highness was invited to congratulate me.

That day, I saw His Highness the Prince. He was walking towards me wearing a gorgeous military uniform and gloves. He knelt down on one knee in front of me and kissed my fingers.

His Royal Highness is so handsome~~~!

It was also on that day that I truly realized the true meaning of the concept that I would become a princess. That meant that I would marry the prince, become this handsome big brother, and become his family...!

But, I know.

Although my father and brother didn't tell me, I could see it from their disappointed faces.

His Royal Highness the eldest prince likes me, but maybe he just takes care of me as a cute little sister?

From the conversation between the maids, I learned that as the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness must develop his own strength and leadership. Therefore, he has been on the battlefield and is already 18 years old. He is a very mature man. For someone like me,

As a little girl, he is a big brother worthy of my admiration, but he is not the man who will become my husband.

And compared to me, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be more interested in Sister Natalie.

Well, Sister Natalie~~~ I also like Sister Natalie very much.

That day, I saw her clearing away the dishes after the dinner. When she went out, she accidentally bumped into the crown prince brother who was relaxing in the garden. The two of them seemed to be arguing about something at first, but soon, I felt that Nata

Sister Li's face seemed to be full of smiles. When the Crown Prince's brother looked at his sister, the smile on his face became more relaxed, which was completely different from the smile when he was facing me.

Ah, although I saw this scene, I don’t have any objections to Sister Natalie.

She is a very good sister and always smiles at everyone.

Although I just said that she can do some maid's work, she is not our maid~~~!

To put it loosely, Sister Natalie and our family should be distant relatives.

From what my parents said, it seemed that it was very far away, so far away that I almost forgot that there was such a small family.

Sister Natalie's father is not a duke like my father, but a baron who is nothing.

Although they are not considered civilians yet, they should be almost there, right?

In terms of seniority, it seems that I should call Sister Natalie's father "uncle", but my father would never let me call him that. Even when I met that uncle a few times, that man behaved the same way to me.

Very respectful and not at all like my elder.

Therefore, I have never called him uncle. It seems that he is also very satisfied with his position in the Duke's Palace.

On a rainy night two years ago, Natalie's sister's father brought her here. He seemed to be being hunted because he owed a large sum of money, so he hoped to foster sister Natalie in our home first.

Home.

My father agreed and offered to help the man pay off all his debts.

However, the man seemed to understand that in this way he would be deprived of the only title that still had a little bit of dignity, right? So he did not agree, but kept saying that after raising the money, he would come back and find a way to pick up Sister Natalie.

Then, the man disappeared.

Let me think about it, it seems that it was not until the moment that Natalie's sister and the crown prince's brother were engaged that he came back in a hurry, right? Then, he found a painless job in the imperial city, which was considered a job.

lost his dignity.

Speaking of sister Natalie, when she first came into my house, she seemed a little cautious.

But soon, she began to get acquainted with the servants at home.

She seems to be born to be so cheerful, and can spread a lot of laughter no matter where she goes. In my family, she is a very unique existence.

She is not a maid, but she does some maid's work every day.

She is the daughter of a baron, but there is no barrier to communication with the servants.

My father doesn't seem to like my contact with Sister Natalie very much, but sometimes I will still sneak out to chat with Sister Natalie and have a heart-to-heart.

She told me a lot about the outside world, about the mountains in the distance, the endless deserts, and all kinds of terrifying monsters! Every time I listen to it, my heart is filled with excitement! Even though I have already heard some of the stories.

I have listened to it several times and I still find it interesting.

Therefore, when Sister Natalie and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince met, I did not feel any discomfort.

Sister Natalie is not a slave, she is also a daughter of a noble. Since she is a noble, she can become the wife of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Facts have also proved that their union is really correct. I sincerely feel for their wedding.

happy.

But I am happy, but my family is not very happy.

The daughter of the Jinguo family should not be a mistress, and I don’t want to ruin the relationship between Sister Natalie and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

In this case, looking at it, the only option that can guarantee my entry into the royal family is the second prince.

But……

From the beginning, I didn't like the second prince very much.

He was not as steady as His Highness the Crown Prince, nor did he look at me with the same affectionate eyes as His Highness the Crown Prince looked at Sister Natalie.

The first time I came into contact with the second prince was in spring.

That day, when I was ten years old, I went on a horseback riding outing with my family.

When my horse lost control and ran away, it was His Royal Highness the Second Prince who stopped my horse.

Thinking about it afterwards, I think it was an arrangement prepared by the parents.

But that doesn't matter anymore, because this is me and the second prince who seems a little frivolous, doesn't like to talk to me, and doesn't look at me as attentively as other boys - Tide Blue's

First encounter.

Ah~~~What should I do?

Day after day, I stayed in my room, hugging my favorite doll and sighing.

I don’t think the second prince likes me very much, and similarly, I don’t like him very much either.

Strangely enough, when I saw the way His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at Sister Natalie, I suddenly understood what the so-called "political marriage" meant.
Chapter completed!