This Three-Year-Old Is A Villainess - Chapter 217
I’d seen enough through various media to know how hard pregnancy is.
Blood not circulating in the legs, unable to trim her nails, insomnia, eating difficulties
She must have come here in a state I can’t even begin to imagine.
And then,
“Erylotte. Name this child Erylotte. Tell her that Mom is so sorry… so deeply sorry…”
When I used my true blessing, <Browse>, to read about it, my mother had such a desperate expression.
‘So, Mom was the one who named me.’
I thought Grandfather had chosen it, but it turns out he used the name Mom decided on.
Anyway, after experiencing it yesterday, I understand why people are spreading such rumors about the former princess.
‘The former princess just blurts out whatever comes to mind without thinking about how it affects the people involved.’
It seems she never once considered how these rumors might cause trouble for me and Dad.
“It might be because of the rumors that a marriage is being arranged at the imperial palace.”
Those blasted rumors.
I stabbed the omelet in front of me with my fork, eyes dull.
The former princess is a madwoman who doesn’t care about rumors.
It’s because she doesn’t care that she can say things like, “You can think of me as your mother,” in a place where everyone can hear.
The rumors about Princess Anatoli herself were just as shocking.
I heard that when she wanted to see Dad, who was visiting the capital, and the attendants blocked her because she wasn’t ready, she jumped out of her room on the second floor.
She seems to be the type who will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
‘She’s really getting in the way.’
If she likes Dad, she should just go to him directly.
Stop bothering me.
‘Don’t use me as a baby messenger!’
I have so much work to do, and I can’t understand why these annoying things keep happening.
‘Since the Festival of Abundance is happening, I’d like to get something out of it.’
The Festival of Abundance is an event for agricultural regions.
It’s true that it doesn’t benefit our commerce-centric Astra territory much.
But since the event is already set, we should make the most of it.
There are actually plenty of things we can take advantage of.
‘Like creating a food alley using the festival.’
The food alley is a tourism project I’ve been subtly promoting.
‘There’s a reason every region has a street or alley named something like Garosu-gil or Gyeongridan-gil.’
Once you establish an image, people will gather.
But most of the administrators are fiercely opposed, saying it doesn’t match the image of our now-glamorous Daymond jurisdiction.
‘What’s the point of a glamorous facade when there’s nothing inside?’
This won’t work.
Currently, the Daymond Jurisdiction relies on collecting taxes from conquered lands and pouring relief funds into the border territories.
‘The population is small, so there aren’t enough people for commerce, and the land is too barren for farming.’
You can’t solve everything with taxes.
Eventually, the area needs to be self-sustaining.
We need to build infrastructure so people can at least earn their living on their own.
‘The Festival of Abundance will be a good starting point.’
A large-scale event like the festival will bring in nearby residents.
Not just residents from within Daymond’s jurisdiction, but also from other jurisdictions.
‘It’d be great if we could develop products to sell and support idle hands.’
If people can find success as street vendors, there will be those who take it up as a profession.
If we can turn the festival site into a landmark of the Daymond jurisdiction and develop it as a tourist destination, that would be ideal.
‘In Yoo Hyemin’s world, there are countries that thrive solely on tourism.’
There are endless things to experiment with at this Festival of Abundance.
I’ve planned out so many things, yet I’m stuck being dragged around by the former princess—!
Isn’t this frustrating, or what?
‘Haah. I have to go to the Ducal Castle again today…’
If I don’t go, she said she would come to Daymond’s jurisdiction herself, so I agreed to go instead.
‘There are already so many rumors, and if she ends up meeting Dad…’
Just her telling me to think of her as my mother led to rumors that my parentage had changed.
If she meets Dad in front of others, it’ll turn into a chaotic circus.
Imagine this: General Daymond was talking to the former princess, then suddenly walked away?
The former princess tearfully confessed that her feelings hadn’t changed.
And didn’t she come all the way to the Daymond Jurisdiction just to see General Daymond’s youngest daughter, Erylotte?
This is completely…!
Double. Trouble.
‘Ugh.’
The thought of people gossiping about Dad’s private life made my skin crawl.
Of course, it’s more about how furious Dad will be if it comes to that.
