Chapter 119: Prince Maxim’s Grand Speech
Chapter 119: Prince Maxim’s Grand Speech
While I silently listened, it seemed Prince Maxim thought I was deeply moved by his words and was absorbed in them. His speech continued.By the time my head felt stuffed full and my ears had stopped registering anything, one of his aides said,
"Prince Maxim, is it time for the next appointment?"
"Oh? Is that so? Robin, I’ll be fine even if I stay by my side," he said with a bright smile, patting my shoulder.
"Yes...,"
My reply was barely audible. My entire body had gone stiff. I even wondered if Prince Maxim had cast Petrification on me. Someone, please cast Heal!
I dragged my heavy feet back to my room. I couldn’t face going to the accounting bureau in the afternoon. Besides, even if I didn’t go, I’d still hear about this event. Prime Minister Richelieu would definitely send for me to ask what I talked about with Prince Maxim.
While waiting in my room, a sealed letter from Prime Minister Richelieu arrived right after lunch, as expected. It said he wanted to meet today. He would send someone later. Since I had nothing to discuss, I just lay around in bed.
The messenger from Prime Minister Richelieu arrived in the evening. I hurried over, thinking he must have taken time out of his busy schedule.
From the outside, which faction am I aligned with? Prime Minister Richelieu’s? Prince Alan’s? Or rather, the Queen’s faction? If I keep getting along so well with the Queen, Prince Maxim’s faction might twist that relationship and try to erase me. If I keep going like this, I’ll keep taking the Queen around the delicious restaurants in the capital and end up one step from that kind of relationship. I want someone to stop her. Who can stop the Queen? Probably only the King or her parents in her ducal family. Sneaking into the Queen’s bedchamber at night and saying something like "It’s too dangerous, let’s stop" sounds like it could make things even worse. But I want to try it. Sneaking into the Queen’s room and surprising her... even though I know it would cost me my life, my heart is racing. No! I can’t raise that flag here!
While I was lost in those thoughts, I arrived at Prime Minister Richelieu’s room.
Instead of his usual private office, I was taken to his public one. It was spacious, with several office staff sitting at desks working.
"Lord Robin, thank you for coming on such short notice. I assume you already know the purpose of this meeting."
His expression was much stricter than usual. Is this what the Prime Minister looks like to everyone who fears him?
I didn’t dare show it, but I reported every detail of my conversation with Prince Maxim. In reality, my share was only about 1%, and the remaining 99% was what Prince Maxim had said. Since he says similar things to everyone, Prime Minister Richelieu had probably heard it all before.
Prime Minister Richelieu listened without changing his expression and without interrupting. Even after I finished, he stayed silent for a long time, his face unchanged. Since there was nothing else for me to say, I waited quietly for him to speak.