At 11 a.m., when the severe lingering summer heat remained, the blue sky was spreading without a single cloud that day.
I go to the garden field with my heart dancing.
There were three splendid flowers with a light feeling blooming in the field.
The petals with the stamens in the center gradating from red to white were beautiful, and there was a sweet scent from the flowers.
“It’s amazing to make the flowers bloom, Fermes. In the end, I just planted seeds and didn’t do anything. I’m sorry for leaving it to you.”
“No, no, the princess was busy, and I was going to make it bloom with my pride, so please don’t worry about it. I only grew one-third, but I also learned about the amount of sunshine, temperature control, the acidity of the soil and the timing of giving water.”
Fermes studied things that I couldn’t seem to be able to do, and grew the flowers.
“Fermes, I raised it because I wanted to give this flower to the beast man I promised to meet when I was young. That’s why I’m sorry that you raised it, but I wonder if you will allow me to pick it.”
“That’s right, don’t worry, please do as you like. I’ll make it bloom as many times as I want from now on, and I’ll make this place a flower garden.”
“Thank you, Fermes. It’s reassuring.”
When I held Fermes’s hand, the beast ears stood up and he was a little confused. But it wasn’t rejected like Bane.
“Well, Your Highness, is it a man other than Your Highness to give it to?”
“Yes, that’s right. He said he wanted to show it to his wife, so I promised to give it to her. So there’s nothing to be ashamed of.”
It’s a flower with a short life, so I have to find him quickly.
“By the way, do you know the efficacy of this flower?”
“Yes, it was said in my country that it has a beauty effect. That’s why the guests who come to the royal palace were looking forward to the tea using this flower.”
“Well, I see, that…”
“Your Highness, please wear a hat. If it’s a parasol, I’ll hold it. Your beautiful skin will burn.”
Mai, the maid, came running with a terrible expression.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t think about it.”
“It’s not just that. You’re going to get heatstroke in this sunshine. Please come back soon.”
“I understand. Thank you, Fermes. I’ll come again tomorrow.”
“Oh, yes.”
I felt like Fermes was trying to say something.
But I didn’t hear it.
Around 6 o’clock in the evening, Gresis-sama came back.
As usual, I greeted him at the entrance with Dolph, the guard knight, and the maid.
“I’m home, Lilith.”
“Welcome back, Gresis-sama.”
After a light hug, Gresis-sama shifted his gaze to Dolph.
“Dolph, I need to talk to you. Go to the office with Lilith.”
I enter Gresis-sama’s office.
The office I entered for the first time was similar to the office of the Knights.
“I heard from Ethan that you used to be a diplomat’s escort in the past. Do you remember who was the diplomat who met Lilith in the Kingdom of Seiran?”
Dolph is nodding at Gresis-sama’s words.
“Of course I remember. Because I was there too.”
“Huh? Was Dolph there too? I only remember one person.”
I can’t believe I also met Dolph.
“That’s right, because I was waiting in a distant place as an escort. You didn’t notice, did you?”
In other words, Dolph knew me from the time I came here.
I thought he should have told me, but it doesn’t mean I would remember, so maybe that’s why he was silent.
“So, who is that diplomat?”
Gresis-sama urges Dolph.
“That is His Majesty King Leroy.”
“”His Majesty King Leroy!?””
Gresis-sama and I looked at each other.
“Really?”
“Yes, there is no doubt. In the Kingdom of Tenar, His Majesty King Leroy is the only person who has ever exchanged words with Princess Lilith.”
Dolph said crisply.
“Dolph heard all the conversations between me and His Majesty, didn’t he? Do you also remember the promise we made?”
“Yes, it’s faint. It was impressive in many ways. Was it reopening and flowers? If I remember correctly, the flowers in the royal palace can’t be taken out without permission.”
“Yes. Actually, that flower just bloomed today.”
“Did it bloom today?”
“Actually.”
I got permission to get seeds from the royal palace and told the story of how Fermes raised them.
“It’s a flower that won’t live long, so I thought I had to hurry, so I asked Gresis-sama to look for me if he had any idea.”
“Is that so, I didn’t know you remembered such an old promise. Your Majesty will also be pleased. However, Your Majesty is busy, so may I keep it for you and give it to him?”
“Yes, please. I’ll pick it up and give it to you right away after breakfast tomorrow.”
After breakfast the next day, I go to the field in a hurry.
With Fermes’s permission, I cut the three blooming flowers and immediately put them in a vase with water.
When I return to my private room, I decorate the vase with a hand-sewn ribbon.
I wonder if it looks a little cute.
I handed the vase with three flowers to Dolph in the office.
In the afternoon, Dolph visited my private room.
In his hand is a single flower that I gave to His Majesty King Leroy.
It’s in a single flower vase.
“His Majesty was very happy to give it as a present for Her Royal Highness the Queen’s birthday. She said it’s a waste to get it only for us, so she wants the Princess to have one.”
“That’s good. But I’m happy with Her Majesty’s feelings.”
I received the single vase from Dolph and put it on the side table by the bed.
Gresis-sama, who visited my private room before going to bed, noticed the single vase.
“Isn’t this a rare “love flower”? What’s wrong?”
“Love flower? This is the flower in the royal palace of the motherland that I talked about the other day that Fermes raised.”
“In our country, this species is called “love flower”. If you drink petals as tea, it is popular with women if it has the effect of making men feel attracted to them. It’s precious and the flowers themselves are beautiful, so the men also give the flowers to make their women happy.”
“Huh? Was it good to send such an effective flower to His Majesty King Leroy?”
“It’s okay. I’m sure he’s happy that it’s a rare species that is even more valuable than a precious and coveted flower.”
“I’m glad if they’re happy.”
“However, rare species are highly effective, so you have to be careful.”
Both of my shoulders were caught.
No way, isn’t this flow the same as “Drunken Flower”?
Suddenly, after a kiss that clings to my lips, I was pushed down on the sofa.
And I’m stared at by those silent and feverish eyes.
Gresis-sama’s big palm wraps my left cheek.
Then he gently traced my lips with his thumb.
I’m embarrassed and want to turn my face away, but the body temperature transmitted from the big palm that touches my cheek is comfortable.
But being silent like this is embarrassing, and I don’t think I can endure it.
“Gresis-sama?”
My bangs were gently swept away and he kissed on my forehead.
In addition, his lips approached my ear.
I close my eyes tightly and unintentionally put strength into my shoulders.
And he whispered.
“This flower doesn’t do anything with its scent.”
“Huh?”
Gresis-sama let go of my body and smiles mischievously.
I realize that I was expecting something, and I feel like I’ve been seen through it, and I’m terribly embarrassed.
When I involuntarily covered my face with both hands, I turned over and buried my face in the back of the sofa.
“Geez. Gresis-sama is mean.”
“I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it.”
Gresis-sama is stroking my head while laughing.
I think it can’t be helped that it stayed like that for a while until I calmed down.
So, Lilith just gave the king and queen an aphrodisiac. . .
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