My Dear Husband, Let's Keep It Business-Like! ~Countess Anastasia, Raised in The Downtown, Won't Give Up Her Way~ - Episode 93

Since both of you must be tired from the long journey, I promptly guided you to the guesthouse to rest, but the energetic Princess Carmilla encourages you to have some tea.

Since my brother-in-law insisted, I ended up being treated to delicious tea from Austburg at the guesthouse I was supposed to guide.

“Huh? Christina?”

“Yeah, I think I just thought about what Anastasia told me in my own way.”

At first, we enjoyed tea while chatting about our journey by carriage and matters concerning the earldom, but gradually the conversation shifted to the fate of Christina and the others.

It seems that Christina has been disowned by the duke family.

I don’t know if that is a severe punishment or not, but it is certainly fatal for a noble lady to cause such a big problem.

What surprised me even more was hearing that Christina really went to sell her hair in the commoner district.

As I said, it seems to have fetched quite a high price.

That said, for Christina, the duke’s daughter, it was probably just pocket change.

I will probably never know what Christina thought about that.

According to my brother-in-law, Christina’s appearance with her short hair seemed to have quite an impact on the commissioners, and it apparently contributed to her sentence reduction.

They probably thought I cut my hair myself as a form of reflection.

Actually, it’s different. You lucky bastard.

Christina, who had been living without any hardships as the daughter of the leading duke’s family, suddenly could not possibly live on her own.

In such cases, they might enter a monastery or some kind of labor facility… and if there’s nowhere else to go, though I don’t like to say it, they might end up in a brothel.

I think it won’t be too disastrous because your brother-in-law will probably handle it, but I’m still a bit worried.

What am I even worried about, I’m such a softie!

By the way, the duke ceded his title to his brother-in-law and was confined under the pretext of illness.

I don’t know the details, but I’ve heard that it won’t be a comfortable confinement, so I hope they reflect on their actions properly.

“Honestly, having the head of the country’s leading ducal house be such a young person is too problematic… There was even a proposal to return the title to Grandfather Alfred for a time, but in the end, I took the position as head, and Grandfather Alfred became my guardian.”

And it seems that I, as a victim of abuse, will be paid a large sum in compensation. To be honest, I’m not in need of money, and in the end, isn’t this going to be paid by my brother-in-law?

If it’s possible to decline, I would like to go in that direction.

I know that the finances of the duke’s family are worse than people think, and considering the burden that my brother-in-law will have to bear from now on, I feel a deep sense of despair.

Without thinking, I became pessimistic about my brother-in-law’s future and ended up with a gloomy expression, but Princess Carmilla, who was sitting next to me, winked at me gently, making sure only I could see it.

Oh! So reliable!!

I see. The reason your brother-in-law became a duke and the Fairfanville ducal family itself was not stripped of its title is probably due to the engagement issue with Princess Carmilla.

Since Princess Carmilla is trying to stay close to my brother-in-law instead of abandoning him in this state, she must really like him, right…?

Brother-in-law! Fight!!

By the way, it seems that some of Christina’s maids and lower-ranking noble youths who were part of her entourage have also been caught regarding the theft of my dress.

It seems that they were the ones actually taking action on behalf of Christina, who was under suspension.

“Oh, by the way, whatever happened to the former Crown Prince?”

The crown prince was deposed, but the actual punishment was supposed to be on hold.

In the course of the conversation, I casually asked about it, and just hearing the name of the crown prince made Princess Carmilla and my brother-in-law’s faces twist in displeasure.

Huh? Did I hear something bad?

“Even though I was made a deposed prince, I was still allowed to stay in the royal family, so it would have been better if I had just quietly been kept under house arrest under the guise of illness… That man, without any sense of shame, was still after Ana.”

Gah!!

“Ria noticed that he was trying to get in touch with some shady people. I thought that if we didn’t teach him a good lesson, he might do something to Anna again, so I gave him a strong dose of punishment!”

Did Princess and Ria protect me without my knowing? I can only be grateful for this.

However, what exactly is a strong moxa treatment…?

“Your Highness, what do you mean by a strong moxibustion?”

When my husband, who seemed to have the same question as me, asked hesitantly, Princess Carmilla answered with a wonderful smile.

“I’ve killed your precious blonde hair right down to the roots!!”

……Tough!!