The Princess Who Was Married Off To The Prince of Slaughter In Place of Her Sister. While She Was Growing Fairies and Potatoes in The Garden of The Detached Palace, His Highness's Infatuation Began - Episode 13

When I returned to the castle after a few days, the castle looked different than usual.

Usually, both the soldiers and the servants were irritable from hunger, but that day, they had satisfied expressions, like puppies do when they are napping by their mother’s side.

“What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

When I asked the chief chamberlain, he said, “We received a supply of potatoes from Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. They were extremely delicious, and everyone was able to eat their fill for the first time in a while, so their faces are all beaming.”

“I see.”

The king of the neighboring country also cared for Princess Ariaberta, the daughter of his mistress.

The evidence is that the princess was holding a potato.

It might be better to reconsider the idea of being stuck with a daughter who has a bad reputation…

“Is that potato something Princess Ariaberta brought from her homeland when she married into the family?”

Even so, I feel like there wasn’t such a large load in the carriage.

According to Claire, the Crown Princess brought seed potatoes from the Noble Grant Kingdom, grew them in the garden, and distributed them to everyone.

“Huh? It’s only been a few days since Princess Ariaberta married into our country! There’s no way we could harvest that quickly!”

It was the day before yesterday that the princess begged me for permission to use the garden.

You mean to say you turned the garden into a field and harvested potatoes in just two days?

Impossible!

According to Claire, the seed potatoes that the Crown Princess brought with her when she moved here were specially bred in the neighboring country. They grow quickly and are resilient to severe cold waves, floods, and water shortages. Now I understand why the neighboring country has a bountiful harvest every year.

“Is that so?”

It’s hard to believe at first, but the fact is that the neighboring country has a bumper harvest every year.

I thought there was some kind of trick, but I didn’t realize that the technology for breeding had advanced that much.

However, if that were the case, those potatoes should be strictly prohibited from being taken out of the country.

If it becomes known that such precious seed potatoes were taken out, even the princess would not get off lightly.

She took the risk and secretly smuggled the seed potatoes out without telling her parents or family.

“Chief Chamberlain, it seems I have misunderstood her. She has been thinking about the people of this country much more than I had imagined. I must convey my gratitude to her. I will go to the detached palace.”

After walking a few steps, I realized something.

During the monster hunt, I was drenched in their bl00d. I also broke a sweat.

I can’t bear to go to the palace where she is.

“Before that, I want to take a bath and change clothes. Can you prepare for that?”

“Yes. Right now.”

The chamberlain was looking at me with a lukewarm gaze.

“Your Highness, you have also started to pay attention to your appearance in front of women, haven’t you?”

The chamberlain was wiping away tears with a handkerchief.

What does the chief steward think I am?

I was made to change into the finest clothes by the chamberlain, had my hair meticulously styled, and even had perfume applied to me.

No one is asking you to go that far.

“Please treat the Crown Princess kindly. Don’t glare at her. His Highness already has a scary face as it is.”

The chamberlain said no to this and no to that, and then sent me off.

Is my way of dealing with women really that bad?

Even though I’m just going to see my wife for the first time in a few days, for some reason, I’m getting nervous.

The distance to the detached palace feels short.

I still haven’t figured out how to tell her…

First, I will apologize for my past rudeness, and then I will thank you for the potatoes…

While I was thinking about such things, I ended up arriving at the detached palace.

I steadied my breathing and knocked on the palace door, but there was no response.

I wonder if they’re out.

At that moment, lively laughter could be heard coming from the garden.

This voice belongs to Princess Ariaberta.

Apparently, she is in the garden right now.

I can also hear another voice, different from hers.

I wonder if the maid Claire has arrived.

For some reason, the other person’s voice seems unusually high.

It’s as if… it’s the voice of a small child…

The garden, which had been overgrown when I saw it a few days ago, was now beautifully tilled.

On the other side of the ridge, plants about the height of a child were growing densely.

Did you really manage to take care of the garden this much in just a few days?

By herself?

“After all, eating in the garden is the best, isn’t it? Don’t you think so, Fel?”

“I agree. Freshly boiled potatoes eaten under the sun are simply exceptional!”

A petite woman in a maid outfit was sitting on a bench.

Her brown ponytail swayed gently in the wind.

On her lap, there was a small child with green hair.

I don’t recognize the face of the girl in the maid outfit.

However, I know her voice and mannerisms.

It’s Princess Ariaberta!

Why is she, the crown princess, wearing a maid’s outfit?

By the way, who is the seven-year-old boy sitting on her lap?

Princess Ariaberta was blowing on a steaming hot potato.

Such innocent gestures strike a chord in my heart.

When I look at her, my heart starts to race.

“Oh, the sparrow has come!”

At that moment, a small bird perched on the tree beyond the field.

The boy who had been sitting on the princess’s lap suddenly stood up and lightly floated into the air.

Without thinking, my foot moved forward, and the small twig I stepped on made a dry cracking sound.

“Wha…! A person is floating in mid-air!?”

I couldn’t help but raise my voice.

With that voice, they noticed my presence.

“……Your Highness!”

She stands up.

The potato she was holding rolled and fell to the ground.

Her jade-green eyes, which gazed straight at me, were as beautiful as when she had married into this country.

Right now, those eyes are wide open in surprise.

Why did she wear gaudy makeup when she came to marry?

White, finely textured skin, peach-colored glossy lips… you look far more beautiful without any adornments.

“Emergency! Fel… disappear!”

She called out to the boy with green hair.

“It’s too late, Ally. The crown prince has completely seen me.”

The boy called Fel floated gently through the air without disappearing, and leaped into her arms.

I don’t know who the boy is, but I can tell he’s someone who can casually hug my wife.

And then, the fact that they call each other “Ali” and “Fel” as nicknames…

For some reason, I’m just really angry.

I’ve never even been called by my name by her…!

“Princess Ariaberta, could you explain the situation to us?”

I had forgotten that she feared me as a “monster” and was pressing her.