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 8

The next morning, since Janet didn’t come to wake me up, I got ready by myself.

While Janet is here, let’s just wear the flashy dress for now.

Applying that gaudy makeup on my face is disheartening, but it’s just until Janet goes back to her country.

In the living room, Janet was packing.

“Since we caught the scene where Lady Ariaberta was not loved by the Crown Prince on their wedding night, we are returning to the country. It’s so pitiful that she was not loved by her husband, became a mere decorative consort, and was divorced a few years later.”

While saying “How unfortunate” with her mouth, Janet’s lips were curled up.

Even so, you seem to know the details of yesterday’s exchange in the bedroom quite specifically.

Were you eavesdropping by putting a glass against the wall in the next room?

“If I report this, that person will surely be delighted. We might even get a special bonus.”

Janet, just as I suspected, seems to have been ordered by someone to harass me.

“Well then, take care. Oh, by the way, we were told to take back the accessories used at the wedding, so please understand. The dress I wore during the procession, the wedding dress, and the night dress are bulky, so I will leave them behind for you to use as they are.”

Janet said with a sarcastic smile.

“The knights who came with me from the country will also return with me. From today, you will be alone, Princess. Do your best in this country where everyone dislikes you.”

Janet said just that and then left the room humming a tune.

“The mean maid has gone back to her country! It’s so refreshing!”

Fel returned from his translucent form to his usual appearance.

Fel must be tired too, having been using the invisibility spell all this time.

I can chat with Fel without any reservations.

“I’ll cast a spell on the mean maid’s head so that ripe fruit falls on it!”

“Calm down, Fel, you’re wasting the fruit.”

I told Fel that, but I’m just as relieved as he is that Janet is gone.

“Alright, after we eat breakfast, we’ll do some farm work!”

“Ah…”

I remember Claire’s reaction the day before yesterday.

No one might bring food to the Crown Princess who wastes food.

In that case, we will have to wait for the potato harvest.

If we till the garden and plant the seed potatoes now, we can harvest them by tomorrow.

Fortunately, the detached palace has a small kitchen. I should be able to do some simple cooking.

“It looks like we’ll have to make do with just water until the potato harvest.”

“Eh~~~. I don’t want to~~~. It’s been a while since I’ve felt this hungry~~~.”

“Sorry, Fel. Please wait until tomorrow.”

In order to prevent the feral from planting, we need to quickly turn the garden into a field!

At that moment, I heard a knock on the living room door.

Fel hurriedly used a spell to make himself invisible.

“Yes. Who is it?”

“Excuse me.”

When I replied, Ms. Claire came in.

Ms. Claire was pushing the cart.

Since there’s a good smell coming from the cart, it is probably breakfast inside.

“Even though it was breakfast time, the maid assigned to the Crown Princess didn’t come to get the meal, so I brought the food myself.”

The cart has a silver lid on it, so the contents are unknown.

But it smells really delicious.

“Yesterday, I told the maid assigned to the Crown Princess to come to the palace to fetch the meal. Where is she?”

Ms. Claire looks around the room curiously.

“Are you talking about Janet? If so, she went back to her country.”

“Huh?”

Originally, Janet was planning to return home after the wedding.

“Then, who is taking care of the Crown Princess?”

“No one is doing it.”

“Huh?”

“Please don’t worry, I can take care of myself. Starting today, I will also get my own meals. What time and where should I go?”

Ms. Claire stared at me with a surprised expression.

Is there something on my face?

“Are you saying that the Crown Princess herself changes her clothes, styles her hair, and even feeds herself?”

“Yes, I did the same in my home country, so I’m used to it.”

“Eh?”

“But, the dress I brought from my homeland is a bit difficult to move in. Could you lend me a more practical dress for everyday use? A maid outfit would be fine too. It would make cleaning and laundry easier.”

All I brought from my homeland were gaudy dresses, a garish wedding dress, and a nightdress with a design like a moth.

None of them are suitable for daily life.

There is also my mother’s dress, but since it’s a keepsake, I don’t want to get it dirty if possible.

“Yes?”

“Also, last night, we received permission from His Highness the Crown Prince to use the garden. Please lend us farming clothes and tools such as hoes, plows, sickles, and shovels. If you let us know the location, I will personally go and pick them up.”

“Huh?”

Ms. Claire has a puzzled look on her face.

“Ally, I’m hungry.”

Fel keeps tugging at my clothes.

Since Fel has disappeared, Claire can’t hear Fel’s voice.

“Yeah. Let’s have a meal first.”

“Your Highness, who were you speaking with just now?”

“No, it’s just me talking to myself. Ho ho ho ho ho.”

I decided to cover it up with a laugh.

What’s for breakfast today?

I decided to change the subject.

I hope there’s some of that fluffy white bread I had yesterday. I excitedly open the lid of the tray.

“It’s the same as before. White bread, vegetable salad, vegetable soup, and an omelet. It might not have been something served at the royal table in the Noble Grant Kingdom, but in our country, this is still a feast. Please don’t complain and just eat.”

“Jiggly omelet, soft white bread, hearty soup, and a vegetable salad too…! Can I eat all of this?”

When I asked Claire with sparkling eyes, she seemed a bit taken aback.

“……Please.”

“Yay, it’s a feast!”

Fel is frolicking next to me.

But it’s a problem. When Claire is around, I can’t share my food with Fel.

“I will return the used dishes to the palace. Claire, please go back to your work.”

“That won’t do. Making the Crown Princess clean up after meals, for example…”

Hmm, if I don’t somehow get Claire to leave, I won’t be able to eat with Fel.

“That’s it! Then how about this? Claire, while I’m having my meal, please prepare maid outfit and work clothes for the farm. I want to start working on the farm right after the meal.”

“Understood. Then, I will excuse myself for a moment.”

Ms. Claire bowed and then left the room.

Phew, now we can enjoy a meal together, just the two of us.

“Ally, let’s eat quickly!”

Fel is looking at the meal on the tray with sparkling eyes.

“Yeah, let’s finish our meal before Claire-san comes back.”

To be honest, I was also starving.

Arrange the food on the tray on the table.

“Let’s eat!”

“Mmm~~! This fluffy texture of the white bread is the best! The omelet is delicious too~~! It’s been years since I’ve had egg dishes!”

“This vegetable soup is quite good too! But it’s not as good as the vegetables I grew myself!”

“That’s right, the vegetables Fer grew are second to none. I want the people of this country to taste them soon.”

The happy mealtime passed in the blink of an eye.

Around the time we finished eating, Ms. Claire returned.

She was holding some clothes.

“Ms. Claire, thank you for the meal. It was very delicious.”

I expressed my gratitude with a beaming smile.

“Today, you have eaten, haven’t you?”

Ms. Claire shifts her gaze to the dishes on the table.

“How do you know if I’ve eaten the food properly?”

“If you look at the plate, you’ll see the difference between whether it was thrown away or eaten.”

A capable maid understands things like that, huh?

“From today, I will enjoy every meal deliciously. I will never leave any food or throw it away!”

“I see, I’m glad the meal didn’t go to waste.”

Ms. Claire seemed a little happy.

“I brought the clothes that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess requested. The tools for the work are placed next to the entrance.”

“Thank you very much!”

I stood up from my seat and received the clothes from Ms. Claire.

“The design of the maid outfits here is so cute! And they’re brand new too!”

I spread out the black dress and white apron that Claire prepared for me.

If I wear this outfit, it seems like I could really get a lot of cleaning done in my room.

It seems that Claire also prepared some comfortable black shoes for me. I’m really grateful. It looks like I’ll be able to get the cleaning and laundry done efficiently.

“This is work clothes! They look easy to move in!”

The work clothes consisted of a white long-sleeved shirt, brown pants, and black boots. Gloves were also included.

“Are you really sure you want to wear something like that?”

“Really! That would be a huge help!”

When I answered with a smile, Claire-san looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“Alright! Once we finish cleaning up after the meal, we’ll get right to work in the fields!”

“Whoa! That’s right!”

When I clenched my fist and punched upwards towards the ceiling, Fer copied me.

“I’ll take care of cleaning up after the meal.”

“Thank you very much, Claire!”

“I will come again at lunchtime.”

“Eh!? You serve lunch in addition to breakfast and dinner? How luxurious! I’m looking forward to it!”

I couldn’t help but grab Claire’s hand!

To have three colors prepared for me, is this heaven?

“Please don’t make a fuss over something as trivial as lunch. You’re quite strange.”

Ms. Claire frowned, pushed the cart with the meal, and left the room.

In my delight at lunch being served, I couldn’t help but get carried away.

We must not forget that this country is currently facing food shortages.

“Let’s grow a lot of potatoes and make sure both the people in the castle and the townsfolk can eat their fill!”

“I’m looking forward to it!”