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 9

I put on the work clothes for farming that Claire had prepared for me and went out to the garden.

Just taking off the frilly dress and removing the makeup makes both my mind and body feel so much better.

I put my hair in a ponytail so it would be easier to move.

With a determined “Let’s do this!” I stepped out into the garden…

“Huh? Was the garden like this?”

The weeds that had been overgrown until yesterday had completely disappeared.

“I withered all the weeds and then magically returned the dead weeds to the soil.”

“Thank you, Fel. I thought I had to start with the grass cutting, so I got lucky.”

Since there were quite a few weeds growing thickly, if I had dealt with them alone, it would have been quite a backbreaking task.

“I want to quickly make the field and eat delicious potatoes until I’m full!”

“Yeah, I want to eat as many potatoes as I can too!”

With the hoe that Claire prepared for me in hand, I start tilling the garden.

Since Fer cast a spell that increased my stamina, strength, and speed, I made quick progress.

“Fuhh… is this all there is?”

Thanks to Fel’s magic, I was able to plow the garden in about an hour.

“Let’s make the back a fruit orchard and the front a potato field.”

“I agree!”

I plant seeds of apples, peaches, mandarins, pears, and other fruits that I brought from my home country in the field.

Fel casts a spell to help the plants grow well where I planted the seeds.

“When the fruit ripens, I want to turn it into sweets.”

“I want to eat apple pie, peach tart, and mandarin orange jam!”

“Hehehe, that’s a good idea!”

I wonder when was the last time I had apple pie?

My dreams are expanding.

“Okay, next I’ll plant the potatoes.”

Cut the seed potatoes brought from your home country into quarters and plant them in the field.

After I plant the potatoes, Fer will cast magic on the field.

“It looks like we can harvest it by tomorrow morning.”

“I’m looking forward to it!”

“When you sprinkle salt on steamed potatoes and eat them, it’s the best, isn’t it?”

“If I talk about that, my stomach will growl.”

When we harvest the potatoes, let’s leave some as seed potatoes and plant them in the garden again.

If we have a week, we can harvest a lot of potatoes.

“If they realize how delicious the potatoes harvested from the garden are, we might be able to rent a bigger garden.”

“I’m going to turn the entire garden of this castle into a potato field!”

“That’s good too.”

At that time, let’s ask Claire if she could also share some seeds other than potatoes.

I also want to try growing vegetables like tomatoes, eggplants, and bell peppers.

If the number of vegetables we can harvest increases, our cooking repertoire will expand, and it will surely be fun.

“Your Highness, the Crown Princess, are you here? I’ve brought your meal… Huh! Is this the garden that was in such disarray?”

Claire, who brought lunch, is surprised when she sees the garden.

“I worked really hard this morning!”

I ran up to Ms. Claire.

“Claire, you brought lunch for me, thank you! I’m starving because I’ve been moving around!”

“Um… who are you…?”

Ms. Claire is looking at my face, puzzled.

“It’s me, Ariaberta.”

“Huh?? The Crown Princess Consort!?”

Ms. Claire stares intently at my face.

Come to think of it, I had never shown Claire-san what I looked like after taking off my makeup and that elaborate dress.

If they don’t realize I’m the Crown Princess, will I be captured as a suspicious person?

“Um, well, this is…”

“If you look closely, the shape of her nose is the same as the Crown Princess’s. Her voice is also like the Crown Princess’s… No way… she’s not ugly at all… In fact, she’s cute. …Could it be that flashy makeup is a trend in the neighboring country…?”

Ms. Claire is muttering to herself.

“Um, Ms. Claire?”

“Ah! I apologize for not realizing you were the Crown Princess!”

Ms. Claire bowed her head vigorously.

It seems like they recognized me.

I’m glad that Claire is someone with excellent facial recognition skills!

“No, I had heavy makeup on, so if I take it off, you wouldn’t recognize me. That makeup was, shall we say, the taste of the servants from my homeland…”

I can’t say that Janet deliberately put on makeup on me to make me look ugly in order to lower my reputation in this country.

“Your Highness, the Crown Princess, you are beautiful just the way you are! You should always remain that way!”

Thank you.

“If we do that, the Crown Prince’s evaluation will also…”

The evaluation of the crown prince doesn’t really need to change, I guess.

If you let me use the garden freely, that would be enough to make me happy.

“More importantly, let’s have lunch quickly. I’m hungry.”

“Me too!”

Since Fel noticed Ms. Claire and disappeared, only I can hear his voice.

“Yes, I’m home.”

Since the day’s farm work was done, I changed into my maid outfit in the afternoon and cleaned the detached palace.

Then, in preparation for tomorrow, I had Claire prepare a large pot.

Also, I had them bring extra salt.

Claire was wondering what the large pot was used for.

Tomorrow morning, after we harvest the potatoes, I want to boil them in a pot. That’s a secret until we harvest the potatoes.

Potatoes grown with Fel’s magic are many times more delicious than ordinary potatoes.

When you sprinkle salt on freshly boiled potatoes and eat them while they’re still steaming, it’s the best, isn’t it?

I want everyone in this country to taste the potatoes that Fel grew.