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Common Sense of a Duke’s Daughter (Web Novel) - Chapter 118 — Dean’s soliloquy
Chapter 118: Dean’s soliloquy
“…Rudy, I’m finished. ”
Watching me put down my quill, Rudy smiled softly.
“Thank you for your hard work. I’ll send these to the corresponding departments. ”
“If it’s not too much work. ”
After saying that, I couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. We finally finished taking care of all the cases we needed to take care of.
Now even if we went to the Armenia territory things would be fine…that’s what I couldn’t help but think.
“Finally, we could go and visit there without issue. ”
I wasn’t supposed to say it, but he saw right through me.
“Well, I think we’re just about done here. All the work that is urgent and important is done. Plus, why are these cases under my jurisdiction anyways? What is the financial office doing?”
“It’s because there aren’t enough people in the palace. ”
At the moment, we didn’t just have to arrange for spies to prevent political errors in other nations or various territories, but also within our own palace.
It was because all the big players were still duking it out, while underneath them others others were trying to gain the upper hand by competing amongst themselves. Of course, if they were using more moral methods of competition then things would be fine. But all of them were cheating, whether through bribing or connections, and anyone who tried to take the high way was treated as an idiot. In this kind of atmosphere, many talented individuals ended up leaving the palace early because they couldn’t see a future there.
Although I had hired many of them back to work under me…
“We’re also lacking in staff, but the Armenia territory isn’t doing isn’t doing so badly. The truly awful situation is over here, where we have people but are powerless to do anything about anything. ”
Everyone drags each other down, and no one ends up getting work done. Under these circumstances, just thinking about how many actual capable civil servants remain makes my head hurt.
“Let’s take a bit of a break. Wake me up in an hour. ”
After taking a deep breath, I told Rudy.
“Shall I prepare the bedroom for you?”
“No need. ”
“All right. ”
After Rudy left, I sighed and closed my and closed my eyes. Slowly, I relaxed my consciousness.
Maybe it was because I was so tired…
…I dreamt of some nostalgic memories!
Usually I never dreamed about my childhood memories…it was a pity that they weren’t very happy.
My earliest memory is being surrounded by adults every unchanging day. Being born as the first prince meant that as soon as I was born I was shuttled off to be taken care by a dedicated wetnurse.
…I always felt like I had a rather cool temperament as a child, but that never felt like something bad to me.
But who really wants to put someone they care about in that kind of danger?
Before I can settle my differences with Queen Ellia, forcing Iris into an engagement will only make her another target for my enemies.
Beforehand because of the queen dowager’s plots, Iris had attended the reconstruction party and recovered some of her reputation. Because of that, she was already somewhat of an obstacle for them. They might even want to take action against her directly.
…But more importantly, if I ever brought her to my side, I would probably become no different from the king right now.
I would end up breaking her wings and trap her in the cage that we call a “palace”.
She’ll only be able to look at me. Even though she’ll be trapped, she’ll never be bored.
If that were the case, the free-spirited woman that I loved would vanish completely.
I’m such a contradictory person.
One day, I will emerge onto the political stage as a member of the royal family.
That day is not so far away.
When the day comes, it will also be the time for decisions.
So please…just let me have a bit more time, a bit more time to do what I want!
In the near future, I’ll become that mechanism known as “king”. When that happens, I’ll have to abandon all my human emotions.
So give me more time, until I have to leave her, the person who makes me feel most human.
