The princess returned to the palace.

"Hah...... It's really annoying to be back after just leaving for such a while. I still want to stay in Zero's house for a few more days and feel the breath of Zero......" The girl gave a subtle look.

"Ahem. The maid had to cough dryly and said, "Your Majesty is also worried about you so anxious to let you return." ”

"I don't want that old man to worry!" At the mention of our sovereign King, His Majesty, the princess seemed to be a different one: unreasonable and full of awkward emotions, "and I can't tell if she was seduced by that woman......

It's like a child who has an awkward relationship with his parents.

Ah, it's better to say that she was an awkward child. She's really still a child's age.

"......," the maid whispered.

The princess said this kind of thing, but she couldn't hear it.

However, it is only when facing Mr. Zero and her father that she will be "like a child". The maid thought.

"Look, it won't be long before I'm going to ......"

"Sister, my lord!" a childish voice made a lot of complaints from the princess back into her stomach.

A cute boy was running towards him at a high speed.

"Ah, little Lyle, be careful. The princess half-crouched down, stretched out her hands, and prepared to meet the boy's flutter with a smile on her face.

Then the boy managed to fall around the corner.

"......," the maid turned her head to cover her mouth.

"Woo......" The boy staggered to his feet, covering his forehead with tears in his eyes.

"Lyle, why are you still so careless...... And you're already a little man, can't you cry?" the princess smiled helplessly and approached the boy.

The boy blushed in embarrassment, but still said in a milky voice: "Yes, it's my sister, it's not good! If my sister had come over earlier, Lyle wouldn't have fallen!"

He held his sister's leg and pretended to slap it.

"It's a shame for the Wang family to blame others for your mistakes, have you forgotten how I taught you?" she curled her finger at the boy's forehead, so frightened that the other party quickly covered his head again.

"Uh......h Yes, yes!" the boy replied, but still holding his breath and unable to say "I'm sorry" or "it's my fault."

"Forget it. The princess shook her head and hugged the boy. "Why, I didn't pestering my father or mother today...... Does your mother play?"

"They've been so busy these days...... "the boy complained, "and they're not playing with me at all." It's like dealing with a plague or something...... I've heard that the plague is a terrible thing, right?"

"But I don't care, so my sister come and play with me!"

The princess put the boy down again, took the boy's hand and said as she walked, "I haven't been away for a short time, I have to go and see my father and them first." ”

"And I'm more or less an adult...... In times of calamity, I have to do something. ”

This reminded the boy, and he let go of the princess's hand, and turned to stand in front of her.

"Welcome back, ma'am~"

After a decent salute, His Royal Highness felt that he was one step closer to the image of a gentleman.

Unexpectedly, it just caused the two "ladies" to laugh, which made the child angry for a long time.

......

When the princess went to the king's place, she happened to see the Duke of Adonia walking in the same direction.

After a brief salute, the atmosphere fell silent.

Mr. Zero is wanted by the church and goes into exile, so it's no wonder that this is the atmosphere. Wang Nu thought.

After all, it was his fiancé and the duke's son.

If you talk about it now, you will inevitably fall into an extremely embarrassing situation.

And the little prince on the side seemed to feel the low pressure at this time, and looked at the duke a little timidly.

Although he seems to have seen it many times, he has never known what the Duke is doing.

I only vaguely heard that "the House of Adonia has been in charge of handling some secret matters for the king".

Maybe it's intelligence gathering or something?

But Mr. Zero said that this was not the case.

No matter how much I inquired, the other party only showed an ambiguous smile.

It's the same when I ask about my father and mother.

So the middle-aged duke in front of him with his signature long black wavy hair, although not as clear and mysterious as Mr. Zero, is also covered with mystery in the young heart of His Royal Highness the Prince.

At the thought of Mr. Zero, the little prince began to get angry again.

If his sister still has a "big kid to little kid" attitude towards herself, in the few few meetings, Mr. Zero looks at him like an elderly man looking at his grandson...... Or more naïve offspring in general.

"It's not that love is terrible or anything, but ...... It's annoying!" muttered the prince to himself.

I'm already an adult!

Of course, the prince, who was thinking like this, would not have thought of his gaffe when he fell just a few minutes ago.

......

"Father, I'm back. ”

"Your Majesty, I have a message from the Holy See here. ”

"Huh?" the princess looked at the duke in surprise.

Ignoring the surprised princess, the Duke of Adonia calmly pulled out a beautiful envelope and handed it to the king.

"We've been asked to help find Mr. Zero. There was a hint of a smile on the Duke's lips.

It's weird for a father to use the weird title "Mr. Zero" for his son.

However, the people present did not seem to notice it in the slightest.

"Of course you can't promise them!" the princess blurted out the moment she heard it, and then noticed her father's teasing smile.

"It's ...... Yes, of course. After wandering her gaze for a moment, the princess continued, "So far, the Holy See has not had any evidence that Mr. Zero is the so-called prisoner. ”

But he confessed it to himself. The princess thought with a little sadness and a little sweetness in her heart.

"And he's still mine...... My fiancé is the son of the Duke, so asking for someone from our royal family can only mean two things: either the other party completely wants to bully the royal family and the Adonian family, or he has gone crazy. ”

"I thought I could find a way to find him. Duke Adonia smiled and said something that shocked the princess.

"Why, why ......"

By this time the king had opened the sealed letter and began to examine it.

"In today's plague period, the royal family needs to cooperate with the Holy See. And now the Holy See is acting like a mad desire to find my second son. Done right, the kingdom will not only be able to avoid losses in the event of a disaster, but will even be able to reap more benefits from the Holy See. Although the Holy See is always capricious, whispering in times of crisis, and after a while, it is the face of a high-minded 'divine servant', but this time it seems that something is wrong with the 'god' over there, and it is indeed completely anxious to the point of madness. ”

Duke Adonia said in an absolutely rational tone: "For the overall benefit of the kingdom, some interests of the Adonia family can be abandoned. ”

He turned to the princess: "I think that the personal happiness of Her Royal Highness should also be postponed a little. ”

The duke's still smiling expression angered the girl in love.

Mr. Zero is your son!

Just because he is the second son and not the eldest son who inherits the family business, can it be used as a bargaining chip for profit?

Pressing the urge to punch the Duke in the face, the princess once again thought about how to get Mr. Zero out of his predicament.

Ah, I thought.

"I want to ......"

The king waved his hand and motioned for the princess to say no more.

"But father ......," the girl's eager voice was interrupted again. A noblewoman, who looked full of tenderness, walked slowly into the room.

"Lola, let's hear what your father decides. She looked at the girl and said softly.

......The girl's face became more and more ugly, and she turned her back to the comer.

The little prince, who had been following the girl, showed a look of surprise, but then pulled the corner of the girl's clothes with some concern.

"Your Majesty. ”

The visitor sighed softly, nodded slightly at the duke, and turned to the king and said, "We all believe in your ability as a king, and naturally we all believe that Your Majesty will make a decision in this matter that will not disappoint everyone. ”

"Haha. The king put down the letter lightly, and suddenly laughed: "You don't have to say these things all over and over again. What the hell am I going to do, you really can't guess?"

Hearing this, the duke's smile became deeper and deeper, while the queen shook her head with a smile, as if she was a little helpless. Only the princess was slightly stunned.

"In the letter, the Pope asked me to meet with him if I could not decide. The king stretched his body and walked around the piles of official documents on the table, "It just so happens that you have been in the palace for too long, so let's go out and move." ”

The king patted the duke on the shoulder, "Let's go together." ”

"Then I'...... too"

"Lola, you've just come back, and it's just so old that you're too...... How about staying here to 'assist' your brother in handling these political matters?" The middle-aged man, who had already bowed slightly, winked at his daughter, looking childlike.

"Huh...... Eh, eh, no......" Her Royal Highness lowered her head to look at her younger brother, just in time to see that the little Prince was also looking up at her innocently.

What kind of political affairs can he handle! The girl is now in the mood to point at her father's nose and scold.

"Well, if there's anything you don't understand, ask your mother. She will help you. ”

The king and duke walked out.

The queen turned to the door, and saw the queen standing there, looking at her softly.

“......”

Needless to say, the "mother" here must be referring to her.

Is it necessary to deliberately lock yourself in the palace and not even allow you to sit in on meetings?

Mr. Zero, it looks like I can't really do anything for you...... I'm still as useless as ever. Obviously, I feel that I have grown up somewhat......

Only despair remained in the girl's eyes.