Chapter: 28. Not As Good-Looking As You
Taking someone else’s money is not the act of a good child.
But if one doesn’t take the money of a pompous noble, then that would be the act of a foolish child!
Should one choose to be a bad child or a foolish child? This choice should be quite simple, right?
The slightly plump noblewoman with a fawning expression happily went to retrieve her handbag.
She thought that her luck was good today, having been robbed but suffering no real loss, and even getting to see the princess speak a few kind words for her family amid the misfortune~
Discontentedly, she slapped the dust off her handbag, trying to wipe away the bad luck of the little thief who stole it.
But as she continued to slap…
The noblewoman could not help but pale.
Why does this handbag feel different…?
She opened the handbag for a look.
The noblewoman was flabbergasted!
“Ah?! Where’s the money inside? How…how is it all gone, a whole hundred gold coins…! That despicable thief, tell me! Did you hide the money?!”
“What?! There were actually a hundred gold coins?!”
“……”
The one speaking was none other than the little girl, Xue Fei, who had been whistling and watching the show earlier.
Her exclamation immediately attracted the attention of Livra and Xiya.
Although they didn’t know why Miss Shaya suddenly gasped, she seemed to be very excited.
How could she not be excited? Just now, Xue Fei used Storage Magic to store her money but didn’t see how much she stored.
To note, in Aulus Kingdom, one silver coin has the purchasing power of one hundred copper coins, and one gold coin equals one hundred silver coins.
A copper coin can buy a donut.
So those hundred gold coins…
Goodness…
I can see an entire room full of donuts waving at me!!
Noticing the gathering gazes around her, Miss Shaya, overflowing with “sympathy,” began to pretend to wipe her tears with the back of her hand.
Aside from Xiya, no one noticed the moment Xue Fei raised her hand to “wipe away tears,” a faint wind blade with high precision control of magic burst from her young palm.
After completing all this, Miss Shaya began to speak with a whimper.
“Woo… poor plump… poor lady, just look under your handbag, the gold coins must have rolled out during the bumpy ride.”
Not knowing who this little girl was, the noblewoman quickly lifted her handbag to take a look.
Good gracious…
The seam under the handbag had completely ripped open, creating a large hole!
Not only was the money inside gone, but the handbag that cost twenty gold coins was also lost!
Before the noblewoman could break down and curse, Miss Shaya pointed mournfully towards the gathering crowd.
“By now, the money that fell to the ground has probably been snatched up by everyone, oh, poor lady.”
“These lowly commoners… I have to go look for…!”
“Woo, looking at this lady’s kind face, you must want to say you will distribute this money as charity to the crowd, right? Alas…! With such a kind heart, surely the princess who helps you recover your wallet will be gratified, after all, she is a princess who is also worried about the people’s livelihood.”
“……”
The insult she held back was stifled.
The noblewoman’s brow twitched furiously.
But when she turned back to look at the cluelessly moronic princess, and the hero next to her who seemed to be containing laughter…
The noblewoman found herself at a loss for words.
The most crucial little girl was the one talking!!
In the end, what does this have to do with her?! Why is she whining over there?!
Clenching her now ruined handbag, the noblewoman’s expression was caught between crying and laughing.
After struggling for a while, she could only squeeze out this almost angst-ridden phrase.
“It’s only right… it’s only right… to help the princess with her worries…”
What a day to go out, it truly feels like encountering a ghost…
The noblewoman had only one silver coin left in her pocket.
She planned to take a carriage to the church later and pray to ward off evil.
However, when the noblewoman reached into her coat pocket to feel for that last remaining coin…
She was left with a chill, drawing in a sharp breath.
—The silver coin was also gone!
My heavens… could it really be haunted?!
Whether or not she was truly haunted, let that be aside.
But for the lovely Miss Shaya, today was truly a bountiful day!
………………………………
In the end, the noblewoman was left penniless, unable to take a carriage, and experienced a taste of commoner life as she walked home with a pale face.
As for the man who committed the robbery today, someone had come to take over his management.
They were the royal escort team that had come out of the palace searching for Her Highness the Third Princess.
Dressed in golden armor that made one tremble, wherever they passed, the crowd hurriedly opened a path.
After much difficulty, they found Princess Livra, and quickly knelt in a row before her, urging her to return to the palace, as His Majesty the King was once again infuriated!
But they didn’t expect that, this time, the princess had strong reasoning and was indeed handling serious business.
The princess assigned many tasks.
First, the man who blocked the road and committed robbery, they would take him to the court for an investigation and reduce his punishment based on the circumstances.
Next, regarding the man’s family, they were to send doctors from the capital’s clinic to assist them and arrange suitable accommodations.
Then, for the viscount of the border fortress, the princess suspected that he might have embezzled war funds, and investigations would commence immediately.
Finally, the family of that noblewoman, the Xilu Earl Family, also required some investigation.
The reason being, in this tumultuous time when the royal family was short on funds, this mere countess could casually carry a hundred gold coins, far exceeding what the Earl Family should have, which hinted at some ulterior motives.
Xue Fei was about to burst out laughing!
That fat woman had intended to ingratiate herself, but unexpectedly encountered a hard-headed princess; was she planning to endanger her own home?!
Pfft, it’s easy to imagine the scene where Earl Xilu angrily berates the fat woman for being a prodigal daughter!
Livra’s series of serious matters caused the members of the royal escort team to view her with new respect, nodding frequently.
Seeing the princess rare in seriousness also made everyone stand in awe.
In other words, they were practically dizzy from all the twists.
“That’s it, these matters must be handled properly. I have a few other things to attend to, and I need to keep punishing evildoers and helping the good, so I’ll be on my way.”
“Okay… okay? Your Highness, please don’t worry?”
Livra nodded, incredibly elegant, flipping her sleeves and creating a sound of rushing wind, leisurely walking down the street.
—Of course, she began to run at the end.
She ran as fast as she could!
Immediately, she disappeared without a trace.
“Captain… it seems like the princess has slipped away again. Should we pursue?”
“Forget it…” said the captain of the royal guard, who had been working at the palace for decades. “Let’s just do as the princess arranged, we have our own duties to attend to.”
“But how do we report this to His Majesty? He said we must bring the princess back.”
“Same old story, just say the princess was very busy today doing good deeds. Can’t you see? His Majesty appears angry on the surface, but he’s actually very pleased every time. If we really brought the princess back, that would be against His Majesty’s wishes.”
“Learned something new…! As expected of the captain! So wise!”
“You brat, there’s more for you to learn. Uh… was the hero also here just now?”
“Was he?”
“I clearly remember… did I misunderstand?”
He had not misunderstood.
It was just that Xiya had already taken Xue Fei and left ahead of time.
Before Princess Livra slipped away, she had slipped a note into Xiya’s hand, indicating the meeting location.
Her intention was to say she had something to discuss with Miss Shaya.
Actually, at the moment Xiya saw the note, her instinctive reaction was to not want Xue Fei to talk to Livra… so she even considered handing the note to the captain of the royal guards.
But upon reflection, this kind of action was too devilish and easy to incur divine punishment, so she decided against it.
On the way to the designated meeting location.
Xiya was saying some things that sounded extremely confusing to Xue Fei.
“Xue Fei, when you meet with her Highness later, try… not to stare at her fixedly, okay? I feel like Her Highness seems very enthusiastic about you… that’s not a good sign.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“I mean, Her Highness is very beautiful. She might see me as somewhat of a threat… cough! I mean staring at others is impolite! Moreover, Xue Fei, you wouldn’t want to draw too much attention, right!”
“Oh, oh, I see, don’t worry, I won’t.”
“Hmm? This time Xue Fei actually agreed so quickly?”
“Why not? She’s not as good-looking as you; it’s better to look at you than her.”
“!”
Ahhh…!
Xue Fei, can your mouth absorb all the sugar while eating donuts?!
Although Xiya knew Xue Fei didn’t mean it that way… she couldn’t help but feel her heart racing inexplicably!
The distance wasn’t far.
In front of the newly opened forest fruit beverage shop on another street in the capital, Livra, who had arrived early waiting for the two, stood up happily, waving to welcome their arrival.
A vast round table under a huge sun umbrella, this kind of stall has also become one of the fashions in the current capital.
Standing under the orange sun umbrella in a dark dress, Livra’s smile had returned to her previous goofy demeanor upon their meeting.
“Hey, Xiya, you can’t say this guy isn’t rather handsome.”
“…?! But you just said…!”
“But she’s not as good-looking as you.”
“Stop breathing heavily when you talk…!”
