Traveling to another world, inheriting a mess at the beginning

"Your Highness, Hello."

After entering the small reception room, Aarons officially met with Claire again.

The princess, who was about one year younger than him, was standing quietly in the middle of the room, without even a maid beside her.

"Long time no see... I can't say that."

Today, Claire was still dressed elegantly and solemnly - the small flat hat just covered the long golden hair that was tied into a headband, the black-bottomed gold-patterned corset top was matched with a shawl, and the hem of the long skirt with elegant patterns just covered the top of the high-heeled boots.

In addition, she was still wearing the misty black veil that completely covered her face, and almost no details could be seen except the outline.

"After all, it's only been a short time since we met."

After seeing Claire dressed like this, Aarons suddenly felt a sense of fatigue in his heart.

Even in such a private meeting, the princess did not intend to let me see her face... Since there is such a clear intention of alienation, it seems that there is no need for me to be sentimental.

"Your Highness, I came here this time because I want to ask you something."

"Just call me Keliya."

"No... I think it's best for you and me to maintain the relationship of princess and minister."

Keliya did not seem to expect Aarons to have such a reaction. She was silent for a long time, and then nodded reluctantly.

"It seems that you plan to discuss official business with me first, so Marquis, just tell me."

"What I want to ask is, what specific arrangements does His Majesty have for me?"

Since the emperor is willing to let the princess play his fiancée, he must have made a plan to use him.

Aarons doesn't mind working for the emperor. After all, he is an aristocrat of the empire and must abide by the basic moral principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

"Arrangement? Father has no additional arrangements for the Marquis. He just asks the Marquis to marry me after the Battle of Zhengrong is officially over."

Should the plan be kept secret from me as the person involved?

Aarons sighed inwardly. Although he did not intend to reject the emperor's arrangement, he was unwilling to tell the details of the plan... It can only be said that the royal family does not trust him at all.

In this way, he is just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time.

"Your Highness, please reconsider the marriage. I am not talented, my knowledge and talents are just ordinary people, and my appearance is only a little higher than that of ordinary people."

Even if I get the title of honorary marquis by chance, there is still a huge gap between me and the princess.

So some things must be made clear here in advance to avoid unnecessary troubles caused by misunderstandings later.

"Why is the Marquis so self-deprecating?"

"This is a well-known evaluation. Even if Your Highness seems to have some misunderstandings before, I must tell you now - if you really marry me, Your Highness will probably bear a stigma for life."

- If the princess really marries the incompetent and useless Marquis, then even if the royal family benefits greatly from this deal, she will inevitably be regarded as a cheap bargaining chip by outsiders.

"So I dare to advise you to cancel the engagement at an appropriate time in the future in order to ensure that the dignity and reputation of the imperial royal family will not be tarnished by me, and let His Majesty choose another good husband."

"...Mr. Aarons, are you questioning my judgment?"

Wait... Why did it suddenly become a private tone? And this cold tone...

Is she angry?

"The Battle of Zhengrong was the idea of ​​Lingqing Wushen. Father just wanted to take the opportunity to count the honorary nobles in the empire and eliminate some hidden dangers. And my engagement with you is my own decision, which has nothing to do with the royal family or other people."

Did I say something wrong? No, my judgment should be correct.

"...So Marquis, remember, I will never abandon this engagement, whether in public or in private."

The princess's attitude is so firm... It seems that this is another reason for my prediction.

"In this case, I have something to report to Your Highness."

"... Go ahead."

"A month and a half ago, when the news of my father and brother's death came back home, I fell into a coma due to the attack of qi and blood, and slept for five days."

If the princess really has feelings for the old young master... then I can't play the role of a hypocritical fraudster.

"However, after I woke up, I found that I had lost many of my past memories. People around me also found that my personality had changed a lot."

I found the little movement in the princess's handAfter the action paused for a while, Aarons knew that his judgment was correct this time.

"So, if I had the honor of having met you in the past, I have completely forgotten what happened at that time, and I am no longer the person you know."

Although I can't say that I am a person who has traveled from another world, these reasons should be enough for the princess to rethink.

The unlucky young master might really be her first love... Let's not talk about whether the first love can be successful, just the fact that they haven't seen each other for seven or eight years is already an insurmountable barrier.

To put it simply... Let's not talk about the ignorant feelings in childhood or adolescence. We are all adults now, so let's keep those sour memories in our hearts.

"Is that so... So you have forgotten it."

Claire, who was obviously a little disappointed, subconsciously poked the ground with the cane in her right hand. The crisp echo made Aarons sigh and shook his head helplessly.

——I have hurt the other person's feelings anyway.

Although such a thing is definitely better than a long pain, Aarons, who had been hurt by love in his previous life, can understand the distress.

"That's right... I really shouldn't hold on to the impression of the past and over-beautify the present you."

"It's great that you think so."

It seems that this princess is stronger than he thought - Aarons also smiled bitterly.

Although he also imagined what it would be like to really marry a princess, such a thing is ultimately irrelevant to a weak person like him who has only failed experience...

"In that case, let's just start over from the stage of getting to know each other. I'm Claire Armand, nice to meet you, Mr. Aarons."

"Nice to meet you... Hey hey hey!?"

"Let's get along well in the next two years, my fiancé."

Wait a minute, why doesn't this princess play by the rules!