Chapter 31: Deal!
"Mhm, everyone knows that I love her deeply." Even so, Logan nodded.
There was nothing to hide, half of the whole Loret Empire knew of his deep love for Claire anyway, and he wasn't ashamed of being smitten with a single woman either.
"Wonderful! It is wonderful to see you love your Empress deeply, but as an Emperor, you have your duty to fulfill, Emperor Loret. How about you take my thirty-sixth daughter, Shirley Ashton as your royal consort, her talent is no less than yours, in fact, she can even be said to be the gem of my Empire." Emperor Ashton boasted proudly.
"This…" Logan had a difficult expression on his face. This offer tempted him, but he knew the consequences of accepting this offer both internally and externally.
"What? If it's the age, she is only sixteen years old, the perfect age to get married. If you don't like that, you can wait for a few years to take her as your consort!" Emperor Ashton looked as if he was determined to beat his rival, and possibly wouldn't back out after coming this far.
But before all that, if he could marry his daughter to a promising and influential character and form relations with another empire, it couldn't get any better, or so he thought with a shrewd glint in his eyes. Besides, his prized daughter would also soar along with the Loret Empire's growth.
In his mind, this wasn't a bad proposition.
"Your offer is tempting, Emperor Ashton, but I would have to gracefully decline your offer, or else I wouldn't even know how I died." Logan shook his head with a sorrowful expression on his face.
"Huh? Hehe, I see Emperor Loret is either henpecked or blackmailed. How about this… I wouldn't mind marrying her to Crown Prince Davis, and he can take her as his first wife after he turns sixteen…" Emperor Ashton hesitated as he compromised and reluctantly said as if this was an okayish proposition to settle on.
After all, Prince Davis would be the next in line to the throne of the Loret Empire.
"This can be accepted!" Logan nodded as he also wanted to ally with a reliable empire.
The Ross Empire separated Loret Empire and Ashton Empire on the land, so they never had any or many conflicts in the first place.
"Perfect!"
"Eh?" Davis made a sound of incomprehension.
The change of proposition was so quick that he couldn't fathom what had happened. He was just enjoying the show, seeing his father placed in an awkward position was fun, and then out of nowhere, he suddenly got engaged for no reason.
"Hehe, looks like the little prince is pretty happy. Don't worry, Crown Prince Davis. I will surely protect your bride from harm's way until you grow up!" Emperor Ashton proudly declared.
Davis nodded his head, absentmindedly. His thought process couldn't catch up to the conversation that is taking place right now. After a few seconds, he came out of his reverie as realization dawned upon him.
'Bastard! He set me up!' Davis fumed.
His father didn't even get his permission yet! It was one thing if he were truly a six-year-old child, but he was not!
How could he possibly accept this?
He stayed silent, knowing that he shouldn't use Soul Transmission. He couldn't possibly lash out and start throwing a tantrum, could he? That would be too embarrassing, and they would also doubt his age since a kid shouldn't know about adult matters.
The discussion went on for a few hours as they changed the topic to the happenings on the Grand Sea Continent.
"Alright then, we'll take our leave. If an opportunity presents itself, we shall meet again." Emperor Claymore stood up and bid farewell.
"Haha, hope my gift truly satisfied you. Then I'll also take my leave." Emperor Ross left swiftly.
"I would relay the matter about my daughter's engagement, so there's no need to worry if she will back out of this as I would take care of it." Emperor Ashton comforted Logan and left.
Empress Ruth, who was about to leave, stood up, but she furrowed brows and shot her gaze near the throne and noticed the little prince's gaze on her.
She produced a smile and elegantly walked towards him.
Davis turned nervous instantly. He could see her peaks sway a little, and when she arrived in front of him, she bent down and pinched his cheeks.
He froze, his eyes hadn't moved away from her cleavage.
"What a cute child!" Empress Ruth could see that Davis was intently gazing at her peaks. She smirked and didn't take it to heart as he was only around six years old.
She thought it was his curiosity, which led him to view her proud assets.
'A naughty one at that.'
She reflected to herself as she could feel that he was gazing at her most of the time during the discussion. Her physical sense had allowed her to sense all of the men's gaze on her.
"Then, I will also bid farewell, Emperor Loret."
With her back visible to their sight, she left as she flew away.
Davis remained frozen.
She was too beautiful, and even her modest clothing couldn't hide her assets. Even though he had seen a lot in his previous life, he never had this much of a 'close contact' before. He was a virgin through and through and would've been a wizard if he didn't transmigrate.
He felt that it was exhilarating as his heart kept pounding.
Finally, after a few seconds, he shook his head.
'I fucked up!' He thought ruefully.
For some reason, he was feeling disappointed that he didn't manage to leave a good impression on her.
He found his father leaving the hall stealthily and ran to him quickly.
"Father! What is the meaning of this?" Davis caught his sleeves and asked angrily.
Logan smiled sheepishly and left without saying anything.
"Damn you!" Davis shouted as he couldn't care less anymore.
Laughter sounds echoed across the Throne hall. Everyone in the Royal Castle knew that their relationship was amicable. Hence, they didn't think deeply about it.
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Davis headed to the Empress's Quarters to complain to his mother.
He indignantly walked with firm steps. He reached the Empress's quarters, entered it, and reached his mother's room.
No one obstructed him on the way, so he was swiftly able to arrive.
'How dare he! I've had dreams of my ideal woman, but this alliance just sank my hopes down the drain!'
Davis wasn't ready to take this lying down, and he went there to address his grievance, "Mother! That… Father, he…"
"Hahaha! Davis, I just now heard about it." Claire giggled. fr(e)ewebn(o)vel
"Ahh! He! How could he? He didn't even ask for my approval. How can he do this to me?" Davis became annoyed and helpless.
After all, he had his own plans for his future soul mate.
"Sorry, Davis, but your father has no choice but to sacrifice you in this kind of proposition," Claire said with a sad expression on her face.
"You possibly couldn't want your father to marry again, could you?" Claire had her eyes moist when she looked at him.
"No, mother! It's just tha…"
"Enough Davis, you would do well to see through this marriage!" Claire declared as she avoided his gaze.
"But mother! I have no feelings for the other party!" Davis wasn't giving up either.
"Feelings can be developed over time, Davis! This engagement is already set in motion. If you back out now, wouldn't the women you're engaged to receive a severe backlash to her dignity? How could she marry again? Think about what she will feel?"
Davis became tongue-tied as he felt that he couldn't counter that and could only give up powerlessly. However, he felt that something was wrong.
"Don't worry, Davis. I won't bicker if you get more women to marry in the future…"
Davis became stunned, "What? But… mother? Aren't you against the idea of polygamy?"
Davis couldn't understand.
Wouldn't she have allowed Logan to marry another woman then?
"No, it's not like that. It's just that I'm extremely selfish and won't hand over my husband to any other women." She declared with an unwavering expression face but then just shrugged.
"Anyway, aren't you lucky? You're around six but have two wives already set in stone for you!"
"Eh? Two?"
Davis's mouth hung agape.
"Oh, I thought that we should bring this matter up when you are eight years old in the past, so nobody told you. You were already engaged to the Cauldon Family's Young Mistress even before you were born."
"What!? But how?"
Davis felt that this isn't possible. How many things are there that he didn't know about himself or matters that related to himself?
"Uhh, during the rebellion. We had to gather many allies as we can, and I couldn't possibly have Logan marry a woman from the Cauldon Family. So, I can only reluctantly agree to engage you to their family's Young Mistress."
Hearing her emphasize 'reluctantly', Davis had black lines appearing on his face. He now knew why he felt that something was wrong and why his mother supported his father in this case because he realized he was screwed over by both of them.
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