Chapter 1254 - An Attempted Murder? (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Hao Ren knew that Veronica was rough, but her crudeness was on another level back at home. To those who knew her well enough, it was not unexpected. Everyone knew that Veronica was a gifted martial arts practitioner; her talents laid on the battlefield. But off the battlefield, she often caused a furor.
Ania stood in the shrub and knew that her sister was confused again. The gentle girl, who looked identical to Veronica but had opposite personalities, said with a smile, “Sister, it is safe in the Royal Capital. Please do not worry every time I am not in my room.”
Veronica looked at her sister and then Hao Ren, finally feeling embarrassed. “I was just worried that you would suddenly faint while being outside. You haven’t fully recovered yet.”
“Thank you, my sister. I am fine now.” Ania smiled. “Mr. Aberton said that I could get out of bed and move around, it is more beneficial to the body.”
She then nodded to Hao Ren. “My apology for the faux pas. I got lost one time when I was a kid. And she became a bit paranoid ever since.”
“Ahem, it’s an old story. Your Venerable Guardian, let’s talk inside the house. I will take you to see my brother Andrew.”
Hao Ren was confused when he saw the little boy under Veronica’s armpit. “Who is this boy?”
The little boy, pinched under the arm, was struggling as he screamed in a muffled voice. It took the knight princess a while before she came to her senses and looked down. And she was shocked. “Andrew! When did you come out here?”
The prince, still struggling, grabbed Veronica’s arm frantically as his eyes rolled back from lack of oxygen.
Veronica quickly let the prince down and placed him on the ground. Gasping for air, the prince could not even maintain his balance. When his breathing finally normalized, the prince flattened his lips and was ready to cry. But quickly, he bit his lip and suppressed his emotion before he coughed profusely. At first, the prince was recovering faster than Ania from his illness, but now it seemed like he was a sick boy again.
Nearby, the Royal Guards’ eyes affixed at a distance, but their faces flushed as they were trying too hard to hold back their laughter.
After the hilarious incident, the three royalties and Hao Ren went inside the house. The maidservants had brought tea and cookies, but everyone was still embarrassed over the little episode earlier.
At this moment, Hao Ren had the opportunity to study Veronica’s siblings. But he did not focus on Ania, whom he knew that apart from personality, physical strength, and attire differences, was a replica of Veronica. The little prince, Andrew, looked like a ten-year-old. In this war-torn world of Collow, even a ten-year-old kid must be trained to be independent. But the prince had not shown the slightest ability in this respect. Andrew was thin and his eyes did not look as sharp as Ania’s. He was just like any other ordinary kid, wriggling in his chair. With a cookie in one hand and a straw in another, the prince was concentrating on blowing bubbles in the teacup.
As if he had noticed Hao Ren’s gaze, Andrew suddenly looked up and sat upright cautiously.
He still lacked the bearing and courage that the royalties should have.
At yesterday’s banquet, Hao Ren overheard a rumor about Rudolph III’s children from the conversation among a few nobles. The twin daughters of the king were like pearls of the kingdom. Ania was intelligent and talented in magic, while Veronica was characteristically a headache, but she was a gifted warrior and a capable military strategist. Only the little prince, Andrew, almost had no talent and was mediocre personality-wise.
It seemed that the rumor was true.
It was just that these royal affairs were not the focus of Hao Ren’s attention. He was concerned about the health of Ania and Andrew. When Rudolph III raised the matter that day, Hao Ren had sensed the king’s worries in his voice that it was more to the illness of his children than meets the eye. Hao Ren did not know how to read people, but he noticed that Rudolph III paused when he mentioned about Ania and Andrew’s illness.
Hao Ren had no business in these things, but since they were Veronica’s family, he was concerned.
Hao Ren’s eyes swept across the faces of the prince and the princess, noticing that their faces were slightly pale and their lips dry. Although they had recovered physically, a slight sign of weariness was still in their eyes. But this could be the normal condition when recovering from a severe illness and he could not find any abnormality.
“How did they fall sick all of a sudden?” Veronica asked.