Chapter 379 - 376: Responsibilities (2/2)

”His highness had breakfast in his room thus, I am not sure, but he left at 8 in the morning.” Beatrice answered as she went to the comfort room to prepare Serena's bath.

”I see. So, how are the house employs here? are they treating you well?”

”They seem to be very well disciplined and were eagerly awaiting your arrival. They are treating me quite well actually. Just like in the ducal estate, they all think I have the most blessed position in the house.” Actually, she thinks that she does. Serena was not a difficult mistress to serve.

”That's good.” Serena answered as Beatrice began helping her undress.

After she entered the bathtub, Beatrice began to prepare her clothes while she relaxed herself on the warm bath. She didn't really need Beatrice to help her every morning, but she did like the convenience of getting everything prepared for her.

Anyhow, she started thinking of how she must live from this day forth.

As a married woman and the crown princess to boot, she knew what her responsibilities were. Aside from producing an heir, she needed to overlook the house's finances, which she would need to discuss with the butler later, manage the estate somehow, attend social functions, and basically have a favorable impression to everyone, well at least to those who matters. Those were the bare minimum.

Now, to go beyond that was not necessary, but she wanted to do more. Even though she has full confidence in Geoffrey, she wanted to be of some help to him. Perhaps she can build up publicity and their popularity. She can also give sound advice if he would confide in her. Either way, to do those, she needs to have a sound awareness of the current political reality. She can no longer live the life of just going with the flow.

This was her reality now, and there were people who wants to take the crown from her husband. She can't possibly make herself his weakness by being a lazy bum at home.

She sighed. Really, being married to Geoffrey would also involve a lot of sacrifice from her end. Aside from battling for the crown, it also equates to a lifetime of servitude to the people of Windsor. If he were a prodigal prince who didn't care for the people, life would be much easier.

But then, that's also one of his qualities that she loves most. That he would never abandon his responsibility despite the difficulties but instead, fulfill them to his utmost best.

Serena smiled as she shook her head. As Geoffrey said, privilege comes with a price.

Life is really such a funny thing. The one thing she has always ran away from, now, she would fully embrace. But what to do? She loves the man.

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TBC

AN: she also owes it to him, i wanted to mention it that she already thought of that before marriage and she knows it but i was talking about the going beyond the minimum on the last part.. (Just in case anyone's wondering. Hehe)