Prologue

Debutante Day

"Princess Ellena is a cold person, right?"

"Yes, true. At the second Prince's funeral she didn't even cry."

"I don't like the princess, at that time I tried to talk to her but she looked away instead, hmph."

"Princess Ellena is very different from Lady Vivian, Lady Vivian is very warm and sweet, and also very charming."

"Yes, you are right, Lady Vivian has become a flower among the nobles, many have even proposed to her but she refuses gently."

"Oh, it is said that she has a crush on the Crown Prince, right? If that's true I think it will be a beautiful fairy tale."

"His Majesty the Emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Princess Ellena entered the banquet hall."

Ellena POV

Music filled the room, I walked in the middle of the room holding the Emperor's hand and right behind me the crown prince would dance the first dance of the day with me. Doesn't that sound like a beautiful story? But no, the crown prince doesn't like me, the emperor doesn't care about me either, oh, and in addition, you guys have heard them gossiping about me, haven't you? Yes it's all true, they hate me, but I don't care, they overestimate my every action. Let's just carry on today, I haven't even been here long but I'm tired. Who? Lady Vivian, huh? Hm, hm. She is charming enough to men that they cling. Charming, sweet and kind? For someone who has a heart for the crown prince, you think that will be enough to make you Queen? Hahaha, I can't imagine the day the crown prince married you and dumped you in a few months because he was more interested in concubines, just like this wise emperor beside me, right, father?

The first dance song has started, hm, my dear brother, shouldn't you ask your sister to dance? Well I'll wait like a doll here.

"Ellena, will you give me the honor to be your partner to do the first dance?" Oh, look at that face, what kind of bitter smile did you make brother? If you hate me so much you shouldn't, hm ... interestingly, it turns out that Lady Vivian is putting on a hopeful look at my brother, and people are talking about how poor she is? I want to see that cute lady embarrassed!

"I am honored, prince."

Her face ... flushed! Gosh, it turns out that Lady Vivian also has high self-esteem, huh? I stepped into the middle of the dance floor and bowed my head in salute, I grabbed the crown prince's shoulders and hands and started dancing.

"Brother. You hate me don't you? Why ask me to dance just because the nobles are talking about Lady Vivian?" The crown prince who lowered his head focused on the dance looked at me.

"Hate ...? Ah, no I dance not because of nobility, father told me. Formality."

"Is it like that?" I focused on dancing, but I accidentally caught Lady Vivian staring at me with angry eyes. What the heck? Seriously, she hates me just because I danced with the guy she likes!? It's not like I can marry my brother anyway, her mind is too complicated, annoying.

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