"Miss here the glass of milk you asked for Princess" said Baroness Warsi while handing me the glass.
"Yes thank you Baroness." I smiled at her while taking it.
"Oh dear you are so cute princess" said Baroness Warsi while blushing "Also did you decide whom you are going to attend to tomorrow?"
"Yes I have decided. I will accept lady Sheng's request."
"Do you have a plan?"
"Oh yes I do. She is a foreign princess which means she might have a lot of money. With money comes power. We can take advantage of her you see."
"Ah I see. How is princess so young yet so smart?"
"Hehehe..... thank you Baroness Warsi."
*Knock Knock
"Princess, His highness the third prince is here to see you." said the maid.
"Please allow him to enter." I replied.
Prince Jinwoo entered with a big smile on his face and his hands behind his back.
"I really missed you today my princess." he said.
"We met while having lunch today." I replied.
"Yes that is it! I couldn't have dinner with you!"
"It's fine I have already eaten my meal."
"Yes but alone" he started pouting "So to make up I brought you this!"
He handed me a big box. I opened it to find out a beautiful red dress with matching red shoes and jewellery.
"What is this about?" I asked.
"This is to make up for dinner and also for the Regina ball that is to be held next to next week."
"It's already time for the Regina ball?"
"Yes father wants to find a crown princess really soon so he is in a haste."
"Ah yes that seems true."
"Anyway I will go back to my room. You have to rest so that you look beautiful as ever. bye."
"Bye your highness."
"Let's take you to bed you have a lot to do tomorrow." said Baroness Warsi.
"Yes I will go rest now." I replied.
In the morning, I woke up to find all my ladies-in-waiting fired up. One selecting a beautiful dress while the other selecting best cosmetics.
"Umm... ladies? What are you doing?" I asked being totally confused.
"What do you mean by that princess? Today you are going to meet that Regina so you have to look beautiful and flaunt the beauty of our palace to that princess of king Sheng." said marchioness Belle.
"Yes yes!!" said Anisa nodding her head quite aggressively.
"No. Let's stay with the basic. We can flaunt our beauty in the Regina ball." I said.
"As you wish princess." said Julia as she was the only one who was on my side.
A simple green dress was prepared with simple makeup that doesn't look too much but just a cherry on top.
I went to the blue palace where the Reginas resided. I knocked at princess Sheng's door. She opened up and took me to the table prepared for the audience. We sat down firmly.
"Aren't you forgetting something princess?" I asked.
"Huh?" she looked confused.
"You I m the fiancé of the third prince of the castle you are staying! I believe it is because you are a Princess too that you were pampered but didn't the Sheng household teach you to atleast bow towards a honarable figure in someone else's place!?"
"I-I-I m s-s-s-sorry... G-greetings your highness the future third Princess, lady Lucifer."
"Let's get to the point. I don't like beating around the bush."
"Yes, lady Lucifer. I believe you already know my intention. I want you to support me to become the crown princess."
"And what do I get in return?"
"If I become the crown princess, then 80% of land of Cassîe, 75% of all the wealth in this empire, and a title of an archduchess. Do you agree?"
"Very well. I will support you."
"Thank you very much princess."
"Your welcome. If our talk is done I will take my leave." I stood up.
"It was an honor to have an audience with you princess."
I nodded and left to my palace. I sat down on the sofa sighing as I overcomed an obstacles.
"How was the audience, princess?" asked Anisa as she brought me a glass of orange juice.
"It was bothersome, but everything went all according to my plan." I replied taking a sip of the juice.
"You did well."
"Thank you Anisa."