Aurora’s guess was not wrong.
The next day, a letter was delivered to her from the king, informing her that the negotiation would be hastened to be done in spring. It meant she had to head to the Red Kingdom at the fastest speed possible.
But before Aurora could leave, Crown Prince Edward came to see her.
"Your Highness?" Aurora’s tone contained doubt.
"I heard that there are people who did harm in the girls’ dormitory?" Crown Prince Edward asked, his tone was not very good.
Aurora blinked her eyes.
It seemed that Adela somehow told Crown Prince Edward about the fact that someone destroyed her dress. This matter could be a scandal if it was spread and the academy might have been alerted.
To be honest, if this matter was kept under the wrap, it was also possible. But Adela might not want it.
"Someone destroy Adela’s dress," Aurora explained frankly. "However, no one found out who did it."
"Did you find out anything?"
"My maids say that they didn’t find anything," Aurora replied with an apologetic tone. "And Your Highness, Your Majesty asked me to depart as soon as possible, so I’m afraid I couldn’t be of help."
"Ah...."
Crown Prince Edward remembered that Aurora was also the Yellow Kingdom’s diplomat. And he also heard from his father that there would be a war between the Red Kingdom and the Ice Kingdom.
Because of this, the negotiation about the water was brought forward for this year and it might have to remain the same for the next few years due to this war.
Aurora had to represent the Yellow Kingdom, so she had to go.
If he was not wrong, Aurora was also only informed about this matter not long ago and there were still many works that Aurora had to do. After all, some negotiation had to be revised in order to adhere to the current situation.
The weapon’s price to Red Kingdom will definitely increase.
They had to adjust.
"I understand." Crown Prince Edward nodded and then turned away.
Aurora looked at Crown Prince Edward’s back thoughtfully but didn’t think too much about it. After all, as the crown prince, Crown Prince Edward still knew some of the kingdom’s matter from his father.
He had to know since he will inherit the kingdom in the future.
But it was rare for him to remember them.
Most of the time, Crown Prince Edward will forget about the lessons and various other things taught to him.
Shaking her head lightly, Aurora push the thoughts back.
Now, she better hurry to depart and revised these agreements that would be affected by the subsequent war. She also needed to communicate with some nobles about these revision.
It was really troublesome.
...
The Red Kingdom asked for the negotiation to be hastened, but it still take more than a month since their call.
After all, the distance and the preparation from each kingdom still have to be considered.
They couldn’t unilaterally ask other kingdoms to sacrifice their own interest. These kingdoms would be dissatisfied with them and might even want to launch a war against them instead.
Aurora took her time to revise and negotiate with the nobles.
As for the academy problem?
Annelie sent her a letter to tell her that there was no result in the investigation and it had to be dropped off. The few people who were suspected were angry and due to the lack of evidence, the academy couldn’t pursue this matter.
After hearing that, Aurora put this matter behind her.
She was too busy.
Upon reaching the Red Kingdom, Aurora went to see her uncle, the Red Kingdom King first. It has been three years since the last time she came here and she was no longer the same as before.
Back then, she came here with her mother and mostly watched how the negotiation was done.
Now, she was the one who did the negotiation.
Looking at the familiar hall and the King in front of her, Aurora quickly curtsied in accordance to the etiquette. "Aurora White greets His Majesty, Red Kingdom’s King."
The Red Kingdom’s King looked at Aurora and nodded.
He didn’t have much thoughts about this niece of him and only knew that she was here to represent the Yellow Kingdom. Compared to the time when she paid him a visit a few years ago, Aurora looked a bit taller and that was all.
"The negotiation will start in a few days. In the meantime, you can see your cousins."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Before Aurora left, the Red Kingdom’s King suddenly said, "I hope you don’t forget that you have the Red Kingdom’s Royal Family blood, Aurora White."
Aurora paused.
Her mother, Duchess Isabella is the princess of the Red Kingdom. Even if she was married away, it would not erase the fact that she’s a princess.
The current Red Kingdom’s King is also her mother’s brother.
Even though the relationship between the two kingdoms were not many, but Aurora knew that she couldn’t break their seemingly fragile relationship. Even if the Red Kingdom was planning to go on a war, but no one knew the final result for sure.
Anything can happen in the battle.
Aurora turned around and curtsied elegantly. "Yes, Your Majesty. I’ll not forget."
The Red Kingdom’s King looked at Aurora in satisfaction and waved his hand, letting Aurora left. "I have great expectation of you."
Great expectation?
Even when the Red Kingdom’s King said this, Aurora couldn’t feel any emotion that support it. She didn’t say anything, though. It was unnecessary.
Aurora walked out of the hall and took a deep breath.
It did feel a bit stressful to meet with someone at this stature. She had to be careful of her every movements because he might notice something if she was not careful enough.
Aurora made her way to the garden and heard familiar voices. Her eyes moved to the center where she saw a familiar figure getting beaten up.
Prince Lester.