The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

"Your Highness, Princess, how are you?"

After entering the small reception room, Aarons formally met with Claire again.

The princess, who was about a year younger than herself, was just standing quietly in the middle of the room, without even a maid by her side.

"Long time no see... I guess I can't say that."

Today, Claire was still dressed elegantly and solemnly - a small flat-top hat just covered her long golden hair tied into a headband, a black waistcoat with gold patterns was matched with a shawl, and the hem of the long skirt with elegant patterns just covered the top of her high-heeled boots.

In addition to that, she was still wearing a misty black veil that completely concealed her face, making it almost impossible to see any details except the outline.

"After all, we just met not long ago."

After seeing how Claire was dressed, Aarons suddenly felt tired.

Even in a private meeting like this, the princess had no intention of letting me see her face... Since she had such a clear intention of distancing herself, it seemed there was no need for me to be overly sentimental.

"Your Highness, I came here this time because I have something I want to ask you."

"Just call me Claire."

"No... I think it's best for you and I to maintain the relationship of princess and subject."

Claire did not seem to expect Aarons to have such a reaction. She was silent for a long time, and then nodded reluctantly.

"It seems that you intend to discuss official business with me first. Then, Marquis, just speak frankly."

"What I want to ask is, what specific arrangements does Your Majesty have for me?"

Since the emperor was willing to let the princess play the role of his fiancée, he must have already made a plan to use him.

Aarons didn't mind working for the emperor. After all, he was an aristocrat of the empire and must abide by the basic moral principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

"Arrangements? Father has no additional arrangements for the Marquis. He only requires the Marquis to marry me after the Battle of Zhengrong is officially over."

Should the plan also be kept secret from myself, the person involved?

Aarons sighed inwardly. Although he did not intend to reject the emperor's arrangement, he was unwilling to tell him the plan in detail... It could only be said that the royal family did not trust him at all.

It seems that I am just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time.

"Your Highness, please reconsider the marriage. I am not gifted, my knowledge and talents are just average, and my appearance is only slightly better than the average people."

Even if he was lucky enough to get the title of honorary marquis, there would still be a huge gap between him and the princess.

Therefore, some things must be made clear here in advance to avoid unnecessary trouble due to misunderstandings later.

"Why...why does the Marquis despise himself so much?"

"This is a well-known evaluation. Even if Your Highness seemed to have some misunderstandings before, I must tell you now - if Your Highness really marries me, I am afraid that Your Highness will bear the stigma for the rest of his life."

——If the princess really marries the incompetent and useless marquis, then even if the royal family benefits greatly from this deal, she will inevitably be regarded as a cheap bargaining chip by outsiders.

"So I have the audacity to advise you to do this. To ensure that the dignity and reputation of the imperial family is not tarnished because of me, Your Highness, please cancel the engagement at an appropriate time in the future and let Your Majesty choose another good son-in-law."

"…Mr. Aarons, are you questioning my judgment?"

Wait... why did he suddenly speak in a private tone? And with such a cold tone...

Is she angry?

"The Battle of Zhengrong was the idea of ​​Lingqing Wushen. Father just wanted to take the opportunity to count the honorary nobles in the empire and eliminate some hidden dangers. And getting engaged to you was my own decision. It has nothing to do with the royal family or other people."

Did I say something wrong? No, my judgment should be correct.

"…So, Marquis, please remember that I will never abandon this engagement, whether in public or in private."

The princess's attitude was so firm... It seemed that this was another reason for my prediction.

"In that case, I have something else to report to Your Highness."

"...Say it."

"A month and a half ago, when the news of my father and brother's death reached my family, I fell into a coma due to the attack of qi and blood. I slept for five days."

If the princess really has feelings for the young master from the past... then I must not play the role of a hypocritical fraud.

"However, after I woke up, I found that I had lost many of my past memories. People around me also found that my personality had changed a lot."

After noticing that the princess's hand movements had obviously paused for a moment, Aarons knew that his judgment this time was correct.

"So, if I have had the honor of meeting you in the past, Your Highness, I have now completely forgotten what happened then, and I am no longer the person you knew."

Although she couldn't say that she was a person who had traveled from another world, these reasons should be enough to make the princess reconsider.

The unlucky young master might really be her first love... Let's not talk about whether the first love can come to fruition, the fact that they haven't seen each other for seven or eight years is already a gap that is difficult to overcome.

To put it simply... let's not talk about the naive feelings from childhood or adolescence. We are all adults now, so let's keep those bitter memories in our hearts.

"I see... So you've already forgotten everything."

Clearly feeling a little disappointed, Claire subconsciously tapped the ground with the cane in her right hand. The crisp echo made Aarons sigh and shook his head helplessly.

——No matter how I say it, I’ve hurt the other person’s feelings.

Although this kind of thing is definitely better than a long-term pain, Aarons, who had been hurt by love in his previous life, can understand the pain.

"That's true... I really shouldn't have held on to that impression of the past and overly glamorized the present you."

"I'm glad you think so."

It seems that the princess is stronger than he thought - Aarons also smiled bitterly.

Although I have also imagined what it would be like to marry a princess, this kind of thing is ultimately irrelevant to a weak person like me who has only experienced failure...

"In that case, let's just start over from the stage of getting to know each other. I'm Claire Armand, nice to meet you, Mr. Aarons."

"Nice to meet you...ehhhh!?"

"Let's get along well in the next two years, my fiancé."

Wait a minute, why doesn't this princess play by the rules?