The Female Lead Raised The Villain - Chapter 75

A Clue (8)

“Then even if it’s a mistake, it’ll be burdensome to increase the amount of tax lowered by wrong measurements along with taxes that you haven’t paid so far, so forget the past and pay 25% of the profits from that mine to the Imperial family from now on.”

As she said, it feels a little raw, but it wasn’t a bad condition if one looks at all the taxes that would increase by measuring the amount of taxation and new taxes along with the taxes that had been paid low with false reports.

Above all, there is also a crime of deceiving the Imperial family, so what she suggested would not be the worst for them.

Again, Mary’s reputation is not very good. She was a wicked woman that everyone knew, and it was sufficiently proven a few days ago.

‘It was said to be a crime of treason, but none of them really thought they tried to rebel by setting up Gray.’

The Baron, who was agonizing over it, eventually wrote a contract, as she said. There was no place for him to back down. She said she could think and answer enough, but he didn’t take it straight away.

Even calling her here seemed to be regrettable, but it doesn’t matter to her.

This opened up the national treasury a little.

The Baron, who eventually signed the contract given by Arthur, sighed quietly. On his face, his expression was revealed as it was.

“Shall we go eat now?”

The Baron nodded helplessly as he saw her smiling as if satisfied.

The meal prepared looked quite attentive. Beyond its old colors, colorful and enormous amounts of food were placed on the table.

She was hungry at the moment, so she sat down and ate. Arthur cut the meat into pieces and soon swapped it for a plate in front of her.

She, too, did not refuse his favor, stamped it with a fork and put a piece of meat in her mouth and munched. It was quite savory to have the right amount of juice coming out.

Thanks to the Baroness, who knows nothing, shaking her head and raising the atmosphere, she ended the meal more pleasantly than she thought.

Before returning to the Imperial palace, she handed a document to the Baron’s son. He looked at the paper and her alternately with his round eyes.

“It’s an upcoming recruitment announcement. He’s smart, so it’s not bad to stare at him.”

The Baron’s face, which was dying at her words, was lively even though he had to pay more taxes, he was happier that his child’s work went well, so she couldn’t hide her smile and moved her lips.

“Thank you for inviting me. May the luck of the Arpen Empire be with the Jamar family.”

She got into the carriage with Arthur and headed straight to the Imperial Palace.

“It turned out much easier than I thought.”

“You didn’t have to do that. Why did you do that?”

He seemed dissatisfied with informing his child of the job posting. That would be the case, but the upcoming recruitment was supposed to go first to the families that had continued.

The results were also obvious, so there was no chance for the next person.

“Well, you’re smart.”

He shrugged, saying, ‘Can you give me this much chance?’ she wanted the Empire she would rule to be fairer than it is now.

We can’t extract all the deeply rooted evils, but wouldn’t it be better to at least have a world where generations are replaced and their children are making the future?

“There will be a lot of opposition.”

“Do I look like I would fear that?”

She meant if they still don’t know her. If it had been like that in the first place, she wouldn’t have done it.

He may think she trusts and acts on herself, but he can proudly answer that at least it’s not that much.

What she believes in him is not to die, but she never thought it protected her from other threats.

If she can’t keep it to herself, she doesn’t even have the right to be in the position.

The only thing she leans on and relies on Arthur for is her life, a way to save her. Although it cannot be refuted if it is included in the fear of not dying.

“You may be concerned, but you won’t be afraid. Wouldn’t it be better to clean it up?”

“Exactly. Arthur, so you don’t have to say useless for us.”

Arthur smiled and shrugged, as if he understood her. As he held his chin and stared at her, he eventually put a clear smile on his face.

“I admit it. How can I not love someone like this?”

Arthur’s face, which gave her the answer she wanted, seemed full of affection and joy, not defeat. A smile spread across her face looking at him, too.

***

The first thing she did after returning to the Imperial palace was to look through the information of all the nobles of the Arpen Empire.

Since she had to attract the power of the family that could be of help to her in the future, she stopped by the Imperial library whenever she had time and brought the documents to the room.

“Are you going to look at the documents again today?”

“There’s only a few days left before we leave.”

She read the paper with her eyes without even paying attention to Arthur, who approached her and talked to her.