# Chapter 43
Chapter 43
Likewise, Susan also had no experience running a household, so she couldn't speak.
Finally, Vera opened her mouth to explain.
“The purpose of internal affairs is to support His Majesty and the imperial family.
Everyone's duties vary depending on their position and department.
Miss Susan and Miss Julia are Her Highness's exclusive bridesmaids in the princess's palace.
“You explained things very well, Vera, — praised Cayena.
“You must be busy, but I ask that you take care of the training of our new ladies-in-waiting.
Vera lowered her head.
“Of course, Your Highness.
It's a part of my duties.
Cayena then dismissed the court ladies.
“That's enough for now.
Go and rest.
Vera took the two ladies, bowed and left the room.
As soon as the living room door closed behind them, Julia let out a huge sigh.
“As today is your first day, take a break and adjust to the palace.
Your young court ladies can inform you of your duties,” said Vera.
The young court ladies who had been waiting near the wall approached them.
Among the junior ladies-in-waiting were Annie and Donna, who had been promoted.
“So, I'll see you again tomorrow.
“Oh yes.
See you tomorrow.
Julia looked at Vera, who seemed perfectly impassive, and thought that she wouldn't bleed even if she were stabbed with a needle.
“Excuse me.
Susan quickly excused herself and left first with her ladies-in-waiting.
Julia had fantasized about the imperial palace not long ago, but now, she felt like she had been showered with cold water.
She imagined herself wearing beautiful dresses as she accompanied His Highness to parties, carrying an umbrella…
She walked to her chambers with Donna, the young court lady assigned to her.
“From now on, Lady Julia will take care of His Highness's diet, snacks, and medicine,” Donna said.
“What?!
— Julia was scared.
“But I don't know how to cook and I don't know anything about medicine!
How can I do this kind of work?
Even knowing this, the work seemed difficult.
Julia furrowed her eyebrows and asked, “So, what are the other ladies-in-waiting doing?”
Donna explained the duties of each of the four ladies-in-waiting.
Upon hearing the explanation, Julia's mood worsened even more.
It was because there was something she wanted – Olivia's duties.
"Hospitality and party management!
A role like this would put you at the center of the capital's society."
Julia really wanted this mission.
Furthermore, hospitality would be better served if the person receiving the guests was someone with a distinct beauty, like her.
“By any chance, can we change roles?
Grace's viscountcy was not powerful, so it would be quick work to change their duties if Julia's family sent them a message.
However, Donna shook her head.
“Your Highness herself decided on the division of tasks, so they cannot be changed arbitrarily.
If you want to change your assignment, you must make a request directly to the princess.
“Haa…
Upset, Julia sighed.
“You'll have time to learn your duties, so you don't need to worry too much,” Donna said.
Donna's comfort didn't comfort her at all.
"To make matters worse, Susan's work is also better than mine.
She at least takes care of the dresses and jewelry, although I don't mind taking care of the furniture and other items."
It seemed like Princess Cayena purposely gave her the most difficult and trivial task.
The true importance of her work did not matter to Julia.
She only cared about what she could show to others.
“So please call me when you need me,” Donna said.
Julia nodded and entered her room.
On the other hand, Millen, the lady-in-waiting that Julia brought from her family, knew that Julia had been given a bigger task than she deserved.
“She must have been given this responsibility because she is from the Evans family…”
“Taking care of His Highness's medicine and meals is a very prestigious and difficult job, my lady.
“What's so prestigious about cooking?
I'm so upset.
I thought I would be able to meet the man of my dreams and have a wonderful relationship.
In addition to her family and beauty, she was even the princess's lady-in-waiting.
She was perfect bride material.
The princess' coming of age celebration would take place in justa month, so Julia was looking forward to a fateful meeting there.
She especially wanted to meet Raphael.
“Well, you can find Prince Rezef.
They say he is very handsome.
“I'm not interested in younger men.
“You're only a year older than him.
He is hardly younger.
Julia had no interest in the prince, who was currently on parole.
“If it’s Princess Cayena’s younger brother… he will definitely be wonderful.”
The image of the princess appeared in Julia's head.
It was the first time her beauty was lost to someone else.
What made her pride hurt even more was that Cayena was the same age as her.
"Why is she so different even though we are the same age?
Is it because she is from the imperial family?"
Cayena possessed a surprising grace and a profound air that made her unable to take her eyes off her.
None of Julia's friends had that aura.
Julia had hoped to conquer the capital's high society with a beauty that surpassed that of Princess Cayena, but when she saw Cayena today, it was clear that this could never happen.
Julia became depressed.
Regardless, time passed.
Cayena was paying dearly for acting so blatantly.
“It's like I worked overtime every day in my previous life because of team projects.”
She was an office worker back then, but here, she was a princess.
Wasn't she working hard?
It seemed a little unfair to her.
Things would have been better if she was just the daughter of some other noble family.
Cayena was not so cruel as to ignore the burden the imperial family carried.
So she was just thinking about how to build a working system.
“I’ll think of it as working for my meals.”
Framing his work as paying for his room, food, and entertainment eased his resentment about work somewhat.
“… do you like working?
— Cayena asked while looking at Vera in amazement.
Vera had even more work than her, but her eyes were shining.
Vera gave a shy smile.
“It's because there's someone who recognizes me.
Vera had never felt more satisfied in her life.
Cayena was clear about rewards and punishments.
Thus, Vera was enjoying working in an environment where she knew she would be recognized as long as she did her job well.
When Cayena looked at Vera, she was reminded of her past self.
“Was there a time when I was like that too?”
It's good to be recognized for your competence and to be promoted.
But Cayena didn't have a good boss.
“But am I a good boss?”
She didn't know.
Still, she seemed to get good reviews.
If there are corrupt people among her employees, she will naturally eliminate them.
Then the honest people who were called idiots by evildoers would stand up.
Cayena immediately appointed these people to take the place of the evildoers.
And throughout the palace, people began to praise Cayena.
She had completely overhauled internal affairs just five days after Rezef was released on parole.
“Rezef is strangely quiet.”
She thought Rezef would sneak out of his room to visit her again.
He hated it when someone challenged his authority.
Cayena knew this, but she was willing to bleed a little.
If he wanted, she would give him some other advantage.
Cayena still had a lot of information that could be useful.
If necessary, she could cause some trouble for someone who bothered him.
But Rezef wasn't acting.
There was a report that he may have argued with Zenon, but that was it.
It was like a child who keeps quiet after doing something bad.
For Cayena, this tranquility was uncomfortable.
“The biggest problem is that I don’t have a suitable informant in the prince’s palace.”
Should she press Zenon for more details?
"If I push here, I'll draw a lot of attention.
I should just pretend to be quiet for a while."
“Does everyone seem to be adapting well?
Vera understood that the question referred to the new ladies-in-waiting.
“Not at all, Your Highness.
There seemed to be some dissatisfaction in Vera's firm response.
“Julia, especially, talked about how dissatisfied she is with the tasks you gave her.
The day before, Donna conveyed all of Julia's complaints to Vera.
Vera was already anxious to leave this delicate work to Julia, but she was even more upset with thedisloyal attitude of the lady.
“Good.
It would be really troublesome if Julia received something that suited her and did a good job.
If he did, it would be more difficult to separate the Evans family from Rezef.
Vera was shocked by Cayena's words.
What other plot was she planning?
At that moment, Cayena asked another question.
— What about Olivia?
“She said she's ready to begin her training immediately.
“Please take care of her and help her adjust.
Vera was grateful to Olivia for her help in uncovering the corruption of the central kitchen's head chef.
Furthermore, she did not try to leave her behind and sought His Highness's forgiveness alongside Vera.
Vera thought they would get along well.
“Yes, Your Majesty.
While Vera was organizing the letters sent to Cayena, her hand stopped.
She placed the letter she was holding on top of a silver tray and brought it to Cayena.
“Your Highness.
Cayena turned to receive the tray.
When she saw the letter at the top, she muttered, “The imperial academy?
The gym was one of the places she had no connection with.
But that place had sent her a letter.
When she opened the envelope, she saw a clear seal that revealed exactly who had arranged for this letter.
「We have received news that the Kedrey Duchy will erect a new building at the imperial academy in honor of Her Highness, Princess Cayena's coming of age.
Therefore, if His Highness could discuss and decide on the use of this building…」
Cayena was so shocked that she said something unbecoming of a princess.
“He's crazy.
“Excuse me?
“Nothing.
It's nothing.
Did he seriously finance a new building so he would have an excuse to meet with her?
“What is this man thinking?”
Raphael was strange.