EP.352
Three days later, Marquis Peter Jaeger’s mansion.
Peter Yeager had to go to work for a few days to take over the Marshal’s affairs, and Louise took advantage of the time he was away to invite noble wives who could be said to belong to the ‘Jaeger’ faction and open a social club.
In normal times, she enjoyed simple food and music decorations, which is unbefitting of her status as a member of the royal family, but perhaps because it was an occasion to celebrate her husband’s inauguration as head of state…
she took advantage of her privilege as a member of the royal family and legally mobilized the imperial chefs to prepare all kinds of food and desserts. We made it and even prepared wine that could be called the highest quality and a gift to thank you for your participation.
The noble ladies were amazed and started whispering at the sight of the social gathering, which was more luxurious than expected.
“Her Majesty Louise is a frugal person, so she didn’t hold such extravagant social gatherings…”
“It’s an event to celebrate the inauguration of Marshal, so she must have put in a lot of energy.”
“Marshal Jaeger is such a frugal person. How many families in the empire are as wealthy as the Marquis Jaeger family? “I understand that he owns more than 30 territories.”
As the ladies here say, the Marquis Jaeger family had a level of power and wealth that was incomparable to that of any other marquis family.
Because they had accumulated so much money, they were even nicknamed ‘the family that had to build a new warehouse every year to store money.’
Many nobles borrowed money from merchants to make up for their deficits and maintained their families by giving them a small amount of interest in return. However, the Jaeger family had a lot of money as a gift and even owned a fairly large estate, so they had a relationship with merchants. It was an unusual family with a very sound financial situation without any collusion.
To put it mildly, there is even a saying going around among noble wives that ‘even if the inspection department robs the entire family, they will still be found innocent.’
Meanwhile, Louise was checking to see if all the wives belonging to her faction, whose faces she had already become familiar with, had arrived.
“Baroness Darhi, Viscount Filone, Madame Greenice. Well, Mrs. Landell told me to come out because I would protect her. Looking at the fact that they haven’t come yet, it seems like they couldn’t attend because they don’t know how to dance. Should I introduce you to a good dance instructor later?”
A maid who did not belong to the Jaeger family quietly approached her.
Louise was momentarily wary of assassination, but the maid drew the shape of a fish with her hand, which was the code she had secretly set.
“Are you a guild member from Blue Moonlight?”
“Yes, Your Highness. My name is Maria, and I am a member of the Blue Moonlight Intermediate Guild. Originally, Anna had to come in person, but she was recently injured while carrying out a mission…”
“Okay, then what is Count Kreutz’s current status? Just as it was during the time of the 5th prince, women’s habits are still very bad now. What are the results of the investigation?”
“Yes, it was really complicated. “Here is a detailed record.”
A woman named Maria handed Louise a clearly organized document.
[Count Kreutz Investigation Report]
Count Kreuz enjoys a secret affair with the wife of the Karna family belonging to his faction.
He often meets with Countess Dalton at night to drink wine and have fun.
…
In addition, this survey document contained many stories about the Fifth Prince using his status to fool around with noble wives, and Louise sighed as she looked at this document.
“My fifth brother began living as a ‘slave to the middle pillar’ as soon as he turned 20. But I never thought that even after marriage, he would touch noble wives like that.”
More than 99% of marriages in noble families are arranged marriages.
Therefore, although the couple was a political partner and cooperated for their family, it was not uncommon for both the man and the woman to have a lover, except when making children.
As a princess and marquis, Louise did not appear often, but she occasionally heard stories about having a ‘young, handsome boy’ as her lover at gatherings of noble women.
Quite a few noble men often do not care whether their wives cheat or not, as long as they do not cause political disadvantage, excessive division of property, or problems with their children.
Among these, one thing that is especially treated as a taboo is the head of a noble family or heir having an affair with a noble wife.
For example, if an affair between nobles is discovered, a duel or confrontation may occur at the family level.
If that happens, in the worst case scenario, the problem could spread to a civil war.
“majesty?”
Louise came to her senses after hearing those words.
“I had a hard time investigating. “If you take this check to the top of Heintel, you can exchange it for 200 gold, so take care of it.”
“Yes, thank you. “Do you have any other requests?”
“I’m not around for the time being, so I’ll come when you call.”
With those words, the maid quietly moved her presence into the crowd and disappeared, and Louise smiled brightly at the ladies.
“Thank you everyone for coming.”
Although they were using polite language, the relationship between superiors and subordinates was clear, so everyone bowed their heads and slightly lifted their skirts to show respect.
“Don’t be so stiff. “We are gathered today to celebrate the promotion of my husband, Marquis Peter Jaeger, to Marshal.”
In military terms, giving 5 stars to a general-level officer was like saying ‘rest in peace’, but noble wives were all too familiar with this kind of political and social stage.
Everyone changed their expressions and fawned over them to the point where anyone would think they were really close friends.
“Congratulations, Your Highness Louise. “I already thought that the marquis would definitely be promoted to marshal.”
“Now that you are in charge of the entire army of the empire, Your Majesty will need your help even more.”
“I really envy you for having such a wonderful husband.”
Normally, most of the words spoken at a place like this are empty words, but everything the ladies here say is sincere.
For almost 10 years now, Peter Yeager has been the most likely candidate for promotion to Marshal as selected by the Chief of Staff, and has become an object of envy for everyone due to his good looks and good relationship with his wives.
Louise felt good about her driver’s sincere praise, but…
“It’s thanks to everyone’s support. Thank you ladies.”
I didn’t forget the empty words that were full of pretense, and as soon as those words ended, Louise led the meeting like the leader of this faction, asking about each other’s current status.
When she thought the time was right, she opened her mouth to put her plan into action.
“Oh ladies. By the way, have you heard that rumor? Well, Count Kreutz… Oh, it’s nothing. ”
In any era, people cannot tolerate a story that only begins and ends.
The women nearby walked closer to Louise, put their fans in front of their mouths, and asked quietly.
“Is there a secret between us?”
“That’s right, please tell me quickly.”
“Your Highness Louise, if you make me wonder like this, I probably won’t be able to sleep tonight.”
Louise smiled evilly for a moment behind the fan, put her index finger to her mouth, and said playfully:
“So you’re all keeping secrets?”
The story told in social circles spreads faster than the explosion without any exaggeration, so of course there was no guarantee of true secrecy.
Everyone nodded and swore to keep the secret.
“Actually, I heard that my fifth brother, Count Kreutz, is having a passionate love affair with a certain noblewoman these days. “The Count and the other noble wives both got married through political means, so they are unfamiliar with their actual marriage partners…” The
wives laugh with serious expressions because this kind of secret can be used as a decisive blow that can be used to bring down the families of other factions. I listened without making a sound.
“I don’t know what family you belong to, but you are such a bold lady.”
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“That’s right, it’s okay if you spend the night with a man of low social status.”
“…….Isn’t this too harsh in the world? Count Kreuz…”
Louise wanted to reveal who the affair partner was, but if she did so, Marshal Jaeger’s reputation would be tarnished a bit…
“Well, it’s a rumor. rumor. “There is no solid evidence, so don’t believe it.”
She led the conversation by receiving and solving various information from the women until Jaeger returned.
And naturally, this rumor quickly spread throughout the ecliptic.
‘Count Kreuz is having an affair with a certain noblewoman.’
In this case, the entire royal family was involved, and it was difficult to identify which family the other party was, so no specific investigation or culprit was identified…
As soon as the Fifth Prince, who was involved, heard of this rumor, he I decided to pretend to be sick and not go to any outside gatherings, including social circles.
Soon, rumors began to circulate throughout the empire that Count Kreutz was ill.
Besides anything else, having an affair with a titled noblewoman was something that would never be tolerated in aristocratic society, so they tried to kill the rumor through probation.
In this way, Peter Yeager was able to cut off attempts to discredit him.
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