The Reason I Made Her My Queen - Chapter 14

King Ramiro of the Fabra Kingdom welcomed his firstborn child.

Taking the opportunity of the long-awaited prince’s birth, he publicly announced the mother’s identity.

Princess Petronila of the Carnia Kingdom.

Though she possessed the “rainbow-colored eyes” – the lost “royal color” of the Carnia Kingdom – she would be remembered in the Fabra Kingdom as the “tragic princess” who had long been oppressed due to her mother’s low social status.

Regardless, the people of the Fabra Kingdom greatly rejoiced at the birth of King Ramiro’s heir.

Petronila became queen.

The entire nation was elated by the double celebration.

“Y-Your Majesty, I-I’m not fit to be queen.”

“Not fit? Why not? Petronila, you bore the prince. If the mother of the heir doesn’t become queen, then who should?”

“I… well, that is…”

In the Fabra Kingdom, which was celebrating the heir’s birth, Petronila was welcomed as queen, but she herself appeared terribly flustered and repeatedly petitioned me to “decline the queenship.” Did she really think I would permit such a thing?

“The official announcement has already been made. Saying ‘it was a mistake, it was wrong’ won’t work now.”

“B-but there are many others more suitable.”

“No, there aren’t.”

“Eh…?”

She probably never expected I would refuse her request.

Petronila looked at me with a surprised expression.

I gently gazed back at my wife.

“I have no intention of welcoming anyone but you as my queen.”

“…Y-Your Majesty”

“Whether you’re suitable or not is for me to decide.”

“…”

My wife made a face as if she were about to cry and started saying “That would be most improper” and such.

She didn’t need to make such a face.

It must be because of how terribly she was treated in her homeland. Her self-esteem still seemed quite low.

“I will not accept anyone but you as my queen. This is decided. Understood?”

“Y-yes…”

When I told my wife, who still seemed to want to say something, “The discussion is over,” she nodded as if giving up.

This was fine.

For now, at least.

It was enough to silence the gossips.

A queen with “rainbow-colored eyes.”

This eye color wasn’t something only her homeland considered special.

It was something admired and worshipped throughout the continent.

That country of hers that disregarded it was utterly foolish.

Beyond sinful fools.

Petronila was wasted on those fools who couldn’t understand her value, who didn’t want to understand.

Perhaps having heard that Petronila had borne the heir and become queen, the Carnia Kingdom made unofficial contact.

Their ridiculous demands left me no choice but to convey my refusal.

I had no obligation to respond to such an absurd country attempting such unreasonable things.

‘We wish to formally marry Princess Petronila, who possesses rainbow-colored eyes, to the Fabra Kingdom as our kingdom’s princess’

‘Princess Petronila is a kind person. If she knew of her homeland’s difficult situation, it would pain her heart’

‘What do you think? Let’s let bygones be bygones and build a new relationship from now on?’

So, this is what they mean by being too stunned to speak.

They conveniently ignore the fact that they haven’t apologized to Petronila and have the nerve to contact us without learning their lesson.

“There’s no cure for fools” is indeed well said.

“Your Majesty, what shall we do?”

“Ignore them. If they contact us again, threaten to increase the amount of compensation.”

“Understood.”

Those people from that country truly don’t seem to understand what they’ve done.

Setting aside their own actions, they have the audacity to keep saying whatever they want without learning their lesson.

Even if Petronila forgave them, I would not forgive those bastards.

I would absolutely never forgive them.

I won’t let them come near her ever again.

Still, well, it is my beloved wife’s homeland.

I’ll let them maintain the form of a country, at least.

It’s a time of celebration.

I should be generous.

The bloody talk will have to wait for now.

After all, I’m weak to my wife’s tears.