Jierunifu, with dark circles under his eyes, forced a smile at the 'willful' princess who had just woken up.
"Good morning, Elizabeth-dono."
"Wah!!! Why are you here! Cicici-jie! You Li Jie!" The 'willful' princess, still half-asleep, took one look at Jierunifu and instantly sobered up, screaming in fright.
"Elizabeth-dono, this..." Jierunifu was also startled by the 'willful' princess's reaction.
"Ah... oh... sorry, sorry... I forgot, I was the one who asked Emperor Brother to come with me. I've made Emperor Brother laugh." The 'willful' princess's face flushed slightly as she immediately apologized.
There was a reason for her current state, but Iri herself had just said it: she was the one who had called Blood Emperor over. After a night's sleep, she had completely forgotten. Well, it's good... it's good to play dumb in front of Blood Emperor, it's a happy accident!
Iri was still feeling quite guilty about accidentally smashing Blood Emperor's personal carriage earlier.
After all, it was his exclusive ride, and she had just smashed it. Would Blood Emperor hold a grudge?
Although she knew that Blood Emperor wouldn't dare to do anything to her now, it wouldn't be good if he tried to scheme against her behind her back.
After all, the Battle of Katz Plains was still two months away, which meant she would probably have to deal with Blood Emperor alone.
And during this time, she had no strategy guides to consult; she could only rely on her own improvisation. As long as she didn't break the script, how much trouble she caused was entirely up to her.
So Iri was quite worried that Blood Emperor would retaliate against her during this period. In a moment of inspiration, she asked Blood Emperor to share her carriage. Her own carriage was much more luxurious than his exclusive ride! He shouldn't have any objections, right?
She had expected Blood Emperor to refuse, but unexpectedly, after some polite exchanges, he respectfully complied.
However, what Iri hadn't anticipated was... perhaps out of habit or something, Blood Emperor didn't set up a tent to 'camp' when traveling, but instead slept directly in his carriage.
This meant that Iri's desperate invitation for Blood Emperor to share her carriage was an invitation for him to sleep with her!
After realizing the seriousness of the problem, it was too late to back out. Anyway, Blood Emperor wouldn't be the kind of person to get aroused by a loli, right! Even though she was very cute.
Thus, the scene from earlier unfolded first thing in the morning. Seeing Blood Emperor's panda eyes, he must not have slept well all night. Seeing Blood Emperor like this, Iri couldn't help but secretly snicker to herself.
"Emperor Brother didn't sleep well last night? I'm so sorry, compared to your carriage, Nazarick's is still much worse, isn't it?" Iri deliberately asked.
"No, that's not it, Elizabeth-dono's carriage is much more comfortable than my shabby one. The reason I couldn't sleep was because of you, Elizabeth-dono." Blood Emperor directly admitted that he hadn't slept well because of Iri, and even gave Iri a very strange smile.
"Eh? Me...?" Iri was a little surprised. Blood Emperor really dared to say that!
Although she knew her sleeping posture wasn't great, wasn't it *his* gain to sleep with a beautiful girl! Why was he blaming her? Although she didn't show it, Iri was actually a little annoyed.
"Yes, I was so captivated by Elizabeth-dono's beautiful sleeping face that when I came to my senses, it was already dawn." Blood Emperor said softly with an overly sweet smile.
"Uh... then... I'm really sorry." That's what she said, but as soon as Iri heard those words, she got goosebumps from how nauseatingly sweet they were.
What in the world was Blood Emperor doing? In her impression, this guy wasn't such a 'character,' was he? Although in the original work, he did try to use his looks to gain You Li Jie's favor, but it wasn't that 'blatant,' was it?
"It is I who should apologize. To be able to monopolize Elizabeth-dono's adorable sleeping face, I should indeed apologize to the males who are not so fortunate." Blood Emperor said glibly, and even moved closer to Iri.
"Uh... then... then they're unlucky..." The flustered Iri followed Blood Emperor's words.
Iri, who had never been treated like this by any male, was instantly bewildered.
Of course... Iri had absolutely no romantic feelings; she just felt cold all over and disgusted. Looking at Blood Emperor, who was getting closer and closer, Iri quickly racked her brain, trying to find a way to escape the awkward situation.
Should she just scream? No, no, that would be too embarrassing.
Blood Emperor was someone she had invited herself; if she screamed like a little girl now, she would lose too much face.
From the current situation, it was clear that Blood Emperor wanted to gain her favor. What did he want to do by gaining her favor?
This behavior didn't seem like he was simply trying to please her; he definitely had some goal! Well... if that's the case.
"Mmm... I'm so hungry as soon as I wake up, You Li Jie! You Li Jie!" Iri directly called out, and even patted the carriage with her hand.
"Elizabeth-dono, what are your orders?" In less than a second, the carriage door was opened, and You Li Jie was right there.
Ahem! With someone else present, Blood Emperor should restrain himself, right!
"My breakfast, I'm hungry," Iri said, rubbing her stomach. Crisis averted!
As expected, after You Li Jie appeared, Blood Emperor very consciously excused himself, running off with the excuse that he had to give some instructions to his subordinates.
After You Li Jie saw Blood Emperor off with an extremely cold gaze, she closed the carriage door and asked with great concern:
"Illy-dono! Are you alright! That guy didn't do anything to you, did he!"
"No, You Li Jie, please rest assured, that Emperor is a smart person, he won't 'mess around' like that!" You Li Jie's reaction was a bit unexpected for Iri.
"Illy-dono! Please don't do such dangerous things again! If anything were to happen to you..." You Li Jie still looked very worried.
"Everything is under my control. This is also preparation for the next step of the plan, so please rest assured, You Li Jie." Iri could only pull out her trump card. Now she only hoped that You Li Jie wouldn't ask what her next step of the plan was, because there *was* no next step of the plan!
"Is that so? As expected of Illy-dono, who inherited Ainz-sama's wisdom. I understand. If there's anything you need me for, please say so." You Li Jie nodded, half-understanding, and didn't ask any more questions.
This was why Iri liked to take You Li Jie out! If it were anyone else, they would definitely ask what the next step of the plan was!
After dealing with You Li Jie, Iri gave instructions, asking You Li Jie to help her with her grooming.
She felt super disadvantaged that Blood Emperor saw her sleeping face, and he even teased her. She'd remember this grudge! She would definitely get revenge later! Iri thought to herself, and began to plan her next move.
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