Chapter 704: Chapter 704

Royal Mail News: "Good News, The Robin and the Lion are About to Unite"

Commentators News: "The New King is Coming, the Princess Might Officially Ascend the Throne Post-Wedding"

New Industry News: "As the Princess’s Wedding Approaches, These Sectors Might See a Boost"

Corner Alley News: "Countdown, 19 Days Until the Wedding of the Century!"

The Sun News: "Who Plucked the Capital Rose? A Recap of Fifteen Past Romances of the Groom"

In the middle of the night, Leon knocked on his neighbor’s door, borrowed recent newspapers, and was completely caught off guard by the increasingly exaggerated reports. He instantly broke down defensively.

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Bad news, I seem to be the last to know.

Watching Leon’s "caught off guard" look, Anna couldn’t help but ask softly in her confusion:

"Brother? What’s wrong with you? Are you not ready yet?"

Am I not ready? I never even got a chance to prepare!

After twitching the corners of his mouth a couple of times, Leon said with an utterly speechless face:

"The Princess... Veronica... What did she say to you? That I agreed to get married next month?"

Noticing something seemed a bit different from what she understood, the slender girl blinked and then said in a surprised tone:

"Sister Veronica said she originally thought the progress was a bit fast, with a lot of things happening recently, and hoped to spend more time with you before considering marriage.

But you seemed very anxious, worried about her having other plans, so you kept pushing and pushing; then when you came back from your trip, you presented her a very precious gift that moved her beyond words...

In short, seeing you so eager, she had no choice but to accept your proposal... yeah... she also said, I should persuade you from time to time not to worry, because in her heart, you’ll always be the only one."

After listening to this version, which not only doesn’t match the truth but is not even close, Leon was stunned, unable to speak for quite a while.

Noticing something off in Leon’s expression, Anna worriedly asked:

"Brother... did you two have a fight?"

We didn’t fight before, but now I really want to argue with her!

"It’s nothing... We just had a little misunderstanding, it’ll be fine once it’s cleared up."

Seeing the concern in his sister’s eyes, Leon, after holding back for a while, eventually didn’t say anything, instead managing to show a kind smile.

"I’m a bit tired, I’m going to sleep first, you should rest early too."

"Hmm... then you should rest first..."

After casting Leon a worried glance, the usually mild-mannered Anna didn’t press further outside of her child-rearing duties, and softly said:

"Brother, although... although I’ve never been in love, I’ve heard from others that the most important thing when being together is communication.

Sister Veronica has been too busy lately, always looking exhausted when she tries to find you; she might not be doing everything right, but she definitely cares about you. Whatever issues you have, if you communicate well, it might just resolve them directly."

Although, is it possible that our biggest issue right now is that she decided on the marriage without discussing it with me?

Feeling too awkward to admit he was tricked, Leon mumbled a few vague words before yawning and heading into his bedroom. Then, at the moment of closing the door, he unhesitatingly climbed out the window, scrambled down the wall, and sprinted towards the palace.

Demand accountability! Must immediately demand accountability!

Although... Veronica isn’t annoying and is, in a way, a decent marriage choice, getting tied up in this muddled way is still a bit too strange!

It’s late at night now...

After glancing at the clock hands pointing at 12, the weary-faced lady-in-waiting couldn’t help but yawn and then continued to force her spirits up as she handed the document waiting for signature to Princess Veronica.

"Your Highness, this is the budget from the Treasury.

They think the Kingdom’s finances are tight lately and directly constructing a new park is too costly; instead, the scholars and workers from the Crolock Kingdom should be integrated into our existing factories, so that..."

"So, it means making a wedding dress for them."

After taking the budget from the lady-in-waiting, Princess Veronica wrote down a less polite response and then called over her aide, calmly instructing:

"Draft a reply for me, stating the Kingdom’s existing industrial system finds it difficult to connect with the technology and processes from Crolock Kingdom. Although cost-saving, this would dismantle Crolock’s original high-efficiency industrial system.

Furthermore, dispersing Crolock’s talent isn’t conducive to absorbing new technology, as the core of industrial development is always scale and... forget it, don’t write a reply, just draft a directive, take this down."

Frowning in thought for a few seconds, Princess Veronica slowly dictated:

"According to the newly passed legislation in the Upper House, unless the Treasury can prove substantial flaws in the proposal, it should first assist in its implementation and only challenge it after verification; any premature rejection of the budget I submit without cause is against the new legislation’s spirit.

Such actions intentionally delaying progress needed for the Kingdom’s development constitute a crime against the Kingdom and its people, thus, I intend to reprimand the Treasury’s budget department..."

Using relatively refined language to express "do it if you can, quit if you can’t," Princess Veronica handed over the finished critique documents to the lady-in-waiting, and then requested:

"Please help me review documents sent by the Treasury afterward. If they continue trying to exploit their power to gain benefits from the Kingdom, reject and handle them as done today.

If similar occurrences happen repeatedly, don’t hesitate to simultaneously notify the Departments of Investigation and Audit to start a probe... Are there any other pending documents?"

After jotting down the Princess’s instructions, the lady-in-waiting promptly handed over another prepared document, introducing:

"This is a note from the Northern Kingdom; they wish to send the former King’s sister to attend your and Prince Leon’s wedding."

Upon hearing the words "wedding" and "Leon," a subtle tenderness crept into Princess Veronica’s eyes, although she quickly steeled herself to refuse:

"Reply with a refusal! If the Northern Kingdom wants to send someone, only officials at the foreign minister level are allowed to attend, more senior diplomatic personnel are denied entry!"