Ancil, unaware of this, continued to speak to himself.
“This must be difficult for you, right?” Ancil said comfortingly. “Now you’re the top candidate in this husband selection competition, and many people are probably thinking about how to defeat you, embarrass you, and lower your evaluation in Lucy’s eyes, so they can take your place.”
“But I know that Lucy has a good impression of you. Even if you’re defeated, she probably won’t lower your evaluation.” Ancil said, half amused, half sighing. “I understand Lucy’s current thoughts. She must feel that if she has to find someone to spend the rest of her life with, it has to be you, her closest friend.”
No, you’re wrong, Your Majesty.
That slacker princess just wants to escape her current environment and live a carefree life. She’s not as noble and self-sacrificing as you think.
Shien found that he couldn’t stop his inner sarcasm.
If he wasn’t worried about disillusioning these people who had been completely deceived by Lucy and had almost become her crazy fans, even shattering their worldview, Shien would really want to tell Ancil the truth, that his daughter was very mischievous.
Of course, if Shien really revealed Lucy’s true nature, Ancil definitely wouldn’t believe him, but would only think that he was slandering Lucy and wouldn’t give him a good look.
(No matter which world, drama queens are always the most popular.)
Shien looked up at the sky speechlessly.
At this moment, Ancil finally revealed his true purpose for this meeting.
“The reason I called you here is actually to ask you one thing.” Ancil looked at Shien and said seriously, “If we want to put Lucy on the throne and make her queen, would you support or oppose it?”
These words stunned Shien for a moment, then he finally understood.
(So, His Majesty is worried that I’ll affect Lucy’s future?)
This was indeed something that needed to be addressed.
Once Lucy ascended the throne and became the queen of the Kingdom of Mitra, then as the queen’s husband, Shien’s status in the Kingdom would be truly second only to the queen.
And that also meant that Shien would become the second most powerful and influential person in the Kingdom.
But Shien had only just become a noble, just joined the noble circle of the capital. If he rose to such a high position so quickly, it was easy to imagine how worried others would be.
Ancil was worried that Shien might be blinded by power and influence Lucy’s succession to the throne.
Ancil was even worried that Shien might make Lucy give up the throne for him.
As the royal consort, once he married Lucy, Shien would also have the right to inherit the throne.
Although his right of inheritance wasn’t high, generally speaking, only when the royal family had only one daughter left would her husband have the chance to ascend the throne in her place. But with Lucy’s special status and abilities, if she wanted to support her husband to become king, it was highly likely to succeed.
It was precisely because of this that people like Lim wanted to get close to Lucy, right?
It wasn’t just because of Lucy’s beauty, but also because they wanted to reach the top of the Kingdom through her influence.
Ancil considered this, which was why he wanted to test Shien.
Shien, on the other hand, calmed down.
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty.”
Shien said without hesitation.
“Lucy doesn’t want to inherit the throne.”
“And I wouldn’t even think about it.”