Quick, I don't want to be in love anymore

Chapter 400 Adaptation of the Little Mermaid from a Fairy Tale (7)

"How did you sleep last night? Was the meal to your liking?"

The queen had a graceful figure and a beautiful face. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains shrouded in green, and her skin was as white as snow, delicate and smooth, as if it could reflect light.

Perhaps it's because of her smooth sailing over the years, coupled with proper maintenance, that she looks much younger than her actual age.

Standing next to the king she met on the day she first arrived at the palace, they didn't look like a couple, but rather like two generations apart.

She was dressed in a magnificent gown, with intricate patterns swaying gently on the hem of her skirt, and gold and silver threads outlining her noble status.

Her hair was styled in a high bun, and the crown on her head shone brightly. She was dignified and majestic, and every gesture she made exuded elegance, inspiring respect in all who beheld her.

But at this moment, she had a smile on her face, and had someone lead the little mermaid to a seat. After serving her flower tea, she asked her questions carefully.

"I slept very well and the food was to my liking."

The Little Mermaid remained composed and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly. Seeing her like this, the Queen nodded in satisfaction.

However, since it was their first meeting, the two didn't have much to say to each other.

After a brief inquiry, and to make her feel at home in the palace, a maid brought over the palace's affairs and placed them in front of the Queen. The little mermaid, seeing this, tactfully took her leave.

"Go ahead, let Susan show you around the palace."

Despite the fact that she was the savior brought back by her own son, the queen did not allow the prince to take her out to familiarize herself with the palace.

After all, they weren't engaged. Although the country was open-minded, if the prince were to openly and ostentatiously stroll around with his entourage, others would likely assume that the woman was merely the prince's mistress.

After all, they would never be so rude to their wives.

Moreover, the Queen knows her son very well. If she hadn't been so careful and protective, the prince would probably have had more than just these few mistresses, and he might even have had several illegitimate children.

Sometimes, even the Queen herself couldn't understand why, despite the King and Queen's meticulous upbringing of the prince from childhood, he had developed such a personality, and why they couldn't seem to change it.

The little mermaid before her was not only her son's savior, but she also had some affection for her. Of course, she didn't want to repay kindness with enmity and make her one of the prince's mistresses.

Susan, who had been standing next to the Queen, nodded obediently upon hearing this, and then led her to the Rose Garden.

The Little Mermaid has been having a great time in the palace these past few days, and has also learned a lot of gossip about the nobility.

Meanwhile, the prince was very anxious. Every time he had the idea of ​​finding the Little Mermaid, the queen would use an excuse or send him away with a task.

So much so that he never saw the Little Mermaid again after returning from that day.

Perhaps it's true that the more unattainable something is, the more one desires it. Although he already had several mistresses of varying shapes and sizes, none of them could compare to the Little Mermaid's beauty.

These past few days, his heart has been restless, as if it were being scratched by a cat; he's been constantly preoccupied with it.

Just as he was racking his brains trying to figure out how to create an opportunity to meet, the opportunity came to him on its own.

The small country bordering theirs, unable to bear the consequences of so many years of conflict, took the initiative to propose a truce and offered to send its most favored princess to marry into the alliance...