Beloved Princess

Plan Rere

"hey what's your name?"

"Luis"

"where do you live with whom?"

"behind this market in a small house, 2 weeks ago I lived with my grandfather"

"now?"

"alone but sometimes with friends"

"grandpa where?"

"dead" replied the boy slab.

"dead-dead?" ask Rere in surprise.

The silver-haired and green-eyed boy was busy chewing the orange given by Rere, a child his age was the boy who yesterday afternoon hit Emma's carriage, after a night of pleading with his father to go to the market, Rere was allowed to leave with all the guards present, but to avoid the sight of people Rere asked the guards to dress normally.

From the eyes of the boy in front of him Rere could see a sense of happiness, especially when Rere gave him a bag of orange eyes the child was immediately glassy, even though the seedy appearance of the child's body looked white and healthy, Rere was sure the boy had not fared as badly as he used to.

"if you live alone how do you get food?" ask Rere curiously.

"emm sometimes uncle gives me some wheat bread, if uncle doesn't give me work in that shop" he said pointing to a butcher shop.

"meat shop?"

"yes" he answered.

"what are you doing?"

"sweeping, mopping, wiping clean glass is the point"

"can you hire a child?"

"grandfather used to work there, because it's a pity for me the shop owner's aunt allowed me to clean up there"

Rere mangosteen mangosteen heard the child's explanation, a little relief adorning his heart because at least there were still good people around Luis.

"ohya Emma said yesterday she bought some bread and some other food right?'

"yes, yesterday my friend and I ate a lot, we slept with a full stomach" he replied.

"friends friend?"

"em .. in my neighborhood many children of my age who live alone, we often share food when we are hungry, especially if uncle is not working sometimes we ask for food to the merchant here"

"the uncle you mentioned was your uncle?"

"no! that uncle is my dead friend's father"

"a dead friend?"

"yes uncle Arka used to be a trader in this market but because Wilona used to be sick uncle had a lot of debt, so uncle sold his shop and works odd jobs now"

"if Uncle Arka isn't your uncle why would he feed you and a friend's friend?"

"uncle said because we're Wilona's friends"

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"why are you moody?"

"it's okay dad"

"was there a problem?" ano asked with a slightly sinister aura.

"no no! no problem whatsoever"

After coming back from the market Rere was a little moody, because the last 2 years he lived comfortably in the palace the boy almost forgot that out there many children his age were unlucky, he said, after speaking with Luis Rere felt guilty for forgetting his friend in the suburb of Alas first.

"emm dad"

"what?"

"can't I ask you something?"

"what?" said Ano while enjoying tea.

"is it true because my status as my princess has a personal budget?"

"yes, Alvin took care of it"

"what's my budget money?"

"i give you 100 Dak each month (200 jt)"

"what the? 100 Dak" said Rere in shock

"ehh mom-not"

"you were a kid so I just gave you that, the older you get the bigger the budget for you" Ano explained.

"what was my budget from 2 years ago to now?"

"em the beginning of your arrival I only gave you 50 Dak then after 1 year I gave you 100 Dak, since the beginning you came you never use a penny budget do you think how much budget you have?"

"emm wait .. 50 Dak X 12 months \= 600 Dak, then 100 Dak X 12 blah \= 1200 Dak if in total 600 Dak + 1200 Dak .... hahhhh 1800 Dak😵" said Rere was shocked.

"hemm, added 500 Dak yearly to 2800 Dak" said Ano added.

"as-much of that? budget for a kid like me that much?" ask Rere in disbelief.

"what do you mean a kid like you? that's still very little for master daughter Heibe"

"w-can I use it all?"

"everything? what's for?" asked Ano a little curious.

"dad you know I used to live on the streets?"

"DEGS"

Said Rere like a thunderbolt in broad daylight, although he did not know the direction of his daughter's talk but his little heart felt a little guilty, let alone hear the word street out of the mouth of the only daughter.

"y-yes" said Ano slightly stuttered.

"because for 2 years I lived in the palace I almost forgot, there are still very many children out there who are not as lucky as me, one of them is the child I met this morning, he said, when I spoke to him I remember how I used to be cold and hungry .. What father can my budget money be used to build an orphanage?"

"a-groppy's replacement?"

"yes, there is no need for facilities that are too luxurious as long as they can sleep without cold and heat and can eat regularly" he said innocently.

"building a home is not that easy, in addition to the place we also have to prepare the manager, and do not forget the land must also be strategic so that it is easy to come, and we also need the approval of some nobles around"

"hmm why?"

"of course because you can't take care of all that by yourself"

"ahhhh so hard huh?" he said it immediately glum.

"it will be difficult if your status is only ordinary residents who are mostly money, do not forget you are the princess of Heibe" said Ano Congkak.

"soy?" tanya Rere immediately sparkled.

"just talk to Alvin tomorrow, you just need a stamp to drain all your budget"

"really? yehhh thank you father" he said directly hugging Ano.

"yes .. but to run the parlor also takes a lot of money, how?"

"isn't I in 7 next month? auah said the more I age the more my budget money"

"hmmm for the sake of running the parlor you will continue to spend the budget for the parlour? what about your own needs?" tanya Ano probing.

"emmm 🤔🤔 do I have to leave a few percent for my needs?" rere thought hard.

"some percent? do you want to be known as a poor princess?" taunted.

"hhh why is that?"

"you know? at your age of exactly 7 years tomorrow I plan to introduce you to all nobles, and from then on all your daily life will be discussed by the upper class association, if you flow your personal budget into the home then you can't use fancy clothes and jewelry, and the princesses pastinyan will mock you poor princess"

"impossible" Rere denied.

"why?"

"even if they tease me they won't make fun of me right in front of my eyes"

"why do you think that?"

"because I think they still love their lives"

"🤨🤨" Ano was a little confused.

"there is a law for people who insult the Emperor's family, what else am I PRINCESS" Rere explained.

"uh uh? hahahahaaaa you are smart as well" Ano laughed out loud.

"dad forgot I always studied well, and the teacher confirmed to me the law"

"alright well .. as a gift since you have studied well I will give 20% of my personal budget to the parlour"

"20% ? how much is that?" ask Rere curiously.

"you can ask Alvin tomorrow"

Rere never knew that 20% of his father's personal budget could even be to build some luxurious facilities in the empire.